Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-23
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.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THH WORLD
DOMESTIC.

Francisco from Manila with 564 men
of the Twenty-fifth infantry.
The boiler of a tug blew up near St.
| Georges, Staten Island, and four of the
crew were killed.
On warrant charging criminal libel
on the proprietor of the San Fran
cisco Call Gov. Gage, of California,
was arrested.
A train on the Pennsylvania road
made the run from Crestline to Pitts
burg, 1S9 miles, in 1S9 minutes.
The secretary of the treasury has
put into action a new system of hand
Ling letters from the public, whereby
they are promptly acknowledged and
answered.
An unknown man committed suicide
by jumping over the falls at Niagara
Falls, N. Y.
Twenty-three coal mines in the vi
entity of Springfield, H., have CONSOLE
dated with capital of $S,O0O,0o0.
Rev. Wing Duncan, Baptist minis
ter living near Winfield, Tenn, killed
John and William Tramwell, broth
ers in battle on the street.
The International Typographical
union in session at Cincinnati re-
stricted hours per week to a maxi
/ mum of "a and made numerous other
changes in it's laws. The golden jubi-
! lee of the union was celebrated.
The business portion of Mendon,
Mo-, was destroyed by fire.
A farmers trust has been formed
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| ital.
The twentieth century limited on
the Lake Shore road broke all rec
ords for long distance runs, going 81
miles in rs minutes.
J A large part of the business Sec
ton of Princeton, KY, was destroyed
by fire.
John Sims shot and killed his
| father, j. III. Sims, near Bussey, Ia,
while the latter in drunken rage
was threatening the life of his wife.
! Tracey R. Bangs, of Grand Folks, n
D., was elected supreme chancellor of
the Knights of Pythias at the conclave
in San Francisco.
The United States government Off
Gals have decided not to interfere
with Cuba's loan for $35 900, 900,
| though it conflicts with the Platt
| amendment.
Two men were wounded and the
plant closed by riot at the Warnke
washery at Duryea, Pa.
John w. Gates gave a waiter in a
hotel at Saratoga Springs, N. Y, a
| $500 bill as a ''tip."
The middle states and Mississippi val
ley exposition, the first general ex-
hibit ever made of the progress of
the negro in this country, opened
in Chicago.
john r. Drexel, of New York, gave
his wife a 100000 check for birth
day present.
The PAGER Dan Patch in going
against time paced mile at Brigh-
ton Beach, n. Y, at the record speed
Of 2:OO54.
Gems. Corbin, Young and Wood
have been invited to be guests of the
kaiser at the German army maneu-
vers.
E. A. Tichenor, of New York, has
/ been selected by the president to
succeed Gen. O. L. Spaulding as assist
ant secretary of the treasury.
Charles Fl. Smith, aged SO, the pub
! Usher in New York of magazine
called the American Home, was found
dead in bed.
Robbers dynamited the post Office
safe at East Palestine, O., and secured
! 5000 in cash and about 5000 in stamps
and stationery.
Fire that started in the dry goods
store of T. V. Howell & Son at Hamil-
ton, O., caused loss of $250,OOO.
The new torpedo boat destroyer
Chauncey, built in Philadelphia, dur
ing her trial trip averaged $3.50 knots,
or nearly one knot above the speed
requirement..
The convention of the International
Typographical union in Cincinnati
adopted proposition for an aggressive
campaign next year for universal
eight-hour law.
Roy Streeter, colored lightweight
rugilist, was shot and killed on the
street in Custer City, S. D., by another
pugilist, John German.
lHo percentages OIL Gne DdSeDal1
clubs in the American league for the
seven days ended August II were:
Philadelphia, $40; st. Louis, .564;
Boston, $50; Chicago, SAY; Cleve-
land, .4s5; Washington, .459; Balti-
more, .412; Detroit, All.
George and Henry Heinz (brothers)
were drowned at Cass Lake. MINI.
Judge Hamilton says that citizens
who smashed saloon fixtures in Nor
catur, Kan, must pay damages.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs il the National league for the
seven days ended August II were:
ttsburg, TAG; Brooklyn, $50; Bos-
ton, .527; Chicago, $50; Cincinnati,
.4GS; st. Louis, .459; Philadelphia
1888; New York. $40.
Agents of the Colombian govern
ment have been busy for several weeks
seeking officers and men on the coast
of California for Colombian warships.
A train struck a wagon in South