Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09
ALI the News of the Past Seven
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News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at TCme and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

the explosion of boiler and sinking of
the boat, and woman and a babe were
believed to have drowned.
Nearly $50o,oOO,oO0 worth of mater
ials were imported by American manu-
facturers in the last fiscal year.
Caleb Powers concluded his statement
before the court st Georgetown, KY, and
the case was given to the jury.
Trade reviews of Dun and Bradstreet
show no indication of depression in bust
ness predicted to follow declines in Wall
street, and the general tone in trade and
manufactures is healthy.
War with Colombia is possible con-
tingency should the canal treaty fail to
secure favorable action. President
Roosevelt and Secretary Hay conferred
on the subject.
High water caused two deaths at Oma-
ha, Neb., one at Council Bluffs, Ia, and
three at Nodaway, Ia.
Sam Parks, the convicted New York
labor union agent, will continue to adj
minister his Office from Sing Sing
prison.
Caleb Powers was sentenced to
death On his third trial for completely
in the assassination of William Goebel,
governor elect of Kentucky. On two
previous trials he had been sentenced
to, life Imprisonment and has served
three years.
The war game of Portland, Me-, was
brought to an end with final attack
by the hostile" feet lasting several
hours. The umpires will decide on
Six men were found guilty of taking
part in the race riots at Danville, ILL.,,
the night of July Is. They are Win
field Baker, John Walton, Adam Muir
ny, Isaac Slade, John Robertson and
Thomas Bell. William Redwine and
Clay Biddle, who were also indicted,
were found not guilty. The sentence
calls for fine and Imprisonment.
Three people were drowned at White
Bear lake, near st. Paul, Mimi, Sun
day night by the overturning of q
ToWboat
Two men were killed and two
wounded by hold-up men at the barns
Of the Chicago City Railway company,
Sixty-frst and State streets. The
shooting was done by three masked
men. who escaped after securing $4,000
Chicago is now the most completely
unionized city in the world. The mem
bership increased 10000 in the last
year, and total wage advance of
S9,500,000 has been secured.
The mimic war off the Maine coast
was condemned by the Universal
Peace union convention at Mystic,
Conn, as farcical and extravagant. 1t
declares it to be the nations duty to
make war impossible.
The farmers in the Kansas broom
corn belt are daily petitioning the
state employment bureau for laborers
to save the crop.
August fire losses in the United
States are estimated at $6,5O0,000
against $6,546, 900 in 1902.
Reliance and Shamrock III failed
to finish in America cup race after the
latter had been hopelessly beaten. The
defender was two miles ahead when
the contest was called off,
he uTklSu EOVSTum0UC, through
it's minister to the United States, gives
an earnest pledge to protect the lives
and property of Americans, and asks
the recall of the squadron, saying it's
presence would greatly encourage the
Macedonian revolt
A. J. Cassatt, John D. Crimmins and
other millionaire directors in a New
Vx1-
manslaughter in connection with a
crossing collision on the road, where
by nine lives were lost.
On the order Of Justice Sewell of the
New York supreme court, granting a
certificate of reasonable doubt pending
appeal proceedings, Samuel Parks, the
walking delegate sentenced to Sing Sing
on a charge of extortion, has been re-
leased in $4,000 bail.
Veterans of the Philippine war are
holding their fourth annual convention
in st. Paul, MINI.
Campers from the Adirondack noun
tains say deer are very plentiful this
year.
Herbert B. Bates, clerk in the First
OaJ1Oudl Dduk, f1cnmOnu, InQ., SnOC and
instantly killed Miss Rena Gentry. He
then shot and killed himself. 1t is sup
posed that she had rejected his atten-
tons
The forty-seventh. annual conc1ave
of the Grand Commandery Knights
Templar, of the state of Illinois, opened
in Peoria with 1000 knights present
in ha
nifcent pageant.
Judge Elliott Of the Hennepin district
court, Minneapolis, Mimi, has denied
DR.. A. Ames' motion for new trial
Nothing now remains between the
former mayor and six years in the peni-
tertiary for bribery except an appeal to
the supreme court.