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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
A FAMILY CREMATED.

Five Blackened Bodies Found in the
Ruins of Tenement House.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 14.-One of the
most disastrous fires in years, from the
fact that an entire family were con-
sumed, occurred here early in the morn
ing in row of tenement house on North
High street. The exact origin of the
fire remains a mystery, but on the first
alarm flames were seen shooting from
the roof, licking up everything within
grasp. The firemen endeavored to
reach the rooms, but the dense smoke
made it useless. One of the captains did
get partially inside the building, but
was pulled out again nearly suffocated.
Two hours were consumed in gaining
control Of the flames and long ere that
every person was supposed to have es-
capped. Such, however, was not the
case. It was nearly o'clock p. m.
when a little girl living in the neighbor-
hood, with childish curiosity ran
through the ruins, which led to the
discovery of
Five Blackened Bodies,
burned to crisp and beyond recogni-
ton. The entire family of Charles
Bethers was destroyed while sleeping in
little ska room in the second story.
They were Charles Bethers, aged 30
years; Elizabeth, his wife, aged 20; Car
RE, aged y; Myrtle, aged s, and James,
aged 3.
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DISASTROUS AT ST. PAUL.

Mann m 9th Wholesale Houses Completely
Destroyed-Loss About 100000
ST. PAUL, Nov. 18.-St. Paul during
the night suffered one of the most dis
astrous fires for many years, the build
ings damaged being those Of Griggs,
Cooper g Co., wholesale groceries, and
Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Co., wholesale
hardware. The total loss is estimated
at from 500, 900 to $500, 600. The losses
are partially covered by insurance.
The building occupied by the two
firms is brick and stone structure five
stories in height, and has frontage on
Third street of 300 feet and on Wakouta
of 200 feet. Griggs, Cooper & Co. oc-
cupy two-thirds Of the building on the
Wakouta side. The flames first made
their appearance at II: "A o'clock in the
fourth floor of Griggs, Cooper g Co.'S
building.
The loss of Griggs g Cooper will
reach 1915, 900 with insurance of $780,
600, and that of Farwell, Ozum & Kirk
$500, 600, with insurance Of 1926, 600.
The building was owned by d. G. Shep-
ard and is estimated to be worth $780,
600.
How the fire originated is not known,
as five minutes before it was discovered
two of the men connected with Griggs q
Cooper had left the store.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
ROBBERS STOP A TRAIN.
BOLD WORK OF ROAD AGENTS AT
WESTERN UNION JUNCTION, WIS.

Through Train on the Milwaukee = Dad
Help Up and Robbed-Dynamite Bombs,
Used to Gain Admission to the Expressf
Car-Heavy Safes Thrown Out, but Rel
captured Before Being Opened-A Re-
ward offered.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Nov. 12.-An ex-
press train on the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul road en- route for Milwau-
kee and the Northwest was held up by
train robbers about mile this side OF
Western Union Junction and the ex-
press car was dynamited and robbed.
The sum secured by the robbers was not
large, as the larger portion of it was in
the form of drafts, payment on which
will be stopped. The robbery occurred
about o'clock a. m. About amile north
of the station the fireman began shovel
ing coal into the fire-box, when he was
startled by a noise. and on turning
about to ascertain the cause
Found Himself Covered
by rifle in the hands of a masked man.
Another cleaning barrel was pointed at
the head of the engineer. The fireman
was compelled to go forward and ex-
tinguish the headlight on the locomo-
tive. This accomplished both he and
the engineer were marched at the head
of the robbers, who followed in single
file, to the express car. One Of the rob
bers raped on the door at the side and
ordered Messenger Murphy to open it.
This the latter refused to do. Then q
bomb was thrown through the window
and the demand was renewed. Still the
plucky messenger refused to open the
door. Another bomb was thrown, this
time square at the door.
A Terrible Explosion Followed,
the force of which can be imagined,
when it is known that the heavy timber
running along the side of the car as the
foundation upon which it is built, was
| cut completely in two. A large hole
was made in the door, and before the
echoes of the explosion had died away,
and amid the smoke and dust, one Of
the robbers sprang into the aperture
and covered the messenger and his
assistant with revolvers. Both men had
been thrown down by the terrible con
1 cussion. Even then it was some time
before Murphy would consent to sur
render the keys to the safes.
Two of the three safes on the trair
were thrown out of the door ani
dragged off a short distance, when
after delay of about half an hour, thu
train was allowed to proceed to this city
The express car on reaching Milwaukee
was unloaded and taken to the shops
for repairs. Among the goods takel
ont. a bale of cloaks were fairly blown
into ribbons, having the appearance Q
being put through threshlng machine
A number of hats, known among ladie
a. Hshapes,n were torn and riddled int
q shapeiess mass, Messenger Murphy
3 clothing was stripped into threads, an
Il Il i miracle how he escaped with b
life. Several holes in his hat and Coz
sleeves were probably made BY stone
Is the dynamite bombs, Is there are
large number pf them sticking in g
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
THREE BLOCKS BURNED.

Destructive Fire at Cleveland-One Fire.
man Killed and Two Injured.
CLEVELAND Nov. 16.-At 8 p. m. a
disastrous fire broke out in the business
center of this city. It originated in the
Standard Bottling works and soon
spread to surrounding blocks on Frank
s SUI ssI me names spread rapidly and
attacked the large printing establish
ment of Short g. Forman. A five-story
block to the east of the structure where
the FIRE began was reached by the
flames. It was filed with number of
small manufacturing establishments
and the grease and oil added fresh fuel
to the blaze. II Looked 9 though the
entire corner was doomed, and the
guests in the johnson House and We'd
dell House began 10 move out with their
effects. BY good work the fremen
succeeded il keepine the fire within it's
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SIDES Of the car, where they had pene-
trated half way through the
heavy boards at the side of the car. The
report that he had been shot at by the
robbers is probably without foundation,
as the only reports heard, aside from the
two explosions, were those of the pistol
shots fred in the air before the assault
was made.
The Safes Unopened.
It Is now learned that the two safes
thrown from the train were not opened.
They were provided with combination
locks and one was a through safe for
Milwaukee and the other for Mime
apols. They were picked up by a
freight train and carried toward Chi
cago until passenger train was met, to
which they were transferred and
brought to this city. The only
plumber the robbers secured
was contained in what is
known as the messengers private safe,
of which he carried the key. In this he
deposits money packages picked up
at stations along the road and at times
has q few with him when he leaves Chi
cago. There are often times when this
safe comes through to Milwaukee
empty. as the midnight train only stops
three times between the two cities.
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flames spread to all portions of it with
marvellous rapidity, cutting off the es-
cape Of those who lived in the upper
floors. Six persons are known to have
persisted while many other persons were
badly burned or had narrow escapes
from death. The dead, as far as known,
are: Mrs. Schnabel, her. two children,
and Mrs. Stellinberger and her two chill
dren. The fire spread from No. 100 to
adjoining buildings and destroyed
twenty of them.
The flames were first discovered at
2:30 a. m. and at o'clock were not yet
under control, although the whole of
the fire department was on the scene.
Probably the greatest fatalities occurred
in the building No. 100, where the fire
originated. There were six families
living there, and all were rescued alive
but some members of the Schnabel and
StelIenberger families. Mr.. Schnabel
and Mr.. Stellenberger and one child
were rescued with great difficulty, but
the remaining members of the two fam
lilies were burned to death.
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original bounds, and it was extinguished
after three blocks had been Quilted.
When the fire first began the men OF
Engine Company No. /, were ordered
into the burning building. Without
any warning an upper story suddenly
fell in and Captain John Grady was cut
off from his comrades and burned to
death before their eyes. Fireman Ward,
who was with him, was rescued with a
broken leg. Fireman Howley was
crushed internally by falling walls. The
total loss will amount to $3.50, 900.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
iowa Minors Victorious.

FoRr DODGE, Ia, Nov. 14.-The
strike among the coal miners on the Lee
high, inaugurated last spring. is ended.
The Carney Coal company has finally
conceded every point demanded by the
strikers, and the men have returned to
work, signing contract by which they
Win receive 81 per ton for mining al
HE year round. The fact that coal
famine was il prospect here, is prob
ahly responsible fQr the company'a con-
ceoSions.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
Another One at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1S.-During the time
the down town fire was burning the
handsome residence of Captain John A.
Cudder, of Vandeventer Place, one of
the aristocratic residence portions Of the
city, was discovered to be on FIRE, and it
took six or seven alarms to bring an en-
CINE there. The building was COM
pletely Quilted, Captain Cudder losing q
house full of costly furniture. The loss
here win exceed So, 900 with insurance
about the same.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
Fire sc Chattanooea.

CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 18.-Six four
story brick business houses in Carter
street, the property of W. E. Posey,
were burned to the ground during the
morning The grain store Of T. Fl.
Cheek and the Chattanooga Medicine
company occupied one Of the burned
buildings. The total loss Is about $780,
600 With small insurance,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
A BIG ONE AT MINNEAPOLIS.
Nearly $500, 900 Worth Of Property De-
stroyed by Fire.

btTOy Gu ny EANcs
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 18.-Another dis
astrous fire involving loss of property
valued at nearly $500, 900 occurred in
the Cooper block, at Third avenue north
and First street. At 4:56 o'clock the
patrolman on duty in that vicinity mo-
ticed flames bursting from the roofs and
windows of Lindsey Bros agricultural
implement warehouse, at 104-110 Third
avenue. He Immediately turned in an
alarm and the fire department respond
ed promptly. Cold weather made it ex-
tremely difficult to fight the fire, and be-
fore it was gotten under control the ag-
ricultural warehouse and the building OF
the Minneapolis Glass company were
Quilted. The total loss viii reach $780,
600. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
Several Killed.

ROME, Nov. ia collision occurred
here between two passenger trains, one
Of which contained detachment of
cavalry. Four cevalrymen and several
traiumen were killed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19

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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
offered . Big Reward.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul railroad and the
American Express company have offered
q reward of s., 800 for information lead
ing tn the arrest and conviction of the
men who held up train near Western
Union junction Thursday morning and
robbed the American Express company's
~o&n
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
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Canhagrations.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 18.-At 4:30 o'clock a.
m. fire was discovered in the millinery
store of Penny & Gentles, corner OF
Franklin avenue and Broadway. Asec-
ond and third alarm was sounded within
fifteen minutes and the almost complete
force of the fire department responded.
The flames spread at a rapid rate, their
material which they fed upon being of
highly infammable character. A strong
west wind was blowing at the time and
made the work Of the firemen perilous,
and for time fruitless. Within half
an hour the large dry goods store of
Sonnenfeid's, which adjoined Penny &
Gentle's, was afire, and the
Flames Were Working Their Way
TO the famous shoe store on the COR
ner of Broadway and Morgan streets.
Four fremen were caught in the Fam
GUS building and were overcome by
smoke, and they were rescued by their
companions. The weather was bitter
cold and the iremen, hose, wagons and
all matter not in the immediate vicinity
of the flames was covered with ice. The
dry goods house of D. Crawford & Co.,
and the furniture store of j. II. Powell
& Co., were badly damaged. The smoke
was so dense and the odor of burning
ribbons, feathers, cloth and shoes SO
strong that the firemen could not re-
main on the windward side of the fire.
The fire ragged for Eve hours and it was
only by the almost superhuman work OF
the firemen that tremendous confiag-
ration was avoided.
The Total Loss.
The loss of the Famous company on
stock is 5000, 900; insurance, $400, 600.
Penny g Gentles lose $175, 600; insur-
ance, $100, 600. Sonnenfelds lose $12o-,
600, insurance, $75, The other
losses will make the aggregate reach
nearly $4,000, 900. On the east side OF
Broadway the Weinman house, q four
story brick hotel, was completely de-
stroyed. The Square Deal Clothing
company" e. B. Stow & Co.. grocers;
M. Toblin, millinery, and Ct. Thai q Co.,
clothing; the New York Millinery COM
pany and the sKoppelman Furniture
company. were SO badly damaged by
smoke and water that their loss will be
total. The origin of tie fire is unknown:
but it is supposed to have been caused
by an oyerheated stove or defective
| fiue.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
THE ALLIANCE CONVENTION.
President Polk Delivers His Annual Ad-
dress-Third Party Talk.

President Polk Delivers HIS Annual AL
drsss-Third Party Talk.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 1S.-In his
annual address delivered in the evening
President Polk began by calling atten-
ton to the grave responsibility which
rest upon the members Of the supreme
council and predicting glorious results
if the power of the Alliance was wisely
directed. The speaker after presenting
an argument showing discrimination
against the agricultural classes, pro-
ceeded to state their demands, saying:
"We demand governmental control Of
transportation; we demand the retent-
ion of our public domain for the use of
our own people; we demand the pro-
hibition of gambling in futures of agri-
cultural and mechanical products; we
demand the free coinage of silver; we
demand that no class or interest shall
be taxed to build up any other class or
interest; we demand the election Of
United States senators by the direct
vote Of the people; we demand a grad
mated tax on incomes; but
more important than all these,
broader and deeper than all
these, and first of all these, is the
transcendently paramount demand that
our national bank system be abolished,
and that the peoples money shall be is
sued to the people direct by the govern
ment at lower rate of interest and in
sufficient volume to meet the required
demand of our population. Not the
war of twenty-five years ago. which re-
suited in the emancipation of chattel
slavery, but the gigantic struggle of
today between the classes and the
masses, involving the stupendous issue
of freedom of honest labor from the
degradation and slavery Of plutocratic
powers, engages the public mind and is
the supreme incentive and object of
great polital revolution"
Will BE Endorsed.
Mr.. Ct. F. Washburn, of Massachu-
sets, Eastern member of the Peoples
party executive committee, says the
third party movement will be indorsed;
that all che Industrial organizations
viii be consolidated, and that the Peo-
pies party will hold the balance of
power in the electoral college next year.
He says the white Alliance in the South
will secure the colored Alliance mem
bers-1 800, 600 in number is their vote;
that the Alliance viii get number of
electoral votes in the South and then
win name the next president and dictate
his policy.
1t Is claimed by the Peoples party
men that the "big fve"-Polk, Macune,
Livingstone, Tllman and Terri, stand
In the way Of indorsing the Peoples
party.
On the other hand these latter gentle
men say that partisan action is specially
forbidden by the Alliance constitution,
and predict that the organization of a
third party win kill the Alliance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
Do you
Wear
Shirts.

Reinforced front and back. Can't rip.
Sure Fit. Wilson Bros. make. Price
$500 each. Wear Good Shirt. ~
jacob BROS, Shutters to the People
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FIRES AT MANY POINTS.
DISASTROUS AND COSTLY BLAzE5
OCCUR IN SEVERAL CITIES.

Many Large Business Blocks DESTROYED
at st. Louis, Causing Loss of 3d.
600, 900 = Twenty Tenement Houses
Burned at Brooklyn and Six Lives
Lost--st. Paul Experiences an $500, 600
Fire In the wholesale District-Other
Conhagrations.
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Some people don't
We have nothing to
say to them.
Laundries are hard
on shirts. We've got
them laundry-proof.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-11-19
This weather lends
you the desire.
A suit of Under
wear will help to SAT-
isfy it.
You can get COM
Get into
a
Heater.

fort and wear combined in our natural
Wool Shirts and Drawers, $500 each.
jacob BROS, Cold Weather Apparel.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-10
WIRE wArFs,

Surveys have been commenced for
water works for Los Gatos.
At Nevada, CAL, o premature blast in
the Eagle Bird mine, killed Eigward
Hansen, and severely wounded Harry,
Woolburn.
At Sulligent, Mo-, John Oldshue and
T. j. Beck fought with shotguns over
the ownership Of limekiln. Beck is
dead, and Oldshue has fed.
Arnoux, chairman of the Pan-Ameri-
can congress, has issued call for q
meeting Of the general committee of 200,
to take place at Washington April 10th
next.
Walter Potter, OF Potter, Lowell &
Co., charged with the embezzlement of
notes Of Baltimore firm, was discharged
by Judge Hardy OF the municipal court,
at Boston.
The meeting of the California league
directors has been postponed until next
Sunday in order to give the schedule
committee more time. The meeting will
he held in San Francisco.
The owners OF the stermer Eton.
which was in collision with the City OF
Puebla, at Victoria, B. c.. have libeled
the latter vessel for 100000. Bonds
were given and the steamer was not de-
t3ined.
At Corvallis, Ore., burglars last night
broke open the safe in Fischer's Touring
mills, and stole county warrants anc
other papers to the value Of $500. Sew
eral hundred dollars in cash in an ad
joining drawer was not disturbed.
Theodore +. Warner, pioneer O
Northern Missouri, who started in bust
ness the famous Ben. Holiday of Tho
great overland stage system, is dead
He was great grandson of Danie
B bone.
Mrs. Mary Foster, a well-known ant
talented lady OF Sacramento, was run
over by street car last Tuesday. Or
Saturday the doctors amputated one o.
her limbs. The shock was too great fol
her, and she expired Monday. Mrs
Foster contributed many stories anc
poems to California newspapers. She
was 64 years old.