Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-05
LATER NEWS,

DuGluS Ine enUlTe SeSSlOH Oh the
United States senate on the 31st ult.
the oleomargarine bill was under con-
sheraton. Senator Lodge reported
the Philippine government bill. In the
house the Cuban reciprocity bill pro-
viding 90 per cent. tariff concession
was reported by the ways and means
committee Consideration of the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, which car
ries $40. 1923, S95, was begun and general
debate was ended before the close of
the session.
Further discussion Of the oleomar-
garine bill occupied the time of the
| United States senate on the LIST. Sen
ator Deboe (Ky.) reported his bill to
establish the University of the United
| States. In the house rapid progress
was made with the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill, SO of the 139 pages of
the measure being completed. Mr..
Knox, from the committee on terri
tories, reported the bill for the admis-
sion of New Mexico, Oklahoma and
Arizona.
April 25 has been designated as Ar
Dor day in Michigan.
The Colombian government has SUBJ
mitted protocol asserting to the sale
of the Panama canal to. the United
States and granting new concession.
Destitution and distress exists among
a large number of the citizens of the
| Choctaw nation in Indian Territory.
Twenty thousand persons witnessed
or took part in the annual egg-rolling
ON the white house grounds in Wash
ington.
| The plague situation in India is grow
ing worse in the Punjab, where 10000
deaths are reported monthly.
The Maryland legislature, just be-
fore final adjournment, passed bin tic
members of the bar.
Robert B. Armstrong, of Chicago,
has been appointed private secretary
of Secretary of the Treasury Shaw.
| Ben Jones, a white fisherman, his
wife and II children, living in a house
boat near Riverton, Tenn, were
drowned in a food.
| The Meteor, Emperor Williams
new yacht, en- her trial spin proved
herself in every way success.
| Twenty-Five miners were killed by
an explosion of dry coal dust in the
Nelson mine of the Dayton Coal &
Iron company at Dayton, Tenn.
At Watseka, Ill, Burt A. Maggie was
found guilty of wife murder, the jury
fixing the penalty at IA years in prison.
Flood losses in Tennessee are placed
at 100000. Twenty-Five lives are
known to have been lost. The worst
danger is now considered past.
A Marconi wireless message was
sent LOO miles from the Lizard to
the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm.
The government receipts from Gus
toms thus far the present fiscal year
have been $190,1s1, s92, against $780,
224, 214 in the same period of last year,
and the expenditures this year have
been 1857, 970, 464, against 1892, 81 PTS at
the end of March, 1901.
DIR. Thomas Dunn English, author
of Ben Bolt" died in Newark, n. j.,
aged SO years.
Philip P. Mitchell, aged SO years, and
five of his children were burned to
death in a fire that destroyed his home
in Prosser Hollow, Pa.
Milwaukee democrats reelected May.
or Rose.
Joseph Smith Fowler, former mem
Der of the United States senate from
Tennessee, died in Washington, aged
SO years.
President Diaz opened the spring
session of the Mexican congress.
Leading Boer generals have ar.
ranged meetings to discuss the pro-
lpcsed surrender, but in the meantime
active military operations continue
| The small town of Newport, Va, has
been practically destroyed by fire.
Republicans have renominated
Thomas H. Tongue for congress in the
First district of Oregon and nominated
J. n. Williamson in the Second district
The German emperor's American.
built yacht Meteor III sailed from
New York for Southampton.
Mrs Ella J. Kurdish, of Philadelphia
ana neT X yedI-Oiu uduSAloi wei
killed by William Lane, negro but,
Ter, and her seven-year-old daughter
was fatally shot. Revenge because de-
tected in theft was the motive.
Frederick Smith, Edward Smith and
Miss Minnie Nancy were killed by a
train at a crossing near ST. Mary's
Kan.
The ship Cambrian Prince sank at
southampton and II persons were
drowned.
| Township elections were held
Throughout Illinois, the republicans
lbeing successful in majority of the
contests. In Chicago the republic
ans elected 10 aldermen and the dem.
ocrats II. Figures on the referendum
vote show an overwhelming opinion
of the people for municipal owner.
lship. City towns are abolished by
1.-THE voters.