Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-03
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
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
Acting Gov. Northcott and State
Auditor Mccullough, of Illinois, act
ing as tax commissioners, have fixed
the rate of the state tax levy at 40
cents on the 500 of assessed valua-
ton. This is the lowest rate for
years.
Capt. John McKenna, keeper of the
lighthouse at Lime Point, Cal, on
the Marin county shore of the Gold
en- Gate, was killed by falling over
a 20-foot cliff
Live Stock Agent Upto, of the Bur-
lington road, says the recent storm in
the range country of Nebraska, Wy
oming and South Dakota has caused
no great losses to stock.
Robbers Tuesday night blew open
the safe of the Surprise state bank
at Surprise, Neb., and secured $4,000
cash.
Chicago citizens spent $14, 900, 900 for
Christmas gifts. Goods bought were
of better grade than ever before.
A jury at Freehold, N. j., acquitted
Laura Biggar of the charge of conspir-
acy to secure the whole of the Bennett
estate, and convicted DR.. Charles C.
Hendricks and Samuel Stanton, who
were tried as coconspirators.
A severe blizzard sweeps the many
northwestern states, delaying railroad
traffic and causing much hardship.
Fire which broke out at Blooming
ton, ILL.,, in the middle of the build
ing occupied by W. A. Nicolaus & Co,
dry goods and ladies' furnishings, de-
stroyed that structure, and caused
damage to adjacent property. Total
loss, about 100000.
The president received the formal
invitation of the powers to arbitrate
the Venezuelan dispute, and has it I'M
der consideration. 1t is said to be con-
ciliatory in tone, and to offer hope of
the acceptance of The Hague tribunal
in case the president declines. Presi-
hinges on restrictions imposed by the
powers.
1t is announced that over 10000 sig
natures have been secured to the petit
ton asking the Illinois legislature to
erect a monument to the memory of
Richard Yates, the war governor of
Illinois.
In head-end collision between two
freight trains of the Chicago, Peoria
& ST. Louis, at Petersburg, H., Fire
man j. A. Wright, of Springfield, was
killed.
Montgomery Cooley, colored man,
was taken from the jail at Pittsburg,
Kan, and lynched by mob because
he had shot and killed Milton Hin
kle, policeman.
The sheep barns of the Union
Stock Yards company, at South
Omaha, Neb., burned, together with
500 sheep, entailing a loss of $4,000.
Col. S. P. Bartlett, of the Illinois
fish commission, announces that the
commercial catch of fish in the state
in the past two years has aggregated
30,000000 pounds.
Thousands of cattle are reported TO
be starving on the ranges in north
western Colorado. The cattle are
showed in on the high ranges in
Routt and Rio Blanco counties, with
out pasture and without water. It
is impossible to get feed to them.
Mrs. McGovern and three daughters
were burned to death in the house
of Julius King, of Piercefeld, N. Y, a
prominent pulp and paper manufac-
turing town in the Adirondacks
At Algona, Ia, Harry Adams killed
his wife with a shotgun and then
blew his brains out. The couple had
been quarreling for six months.
A severe blizzard, which blew snow
and zero weather over the upper
peninsula of Michigan for "a hours,
rendered street car traffic Temporal
rily impossible and made railroad
transportation slow and uncertain
Chief of Detectives Jack Donahue
was shot and killed on the. street by
Frank Dougherty, race track fol
lower at Hot Springs, Ark, while try
ing to arrest the latter.
Six Brooklyn fremen are believed
to have been killed by falling wall
at the cooperage plant of the Ar
buckle sugar refinery. The bodies of
Battalion Chief Coppinger and an as
siStant foreman were recovered.
Others are buried under hot bricks
St. Louis cab and carriage drivers
struck for higher pay. Funerals and
social functions are held up.
Members of the Roosevelt family
had merry Christmas at the white
house. There was general observ-
ance of the day in America and for
eign lands.