Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-03-21
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
EXTRA SENATE SESSION.

II
EXTRA SENATE SESSION.
Senator Allison Ia.) offered a res
olution in the United States senate
on the 18th authorizing the commit
tee on rules to reexamine the rules
debate. Senator Morgan continued
his address in opposition to the Pan
anna canal treaty and arrangements
were practically completed by which
it is expected a vote will be reached
on the measure on the 18th.
Notice was given in the United
States senate on the 18th of a reso-
luton to modify the rules so that
time for voting on any question
could be fixed. Senator Money
(Miss.) introduced resolution re-
questing the president to inform the
senate whether postal facilities are
now being afforded the people of In
dianola, Miss. The committee on for
eign relations authorized favorable
report on the Cuban reciprocity
treaty.
Ten minutes after converting on
the 18th the United States senate
went into executive session and SEN
ator Morgan further discussed the
Panama canal treaty.
Senator Spooner( Wis., replied to
arguments of Senator Morgan in the
United States senate on the 18th, sus-
tanning the view of Attorney General
Knox that the Panama Canal COM
pany has full right to convy title to
property on the isthmus. Senator
Depew IN. " also spoke in favor of
the measure
DOMESTIC.
Judge Adams, of ST. Louis, who is
sued the Wabash injunction, was
hanged in effigy at Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Arthur Pencil, who was in
jured in the automobile accident in
which her husband lost his life, died
in Buffalo, N. Y, without regaining
consciousness.
Mrs. Seth t. Paine, wanted by Buff
falo On. " police as a witness at
the Burdick murder inquest, is miss
ing from the city.
Tents from the Illinois state arsen-
al have been sent to flood refugees at
Shawneetown. Metropolis factories
have been forced to close.
Twelve indictments against West
Virginia coal miners have been re-
turned by the Charleston federal
grand Jury as result of the Atkins
vile riot.
Adolph Krauss, a farmer near ST.
Louis, Mo-, while insane killed his
wife and six children with a sledge
hammer and fatally injured himself.
Waterbury Comm business men
decided to take the city's government
away from Mayor Kilduff and chief
of police and operate it independ-
emily unless lawlessness stops.
Eight men were killed and large
number wounded in a fight between
the hands of rival turpentine camps
near Orange Springs, Va.
An injunction against the 25 per
cent cut in freight rates ordered by
Illinois commissioners will be asked
by railroads.
President Roosevelt has been ap-
pealed to for protection by Organ
izer James FL. Wood, of the Cigar
makers International union, who has
been notified by a Tampa ella. yigi-
lance committee to leave "under pain
of DEATH
Gen. James A. Dumont has re-
signed as chief of the steamboat in
spection service.
The Missouri legislature has passed
a bill making chicken stealing fell
ony.
Two men cracked the safe in the
State bank of Kasota, MINI, secured
$500 and escaped.
Frank c. Pingree, who was presi
dent of the wrecked City savings
bank in Detroit, has filed a petition
in bankruptcy. His liabilities are
S825,000; assets, s124,o0O.
The exchanges at the leading
clearing houses in the United States
during the seven days ended on the
18th aggregated $2,37o,SS1, ZOO The
increase compared with the CORE
spending week of last year was III.
The Caribbean squadron, under
command CT Admiral Coghlan, has
been ordered to the coast of Hon
duras, where the revolution is
assuming serious proportions.