Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-03-02
Happenings of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and Po-
litical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
CONGRESSIONAL.

Inc llme IN the senate on the 22d was de-
voted to the reading Of Washington's fare
well address and the pronouncing of eulo-
gies on the late Senator Justin S. Morrill,,
of Vermont. In the house the naval ap-
preparation bill was discussed and bill
was introduced reviving the rank Of ad-
m1ral and vice admiral, and naming Rear
Admiral Dewey and Rear Admiral Schley
as the persons to fill the respective posi-
t1ons. Washington's farewell address was
read. 1+>,er~
On the 23d nearly the entire session of
the senate was taken up in consider
ing the river and harbor bill and 80
pages were disposed Of. A bill was passed
permitting volunteer regiments to retain
their colors and to deposit them in the
state capitals. In the house the naval ap-
preparation bill was passed with an amend
ment creating the grade of admiral of the
navy. It is intended for Rear Admiral
Dewey.
In the senate on the 24th the river and
harbor bill, with the Nicaragua canal bill
attached, was passed by vote Of so
to 3, and the compromise army reor-
ganization bill, which provides for a
standing army of IS, 900 men, and gives the
president power to enlist IS, 900 volunteers
when necessary, was favorably reported.
LIN the house the army appropriat ton bill
was discussed, and Mr.. Johnson (rep., Ind)
violently attacked the policy of the admin
istration. Mr.. .Grosvenor (O) introduced
4 bill directing that government publica-
tons shall bear the imprint of the Interna-
tional Typographical union. a....s.r. ae.
The senate on the 25th discussed the bill
for increasing the efficiency of the army.
In the house further consideration of the
Army appropriation bill took up most of
the time. Eulogies upon the late Senator
E. c. Walthall and Representative W. F.
Love, of Mississippi, were delivered.
DOMESTIC.
Washington's birthday was generally
observed throughout the country.
The post Office department. has
shipped to Porto Rico 100000 United
States stamps with the words ''Porto
Rico' printed on each.
Joseph II. Choate, the new ambassa-
dor to the court of St. James, sailed
from New York on the American liner
st. Paul. ~
Bachelor broke the four-mile racing
record at San Francisco, the time being
7:16%.
The inhabitants of the island of Ne
gros, in the Philippines, have submitted
to American rule and voluntarily raised
the stars and stripes.
A corporation composed Of 90 per
cent. of the builders of iron and steel
bridges in America, capitalized for $780,,
100000 and backed by Andrew Carnegie,
is announced. 81 zHsa
Gov. Roosevelt, of New York, cele-
brated Washington's birthday by afhx
ing his signature to the bill to prevent
improper use of the national flag.
Rev. Theodore N Morrison, D. D., was
consecra ted third bishop of the diocese
of Iowa at the Church of the Epiphany
in Chicago.
The total receipts of internal revenue
for January last were $40, 812, PIP, a. gain
over the same month in 1898 Of SIS, 476,-
2S5.
The Union Pacific overland limited
was wrecked at Rawlins, Wyo., and sew
eral persons were killed.
Statutes were fired in Havanain honor
of Washington's birthday
A fire destroyed nearly one-half Of
Muscogee, I. T., entailing loss aggre-
eating $500, 1000.
The Lind building, the only big build
ing in the business center that stood
during the great fire in Chicago in 1871,
has been burned, the loss being 1925 900.
William Reid was hanged in. Jersey
City, N. j., for the murder of Andrew
Henry in Hoboken on May IA, 1898.
An explosion caused by fire at Hart.
ford City, Ind, killed Lewis Laforge
and wife and James Bone and William
Lewis.
tits reported that e1-PresidentC leve-
land will reenter national politics, and
will doubtless be a candidate for the
democratic nomination for presidentin
1900.
The United States is feeding five per
cent. Of the total population of Cuba.