Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-27
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President Roosevelt in an address be-
fore the Spanish War Veterans asso-
citation at Detroit took q firm stand
for reciprocity with Cuba. British
troops took part in the big parade and
were reviewed by the American exec
utive.
Since the beginning Of the cholera
epidemic, July Is, in Egypt there have
been 3O,931 cases and 1884 deaths.
John f. O'Sullivan, labor editor of
the Boston Globe and one of the best
known labor leaders in New England,
was run over and killed by a train
at Lynn, Mass.
Diplomatic relations between Great
Britain and Venezuela are on the
verge of being severed.
Miners strike riots in Lackawanna
county, Pennsylvania. resulted in
regiment of state troops being ordered
to Oliphant.
Commissioner Wares report will
show that the pension list now con-
tains over 100000 names.
President Palma requests withdraw
al VI oultSu states lIOOpS
from Cuba. and the matter has been
referred to Secretary Root by the state
department.
Estimates for the rural free delivery
service for the next fiscal year aggre-
gate over $11 100000.
The annual report of the Illinois Cen
trail road shows a year of great pros
4 h l.
cess of $40, 100000.
Chicago tobacco dealers have Joined
druggists, drug clerks and cigarmakers
in fight against the tobacco trust.
William Hooper Young, alleged muir
derer of Mrs. Anna Y. Pulitzer, of New
York, was arrested at Derby, Conn.
At Greenville, Mich. Hawley Ham
macker shot his wife fatally and then
killed himself. He was &c years and
she 20, and they had been married
four months.
John L. Hannahan was elected grand
master of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen at the meeting in Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
Colored people at Springfield, ILL.,.
celebrated the fortieth anniversary of
Emancipation day.
Capt. Pershing, of the Fifteenth in
fantry, captured seven forts of the
Moros in Mindanao and met little OPP
position.
George F. Muller, editor of the Sc
wickley Valley News, and one of the
oldest and hest-known journalists in
Pennsylvania, killed himself in Pitts
BURG
President Roosevelt was operated
on at indianapolis for an abscess on
the leg due to injury sustained in the
trolley car accident near Pittsfeld,
Mass. and abandoned his western tour,
returning to Washington. Physicians
say. he is in no danger and expect quick
recovery.
An officer of the steel company at
Lebanon, Pa, was shot and wounded by
rioting strikers. and soldiers were sent
to restore order.
Bishop Fallows has decided to visit
J. P. Morgan in New York and try to
strikers grievances.
The government crop report says
the weather conditions of the week
were favorable, corn escaping further
damage.
The combination of the great pack
ing houses of the country, which has
been in progress of formation for the
last six months, has been finally aban-
doned.
w. j. Hahn, former attorney general
of Minnesota. dropped dead in a Min
neapolis courtroom while examining
witness.
Robert Ray and Howard Rodman,
aged 20 years, were killed, and j. II.
Moran was seriously injured in a
freight wreck near Cedar Rapids, Ia.
United States troops in Cuba will
not be withdrawn at present because
of President Palma's informal de-
mand, as the island would be left
practically defenseless.
Maj. j. W. Powell, director of the
Smithsonian institution bureau of
ethnology in Washington, died at Ha-
ven, Me.
Mrs. Bullock Workman, an Ameri-
can authoress aud traveller, broke
the Himalaya mountain climbing rec
ord by ascending the Loongma gla-
cier.
George Gantz was hanged at Read
ing, Pa. CAN'T crime was the muir
der in October last of Annie Etter,
Is years of age, whom he had previous
~ assaulted
Dan Patch went a mile in 1897 at
ReadNil1e, Mass, and equals worlds
pacing record held for five years by
Star Pointer
President Roosevelt, in a speech at
Ind, favored the creation
of non-partisan board of experts to
remodel the tariff as it becomes nee
essary to suit the changing condi-
tions, taking the question entirely
cut Of politics and dealing with it as
a business proposition.