Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-20
The president has made the follow

Inc PRESIDENT mas maze the Hollow
ing appointments: Charles j. Bona
parte, of Baltimore, Nd, and Prof
Andrew S. Draper, president of the
University of Illinois, to be members
of the board of Indian commits sioners.
Secretary Wilson, who returned to
Washington from trip through the
west, has summarized the agricultural
conditions in the states he visited
These states included Nebras ska, Kan
sas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
He said there was a great abundance
of crops generally in that region.
The Wisconsin Central management
has voluntarily advanced the wages of
all shop men from ten to 80 cents a
day, making pay for skilled mechanics
$500 day.
Dispatches from score or more
points tell of killing frost in the north
west. The mercury fell to "a degrees
in many places.
Forest fires are burning over the Cas-
cade and Coast ranges from British
Columbia to the California line, de-
stroying millions of feet of lumber.
many farmhouses, barns and much
livestock. Two people are known to
have lost their lives and others are
missing.
The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Fair arrived in SanFrancisco and were
inferred in Laurel Hill cemetery.
There was a general observance Of
Mckinley memorial day in American
cities. From almost every pulpit
there was reference in prayer or in
address to the late president and his
work. His favorite hymns were
sung. A pretty feature that was
adopted by many of the citizens was
the wearing of pink carnation in
memory of the martyred president.
At st. Paul, Mimi, the home of
Louis Moritz was destroyed by fire.
Two children, Louis, aged two years,
and Annie, aged II years, persisted
in the flames.
The forest fires in Washington and
British Columbia continue to rage
fiercely. Several villages have been
destroyed. Fully a score of lives
have been lost and many persons are
homeless.
Gov. Beckham, of Kentucky, has
instructed Attorney General Pratt to
begin proceedings to prevent the
Corbett-McGovern prize fight.
The conference between Gov.
Stone, of Pennsylvania. President
Mitchell, and others, held with a
view of ending the coal strike,
proved fruitless.
1t is said that President Roosevelt
and five of the most influential mem
bers of the United States senate are
about to take steps that they hope
will bring to an immediate end the
long strike of miners in the anthra-
cite field.
Anthracite coal sold in Chicago
Saturday at the highest figure quot
ed in years. The Weaver Coal COM
pany sold several orders of high
grade at $25 ton and some at 500
Secretary Shaw has announced a
plan whereby a total of $4,000, 900 Of
the treasury holdings will be thrown
into immediate circulation. This
amount will ease the present Wall
street situation and tide over the
crop-moving season stringency.
In a statement issued on the sub
ject of the money stringency in New
York Secretary Shaw says that he
sees no immediate cause for alarm.
New York republican leaders in
conference Endorsed President Roose-
Welt for 1904.
Rev. H. III. Washburn, rector at
Oyster Bay, made President Roose-
welt uncomfortable in a sermon by
calling him a David providentially
raised to fight the trusts. The pres
ident had requested Mckinley
memorial address.