Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-06
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service commission shows many OPP
portunities for good positions by
able young men who can pass the ex-
animation.
There has never been time in the
history of the stock industry in Har-
ney county, Oregon, when stock has
suffered so much for feed and water
as during the present summer.
It is said the Gov. Stone, of Penn
sylvania, is considering the question
of calling an extra session of the leg
is1ature to enact a law to compel
arbitration between the coal oper-
ators and miners.
According to the current issue of
the Corn Belt an immense crop of
corn IS maturing in the fields of Ne
baska, Iowa, nothern Kansas,
northern Missouri and northeastern
Colorado.
President Roosevelt, speaking in
Vermont, condemned mob violence as
worse than useless.
Capt. Williams, manager of the Ma
sonic temple, Chicago, has been put
under arrest as a result OF the tax
fraud inquiry, but was released in
$4,000 bonds.
Ardee Wilson, a negro, who was
arrested at Sparta, ILL.,, for an as
sault on a young woman, was riddled
with bullets by an angry mob.
The annual report of the civil SER
vice commission shows that in the
entire executive service of the gov
eminent there are, in round numbers,
235,0OO places of which number about
$4,000 are classified.
Labor day was very generally OBJ
served in American cities. Thousands
marched in parades. Addresses were
delivered to large audiences. In the
parade in Chicago a wagon was used
to collect money for striking miners.
Collections included 459 pounds of
coins, not yet counted, and five 500
bills, besides large roll of paper cur
rency.
Mrs. Anna Orn, of Chicago, died I'M
der influences of anesthetics while in
a dentists chair. Her heart was weak.
Prof. Milton Whitney, of the agri-
cultural department., has completed an
Ella borate report on causes and extent
of deterioration in soil in various parts
of the country.
The president spoke at Rutland, VT,
and further emphasized and defined
his former statements regarding the
United States and the Monroe doctrine.
David P. James, of Holton town
ship, Mich, killed his son and
wounded neighbor in family
quarrel.
A balloon which started from Den
yer for New York was wrecked $50
miles from the start.
A reviewing stand at Denver fell,
injuring many of the 200 who occu-
pied it.
Twenty-one were killed and 81 were
injured in train wreck near Berry,
Ala.
Bishop John M. Farley has been
unanimously approved by the propa-
ganda as successor to the late Arch
bishop Corrigan.
The naval enemy in the war
game raided the Atlantic coast, cap
turing signal stations at Block island
and Woods Holl, cutting off COM
munications of the army defenders
and bombarding Forts Niche and
forts half of Admiral Higginson's
feet was destroyed.
Boston anti-imperialists. will stop
agitation, they having received, it is
said an indirect promise from the
president looking to ultimate indie
pendence of the Filipinos.
Judge William Day, counsel for the
United States in prosecution of the suit
against the alleged beef trust, threat
ems packers with contempt proceed
ings if a mbine is formed.
Tariff collections on goods imported
into the United States from the Phil
ippines during the first five months of
the operation of the Philippine tariff
act amounted to $11, 194.
DIR. W. B. Swan, of Topeka, a MEM
Der of the Kansas board of health,
was drowned at Ludington, Mich, by
the eapsizing Of boat.
During Labor day festivities at Iron
ton, O., the dead limb of a tree fell.
killing Mrs. Mary Hoard, aged 40, col
ored, and injuring three others.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,
Ernest Schlaewin, who would have
been 100 years old on November 20
next, died at the home of his daugh-
ter in Milwaukee, Wis.
c. Scott Delay, managing editor of
the Shreveport (La.) Times, is dead.
At Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, John Bou-
cher, the famous Indian pilot of St.
Mary's Falls, died Thursday night.
aged 80 years. He had taken thou
sands of persons over the rapids in
his canoe without accident
The remains of the late Gov. Hoadlev
were buried in Spring Grove cemetery.
Cincinnati, O.
The Arkansas gubernatoriaI cleo
ton resulted in clean sweep for the
democrats.