Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-03-07
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
CONGRESS SIONAL.

II
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the senate on the 18th the statehood
riders to the agricultural and post office
appropriation bills were withdrawn and
both bills passed, the house amendments to
the Philippine currency bill were agreed to,
thus sending the bill to the president, the
sundry civil bill was nearly completed and
800 pension bills were passed. In the house
the conference report on the army appropri-
alton bill was adopted, thus sending the
bill to the president. The bill to establish
a union station in Washington also was
passed. Mr.. De Almond (Mo) introduced
concurrent resolution providing for the
annexation of Canada to the United States.
On the 18th the senate in open session dis
cussed at length and finally passed the sun
dry civil bill. In executive session Senator
Morgan continued MS speech against the
Panama canal treaty Tho house, after
flibustering by the democrats and repeated
roll calls and waits while quorum was be-
ing secured, unseated James j. Butler, Of
Missouri and seated George c. B. WAGNER
in his place.
The senate passed the naval appropria-
ton BILL carrying sS1, 507, 412, and the rlili-
tary academy bill on the 9th. Sen ator
Morgan resumed his speech in oppos tion
to the Panama canal treaty. In the house
the agricultural, sundry civil military
academy and post office appropriation bills
were sent to conference and the confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill was adopted.
The senate on the 2Sth ult passed the
Notifications appropriation bill and the
house immigration bill. At SEES
sion on the 1st eulogies Of four de-
ceased members of the house were pro-
nounce6.. In the house the District of
Columbia appropriation bill and the Alaska
homestead bill were disposed of and the
conference reports on the railroad safety
appliance bill. the military academy ap-
preparation bills, the post office and the
omnibus public building bills were adopted
DOMESTIC.
The business section of Mount
Airy, Nd, has been destroyed by
fire.
Walter Davis, Thomas Mclaughlin
and Matthew Donnelly 7vere killed by
an explosion in a mine at Auburn,
I'll.
MeXicans near the Colima volcano
are terror stricken by the active erup-
ton now in progress. Lava streams
are increasing and valleys are already
flooded
A Wabash railroad strike is planned
by the trainmen's brotherhood to COM
pei increased wages.
Three miners were killed near Stan
niford City, w. Va, and two fatally
wounded in fight with deputies, who
tried to arrest "a violators of a United
States court injunction against intimi-
dation.
The death of Louis Hubbard Cor
nell university student, makes total
Of I. =
ca IN. " epidemic.
Francois Hertzel, Swiss barkeeper.
was arrested at New York for an al
legged plot to assassinate European
rulers.
Albert Knapp, of Hamilton, O., Al
years old, confessed to choking his go
year-old wife to death and throwing
her body in the river.
James r. Garfield, commissioner of
corporations of the new depa rtme nt of
commerce and la Dor, has taken the oath
of Office.
Tho National league baseball season
will open April Is. and the American
April y. Both will quit on Septem-
Der 27.
The new antitrust law is already
being enforced by Attorney General
Knox under the presidents advice.
Christian Joehlin was tortured with
fire near Toledo, o., by ten masked
men, who secured 5000.
The Rock Islands purchase of the
'Frisco's system is said to be the fore
runner of vast railroad merger.
Senator-elect Reed Smoot has been
accused of polygamy- by a represen-
tative of protesting ministers of
Utah. who oppose the seating of the
Mormon apostle in the senate.
President Roosevelt lauded Meth
odism in an address at New York that
was heard by 1000 people.
Young Corbett and Eddie Hanlon
fought 20 rounds to a draw at San
Francisco.
The Republican National Editorial
associa ton met in annual convention
In Washington.
The anthracite coal strike commits
sion is making considerable progress
in it's labors. 1t has carefully gone
over practically all the important
points involved and tentative agree
ment has been reached ON some of
them.