Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-05-03
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thus passing it. The conference re-
port on the Chinese exclusion bill
was adopted and consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill
was begun. In the house the agri-
cultural appropriation bill was fur
Their discussed, and during the gen.
eral debate Mr.. Sibley (Pa.) bitterly
attacked Gen. Smith, declaring his
"kill and burn" orders in the Samar
campaign in the Philippines a dis
grace to civilization and demanding
that the president remove him at
once. The naval appropriation bill,
which recommends the building of
six new vessels for the navy, was re-
ported.
The time in the United States SEN
ate on the 29th was occupied in dis
cussing the Philippine civil govern
ment bill. The nomination of Will
liam II. Moody, Of Massachusetts, to
be secretary of the navy, was re-
ceived from the president. In the
house the public building omnibus
bill, carrying ST., 405, 450, was adopted
without reading.
Seven persons were killed and 40 in
jured in a cyclone that nearly de-
stroyed the town of Glen Rose, Tex.
The democrats of the Third Arkan-
sas district have renominated Hugh
A. Dinsmore for congress.
Mrs. NJ. B. Mulock, her daughter
Orda and "a young man, Floyd C.
Pearce, were killed by Santa Fe train
at acrossing near Joliet, Ill.
1t is reported that another revolu-
ton has broken out in Santo Domin-
go.
Messrs. Bethea and Day continued
in Chicago the preparation of the
governments case against the meat
packers
The president has signed the legisla-
tive appropriation bill.
The new submarine boat Fulton
started from New York on sea trip
to Washington and made the first ten
miles of the distance under water.
Sol Smith Russell, Americas great
est comedian, died at Washington
after long illness, aged "a years.
High prices for meat are driving
Americans toward vegetaria nism, ac-
cording to H. W. Wiley, of the United
States agricultural department.
Admiral and Mrs. Schley, on a visit
in Memphis, were presented with sill
yer service by citizens of Tennessee.
Employees of the Metropolitan ma
tional bank in Chicago, which will
merge with the First national, received
total of $4,000 in cash gifts.
A storm in Wyoming killed over
1000 sheep on various ranches.
Capt. Robert 2. Wynne, of the cruis-
er Chicago, was given four months
sentence in Venice Jail for disorderly
conduct, and two other officers and
marine were given three months.
Il is announced officially that the
worlds fair in ST. Louis will be post
poned to 1904.
Gen. Macarthur, in testimony be-
fore the senate committee, said he
planned Aguinaldo's capture and was
responsible for all deception.
Sunday baseball will be barred
from Indianapolis by Mayor Book
walter.
An explosion on the Holland sub
marine boat Fulton, en- route from
New York to Norfolk, injured five of
the crew.
Government postal cards which have
been enameled or defaced must paw let
ter postage hereafter.
Four persons were killed and % in
iured, eight seriously. in the wreck
ing of the California limited on the
Santa Fe road near Medill, Mo.
The Danish lower house adopted a
resolution approving the West Indies
sale to the United States, provided the
islanders approve by vote.
In a speech at Yale university Gov.
Taft, of the Philippines. warmly de-
Tended the American troops. and said
cases of cruelty were sporadic.
Albert Smith (colored) was hanged
at Philadelphia for the murder of his
wife.
a Manila dispatch says that Raiah
Mandi, supposed to be friendly 20 the
Americans, has been elected sultan of
MlndanaO.
DR.. Leyds says the South African
peace negotiations must be regarded
as having broken down.
J. 4. Kimball killed his wife and
himself near st. Johns, Mich. No
cause is known for the deed.
Missouri prohibitionists will hold
their state convention in Clinton on
June 10.
William Mckinley Osborne, of Rox-
bury, Mass. United States consul gen
eral at london. died after a lingering
illness. aged 60 years.
The United States weekly crop re-
port says that drought prevails in the
upper Ohio valley and middle Atlantic
states.