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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-10-06
Threa Fnrmers Killed.

RocKpoRT, Mo-. Oct. 6:-Lloyd and
Joseph Henderson and Frank Dorst,
farmer, were buried in a sand bank in
v',sn ,i a +s,ov ,re~e d'gging. They were
dead when take ONT an honr after
ward
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-10-06
l..R.TtRRHD.
STOCKTON. N. ". Tune "a. rSoA

o1oShIoN, ~. :, june 20, Io94s
DIR. M. M. FRNNER, Fredonia, N. Y.
Dear Sir'-About years ago be-
came bilious, sallow, dyspeptic and my
system was generally run down. Lost
appetite and flesh. Could not eat o.
sleep well, and had palpitation of the
heart-in fact was so wretched and un-
nerved that on several occasions my
friends thought ! would not live tiD
morning.
Two bottles of your Blood and Liver
Remedy and Nerve Tonic produced o
complete cure"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25
GENERAL sTERNBERG's REPORT.
Like All the Rest He Finds Somebody
Else to Blame.

Philadelphia Press.
Surgeon General Sternberg's report on the
work of the medical corps in the war nat
uraIly makes out the best case possible for
the surgeon generals office. In effect 1t
seems his office knew how TO prevent the
preVentable, foresaw the inevitable, but ow-
ing to conditions supposedly not under the
surgeon generals control this foresight ana
this knowledge of preventive measures were
rot applied in a very effective manner In
actual war--that Is. in the operations before
Santiago--the conditions that prevailed UNI
der the stress Of hostiitieS, and resulting
from the hasty nature of the departure from
Tampa, naturally nullified all medical prep
arations. In the camps In peace the care
lessness of the Individual soldier, the mex
perience of the officers, lay and medical,
and the neglect of strict sanitary measures
made up combination Ts which spelled ro dis
mental and division hospitals ana the dlI-
ficulties of hospital work generally helped
to aggravate the situation.
In effect the surgeon generals report,
therefore, throws on others the responsible
(ity for the lack of sanitary vigilance and
for the general carelessness that invited
diseases known to be preventable, and in
face of the informatory warning circulars
issued by the surgeon general oftlce. me
surgeon general in another particular points
out that red tape need not have proved
bugaboo had Geographic communication
with his office been tried. But, curiously
enough, while apparently blaming medlcal
officers for not making Geographic requtsf-
lions. it escapes the surgeon general that
he himself in his order committing war ra-
saries for the sick did not promulgate 1t by
telegraph, but let 1t unwind itself slowly by
messenger and mail through all the red
tape corridors until its arrival at the camps
was DELAYED by nearly fortnight. If there
ever was a case where the necessities called
for the use of the telegraph this "sick-ra-
tons" order of the surgeon general was
one. And though the soldier, his officer and
the doctor in the field were all apparently
quite careless it is not clear why the fore
sight of the surgeon general had not taken
this into its provision.
No one questions that the surgeon general
knew how to prevent typhoid and knew UNI
der what conditions camps would become
unsanitary and yet II Is unfortunately the
fact that with all his provision, with all
his circulars. typhoid in July ruled the
camps, became more prevalent in August
and was not got under control until Septem-
her Whether the system hamstrung the
surgeon general and prevented his science
and his bacteriological eXpertness from tell
ing is not made clear. Doubtless it did in
part, just as green medical men and green
officers and the green soldier all helped
to mudde things, and all with the best and
most patriotic intentions. But at the same
time ii would seem that il the energetic
measures the surgeon general talks about
as having been applied in July and August
had been applied in May and June a differ
ent tale might have been told.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25

There was no change in the Empires bill
yesterday. the usual holiday crowds being
present THE Merry Maidens' Company
will play all next week at the Empire.
Archie Mckenzie has been here for several
days ahead of Under Sealed Orders" COM
ing to the Park Monday. 1t is not a war
play but a strong story of the British Sc
cret service.
Leon Victor, advance representative for
Davis & Keogh's Down in Dixie which
appears at the Park Theater the latter part
of next week, is in the city. Mr.. Victor is
well known among theatrical people, and
made many friends while here last year.
Edward Abrams formerly Lewis Morri-
sons manager. arrived yesterday in advance
of the ever youthful Fanny Rice, whose an
nuai visit to indianapolis this year will be
for one performance only; She will appear
at English's next Thursday night. Dec /,
playing THE French Ball. which is now
in its third successful season.
The Thanksgiving audiences at the Grand
were so large as to make it necessary for
the orchestra to seek refuge under the
stage. 1t was record-breaking day for the
stock company. and the production of THE
Lottery of Love" made many new friends.
There will be three more performances of
this breezy French farce, with a matinee
tomorrow. Boxes of candy will be given to
the ladies' in the audience again next Mon
day night, when the stock company will APP
pear in 1.-The Idler."
There is claimed to be no detail of any
production which Mrs. Fiske will put on at
the Grand next Tuesday and Wednesday
that is IN any way inferior to her produc
tions in New York. Tess of the dUrber-
Viles" will be as finely mounted and pic
tured this season as last. Her presentation
of Love Finds the Way" "A Bit of Old
Chelsea" and ''Divorcons'' have been rated
by the critics as ranking with the best work
Mrs. Fiske has shown. The advance sale
will commence this morning at the theater.
Harry Asl1ins, the VIGOROUSLY genial the
atrcal manager, whose record in the amuse-
ment world is an open book from Boston to
San Francisco. is haE2 in advance of Charles
Coghlan. whose wes-known production Of
THE Royal Box will be seen for the only
time in this city at Engshs Friday and
Saturday of next week Mr. Askins received
word from Mr.. Coghlan last night that his
h-talked-about forthcoming New York
production will be grand revival of Du-
mass The Three MusketeerS, this being
the first mention of the name of the play
which Coghlan has selected. AS in The
Royal Box" Mr.. Coghlan has made his own
version of the play, which will require two
nights for its presentation. This is the same
play which Beerbohm Tree has revived in
London with such pronounced success, and
in which Cora Potter has scored her great
est London hit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25
BULLETS FLEW WILD
THE SEYMOUR MAYOR AND A NEGRO
FIGHT A BLOODLEss DUEL.
jackson County an Unhealthy Place
for Joseph Baird, the COIOred Or
atOr who Was MObbed.



SEYMOUR, Ind, Nov. PA shooting af-
fray took place this afternoon in the office
of Drs j. T. Shields and II. r. Kyle and
later was transferred to the street, where
there was a running duel between Mayor
A. w. Mills. of Seymour, and Joseph Baird.
the Democratic colored orator. who was
taken from jail and mobbed recently. In all
fifteen shots were fred none of them taking
effect. Baird was arrested Nov. 4 on the
charge of having forged Rev. c. A. Aliens
name to subscription list and having So
licited money from merchants for the al
legged purpose of defraying expenses of the
Richmond District African NJ. T.. Confer
ence then in session here. A warrant was
sworn out and Baird was placed in Jail in
default of bond. On Sunday morning Nov.
the locks on the Jail were battered off by
a mob and Baird was taken to the City
Park, where he was tied to a tree and given
a severe whipping. After which he was or
dered to leave the city. He went home and
armed himself with revolvers and threat
ened vengeance. His first story of the
whipping was that fourteen negroes COM
posed the mob, but recently he wrote an
article for a local paper in which he stated
that a prominent city official was member
of the mob who took him out of prison. He
also told DR.. j. Il. Shields that Mayor Mills
was one of the mob leaders. Dr. Shields in
formed Mills and to-day the mayor con-
fronted Baird on the street. Baird denied
and the mayor took him to face DR.. Shields.
The negro said: Mills you can't bluff me.
am fix l for you
Mills replied that he didn't care if he was
fixed that all that he wanted to have
the matter Strengthened up The two en-
tered DR.. Shields office and the doctor re-
peated the charge Baird had made. Baird
made movement to draw a revolver and
Mayor Mills drew a weapon at the same
time and began firing. Baird ran out of the
rear door and Mills remained in the office
a few minutes, after which he went out the
front door AS he stepped on the veranda
Baird opened fire on him from behind the
corner of the building. Mills again pulled
his weapon and started after the negro. A
running fire was kept up until the negro
had entered his own home without ether
being wounded.
AS soon as it became known about town
that bloodless duel had been fought a
regular old-time Seymour crowd gathered
on the street and there was vengeance in
it's makeup Baird was defiant and came
out of his house and walked down the public
streets. He was afterwards arrested by
Marshal Abraham Thicksten and taken be-
for Judge Hoover, where a warrant was
sworn out against him for carrying con-
unable to pay the fine he was taken to the
Brownstown Jail for safe keeping by Officers
Thicksten and Hopewell. who returned to-
night and say they safely landed Baird be-
n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25
A wOMAN's VICTORY.
HagerstOwn Mothers and Daughters
Have Reclaimed the Cemetery.

Have Reclaimed tue cemetery
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Nov. 24.-Six years
ago the Hagerstown cemetery was YER
liable weed patch, in which underground
hid the walks and driveways. For lack of
any appropriation the place had been neg
lected for years. few women secured
permission of the council to clean up the
weed patch and an organization was eff
fected through the personal efforts of Mrs.
Charles Backenstoce, Mrs. Carrie Stone
braker Mrs. Laura Hines, Miss Elmira
Davis and a number of others There was
no money available, but these women sue
ceeded in raising a fund with which the
work of reclamation was begun They then
went to the cemetery, superintended and
actually assisted in much of the work. The
work continued until every weed and
briar and thistle burned, paths and
driveways established flower beds laid out
trees planted and fences built The men
looked on in establishment. After COM
plotting the work the women determined to
take charge themselves They determined
to give an annual Thanksgiving dinner, the
proceeds of which was to be devoted to
the maintenance Of the cemetery.
Six years ago the first dinner given
and the success was far beyond eXpecta-
tions. Since then every Thanksgiving a
bountiful dinner is spread in the odd Fell
lows Hall, and citizens for miles around
attend. These dinners have become an in
stitution and former residents return to
attend it. The dinner to-day was the; best
of the series and the most largely attend
ed. The women receive great credit for
having taken the cemtery when it was
reproach TO every citizen in the neighbor-
hood and caused il to become one of the
most beautiful places in the county
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25
INDIANA OBITUARY.
DIR. ID. T.. skinner, Prominent in Ma
sonic and G. A. II. Circles.

DIR. ID. II. skinner, Prominent in Ma
sonic and G. A. n. Circles.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND. Ind, Nov. A.-Dr. d. r.
Skinner, a well-known physician and post
master at Salamonia, prominent In Masonic
and Grand Army circles. died at his home, in
Salamonia last night. For months past Dr.
Skinner has been i'm failing health and made
numerous trips to health resorts, but with
only temporary benefit DR.. Skinner was
born in Guernsey county, Ohio Dec 27. 1885,
and moved to this county when fifteen years
old. He was member of Company c,
Thirty-nnth Infantry, during the war, par
ticipatinG in the battle of Shiloh, siege of
Corinth, battle of Iuka, and then started
through Alabama. where his corps was
1anked by General Bragg and retreated to
Louisville While there he was severely
burned and was sent to Indianapolis where
he served in the military department under
Colonel Simpson Here he was promoted to
second lieutenant and sent on recruiting
service, returning in six weeks with sixty
men. A new company was organized, and
organized rs cavalry, known as the Seventh
with Gen. j. +. G. Shanks, of this city, as
colonel The regiment was assigned to the
Mississippi Department and then to the
Gulf. 1t served through Mississippi Ar
kansas Missouri. California and the Indian
Territory. and participated in the capture
Of Generals Cable and Marmaduke. Cap
tain Skinner was in command of the regi-
ment in the absence of all field officers. On
that day his eyes became sore and he was
Sc blind his horse had to be led. Captain
Skinner was then transferred to a hospital
at st. Louis, where the declaration was
made that he was unfit for military duty and
never would be again. He resigned from
the service and left for his home in this
county. His eyes grew stronger and he
began reading medicine. graduating from
the Eclectic Medical College. of Cincinnati in
1876 He commenced the practice Of medi-
cine at Salamonia, and also opened a gen.
eral store Under the last administration
DIR. Skinner was appointed Salamonia post
master. The funeral will take place to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at Salamonia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25
AS COL. YELL SEES 1T.
An IIIuminative Production Bearing
on Current Events.

Boston Record
From Greenlands icy mountains an Ma
nila's coral strand, the pore benighted hea-
then call away to beat the band They re
achin' ter be civilized, in every heather
land, an we've gotter have an army fer
the job The heather are a-callin' to our
noble Cristian race. America with all the
rest has got to set pace, and for our sur
plus produces we must have market
the job. The heather in the peaceful paths
Of freedom must be led. Al present he 8
too VOLATILE and light as to his head. The
only way to keep him down S ter. fiji him
UP with lead-and we've gotter have an
army fer the job. Then it's rise up Willie
yum Riley now and come along weth me-
We're goin to bring en- blessin's and 70
set their pore souls free. They're only
yeller niggers, an they IL soon pc up a
tree.-but we've gotter have an army fer the
The pore benighted heather now no Chris
tian peace enjoys Well ed1ercate en-
like they do at Virden, Illinois, or down ~
Caroliny where we hang EN-, men ana
bows Just ter elevate the standard Of the
race. The Malays Of the Phtlerpeens halnt
their place Themselves shudder at their
gall! We've gotter kill EN- off in droves, to
make the rest sing small and ter elevate
the standard of the race They re so be-
sotted i'm their pride that eft the truth were
known, they'd likely ask our government TO
leave 'em all alone. The heather N tnelI
blindness now bow down to stock and
stone; but we'll elevate the standard OF
their race. They've gotter learn their les
gotter crawl and grovel under white mems
noble rule. We've gotteP tread EN- In IN
mud, ter keep our tempers cool and ter ele-
yate the standard of the race.
The onward march of destiny, no Niger
crowd can stay The Angio-SaNon race
must git it's three square meals DAY.
Well take their lands and make EN- work
and then Wen shout "Hooray! an thus
we'll spread tn gospel far an wide. wei
raise 100000 men ter fight 'em In their
swamps. to lie at night in jungles with
their fever-ridden damps. and tho Wen
lose 1900 there. from wounds or cholera
cramps. we'n spread tn blessed gospel far
an wide Altho' / haven't been to church
for nigh on twenty year, 1t makes me feel
reel pious Just to think of the idear Il saw
one firm will send out there 10000 quarts
OF beer) of how Wen spread the gospel FAR
am wide I'd write YOU more but ! have
got a little" date at three. We're goin
fc hang a Niger politician to tree. SO l
VIM close this letter on the march Of des-
tiny and the way to spread the gospel Tar
an WIZ COL. YELLOWSTONE YELL
Yellville S. c., Nov. 10.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25
OUR DUTY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
No Reason why They Should Be Kept
Forever When We Get Them.
Washington Post

We must confess that we fail to perceive
the force of the argument that the United
states should hesitate to insist upon the ac-
QUESTION of the Philippines because such ac-
QUESTION would necessarily entail uDOn lis
the duty of keeping them forever. There
may be reasons why we should refrain from
anneXing the Philippines. but this is not one
of them. One may We'll ask whether the
possession OF these distant islands inhab-
tied by an alien people. hopelessly estranged
from us By blood tradition, ideas customs
and religion, is worth the price we shall
have to pay for it, There is a question too
as to the moral and the economic aspects
Of the caSe-Whether we are under obliga-
tions to undertake the evangelization of
millions OF heather who have no claim
upon Us, and whether, from purely sordid
view the experiment will pay. These cues
lions, we freely admit, are open to contro-
versy. But TO say that if we take the Phil
ippines away from Spain as a result of our
victory over that nation we are bound in
honor to keep them forever and to be re-
sponsibe for their spiritual and material
welfare Is to indulge In purely childish nom
sense.
The question of the Philippines is one
of policy, of empire. We can take or leave
them as we please The logic of events
clearly calls upon us to take them; public
opinion recognizes that logic and popular
feeling demands its realization. We Shall
therefore, take and. in all human probable
ity. hold the islands. But ii is absurd to
suppose that, having acquired the islands,
we arc responsible to anybody or are under
the smallest obligations. moral. sentimental
or religious. touching the disposition we may
see fit to make of them subsequently. They
have become ours by right of conquest. They
are ours. That is al. The title carries with
IL the right of choice in the final use we
may make of the property. we owe no
nation duty in the premises. None may
properly interfere with us. and none will
at least successfully. Nothing is or can be
more certain than that the United States
will DISPOSE OF the Philippines according to
its preference and judgment-for its own
benefit and satisfaction If any European
nation needs an object lesson in this re-
spect the lesson is to be had on easy terms
n
their own. The question is with us exclusive
~. We shall anneX the archipelago make it
cur own, and then. afterward. do exactly
what we please with ii. We will keep, sell,
exchange. or give II away. Any European
power that sees hit TO Interfere in our af-
with very little delay The Philippines are
our affair. We shall take them now and do
what we please with them afterward.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25
MARI in Lake wawasee.

wabash PAN Dealer.
The discovery of Il bed of mari suitable
for the manufacture of cement of the finest
quality, i'm Lake Wawasee. and the conse-
quent erection of extensive cement works on
the bank of the lake at Syracuse, has at
tracted cement makers from all parts of
the country to Milford, and the prospecting
has resulted in finding some large beds of
mari equal In all respects to that discovered
in the lake To-day the representatives of
a large cement works in Cleveland have
gone over the territory securing options on
considerable tracts of land near Milford.
The visitors are Germans, unable to speak a
word of English, and through their inter-
prefers said they were anxious to purchase
all the land in the neighborhood at fair
valuation. An agreement TO take two farms
is understood to have been closed and the
capitalists openly asserted that with the
coming of spring they would commence
work on a. large plant. An engineer in the
employ of the same men, w. A. Cook. Of
Goshen, is now making soundings in part
of Lake Wawasee to which the strangers
are seeking to acquire a title. The mari re-
mote from the lake is found few feet
under the surface and is remarkably easy TO
work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25
ndinnn Notes.

Thomas Hervey, aged eighty died
Wednesday at his home in Richmond. The
remains will be taken to Cincinnati.
Linville Ferguson and wife, of Milton,
Wayne county. celebrated the sixtieth ami
versary of their marriage last Tuesday.
The Haynes wheel works, Of Portland,
have been sold by the receiver, S. A. Whip
pie, to w. s. Fleming, the consideration be-
ing 81, COO.
NJ. c. Henley, widely known a manu-
facturer of roller skates with other Rich
mond capitalists. has opened a skating rink
there. believing the craze has sufficiently re-
turned to justify it,
The oratorical primary at Earham takes
place Dec. l and the following will partici-
pate: Seniors. Earl Harold and Charles
Marley juniors Raynard Kelsey and Oscar
Noon: sophomore, c. G. lowering; fresh
man, Harold Kapp.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25
McCnx Clnims SeIf-Defense.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBCRG, Nov. A.-Robert A. Nc
Coy, a wealthy farmer residing three miles
west of this city, shot and killed George
Newman, an engineer. in this city yester-
day. Mccoy and Newman had been quar-
reling for some time over different things
and finally disagreed during the campaign,
Newman charging Mccoy with working
against a Republican candidate for COM
missioner. Yesterday Mccoy with j. w.
Pierce in his buggy, passed Newman's house
and was stopped by Newman, who came out
and renewed the quarrel Newman Is said
to have reached for his revolver. but Mccoy
opened fire first. shooting him three times:
He was carried back to his house and died
in half hour without making a statement.
Mccoy gave himself up. A revolver was
found on Newman with one exploded shell.
Mccoy claims Newman had threatened to
kill him on sight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE Ind. Nov Ex-senator
Enoch G.. Hogate, who has been mentioned
as candidate for judge of the Hendricks
Circuit Court to fill the vacancy caused by
the election of Judge Hadley to the Supreme
Court, announces in this weeks Republican
he is not candidate. In his card he says:
cit is true that / had aspirations for the
position. but, as to receive the appointment
at this time would necessarily Vacate my
seat in the Senate / have concluded not to
that some heat is being engendered by the
friends of others who want the place. A
contest in the party for the appointment
would not be productive of good results to
the party or TO the appointee in his official
capacity"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25
Gnnd Neirhhnrs.

Wabash Plain Dealer.
The farmers residing in the vicinity of
Oliver Goodlander who was so seriously in
jured Monday while hauling a load of corn
to his home, possess the right spirit. 1t is
doubtful whether there is a neighborhood to
be found i'm the county where so friendly Il
feeling exists. When there lis any special
work on any of the farms all that is neces-
sary is for the neighbors to get the news Of
what is needed, and If necessary there will
be a general turn out of the men and women
to lend a helping hand. Friday is the day
appointed by the neighbors and friends or
Oliver Goodiander to meet on his place with
teams and shuck and haul in his corn, and
do such other work about the place as may
be needed