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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-12
STOLE FROM UNCLE SAM.

Cashier silcott Dsfaulter to the Extent
wAsH1NaroN,IDec. &c. E. silcott,
cashier of the sergeant-at-arms office,
is an embezzler to the amount of $S2, 900,
81, 900 of which was government money
which he had drawn as salaries of men,
bers of the house. He left the city Mon
day saying he was going to New York
to collect note. His continued absence
raised suspicion and an examination of
his accounts showed his defalcation.
Sergeant-at-Arms Leedom had $40, 900
private funds in the Office safe, which
are missing. Silcott had been q heavy
patron of the races and was fond of the
company of fast women. Before leav-
ing Washington he took up about $14, 900
of forged notes which he had banked,
evidently to destroy all chances Of his
being extradited.
A house investigating committee was
appointed which reported that Silcott's
bondsmen were not liable for his defalca-
ton, as members of the house had no
authority for drawing their salaries
through him. In doing so he was only
acting as their agent and not as agent Of
the government.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-12
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

Litchfield voted 5000 bonds to put
in water and electric light plants.
Mankato's new court house will be
ready for the December term of court.
The annual meeting of the Duluth and
Winnipeg has been set for Dec. 10, at
Duluth. .
Five hundred new and deep wells have
been sunk in Blue Earth county this wear
on account of the drouth.
The New Ulm vinegar works sent $500
worth of clothing, caps, boots and shoes
to the sufferers of Dakota.
Complaint is made that the Northern
Pacific refuses to furnish cars for farm
ers to load from side tracks at country
places.
Gen. j. H. Baker recently had his
ankle injured and it is causing him
much anxiety as it does not heal, and he
is laid up in consequence.
Deputy United States Marshal E. L.
Warren has gone to Mile Laos to look
after parties who are alleged to have
been engaged in supplying the Chippewa
Indians with firewater.
Joseph Thompson, of Faribault, and J.
w. Thompson, of the town of Forrest,
have received notice of the death of an
uncle of theirs, at Birmingham, England,
whose estate is worth S4,OO0,000. There
are but four heirs.
The Salvation army is in trouble again
%. ieSo WINS. roooiItly ti.v ...uIy wore
gwen permission to turn out one night a
week, but they were not satisfied. Thsy
turned out two nights in succession and
were arrested and fined 81 each.
Col. G. G. Edwards, collector of cus-
toms for the Minnesota district, which
also includes North and South Dakota. il
making an inspection tour along the
boundary. He has inspected the offices
OF the supports of st. Vincent and Penn.
bina.
The Port Arthur and Duluth road has
been ironed for twenty-five miles this
year. A bonus of $3, 200 from the do
mlnion government and $500 a mile from
Ontario is asked for, besides a guarantee
fund from Port Arthur to complete the
line to the boundary.
The mink lined coat belonging to Sem
ator j. N. Castle, and the seal skin wran
belonging to his wife, stolen about two
weeks since, have been recovered from
Mrs. Murphy, washerwoman and prob
ably a "fence" at st. Paul. The thief
only secured $1S on the two valuable ar
ticles.
1t is said that 81. j. Miller. editor Of
The Rock County Herald, will be ap-
pointed supervisor of the first census
district OF Minnesota, including a part of
The Third and all of the First and Sec
ond congressional districts of the state.
He has been endorsed for the position by
senators Davis and Washburn and Con.
gresham Lind.
Early in the session Congressman
Jomstock will introduce bill for the
'elief OF settlers who have taken land in
he indemnity limits of the Manitoba
Dad, and who were by q recent order
II the land Office notified that their
claims were invalid. Mr.. Comstock Saws
he rights of these settlers should not be-
eopardized, and that the money they
AVE paid the government should be re-
urned to them,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-12
DECIDED BY THE CAUCUS.

Republican Senators Agree Upon tho Re-
organization Of the Committees.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE Republi-
cen senatorial caucus adopted the fol-
lowing report of the committee on re-
organization of the senate committees.
The Republican membership of the new
committees are as follows:
On Immigration-Messrs. Chandler,
Hale, Evarts, Squire, Pettigrew.
Quadro-centennial celebration of the
discovery of America-Messrs. Hiscock,
Sherman, Ingalls,, Cameron, Hawley,
Farwell, Stanford, Wilson of Iowa.
Indian Depredations-Messrs. Moody,
Paddock, Chandler, Allan.
New Republican senators are given
memberships a. follows:
Mr.. Chandler-Immigration (chairman)
naval affairs, epidemic diseases, Indian
depredations.
Mr.. Dixon R. I.ePostoffices and post
roads, patents, revolutionary claims, ad-
ditional accommodation for the library.
Mr.. Moody Is. D.SIndian depreda-
tons (chairman), mines and mining, PEN
sions, immigration.
Mr.. Squire Wash. defenses,
public buildings and grounds, immigra-
ton, fisheries.
Mr.. Pierce N. D.eTerritories, PEN
sions. census, civil service, retrench-
MI: AIeu ,,,.-..-.,
claims, woman suffrage, Indian depre-
dations.
Mr.. Pettigrew Is. D.e1ndian affairs,
immigration, railroads, improvement of
Mississippi river.
MIR. Casey On. D.CRailroads, organi-
zation and conduct Of executive depart
ments, transportation routes to seaboard,
immigration.
The Democratic senators will meet in
caucus soon to arrange the minority rep
resentation on the committees, so that
they may be reported to the senate before
the holiday recess.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-12
BREWER IS APPOINTED.
A Kansas Man to Be Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court

the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-The president
sent to the senate the nomination of
David 8. Brewer, of Kansas, to be asso-
ciate justice Of the supreme court of the
United States. The president also sent
to the senate as nominations q number
Of recess appointments.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The senate
committee on the judiciary had under
consideration the nomination of David
Brewer, Of Kansas, to be associate JUS
tice of the supreme court of the United
States. The nomination was not dis
posed of and it il said that it will not be
finally disposed Of until an opportunity
has been had to investigate Judge Brew
er's past relations with the Prohibition
party. The nominations will not be dis
posed of this week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-12

JEFFERSON DAVIS
taken with a fit of coughing shortly be-
fore midnight, which so exhausted him
that he was unable to rally. He passed
quietly away, the passage from life to
death being so faint that the anxious
watchers were scarcely able to tell when
death came.
Biographical.
jefferson Davis was born on June 8,
1908, in Todd county, Kentucky. He
was educated at Pennsylvania college,
Kentucky, and was appointed by Presi-
dent Monroe cadet in the military
academy at West Point, where he grad
uated in 1928. He was in the army
seven years, and he fought against the
Indians in the Black Hawk war of 1881
80, and against the Comanches and
Pawnees in 1884. In 1885 he married a
daughter of Zachery Taylor, then colo
mel in the army and afterward president
of the United States. Davis became a
cotton planter in Mississippi and spent
several years in study in order to fit him
self for public life. In 1915 he was
elected representative to congress and
took a seat as Democrat. He soon dis
tinguished himself as speaker on
military affairs, as well as upon
miscellaneous topics. He served I'm
der his father-in-law in the Next
can war as colonel of the Mississippi vol
Unteers. The war over, he was ap-
pointed in 1S47, to fill an unexpired term
in the senate of the United States, and
in 1S4S he was elected senator for full
term. In 1850 he was reelected. In
September, 1851, his famous contest with
Henry S. Foote for the governorship of
Mississippi occurred. He was beaten by
900 votes, but he gained largely on his
ticket, for, two months before, the
"Unionists" had carried the state by
majority of $500.
President Pierce appointed Davis Sec
retafy of war, which position he held
from 1858 to 1857. He proved himself
an able administrator and introduced
many reforms into the army. 1t was he
who introduced the Mimic ball and rif1ed
muskets and pistols. He revised the
army regulations, strengthened the from
tier and sea coast defenses, and was the
first to introduce the system of explora-
tons In the western part of the CONT
nent for geographical purposes and for
determining the best route for railway
to the Pacific coast. On retiring he was
reelected to the senate, where he soon
made his mark as the leader of the
Southern wing of the Democratic party.
He was candidate for the presidency in
the Democratic convention which met
in 1860, and after the election of Abra-
ham Lincoln he identified himself with
the Southern movement which resulted
in the war of secession. 1t is needless to
go into the history of the war which fol-
lowed.
Mr.. Davis died as he had lived since
the war-an unrepentant rebel, and his
political disabilities We're never removed.
In 1887 he published his history of the
rebellion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-12

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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-12
Will Head q Mission.

BOSTON, Dec. 9.-The Herald an
nounces that the Rev. George L. Perrin
intends to resign his position as pastor of
the Shawmut Universalist church of
this city, in order to take the leadership
of the new Universalist missionary en-
terprise in Japan. He expects to leave
for Yekohoma next month.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-12
English Ruy Coal Lands.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. eighty
six thousand acres of coal and mineral
lands in Marion COUNTY. Tennessee, were
purchased today by an English syndicate
for the sum of $2,212, 800. They will
build town with 81 1897 900 cash sur
plus which they have left to operate
with.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-12
WHY CONGRESS KICKS.

A Rank Decision Made BY Judge Brewer,
in Kansas, Is Preventing His Confirma-
tion.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lit has devel-
oped that the matter which has been
brought to the attention of the senate
committee on the judiciary in connection
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-12

complete. The programme agreed on
embraces funeral procession which
will include all the civic aud military
organizations in the city. The corpse
will be conveyed to the Motairio ceme-
terry, two miles and q half from the
heart Of the city, and the procession
will march the entire distance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-12
WITHOUT HONOR THERE.

No Official Notice Will Be Taken of JEFF
Davis Death by the War Departent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-No official no
tice will be taken by the war department
concerning the death of jefferson Davis,
who was secretary of war under Presi.
dent Pierce, from 1853 to 1857. Secretary
Proctor said that he could see no good
reason TO officially take notice of the
event.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-12
A NEW SUPREME COURT,

The President Expects to Have It Reor-
ganized Within Eighteen Months-Field,
Bradley and Miller to Retire.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Posts Wash
ington special says: The president ex-
poets to be able to make a practical re-
organization of the supreme court with
in eighteen months. Justices Miller,
Field and Bradley have signified their
intention to retire within that time. The
correspondent also says: Attorney Gen.
eral Miller is not considered in connec-
ton with any of the vacancies.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-12
80 Days Longer 80

with the nomination of Judge Brewer to
be associate justice of the supreme court
is decision rendered by him about three
years ago on the prohibition question.
The breweries of Mugley, at Saline;
Ziebeld and Haglen at Atchison, and
Wealruff at Lawrence Kansas, had been
closed under the prohibition law of the
state and the breweries went into court
to have the constitutionality of the law
determined, Judge Brewer held that the
state could not close up an established
business without compensation, and
that if bre weries were closed the value
of the plant and business must be made
good to the owners. The case was ap-
psaled to the supreme court of the
United States which unanimously re-
versed the decision of the circuit court
and sustained the validity of the law.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-27
FUN AHEAD.

Preparations in Progress For a Grand
Rodeo of Roughs and yags.
The new yard in the rear of the City
Prison, in which public offenders are to be
put at work breaking stone for the streets,
will be ready for business in few days.
There are perhaps a hundred or more
worthless loafers, thieves, thugs and crooks
hanging about the city who can be made
of some value to the community by run
ming them into the corral, and supplying
them with plenty of granite slabs and
sledges. 1t is the best opportunity the city
has bad in long time 10 utilize these vsg-
rants and thieves, and 1t is gratifying to
know that the authorities are making pro-
vision for such utilization.
It would be a good plan to fix the day
give good reason for his presence here,
shall be run into this corral and put to
work. 1t will be tough on the opium
tiends and light-hngered gentry, but great
relief 10 the community. II is to be hoped
that the police department will be duly
vigilant aud industrious in the matter, for
twenty-five able-bodied officers can make a
pretty substantial roundup in couple of
days, if they set about it with ordinary
vigor. Particular attention should be paid
TO the recent accession of so-calied pugilists.
If they have any muscle left that opium
has not destroyed, it will come into good
play in stone-bresking.
IT the police think they will need any
assistance, there will be no trouble in Sc
curing hundred or two volunteers among
the citizens, who would like no better fun
than taking hand in a roundup of the
kind of cattle referred 10. There is little
danger of any mistake being msde, as the
fellows are all well branded They could
every one be picked cut of crowd OF a
thousand. Let the bugle- blast be sounded.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-27
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.

Payment of an Ancient Bill for Hose Re-
quested-Other Matters.
The regular monthly meeting of the
L ire Commissioners was held last evening,
all of the members being present.
The payroll, amounting to $1,770, was
ordered paid and the reports of the various
foremen accepted, The resignation of NJ.
NJ. Gallagher, an extra-man attached to
the hook-and-ladder company, was ac-
cepted, and E. B. Vaudeville was appointed
to fill the vacancy.
A member of the firm of ]. W. Giryin
IL Co. of San Francisco addressed the
Board in support of a claim fer $50. He
stated that something like four years ago
his firm sent fifty-foot length of their
Excelsior hose to this city for trial. The
understanding was that, should the hose
prove satisfactory it should be paid for,
or orders for more given. The hose has
been in use ever since, and has given salts
faction, hence Mr.. Girvin's bill. The
Board informed the gentleman that the
matter would be considered at special
meeting and that he would be informed of
their action.
The following bills for the month were
ordered paid: G.. Schroth & Co., 81 81; G,
Schroth & Co., 50 Is; Wetzel & Son, s. ;
9. Il: Krebs & Co., 81 NJ. McElaney, $40 !;
D. Ahern, s.; G. B. Blue, So 50; Pacific
Stable, SIS; NJ. Miller, So; Huntington
Hopkins Co, $22 OF; A. Grafmiller, S1l IA !;
F. Wickwire, 81 so; Root, Nelson & Co.,
50 A; Simon Sturmer, 81 so; Jacob Grie-
sci, So 10; Baker & Hamilton, $500; A. s.
Hopkins & Bro, soc; c. McCreary & Co.,
Sc 81; P. Potter, 81 65; Guthrie Bros,
81; ]. H. Campbell, $40; E w. Brainard,
81 so; a. Il A. Hebron, 75c,; A. C. Tufts,
81 so; Sullivan, Kelly & Co., 50 so; Whit
tier, Fuller & Co., 81 20; S. s. Nixon, So 1;
R. ]. Van VOORHEES,, So; A. Mendis, 81 % !;
l. B. Clarke, $40; E. Greer, Sill 20 E. P.
Figg, 4Oc.; E. NJ. Leitch, $2S; D. Mckay,
So; G. stringer, $50; C. A. Fisk, SIT SO F.;
Guthrie Bros, $40 rs; r. S. Jones, $40 80 /;
Melvin & Son, S64 10; Chas. OFT, Jr, 81 !;
Capital Gas Company, ST. 40; Sprague &
Elliott, 81 1896 so; G. W. McGillvray, S75.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-27

large number of Chinese in his employ en-
gagged in picking hops. Observing tend
ency among the Mongolians to gamble, he
gave orders that it must be stopped, especi-
ally on working days and the evenings
thereof
A day or two ago he CHANGED to come
upon squad OF the heathens engaged in
one of their gambling games, and ordered
them 10 stop. They defied him 10 prevent
them from doing as they pleased, and Mr..
Menke and his son theIeupon proceeded TO
take hand in the affsir by upsetting the
gambling table and scattering the China
men and their outfit in all directions.
Hence the arrest
Menke and son appeared before the
Justices Court and gave bonds for their
appearance on Monday next to answer to
the charges against them.
Subsequently Menke, Sr., caused the ar
rest of All Poy, one of his accusers, on
charge of disturbing the peace. Constable
Fay of Brighton arrested the Chinaman and
took him out there for arrsignment before
the local Justice of the Peace.
Menke has discharged all of his Chinese
hop pickers, wherefore there may be good
chance for any unemployed white men to
obtain work if they are not afraid to soil
their fingers in picking hops.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-27
BRIEF NOTES,

A large number of turfmen and Sports
went to Marysville yesterday to attend the
District Fair at that place.
On Sunday morning the store of Simon
Cohn d Co, at Folsom, was burglarized.
The safe was blown open and robbed of
$40.
The are 700 stand of arms at the Benicia
Arsenal, subject to the order of Adjutant-
General Orion, and for the use of the Ma
tional Guard.
In the advertising columns will be found
the report of the State Bank Commission
ers on the condition of the Peoples Savings
Bank, which is shown to be sound and
prosperous.
On Wednesday, September 18th, the local
amateur nine of this city, the Lavensons,
will play the Sacramentos at Snowflake
Park. Burke and Thompson will be the
battery for the former, AID Zeigler and
McHale for the latter.
Halsey, the little son of E. F. Smith, is q
born sportsman. He went to Straw berry
Valley with Matt. F. Johnson on a camp
ing expedition, and on his first attempt at
trout-fishing he took fify-seven of the
'sp-d b-s," following il up with
itty-seven on his next attempt.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-27

1t is seldom that man goes about look
ing for hight that he doesn't get the worst
of it. Last evening one Rogers, knight of
the razor, got full of booze and went after
Leon Friedman, the Fourth street barber.
When he came to he was heard to remark
that there was one barber in town he knew
he could lick. He found him on ] street,
Just above Fourth. The doctors think that
If erysipelas doesn't set in Rogers may re-
cover from his second dose of barbercsis
in the course of the week
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-27
Another House Raided.

Peter Turner, foreman in one of the
railroad shops, who resides at I41S c street,
reports that little before daylight on Sun
day morning his residence was entered by
burglars. They got in by cutting their
way through screen-door, and stole milk,
bread, a roll of butter and other eatables
from the family larder. They then entered
bedroom where Mr.. Turner's daughter
and another young lady were sleeping and
stole breastpin. A lamp was burning in
the bedroom, although turned quite low,
aud the burglars took it to light their way
through the rest of the house. None of
the family were awakened by ttem, and
the losses were not known until morning.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-27
Sacramento County Assessments.

Messrs. Morehouse and Wilcoxson, men,
bers of the State Board of Equalization,
various documents in the County Clerks
Office bearing upon the subject of the
values of real property belonging to estates
in probate. Their purpose is, presumably,
to ascertain what relation the appraise-
ments of such estates bear to the figures
on the assessment roll of the county.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-27
New Trial Wanted,

When w. w. Cone, the private detective,
recently convicted of assaulting a fisher.
man with loaded cane, was called for
sentence in the Police Court yesterday,
Cones attorney, Mr.. Dunn, moved for a
new trial of the case on the ground that
the judgment had not been rendered in
accordance with the evidence. and on the
further ground that new evidence had
been discovered.
The case will be heard next Saturday.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-27

w. A. Hamilton, 81 95 acres, Del Norte
county; John Cronkite, 24O acres, Alpine
county; w. a. Hershiser, $50 acres. Tulare
county: W. a. Hamilton, $50 acres, Del
Norte county; Albert Galletin, 161 acres,
Lassen county; John Kennedy. $40 acres,
Lake county Bernard Mullen, 15S Is acres,
Mendocino county; ]. w. Richie, 1916
acres Lake county,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-27
The Sergeant Mounts His Pegasus,

The highest and lowest temperature yes
terday was $40 and $50, with fresh south
erly wind and cloudless sky. The highest
and lowest temperature for the same date
last year was 94o and $50. The highest and
lowest one year ago was $50 and 6oo.
The weather for the past few days has
been of the best quality-better than that
of the seaside and superior to that of the
mountain resorts-for we are inhabiting a
tiower-laden city. where beauty and COM
Portable homes give pleasure and content
ment as we go travelling down the corridors
of time, hand in hand, with love for our
selves and all mankind.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-27

The result of each round of the La
Blanche and Dempsey fight, which takes
place this evening at the California Ath-
letic Club Rooms, will be posted az once at
the Bank Exchange, corner of Second and
X streets. Arrangements have been M ade
TO secure direct telegraphic communion
ton. Come and get the news.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-27
cHINAMEN WILL GAMBLE.

Which Is Why Prominent Hop borrower
Turned His Gang Adrift.
A. Menke, the well-known hop-grower,
and his son William. were arrested yester-
day and taken before Judge Henry on a
charge CT battery sworn out by one of their
Chinese employees. The trouble originated
somewhat in this way: Menke has had a