Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-16
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOME STIC.

Harry Tracy, escaped Oregon con-
Wet, committed suicide near Creston,
Wash, after citizens from that town
wounded and chased him into e wheat
field. He had been hunted since June
9, and had killed no less than six per-
sons.
Samuel A. Packard, attorney for
John A. Dowie, who recently joined
Zion, has given up both Zion and
Dowie's law business.
Later reports show that six men
took part in the train robbery near
Savanna, H., that one of the robbers
was killed, and that the amount stolen
would not exceed S2.5OO
Mrs. Estella Tolton, of Westville,
Ind, whose husband came near being
lynched for her supposed murder, re-
turned to her home from Chicago.
Gen. Goblin, at shenandoah, Pa, has
been warned by priest that the Lii
thuanians are planning to attack the
troops.
Reports of the condition of national
banks throughout the country show
remarkable growth and prosperity,
the greatest gain being in individual
deposits.
A northwest gale swept Lake Michi-
gan, wrecking two yachts and causing
a big waterspout near ST. Joseph, Mich.
Retail butchers in convention in
Washington adopted resolutions rec
ommending a beef bounty.
Senator Hanna, in an address at Ur-
bana, O., declared that all labor dis
and said the Civic faderatio efforts
for ten months failed but once.
Leo Wilder, wife and three children
were burned to death at their coun-
try home near Elliott, Cal.
President Roosevelt was highly
pleased at the craftsmanship of the
gunners on the Mayfower at Green
point, L. l., who received rewards and
praise from him.
Indiana Knights of Pythias, en- route
to California, narrowly escaped death
by cloudburst near Florence, Col.
A general rain has fallen all over
eastern Colorado, breaking a long
drought. In many places it amounted
to eloudburst, doing great damage.
Nine persons were drowned by a
cloudburst near Ration, n. NJ.
An explosion in a coal mine near
Trinidad, Col, killed Is men.
Later reports show that Is persons
were killed and 40 injured in the rail
way collision at Rhodes, Ia.
L 7 I,
ticles of foreign production that have
once paid duty may be readmitted free
when properly identified.
A receiver has been appointed for
Frank R. Chandler, real estate dealer
in Chicago, whose liabilities are $780,
900 and assets $4,000.
Harry Benton, 17-year-old negro,
was hanged by mob near Homer, La,
for assault on the four-year-old child
of D. W. Fortson.
Striking girls at the American cigar
factory in Trenton, n. j., gave police
captain hauling and pledged them
selves to keep up the fight.
Attorney General Knox was as
saulted in cafe at Atlantic City,
N. j., by Charles t. Schoen, Pitts
burg millionaire, and Theodore
Cramp, shipbuilder
Five men were arrested at ST. Paul
as suspects in the Burlington train
holdup near Savanna, Ill.
The Federated Catholic societies in
session in Chicago expressed sym
pathy for the friars in the Philip
pines and confidence in the presi-
dents ability and willingness to rec
tify any abuses.
Conditions in West Virginia coal
mines are said to be so favorable
to employees that a strike is practi-
cally impossible.
Foreign strikers in the anthracite
fields in Pennsylvania are said to
have decided to cut an ear off every
man who returns to work without
their permission.
The Cambria Steel company of
Pennsylvania has purchased the Re
public iron mines in Michigan, pay
ing over $1,OOO,O0O.
James McArkin, aged 60 years. of
Joplin, Mo-, was arrested on the
charge of being counterfeiter and
a large quantity of spurious coin was
discovered.
The five men arrested at ST. Paul
on suspicion of being the Burlington
train robbers prove to be ordinary
tramps.
The strike situation in the Shenan-
doah region remains unchanged and
there are no visible signs OF prepare
ton being made to resume work.