Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
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,
The NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

DurSh, the loss De1nS $40 ,UUO, ana one
life was lost.
The Blaine County bank at Watonga,
Okla, was robbed of $1.sOO.
Fire consumed the car stables and
200 cars of the Brooklyn IN. " Rapid
Transit company, the loss being
$4,000
His Eminence captured the twenty
seventh Kentucky Derby at Louisville
in 2:o7A
Forest fires are doing great damage
in the vicinity Of Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Five miners were killed and seven
others seriously injured by an explo-
sion at Anderson, I. It.
William Rosenfeld, of ST. Paul, is
believed to have murdered his four
children and committed suicide.
The Chinese indemnity loan will be
foated in America.
The steamer City of Berlin got
through the ice in the ST. Clair river
and navigation is considered practi-
cally open.
A waterfall 800 feet high has been
discovered in Box Canyon, Yellow
stone park.
Seventy-fve thousand dollars has
been offered for a seat on the New
York stock exchange, ablishing a
new price.
Frank O'Neill has been appointed
chief of police of Chicago.
The United States supreme court
says a ''call," used in stock exchange
trading, is an agreement to sell, and
subject to taxation under the war
revenue law.
The business portion of Wautoma,
Wis, was totally destroyed by fire.
Robbers dynamited the Excello CO.,
post office safe, securing $500.
Cubans have been assured by the
president that annexation will not
be considered unless rejection Of the
Plat resolution makes a new policy
necessary.
Mrs. Arthur Frieberg, wife of a
medical student, committed suicide
at ST. Louis after poisoning her five
year-old girl.
The census bureau has fixed the CEN
ter Of population six miles east of CO.
lumbus, Ind. Only slight change
Prof. Herron's name has been strick-
en- from the roll of the Grinnell Qa.)
Congregational association.
Philip Baumgartner, Of Sagole, Wis,
was swindled out of the savings of
years in Chicago by his prospective
wife.
DR.. j. Gartre1l, aged 70, of Kansas
Ill II
3. Donegan, a Colorado miner.
The steamer American cleared from
New Orleans for Cape Town with 500
horses and 800 mules
The national congress of mothers
will meet in Columbus, O., May p to "a.
Three bodies, two of men and one of
woman, were found floating in the
river at Toledo, O. All were suicides.
Six firemen were hurt, one fatally,
in fire in Chicago.
A report of the census bureau
shows that the growth of north At
lantic states has within ten years
greatly affected the former western
trend of population.
Kidnapers of Edward Cudahy in
Omaha offered to return 1000 Of
the ransom if prosecution is dropped
and the reward withdrawn. The Of
fer was rejected.
Thieves at Springville, Mich, robbed
Mrs. Ruth Ayres Of $4,000 in golu and
currency.
The admission of a citizen of San
Juan to the bar of the supre1e court
is looked upon as a possible indica-
ton as to the status of Porto Ricans
A bill passed by the Colorado legisla-
ture restoring capital punishment has
become a law.
Jay and Joy Hubbard, twin boys,
were burned to death at Hawarden, Ia
A treasury officer sailed to represent
the United States for the first time
at the annual congress of European
colonial officers.
1t is said that the Union Pacific road
has been acquired by w. K. Wander
bilt.
Vice President Roosevelt was the
guest of honor and the principal
speaker at the twelfth annual ban
quet CT the Home Market club Of Bos-
ton.
The twelfth annual congress and
triennial conclave of the Sons of the
American Revolution opened at Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Labor and capital were at peace
May day in Chicago for the first time
in the history of labor organizatio tons.
Fire wiped out the village of Ken
sett, Ia.
Admiral Dewey was gwen a dinner
in Washington by officers who took
part in the battle of Manila bay.
Dun's review of trade notes brisk
business everywhere
James Callahan was acquitted at
Omaha of completely in the Cudahy
kidnapping The jurors were given u bit
fer scoring from the bench.