Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-03-28
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Buffalo On. " murder victim, testi-
fed at the inquest, acknowledging her
intrigue with Pencil, but threw no di-
rect light on the murder of her hus
band. Love letters from PennelJ we51
read in court.
Five cattlemen persisted in a biz
gard in the Sweetwater country in
Wyoming.
While insane Mrs Peter Burke killed
her four children at Fiskdale, Mass,
with an ak, cut her own throat and set
fire to the house.
Thirty young bachelors of Campbell
county, S. D., have organized society
to secure wives for themselves.
Secretary Root declares that to his
personal knowledge the Rathbone
charges against Gen. Wood are IN
founded.
Six miners were killed at Athens,
Ill, by gas explosion in a mine.
Mrs. Emma Drake, of Covington,
Ind, worth $4,000, has been arrested
on a charge of numbering her husband,
Robert J. Drake
Christian college, belonging to the
Disciple church, was destroyed by fire
at Canton, Mo- The loss is $4,000.
The town of Surigao, in the island
of Mindanao, has been captured by
the ladrones and Consta bulary In
spector Clarke and several other
Americans were killed.
Mrs. Florence aybrick, impris oned
in England since 1889 for the alleged
murder of her husband, will be re-
leased in July. 1904.
Treasurer Harry E. Nirdlinger, of
the Marguerite Sylvia Opera company,
was robbed of $4,000 in Milwaukee.
Rev. William J. Chichester, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church in
Chicago, died suddenly in Atlanta, Ga,
from blood poisoning.
Gen. Matos, the leader of the VenS
ezuelan revolutionary movement,
says rebellion will end if Castro's res
ignation as president is accepted.
The danger from the flood in Mem
phis, Tenn, and vicinity is considered
practically over.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the children will
spend the time during the presidents
western tour at Sycamore hill, Oys-
ter Bay.
The straits of Mackinac are now
open for navigation.
San Domingo, the capital of the Re-
public Of Santo Domingo, has been
captured by the revolutionists after
severe fighting, in which many were
killed
Mrs. Edwin L. Burdick, wife of the
Buffalo murder victim, conclud ed her
testimony at the inquest by declaring
she had no knowledge as to the slay-
er's identity.
Secretary Moody has selected Guam
tanamo as the principal United States
naval station in the West Indies.
'Whitey" Sullivan was electrocuted
at Dannem ora prison for the murder
of Matthew Wilson at Cobleskill, N.
Y, November 26, 1900
President Roosevelt has made ap-
plication for membership in the
Oyster Bay C.. t. board of trade.
On and after April 1 mine employees
who desire to join the United Mine
Workers will have to pay $40 as an in
itiation fee.
Thirty thousand acres were flooded
by the breaking of a levee around La
coma Circle, Ark.
A new counterfeit two-dollar silver
certificate, series 1899, check letter
&C." Lyons, register; Roberts, treas
urer, has been discovered
The supreme court Of Ohio has de.
elared constitutional the state local op-
ton statute.
AT Port of Spain, Trinidad, 10 natives
were killed and 80 wounded, many of
them noncombatants and women,
during riot.
Maj. Gen. Sir Hector Macdonald,
commander of the British forces in
Ceylon, is to be court-martialed on
charges of alleged immoral conduct.
Surigao, Mindanao island, which
Philippine ladrones captured, has been
retaken and American officials were
found safe:
Seven packing concerns purchased
last summer by Armour-Swift-M Morris
interests have been merged in the Ma
tlonal Packing company, with SIS, OOO,-
900 capital.
1t is reported that control of the
New York Central railway has passed
to the Observation-Disclosures PennsyI-
vania com bination.
A temporary injunction has been is
sued by Judge Kohlsaat in the federal
court at Chicago against Indiana coal
men, to restrain their combination.
War ships in the harbor of San Do
mingo have restored peace in the CITY.
The minister of war surrendered to the
revolutionists.
At the national convention in New
Orleans of the American Women's
Suffrage associa ton Susan B. Anthony
was elected honorary president and
Carrie c. Gait, of New York, was elect
ed president.