Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-02
4 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.

The sloop Lowell Dele capsized
at Thunderbolt, Ga, and Capt. Cald-
er's father and mother, wife and in
FAINT daughter were drowned.
A Panhandle limited train was
wrecked near Xenia, O., and three
passengers were burned to death in
a sleeping car and the engineer and
fireman were killed.
President Roosevelt reviewed brig
ade of the New Jersey national guard
at Sea Girt and delivered an address
eulogizing citizen soldiery as the ma
TONS main dependence in time of war.
Richard Mullen, aged 33, Cincin-
lati fireman, in a jealous rage, shot his
life, aged II, and then shot his two
ear-old baby.
Edward Philbrook, one of the larg-
est cattle owners of eastern Montana,
was drowned in the river near For
sythe, Mont.
Judge Jackson, at Parkersburg, w.
Va, sentenced to Jail six coal strike
leaders for violation of an injunction.
Suspension was granted in the case
of Mother" Jones. A warrant was
issued for the arrest of Secretary
Treasurer Wilson, of the miners
union.
Harry Tracy, the fugitive Oregon
convict, appeared at logging camp
near Kansaskat, Wash, and got din
ner.
William j. Haddock, for 3s years sec
rotary Of the board Of regents of the
University of Iowa at Iowa City, has
resigned because of ill health.
President Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers, says the anthracite
miners will continue their strike and
will soon appeal to the public.
A cloudburst did $1,000 damage and
drove 20 families from their homes at
Waterloo, Ia.
A portion of Lacy levee at Havana,
Ill, was washed away by flood waters
of the Illinois river and $4,000 acres
of land were inundated.
There is much curiosity in naval cir
cles over a remarkable device which
is placed in the water to detect ap-
proach of warships.
Naval Pay Inspector Arthur Peter
son resigned rather than accept sea
duty.
Secretary Moody says more com
m1ssloned officers are needed to prop
erly man warships now in commits
sion.
The order providing new uniforms
for the army will GO into effect Jan
uary l. It makes numerous and rad
zeal changes in the dress to be worn
by officers.
The charge of violating the West
Virginia injunction made against Sec
rotary Wilson, of the United Mine
Workers, has been dropped.
A food in the Brazos and other riv-
ers in Texas has inundated many
towns and great damage has been
done. sa
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railroad has been purchased by the
Union Pacific Railroad company.
A cIoudburst near Dresden, n. Y,
did great damage to crops and sew
eral buildings were wrecked.
Coal shafts were flooded, bridges
carried away and crops ruined by a
storm near Irwin. Pa.
Fire in Albany, N. Y, destroyed
property valued at over 100000 and
one fireman was killed and one fatal
ly injured.
Southern Methodists will endeavor
to raise a 100000 endowment fund,
the interest to go to superannuated
ministers, widows and orphans.
The first German theater building
in Chicago was destroyed by fire and
another landmark has passed.
j. Pierpont Morgan, through his
son, denies the report that the big
shipping combine may never be con-
summated. 81
A strike of track layers on the
Iowa & st. Louis railroad has gone
into effect at CentervilIe, Ia
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended July 90 were: Pittsburg,
.755; Brooklyn, .562; Chicago, .555;
Boston, .532; ST. Louis, 1865; Cincin-
natl, .436; Philadelphia, .420; New
York. 800,
While temporarily insane Mrs. Ey-
erett Spencer, aged 10, killed her hus-,
band and herself at Woodsfeld, Q.