Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

sued an edict directing that the GUS
tom of binding the feet of women
be stopped.
Storms in northern Italy caused
floods, in which 40 lives were lost
and one village destroyed.
LATER NEWS.
The United States senate on the So
discussed the Philippine tariff bill and
the measure providing for an increase
in the salaries of United States judges,
an amendment providing for increase
of the salaries of senator's and repre-
sentatives to $500 being defeated. In
the house the urgent deficiency bill
($2o, ,620) was reported, as was also
the bill repeating the Spanish war rev.
enue taxes, and the measure to impose
tax of ten cents pound upon oleo-
margarine, colored in initiate of but
ter. was discussed.
After brief discussion the United
States senate on the 4th passed the
bill providing for % per cent. in
crease in the salaries of United
States judges. and during the re-
mainder of the session the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill was I'M
der consideration. In the house
Delegate Wilcox, of Hawaii, intro
duced a bill increasing annual sal
aries as follows: President of the
United States. 100000; vice presi-
dent, $4,000; cabinet officers, $4,000
each; members of congress, $4,000.
A joint resolution was introduced in
viting Paul Kruger to visit the Unit
ed States as a guest of the nation.
The oleomargarine bill was further
debated.
An extensive conspiracy to assassin
ate the empress dowager of China has
been unearthed.
M. c. Lawler, Fl. F. Pancake, Chris
Ferndon and c. R. Blunt, Iowa stock
men, were killed in a railway wreck at
Apple River, Ill.
Four persons were killed by an ex-
plosion a t fire IN Boyertown. Pa.
Miss Agnes Inglis, of Detroit, a
leader in her classes, committed sui
eide at the University of Michigan in
Ann Arbor.
Fire at Mentone, Ind, wiped out
half the business portion of the
town.
The losses by the fire at Water
bury. Conn. aggregate nearly $4,-
100000. Thirty acres of business
buildings are in ruins and hundreds
of persons are homeless.
Many vessels were wrecked in a
storm along the Atlantic coast. Big
ships were driven ashore in many
places and several lives lost.
James w. Tufts, the millionaire
soda fountain manufacturer of Bos-
ton, died suddenly of apoplexy at
Pinehurst, N. C.
Gov. Taft told the senate commit
tee on the Philippines that American
aid is necessary to establish civil
government in the islands.
The United States supreme court has
affirmed the Illinois Central railroads
title to lake front land in Chicago
valued at $10,OOO,0OO.
blizzard has been raging through
New York, Pennsylvania and in New
England for 80 hours, and trains are
stalled, wires are down and business
suspended.
Miss Stone is still captive owing
to failure to agree on the place for
payment of the ransom.
A terrific gale on the North sea
caused many wrecks and great loss
of life. The French ship Chanaral
was wrecked off Ushant. and only
one of the crew of % was saved
Municipal elections in the Philip
pines resulted in the choice of many
natives for governors of provinces.
Judge Taft told the senate Philip
pines committee that the great ma
jority of the islanders desire peace
and an opportunity to resume agri-
cultural pursuits.
Three young women were fatally
hurt and six others injured while
coasting at Cumberland, Md.
Three barges loaded with coal were
lost on their way from Newport News
to Boston and crews of 10 persons
were drowned.
The explosion of boiler on a tow
boat in Pittsburg killed six persons.
The lower house of the Ohio legis-
lature defeated a resolution declar-
ing for election of senator's by popu-
lar vote.
Coasting hobs on which six BOYS were
racing at Peoria, H., ran into q street
car and all were badly hurt, three prob.
ably fatally.
Great Britain has declined the offer
of Holland to mediate in the Boer war
and says she will only treat with the
Beers in South Africa.
Ten ST. Louis firemen were killed and
six injured by the burning of the Amer
lean Tent & Awning company's build
ing.
The laboratory and hotel conducted
by the Leslie E. Kelley company at
Dwight, H., were destroyed by fire, the
loss being 100000.
a special session of the Mime sofa
| Legislature convened in ST. Paul to en-
act tax code.
Dowie compromised the suit in Chi
cago of his brother-in-law, Stevenson.
and further proceedings in court were
dropped. The latter is said to have
been paid SITS, 900 by the Zion leader.