Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-31
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In the united States senate on the
26th the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill was passed and the
statehood bill was further discussed.
Senator Alger (Aich.) and Senator Kit
tredge Is. d. took the oath of office.
In the house the military AGA denny bill,
carrying $644,273, was passed. A reso-
luton was adopted calling on the post
master general for the correspondence
in the Indianola, Miss, post Office case.
Mr.. Overstreet 0nd) submitted the
report upon the antitrust bill. The
Notifications appropriation bill, which
carries S7,093,943, was reported.
Senator Quay made an effort on the
27th to hold the United States senate
in continuous session to consider the
statehood bill, but failed. The day
was spent in consideration of the bill
with the exception of an hour de-
voted to a speech by Senator Scott
| CIV. Na.) on the pension laws. In the
making Intoxicating liquors import
ed into states subject to the latter's
jurisdiction, and the senate bill to in
crease federal judges salaries were
passed. A resolution was introduced
| declaring, it was the sense of the
house that the treaty with Great
| Britain as to the Alaska boundary
is perfectly plain and needs no inter
probation.
Lorrin Andrews, of New York, has
| been appointed attorney general of
| Hawaii by Gov. Dole.
1t is generally believed in London
| that the death sentence pronounced
| on Col. Arthur Lynch for high treason
will be committed to penal servitude
| for life.
King Oscar of Sweden is dangerously
| i'll at Stockholm.
| A velunteer force organized to dis
perse. the ladrones in the province of
Zambales, in the Philippines, was sur
rounded and defeated, three Americans
being killed.
Thirty citizens of Stra tferd, Ia. were
arrested for holding upa coal train and
Selling several cars of fuel
Judge w. r. Day, secretary of state
under President Mckinley, has ac-
cepted an appointment to the United
| State Supreme court to succeed Jus
| tice Shiras.
\ British naval officer at La Guayra
| says that the Venezuelan blockade will
soon be raised
Joe Thomas, a negro desperate,
was caught by a mob and burned at
the stake near New Orleans for the
murder of Sheriff Curry.
Boughton, Ford & Co., bankers at
! Burton O., made an assignment, with
assets of 100000 and liabilities Of
$500, 900.
President Roosevelt and party of
friends left Washington for Canton,
O., to participate in the celebration
of the Mckinley birthday exercises.
At the United Mine Workers con-
vention in Indianapolis a report
against government by Injunction"
was adopted. John Mitchell was re-
elected president.
Philip Doblin, of New York, con-
fessed perjury before the house COM
mittee in declaring he offered a $4,000
bride to Representative Lessler, Of
Three men robbed the Bank of
Steeleville, Ill, of $4,000 and escaped
in carriages.
Twenty person were killed and
dozens hurt. many fatally, in a col
lision on the Central Railroad of
New Jersey near Westfeld.
The business portion and number
of residences Of Buck Creek. Ind.
were burned.
William McKinley's birthday ami
versary was celebrated at Canton. O..
with a banquet at which President
Roosevelt was chief guest and
speaker.
Sentence of death passed upon. Col
Arthur Lynch for high treason has
been committed to penal servitHde
for life by the British government
Further progress has been made
by Minister Bowen in negotiations
with allies for settlement with Ven
ezuela and raising of the blockade is
expected soon.
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