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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-03-03
ADOPT A SCALE.
Miners and Operators in Illinois
Reach an Understandings.

Miners and Operators in Illinois
Reach an Understanding.
Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 2s.-The min
ers' convention and the operators of
the state have agreed upon scale of
prices for the state. The scale goes
into effect April 1, and will be in opera
ton for one year. The scale as adopt
ed by both is as follows:
First district, Streator associated mines.
AZ; third vein associated Mines, GO; Will
mington and associated mines, including
Bloomington, 6S; Bloomington third vein,
So; Pontiac, g.; Danville, Westville, Ora ne
Creek and associated mines in Vermillion
county, 40; Springfield and associated
mines, including Mantle on the east and
Springfield on the south, 407; Lincoln, 421b:
mines on G. & A.. south of Springfield to
and including Carlinville including sPana
Taylorville, Litchfield, Hillsboro, 40; AS
sumption. co.; Moweaqua, 421a; Litchfield.
No. l, 48; Belleville mines, 49, all coal five
feet and under, IS; Duquoin, Sandoyal
Odin, Centralia, 40; Kinmunday and Salem.
Al; Williamson and Saline counties, SO:
Jackson county, So; Mount Vernon, so:
Fulton u and Peoria counties. As; Mer-
Ger county, 50; Gable and Sherrard,
So; Peoria long wall, s.; Mount Olive Stan
ton, Gillespie, Clyde, Sorrento and Coffeen.
all on the Vandalia line as far east as Troy
and on B. & O. as far as Breese, 40; all coal
five feet and under, 45. $50 a .@,-..- Is sEe
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The Kana;xa and the Mule.

can interesting incident happened
when [ was in Honolulu said Senator
Morgan. ''You know the natives are
magnificent swimmers. They take to
the water like ducks. One day cargo
of mules was being carried on barge
to a steamer lying off shore, when one
of the mules jumped overheard and
made for the shore. When he landed
on the beach he looked around, and,
seeing all the other mules still being
carried toward the steamer, he went
into the surf again and started in the
direction of the barge. After he had
gone some distance a great wave came
along and turned him over. When he
righted himself he was absolutely
wild, and blindly headed out for mid
ocean. The men on the barge watched
him for awhile, and then the captain.
asked if it was proposed to let the anfs
NAL drown. Quick as a flash one of the
Kanakas sprang overheard, swan at
a tangent to intercept the mule, and,
reaching the animal, climbed upon his
back, and by clever tactics directed the
animal to the steamer, riding him like
a centaur in the water all the way.
Washington Post.
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HUMOROUS.

-"Do you know I don't think much
of Mawson.' ''You don't have to. You
can size Mawson up in two seconds."-
Brooklyn Life.
Waiting Angell-"How do
you like the new minister" Mrs. Good
will-"I don't know yet. L haven't met
his wife. '-Chicago News.
No Returns.-"Do you think there
is any money in politics, Jimpson?"
"You bet there is. That's where all
mine vent -Detoit Free Press. :,
mo, I never take the newspapers
home; I've family of grown-up daugh-
tiers, you know" 'sPapers too full of
crime, eh?" mo, toe full of bargain
sales. "-Truth. !,
-'They have never spoken since they
took part in private theatricals,'' said
Miss Cayenne. Il see; professional
jealousy" ooh, dear, no; something
far worse. It's amateur JEALOUSY
Tit-Bits.
-"Why does the baron look so glum?
I thought he had just mZSrried an
heiress." $50 he has; but hex eculated
Lew udy alter TIE udiIldSe4 II lOSC
the better half of his wife" -Fliegende
Blaetter.
-Unscientifc.-Firs Arctic Explor-
er-"I have always considered Column
bus somewhat overestimated man."
Second Arctic Explorer "Why?" First
Arctic Explorer discovered Amer
lea the first time he went to look for
it.'-Puck.
-"What made Kladderfeisch in such
hurry to get out of Germany?" ''He
happened to bear close resemblance
in personal appearance to Emperor
William" ''There was no harm in
that" mo, but there came a boil on
the end OF his nose one day, and he was
afraid Of being arrested for lese
majestic" -.Chicago Tribune.
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verdict Causes Surprise

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 2s.-The jury in
the case of the state against the bonds
men Of ex-State Treasurer BARLEY re-
turned a verdict for the defense Sun
day evening. The amount sued for was
$555,000. The case was on trial 10 days.
and was given to the jury Friday even
ing. The courts instructions were in
effect that a verdict for the full amount
should be returned in favor of the state.
There was much surprise when the YER
dict was read, even the court express
ing establishment. The state will move
to have the verdict set aside.
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Given a Good Place.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-John E. Will
kie, formerly city editor Of the Chicago
Tribune, will succeed William P. Hazen
this week as chief of the secret service
of the treasury department.. Mr.. Hazen
has been transferred to New York and
made chief of the eastern division OF
the bureau. He will succeed his own
brother, George w. Hazen, in that posi-
ton, and the latter will be sent to the
Pacific coast and placed in charge OF
the western division.
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wilhelm II.'s Toad Talismnn.

The house of Hohenzollern possesses
q family talisman. Since the time of
the Elector John Cicero, who fourished
toward the end Of the fifteenth century,
each ruler has, when possible before
dissolution, handed to his successor
sealed packet. This contains a ring, in
which is set a black stone said to have
been dropped by a huge toad on the
coverlet of a princess of the family
just as she had given birth to son.
Frederick the Great found the ring in
an envelope, which also inclosed a
memorandum, written by Frederick T.,
stating it's value and it's mode of trans
mission. Schneider, the librarian, of
William T., declares that he saw the
packet handed by Ceiling, the treas
urer, to his royal master on his Access
sion, and further asserts that he read
his account of the talisman to the en-
peror, who fully confirmed it.-St.
James Gazette.
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KING is IN PERIL,
Attempt Is Made to Assassinate the
Ruler of Greece, i ~

Athens, Feb. 2S.-An unsuccessful at
tempt. was made Saturday to assas-
5sinate King George of Greece. The
king was returning from Phalerum at
five o'clock in the evening in landau,
accompanied by Princess Maria, when
two men who were hidden in ditch
alongside the road opened fire with
guns upon the occupants of the car
riage. The first shot missed, but the
second wounded a footman in the arm.
The coachman whipped up his horses
and the royal party. dashed away at a
gallop. The miscreants fired seven
more shots after them, none of which
took effect, and the king and the
princess returned to the palace unhurt.
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GONE TO KEY WEST.
Board of Inquiry Leaves Havana
News of Maine Affair MeaSer.

News of Maine AFFAIR MeaSer.
Key West, Fla, Feb. 2s.-The naval
court of inquiry arrived here Sunday
morning on the Mangrove. The mem
bers of the board went on board the
United States cruiser New York, where
they held a conference with Admiral
Sicard.
The court will resume it's sessions in
the United States district courtroom
in the federal building at ten o'clock
this morning, and will probably return
to Havana on Wednesday. The most
important witness to be examined here
is Lieut.. Blandin, the officer of the deck
when the explosion on the Maine &C.
CURED. The testimony of the other
survivors will take only a short time.
Capt. Sampson, Capt. Chadwick and
Lieut.. Commander Potter came ashore
and arranged preliminary details for
the sessions of the court.
In reply to question as to the ru-
mored removal of the war ships to
Cuba, Admiral Sicard said: "The feet
is not moving and know nothing about
it going to Cuba. Still, you know,
have steam up and could go anywhere
if ordered" He was asked if anything
had happened to justify the statement
that the situations was more serious
than it had been, and he replied: "They
know at Washington about that. Just
how strained our relations are with
Spain, am unable to say
Washington, Feb. 2S.-Activity is
seen at the military posts, and men by
the thousands are announcing their
readiness to serve the country in the
event of a conflict with Spain. In order
to hasten work on war ships at League
Island navy yard large forces of men
were kept at work all day Sunday.
Many clerks were also kept at the navy
department for Sunday work, some
thing that is very unusual.
According to a report laid before
President Mckinley, 10,073,576 able
bodied men are now available for mill
tary duty in the United States. OF
these 112,0S2 are already in the militia.
Washington, Feb. 2s.-The usual Sun.
day quiet was not broken by any impor.
tant developments in connection with
the Maine disaster. Up to six o'clock
the dispatches of the navy department
were taken to the officials of the de-
partment and were not regarded as oil
sufficient consequence to send to the
secretary. Mr.. Long said the court OF
inquiry would now proceed with its
work at Key West, examining the wit.
nesses there, in accordance with it's
original plans. No definite information
has been received as to how much time
would be taken with the inquiry there.
or what the next step would be. Secre.
tary Long stated that the department
was in possession of no more informa.
ton on the cause of the disaster than
it was Immediately after the occur
renee, and that no evidence had been
received up to the present time show
ing that the disaster was caused by de-
sign.
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HAS A QUEER CARGO.
Steamer Brings in Over Five Hun
dred Reindeer.

New York, Feb. 2S.-The steamer
Manitoba has arrived with herd of
reindeer purchased by the government
and destined to save the miners of the
Yukon. The Manitoba brings 537 rein
deer. In the steerage were 43 lap
landers, ten Films and Is Norwegians.
They are the reindeer herders and
drivers, with their wives and children.
There are Ais reindeer sleds,a511 sets
of reindeer harness and between 1900
and II 1000 bags Of moss, the only food Of
the reindeer, on the Manitoba. ..
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-03-03
SOLDIERS KILLED IN STORM.
Vessel Carrying Government Alaska
Expedition Meets Disaster

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 2s.-The steamer
Topeka arrived here Saturday night
from Juneau, Alaska. The officers of
the Topeka report that by a terrific
windstorm at Juneau last Sunday the
steamer Oregon was blown ashore on
Juneau fats. She was lying in Juneau
harbor at anchor when the gale struck
her and after straining at her anchors
for some time she began to drag and
then at tremendous speed she was
hurled on the flats. Several soldiers
were hurled bodily against the side of
the vessel and some were killed.
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TREE 10000 YEARS OLD.
Giant Of Prehistoric Times I'm
eHrthed in England.

An extraordinary discovery, and one
which is just now exciting considerable
interest in antiquarian circles in Lam
cashire and Cheshire, has been made at
Stockport. During the excavations in
the construction of sewage work for
the town some Workmen came across
what has since proved to be a massive
oak tree, with two immense branches.
Prof. Boyd Dawkins, the well-known
antiquary, is of opinion that the tree
is one Of the giants of prehistoric
tainly 10000 years old. The corpora
ton of Stockport are at a Joss what to
do with the gigantic fossil, which is
supposed to weigh about 40 tons, and
as it is necessary that it should be re-
moved a proposal has been made to
blow it up with dynamite. This has
aroused the indignation of large Sec
ton of the public. who presented the
following petition to the corporation:
"That there is valuable tree of old
oak at present lying upon and exposed
in the gravel on and within their prop
erty; that the quality in color, grain
and solidity is better than any that can
be bought in the open market; that for
artistic work alone it is greatly to be
treasured, for nothing in this country
is at present grown which can come up
to it's dimensions; that it contains
within itself sufficient material to make
the furniture for any public building
or town hall which may be erected for
the public benefit within our borough;
that it only requires lifting from it's
bed, which in the opinion of competent
biologists may be roughly estimated
as $4,000 years of occupations; that pri-
vate effort has failed to achieve it's re-
moval; that it's destruction would be
public loss and an artistic calamity,
that your Representatives in council
be and are hereby requested to con-
serve for the borough this grant of ma
ture to her sons and daughters, whose
signatures are hereby Affixed
The corporation have reserved their
decision, and in the meantime efforts
are being made by local antiquarians
and others to bring pressure to bear
upon the council to preserve the tree
for the benefit Of the town and the
country. 1t is believed that no discov-
cry of such Importance has hitherto
been made in this country, and this be-
ing SO it is hoped that those interested
in such matters throughout the coun-
try will lend assistance toward pre-
serving the tree.-London News.
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MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Minnesota Butter.

Mlnnesotaawill be represented at the
annqal meeting of the National Cream
cry botter makers at Topeka, Kas., by
.nree coach loads of butter makers and
w .uos OF tho states best samples of
uuster' Minnesota has two places on
cne program. Prof. Il. L. Hacker. of
gne state agricultural college, and II.
~. ochuknecht, of Albert Lea, will
Jake part. The so tubs from Mime.
sofa are expected to score 95 points or
oeecer' and prize of IS, 900 is to be di-
vlueo between all scoring that and
over: Minnesota stood nigh last year.
ou1 butter men say her samples are
better this wear.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-03-03
SAFE in PORT.
Overdue Steamer La Champagne
s lowed Into Halifax.

4 Halifax, n S.. Feb. 2s The overdue
French steamer, La Champagne, was
ltoWed into Halifax Sunday afternoon
by the steamer Roman. At 5:15 La
Champagne let go the hawser BY which
she was towed into port by the Roman
and dropped her anchor in midstream,
off the center of the city while the
.RomanSsteamed to hersdock. Hundreds
of people focled to the wharves to
watch the two big steamers move slow
ly up the harbor-
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News IN Brief.

1ue clerSymen or st. Paul have de-
cided to take an active part in munich
pal affairs in that city, to work vigor-
ously in primaries and on the curb and
to form a distinct citizens movement
If possible.
The saloonkeepers of Crookston gave
a ball on Westinghouse birthday.
President James j. Hill has promised
the citizens of st. Cloud new Great
Northern depot of native granite and
extensive capacity. The St. Cloud peo-
pie, IN return, promise to ship in and
out via the Great Northern.
The warehouse of the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing company at St. Paul
was damaged by fire to the axtent of
$4,000.
DIR. L. N. Lyon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Shattuck, OF Minneapolis, have been
chosen by the St. Paul gun club to
represent that organization at the an
nual meeting of the American gun
club, to be held at Ell1wood, N. J.
This will be one of the greatest tour
naments ever held IN the United States.
The North Swedish Mission church
In Minneapolis was damaged by fire to
the extent of $500.
The state executive committee of the
Y. M. G. A. has reorgan1zed by the
election of N. R. Frost, St. Paul, presi-
dent; G. S. Ward, Minneapolis, secre-
tary; R. H. Chute, Minneapolis, treas
urer. State Secretary Francis and AS
sistant Secretary Hill were reelected.
Executive Agent Fullerton, Of the
state game and fish commission,
seized two boxes of white or pin-tailed
grouse at the Minnesota Transfer. The
birds were being shipped through, to
Boston and were consigned to J. w.
Little g. Sons, st. Paul.
Fire at Duluth did $25, 1000 damage to
the Cham Der of Commerce.. &&&%5&% &'sa
The merchants Of Montgomery.h have.
organized a board of trade.
After three years of quiet, the Mil
waukee road will reopen it's station at
Carver. 20 '4''
The farm house of E. E. Rogers, near
Stewartville, was partially burned. "2ase,
W. M. Smith, a Minneapolis grocer,
was fined $25 or 80 days, after plead.
ing guilty to the charge of selling bak-
ing powder containing alum without
it being marked as provided by the
state law.
At the special meeting of the state
board of charities and corrections at,
the state capitol to elect a successor tc:
Secretary Hart, James F. jackson,
secretary of the St. Paul associated
charities, was named. \;
General Wade has announced the
sentence of Private Eckhardt, COM
pany A, Third infantry, Fort Smelling:
For quarreling with Captain Hannay,
Eckhardt gets five months of hard
labor with pay forfeit of $40 per
month.
Mrs. Anna Slepika, a Bohemian wo-
man, died at Eastern, aged 105 years.
It is said by her relatives and neigh.
;bors that she was spry and active and
retained all her faculties to within
two weeks of her death.
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A-POSer,

Johnnie Papa, is mamma the better
half of you? 4.s.. 4. ~
= Father-Yes, my son, that's the way
they put it.. j..
''And are all wives the better half of
their husbands?" ~
s'Certainly, my son."
s'Then what part of King Solomon
were his wives ?"-Brook1yn Life.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-03-03
territorial Pioneers,

"A general reunion of old settlers
VINO came to Minnesota prior to 1858
was held at Little Falls in response to
INVITATIONS sent out by Hon. Nathan
h1chardson, secretary of the Terri
torlal Pioneers society. About so were
present, among whom were Hon. VIM.
II. Lee, of Long Prairie, and ex-Sen-
ator Geo. Feissel, of North Prairie.
both OF whom made speeches, after
winch several hours were spent in
talking over old times. The banquet
was held at Hotel Buchanan.
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EXPOSED Her Age.

Spra tts-Miss Elder is much older
than I thought.
: Hunker-Impossible!
swell, I asked her if she had read
'Aesop's Fables and she said she read
them when they first came out. Tit
Bits.
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Correct.

The Man Say, little boy, is your dog
good for rabbits?
The Kid-No, stree. He is mighty
bad on 'em. Catches every one that he
jumps.-Up-to-Date.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-03-03
Postmaster Burned to Death.

The postoffice at Runeberg, six miles
from Menahga, was burned, and Post
master Olaf Kartunen was burned to
death. He lived alone and slept in the
building. No one knew of the fire I'M
til the next morning, when his body
was found in the runs.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-03-03
Want the State to Paw.

Beltrami county officials want the
game and fish commission to paw the
bills growing out of the killing of
tame Warden Wetzel by the Indians.
The doctors ask for $50, of which $40
IS for care for the Indians shot by Wet
eel. DIR. j. B. Gilfllan, the White
Earth missionary, urges the commits
sion not to push the prosecution of the
murderers. The commission, however,
urges the fullest prosecution.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-03-03
Ignatius Donnellv Married.

"A wedding which has created a great
sensation and an unusual amount of
talk and interest in Minneapolis. and,
in fact, all over the northwest. or
wherever the distinguished bridegroom
is known, was solemnized in Mime
apolis Feb. %, at high noon, when Ig-
natius Donnelly was united in the holy
bonds of matrimony to Miss Marion
Olive Hanson, the 22-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hanson.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-12-02

This canic - pnss. The sky grow dark.
A wopdrcus wind swept Otr She sea.
And rude waves snOto q laboring bark
And roarri like fcncs IN r~evoi~y,
Then lone above shc cI.aking spars,
The frrious htli Of storm : discord,
A cry rang our that sought tho stars
The frenaicd cry. "Aan over boardi"
The bcetling seas bore hard behind,
Their SUBMITS cnTped with plisten.na
foam.
And screaming furics IN Tho wind
Forbade the ship In "stbys'' 10 como,
And, bobbing there within The deep,
Tic rushing waters in his cars,
The man cssayed TO climb TIC steep,
The vast n yielding h~cn.ispheres.
And thoro he swan alone with death.
foneath. the water sobhing slips.
How hercely drawn his quiclg'ning breath
Between his bloodless iipsi
And, 10, Ike enc who views the past,
Sweet vistas soon 20 To forsook,
He turned his head and for a last
Hoaribroken, lingering look.
= .
A sur kissed stretch Of yellow sand,
A dimpling waste Of sunlit sea,
That lately roared when wizards wand
Disturbed the hummer harmony.
A ravaged form there, dark and slill,
UnmOved, unknown, forsook. forgot.
Yet once it braved the tempest's will,
Creature Of circunstance-or whatg
Fishing Gnzette.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-12-02
nlortaInr Tn va.

The question Of the possible mortali-
ty among those engaged in military
operations is one Of great interest just
now ia insurance companies in Ameri-
ca, and efforts have been made to learn
tho proportion Of the losses to the total
humber of troops In the American civil
war 1t appears that the number Of en-
listments (reduced to a three years.
basis) is estimated at 2,820, 272, and
that the mortality is summed up as fol-
lows: Killed and died of wounds, no.
070, or AZ per 1000; died Of disease,
224, 5S0. or o. per 1000; died from &C.
oident and all other causes, "a, 782, or
II per 1000; total, 800, 52S, or 1866 per
1000 for the three years term. Thus
the average death rate per year among
those enlisted works out roughly at 62
Der 1000 -Hosnital