Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03

In Kansas City, Mo-. the convention OF
the International Association OF Bridge
and Structural Iron workers voted in
favor of seating Sam Parks and the 9TH
er delegates from local union No. 2, Of
New York
At Mount Vernon, Ind, while resist
ing arrest, William Wilkerson shot and
killed City Marshal Schwake. Chased
by a posse the murderer took his own
life before he could be captured.
Judge DeHaven, of the United States
district court in San Francisco, sent
enced w. H. billiard, former internal
revenue employee, to five years in the
penitentiary for the forging of Chinese
certificates.
Robert Allen, Jr, aged 70 years, a
prominent lawyer of Red Bank, N. j.,
was found dead in a wagon house at his
home with bullet wound in his head.
He is supposed to have committed suicide
because of business troubles.
Officials of the Burlington Railway
company and the Adams Express COM
pany have offered a reward of 81, 600 for
the arrest and conviction of the men who
held up train near st. Joseph, Mo.
Gov. Dockery has offered a reward of
$500 for each robber.
At the Empire City track, near New
York, Prince Alert went against the
worlds pacing record of 1859 held by
Dan Patch and beat it most decisively,
going the distance in 81
Three men were killed by col
lision of trains at Marion, Ind.
November 10 has been named as the
date of the opening to settlement of
the 100000 acres of ceded Chippewa
lands in Minnesota.
Orders for a restriction Of the anthra
cite coal output have affected nearly
all of the colleries in the Wilkesbarre,
Pa, region. Over 100000 tons of
coal have been mined since January 1.
An itinerary of 1886 miles and trav-
ersing ten states and two Canadian
provinces, for the coming trip of the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery COM
pany of Boston, with the guests, the
Honorable Artillery company of Lon
don, has been completed.
A grand jury returned two indicct-
ments against George H. and P. N.
Ford, the bankers CT Burton, O., who
several months ago failed with liabil-
tiles aggregating S1,125,000. They are
said to have accepted deposits after
knowing the bank was insolvent.
The cotton crop of this season for
Georgia is 100000 bales, against l.
100000 last year.
At the Milwaukee convention G. H.
Hohengarten, of st. Louis, was chosen
president of the United Master Bakers
of America
The state bank of Roberts, Wis, was
robbed and more than $4,000 was Sc
cured from the safe by the robbers.
Ernest Spitzel was instantly killed
and Joseph Doddie was probably fatal
ly injured by Chicago, Cincinnati &
Louisville train at Converse, Ind.
Yale university has entered upon its
two hundred and third year.
The big Armour packing plant
which was destroyed by fire at Sioux
City, Ia, last winter, is to be rebuilt
at once.
The president has approved the Ha-
waiian bond issue Of $1,229.100.
The general executive board Of the
Knights of Labor, meeting in Washing
ton, adopted resolution opposing the
proposed war Of union labor on Presi-
dent Roosevelt and attributes the hostil-
ity to politicians who would disrupt the
ranks of labor.
A writ of habeas corpus issued by the
court against officers in charge of militia
ct Cripple Creek, Col, was ignored by
the military and a clash between civil
and military authorities was averted by
prompt intervention of the governor
Joseph Munzer, a theatrical manager
in Cincinnati, tried to kill members of
Marked for Life company by shooting
at them. He wounded three, none Sc
riously.