Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-03-02

mission in Washing ton that the refrig-
erted beef was good, and Gen. Weston
said that few complaints were based
on facts.
There were 191 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the oath, against 17s the week
previous and 1913 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the oath aggregated
$1,656, 010,613, against 81, 1913, 621 ,OO1 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1898
was 37.7.
Mrs. Anna E. George, in Canton, o..
pleaded not guilty of the murder of
George d. Sexton, and her trial was set
for April 4.
Fire in Minneapolis destroyed the
Tribune building and other business
places, the loss being over 100000.
Fire at Ripley, O., burned eight bust
ness houses, including the Reinert ho-
tel.
Mrs. Lottie NJ. Hughes, on trial at
Mason City, La, on charge of murder
ing her husband with poison, was found
not guilty
Gen. Maxine Gomez, the Cuban COM
mander in chief, entered Havana, es-
corted by Gen. Ludlow and his staff,
and was received with enthusiasm.
{ Ina speech before railway men in
Chicago Chauncey NJ. Depew, senator
elect from New York, said that it was
our duty to hold Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines.
The California Legislature has passed
a bill forbidding the publication of car
toons in newspapers.
Reports from all portions of the coun-
try say that the volume of business is
greater than ever before known. ..,a g..
The residence of Daniel Eckton at
Walton, Ind, was blown up by natural
gas and seven persons were injured,
three fatally.
Plans are being prepared for rapid
evacuation of Cuba by the United States
troops.
The bodies of the three victims of the
Arlington flats fire in Chicago-Fred
Marty, his wife and baby-have been
found in the ruins of the building
Paddy Shea, the pugilist, was sen
fenced in Topeka. Kan, to- 80 years, in
the penitentiary for the murder of Ed
Dawson in a saloon row.
A cyclone unroofed several houses
and did other damage at Evansville,
Ind. .,s.. S.. ..... ..
The North Dakota senate passed a
bill providing that all persons must I'M
dergo a physical examination before
license for marriage will be issued.
Millions of bees were killed in Ken
lucky during the recent cold spell, and
honey making has practically been ex-
terminated in the state for several
years.
Texas is passing throughan epidemic
ofmening itisand the situation is alarm
ing.
William R. Day, of Canton, o., late sec
ident Mckinley for United States cir
cult judge for the Sixth judicial cir
cult, composed of parts of Ohio, Mich
igan, Kentucky and Tennessee.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The plurality for Ashbridge (rep)
for mayor of Philadelphia is 1876, the
largest ever given a candidate for that
office. ".a.-...
Mrs. Sarah Hampton died in Greenup,
Ill, aged 100 years.
Enoch Carson died in Cincinnati, O.,
aged ". He was the highest standing
mason in the United States.
Former State Treasurer Ben jamin J.
Haywood died at his home in Sharon,
Pa.
The Iowa prohibitionist will hold
a state convention in Des Moines May
% and "a, and full state ticket will
be nominated. e
Mrs. Mary Stewart, widow of a'promi
nent citizen of Mulvanin, Kan, cele-
brated her one hundred and first birth
day anniversary with dance, in which
she took part.
Levi P. Maish, member from, Penn
sylvania of the Forty-fourth, Forty
fifth, Fiftieth and Fifty first con-
crosses, died in Washington, aged 62
years.
Col. A. L. Couger, for years member
from Ohio Of the republican national
committee, died in Des Moines, Ia.
Mrs. Mary Miller, of Baker, Ind, died
atSthe age Of 100 years.
FOREIGN.
The long missing steamer Bulgaria, of
the Hamburg-American line, almost
given up for lost, arrived at Ponta del
Coda, Azores, with all on board well.
Advices from China say that 1000, 900
Chinese peasants are threatened with
starvation, owing to the Yellow river