Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-15

Deserted by his wife, Robert Full
ford, of Chicago, killed Mrs. r. Nc
Cord, her mother, at London, Ont,
and then committed suicide.
LATER NEWS.
President Kruger viii grant an au-
dience to Mrs. Botha, wife of the Boer
commander, who brings to Holland a
message from her husband, urging the
acceptance of peace terms.
The international jubilee convention
of the Y. NJ. c. A. began in Boston.
The United States has rejected pro-
posal to join in a guarantee of the Chi
nese indemnity.
o. S. Bryant killed his young wife and
himself at Louisville, Ill. Jealousy was
the cause.
Belgian missionaries in China have
Informed their government that the
situation there is now more alarming
than before the Boxer revolt.
Barney Morris celebrated in Brook
Ign, n. Y, his one hundred and ninth
birthday.
The Michigan building at the Buffalo
exposition was dedicated.
To. prevent arrest Andy Cox killed
Deputy Sheriff Branham and Chief of
Police Wilder at Corbin, KY, and was
himself shot dead.
Mrs. Mckinley continues to improve
and her ultimate recovery is looked
for.
Sir Walter Besant and Robert w.
Buchanan, distinguished British au-
thors, died in London.
Lewis Hartman, of New York, killed
Rose Nioletta, an actress, at the
Great Northern hotel in Chicago and
then committed suicide.
Only % of the SO candidates for West
point passed the examinations.
The mission church on Madeline is
land, Wis, built by Marquette in 1869,
was burned and a painting by Rubens
destroyed.
A Chinese passenger boat bound
from Chu San to Ming Pi was upset
during a squall and SO lives were lost.
Chief Swenie resigned command of
the Chicago fire department after 81
years of service.
James d. Hamilton killed Robert
Arey and himself at Newport, o. The
latter was accused of intimacy with
Hamilton's wife.
Judge Palmer, of Denver, threat
ened to punish ministers for con-
tempt for criticising his decision in
a saloon case.
The jury in the Defenbach insur-
ance and swindling case in Chicago
declared DR.. A. NJ. Unger and F. w.
Brown guilty of conspiracy to de-
fraud.
William J. Sanford, governor of AL
ALBANIA, died at Tuscaloosa of heart
disease. He was Sc years of age and
served in congress.
A cousin of Charley Ross was kid
mapped at Atlantic City, N. J.
The bank at Dexter, Kan, was
closed, following the suicide of the
cashier, j. H. Watkins, who was short
S. 900.
The Spanish cortes was opened in
Madrid by the queen regent.
James McLoid, white man under
arrest for stealing a pony, was taken
from jail by mob and lynched at
| Hamburg, Ark.
Sixteen persons lost their lives in a
mine explosion at Port Royal, Pa.
| President Mckinley ended the third
term discussion by issuing statement
that he is not a candidate for reelec-
| ton and would not accept renomina-
ton if rendered him.
Plow manufacturers have completed
arrangements for forming a trust with
| SIS 100000 capital.
At the prohibition town of Seymour,
Ia, Thomas and Lon Wade, brothers,
drank 100 bottles of lemon extract and
| both died.
Northwestern Colorado was visited
with the third hailstorm of the sea-
son and much damage was done.
Mr.. Kruger says that he knows
nothing of the peace negotiations al
legged to be proceeding with the BoeI
leaders,.
Because of an epidemic of suicides
the mayor of Emporia, Kan, has for
hidden the publication of details OF
the crimes in local papers.
The National Metal Trades associ
alton at a meeting in New York took
steps to raise 100000 to be used in
Opposing striking machinists.
Reports from Iowa, Wisconsin, Min.
nesota and Ohio tell of severe cleo.
trical storms, accompanied by winds
of almost cyclonic severity.
Rev. DR.. William Fawcett, Of Chi
cage, died of ptomaine poisoning a Al
bert Lea, MINI.
Mrs. McKinley's condition continues
to improve slowly and with it the be.
lief increases that she will soon be
out of danger.
Rev. Richard D. Harlan, of Roches.
ter, n. y, has been elected president
of Lake Forest Ill.) university.
While playing doctor the eldest
child of San uel Ludlow, of Dry Creek.
w. Va, dru2ged his two brothers with
carbolic acio and both died.
! Admiral Seymour, speaking at
shanghai, says America is BFitain'f
Igrestest commercial rival