Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-23
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President Roosevelt broke ali road
records for Yosemite park travel
when his coach arrived in Raymond
from Yosemite, where his train
awaited, in ten hours of actual travel.
A fierce blizzard in Montana caused
the death of tens of thousands of
lambs.
A passenger train ran into rock
slide near Palisades, Col, killing En-
gineer George Stewart and Fireman
w. A. Woods.
Three men were killed and one in
jured in wreck at the Whitney
mines near Latrobe, Pa.
Robbers wrecked the safe of the
Culver State bank at Culver, Kan,
and secured $4,000, escaping on a
hand car.
Fifty Pinkerton watchmen in Chica-
go struck for So daily pay.
Champion Jim Jeffries and James
J. Corbett have signed articles for a
heavyweight championship fight in
San Francisco August IA.
Fifty thousand Jews are said to have
been ordered to quit Kieff by the gov
ernor, who fears repetition of the
Kishineff massacre.
The gross earnings of railroads in
the United States for the first week OF
May are 81 ,555,311, an increase of 1874
per cent. over last year.
Twenty Pulajanes were killed in a
hand to hand fight with Philippine
COASTAL ulary under Col. Taylor in
Cebu island.
Former Lieut.. Gov. Knoblock was
shot and killed by James Garault, a
barber, at Thibodeaux, La. Garault
claims he acted in self-defense.
For the second time this year the
Mississippi has risen so high at La
Crosse. Wis, that the water surround
ed residences in the lower parts of the
city.
Gen. de Raaben. governor of Kish-
to be dismissed for not ending the
Jewish massacres.
Gov. Yates has signed the Mueller
municipal ownership street railway
bill, which gives Chicago authority to
own street railways. but objected to
many features of it..
For assisting Ethel'B. Dingle to COM
nit suicide in Rochester, n. Y, Leland
D. Kent has been sentenced to 90 years
imprisonment.
During bull fight at Algeciras.
Spain, the amphitheater collapsed and
- persons were killed and so injured.
Several women and children were
gored by the bulls
President Roosevelt visited Sacra-
mento. Cal, and Carson and Reno, New.
making short addresses at each place,
and then resumed his journey towards
Portland, Ore.
Many veterans of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war are filing petitions for pen
sions.
The national bank of Southport,
Conn. closed its doors as result of
the cashiers defalcation, which is re-
ported to be about 100000
Lieut. Walker. of the consta bulary in
the Philippines. was killed by natives
in the island of Cebu.
An armed man was arrested in Sac
ramento just before the arrival OF
threats.
The circula ton Of national banks
has passed the $40O,OO0,OO0 mark, the
largest amount ever aforementioned.
Forty-fve families were rendered
homeless, 10 buildings were DESTROYED
and nearly 100000 property loss was
caused by a fire in Chicago.
Three hundred deryishes were killed
in battle with the Abyssinian and
British forces at Burilli Somaliland
Frequent strikes in Chicago have
caused the aband onment of many pro-
posed improvements in industrial
plants.
Julia Rousseau died at Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich, aged 100 years.
Thomas Card, the oldest post Office
employe in the United States in wears
of service, died at his home in To-
ledo, O.
The third biennial festival Of the
National Federation of Musical
clubs met at Rochester. n. Y.
Thirteen nuHUr6u SlOU gam bin @
machines, valued Al; about 1925. 900,
Were. publicly burned in Philadelphia
by city officials.
The Mossberg and Granville Manu-
featuring company in Providence, II. T.,
filed bankruptcy petition, placing liza
bilities at $1,269, GOO; assets, 5000. 900.
Mrs. George w. kendrick, Jr.. one of
the best-llnown educators in the United
States, died at her home in Philadel-
phia.
The United States will insist upon a
fair chance at the markets of Man
churia, regardless Of what nation ad-
ministers its politics.
Loss to live stock in northern Mon
tana as a result of a terrific snowstorm
is estimated to be $1,000, 900, cattle and
sheep on many of the ranches being al
. most wiped out, and three men lost
their lives.