Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-08

points.
Lord Mayor Samuel of London, says
it is useless for the Jews to hope to
influence Russia by agitation.
Adolph Wuth killed his divorced
wife at South Bend, Ind, and then
took his own life.
Regent c. A. Gardiner, in an address
at the university convocation of the
state of New York, at Albany, urged
that education of negroes be assumed
by the federal government, and said
the entire nation was threatened by the
race question.
Additional indictments have been re-
turned against August w. Machen and
the Croft brothers in the postal cases.
Rabbi Joseph Silverman, of New
York, in an address to the central con-
ference of rabbis at Detroit, Mich, ad-
vised dropping of further agitation over
Russian massacres in view of President
Roosevelt's action.
More than 10000 Christian Scientists
made a pilgrimage from Boston to Mrs.
Eddy's home at Concord, where she adj
dressed them.
w. P Brown, of New Orleans, and his
associates in the cotton bull clique are
said to have cotton entirely cornered
and their profits may reach $20,000,000.
Twenty-three persons were injured,
two of whom were likely to die, by an
elevstor accident at Pittsburg.
A heavy rainstorm in New York city
flooded some of the streets to depth
of five feet and did much damage
The new cup yacht Reliance defeated
the Columbia and Constitution in stiff
breeze over 30-mile course at New
port, R. l.
Two hundred and thirty-four miners
are believed to have been killed by an
explosion Of gas in the Union Pacific
mines at Hanna, Wyo.
Andrew Diggs (negro) was taken from
attempted assault on a white girl, and
the sheriff was wounded while resisting
the mob.
Over 100 indictments have been voted
by the grand jury against proprietors of
saloons and dives in Chicago.
Richard Tebbetts, a seven-year-old
Rockford Qll) newsboy, was found
murdered two miles from the city
The government receipts during the
year just closed were sos. SS7 ,525. 81.
leaving a surplus of $50, 71O,935.56.
The worlds record for a six-furlong
dash was made in Chicago by Dick
Welles at Washington park, in Ill As.
q
shows crops advancing favorab1y in the
central valleys, corn continues to i'm
prove and the Iowa crop will be near
an average one.
A cyclone killed eight persons at Will
der, Mimi, demolished farm buildings
and destroyed everything in its path,
40 rods wide and about eight miles long.
r. M. Love, Texas state comptroller.
was shot to death at Austin by w. G..
Hill, discharged employe, and the lat
ter was fatally wounded in subsequent
struggle with ]. w. Stevens, an en-
-ploye.
w. E. Corey, Sc years old, has been
made active head of the 100000, 900
United States steel trust, and c. M.
Schwab remains president in name
only.
With the exception of one store, the
business part Of Paint Lick, KY, was
swept away by fire.
A severe windstorm, followed by a
flood of rain, did great damage in
western Wisconsin and eastern Min
nesOta.
Mrs. Miles O'Rourke was tortured by
a tramp until she gave up 1000 in mon
ey near Clearfeld Pa
In the past seven days %, 900, 900 BUSH
els of coal were shipped from Pittsburg.
breaking all records.
The government has made reservation
of over 10000 acres Of land in Porto Rico
for the war, navy and treasury depart
ments, and for the department of JUS
tice.