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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29

divisions. On one side live the horses
owned by the government, while on the
other are quartered the equines for
which the nations highest official has
paid out Of his own pocket.
Conspicuous among the four-footed
occupants Of the White House stables
are the Presidents saddle horses-large,
strong -limbed, full-chested animals,
one of them seventeen hands high, and
each having a jumping record in ex-
cess of six feet five inches. The Presi-
dent takes a long horseback ride every
day in the week except Sunday, and he
keeps two hunters in the stable in or
der that he may alternate in their use.
Another equine star boarder at the
White House stable Is Mrs. Roosevelt's
Kentucky-bred saddle mare Yaken-
ka, which has also been used by Miss
Alice Roosevelt at various times. Mrs.
Roosevelt has a second mount in Wyo-
ming, the beautiful horse presented to
President Roosevelt by the citizens Of
Cheyenne, Wyo., and by permission OF
the donors turned over to Mrs. Roose-
welt for her especial use.
Algonquin. the calico pony, which
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
CONVICT MURDERS
GUARD AND DIES.
Negro IN Missouri Penitentiary Is Slain
fer Fatal Attack at Break
fast

JEFFERSON CITY, No, March %.
When the convicts at the penitentiary
were called for breakfast this morning.
Guard j. ". Woods of Macon, Mo,
was bounced upon by a colored convict
and stabbed three times. Woods died
instantly. Another guard Immediately
Killed the convict.
The cOnylctS name was sonny An
deESon, negro sentenced from st. Louis
III 1904 to serve four years for assault
the cranky list for several days, and
this morning, with the other prisoners,
but soon atterward Guard Woods was
ordered to put him back into the cell.
Anderson refused to obey and when
the guard seized him by the arm and at
tempted to force him into the cell he
drew a knife and stabbed, the guard
three times, killing him instantly.
Other guards and several convicts
rushed to the rescue of Woods. Ander-
son was slashing right and left, and Sc
yerely injured two other cOnvicts, one
of them, William Sheridan, sentenced
from st. Louis. to serve ten years for
murder. being so seriously injured that
he will probably die.
William Rockwell. sentenced for rob
berry, was stabbed but not seriously
wounded.
Anderson then seized a hose and di-
rected a stream of water on those who
attempted to capture him. Dropping
the hose. he threw buckets and anything
he could lay his hands on and made his
way into the yard. 1t was found i'm
possible to capture him alive and guards
finally shot him to death.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29

the Roosevelt family and around which,
cluster many associations.
The President has three carriage
horses, each Of which is valued at more
than $1,000, and as previously men,
toned, there are quartered at the
White House stable seven government
horses, provided for the use Of the Sec
rotary to the President and the as
sistant secretaries. One of the most
interesting portions Of the White House
stable Is the saddle room. Here are
stored the blankets and brides, all or
namented with the Presidents initials,
'T. R." forming pretty monogram;
the red, white and blue silk cockades
for use on the brides and the hats OF
the coachman and footman, the Roose-
welt liveries Of dark blue, and a good
ly array Of saddles, including the old
saddle which the President used in his
ranching days in the West The White
House stable staff is made up partly
Of residents Of Washington and partly
Of men who were brought from Oys-
ter Bay when the Roosevelt family
first took up their abode at the White
House.
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Printers Errors, Again.

Il guess 1 was dreaming" said the
first compositor, 'but at any rate | set
up the page ad of the Blick gold mine
so that it read instead Of 10000 shares
at So a share 10000 snares at S. a
snare"
In that report Of Senator Smooth's
speech last week." said the second
compositor, II went wrong on the word
shouts and sentence read, THE au-
dience rent the air with their snouts' -
I'm another speech Of Senator
Smooth's," said the third compositor,
The called the national guards great
constitutional force and I, alas, made
him call it a great constitutional
farce"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
MUCH LACE MADE IN MALTA.
Most of the Women on the Island
Employed in It's NTauufactura

Most OF the Women on tho Island
Employed in It's NTanufacture.
III there Is one thing that Malta is
famed for it is it's lace" reports Consul
circuit Of Valetta. For a great MANY
years it has been in demand in most
countries, and to-day so great are the
requirements that large portion Of the
native girls and women are engage in
its manufacture. In Malta there are
no machines for manufacturing laces. as
1t has always been made by hand. Re-
Gently, however, limitations Of Maltese
lace have been spread broadcast over
the continent Of Europe and England
Owing to its having been made by ma
chine, the dealers have been able to dis
pose of it at much less than the genu-
inc article.
samples of the machine-made article
have been sent to Malta for criticism
and am informed by good judges who
have seen it that the imitation is far
inferior in every way to the genuine
article, not only in the materials used
but also in workmanship and design.
am Informed on good authority that
much of this imitation lace is sold as
genuine Maltese lace. Germany is
given as the place Of manufacture
Maltese dealers are considering the adj
visibility Of taking such steps as will
at least protect and keep pure the local
market. Thus far no Maltese dealer
has consented to deal in the imitation,
article ~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29

was in turn the favorite of Archie and
Quentin Roosevelt, is just now suffering
a lapse of popularity, owing to the fact
that the youngest member Of the Pres
idential family is at present engrossed
with new bicycle. Algonquin is not,
as generally supposed, a Shetland pony,
but is instead a native Of Iceland, and
was imported from that dreary isle by
Secretary Of the Interior Hitchcock,
who presented him to Archie. The pony
is a male, stands thirty-three inches IN
height, and weighs $50 pounds.
A pensioner that has attracted the
attention Of many visitors to the White
House stables during the past four
years Is the Presidents old black polo
pony, Diamond, upon whose back every
one Of the Roosevelt children learned
to ride. In this connection 1t may be
noted that sentiment also impels the
President to give space In the White
House stables to the "Oyster Bay
wagon" an antiquated vehicle, which
has been used by three generations Of
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it can strike, and failure is almost I'M
possible"
Fighting Machine without Men,
Mr.. Tesla appears to believe that we
are approaching a period where, in
spite Of the ever-increasing machines
Of destruction, war will not be destruc-
tive to human life The advent Of
this new principle" he says, Intro
rduces into warfare an element which
never existed before-a fighting ma
! chine without men as a means Of at
tack and defense The continuous de-
| mately make war mere contest or
machines, without men and without
! loss of life-a condition which would
have been impossible without this
new departure, and which, in my opin-
ion must be reached as preliminary to
permanent peace"
The telautomaton he has invented
may be described from the first model {:
"a storage battery placed within 1t
| furnished the motive power. The pro-
the locomotive organs. The rudder, con-
trolled by another motor, likewise driv-
en- by a storage battery, took the place
| Of the directive organs. AS to the
sensitive organ, obviously the first
thought was to utilize a device respon-
sive to rays Of light, like selenium
| cell, to represent the human eye. Ev-
| identity the automaton should respond
only to an individual call, as person
responds to a name. Such considera-
tons led me to conclude that the SEN
sitive device Of the machine should
correspond to the ear rather than to
| the eye Of q human being, for In this
| case it's actions could be controlled ir-
respective Of intervening obstacles, re-
| CARELESS Of it's position relative to the
distant controlling apparatus, and last,
| but not least, it would remain deaf
and unresponsive, like faithful serv-
ant, to all the calls Of its master.
These requirements made it impera-
| tive to use, in the control Of the autonl-
atom, instead of light or other
rays, waves OF ulSluEDdIlCeS, WHICH
propagate in all directions through
space, like sound, or which follow a
path of least resistance, however curry
ed. 1 attained the result aimed at by
means of an electric circuit placed
within the boat and adjusted and
tuned exactly to electrical vibrations
of the proper kind transmitted to it
from a distant electrical oscillator'
This circuit in responding, however
| feebly, to the transmitted vibrations,
affected magnets and other contriv-
ances, through the medium of which
| propeller and rudder, and also the oper-
atoms of numerous other appliances"
Philadelphia Ledger.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
SILENCE is HIS ANSWER.
Joseph Briggs, Accused of Peterson Muir
der in Chicago, Will Act Deaf
and Dumb

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 26.-Joseph
Briggs declined to plead when he was
called to trial today for the murder of
Hans Peterson two years ago.
He first demanded a change of venue
from Judge Chytraus, the presiding
judge, and when this was denied him
on the ground that he had previously
been granted two changes of venue. he
asserted that the court would be COM
PEELED to try a deaf and dumb man, as
he would not say a single word or rec
ognize the trial in any way. His attor-
ney was not in court and Briggs said
that he would not come. The court
promptly cited the attorney to appear
and represent his client and the trial pro-
ceeded.
This is the second trial of Briggs a
sentence of death given him on the first
occasion having been set aside by the
supreme court, which granted new
trial.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
SAFETY IN RAILROAD TRAVEL
Human Life Not Sufficiently Safe
guarded by Traffic Officials

Increased safety in railroad travel is
one of the urgent needs Of the day
says the American Homes and Gardens.
Railroads have never carried so many
people, never run SO many trains, never
put on SO many cars, never employed SO
many men, never covered so much ter
ritOry and never been SO popular as a
means Of getting about as to-day; yet
with all this has come greater danger
to human life, more accidents, more Sc
rious accidents, more people hurt and
more damages inflicted. The simple
truth seems to be that the railroad
managers are not sufficiently alive to
the sacredness of human life This is
the most precious of all earthly things.
1t is something that once destroyed can
never be replaced, and something the
injury to which may lead to results of
most serious consequences. There i4 a
popular impression in Europe that rail
road accidents are more frequent in
America than abroad, because the
American trains are run at a higher
rate of speed. This contention is hard
ly borne out by the facts, since with
the exception of one or two recently
established trains, the fastest trains in
the world are operated abroad. The
numerous American accidents are due
not SO much to the rapidity with which
American trains are run as to the care
lessness with which they are operated
or the Indifference with which the
American public at large views the
railroad. An accident that involves a
person not an employee of a railroad or
not a passenger may be partly due to
the injured ones own carelessness. An
accident to passenger is mostly due
to carelessness in railway manage
ment
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29

Wireless telephony.
Submarine signaling.
Tesla's telautomatic torpedo.
Guarini's wireless ''thunderbolt."
Tesla and Pupin's wireless percus-
sion.
In all Of these the actuating princi-
pie is identical, although the methods
of operation and control are very
different. At the present time, because
of it's constant use, which shows its
practicability, wireless telegraphy is
the most important in the group.
Many things have yet to be learned
about it, however before it reaches
the state Of approximate perfection.
That it is admitted to be a factor
may be imagined from the fact that all
Governments now insist that wireless
telegraph stations be directly under
State supervision Two reasons are
advanced for this control: Cd the eX-
IRENE Importance, in time of war, of
exercising supervision of all means by
which Information could be conveyed
to the enemy; CD the difficulty wire
less has to contend with in the inter
ference Of neighboring stations makes
it necessary for government to limit
the number and select their sites.
TesIa's Wonderful Torpedo.
One Of the most wonderful war ma.
chimes ever devised is Nikola Tesla's
telautomatic torpedo, which, as its
name implies, is something more than
a mere automatic torpedo electrically
directed by wireless" methods. II
can be operated at great distances, but
its inventor has striven to make it in
reality an automaton which almost
thinks" for itself
The general impression was" Mr.
Tesla says, that l contemplated sim
ply the steering Of such a vessel by
means of Hertzian or other rays.
There are torpedoes steered electric
ally by wires, and there are means of
communication without wires, and the
above was, Of course, an obvious in
ference. Had l accomplished nothing
more than this, | should have made q
small advance, indeed But the art |
have evolved does not contemplate
merely the change Of direction of a
moving vessel; it affords a means of
absolutely controlling, In every respect.
all the innumerable translatory move
ments, as we'll as the operations Of all
the internal organs, no matter how
many. of an individualiZed automatcn
Certainly, by the use of this prin-
cipIe, the use of electrical vibrations
an arm for attack as we'll as defensp
may be provided, of a destructiveness
all the greater as the principle is ap-
plicable to submarine and aerial YES
sells. There is virtually nc restriction
as to the amount of explosive it can
carry. or as to the distance at which
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29

That wireless" devices will play an
Important, if not decisive, part in the
next great war appears so certain as
TO hardly permit Of doubt. Every big
war during the last half century and
more has seen the introduction of in
yentiOns which at almost one fell
stroke made rearmament necessary for
every nation at all within the cate
CORY Of a world power.
Within the memory Of many persons
now living, the wooden square-rigged
man-oE-War gave way to the iron
steamships this, in turn, was made OBJ
solete by the introduction of heavy
iron armOr, which sooa became per-
quisite of the scrap-heap when hard
ehed steel armor was invented. There
were plenty Of muzzle-loadng rifles in
the Civil War, and the greatest cannon
OF the time would not carry with pre-
ciSlon shot over a mile. So recently
as the Spanish War, messages to the
commander of the blockading squadron
IN Cuban waters had to be transmit
ted by fast cruisers or torpedo boats.
IN every war of any considerable
size during the last thirty-five years
colnmendable efforts have been made
to make use Of balloons. Repeatedly
the hope has been extended that with
olTlslple balloons, carrying quantities
OF high explosives, an army might be
annlhilated by a single courageous
aerolaut. 1t is needless to call atten-
ton TO the fact that the high expec-
tatlons held for the military balloon
nave not been realized. The dirigible
balloon that would do these things,
Notwithstanding NJ. Santos -Dumont's
sensational exhibitions, does not appear
TO have been found. Beyond assisting
in scouting and only to a limited ex-
tcut, the military balloon appears to
be OF comparatively little benefit to an
army When the successful aeroplane
Is introduced the military balloon will
take its place with the old wooden
tareo-decker man-of-war.
Wireless" Applied to War.
The possibilities of wireless" inven-
TONS are so great, and experiments
have conclusively shown that the Drin-
clple at least is sane and practical.
that one may reasonably expect to see
them extensively used in future wars.
If they do not make of war such =
dreadful holocaust that its very horrors
will render it impossible.
The transmission of electrical on
ersy without the use of the usual wires
is still in its infancy, but it's babvhood
Is robust and hopeful, and shows
indications of a healthy future.
Briefly, wireless" inventions that NAV
be applied to warfare, and which are
either advanced or in the experimental
stages are these:
Wireless telegraphy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
BIG FACTORY COLLAPSES.
One Fireman Killed and Score of Persons
Injured in Intense Fire Follow
ing Explosion.

NEW YORK, March 26-One fire
man lost his life and a score were seri-
ously injured in the collapse of Il six
story factory building following a ter
rife explosion. Several girls jumped
from the windows into fire nets and
many were rescued with ladders.
The heat became so intense that the
firemen could not get near enough to
play upon it. The flames spread across
the street to two tenement houses, and
seven buildings We're on fire at the same
time.
The dead:
HAYES. DENNIS, fireman.
The injured:
Capt. Walsh, Engine No. IA, may die.
Seven firemen, hurt by falling walls and
overcome by smoke.
Unknown Italian, a tenant; badly
crushed, VII die.
Several female employees Of the burned
factory hurt in jumping to safety.
Later the fire spread to two other
frame buildings near by. The fremen
found an injured spectator who said that
when the walls fell he was III the factory
with Fireman Christman and Helpin and
that he saved himself by jumping to the
ground. but that he believes the firemen
were killed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
GIRL IS TERRIBLY TORTURED.
Slayer of Secret Police Chief Condemned
After Awful Cruelty.

MOSCOW, March 26.-M. Teslinko.
counsel for Mile. Spiridonovo, the IL
year-old girl who shot NJ. Luzhenofsky,
chief Of the secret police, has returned.
He declares that the tortures of the
Spanish inquisition were tame when
compared with Che cruelty Mile. Spiri-
donOvo has been subjected to- He gives
thrilling account of her proud and
spirited speech to the judges who con-
demned her, telling them that the vic
tory of the oppressors of the people
would be shortlived and saying:
You can kill me, but death will be
welcome after what | have suffered" -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
BOLT DEADLY IN PULPIT,
Lightning Strikes Pastor Lentz of Latter
Day Saints While Preaching
at Carson, Ia

CARSON, Ia. March 26. While
preaching to his congregation Sunday,
Rev. J. 3. Lentz, pastor of a Latter
Day Saints church at this place, was
struck by lightning, which caused his
death within an hour.
The bolt descended during hard thun-
der storm and was communicated to the
preacher by a chandelier hanging direct
~ above his head.
The shock threw him to the floor I'M
conscious, while many persons in the au~
dience were partially stunned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29

her first ambas-
saGor TO the Uni
ted States, Japan
has indicated,
not only her ap-
preciat ton Of the
friendly charac-
ter of Japanese
American rela
tions, but also
her realization
Of the import
ant trade and in
dustrial prob
lens the two
countries will
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
New Cattle Bill ReDOrted.

WASHINGTON, d. G., March 20
The House committee today made a
favorable report on a bill fixing the time
cattle in shipment may he retained i'll
cars. 1t leaves the limit ut twenty-eight
hours. but in special instances the secre-
tary of agriculture may extend OF cur
tail this time
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
Wisconsin Indians Finish Carlisle

CARLISLE, Pa. March ga large
class of Wisconsin Indians graduated
from Carlisle the last week: Abra ham
NJ Hill. Oneida; Chauncey Charles.
Stockbridge; Wallace Denny, Oneida
Elias J. Charles, Oneida; Marion \.
Powlas, Oneida; Juliette E. Smith,
Oneida; Adeline e. Kingley, Winnebago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
wAUKEGAN GETS POWER PLANT
Chicago Milwaukee Electric Road Secure
Options for 100000 Buildings.

WAUKEGAN, H., March 26-[ Spe-
cial. THE Chicago 4 Milwaukee Elec-
tric road has secured an option OH ten
acre tract on the lake front near Dow S
mill for its proposed 100000 power
plant The big plant is to supply power
to the entire system from Chicago to
milwaukee,. as we'll as western branches
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
Sufficient.

Discharged Cook-An' will yez give
me reference, mum?
Cross Lady = Reference, indeed!
What is there to recommend you?
Discharged Cook-Just say th't I've
lived wild you whole month.-Cleye-
land Leader
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29

face in common III the future. Viscount
A0li, who is one of the ableSt and most
experienced of Japanese diplomats, is
ii his Goth year. He has hal a long
and honorable political career In 1878
lie was secretary to the Japanese lega-
tioa at Berlin, afterward becoming min
lister at the German capital From 1886
to 1880 he was vice minister of foreign
affairs, and from 1889 to 1891 and 1898
to 1900 full minister of foreign affairs.
He has been twice minister to Ger
many and once to England. He is at
present member of the Privy Council
OF the empire, has the highest japanese
decoration, that Of the first class of the
Order of the Rising Sun, and stands in
the first rank Of Japanese diplomats.
Outranking Mr.. Takahira, and even
Baron Hayashi, the japanese minister
TO London IN fact, he is one of the
most eminent OF Japan's public men.
Niscount Aoki has had a German uni
versity education and his wife is a Ger
man lady. German, moreover. is more
familiar to him than any other foreign
language, but he speaks English readily.
lie represented his country at the
Hague Peace Conference in 1899. The
elevation of the Japanese legation at
Washington to the rank of an embassy
makes the number of ambassadors at
Washington nine, which is more than
are stationed at any other capital in
the world.
Treasure fer Numiamat1sts.
A gift which numismatists will re-
gard as one of munificent generosity
has just been made to the Paris Ecole
des BeauX-Arts. The donor is a Judge
Of the Tribunal of the Seine-M. du
Puy-and his gift takes the form Of i'm
pressions of three thousand ancient and
modern seals, collected at the end of
the eighteenth century, from all the pri-
vate and public collections Of Europe
to which access could be obtained. NJ
LOUIS du Puy, the famous philologist,
was the original collector.-LonIon
Globe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
Henry Olmsted, the Escanaba Mich

Henry Olmsted, the Escanaba (Mich.)
boy, who played with the Brewers in
1902, and later with Columbus and Bos-
ton, has reported at Louisville to Owner
Tebeau. There was a report that Henry
would manage the Escanaba team this
season and quit the league, but Mr.. Te-
beau came to his terms and he joined
the Colonies.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
A Remedy to Hand.

Did you see where powder trust
had the government in its clutches?"
What of it? If 1t supplies the am
munition, why doesn't the government
go cunning for it?"-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
PATTlSON COMFORTABLE.
Ohio Governor Spent Good Night and
Temperature Is Normal in the
Morning.
COTTMPTTS q

COLUMBUS. O.. March 26-Tbe
physicians attending Gov. Pattison to-
day issued the following bulletin:
Gov. PattisOn has had a good night and
is comfortable this morning. Tempera ture
normal; pulse, 96; respiration, 20.