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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
A Donkey That Found a Mine.


A small old gray donkey passed through
the city yesterday by express consigned to
Mrs. J. B. Ward, Forest Grove. A notice
on the side of the crate informed the curl
Gus that the animals name was John Kel-
logg: and that it was the property of Mr..
N. S. Kellogg, with whom it shares the
honor OF discovering the Bunker Hill
mine, the richest mineral lode of the west.
The story goes that the patient, faithful
animal has shared with his master tho
tolls of prospecting for many years, pack
ing his bacon and beans, his pick and
shovel and all his other belongings; sus-
tanning himself on bacon gunnies, tin cans
and what odds and ends and crusts his
kind master could provide, eked out by
any vegetation which came to hand-or
rather to mouth. While prospecting in
the Wardner hills Mr.. Kellogg one day
sat down to eat his luncheon, and the
burro, probably tired of his wandering,
unsettled course of life, began to paw
away the snow and uncovered cropping
of mineral. Mr.. Kellogg wiped his lips,
took out his pick, and the rich discovery
of the Bunker Hill was made and his
homestead secured. Like a thoughtful,
kind hearted man, he determined his
faithful burro should share his good luck,
and SO he sent the animal all the way by
express to Forest Grove, there to revel in
clover all the remainder of his days. The
little animal, as it stood in Wells, Fargo
& Co. g yard yesterday, attracted M l
attention. He had gorged himself %" It:
and stood in the shade the pictlu -
tent, carelessly Ticking fly of up
with one ear and another from Ii, lex
with the other. The hair was all 5orn
of his back, and he looked rough and
haggard, but he earned his rest.-Port-
land Oregonian.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
Mexico's Active Volcano,

From Bavispe we had our first sight Of
our objective point, the volcano. A PEN
nant of.smoke, trailed by the wind from q
low, square topped peak to the southwest,
defined its location, while dull and NUT
tering roar, almost incessant, told that
the forces of nature were at work. The
volcano lies about twelve miles from the
site Of the town, but over such an extra
ordinarily broken tract of country that
we realized at once that it would require
two days. journey to reach it, and pushed
straight ahead without delay. The phe-
nomena which we had observed at Ba-
vispe increased in volume as we ap-
preached the mountain. We followed >, Q
dry bed Of stream which at song az.
gotten period had worn a eau, 's"n.
through the granite. 1t was broke,
assures of evident recent origin, runm.
from north to south, and in some casa
four or five feet broad and of unknown
depth. Springing from one of these,
about four miles out, we encountered q
geyser rivaling any Of those in the Ma
tional park. 1t is in the center OF cir
cular basin, with sides of sand and mud
and about forty feet in diameter. At in
tervals Of fifteen minutes an immense
stream of boiling water leaps out and up
to height, should judge, of sixty feet.
The geyser spouts for four or five minutes
and then subsidies as quickly as it came,
disappearing with mutter that rever-
berates far down into the bowels of the
troubled earth.-Cor. New York Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
A THIEF SOME TIME.

Developments Prove That Kentucky's
State Treasurer Was Very Good at
Stealing.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April %. - The
amount Of ex-Treasurer Tate's defalcar
ton, with all credits made, is now placed
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
A Pages Punishment.

Another Of the boys had faculty Of
drawing. His sketches Of members were
fairly good caricatures. The easiest mark
for his pencil was the statesman from
Massachusetts,, and the caricatures of Ben
began to float around the house pretty
promiscuously. The matter coming to
the attention Of Mr.. Butler, complaint
was made to the doorkeeper, who had
charge of the pages, The offending boy
was kept after adjournment to be repri-
manded. He was taken before the states
man, who had waited to hold court on the
little criminal.
$50 you are the boy that has been max
ing these pictures?"
"Yes, SIR"
"Umn. How old are your,
"Twelve, SIR"
"Wen, 60 to the cloak room and get
my hat.'
The boy scampered of on the errand,
glad even for the momentary respite, but
revolving in his mind the possible charac-
ter of the impending punishment, which
was such that the Judge needed his hat
before going to the place of execution.
When the y0ungster had returned and
tremblingly yielded up the tile, the gen.
eral, who has an enormous head, threw
the hat like candle snuffer down over
the tow head and flaming face of the boy.
It covered him like second mortgage.
ssMy son." said the hero Of New Or
leans, "when you can fill that hat You
caricature Benjamin F. Butler. Now
go,"-"Recollections Of Page"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
CONGRESSIONAL D0INGS.


WASHINGTON, April 19.-1n the senate
Mr.. Introduced resolution provid-
ing tho. Histor;;.. consideration of the
cial reporter shall y, oiety 'rt Of the
debates, and that this shaIr.-- JADE pub
lie if the senate sees fit to 80 Order. The
resolution was referred to the foreign re-
lations committee.
At the conclusion of the morning busi-
ness the Dakota bill was taken up, and
Mr.. Plumb took the floor in its support.
He was followed by Mr.. Allison, both
senator's defending the division of Da-
kota as an entirely regular and constitu-
tional procedure, for which there had
been numerous presidents. The bill
was passed by a strictly party vote Of 20
to Is.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Among the
petitions presented and referred in the
senate were two from the state of Kansas,
one in favor of an import tax on raw
silk and the other to make good to the
officers and soldiers Of the late war the
difference between gold and the gold
value Of the greenbacks in which they
were paid.
The honse bill for the sale of certain
New York Indian lands in Kansas was
aiken from the calendar and passed.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the international copyright
bill. but tho matter was laid over with
out action.
The house bill for the relief of the First
National Bank Of Portland, Ore appro-
priating So, 249 for money advanced to a
contractor for building revenue cutter
| IN 1856, was taken from the calender,
amended by adding several items for ship
carpenters, etc., in connection with the
same contract, and passed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
FIXING UP THE LAW.

An Amendment to the Interstate Law
About Crooked Shipments of Freight.
WASHINGTON, April 20. Senator Brown
has introduced bill intended as an
amendment to the inter state commerce
law. 1t provides that any shipper who
shall nisrepresent the character, weight
or value of his shipment with view Of
securing lower rates than are charged to
other shippers of like property, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
punished as prescribed by the interstate
commerce act. Any railroad company or
common carrier which shall receive ship
ments, knowing them to be misrepre-
sented as above referred to, shall be
guilty Of misdemeanor and be pun
ished accordingly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
AN AWFUL EARTHQUAKE.
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE IN csii-
NESE VILLAGES.

Nearly Four Thousand Persons Lose
Their Lives or Are wounded---Houses
Cracked and Falling and More FATAL.
ties May Occur.
San FRANCISCO, April A.-The steamer
City of New York, from China, brings
details Of an earthquake from Yunnan.
Yamenss in the cities of Ship Ping and
Kien Shut were either knocked down or
split right down, and temples likewise.
In Ship Ping eight or nine-tenths Of the
houses IN the south are falling down,
and halt Of those in the East and North
west, a thousand icing cracked or bent
out OF the perpendicular Two hundred
people, men and women, old and young,
were crushed to death; wounded and in
jured over 300.
At Tung Hang over 800 were crushed
to death and about 700 or 800 wounded
At Nan Hang there are over 200 dead
and over 400 injured.
At SiHiang there are over 20 dead
and over 500 injured.
At Pep Hang about 100 were killed
and 260injured.
. (The four places last mentioned are
suburbs.)
In the towns and suburbans over 4, 900
people are either killed Or wounded, eight
or nine-tenths of the houses falling down
and the rest cracked and hanging over.
At KEN Shut twenty seven were killed
and many were wounded. In the north
west suburb 200 to 800 houses were de-
stoyed and twenty-seven people killed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
THE LAST SOLEMN RITES.

Funeral Services Held Over the Remains
OF Ex-senator Conkling in Trinity
Chapel.
New York, April 21.-The funeral Of
Roscoe Corkling was held Friday in
Trinity chapel. Long before the hour
appointed the streets in the vicinity was
filed with respectful throng, the police
having no difficulty keeping the lines.
In the funeral procession were Mrs. U. s.
Grant and other members of the Grant
family. On the casket rested large
bunch of roses. hlacs, immertelles and a
large green wreath tied with purple rib
bons. The services were conducted by
DR.. Dix and were simple, no sermon be-
ing preached.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
Broke ON Circuses.

CHICAGO, April A.-It has been discov-
cred that the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy has violated the terms of the re-
cent passenger and freight agreement in
making q circus contract at q less rate
than fixed. This nullifes the agreement
and leaves various roads to make such
rates on circus transportation as they
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26

SALTWATER, MIMI, April 23.-The
Saltwater Union Depot, Street Railway
and Transfer company's assets were bid
in at auction by j. N. Searles for $40, 600,
he bidding for F. M. Prince, cashier of the
First National bank. 1t was afterwards
learned that Mr.. Prince purchased the
property in behalf of the new company
recently organized out of Saltwater cap
italists for the purpose of purchasing the
same. The property Is valued at $500, 900.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
NEW PORK PACKING CENTER.

A Kansas Town Getting Several of the
Big Houses From Chicago.
HUTCHINSON, Kan, April 2S.-Lahey s,
Booth, the Chicago packers, have COM
pleted their packing house at this place
and will open it at once. This is the
first packing house located in Kansas
west of the Missouri river. As it is stu
ated in the heart of the hog and corn
producing section that is now tributary
to Kansas City, it will undoubtedly af-
feet the supply at that point. Two other
packing houses are arranging to locate
here next month, making this the pack
ing center of the southwest.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
THE GOOD CROW INDIANS.
Some Important Facts About Them and
How They Are Prospecting.

Some Important Facts ABOUT Ihem ana
How They Are Prospering.
MILES CITY, Mont, April 23.-Some
facts about the Crow Indians were given
to the cattlemen's meeting here last
week, and they are just now being made
public. Gen. Williamson, for two years
agent of the Crows at Fort Custer, in
formed the convention that 397 families
of Crows had been located upon 40 farms
that had been allotted; that on
those farms they have been doing
very well, caring for their tracts under
cultivation of two or three acres each
much better than many would suppose.
The system of irrigation there promises
to work well, and the Crows are becom-
ing subservient to the ways of the white
men. They have 4, 1000 head of good cat
tie distributed over these 400 farms, the
government has supplied them with ex-
cellent implements for farming, which
they are beginning to use to advantage,
and they have between 10, 900 and 1000
hp,.ooc
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
AN EXHIBITION OF NERVE.

4 Man Loses An Arm Without . Murmur
Of Dissatisfaction or Cry Of Pain.
2 REDBANK, N. j., April A.-Tholnas F.
Morford, proprietor Of an iron foundry,
was adjusting belt when his hand was
caught and wound around the shaft.
The engineer quickly stopped the engine.
Mr.. Morford's son, Harry, began to cry
out 'tHe's dead, he's dead" Mr.. Nor
ford cool1y answered ''No Harry, I'm all
right, only my arm is off," Then look
ing at the mass of flesh and bone which
hung only by piece of skin to the elbow,
he said to the foreman standing near,
"Cut it off," The foreman did SO and
Mr.. Morford was removed to his home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
Outlook for Dakota Crops.

ABERDEEN, Oak, April 24.-Although
the season is about two weeks late in
Central Dakota, farmers are making good
progress in seeding, and the outlook for
q good season was never better. Mixed
farming will be extensively engaged in
this year, with the crop acreage increased
one-fourth. The acreage of wheat will
be about equal to that of last season.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
TWO NEW ENTERPRISES.

Eastern Firms Coming West to Make
Money and Improve Their Health.
SOUTH ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 3d.
This city captured two more manufac-
turing enterprises this week. New York
parties have determined to erect a glu-
cose factory costing in the neighborhood
of half million dollars, and taunery
costing about 100000. This informa-
ton is obtained from the capitalists in
terested, who are now in st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
In the House.

WASHINGTON, April TO- The house
postponed further consideration of the
tariff bill until Tuesday night.
WASHINGTON. April 20. On motion of
Mr.. Townsend of Illinois senate amend
ments were concurred in to the military
academy bill
Mr.. Townsend of Illinois, from the
committee on military affairs, reported
his bill placing Gen. w. F. (Baldy) Smith
On the retired list with the rank of major
general. Private calendar.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-To-day was
the hundredth day of the present session.
The total number of bills and resolutions
introduced in the senate and house up to
this date is 12,56S, exceeding by more
than 1000 the number presented in the
first 100 days of the last congress. So
far the house has passed 425 bills and the
senate S31, and lS5 house bills and "a
senate bills have been sent to the presi-
dent for his approval.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The speaker
laid before the house an invitation to
participate in the celebration of the CEN
tennial anniversary of the inauguration
Of George Washington, to be held in New
York April 30, 1889. Referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Unler the call OF states, the following
bills and resolutions were reported and
referred:
By Mr.. Dunn, of Arkansas, resolu-
ton directing the committee on merchant
marine and fisheries to fully and
thoroughly investigate the fur fisheries
Of Alaska and all contracts or leases
made by the government with any
persons or companies for taking fur
seals, the character, duration and con-
ditions of such contracts and leases, and
whether and to what extent the same
have been enforced and complied with
or violated; the receipts therefrom and
the expenses incurred by the government
Oh account of any such contract or lease.
BY Mr.. Morrow of California, to exc
cute certain treaty stipulations prohibit
ing Chinese immigration.
The house then went into committee
of the whole upon the river and harbor
bill, and Mr.. Foran offered an amend
ment increasing from $75, 900 to $3.50, 600
the appropriation for the harbor at Cleve-
and. Without action the house adj
iOurned
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26

The fire is about twelve or fifteen miles
from here in the mountains off Of any
road, SO no definite information as to its
sxtent and area burned over can be OBJ
tained. Much valuable timber has al
ready been destroyed and unless rain
comes soon much more will go. Several
small prairie fires have been seen here
lately, but no damage Of any extent has
been done by them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
DISASTROUS FOREST FIRES.

Raging for Several Days In the Timbered
Land Near Rapid City, Dakota---Much
Burned and Rain IL Badly Needed.
RAPID CRY, OAK, April ga timber
fire, which has been burning for three
days pest, blazed up fiercely during the
night, famed by strong west wind.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
GIGANTIC STRIKE EXPECTED.
Cincinnati Carriage Makers Contemplate
Big Move.

Big Move.
CINCINNATI, April PA gigantic
strike of carriage workers is expected
here May 1, involving twelve factories,
employing 5000 men. The strike will
be to compel recognition of the Knights
of Labor. The whole state organization,
comprising $4,000 men will be asked to
help,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
NORTHWEST ROADS COMBINE.

A Through Line from Bismarck to the
500 Is the Result.
ST. PAUL, April 23.-Gen. w. D.
Washburn and Ex-Governor j. S. Pills
bury arrived from the East yesterday
morning, and announce that arrange
ments have been made for consolida-
ton of the Minneapolis, Sault Ste Marie
and Atlantic, the Minneapolis and Pa
cific and Aberdeen, Bismarck and
Northwestern. The names of the
three lines will he merged in one, the
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste.
Marie" which will cover the. CONSOLE
dated roads from Bismarck to the 500.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
Concord School of Philosophy

CONCORD, Mass, April 19.-It is more
than probable that there will be no ses-
sion of the Concord school of philosophy
this summer. DR.. Harris and Mr.. San
born, respectively dean and secretary of
the school, expect to be absent from town
during the summer. In another year the
ession of school will be resumed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
Money for Soldiers, Homes,

WASHINGTON, April 20.-A bill appro-
priating $50, for quarters and bar
racks for national soldiers homes was
favorably reported in the house.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
STRICKEN WITH APOPLExY.

the Disease at q German Watering
Place.
BERLIN, April 20.-Mr. Pendleton, the
American minister, while travelling to
Frankfort, was stricken with apoplexy.
He was taken to the hospital at Wies-
baden, where he now lies. He had re-
covered sufficiently, however, yesterday
to send instructions to the legation at
Berlin.
BERLIN, April 2S.-United States Min
lister Phelps is rapidly recovering. He is
attended by his daughter, who hurried to
his bedside from Italy, where she was on
tour for her health. Mr.. Pendleton's
physician advises him TO abstain from
work for long time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
The Asiatic Cholera IL Here.

CHICAGO, April 21.-Dr. De Wolf, of
the state board of health, expects the
Asiatio cholera to appear the coming
summer, it having reached our shores
from Europe last year. While this is
true no fears need be entertained where
the sanitary conditions are good.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
big Real Estate Deal in ST. Paul

ST. PAUL, April A.-One of the largest
real estate transactions that has taken
place in St, Paul was completed Monday.
The amount involved is understood to be
s4S5, 900. The property sold was portions
of the Davidson estate in various parts
of the business portion of the city. All
the property was sold to Henry Endicott,
of Boston, a relative of Secretary Endi-
colt
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26

MADISON, Wis, April Ex-senator
John c. Spooner has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver an Grafton at the unveil-
ing of the monument to Wisconsin SOL
diers who fell at Gettysburg The exer-
cises will be on that historic field June
30, and it is expected that 500 Wisconsin
ex-soldiers will participate in them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
About PHILADELPHIA Anarchists.

PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-There is re-
newed activity among the anarchists in
this city, this time among the Russia n
element. The headquarters are kept
profound secret, but are located some
where on Callow Hill street, west Of the
German center.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
THEIR MONEY Is GONE.

knights of Labor Said to Lack Funds to
Start o Printing Once at Headquar-
tiers.
PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-The appro-
priation Of SO, 900 by the general execu-
tive board at the recent session to start a
printing office at headquarters was a
farcical act, as the treasury is already de-
pleted. It is stated by members of the
board that there is barely enough money
in the treasury to pay current expenses
until the payment of the July per capita
tax.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
United States Penitentiaries.

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The house
judiciary committee, through Mr.. Stew
art of Georgia, has reported bill pro-
viding for the construction of two United
States penitentiaries-the sites to be Sc
lected by the attorney general and secre-
tary Of the interior-one to be in the
North and the other in the South.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
CYCLONE IN ILLINOIS.

The City of Duquoin Comes Near Being
Torn Up, but No One Is Hurt.
DUoUoIN, ILL.,, April IA cyclone
struck the southern limits of this city at
8 o'clock Sunday evening, uprooting
trees, demolishing fences, barns and
dwellings. The north-bound passenger
train on the Illinois Central had to stop
outside the city to escape the storm.
The cloud passed rapidly from east to
west. Intense excitement prevailed for
O few minutes. No one hurt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
Little Falls & Dakota.

+ This train runs Mondays. Wednesdays and
Frioays. = This train runs Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
Public Building for Deadwood.

WASHINGTON, April A.-Mr. Clifford
introduced in the house bill for the
erection of public building at Dead
wood, OAK, to cost not to exceed $780,
900.
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Passed the Pension Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 23.--The house has
passed the pension appropriation bill,
which calls for $50, 26O,0oO Before the
bill was passed an amendment was
adopted, providing that in all cases of
pensions to widows payment shall be
made from the date of death of their hus-
bands.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
Lake and Rail Dinerentials.

CHICAGO, April l9.-The Central Traf-
fic association has agreed to allow differ
entail rates to lake and rail lines on east
bound freight. The differentials will be
ten cents on the first three classes, and
five cents On the remaining three. This
includes all kinds of freight except grain
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-26
PLENTY OF COUNTERFEIT SILVER.

Many Business Men In Erie, Pa, Receive
the Bogus Coin and Try to Bank It.
ERIE, Pa, April PA large amount
Of counterfeit silver money in dollars Of
1887 were unloaded in business circles
here, and deposits were badly broken by
the banks rejecting the queer" The
coin is moulded, not stamped, and is the
best ever seen in silver. Telegraphic in
quiry shows that Rochester. New York
and Buffalo were dosed with the same
coin last week.