Mower County transcript., 1900-03-21
NEWS CONVERSATIONS

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Wednesday. Maroh IL
CoKGREss-Ssnate: Teller and Turner,
Wash. delivered speeches opposing the
Porto Rtcan tariff. HOUSE: District Of
Columbts bill passed
Serious floods prevail in Northern
Illinois.
Three fresh cases of bubonic plague
in Sydney, New South Wales, are Of
fcially reported.
Retail hardware dealers of the North
west met in Chicago and perfected an
organization.
The Kentucky legislature has ad-
journed and truce has been declared
between factions.
Rhode Island Republicans have NOM
mated ticket headed by William Greg
ory for governor. The Mckinley ad-
ministration was endorsed.
10 represent earnings actually invest
ed in permanent improvements, the
Chicago Telephone company will pay a
stock dividend of 81, 200, 900 April 10.
one share of the new being given for
every five shares of the old stock. T.
Thursday, March Is.
CoNGREss-Sennte: Porto Rican bill
and Quay case discussed. House: Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation. bill
passed.
The president has signed the financial
bill.
Former Premier Crispi of Italy is seri-
ously ill with influenza, complicated
with bronchitis.
J.,S. PETER, printer and son of .ex-
Senator PETER, suicided at Kansas City
by taking morphine.
Senator Sewell has introduced a bill
changing the name of the Paris of the
American line to the Philadelphia. -
Mrs. Lucinda H. Stone, widely known
as ''the mother of women's clubs" and
a writer and educator of note, is dead at
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Senator Davis has introduced a bill
for pension of $50 per month for the
widow Of Major A. M. Diggles of the
Thirteenth Minnesota.
General John J. Elwell, one of the
best known citizens Of Cleveland, O.,
and o hero of the Civil war, is dead:
Death was due to old age.
| Friday, March 16. ;;
CoNGR 7ss-Senate: Porto Rican re-
lief bill passed after amendment declar-
ing constitution extended over Porto
Rico had been voted down. House: Pri-
vate bill day. None important
Congress will attempt to adjourn in
June.
Secretary Root has again assured
Cubans that they will be given inde-
pendence.
England announces that she will not
accept the Intervention of any power in
the settlement Of the South African af-
fair.
At Racine, Wis, the jury in the case
of the state against Henry F. Corbett,
charged with assault and intent to kill
Rev. David B. Cheney and wife, ron
dered verdict of not guilty, after
being out one hour. - >"" y 80
| Saturday, March. II.
! CoNGREss-House: Tribute paid to
memory of Senator Hayward of Nebraska
Dave Sullivan of Boston defeated Kid
Broad Of Cleveland in q 25-round bout
et the Broadway Athletic club, New
York CITY,,
| Gus Ruhlin has issued challenge to
all the crack big fellows. including
Champion Jefries, and posted q, 500 a.
evidence of good faith.
| 1t is announced that the British cas-
ualties at Dreifontein, March 10, were
62 men killed and 221 wounded, includ-
ing one Canadian wounded.
General Gatacre has crossed Orange
river and occupied Bethulie. Many
burghers at Bloemfontein are surrender
ing their arms.
A dispatch from Manila says Floras,
Aguinaldo's secretary of war, has sur.
rendered to General Macarthur. Agui.
naldo's infant son, who was captured
in November, and who has been suffer-
ing from smallpox, is dead.
! Monday, March 10.
| CoNGREss-Senate: Legislative, execu-
tive and judicial bill passed. Also meas
ure providing for commission to adjudi-
cate individual Spanish war claims.
House: Porto Rican and pension bill