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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-11-12
LADIES AND CHILDRENS
UMOERWE

The largest stock ever shown
that will strike you with astonis
l5c underwear, only ...7Hc
Zoe underwear, only -. ..12Hc
35c underwear, only. .23c
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-11-12

November 10th, 1896, Edwin Irving,
the first born of Mr.. and Mrs, Wilfred
7. white6eld, aged 81 years and ~
months.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-11-12

n one sale In Sank Centre, prices
lment.
SOC underwear only. .20c
75c underwear only. 49,. .40c
l.25c underwear only. Use
The herald., 1896-01-07
Was the Old Soldier a vagrant?

EDITOR HERALD:-I am an ardent ad-
mirer Of the HERNLD's manly and con-
sstent fight for "Equil rights to all and
special privileges to none" and for that
reason have been at a loss to understand
the HERALD's course in the mat er of the
arrest of the old soldier at Redondo by
Constable Blanchard and his sen ence by
Justice Witheral. The only ground of
complaint seem, to be that the victim was
an old solder and that constable and
justice should have taken judicial notice of
that fact and allowed him to go free, al
though he was violating the law. Ev.
dently the HERALD does not believe in
equal rights before the law. Trus, this
morning 5 editorial deni5s that his being
an old soldier has anything to do with the
case, but it insiS thai the furlough from
the Soldiers Home in The old soldiers
pocket aft Nr(led sutIi ,ient proof that he
was not Vagrant. The natives of some
savage countries wear trinkets suspended
from the neck as charms 10 keep he devil
away. and IL seems to be the idea of some
in this civilized couury that an
old soldiers turlough is or ought to prove
effective resistance to The police, constab-
ulary and other minions of the law by
whom ordinary mortals are sometimes be-
set. Or perhaps they think it is physically
impossible for n person with such docu-
ment in his possession to perform the acts
which constitute v3grancy. 1t such is the
case, that there may be no mistakes by g-
norant constables, the vagraucy act should
be amended. and part of that law might
then read: Every healthy beggar Except
old soldiers) who solicitS aims busi-
ness is Vagrant.' | know of no reason
why an old soldier shou be a chronic
drunk or vagrant. or why he should not be
prosecuted ii he is. 1t appears to me to be
an insult to old soldiers who are respect
able. these constanr limitations that an
old soldier is not responsible for his own
acts. Old soldiers occupy the highest posi-
tlons of honor and responsibility in the
country: they are found in almost every
station in life; some few are in the pen-
tentiary. There is no reason why they
should stand in any different position be-
fore the law than other old persons, and
self-respecting old soldiers do not want
any special privileges or immunities.
Stripped of the halo consisting of the fact
that the victim of the law in this instance
was an old soldier and had an old soldiers
furlough in his pocket. the case against
Constable Blanchard and Constable With
eral is this:
A man was found in Redondo begging
and frightening women. Blanchard
arrested him and charged him with vag-
rancy, to which he pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced TO ten days IN jail. Evidently
he did not know that his furlough was
complete defense 10 the charge. but
thought himself that he was vagrant.
The fact that he escaped en- habeas corpus
by "a technicalty is to be regretted, and
certainly The HERALD does not mean TO
say that the fact that persons do so escape
is proof that he was innocent on the merits.
This man pleaded guilty. lean see no posi-
BILE reason to criticize Constable Blanchard
or Justice Witheral. Yours for ri iuhi : euual
to all. Nj. W. CoNKI ING.
The herald., 1896-01-07
AT THE HOTELS

c. W. Base of Chicago is at the Nadeau
deau.
A. H. lessee of St. Louis is at the Holen-
beck.
j. R, Mussen of Chicago is at the Hollen-
beck.
Mrs. A. Frank of Chicago is at the Ma
deau.
M. H. Price of New York is at the Ma
deau.
j. r. Austin of San Diego is at the Ma
deau.
G. C. Good of San Francisco is at the
Nadeau.
C. G. White of San Francisco is at the
Nadeau.
W. H. Hadley of Philadelphia is at the
Nadeau.
c. H. Williams of Buffalo is at the West
minister.
A. P. Forsyth of River Falls, Wis, is at
the Nadeau.
VIII. Cameron of San Francisco is at
the Nadeau
j. H. Baldwin of San Bernardino is at
the Nadeau.
w. W. Williams of San Francisco is at
the Hollenbeck.
A. f. Van Emdey of San Francisco is at
the Hollenbeck.
O. n. Carter and family of Chicago are
at the Hollenbeck.
r. E Houghton of San Francisco is at
he Westminster
Walter NJ. Field of San Jose is at the
Hollenbeck.
A. NJ. Smith, ir.. OF Portland, Ore, is at
the Hollenbeck.
A. P. Johnson of Riverside is at the
Westminster.
Waldo s. Waterman of San Diego is at
the Hollenbeck.
w. H. Sebastian of San Francisco is at
the Westminster.
David w. Richards, jr., of Easton, Pa, is
at the Holenbeck.
Mr. aud Mrs. H. c. Weber of st. Louis
are at the Hollenbeck
w. a. Mcclure and W. P. Mcclure of
Chicago are at the Westminster.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cochran of Cleve-
land, o.. are at the Westminster.
f. f. Gobel and wife and Miss H. M.
Gobei of Chicago are at the Westminster.
Mrs, w. W. Billson, Miss Alice Billson
and Hartford Bilson of Duluth, Mimi, are
at the Westminster.
Mrs. George Kendall and daughter and
Mrs. D. Pillsberry of Williams, Ariz.,
are at the Westminster.
M. p. Pennington and wife and Flossie
l.. Pennington of Chicago are at the Hol.
lenbeck.
The herald., 1896-01-07

The Stockton Mail has bette noir
and growls peevishly. like bear with
a sore ear, at that sturdy individual,
Grover Cleveland. Every Democratic
paper that has a word of commenda-
ton for the chief eXecutive-wbof failed
to give a consular appointment to the
Mail mans styled sycophantic
cuckoo Another couatry is filled
with euckoos Does it never occur to
the Mail, while it sits nursing its
wrath to keep it warm" against the
president, that perhaps the rank and
file Of the party over the union are
with Grover Cleveland in his construc-
ton of what constitutes Democracy
rather than the one afforded by the
Stockton Mail?
The herald., 1896-01-07
sonaIs

The little son of City Clerk Luckenbach
is very i'll.
James +. Breen left yesterday on visit
to San Francisco.
f. Estudllo. Indian agent at San Jacinto
is at the Hollenbeck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzgerald Ftzsimmons
have returned from trip north.
George M. Wthers, owner of the Delano
ranch, one of the largest in California, is at
the Nadeau.
f. r. Green, general manager of the
Clark o. n. L. Cotton Manufacturing COM
pany, is at the Nadeau.
4 Colonel Hal Ross. business manager OF
the DR.. Shores company, returned yester-
day from San Francisco.
William Redley, who is the representa-
tive of the English syndicate operating the
tin mines at Temescal, is at the Nadeau,
Judge Gregg of Santa Barbara and Will.
lam f. Peters, a large San Francisco shirt
manufacturer, are late arrivals at the Ma
deau.
Andrew B. Paris, well-known lawyer OF
San bernardino; Charles w. Aiken, "a Cam
bridge (Mass.) professor; o. N. Carter and
wife, NJ. ?. Pennington and wife and Miss
Flossie Pennington. prominent society peo-
pie OF Chicago, are at the Hollenbeck.
The herald., 1896-01-07
its place as persusder Of gold from

its place as persuader Of gold from
the treasury.
Thus the curious spectacle is pre-
sented of the government being pledged
to the endless gold redemption of
$50J000000 OF reissuable notes, with
out any resource for gold but in the
sale of bonds.
Congress has BEEN petitioned to do
one of things-to provide for the
retire nent of the promises to pay as
they are paid, or to grant to the exscur
tive the authority to obtain gold or
more advantageous terms than those
to be obtained with present powers.
Neither petition has met with response:
and so the president and secretary of
the treasury, like brave and conscien-
tious Off oials, will do TIE best they can
with the authority they possess. 1t is
we'll for the credit of the country and
the tranquility of its business that the
executive department of the govern.
ment, unlike the le sislative, measures
up to the needs of the hour.
The herald., 1896-01-07
SpENDTHRIFT OFFICIALS

A few days ago The HERALD an
nounced, on the authority of city Off
ciais, that the financial condition of
the city had become serious; that the
monthly expenditures recently we're
far IN excess of the amount provided for
under the assessment and the tax levy
of 1856 OF course such a condition
of affairs is not pleasant to contem-
plate, nor is there any real solid en-
joyment to be found in graphing with
it. But We are confronted by con-
dition, not theory it is best TO l2ok
it squarely in the face, hideous though
it may appear.
That the city finances have been
brought into such condition by bad
management. and therefore unneces-
sarily, goes without saying. When a
private corporation is found to be
eXpending money faster than it earns
it every stockholder in that corpora
ton who is aware of the fact is quite
sure to become dissatisfied. The con-
clusion is at once reached that there is
bad management on the part of the
directory. And unless the downward
financial tendency is speedily checked
the incompetent directors are very
liable to be ousted.
A city government is nothing more
nor less than public corporation, and
the management of a city's affairs is
business, not politics. Atleast such is
the case when managed by honest,
capable officials, who realize that a
public office is public trust" Un-
fortunately, however, such officials are
rarely found in important public posi-
tions. The average taxpayiug voter
feels less interest in the selection of
the right men for Office than he does in
the relative fighting ability of his dog
and that of his neiglbors canine. The
results of such indifference among
voters are just what might be expected.
They include extravagance, stupidity,
Incidence, favoritism, recklessness, and
numerous other evidences of unfitness
on the part of public servants. If the
voters of Los Angeles want that kind
of management they can always have
it, as there are plenty of chronic office
seekers who possess precisely those
qualifications. Evidently majority of
the voters do want such management,
or they would not have it. In conduct
ing his own private business not one of
them, however, would employ such
men a single day after having discov-
cred their unfitness.
Uoless the world shall come TO an
end before next December there will be
one more opportunity for the people of
this misgoverned city TO fill the public
Offices with men possessing the requi-
site qualities for serving their constit-
uents faithfully and satisfactorily. 1t
remains to be seen whether that oppor-
tunity will be wisely improved. 1t
seems but reasonable to suppose that
this taX-ridden community, after eleven
months more of such an administra-
ton as the present one, would have
enough of that kind to last at least
until the close of the present century.
By next election time the ters of the
city may possibly open thar eyes to
the fact that competent officials are a
necessity, not luxury, and that the
people should be permitted do some
thing besides holding up their hands
while superduous officials go through
their pockets.
The herald., 1896-01-07

PROBABLY the neatest sizing up the
Mckinley bill ever expressed was that
by Congressman Crisp Of Georgia dur
ing the debate on the tariff measure
just passed by the house. He referred
to the Mckinley product - Q law "typ-
The herald., 1896-01-07

IT LOOKS as though Cuba could pro-
duce something other than sugar and
tropical fruits. She appears to grow
generals also. Martinez de Campos is
probably the most surprised man on
the island today.
The herald., 1896-01-07

IT is said that the genial Colonel
Lord of Redands, who was accused by
Redlands paper of inebriety, beam
ingly retorted that he never got full
except in the company of gentlemen,
and consequently no one in Redlands
was competent to speak on the ques-
tim
The herald., 1896-01-07

SUPPOSE the chief of police leaves the
poor "hobo' alone for time? The
macquereaus are infinitely more detes-
table and should be relentlessly driven
out of the city.
The herald., 1896-01-07

George j. Foster created too much dis
turbance on Spring street Sunday night by
his vigorous views on the subject of relig-
ion. Detective Goodman arrested him and
yesterday Justice Morrison found him
guilty of having disturbed the peace and
fined him So.
The herald., 1896-01-07
TO THE EDITOR

THE HERALD under this hea ing prints COM
munications, but 2e3 not assume response ri l.
ity for the sentiments expressed.
The herald., 1896-01-07
Special Notice

We are pleased to announce the arrival of our Spring
Importation of Black and Coloed Vevets Over hundred
shades select FROM covering the entire ange of Spring
Colors AT usual popular prices
The herald., 1896-01-07

ical of the Republican party, so framed
as to decrease the receipts of the treas
ury and increase those OF private indi-
viduals."
The herald., 1896-01-07

Marion Harlaud's daughter strongly in
dorses DR.. Prices Baking Powder.
The herald., 1896-01-07

No agent in the domestic domain serves
SO well as DR.. Prices Baking Powder.
The herald., 1896-01-07

EF- All communications 10 THE HERALD
on matters editorial ard literary should be
addressed to w. :. Creighton, Editor -in=C Chief.
The herald., 1896-01-07

FINEST ROOMS IN THE CITY AT Soc 75c AND ST.. 90
per day; S2O0t 81. 90 perweek; $o.Ooto $4,000 pc
r 5. CONDON, manager
The herald., 1896-01-07

rJnTJNT ADCVT II OLIVE; TOURIST HOTEL
r. N. ER,
The news & observer., 1896-12-27

He also secured the passage Of an act
establishing Teachers Institutes, and
organized that useful agency for the prac
tical instruction of teachers and the
awakening of the people to the Importance
of better public school facilities. During
his term the Agricultural and Mechanical
College and the Greensboro Industrial
and Normal school were established. He
took the deepest interest in both, and
in the Greensboro school was n director
at the time OF his death.
Apart from his prominence and use
fulness as an educator, Maj. Finger was
u leading and influential factor In the
business and political life Of his section
In all the relations OF life, he bore him
self with dignity and honor.
The news & observer., 1896-12-27
DEATH OF MAI. FINGER.

Maj. Sidney Michael Finger, who died
in Newton yesterday, was man OF high
character, useful and efficient public
officer, and had been a leader for many
years in the public school movement OF
the State. From the day be entered the
House OF Representatives in 1875 until
the day OF his death his chief ambition
was to be helpful in~the building up Of
system Of public instruction worthy of the
State. Looking back upon his work, he
had much reason to feel proud OF all that
he had achieved. While serving his
second term as State Senator, Maj. Fin
ger, as chairman OF the committee on
education, framed the school law that
provided for county superintendents, es-
tabhshed Normal schools, and increased
the school tax to 1919 cents on the 500
worth Of property. During his term as
State Superintendent the tax was twice
increased up to 16 % cents, in response
to his continued urgent appeals to the
legislators to carry out the constitutional
mandate for q four-months school term.
The news & observer., 1896-12-27
DIR. KILGO'S LETTER.

Or. Kilgo helps his side of the argument
that no free scholarships ought to be given
anywhere when he quotes Bishop Pierce's
speech, as he does in another column. But
he characterizes the position Of such men
as Rev. DIR. Swindell, Rev. II. B. John,
Rev. II. b. Hall, Rev. Jesse III. Page,
Rev. A. n. Belts Rev. n. II. u. Wilson,
and such leaders of his church as dis
creditable." These men are not capable
of "dscreditable spirit Of antagonism
toward the Christian colleges" and
neither are the thousands OF Methodists
who stand with them.
We do not at all agree with DIR. kilgo,
in the idea that free scholarship pauper-
ICES young man. If so. why were not
Grant, Lee, Stonewall Jackson and fhou-
sands of other men, who received not only
free tuition, but free board and clothes as
well--why were not these men ruined, if
free scholarships work ruin? The ap-
peal to men of wealth to endow colleges
and ministers is based upon belief that
the youth ought to be helped to secure
an education. If such help pauperizes a
man, Mr.. Duke, Mr.. Carr and all other
phianthropists are doing wrong to give
part of the cost of higher education to
the young men of the State.
The news & observer., 1896-12-27
PASSING OF DAVID BENNETT.

Mr. David Bennett Hill stands By
Cleveland in his lack Of sympathy with
the struggling Cubans.
There was a time when David Bennett
represented the people and was true to
their interests and aspirations But he
saw the prize OF the Presidency go from
him to o man whose views ran parallel
with the wishes OF the great corpora
tions He argued to himself, did David
Bennett, that it didn't pay to stand for
the down-trodden and oppressed, and he
forthwith made up his mind to become
an agent of the corporations III the Sen
ate. He fought the income tax-and the
peoples answer was to defeat him for
Governor by an unprecedented majority.
Since then, seeing that he has lost the con-
fidence OF those wbo gave him place III
spite OF corporation hostility, he asks:
What do the money kings want" and
forthwith does their will.
Some men cam succeed as tools of
wealth. Hill won by fighting corporation
aggression The moment he became their
agent he was shorn of his power They
control him. Win they care for their
own?
The news & observer., 1896-12-27

had great deal more experience. As
the race progressed it was seen that Cole
was getting rather the better Of Coke.
and the Coke crowd made n superhuman
effort, so to speak, and got one OF the
best speakers they could find to speak
at a big barbecue they were to give.
when the time came much to the dis
may Of the Coke party their best speaker
was taken sick and could not be on hand.
What to do was the question OF the hour,
and calling a meeting OF the committ@s
they discovered in a very short time that
no talent was available except a rough
and tumble sort Of fellow no had been
Il conl miner in West Virginia before he
came to Texas. He consented, of course,
when called on, and the committee was
in fear and trembling, wondering what
he would do But they didn't fear and
tremble long.
" Fellow citizens said the speaker In a
voice that would shake the slate roof off
OF vein OF coal, L am here to-day to
talk to you about Coke and Cole. You
know me and you know / know what I'm
talking about, and | want to ask you if
you know the difference between Coke
and Cole, But it amt necessary; every
man OF you knows that the difference
between them is the gas that is in the
Cole
II don't remember the rest of his
speech" concluded the Texan, "and
don't believe anybody else did, but I'm
mighty sure that Cole never forgot that
much of it. And what's more, believe
the effort he made to do less talking kill
ed him, for he died before he was forty
The news & observer., 1896-12-27
HOW COKE FLAYED COLE.


(From the New York SUM-
The gentleman from Texas was con
versing.
"There may be some people" said he,
''who don't think Senator Coke, who US
ed to be in the Senatef rom our State,
is a great, big man, but there are more
who know that he is, and that while
he may not be an everlasting blaze OF
glory, he is a mighty good steady light
to go by. remember away back yonder,
when he was making himself power,
he was pitted in some kind of race, I
don't recall just what, against man
named Cole, and Cole was no slouch,
either. His chief weakness was his
mouth, and he could not keep it from
talking, do what he would In other
respects he was Coke's equal, for he
was at least ten years older and had
The news & observer., 1896-12-27

In the history Of the State no indi-
vidual teacher has: done more generous
thing than did Maj. Bingham last spring
when he offered to: give eleven free schol
arships, valued as $3.50, to be won by
competitive examination, to the boys Of
North Carolina, one to each district and
two for the State at large. A special
published elsewhere shows that more
than one hundred boys competed for this
scholarship, and NO woder, for, excepting
only West Point; there is no superior
military academy in America. This
example of the oldest and one of the
most successful schools in the South is
one which we hope to see widely emu
lated
The news & observer., 1896-12-27
DIED OFF HYDROPHOBIA.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 26.-Conrad Ep-
pers, one of the Fights boys who was
bitten by a mad dog a month ago and
afterwards treated at the Pasteur insti-
tryte, New Yogk, died this morning at
his home in Woodberry, of hydrophobia.
Eppers is the second Of the boys to sue
cumb and Robert Perry, third is man
ifesting symptoms which lead to the be-
lief that he also will die All these boys
were bitten about the head and face.
Those who were bitten in other parts
OF the body appear to be doing well.
The news & observer., 1896-12-27
GOVERNMENTAL OWNERSHIP OF
THE TELEGRAPH IN THE
L. S. SENATE.
Congressional Record, Dec. 21.)

Congressional Record, Dec. 21)
Mr.. Palmer submit O resolution in
regard to reprinting q document, and
ask that it be read and considered.
The resolution was read, as follows:
Resolved, That there be printed for the
use of the Senate 1000 copies Of Senate
Document No. 205, first session Fifty
fourth Congress-"
Mr.. Cockrell-What is the document? =?
Mr.. Palmer-It is Document No. 205,
papers containing an article by Judge
Walter Clark, entitled Telegraph and
Telephone" in the American Law Re
view, and other matters Of that sort. l
have a great many applications for it.
Mr.. Cullom-So have /.
The Vice-President-Is there objection
to the present consideration OF the reso-
luton?
The resolution was considered by unani-
nous consent, and agreed to.
This is the third time the Senate has
found it necessary to order a reprint Of
this document owing TO the calls for il.
The news & observer., 1896-12-27
sENATOR-ELECT SHAW TALKS.
Wilmington Starr

A Star representative had converse
tion few days since with Mr.. Angus
Shaw, one OF the Senators-elect from
Robeson and Columbus counties and a
prominent Populist leader. On three
propositions he was distinct and positive
in his utterances as to the course me-
would pursue az member of the Lsgas>
tatufe. First, be IS uncompromisfns I'm
his opposition 10 The election OF SsHatsx
Pritchard or any other Mckinley gold
standard man 10 the United States Sea-
ate. Second, he Will do al in his power
20 annul the lease of the North CaroliM&
Railroad TO the Southern Railway C~@-
Pany. Third, he VIII OPPOSE with all ia
energy any attempt to deprive the wm6-
versity of the State appropriation.
The news & observer., 1896-12-27
SODA WATER CONFEDERATION.

Miami, Fla. Dee 26.-Two blocks of
business buildings were burned this morn
ing. and #. M. Frank, a clothing mer-
chant was ksled, and Alonzo Johnson,
colored was :seriousy injured by the
explosion of a coda water apparatus. The
loss of proner.y is estimated at $4,000,
with less thaE $10.000 insurance, as the
buildings were all cheap wooden affairs,
and the insurance companies refused to
protect them. Some forty concerns were
cleaned out.
The news & observer., 1896-12-27
Fatal! ACCIDENT.
Drunken Negroes, Loaded Pistols-The
Usaal Result

Greensboro, NJ c., Dec. 26.-(SpeciaD
On Christmas eve Allen Payne acci-
dentally shot and instantly killed negro
named Will Banks. 1t seems that O.
party Of negroes had just returned from
n church festival and were hilariously
drunk when they commenced fooling
with pistols, when one Of the pistols ac-
dentally went of.