Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-02-06
The war department announces that

ueIlldl business TO the lowest D1uueT.
In the trial of accused vote sellers
at Charlottesville, Ind, Charles Wells
was disfranchised for 20 years and
John Osborn for Is years. Others who
pleaded guilty escaped with 10 years.
A fire which started in Frankel
Bros. department store at Des Moines,
Ia, caused over 100000 loss.
The Kansas State Temperance union
subscribed $500 to buy gold medal
for Mrs. Carrie Nation.
The, Cuban constitutional convention
has adopted clause providing for uni
versal suffrage.
The president has, proclaimed the
new eNtradition treaty between the
United States and Peru.
The time for allotment of lands to In
dams in southern Oklahoma is extend
ed to August 6.
The Illinois legislature has passed
bill appropriating $4,000 for a state
building at the Pan-Am erican eXposi-
ton in Buffalo.
Mrs. Mary Green was sent to prison
for wrecking a saloon in Boston.
Secretary Long says there is no need
for investigation of hazing at Annapo-
lis.
Charles F. w. Nicely, the former
chief of the bureau of finance of the
Cuban post Office department, who is
charged with embezzling $50, 900, is in
Jail in Havana.
Bostock's zoo was destroyed by fire
in Baltimore and of the 500 animals all
but three persisted Loss, 100000.
The Hundred Year club Of New York
has located the worlds oldest man in
Izal Rodofsky, Moscow, aged 1875, and
the oldest woman in Mrs. Nancy Hollo-
field, III years old, of Battle Creek,
Mich.
Fourteen women, led by Mrs. sSher-
if, wrecked four saloons at Anthony,
Kan, smashing mirrors and bottles
and pouring liquor into the street.
Two women were killed and several
persons injured by the burning of the
Hotel Jefferson in New ork.
In convention in Guthrie residents
of Oklahoma and Indian terrific cries de-
manded Of congress immediate state
hood
W. C. Whitney, of New York, bought
Marcus Daly's famous stallion Ham
burg for 100000
Coats opera house in Kansas City,
Mo-, was destroyed by fire, the loss
being s15o,OoO.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was elected from
one saloon in Topeka and found 9TH
ers barricaded against her.
The governor of Tennessee has
signed the bill prohibiting the manu-
facture or sale of cigarettes in the
state.
The war department has issued or
ders for the transportation of $500
regular troops to the Philippines to
replace an equal number of return
ing volunteers.
The Virginia legislature has passed
ment for life, in the discretion of the
jury, any person in the state guilty
of kidnapping.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip, CT
the treasury department., says he is
not alarmed at letter threatening
his life.
A boys scarf caught in q windmill
at Ashford, Wis, and he was choked
to death.
The business portion of Fort Aber-
crombie, n. D., was destroyed by fire.
Wichita (Kan.) saloon men have
planned, in the event Of another raid
by women, to tie them hand and foot
and turn them over to the officers.
An explosion wrecked the Wicke CT
gar box factory in New York and many
persons were hurt. and the fire follow
ing destroyed property worth $780,,
GOO.
Helen Gould has given S4OG,0 900 to-
ward the erection of new home for
the naval branch Of the Young Mems
Christian association in Brooklyn, \. Y.