Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-24

Lake MdTdCd1DO, oneZueld, lot one
hour. The fort returned the fire
with four guns. The Panther with
drew in the direction of Curacao.
LATER.
In the United States senate on the
10th the house bill providing for es-
Enlistment of a department of COM
merce and labor was referred to the
committee on commerce. In executive
session the Cuban reciprocity treaty
was considered. Senator Lodge intro
duced a resolution for an inquiry as
to whether certain countries are dis
eliminating against the United States.
In the house the consular and diplO-
matte appropriation bill, the third of
the regular budgets, was passed.
On the goth the United States senate
passed the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill and further
discussed the statehood bill. In the
house the agricultural appropriation
bill was reported, the District of CO.
lumbia appropriation bill was passed
and consideration of the Philippine
coinage bill was begun. Mr.. Cochran
(Mo) declared in speech that people
of Canada will change their loyalty
when the United States ceases truck
ling" to England and was called liar"
by young woman in the gallery.
Gen. Miles arrived at ST. Peters
burg, and from there he will proceed
home via Berlin, Paris and London.
teenth annual convention opened in
Indianapolis and President Mitchell
was given an ovation.
Narcisso G. Gonzales, the Columbia
Is. CO. editor shot by Lieut.. Gov.
Tillman, died of his wound.
The joint republican caucus nomi-
mated Thomas C. Platt to succeed
from New York
The Illinois inheritance tax law
has been upheld by the United States
supreme court.
Fearing poverty Mrs. William Han
ma, aged rs years, of Oakland, Cal,
killed her husband, aged 76 years,
and then killed herself.
Lie H1U1eUn anniversary Oh Uno L.
NJ. c. A. was marked by the opening
of a record-breaking convention in
Washington, at which President
Roosevelt was the guest of honor.
South Dakota divorces granted to
nonresidents have been declared in
valid by the supreme court.
Forty-four coal men and corpora.
tions were indicted by the special
grand jury in Chicago for conspiracy
in restraint of trade and combina-
ton to regulate and fix prices of
coal.
Gov. Yates formally ordered Sher-
if Barrett to end boxing and pugilis-
tic exhibitions in Chicago.
The Susquehanna iron and steel
mills at Columbia, Pa, employing
1,5O0 men, had to shut down because
of lack of coal.
A bill has been introduced in the
Missouri legislature prohibiting foot
ball in the state.
The coal strike commission opened
its thirty-seventh days session in
Philadelphia. Much of the testimony
was along the same line as that al
ready given by superintendent of
mining companies.
Aguinaldo has petitioned congress
for a $100,00O,000 loan to Philippine
farmers to relieve distress.
Minister Bowen reached Washing
ton to negotiate with European allies
for settlement of the Venezuelan af-
fair.
The anthracite strike commission
has examined 400 witnesses to date;
ia called by strikers, 155 by nonunion
men and 63 by the commission.
Mrs. Laura Foster, aged 100 years,
mother of ex-Gov. Charles Foster, of
Ohio, died at her home in Fostoria.
Her husband founded the city and
from him it took it's name.
Americans on the, Isle of Pines DENY
Cuba's claim to absolute jurisdiction
over it, and will resist collection of
taxes.