Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-04-24
4 WEEKS RECORD
ALI 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
ALE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

Mrs. Carrie Nation was fined $500 for
obstructing a street in Kansas City,
Mo-, and the fine was suspended so
long as she stays out Of the city.
Mrs. John Isley, near Spring Place,
Tenn, gave birth to four babies.
The Northern Pacific railway will
establish line Of steamships from
Puget sound to Liverpool via the Suez
canal
Judge Elliott at Milwaukee dis
charged two Christian Scientists, on
trial for practicing medicine without
a license. He held the defendants
treated wholly by prayer.
The United States has made propo-
sition to the powers to fix the Chinese
indemnity at s2oO,OOo,OOO.
Labor unions threaten to tie up
every mill controlled by the billion-dol-
lar steel trust. They will demand rec
ognition.
Treasury officials are worried about
the transportation in Wall street
and request New York banks to be
more conservative.
Hundreds of divorces granted by
the courts of the Dallotas and other
states have been declared invalid by
the United States supreme court.
Rev. Rollo r. Stevens resigned from
the Chicago Presbytery after it re-
fused him permission to retire from
the ministry.
John A. Kasson, special reciprocity
commissioner, declined to take his sal
ary because the senate failed to ap-
prove the treaties.
Rev. Edwin j. Oliver, pastor of an
Evangelical church at Peru, Ind, was
killed by train as he was starting
for Aurora, Ill, to marry Miss Sell
frink.
The United States supreme court de-
cided the war revenue tax on export
bills of lading illegal.
The Arkansas legislature passed a
bill requiring persons who drink
liquor to secure license.
The battleship Wisconsin returned
to San Francisco after a practice
cruise that proved it to be an excel
lent sea boat.
Marquis Obizzo Malispina di Car
Italian ambassador at Washington.
Maryland republicans will educate
illiterate negroes to prevent their dis
franchisement.
Robbers entered the post office at
Washington, Ind, and took $685. IN
stamps and $500 in money.
In a runaway accident at Burling-
Mo JUi11;o,,, D1,Y,1on 9
killed and Mrs. George Cole fatally
injured.
Engineer Meinzer was killed and six
persons hurt in an Illinois Central
wreck at Woodbine, Ia.
A terrific blizzard, with zero wealth
er, caused the loss of many cattle and
sheep on ranges in Colorado and
Wyoming.
Gov Dockery, of Missouri, has We
toed the compulsory education bill.
Bob Fitzsimmons was arrested in
New York for wife beating.
Frank Major was hanged at Mead
vile, Pa, for the murder of Police
Chief McGrath.
The transport Ohio sailed from San
Francisco for Manila with battalion
of the Thirtieth infantry, numbering
600 men.
f. B. LOOMS, United States min
lister to Venezuela, arrived in New
York.
License or no license was fought
out in Illinois village elections, with
honors about even.
Mrs. FL. B. Tunure shot and killed
her husband and herself at Mason
City, Ia, while insane. Six children
are left orphans.
BY the fall of derrick near Buff
falo, n. Y, William Dahlgreen and
Nicholas Green were killed and Yves
ley Eddy and A. L. Cameron fatally
injured.
City and town elections were held
in South Dakota and license carried
in nearly every town where the ques-
ton was up.
Postmaster General Smith has is
sued an order permitting letter car
riers to wear Shirt waists in summer.
Chicago university defeated Michi-
gan university in their opening bali
game of the season, to 6.
The United States battleship Maine
will probably be launched in Philadel-
phia on Memorial day.
Melvin r. Baldwin, an ex-congress-
man from Minnesota, killed himself
at Seattle, Wash, because Of business
oversees.
A deal is said to have been completed
whereby the Morgan-Hill syndicate
gets control of the Burlington road.
William thinner celebrated his one
hundred and second birthday at his
home in Clinton, Ia.
The Indianapolis News has pur-
chased it's afternoon rival, the Press.
Porto Rico is to enjoy free trade
with the United States on and after
July / this year.
Theresa Vaughn, the talented &C
tress, has been placed in an asylum for
the insane at Worcester, Mass.