Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-03-06
LATER,

LATER.
The sundry civil bill was passed in
the United States senate on the 1st
after a long debate. The house re-
moved the proba bility of an extra
| session by concurring in the senate
! amendments to the army appropria-
ton bill, including provisions regard
ing the Philippines and Cuba, by a
vote of 159 to 1874.
Conference agreements were reached
| in the United States senate on the I'd
on the general deficiency, post Office,
sundry civil and naval appropriation
bills, and a bill urged by labor men reg
ulating safety appliances on railroad
trains was passed IN the house final
conference Oh appropriation bills was
| reached.
At a cabinet meeting all of the
members presented to the president
their designations.
Henry Warne, an insane farmer
near Denison, Ia, killed his son,
burned his buildings and stock and
killed himself.
Dell johnson farmer at Orlando,
Okla, while insane shot and killed
his father and mother
Judge Taft is to be the first civil
governor of the Philippines. Fill
pinos at Balanga, province of Bataan,
Luzoa, welcomed the Philippine COM
mission and civil rule.
Gen. Chaffee has been ordered to
send all but 200 men now in China
to Manila.
In fit of jealousy Edward Van
Dorp, a well-to-do mechanic, shot his
25-year-old wife at Kewanee, Ill, and
then shot himself
Officials of Brazil and Italy frus-
trated plot to kill King Victor
| Emmanuel.
John Golden, miner at Cantrall,
H., was shot and killed by Marshal
Johnson while resisting arrest.
George \. Shenkel pleaded guilty
at Carrollton, H., to assaulting Grace
| GilIer, was given an indefinite SEN
| tence and escorted to the Chester
prison by militia, to prevent a lynch
| ing.
Fire destroyed the business portion
of Park River, n. D.
The transport Meade arrived in San
Francisco, bringing home the Elev-
enth volunteer cavalry from Manila.
Rear Admiral Bartlett J. Cromwell
will succeed Rear Admiral Schley as
commander of the South Atlantic
station.
Alexander Woods, of Pennsylvania,
United States consul at Kiel, Ger
many, died of paralysis.
During the last eight months the
total government receipts exceeded
the expenditures by 81, 4S4, 900.
The public debt statement issued
on the 1st shows that the debt de-
creased $7,576,374 during the month
| the treasury was $298, ,149. The
total debt, less the cash in the treas
ury, amounts to $1,0S7 ,019,504.
Dewey Smith, a negro miner. was
| lynched near Richmond, Mo-, for kill
ing Chester Stanley, white man.
The allied powers were making ready
to withdraw the greater part of their
armies from Picking in accordance with
| the terms Of the peace treaty.
wood at Creuzet, O., exploded, instantly
killing four men.
John Farson offered to pay evan
gelists $1,000 for each convert made in
the congregation of the First Meth
odist church of Oak Park, III.
The remains of William NJ. Evarts,
who died in New York, were buried
at Windsor, Vt.
| Gen. De Wet lost heavily in men and
stores by his incursion into Cape Col
ony. but he escaped with the bulk Of
| his commando.
The secretary of the navy has in
dorsed Gunner Morgan's application
for promotion.
Mrs. Henry Worlansky smashed
| windows and mirrors of saloons at
Secaucus, n. J.
King Edward returned to London
from his visit with Empress Frederick
at Cronberg, Germany.
Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania,
celebrated the completion of his
fiftieth year in congress.
| Four trainmen were killed and sew
en- seriously injured in a freight
wreck on the Southern railway at
Lenoir City, Tenn.
Inventor Hudson Maxim predicts
his new explosive will revolutionize
! warfare and make navies useless.
The cruiser New York sailed for
Hampton Roads preparatory to a voy
] age to the Asiatic station.
Bud Taylor. rejected sutton at Kan
sas City, killed Ruth Nollard while she
was out walking.
President Mckinley has signed the
army bill.
Chicago republicans nominated
Judge Hanecy for mayor.
| Gov. Wood advised the Cuban con-
stitutional convention to enact an cleo
| ton law. Gen. Collazo says Cuba will
not accept the conditions proposed by
! the United States.