Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-12-29
DOMESTIC.

Seventeen of Baltimore's brewing
companies have consolida ted under the
name of the Maryland Brewing COM
pany.
The Merritt & Chapman company has
made contract with the government
for the raising of the Spanish warship
Reina Mercedes.
William Simms, who murdered Rob-
ert Norton, of Town Creek, Ala, was
dragged from Jail by mob and
lynched..
President Mckinley sent an order
to the secretary of war directing that
supplies+be sent;immediately for there
lief o. the destitute in Havana and
Chimes Cuba.
The Kansas legislature met in extra
session in Topeka and heard Gov.
Leedy's message. He urged legislation
affecting railroad, telegraph and ex-
press companies.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin issued preliminary
orders providing for the muster out of
$4,000 volunteers in the next month.
The postmaster-general announced
the appointment of Maj. E. G. Rath-
bone, of Ohio, to take charge of the
postal service in Cuba.
Three moonshiners were killed and
several of, their comrades wounded in
a battle with revenue officers in Knox
county, Ky.
Over 200 people were rendered home
less by fire which destroyed the Mel
rose apartment building in Chicago, the
loss being $175,OO0. : = :; !
Col. Edward S. Barrett, national pres
ident of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton, was killed by falling from a
window of his home in Concord, Mass
There has been an increase of 2,S67
miles during 1898 in the railroad mile
age of the United States.
A rear-end collision occurred on the
Pennsylvania railroad three miles from
Rahway,:N. j., and two persons were
killed and -four othersswere injured. -
Ethan A. Hitchcock, of St. Louis,
Mo-, now ambassador to Russia, has
been selected by President Mckinley
for secretary of the interior.
A jury in Boston convicted W. S.
Jewett, formerly president of the Lake
national bank o., Woburn, N. r., Of the
embezzlement of $4,000. d
Mike Henncssey, wealthy mine
owner, and John O'Connell burned to
death in a cabin at Crown Hill, S: ID. =
Marine losses during 1898 were ma
teriallyr greater than during any. pre-:
vious season on4the lakes, the aggregate
being estimated at $2,60O,00O.
While Deputy Sheriff Frank E, Nye
was forcing entrance to a residence
in Chicago he was shot and killed by
Thomas G. Crosby, aged 10 years. j
Encouraging reports of the condition
of affairs in Manila and Porto Rico
reached the war department from the
officers commanding the troops in
those departme ~ -.r.sA- -,.
I. Il. Rose. cheesemaker at Warren,
O., operating IS factories, has failed.
Rear Admiral sch1ey was presented
with a sword in Philadelphia valued at
$4,000 from citizens of New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Delaware
The Third and last battalion Of the
Tenth infantry, 443 strong, sailed from
Charleston. S. c., for Havana.
The minority of the house military
committee has prepared an army bill
which provides for standing army of
10000 men. with an auxiliary force of
$4,000 for present exigencies.
Many deaths from the grip were re-.
ported in New York, Brooklyn, Phila-
delphia and other eastern cities
The fine residence of Charles H. Ray
mond was burned in New York and Mrs.
Raymond andSher sister, Mrs. Victoria
Underwood. of GAINESVILLE, O.. and Har-
riet Fee,ra domestic, lost their lives.