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The Press., 1898-01-27

Rhode Island is revising her constitu-
ton, and various important changes are
to be proposed.
The Press., 1898-01-27

A great many people expect to be angels
may need wings made of tireproof mater
ial.
The Press., 1898-01-27

had the rheumatism so badly that
could not get my hand to my head. 1
tiled the doctors medicine without the
least benefit. At last thought of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm the first bottle re-
lieved all of the pain, and one-half of the
second bottle effected complet' cure.-
W. J. HOLLAND, Holland, Va. Chambe
lain's Pain Balm is equally good for
as burns, cuts and bruises" For sale at
the drug stores of E. z. Taft, Stafford
Springs, land q. L Philips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1898-01-27

Danbury, CT, made half million more
hats last year than during the year previ-
GUS.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
BIG STRIKE IN PROSPECT.
Printers Are Preparing to Make a
Determined Fight for the
Nime-HOur Day.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 3.-The Post
says: One of the biggest strikes in
the history of typographical unions
is an event of the near future. 1t
will be a concerted movement for a
working day of nine hours and will
evidently be fought to finish. It will
be waged with a fat treasury at it's
back and the sympathy and coopera-
ton of local labor unions of all kinds
throughout the country. The move
ment was begun about one year ago
and it has been announced that the
climax is near at hand. 1t will affect
only certain offices. Book, Job and
publishing establishments that are
working more than nine hours a day
will be the victims of the strike. Tele-t
graphic orders will be issued and the
fight will be on in earnest. The pre-
vailing opinion among the trade seems
TO be that it will be called on or before
October 10. @:@ .ru
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
NOT YET CONSIDERED.
Report That Canada Demands Ces-
sion OF Important American =
Territory Is Premature.

Quebec, Can, Oct. 3.-During the
past "a hours the American members
of the international commission have
received many kilograms from differ
ent parts of the United States, and
particularly from Seattle, asking
about the cession of American terri
tory to give the Canadians freer &C
cess to the Yukon river in Alaska. It
has been reported that the Canadian
commissioners were demanding the
cession of the territory from Yakutat
bay to Dixon's entrance, including the
cities of Skaguay and Taiya, thus ex-
tending the Canadian boundary line
to the Pacific ocean between the
points named, this cession being given
in return for the surrender of all Brit
ish rights to the seal fisheries in the
Behring sea. 1t is quite possible that
sub a proposition has been made by
the Canadian commissioners, but it is
stated upon official information that
the matter has not been considered by
the joint commission in a conclusive
way and that no proposition whatever
has been accepted. Views on both sides
have been submitted but no adjust
ment has been reached, and member
of the joint high commission stated
that in this, as in all other matters,
there was no ground for apprehension
that vital interests of the United
States would be sacrificed
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
A SOUTHERN TRAGEDY.
Party of Men Attending a Sale Fired
On from Ambush-Four Killed
and One Wounded,

Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. "a spe-
cial from Murfreesboro to the Times
says: An awful tragedy has occurred
in the north portion of Cannon county
about so miles east of this city in which
five men are reported to have been saw
agely assassinated. John Hollings-
worth killed man by the name of Hig-
gins in that county over a year ago. A
suit was brought against Hollings-
worth, and Judgment taken against
him by the members of the Higgins
family for $4,000. Saturday there was
to be an auction sale of his property to
satisfy this, Judgment, and Hollings-
worth, it is stated, knowing that that
was the day Of the sale, concealed him
self and several of his friends in large
barn on the place where the sale was
to be. When one party of men came to
carry out the proceedings and had gath
cred in the barn Hollingsworth and
his friends fired into them with double
barrel shotguns, killing four men and
wounding another so badly that he will
hardly recover. -.-..z .~s,.~-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
BEGINS ITS WORK.
Secretary Hay Is Informed That the
Peace Commission Is Getting >
Along Satisfactorily. %

Washington, Oct. 3.-Secretary Hay
has beenin receiptof cable advices from
Judge Day, president of the American
peace commissioners, in which he says
that the business of the commission is
proceeding in the most satisfactory
manner. The utmost courtesy has
been shown the members of the COM
mission by the French officials and
every facility for the accomplishment
of their work placed at their command.
It is evident from the tone of Judge
Days communica ton that he does not
share the gloomy view of the outcome
Of the meeting of the peace commits
sioners which is said to be expressed in
the French newspapers. There is some
doubt, it may be remarked, as to the
sincerity of the expressions, and it is
surmised in official quarters that they
are inspired by desire to influence the
American commissioners toward an
abatement Of their demands.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
Words That Wander,

Words often have way of wander
ing off from their original meaning
that, while sometimes very pulling,
is also very curious and interesting.
Who, for instance, would imagine that
our word ''book" had anything to do
with beech tree? And yet it comes
direct from the Anglo-Saxon Doc,
beech tree, because the wood of that
tree was used by our ancestors for
writing tablets before the inven-
ton of paper. in the same way
cur word 'code'' is derived, through
the Latin a''codex," from caudex,
the atem or trunk of tree, be-
cause the Romans used for writ
ing tablets thin wooden plates
covered with wax. In fact, the vege-
table kingdom has played an impor-
tant part in our literary vocabulary
paper, as you know, being named from
the Egyptian plant papyrus, that long
furnished the ancients with their prin-
cipal writing material; while our
library" like the Latin liber, a book,
is from liber, meaning the inner bark
ct trees, one of the earliest writing
materials used by the Romans.-Miss
+. F. Andrews, in St. Nicholas.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
BANK PRESIDENT ROBBED.
Securities Worth $4,000 Stolen in
Philadelphia by a Substitu-
ton Of Satchels.

Philadelphia, Oct. 3.-Samuel Green
wood, Of Coatesville, Pa, president Of
the Gainesville national bank, was
bonds and mortgages valued at $4,000.
While Mr.. Greenwood was shopping
and transacting business some one
managed to substitute valise similar
in appearance to the one carried by
the bank president. Mr.. Greenwood
did not learn of the substitution until
he reached brokers' Office on Fourth
street. When he opened the valise to
negotiate for the exchange of the
bonds it contained but bundle Of old
newspapers.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
Assessment Values.

The state board of equalization has
raised the assessment on yearling cat
tie 81 per head, making the valuation
Sc to ST.; on 2:year-olds, 81 per head,
making the, valuation from SO to $40
per head, and on COWS 50 per head.
making the valuation $12 to S14 per
head. The valuation of oxen was also
increased So per head, making it from
SIT to $40 per head. In St. Cloud the
assessment on cattle was raised 80 per
cent. Fergus Falls received an in
crease 10 per cent, and Sank Center Is
per cent. These three towns had local
boards of equalization. The general
assessment of Stearns county was
raised 60 per cent
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
A RULER E SLAIN:
semio1lcial Report Of Death Of Chi
+ " mas Deposed Emperor-Assax-s ~
sinntion Is Suspected. 3.

London, Oct. 3.-A late dispatch from
Shanghai says it is semiofficially an
nounced that the emperor of China COM
mitted suicide on September Fl. A
prior dispatch from Shanghai says tel
egrams furnished by the taotal, or To-
cal governor, to a Chinese paper there,
allege that the emperor committed sui
eide on September Fl, after signing the
DEGREES which placed the dowager en-
press at the head of affairs in China.
This, it is added, is understood to mean
that the emperor was assassinated.
Another dispatch says the, announce
ment Of the death of the emperor is
confirmed. The reports as to the means
employed in his taking off differ One
story has it that he died by poison and
another that death was caused by
strangulation, while third states that
he was subjected to frightful torture,
a red-hot iron being thrust through his
bowels.
All the English-speaking secretaries
and the principal members Of the Chi
nese foreign Office, it is further an
nounced, have been seized and banished.
The general opinion here is that the
emperor has been done to death by the
dowager empress, who, it now appears.
was once barmaid in a Chinese liquor
shop. The emperor Of China is known
| to lately have shown leanings toward
Christianity, and it was recently re-
ported that he had burned the Confu-
clan classics in the palace ).
A promine nt resident of Picking, DR..
Dudgeon, who is the only foreigner
that ever dined with Yin, asserts that
the dowa ger empress'is not opposed to
progress. He adds that she was re-
sponsible for the installation of the
electric light in the palaces and3intro-
| duced railroad and an electric
launch into the palace grounds. She
| is also held to have favored other west
ern IDEAS" i d. S@,...- ,..
Washington, Oct. ga brief mes
sage was received at the state depart
ment Sunday from Minister Conger at
Peking concerning the situation there.
He says nothing concerning the re-
ported death of the emperor, but
states that feeling of anxiety exists,
adding that he does not consider the
situation especially critical at present.
THE state department officials do not
discredit the report of the emperor's
death, and some of them do not hest
tate to express their acceptance of the
report of his assassination. The Chi
nese minister, however, discredits the
entire report of q tragedy.
Picking, Oct. g. During the celebra-
ton Saturday of the festival of the
moon the drunken crowds which had
gathered upon the streets threw mud
upon all Europeans who made their
appearance. AS precautionary
measure the Russian legation ordered
an escort of Cossacks from Port Ar
thur. The British minister also or
dered here guard of 25 marines from
Wei-hai-wei.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
GREAT DAMAGE BY STORM.
cyclone and Fio5d create. Havoc In
:Georsia-Crops, ard Ship
ping Suffer- '-s".

=. Savannah, Ca, Oct. 3.-For IS hours,
from three o'clock Sunday morning I'M
til six o'clock at night, Savannah was
in the grasp of West Indian cyclone.
During that time the wind blew stead
lily from so to 70 miles an hour. While
the city escaped with comparatively lit
tie damage, the loss of property among
the Sea islands of the Georgia and
South Carolina coasts is believed to be
heavy.
For eight miles north of Savannah
the entire country is lake with only
the hammocks visible. At noon the
water was eight feet above the highest
tide. Driven on shore by the north
east storm it filled up on the islands,
swept over banks and dams, carrying
away the remnant of the rice crop
that was left by the August storm and
had not been gathered and wiping out
farm crops. The loss to river growers
alone will be from $4,000 to SIS, 1000.
Of the entire rice crop along the Sa-
vannah river, valued at $250,OOO, all but
about IS per cent. was lost in this and
the preceding storm. The damage to
shipping is considerable. The schoon-
err Gov. Ames, which was on her way
to sea with a cargo of 100000 feet
of lumber, went adrift in the harbor,
but was secured safely. The wharves
at the quarantine station at the en-
trance to the river here were partially
carried way. The quarantine officer
and his family and servants were res
cued early in the day by a tug. Four
vessels which were at anchor at the
station were torn from their moorings
and driven into the marshes. How
badly these vessels are damaged is un-
known. No news has been received
from Tybee since early in the morning
and nothing is known of the damage
there.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
Paid His Bet,

Charles Stone, of Minneapolis, is
man who pays his bets. Mr. Stone has
been a staunch republican for four
years, and this summer he was firm
adherent Of Van SAINT. He bet heavily
on the gubernatorial- nomination, and
his sporting blood being aroused, he
entered into an agreement with sup
porter of William Henry Eustis that if
the said Eustis carried Hennepin coun-
ty, he would cut off his first finger.
The other party to the deal promised
if Van SAINT carried Hennepin, to sac
rifce his digit in the same heroic man
ner.
When the returns of the Henne pin
county primaries came in, and the
Eustis majority rolled up increasingly,
Mr.. Stone did not hesitate. He had
given his word, and his word should
be kept With firm step he walked
into the back yard, and. selling the
family Ratchet. which had ofttimes
been stained with the gore of hapless
chickens, he laid the first finger of his
left hand upon the chopping block,
and with one fell blow the deed of de-
struction was done. The first JOINT of
the devoted finger lay severed from it's
parent member, an offering to the
ghost of the Van SAINT boom.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
First Spanish War Pension.

The first Spanish war pension was
granted Mrs. Robert Sinclair of St.
Paul. Her son died at Camp Ramsey.
Mrs. Sinclair will receive SIP per
month and 50 per month for each of
two minor children until they become
16 years of age.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
Found Gold.

Two Boston mineralogists sent to
the Rainy Lake gold district by the
banking firm of Francis Rice & Co., re-
turned after an examination of the
placer deposits in that country. They
report placer diggings of very profit.
able character found there, discover
ing sand worth from 81 to $50 ton.
The existence of placers in the Rainy
Lake section has always been debat-
able question.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
Minnesota Briefs.

John Rein bola and John Monson, of
Red Wing, who went to Alaska last
January, returned recently without
even seeing any of the yellow metal.
They were in the Copper river district.
J. w. Walters, of Beldenville, Wis,
who had his leg broken in runaway
at Hastings last November, his team
becoming frightened at switch en-
CINE, was awarded a verdict of S., 900
damages against the Milwaukee COM
pany. -: ~.'..---.. .. .-.-'
Thomas Brodeneels has discovered
gold on his farm, near the village of
Douglas. An expert assaylst declares
that gold can be mined there in paying
quantities.
Burglars entered the store of A. An
derson. at Milan, blew open the safe
and secured over $500 in money and
about $1,000 worth of notes. They
went in through the cellarway. The
notes were found. .r--
Gov. Clough issued proclamation
organizing six new election districts in
partly organized townships in the
northern part of the scate. Four are
in St. Louis county. one in Becl1ec and
one in Norman.
]. P. Granb berg, of Rush City, seeing
a shotgun leaning against porch took
hold of the barrel and pulled it toward
him, when the gun was discharged,
carrying away the whole Of his face.
s. G. Bagley has contracted witt. 4.
B. Walker, the Minneapolis lumber
m an, to Gu. and bank $4,000. 900 feet of
pine on the tributaries of the upper
Mississippi, to be run to new mills I'M
der construction at Akeley.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Indians Still Hostile.

The Chippewa Indians on the Leech
Lake reservation are still acting in a
manner which fore bodies trouble. The
strained relations commenced when,
over week ago. the Bear Island In
dams rescued one of their chiefs who
had been arrested by United States
Deputy Marshal Morrison. The Bear
Island pillagers are very clannish, and
the old chief, when handcuffed, had
only to exclaim in the Chippewa Ian
guage, Where are all my boys?" and
in a few moments he was rescued. The
same evening number of Indians
went over to Walker, procured whisky
and tried to run the town. They were
held in check, however, by the Walker
police. Last week the Indians held an
informal council and resolved to ig-
more Uncle Sam and the government
of the ~''Great Father" and they fur
Their resolved that they would burn
down all the lumber camps opened
up this winter to cut dead and down
timber, when such camps are run by
half breeds or Indians who do not be-
long to the Leech Lake reservation.
It is feared there will be trouble, as
the Indians are growing more insolent
every day.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06
GulIible Woman.
envy wife is at it already"

MY wife is at It already"
CAT what?'
Spending my hard-earned money on
Santiago souvenirs which peddlers are
making and bringing around" De-
troit Free Press.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

share Of the musical Christmas tree !"
did you ever see such Hmilcf
said Kitty.
''Not to encourage him. shc called
him names. too. You haven't answered
my question"
Eyes. 1 aid. Kitty. am respect
able" -
And you are not horse thicfY'
"of course not; they Amt respect
able" -.
well. your grammar isn't much,
said kitty nH she baahfully and with
a sad cxprcanion avoided an amoruuu
glance 81 the professor. who was
getting confused and mixing his "ro-
mama" up.
Never mind. What II ! am re-
rpoctablcs"
Mama made mo a promise In re-
turn for one"
"a promlsef You don't say"
"Shs'n looking az you. Shc prom
iRod not to Interfere between
KITTY You're wondcri'
Don't talk 10 loud. Robert. You're
spelling the 'romanxn.' You may ask
her II you like--to-night. Thank you.
Professor Vance. II was lovely"
Then. while Mrs. Brnnnin was heap
Ing compliments on the crazy little
fiddior" KITTY said quietly and softly
Co her cousin, 1T was an exchange
OF Christmas gif,s. promised not Ia
"Ycs7"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

"ntu- said corker irreicvantiy.
where do your people uvc7"
"ptoplo7--Ilow dc you know | have
any,"
Most men have. you know"
Have you7"
"Weu pcrhapa I'm an cxception-i
believe those uuxtons. or whatever
their name IL. nrc having a Christmas
tree"
where would they got the tree
I'm these God-fosaaken parts7"
They might dig up a young juniper
In the awamp-I suppose you used 20
have Christmas trees In your own
country"
"gurc-This ta my own country.
Isn't ~"
yes. bu, away back Fast. I mean. ="
"Oh. I didn't come from 20 very
far East" said Rni. only ohio"
what brought you out herc2'
nnl iaurhcd-"Iiad TO have fob.
YOU Fnnw. lust the same M other men.
Took to raiirondlnR years ago. and this
IL NIL the further I've got In H.
haven't much OF story. what's
your'a7'
Tin sure they're having n Christ
mas tee" said Corkcr-- wonder u
they've got balls " shiny stun like
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

that MADAM, ,na ,,,t 4, away up.
stair, ~ H., .'.,,t,ireh 4, me pro-
fsssnr 10, ~ ,,tid,a,"
AZ, ti,.a,,tr, 80 80, "a, man 60
i.t ~. ,,,''.',',.' ~ ,,,,.., ,vhsu he
mis-. n,is t,,,.d t,,,.,s.,.' ,,i,t thr 10y
M he chris,,,,.. ~ 4, leaked NJ II
the fnn,iiv r",t,,-,ho havs nd least
e,,,,. Sn,,,,.d tict iii, "a ~ IN, nam.
liy',,n,,id ~ = th,,n,,sii,, i,iiv one.
- xt'hsa t,,,t.,',, ,',,,,,s.',i 4. 49, s,iut.
"a ri. s'',, h.to,. 800 ,n,t,,ing Kitty.
h. 49, .s,ir,. AVE-" nn1 "No"
nj hi,,s,tr. A. u ,,,,.n.tete with tho
s,dcr, i,tti" nrcf,ss,r
am, v,a,,h ttcrn Ann, s,e " no
..ta no,t,inS ne ai,,'1,inr ~ ne,
.i,,.. .'.rh.,.,,, ,,.,,tn,, M s,icnaidly
,es.,n.r . H'''''
.sR,h,, A. 90, ,,,..ng, AZ. man.
off, .o,'.,',i,' ~, h.r r.rhs,s
wv no,,.,, e,sn.,ed oriy Win a know
ia, ',,,ii,
''N IA h. a,nn.. "a. .,r,,.d and
,,,,.,sI I'm, a.. a, hsd ,,,,,,ts,i a.
". 80, ~, ar.s nm .r,,.ss,,, ,,,as
u, 49, ,.a,hss TO- A.. boush, Kittv
n,,n,,,r v,ss ,hi,rtiiv nhrnrbinr All
,hs hr1,,,s NJ ,hlnss no s,id Riity
,a,,,,d ~ u,,crt ana cvcrv NOW ana
r., io,l'.a ~, n, bsr ,ro,6er az N Ia
- - n,,,,ra,,,i ~ No. eii,i sei,, 40.
s,si IN rSri"ciina he pr,fesS 60, " " "
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

II didn't fool the boss" he said
He fooled mc--he wnH watching mo
all the time. though l didn't know
TOOK fancy TO check up the petty cash
that day. though II was the beginning
OF tho week. Then. when he found mo
out there. he sent messenger 20 nrix-
ton to ask my wife how 1 was getting
on, and " she thought would be well
IN the morning. OF course, that settled
mo there Poor Mnggiel wonder
what rhe's doing now. OF course. nhe
wasn't quick enough 10 see the game
was playing In time TO carry out the
scheme. II was my fault. suppose:
ought TO have let her Ia ON IL from the
first"
"of course you ought" said Bill
Any fool could tell you that. How
about the raccs7"
Same aa usuai--onc good thing
about this place to me II. you never
soc horse race hcrc-that sure tip !
had went an TO pieces. iiy the end Of
the day all had left was my ticket
back to Charlng Cross and my season
ticket To 'akc me back 10 ilrixton.
tell you. Bill. that night was thing a
man can't forget Ia n long lifetime.
The worst OF u was she never found
\ the least fault with me. only bcgEcd
pardon for telling the messenger I
wasn't sick In bed did all the rcold-
| ing--ch7'
Blll had allowed m ejaculation e.
escape him. when he saw that Corkci
had noticed u he fastened 10 say
Nothing. partnor--go on with tho
story. I asked you for II. and I won't
go back on you"
Il never would have begun the
story" said corkcr. ~ II hadn't beer
/ FOR the light over there. even n you
did ask FOR it--walt TN you hear what
l did, was afraid the firm would send
n policeman 10 arrest me. After abua'
Ing her until lato In the highland rh'
cried herself 20 sleep with the younf
one In her nrms-i dressed and rar
away from her. took her watch and
n fing-thatH right. call me the black
est name you can think of-ln tn,
morning l pnwncd the things. Then
sold some OF the clothes I had on ant
got -lop things. Then I hung about
the dockH-now I'm here and the Ugh
" over therc-no. IT'S gone out"
They must have gone 10 bod
said Bili. did you-havo you ovci
heard from her agninG'
mo"
and that was only las, Christmas
ch7"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

In love with him that l would-would
go rlght against what you wished
Don't Interrupt me. mother. I'm gu-
INK 60 ho good, Your see. So I'm
going to mako you Christmas pres
cnt that you viii really vnlu.'
"hut I thought n wnH-"Mfn Iran
min began, ana then Kitty interrupted
her hy Ringing an arm about her neck
and kissing her "A dozen times by act
un' count,
IL was beautiful display ~ filai
affection, anyone would have said.
And what ia II. dnuFhtcrf' Mrs.
brnnnin asked nncctionAtoly.
Just what said nt nfst-about
him-ahout Lnonnrd-proforHor Vance.
IL viii be- hard. ~ course. because he's
coming here ON Christmas Day. You
cant put him on with an excuse now,
can your iiut IN be good. IN Just
bo polite 10 him and talk with all my