Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-10-11

them, and capturing and destroying
40 forts. Two Americans were
wounded.
From Kagoshima, Japan. comes
news of the loss of 600 fishing spacks
and 1900 men in a typhoon.
LATER.
Gov. Stone, of Pennsylvania, or
1ered out the entire militia force Of
the state, about $4,000 men, for SER
vice in the anthracite coal fields.
Jack Sutton, an ex-slave living near
Brownfeld, ILL.,, celebrated his one
hundredth birthday anniversary.
The fire losses in the United States
and Canada in September were $685.
900, against S7,645,2Oo in the same
month in 1901.
Fire wiped out the entire business
portion of Gervais, Ore.
With over 5000 students, Columbia
university in New York opened for it's
one hundred and forty-ninth academic
year.
Cuba has selected October 10, the
anniversary of the beginning of the
war Of 1868, as the national holiday.
The New York bank statement
shows that loans exceeded deposits
on the 4th, for the first time in the
clearing house history.
Purchases of coal in English mar
kets in the last few days for export
to America aggregate 100000 tons.
The gross receipts of the post office
department for the year ended June
80 were 1921, s4S,O47. and expenditures
$124, sO9,217.
j. C. Provost, of Teller county, Col
orado, has been selected as the So
cialist candidate for governor.
President Roosevelt is trying to
secure the influence of President
Cassett, of the Pennsylvania railway,
and j. Pierpont Morgan for his
scheme for modified arbitration to
end the coal strike.
John Hendershott, the murderer
of DR.. Pratt, fellow prisoner, was
sentenced at Burlington, Ia, to -
years in the penitentiary.
After having been in bed continu-
ally since 1878, Mrs. Dora Gersten-
korn died at Kankakee, III. A shock
20 years ago rendered her helpless.
The National Irrigation congress
opened at Colorado Springs with 200
delegates.
Lady Henry Somerset, president Of
the worlds fair w. C. T. u, reached
New York and declared England is
becoming a nation of drunkards
Secretary Shaw announces that he
will consider proposals to purchase
bonds to the extent of $5,O0O,O0O.
At the G. A. r. encampment in
Washington Camp Roosevelt was
dedicated and Secretary Hay, in an
address of welcome, declared Ameri-
ca does not need standing army, be-
cause defenders spring from the soil.
John Mitchell refused President
Roosevelt's request to end the coal
strike. A promise was given that ma
tional commission would investigate
the miners grievances Immediately.
but the miners believed the strike
should not end without some conces-
sions.
Former Congressman William W.
Grout died at Kirby, VT, aged &c years
William n. Wright, treasurer Of the
territory Of Hawaii, is alleged to be
an absconder and defaulter to the ex-
tent of $17,949.
The United States circuit court in
New York held that Porto Ricans are
aliens, and not entitled to land in the
United States unless naturalized.
New York bank clearings for the ifs
cal year lead all cities of the world, the
total being $74,753, 1se,435.
The attorney general Of Illinois has
informed Gov. Yates that convict labor
contracts in any guise are in violation
of the constitutions
The entire British anthracite coal
supply now available has been engaged
for American shipment.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has completed arrangements for the
tour of the crown prince of Siam in the
United States. The trip will cover Z ,131
miles.
The Cuban senate has discontinued
it's legislative sessions until Novem-
Der 3.
GOV. Stone, or pennsylvania, says he
had no communication with President
Roosevelt prior to ordering out all the
state militia
The board Of naval engineers, after
repeated tests, says oil cannot COM
pete with coal as fuel for use in the
navy.
Sir Thomas Upton has sent another
challenge to the New York Yacht club
for Americas cup.
A parade of naval veterans, reviewed
by Gen. Terrence and Admiral Dewey,
was the feature of the day inthe grand
army encampment at Washington.
A National Manufacturers associa-
ton committee met John Mitchell at
Buffalo and asked for partial resump-
ton of coal mining to keep factories
going, but the request was denied and
the committee will visit the operators.
The private bank of F. H. Cutting
and j. T. Willett at Otto, Ia. closed it's
doors with liabilities of $4,000.
injunction to prevent anthracite op-
orators from fixing coal prices and