The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-03-06
CONCISELY CHRONICLED.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK CON-
DENSED AND CLASSIFIED.

Terrific wind storms visited Southern
states Wednesday. At B, ownsville Tenn scores
of residences were wrecked, many others un-
rooted. Damages, $4,000. One woman was
killed. At Mariana a church was completely de-
molished, large cotton sheds blown away and sew.
eral buildings unroofed. Three houses were blown
down at Riverside, Ark, and several more crushed
in the vicinity. Between Hot Springs and Oucha.
tia river, many farm houses were torn to atoms,
and it is feared some lives were LIST. Considera-
BILE damage was done at Little Rock and Alex
ander. Twenty buildings went down at Gaines
vile, Tex. In Southern Illinois much damage
was done to houses, fences and trees. Heavy
rains accompanied the winds, filling streams to
overlooking.
Snow storms Wednesday again blocked
the Denver and Rio Grande in Colorado. Super
intendent Lyons said it was the worst storm ever
experienced on the road Snow is four feet deep
on the level. The Oregon short line and the en-
tire length of the Utah and Northern are blocked.
AT meeting of the Pacific Mail direc-
tors Thursday, the special matter Of interest was
the consideration of proposition to establish
a new steamship line to run in connection with
the Northern Pacific from Tacoma, Wash to
China. The proposition was favorably received,
but definite action was postponed until further
details can be arranged.
Cherokee boomers met at Arkansas
City Friday and organized a colonization associ-
alton to hasten the opening Of the Cherokee
strip. About 1000 were present.
Settlers in Presho county, on the Sioux
reservation, established new town last week,
which they appropriately called Shackton.
The Helena and Hot Springs railway
was attached by the employees for wages due.
The road was tied up for twenty-four hours be-
fore the funds could be raised.
State Librarian Dunn, of Indiana,
tbo If ~
farm Indebtedness. The amount of farm
mortgages has increased $1c6 S55, 900 in the past
fourteen years in that state and the people Of
that state are now paying annually in interest,
81, 10000.
A mass meeting was held at Cooper
Union, New York, Friday evening to protest
against Russian treatment of exiles. Resolutions
requesting the American government to check
the outrages were adopted.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad Friday announced O reduction of $3.50 in
first-class passenger rates from Chicago to
Council Bluffs, Omaha, Kansas City, Sioux City,
and other Missouri river points, and reduction
of $3.50 from those points east-bound to Chicago.
In addition to this a second-class rate almost so
per cent. lower than the present rst-clas rate is
also announced. The new rates will 20 into ef-
feet March 8.
It is asserted that Nellie Bly, has
severed her connection with The World, owing to
a disagreement with that paper as to the in
creased salary she was to receive after her return
from her trip around the world.
The Chicago Herald of Sunday says
that with the exception of five companies all the
refining and smelling companies of the United
States have formed a trust, with a capital of
$25 900 900, of which $15 COO O0o is to be common
stock and the remaining $40 900 preferred
stock
Mondays elections at Des Moines re-
suited in q victory for Mayor Carpenter and
the entire Democratic municipal ticket At
Fort Dodge the entire Democratic ticket was
elected for the first time in tho history of the
city. Ottumwa, the home of Capt. Hutchinson,
the opponent of Governor Boise in the late state
election, also went Democratic and reports gen.
orally throughout the state show large Demo
cratic gains
The convention at Huron Monday for
the purpose of devising ways and means for
securing seed and feed for needy farmers decided
that the amount required would cost $571, 900.
OF this amount about one-third will be raised by
the issue of warrants by the counties benefited,
the remainder to be donated by the other coun-
ties of the state and by contributions from out
side. The resources and opportunities for rails
ing the required amount are very much better
than first supposed.
Tuesday the senate committee on terri
tories agreed to report favorably Senator Petit
Crews bill for q commission to establish the
boundaries of South Dakota, and will appropriate
SIS, 900 Tor the work.
Couriers from the Cherokee strip Tues
day stated that the settlers are numerous along
the Saltwater. They estimate 900 people there.