The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-01-05
H NEWS RESUME
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.
Warrington.

Senator Morgan announces MS oe"
termination to press the Nicaraguan
canal bill to speedy passage.
An extra session Of congress Will be
urged in the event Of a decision adj
verse to the government by the supreme
court in the pending Porto Rican and
Philippine cases.
Notwithstanding Secretary Roots Sc
we're injunctions warning army off,
Gals to refrain from lobbying, the army
reorganization bill reported by the
senate committee on military affairs
carved to the liking of certain inf1uen-
tial department chiefs.
A plan of recruiting sailors for the
United States navy from the farms
and the country towns is now under
consideration at the Ivy department.
The recruiting now is carried on out
side Of the large cities, but it has not
reached the interior sections remote
from large centers.
Senator Hanna, chairman of the Re-
publican national committee. has an
nounced the appointment of Gen. Fran
els Vinton Greene of New York to be
chief marshal of the inaugural parade.
March 4 next. Gen. Greene is a soldier
Of wide reputation, and has been long
prominent in the Republican ranks.
Secretary Hitchcock has granted the
inaugural committee permission to hold
the ball and entertainments incident to
the coming Inauguration Of President
Mckinley in the pension building. The
spacious court Of the pension office,
with its architectural beauty and enor-
nous proportions, is well fitted for the
inaugural ball. It has been used on
former occasions.
The navy department has directed
that the gunboat Bennington be re-
paired in the Philippines instead of re-
turning to this country for that pur-
pose. The Bennington has been found
to be one of the most serviceable craft
in Asiatic waters owing to her light
draft, so that the department has not
felt warranted in having her make the
long trip home to undergo repairs.
Casualty.
Anton Kmet, for city councilman OF
Omaha, was killed by a w~estbound sec
ton of the Burlington fast mail train
at a downtown railroad crossing.
J.. Halves, W. Campbell and Ernest
Marquette, lumbermen, while crossing
the ice on Mullett lake, near Cheboy-
gan, Mich, broke through and were
drowned.
James Nolan and his daughter were
Instantly killed by a Northwestern pas
senger train near Harvard, III. They
were crossing the tracks in a closed
carriage.
J.. B. Scarlet and daughter, Minnie,
who lived two miles north from Col
mar, ILL.,, were run down at a grade
crossing and killed by a fast live stock
train near Quincy, Ill.
The sailing ship Iveria was wrecked
near Goethberg, Southwestern Sweden.
Seven of the crew were drowned. Three
others reached an uninhabited island.
where two died, the third being rescued.
At San Jose, CAL, fire destroyed the
residence Of Conrad Ruff, a datryman.
! Four small children persisted. Mr..
Ruff and two other adults were badly
burr ed in attempting to rescue the
children.
James Nolan of McHenry county,
ILL.,, and his daughter were instantly
killed by a Northwestern passenger
train near Harvard, III. They were
crossing the track in a closed carriage.
A stock yard fire at Chicago which
caused a panic among the guests OF
the Transit hotel, destroyed the noted
O'Leary club house and caused losses
of $50. 200.