Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-01-09

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cember. The cash balance in the
treasury was 1920, 1o7,336. The total
debt, less the cash in the treasury,
amounts to 1899, 191, $40.
The New York legislature met in
Albany and the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture convened at Harrisburg.
Theodore Roosevelt, vice: president
ry at the Oyster Bay e.. t. lodge.
Briefs to support the argument that
the constitution followed the: flag to
Porto Rico were filed in the United
States supreme court.
Fast freight lines are to be abol-
ished, amalgamated or reduced be-
cause of rate cutting.
The coinage of the minis for the
year ended December 81 was 175,699,-
563 pieces, valued at $137, 500, 4O1.
Ben III. Brainerd, of Sprip g+ield, Ill,
treasurer of the state board of agri-
culture, was said to be short $4,000.
Clearing house exchanges in New
York on the I'd were $427,9O3, 900.
which broke the worlds record.
Louis McAdams, a negro, who cut
and seriously injured j. M. Ray, was
hanged by a mob near Wilsonville,
Ala.
The Michigan legislature convened
in Lansing and r. B. LOOMS was
elected president of the senate and
John j. Carton speaker of the house
r. G. Dun & Co. report failures in
the United States for $174,113,236 in
1900, against 1923, $40 in 1899.
The fire losses in the United States
in 1900 amounted to $159,25O, 223. an
increase of $S,712,S5S over the previous
year.
The starting of the first electric
railway in Porto Rico astonished the
citizens of San Juan.
The total circulation of national
bank notes on December 81 was $780,
061,410, an increase for the year of
500, sos, SS7.
The one hundred and twenty-second
legislature of Massachusetts, convened
in Boston.
About 10000 otherwise qualified
white voters in Louisiana have dis
franchised themselves by failure to
pay the poll tax.
The one hundred and seventh ses-
sion of the New Hampshire legislature
met in Concord.
The thirteenth general assembly of
Colorado convened at Denver.
The public library at Seattle, Wash,
containing $4,000 books, was burned
to the ground.
James W. Priestly, aged 50, found
er of the carpet mills bearing that
name, was asphyxiated by illuminate
ing gas at the home of bis son in
Philadelphia
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler. Of
the University of California, says Fill
Pine students have received letters
saying that Aguinaldo is dead
Gov. Pingree sent a remarkable fare
we'll message to the Michigan legisla-
ture in which he scored Judges and
corpora tons.
James S. Harlan, of Chicago, has
been appointed attorney general for
Porto Rico.
Director Of MINIS Roberts declares
the total stock of the worlds money
is now $11,OOO,OOO, 900.
Two car loads of negroes left Mont
gomery, Ala, for the Hawaiian islands
to take employment on the sugar
plantations there.
Republican governors were inaugu-
rated as follows: Massachusetts,. w.
NJ. Crane; New Hampshire, C. P. Jor-
dan; Maine, j. F. Hill; Nebraska. C. H.
Dietrich
The report of Inspector General
Knox on the inspection of national sol
diers' homes shows those institutions
to be in a high state Of efficiency.
George Reed, a negro charged with
an attempted assault on Mrs. J. NJ
Lockleer, Of Rome, Ca, was hanged by
a mob.
Alfred, John and James Dickey
(brothers), and w. C. Baker. all prom
inent farmers, were killed in Searcey
county, Ark, by drinking wood al
cohol
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Mrs. John Laskoski, of Laporte,
Ind, celebrated her one hundred and
fifth birthday.
Ignatius Donnelly, author and ex-
congressman, died at his home in Min
neapolis, Mimi, aged 70 years,
Mrs. Sally Batchelder, Of Peabody,
Mass. aged 1o6, sat up until after IL
o'clock to see the dawn of the new
century, the third in which she has
lived
E. P. Upham, at different times pub
Usher of the jamestown On. " Jour-
nal. the Dubuque Qa.) Times, the Des
Moines 0a.) Register and the Chicago
Industrial World, died in Jamestown
aged 70 years.
Andrew Kiozolsky, aged 103 years,
died at Dubois, Ill.
William Scott died in Chicago, aged
1913 years.
Peter Fossett (colored). who was the
body servant of Thomas Jefferson,
died in Cincinnati, aged IS years.
Everett FraZar. consul general in the