The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23

Saturday, Feb. 1S.
CONGRESS-: Senate-Postofice appro-
priation bill considered. House-Naval
appropriation bill and eulogies for Con-
gresham Northway Of Ohio.
One of the reformers of the Wisconsin
legislature has introduced bill to pre-
vent tight lacing by women.
All the surviving captains of Spanish
warships destroyed in the naval battles
of Santiago de Cuba and in Manila, by
the American fleets, will be courtmar-
tailed.
Senior Montero Rios, who was presi-
dent of the Spanish peace commission,
has resigned the presidency of the SEN
ate, owing to the popular outcry against
his defense Of the commission.
President Jordan of Stanford univer-
sity has announced the appointment of
DR.. John Caspar Branner, head of the
geology department, as vice president
of the university.
Monday, Feb. go.
CONGRESS: Senate-Army bill replaces
|. anti-scalper bill as unfinished business.
House-Bill appropriating $50, 0OO,OOO fol
Spain passed under suspension of rules.
The court of inquiry into the charges
against General Miles has organized.
Corporal w. M. Osborne, Company F.
First South Dakota, is dead at Manila.
King Oscar has recovered from his
recent illness and has again resumed
control of affairs of state.
The Arlington apartment building,
one of the most fashionable apartment
buildings in Chicago, has been destroyed
. by fire.
The transport Sheridan, with the
Twelfth infantry and four remaining
companies of the Seventeenth, has sailed
for the Philippines.
Senator Jones of Nevada has struck it
rich in Costa Rica He has been in
formed by his manager that valuable
lead has been found in his gold mines
in that country.
Tuesday, Feb. FL.
CONGRESS-: Senate-Postoffice appro-
priation bill passed. Army bill taken up
for discussion. House--Naval bill dis.
cussed.
The Society of Daughters of the
American Revolution are in session at
Washington.
The National Council of Women
which has been in session at Washing
ton for several days has adjourned.
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught
have arrived at Omdurman, Egypt, and
met with an enthusiastic welcome from
the natives.
The task of building railroad from
Skagway to the summit of White Pass,
an elevation of nearly 1000 feet, has
been completed.
The French chamber of deputies has
voted credit of 10000 francs to de-
fray the expenses of the obsequies of the
late president, M. Faure.
Wednesday, Feb. 22.
Robert J. Burdette, the humorist, is
to marry Mrs. P. G. Baker, very
wealthy widow of Pasadena, Cal:
An epidemic of influenza has prevailed
in the greater part of Europe for some
time past. In England mild type of
influenza Is very prevalent.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ponisi Wallis (Mme.
Ponisi) is dead at Washington, aged 80
years. She was at one time one of the
best known actresses on the American
stage.
A member of the faculty of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin has invented sue
cessful method of thawing frozen water
pipes with electricity and at trifling
expense.
Admiral Schley having been given
permission to vindicate himself, shows
by suppressed official records that his
'reprehensible conduct" consisted
merely of strict obedience to the orders
of his superiors.
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