Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
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prosperous enc. the revenues amount
ing to $9,729,4 4O, and the expenditures
$8,102,567, leaving a surplus in the
treasury of 81 ,626,S73.
During typhoon the steamer On
Ling-Wo capsized off Kwang-Chau-
Wan, China, and 100 persons persisted.
The military occupation of Macedonia
by Russia and Austria is thought to be
the only expedient sufficient to preevnt
war between Turkey and Bulgaria.
The British ministry was disrupted by
the designations of Joseph Chamberlain
secretary of state for the colonies;
Charles T. Richie, chancellor of the ex-
chequer. and Lord George Hamilton, Sec
rotary for India.
An electric car ran at the rate of 106
As miles per hour on the Zossen military
road in Germany, said to be the highest
speed ever attained.
Emperor Francis Joseph has issued
positive order against the use of the
Hungarian language in the army.
Reports from Sofia say the Turks have
destroyed the town of Kastoria, near
Monastir, and massacred the entire pop
| ulatiOn OF 10000.
LATER.
The board of directors of the Asso-
ciated Press has elected Frank B. Noyes,
of the Chicago Record-Hera,d president.
| At ShamokiD. Pa, the Cameron and
Luke Fidler collieries, employing 2,5GS
men and boys, were closed Indefinitely
because of the dull coal trade
The war Office has recalled Bulgarian
officers studying in the military schools
of Russia, France, Austria and Italy.
Second Lieut.. Crispulo Patajo, of the
Philippine scouts, the first of the natives
of Luzon to wear the uniform of the
United States army, arrived in San Fran
cisco on the transport Sherman
Harry, the ten-year-old son of Mrs. E.
Jahn, started a fire in gasoline stove
while asleep in ST. Louis, and he and his
mother and sister were fatally burned.
President Roosevelt arrived at Oyster
Bay from the Antietam battlefield
President Roosevelt at the dinner
Of the Seawanhaka Yacht club, gave a
toast to Sir Thomas Upton and tele-
gram expressing regret at his absence
| and illness was sent.
The worst flood in years submerged
thousands of acres of farm lands along
the river in the vicinity of La Crosse,
| Wis, sweeping away stacks of hay and
grain and drowning live stock in field
The eleventh national irrigation con-
gress came to an end at Ogden, Utah.
1t reelected Senator Clark, of Montana,
president, decided to hold the congress
of 1904 in Ell Paso, and adopted a plat
form which requested congress to make
| needed notifications of the existing land
| laws.
| The commerce of the port of New Or
leans is again tied up by strike Of the
| lOngshoremen, which has been revived
Not ship is being loaded.
The Canadian Manufacturers associa-
ton in session in Toronto emphasized it's
expression in condemnation of any at
tempt to accomplish a reciprocity agree
ment with the United States.
Rear Admiral Barker, commander in
| chief of the North Atlantic fleet, has
recommended the equipment of all the
battleships and large cruisers of the navy
with wireless telegraph apparatus
Labor unions in more than a dozen
states have sent in cordial indorse-
ments of the resolutions of the Wash
ington Central Labor union protesting
against the ruling of President Roose-
welt making the government printing
office an "open shop"
A decision of the United States Steel
corporation to send it's fleet to docks
will have an effect on $4,000 workmen
in various branches of the industry.