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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
A Gentleman Beast.

Representative Lacey, of Iowa, has
contributed to the Congressional Rec
ord the following essay on the Buff
falo:
"The buffalo was the noblest of
all the wild animals that inhabited
this continent when America was
discovered.
"The ages in which this wonder
full creature was evolved into his Pc
culiar form and size are inconceivable
in duration. How admirably he was
adapted to life upon the western
plains. When he had fed he Travelled
with his fellows in long lines, single
file to the favorite watering place
The herd did not spread abroad and
trample down and destroy the grass
in such journey, but in long and
narrow trails the journey was made,
and when the drinking place was
reached and thirst was stated, the buff
falo never defled the pool in which he
drank.
''He was a gentleman among
beasts, just as the game hog is a
beast among observation-disclosures
Leader.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02

over me and into the room. [ was
terribly frightened. He might show
a dark lantern at any instant. Then
what would be my fate? I slid soft
" from the sofa and crept to the in
ner side of the room, to the recess
behind the organ, which stood across
the corner. Here I crouched and
waited.
'Jo!" heard, "Jo!" and then in
little louder tone, $40, are you
here?" Then a light streamed into
the room. There was grunt of an
noyance on account, I knew, of the
discovered nature of the room, and
the light was withdrawn. I heard
the footsteps go along the piazza and
past the hala door. I hardly knew
what to do. L thought of running to
Mr.. Beldon's room and knocking on
the door, and then 7 remembered
suddenly that which I was always
forgetting, that he spent his nights
at the newspaper office. There was
no one to protect US but an old and
feeble man upstairs, locked in his
room, difficult to awaken perhaps, or
Badly Towsler, who was sound asleep
over the stable. To reach him l must
unlock the back door and cross the
open yard. I might meet this mid
night prowler anywhere outside of
the house.
AS | listened, I heard a tapping OK
she window farther along the piazza.
Ne was not trying the front door
taen? I crert out from my place OF
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
AMES TRIAL BEGUN.
Former Mayor of Minneapolis Is
Charged with Bribery and
ExtOrtiOn.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 28.-The
trial of Former Mayor Alonzo A.
Ames for bribery and extortion be-
gan at last Monday morning in the
district court before Judge Elliott.
1t is now nearly a year since the in
yestigation was started which now
after many delays brings the man
who has thrice been mayor of Mime
apolis to face grave charges at the
bar of justice. 1t is expected that at
least three days will be used in get
ting a jury and witnesses were ex-
cused till Thursday morning The
court appointed three old and we'll
known lawyers as triers to pass on
questions of acute bias, among them
being Judge A. FL. Young, who was
for years on the district bench
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
Accepted WroIfJ Side Up.

They are telling IL Paris art cir
cles an amusing and somcwhst curl
Gus experience that 5efelf certain
French painter. He Fad gone 10 She
salon accompanied be a fricnd VINO
had been instrumental in procuring
the acceptance of thu artists work.
When the painter ca1ce rear his pic
ture hs exclaimed: Good gracious!
You are exhibiting Ely picture the
wrong side up!" "Hash!" W.. the
reply. ''The committee rejected it
the other way up."-Eondon Mail.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
SOMETHING TO FORGIVE.

You say: Such ardent friendship is mis-
taken; if you knew
There! Close your lips and listen: When
the sky is clear and blue,
When sun and birds and dew drops make
the big world glad and bright,
Would all be half SO precious had there
been no clouds or night?
Would flowers seem SO beautiful II sent
from heaven above
Does not their earthly origin add sympa-
thy to love?
SO friendships must be human if on earth
they'd thrive and live
For what does friendship feed on when
there's nothing to forgive?
How could my heart be gentle toard a
heart that knew no pain?
Gould friendship go on living if it's prof
fered help were vain?
Gould [, were / not certain you were only
human, feel
The tender, sweet compassion that my
words to you reveal?
Dr. say not: IF you only knew" The
Father knows I know;
He left His blessed impress on each hui
man soul; and SO
My loved one must be human while upon
this earth I live
For earthly love grows stronger when
there's nothing to forgive.
IS. W. Gillian, in Los Angeles Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
Drew on Father for Hi. Engl,.h.

In public school down in thu sac.
ond ward is an ambitious ItaliarN hoy
named Michael Angelo Matasio Mi
chael is doing his best to master, the
English language. His efforts, it
would appear, are being seconded, al
though quite unintentionally by his
father, who is able to give express
sion to his feelings in English, which,
if broken and ineleSsnt, is neverthe-
less to the point ans vigorous. The
other day young Mahacls teacher
asked the class to write sentence to
include the word disarf -Mgc. The
word is in advance of Nw Italian
boys stock of English, ard he was
sorely puzzled, but too pro9sa TO con-
TESS the fact. Later he han7ad up a
paper on which was written In round,
boyish characters: When fodda
light the fire in the corning he saga,
'Damma dis-a-range.' = Philadelphia
Telegraph.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
The News Condensed.

Rose Rosenberg, Of Chicago, COM
mitted suicide by hanging herself in
the Wauwatosa, Wis, sanitarium for
the insane.
The coroner's jury in the inquest
upon Mabelle Colgrove, who was killed
by street car in Ashland, brought in
a verdict charging the street car COM
pany with criminal negligence.
Henry Weismann, one of the oldest
attorneys of Racine and Kenosha coun-
ties, has been adjudged insane by the
county court at Kenosha.
John w. Gates is continu ing his at
tempt to develop a copper mine in the
West Superior district, which it is
hoped will be as productive as the
Michigan district.
Leander Choate, of Oshkosh, has pur-
chased for $65O,00O the property of the
Little Wolf River Telephone company
of Wisconsin.
Two coaches, one of them passen-
ger, ran wild down a steep grade near
Spring Valley, killing E. C. stuhlfeier,
of ST. Paul, and severely injuring two
trainmen.
Tie Twenty-second Wisconsin regi-
ment of the civil war will hold it's
annual reunion in Marinette June IS
an6 26. There are AS names on the
rolls of the regiment.
Ross Wilbur, son of George II. Will
bur, of the Wilbur Lumber company,
has started divorce proceedings at
Waukesha, and has taken up his resi-
dence with his two children at the
home of his father.
Fire destroyed the large bridge Of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road
over the Black river at Trempealeau,
causing a loss of about 100000.
II. Straitz was buried at the bottom
of a well in La Crosse for four hours,
and when dug out was unhurt.
Charles Bliss, an old soldier, who
was convicted of murder in the first
degree at Portage. has been granted
a new trial by the supreme court.
The Oconto Exchange hotel at Mari
nette has been sold to the Salvation
Army.
L. A. Udell, aged 60 years, a we'll.
known farmer of the town of Salem,
is dead. His death is Supposed to have
been FASTENED by the announcement
of the sudden death of his wife, which
occurred in Chicago hospital.
A fire at the Latin Rand Powder com
pany mills in Pleasant Prairie de-
stroyed the pulverizing mill, causing
loss of $4,000.
Christ Wagenbaeh, an old settler,
committed suicide in Barron by hang
ing because of i'll health
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
A Terrible. Tragedy.

John Neymeister, Bohemian farm
er, murdered his wife at Turtle Lake.
Barron county, and after holding a
posse at bay for hours shot himself
dead rather than be taken. Neymeis-
ter is thought to have been insane.
After killing his wife he dragged the
body to the barn, which he set on
fire, and all his stock was burned.
The sheriff organized a posse which
was in pursuit when Neymeister killed
himself.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
Only q Lilac.

induced to go into ths ocean, One
day his father offered him SO certs
if he would put on his s.athing suit
and get wet all over. ;.lasping his
arms around his fathers neck, he
consented. After much shivering
and trembling he was wa about two
inches over his ankles, VIZ en- he ex-
claimed: Papa! l guess-~I-will-
only-take-tcn-c ents'-Wv 1th-this
time" detroit Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Interest Is Large.

State Treasurer J. J. Kempf has
announced that the interest received
from state funds in the various state
repositories during the first quarter
Of the year was $6,252.6O. AS the first
quarter is usually the lightest one Of
the year, it is expected that the total
interest for the year will aggregate
about $4,000. This as about $4,000
more than the annual expenses of the
treasury department, which is the
only selfsupporting department Of
the state government.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
2ig Strike.

The greatest paper mill strike in the
history of the western paper making
field began when the 600 or more en-
ployes in the Kimberly & Clark Co.'s
eight plants in Appleton and Neenah
walked out. The strike follows de-
mand for the abolition of Saturday
night and Sunday morning work, with
out loss of pay, and reduction of work.
ing hours for night crews from rs to
IS hours a week.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
TOLD OF THE TOILERS.

Germany has SIT national trade
unions, with a total membership Of
nearly 100000.
Liege, the great iron center of Bel
GUM, has 10000 workmen employed in
the gun making industry alone.
In Austria, no trade union, as such,
can engage in strike. Strikes must be
conducted by secret organization.
A bank will be opened at Christiania,
Sweden, to. provide cheap loans for
workmen. These loans Will be given at
49, ard four per cent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
Must Return Passes.

ST. Paul, Mimi, April 2S.-The Soc
railway has notified the legislators of
North Dakota to return all passes, as
under the Elkins law railroad passes to
state officials are Illegal This same
action is expected in Minnesota All
other roads are expected to follow the
same course, and the question: will be
settled, and state officials and legisla-
tors will pay their own railroad fare
hereafter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
Insanity Claim Rejecte a.

A jury in the municipal court IN
Milwaukee rendered a verdict to the
effect that Al Schissler was sane on
the night of November 25 last when
he shot and killed T. William Reul.
of Watertown, who was returning to
the Schissler residence from thea
ter party in a carriage with Mrs.
Schissler and two others. Schissler
will now be placed on trial charged
with murder
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02

Crookston, Mimi, April 28.-The
largest sawmill of the Grand Forks
Lumber company was totally con-
Eumed by fire at that place Monday
morning. The origin of the fire is un-
known, but it is thought to have start
ed from spark from a passing loco
motive. The fire jumped a quarter of
q mile and consumed the Monarch ele-
vator. The loss will reach 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
Big Fire in La Crosse.

Fire which broke out late at night
ID the Park store, the largest depart
ment store in La Crosse, destroyed that
building and damaged four other large
stores. The loss is estimated at $780,
900, partly covered by insurance. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The
walls of the Park store fell outward
and a crowd of onlookers narrowly es-
capped death and injury.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
Called an AbscOn der.

Henry Herman, a Milwaukee con-
tractor, is said to be heavily involved
through funds borrowed to carry out
various schemes. Herman's liabilities
are about 100000, and irregularities
discovered in his books, it is said,
amount to about 100000. He is said
to have sailed from New York for Hon
duras.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
Killed Her HuSband

FARCE Duff, Kentucky laborer, was
shot and fatally wounded by his wife
while he was in the company of an
other woman in Crandon. Hew taken
into a restaurant near by and she fol-
lowed him again. The only regret she
expressed over the affair was that she
was arrested "before I got that woman,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
Thought He Was an Angel.

did papa 'save wings whey }e was
little boy?" inquired Johnny, limo
Gently.
"Of courss nct," replied his
mother. Whit naakes you ask such
2 silly question:
>'Cause he told me he used to- like
to go TO school" Homs
Companion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02

successful also. I thought that they
must all have died. Father had told
me that he had taken all that be-
longed to him, and I felt that had
no rights, that perhaps they did not
want me, would not welcome me-"
'Why did you change your name?"
I cried-"oh, why?"
''Oh, to Dacres? If you had known
my father"
"You forget, my dear, I did know
your father"
Every well, then, you know how he
hated the idea of one of his family
working for living. He had very
grand ideas, had daddy He said Of
ten and often that no one of the
Darlington family should disgrace his
name or him by working for liy
ing"
"Yes," said I, "those were exactly
Eugene Darlington's ideas. I have
heard him express himself in that
way fifty times or more"
But what was I to do? [ had no
friends-no one to take care of me.
I went first to England with an Eng
|
lish family as nursery governess.
When left them I went into an Eng
lish hospital. I learned to be a
Dacres. 1t came into my head, I
don't know how. Father had been
persistent about the honor of his
name, and here I am, as Josephine
Dacres, at your service"
Josephine Amaranthe Dacres," I
corrected her.
eyes, Josephine Amaranthe, but not
Dacres-Darlingto at last, thank
God"
AS lay thinking of it all, after l
was in bed, / remembered that / had
not asked her how she came to have
a brother. 1 had never heard of any
son having been born to Eugene OAR
lington. I must ask her about it in
the morning.
And now it seemed to me that the
time had come when 1 should take the
ladies into my confidence. I began a
series of visits to them
[ took with me copy of letter,
the words traced in the hand of Miss
Elizabeth, Miss Evelyn, or their dead
brother David. How Miss Elizabeth
wept over them, and how sweet Miss
Evelyn sobbed over them, until the
ink in which I had copied them was
faded and blurred with their remin-
iscent tears.
And now the summer flowers were
bursting into bloom. The country
was, I thought, at it's best. Every
thing gave promise ~of a delightful
season. It was the latter part of
June, about week, perhaps, after
my interview with Miss Dacres, that
there came sudden change from
warm to not weather. My room was
not under the attic, which acted as
an air chamber, and it became SO
heated that one would have thought
it was midsummer.
On the hottest night of all, I lay on
my bed tanning myself and trying to
fall into a doze. It was useless, and
our old sofa in the parlor, I got up,
opened my door very gently, so as not
to disturb Aunt Jane Mary and went
down the stairs. The parlor door
was open, and I slipped into the
room. There was enough of glimmer
from the moon to show me my way.
I CROPPED past the table to the sofa.
ALI, how invitingly cool it was! I
lay down under the window tanning
myself for half hour or SO, and
finally awoke to the fact that I was
not growing cool but chilly. I was
just about to get up and take shawl
from the hall hat-rack when I heard
a step upon the piazza. Now, the
window was open, and I felt sure
that in another moment some mid
night marauder would be crawling
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02

AS lay thinking of it all, after |
not asked her how she came to have
brother. I had never heard of any
son having been born to Eugene OAR
ington. I must ask her about it in
the morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-01
Washington Stock Exchange.

Saies.reguiar can. ~ O'Clock m-washincton
Cas- 8 at IS m 81 81 q eco at as e Wash
S. Is at s2 Is at aSz rs af o., Is at BIZ IS
st 81 Messentnaler dnotygs 70 at
22A; after eah..Mergenthaier Linotype. 10 at
1s4m tseiIeT CO., 70 at ls4 tseller COZ: Washington
washington Gas IS at ss buyer uy az eo 20 buyer co.,
Rail nailroad Bonds.-Capital Traction Railroad Is,
10 bid Metropolitan Railroad cert indebt a.
los bid, 100 asked. Metropolitan Railroad cert
in tnde6t ts les bid 100 asked Columbia Railroad
o. bid. Anacostla and Potomac IS. 81 bid. The Es
77n bid. 1874 asked.
Miscellaneous Ronds-washington Gas Company
ser. B, 1o6 bid. United States Electric Light deb
imp. Is. 107 bid. l08 asked. United States Elec-
and Potomac Telephone 5s. 1861 bid. I07 asked
Washington o., Marke. Company LIST g. lesh bid
Graphophone deb 5s 81 bid
Safe Deposit and Trust Stecks.-National Safe
DspGss and s1 trust e SS m asked
Security and Trust 235 bid. Washington Safe De-
posit. IS bid: Union Trust and Storage. 1o7 bid.
Railroad Stocks. : Capital Traction Company.
1851 Did, a2s asked. The Washington Railway and
Washington Railway and Electric Company, com,
bid.
.S a , Rk e Va %
Central. 800 bid. Farmers and Mechanics. 500
bid. Second; las s., hid; las asked. Citizens 1925
er, Is. hid .on Isz bid ssss s29 s. bid
Corcoran, 7a bid. Potomac. g. hid. 70 asked. Ar
llngton az bid. German "A rrican. 200 bid. Ma
s an' ia ' asked RIGS s.: ss rcopae. s si9
y. asked. Commercial, bid. Colonial. o. Did,
Title Insurance stocks--Real Estate Title, ~
bid 100 ask.a 3D., cols% a.a =, alte - h asked
Tee fhoca nd Ira
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-01
VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKS.
Increase in Number and Resources in
the Past Year.

April 30, 1902, there were fifty-five ma
tionaI banks in the state of Virginia, with
aggregate resources Of $50, 1856, 78S; liabili-
ties the same April 8. 1903. under the
latest call of the controller of the currency
for a report of the condition OF national
banks there were sixty-one national banks
in operation in the state, with aggregate
resources, and consequent liabilities, of
1927 1857, an increase OF nearly 100000.
The figures under the latest call of the con-
troller show total loans and discounts of
the Virginia banks Of sS3. 1893 .677. against
SO 1874 $50 one year ago. United States
bonds on deposit to. secure circulation are
S4.951 $50. against $4-0l5, go; national bank
notes outstanding. Sc POS. 740. against $685.
TO. United States bonds deposited as Sc
curity for deposits or public money are
s.. 4O8 100, and state and municipal bonds.
$40, sO5. for the same purpose. One year
ago bonds deposyted sfor the same purpose
aggregated $SOSt,5O0sc
The capital stock 81 the sixty-one institu-
tons is $6597. so, ana Of the fifty-five one
year ago, Sc, 266, $50 The banks have a sur
plus fund of $3,228aAH against s., 1885, ISL,
large amount set aside in one year. The
individual deposits amount to so 1884, 1896,
against SIS 100, 09S one year ago, an increase
Of more than s. 100000. United States de-
posts with the banks are s., Ala, 3s4, against
81 GA ,o65 one yegF ash
The percentage OF legal reserve to depos-
its Is 1S.4S, against 20!T4 year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-01

YOUNG WOMAN KILLED
BRUTAL MURDER ExcrrEs PEo-
FILE OF LoRAIN, OHIO.
Miss Agatha Heichlen Struck Down in
Her Home by An I'm
known Man.

LORAIN. Ohio. May 1.-Intense excite
ment prevails here as a result Of the brutal
murder late last night of Miss Agatha
Reichlen, handsome and popular young
woman. by an unknown man. Miss Reich
len lived with her brother. Rev. Father
Reichlen of ST. Joseph's Catholic Church.
who was absent from the city when the
crime was committed. A younger brother
of the victim and Rev. Wallace were, how
ever, guests at the priests home.
Late last night they heard Miss Reichlen
scream. They believed she was sick. and
they rushed to her room. In the hallway
they met man. He ordered the two men
away and then rushed to the window and
jumped out
/ Miss Reichlen was dead. Her head was
battered to pulp. and heavy stone
stained with blood and with hair clinging
to 1t was found, showing how the crime
had been committed.
NO motive for the crime is known. Some
mint at burglary. but this Is secuted by
the police, who think there Is a deeper mys-
terry.
Miss Reichlen was about thirty years
old, brilliant and popular.
The intruder had put ladder to the
roof of the house and crawled from the
roof into the attic window. Nothing was
disturbed in the house, though there were
many valuabies lying about, easily Access
sible to a thief.
Hounds have been put on the trail and
frantic efforts are being made to catch the
murderer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-01
JOHN v. r. TOWERS DEAD.
Succumbed to Consumption, From
Which He Had Long Suffered.

The death Of John " R. Towers, who for
the past ten years has been employed in
the government printing office, occurred
early this morning at his home In Brook
land. D. c. The cause of death was con-
sumption with which he had been af-
fiicted for many years, although he contin-
ued at work up to the last. During the
night he gradually became weaker, and the
end came peacefully in the early morning
hours.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon from the family home in Brook
land, and interment will be made in Con-
gressional cemetery.
Mr.. Towers was born in Washington
fifty-nine years ago and had resided in the
District all his life. He was the son of
Col. Lemuel Towers, commander Of the LIST
Regiment, District olunteers. in the civil
war. and served in his fathers regiment
as lieutenant during the war.
His uncle, John T. Towers, was mayor
of Washington during the flfties. Mr..
Scott Towers, postmaster at Station C. is
hsi cousin.
Mr.. Towers learned the printing business
in his fathers office. and about ten years
ago took a position in the government
printing Office where he had been employed
ever since. He leaves a wife and two chill
tlren, son and daughter. Mr.. Towers
was highly regarded by large circle of
friends and acquaintance. Despite his
suffering during the closing years of his
life, he continued genial and sunny in his
disposition.