Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-03-28
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DOMESTIC.
The Independent Labor League of
America has been Incorporated at Al
bany, n. Y, to solve labor disputes
without strikes and further cooper
alton with employers.
An earthquake at Helena, Mont,
did serious damage to the new state
house.
Gov. 0dell, Of New York, has been
threatened by an assassin, and de-
tective has been hired to guard him.
An attempt is being made in Phila-
delphia to have enforced the blue
law of 1894 that prohibits kissing on
Sunday, to the end that it will be
repealed.
lingo, the largest elephant in cap
fivity, died aboard the steamer
Georgia en- route to New York and
was buried at sea.
By a vote OF 214 to 107 the New
Hampshire house of representa- tives
put itself on record in favor of a
license law.
Floods are doing great damage in
the vicinity of Memphis, Tenn, and
hundreds of persons are homeless.
The worst blizzard of the winter
prevailed at Denver, Col, and bust
ness was generally suspended.
It is said that big syndicate, includ-
ing J. P. Morgan, is being formed to
bid on the construction of the Pana-
ma canal for lump sum, $135, 0OO,O 900.
Five boys playing On raft a. Jop-
lin, Mo-, were drowned. They were
Raymond Croceroft, Ralph Oaks,
Charles Oaks, Peter Berry and Luth-
er Berry.
The coal mine at Cardiff, Ill, in which
nine men were killed by explosions, has
been abandoned.
Twenty buildings were struck by
lightning at Greenville, Wis, and Dan
iel Hob and much live stock were
killed.
Four miners were killed by a runa-
way train of coal cars at South Fork,
Pa.
Gustav Klebesatel, president Of the
Shawano County Agricultural society,
was killed by lightning at Shawano
Wis.
The grand jury a Charleston, W. Va,
indicted $50 miners accused of partici-
pating in a battle with deputy mar
shals at Stamford.
A dynamite explosion at Bluefeld
w. Va, killed F.. G. Davidson, David
Steele and John Harris.
The post Office safe at Wilmington,
H., was blown open with dynamite and
robbed of 800 in money and stamps.
The Missouri legislature has adopt
ed a resolution requiring all Missouri
railroads to furnish free transporta-
ton to state officers.
The Mississippi river flood at Mem
phis broke all records.
Gov. Dockery has signed the anti
cigarette bill passed by the Missouri
legislature.
Joseph Bradley, a farm hand, shot
and killed Mrs. F. E. Bowerman, a
widow, wounded her daughter and
Mich.
The crusade against Pennsylvania
blue laws is proposed along lineswhich
will embarrass so-called ultra Saba
tarians.
In the Pennsylvania legislature a
bill Ito subsidize large families and
provide for gold medals for mothers
of large families" failed to pass.
The Wabash strike injunction argu-
ments for the company were complet-
ed in ST. Louis. The contention was
made that conspiracy existed among
unions to injure the road. The priv
ilege of resigning was declared by
the unions attorney to be labor's
chief right.
A gold bar valued at S23, 500 disap-
peared from Pacific and Dominion ex-
press office at Detroit while enroute
from Salt Lake City to Philadelphia.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing tho seven days ended on the goth
aggregated $2,165,759,O79. The de-
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of last year was OS.
Ole Oleson was hanged at Aitkin,
Mimi, for numbering his daughter.
James Ruffin and Jay Green (col-
ored) were hanged at Sioux City,
Ark, for the murder of Don McGhee.
At Moultrie, Ga, j. II. Bryant (col-
ored) was hanged for killing d.
Buchanan.
The Buffalo IN. " Racing associa-
<iop has heap declared ;nco1vapt