Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-08-17
LATER NEWS.

The post office at Michigan City,
Laporte county, Ind, was entered
at night by burglars, who forced
open the steel vaults and steel safe,
securing $500 in stamps and 500 in
cash.
Reports from 23 points in Arizona
territory all state the largest alfalfa
crop ever known is now being gath
cred. The crop is the second one of
the year.
Stephen Ballard, founder of the
Ballard school for colored persons at
Lincoln, Ga, is dead at his home in
Brooklyn, n. Y, from a complication
of diseases, the result of a stroke of
paralysis.
In a freight wreck on the Cotton
Belt railroad near Mckinney, Tex,
two men were killed.
Two persons were killed and five
injured by lightning during terrific
storm at Greenville, S. c.
Charles White, James Whitney and
Edgar Lane were drowned in the
Galoup rapids near Ogdensburgh, n.
Y, by the sinking of the private
yacht Rhea.
| The state department has received
cable from Mr.. Rockhill, at Picking,
reporting that the draft of the final
protocol has been agreed upon.
| A general fight ensued in church at
Obotti, Austria, between the respective
partisans to a vendetta, with the re-
suit that seven persons were killed
| and 20 wounded
The large sawmill and planning mill
and $4,000 feet of lumber owned by r.
| 7. Buzard at Carrier, near Dubois, Pa,
were destroyed by fire Monday. Loss,
| between 1000 and 100000; insured.
! King Edward, when receiving Count
Won Waldersee in audience at HON.
burg, invested him with the military
grand cross of the Order of the Bath.
The withdrawal of the Colombian le
| cation from Venezuela is believed to
indicate signs of trouble between the
two countries. 1t may be the prelude
to war. United States representa-
in Venezuela will look after Colombian
! interests.
| Gen. Gomez refuses to allow his name
to be used as Cuban presidential cam
| didate. He urges Palma for first place.
Shamrock III. was brought to an an
chorage off Tompkinsville, Staten
Island. She was given enthusiastic
greeting by thousands. Her .kipper
is hopeful of success.
The Invader won the second race of
the series with the Cadillac for the
Canadian cup at Chicago.
DR.. j. NJ. Smyser. former secretary
of the Illinois board of dental exam
iners, has been arrested charged with
forgery and issuing forged diplomas.
The remains of Dowager Empress
Frederick were inferred beside those
of her husband in the mausoleum of
Friedenskerche.
State Statistician Johnson said
from observations that he had made
that he believed the corn crop in In
diana was practically beyond re-
demption.
The steamer Humboldt arrived in
Seattle, Wash, from the Lynn canal
at night bringing 135 passengers and
100000 in gold.
a heavy freight locomotive draw
ing a mixed train coming from La
Veta to Cucharas, on the Denver &
Rio Grande road, exploded mile
east of La Veta. Ehe engineer and
and fireman were killed.
The indications are that the re-
ceipts from the auction sale of town
lots now in progress under direction
of the federal government will ex-
ceed 100000 in Lawton, Okla.
News received from Vladivostock
says that Lieut. Wallace Berthol, of
the United States navy, has begun
shipping $4,000 reindeer from Ok
hotsk ports to Alaska.
The Invader won the third race in
the Canada cup series at Chicago, the
Cadillac being disqualified for fouling
at the start.
| Hon. Sanford NJ. Green, judge of
the Michigan supreme court from
1S4S to 1853, died at his home in Bay
City, Mich, aged ga years. In 1943
Judge Green revised the Michigan
state statutes and his work stands
unchanged to-day. Judge Green was
a circuit judge for "a years.
Masked robbers held up a Missouri,
! Kansas & Texas train at lonely spot
in Indian Territory, wrecked the eX-
press car, rifed the safes and mail
pouches and robbed all the passengers.
Several arrests were made within
few hours after the crime and part of
the booty recovered.
Assistant Secretary Tighe, of the
Amalgamated association, came to
Chicago from Pittsbuzg to induce the
South Chicago steel workers to recon-
slider their action in refusing TO strike.
President Shaffer says South Chicago,
Milwaukee and Joliet men who refused
/ 10 strike VIII lose their lodge charters
land be expelled from the Amalga mated
association if they do not reseind their
| action and come out.