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The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-11-25
Ladies' Aid Society.

Another secret organization has
been added to the already long list of
similar arorganizatiDns in Sauk Centre
B. r. Palmer Ladies Aid Society.
Division President, Mrs. Mary Studi-
eek of Minneapolis, instituted the Or
! ganization, and abe following officers
were elected and installed:
| President-Mrs. Charles Brown.
Vice president-Miss Emma Nicker-
son.
Secretary-Mds Maggie White.
Treasurer-Mrs. Seely Rice.
Guide-Miss Iris Garfield.
Assistant guide-Mrs. Fl. B. Nick
erson.
Inside guard Miss Anna McCadden
Outside guard-Mrs. Winnie Phelps.
Chaplain-Mrs Augusta Lloyd.
Trustees Misses Edith Craig, Effie
Wolf, Effie Loomer.
Advisory board-L. w. Garfield,
Arthur Lloyd, Carl Irish. D. r.
Wolf, Harey Lewis.
Judge Advocate III. B. Nick
erson.
After the work of installation was
completed banquet was heldat the
residence of F. L. Nickerson, at which
there were over seventy persons pres
ent. Itwas one of the most delightful
occasions ever participated in by B.
r. Palmer camp of the Sons of Veter-
ans, and thoroughly enjoyed by all
who were present.
Every brother S. O. V. is earnestly
requested to be present on the evening
of Saturday, December 3th at seven
o'clock-as also every sister l.. A. 5.
at inspection by George Fl. Shiere OF
Evansville It is time we commenced
to prepale e for the Division encamp-
ment, which will meet here in June.
In order to make it a creditable sue
cess, we must all take hold with will.
The matter of entertaining visitors is
very important, and ample prepara-
tions must be made.
H. B. NICKERSON, Captain.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-11-25

Miss Catharine O'Connor returned
on Monday from Anoka. whittier she
was called by the illness of her mother.
The brief announcement was made
last week that Mrs. O'Connor passed
away Oh Wednesday last. She was sur
rounded daring the last week of her
life by all of her seven children, who
had not been together before for more
than sixteen. years. She was in full
possession of her faculties to the end,
and it was gratifying indeed to her to
meet all her loved ones just before
leaving them on this side as she
passed to the great beyond; and it
was equally gratifying to the children.
Mrs. O'Connor was sixty-three years
old. She was born at Whitestown,
County Louth, Ireland, and came to
this country thirty years ago, living
for number of years at Ovid, N. Y,
before comingto Minnesota.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-11-25

not see that all of the air was out OF
his philosophers lamp before lighting
THE hydrogen gas, and as result a
aarge explosion took place Those
present went to the rescue of their
friend, who was scared and surprised
but uninjured; but his philosopher Is
lamp, thistle tube and other adjust
ments were scattered over the room
Experience is good teacher but
sometimes fatal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-10
TifE SONS or gETEEANS.
Satisfactory Progress Being maze u" ''''
Soldiers' Home Cottage

p T. leo Camp. s c. V. held a very
enthusiastic meeting last night \ letIe'
was received from Miss Ida w AsiDs'
containing $3.50 proceeds from an eh''i
tainment given by her for the beneHt Oh
the cottage fund. The young people VIM
took part In Miss Ashbys entertainments
are: D,,.
pubv Ashbv. Bessie Moss, Mamie BUT
Ter Eeulah FlounOy, Bertha tlouIhoy'
BESSIE Chapel Madeline Hanulsan'
Ruby Moss. oscar Butler and Master
Aubrey Folkes. ,....,s,.o
CANAAN Lockwood. of the Executive
Committee. reported that progress was
being made in their work on the co''abe'
stating that the committee nhd met WIN
prompt responses from all parties al
dressed.
The following have been approached
and very cheerfully responded:
II. l.. Peters. inside painting; W. }. Gil
man and j. W. Gilman & Son. plastering :
d. NJ Batkins x Son. lathing; John ;.
Jones. lathes; w $. Donnan x CO., hard-
ware. 4. W. HargrOve. outside painting
G.. W Tanner d CO., furnishing outside
paint: j. r. Bedford. brick work; W. X
Mason. cornerstone and posts; old
Dominion Nail Works. tin; l.. w. Glaze
brook. timing; +. Sitterding, Thomas y
Walker and j. J.. Taliaferro, lumber; y.
l.. Phillips. eXcavating
CAPTAIN Lockwood stated that he needed
twenty barrels of lime and four slate
hearths.
A Committee consisting Of Comrades
Minitree Folkes. Edwin =. Cox, and II. l..
Pollard was appointed 10 draft resolu-
tions in regard TO the death of Comrade
w r. Gum.
\ motion was adopted 10 set apart the
second Monday i'm each January as q
Memorial Day for the camp. on which
day the flag shall be placed at half mast
and suitable addresses be made by COM
rados selected for that purpose.
The Executive Committee was autho-
rized 10 select the day chief marshal. and
orator for laying the cornerstone Of the
cottage.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-10
ASSAULT AND LTNCHING.
Petersburg Negroes Discuss Way for Puts
ting "A Stop 10 Both,

PETERSBURG. VA. August 9.-Spe-
cial.-The colored people Of Petersburg
held a mass meeting tonight at the oak
street A. NJ T. Zion church. The object
of the meeting was I'm the interest OF
breaking up lynching and criminal as
sault.
Addresses were made by Rev. J. j..
Adams. the pastor Rev. T. u. Lee. pas
tor Of Central Presbyterian church. ana
D. F. Bats. The subject discussed was
'Lynching and Criminal Assault ana how
to Prevent Them
The discussion was all along the same
line. The remedy suggested for putting
an end 10 the evil was not lynchins' but
trial by the courts.
The speakers all held that IL was not
education nor desire for social equ1iity
that brought about criminal assault. but
il was immortality. and that the saloons
and pool tables were responsible for much
of the crime. ,,,
The speakers all denounced lynchi1g.
and said that they wanted the law meted
ont TO every guilty man.
Mr.. Y. b. Underhill Of the firm or
Currier and Underhill. clothiers. Of this
civ. was married this morning IN Staun-
ton 10 Miss Elizabeth Slauson. formerly
of Petersburg. The couple arrived mere
this afternoon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-10
SHOT ON BROID STREET.
Arthur Hatcher Wounds Junius Hinton.
Both Negroes, in Crowded Thoroughfare,

Just before o'clock last night on
Broad street near Sixth street, in a
crowded thoroughfare, one negro man
shot another narrowly missing in his
aim ladies and children who were pass
ing. or seated at the doors of their stores,
where they also reside.
Arthur Hatcher of $40 Moore street.
and Junius Hinton, Of 3l3 north First
street. had been drinking in the bar-uom
OF Aldino Biagi at 6l2 east Broad street.
where can generally be found negroes,
especially at night.
There were some words between them
concerning a business matter, when both
OF them left the bar and went out on the
side walk.
When near the corner Of Sixth
street. Hatcher turned and shot Hinton.
who was on the opposite side Of the pave
ment and ladies and children, and men as
well, who were passing ran 10 escape
the man with a revolver I'm his hand
In few minutes there were gathered
large crowd Of people and several
policemen came on a run from the Sec
ond Station. a block away.
Hinton was taken TO the Station House,
and the City Ambulance sent for. Or.
McGowan came with it promptly. and
took the wounded man to the Almshouse
for treatment.
He was shot in the left thigh. and had
an ugly wound. The ball was extracted,
and last night he was resting well.
Before he was taken from the station.
Hinton gave the name OF the man who
shot him, and the police soon had him
locked up i'm the Second Station.
When Hinton was searched. Il shoe
knife was found upon him, and Hatcher.
who shot him. declared that Hinton drew
knife upon him. and that he shot him in
self-defence.
Mrs c. Rupert, who has toy store
al COO east Broad was sitting at her door
with several Of her ncighbors. ladies.
with her and children playing about
them, when Hatcher began firing at Hin
ton.
They were naturally alarmed and ran
into the store, being greatly excited and
nervous when The Times man saw them
just after the shooting.
IL was wonderful that no one was hit
by the first shot fired by Hatcher. as the
man he shot at was on a line with a lady
who was sitting at Mrs. Ruperts door.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-10
A STUDY In TERSENESS.
JOE FIFE MAKES A WRITTEN CON-
FESSION no SER0 E.iNT EPPS.
Acknowledges Both Crimes-Hopes for
Salvation and Kepents His Misdeeds.
Preparations for the Execution.

As an example OF literary brevity the
confession OF Joseph Fife to City Ser
geant Epps yesterday assumes high de-
gree Of radiance. II contains less than
thirty words but I'm II is conveyed eN-
plicit Acknowledgement Of two heinOus
crimes. for one Of which the negro will die
on the scaffold on the 18th instant.
Fife called for writing materials shortly
before II o'clock yesterday morning. and
When Sergeant Epps came down TO the
JAN he was given note from the pris-
oner In which was a full confession OF
Two crimes-attempted assaults on Miss
Nina Russell and on Mrs. Mary G. Marks
and statement explaining the reason OF
his silence so far as being upon the adj
vice Of his lawyer.
STUBBORN RESISTANCE.
Fife's crimes were notable for their
holiness and brutality Both were IN
broad daylight and both committed in
localities thickly settled.
Thanks 10 a Lynchburg jury. verdict
was quickly rendered for death.
Since his conviction trial after trial was
made 10 have Fife confess, but ne stup-
bOrnly resisted.
Fife was looking exceptionally wen
when the reporter called on him yests
day. He expressed repentance Tor M
sins and the hope Of salvation. lie talktu
cheerfully about the anticipated eNecu-
ton, and seems 10 realize that III IL w
law bears him no individual mallce, pu.
that his death will be a lasting ana potent
lesson to evil-doers Of his class;
FOR THE EXECUTION. A..
Preparations for the hanging on tne
2ith instant will soon begin AT Tue yH'iii
The convD nicnces which nave scr 81
faithfully on past occasions VIII as"i" NC
brought into play. it,. ain 10
The witnesses Of the execution VIII pv
limited TO the press. surgeons, anu i.. 10y
besides the jail OFFICIALS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-10
ALEXANDRIA DELEGITES OFF.
Col. Mosby and the Matter OF His Appoint
mani lie Is Mnhe Much of.

ALEXANDRIA, VA. August 9.-Spe-
cial.-The local and county delegates go
to Roanoke by the early Southern train.
which will be run in sections enabling
Prince William and Fauquier and other
delegations TO go along AT the same time.
A large Washington delegation, headed
by Robert Newton Harper. will go down,
and II is expected that Mr. Joe Willard S
car will be attached at Fairfax.
Mr. Harper is going 10 introduce res
olutOn to the effect that the Convention
express itself on the subject Of the cleo
ton of Senators by primaries and that
all delegates TO the State conventions be
selected the same day.
A friend of Col. MOsby AZ Warrenton
told me last night that the Colonel is
considerably worried over the matter OF
getting an appointment at the hands OF
the administration. His friends tell him
that such is sure 10 come. but he has
not asked it. and he has legal business
in san Francisco which he will have to
take mp or drop altogether.
The WarrentOn people make great deal
Of him. He says he expects to leave for
the west within week.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-10

Richmond: James +. Gum 10 Fannie
g. D.. wife Of c. +. W. Moser - H,2- -
feet on west side First street, ITO 3'g-l-
feet north OF Cary, 81 900. o,
Royal NJ. Tillar 10 John B. Tillar, ~
feet on west side Seventh street. lot ~
Navy Hill. 81 S7O0S.
Hcnrlco. John Cussons to Cussous. May
& co. Incorporated. lot on which is SIT
auatcd the establishment Of Cussons. May
X CO.. az Glen Allen, strip or lana run
Ming around said building and the reser-
DR.. T. J. Hawks 20 Thomas T. Ragley.
90 feet on Twenty-ffth street southwest
corner Darlington, $3.50. oo
John n. Lebelt 20 Thomas Manuel, 20
acres I'm Varina township, $500
J. u. Mosby to Joseph y. Austin; lots
81 and - TO square =, Highland faiN'
5000
r.. VI. Tiller to John p. Tillar. II acres
about two and quarter miles north OF
Richmond between MechanicsVille l ul !,
500
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-10
POLITICS IN MIDDLESEX.
Tho Indications Are That senator j. NJ
Stubs VIII Succeed Himself.

SALUDA. VA. August 7.-Spcciai.-A
very large precinct mass-meeting of the
Democrats of Saluda district met here
at / o'clock to-day. according 10 previous
notice, to elect delegates TO the Thirty
ninth Senatorial District Convention.
which meets here on the 18th instant. and
also 10 elect delegates TO the House Con-
vcntion Of MiddlesoX and Essex. as those
two counties form one district 10 elect
jointly one member TO the Legislature.
The meeting was anything but harmo-
NOUS. and the ingenuity of some Of the
best politicians in the county was heavily
taxed at several stages Of the meeting TO
keep a scmblancc of order and ind out
the real sentiment of the voters.
The courthouse was packed. and the
two leading candidates friends were so
nearly equal that II was impossible 10
take a vote correctly. or at least Satisfac-
torily 10 either faction. Finally 1t was
agreed that those favOring a resolution
which was considered test should
march out the east door ana those OPP
posed 10 the resolution should go out az
the west door and tcllers were stationed
at the doors 20 count them. and If the
courthouse had been on fire IL could not
have been cmptied quicker.
IL was soon ascertained that eX-JudGe
Thomas f. Blakey had few more votes
than l. Boyd Sears and J. y. Stubs
combined. consequently the delegates were
instructed 20 cast the vote OF this dis
trict for Judge Blakey for the Senate. T.
NJ. Bray, w. w. Woodward, AShby Jones.
Russell Davis. and j. h. Segar were
elected delegates. with power TO appoint
their own alternates.
The delegates from the Jamaica district
were instructed 10 vote for Judge Blakey.
The delegates from Pinctop precinct
were instructed TO vote for J. Boyd Sears.
In the Freeshade district the regular
meeting was postponed until > O'Clock
In the evening. While the delegates elect
ed at that hour were instructed for Judge
Blakey. the Sears men claim that thor
men had left thinking there would be no
election.
II looks now as If Major J. y. Stubbs
will succeed himself I'm the next Senate
of Virginia. With twO-thrd of King and
Queen and Gloucester solid for Stubs
and Mathews safe on second ballot. ana
MiddleseX i'm a state OF unsettled division
the Gloucester Senator's familiar smile
may be continued four years longer.
The following are the delegates to the
House Convention: John X. Ferneyhaugh,
Norman Blake, w. II. Miller Walter
Hurley. d. NJ. Nelson. John Lakewood
Charles Burton. William G. Fitzhugh. Dr..
William s. Christian. Nathan BrstOw.
Mr.. Booker Garnett, Of Essex seems TO
be the only candidate for the House nom
nation for these two counties.
The death Of Attorney General Scott
has greatly increased Hon. II. II. Pol
lard's chances 10 succeed him. Major
Scott had many warm friends in this sec
ton and now that he is no more II IS
generally conceded all over these counties
that when Mr.. Lloyd Smith fails as the
First district candidate Mr.. Pollard Will
be their next choice.
No resolutions W, re offered 10 stop the
decline I'm silver or arrest the upward
tendency in the wheat market.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-10
Pith of the News.

A water spout Hooded Hot Springs ;.
D.. doing 100000 damage.
4 boiler in a saw mill at Blackton. Ark.
exploded. killing two white men named
Horn and Petit
Ontario and DAILY silver mines, Of Utah
have been closed down on account OF the
low price of silver.
Most Of the striking New York pants
makers are expected TO resume work TO-
morrow under compromise
Acting Mayor Waller. Of Chicago. H..
refuses to remit fines on dogs, though app
nlcations take all his time, he says.
Andrew Carnegie. the iron king in an
interview. declares that Mckinney ad-
ministration has been a great success
Tbirtv-five students of the Military
Academy. at Constantinople. nave been
arrested and will be deported for politl-
cal 1ntrigues.
Moses Banks a prosperous farmer
living near earning. y. y, was lured
from his house Sunday Right by four
men and murdered.
4 Paris inventor claims to have dis
covered a substance which will render
vessels invisible under the rays OF the
electric searchlght
A suicide mania has struck Paris. II
is reported that one or more persons
take their own lives daily. Many OF the
unfortunates are women.
A youth. named Edward Reid. Of Mount
Holley Pa, was struck In the temple
Saturday by a pitched ball. in a game
Of baseball, and probably fatally III
jured.
In a lecture before the New York Chau-
tauoua. Dr. Buckley editor Of the New
York Christian Advocate, severely de-
nounced the riding Of bicycles by women.
Moreover. he said, no Christian would
ride on Sunday.
Through her friends. President Nc
Kinlev and Rev. Or. Mansfield. his former
pastor at Canton. o., Miss Jennie Smith,
Of Baltimore. o., known as the Baltimore
(O) evangelist. has been reunited at
Chicago to her brother. Dickinson Il.
Smith. who has been missing for twenty
six years.
Rev. DR.. Frank Bristol. pastor Of the
First Methodist church. OF Evanston, Ill,
has received call from the Metropolitan
Methodist church. OF Washington, ID. c.,
which he has accepted. This Is the
church which President Mckinley attends
The change will probably not take place
until October.
The increasing orders which the Ches-
ter Pipe q Tube Mills Of Chester. Pa, are
receiving have made II necessary for the
company to lease the Tidewater Steel
Works. and that pl ant, which has been
idle for several years. will shortly be
placed in operation. IL will give employ
ment TO over one hundred idle men.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-10

Several Important Cases Before His Honor
Yesterday.

The first man up was w 5. Slaughter
who was disOrderly in the Capitol Square.
and he paid s.. "
James Terrell an old man from Phlla-
delphia. who follows the water for a
living. and who has been in the city
about six weeks, ran afoul OF a gale Sat
urday evening He left the dock at the
foot OF Seventeenth street and steered
toward Main street but he met female
who deceived him. He had SSl in his
pocket and the woman took IL away
from him. and then turned him loose upon
stormy water. Margaret Glasgow, col
ored, was arrested and a large part of
the missing money was found upon her
person. Hattie Mcneil was also arrested
and IL WAS discovered that she had
q white husband. Justice John gave both
the McNeills twelve months in default
OF $500 security. Margaret Glasgow was
also put under bonds, and the case OF
robbery was sent on 10 the grand jury.
Charles Evans the young negro who
has for long time been victimizing the
merchants about town by ordering goods
and asking that change he sent with the
order. and who always took both change
and goods. was given four months in three
cases
Rosa Belle Johnson. Ann Beaver and
Ruby Jackson. tnTCo co'ored women
were given six months each for shopt-
lifting. and were required 10 give security
for twelve months.
Mary Day and Nancy Payne. two color
ed women, were charged with going
through the pockets OF Mr.. ]. ]. Roberts
and taking f2n The casa went on to the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-10
AN ATTACK ON Mr.. SHERMAN
An English Paper Says He is Suffering
From Senile Decay,
HIS POLICY, 1T SAYS. is DANGEROUS.
England May Call Upon Washington to
"Back Up Its Blun''-The Globe Says
"UncIe sam Can't Boss the SHOW"
what MIR. sherman said.

LONDON, August Accommodating on
the interview Of the New York World,
with Secretary Sherman. the ST. James
Gazette this evening says:
Secretary Shermans utterances afford
no material for denial by his friends Of
the statement that he is suffering from
senile decay. But, after all Mr.. Sher-
man represents America, and we are
certain all international courtesies viii
be observed"
Continuing, the ST. James Gazette re-
fers to the Kalnoky incident when 1t says;
Austria properly severed diplomatic rela-
tions with Great Britain until Mr.. Glad
stone apologized for his attack on the
dual monarchy" and asks why there Is
one law in Europe and another In
America.
A DANGEROUS POLICY.
In conclusion. II repeats that this Is
dangerous line OF policy to follow.
Britain may call upon Washington ITO
back W its blur"
The Westminster Gazette referring 10
the same matter. says: "The interview
Is a fruity example Of Sherman's saloon
STYLE"
The Globe. on this subject, says to-
day: Secretary sherman ndd beltet Iu
himself Of the idea that Uncle Sam IS
going to boss the show either I'm She
gold fields or I'm the fisheries. We are
not ready to follow every quarrel with
blows: but when we strike we strike
hard. and the idea Of our being afraid Of
a third rate naval power like the United
States could only have occurred 10 n
lunatic or 10 Mr. Sherman. Judging from
his latest performances. we may S-ari-
tabIv assume that the rumors that Mr..
sherman is suffering from mental dis
turbances. are correct"
SHERMAN'S TTTERANCES.
The utterances attributed 10 Score
tary Sherman. upon which the comment
Of the London papers is based, were as
follows:
England IS great country. hut It
Is not always safe 10 assume that She
Is ready 10 follow mp every quarrel with
blows. She Ouarrels oftener than she
fights. II would he exceedingly difficult
for her 10 fight MS all alone about orr
seal catching. Russia and Japan are
I'm a similar position. and any quarrel he
tween the United states and England
on this score would. I'm all probability.
involve these other two countries
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-10
viii Celebrate German Day.

meeting Of the German-Amorican
Association Of Richmond was held last
evening al Saenger Halle, and was large
Is attended. T., .,,o
President Won Rosenegk was IN iuS
,b,fr After much debate IL was decided
10 celebrate German-Day, which VIII De
the 20th Of September A..
Broad-Street Park was chosen as We
Mace for the celebration. which VIII be
conducted as On former years.
4 committee was appointed 20 draw ny
IN. for tho celebration and report ~
tho next meeting. on August 23d next
This committee is made up or Messrs.
&. H. Phillips G.. Ruehrmund, T.; a.
Smmpf. W. H. Herbg. Joseph waller
stein f.. G. Ebel and Samuel ScheeI'