Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
A WEEKS RECORD
All 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
DOMESTIC.

A company has been incorporated to
establish pneumatic tube mail and
package service in Chicago.
The population of Indiana is 2.516, 462,
against 2,192,4O4 in $780, an increase of
524,05S, or 14.7 per cent.
Florida's population is 52S.542, as
against 391.422 in 1890, an increase Of
1920, or 35 per cent.
Charles Davis. aged 80 years, shot and
killed his wife in Portland, Me-, and
then shot himself.
John McQuade. clerk in the war de-
partment at Washington, was proba bly,
fatally hurt in a footballs game.
Clarence B. Beardsley accidentally
killed his young wife in Chicago while
giving lesson in the use of firearms.
Thirteen persons are dead and three
fatally injured as the result of the ex-
plosion in the Berrysburg mines in
West Virginia.
James D. Noe and Richard Wall were
drowned in crossing the Ohio river at
Greensboro, Ky.
The Cuban constitutional convention
met at Havana.
Chief of Police Devery, of New York,
was indicted for interfering with the
work of State Superintendent of Elec-
tons McCullagh.
The British steamships Baron Eldon
and Baron Innerdale arrived at Phila-
delphia from Java, finishing race of
$4,000 miles within four hours of each
other, the Eldon arriving first.
In fight over politics at Caseyville,
Ind, Wallace Graves was killed and
eight other men were wounded.
James A. Norton, who was one of
the jurymen in the Youtsey trial, was
burned to death in the prison at
Sadieville, Ky.
Chief Of Police George Woodruff
shot and killed Alfred Stanhope, in
ternal revenue agent, at Midway, KY.
The tragedy was the outcome of an
old grudge.
John Arnold Burr, night transfer
agent of the United States Express
company at Green Bay, Wis, was
missing, and currency and gold coin
estimated to have amounted to be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 had also dis
appeared.
Gov.-elect William J. Sanford was
suddenly stricken with heart disease
at his home in Opelika, Ala, and his
recovery was doubtful.
Two men were killed and four
wounded in a fight at the polls in Den
yer, Col.
The office of the Press Knickerbock-
er-Express, the Oldest established pa
per in Albany, n Y, was destroyed by
fire.
Frank McPhillips, editor of the Bay
City Mich.) Tribune, fell over the
banister Of the stairway in the old
library building and was killed.
The population of Wyoming, as Off
cially announced by the census bureau,
is 92,531, against 65,7O5 in 1890, an in
crease of 31,s26.
The nine months strike of the $500
cigarmakers in New York ended by
the men resuming work on the old
terms.
President Mckinley was enthusiastic
cally cheered by great crowds on his
way from Canton to Washington.
The Russian press asserts that a new
alliance between Russia, France, Japan
and the United States has been formed
to counterbalance the Anglo-German
treaty. Dispatches from China report
the execution by order of court-mar-
tial of three Chinese officials
II a prize fight at Detroit, Mich,
Michael Goldman received a blow from
Bernard Carroll that caused his death.
In a railway collision at Pelleville, O.,
Conductor John Oatman and Engineer
Henry Hall were killed.
The rebuilt cruiser Atlanta sailed
from New York for South America to
join the south Atlantic squadron, under
Rear Admiral Schley.
John Thompson and his wife and
Jarvis James were fatally injured by
the cars at a railway crossing near New
Lenox, III.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the I'd aggre-
gated $1,673, 134,2 S4, against S1,739.-
Hiss the previous week. The de-
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of 1889 was 1873.
Thieves carried away the entire stock
of West Side shoe dealer in Chicago.
Abel p. Upham, tea tester in Chi
cago, was driven to suicide by excess
sive use of tea.
Elsie Smith, stenographer, killed
herself in Chicago through pride, be-
ing in need and ashamed to send home
for money
Gen. Randali's report states order has
been restored at Cape Nome by SOL
diers.
Men of the Memorial Baptist church
In Chicago cooked and served dinner
for 300 persons.