The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-07-21
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Thursday. July IA

Thursday, July Ia
The plumbers strike at Kansas City
has been declared off aud the strikers
will return to work at the old scale Of
wages.
Judge Gary has signed the bill Of ex.
captions in the Luetgert case. The
record is now ready for transmission to
the Illinois supreme court.
News has reached Seattle from Cop
per City tat j. William Beard, the
noted mining expert of Philadelphia,
persisted in storm some time in May.
The project of Woo Chow reports
the imperial losses to be 1900 killed,
and adds that unless he is reinforced
before Friday. he will be forced to sur
render.
Captain Eulate of the Vizcaya, is
quoted in an interview as saying the
orders of the Spanish fleet were to sink
the Brooklyn, she being considered the
only American vessel swift enough to
catch the Spaniards.
Friday, July Is.
The gunboat Bennington from San
Francisco will go north to look after
alleged privateers.
At the Newmarket second July meet
meeting, the Lorillard- Berestord stables
S-year.old bay tilly Jlffy II won the
high weight handicap.
The president has appointed Brig.
adler Generals Kent and Young to be
major generals and Henry Carroll to
be q brlgadier general
At a meeting of the Wisconsin State
hold the tournament next year at Co.
lumbus. +. w. Harvey O: Beaver Dam
was elected president tor the ensuing
year.
The family allowance Of Jane l.
Stanford, from the estate Of her hus-
band, the late Leland Stanford, has
been reduced from $4,000 to $1,000 u
month. The reduction was made at
the request OF the widow.
Saturday, July .6.
The National League of Republican
Clubs decided upon biennial conven.
tions.
Lord Rosebery's 4.year-old colt We
lasquez won the Eclipse stakes of el0,.
600 at the Sandown Park second sum.
mer meeting.
Colonel Stone OF San Francisco. the
president of the California State
League, was elected president Of the
National Republican League.
The fever that American soldiers
around Santiago have is said to be of
short duration, acclimatizes them and
makes them stronger than before.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lynn linton, the Eng
lish novelist and essayist, widow of the
late James linton, the celebrated wood
engraver, is dead. Mrs. linton was
born in 1879.
The total receipts for 1897 at 80 OF
the principal postofices OF the United
States were 81, 1874, 357, while the year
just closed brought in IS, 300, 865 at the
same offices, an increase of $30l. $50. or
10 per cent.
Monday. July 18.
The Chicago Temple building enter.
prise has been abandoned by the state
presidents OF the w. @. T. u.
The convention of the Baptist Young
Peoples union, which has been in ses-
sion at Buffalo, has adjourned, to meet
next year at Richmond, Va.
The Wisconsin River Pulp and Paper
company's mill at Stevens Point was
destroyed by fire. The loss will be be.
tween $3.50, 900 and $500. 900.
The leading members Of the new
China party are assembling from all
parts of the world to aid in the rebel
lion against the present government in
China.
The president has appointed N. O.
Murphy to be governor Of Arizona to
succeed Myron w. McCord, who re-
signed to accept the colonelcy of an
army regiment.
Arthur s. Beals, professor Of philos.
ophy in the University of Washington.
was killed by falling through an open
hatch on the steamer Arizona, while al
the Seattle docks.
Tuesday JuIy ~.
Hurry orders have been given to the
squadron of Commodore Watson and
it is expected he will sail this week.
Santiago harbor has been cleared OF
mines and American ships have en-.
tered. The Red Cross ship Texas with
supplies was the first large vessel to
enter.
On the second trial Of their cases
NM Zo!a and Perrieux were each SEN
fenced to years imprisonment. to
5000 francs fine and to pay the costs OF
the suit.
The president has issued q proclama.
ton providing for the government OF
Santiago He has also signed a war
tariff. for that port and all vessels will
be allowed to clear thence from United
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