Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-10-18

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! in Geneva.
Henry [. Toews, a teacher at AL
! toona, Manitoba, fatally shot two
school trustees who criticised him,
shot two of his pupils fatally, and
then killed himself.
The sultan of Bacolod in a defiant
letter to the commander of the Amer
lean forces in Mindanao rejects peace
oyertures and invites war. ~
| LATER.
j. P. Morgan visited President
Roosevelt, and on behalf of the coal
operators agreed to submit differ
|ences with the anthracite miners to
named by the president. As this pro-
lposal was originally made by John
Mitchell and is agreeable to the strik-
ers. an end of the struggle is in sight.
| President and Mrs. Roosevelt are not
to return to Oyster Bay this fall.
By an explosion at the Victor mine,
Pawnee, ILL.,, w. V. Overcast, aged so,
and Michael Yorja, aged 81 were killed.
and four others were fatally injured.
| John Winters (colored), aged 102,
probably the oldest voter in the Uni
ted States, registered at Denver.
A tornado at Quincy and Camp Point,
H., wrecked 70 buildings and injured
several persons. The loss to property
is 100000.
Andrew Quinn, the Oldest odd fellow
in Wisconsin, died at La Crosse, aged So
years.
Congressman John L. Sheppard, of
Texarkana, Tex, died at Eureka
Springs, Ark, after long illness, aged
As years.
The socialists of the Fifth Indiana
district have nomina ted James L. Bish-
OPP (colored) for congress.
Gen. James F. Smith, of California,
has been appointed a member of the
Philippines commission to succeed
Bernard Moses.
Counterfeit American silver dollars
are being made in China and circulated
in Manila extensively.
Four more bodies taken by ghouls
were found at Indianapolis and evil
dence was obtained that teeth were
removed to'obtain gold filings.
The transport Logan, with Gen,
Grant on board arrived in San Fran
cisco from Manila. -
Ambassador Choate. Gems. Young.
Corbin and Wood were entertained
by King Edward at luncheon in Lon-i
don.
| ohm McMarek shot Anna Vachtea
at Tyndell, S. D., because she Tilted
lhim. and then committed suicide:
Sir Michael Herbert, the new British
ambassador. presented his credentials
| to President Roosevelt -
Ed. Stricken shot and Killed his
wife and young son at Tracy, Mimi.
and then committed suicide.
| The Toledo CO.. plant of the Repub-
! lie Iron and Steel company has closed
down because the company was I'M
sble to secure coal.
Settlement of the coal strike is still
| in doubt, the miners district leaders
apparently not liking the proposed ar
bitration commission, and the ques-
tion will be referred to the miners
! themselves.
Minneapolis banks have lost $4,000
through forgeries charged to Edwin
/ Z. Blew and Thomas Armstrong
President Palma denies Cubans are
ungrateful to the United States and
says closest commercial and political
relations are desired
EX-Secretary of the Treasury Charles
S. Fairchild was badly hurt by troll
ley car in New York city. .es
Unless an immediate supply of an
thracite coal can be obtained, fruit
growers in western New York will lose
at least S3,00O,oO0. @
Total registration in Chicago is 34o,-
797, against 4O1 1892 a year ago.
Attorney General Knox, in an address
at Pittsburg, said congress can pass
laws to control trusts without consti-
tutional amendment
Fire destroyed the entire business
portion of Klamat hon, CAL ~
President Roosevelt believes John.
Mitchell will agree to arbitration. He
is expected in Washington for con-
ference at the white house. eos
| The retirement of Charles Francis
as minister to Greece has resulted in
the promotion Of five members Of the
diplomatic corps.
| Grover Cleveland advises democrats
I to stand firm on the issue of tariff re-
| form and make q cODStant nrfor+ 70