Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-20


the state supreme court from five to
eight.
Mayor Hays, of Pittsburg, Pa, has
been indicted charged with a mis-
demeanor in discharging an old soldier
from the employ of the city.
United States troops were ordered
to the mining town of Morenci, Ariz.,
to protect lives and property from 5000
striking miners, mostly foreigners.
The Kansas City (Kan.) relief COM
mittee says that the number of home
less and destitute in that city and SUI
burbs because of the flood is 80, 900.
Mrs. Mary Mcknight, of Kallkasl5a,
Mich, who confessed poisoning her
brother, his wife and baby, is sus-
pected of killing eight other persons,
who died suddenly while at her house
during the last Is years.
J. P. Rumble, of Milwaukee, has
been elected department commander
of the G.. A. r. of Wisconsin.
A register of 10000 French officers
and enlisted men who assisted in the
American war for independence has
been given to President Roosevelt by
the French republic.
The Bessemer (AIa.) savings bank
closed its doors because of de-
falcation of 100000 by its president,
/. j. Cornwall, who is missing.
Two-thirds of East ST. Louis, ILL.,,
were under water and eleven persons
were drowned as the result of a
broken levee, and 10000 citizens were
destitute
The government crop report shows
$4,000 acres decrease in spring wheat
acreage.
Bride of $4,000 is said to have been
solicited by members of the joint coun-
ell of the walters union to settle res
taurant strikes in Chicago.
At the commencement exercises of
the Military academy at West Point
there were "a graduates.
j. NJ. Clark and wife and three chill
dren and W. b. Moneymaker and wife
were drownedlat Aberdeen, Ark, by the
capsizing of houseboat.
Hints of corruption in securing the
location of post office substatfons will
be investigated by Assistant Postmas-
ter General Bristow.
y sharp earthquake shock was felt
a t. San Francisco and other California
cities.
Lockjaw resulting from use Of toy
pistols caused the death of two Pitts
burg boys. making the total of dead
from that cause since May 80 ten.
Fire destroyed.a Presbyterian church
and row of housesin Rochester, n. Y,
the loss being sS00,O0o
At indianapolis James Dumas. pro-
prietor of transfer company. killed
Sarah +. King, wife Ct Wesley r. King,
and then took his own life.
Ora Copenhaver, Of Indianapolis. and
William Jackson, of Evansville. were
hanged at Michigan City, Ind, for muir
der
The business portion Of Mays Lick.
Ky. has been destroyed by fire.
Burglars took 81, 500 from the Farm
ers' bank at Wilder. MINI.
The yachts Constitution and CO.
lumbia were again defeated by the
Glance, which led to finish by five
minutes and SO seconds over a 3O-mile
course.
Strikes in all Chicago hotels and
restaurants have been ordered by
walters and cooks.
Judge b. ID. Magruder. of the Hi
no1s supreme court, was officially re-
buked at Springfield for filing an
opinion without the knowledge of his
fellow justices.
The president and Alice Roosevelt,
Secretary Loeb and Commander
Cowles, returned to Washington from
Cleveland.
The New York supreme court in a
decision in a will contest said that
love at 80 years is not insanity.
The food crisis at East ST. Louis
has passed, and life savers have
turned to the task of saving prop
erty.
William J. Bryan denies that he
has abandoned politics by his re-
nunciation of leadership.
The Bank OF Commerce at Besse-
mer, Ala, closed its DOORS with La
biities of $4,000.
The Western Railway Passenger as
ISOLATION is threatened with collapse
because of rate CUTTING