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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
BECOMING ALARMED.
Agricultural Department Fears Repeti-
ton of the Grasshopper Plague.

Agricultural Department Fears a Repeti-
ton of the Grasshopper Plague.
WAsHINGToN, July lathe Rocky
mountain locust Is coming eastward,
and the department of agriculture is
alarmed lest repetition of the plaques
of 1888 may again devastate the
Northwest. J. Dexter Pierce, of Lari-
more, N. d., has sent samples of the
grasshoppers, which now cover strip
of fifteen miles in width along the
British border, and are found to be the
genuine Rocky mountain locust. This
insect breeds under favorable
climatic influences in Montana
and Wyoming, and when great
numbers of them cover the land they
are compelled to migrate. In their
eastward march they sweep the crops
as with sickle keen, and devour more
than would support an army in long
campaign. Professor Bremen, of Ne
braska, and Professor Osborne, of Iowa,
will be sent by orders of the secretary
of agriculture to proceed at once to the
scene and report accurately concerning
the possibility of a plague, so that the
department may take prompt steps to
meet the emergency.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
New Road for Washington.

TACOMA, WASH, July 1.-THE con-
tract for building the Snohomish, Sky
komish and Spokane from Port G ard
ener to Snohomish has been let. The
road crosses country easy to build
through, and force of several hundred
viii be scattered along the line as soon
as possible. The road must be finished
this year, and the Northern Pacific will
operate it. While there is no imme-
diate intention of building further East,
it is probable that later the road will be
extended twenty-five or thirty miles
into the timber and mining region east
of the Lake Shore road, now untapped.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
The Omaha club Di.banded.

OMAHA, Neb., July 1s-The Omaha
ball club has disbanded. The players
are sitting around hotels waiting for re-
plies to kilograms asking for jobs.
President Krauthoff telegraphed Mana
ger Shannon to take the club to Denver.
Shannon replied: at takes more than
wind to do that and furthermore he
had no club, the men not caring to
recognize his authority without guar
anty. of salaries. The fact is that Omaha
has no club. II died for want of sup
DOrt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Noted Acrobat KILLED.

LYONS, Ia, July 18.-During Fore
paugh's circus performance William
Hanlon, one of the famous Hanlon
brothers, was, by the breaking Of trap
exc bar, thrown thirty feet to the ground
and instantly killed. His neck was
broken. Hanlon was 81 years old, Eng
fish, and leaves a wife sick In New
York. Hanlon once fell sixty feet in
che Academy Of Music, New York, es-
Gaping death miraculously. he had
performed in all the principal cities Of
Europe,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
y. P. $. G. 2. Convention Ad,ourned.

Y. p. 8. G. E. Conyention Adjourned.
/, MINNEAPoLIs, July 13.-The last even.
ing session of the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor at the
exposition building was the largest, and
probably the most enthusiastic meeting
since the opening of the convention.
Francis E. Clark was reelected pres
ident and ]. w. Baer secretary. The
number of delegates registering during
the four days numbered over II, 900.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Two More Victims
- FORTY INDIANS : KILLED.
A British Columbia Settlement Struck
-

a ScttIcmcht oSEuCA
by Terrible Landslide.
NAgAIMo, B. c., July 12.-The steam
er Prircess Louisa, from Skeena, brings
news.Qf. a terrible landslide on the banks
,of the Keena river, resulting in the
death of ,one woman and about forty
Indians: On the 7th inst, at 6 a. M,
the settlement near the North Pacific
cannery at Skeena river, was struck by
an avalanche of rocks, earth and trees,
carrying everything before it. In all
nine houses with their occupants, were
destroyed, including the mess house and
residence of the foreman Of the Gamer y.
In the mess room was the young Swed-
ish wife of the foreman. She was car
rice along in the mad and deadly cur
rent. Indians claim that among those
destroyed were about forty Indians of
the Port Simpson, Sftka, Metlakatlah
and Kitinat tribes, all of whom are
surely killed. Thirteen bodies of In
dams have been recovered.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
A FRIGHTFUL WRECK.
EXCURSION TRAIN ON THE COLO
RADIO MIDLAND TELESCoPED.

Eight Deaths Have Thus Far Resulted
and Some Others Cannot Recover.
Forty Indians Killed by o British
Columbia Landslids-Other Casualties.
ASPEN, Colo, July IA horrible
catastrophe occurred at Aspen junction
on the Colorado Midland road, at ~ 8.
M, that has filled many once happy
homes in this beautiful valley with des-
olation and death. A collision occurred
betweehfa Midland locomotive and the
hind coach Of the daylight excursion,
running between Aspen and Glenwood
Springs. The coach load of people re-
turning from the springs where few
pleasant hours had been spent. were
suddenly plunged into all the horrors
of frightful railroad accident,
which resulted. In the Killing -of six
people, inficting fatal injuries to five
more and severely scalding and burn
ing six others.
Engineer. Switzer, of the excursion
train. hads ssrun his train up to
the water tank at the junction for
water. When backing down to get on
the main track line, light engine shot
out from the coal chutes which are
'ocated in such.a-way as to conceal the
Engine track from view of tracks lead
ing to the water tank. The engineer on
the light engine, thinking he could get
out before the excursion train took the
main track, made the attempt, but
struck the Rear CoaSh4
of the excursion train at the switch.
The force of the collision tore the check
valve from. the sngideand poured scald-
ing steam and water into the wrecked
coach lead of people. Then ensued q
scene of terror impossible to describe.
The passengers were at the mercy OF
tho roaring. screeching mouster at their
side. Conductor Miller, with the unin-
jured passengers, Immediately began
the work of rescue. A 2-year-oh child
of Frank Ellis. of Aspen, was taken out
dead. Miss Annie Phelan died ten
minutes after being rescued, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Leonard, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Ellis, Thomas O'Donnell, Miss Mary
O'Donnell, James Leach, all of Aspen,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Rogers, of Woody,
Colo Mrs. j. G. Baldwin, Of Glenwood,
and Mrs. L. Willoughby, of Glenwood,
were frightfully scalded and burned.
In spite of all efforts to save their lives
Mrs. Frank Ellis, Mrs. Baldwin and
Mrs. Willoughby died within two hours
from the time of theS wreck. Mrs.
Rogers died at o'clock a. N. and her
husband at 10 o'clock. OF those still
living, Miss O'Donnell will die.
Two More Victims.
ASPEN, Col, July 14.-Frank Ellis
died at 2 a. m. This makes the eighth
victim Of the terrible accident here
Sunday morning and the fourth of one
family All the others who are severely
injured will die except, probably, one.
ASPEN, Colo, July 14.-Miss Mary
O'Donnell, the ninth victim of the fright
full accident near here Sunday morniug,
is dead. Her brother, Thomas ODon-
nell, is alive, but may die at any
moment. The rest of the injured are in
fair way to recovery. The coroner has
begun the inquest over the bodies Of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Harrison to visit Vermont,

BENNINGTON, Vt, July 12.-President
Harrison has formally accepted the in
vitation to attend the Vermont state
centennial celebration to be held here
Aug ~, and, as now planned, will spend
the greater part of the week in Yer
mont. He will be rendered receptions
at Rutland and burlington.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
AnImportaus or,ier.

WAsHNaToN. July 9.-Animportant
order has been issued by Land Commits
sioner Carter in regard to the cutting Of
timber on public lands. He rules that
an application must be submitted to
the department with publication no.
ice and an affidavit containing de-
scription OF the land upon which the
timber is to be cut, and the kind and
amount of timber desired. His order
states that any timber cut in anticipa-
ton of the departments order will be
done at the risk of prosecution and the
final rejection of the applicants request.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
FOR A THIRD PARTY.
rhe minnesota Farmers Alliance Repre-

rhe Minnesota farmers Alliance Repre-.
sentatives Meet at st. Paul.
ST. PAUL, July 8.-Representatives of
the Minnesota Farmers Alliance are
gathered at st. Paul. the main issue be-
ing the question as to the best plan Of
forming new party. A meeting of
the executive committee was held DUR
ing the forenoon, but nothing Of impor-
lance was accomplished. In the after
noon the committee of the Peoples
party named at the Cincinnati conven-
tion met in Mr.. Donnelly's private
room in company with Robert Schilling,
and the matter Of organizing the new
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
M.cdonald.s Memorial.

TORONTO, Ont, Jply IA meeting
Ct the leading citizens has resulted in a
decision to erect pedestal on which 3
statue will be placed, with allegorical
representations Of the provinces Of Can
ada, as memorial Of Sir John Mac
donald. The estimated cost Of the me-
mortal is $50, 0Og
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
KILLED ALL IN THE HOUSE.

lightning Causes the Death of Mother
and Three Daughters.
NEW ORLEANS, July 10.-A special
from Clifton, Tex, says the house of s.
P. Anderson, fifteen miles west of that
place, was struck by lightning and An.
derson's wife and three daughters, all
that were in the house at the time, were
killed. The building was burned to the
pronnd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Gophers in the wheat.

TACOMA, Wash, July s.-Superin-
tendent Cardin, of the Northern Pacific
Elevator company, of Minneapolis,
which controls the wheat business of
Washington, has received advices stat
ing that gophers and squirrels are rap
idly devastating wheat in the Palouse
and Big Bend districts, which were ex-
pected to produce IL. 0O0, 600 bushels this
year. In some instances 10 to 90 per
cent. of the crop is destroyed, and un-
less the ravages cease at once at least
1000. 600 bushels will be DESTROYED.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
FIELDS SWEPT CLEAN.

The Grasshopper Pest Spreading In East
ern Colorado.
Topeka, Kan, July 13.-Startling re-
ports from Eastern Colorado and West
ern Kansas about the reported grass
hopper invasion has been received.
The grasshoppers cover an area of 400
square miles where the Santa Fe road
crosses the Colorado line. They are
young and not able to fly, but they are
hopping eastward at the rate of two
miles a day and much damage is antici.
pated. In the region infested by the
hoppers the few fields Of corn and
wheat have been swept clean.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Kansas Alliance Men Against Fusion.

ST. LoUIs, July GA dispatch from
Topeka Kan, says: About fifteen
prominent Peoples party leaders in ses-
sion here, after discussing the PROPOSE
ton made by the democratic state CEN
trail committee recently to fuse with
them in the local county elections in
Kansas this year, and to unite on an
electoral ticket in opposition to the re-
publicans next year, declined to fuse,
and statement declaring against such
action was ordered published in the
Alliance Advocate, the official state
ORGAN
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
MoNTaEAL,s MISFORTUNE.

A Big Fire Raging at the Capital Of
Ouebe6-AThe Loss Immense.
MONTREAL, July 14.-Fire started
here at midnight and at daylight was
still raging with undated fury. Several
business houses in one square have been
destroyed and the flames still spread,
with no prediction possible as to where
they will stop.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Nursed Lincoln,s W n

CHICAGO, July 12.-Mrs. Josie Arm
strong died here at the age Of 119 years.
Mrs. Armstrong is aaid to be the colored
woman who nursed Abraham Lincoln's
wife, and it Is alleged her son played
with little Abe before the latter learned
the art of splitting rails.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Forsyths Rejected.

CHICAGO, July William Forsythe,
OF California, member Of the national
worlds Columbian coanMissfon. Yves re-
jected by the local board Of reference rs
candidate for chief Of the horticultural
bureau.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Train at Tacoma.

TACOMA, WASH, July 14.-George
Francis Train has reached Tacoma on
his home stretch around the world,
making sixty -four days against sixty.
seven in his trip year ago. He is hale
and hearty.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
sheen Ter south DAKOTA.

s ABERDEEN, 8. D., July 13.-Twenty-
1--WE car loads of stock from Glencoe and
Ortonville, Mimi, passed through Aber-
deem sn route to Eureka and other west,
Srn poiats.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
PoWDERLY'S CIRCULAR.

The Suggestion to Knights to Join tn Q
Peoples Party Withdrawn.
New YoRK, July 11.-General Master
Workman Powderly has issued special
circular to all local assemblies of the
Knights Of Labor declaring off for the
present all the proposed industrial con-
ferences which were to have been held
on July 30, to take up the platform of
the farmers Alliance and join hands
with the third party. The call for this
conference has met with &c. little re-
Spouse that Mr. Powderly deems it wise
to take this action.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Powderiy Declines an once

SCRANTON, Pa, July Is. General
Master Workman Powderly has de-
clined the worlds fair commissionership
to which he was appointed short time
ago by Governor Pattison.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Hall Nine Inch e. In circumference.

. Hall Nine Inches In Cfrcumference.
ELLENDALE, N. D., July 13.-An ex-
tensive hail storm did much damage to
growing crops In the northern part of
Dickey county. 1t is reported that some
of the hail drops measured nine inches
in circumference.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Pritchard Whipped Smith.

LONDON, July Gin fight between
Ted Pritchard and Jem Smith for 60 900
and the championship of England, Lon
don prize ring rules, catch weights,
Pritchard won in four rounds. The re-
suit was something of surprise, as the
men were unevenly matched, Pritchard
belonging in the middle weight class
and Smiths fighting weight being about
1855 pounds,
The work Of surveying the Red Lake
reservation has been suspended until
the 1st of September, on account Of the
mosquitoes and flies,
The Seventh annual convention of the
National Editorial association is in ses-
sion at st. Paul this week. About 800
delegates are present.
Governor Merriam has appointed ON.
Hall, Red Wing, member of the state
board of corrections and charities, vice
Judge Williston, resigned.
Sidnew Webb, of Forest Prairie,
charged with having cut the hair off Of
horses tail, was tried In the Justice
court aud Was fined $25.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Attemnted to YIN carno.

PARIS, July 1s.-While President Car
not was opening new avenue a mad
man rushed towards his carriage and
fired a pistol at him. The man was ar
rested. The president was not hurt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16

A heavy wind storm struck Faribault
Friday Of last week, blowing off roofs,
smashing windows, tearing down
shrubbery, trees and signs, besides do-
ing considerable other damage.
Rev. J. G. Ogle. pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church at Owatonna
while preaching in his pulpit was
stricken with paralysis. He lived until
the next morning, dying about 10
o'clock.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
t1an Endeavor met IN convention at
Minneapolis last week. Delegates were
present from all over the country. It is
estimated that Is, 900 strangers were in
the city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Grain Pounded into the Ground

= ALEXANDRIA, Mimi, July ia hail
storm passed across the county about
FIVE miles south of this place. The
storm was nearly mile wide, and
wherever 1t struck the grain was totally
destroyed. The storm first struck and
cleaned out several small farms and
jumped about half mile and struck
again. The stones were fiat, one or two
inches in diameter, and thrse-quarters
of an inch thick.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
improvements

in my condition, my appetite began to
return and with it came the ability to
digest all the food taken, my strength
improved each day, and after few
months of faithful attention to your
directions, I found myself well
woman, able to attend to all household
duties. The medicine has given me a
new lease of life, and / cannot thank
you too much"
"We, the undersigned, citizens. of
Brockway Centre, Mich, hereby certify
that the above statement, made by
Mrs. Lake, is true in every particular
and entitled to full credence. D. p.
Chamberlain, G. w. Waring, G. A.
Wells, Druggist.
"My brother, in England, was, for a
long time, unable to attend to his occu-
patton, by reason of sores on his foot.
sent him Ayers Almanac and the tes-
timonials it contained induced him to
try Ayers Sarsaparilla. After using it
a little while, he was cured, and is now
q we'll man, working in a sugar mill
at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
A. Attewell, Sharbot Lake, Ontario.
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-05
Flowers on a Glacier.

In 1883, John w. Kelly discovered on
the northeast coast of Alaska, empty
ing into the Arctic ocean, Just above
Cape Lisburne, new river, which has
been named the Pitmegea river. The
river and its narrow valley are very
winding, and the natives say they can
ascend it for distance of forty miles.
This stream has not previously appeared
on the charts, says the NeO York Sun.
Mr. Kelly assembled the river for dis
lance of twenty-five miles, where he
found large glacier, emptying into the
river. The glacier faces southwark and
receives the full benefit of the sunlight
during the short polar summer. Gales
have deposited on the glacier particles
of soil and seeds of plants to depth of
from four inches to foot. The snow
fall of winter soon vanishes before the
June sun. The vegetation on the gla-
cier is warmed into life, and in a re-
markedly short time the brown crust of
soil is covered with robe of green and
bright flowers, such as buttercups, dan
delions, daffodils and yellow peoples.
There are also some hardy grasses,
whose roots penetrate the light cover
ing of soil. A few Arctic willows are
also seen, but they grow only foot in
length and trail along the ground. Such
spectacle is not often witnessed in the
Arctic regions. This mass of green,
diversified by the brilliant colors of
Arctic flowers, has only scanty depth
of soil to flourish in, and covers, like
carpet or brilliant robe, the great ice
mass on which the soil rests. During
the summer the ice melts away, leaving
the protruding soil above it like the
caves of house. When it protrudes
too far for the stength of the grass roots
it topples over into the river.-Among
Ihe Clouds
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-05
What He Wanted.

The eccentricities of great men are
not to be interfered with, especially
when the great men are in bad humor.
A new story of General Jackson relates
that, while on one of his journeys to
Tennessee, about the time of the nulli-
fication excitement, he arrived at Vir-
ginia village in very impatient state
of mind, both with public affairs and
the state of the roads. The president
was entertained as guest at the house
of lady in the village, and although he
tried to be polite, the state of vexaton
which he was in affected him visibly.
The hostess, at the supper-table, was
much alarmed to see the general swal-
lowing with great rapidity a cup of
almost boiling-hot tea. "Wait, wait,
generalp exclaimed the lady. Let
me give you some cold water" "No,
| thank you, ma'am," said the general,
continuing to drink. " But l don't see
how you can drink that boiling-hot tea
without scalding yourself" "No Won
der you can't, ma'am," said Jackson.
81 am scalding myself" "But, sir,
who do you" Good gracious,
ma'am!" exclaimed the general, "don't
you see that want to scald MYSELF"
The lady refrained from making any
further suggestions as to her distin-
guished guests comfort.-Selected.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-05
My Mothers Chair.

My mothers chair; vacant now, but,
thank God, not forever! She walks on
the piazza, or stands for moment by
her rose-bush; she will come soon and
fill the seat so long her own. l shall
see the white border of her cap against
the dark cushions, her gray brown hair
and gentle eyes. She will speak, and |
shall hear her voice-the music of that
sacred word, mother. When the voice
shall be hushed, the music of the word
will fall into minor strain. Oh, how
near the mercyseat is this aged
mothers chair! How many times has
she touched the hem of Christ's gar
ment with such prevailing prayer that
from the multitude of angels, throng-
ing his holy presence, he has turned to
ask, "Who touched me2" and then
came the answer, daughter, be of
good comfort, the souls are healed for
whom thou hast prayed" More pre-
cious than throne will be this chair.
if / should look upon it when my
mother has heard the summons,
" Come up hither. "-S. A, w., in Er-
change,