Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-01-16
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That feature of the army bill allow
ing the president to increase the size
of the army passed the United States
senate on the 18th. The house reap
portionment bill was also passed. A
favorable report was made on bill
providing a penalty OF 20 years i'm
prisonment and a fine of $1,000, or
both, for train robbery. In the house
ITO private pension bills were passed.
among them being one to increase the
pension of Gen. A. V. Rice, formerly
member of congress from Ohio, from
$50 to 500 a Month.
No Legislative business of Importance
was transacted by the United States
senate on the 18th, the session being de-
voted to services held in memory of the
late Senator Cushman X. Davis, of Min
nesota. In the house the time was oc-
cupied in discussing the river and har-
Dor bill.
Eliza beth Parigin celebrated her
one hundred and fourth birthday at
her home in Richmond. Ind.
George Duerrstein fatally shot Lille
Bergman in Galena, ILL.,, because she
refused his attentions and also fatally
wounded her sister.
Activity of the Beers has caused
Lord Kitchener to changes the plan of
campaign in South Africa.
Mrs. Cyrus Taylor, of Brazil, Ind,
came to life after being pronounced
dead.
It is now said that the Chinese have
refused to sign the powers joint note
and delay action in hope of getting bet
ter terms.
Paul Kruger was said to be seriously
i'll at The Hague.
The Russian minister Of finance says
Russia and America have been agreed
all through the Chinese trouble.
Frank Brill, of Chicago, won the ma
tional contest in the city for individual
bowlers
The coinage last year was Sal $751;
960, the largest on record.
w. L. Trenholm, comptroller of the
currency under Cleveland, died in New
York.
The death of Hyman Saperstone,
aged four years, brings up to 81 the
number of victims Of the Rochester
On. ~ orphan asylum fire.
Handy Westbrook, a negro, was
hanged at Marion, Arkfor the murder
of his stepdaughter on October 25. 1899
Edward Bockus, chief editorial writ
er of the Boston Herald for 20 years,
was killed by the cars at Dorchester
Trains collided at Plymouth. Mich,
and Engineer Moore and Firemen
Blische and Kennedy were killed.
John G. Fea, founder of Berea col
lege and a famous abolitionist, died at
Berea, KY, aged SIS years
There were 324 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th. against 26S the
week previous and 274 the correspond
ing period of 1900
Frederick Wickham, of the Norfolk
Reflector, the oldest editor in Ohio,
died at the age of 80 years.
Daring Boer operations, aimed at
nothing less than the recapture of Pre-
toria and johannesburg, constitute the
latest developments in South Africa.
French soldiers are reported to have
killed 1000 Boxers in a battle near
Pao-ting-fu.
Odessa. Russia, was shut out from
the world for ten days by great biz
zard and 100 persons perished
The Chinese ENJOYS by order Of the
court signed the powers joint demands
and the struggle for peace has begun.
Theodore Roosevelt killed his first
mountain lion near Meeker. Col, and
saved the life of DR.. Gerald Webb.
Joseph Yates Paige, for six years
chief clerk Of the comptroller of the
currency, died in Washington, aged 81
years.
No Knife, the last chief of the
Omaha Indian tribe, died at the home
of his son, Mathew Tyndale, near Pen
der, Neb., at the age of 115 years.
In an accident to a passenger steam
er plying on West river, between Sam
chau and Canton, China, $50 lives were
lost
In a storm off the west coast of
Yokohama, Japan, 400 fishermen per-
ished
Louis Currier. an Albany N. W
painter, killed his wife and son and
himself
In freight train wreck at Belle
vile, Ill, Conductor Wing and Brake
man Ring were killed.
Mrs. Ann Lake dropped dead in
Newark, N. j., from excessive laugh
ing.
Gen. Beekman Du Barry, .. S. A.,
retired, died at Washington.
Judge S. R. Cockrell, chief Justice of
the Arkansas supreme court from 1884
to 1898, died in Little Rock, aged So
years.
Five persons were killed and so in
jured in a panic during performance
in a Turner hall in Chicago.
In the grip belt, which extends
across the United States from New
York to the Rocky mountains. 100000
persons are suffering with the dis