Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-31
The sixty-first annual meeting Of

The sixtyfrst annual meeting Of
the American Baptist Mission society
was held in Detroit. Mich.
The Chinese minister at Washington
has asked the president to withdraw
the order excluding his countrymen
from the Philippines.
The engine Of fast mail train on
the Lake Shore road was ditched at
Westfeld, n. Y, and Engineer Rea-
gan and Fireman Leighbody were
killed.
At the Methodist general conference
in Chicago the time limit for minis
tiers was removed.
The Boer ENJOYS have decided to
visit ten or twelve principal cities Of
the United States in the interests Of
their cause.
Police Officer Ray was shot and
killed by riotous street railway strik-
ers in st. Louis.
Engineer William Mckinney and
Brakeman Charles Haynes were roast
ed to death in freight wreck near
Laurens, S. C.
diers for the first time since Janu-
airy 80. w. S. Taylor, former gov
ernor, is stopping in Indianapolis, Ind.
The Presbyterian general assembly
in St. Louis decided to appoint COM
mittee to inquire of the presbyteries
their views as to the revision of the
confession of faith. M
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, of Tope-
lka, Kan, author of I'm His Steps,
sailed for Europe.
T. T. S. Mmson, a prominent rail-
road official, was burned to death at
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Peninsula bank at Williams
burg, Va, was entered by robbers,
the safe blown open and about $4,000
in money taken.
, The Presbyterian general assembly
in St. Louis adopted a memorial to the
president and to congress asking that
polygamy be made a crime.
Thirty states were represented at
the opening in Chicago of the annual
convention of the American Anti-Sa-
loon league.
The big cotton firm of Price, McCor-
mick &, Co., of New York, failed, with
liabilities estimated at $13,000,oOO.
A boiler at McFerrin's sawmill near
Covington, Tenn, exploded, killing five
men and completely wrecking the
plant. @
Rioting was general on the Transit
company's street railway lines in st.
Louis, one man was fatally shot, and
Gov. Stephens has threatened to call
out the militia unless the police sup
press disorder.
On June the census enumerators
appointed in all parts of the United
States will begin their work.
Herbert Noyes, prominent Cleve-
land CO., business man, was fatally
shot by two footpads.
Personal AND POLITICAL.
Gov.-Elect w. w. Head was inaugu-
rated in the state capitol at Baton
Rouge, La.
The Louisiana legislature elected
ex-Gov. Murphy J. Foster to the
United States senate and reelected
Samuel Douglas McEnery.
Nathaniel P. Hill, formerly United
States senator from Colorado. died in
Denver, aged 6S years.
Kansas delegates to the national
democratic convention were instruct
ed to support Bryan.
The democrats of the Fifth Ohio dis
trict have nominated John S. Shook
for congress. .g. ..,.
South Dakota republicans elected
Mckinley delegates to the national
convention.
North Carolina prohibitionists have
nominated Henry Sheets, of Lexing-
ton, for governor.
Senator Foraker will nominate Nc
Kinley at the republican national con-
vention.
South Dakota republicans have NOM
mated Charles N. Herreid for gov
ernor. '... I'D. ~
Rousseau o. Crump, of West Bay
City, was renominated for congress by
the republicans of the Tenth district
of Michigan. .s
Senator Hanna says statements that
he intends to resign the craftsmanship
of the republican national committee
are unauthorized.
H. FOREIGN.
Cholera is spreading in the famine
camps of India.
In a railway wreck near Guadala-
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