Warren sheaf., 1899-02-09


ended on the Sd, against 224 the week
previous and 355 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
The exchanges at; the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Sd aggregated
56,013,734, against $2,144, 6s,474 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1898
was 3S.4
William Miller (colored) aged II, was
hanged at La Grange, KY, for Grim
inal assault on Mrs. Gertrude Leet Sep
tember last.
Alaska Indians are on the warpath.
Four were killed and several wounded
in a fight with the United States mar
shall and = posse.
President Mckinley sent a message
to Gen. Gomez thanking him for his CO.
operation in the pacification of Cuba.
The total coinage at the mints, of the
United States during January amount
ed to $19, ZOE, 500, as follows: Gold, $18,-
o22,00o; silver, $1,642,, 1000; minor coins,
$31, 500. n r%< -.-.. e. ~ 2..s 4
"A wagon containing five men and one
woman was struck by train at River
ton, Pa, and all six were killed.
Isaac Davis (colored) was hanged at
Mobile, Ala, for, the murder of Thomas
Jones'. . -. -
The Alabama legislature voted unani-
1nously to have the national flag hoisted
over every schoolhouse in the state
every day in the year. . b.. ,.-
Manufacturers of soap are forming
combine which is to represent $780,
100000 of capital and include every big
soap concern in the country. '' -
Ruth E. Molock, the 11-year-old
daughter of Caleb Molock, was struck
bylightning and killed near Cam bridge,
Md. ,>.. ,..a-
The town of Stilesboro, Ca, was near
ly wiped out by cyclone. -
At a meeting of the cabinet it was
decided to send instructions to Maj.
Gen. Otis to follow up his victory over
the insurgents and to crush the power
of Aguinaldo in the Philippines.
Agoncillo, the representative in
Washington of the Filipinos, has fled
from the United tSates and is probably
by this time in Canada.
Frank Blair, a young law student,
shot and Instantly killed Edward Bro
ward and Mary Anderson, and then
killed himself at Westminster, O. Jeal-
ousy was the cause.
The town of Shiloh, O., was almost
wiped out by flames.
San Francisco is to have worlds fair
in 1901 to be known as the Pacific
Ocean and international exposition.
In a fire in a boarding house in
Springfield, ILL.,, Mrs. Matte Withey,
Miss Helen Rose and James C. Hall lost
their lives.
Mrs. Cordelia Botlin was sentenced
in San Francisco to life Imprisonment
for the murder of Mrs. John P. Dun
ming, of Dover, Del, whom she killed
by means of box Of poisoned candy
sent through the mails.
Twenty-four leading citizens of the
United States1 including Grover Cleve-
land, ex-president; William Wilson, ex-
postmaster general; Carl Schurz and
John G. Carlisle, ex-secretary of the
treasury, sent petition to the United
States senate suggesting that the peace
treaty be- not adopted unless the annex
alton of the Philippines and Porto Rico
be left to- the citizens of those coun-
tries to decide.
The remains of Gen. Calixto Garcia,
late of the Cuban army, were trans
ferred to an American man-of-war at
Fort Monroe, Va, for transportation to
Cuba for burial.
Ernest Hayward killed his wife in
Chicago because she threatened to
bring divorce proceedings and then
killed himself. Two children are left
orphans. &~ - @r
In a fight in a courtroom at Drew, Ia,
Charles Hall and Fred Bartfeld were
fatally shot and five other men were
seriously wounded. =. .. y .,t..