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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
They Stole Ovoseoats.

New YORK, Feb. 28,-An organized
gang of juvenile thieves during the past
two weeks have stolen overcoats from
the coat rooms in many Of the uptown
schools of this city. A former pupil
named Elliott was arrested and the po-
lice subsequently arrested five other
boys. Elliott made a full confession.
He said the boys organized two weeks
ago. They called themselves "The,
Crooks Association" They had stolen.
and paWned 81 OvercOats.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
Entertain Farm Editors.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 2S.-The directors of
the Commercial club have arranged to
corporate with the State Agricultural
society in receiving and providing for
the entertainment of delegates to great
convention of proprietors and editors OF
agricultural and horticultural papers Of
the United States on Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sept, II and u, III St. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
FORTY IN THE MINE.

Entrance to the White Ash Closed by an
Explosion.
CERILLos, N. M, Feb. 28i-An ex-
plosion in the White Ash coal mine has
closed the entrance. Forty men are in
side. A driver has been found dead near
the mouth of the tunnel.
It seems impossible that any can es-
cape alive. Dense smoke is issuing
from the air shaft, indicating that the
interior of the mine is burning. Over
half of the men employed in the mine
have families and they are surrounding
the entrance. Great excitement pre-
walls.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
A Valid Claim for Minnesota.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The interior
department is about to promulgate de-
cision declaring that the claim of Min.
nesota to the school lands within the
Red Lake Indian reservation is Il valio
claim and pno that will be allowed b.
the department..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
MCCOY ARRESTED.
Charged With Conspiracy to Rob tho
State of South Dakota

Charged With Conspiracy to Rob the
State of South Dakota.
PIERRE, s. D., Feb. 28.-The inves-
tigation into the defalcation of State
Treasurer w. w. Taylor has been COM
pleted and Charles T. Mccoy, one
of the leading politicians Of the
state, was arrested and is now in
custody of the sheriff awaiting a
hearing before Justice Yarnell. The
complaint was sworn out by Attorney
General Crawford and charges Lawyer
Tenney Of Chicago, John T. McC hesney
of New York, Charles II. Wells and
Charles T. Mccoy with conspiring
with Taylor to rob the state out of
1856. 900.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
DIGEST OF THE DAYS NEWS

Million dollar fire at Halifax.
Cuban rebellion alarms Spain.
Religious riot in Savannah, Ga.
Base ball men met at New York.
half million dollar fire at Chicago.
Financial amendment in the senate.
Minnesota Grand Army encampment
La Ibertad, Mexican war ship, safe.
Juvenile thieves arrested in New
York.
Loss Of the ship President in 1S41 re-
called.
Disastrous explosion in New Mexi-
can mine.
Koetting's case before Wisconsin su-
preme court.
Hayward witness says he was indi-
rectly offered money.
c. T. Mccoy, politician, arrested for
in Taylor case.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
Not Heard of Officially.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Neither the
state nor navy department had any
news concerning the reported injury of
an American vessel by British war
ship. It is suggested that if an Ameri-
can vessel was injured as reported, it
possibly may have been the result of an
accident The matter will be investi.
gated.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
VIII Hold a Summer Meeting.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 2S.-The Capital City
Driving club has decided to hold sum-
mer trotting meetings, and to that end
a committee was appointed to draft by.
laws for the club to govern the meet.
ings and also to secure suitable perma-
nent club rooms. The committee was
instructed to follow the rules Of the
American Trotting association in draft.
ing the clubs bylaws.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
Blew Himself Up With Dynamite.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, Feb. 2S.-Julius
Topp, a farmer in the town of Osceola,
committed suicide by blowing himself
to pieces with dynamite. The terrific:
explosion almost stunned the members
of his family. One arm was blown
away and his breast was terribly torn.
Topp was 90 years of age and had been
acting strangely of late.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE.

Immense Amount of Wharves and Sheds
Burned at Halifax.
HALIFAX, Feb. 28.-Property to the
value Of 81, 900, 900 was destroyed by fire
in the vicinity of Deep Water terminus.
All the immigration sheds, wharves, Of
fees and the other buildings burned.
Several fremen were injured. A heavy
wind is blowing and the fire is spread
ing. Dartmouth has sent it's fire brig
ade to assist the city department..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
No Evidence Against Her.

. KEwAUNEE, Wis, Feb. %. - Mrs.
Mary Sindelares,. who has been on trial
eight days on aeharge of killing her
husband, John Sindelares, has been dis
charged on motion of the district at
torney. Sufficient evidence was given
by 80 witnesses to show that murder
was committed, but not enough TO con-
meet the woman with it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
Rill Nve's Grandmother Dead.

RIVER FALLS, Wis, Feb. 2S.-Mrs.
Abigail Coring, grandmother of Bill
Nye, the humorist, District Attorney
Frank M. Nye of Minneapolis, and S.
L. Perrin, attorney for the Omaha rail-
way at st. Paul, and an old residentof
this place, was buried here. She was 81
wears cd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
Dropped Dead at a Funeral.

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 2seAdjutans
General Eaton of the governors state
military staff dropped dead from heart
disease, while attending the funeral of
Greene Pack Qate president of the De-
troit railway company in company
with Governor Rich and several state
officers
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
Deplore New York Blue Laws.

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.--Various labor
organizations and German singing socie-
ties met at Terrace Garden to take steps
towards inducing the legislature to pass
more liberal excise laws and permit of
more open Sunday. Over 100 organiza-
tons, representing 10000 voters, had
delegates present at the meeting. Res
olutions were adopted decrying the
present ''blue laws" and their strict en-
forcement, and calling on the legislature
for relief.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
Exiles Begin S,zAtS.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb. 28.-Ia the
supreme court, suit against the Cana
dian Australian Steamship company,
has begun by the Hawaiian exiles, Null
Ter, Cranstoun and Johnston. Leave
to issue writs against Captain Bird,
commanding the steamer Wartime, has
been granted.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
BIG FIRE AT CHICAGO.

Over Half Million Dollars Damage Was
Done.
CHICAGO, Feb. 90. = Fire in the
Kaestner Knitting works and adjoining
buildings did damage to the extent Of
100000. The Crane Elevator works
were also badly damaged. Several were
hurt in panic among children who
worked in an adjoining building.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
San Franc,seo.s Pest House.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S,-George T.
Gaden, the mayors agent, has been in
vestigating the pest house i'll San Fran
cisco and says the institution is filthy
beyond description, and the inmates
left i'll squalor and wretehedness.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28

BELoIr, Wis, Feb. 2S-The strike at
Fairbanks, Morse & Co 5 works against
reduction of wages, which began in
the foundry, has extended to the entire
shop, and now includes 800 men. They
have asked the company to arbitrate.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
LAST NEWS FROM LEM.
Letter From Tabriz. Persia, Enclosing t
Last Photograph He Took

Letter From Tabriz. Persia, Enclosing tho
Last photograph He Took.
PITTsBURG, Feb. 2S.-Mrs. Mary G.
LEM, mother Of Frank q. LEM, the
Pittsburg wheelluan, who has now been
missing for nine months, has received
letter from Tabriz, Persia. It is written
by General Waldo Wagner of the Per-
sian army, who writes at the request of
the crown prince Of Persia. relating to
her son Frank A photograph, sup
posed to be the last one taken by
LEM, was sent. with the letter. 1t
shows the Pittsburg boy OH his wheel i'll
the gardens of the royal palace at Ia
briz, giving his, famous exhibition be-
fore the-nobility. The picture is the
one made for and presented to the
crown prince, by France. His royal
highness offers his sympathy to Mrs.
LEM aud all Pittsburg friends of the
missing boy, and expresses hope that he
may yet be found alive.
sachtlaben Will Search.
Mrs. LEM has also received letter
from, Outing. in which they say they
have completed arrangements with
Saehtlaben, the St. Louis wheelman, to
60 into Persia to search for the missing
boy. He will start early in March.
Sachtlaben travelled around the world
several years ago, but rode most of the
route on the railroad. He wheeled through
that region in which LEM has been lost.
and he is perfectly familiar with the
country
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
Cherokee Bill Guilty.

FoRr SMITH, Ark, Feb. T.-In the
United States court here the jury re-
turned verdict against the outlaw,
Cherokee Bill" of guilty of murder.
He received the verdict with a con-
temptuous laugh.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
Ball Magnates Meet.

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-The annual
meeting of the various baseball clubs
making up the National league is i'll
session at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
Sachtlaben Will Search.
OF SERIOUS NATURE.

SPAIN Receives Disquieting Advices from
the Island of Cuba.
MADRID, Feb. 2S.-It is reported here
that the disturbances in Cuba are of
serious nature. The Spanish govern
ment, however, denies that it received
information that the "a persons arrested
in Cuba have been summarily sentenced.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
GORMAN THE CHAMPION.

Maryland Senator Espouses the Cause q
Certificates.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-After work
ing until midnight the senators were
slow in arriving, and only dozen were
on hand when consideration Of the sun
dry civil bill was resumed.
An amendment granting Henry Tai
bot, clerk of the house ways and means
committee $4,000 for assisting the sem
ate finance committee in it's tariff work
last fall was agreed to. An amend
ment was agreed to, appropriating
$25, 900 for hospital at Fort Meade, S.
D., to take the place Of the one recently
burned.
Tho Financial Contest.
This cleared the way for the. long
pending contest over the financial
amendment to the sundry civil bill. It
is the close of the bill, and provides an
issue of 800, 900, 900 Of certificates of in
debtedness of small denominations,
bearing per cent interest, in order to
meet Deficiencies in the treasury.
81 make a point of order against this
financial amendment, on the ground
that it is general legislation" said Mr..
Henry (Dem., Ark
Mr.. Hill (Dem., N. Y. } offered fur
Their amendment that hereafter all the
treasury notes when presented to the
treasury shall not be reissued, but shall
be cancelled Mr.. Hill sought to speak
in in explanation of his amendment, but
Mr.. Mills insisted on the rule, and an
immediate decision on the point Of
order.
Mr. Hill continued speaking, but was
interrupted with frequent suggestions
that debate was out of order. There
was considerable disorder, and the vice
president finally requested the sergeant
alarms to see that order was preserved.
Senate Decides the Point.
The vice president was about to decide
the point of order and had begun the
first sentence, when Mr.. Mills inter-
rupted:
"Does the chair decline to submit the
question to the senate? It is not only
customary, but it is the rule that ques-
tons of order shall be submitted to the
senate"
The presiding officer paused in his de-
cisiOn. Then he said:
"In view of the remarks of the sena-
tor from Texas, the question will, be
submitted to the senate"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
WARSHlP Is SAFE.

The Mexican La Libertad; Given Up for
Lost, Is Sighted
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28S-The Mex
lean man-of-war La Libertad, which
was believed to have been lost during
the recent northers on the gulf, is now
anchored off the jetty channel, out of
coal and with her sails split. She will
be tOwed to the city
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
The Worm Turns.

Mr.. Wilson stood it for while and
pointed out that he had told only the
persons he believed entitled to such in
formation who the man and woman
were that he met driving on the boule.
ward. The reason he said he talked
differently to those asking him Ques-
tions was that he had been pursued with
relentless persistence by reporters, attor.
neys and other inquisitive people until
life had been made burden, and he
had been forced to dissimulate in pure
self defense. Mr.. Erwin persisted in
making the witness admit that the
stories he had told were lies, either one
way or the other, and this made the
short gray hairs of Wilson's Uranium
rise up. He let out hint that the at
,torney for the defense was
Playing With Edged Tools.
Still Erwin poked away. Finally
Wilson thought forbearance was no
longer virtue. When asked whether
he had not stated to several people that
he had been offered $500 to testify in a
certain way, the witness replied that he
had not made the statement in that
form, but he had made the remark: 81
guess I could get $500 out of this if I
wanted to-"
Sweetser Approached Him. o
It was thin ice all around for the
tall lawyer from st. Paul, but he kept
on questioning until Wilson raped out
a direct statement that Attorney
Sweetser, one Of the lawyers for the
defense, had called at his house two
weeks ago last Sunday, and endeavored
to influence his testimony with hints
as to the amount of money w. w.
Hayward was worth. There had been
no direct offer of sum Of money on the
part of the defense, but Mr.. Sweetser
had emphasized the fact of Hayward
seniors wealth. and had repeatedly told
Wilson that his testimony was neces-
sary to the Hayward side of the case.
Wilson had replied that he was poor
man, but that they could not buy him,
and that he would tell nothing until
put on the stand.
The statement made by this witness
amounted to direct charge that Sweet
ser had tried to bride him.
Several other witnesses of minor i'm
portance were examined.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28
HE COULD GET COIN
Another of the Sensations in
the Hayward Murder
Case.
Mr.. WILSON WAS APPROACHED
With a Statement That the
Elder Hayward Was Very
Wealthy.

MINNEAPoLIs, Feb. 2S.-M. D. Will
son, the iveryman who told one story
off the stand and different one under
oath in regard to the occupants Of the
Goosman rig on the night of the Cling
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-28

m, has acquired prominence in
tn = ,brated trial. He was the most
in: 2 ing figure on the stand when
CO. = o testify to conversations he had
er g ! in with various people since
tE = rider. Mr.. Erwin proceeded to
fl s hide of his own witness with
al :. 8, and he secured admissions
# e the horse trader that he had
8 times asserted his inability to
8 who was in the buggy that night.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
THE MISSOURI HOUSE.
Lively wrangle Over the Filley EIec-
ton Bill.

Lively wrangle Over the Filley EIec-
tfon Bill.
JEFFESSON CITY, Mo-. February IL.
The Democrats of the House attempt
ed to get in a resolution of censure of
the Election Committee this afternoon.
but after a short spat. they were de-
feated. Mr.. Boutwell,. of Randolph,
offered the resolution deploring the
fact that according to rumors the Re-
publican Steering Committee and the
Election Committee had agreed to
sidetrack all election bills except the
Filley bill.
Mr.. Moran made the pointnof order
that theresolution did not bear on any
action of the House, and the Chair
decided the point of order we'll taken.
Mr.. Boutwell, was persistent and asked
several questions of the Chair in re-
gard to the ruling A half dozen
other Democrats jumped to their feet
to assist him in his efforts to get the
resolution considered, but it availed
them nothing. and after short wran-
gle the next order of business was
taken up and the matter dropped.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
Secretary Carllsle's communication

Secretary Carllsle's communication
to the Senate, in which he declares
that the revenues will exceed the ex-
penditures of the government by at
least S22, 100000. during the calender
year 1895 created a sensation, as we'll
it might. The deficit for January was
about S6, 100000. 1t is not probable
that this rate of deficiency will be kept
up, however, for the January payments
of interest and pensions are always
very heavy. But there is no reason,
unfortunately, for believing Mr.. Car
isles estimate. He is notOriously
erratic in financial predictions, and
none of his estimates SO far have
proved correct.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS,
A Hard Fight to Be Made to Retain
Them.

A Hard Fight to Be Made to Retain
Them.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, February 9.
The House passed Mr.. Freeman q
bill to require the membership of the
State Board of Equalization to serve
without additional pay. This Board
consists of the Governor, Secretary
of State, State Auditor, State Treas
urer and Attorney-General. They
each receive salary as State Officials,
and this bill simply makes this part
of their duty to receive the pay now
given them. No member had received
extra pay until NJ. K. McGrath became
Secretary of State. He mandamused
the State Auditor, and the Supreme
Court decided that the members were
entitled to S. day, in addition to
their regular salary, for the length OF
time the State Board of Equalization
was in session. The bill passed by
almost a party vote, 70 to "a. But
few of the Democrats would vote to re-
duce the salary of Democratic State
officials.
The Senate passed Senator Seaber's
bill to make it unlawful for any schoo
book dealer to sell any school book
for more than the contract price. 1t is
a serious question as to the constitu-
tionality of the bill. Since the deal
ers are not party to any contract
with the State, there does not seem to
be any good reason to attempt to pass
bill to bind them by contract
which they did not enter into.
The Senate palced itself on record
Friday afternoon when it engrossed
Senetor NcClintic's bill to abolish the
three State Normal Schools located at
Warrensburg, Cape Girardeau and
Kirksville.
The bill, while it was engrossed by
a vote of Is to 10. will hardly pass
the Senate. 1t seems that some of the
Senators are in earnest about the mat
ter, but these will not be able to hold
their forces on the final vote on the
bill. Senator Yeater took an active
part in the discussion against the bill.
He argues that the course is much in
ferior to the University, and therefore
the graduates could not be classed
with the University graduates. Sena-
tor Dension defendend the Normal
Schools, and declared that they did
not attempt 20 do university work, but
simply the work their names indicated.
that of preparing teachers for teaching
The loss to the State of the property
thereof if this bill should pass would
be great. One thousand dollars is the
price to the town in which each school
is located.
Frof. Allen Moore, President of the
Chillicothe Normal School, and Prof.
John Z. Feskler, President Of the
Stanbefry Normal School, are here.
and the action of the Senate may be
attributed by some 70 them. but the
facts are that they are the friends of
the State normals, and are hero simply
to ask for State recognition for their
schools in the granting of certificates.
Several members of the Legislature
think that Senator Yeater is so much
wrapped up in the affairs of the State
University that he can see but little
good in other educational institutions.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16

1t seems probable that ex-Queen
Liliuokalani will be exiled to the
United States. This will probably not
bother anybody but Grover Cleveland,
whose deep interest in Mrs. Dominis 8
welefare is fully known to the Ameri-
can people. The lady can turn pret.
ty penny by making the tour of the
dime meuseums. There are great
many people who would willingly pay
a dime to see the darkey ex-ruler.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
Senator Sherman's Substitute.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. February IL.
The substitute for the Jones unre-
stricted coinage bill, reported from the
Finance Committee yesterday, which
Senator Sherman to-day proposed. is
in most respects copy of the bill in
troduced by him on the 18th ultimo.
1t is changed. however. so as to per-
init the issuance of 3 per cent gold
bonds, payable in five years. for the
purpose solely of maintaining the gold
reserve. and not to meet current de-
ficiences. as in the original bill. The
certificates of Indebtedness authorized
by the original bill arc confined to the
meeting of the Treasury deficiency
''now existing, or which may here
after occur" They are to be made
payable in lawful money of the United
States, and the amount to be issued
is left to the discretion of the Secretary.
No limitation of time is fixed upon
the certificates.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16

On Il Missouri, Kansas and Texas
train there were ten men and two
women passengers in snowdrift fol
thirty hours. Luckily one of the pas
sengers was travelling salesman for
a grocery house. and the company ate
up all his samples and had a COM
paratively jolly time. As IA coal car
happened to be standing near by they
managed to keep from freezing.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
y Prosperous / ear.

The State Normal School at Cape
Girardeau. Mo-. is having a prosper.
Gus year and about $50 young people
have already enrolled for this Session.
A large increase in attendance is ex.
pected altar the holidays. The Third
Term will begin January 29th, 1896
Tuition is free and other expenses are
light. For Catalogue address:
w. d. VANDIvER. Pres.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16

The threat of the Democratic Senate
to abolish the Normal Schools of the
State hase created unnecessary alarm.
The bill was introduced in the Senate
by Democrat merely as a bluff to
head off the move to established addi-
tional Normal Schools and the bill
could not be passed in the Senate not
withstanding the Democrats are in the
majority in that body.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16

The most reliable figures show that
the United States has in banks and in
deposit vaults S66l, 900, 600 in gold and
1924. .0O0.O 600 in silver. 1t is nothing
less than a national shame that a
great nation should under such con-
ditions be paralyzed and Frustrated
by a lot of tinkering politicians.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16

If it were to be done over again
neither the Mckinley law nor reci-
procity would be repealed The need
ed amendments would be passed and
the whole land continued in its pros
perity. Even "the poor man with his
little dinner pail would have con-
tinued in comfort if he had not worn
that Grover Cleveland tin rooster al
the head of the ''tariff reform pro-
cession.