Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-28
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In the United States senate on the
23d it was practically decided to put
over until the next session the meas
ure to admit as states the territories
of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Ari-
IONA. In the house debate on the
civil government bill warmed up, the
increased interest being due to the
injection into the debate of compar-
ison of the cruelties charged to have
been practiced in the Philippines with
those which occurred during the
civil war.
Bills were passed in the United
| States senate on the gath creating
rational forest reserve in the southern
Appalachian mountains and for the
suppression of train robbery. In the
house the time was devoted to debate
upon the Philippine bill, general dis
cussion being brought to an end at the
evening session.
Mrs. Elizabeth Yerkes died in Seat
tie, Wash, aged 102 years.
An engine exploded on farm near
Mt. Vernon, Ind, killing Thomas
Rowe and fatally injuring four other
persons.
A general miners strike is feared
by the railroad companies, which
have begun confscating coal.
Gen. o. L. Spalding, first assistant
secretary of the treasury, has been
notified by Mr.. Shaw that he is to
retire.
Fire caused by the overturning of
lantern in a stable at Madison, H.,
destroyed practically the entire bust
ness section of the city.
B. F. Jacobs, pioneer real estate deal
er and Sunday school worker, died i'll
Chicago, aged IS years.
David L. Littler, former Illinois state
senator and noted republican politi-
clan, died at Springfield.
Snow fell to a considerable depth at
Lorain, o.
Prof. John B. Johnson, dean of
the Wisconsin university engineering
school, was killed at Pine Grove, Mich,
by a wagon running over him.
Gen. Kitchener left Cape Town for
England.
Gen. A. S. Burt, retired, who recently
arrived in San Francisco from the Phil
| ippines, advocates selling the islands
to Japan.
The largest cannon in the world has
been completed at the Watervliet IN.
" arsenal.
Mine operators accuse President
Mitchell of the mineworkers of mis-
representing facts, and declare there
will be no arbitration.
Estes G. Rathbone, pardoned after
conviction of Cuban postal frauds,
reached New York from Havana.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
arrived al Buckingham palace and were
cheered by large crowds. London is
filled with coronation visitors and pre-
liminary fetes have begun.
Fire in. East Dallas, Tex, destroyed
20 residences covering an area Of three
blocks.
King Edward of Great Britain is in
critical condition as the result of an
operation for perityphlitis and the
coronation has been indefinitely post
poned
Philippine civil government will be
established in Mindoro and Paragua is
lands and Batangas province on July a.
Jane Toppan, a nurse acquitted of
murder because insane at Cataumet,
Mass, confessed to poisoning 81 per-
sons in ten years.
A cablegram received in Washington
contained news of serious crisis in
Venezuela.
All striking engineers and some fire
men Of the Susquehanna Coal com
pany at Nanticoke, Pa, returned to
work, and this is regarded as the first
break in the anthracite strike.
The time for the ratification of the
treaty between the United States and
Denmark for the sale of the Danish
West India islands has been extended
one year.
Lightning struck church at -Pi-
nerio, Spain, during funeral service,
killing 25 people and injuring many
others.
A school census of Cuba shows a to-
tai of 395, 255 children of all races, with
70 per cent. white and 511a per cent.
male.
The government crop report an
tnounces growth checked by cold in low
er corn belt and retarded by rain in
: Ohio valley and lake region. Spring
wheat progress is good.
The Nebraska democrats have nomi-
mated Constantine M. Smyth for gov
ernor and the populists nominated NJ.
T. Harrington.
Fire wiped out the business portion
of Gracey Ky.
Henry Taylor (colored) was hanged
at Pittsburg for the murder of Ed
ward Sewall, also colored, and
Thomas Cromwell (colored) was exc
cuted at Lebanon, Pa. for killing ia
cob Schmidt, an engineer. Gus Ayers
was hanged at Hally Springs, Miss, for
| wife murder.