The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-06-02

Returns from Cne city ana town elec.
tons held throughout Virginia Thurs
day, all tell much the same story-that
of Democratic success. At many
places the Democrats had no opposition.
Mrs. George M. Pullman has re.
nounced the terms of her husbands
will and chosen her dover right The
share, under the dover arrangement
will be materially greater than under
the provisions of the will.
saturday, May 20.
Fire at Dallas, Tex, caused loss of
100000
An explosion occurred at the works
of the Hazardville Comm Powder
company. Two men are reported
killed.
4, The war department has accepted the
services of company of 200 German
csharpshooters in the eastern district of
brooklyn.
Madrid newspapers continue to urge
the cutting of the American cable con.
nections across the Atlantic if the Gu
ban cables are severed.
A circular issued to the stockholders
of the Great Northern railroad com.
pany by President Hill announces the
acquisition by the company of the
stock of the Seattle and Montana rail.
road.
Monday, May 80.
The First regiment of South Dakota
started for the Philippines Sunday.
The cruiser Columbia had hole
stove in her side by collision with q
British vessel, which was sunk.
Ornament won the Brooklyn handi-
cap, Ben Holiday second, Sly Fox
third. Time, 2:10.
The president has appointed Matthew
9. Butler of South Carolina major gen.
eral and James r. Waites of Texas,
Nelson Cole of Missouri and William
G. Oates of Alabama brigadier gen.
erals.
Six additional postal clerks have been
detailed to the camp at Chickamauga,
making 20 in all at that camp. The
mail is delivered three or four times a
day. and as many as $4,000 letters have
been delivered at one time.
Tuesday, May 81.
The monetary congress in connection
with the Omaha exposition will open
Sept. Is.
Preliminary steps for an alliance with
England are reported to have been
taken in Washington.
An operation has been performed on
Actor Thomas w. Keene, who is suffer
ing from appendicitis. His condition
is said to be very critical.
Secretary Long has officially COM
mended Captain 9. E. Clarke and the
officers and men under his command
/ for their excellent work in bringing
the battlesuip Oregon safely to Key
West.
The navy department will call upon
shipbuilders at once to prepare to build
the three battleships authorized by the
present session of congress with q
limit of cost, excluding armor and
armament, of s., 600, 900 each.
Wednesday, June 1.
Fire at Escanaba, Mich, Quilted the
Fair. the largest department. store in
the upper peninsula. The loss is 200.
A thousand employees of the Singer
sewing machine works Of South Bend,
Ind, have struck for q return to the
| wages paid in 1891.
The insurgsnt brigadier general,
Gonzales, who was wounded on Sun.
day near Sagua Ia Chica. province OF
Santa Clara, has died Of his wounds.
Samuel Piimsoll, known % "the
sailors friend, - originator OF the f.
| NOUS "Plimsoll mark. to prevent the
overlooking Of ships, is said to b dy-
ing at Folkestone.
q. d. Russell nephew Of Secretary
Of War Alger, was married to Miss
| Gretchen Kruger ct Camp Mckinley.
| Russell is : private in Company 4.
| Fifty first Iowa volunteers. and viii
leave for the front in few days.