The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-01-12
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
Thursday, Jan. 5.

Thursday, Jan. 3.
CON'sRBss: acknowledgements canal
bill under consideration. Agreement with
Rosebuds and Lower Brules ratified.
Judiciary committee business.
Several minor bills passed.
Several Chicago painters and decora-
tors have formed cooperative associa-
tion.
Vice President Hobart is confined to
his home with mild attack of the
grippe.
According TO the estimate of the direc-
tor of the mintthe total gold production
of this country for 1898 was $57, 1861, 900.
Preliminary steps have been taken at
Minneapolis for the organization of
Professional Skating Mems association
of America.
Grand Duke Cyril Vladirimirovitch,
cousin of the czar of Russia, sailed from
New York on the Hamburg American
liner Fuerst Bismarck Wednesday.
The illness from which ex-Secretary
of State,Jo ohm w. Foster is suffering has
taken turn for the worse and it is
feared that pneumonia has developed.
Friday, jan. g.
CONGRESS: Senate-Resolution adopt
ed asking president1'if not incompatible. y
etc, for instructions given Paris peace
commissioners. Caffreyand Morgan spoke
on Nicaragua. Reconsideration passed
giving soldiers in foreign service two
mouths extra pay in lieu of furlough, and
those at home one menth. In committee
icfHa rlno
priation for civil service commission
adopted
Next years Italian naval estimates, it
is asserted, will provide for eight new
hattleships, two being of the first class.
Negotiations have just been completed
looking to the consolidation OF the
enamel and tinware companies of the
country.
Orders have been issued by the war
department for the Thirty-frst Mich
igan volunteer infantry, now at Knox
vile, to proceed TO Cuba for garrison
duty.
4 Nearly one kali of the railroads I'm the
Rhands of receivers at the beginning of
!. 1898 were talsal. back from the courts
h during the year, according to The Rail-
b road Gazette.
Saturday, Jan. 4.
| CONGRESS: ;Senate-District apgropria-
| ton bill passed. Also house bill grant
ing extra pay ITO soldiers House-Legis-
| lative appropriation bill under considera-
ton.
Chauncey Depew. it is believed, will
be the next United States senator from
New York.
The Angas=American JOINT high COM
mission has rresumed its sessions at
Washington.
| General Ludlow will form mural
mounted police force to patrol the
suburbs of Havana. They will bechosen
from General Menocal's force.
Filipinos are said to have refused to
surrender Spanish prisoners upon re-
quest of American authorities, deeming
that it might be considered an act of
submission to American authority.
Colonel Ray, who has had considera-
Bile trouble with Cubans in his district,
says 20 per cent are bandits and peace
disturbers, while the balance are anx-
ious to pursue their work in peace.
%Monday. Jan. g..
| CONGRESS-: Senate-Mr Hoar made
| speech opposing expansion. Mr.. Platt
| (Conn. replied. Caffrey completed speech
! on Nicaragua House-LegislatiHe bill
/ passed after restoration of civil service
| appropriation.
| George T. Tyler, "a years of age, was
killed in an.impromptu fight In Brook
! lyn by Thomas Foley.
! the Fourth United States infantry
| will leave Fort Sheridan for Manila,
via the Suez canal, on Jan. ID.
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota
has introduced bill providing for the
free importation of seed wheat.
| Albert B.. Hilton, who formerly car
ried on large dry goods business in
New York and is now real estate
broker, has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy The list includes the names of
about 10, 900 creditors, with total iabili-
ties of $s,53e, 1888.
Tuesday, Jan. 10.
CONGRESS- Senate Nicaragua canal
bill discussed Mason (Ills) made not
able speech fayoring independence for
Filipinos if they desired it. House
Alaska bill considered to exclusion of
other business
The fight between Oscar Gardner, the
Omaha Kid, land Dave Sullivan of Ire.
land was won by the former in the 18th
round.
Charges of bribery are made in con-
nection with the Montana senatorial
election. A legislative committee has
been appointed to investigate.
AS the result of the completion of the
so-called wire combine an advance of SO
per ton for wire and wire nails is an
nounced.
Colonel A. Nv. Dickinson of Hacken-
sack, Pa, collactor of the port of Jer-
sey city during the Harrison admins
tration, is dead
The president of Costa Rica, Senior
Rafael Iglesias, has arrived in London.
He will be the guest of the government
during his stay There.
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