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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-30

b The SatS Bank ixsnport, Mob.
Fcleeed III dSbrs cause Sould not se-
tc1Ie borrowers kOr 81 Sposits.
III ssssion at &c Columbus, o., the So
Saety w TN Army of NJ cumberland
elected Gen. W. s, Rosscrans as presi-
dent. ,'s+ssssss''ss'ss' 4 So S=
The state department has been noti-
fed that the Colombian government
has suspended the export duty on cot
fee, Tia
la'' Lieut. Peary. the explorer, said ia
Boston that he, should start on his next
polar expedition III the latter part 81
July, 1898, and that hewould reach the
north pole or lose his life in the at
tempt. 4.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league fol, the week
f,ended on the oath were: Baltimore,
.704; Boston, .703; New York, .63s; Gin
cinnati, .571; Cleveland, .s31; Brooklyn,
1855; Washington, 400; Pittsburgh,
.44s; Chicago, .A4l;aP Philadelphia, .zlo;
Louisville. .4e2; st. Louis. 21s.
The rye croprthis season will be 49,
0o0, 900 bushels-1,0 0o, 900 more than last
year and 1900, 900 less than in 1895.
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, the new
steamer of the North Germanline, made
the trip from Bremen to New York in
days % hours and As minutes, making
new record. %.sA.S !
At Hawesville,. Ky, . mob Of 800 men
lynched Raymond Bushrod, q negro, &C.
cused Of assaulting l4-year-old Maggie
Roberts. - %r-@'
AT anokin, Pa, Arthur w. May,
aged "a, killed Cora Kaseman, aged is,
and then took his own life. Refusal of
the parents of the girl to allow them to
marry was the cause :. a.
| Victor Anderson, well-to-do farmer
at Whiteside, Mich. killed his aged
mother and himself. No cause for the
deed was known.-.~-,.,--t.,.- =. }:-~~'~} u"
Mons Minson fatally shot two broth
ers named Peterson at Vincent, Ia, be-
cause they objected to his marrying
their sister-in-law, and then killed him
self. I
Severe earthquake shocks were felt in
Maine at Belfast, Ellsworth, Bangor and
several other towns.
Terrible sufferingwas reported among
gold seekers on the Skaguay and Dyea
trails in Alaska because of the setting
in ofwinter. 4 ~
Astrange disease is doing great dam
age to hogs in southern Kansas and they
are dying by thehundreds. : =
Reports of rich gold finds continue
to come from the Michipicoten region
on Lake Superior. III
The equaQized valuation of the state Of
Michigan is 81 los, 1oo, 900. s:s.:IEs#@
Five acres of buildings in Chicago
comprising the works of the Chicago
Bridge and Iron company were burned.
Ina political quarrel at Morrison,
Q: r, Peter Praxton and John Rambo
killed each other. -. y: r. -,s&~~- :,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-30
MINOR NEWS ITEMS. ,

Across of Scotch granite IL feet high
has been ordered over the sgrav we OF
Harriet Beecher Stowe at 1, Andoyer,'
Mass. %"
The park commissioners of Roches-
liter, N. T., will place arstatuerof Fred
|erick Douglass in one of the parks Of
that CITY. @:v-.....l.r
There are 40 Washingtonsin the Kan
sas City directory, and 43 of them are
colored persons. Ten bear the name of
the immortal George. p E>s-2 a.. -
Cardinal Gibbons has given his ap-
proval to the movement for the es-
tablishment Of a Catholic university for
women in Washington. .....
! A German army lieutenant, Baron
Max Won Schrader, poisoned himself at
Ostend after losing 100000 francs at
the gambling tables there ty...3:s L
Within the last two weeks notices of
intention to construct 5000 miles of
new railways have been filed with the
territorial secretarysof Arizona.
Lord Farrarspredicts that the ulti-
mate solution of. the question of BIZ
|metalism and the Indian mint will be
1.-The adoption ofathe gold standard for
India. .aa ss59 3 s ss u
Forthe first time In the history of the
English colonial courts woman has
been admitted to the bar, in the person
of a. young Jewess, Miss Ethel Ben
jamin.s - = 3s E9sass u
This season, forgthe first time in 80,
years, Rosa Bonheur exhibited some Of
her pictures in Paris. She lives in great
secnsiona all the year round near Fon
taincbleau.
The women Of the Presbyterian
church last year paid into the treasury
of the foreign board 1928, 114.93, which
is F$28,535.09 more than was paid by
the churches.
3Ex-President Guzman Blanco, of Ven
ezuela, is said to be the richest man in
the world, owning 6 5000, 900 square miles
|of land and 1900, 900 virtual slaves, and
enjoying am annual Income OF $37, Oo0,-
900. q, .s..s
A.sJ. Sampson, who has been appoint
led United States minister to Ecuador,
lives in Phoenix, IA. T. He is q lawyer
by profession and was the first attor-
ney-general Of COLORADO after that Estate
was admitted into the union.
Mrs. Lucio o. Case, the female mem
Der Of the Topeka bar and the only Kan
sas woman in the active practice Of law,
has announced her candidacy for as
sociatea Justice sof the supreme court on
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-30
Want the War ReneweH.

Athens, Sept. 27.-A large meeting
was held Sunday afternoon in Concord
square, where Q resolution was adopted
calling upon King George and the cabi-
net to renew the war with Turkey rath-
er than accept the terms Of peace Of
fered by the peace conference.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-30
Wa. Assistant Eorry-Four xe.r..

Was Assistant Eorry-Four Years.
Washington, Sept. 27.-Among the
fourth-class postmasters appointed
Saturday was r. G. Wallace, who was
named for the Office at Hammondsville,
O.. to succeed his father, who recently
died after serving the post office depart
ment for6s years. Saturday. appointee
had been his fathers assistant for q
years prior to the latter,s death.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-30

At large meeting IN Athens q resolus
ton was adopted calling upon KinS
George and the cabinet to renew the WI
with Turkey rather than accept tn
terms OF peace. offered by the confer
encc. 81 Il
It was said that there was fair pros
pect that Spain would accept the good
offices Of the United States as to Cuba.
NJ Capt. Gen. Weyler cabled 9 request
to the government in Madrid to send
113 add1tional administrative onicials
to Cuba. I. .ss III ~,
= e 81 = U q I ~ Y II
LATER. 30.
The Marquis Of Salisbury has not
withdrawn from the Bering esea con-
ference, but has simply objected to the
presence of Russia and Japan. Ne
gotiations on the subject are proceeds
ding. Crest Britain ,jsswilling to take
part in the conferenoe and Isl endeavor-s
ing to secure the acquiescence of Can
ada s s|>.. : -
Oharles Bass made murderous as
saultsupon Mrs. Walter Ovens, ut her
home i'm Minneapolis, with q large cali
Ebre revolver, causing 80 dangerous
|vvound Bass was infatuated with Mrs,
Owens, but she resented his attentions.
Both are, colored. =
A locomotive just out of the shops
exploded at Georgetown, Pa, killing
E. B. Mitchell instantly Fireman
Crawley was badly scalded. The boiler
wss blown 80 feet and salighted on q
mountain side.
An unknownSman was hanged along
the Alaska trail to the gold mines for
stealing = pair of socks. .#
BE-. Lamar, q member of the Okla-
hons Legislature, was found dead in
front Of the Gaiety theater in St Louis.
The united democracy of New York
|hassppnominated, Henry George for
[mayor of Greater New York.
Mrs. A. NJ. Paul has been appointed
to take charge Of the down town street
cleaning and garbage forces of Chicago.
Two Americans !, Harry fullerton
and Prof. ID. j. Holmes, of Meadville,
Pa, were captured by Swiss bandits,
who demand q ransom for their re-
lease. r. =.
A row occurred in a Polish boarding
house at Girardville, Pa, which in
volved IS or so men. When quiet was
restored, SO were found to have been
wounded, nine of them fatally.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy John M.
Robson died at Trenton, N. J..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20
What One Song win Do.

The favorte song of Jessie Bartlett Da-
Wis Is "Sweet Genevieve. II can sing 10
better than anything else, says the charm
ing contralto, "and love IL better thar
everything else. IL got me every good en-
gagcment ever had. went 10 see Mr..
Will j. Davis when be was manager Of the
Chicago Choir company. i wanted more
money than 1 was getting and applied
for an engagement. / sang Sweet Gene.
We've, and got the part of Little Butter
cup. / frequently sang IL by request, and
married the singer When the American
Opera company was getting into shape I
went to see Theodore Thomas, and when
he said he would like to hear something l
knew how to sing gave him Sweet Gene
We've. We'll, he said, amy girl that can
sing love song like that can sing Ameri-
can opera, and he engaged me. When l
applied for an engagement in the Mapleson
Grand Opera company, Mr.. Mapleson made
an appointment for me 10 meet Nine.
Patti. and gave her sweet Genevieve'
She heard me through the whole song and
applauded by clnpping my face between
her two hands. Mir. Barnabce admitted
me to my present position in the Bosto-
mans on the strength Of the lamented Gene
We've, and he pays me the mischievous
compliment Of getting out his handker-
chief every time / sing TO- OF course he
only does il 10 break ne up, but shall
sing Sweet Cenevieye' till my voice
cracks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20
Scoring Centuries.

Mrs. Rinehart Of Denver will probably
have as many century bars at the end OF
the present year as anybody. She gath
cred IA great string last year and during
September, October, November and De-
cember made many creditable century
runs. In October she set out to ride 80
centuries in as many days She had ridden
IL when heavy storm came up and frus-
trated her plan. The roads were not in q
passablo condition again until the last day
Of October, when she started I'm again. She
then rode go centuries in 20 days. Anoth-
CT storm curbed her efforts. Notwithstand-
ing she got "a chance to ride "a centuries in
20 days i'm November, and when the end of
December came her total list of bars num-
bered lIS, Of which ll6 were made In
1896 and the other two In December, 1895.
Her total mileage for l3 months Is IL, l73.
This was exceeded 10y but two riders, both
men, last year, the best score being 81 900.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20

Secretary Wilson, the head Of the Agri-
cultural Departments, having distributed
mers is now sending out agents to make
thorough investigation as q the sections
OF the country best suited for boot culture,
the object being 20 indicate 60 those dosir-
ing to establish sugar beet factories, tho
locations in which thoy are most likely to
be successful Mr.. Wilson is evidently n
practical man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20

Elnilyl 70 so TO the park. and IL did when
got ready to come home we three have all
got 10 stand up and that no one wants 10 do
OF q hot night. Why not you, Mr.. Editor,
lend your aid In getting Davis Park roacy :
Thess breathing spots are appreciated much
more than you think for, and II you don't
believe IL, you just take stroll over to the
park on Tockwotton street and thore YOU
will find the better element Of the working
class and their families just enjoying them.
selves ~ II they were millionaires.
And there is one more thing that would
like to sec, and that is this. that all children
under certain age be- allowed 20 roll upon
the grass Let the little tots who can see no
green, sweet smelling grass about their
homes 20 TO this park ana roll around at
their own sweet will Great big dogs that
will weigh two or three times as much a n
child have this privilege, and why not the
babiosg Let the park commission have an
officer one that has got n family and one that
loves children, in charge, and soc 10 IL that
they do not dig holes or anything Of the sort.
and think that you would see healthier
children. Most OF these po1r little "tramps"
are put 10 bed in close stuffy rooms early in
the evening for the simple reason that they
cannot go TO the parks, "a IL is natural for
them 10 90 ON the grass, as II is for duck to
20 into the water, and their parents cannot
keep them off, 80 they don't go at all. Then,
again. we want more benches I'm the park
so that we can find a seat at any time. Give
us more parks and you will find that there
will be n decrease in intemperance, for many
a man would prefer TO SIT in the park on a
hot night instead OF barroom.
Yours Respectfully,
E r. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20
"If Jack Were Only Here"

Gideon u. Caldor the Eddy street phar-
naclst, softly sang 20 himself, last Mon
day morning, that touching refrain, 1T
Jack wero only here. On opening his
store that day he discovered that some
body had forced an entrance and robbed
him. The spoils were heavy and in part
dangerous, tor II cents in hard cash and
six packages of cigarettes had vanished.
The detectives searching for the culprits
had for their clue tho aforesaid dangerous
weapons, and following up the cigarette
stencil. struck that which beats two pair
three of kind. all Jacks. Trey were
Jack Haberlin, Jack Holmes and Jack
Dovle The trio were before Judge Sweet
land this morning aud pleading guilty TO
the charge Of breaking and entering, were
held I'm $500 each for the grand jury. Az
the proper time Jack will be there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20
DEATH NOTICE 5.

BURLINGAME-in this city, 18th inst, Will
liam &. Burlingame, .r aged 10 years
Funeral at his parents residence, 32 Dud-
ley street, Friday, 2l.t ipst., at 2 o'clock
attend.
BOLAND-In this city. on the 10th inst, at
her late residence. 80 Belmont avenue,
Aida Meighan Boland, wife OF Francis 4.
Boand, aged q years.
COCKAYNE-Ln Phenix. ls'h inst. John Al
fred, son OF George AM S,rah Ann Cock.
ayne, aged IL years and months.
FARNESWORTH-1n Pawtuciset. the 10 h
INST. Claudus B. Farnesworth, aged 81
years
GUILD-Iu this city, 18th inst, William A. S.
Funeral services Sunday, 23d inst, at 2:30
d. NJ, from his late residence, ~ Farragut
avenue. Relatives and friends are invited 10
attend.
GRACE-In Johnston, or the 10Th inst, Alice
NJ wife of Andrew Grvce, aged ~ years
Funeral services To be held mt her late resi-
deuce Lexington street, Johnston. FRIDAY,
nj u. m. Relatives and friends are invited
10 attend.
McCANN-In this city, on the 10Th inst,
Michael Mccain, aged ~ years
Funeral from his late residence, - Stamford
street, Friday the 2lst inst. NJ $50 n. m.
Relatives and friends are invited 20 attend.
NICHoLs-At his residence in Westerly
II. l.. on l7th inst. Thomas Pitman
Nichols, aged 81 years
Nesport papers please copy.
PECKHAM-In Santa Monica, Cal. on the
18th inst. Alice Enslow. wife of Richard
pcckham, aged ~ years.
PLACE--In East Greenwich, 18th inst, Daniel
W Place. aged IS years
Funeral from the Frenchtown Baptist
church. Friday. 2lst inst. nj ~ o'clock. neon
Relatives and friends are invited To attend.
sACKER-In this city, 10Th inst, Frank
SacRer.
-. -. IA
Beacon avenue. Friday. glst inst, at $3.50
o'clock D. IN. Relatives and friends are invit.
ed 70 attend. Burial at ROckland. Me.
Rockland, Me-, papers please copy
sPINK-In this city. on the 18th inst,
Maria Dixon, widow of C.arles n. Spink
aged 90 years
Funeral services Saturday afternoon nj |
o'clock, at her late residence. 1873 Westmin
ster street. Relatives and friends nre invit-
ed to attend. Burial at the convenience of
the family.
STEVENS-At Brighton, Mass, on 18th
inst, Charles A. stevens, aged 20 years.
Funeral Friday, 2lst inst. at y. M, at
Hope Valley, II l.
wFSTCOTT-In Hillsgfove 18th inst. Phebe
A., wife of samuel II. Westcott, aged 80
years.
Funeral Friday gs, inst. ~ y O'Clock. a,
the Hillsgrovc NJ r. church. Relatives and
friends are invited 10 attend.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20

The importers Of foreign wools are
searching the world for wool
which they expect TO get into the country
before the new Dfngley law goes onto the
statute books The importations Of cloth
ing wool In March, 1894 the last March
under TIE Mckinley law, amounted 10
only ga, 5i2 pounds Those in March 1895.
under the Wilson law amounted 70 i2, 7Sa.
S05 and shose In March, Isp7, Ss 5sa 456.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20
Providence. May ls.
Reflections and Suggestions as to Our
Park

To the Editor of the Peoples Column:
For some time "A good deal OF space in the
papers has been devoted TO Roger Williams
Park. the hobby horses and Councilman
Waterman, and think that IL Is time that
some other park was noticed, for instance.
Davis Park. Now why cannot something bc
done to coax the city fathers to go over on
Smiths Hill and finish up Davis Park and
give 1t to Us poor folks who cannot afford to
take all OF our children out To Roger Viii.
liams Park evey hot day. Roger williams
Park is all right for n man that has got
team. or fellow that has got girl, but poor
folks like men that have got number Of
children cannot afford TO pay 30 cents (snd
that's just what il would cost II took my
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20

Every weeks developments add to the
evidence that the worlds supply of gold
is increasing with greater rapidity than
ever before. \ recent report from Aus.
tralia indicates that her production Of
gold last year increased enormously over
that Of 1898, while it is a well known
fact that the production I'm the United
States, as we'll rs I'm other parts of the
world, wasalso greater ia 1896 than in
preccdingyears.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20

To News reader who writes 70 know II
The News will have the nerve TO back up
the Senate sugar schedule in the tariff bill.
we beg TO reply that we don't know much
about the Scnates sugar schedule in tho
tariff BILL We have read 10 from top to
bottom and back again and played fifteen
puzzle with It, and we confess our inabi-
ity 10 make out what it does or what IL
doesn't do II the esteemed reader who
inquiries can tell us anything about IL we
will be pleased 20 toll him whether we
back 10 up or not Senator Aldrich is ac-
counted to be the only man on earth who
can untwist It, but II there is another one
we would be glad 20 know It. Meanwhile,
we have n good deal Of faith in senator
Aldrich ami on tariff matters regard him
as we used 20 our old professor in applied
mathematics, whose word usually carried
more weight with us than any domonstra.
tion Of n problem possible 70 our imma.
turv mental equipment There are some
things that even-an editor doesn't dare to
] pretend 10 know all about
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20
The Stock Yard Investigation.

Kansas City, Mo-. May ~. 1t is stated
that when the stock yards investigation,
now being held I'm this city Is finished,
when will probably be at the end of this
week, 10 is likely that both sides will ask
Special Master Clark 20 take further tes-
timony clsewhero The stock yards people
want to go to Chicago. They believe they
could thcn prove that tho charges at Chi
cago. which are the same rs here are reason
able The Kansas people, on the other hand,
would like To 20 To Boston and examine
the books IN the Company's general of'co
theru. Tie decision ON this point will be
reached lntcr.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20

| proposition ever presented TO legislative
body was that brought before the Senate
| of Rhode Island IL bill for an act To per-
NIT and compel the granting uf licenses
In the town of New Shoreham whoss peo.
pie in April last vot,i that there should
bo' no license" in their town for the cur.
rent year,
Under the general liquor laws Of the
State, the citizens Of New Shoreham six
weeks ago exercised their privilege of
local option as to the granting of licenses
and voted "no, " ig7 to 1853 Yesterday a
bill for "a special act 20 overthrow tho
will Of the people and render null and
void in a specific Instance a law of the
State received the support of the Senate
and has gone TO the House for action.
Thereby The upper branch stultined itself
and did an outrageous ana wholly indie
fensibie thing
As a matter Tor the consideration OF the
Assembly Of Rhode Island there is no pos
s!blo room or opportunity for argument
on the merits II the question Of license or
no-liccnse or anything bearing upon that
in the remotost fashion. IL may be all
mitted that il is to the advantage of
Block Island 60 have the privilege In the
hands Of its Town Council TO grant
llccnso5 during the summer season. II may
even be conceived that II The proposition
presented TO the people at the election in
April had heen 50 framed as TO except tho
summer season from their "no-licenso"
decision that might have been approved
But there is no possible way Of knowing
about this and nothing Of IL ms any.
thing to do with the case as of influence
In controlling the action OF tho Assembly
upon such measure as that the Senate
approved yesterday.
Tho one indisputable inexplicable and
'"Ndiiy iheciNhHibic lhSt ~ thsib tNC SUI
ate Of Rhode Island was confronted with
a proposition tp overthrow a law os the
State, law of especial consequence i'm
that 1t distinctly asserts the right TO local
option, ever fundamental idea in Rhode
Islands syGtem of government and In
stead Of promptly throwing the bill pro-
posed out of tho handiest window the
Senate actually passed the bill IL was
an amazing act.
The Argument in its favor had no more
TO do with the case and should have had
no moro influence with the Assembly
than was the threat flung at the Senate
by the Senator from Block Island to the
effect that If the Assembly did not over.
rule the law of the state and overthrow
the local option exercised by the citizens
Of Block Island and so legalize the selling
OF liquor in that town the liquor would
be sold Illegally Who asked the Assem-
bly, to relieve the town of New Shoreham
from the task OF enforcing its laws by
arnuiiing law OF the Statcg
The bill is wicked thing 1t is a
ridiculous thing. The House Of Repre-
sentativcs ought to drop ii tho moment 1t
Is called up in that body and without
wasting any time discussing il. 1t isn't
worth talking about. a legislative body
ought TO consider IL an insult TO have
such bill thrown in It's face. Drop itl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20
Curious Speculation Upon n Famous
Phenomenon.

Editor OF the Peoples Column:
Viii you kindly inform me why 10 IL that
those in charge of tho getting up or printing
Of programs for entertainments generally, IL
not always. number the selectionsS have
asked one or two OF my friends who attend
such affairs more frequently than I do the
reason for this, but they can't explain IL 10
my satisfaction. ! thought. maybe. people
could not tell, how near the end the en-.
tertainmebt was unless the numbers were
used, but one friend told me you could count
back from the end OF the program. and an.
other said you might count all mp the pieces
on your fingers, II there were not too many
and divide by two, and then think out how
near the final number was.
IGNORANCE
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20

With the tax rate fastened down 20
81 65. the r, st Of tho taxpayers as we'll as
Councilman Sturgos may now indulge in
Kid Gloves
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20

The middleman, as illustrated In
Broker Chapman's case seems 20 DO
threatened with enlargement of his sphere
OF business usefulness If nc has TO go To
jail on commission from his clients.