Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the week Ending Aug. 13.

For the Week Ending Aug. IS.
Seattle CNash.) will have worlds fair
in 1904
Hawaii has closed its last school for
teaching the native language.
European governments are planning for
the suppression of anarchists.
The first session of the Fifty-sixth con.
gress appropriated S710.450, S6S.SS.
Two hundred Armenians were massacred
by Turkish troops at Spaghank.
st. Louis union street car men have
formed a street railway company
Since March IA there has been gain Of
81, 900 in bank-note circulation.
Germany will send 10000 more troops
to China to cooperate with the allies
Several persons were killed and 40 injured
by the wrecking of a train at Iowa, La.
Edward E. Duryea, the millionaire starch
manufacturer, died suddenly at Glen Cove,
l.. I.
The government crop report shows de-
clines in the condition of nearly all crops
for July.
Seventy-eight couples were married at St.
Joseph, Mich, breaking all previous Sum
day records.
Mrs. Phoebe Moulton celebrated her one
hundredth birthday at her home in La
Crosse, Wis.
William Bateman Leeds gave his bride
in Cleveland, O., presents to the value Of
over $500, 900.
The Madrid cabinet has approved the ex-
tradition convention between Spain and the
United States.
Judge V. V. Barnes was officially notified
of his nomination by the prohibition party
for governor of Illinois.
The strike of cabmen in Paris. France,
resulted in lockout and $500 drivers were
deprived of their vehicles.
Junius w. Cobb. of Cleveland, O., was
enjoined from making love to Miss Agnes
c. Smith by Judge Dissette.
S. c. Reighard, aged IS, killed his wife,
aged 26, in Toledo, O., and then killed him.
self. Jealousy was the cause.
There is promise of larger number of
visitors at the Yellowstone park this sea-
son than in any previous year.
The name, building and other property
of the Harper Brothers were sold at auc-
ton in New York for 81, 100000.
Fire at Atlanta, ILL.,, destroyed the livery
barn of John Longnecker and 20 horses
were crema ted, one valued at $500.
The democrats of the Fifth district Of
Wisconsin nominated Charles H. Weise,
of Sheboygan Falls, for congress-
English papers commenting on the bond
issue say New York is destined to be the
greatest money market in the world.
Prof. James E. Keller, the eminent as
tronomer, director of the Lick observatory.
died in San Francisco, aged 43 years.
The percentage of sick among our SOL
dierS in the Philippines amounts to S.04,
or less than one-tweIfth of all the troops.
Admiral Watson said in London the
United States was making slow but sure
progress in the paciication of the Philip
pines. .-.
The quadrennial convention of democrat
ic clubs, originally set for September at
indianapolis, has been postponed until Oc-
tober g. 5......-.
Walter Russell Johnston, for more than
40 years orsanist of St. PauPs Methodist
Episcopal church, New York. is dead of
heart disease.
According to the secretary of agriculture,
there will Be dollar wheat this year. Farm
ers are advised to feed corn to stock, as
meat will be high.
William Richardson has been nominated
for congress by the democrats in the
Eighth district of Alabama, to succeed
Gen. Joe Wheeler. -
Nine persons in the vicinity of New York
net violent deaths in terrific storm which
put an end to the hot weather and nine
others were injured
The Clark and Daily factions in Montana
are lining up for what is believed will be
the most dramatic political contest ever
fought in this country.
All records for sales at the Chicago stock
yards were broken when herd of so blood
| ed shorthorns from Canada brought an
| average price of S79364-
| Leslie Goodpaster was shot and killed by
| his friend Edgar Connor during an argu-
| ment at Owingsville, KY. When Connor
| realized his crime he committed suicide.
Kansas populists and democrats are COM
| bining to make the Bryan populist notifica-
ton at Topeka, August %, one of the big
| gest political events ever held in the state.
| A Waterloo Ua.) special says: The repub-
| l;can state committee has announced that
Gov. Roosevelt will open the campaign in
! the west on September 20, in this city. This
! will be his only speech in Iowa.