Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-03-22
LATER NEWS.

After prolonged debate the UnlteO
States senate on the 18th passed the
ship subsidy bill, the final vote being
AZ to 81. Six republicans voted against
the measure. The calendar was cleared
of public bills for the first time on
record. The house began considera-
ton of the river and harbor bill. Mr..
Otey (Va.) introduced bill appropri-
ating 100000, 000as good road fund"
to improve the highways of the coun-
try.
The bill providing for the protection
of the president of the United States
was discussed in the United States SEN
ate on the 18th, 80 private pension bills
were passed, and bill was introduced
providing that all paper currency of
the United States except bank notes
shall be of the form known as post
checks. In the house the river and har-
Dor bill was further discussed and the
general immigration bill, which aims
to close American ports to all foreign
paupers and criminals, was favorably
reported. A caucus of republican mem
bers decided to grant 20 per cent. re-
duction in Cuban duties.
David Miller celebrated his one hun
dred and first birthday at his home
near Burtonville, III.
Seven thousand immigrants arrived
in New York, breaking the record
for one day in the history of the gov
eminent.
New national bank notes of the 1902
series are radical departure in design
from former issues.
1t is said that Secretary of the In
terror Hitchcock has decided to re-
sign because of opposition of west
ern senator's and congressman.
Fifteen Russian students were shot
for treason as a sequel to the Mos
cow university troubles.
A family of four living near Minot,
n. D., were frozen to death in a biz
gard, and many others are believed to
have persisted in the northwest.
Prince Henry arrived at Curhaven,
where he was welcomed home by the
kaiser.
The one hundred and twenty-sixth
anniversary of the evacuation of
Boston by the British was celebrated
by the unwilling of monument.
Maj. Charles FL. Arson has been
nominated for mayor by the repub-
licans of Milwaukee.
According to the official reports of
the marine hospital in Washington
there were 22,263 cases of smallpox in
the United States during last week.
Frederick Moecker shot his wife
and killed himself at Quincy, Ill.
Family trouble caused the deed.
The vatican is said to have report
of a contemplated Fenian rising in Ire
land.
The increase in emigration from
Greece is seriously alarming the gov
eminent.
Snowdrifts Is feet deep blocked all
trains for IL hours in the Black Hills
country.
Twelve men, including seven mem
bers of a life-saving crew, were
drowned near Chatham, Mass, in an
effort to rescue sailors from a strand
ed barge.
Navigation on Lake Erie has been
opened for the season.
Fire destroyed the pier of the
Phoenix steamship line at Hoboken, N.
j., the loss being 81 100000 and several
persons probably lost their lives.
Daniel Wells, the pioneer lumberman
and the richest man in Wisconsin, died
in Milwaukee at the age of SO years.
Railroads in the northwest are strug-
Cling with the greatest snow blockade
on record and it will be more than
week before all lines are in operation.
Hard coal miners began a convention
at Shamokin, Pa, to force recognition
of their union by operators.
John Young was hanged at Mount
Holly, N. j., for completely in the muir
der of Washington Hunter, an aged
farmer, at Riverside January IS, 1901.
Gavlt Wheeler, proprietor of a saw
mill near Gallon, Wis. and two other
men were killed by boiler explosion.
Grover Cleveland, the only living ex-
president of the United States, cele-
brated his sixty-ifth birthday at his
home in Princeton, N. J.
MdJ. Ien. OtlS, before the senate
committee, said the Filipinos are not
capable of self-government.
Safe crackers blew open the safe in
the Commercial hotel at Marissa. Ill.
secured $500 and started a fire which
did damage to the extent of $15O,oOO.
Imperial troops were defeated by
Chinese rebels at Fang Cheng, which
place was captured and looted.
Mrs. Deborah Doane-King, the old
est woman in Ohio, died at her neph-
ew's home in Young Hickory, aged JOG
years.
The state institution for the deaf
and dumb at Jackson, Miss, has been
destroyed by fire.
Successful wireless telegraph expert
ments have been made between De-
troit and Cleveland on a steamer. code