Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26
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The third of The colored men impli-
Gated in the murder of Hollie Simon
at Rockport, Ind, John Rolla, was
hanged by mob at Bonneville.
The Chicago city council passed
resolution prohibiting prize fights and
boxing bouts.
Justice Henry R. Beekman, of the
supreme court, dropped dead at his
home in New York, aged 55 years.
Burglars robbed the bank of Cash
ion, Okla, of 3,40O.
The National Civic Federation's in
dustrial arbitration conference began
in Chicago.
Fitzsimmons definitely stated that
he never would enter the prize ring
again.
In Washington arguments in the
cases involving the constitutional
status of the colonies of the United
States were brought before the SUI
preme court.
East Tennessee, Virginia and North
Carolina were shaken by earthquake
The visible supply Of grain in the
United States on the 18th was: Wheat
s1,Os2,0o0 bushels; corn, s,13S,o0O bush
els; oats, 9,9S7,O0o bushels; rye, $780,
600 bushels; barley, 3.4s2.ooo bushels.
Fire destroyed the big plant of the
Brown Hosting and Conveying Machine
company in Cleveland, O.. the loss being
$500 900.
By unanimous vote the citizens of
Sing Sing, n. Y, voted to petition the
legislature to change the name of the
village from Sing Sing to Ossining.
A collision between freight trains
at South Milwaukee, Wis, killed three
men.
Threats of Eldorado (Kan.) women
to lynch Jessie Morrison, charged with
murder, led to the placing of a strong
guard around the prisoner.
Albert Metzeger, at Hopewell, Pa.
leading double life, shot and killed an
actress and committed suicide.
The safe of Dicks & Sally, at Sally,
S. c., was blown open with dynamite
and robbed of $1,000 in cash.
Two negroes robbed and burned a
trading boat at Arcadia. Miss, after
killing the owner, his wife and baby.
Gold & Co.'s bank at Albee, S. D., was
IODUeu VI pl,oUU ny DuI lars.
The safe in the Citizens bank at Hope
Ind, was blown open by robbers, who
secured $4,000 and escaped.
Policeman Grady shot and instantly
killed John, alias RED" Corbett, no.
torious Chicago criminal.
John D. Rockefeller's Christmas pres
ent to the University of Chicago is ST.
100000, making his total gifts thus far
$9,2O2,374.
Impressive watchnight services in
Methodist churches throughout the
country will mark the end of the CEN
fury.
President Mckinley made the fol-
lowing appointments: John c. A.
Leishman, minister to Turkey; Ar
thur S. Hardy, minister to Switzer-
land, and Charles S. Francis, minister
to Greece, Roumania and Servia.
Fred Norton, youth at Unadilla,
n. Y. has lost the sight of both eyes
as result of excessive smoking of ci-
garettes.
The National Civic Federation con-
ference at its closing session in Chi
cago issued an appeal for pacific coun-
sci between employer and employe
and appointed committee to pro-
mote Cancellation.
Attorney General Griggs argued be-
fore the supreme court that the con-
stitution did not follow the flag into
Porto Rico and the Philippines.
The sugar factories and the chicory
factories in Bay City have paid out
months.
Elijah C. Bliss, aged so, died at
bloomington. One of his children is
Leonard Bliss, the giant known to
showmen as '.Baby" Bliss.
George Kittleson was killed by an
electric car near Emery, Iowa. He had
started for home while intoxicated,
and went to sleep on the track. He was
30 years Of age, and unmarried.