Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-17
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OtdltS SeLdle OH the lEIu over the YES L
resolution requiring the committee on
finance to report bill removing the
duty on coal, but no action was taken.
In the house the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill was reported,
and resolution was adopted authoriz-
ling an estigation of the coal situa-
ltion. Adjournment was then taken
out of respect to the memory of the
| late Representative Tongue of Oregon.
During the debate in the United
Estates senate on the 18th on resolu-
ton to remove duty on coal Senator
Doliiver Gowa) said many duties were
placed high for trading purposes, and
Senator Aldrich Or. - denounced
senator Dolliver for making the
charge The omnibus statehood bill
was further considered. In the house
the army appropriation bill ($7s,s75,-
l279) was considered and a bill was
| favorably reported to remove the
duty on coal for one year.
The legislatures of Utah and Arkan-
| sas convened.
A bill intended to disfranchise the
negro was introduced in the Mis-
ouri legislature. 1t provides that
each person must be able to read and
write in order to vote.
William j. Bailey was inaugurated
governor of Kansas at Topeka.
Heavy snow and cold weather gen.
eral in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana,
Ohio and New York.
Rev. William F. Warren, president of
Boston university for 80 years, has re-
signed, to take effect next June.
Judge Hazen at Topeka decided
that the Bible could be read in the
public schools.
| A landslide occurred at Nankin,
China, resulting in the drowning of
200 Cinnamon.
| The business section of Hamlin,
Kan, was destroyed by fire of in
cendiary origin.
Leaders in congress are said to have
reached an agreement for the passage
of a bill to suspend or rebate coal
duties for six months.
| Deep snowdrifts on various western
railways caused great delay to pas
sengers and mails and hard work for
relief crews.
The republican Legislative caucus at
Indianapolis renominated Senator
Fairbanks by reclamation.
| Owing to the fuel famine farmers
in Nebraska are burning corn.
The national coal convention will
meet in Washington January 81.
! Ambassador Mccormick presented
his credentials to the ear of Russia,
who received him cordially.
Nine persons died from the effects of
| the cold in Chicago on the 18th.
| A. I. Culver, Delaware & Hudson
comptroller, told the strike arbitra-
tors at the Philadelphia hearing that
anthracite is sold to middlemen for
five dollars; Jermyn colliery fore
man testified that the output is re-
stricted by union rules.
Gen. James f. Wade is to succeed
| Gen. Davis in supreme military com
mand in the Philippines.
Mrs. Nancy Page, colored, aged 112.
died at Centralia, Ill. The age of her
! children substantiates her claim CT
age.
| Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
| ford arrived at New York to study in
dustrial conditions.
President Springer in the national
live stock convention at Kansas City
defed the proposed packers com bine
and urged cattlemen to united opposi-
ton.
United States Senator George c..
Perkins has been elected to succeed
himself by the California legislature.
| Michael Sucker, aged nine years,
killed his mother because she
whipped him and then killed himself
near West, End, Ill.
Brig. Gen. Leonard Wood applied for
service in the Philippines and his re-
quest has been granted
The transport Logan arrived in
San Francisco from the Philippines
with 1864 discharged soldiers On
| board.
Proof that Chicago's coal supply is
controlled by three combines has been
submitted to a special grand jury.
Lie IudIo icy lSldUuIo clcCttu u uuSo
Weldon B. Hepburn (rep.) of Wallace,
as United States senator to succeed
Henry Heitfeld.
Representative of 1000 retail to-
bacco dealers reached Chicago to or
| paniZe an antitrust association.
George L. Brown, the most promi-
nent individual manufacturer of car
ho tat -,
New Bedford, Mass, at the age of so.
win" Mercer, of East Liverpool, O.,
| famous baseball pitcher, committed
suicide in San Francisco
The Delaware & Hudson company's
officials testified before the coal strike
arbitrators in Philadelphia that they
derive no benefit from The present alb
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