Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-05-10
The News Of the Week.
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Inc News OF the week,
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FlFTY-THlRD CONGRESS.
Regular Session.
TUESDAY, May Immediately after
the chaplain's opening prayer in the
senate the death of Senator Stock
bridge, of Michigan, was announced
and the senate adjourned. In the house
no business was transacted on account
of the death of Senator Stock bridge
WEDNESDAY,, May 2. Senator Squire
(Wash.) delivered carefully pre-
pared speech in the senate in general
opposition to the tariff bill. In the
house bills were introduced to repeal
the tax of 10 per cent. on the circnla.
ton of state banks and to reorganize
the affairs of the Union Pacific Rail
way company. A resolution was in.
troduced to appoint special commit
tee to devise means for the employment
of the idle men of the country, restric,
immigration. start mp mines, increase
the currency and prohibit the issuing
of Understanding bonds without au-
thority of congress
THURSDAY, May a.-The house bill
authorizing the wearing of a dis
tinctive army and navy badge on pub
lie occasions was passed in the senate
and the nomination of Thomas E. Bene-
dict, OF New York, to be public printer
was confirmed. The tariff bill was
further discussed. In the house the
time was taken up in the consideration
of the river and harbor bill. Mr.. Brook
shire Qnd. introduced bill providing
that no greenbacks shall be issued of a
smaller denomination than $40.
FRIDAY, May Ain the senate an
amendment Ito the1 naval appropria-
ton bill authorizing the construc-
ton of twelve new torpedo boats was
favorably reported. The tariff bill was
further discussed The only business
of Importance transacted in the house
was the passage of the river and har-
Dor appropriation bill after long is
cussion.
SATURDAY, May 5-The nominations
of Seneca Hazelton,o of Vermont, for
minister to Venezuela, and George
keenan,, of Wisconsin, for consul to
Bremen. were received by the senate
No business of Importance was trans
acted. The house was not in session.
FROM WASHINGTON.
AT the United States mint the coin
age during the month of April was:
Gold, SO, 1874, 900; silver $3.50. 900; scent
pieces, sl2, 500; total coinage. $40, $50. 600.
IT was shown by a treasury state
ment that during April the receipts ag-
gregated $40, 692, 1854 and the disburse-
ments 49,, o72, 1885,
THERE are, according to Commits
sioner of Labor Wright, 5,sss building
and loan associations in the country,
with net assets of $3.50, 667, 1913.
WHILE in court attending the trial of
his lieutenant Gen. Coxey was placed
under arrest He declared he and his
men would remain in Washington until
their bills were passed.
The postmaster general has made a
rule that no man shall be appointed
postmaster who has sold liquor in the
town from which he is an applicant.
STATISTICS of the valuation of build
ing stones produced in the United
States during 1898 show decrease of
over $1S, 600, 600 from that of 1892
The Colum bian postage stamps are
gone, except a few of the eight-cent
denomination. The entire issue dis
tributed throughout the country was
1900, 100000.
THE democratic senators in caucus
adopted resolution by vote of 81 toll
agreeing to support the tariff bill of
the finance committee. The one vote
in opposition was cast by Senator Hill,
of New York.
NOTICE was given to the secret serv-
ice of the treasury of the existence of a
new and dangerous counterfeit of the
two-dollar treasury note. It is of tho
series of 1891, check letter "B." The
figure 80" in the lower right corner
face of the genuine is missing in the
counterfeit
EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 4th aggregated
$955, 2l9, 455, against ss5S, 56s, O59, the
previous week. The decrease, compared
with the corresponding week in 1898,
was 800
BUSINESS was reported as smaller in
volume throughout the country.
In the United States there were 233
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 4th, against $50 the pre-
vious week and 2i6 in the CORE
spending time in 1898.
THE EAST.
PoPULIsTs IN convention at Harris
burg, Pa, sent greeting to Coxey and
nominated ticket headed by j. I. ALL
man, of Juniata, for governor.
AT Kenwood, N. Y, the felt mill,
owned by Mrs. Sarah Townsend, was
burned, the loss being s25O,o0o.
The firm Of Hollander, Bradshaw &
Folsom, conducting department store
in Boston. failed for sl4l,OOO.
The death of William Richie, the as
tronomer, occurred at Sharon, Pa. A
book on which he had been working
for twenty-five years will be published
by his niece in Chicago.
A. BLOODY riot took place at the
Painter coke works near Scottdale, Pa.
in which fifteen persons, including q
number of women, were shot, some of
them fatally.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has resigned
from the law firm of Cleveland, Stetsor
& Bangs, of New York. with which he
became connected at the close of his
first term.
The death of John Jay, aged rs, oc-
Cured in New York. He took a prom
inent nar1 in the anti slavery apit alton