Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-04-17

has begun the work in Washington Of
examining Spanish war claims aggre-
eating over $3O,O00,00O.
The government April wheat report
indicated crop of 444, 1921 bushels,
ia, 100000 in excess of last year.
Henry Devore, aged %, killed his
19-year-old wife in Louisville, KY, and
then killed himself. Jealousy was the
cause.
Gov. Bliss has designated Friday,
April 26, as Arbor day in Michigan.
President Mckinley has donated
SIS, ZOO towards fund O. $4,000 nee
essary to secure the erection of a
new and modern hotel in Canton, o.
A large amount of mail was de-
stroved in the wreck of Southern
Pacific train near Wells, New.
The gross postal receipts for last
month for the so largest post Offices
in the country show an increase of
ia per cent. over the corresponding
month of last year.
Will Black and Henry Wilson, ne
groes, were hanged at Magnolia, Ark,
for the murder of Ivy Young.
representative of 35 soap manu-
factories met in Chicago and formed
the American Soap Manufa ctur1ng as
ISOLATION.
Ex-Gov. Bradley, in the trial at
Frankfort, KY, of Capt. Ripley for
completely in the Goebel murder, gave
tes timony tending to show that w. S.
Taylor knew of the contemplated as
sassination.
The Pixies Peak region in Colorado
was buried under from two to ten feet
of snow.
Mrs. Margaret Hossack, of Indianola,
Ia, wife of a wealthy farmer, was
found guilty of the murder of her hus-
band and sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
The Central Passenger association
has agreed to straight one-cent rate
for the grand army encampment at
Cleveland.
Producers in the new Texas oil field
are planning an organization pat
termed after that of the Standard Oil
company.
An order issued by Secretary Long
makes Admiral Dewey the ranking Of
ficer CT the navy, John Adams Howell
senior rear admiral, and w. S. Schley
is No. 5, and William t. Sampson No.
z on the list of senior rear admirals.
Milwaukee is soon to have new
English morning paper, to be known
as the Free Press.
Eo11., t1antio steamers h I
reached New York brought 4, IT'S immi-
grants.
Members of the Cuban constitution
al convention will be given all the lati-
tude they need to demonstrate the
capacity of the islanders for self-gov-
eminent. Rejection of the Platt
amendment may end in annexation.
Search for a missing girl in Chicago
ed to the discovery of "baby farm
on the South side.
A mob at Bradford, Pa, burned a
schoolhouse used as a smallpox isola-
ton hospital.
An unpublished hymn written by
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow has
been discovered among worthless pa
pers and old letters in Boston.
Chicago packers will lose heavily in
trade because the British war office
orders that after June 1 only home
bred meat shall be bought for army
use.
French naval officers visited Mount
Vernon and placed a wreath on Wash
ington's tomb.
One hundred students of Armour in
stitute in Chicago were arrested for
disorderly conduct while celebrating
the gift of S1,00O.0OO to the school.
Mrs. William Ticknor, of Melrose
Park, ILL.,, ended her life with carbolic
acid because she had been arrested.
W. Fl. Champion, whose tongue is to
be cut out because of cancer, talked a
lecture into a photograph in New
York.
Mrs. Ooliata Zimmerman, prima
donna, leaves her husbands beautiful
home in Chicago because he demanded
that she give up her music for him.