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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15

Alexander Carter, in a temporary
fit of insanity, shot and killed his
brother Charley in Oakland, Cal, and
then killed himself.
w. 81. Coulton, clerk in the office
of the state auditor, was arrested in
Frankfort, KY, charged with com
plicity in the murder of William Goe-
bel.
Frank Sprague shot and killed Mrs.
Guy T., Gale and then killed himself at
a logging camp near Tacoma, Wash.
The cash balance in the treasury now
amounts to $20O,O0G,e0O, exclusive of
the $500, 100000 gold reserve.
Reconstruction of the Lincoln mon
ument at Springfield, Ill.,, made tenn
porary removal of his body necessary,
Lieut.. J. C. Gilmore arrived at San
Francisco from Manila
Fire wiped out the business portion
of Redfeld, Ia.
A negro who killed two white men
named Carver near Jennings, Fla, was
lynched by mob.
Richard Essig, seven years old, while
playing with a rifle in Chicago given
him by his father, fatally wounded his
mother.
Rev. C. NJ. Sheldon began on his
weeks effort to edit the Topeka Capt.
tai "as Jesus would do"
The will of DR.. L. E. Kelley, of
Dwight, ILL.,, leaves to his widow all but
100000 of an estate valued at more
than 81, 100000.
Acting Secretary of State Powers,
Capt. John w. Davis, of the capitol po-
lice, and Lieut.. Peake, of the Taylor
militia, were arrested in Lexington,
KY, charged with completely in the as
sassination of William Goebel. Demo-
Gratis and republicans are now divided
into two armed and organized factions.
The national guard wants congress
to increase it's appropriation to $2,OOO,-
600.
Men on United States tug forced
wreckers to give up $4,000 in gold
taken from the sunken Spanish torpe-
do-boat destroyer Furor.
At Mount Olivet Baptist church in
New York 1874 negroes were baptized.
Farmers throughout the country
have 1853, 100000 bushels of wheat on
hand and 773, zoo, 900 bushels of corn.
Twelve more bodies were taken from
the Red Ash mine near Fire Creek,
w. Va, making total of AZ dead re-
covered.
The grip has assumed an epidemic
form in Boston.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
LATER,

The e-Young contested election
case from the Second congressional dis
trlct OF Virginia was decided against
Young by a vote of 1872 to 1913.
The bubonic plague has appeared at
Buenos Ayers.
Fifteen persons, a majority of them
children, were burned to death in a
tenement house in Newark, N. j. The
building was occupied entirely by
Italians.
Final Publications of the Chilean
claims treaty were exchanged at the
state department by Secretary Hay for
the United States and Minister Morla
Vicune for Chile. ~
A cablegram from London states:
"According to good authority Presi-
dent Kruger and President Steyn have
not made formal proposition of peace
but have asked the British govern
ment, through the United States the
conditions it would accept for the
opening of negotiations of peace"
Gen. Butler has again turned the
Boer position, and with his entire force
OF 10000 men is marching on Bloem-
fontein. The Beers were said to have
$4,000 men, with eighteen guns. =
The snuff manufacturers have incor-
porated as a trust.
Germany has declined to interfere in
the Transyaal question. "
Rev. Thomas X. Beecher, brother of
Henry Ward Beecher, was stricken
with paralysis at Albany, N. Y.
The steamer Counte collided with
another steamer off Sable Island, Ms,
and the captain and twenty-three men
were drowned.
At Tecumseh, Ok, Roger Bruno, ar
rested for horse stealing, was killed
while attempting to escape from the
sheriff.
Frank Ward was instantly killed
and several others seriously injured at
Hazelton, Pa, by an explosion of
dynamite. The men were engaged in
thawing some OF the explosive at the
time. q
Jack EdWaras, Of Covington,, Ky,
served term of so day in the work
house for beating his wife. When he
returned home he began to abuse his
wife, who called in several of the
women neighbors, and together they
beat Edwards almost into insensi-
bility.
About 1900 cigar makers of which
number nearly 800 girl employees of
Kirbs, Wertherin & Shiffer have struck
for an increase of wages and better
stock.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15

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Sixteen miners were killed by al ex-
plosionin a coal pit at Besseges, France.
The American pavilion at thesParis
exposition is to be closed on Sunday.
Fierce fighting took place in the
Orange Free State between the Boer
and British armies, and 100 dead
Beers were left on the field. while
the list of British killed and wounded
was about the same, President Kru-
gers appeal to Lord Salisbury for a
cessation of hostilities is taken as fore
shadowing that the end will soon be
in sight.
Thousands of organized Filipinos
were resisting Col. Houston's battal-
ion at Antique, province of Panay,
which is the only province which
Americans do not occupy. The Amer
leans have lost seven killed.
Thirty men were lost by the sinking
of the British steamer Culver, run down
in Dover Straits.
Great Britain rejects the Davis
amendment to the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, and that convention is prac-
tically dead.
American emigration from Germany
is increasing.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
Mexicnns and Yaquis Fight.

Austin, Tex, March IA special
from Potam, Mexico, states that dur
ing the four days ending on Friday,
the Yaquis Indians and the Mexican
troops had four engagements near
Cocorit, Mexico. The engagements of
the four days resulted very disastrous
ly for the Indians, as in the neighbour
hood of 200 are known to have been
killed and possibly more. The Mexi-
can troops suffered very little loss of
life, though some 25 soldiers were
wounded. All the engagements were
in the nature of skirmishes. lasting
only a few hours, when the Indians
would retire.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
Grain in Farmers Hands.

Washington, March 12.-The March
report of the statistician of the de-
partment of agriculture will show the
amount of wheat remaining in farm
ers' hands on March 1 to have been
about 15s, 100000 bushels, or 20 per
cent. of last years crop. as COM
pared with 19s,O00,o0o bushels, or 1913
per cent, of the crop of 1898, on hand
on March 1, 1899. The corn in farm
ers' hands is estimated at 773, ZOO 900
bushels, or 37.2 per cent. of last years
crop, against Oo,50O,0oO bushels, or
41.6 per cent, of the crop of 1898, on
hand on March 1, 1899.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
A SAD TRAGEDY.
While Temporarily Insane an aged
Lady Kills Her Husband in
Joliet, Ill.

Joliet, ILL.,, March 12.-Mrs. John
Gallagher, so years old, while in fit
of temporary insanity Saturday night,
arose from bed, procured razor and
returned to the bedroom, where she
cut her husbands throat from ear to
ear. He died before the police ar
rived on the scene. The demented
woman is now confined in Jail. Two
small children were sleeping in an adj
joining room, but were not molested.
After committing the shocking MUIR
der, Mrs. Gallagher went to a neigh
boris house in her night clothes satu.
rated with blood and told them of her
deed
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Santa Clara county's (Cuba) tobacco
crop will be the largest on record.
Gen. Winslow says Cuba's future de-
Ponds upon agricultural prosperity.
In the Klondike eggs are now selling
at $3.50 case and beef at ST so pound.
The United States government will
establish postal service to Nome City.
Chicago sends 100000 quarters of
dressed English beef" to England
every week.
The sugar trust profits are about $12,-
100000 year iii spite of fluctuations in
the value CT it's stock. A..
In New York>c city $50 retail druggists
have formed an association to compete
with department stores. .. .,-...
The Panama Canal company hopes
to sell it's rights to the United States
or to an American syndicate. .-
The Massachusetts Daughters of Vet
Grams have Endorsed the trailing ar
butus as the national flower. r.
A proposition has been made to the
government to equip 81 cities with Il
pneumatic tube mail service for 3d.
$4,000.
A New York grand jury will investi-
gate gambling houses, said to pay Tam
many .$3,oo0,oOo a year for police pro-
lection.
All the 10000 employees of the Nation
al Tube trust will receive an increase
of ten per cent. in wages beginning
April next.
The Illinois River Valley association
will petition congress to name federal
commission to supervise the deep wa
terway project.
Massachusetts has 116 street rail
way companies, controlling 1892 miles.
Last year the increase in mileage in
the state was IS.
Mayor Van Wyck, of New York, has
issued dictum to reporters in which
he positively refuses to be interviewed
for publication hereafter.
There are 16 Yale men in the present
congress. Five of these are senators, E..
0. Wolcott, w. NJ. Stewart, T. G. Platt,
c., NJ. Depew and G. P. Wetmore.
Capt. Silas W. Terry, late in com
mand of the Iowa, has been assigned to
succeed Admiral Mccormick as COM
mandant IF the Washington navy yard.
From Philadelphia cargo contain
ing $1,000,OO0 worth of farm imple-
ments was shipped to Russia. TWAS
the largest shipment of the kind ever
made from the United States.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
Americans Killed by Filipinos.

Manila, March 12.-Thousands of or
gained insurgents are resisting Col.
Houstons battalion of the Nineteenth
regiment at Antique, province of
Panay, which is the only province
which Americans do not occupy. The
Americans losr seven killed. A bat
talon of the Fortyfourth, from Iloilo,
REINFORCED Houston's command. One
hundred ond fifty Tagalogs, armed
with rifles, have surrendered at Capiz
and have been transferred to Luzon.
Six Americans were killed in an am
bush recently laid by the Filipinos at
APART,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
Strike,ts or.

st. Louis, March 12.-The threat
ened strike of the employees of the St.
Louis Transit company is off. An
agreement perfectly satisfactory to
both sides was reached at seven
o'clock Saturday night between the
officials of the Transit company and
the executive committee of EMPLOYEES
Later the agreement was ratified by
mass meeting of employees and thus
the contest of the last few days end
ed. While the men did not get all
they asked for, they have received
substantial recognition.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
DOMESTIC,

Several cases of bubonic plague
were found on a Chinese vessel at
Port Townsend, Wash, and case was
reported in San Francisco.
A fire entailing a loss of over $780,
900 occurred in the retail dry goods
district of Philadelphia.
Reports from all parts of Ohio in
dictate that great damage is being
done by the floods in that state.
The passage of the financial bill in
congress will cause many banks to
change from state to national.
Helen Gould has given the New
York university 100000 for hall of
fame.
Chicago packers sent 100000 pounds
of specially prepared ham and bacon
to the army in the Philippines.
By an explosion of dust at the Tor
rey mines near Clinton, Ind, three
miners were fatally burned and 9th
ers were injured.
Gov. Davis reports thousands of Por-
to Ricans bordering on starvation.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler says only one
sixth per cent. of the Filipinos are in
arms. He will return to congress.
An official report reveals terrible
ravages by the smallpox in Kinds coun-
ty, Miss. Hundreds of deaths have &C.
Cured.
In Omaha, Neb, Frank Steele MUIR
dered his wife, shot Rev. A. F. Nelson,
who sprang to her rescue, and blew
out his own brains. Domestic trouble
was the cause.
After lying nearly seven weeks in a
trance in New Haven, Conn.,, caused
by excessive indulgence in dancing,
Pauline Fitzgerald awoke.
Frank B. Galloway, under sentence
of death for murder, committed suicide
in the jail in St. Louis.
The Second Presbyterian church in
Chicago was destroyed by fire, the loss
being $150,OO0.
Strikers and non-union machinists
in Chicago engaged in battle, and
nine men were injured, one fatally.
Fifty buildings in the business dis
trict of Lead City, S. D., were con-
sumed by flames, the loss being $780,
900.
The National Baseball league for the
season of 1900 will have an eight-club
circuit.
The three sons of Jacob Zeigler, a
farmer living near Champaign, ILL.,, fell
through the ice in creek and were
drowned.
The government has ordered 500 tons
of rations sent to Porto Rico.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the 9th aggre-
gated $1,694,726,5so, against $1,715,-
196,3o7 the previous week. The de-
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of 1899 was lis.
There were 2O5 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 9th, against 222 the week
previous and 1872 in the corresponding
period of 1899.
Edward Williams (colored) was
hanged in Trenton, N. j., for the muir.
der of Minnie Eizley (white)
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
Drowned.

St. Paul, Mimi, March PA Cham.
berlain special to the Pioneer Press
says: Harry Beck, an old resident,
while attempting to cross the Mis-
souri, river on the ice, broke through
ana was drowned. He made desper-
ate hight for life, hanging on to the
ice for fully one hour and a half wait.
ing Tor assistance, but finally became
exhausted and passed under the ice.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
Many Firms Burned Ont

Redfeld, Ia, March 12.-Fire Sunday
morning at one o'clock broke out in
the business portion of this town and
completely wiped out all the business
houses on the south side of Main street.
and was not under control until four
O'clock. The loss is estimated at about
$4,000, only partially covered by insur-
ance. Thirteen firms were burned out.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
Pleasea Beluian Kinr

Brussels, March liking Leopold,
before whom Signor Marconi has re-
Gently made experiments in wireless
telegraphy. promises to introduce the
system into the army.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
Retired Veteran Dead.

Boston, March 12.-Capt. Joseph w.
Gelray, U. S. A.. retired. died Sunday.
aged 63 years. His body will be taken
to Arlington cemetery, Washington,
for interment.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
A Fireman Killed,

Boston, March 12.-Fire Sunday
morning in the building Of the .Massa-
chusetts Macaroni company on North
street caused the death of one fire.
man, the probably fatal injury of an
other and the serious injury of three
Others, besides entailing financial
loss variously estimated from $4,000
to $15O,OOO.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The republicans of the Eleventh
district of Indiana have renominated
George w. Steele for congress-.
DR.. John FREDERICK, IS years old,
founder and publisher of the Ameri-
can Swiss Gazette, died in New York.
Boardman Shaw, father of Gov.
Shaw, of Iowa, died at Morrisville, VT,
aged "a years.
The social democratic national con-
vention at Indianapolis adopted a
platform demanding public ownership
of natural monopolies and industries
controlled by trusts.
Indiana republicans have renominat-
ed James A. Hemenway for congress in
the First district and James E. Watson
in the Sixth.
The Iowa legislature defeated a reso-
luton providing for woman suffrage.
The social democratic party has
named Eugene V. Debs, of Indiana, for
president, and Job Hartman, of Cali
fornia, for vice president.
Congressman T. E. Burton was re-
nominated by the republicans of the
Twenty-ffth Ohio district at Cleve
land.
Edward J. Phelps, head of the law
department of Yale university and
minister to England under President
Cleveland, died in New Haven, Conn.,,
aged 70 years.
John L. Thompson, the oldest man in
Wisconsin, celebrated his one hundred
and fifth birthday in Racine.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
Paper MINI nn.r.a

Great harrington, Mass, March H.
Inc paper mil of Charles Collander.
AZ Glendale, was burned Saturday
night; loss. 5000.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15
FOREIGN.

For the first time in 80 years Queen
Victoria will visit Ireland next
month.
Instructions have been issued for the
return of part of the troops in the
Philippines.
The Japanese government has pro-
hibited further emigration of japanese
to Hawaii.
Flying Fox, the English Derby win
ner, sold for $4,000 at auction in Lon
don, the highest price ever paid for a
thoroughbred.
Queen Victoria drove through Lon
don and was cheered by countless
thousands, the demonstration exceed
ing that Of her jubilee.
London advices say that the Beers
continue to retreat before the British
and they may not defend Bloemfon-
tein. They were said to be concentrate
ing at Abraham's Kraal, 30 miles from
the Free State capital. The evacua-
ton of the northern districts of Cape
Colony is now nearly complete. Not
withstanding reverses the patriotic
spirit of the Roers shows no diminu-
ton, and everyone is willing to give his
services to aid the government.
The Grand Trunk Railway company
has increased the wages of all section
men in Canada. se~.~ '..s .
Advices received in London say that
Lord Roberts had routed the Beers at
Modder river, and that they were re-
treating northward. The British were
across the Transvaal border and were
moving towards Babango.
The famous Theater Francois in
Paris was destroyed by flames and
Nine. Henriot, an actress, was burned
to death.
It was stated in London that Presi-
dent Kruger had appealed to Lord
Salisbury for cessation of HOSTILE
ties, offering at length by cable the
terms which he is willing to accept.
Lord Roberts was reported to be ten
miles nearer Bloemfontein.
A Manila dispatch says that the in
surgents in Luzon were resuming OPP
erations. Liberated priests from New
Caceres reported that the insurgents
killed SO Cinnamon and 40 Spaniards
at the town of Calabanga. Gen. Bates
troops have occupied the Daet and
Mamhulao gold fields without resist
ance
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-15

Louisville, KY, March ~. A de.
cision sustaining the contention, of the
democrats that the legislature is the
tribunal designated by the constitu-
ton for the determination of contests
for the office of governor and ieuten-
ant-governor was handed down in the
circuit court Saturday morning by
Judge Fields. The republicans will APP
peal the case to the. state court of APP.
Peals and if the decision there is
against them will try to get hearing
befor the United States supreme court
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10
GEN. WOOD TAKES IMPORTANT STEP.
Taxation Of Cuban Estates Whose Owners
Refuse 10 Work Them.

Havana. July 9-Gen Wood will issue
tomorrow an important order on the rec
ommendation OF the secretary OF finance
win regard to the power OF municipaIi-
ues concerning the taxation OF rural es-
lales, already decided upon. II is intend
ed particularly to prevent injustice to
those whose estates have been ruined
curing the war by the burning or devas-
tation OF the sugar plantations. the de-
strucuon OF machinery and farm buildings
and the razing of fences. The treasury
hscal OF the zone will decide such cases,
but MS decision may be appealed from
either ty the mayor or an interested par
" 70 the secretary Of finance Delinquent
taxpayers will be charged per cent
upon the amount Of their taxes after two
months and y per cent after six months
until the property shall be sold at auction
TO pay the assessments.
The most important feature of the or
der, however. confers the right Of taxa
ton of estates which were not destroyed
and yet have not been worked. These
will be taxed according to their present
ability to produce. There are many es-
tates such as these in Cuba. the owners
OF which have been retarding the pros
their plantations until some definite form
OF government of Cuba has been decided
upon. Many OF these owners, who are
mostly spaniards, but include a few Amer
leans. will now be compelled either 10
pay for keeping their estates in idleness
or to work or sell them.
civil Gov. Getancourt, Of Matanzas,
called upon Gen. Wood to-day 70 express
his appreciation OF the steps the gov
ernor has taken toward giving the Gu
bans independence, and also OF Gen.
Woods attitude in endeavoring to lift up
Cuban public life. In this connection he
mentioned particularly the reorganization
of the Havana University, and said he
hoped that in the future IL would be a
university in fact as we'll as in name,
and that It's professors would be chosen
rather for their fitness than because Of
their relations to politicians.
FL COmerciO suggests the forming in
each municipality of a syndicate of pro-
prletOrs and farmers to pledge their credit
TO the value of their lands in order TO OBJ
tain agricultural implements, oxen, &c.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10
RUssIA's CONSENT CONDITIONAL.
sHpuiates that No PRIVILEGES Attach 10
JaPan's share in Invasion of Cbipo.

81 petersburg, July 9-Authoritative in
formation just obtained confirms the re-
port that Russia has consented and IS
even desirous that Japan should co-op-
crate In the pacitication Of China. Rus
sia places no limit on the number Of Jap
anese troops to be employed, and only
stlpulates that this agreement is not TO
constitute mandate whereby Japan will
obtain a privileged position. Japan, it is
added, must cooperate in the work of
pacitcaton on the same conditions as
the other powers
Yokohama. July 9.-The government has
decided to Immediately dispatch 23ftN men
and 300 ho. ses to China. The rewspapere
in indorsing this action point OFT that
should the foreigners at Pekin perish.
Janan could not be absolyed from blame
Berlin, July 9.-The anti-Gerrnan atti-
tude Of the Russian press Is considered
uneXp!ainable here. as official assurances
have been given ny both the Russian Am
bassad0r 70 Germany. Count Osten-Sack-
en-, and the German Ambassador at 81
Petersburg, Prince Radolin. that The En-
perOr did not mean by his recent speeches
separate declaration of war against
China, but did mean that she would pro-
ceed Jointly with the other powers
Regarding the attitude OF the powers.
a foreign Office official said that they
continue harmonious and that harmony
just now is standing the first Serious
test, namely. the SeLdng to China OF
another Japanese division, re-enfoTcr-
ment which the commanders at Tientsin
viii especially welcome. There is now
the official added, no objection to The
powers, If they will only hasten their
arrival"