Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC,
Ruskin college, with 100 students,
reached its new location at Glen Ellyn,
H., from Trenton, Mo-, by special
train.
The Chicago Union Traction com
pany has been declared insolvent and
placed in receivers hands. =
bill passed by the New York legis-
lature imposes a seyen-year imprison-
ment on a parent or other person who
deserts child under. 16 years of age.
The new 100000 stock exchange
building at New York was dedicated
in the presence of leading financiers of
the country.
A riot in the Illinois house Of rep
resentatives was started by the
speakers attempt to pass a munich
pal ownership bill amendment under
the gaTel. Speaker Miller declared
that an attempt had been made to
bride him to allow a roll call. Nine
ty-seven members reorganized the
house and elected a new speaker, but
the trouble was finally compromised.
Rufus Cantrell, leader of the band
of colored ghouls at indianapolis,
was found guilty of grave robbery
and will be sentenced to prison for
from two to IA years.
The total production of anthracite
coal last year was 36,911, 551 tons, de-
crease of 22,994 400 tons over the year
1901.
Eight men and two women were
killed at Minneapolis, Mimi, by an
explosion in the Northwestern Star
Oil plant.
Mrs. Minnie Cummings, of ST. Louis,
is accused of numbering three hus-
bands.
Postmaster General Payne has re-
moved James n. Tyner, assistant at
torney general for the post office de-
partment, on a criminal complaint.
Alexander Thompson, a negro, was
lynched at Gurdon, Ark, for stab
bing and seriously wounding DR.. j.
H. Guffman. well-known physician.
Col. Joseph Kyle Hickey, said to be
the originator of the famous drink
known as the ''gin rickey," died sud
denly in New York.
At Fairbury, Neb., Is business
firms were burned out and several
residences destroyed by fire.
At the annual meeting in Detroit
of the National Municipal league
Charles J. Bonaparte. of Baltimore,
was elected president.
Mr.. j. .. Lehmer, aged Sc. a prom
inent capitalist, fell from a window
in his home in Cincinnati and was
killed.
The interstate commerce commits
sion, which has been Investigating in
creased railroad rates, announces that
many of the advances are unwarrant-
ed and unless reductions are made
prosecutions will follow.
President Roosevelt has ended his
vacation in Yellowstone park and
has returned to Mammoth Hot
Springs hotel the picture of health.
Andrew Carnegie has given $4,000
toward the endowment Of the Tuske-
gee Normal and Industrial Institute
of Alabama.
New York's legislature has closed
It's 125th session.
IeO1ohNA ~. NIL an, III l1CI l-lSll
Gll) real estate dealer, died at Pen
sacola, Fla, of poison contained III
food sent him by mail.
Lieut.. Gov. Lee, of Missouri re
turned to ST. Louis and declared he is
"done with politics." but did not flee
from bribery charges.
w. Wyndham, British consul in Chi
cage, reports to his government on
trade conditions, praising American
methods and telling of great prosper
ity.
William Rockefeller has purchased
100000 shares of Southern Pacific
stock, which will insure Union Pacific
control.
Orange prices advanced so to Is
cents a box in Chicago by a Califor
MIA shippers and growers combine.
President Roosevelt resumed his
trip to the west after participating
in masonic ceremonies of laying the
corner stone for a new gate at Vel
1owstone park.
Robbers entered the Blairsville
pa post Office and Gynamited the
safe, taking 5000 in cash and the
same amount in stamps.