Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21
DOMESTIC.

The ST. Louis worlds fair manage.
ment has decided not to open the ex-
position on Sundays.
President Mitchell announces that
the anthracite coal strike is now COM
plete.
Troops were on duty at Pawtucket,
r. l., owing to troubles growing out of
street car strike.
At the celebration Of the one hun
dredth anniversary of the establish
ment of the West Point military acad
envy, President Roosevelt made the ad-
dress.
The Allis-Chalmers strike, which last
ed year and cost Chicago $3OO,O 900 and
two lives. has been settled.
A monument to soldiers of the Black
Hawk war killed at Stillman Valley,
Ill, in 1882, has been unveiled. Abra-
ham Lincoln served In this war.
A tornado in Central Illinois killed
ten persons and caused 81 ZOO, 900 dam
ages to farm and town property. The
path was 200 miles long and devasta-
ted through the cities of Bloomington,
Lincoln, Champaign, Peoria and Ur-
bana.
Two negro boys, Harrison and
James Gillespie, aged respectively Is
and IA, charged with killing Miss Ben
son, were hanged by mob at Sails
bury, n. C.
Beet sugar senator's surprised the
Cuban committee in Washington
with proof that II. o. Havemeyer, the
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promote the Cuban reciprocity cam
paign.
James FL. Agen, of West Superior,
has been elected departments command.
er of the Wisconsin Grand Army of the
Republic, and E. C. Anthony, of Negau-
nee, has been similarly honored by
the Michigan G. A r.
One hundred Italians, imported from
! Chicago for railroad building in WIS
| consin, have been driven out by mos
| quitoes.
A final copy of statistics of manu-
features compiled by the census bureau
has been sent to the printer and is ex-
pected to be out before July 1, making
a new record for rapid work.
Three men were killed and IS hurt
in collision on the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga & ST. Louis railroad near Chatta-
nooga.
President Roosevelt presented the
graduates of the West Point military
academy with diplomas and the cen
tennial celebration came to an end.
Secretary Root declared that Gen
Woods payment from the Cuban treas
ury to aid the reciprocity campaign
was approved by the president and war
department..
Stock yards transfers accuse Chi
cago packers of ignoring the agree
ment that ended the recent strike
and threats of fresh tie-up are
made.
| A cyclone near Dubuque, Ia, upset
the Mississippi river steamer Ravenna
and Capt. Hay and three of the crew
were drowned.
!! Striking miners at Wilkesbarre at
tempted to kill Superintendent Thon.-
as, of the Lehigh Company, and seri-
Gus trouble is feared.
Maj. Littleton Waller, acquitted at
Manila for the execution of II Fill
! pinos, reached San Francisco.
A tornado wrecked schoolnouse
at Copac, Ia, and Mildred McAtlir
and Charles Chance were fatally in
! jured.
The United States transport War
rem reached San Francisco from Ma
Mia with 800 marines and $50 short
| term men.
Army officers who gained distinction
in Cuba, the Philippines and China have
been promoted by President Roosevelt.
DR.: Patton has resigned the presi-
dency of Princeton IN. j. university
and is succeeded by Prof. Woodrow
! Wilson.
Judge Holdom, of Chicago, holds
that the presence of a mother-in-
law in mans household does not
constitute adequate cause for di-
vorce.
The governments weekly crop re-
port says conditions are favorable in
most sections of the country.