Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-07
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powers will demand the retirement of
the dowager empress, the creation OF
an indemnity fund by doubling reve-
| nues, and the appointment of minis
ter of foreign affairs before proceed
ing with negotiations. Five officials
of Paotingfu have been sentenced to
death for outrages on missionaries.
Australian advices indicate the Sc
lection of Albury, n. S. W., as the
| capital of federated Australia.
The Gould family in New York will
pay the $4,70O,00O indebtedness Of
Count Castellane, husband of Anna
Gould.
William L. Strong, the last mayor of
| the old city of New York, died suddenly
at his home in that city, aged 73 years.
During the month of October the
| British losses in South Africa numbered
| 653. A London paper says the Boer re-
| vival is more serious than at first
| thought, and Lord Roberts return may
| be delayed.
The steamship ST. Paul arrived at
Seattle, Wash, from Nome with 1872
passengers and 100000 in treasure.
The annual report of W. S. Shallen-
berger, second assistant postmaster
general, shows that the total eXpendi-
| lures the past fiscal year were $751;
| 160,59s.
Ninety Americans who fought for the
Beers in South Africa left for Ham
| burg, where they will sail for America.
| One hundred and five students were
suspended from the Culver Military
! academy near Terre Haute, Ind, for
| INSTRUMENTATION.
Men of the Memorial Baptist church
in Chicago cooked and served dinner
| for 300 persons.
Spain has been declared under mar
volt.
Roosevelt ended his campaign of
eight weeks. in which he travelled 81
200 miles and made 673 speeches, rec
ord never equaled.
The first message was sent over the
| government cable from ST. Michael to
| Nome.
A pile of ties placed on the Baltimore
& Ohio tracks near Tiffin, O.. to wreck
|
| before the train came along.
The dead and missing in the Tarrant
| fire IN New York are placed at IS.
There were 1913 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
| ended on the I'd. against 2O5 the week
previous and 1873 the corresponding pc
Rod of 1899.
Dispatches from China state that
| the Germans have defeated a force of
Boxers near Kaumi, province of Shan
tung, killing many of them.
The former flagship New York will
go out Of commission at the Brooklyn
navy yard on November "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius NJ Drake, aged
respectively 50 and so. were killed by
| coal gas at their home in Hastings
| Mimi.
Eleven passengers were hurt in a
collision Of electric cars near Cleves, O.
! Twelve men were killed and two ia
| tally injured by an explosion of dyna-
mite in the coal mines at Berrysberg.
| w. Va
The Farmers and Merchants bank
at Jackson Center, O., was blown open
| by robbers, who secured $500.
Two Dowie elders were roughly
| handled by mob at Mansfield O.
| The Atlantic liner ST. Paul suffered
damages of $25O,OOO at sea and reached
New York late.
| In the wreck of a Southern Pacific
freight train near Keswie, CAL, two
men were killed and three others in
jured.
Lloyd j. Smith was acquitted in Chi
cago of the charge of shipping grain
without canceling warehouse re-
ceipts.
| Alexander Winton rode from Cleve-
| land, O., to New York in automobile
in 3S hours and 80 minutes.
| Laundrymen of New York have de-
| clared war against Chinese COMPETE
| tors.
| Spanish newspapers say money for
the Carlist rising came from England
A German warship quelled the rebel
lion in Admiralty islands, Smelling and
destroying native village.
| The mother of Lieut.. Peary, the
| arctic explorer. died at Portland. Me-
The queen of Portugal jumped into
the sea and saved fisherman from
| drowning.
A large tannery at Rancho Del
Chopo. Mexico, was burned with a
| loss of $5OO,O0O.
The emperor of China will not re-
turn to Peking while the city is occu-
| pied by foreign soldiers.
Active scouting by American troops
! last week had a depressing effect on
Filipino insurgents.
The private bank of Charles Peter
son at Benson, Neb., was robbed by
| burglars of $500.
William Segelson, an Iowa cattleman,
was found dead in room full of gas in
the Metropolitan hotel in Chicago.