Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-06-02
DOMESTIC.

The Mennonites of Newton, Kan, will
hold weekly prayer meetings to invoke
divine intervention in the present war,
with the result that it shall cease.
The senlcentennial anniversary OF
Prof. Joseph Emerson's connection
with Beloit (Wis.) college was celebrat-
ed. He was one of the first two FRO
fessors of the institution.
Gilbert Harris (colored) was whipped
to death by mob at Iva, S. c. He was
charged with burning the railroad de-
pot.
A reign of terror prevailed in Key
West because of tough characters as
sembled there and the citizens asked
for martial law.
then committed suicide at San Diego,
Cal. Jealousy and drink were the causes
of the crime.
The Massachusetts legislature passed
a bill forbidding the printing on United
States flags Of the names of any but
state militia and grand army veteran
organizations.
DR.. John G. Ferguson, a prominent
dentist, and William NJ. Smith, a switch
man on the Missouri Pacific road, killed
each other in St. Louis in duel over a
girl.
Bailey Decker (colored) fatally shot
his white wife at Tottenville, Staten ISL
and, and then killed himself.
Dick Oliver, a young negro, was
lynched near Donaldsonville Ga, for
attempted assault upon a white woman.
The population of Chicago, according
to the forthcoming issue of the new city
directory, is approximately 1,sso,ooo.
In a fight at the camp of the two
bandits who held up the Sante Fe ex-
press near Albuquerque, n. NJ, three
officers were shot dead and the robbers
escaped.
A train on the Midland Terminal rail
road ran into hand car near Gillette,
Co.., and four men on the hand car were
killed.
Seven men from Nashua, N. H., and
Haverhill, Mass, were drowned by the
breaking of the ice in Frazier lake in
Alaska.
Garfield King (coloreD, charged with
shooting white boy, was taken from
Jail at Salisbury, Md, by a mob and
hanged.
The residence Of A. Richter was de-
str1yed by fire at Iron Mountain, Mich,
and two children We're burned to 4
crisp and two others were fatally
burned.
Negotiations designed to bring about
a settlement Of all controversies be-
tween the United States and Canada
were begun at the state department in
Washington.
There were 245 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 27th, against $50 the week
previous and PA in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended'on the 27th aggregated
81, ISIS, S2S,3 43, against 1895, 691,S7 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1897
was 29.4.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 2Sth were: Cincinnati,
OCT; Cleveland, .719; Boston, .625; New
York, .5G7; Chicago, .54S; Baltimore,
.53S; Pittsburgh. .531; Brooklyn, .4O7;
Philadelphia. 1893; Louisville, 1888; St.
Louis, $40; Washington, 1888.
All lines OF business throughout the
country are reported good, with an in
crease in exports.
Engineer Hudson and two brakemen,
Sevarson and Matthews. were killed in
freight collision near Dayton, Tenn.
Two sons of Abner' Baughman, aged
10 and II years, and a son of Joseph
Dietrich, aged IS years, were drowned
at Upper Sandusky, o.
Eugene Burt was hanged at Austin,
lex, for the murder Of his wife and
two children in July, 1896.
Joseph T. Ebanks was hanged at San
Quentin, CAL, for the murder of Mrs.
Harriet Stiles and her father, John Bor-
den, in San Diego county.
While miners were working in a COL
liery near Pittsville, Pa, q large body
OF water was struck, and six men were
drowned.
Edward Hammerstrom, of Knoxville,
ILL.,, drowned his little girl in a tub Of
water and shot himself. Temporary
insanity caused the tragedy.
Fire among business houses in Dali
las, Tex, caused loss of $3.50, 1000, and
j. W. CoWan was burned to death.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,
In convention in indianapolis the In
diana prohibitionists nominated a state
ticket headed by Aaron Worth, of Jay
fNl, caaro4or1- Of 90.