Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-20
A WEEKS RECORD
All 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
DOMESTIC,

At Miami, Mo-, burglars robbed the
post office of $500 in money and stamps.
Developments in the coal strike in
dictate activity in peace negotiations.
Mitchell has been called to conference
with Gov. Stone.
The feature of Secretary Shaw's
plan to avert a possible financial pinch
is to give government deposits to
banks where new circulat ton is taken
out.
The plant of the Fredericksbu burg
Brewing company at San Jose, CAL,
was destroyed by fire, the loss being
$3Oo,OOO
Fire destroyed the new building of
the university at Ottawa. Kan.
President Roosevelt concluded his
southern tour and reached Oyster Bay
to rest until the beginning of his west
ern trip, September. 10.
All but six of the 10 members of the
alleged combine of the ST. Louis house
of delegates, who are under Indictment
on various counts, are under arrest.
A United States government board
ing house, to determine the effect of
food preservatives, coloring and adul-
teration on healthy persons, will be
started in Washington.
Albert Frederick and his wife, an
aged couple, committed suicide in
Chicago by inhaling gas.
George w. Shoemaker, for eight
years postmaster at Albany, Mo-, a
prominent lawyer and politician. has
been sentenced to prison for ten years
forss defra uding the county on school
fund loans.
The total national bank circulation
outstanding at the present time
($363, $685. O6) exceeds that of any
period in the history of the national
banking system.
The government monthly crop re-
port puts the condition of corn at
S4.3, nearly six points above the ten
year average. Other grains also
have high figures.
Henry w. Grady, son of the famous
Georgia editor, after having been
lost five days, was found wandering
aimlessly in New York and was taken
to sanitarium.
The confederate veterans of New
Orleans have refused the proffered
aid of Gen. Terrence, commander of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
They decline with thanks the money
to build a home for INDECENT confed-
crate soldiers in Alabama.
President Mitchell has received
draft for 6 1,aOO from the Welsh
minerc Tho donation woo ,oo1o 70
the American miners.
Arrangements have about been
completed for the reception which
President Roosevelt will tender to
the citizens of Nassau county on the
18th inst. at Oyster Bay. It is prob
able that between 10000 and $4,000
people will attend.
INSTALLING his brother for a bur-
glar, Sam Kendlewood shot and
killed him at Ironwood, Va.
The president has removed William
Vaughan, United States district at
torney for the northern district of
Alabama, for neglect of duty.
The president has appointed John
F. Debolt judge at Honolulu, vice
Abram S. Humphreys, resigned. Mr.
Debolt is a prominent member of the
Honolulu bar.
Figures on the public school regis
tration, just completed, show a to-
tai for Greater New. York of 5o2,-
900 scholars. This is an increase of
$4,000 over the preceding year.
Bitten by a fly two weeks ago,
George Lindhurst, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
is dead. The physicians pronounce
it an extraordinary case of blood
poisoning.
The Beaumont (Tex) oil field is
on fire and great loss is threatened
at Spindle Top. Waste along Texas
& Sabine railroad started the blaze,
which got beyond control. Several
tanks Rave already exploded.
An automobile, in which Mrs. William
NJ. Stewart, wife of United States SEN
ator Stewart, of Nevada, was riding,
at Alameda. Cal, became unmana gable
and crashed into telegraph pole.
Mrs. Stewart was killed. Senator
Stewart is at present at The Hague,
in connection with the Plus fund ar
bitra tion in which he has taken deep
interest.
Luke Wheeler has returned to Chi
cago to surrender himself to States
Attorney Deneen and tell the special
grand jury all he knows about the tax
fixing conspiracy.
Fire at Ackley, Ia, destroyed $780,
ooc worth OF property in the bust
pess district.