Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-11
4 WEEKS RECORD
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.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

OF MdrCn. CaSn IN Uno treasury, S312,-
921, 9SS. Total debt, less cash in the
treasury, $685., 6G3, 919.
Fire destroyed a business block at
Sibley, H., including the post office
and all the mail.
Fully 1OO,O 900 men went on strike in
various parts of the country, April 1
being the date usually set by labor
unions on which new wage scales or
other changes in the relation of en-
ploye to employer take effect
Thieves took 81, from the post
office at Auburndale. Wis.
The new department of commerce
and labor with Secretary Cortelyou
has commenced business in Washing
ton.
The Texas legislature has adopted
sweeping antitrust law, applying to
labor organizations as well as to cor
porations.
The thirty-ffth biennial conference
of the Seventh Day Adventists is in
session at Oakland. Cal.
Judge Adams, of ST. Louis, diss solved
the temporary injunction preventing
trainmen of the Wabash railway from
striking but an amicable settlement of
the difficulty is expected.
Reports from al sections of the coun-
try indicate that winter wheat is in
very promising condition generally.
For the month of March the total
government receipts were $45, 435, 434,
and the disbursements $44 ,9S7, 5S7, leay-
ing surplus of SAT- SAT.
The Cripple Creek production for
March was 1850 tons of 1,466, 47o
gross value.
At the close of business March 81,
1908, the total circulation of national
bank notes was $685., 519, 258, an in
crease for the year of S25,042, S51.
The first days trip of President
Roosevelt was an enjoyable one.
While the train was rounding the
Horseshoe curve he rode in the en-
CINE cab to view the scenery But
three stops were made, one of these
being at Harrisburg, where a short
speech was made.
During March the total coinage was
&8,777,6 27, consisting of: Gold, $685.
920; silver, $1,595,987; minor coins
$301.72O.
Second Lieut.. Alonzo C. Baker. APP
pointed to the navy. from Illinois,
died at San Juan.
Anthracite coal operators and
miners in Pennsylvania are involved
In a dispute over the arbitrators' de-
cision concerning hours of work
Revenues under the new oleomar-
garine law show a great decrease,
hearing out the claims of opponents
of the increased tax.
Falling walls in brick tenement
at Louisville, KY, killed two negroes
and nine other persons were injured.
Frank Dudash, who killed his
cousin, Joseph Fedelen as the out
come of a feud that started years
ago in Germany, was hanged at Kit
tanning, Pa.
Robbers dynamited the safe il the
post office at Wellington, o., and Sc
cured $1,000 in cash and stamps.
President Roosevelt reached Chi
cago on the I'd and started westward
at midnight on his $4,000 mile trip; his
15-hour visit was occupied with trips
cage, receiving of Ii. D. degree, and
an address at the Auditorium in the
evening, in which he extolled the Mon
roe doctrine, but said that to make it
respected we need a stronger navy,
asserting that "Be prepared for war,
and no war Will come"
The New Jersey legislature has ad-
journed sine die
Everything seems to point to the
amiable adjustment in very short
time of the differences existing be-
tween the Wabash railroad and it's
employees.
United States Senator J. P. Clark
and Congressman S. Brundige enga ged
in a street fight at Little Rock. Ark.
Mrs. McKinley's team ran away as
she was driving to the cemetery s. Can
tom, but she was not injured
The transport Thomas arrived in San
Francisco from Manila with $50 enlist
ed men.
Joseph Telles was hanged at Santa
Fe, n. NJ, for the murder of Jailer Epi-
tacio Gallegor.
Weekly trade reviews report tina ia
vorable weather has brought about
great activity in mercantile business.
Four men were killed and several in
jured at a mine near Dubois, Pa, by a
fall of rock and earth.
Five masked men blew open the safe
of McPhillips' store at Judson, Ind,
and secured $4,000.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States DUR
ing the seven days ended on the Sd
aggregated $3.50, S73,432. The in
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of last year was 17.6.
The bank at Leger, Okla, was
robbed by three men of $500 in cash
intended for Indian payments.