Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-07-12
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
DOMESTIC.

p1o,oIS,o0S ouII1S Vic DuOAtu VI u uuC.
The cash balance in the treasury was
$35S, 574,115. The total debt, less the
cash in the treasury, amounts to
$969, 457, 241.
During the fiscal year ended June
/ 80 the total coinage executed at the
minis of the United States was 1884,.
! 52667s.
Fire wiped out the business portion
of Conway, N. D.
Alaska Indians believe they have
discovered Noah's ark on a high hill
| near the arctic circle:
The International Order of Ma
chinists has served notice on eight
western railroads to pay the union
scale and observe the nine-hour day.
At the close of business June 80
the total circulation of national bank
notes was 1856, 672, O91, an increase for
the year of $2,929,9O4.
The government crop report shows
great damage by storms III central
Indiana and southern Ohio.
| The June fire loss in the United
States was $11,1OO,OOO, against $780,
| y
ended June 80 was $S3,O00,OO0.
John M. Burke, a retired New
York merchant, decided 100000 az
a relief fund for persons unable to
help themselves through sickness or
/ i'll fortune.
Gov. A. 7. Bliss, of Michigan, has
given Albion college $4,000.
| TIT 81
was killed by guards at the Lehigh
valley colliery at Connellton, Pa
This was the first loss of life since
the great strike commenced.
A cyclone in Racine county, Wis.
killed William Hess, damaged 40
houses and barns, killed 40 head of
stock and destroyed hundreds of
! trees.
! Ali anarchists have been ordered
out of Pittsburg, Pa.
In the first six months of this year
! 316,711 immigrants landed IL New
York
August Schievie was hanged at st.
Helens, Ore, for the murder of Je-
seph Schulkowski December 26 last.
During the fiscal year ended Jurs
80 1857 vessels of 473,9s1 gross tona
were built in the United States.
Two inches of snow fell in the
Occur d'Alene region in Idaho.
Paying Teller Robertson, Of the
Wells, Fargo & Co. bank in Salt Lake
City, is charged with embezzling $780,
! 600.
frily rCS Ioly at NJ 70
coal mines prevented workmen from
reaching Hazleton workings, and op-
orators are talking of calling out
troops.
Mourners at the funeral of Mrs.
John Seibert at Mount Morris, ILL.,,
tarred and feathered the widower
and the sister of the deceased for i'm
proper actions.
Three men were killed and much
storm at Momence, Ill.
d. X. Pearsons, of Chicago, has
added $4,000 to his already large
gifts to Whitman college at Walla
Walla, Wash
A census office bulletin shows re-
markable gain in the meat-packing
industry, Illinois having big lead
over other states.
The navy department has plans
practically complete for four new
warships authorized by the recent
naval act.
Chairman Cooper, of the house
committee, says steps will be taken
to put the civil rule plan for the Phil
ippines into effect at once.
/ The principal business portion Of
| Watonga, Okla, has been destroyed
by fire.
j. 7. Kilgore, prominent man,
shot and killed his wife at Bowie,
Tex, and then killed himself.
terrific storm swept through the
southwestern portion of Michigan,
killing one man, injuring many other
! persons and doing great damage to
| property.
The town of Shipshewana, Ind, has
been nearly wiped out by fire.
A St. Louis man undertook to find
| leaking gas with lighted match The
explosion wrecked the building, killed
his wife and daughter, and proba bly,
fatally injured him.
The two-story building occupied by
Sands Brothers, clothiers, Denver,
Col, was destroyed and four men badly
hurt by an explosion of gasoline fol-
! lowed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
Mrs. Robert Seney and 12-year-old
daughter were killed and her son, aged
nine, and guest, Mrs. p. Banty, were
badly injured by Milwaukee train
which struck their carriage at Sioux
City, Ia.
Snow fell at Evanston. Wyo., for "a
hours and in the mountains it lies on
the ground to depth of three to six
inches. The mercury fell to freezing
! point.
Sheriff A. j. Billiard and Under
Sheriff Coburn, of Roger Mills coun-
ty, Oklahoma, were killed in battle
with horse thieves.
All Union Pacific machinists and
j helpers went on strike and predict
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