Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-30
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 THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

troops and militia to take place at
Fort Riley, Kan, in September, may
be reviewed by President Roosevelt.
The mimic naval war off the New
England coast has begun, the ships
of Admiral Higginson guarding the
coast line and awaiting an attack
from Commander Pillsbury's forces,
which are at sea.
Gen. G. S. Mcdowell, of Franklin,
Pa, and his 12-year-old daughter
Laura were drowned in Conneaut
lake.
j. Pierpont Morgan, Bishop Potter
and other notables arrived in New
York from Europe.
The war department is advised of
the sailing of the transport Kilpat-
rick from Manila for San Francisco
with SIS soldiers.
Officers of the geological survey
reported on many parts of Alaska
heretofore unexplored and I'M
charted.
Pana, ILL.,, was swept by storm
that did damage to the extent of
$150,OOO.
The supreme lodge, Knights of
Pythias. closed it's biennial session
in San Francisco with the installa-
ton of officers.
Western Union and Illinois District
telegraph messenger boys are again
on strike in Chicago.
Nine workmen were killed, five were
missing, and four were injured in a
mine explosion at Wilmington, Del.
Government deposits with national
banks now amount to $12s. 100000.
President Roosevelt Informed Texas
politicians that he would take no part
IN republican factional fights.
The Forward Reduction company, a
Texas oil booming concern, with head
quarters at Cleveland, O., failed for
100000. It had many small investors.
An alleged divine healer named
Perkins was fogged by white caps
at TeXarkana, Ark, and driven from
town.
Charles M. Schwab, president of
the United States Steel corporation,
sailed for Europe from New York
on the steamship Lorraine.
John W. Black and his family have
reached panbury, Conn.,, from Arkan-
sas, distance of 1,5OO miles, after
a three months trip in a wagon.
Some 800 miners have resumed
work in the Kanawha and New River
fields in West Virginia.
W. Hafner, a farmer near Trem-
pe1eau, Wis.,, ate so ears of roasted
corn and died in few hours.
In an attempt to break Jail at Cen
terville, Ia, prisoners severely
wounded Sheriff Davis, but his wife
with an ak drove them back into
their cells.
William Laid and Peter Olson, Ia
borers, were blown to atoms by an
explosion of giant powder at Rich
ford, S. D.
Later advices show that 10 men
were killed in the explosion at the
pulp works in Wilmington, Del.
The Mississippi convention
closed it's sessions in ST. Paul, after
adopting strong antitrust resolu-
tions.
The deficit in the treasury is re-
garded without alarm by the Off
Gals, who claim the increased GUS
toms receipts will wipe it out. Sec
rotary Shaw said that fears are
groundless.
At Kansas City cable train ran
away down a steep incline. One man
was killed and several injured.
Weekly reviews report trade good
for the season, with outlook for the
future bright. Fuel scarcity is only
the industrial drawback.
Mrs. Mary Wilson, of Kenosha,
Wis, whose husband had sued for
divorce, repented, took an oath be-
fore notary public renewing her
marriage vows, and was forgiven.
Priests of Indiana in retreat at
Notre Dame praised the presidents
attitude toward the friars in the
Philippines.
A Rochester, N. Y, man fell from
a roof and was killed while fvine a
kite.
Acting Gov. Northcott, of Illinois,
has issued proclamation designat-
ing Monday, September 1, as Labor
day.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
seven days ended August "a were:
Pittsburg, IA; Brooklyn, .545; Bos-
ton, .525; Chicago, 800; Cincinnati,
.476; st. Louis, .453; Philadelphia.
.404; New York, 1856.
In an address at Providence, r. L.,
President Roosevelt declared in IA
yor of national control of big cor
porations, even if constitutional
amendment is necessary to secure it.
Fifty thousand mill workers are
likely to be thrown out Of employment
by a coal famine.
The last of the five Grim brothers,
who foreswore marriage and organ
lied bachelors club, died in poverty
in New York.
DR.. George Augustus Lung, U. S..
N, has been appointed official sur
geon TO the president.
A rainfall did damage in Cedar Rap