Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-14
The United States mas sent the war
ship Helena from Manila to reenforce
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The United States mas sent the war
ship Helena from Manila to reenforce
the command in China.
The American missionary conferences
at Peking sent a telegram to President
Mckinley appealing for protection and
stating that chapels everywhere were
being burned and hundreds of native
Christians massacred by the Boxers.
Advices from China say that all the
foreign residents in Picking have been
compelled to take refuge in Legation
street for safety from the mobs. Sew
4enty-fve alive ristians, well known
men, who had been trained for wears
by American missionaries have been
massacred near Tung- Chau. .ts
The exports at the port Of Manila,
Philippine islands, for the first three
months of 1900 show an increase Of So
A050,4 43 over the same period of 1899.
The Beers cut Lord Roberts line Of
communications at Roodeval, north of
Kroonstad, in the Orange River Colony.
Unexpected appearance of 1000 burgh-
ers there made the situation serious.
The cities of Guiana, Cumanacoa
and Cariaco, in Venezuela. were near
~ destroyed by an earthquake.
slt E LATER,
Wheat sold for "a cents in Chicago
the 18th, the highest since October last,
when the Boer war began.
4u The Boxers burned the American
mission house at Tung Chow, the river
port of Picking, and massacred MANY
of the native Christians. The empress
dowager fled to the Russian embassy
for protection. - ::Es
). Lieut.. Gen. Sir Frederick Forester
Walker, in command of the lines of
communication IN South Africa, re-
ports disaster to the British troops
June Z, at 'Roodeval, where the Beers
cut Lord Roberts line Of communica-
ton. The fourth battalion of the Der
byshire regiment was all killed, wound
ed or made prisoners except six enlist
ed men. Two officers and Is men were
killed, and five officers and 70 men
were wounded, many of them severely.
In duel between James Delaney,
private Waterman, and an unidenti-
fed man. supposed to have been a bur
glar, in Chicago, the stranger was shot
dead and Delaney is suffering from
two gunshot wounds, one of which is
serious.
The Central Trade and Labor union
of st. Louis proposes to establish a bus
line to run parallel to the lines of the
street railway company.
The monthly report of the govern
ment shows the condition of spring
wheat S7.3; winter wheat SO.
VIM. Kean, of Hastings, Neb., one of
the Oldest bankers in the state, was
buncoed out of $l3, 900 on a gold brick
scheme.
George w. Peck was nominated for
congress by the democrats Of Fourth
congressional district Of Wisconsin. %
An unknown negro was lynched at
Metcalfe, Ca, for the attempted as
'sault on the daughter of E.. Fl. String
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T After years suspension the ar
rangement between the United States
and Portugal, established reciprocity
on certain articles specified in section
three of the Dingley act, went into
effect the 18th.
/ AS the result of fight on board of
the Italian bark Pieta, in port at PEN
sacola, Fla, G. Scotto, the first mate,
is dead, Seaman Rafael Pisano is fatal
ly, and Captain Mazella and another
seaman are slightly wounded.
The battle ship Kentucky will be
ready for her official trial the 25th.
Two hundred and fifty Beers have
surrendered to General Hunter at Ven
tiers Dorp, and the remainder in that
district have promised to give up their
arms. .. a-E