Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-07-19
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of the census.
One hundred and eight Beers who
were prisoners at Bermuda arrived in
New York en- route to South Africa.
-Four masked men held up a train
near Chester, Col, and robbed the pas
sengers.
Maj. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton has closed
his active military career, having
reached the retiring age of 64 years.
Operations have been started in the
Rolling Mill mine near Johnstown,
Pa, where the fatal explosion oc-
| Cured.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor
of the exchequer, has resigned from
the British cabinet
The Cleveland CO., police have or
dered all fortune tellers and clairvov-
ants to either quit their calling or
leave the city.
The battleship Illinois ran aground
! in Christiania harbor, receiving a hole
in her bottom.
. The physicians of King Edward
state that the progress in his condi-
ton continues satisfactory.
| Maj. Gen. Adna r. Chaffee has been
ordered home from the Philippines at
his own request; Maj. Gen. George
Davis will succeed him.
The Peary relief steamer Windward
sailed from New York for the arctic
regions.
Mrs. Jacob Cox, of Mount Vernon.
Ill, has been left s142, 900 by a man
who was befriended when poor by her
husbands family.
Minister WI Ting Fang says he will
be glad to return to China, where he
hopes to be of service in introducing
many ideas of western civilization.
President Roosevelt will accept as
surance of the vatican that friars will
be recalled without insisting on agree
ment as to manner or time.
Wholesale grocers in Illinois, In
diana, Ohio, Michigan and other west
ern states have combined with a cap
ital of S5,O0O,O0O.
Outlaw Tracy exchanged shots with
deputies near Palmer, Wash.
Mrs. Amanda George, aged TO- died
at Anderson, Ind, after a fast of g.
days.
After stormy session with officials
OF the teamsters' union the freight
handlers in Chicago made a number
Of concessions and the revised de-
mands will be presented to the rail
roads.
A break in the striking Chicago
freight handlers ranks occurred when
the Lake Shore. Nickel Plate. Michi-
gan Central, Rock Island and North
western employees accepted wages Of
fered July 1; others likely to follow.
The new battleship Maine sailed
from Philadelphia for the builders
trial outside Delaware capes.
The revenue cutter Michigan was
badly battered in a collision at the
Erie, (Pa.) docks.
Secretary Cortelyou left Oyster Bay
for Washington to complete arrange
ments for the trip of President Roose-
Welt
Marconi reports the receipt of wire
less messages 1,4OO miles from the
British coast.
Congressman Frank c. Wachter. of
Baltimore, was badly bitten by pet
st. Bernard dog, which attacked his
13-year-old daughter.
The big bull campaign in corn in
Chicago came to an end. the price
slumping badly on the last day.
Rev. Joseph A. Sternhart, of Milwau-
kee, who prepared his grave and pre-
dicted the time of his death, passes
away.
In the Eleventh Indiana district the
democrats have nominated John G..
Nelson for congress.
Nina A. Phillips, a refined and we'll
dressed girl, committed suicide bv
jumping into the rapids at Niagara
Falls.
The government crop report shows
progress of corn favorable and winter !
wheat harvest nearly finished; spring
wheat and, oats making good prog |
ress; cotton improving.
In canal treaty to be drawn between
United States and Colombia this gov
eminent will incorporate provisions
for coaling stations.
King Edward was conveyed from his /
palace in London to his Yacht and
stood the journey to Cowes without |
fatigue.
Thirty persons were drowned blythe
sinking OF a steamer on the LUCE i
river near. ProbroaSchenskaia, Rus
STA.
Emma H. King, a girl inocula ted with |
bovine tubercle bacilli by Dr. George |
D. Barney to prove consumption would !
result, died at Shippenport, n. H.
Three towns in North Dakota are re- |
ported wiped out by cyclone, with pos
sible loss of scores of lives. Much val |
liable property is known to have been
destroyed. country districts suffering
severely.