Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-02-14
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dietary. The army appropriation bill
was sent to conference, and the
statehood bill was further dis
cussed. Senator Aldrich introduced
bill allowing banks which are
national repositories to deposit other
than government bondsin the treasury
IN order to give greater elasticity to
the currency. In the house practically
the entire day was spent upon two Dis
trict of Columbia bills. The conference
report On the bill to increase the sal.
aries of federal judges was agreed to.
The statehood bill again came UP
in the United States senate on the
10th, and Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) spoke
on 1T for some time. The conference
report on the general staff bill was
agreed to. A bill was introduced
which provides that henceforth S1s
shall be the minimum pension al.
lowed, and it also provides for an in
crease to that amount of all pensions
now below that figure. In the house
the conference report on the depart
ment of commerce bill was adopted
and the remainder of the dav was
devoted to the sundry civil apDropri-
alton bill.
Germany is again delaying a settle
ment of the Venezuelan affair, and is
being seconded by Italy.
Over 400 persons are afflicted with
typhoid fever at Ithaca, n. Y, and
many students are leaving Cornell uni
versity.
The Guatemalan republic hasdeclared
war against Salvador and Hondurasto
prevent federation with Nicaragua.
Arnold q Co.'S st. Louis cooperative
turf investment concern suspended
payment to depositors, who have $780,
600 invested.
Edna Lyall, the novelist, died of
pneumonia at Eastbourne, a London
suburb.
Arguments for and against the de-
mands of the union anthracite mine
workers were begun before the coal
strike commission in Philadelphia.
Former Gov. William Fishback died
at his home in Fort Smith, Ark, of
paralysis, aged - years.
Louise, the former Crown Princess
of Saxony, has been placed in sani-
tarium on the shores of Lake Geneva.
Bulgaria is planning an invasion of
Turkey to assist the instruction in
Macedonia
The new yacht cup defender will be
named Republic.
Western railroad improvements, in
volving millions of dollars. have been
temporarily abandoned owing to high
cost of labor and mat erials
Three hundred and seventy houses
were destroyed by fire at Krutz, Aus
tria
John l.. Sullivan, former champion
prize fighter, was discharged in bank
ruptcy in New York
William Hooper Young, grandson of
Brigham Young, the Mormon prophet,
pleaded guilty to murder in the sec
ond degree and was given a life SEN
tence for killing Mrs. Anna Pulitzer (
New York
EN-Congressman Calvin Cowgirl,
one of the leading republicans of In
diana for 40 years, died at Wabash.
The steamship Madiana, carrying
American tourists from New York to
the West Indies, was totally wrecked
on shoals near Hamilton, Bermuda.
but all the passengers were rescued
by life savers.
All the warships in Admiral Glass
squadron started from San Francisco
for Honduras.
The strike in the big office build
ings in Chicago has been submitted
to arbitration, and elevator men.
.anitors and others returned to work.
The governor of Kansas issued IA
proclamation urging state relief for
Swedish famine sufferers.
The British protocol has been for
mally accepted by Minister Bowen in
Venezuela's behalf. Germany and
Italy still hold to demands for pref
erence
A new Filipino rebellion is threat
ened by the concentration of ladrones
in Rizas and Bulacan.
The suspension of f. J. Arnold G.
Co. at ST. Louis, it is said, gives the
turf investment business a death
blow
Fire destroyed the plant of the On
tario Mating company at Oswego,
n. T., the loss being 100000.
Noted secular and religious edu-
Gators gathered in convention in
Chicago to discuss plans for an ag-
gressive campaign for Bible study.
Secretary Root denies the rumor
that he will resign when congress adj
journs.
John T. Lenahan, nonunion miners
attorney, in a speech before the
strike arbitrators in Philadelphia
declared the United Mine Workers
union fomented crime and had no au-
thority to fix wages. Everett War
rem attacked its socialistic views.