The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-08-07
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Important Happenings from All
Parts of the World Con.
cfsely ChrOnicIed.
A Complete Resume of Crimes,
Casualties and Current Events
for the Week.

Emperor William arrived in England
Sunday.
Two men were killed by boiler ex-
plosion at Muncie, Ind.
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters
is in biennial session in Chicago.
D. F. Roger has been appointed In
dian agent at Pine Ridge Agency, S. d.
Chancellor Caprivi will accompany
Emperor William ON his visit to the
czar. - .A
The Canadian Pacific depot at Win
nipeg was fired by lightning Friday and
burned.
Three children from the orphan asy-
lum at Toronto were run over at cross
ing and killed.
W.K. Vanderbilt has offered Governor
Sprague 100000 for his country estate,
"Canonchet."
The crops in several sections of Vir-
ginia are fast going to ruin by reason Of
the prolonged drouth.
Two of the men injured in the explo-
sion at the mine at st. Etienne, France,
have died from their injuries.
At the Charlestown, Mass, navy yard
Wednesday night, the entire force of
rope makers was discharged.
L. De w. Washburn, of MINNEAPOLIS,
and his neice were drowned at Mime
tonka Wednesday while bathing.
The Turkish summer resort Pendik
has been totally destroyed by fire. Sew
eral persons were burned to death.
Seven more bodies We're recovered
from the scene of the collision at Balti-
more, Wednesday, making sixteen in
all.
Several acres of mills and lumber were
destroyed at Saginaw, Mich, by fire.
The loss will aggregate nearly half a
million.
AdviceS have been received at London
that by an inflow Of salt water 5000
acres of rice and cotton have been de-
stroyed in Egypt.
The MarchiOness of Londonderry will
take trip to America shortly, her ply
sicians having recommended sea vOy-
age for her health.
Hanlan, the oarsman, has issued a
challenge for a three-mile race with
Gaudaur for 81 900 to So. 500 side. He
put up $3.50 as a forfeit.
The triennial cantonment of the
Patriarchs Militant, l. o. o. F., is in
session at Chicago. Fifteen thousand
delegates are in attendance.
The Omaha Republican went over to
the cold water party recently. The flop
resulted disastrOusly and the paper
swamped. Liabilities about $4,000.
1t is now understood that the Comte
de Paris and his son will visit the
United States about the middle of
September, making a tour of about five
weeks.
Chicago carpenters are again asking
for an advance which bosses refuse.
WOrkmen have been instructed to stop
work on any job when the advance is
refused.
The Egyptian government has ap-
pointed commission consisting of lead
ing physicians, to consider means to
prevent the introduction of the cholera
into Egypt.
The British ship Lord Raglan is posted
on the maritime exchange as missing.
She sailed from San Francisco for Cork,
Ireland, on Feb. % last, and has not
since been heard from.
The town of Mikolajow, in Galica,
has been destroyed by fire. Many lives
lives were lost during the confagration.
The people of the place are destitute
and much suffering exists.
Seventy-one Indians who have COM
pleted a five years course at the govern
ment training school in Carlisle, left for
their homes in Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
Arizona and New Mexico.
The official rough count OF the census
bureau shows the population of Phila-
delphia to be ,044 1874, which is an in
crease during the last ten years of 49,
724, or 1884 per cent.
Steamer OLDHAM arrived at New York
Friday with part Of the crew of the
French schooner Christopher Colombo,
which she had run down and sunk.
Four of the crew We're drowned.
A reign of terror prevails at Bairds-
town, Ohio. Armed men are patrolling
the streets to prevent further incepdiar<
ism, which has become of hourly occur
renee.
At Susquehanna, Pa, Walter Hobbs.
aged II, Annie Hobbs, aged IA, ran
away with George Wyman and Myrtle
Wyman, aged IL and II respectively.
The two couples drove to Windsor, N. Y,
and were married.
At Buffalo, n. Y, Mrs. Wade, who
keeps boarding house on East Market
street, Mary Sylvia, aged 16 years, and
her brother John, aged IA, were arrested
charged with attempting 10 poison Annie
Silkes, q dissoiute woman, who lived
with the children's father.
The Hon. Thomas L. James, ex-post-
master general of the United States, and
Of
Bank of New York City, has accented
the presidency of the East Tennessee
Land company, made vacant by the
death of General Clinton B. Fisk.
A decree of partial amnesty to those
persons who have been convicted of of.
lenses in connection with tbs labor
ment of France. Under this decree
fourteen prisoners have been released
and the sentences of Twenty-Five others
have been reduced.
The number of Turkish pilgrims to
the Shrine of Mecca this year is put at
800, COO. The porte is said to be
greatly alarmed at the prospect of this
great army of travellers spreading choi-
precautions against this calamity as the
bankrupt treasury and ineniciency of
the sultan will allow, are being taken.
An international conference for the
purpose of fixing common meridian is
proposed TO be held at Rome next year,
The conference will also arrange ) sysv
tenn Of universal standard tine, The
suggestion which IS likely to be most
strongly urged upon the conference is
to select the meridian of Jerusalem as
L.