Mower County transcript., 1900-01-24


bration of q mass in Maloousene town.
ship, Sumara district, Russia. Nine
teen persons were killed and 6e were
injured.
The president sent to tho senate tho
name OF Robert NJ. McWade Of Penn
sylvania, to be consul for tho United
States at Canton to succeed DR.. Edwin
s. Bedloe, resigned
Thurstlay, Jan. Is.
CONGRESS- Senate: Philippine and
financial debate continued. House: Ur-~
gent deficiency bill passed. !,
South Dakota club women have per-
fected an organization.
Blackfeet Indians claim grievance
against the government.
The Hague peace treaty has been fa-
vorably reported to the senate.
The Roberts committee unanimously
favors expulsion, but is divided on the,
method Of procedure.
The pension appropriation bill has,
been reported to the house. 1t carries q
total of $145, "a, ,260, exactly the amount
estimated by the pension Office
Francis P. Owings of Chicago, q for
mer real estate dealer. has fled q petit
ton in bankruptcy. His liabilities are,
placed at @6,564, ,917, with no assets.
Canadian mines lately discovered on
the north shore Of Lake Superior ex-
pect to ship q million tons Of iron at
least, to American furnaces the coming
season.
Friday, Jan. 10.
CoNGREss-Senate: Hale of Maine de-
against financial BILL House: Pension
appropriation bill passed.
A favorable report on the Nicaragua
canal bill has been presented to the
senate.
A statue OF Webster was unveiled i'm
Washington Thursday in the presence
of distinguished gathering.
It is reported that General Warren's
troops are within IL miles of Ladysmith
and that severe fighting is taking place.
A large body Of sulphide ore, assaying
| nearly 500 q ton in gold, has been
struck in the Pacific mine, 20 miles east
| of Helena
The Virginia house of delegates has
passed the "Jim Crow car bill, meas
ure requiring separate cars for whites
and blacks on railways.
Saturday, Jan. 20.
CoNGREss-House: Reports on Rob-
erts' case received. Afternoon devoted to
| eulogies. Senate: Not In session.
Rudyard Kiphng and family have
saile j for Cape Town.
Senator Wellington of Maryland ar
CUES in favor of giving the Fiipinos
their Independence.
Fire totally destroyed the plant Of the
Racine Nail and Tack company The
loss is 1000, with insurance 5000
Senator HAle's resolution inquirine
into the seizure of Americel -four by
England, after amendment, was passed
| by the senate.
The Wisconsin supreme court has
| stopped contempt proceedings in the
Milwaukee street railway ordinance
cases and will inquire into the matter.
The directors of the Boston and Mon
tana mining company have declared q
regular quarterly dividend of $ per
share and an extra dividend of $3 pe1
share.
| Monday, Jan. &c.
CONGRESS Session devoted to
speeches on Philippine resolutions and on
| financial bill. House: District Colum-
bia business
The Duke If Teck died Sunday
Richard D. Blakemore, the novelist,
is dead in London.
| Wabash railroad employees threaten to
strike for higher wages.
NJ. Labor, counsel for Dreyfus in his
last trial, will lecture in this country.
A number of people were killed and
much damage to property done by an
earthquake in Mexico.
A pro-Boer mass meeting was held at
Washington Sunday. It was addressed
by senators end congressman.
! General Wade has relieved General
Anderson, retired on account Of age, of
his duties as commander of the Depart
ment of the Lakes.
Tuesday, Jan. Z3.
| Great Britain has ordered tho release
Of the German bark Marie, which Gre
ates very favorable impression in Ber-
lin.
Two negroes shot to death and two
white men desperately wounded was
the result Of an attempt to arrest = ne-
gro murderer at Macon, Ga.
| Congress will be asked to take control
Of the Chicago drainage canal and con-
vert it into ship canal to connect tho
great lakes and the NissisGppi
Henry A. Hazen, professor Of meteor
ology and one Of the chief forecasters Of
weather COM @itions 1t the weather bu-