Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-24
4 WEEKS RECORD
All 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.

anniversary OF the birthday OF the
Stars and Stripes was celebrated in
New York city.
The flood at East ST. Louis, Ill. is re-
ceding. The known dead from drown
ing since the flood began number II.
The post office department. investiga
ton is now being directed by President
Roosevelt.
The secretary of the interior has or
Gered the withdrawal from entry of
100000 acres of public land in Idaho
and 100000 acres in Nevada.
The village of Reppner, Ore. was
nearly destroyed by cloud burst and
500 persons were probably drowned.
A wall Of water 20 feet high swept the
gulch where the village is located.
The report of the interstate com
merce commission for the fiscal year
shows that the total number of cas-
ualtles to persons on account of rail
way accidents for the year was 49,
$50, including S,5SS killed and 64,662
injured
The amount of three and four per
cent. bonds so far received at the
treasury department for exchange
into two per cent. consols is ST., 2O6,-
$50.
President Roosevelt received the
new Chinese ambassador. Sir Chen
tung Liang-Chen, and was presented
with gifts from the king of Italy and
the president of France by the en-
voys of those nations
President Roosevelt was the guest
of honor at the grand concert of the
Northeastern Saengerfest association
at Baltimore.
Forest fires were doing immense
damage near Eckerman and other
points in the east end of the upper
Michigan peninsula.
President Roosevelt replied to the
Bnai Birth society's plea on the
Kshinef massacre by expressing hor-
ror at atrocities reported, but de-
clared his belief that Russia would
punish those responsible and prevent
repetition
Fred Mink, the murderer of New
ton Harris and Sarah Mink, surren-
dered to the Pittsfeld Gn.) sheriff
and militia company escorted him
to Jail to prevent lynching.
A. J. Cassatt and other officials of
the North Jersey Street Railway
company will be tried at Newark for
manslaughter as the result of an ac-
cident that killed several children
Charles Z. McFarlane, superintend-
ent of the Anthology society, was
murdered at New York by William
L,
to testify.
The governments weekly crop re-
port shows vegetation east of the
Rockies hindered by cold, but cultiva-
ton rapidly progressing; New Eng
land drought relieved; corn unusually
late; winter wheat harvest under way
New gifts to the University of Chi
cago, aggregating 1921 55, were an
nounced at the convocation.
The collapse of the approach to the
bridge at Eau Claire, Wis. dropped 200
carnival sightseers to the river. Scores
were hurt.
Miners and operators reached an I'M
Outstanding at Scranton and there
will be no strike in the anthracite field.
The Chicago restaurant and hotel
employees strike will be submitted to
arbitration.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
arranged to leave the white house for
Oyster Bay on June 81, where they will
spend the summer.
postmaster General Payne has de-
clded to prosecute ex-Congressman
Edmund H. briggs, Of New York. on a
charge Of bribery.
Lisbon. o.. celebrated it's centennial
anniversary.
Later reports from Heppner. Ore.
indicate that at least 800 persons lost
their lives in the flood The bodies
of many of the victims have been re-
covered
One million acres of government
land has been thrown open to settle
ment along the line of the Santa Fe
railroad from Nogales to Maiave, in
California
Rev. John r. Chadwick, chaplain in
the United States navy, has rendered
his resignation to President Roose-
welt.
Henry Shayhorn aged SO. shot and
killed his wife. aged ~, in Philadei-
phia, and then killed himself.
An insurance company with cap
ital of $100.00o,OOO is being formed by
the National ASSOCIATE ton of Manufac-
futers to protect its members from
loss arising from strikes
President Roosevelt in an address
at the University of Virginia at Char
IottesTiile declared that all who re-
ceive university education are debt
ors to the state and can make recon-
pense only by service to their fellow
xnen.
Four men were killed at a grading
camp near Cheyenne, Wyo., by the fall
Of q tTestIe.