Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-08-10
LATER. NEWS

LATER NEWS.
President Ghaffer, of the Amalga-
mated Steel association, served notice
on steel companies that a general
strike will be ordered unless differ
ences are settled within ten days.
Benjamin Pugh, a negro, who muir
dered John 11egen, was electrocuted
at Sing Sing On. " prison.
Walter Smith, of New York, broke
the fve-mile amateur bicycle record,
making the distance in minutes and
81 is seconds.
The fire loss of the United States and
Canada for the month of July was $15,-
100000, against $13, 500, 100 in July, 1900.
Dowager Empress Frederick of Ger
many died at Friedrichshof surround
ed by her family, including the kaiser.
j. NJ. Key, owner of the Commercial
bank at ST. Andrews, Ind, was arrest
ed charged with disposing of forged
notes, and the bank was closed.
Fourteen horses were burned in
fire which destroyed the livery stables
of Harry Gordon in Chicago.
Miss Carrie Jones, daughter of ex
Gov. Thomas G. Jones, was crushed
to death by street car in Montgom
cry, Ala.
Miguel Malavor, a new Philippine
leader, issued proclamation declar-
ing the war would be continued.
An explosion wrecked a block OF
buildings in Philadelphia, causing the
death of from IL to 20 persons and
the injury of so more.
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt
left Colorado Springs for three-days
coyote chase.
An infant died of starvation in a
Chicago courtroom while legal steps
were under way to provide for its
care.
Colombian insurgents and govern
ment troops fought for II days, then
the former exhausted their powder
and retired.
William n. Claggett, who was Mon
tana territory's first republican dele
gate to congress, died at Spokane.
William Schultz killed his wife and
committed suicide in Chicago because
the woman had refused to take trip
with him.
Rev. George E. Hancock, pastor of
the West Park CS. j. Methodist
church, died while preaching.
Since the new law went into effect
16 months ago Cos national banks have
been organized in the United States.
The body of James NJ. Frazier, a
Presbyterian minister, 50 years of age,
was found in the Ohio river near Pa
ducah, Ky.
President Shaffer, of the Amalga-
mated association, issued a call for a
general strike of all union men en-
States Steel corpora ton, the order to
take effect on the 10th inst.
Admiral Howison has been selected
as the third member of the Schley
court of inquiry.
William c. Price, treasurer of the
United States under Buchanan. died at
the home of his daughter in Chicago,
aged sc years.
Fire destroyed the plant of the In
diana Pulp & Paper company in Ma
rion, the loss being $4,000.
The Texas legislature convened in
special session to redistrict the con-
gressional districts.
The republicans of Maryland in state
convention in Baltimore nominated
Hermann S. Platt, of Baltimore, for
state comptroller.
Nathan Caruthers (colored) was
hanged at Memphis, Tenn, for the
murder of Charles Neebe.
Robbers tunneled into the strong
room of the Selby Smelling and Lead
company at Vallejo, Cal, and secured
gold bullion valued at $2s0,QoO.
Andrew Carnegie has promised $50
900 to the people of Racine, Wis, for
public library.
A tornado wrecked many houses
at Norfolk and Berkely, Va, and in
the country all the outbuildings on
several farms were demolished.
Moderate temperatures and good
rains have improved late corn in the
great corn states.
The. British house of commons was
asked to vote 100000 60 aid the
Iransvaal and Orange River colonies.
Colombian insurgents captured
Panama train carrying an official OF
the government.
Six months of mourning will be
observed in Germany out of respect
to the late dowager empress.
NikQla Tesla will erect an electric
station near Port Jefferson, n. Y, for
wireless telegraphy.
Constable II. B. Goodrich was shot
and killed in Chicago during a quar-
rel with his wife, whom he had de-
serted.
Citizens at Lawton, Okla, organized
a vigilance committee to suppress
crime in the new town.
Senator McLaurin notified the
South Carolina democratic state COM
mittee it had no power to read him
out of the party, and defied the Till
man faction,