Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the seven days ended on the Cd ag-
gregated $1,S57,6 S2,3T7 The decrease
compared with the corresponding week
Of the last year was 11.2.
Senator Hoar has completed a sweep
ing trust bill, appropriating 100000
to aid in the enforcement of law, pro-
viding for publicity of corporation af-
fairs and forbidding under severe pen
alties determinations in prices of prod
ucts or in carrying charges.
A mine cavern at Olyphant, Pa,
caused three-story hotel and three
other buildings to sink 100 feet into
the earth.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Train
mems demand for 20 per cent. wage
increase has been ignored by western
lines.
The twentieth century Methodist
thank offering commission gives out a
statement showing that $2O,634 900
was raised.
Teachers of Iowa in state conven-
ton in Des Moines adopted a resolu-
ton favoring the use of the Bible in
the public schools.
The post Office at Indianola, Miss,
from which the colored postmistress
was driven by force, will be closed by
the department..
Michael and Andrew Onder and
Joseph Prokop were killed by an ex-
plosion of dynamite in a colliery
near Minersville, Pa.
Fire destroyed the barracks at Fort
Brady, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, caus-
ing loss of $780, 900.
W. r. Sullivan, paymaster for the
Bussey coal mine near Bussey, Ia,
was held up by three men and robbed
OF $1,000.
The commissioner of navigation re-
ports 627 sail and steam vessels built
in the United States during the six
months ended December 81.
Antoinette Dunlap was acquitted at
Aledo, Ill, of the charge of poisoning
her chum, Allie Dool.
1t has developed that a registered
mail pouch containing a large mum
Der of packages and letters was
stolen at Cleveland December %.
A demand for wage increase vary
ing from Is to 20 per cent. is to be
made by all the bituminous coal min
ers of the country the latter part OF
this month.
E. W. Hardin e Co.'S bank, a pri-
vate concern at Rockwell, Tex, has
failed with liabilities of $4,000.
A certificate of incorporation for
the Lorenz orthopedic charity hos
pital has been filed with the New
York state board of charities.
The new torpedo boat destroyer
Macdonald, in a trial at Province
town, Mass, exceeded requirement OF
2S knots an hour.
Four men have been arrested at
Macon, Mo-, suspected of completely
in the bank robbery at Union, Mo-
| when $4,000 was stolen.
Samuel Rucker, Roy Rucker, Ed
ward Tucker and an unidentifed-man
were fatally injured by dust explo.
! sion in mine at Auburn, Ill.
Topsy, bad elephant that had
killed three men, was electrocuted at
Coney Island, n. Y.
Five men entered the First national
bank of Abingdon, H., blew open the
safe and escaped with $4,000 in cash
Two of the men were subsequently,
| captured at Quincy.
The special commissioner appointed
| in the Missouri beef combine case re-
| ports that packers are guilty of con
| spring to tx and maintain prices.
Secretary Wilson says he expects tic
see American beet sugar retailed at
two cents pound and supply the en-
| tire domestic demand.
One half of the state of Washington
| is suffering from floods, several towns
| being under water and farm houses
| inundated.
A Gordon of deputy sheriffs has been
| thrown around Indianola, Miss.
trouble being feared because of the
, closing of the post Office there by order
, of President Roosevelt