Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-22
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Mduu D., Lne FAMOUS IrOCCer, O1eQi at
Port Chester, N. Y, aged 26 years.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Mrs. Lucinda H. Stone, widely
known as ''the mother of women's
clubs" and a writer and educator of
note, died in Kalamazoo, Mich, at the
age Of Sc.
Rev. Thomas K. Beecher, the elder
and last surviving brother of Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, died at Elmira,
N. Y, aged 81 years. A sister died on
the same day at Hartford, Conn.,, aged
"a years.
Herman Detterman, editor of the
Columbus Westbote, one of the best
known German editors in the country,
died at Columbus, O., aged IS years.
Democrats of the Nineteenth Illinois
district split in convention and nomi-
mated two candidates-A. J. Hunter
and j. B. Crowley-for congress.
The Tennessee democratic state con-
vention will be held at Nashville on
May 10.
New Hampshire prohibitionists NOM
mated Josiah NJ. Fletcher, of Nashua,
for governor.
Iowa democrats will hold their state
convention in Des Moines May 3.
Republicans of the Fifth Kansas
district renominated William A. Calder
head for congress.
The republicans have renominated
Louis W. Emerson for congress in the
Twenty-third district of New York.
Rhode Island democrats have NOM
mated Nathan w. Littlefeld, of Paw
tucket, for governor.
Mrs. Ida Greycraft, the largest
woman in Indiana, died suddenly at
her home in Russiaville, aged 80 years.
She weighed $50 pounds. ~
Charity Jane Robinson celebrated
her one hundred and second birthday
in Fond du Lac, Wis.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey are going
to make an extensive tour of Europe,
starting May Is.
Brig. Gen. Henry Harnden, famous
as the union-army soldier who cap
tured Jefferson Davis, died at his
home in Madison, Wis, aged II years.
Montana republicans will meet. in
Butte May 81 to select delegates to
the national convention.
Fannie White (colored) died in
Knoxville, Tenn, aged 11e years.
George R. Bartholomew; for 33
years managing editor of the New
York Daily News, died at Lakewood,
N. j., aged SO years.
FOREIGN.
King Humbert's fifty-sixth birthday
was widely observed in Italy.
Lady John Scott Spottiswoode
writer of the song, "Annie Laurie, -
died in London at the age of 81.
Lord Roberts entered Bloemfontein
unopposed, and raised the British flag
over the buildings of the Orange Free
State capital. President steyn has
moved the capital to Kroostad, a
strongly fortified town 100 miles
north, where the Beers were concen-
trating. Great Britain, in her an
swer to overtures for peace, serves
notice on all the nations of the world
that she will not tolerate any inter-
ference by any of them with the pros
ecution of the war in South Africa.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, we'll
known novelist, was married to
Stephen Townsend, her secretary, at
Genoa, Italy.
A Manila dispatch says that Flores,
Aguinaldo's secretary of war, has sur
rendered to Gen. Macarthur, and that
the governor Of North Camarines, with
his staff, has also surrendered at Nueva
Caceres and ordered runners sent out
through the country to proclaim Amer
lean sovereignty. ... r.
The Beers were said to be massing
their forces near the Vaal river in or
der to oppose the British advance into
the Transvaal. Gen. Joubert arrived
at Brandfort, about 40 miles north of
Bloemfontein, to assume command of
the Beers. Lord Roberts has sent
troops to the Orange river to help drive
the Beers from the Free State.
The Cork and Limerick corporations
refused to issue an address of welcome
to Queen Victoria and disturbances in
Ireland were expected.
Lord Roberts reports that the rail-
road is open from Bloemfontein to
Cape Town and that he expects to
push on to Pretoria. A proclamation
has been issued requiring all burghers
residing within ten miles of the mill
tary headquarters and Bloemfontein
to deliver up all their arms and am
munition at once. It is understood
that President Kruger has annexed
the Orange Free State to the South
African republic.
Emperor William assured the Trans
vaal government he would gladly as
sist in mediation if Great Britain
would consent.