Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-23
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the week Ending Aug. 20.


Il Grasshoppers stopped train near Cres-
sey, Mich
The entire town of Columbia, B. c., was
destroyed by fire.
Cuban exhibits at the Paris exposition
receive 40 prizes.
Smithfeld, Ill, was almost wiped out by
hre caused by robbers.
A hailstorm destroyed 10000 acres of
wheat near st. Thomas, N. D.
The national bank at Somerset, KY, or
ganized June 20 last closed its doors.
Commercial relations between the United
states and Spain have been fully restored.
A boy 10 years old, arrested in Leipsic,
was commissioned to kill King Albert of
Saxony.
James j. Hill says the year ended June
~ 1900, was the banner year for all west
ern railroads.
President Mckinley and diplomats at
tended King Humberts memorial services
In Washington.
Frederick Geddes, herder, and 1000
sheep were burned to death in forest fire
at Battle, Wyo.
John G. Hawley, well-known and wide
ly-quoted authority on criminal law, died
In Detroit, Mich.
Lord Roberts has been appointed to sue
coed Lord Wolseley as commander in chief
of the British army.
The official census gives, Greater New
York population of 3,437,2O2 an increase
In ten years of 944611.
members of the Atkins and Howard fam
lies in Elliott county, KY. fought, and two
of the latter were killed.
Uncle Dam Whipple, of Traverse City,
Mich. the Oldest G. A. R. man, will attend
the encampment in Chicago.
The Rock Island Railroad company has
followed the example of the Union Pacific
by placing a ban on cigarettes. s..
The Pennsylvania Railroad company has
issued circular notice prohibiting the en-
ployment of women telegraphers.
Maj Frederick E. Prime, during the civil
war chief engineer in Grants Mississippi
campaign, died at Litchfeld, Conn.
Emperor Francis Joseph's SEVENTEEN
birthday was celebrated in Vienna by a
display of flags and an illumination.
Gov. Beckham, of Kentucky, has called
an extra session of the legislature for
August % to modify the Goebel law.
Charles Stickles, the oldest active railway
engineer in the United States, died at his
home in Oneonta, N. Y, aged 70 years.
George Griffin and his third wife were ar
rested near Wilson. N. j., on the charge Of
starving Grifin's four children to death.
Bill Cater (colored) was shot to death
by mob at Doerun, Ga. He was charged
with attempted assault on white woman.
Alfred Mulkin, an aged resident Of
Rockford, ILL.,, who was in Chicago seek
Ing his runaway wife, was robbed of
$780,
A desperate attempt to wreck a Penn
sylvania express train near Atlantic City
failed, the 200 passengers having narrow
escape. - ..@
Germany believes that the war in China
will not end until the dowager empress and
emperor are captured and the fugitive gov
eminent destroyed.
Crickets have invaded Kalamazoo, Mich,
and business is practically at standstill.
The Insects swarm in houses, stores and
restaurants and elsewhere. ... s.
Senator Chauncey M. Depew, before he
sailed from Liverpool for the United States.
declared that New York was destined to be
the money center of the world.
Next to France, the United States leads
the world in the number of honors won at
the exposition. The American exhibitors
have been awarded $500 grand prizes.
Count Boni de Castellane is financially
embarrassed. His beautiful summer
place, Chateau de Marais, is to be sold
at auction. 1t is said in Paris that his
wife, Jay Gould's youngest daughter,
declines to give him more money.