Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-04-26

army is delayed at Bloemfontein by
heavy rains, and the troops are suffer
ing hardships. Large numbers Of for
eigners are reported to have shout
dered rifles in the Boer cause.
Great masses of gold have been
found in the Atlin district in British
Columbia
Five hundred people were surrounded
by fierce forest fires in Manitoba and it
was feared the conflagration would, re-
suit in awful loss of life
The sultan of Turkey promises to
pay the American indemnity claim.
AS result of weeks fighting
around Manila fully 1000 Filipinos have
been killed or disabled. Americans lost
nine killed and 16 wounded.
Spain, fearing American aggression,
is fortifying the Canary islands.
The British forces sent to the relief
of Wepener were still 20 miles away
and their advance was slow. Fighting
was reported with Beers along the
line. The present Boer strength is said
to be $4,000 men, so, 900 of whom are in
the Free State, 10000 in the Biggars-
berg district and 10000 at other points.
LATER.
The committee on elections IN the
United States senate reported as fol-
lows: THE finding of the committee is
that the election to the senate Of VIM.
A. Clark of Montana is null and void
On account of briberies, attempted
briberies and corrupt practices by his
agents, and of violation of the laws of
Montana defining and Furnishing crimes
against the elective franchise" d..
Miss Ethelyn Quimby, prominent
society lady of Grand Rapids, Mich,
was robbed of $500 in money and jew
els while. in hypnotic state.
George Douglas Campbell, duke of
Argyle, died in London.
An unknown man committed suicide
at the foundry works of the II. C.
f'rick Coke company, at Connelsville,
Pa, by diving into one of the coke
ovens.
James Mullen, known all over the
United States as the ''ossifed man."
died at Champaign, Ill.
| The city of St. Louis will inaugurate
a system of school houses on wheels to
relieve the crowded condition of the
regular school houses.
A young couple was arrested at Ash
vile, N. c., for kissing and caressing
each other in the streets. When ar
raigned before the court they consent
ed to a: marriage ceremony and were
discharged.
A slight shock of earthquake was
felt at Portland, Ore.
The government levee broke through
at Portage, Wis, submerging large
number of houses. ..
| Members of the "boxers,, society
massacred many Chinese Catholics
near Poa-thing-fu in the province of
Tien-tsin. The German gunboat ntis
has arrived at Taku. The other for
eign vessels have left these waters.
An imperial trade has been promul-
gated by the sultan of Turkey author
izing the rebuilding of the property of
the American missionaries at Kharput
and the construction of an annex to
the Roberts college in Constantinople.
Admiral Dewey and Rear Admiral
Hichborne have expressed approval of
the Holland type of submarine boats,
particularly for coast defense proposes,
and for the moral effect such mystcr-
ious engine Of warfare would exert.
! Information has reached Washing
ton to the effect that the Japanese
government, without waiting re-
quest from the United States, is about
to take steps to restrict the immigra-
ton of Japanese coolies to the United
States