Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-09

THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.

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Compiled From Late Dispatches. :.
DOMESTIC.
The public debt statement issued on
the LIST shows that the debt increased
$14,sss,475 during the month Of August.
The cash balance in the treasury was
$S5s,145,367. The total debt, less the
cash balance in the treasury, amounts
to 81 ,o0s, 335,121. ..
Many buildings were unroofed and
several private residences were over
turned by windstorm in Indianapolis.
-. With appropriate ceremonies the cen
tennial anniversary of the founding of
Waynesboro, Pa, was observed. -,
The trustees of Brown university at
Providence, r. l., voted to request Presi-
dent Andrews to withdraw his resigna
ton. -,
The safe of the district tax collectors
office in Washington was robbed of 3d.
600, and Varick Hawkins. the negro,
messenger, was charged withyth crime.
Government receipts from all sources
during the two months of the present
fiscal year were SIS, 10s,71s, and the ex-
penditures were 1858, 596, showing a
deficit for the fiscal year thus far of
$25,5so,237.
Fire in the paper mills of Manning
& Paine in Troy, N. Y, damaged the
building and machinery to the extent of
100000. .-,--
The twenty-fourth ANNA convention
of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance union will be held in Buff
falo, N. Y, October 20 to November 3.
The Farmers national congress in
session at st. Paul elected ex-Gov.
Hoard, of Wisconsin, president.
Robert Henry (coloreD was hanged
in Jacksonville, Fla, for the murder Of
his wife in February, 1894. T..
It is said the United States govern
ment claims Dawson City is in Amer
lean territory, and has instructed Alas
kan officials to act accordingly.
Gov. Ellerbe has given orders for
withdrawing the state constabulary
force from every village, town and city
in South Carolina.
The government has cut, off all ra-
tions to the Apache Indians i'll New,
Mexico, except -four, and they were
threatening an uprising. =.
The government exports for the;first
seven months of the calendar year were.
valued at $549,943,s79 against $5oo,572,-
COS for the first seven months of last
year. =, ~ -<... ~ .,-.,. .,..'. =. i
The First national bank of Green's
burg, Ind, closed it's doors with liza
bilities of nearly $10O,Ooo.s~8 s. i
.s Frank Mueller was electrocuted in the
annex of the Ohio penitentiary at Co.
lumbus for the murder of Mrs. j. W.
Miller, the wife of his employer, on
March ~ last. -. !:
Mrs. G. M. McQuillan was killed and
eight persons were seriously injured by
the derailing of train near Cortland,
N. Y.
j. D. Rockefeller sent his check for
$25O,00O to the American Baptist Home
Missionary society to redeem pledge
made.
Charles A. Norton, cashier. and gen
eral manager of the Bank of Durand,
ILL.,, a private concern, was charged with
embezzllng $4,000.
Thirty-tive families were rendered
homeless by a fire in the Kaw river
bottoms near Kansas City, Mo.
During July 14,774 immigrants ar
rived in the United States, against a.
Al in July, 1896.
Joseph M. Lilly, wealthy farmer of
jackson township, Mo-, died at the age
of 81 years. He had been in bed for 81
years, claiming that he would die of
heart disease if he got up.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Sd aggregated
$1,129, PAS, 946, against 81, o., 02e, AL the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
There were 191 business failuressin
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Sd, against 223 the week
previous and 334 in the corresponding
period of 1896. ;~,. y u @
Charles M. Charnley, of Chicago, for
Is years treasurer of the. Presbyterian
board of aid for colleges and academies,
of $4,000.
W. Russell Ward, the Euglishman
whose elopement with the wife$of John
Bradbury, a Los Angeles (eal.) million
aire, created a sensation last July,
leaped through the window Of a fast
train near Wheatland, Ia, and was
killed. r. = IL n. sf Is S.gs s3L1
A company has been Incorporated in
New York with capital of $75,0OO,00O.
to construct ship canal from the At