Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
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.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

country as repositories OF public funds
and has ordered 100000 deposited
with them.
Burglars opened the safe of Frank
Bailey, engineer on the Caro- division of
the Michigan Central road, and secured
So, 800 in currency
A passenger train struck a carriage
containing Frank Miner and Miss Kate
Billy near Terre Taute, Ind, killing
both.
Clarence Egnor, of Buffalo, N. Y, was
put to death in the electric chair at
Auburn for the murder of Archibald
Benedict, keeper in Auburn prison.
The situation in the northern half
eral heavy frost reaches the district
in the next ten days it will cause a loss
of 100000, 900 to farmers.
An invasion of the feud section of
Kentucky by the Salvation army has
been inaugurated by small band on
foot
The congregation of the Belden Avenue
Baptist church in Chicago celebrated
the raising of the church debt with a
uduQuoL anu JuDllc0 service.
The crops in many western states are
reported ruined by rain, frost and SNOW,
and the losses already are figured in the
millions.
Frances V. Benque, who sent threat
ening letters to Secretary Hay, has been
sent to an insane asylum in New York.
At Noblesville. Ind, William Howe
shot and killed the divorced wife of his
son and then killed himself. Jealousy
was the cause.
AT Centerville, Miss, William Will
liams, negro, was lynched on the main
street for shooting James Germany.
The national irrigation congress met
at Ogden, Utah, to discuss plans for re-
deeming millions of acres of western
arid lands
Excessive moisture retards the ma
turity of crops in the Mississippi and
Missouri valleys and lake region.
At San Antonio, Tex, Schulz's Palm
garden, for more than rs years a noted
resort for tourists, was burned, the loss
being $25O,OOO.
The annual report of the commission
er of patents shows total of 1928
patents and 2,194 trademarks issued
during the year.
Benjamin J. Ogden, mayor and lead
ing lawyer of Keyport, n j., has dis
appeared, leaving debts of 100000.
Fire in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, de-
stroyed nine business houses, entailing
a loss of $500,OOO
Rear Admiral CNeill, chief of ord
nance, will ask for $4,000 900 for ord
nance in the navy for the next fiscal
year.
Fort, Yates, N. D., has been abandoned
as military post and the troops have
been transferred to Fort Lincoln N. D.
Frost holds off and the corn crop of
the west gets respite. Two weeks of
warm weather are yet required.
A dispatch from Dawson says the
K1ondikes output of gold will be $1O-
DOC, 900 this year
A twentieth century crusade against
their ancient enemy, the Turk, is being
planned by knights templars in Chi
cago.
Robbers entered the Farmers bank
at Rhodes, Ia, and secured $1,000
Following a five weeks strike the
National Tube company, of Pittsburg,
Pa, will resume work with nonunion
men.
Steamship companies in New Or
leans have locked out all union men
because longshoremen broke their
agreement.
Gen. Baldwin, of the department of
the Colorado, in his annual report
urges the establishment of the army
canteen.
Six masked men robbed the bank at
Douglass, Okla, of $5.077.
President Roosevelt has decided to
recommend the transfer of the govern
ment printing Office to the Jurisdiction
of the department Of commerce and
labor.
A great contest between capital and
labor is threatened as the result of a
strike of mates on boats of the Pittsburg
steamship company, and big lake fleets
are likely to be tied up.
The Atlantic coast was swept by terri
fic storm and the damage on Manhattan
island was estimated at $4,000, 900. Pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt and party on
the yacht Sylph had thrilling expert
ience, passing through a terrifying wind
and rain storm, during which the vessel
was in imminent danger Subsequently
the president visited the immigration
station on Ellis island and made thor
ough inspection Of the institution
Gov. Durbin, Of Indiana, in an address
at Atlantic City, N. j., gives warning of
danger ''in pessimistic and unpatriotic
talk of demagogues," which, he said,
created the mob spirit.
The Ellison bank at La Grange, Ind,
and branch at Topeka, closed their
doors. The total deposits were estimated
at $i5o,oo0, many Of the depositors be-
Ing poor people.