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aire usurers who live of the industry Of
others.
Nebraska'S Populist governor is hRv-
ing q hard task keeping that disreput-
able republican legislature from utterly
diEgrscing the state. He nearly failed
the other day when the senators en-
gagged in a row in the,chsmbsr. Senator
Stewart was called to order while speak
ing on the tax bill, and upon his ignor.
ing the chair the sergsant.at-srms was
called for. He refused to sit down and
the two men scufflsd for moment. Then
the sergeant'at-arms grssped the sens-
tors long chin whiskers with his right
hand. In the meantime the senators
and spectators had gathered in q circle
around the struggling men. Senator
Jefries excitedly elboWed his way
through the crowd to the center and
undertook to assault the sergeant-se-
arms. Senators McKseby and Hitch i.
cock at once forced him back to his
seat. Dale, another senator, sprsng
into the melee and Rraspsd the sergeant
alarms. Senator Sloan threw himself
upon Senator Hitchcock and forced him
back to his chair. No other senator's
undertook to interfere and the fight
ended.
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Crop Prospects.

CHICAGO, April The April crop re-
port Of the Orange Judd Farmer makes
the condition Of wheat 1913, or two
points lover than was reported last
year Immediately after the severe March
freeze. The plant is but little further
advanced than it was in DecsmbeE.
A considerable portion Of the acreage
sown will probably be listed into corn.
Condition on the Pacific coast 10
higher, and, il maintained, will make
a record. The rains in the last few days
may in some measure restore the plant
vigor which seems TO have bsen laOk-
ing.
The Prairie Farmer report FOR April
makes the condition of winter wheat
855 against 889 last month, and S6.7
as estimated officially last April. Con-
dition OF winter rye Is 87.1 against 944
last April. Condition OF swine 9l.T
against 97.1 last year. Number Of
brood sows as compared with q year
ago reduced 6 per cent.
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BRITISH POSTAL TELEGRAPH.

A Most Favorable Report on Its Benefits
From United States Consul.
Much has been said recently in old
party papers in opposition to the British
postal telegraph. The real facts are
most clearly brought out in a recent re-.
port Of Henry Fl. Martin, United States
consul at Southampton, England. This
report has not yet been published, but
we have secured a copy OF the original
from the department Of state at Wash
ington, which is given here IN full IS
follows:
"On the 29th of January last ban
qust was given in London by the tele.
graph employees Of England, the director
general of posts and telegraphs presid-
ing, to celebrate the twsnty-ffth snni-
Vsrsary of the control and operation by
the state Of the telegraph lines Of Great
Britain.
"Until the ooh Of January, 1870, the
telegraph service was performed by sep
Rrste and distinct companies, some Of
these independent and others working
in conjunction with the various railroad
lines. On that date all Of the telegraph
lines Of the United Kingdom were &C.
quired to the state by purchase at q
total cost OF II million pounds sterling
(G11,OOOOO0).
"This is one Of the many measures
that the English people owe to their
grand benefsctor, the Right Honorable
William E. Gladstone, who, inspired by
Bsinep, the promoter Of the idea, sdVo-
Gated the purchase with energy and in
telligence, citing statistics and figures
which convinced the people Of the ne
cessity Of such an important service
being under the direct control Of the
state.
SIN the beginning the task Of COM
bining both services that Of posts and
tslegraphs, which until then had been
separate, and Of organizing them TO-
gethsr, was a crude one. The telegraph
lines had no connection between them
selves, each company having freely ex'
tended its wires to those points which
appeared most lucrative, without con-
sidsring any but it's own interests.
"The consequence was that entire dis
tricts, on account Of their distance from
these lines, were entirely devoid Of teIe-
graphic facilities, and that many impor-
tsnt towns situated in zones appropriated
to particular companies only communi-
Gated Eetween themselves in q round
about way, and badly ct that, owing to
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the preference that each company gave
TO it's natural clients.
"The state had to treat all districts
alike, with no preference or privileges,
and this work Of connecting the various
lines, and above ell extending the ser
vice to those towns which until then had
not possessed it, was so large that from
October, 1870, to October, 1871, 1000
miles OF wire were put up, necessitating
5000 new batteries and $500 additional
apparatus.
"This colossal task was entrusted to
the employees OF posts and telegraphS,
and the work was pushed with unAsg-
ging energy, without resting either day
or night, and was completed in an in.
crsdibly short space Of time.
"We shall now see the result OF this
change OF the telegraph service from the
hands Of private companies into the
broader ones Of the state. During the
year 187O-ths year OF the purchase
the total number Of kilograms handled
weekly in all Of the Offices Of the United
Kingdom is estimated at from 128, 900 to
2l5,OOO. In 1893 this total exceeded
100000. The annual total, which IN
1870 did not reach 7 million, In 1893 eX-
ceeded 70 million.
"The increase Of the press erVics he's
even been larger than that Of indiVidu-
ais. In the year 1869 the English press
sent by telegraph % million words; the
number Of words which are now sent
annually by the newspapers passes 600
millions, thirty times more than form
erlY. The present tariff for the press, 1t
is true, is ridioulously small as COM
pared to that Of 1870, and the automatic
apparatus which in 1870 could only send
at the rate Of seventy. five words min
ute now sends 800 a minute; and be-
sides, at that time 1t was only posslole
to send a single telegram on each wire
in the same direction, while at present
five or six are sent on the same wire
simultaneously. Thus, the trsnsmissivs
power of the lines has been increased
six.fold with only a slight modification
Of the instruments.
"In 1870 it was calculated that it was
possible to send 500 kilograms daily be-
tween the different districts OF London,
while to-day the number Of kilograms
sent between the different districts OF
London varies from 10000 to $4,000.
The telegraph is employed in London
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for oil the small and necessary details Of
life, to announce that you are going TO
dine at q certain house, or to infORm
your wife that you have to attend
sudden, important meeting Of the share
holders Of the railroad, OtO. The service
is performed with the most perfect
punOtuRlity.
ut is calculated that the average time
employed today in the transmission OF q
telegram between two commercial cities
Of England varies from seven to nine
minutes, while in 1870 two or three
hours we're necessary.
kilograms may be sent TO all parts OF
the United Kingdom at the rate OF II
cents for tho frat twelve Words-mini'
mum ChAEge--snd l cent for every addi-
tional word, stamps in payment to be
affixed to the form by the sender. The
address Of the receiver Is charged for,
but not that Of the sender when written
on the back Of the telegraph form. Five
figures are counted as one word; 30 ia a
letter preceding or following q group Of
figures. The charge includes delivery
within the town, postal limits, or within
one mile Of q head Office. Beyond that
limit the charge is IL cents per mile.
"The annual revenue which the treas
ury derives from the combined services
Of post an telegraph in England amounts
to e2,750,00O, It not being possible to
ascertain the amount derived from each
service separately, aCCOEdinR to the
statement made by Mr.. Shaw Ls6evre,
who occupied the Office OF director gen
eral Of posts and tSleRraphs in the ad.
mlniStration Of Me-. Gladstone.
"The English government does not
consider the telegraph a means Of reve-
nue. for the treasury, bat as q means Of
information FOR the whole country, Civ
ing facilities OF all kinds for its use and
extension in all the social Glasses; for, in
favoring the increase Of trade by this
instrument OF progress, It we'll knows
that the treasury will benefit indirectly
from the augmentation Of the general
wealth. HENRY II. MARTIN,
consulate Of the United States.
Southampton, Eng, Feb. 4, 1896"
New York Voice, March %.
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Our DOLLAR LIBRARY is q good thing
to put into the hands Of people who
have not been reading reform literature.
It goes free with three 81 subscribers to
the ADVOCATE.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1895-02-07
ARGENTINE WHEAT.
Extent Of It's Use In Germany-Result Of
Our Tariff War.

Extent Of It's Use In Germany-Result Of
Our Tariff War.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA startling
evidence Of the extent to which our
wheat trade with Germany has suffered
by the competition of the Argentine
Republic and an illustration of how in
ternational trade may be destroyed by a
tariff war, is contained in report to the
state department by Frank H. Mason,
United States consul general at Frank
fort, upon the German wheat imports
for the past three years. In 1892, the
United States shipped to Germany
6,301, 130 tons of wheat. The next year
this dropped to 3,149,2S tons, and in
1894, the imports were but 3,054, ,669
tons. Meanwhile Argentine seemed to
have gained about what we lost of this
trade, for the imports of wheat from
that country into Germany amounting
in 1892 to but 661, ,6S7 tons, had swelled
in 1898 to 1,513,961 tons and in 1894 to
8, 1876, 100 tons.
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Harper's Magazine.
IN 1895.

The Simpletons, new novel by Thomas
Hardy, Will be begun in December Number,
1894 and continue to November, 1898. VINO
ever may be ones favOrite among English
novelists, it will be conceded by all the
critics that Thomas Hardy stands foremost
as mast er artist in fiction, and The Sim.
pletons may be expected to arouse enthus-
iasm not interfere in degrees to that which
has marked Trilby-the most successful
story of the year Among leading features
will be the Personal RecOllectiOns OF Joan
Of Arc, by the Sie1r Louis de COnte, Her
Page and Secretary under which guise the
mCst popular of living american magazine
writer's will present the story OF the Maid
OF Orleans. In the January Number will ap-
pear a prOfusely illustrated paper on
Charleston and the Carolinas, the first OF a
series OfSOuthern Papers.
Northern Africa is att acting more atten.
tion than at any other time since it was the
eat of empires. The next volume OF A r.
PER'S MAGAZINE will contain four illus
trated articles on this region, and three of
them will depict the present life there.
Julian Ralph will repare for the MAGA-
ZINE series OF eight stories, depicting ty-
pical phases of Chinese Life and Manners.
Besides the long stories, there will begin
in the January Number the fist chapters OF
a Three Part NOvelett, by Richard Harding
Davis-ihe longest work yet attempted by
this writer. Complete short stories by pop
ular writers will continue to be q features
of the MAGAZINE.
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DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT 1T.

The Pullman Strike Ordered Without the
Consent of Debs.
CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-President Debs was
on the stand in the conspiracy cases.
He went over the history of the A. R.
o., and the General Managers associa-
tion. Regarding the Pullman strike he
said it was ordered against his advice
and the first he knew of it's being Or
dered was when hit read the news in the
papers the next morning.
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HARDWOOD lUMBERMEN
Hold Their Annual Meeting at NIinneaD
lis and Elect Officers.

Hold Their Annual Meeting at MinneaDO-
lis and Elect Officers.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. THE annual
meeteng of the Northwestern Hardwood
Lumbermen's association was held at
the West hotel About 80 members were
present. Officers for the ensuing year
are as follows: President, w. G. Bailey
of Minneapolis; vice president, A. E.
Peterson of st. Paul; secretary, j. New
ton Mind, Minneapolis; treasurer, G. B.
Brooks, Minneapolis. Arbitration COM
mittee, S. G. Robinson, Minneapolis; J.
A. Wilson, Wilson, Wis; w. G. Stan
ton, st. Paul; J. H. Hiscock, Minneapo-
lis; A. E. Peterson, St. Paul; B. N.
Thompson, Minneapolis.
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MEXICAN RIOT.

Fifteen Miners Killed and Thirtv.f;va
Badly Wounded.
CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 3O.-A terrible
riot occurred at Ocatlan. The miners
working in rival mines became involved
in general fight. The police were sent
for and with great difficulty restored
peace. After the excitement had quieted
down it was discovered that ID had
been killed and S5 badly wounded. The
men fought with mining tools and any.
thing else they could secure. Over 100
men have been arrested and Jailed,
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Adjourned the Hearinr.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 31.-After hear.
ing preliminary arguments of counsel in
the application Of strikers for the annul-
ment Of the franchise Of the BROOKLYN
Heights railroad company. Attorney
General Hancock adjourned the hearing
until Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. = :.
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O'ConnOr Shows Himself.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Dick O'Connor
gave up trying to play "peek-a-boo"
and mingled freely with his fellow men.
There is only feeble attempt made to
disguise the fact that he is Doran's cam
didate fort the marshalship, and it looks
more and more as if he would get it.
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Pug Had

ALEXANDRIA, Mimi, Feb. IA pug
dog belonging to John Carlson was sud-
denly seized with hydrophobia, frothing
at the mouth and swapping at the occu-
pants Of the room. Mr.. Carlson put his
little child on the table out of the way
Of the dog, and with his revolver ended
the CANNES career.
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Shot Before Cremated.

DENVER, Feb. AT the autopsy on
the body of DR.. A. L. Bowers, found
burned to death in his store, a bullet
was found in his skull There is no
doubt but that he was murdered and
the store fired to conceal the crime.
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Prison Earnings.

SALTWATER, Mimi, Feb. THE
January earnings of the prison amount
ed to $11 1868. Is, the sum of So, 1853 being
for support of United States prisoners,
5000 for convict labor and 81, ,451.79 for
collections from binder twine.
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Representative MOOre's Loss.

PARK RAPIDS, Mimi, Feb. THE
wife of G. J. Moore, representative from
Becker county, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Witter. She has been
i'll about three months The remains
will be taken to Becker county for
burial.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1895-02-07
STATE LEGISLATURE
TWENTY-NINTH BIENNIAL SESSION
Wednesday, Jan. so.

SENATE-The senate in executive ses-
sion confirmed all the appointments made
by the governor except those of Berndt
Anderson, as state dairy and food commits
sioner, and L. G. Powers, as labor COM
missioner. These were made q special or
Ger for Tuesday next.
The house resolution favoring the cleo
tion of senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie was taken up and, after some discus
sion, was unanimously adopted.
A large number of bills were reported
back from committees, and s. F. lis,
deficiency bill to help out the treasury of
the supreme court, was passed, as was also
8. F. 81, to transfer money from the text
book fund to the current school fund.
HOUSE-Quite number of measures
were reported from different committees
and placed on general orders. A score of
bills were introduced but none of them of
great Importance. A sleeping car bill by
Representative Dare regulates charges
and makes companies responsible for val
uables of passengers.
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Censorship on Guatemala Messages.

Censorship on Guatemala Messages.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Word has just
been received from the Central and
South American company that censor
ship has been established at San Jose
de Guatemala, or messages for places in
Guatemala.
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KEoKUK, Ia, Feb. John Krewsky
and Selusha, .counterfeiters, convicted
last week in the federal court, have been
sentenced to five and eight years in the
penitentiary respectively. ,as & -
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NEWS BRIEFLY REPORTED.

Fire at Plymouth, Ind, did damage
to the extent Of 800, 200.
United States Ambassador Bayard has
rented large house OH Eton square,
London.
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Attorney Eaton Reinstated.

BISMARCK, Feb. I'm the case of dis
barment of Lawyer Eaton of Grand
Forks the supreme court reversed the
decision and reinstated Eaton.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1895-02-07
Robbers Killed a Policeman.

MIDDLETON, N. Y, Feb. Three
masked men robbed the Mattewan post
Office. A policeman, in attempting to
make arrests, was mortally wounded.
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For an Additional Judge.

WAsHINETOE, Feb. THE house
Judiciary committee has voted to favor
ably report the senate bill for an addi-
tional United States judge for the Ninth
judicial circuit.
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duced. Senator Sheehan presented bill
abolshing the co-insurance clause in fire
insurance policies, and making the face Of
policy prima facie evidence of the value
O. the property destroyed.
Tuesday, Feb. 5.
SENATE-In executive session the NOM
nations of,Labor Commissioner Powers
and Dairy Commissioner Anderson were
confirmed.
Senator Stebbins. from the committee
on hospitals for the insane, reported for
passage s. z. LOG, creating commission
to acquire a site fora fourth hospital for
She insane.
The resolution providing for the ap-
pointment of three representatives and two
senatnrs as commission to confer with a
sin,ilar commission from North Dakota
lor The purpose of securing lower freight
" ces fOr grain and coal was adopted
The bills introduced in the senate were
some hat numerous, bat of no very great
importance
HOUSE-The committee on legislative
expenses made another record for economy
by using one clerk for several committees.
A report from the committee on grain
and warehouses recommends the eXemp-
ton of 100 bushels of wheat. Some minor
measures on the calendar were passed.
Bulls introduced were of some interest.
The provisions of the principal ones were
rs follows:
By ChristeEsen-To provide for classi-
fication and revision of tariffs and rates
charged by common carriers by the rail
road and warehouse commissioners in
June of each year on a basis of verified re-
ports to be furnished by the railroads.
By Schurmeier-In case any city of over
10000 inhabitants finds it's regular annual
appropriation insufficient, to permit-on q
two-thirds vote of the common council
the issuance of certificates of indebtedness
to an amount of $4,000 at per cent pay.
able semi-annualiy
BY Johns-T0 permit loans by the state
investment board from the university and
the permanent school fund to counties,
towns and villages in such sums as the
board and the applicant may decide for
terms not exceeding 90 years at not less
than per cent nor more than per cent.
By Wright-To permit cities to issue
school purposes and to build school houses
and equip and maintain them.
By Rice-To appropriate 5000 for the
relief of Henry Dillesy, who was per-
manently injured by being kicked by a
horse while in service of the national
guard.
BY Cant-To prohibit the sale of cigars,
cigarettes or tobacco to any pupil of any
public school. .
BY Smith, E. E.--To prevent corrupt
practices in elections and to provide for
publicity of and limit election expenses.
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Thurday, Jan. 81.

SENATE-D. NJ. Clough called the SEN
ate to order for the last time, being sworn
I'm as governor Immediately after conven-
ing A half hour recess was taken to give
an opportunity for congratulations. The
bill amending the union label law was
passed. In committee of the whole sew
eral minor bills were recommended to
pass.
HOUSE-The committee on public
lands recommended that Fl. F. l45 to
transfer 800, 900 of the capitol fund so that
it may become immediately available, be
passed, and that H. F. 6-to repeal the
capitol bill-be indefinitely postponed.
Senate file so, the Jones bill to authorize
the governor to appoint a committee to
determine the best method of destroying
the Russian thistle and to act in harmony
with similar commissions from other
states, was passed.
Other bills were passed:
To repeal chapter 412, laws of 1899, re-
lating to the election of county commits
sioners in the county of Aitkin; amending
chapter 14., laws OF 1898, relating to bounty
on wolves, and an act to prohibit the aim
ing of firearms.
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Friday. Eeh. 1.

SENATE.-The most interesting thing
in the senate during the day was the fight
on the committee on legislative expenses.
When this committee was appointed no
one suspected that it would ever be
charged with extravaganza, and there was
general surprise when the committee de-
cided to favor clerks for committees that
in the past hardly knew what clerk was.
The report was referred back to the COM
mittee. -Four minor measures were passed
and the senate adjourned until Monday at
Sp. III.
HOUSE.-The committee on elections
reported to the house during the morning
in the Furlong-Allen contest in favor of
allowing Furlong, the contestee, to hold
his seat. The report of the committee was
made special order for Wednesday morn
ing at II o'clock.
After the reports of committees and in
PRODUCTION of bills the house passed four
measures. One of these was Baston's
pesthOuSe measure. The house adjourned
until Tuesday
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Monday, Feb, 4,

SENATE.-The short meeting of the
senate in the evening was interesting from
the nature of several of the nine bills
introduced. Senator Theden fathered a
unique plan for inducing neighbors to
live in peace and not fatten legal gentle
men by ''going to law" on slight provoca-
tion, or on none; but to settle any little
difference at slight expense to themselves.
II proposes to introduce into Minnesota
the Scandinavian 'courts of conciliation."
Senator Towards bill recasting the law
relating to insolvency and assignments
for the benefit of creditors, was intro
duced. Senator Sheehan presented bill
abOlshing the reinsurance clause in fire
insurance policies, and making the face of
policy prima facie evidence of the value
o. the property destroyed.