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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
'ai'toFioa1sooiesy
General Summary or Important
Proceedings in the Senate
and House.
Matters Of General Interest Gathered
Under the Dome Of the Ma.
tons Capitol.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Mr. Coke pre-
sented memorial signed by mercantile
men, of Ell Paso, Tex, asking that q
reciprocity treaty be entered into with
Mexico in order to prevent smuggling.
The memorial was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Frye, from the committee of foreign
relations, reported back adversely the
bill to facilitate the settlement and
development of the resources of Alaska;
and to open an overland route between
the United States, Asiatic Russia and
Japan. Indefinitely postponed
Senator Davis presented to the senate
a petition, signed by the merchants of St.
Paul, favoring the passage of q bill to
provide for the immediate transportation
of dutiable goods
Senator Palmer introduced bill ap-
propriating 81, 900, 900 for the Sault Ste.
Marie canal, and s., 900, 900 for the Hay
lake channel.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Mr. Spooner
presented petition from the president
of the johnson & Fuller Manufacturing
company, of Madison, Wis, for the abo-
lition of all import duties on agricultural
machinery.
Among the bills reported from COM
mittees and placed on the calendar were
the following:
House bill to facilitate the prosecution
of works projected for the improvement
of rivers and harbcrs.
Authorizing the construction of bridges
across the Red River of the North.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred were the following:
BY Mr.. Butler: To provide for justices
of the supreme court for New Mexico,
authorized to determine the validity of
Spanish and Mexican land grants.
The senate adjourned till Monday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Mr. Hoar, from
the select committee on the celebration
of the centennial of the constitution, re-
ported a joint resolution providing: In
addition to such other celebration az may
hereafter be provided, that the two houses
of congress shall meet in the house of
representatives: that the chief justice of
the United States shall deliver an ora
bers Of the cabinet, the executives of the
several states and territories, and other
persons to be determined upon, shall be
invited to attend. -,
After much debate the constitutional
The educational bill was laid before
the senate, but was laid aside Temporal
rily, and Mr.. Platt took the floor for q
speech upon the presidents message. .
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Among the bills
reported from committees and placed on
the calendar were the following:
For the relief of women enrolled as
nurses.
Mr.. Frye offered resolution, which
was adopted, instructing the committee
on commerce to inquire into the right
and expediency of congress assuming
control of bridges over navigable waters
within state limits.
The senate then, at 12:45, resumed
consideration of the resolution to refer
the presidents message, and Mr.. Platt
resumed the speech which he commenced
YESTERDAY,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-09
Booming Ames.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Hon. P. B
Winston, Water Commissioner Foote ant
Alderman Cloutier, of Minneapolis, say
they Mayor Ames will be nominated by
the solid Minnesota delegation for vice.
president in the Democratic National
convention
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RIOTS AMONG THE STRIKERS.

The Police at Shenandoah Overpowered
and Compelled to Call for Reinforce
ments.
SHENANDOAH, Penn, Feb. 4.-Riotous
strikers attacked the non-union work
men Of the Kelley Run colliery as they
quit work last evening. The police came
to the aid of the workmen, but were un-
able to quell the mob. Several persons
were injured but not fatally. IT,.
This afternoon the rioters again gath
cred around the colliery at quitting time
to the number of 5000, and as the men
came out attacked them and the police,
forcing the latter to retreat and take
refuge in the Indian Ridge breaker. One
policeman was seriously wounded. The
rioters beseiged them nearly all night.
In the evening the police were reinforced
by four carloads of coal and iron police
from Reading and trouble is expected
when work is resumed at the collieries
Monday.
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Opposed to a two-Cent Rate.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 6.-Petitions
against the bill for two-cent fare on all
railroads in Iowa are pouring in upon
the legislature. They come largely from
farmers, merchants and shippers of all
kinds, who say chat they don't ask for
cheaper passenger rates, but are suffer-
ing for the need of better freight rates.
The pressure is now so strong against the
reduction bill that it begins to look
doubtful about its being passed.
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UNFROFITABLE BUSINESS.

Forty Thousand Dollars Sunk in the In
surance Business In Minnesota in 1881.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 6.-Insurance Com
missioner Shandrew's annual report will
show that during the year 1887 over
SEQ, OOO, 900 of fire and marine risks were
written by the insurance companies do
ing business. in this state. On these
risks the sum of s., 100, 900 was paid as
premiums. The losses during the year
amounted to nearly so per cent. of the
premiums, and these, added to the
other expenses, will leave the COM
panies behind nearly $400. For this
privilege of sinking $780, 900 the insur-
ance men last year paid the state nearly
SIS, 100.
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ABERDEEN IS LUCKY.
Property Valued at s10o, 900 to he Given
to the City.

property valued at 100000 to De Given
to the City.
WASHINGTON, Feb. T.-Congressman
Hayes, of Iowa, introduced bill to al
low the city of Aberdeen TO purchase a
tract of land known as the Dayton tract,
the entries of the Dayton contestants
having been cancelled by the secre-
tary of the interior. This ground may
be purchased under the Hayes bill
for $500 from the government, but pro-
vides that at least one-half of it shall be
forever maintained as a public park.
The bill was referred to the committee
on territories, of which Springer is
chairman, by special reference, and Mr..
Hayes is a member of that committee.
The bill was prepared by L. G. johnson,
and covers an important and valuable
tract of ground, over which contest has
been had in the interior department for
several years. This land is 100 acres and
worth not less than 500, 900. The city
is to be allowed to buy it for $500 as q
public park, because the city has made it
valuable.
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A Monument to Gen. Grant.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The Grant mon
ument association has issued a circular
inviting artists, sculptors and architects
to submit designs for the monument or
memorial building to be erected at River
side park, in the city of New York, over
the tomb of Gen Grant. 1t is suggested
that designs be submitted, based upon an
estimated expenditure of 100000.
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STILL GOING DOWN.
Competing Roads Slashing Large
Slices From the Freight
Rates.
The Atmosphere Murky With Ru.
mors-Danger of Western
Passenger War.

ST. PAUL, Feb THE railroad at
mosphere is murky with rumors. The
freight people of each line have their
rates by the throat with one hand, while
they brandish a big snickerness with the
other. The moment any road cuts rates
its competitors "see', that cut and go it
slash several inches deeper. The whole
Mississippi and Missouri valleys are in
volved in the war and the red blood
of net earnings embrues the soil from
Minnesota to Galveston. Thus far the
slaughter has been confined to freight
rates, but all railroad men admit that
supreme danger threatens passenger
rates, too. Indeed a well-defned rumor
has been current to-day that the Burling-
ton has commenced the fray by cutting
second-class rates to Chicago 80 cents
and putting it's tickets in the hands of
brokers. The Burlington people deny
this, but say the st. Louis, Omaha and
Wisconsin Central are all cutting pas
senGcr rates secretly. -. e.. -'..e
The Burlington started out yesterday
morning 10y knitting the ST. Louis freight
business. The cut on the Minneapolis
St. Louis rate was from so cents first
class to 3715 cents and correspondingly
on other classes. AT noon the Milwaukee
took another shy at the Southwestern
lumber business, cutting the rate to
Kansas City and common points from %
to IL cents, and to Omaha and common
points from IL to 10 cents. '.
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Endorsed the Strike.

PHILADELPHIA. Penn, Feb. 6.-The
first regular session of the general execu
tive board of the Knights of Labor held
this year was begun here Monday. The
board Endorsed the strike of the Reading
employees, both railroaders and miners,
and the moral, If not the financial, aid of
the order will be brought to bear in favor
of the strikers. General Master Work
man Powderly was not present.
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RELIC WORSHIpERS.

Chicago Parties Considering the Project
of Removing Libby Prison to That
City.
CHICAGO, Feb. GA new departure in
the line Of relic worship has been taken
in this city. The preliminary steps for
the formation of a corporation whose
object is the purchase and removal to
this city of the famous Libby prison,
were taken here Saturday. The building
will be taken down, each brick and stone
numbered and boxed, and the building
rebuilt in Chicago exactly as it now
stands in Richmond. A glass house will
be erected around it in Chicago.
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NORTHWEST NEWS.
"A Summary Of Important Events
Occurring Since Our
Last Issue.
Items Gathered From All Parts Of
This Great Section for Our
Readers.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 2.-Delegates from
every county in the state are in conven.
ton here for the purpose of organizing q
Republican state league similar to the
New York state league that
was organized q short time
ago. The afternoon was spent
i'm perfecting permanent organization
and in appointing committees. The real
work Of the convention will be done to-
morrow. A large number of the dele
gates are newspaper men. Each county,
except Ramsey and Hennepin, has four
delegates. The conve ntion is being held
in Harmonic hall.
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Insurance Against Epidemics,

Mutual organizations to insure against
epidemics are being established in some Of
the large manufactures of Sheffield, Eng
land. Each workman contributes Cor liz
per cent. of his wages, and in return is
guaranteed a payment equal to his av-
erage wages should he be obliged to quit
work on account of any epidemic in his
family. The proprietors of the manu-
factories have charge of the funds. New
York Sun.
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THE CAPITOL AT ALBANY

TIE CAPITUL AT ALBANY. -
ference committees had decided that 1t
would be simply counting death for the
lower house members to remain longer
in the chamber. Mr.. Ainsworth moved
that an adjournment be taken. His sug-
gestion was almost unanimously carried.
1t will probably be determined soon
where the assembly will hold future ses-
sions. .-...
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Bishop of Nova Scotia.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-Rev. Dr. Courtney,
who was rector of the St. James aristo-
cratic North side parish five years ago,
has accepted the mitre of Nova Scotia.
DR.. Courtney went from here to the rec
torship of St. Paul's, Boston. He is a
Scotch Englishman and still swears ale
piance to Victoria.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-09
A New Railway Located,

ST. PAUL, Feb. THE Duluth & Iron
Range Railroad company filed articles
with the secretary of state Monday, 10
eating the route of their road from
Tower, Mimi, to the north and south
line Of section %, township 60 north, Of
range IL.
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The 500 Line Enters st. Paul.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. TRAINS on
the 500 line will run into st. Paul regu-
larry after Monday next. The 500 line
comes into St. Paul on the St. Paul g.
Northern Pacific tracks. A branch Is
built from the 500 main line near Lake
Vadnais, southerly about four miles, into
the city, striking the st. Paul & North
IN Pacific at CORTLAND street.
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. oWAToNNA,s BENEFAcroR.

Hon. George 8. Pillsbury Offers to Build .
Baptist College and Endow IL With
$4,000.
OwAToNNA, Feb. 7.-Hon. George Pills
bury, of Minneapolis, has offered to build
a college at Owatonna to cost not less
than $25, 900, and have it completed
within two years, and to add $25, 900
more to the endowment fund, providing
the Baptists of the state will raise $780,
600. The city council will appropriate
5000, and the proposition will be &C.
cepted. "
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SHENANDOAH, Penn, Feb. GAIL in
dications point to recurrence of the riot
this evening, although nothing violent
has been done as yet. The Greek and
Polish priests have been working all day
in behalf of good order, but seemingly
without effect. Sheriff Duffy's procla-
nation has been posted up forbidding any
public assemblages.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-09
Folding Barrels.

Barrels are made in Jersey for the use
Of the channel island farmers which will
fold up when empty, and thus, having
been sent to market, can be packed into a
small space on the return. The slaves are
fixed upon the hoops SO that, the heads
being removed, they may be rolled up.
They are made perfect cylinders, and
therefore occupy less space for the same
capacity than ordinary barrels. -Dress.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-09
Decline in Wheat suppIv.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-During January,
1883. as shown by Bradstreet's reports of
stocks at $40 points east of the Rocky
mountains, the elevator and warehouse
supply of wheat declined 1000, 900 BUSH
els in Wisconsin, Northern Iowa, Mime
sofa and Dakota; and 3,611, 531 in the
whole country.
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Bavard and His Daughter.

Secretary Bayard, by the way, is look
ing remarkably well, and his daughter
Mamie will, I understand, be the head Of
his household this winter. There is
nothing in the story, am assured at the
state department, of his engagement to
Miss Markoe, and he was too ardent and
loving husband to SO soon take unite
himself new wife, Carpenters Wash
ington Letter.
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A Canadian Pacific Outrage,

WINNIPEG, Man, Feb. 4.-Farmers
and merchants are excited over the fact
that there are thousand cars of wheat
here that the Canadian Pacific will not
move, while it is taking wheat from
Minneapolis at half what it does from
Winnipeg.
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The Tie That Rinda

ST. PAUL, Feb. Tt is estimated that
there will be demand for ID, 600, 900
ties to supply the needs of railroad con-
struction in Minnesota and Dakota this
season. 1t is figured that there are 500
miles of united roadbed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-09
sAuK CENTRE MINNESOTA THURSDAY FEBRUAR

ciary, reported adversely the joint rese-
buttons proposing constitutional amend
ments giving congress the power to limit
the time during which persons may be
daily employed in manufactures Of tex
tile fabrics and other Industries, and in
relation to the manufacture, importa-
ton, expectation, transportation and
sale Of alcoholic liquors.
Mr.. Belmont, Of New York, from the
committee on foreign affairs, reported a
bill to provide for fourth assistant post
master general. Committee of the whole.
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Miss Shattuck Dead.

SEWARD, Neb., Feb. Miss Eta
Shattuck, the young school teacher who
recently lost both lower limbs, as a re-
suit of her exposure during the blizzard
of Jan. IL, died here at 8 o'clock a. m.
Her suffering during her illness was in
tense The Omaha Bee fund, which has
now reached s., $50, will probably be
turned over to her parents.
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FROSTY FROLlC FINISHED.
st. Paul's Third Winter Carnival Brought
to q Successful Close.

st. Pau1's Third Winter Carnival Brought
to q Successful Close.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 4.-The third winter
carnival is closed. 1t was not so well at
tended as those of previous winters. Alto
gether, though, it has been success. The
fire works that were too wet to use on the
occasion of the last storming, were used
in another storming Saturday evening.
The last day was given up to amusing
the children. There was a pony, dog
and goat team parade on the carnival
grounds in the afternoon and in the even
ing the palace was more brilliantly illum-
mated than ever before, presenting q
grand spectacle.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Senator Sabin
will appear to-day before the senate COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds
in support of his bill providing for pub
lie building at Saltwater. Senator Davis
will advocate the proposed new building
at st. Paul on Saturday before the same
cOmmiftee
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Tit for Tat.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 4.-News came from
Huron few days ago Of the shipment Of
two carloads of provisions and grain to
the Kansas sufferers of the blizzard.
Dispatches from Peoria, Kan, say that
citizens there are raising funds to enable
sufferers of the Dakota blizzard to emil
CRATE to sunny Kansas. r.
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A Change in Iowa,s Penal Meth dds


DIES MONIES, Feb. TN the senate
Monday a. bill was introduced by Senator
Garlock providing for a change in the
penal institutions of the state. 1t is
proposed to convert the Anamosa prison
into a reformatory, sending the more
hardened criminals, convicted of crimes
involving greater degrees of moral turpi-
tude, to Fort Madison.
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Iowa Miners Will Strike,

DIES MONIES, Feb. 6.-The miners of
this city and vicinity held mass meet
ing Sunday and resolved to inaugurate a
strike for 81 Ton. A committee was
appointed to visit the Pioneer mines and
induce the men to join in the strike to
secure the advance for all. The Pioneer
miners have been getting the sum de-
manded,
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than was given out
and nearer death
than it was deemed
advisable to COM
municate to the
public. Infiamma-
ton of the bowels,
with strong ten
denotes to portion
tits, we'll nigh fin
aished his brilliant
career. He has
been well and skill
fully treated, and
will be well again
if kept perfectly
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rho Wisconain 1ridland.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. lit is reported
here that Wisconsin Midland surveyors
are expected to run a line soon from Fond
du Lac to Madison, and that the line will
form the northeastern extension for the
illinois Central.
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Censured the COMPANY,

ST. PAUL, Feb. 4.-The coroner's jury
rendered q verdict in the cable-car acct
dent case censuring the company for
employing inexperienced persons.
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HARRISBURG, Penn, Feb. 6.-Gov.
Beaver said to-day that there had been
no call for troops for the coal regions and
there was not likely to be any. He does
not believe in using the military until
every civil resource is exhausted.
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Intends to Rival Methuselah.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-James Redpath
is better. He wrote friend that, though
the doctors said he was going to die, he
was going to pull through, as he intended
to live to see the Henry George doctrine
adOnted
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Will Write the Correct History

ST. PAUL, Feb. THE Loyal legion
has appointed a committee to collect ma
terials for a correct history of the civil
war. A meeting was held Monday at the
capital but adjourned without taking any
definite action.
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Hunting for the South Pole.

LONDON, Feb. 4.-The antarctic COM
mittee, of Melbourne, Australia, have
issued circular urging British mer-
chants and shop owners to combine for
the purpose of dispatching two steamers
to the south pole this summer.
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81. Paul Mardi (sras.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 4.-The second mardi
gras occurred Friday evening. It was q
great event, and fairly eclipsed its prede-
cessor of Wednesday. Long before the
appointed hour tho crowds sought the
palace grounds, and the revels were kept
up for over an hour.
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A BREAK IN WESTERN FREIGHT.
Reductions of 80 Per Cent. in Rates to
Omaha and Kansas City Announced.

Reductions of 80 Per Cent. in Rates to
Omaha and Kansas City Annsunced.
CHICAGO, Feb. "a big break was
made in freight rates between Chicago
Omaha, the reduction on the several
classes averaging 30 per cent. First
class was reduced from 70 to 40 cents a
hundred pounds and other classes in pro-
portion. The Iowa roads had up to
this time been able to hold up
their through rates, but the war
started by the Burlington & Northern
in the Northwest was too much of q
pressure, and the freight officials West
at once began to contract for business on
a lower basis. This precipitated Thurs
days break. Late in the afternoon the
decentralization reached Kansas City
roads, and the same schedule as made
to Omaha will be put on to Southwestern
Missouri river points,
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Dehorning Cattle.

A manufacturer who makes tools for
dehorning cattle can not produce them
fast enough to meet the demand. One
large stockman has been dehorning at the
Eate q 1000 per Week. Chicago Times,
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NEW Works. COSTLY CAPITOL.

Death Trap which tho Assembly Has
Been Compelled to yacate.
ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. THE assembly
was in session less than ten minutes Tues
day morning. Then it babe farewell to
the beautiful but doomed chamber.
Scarcely had Speakr Cole raped for
order than Mr.. Ainsworth announced
that the joint senate and assembly con-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-09
SENATOR DAVIS ILL.

HIinnesotais Brilliant Statesman Said to
Have Been Very Near Deaths Door.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-7Senator Davis
was not able to be out to-day, and ought
not to leave his room for some time to
come. He has been more seriously ill
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-09
seven killed I'm a Boiler Explosion

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Feb. GA
terrible explosion occurred in saw mill
near Belmont, Ohio, Saturday evening.
Seven men were horrible managled, all
Of them dying soon after.