The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-20
SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS NEWS

SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS NEWS
Thursday, Jan. II.
The new japanese cabinet has been
completed. - .
The annual convention of United
Mine Workers of America has reelected
M. B. Ratchford as president.
General Gonzales Nunez, the Span
ish captain general of Porto Rico, died
Immediately after his arrival there.
The National Live Stock Feeders
and Breeders association has just
closed very successful convention at
st. Paul
Justice Newman OF the Wisconsin
supreme court, who fell on an icy side
walk and sustained fracture of the
skull, is dead.
Charles Page Bryan of Illinois, nom-
mated to be minister to China, and ex.
Representative Conger of Iowa, minis
ter to Brazil, will exchange posts.
A Batavia dispatch announces that
the capital Of Amboyne, one of the Mo-
lucas islands, has been completely de-
molished by an earthquake. Fifty per-
sons were killed and 200 injured.
Friday. Jan. II.
China has conceded Port Arthur to
Russia.
President Dole of Hawaii will come
to the United States and labor for an
nexation.
General Augusta will succeed the
late General Munoz as captain general
Of Porto Rico.
Novelist lola will be prosecuted for
accusing the minister of war of perjury
in the Esterhazy trial.
The London Daily Mail announces
that Mr.. Laurence Irving, son of Sir
Henry Irving, is engaged to marry Miss
Ethel Barrymore, the actress.
A new hand stamp for the cancella-
ton of stamps, has beep adopted by the
postoffice department and will be SUBJ
stituted for the old ones as fast as
practicable.
Saturday, Jan. Is.
Senator Tabarrima, president Of the
Italian council of state, is dead.
The steamship Umbria, for Europe,
took out 100000 ounces Of silver.
Ex-senator Tabor of Colorado has
been appointed postmaster at Denver.
The house Indian committee has re-
duced both the number and salaries of
the Dawes commission.
Giuseppe Aimone and Lawrence
Chiara were accidentally killed at the
Iron King mine at Ironwood, Mich.
Mrs. Harriet Shafter, wife Of Briga-
der General Shafter, commanding the
department of California, is dead at
Fort Mason.
Prince, the super who killed Actor
Terris at London, has been found
guilty but irresponsible. He will be
confined as criminal lunatic.
Monday. Jan. II.
Mccoy has challenged Fitzsimmons.
@. M. Oliver, Montana convict, has
fallen heir to $4,000: -,~
Hon. BENJAMIN Butterworth, com.
missioner of patents, is dead.
A great fire at Trikkala, Greece, has
done damage to the amount of ESQ, 900.
President Dole of Hawaii has reached
San Francisco on his way to Washing
ton.
General Christopher Colon Anger, U.
S. A., retired, died of old age at Wash
ington.
Logan Carlisle, son of the ex-secre-
rary of the treasury, died suddenly in
New York.
Jacob G.. Neafe, president of the
Neafie & Levy Ship and Engine Build
ing company, is dead at Philadelphia.
Sir Alexander Mackenzie and Sir
Arthur Sullivan have been elected
members of the Swedish academy of
music.
General Booth of the Salvation Army
is in this country. He will remain un-
til about April 80, making trip across
the continent.
Tuesday, Jan. Is.
Secretary Alger is able to sit up and
is said to be otherwise improved in con-
dition.
Chauncey M. Depew has been elected
president of the Republican club Of
New York.
The Conway Cabinet company of
Milwaukee has made a voluntary as
signment to the Milwaukee Trust COM
pany.
The remains of the late Judge John
n. Scott, brother-in-law of ex- President
Benjamin Harrison, were buried Mon
day at Washington, Pa.
The Chicago Bakers union has begun
a war against the American Biscuit
company, and incidentally against all
employers of non.union bakers.
Edwin H. Weber. for ~ years one of
the editors of the Dunn County wis. }
News, died at his home in Menomonie
of acute Bright's disease, aged 52years.
The house committee on Indian af-
fairs has restored the salaries of the
members of the Dawes commission to
So, 900, but refused to put the number
of commissioners back from three to
five.
Wednesday, Jan. 10.
Nicolini. PATHS husband, is dead.
England has again declined to reopen
the seal question.