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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
VESSELS co DOWN.
Hurricane Causes Disasters on the
Atlantic-Many Lives Lost
Damage in New York.

New York, Sept 18.-The steamer vi
dar, from Caibarien, which arrived
Thursday night, brought to port six
members of the crew Of the % of the
British steamer Mexicano, which foun-
dered off the Florida coast Another
member of the crew, Domingo Ballo
Reeyas Oeray, was rescued by the Brit
ish steamship RoXby, after hanging to
a piece of wreckage for several hours,
and taken to Norfolk, Va The Next
canO was bound from Philadelphia for
Tampico and Vera Cruz with cargo OF
petroleum in bulk. The rescued men
say that hundreds of gallons of oil were
poured over the ships side in vain at
tempt to calm the sea, and if possible,
save the ship.
Damariscotta, Me-, Sept. 18-Fifteen
men lost their lives in the violent gale
which ragged off the coast during
mackerel seining schooner George F..
Edmunds, in command of Capt Will
lard G. Poole, the owner, struck, on the
eastern side of Pemaquid point and was
smashed to pieces. Fourteen of the crew
of Is men persisted in the breakers.
The schooner Sadie and Lillian, Capt.
Hardy, of Prospect, bound from Pros
pect bay to Boston, struck on the west
ern side Of Pemaquid point and had her
bottom knocked out on the rocks. Capt.
Hardy was drowned but his crew of
two men were rescued.
New York, Sept. 1S.-Rough estimates
of the financial loss due to Wednesday,
storm are 81 900 600, on and around Man
haitian island alone. So far Is lives are
known to have been lost in the storm.
and it is believed this number will be
doubled when all reports are in
Philadelphia, Sept. ia dispatch to
the maritime exchange from Atlantic
City says the Red Dragon was wrecked
and probably all on board were1ost. The
little vessel started from Atlantic CITY
on Tuesday for a long fishing cruise
having on board party consisting of
Capt. j. Clark, John Swanson, wife and
children, Sinbad Ducasse and John
Adams.
The body of Capt Clark and another
body, supposed to be that of Ducasse
washed ashore Friday, and it is presumed
the others were also drowned
Atlantic City, N. j., Sept 19-The
yacht Red Dragon, which left here on
Tuesday on a long fishing cruise, was
wrecked in the storm of Wednesday
morning. The bodies of Capt. Dewitt
Clark, of the Red Dragon, and Sailor
Daniel Murdoch were found to-day on
the shore at Beach Haven and the hull
of the Red Dragon came ashore at Har-
vey Cedars. Three other men, Sinbad
Ducasse, John Elm and Louis Swanson
were in the party
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
SPLIT IN CABINET.
Secretary Cha b e ria in and Two 9th
err Members of the British Minis
try Resign-Accepted by King.

London, Sept. 19.-The designations Of
Joseph Chamberlain, as secretary for the
colonies; G. T. Richie, as chancellor Of
the exchequer, and Lord George Hamil-
ton, as secretary for India, were officially
announced Thursday evening and have
been accepted by King Edward.
Mr.. Chamberlain resigns on the
ground that Premier Balfour's attitude
on the fiscal question is not sufficiently
advanced to enable him to remain a
member of the government without the
sacrifice of his own views, as he
could not come to an agreement
with Premier Balfour over the
question Of tax on food and raw ma.
terials. In the general features of a
proposed new fiscal policy the two men
agree, but the premier declines to advo-
cate a tax on food and Mr. Chamberlain
does not believe commercial unity be-
tween England and the colonies can be
achieved without such a tax
Mr. Chamberlain in his letter of resig-
nation announces that he will devote
himself to the work of explaining his
favorite policy for an imperial union
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
TO STUDY IRRIGATION.
Plans to Reclaim Arid Lands to BE
Discussed at National Congress
in Ogden, Utah.

Ogden, Utah, Sept 16.-Twenty-six
states and territories of the union are
represented at the eleventh national
irrigation congress, which began a
four days session in the Ogden Taber-
nacle Tuesday, this being the largest
number ever represented since the be-
ginning OF the movement for the re-
clamation Of the arid west, showing
how the movement has taken on d ma
tional instead of a sectional scope Dele
gates were present even from New
York, Pennsylvania and Vermont, while
from the states of the western plains
and mountains representatives of state
and municipal governments and COM
nercia. organizations of all kinds came
by hundreds.
President Roosevelt sent an encour-
aging message praising the objects Of
the congress as having a tremendous
bearing upon the future of the country.
Ogden, Utah, Sept lit developed
Wednesday that the fight over the
proposition to commit the national
irrigation congress in favor of a re-
peal OF several of the existing land
laws, including the desert land act, the
timber and stone act, and the commu-
will be very close one. Champions
both for and against such action were
heard at Wednesdays session Of the
congress.
Ogden, Utah, Sept. 18-Practical IL
Illustrations Of what irrigation will do
for western land and the best methods
of supplying the needed moisture to the
arid stretches Of the west, as we'll as the
theoretical science of irrigation were set
before the delegates to the irrigation con-
gress at Thursdays sessions. Thurs
day mornings session was almost en-
tirely devoted to the reading of papers
by government experts in irrigation and
forestry, headed by their chief, Secre-
tary Of Agriculture James Wilson, who
gave very comprehensive description
of the great work the department Of ag-
riculture is doing in the matter of irri-
cation.
Ogden, Utah. Sept. 19.-The eleventh
national irrigation congress came to
an end late Friday afternoon. 1t re-
elected Senator Clark, of Montana,
president, and decided to hold the
congress of 1904 in Ell Paso, and
adopted a platform which requested
congress to make needed notifications
of the existing land laws, in order that
speculation and monopoly of public
domain be prevented
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
SELECTS DEPOSITARIES.
Secretary Shaw Names Fifty Banks
to Whom $4,000, 900 in Public
Funds Has Been Sent.

Washington, Sept. 15.-Secretary
Shaw has designated about SO national
banks in various parts of the country as
depositaries of public funds and has or
dered about s4o,0OO,O0O deposited with
them. Very little Of this money went to
banks in the large cities, the money
going chiefly into the agricultural sec
tions and the southwest. The banks Sc
lected cover the country from Maine to
the Pacific coast, Maine and Florida each
getting relatively good share. Most
of the distribution was in the cotton and
grain-prOWinS districts
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23

who were men of experience, had
grave doubts about the outcome on
account CT cur lack of discipline. but
hoped that enthusiasm would make up
for 1T. At first the confederates did
right we'll. It was their first expert
ence under trained fire and it looked
like they might become soldiers
Nov and then our boys would
break out with the triumphant rebel
yell The federals were hard pressed
and fighting with great heroism.
There was another yell, but it was not
from our side The enemy had got re-
Inducements from Keokuk. Our peo-
pie heard Of it and became democrat
lied. They didn't know whether the
reenforcements amounted to 100 or
10000, but imagined the worst.
1.-THE tide OF battle was turned
against us by an odd incident right
here. Col Moore, of the federals,
lined up his increased force and or.
dered an attack. Placing himself at
the head of the column. he drew his
sword and cried:
hi
Fighting with the confederates
we're John and Will More, sons of the
federal commander. They heard the
roar of their sire across the corn
fields and knew what it meant for
them. They had been fighting brave
ly, and their faces and bodies were
covered with dirt and powder smoke.
But for them the battle was over
Turning to his comrades, John said !:
The old mans riled, fellows, and
there amt any use bucking him any
longer. l am going home
"And home he went on the run The
worst of it was that the rest Of the
boys took Johns word for the colonel's
dangerous ire and skedaddled for tall
timber"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
AIRSH|PS ON TRIAL !
Washington Is Center of Activity
fer Flying Machine Inventors.
BERLlNER MODEL THE LATEs?
&xuiXf ON the Plan of a Bird-Every.
body May Be Using Wings Be-
fore LOng-Other Notes of
the Capital.

Washington.-This seems to be the
season for flying machines. 1t is the
ane great ambition of inventors all
aver the world, and especially in the
United States, to bring to successful
conclusion the experiments which have
been going on for years in the direc-
<txan of transportation through the air.
The air literally seems to be full of
Schemes and projects, so that many
scientists believe that the conditions
are ripe for the discovery of a prac-
&scab7e method.
1t is as it was with the steamboat,
the locomotive, the telegraph, the tele-
Gfhone, the Roentgen ray. When the
successful invention or discovery in
zach OF those cases was announced it
was learned for the first time by the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23

each other with the fury Of demons.
In many instances the musketH were
thrown away, and, crazy with passion,
they went at it with their fists and
teeth in regular free fight style.
The confederates were getting the
best of it, and they began to fall back,
taking with them about a hundred
prisoners. At this juncture the Twen-
ty-third Kentucky, union, charged
them, rescued the prisoners and COB
bled up an equal number Of confed-
crates.
AS the belligerents were conducted
to the rear they forgot their late ami
mostly and were on the best terms
imaginable with their old friends
They chatted and joked as if there
never had been cause of quarrel be-
tween them, and, as some of them had
their canteens full of whisky, they
got drunk with their captors that
night
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23

model built on these lines has lifted it.
self from the ground and in perfectly
steady fight has reached height of
eight feet from the ground. 1t has also
gnaintained itself for so feet at height
al three and one-half feet from the
ground.
The model is altogether different
from either Langley's or Bells The
usain body consists of arches some
thing like funnel in shape, open be-
yow TO catch the air, and sloping down
In the rear, where wide tail ends are
attached. The arches in moving for
Sxard produce current of compressed
air and at the same time exert para
chute action to support the structure
arid to facilitate gentle landing.
&c is not strange that Washington
8&aould have the distinction of being
ruost conspicuous i'll the matter of the
development OF the flying machine.
EEt9V Washington is becoming more
and more the home of scientific men
and the center OF scientific thought
For years the tendency has been for
mea who loved study and research to
.eaatSe Washington their home. The
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23

finest traditions of the military service
of the United States. He has a record
which is not excelled for efficiency by
any officer in the service. First, in the
civil war he served in a subordinate
position, doing his duty faithfully and
well and coming out of it with all the
credit that belongs to determined
fighter. Then there were long years of
thanllless service on the plains fight
ing the Indians, IN engagements where
splendid valor met with insignificant
reward. The war with Spain was an
opportunity and the training Chaffee
had received in Indian campaigns
served him well, for the fighting at San
tiago was much like that which he had
encountered in the rough west But
Chaffee's greatest service or rather
his greatest distinction, came to him
in the Philippines and in the march on
Picking, when he showed a military
capacity which compelled the admira-
ton Of the military authorities of the
old world. So
Chaffee is a plain-spoken soldier
who acts without talking and who
hates, above all things, the glamor and
prestige of dress parade.
1t is not often that a federal statute
justifies it's enactment so speedily as
the law passed by the last congress for
the restriction of the manufacture and
sale of oleomargarine.
The manufacturers Of oleomargarine
have been utterly unable to devise any
scheme for successfully evading the
law. They cannot by chemical expe-
riments secure the color which Is nee
essary II their product is to pass mus
ter as pure butter, and so they have
been compelled to abide by the law.
The governmentreports show that in
the year precedingt the one in which
the new law changing the oleomar-
garine tax went into effect there was
manufactured and sold 126, 315, 427
pounds Of oleo. Under the new law the
production fell the next year to 71,211,.
244 pounds, decrease of "A per cent.
1t is said by the dairymen that this
reduction in the production of oleo re-
suited in an additional consumption Of
butter to a value Of over Sill 900 900,
placing the average price of butter at
20 cents a pound. They say that the
decrease in the manufacture OF oleo
equals the output of $50 creameries.
LOUIS E. CCoLIDGE
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Money Is Turned over.

washington, Sept 16.-The commit
tee appointed by the secretary of the
treasury to examine the vouchers and
verify the accounts of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition company have re-
ported that the vouchers are in proper
form and show, as claimed, an expendl-
ture on the part of the company of S1O,-
037,949. The 100000 appropriated in
aid of the exposition therefore is now
available and has been placed to the
credit of the company.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Why He Loved Her.


A lady from Alexandria, Va, visiting
in Philadelphia quite recently, told an
anecdote of her retiring cook which is
good enough to be told again:
Myra, the colo@ed cook, gave notice to
Mrs. Richardson of her intention to leave
at the end of the week. Mrs. r. highly
priced the cook S abilities in the culinary
line, and proceeded to interview her in
an effort to learn the reason for her de-
parture. The following conversation en-
sued:
''Myra, are you not satisfied with the
wages and the home l give your
Eyes, Mis- Richardson, 1 allus bin hap
ply wiz you ALL
sWell, why do you leave?"
s'Say, Mis- Richardson, don't you al!
member dat funl in de next block las
Friday"
eyes. But what IF that?"
"Well, l done gfine to tell you all de
whole trufe Use gwine to marry de hus-
band OBJ de corpse. He low as | was de
life OBJ de funl ''-Philadelphia Tele-
graph
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Look Out for Them.

washington, Sept. 18-Chief Wilkie.
Of the secret service, announces the dis
covery of two new national bank
counterfeits. One is $40 note on the
Peoples national bank of Roxbury,
Mass, and the other is a S. note on the
Waltham national bank of Waltham,
Mass.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Return to Princeton.

Princeton, N. j., Sept. 18.-Former
President Grover Cleveland Mrs.
Cleveland and their five children ar
rived here Thursday from Gray
Gables, Buzzard's Bay, where they have
been spending the summer Mr.. Cleve-
land will remain in Princeton through
out the coming academic year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Entire FamiIv PoiSoned

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 18.-The entire
family Of seven of William Grover, re-
siding near Galesville, were poisoned by
eating canned minced ham One child is
dead and the rest Of the family are in
a serious condition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Takes Change for Worse.

Denver, Col, Sept. 18.-United States
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, who has
been i'll at the Brown for the last few
days, has taken an alarming change for
the worse, aid is now in d most serious
condition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Committed for Trial

London, Sept. 1S-Whitaker Wright
the company promoter, was On Thurs
day committed for trial at the conclu-
sion Of the prosecutions evidence. It
was announced that the defense de-
ferred the presentation of it's case until
the trial. He was released in $3.50, 900
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Mills Must Close.

Minneapolis, Sept. 18.-For the Sec
ond time in the history of the lumber
mills of Minneapolis some of them will
have to shut down because of high wa
for
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Accounting for II

Uncle Josh-Still the young fellers
that leave the farm don't come back.
Uncle Silas-Oh, well, it'd take longer
n mans lifetime to try everything
else.-Brooklyn Life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
A TERRIBLE PARSON.
Cut the Threats Of His Horses and
Engaged Sherman Hand
tO-Hand.

In the Memphis Appeal for August,
1861, there appeared the following
stirring account of fighting clergy
man: 5
"Parson Rippetoe, Methodist
preacher and captain of Virginia
company, performed prodigies of valor
at the first battle of Bull Run. He
charged Sherman's famous battery,
which was taken and lost three times.
In the last charge Capt. Rippetoe cut
the Threats of the artillery horses
with his saber. and then engaged in
hand-to-hand conflict with Sherman
After ten minutes combat-both be-
ing accomplished swordsmen-he sew
cred Sherman's head from his body
at one blow"
The foregoing proves that southern
newspaper correspondents were quite
as imaginary as their northern breth-
rem
[ showed this extract to Gen. Sher-
man a year afterwards and he laughed
very heartily
WELL" he said, "ever since the be-
ginning of this war l have been feel
ing as if 1 had lost something; my
enemies say it is my head, but l never
knew how the operation was per-
formed before"
Perhaps his memory was affected by
the operation, for while it is possible
for a parson to prevaricate, we can
hardly imagine newspaper doing
such thing
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23

/ AS soon as Lieut.. Gen. Young is re-
tired from the service he will be sue
ceeded by one Of the most gallant and
modest soldiers in the American army
Maj. Gen. Chaffee is one of the fight
ing men who carry with him the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Smithsonian institution, the geological

Smithsonian Institution, the geological
and coast surveys, the other scientific
bureaus of the government have at
tracted men of learning, and to add to
these there have come a number OF
educational institutions which are
doing remarkable work.
So great has been the influx OF men
of scientific attachments in the past
20 years that there has been estab-
lished a social club primarily intended
for them. The Cosmos club has dis
tinction which belongs to no other So
cial club in the United States. 1t has
in it's membership more men OF ma
tional and international reputation
than any other social club on the face
of the earth. 1t is by far to-day the
most important social club in Wash
ington, though others may lay claim to
greater wealth. Presidents Of colleges,
professors, investigators, writer's, are
numbered in it's membership. Nobody
is even considered for admission I'M
less he shall be shown to have accom-
plished something which entities him
to public consideration or to the re-
gard of men of attainment which is a
higher test of mplishment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23

President Roosevelt and his family
will return to the white house on the
Goth Of September. They will find as
usual that 1T is not the same white
house which they abandoned to paint
ers ard decorators earlier in the sum-
mer ~
1t is a popularity of the executive
mansion that no matter how much
money is spent on its preservation just
about so much additional money has
to be spent every summer while the
president and his family are out Of
town.
The white house is in a constant
state of repair. Only year ago more
than half million dollars was ex-
pended in restoring bringing it
back to the condition in which those
who first designed it planned that it
should be. The results were crafty
ing. The tawdry improvements" Of
decorators and architects for a genera
ton Of presidents were calmly thrown
aside and a scheme of architecture was
adopted which reestablished the sim
plicity and dignity of an earlier day.
But even with all this the expert
mentors cannot let the old mansion
alone, but must repaint and readjust
and change just because the presi-
dents family is away and the way is
clear.
In spite of all the refurbishing the
white house remains as it always has
the most dignifed official residence
anywhere to be SEEN
The leader., 1903-07-25
Lieut.. Sheldon Andina.

The following notice, in which
our readers are interested, is
taken from the Army and Navy
Register, July IL:
Upon his return from duty at
camp of United States troops at
Sea Girt, N. j., End Lieut.. Shell
don w. Anding, Bait. @. M,
and Commissary, will report at
Fort Columbus for duty at post
s. O. 153., July |, D. +. =
Appropos to the above, Lieut..
Anding is now enjoying a visit
from his sister, Miss Beulah, who
left Summit on the 22nd of June,
going by way of Chicago, Niaga-
"a and Hudson river course to
New York to take in the sights. "
all of which she enjoyed to the
fullest extent. She reached New
York on the Bird inst, in time to
witness the celebration of the 4th
of July in regular New York fash
ion. 1.-THE music was grand, but
the great throng went wild when
Dixie was played so she
writes. Her visit will be extend
ed possibly through the fall and
winter months. Summit Senti-
mel.
Miss Anding is one Of the best
educated and most attractive
young women of the State and
goes to New York to study for a
season.
The leader., 1903-07-25
COLD springs NOTES.

Mr.. Felix May visited the Cres-
cent City last week, stopping
over In Brookhaven en- route. 2. !.
The heavy rain last Sunday kept
the citizens Of Cold Springs with
in their own city limits with the
exception of Milton Moore, who,
unwilling to forego his weekly
visit to Brookhaven, braved the
elements on horseback, but was
compelled on account of high wa
ter to return on the train. !.
Mrs. Print Ford, of Hazlehurst,
has been the guest of Mrs.
Broome. Miss Eliza New
man left today for Veto, where
she will visit with relatives for
several weeks. The Cold
Springs Base Ball Club, captain
ed by Milton Moore, played a
match game with the Bogue Chit
to nine at the latter place on
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Eas-
terling, Mrs. Pierce, Misses
Moore and Newman, Mrs. Magee
and Others attended and had The
pleasure of witnessing the tri-
.umph of their youthful club,
which won by a score of "a to 5.
Our excellent young minis
ter, Bro. Lipscomb, announced
Sunday that at his next appoint
ment on the 4th Sunday, he would
begin series of meetings lasting
about a week. The tempera-
ture at Cold Springs is kept
slightly below the freezing point
by the constant burning of the
slab fire. =. We have not polled
the voters here to ascertain how
the gubernatorial candidates
stand, but The Leaders, choice
has his share of enthusiastic fol-
lowers. -. Bro. Scarborough
called on us in the interest of his
candidacy and sustained his repu-
tation of being the jolliest candi-.
date out. He assured us that he
would go into the first primary.
SIIAVINGS.