Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-11-07
The News Of the Week,
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FROM WAsHINoron.

luO NUWO VI ulG VCGA.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The daughter of Gen. Flagler, o.
Washington, who shot and killed a ne
gro boy who was stealing fruit several
months ago, was indicted for man.
slaughter.
A meeting in behalf of Cuban liberty
was held in Washington and commit
tee was appointed to urge the cause u
the patriots before congress at its SEES.
sion early in December.
In his annual report Commod lore Mat
thews, chief of the bureau of yards and
docks of the navy, estimates $2,124, las
as needed for new work.
A statement of the public debt issued
on the 1st showed that the debt In
creased $5,341,472 during the month Of
October. The cash balance In the treas
ury was $179, 947,99s. The total debt
less the cash balance in the treasury
amounts to $946, 43t,16s.
Exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the LIST aggregated ST.
Os2, ssO,957, against $1,14S, 7O8,311 the
previous week. The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1894, was III.
The republicans of the 54th congress
will meet in Washington on the 3Oth
inst. to nominate speaker, clerk, door
keeper, sergeant-at-arms, postmaster
and chaplain for the house.
In the United States there were 299
business failures in the seven days
ended on the list, against 231 the week
previous and $50 in the corresponding
time in 1894.
The United States supreme courtsad-
journed until Monday, November IL.
The coinage at the United States
1nints for October was: Gold, $7,215,-
700; silver, Ss2O,0OO; copper. $23, 500,
making a total Of So, 059,2O0.
In his annual report Surgeon General
Tyron calls attention to the number of
caualties at the Naval academy result
ing from the present method of playing
football, and recommends that unless
the rules be materially modified rival
games be prohibited.
During October the treasury circula-
ton statement shows net decrease of
money in the treasury of $12,973, $40.
The total circulation in the country was
$1,5ss, 1859, 316, of $s2.72 per capita. based
on 70,37S, 900 population.
THE EAST.
Mrs. Carrie Pitael told in the Holmes
trial in Philadelphia how her husband
and two little girls were spirited away
from her and murdered.
from the state college in Philadel-
pl.ia two students were expelled and IA
n.ore were indefinitely suspended for
hazing.
President Cleveland and the secretary
of war have changed the name of Sandy
Hook to Fort Hancock, in honor Of the
late Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock.
At the age Of 106 years Charles Ben
son died at his home In Tioga county,
Pa.
The firm of Moses Rosenberg & Co.,
dealers in dry goods and notions in New
York, failed for $4,000.
In New York 8. M. Bixby & Co.,
manufacturers of shoe blacking and
harness oils, failed for $245,OOO.
Jacob Vogel and William Haberman,
prominent business men, were killed by
the cars at crossing In Elizabeth, N.
j., and John Hughes, a hack driver, was
fatally injured.
Fire destroyed j. Lowentraub's roller
and ice skate factory at Newark, n. j.
the loss being $4,000.
The death of Wilton Dimock Mott,
editor and proprietor of the Milford
Pa.) Dispatch and associate judge of
Pike county, occurred at the age of AZ
years.
During the season just closed the
Gloucester (Mass.) fishing feet lost II
vessels and 80 men. Last year 1877 men
were lost.
Express companies of the country
put into effect an advance Of SO "a
per cent.-.in the carrying charges of
currency between New York, Boston,
Philadelphia and Chicago.
At Rochester, N. Y, Charles Shabel
lowered the worlds bicycle road record
for 200 miles from 1853: 80 to 11:46:58.
In Philadelphia Henry 81. Holmes was
convicted of murder in the first degree
for killing Benjamin F. Pitzel. A mo-
ton for a new trial will be made on the
18th inst.
Passenger trains collided at Edge
worth, Mass, and John Flaherty was
Killed and 20 other persons were injured
and a large amount Of property de-
stroyed.
Flames destroyed sweat-shop build
ing in New York, and four persons per.
ished in the flames.
The American Federation of Labor
will commence it's fifteenth annual con-
vention in New York city December 9.