Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-05-10
LATER NEWS.

clans announcing that there is little
hope of her recovery
LATER NEWS.
Senator Lodge (Mass.) defended the
administrations Philippine policy in
the United States senate on the 5th
and said isolated cases of cruelty were
unavoidable. The sundry civil appro-
priation bill was passed with an
amendment providing for the dedica-
ton of the st. Louis exposition on April
80, 1908, and that the exposition shall
be opened to visitors not later than
May 1, 1904. The steering committee
has practically agreed that congress
shall adjourn June 16. In the house
Mr.. Jones (Va.) announced the death
of Mr.. Otey and offered the customary
resolutions of regret and an adjourn
ment was taken as a further mark of
respect.
A hot debate took place in the Unit
ed States senate on the 9th over the
Philippine bill, Senator Beveridge
Qnd.) warmly defending the American
soldiers and charging the democrats
with presenting only the cruel side of
the war. A bill was passed to appor-
ton the term of Office of senator's
elected at the first general election in
the territory of Hawaii; also 90 pri-
vate pension bills. The nomination of
Alexander o. Brodie to be governor of
Arizona was received from the presi-
dent. The house adjourned shortly
after converting out of respect to the
memory of Congressman Salmon, of
New Jersey.
A cloudburst at Foss, Okla, drowned
nine persons and left many homeless.
The fire losses in the United States
and Canada for the first four months
of the present year aggregate $13,S94,-
600, against $11, 1852, 800 in the same
months in 1891.
Frank P. Sargent, of Illinois, has
been nominated by the president to be
commissioner general of immigration.
Rt. Rev. Michael Augustine Corri-
gan, archbishop of the metropolitan
see of New York, died in that city, a ged
62 years.
Twenty-six people were hurt, some
of them fatally, and property worth
$4,000 destroyed in series of gas
explosions at Marion, Ind.
Two hundred houses at Bartlett,
the famous health resort in Hun
gary, have been destroyed by fire.
The Cuban senate and house met at
Havana. Gov. Gen. Wood in an adj
dress said members had no legisla-
tive power till formal transfer on
May 20. Both houses organized.
The steamer Patrician left New
Orleans for Cape Town with 9s5
horses.
Eighty-four Moro prisoners cap
tured by Col. Baldwin at Bayan at
tackled the American guards, and "a
of the Moros were killed and nine
wounded, and the remainder escaped.
Rains in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska
and Indian territory have saved the
wheat and hay crops.
Queen Wilhelmina's condition has
improved, and recovery is now be-
lieved likely.
Herbert G. Squiers, of New York,
has been selected by the president as
minister to Cuba and Gen. Edward S.
Bragg, of Fond du Lac, Wis, as con-
sui general at Havana.
Fire wiped out the business portion
of New Milford, Conn, the loss being
over 100000.
The outlook for peace in South At
RIGA grows encouraging, several Boer
commanders having received burgher
delegates in amicable spirit.
Bret Harte, the famous American
author, died suddenly of hemorrhage
of the throat at Camberley, England,
aged 60 years.
President Ruthrauff, of Wittenberg
college at Springfield, O., died from
worry over an insult by students.
Rear Admiral William Z. Sampson
(retired) died at his residence in Wash
ington after long illness, aged SO
years.
President-elect Palma, of Cuba, is
drafting his first message to the Gu
ban congress.
Judge Day held final conference in
Washington with the attorney general
on the bill for dissolution of the al
legged beef trust.
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out Indiana, the contests being on To-
cal issues and neither of the old par
ties gaining any advantage.
The Federation of Women's Clubs
voted at Los Angeles to require unani-
nous vote for membership, which
shuts out negro women.
The charges and specifications of
Maj. Gardener relative to i'll treat
ment of Filipinos have been present
ed to the senate Philippine commit
tee.
The corner stone of the Ohio McKin-
ley Memorial College of Government
of the American university will be laid
in Washington May IA by President
: Roosevelt.
The Lake Shore and New York Cen
trail will put on trains running be-
tween Chicago and New York in 10
hours, six hours less than the present