Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-03-07
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The United States senate on the I'd
passed the general deficiency appropri-
alton bill and the conference reports
on the Notifications appropriation bill,
the Alaska homestead bill, the post Of
flee and agricultural bills and the immi-
grafton bill were agreed to. In the
house bills were passed making pro-
vision for a delegate in congress from
Porto Rico, and to prohibit dealers in
tobacco from giving prizes or prize
coupons with their wares. The con-
ference reports on the Alaska home
stead bill and the Notifications appro-
priation bill were agreed to. The con-
ferees on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill struck out the senate amend
ment appropriating 100000 for the
payment of the claims of ex-Queen Lii
uokalani, of Hawaii.
All conference reports before the
United States senate on the Sd were
agreed to and joint resolution was
adopted transferring all the authority
and jurisdiction conferred on the secre-
tary of the treasury by the immigra-
partment of commerce and labor. The
new senator's from Delaware were
sworn in. In the. house conference re-
ports were adopted and a bill to give
former soldiers and sailors preference
for appointments and retention in the
civil service was passed.
Pope Leo celebrated in Rome his
ninety-third birthday.
Government receipts in February
were $43,O2S,179 and expenditures
$37, 750,749, leaving a surplus for the
month of S5,277, 43O.
Farmers along the Wabash in In
diana have lost about $15O,OOO
through floods.
At the close of business February
% the total national bank circulation
was 1882, 1865 an increase for the
year of $24,363,97S.
By an explosion at the Edison ce-
ment plant at New Village, n. j., six
men were killed and 25 injured
The coinage at the minis in Feb
ruary amounted to $9,196, $50, as fol-
lows: Gold, s7,456,51o; silver, ST.
10 ".
Fifteen horses were cremated in a
fire in the livery stable of f. j. lie
mer at Milwaukee, Wis.
Delaware's long senatorial fight
has been ended by the election of j.
Frank Alice to the long term and Con-
gresham Louis Heisler Ball to the
short period.
hn hoe ~ 4 ! I,
appropriation and the Philippine
coinage bills.
Nineteen ladrones were killed in
an encounter with American troops
near the village of Mariquina, seven
miles from Manila.
The president has called an extra ses-
sion of the senate to meet March to
consider treaties.
The public debt statement issued on
the I'd shows that the debt decreased
5000, 665 during the month of Febru-
airy. Cash in the treasury, 1914, 543, 47O.
Total debt, less cash in the treasury.
1897, 972, 1913.
Secretary Hay and Sir Michael Her
bert have exchanged ra Utica ton of the
Alaskan boundary treaty.
The fire loss in the United States and
Canada in February was $4,000. 900.
against $21,01O,OOO in the same month
in 1902
DR.. Charles N. Ohr, the Oldest. past,
grand master mason in the world. died
at Cumberland, Nd, aged SO years.
Thousands of cattle dead and dying
a ha 1o61 iY,,C 10 i
can be seen from every railroad
throughout the range country.
Gov Peabody, of Colorado, called out
troops to protect the United States re-
ducing plant from strikers.
The terms of 80 members of the
United States senate have expired. but
the political balance of power remains
the same.
The United States transport Sheri-
dan arrived in San Francisco from
Manila with nearly 1 200 soldiers.
The state department. has, secured an
extension of the option for the pur-
chase of property and franchises of the
Panama Canal company.
Andrew Carnegie has given Prince
ton university $1,ooO,o0O for the con-
struction of a graduate school
Gov Bailey has issued a proclama-
ton calling upon the people of Kansas
for contributions to aid the famine
sufferers in Sweden.
The fwenty-ffth anniversary of the
coronation of Pope Leo XIII. was cele-
brated at Rome in the presence of rs
600 persons.
Many southern Illinois jails and aims
houses are declared by the state
charity board to be dangerous to
health.
An injunction against ordering a.
Wabash railroad strike, or urging en-
ployes to quit work, was issued bv the
United States district court at st.
Louis against the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen and Locomotive Fire
men.