Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-04-10
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debt, less the cash in the treasury,
amounts to $1.Oo7, 121, 900.
President Mckinley and his cabinet
decided that the proclamation of am
nesty in the Philippines should be ex-
tended to Aguinaldo if he has not vio-
lated the rules of war.
The Nebraska legislature has ad-
journed sine die.
The largest irrigation canal in the
world was opened ard the waters of
the Colorado river were turned in at
the head gates below Yuma, Ari.
The transport Buford sailed from
San Francisco for Manila with troops,
several prominent judges and three
congressman.
The government receipts in March
were 1881, 1875 and the expenditures
s4O,76 ,s61, the surplus for the month
being $9,12s, 264.
Petroleum in large quantities has
been discovered at Greenville, Ia.
This is the first oil discovery in the
state
Calvin P. Titus, of Vinton, Ia, the
first American to enter Picking, has
been appointed to West Point.
The government crop report for
March indicated unsatisfactory
weather conditions in the Missouri
valley states and the upper lake re-
gion.
At the close of business March 80,
1901, the total national bank circula-
ton was $3.50, O21 81, an increase for
the year of S79,06S,743.
The war department is shocked by
charges of wholesale thefts of army
supplies in southern Luzon.
John Gulick killed his mother, aged
IS years, and his brother, aged 81, at
Klein's Grove, Pa, and escaped. Cause
for the crime unknown.
Scores of Duluth Minn.) residents,
some poor, find fortune in the rapid
rise of mining shares.
Stanislaus Stepenski killed his wife
and fatally wounded himself in Chi
cago because he could get no work.
j. W. Bashor, of Goshen, Ind, gave
his estate of $4,000 to the North In
diana Meth odist conference for an
orphans home.
The conference of the worlds Sew
enth Day Adventists opened in Battle
Creek, Mich, delegates being present
from Europe, Asia, Africa and Aus
tralia.
Beers brought suit in the United
States court at New Orleans to stop
the shipment Of mules to the British in
South Africa.
The secretary of the treasury bought
So, 900, 900 worth of the old series Of
short-time government bonds, there
by reducing the bonded debt and sur
plus.
Valet Jones confessed the cold
blooded murder of aged Millionaire
Rice in New York, charging Lawyer
Patrick as instigator.
A movement has been inaugurated
in indianapolis to erect suitable mon
ument to the memory of Benjamin
Harrison.
The will of David W. Hitchcock,
wealthy Boston merchant, gives $780,
600 to Wellesley college, with pro-
viso excluding Roman Catholics and
colored persons.
The business portion of Fulton,
Ark, was destroyed by fire.
Business failures in the first quarter
of the year were 1885, against 1884 in
the same time last year. The iabih-
ties were $31, 7O3, 4S6, against So, 1922
573 in 1900.
Victor Shultz, a mail carrier at
Marion, Ind, aged 35, shot and killed
his wife and fatally wounded W. A
Eikenberry, a boarder, and then cut
his own throat.
Almost the entire business portion
of the little town of Lehigh, Ia, was
swept away by fire.
The Vanderbilts have acquired con-
troll of the Delaware & Hudson road,
which will be merged into the New
York Central.
The Minnesota legislature passed
a law providing for the nomination
of candidates by primary election.
Mrs. Frederick Fl. Aims has given
100000 to the University of Cincin-
natl for musical culture.
Miss Rose P. Duffey, aged 10, deputy
postmaster at Parnell, Ia, is charged
with embezzling 81, 1000.
Mrs. William Carroll was burned to
death at Lincoln, ILL.,, by lamp explo-
sion, and her husband was fatally
burned.
marrying Pastor" Meese, of Au-
burn, Ind, reached his fifteen hun
dredth wedding by officiating at his
grandson's marriage in Chicago.
Reduced rates on money orders have
been arranged with Canada.
By the terms of a bill passed by the
house at Springfield kidnapping for
ransom is made a capital offense in
Illinois.
By a vote OF Is to IL the Wisconsin
senate killed the anti-cigarette bill