Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-08
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The public debt statement issued on
the LIST shows that the debt decreased
| 10,676,3 1896 during the month of June.
Cash in the treasury, 1884, 1894 ,275.
Total debt, less cash in the treasury.
1926, oil ,637.
A tornado swept Faulk county, S.
D., doing great damage to property
and injuring several persons
! The army transport Sherman sailed
| from San Francisco for Manila with
one squadron of the Twelfth cavalry
and the Seventeenth infantry.
Bulgaria appealed to the powers to
prevent conflict between Bulgaria
and Turkey.
Alan-a-Dale broke the worlds rec
ord for one mile over circular track
at Washington park, Chicago, running
the distance in 1877 3-5.
Postmaster General Payne has is
sued an order abolishing the position
of physician in large post Offices.
The new department of commerce was
launched in Washington, taking over
several important bureaus from other
departments
Reuben Elrod, an old negro, was shot
| to death in his home at Piedmont, S. c.,
by mob of so white men.
The exports from Berlin to the
United States for the fiscal year totaled
S9,411, AT, an increase of 81 1876, 800 over
the previous year.
Charles Evans (colored), suspected of
the murder Of John l.. Phillips, was
taken from the Jail at Norway, S. c.,
and lynched by a mob
Over 1000 woodworkers went on
strike in Chicago because refused an
increase in wages.
"A. w. Machen was arraigned in Wash
ington and plea of not guilty entered
by him to charges OF accepting brides
for letter box contracts.
The America cup course record was
beaten by Reliance. and Constitution
and Columbia again defeated
Latest advices place the loss of life
| by an explosion in a mine at Hanna,
Wyo., at 235.
Snow fell to the depth of several
inches at Butte. Mont.
Iowa republicans renominated A. B.
| Cummins for governor, John Herriott
for lieutenant governor, Charles A.
Bishop for supreme judge, David ].
Palmer for railroad commissioner, and
nominated F. ]. Riggs for superin-
tendent of schools. The platform COM
mends the present state administra-
ton, favors the denomination of PresiG
dent Roosevelt, indorses the policy of
| ,-;f
The international automobile race in
Ireland for the James Gordon Bennett
cup was won by Jenatzy, member of
the German team, who covered the dis
lance of 370A miles in six hours, So
minutes and nine seconds.
During the fiscal year ended June 80
shows that 1929 patents were granted
and 54,256 applications filed The re-
ceipts of the office were 1851 Psi.
Clark Waggoner, for sc years an edi-
tor of Ohio newspapers, died at the
Toledo hospital, aged 80 years. He was
editor of the Blade from 1856 to 1865,
and editor of the Toledo Commercial
from 1865 to 1876
The treaty covering the naval and
cOaling station bases and the treaty
placing the Isle of Pines wholly under
Cuban sovereignty have been signed at
Havana.
| Charles Hathaway, widely known as
a builder of street railroads, is dead at
his home in Cleveland, o.
| The Columbia lost man overheard
| just before reaching the windward
mark in Thursdays race. The Coium-
bia then withdrew from the race.
| Capt. Castle, auditor of the treasury
for the post Office department, makes
| the official estimate that the postal de-
| iciency for the fiscal year just closed
will be $4,617, 2O3 The deficit for the
| previous fiscal year was $2,961 ITO.
/ By decision Of the court of the
North at Port AL Prince, more than so
Haytiens have been doomed to perpet-
ual Punishment, among them being the
late President Firmin and family and
| Gen. Salnave and brother.
Baron Speck Won Sternburg has been
| definitely appointed ambassador of
| Germany at Washington.
Importations of precious stones to
the port Of New York for the fiscal year
| JuSI SliO0u were LIE heaviest Oh record.
having reached total Of more than
| $27 300 600.
A terrific storm followed period of
most intense heat in New York city.
| There were four deaths from the heat
and a score Or more of prostrations.
Already three deaths, traceable to the
storm, have been reported.
A cloudburst visited the southwest
section of Texas, causing the death of
20 or more persons and entailing
heavy property loss.
Booker T. Washington, in an address
at Louisville, KY, appealed to the ne
grOes for self-control, and Geclar q that
the recent lynchings in northern states
have simplified the race ques. On by
making it national