Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-28
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC,

At the winter quarters of Ringing
Brothers circus in Baraboo, Wis, a
baby elephant was born, the first hap
pening of the kind in the United
States.
The French liner L'Aquitane, with
Sarah Bernhardt, the actress, on board
arrived in New York
George Putnam was executed at Fol
som, Cal, for the murder of fellow
convict named John Shoers.
The 18th was the one hundredth an
niversary of the meeting of the first
congress in Washington.
The battleship Kentucky has been
ordered to Smyrna to collect 500, 900
from Turkey.
Leonard M. Nash. of Bradford. Pa,
a freshman at Princeton, attempted
to climb a water tower, but fell lie
feet and was killed.
The annual report of ex-President
Sanford B. Dole. governor of Hawaii,
says the total valuation of real and
personal property in Hawaii is s97,-
491, 5S4.
Miss Frances Cunningham was
awarded $4,000 damages in Chicago
for injuries received by falling from
Al Illinois Central train.
A package of $1,000 carried by the
American Express company disap-
peared at Sioux City. Ia.
Pennsylvania has a population Of
6,302,115, an increase of 1,044. 1O1 in
ten years.
The United States supreme court
has taken recess for two weeks.
4 scow belonging to D. n. Mcleod,
of Newberry. Mich. sank in Lake SUI
perior and five of the crew were
drowned.
1851 1874. a gain of 449, 56S since 1890.
A committee will urge congress to
legislate for deep waterway from
Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
The annual report of the govern
ment hospital for the insane in Wash
ington shows a total of 2,076 patients,
an increase of 1873. the largest in
crease in it's history.
Twelve robbers wrecked the bank at
Ashley, O., with dynamite and stood
off citizens, but were frightened
away.
The census gives Illinois popula-
ton of 1921 $50. an increase of $685.,
199 in ten years. Rhode Islands popu-
lation is 42S, $50, an increase of SO, $50
and Florida's 538, 542, a gain of 1877, 100.
Plantations in western Tennessee
and northern Mississippi were laid
waste by a tornado and over 20 per-
sons were killed.
Drs. Stiles and Howard, of the gov
eminent service, say mosquitoes cause
malaria and advise the killing of the
pests.
A plea for a wide expansion of
rural free delivery is made in the an
nual report of W. M. Johnson, first
assistant postmaster general.
The estimates of the department of
agriculture for appropriations for the
next fiscal year aggre gate S4.659,O5O.
A ST. Louis judge says that labor
unions cannot fine members for fail
ure to obey a boycott order.
Twelve men were killed and ~
wounded during the 20 days deer hunt
ing season in Wisconsin.
The past seasons Klondike output of
gold is placed at $40, 100000, against
ST., OOO,O 900 in 1899.
Six masked men robbed an Iron
Mountain passenger train near Gif-
ford, Ark. but secured little booty.
The state BOARD of transportation
of Nebraska has been abolished by
the supreme court as illegal.
Snow blocked railway traffic in the
west and a hurricane did great dam
age to buildings in Colorado cities.
Republican members of the ways
and means committee have decided
to reduce the war revenue taxes $780,
100000 a year.
Five people were killed near Santa
Barbara, CAL, by the upsetting of a
stage.
The national good roads convention
in Chicago resulted in permanent or
souri,, as president, and headquarters in
Chicago.
A storm caused numerous disasters
on the great lakes, many vessels being
sunk, driven ashore or badly crippled
and several persons were drowned.
The census gives New York state a
population of 7.26S,o12, an increase of
1,270,159 in ten years.
Peter Johnson killed his son and him.
self with poison in Chicago because of
family troubles.
If precedent is followed in reappor-
tionment the next house of represent
atives will contain 3s5 members, an
increase, of % over the present num-
Der.
The German national bank at New
port, KY, closed its doors because of
the alleged defalcation of $2O1, 900 by
Frank N. Brown, assistant cashier.
In the pulpits and in mass meeting
the people of Denver. Col, expressed
their Indignation over the burning of
the negro Porter.