Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-01
LATER NEwS.

LATER NEWS.
In the United States senate on the
9th an animated and prolonged dis
cussion was precipitated over the
right of army officers to criticise ut
terances made in the senate or else
where on the conduct of affairs in
the Philippines. Gen. Wheaton was
taken sharply to task for statements
attributed to him in dispatches from
Manila. The house passed a bill to
provide for the compulsory attend
ance Of witnesses before registers
and receivers of the general land Of
Zee. A bill was introduced providing
for coinage of 2K cent pieces to meet
demands for small change. A bill t1
appropriate 100000 for establishing
homes for the teaching of articulate
speech to deaf children was defeated.
Adjourned until the Goth.
The United States senate on the 2Sth
passed Senator Nelson's bill creating
department Of commerce and de.
bated the Philippine measure. Sena-
tor Hoar reported favorably his bill in
creasing the salaries of federal judges
and senator's and representatives. A
substitute for the Nicaragua bill was
introduced which authorizes the presi-
dent to choose between the Panama
and the Nicaragua routes. The house
committee on commerce reported in
favor of government construction,
operation and maintenance of a Pacific
cable.
The Washington correspondent of a
London paper declares England went
further than mere diplomatic friend
ship in preventing European inter-
ven ton in the Spanish war.
The Pioneer Limited, of the Chicago
Milwaukee & ST. Paul road ran into two
street cars at the West Chicago avenue
grade crossing in Chicago. Twelve
persons were injured, one of whom
may die.
Harry J. Ziegler, of Lancaster, Pa ,
who had two wives, fatally wounded
wife No. 2 and killed himself at the
Wellington hotel in Chicago.
Six persons were killed, over hun
dred were injured and a property loss
of over 100000 was caused by an ex-
plosion at the Park avenue shaft Of
the New York Rapid Transit tunnel.
The Murray Hill hotel is so badly
shaken that it has been abandoned as
unsafe.
Three ex-membere OF the ST. Louis
city council and house of delegates
have been arrested charged with
bribery in connection with street rail-
way legislation.
At Branchville, S. c., robbers terri
fled the passengers on train, stole
two safes, loaded them on wagons and
disappeared, the attack being made
at seven o'clock in the evening.
Joseph Calvin, lately from Carmi,
IL, and a young son and daughter of
Cleve Smith were drowned while skat-
ing near Alki, Wash.
Gov. Mclean, of Connecticut, may
succeed Secretary Long.
The mine workers convention voted
TO levy an assessment on alb members
of the organization ''to carry to a
speedy and successful termina ton" all
pending strikes.
The New Jersey legislature has elect
I'd John F. Dryden (rep.), of Newark,
United States senator.
A Michigan Central passenger train
ran into a carriage at West Ham
Inond, Ind, and killed three persons
who were returning from funeral,
Santos-Dumont made two success
ful excursions over the Mediterranean
r. -
The programme fo- Prince Henry's
entertainment has been completed.
He will start on his western tour on
March 1, after eight days in Wash
ington and the east.
Ten lives were lost in a tenement
fire in Boston and several persons werN
injured by jumping from windows.
Ten missing marines of party ex-
ploring Samar, in the Philippines,
were found in starving condition
and delirious, and several of them
were likely to die.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shoemaker died in
Monmouth, H., aged Toe years and two
months.
The Chicago health department is
considering the advisabihty of quaran-
timing against Iowa, Wisconsin and In
diana towns on account of smallpox.
Over200 English soldiers were frozen
to death in northern Japan.
Ex-Gov. L. NJ. Shaw left Des Moines,
Ia, for Washington to assume his du-
ties as secretary of the treasury.
Northwestern railroad officials have
adopted new code of signals for the
operation of trains.
The United Mine Workers in session
at Indianapolis adopted new scale
providing for a general advance of ten
Der cent. for bitumincus mining
Admiral Sampson is to be retired on
February 9.
The Holland government has made
friendly offer to Great Britain to
act as diplomatic agent for the Beers
in negotiatilg peace terms and Eng
land is disposed to consider the ten
der.