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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-02
Friday, Feb. "a.

CONGRESS: Senate-River and harbor
bill with Nicaragua canal bill attached
passed. House-Army appropriation bill
on. Johnson (Rep., Ind. made a sensa-
tional attack on the administration s
Philippine policy.
1t is proposed to divide London into
Is municipalities.
Half of Muskogee, I. T., has been
burned, with about half million dol
lars loss.
A compromise has been reached on
the army bill whereby an extra session
will be averted.
Five members of the Thirteenth Min
nesota regiment We're wounded in the
fighting around Manila the present week.
Senator Jones Of Arkansas is confined
to his bed with an attack of angina pee,
toris. His condition is not considered
serious.
1t is insisted that Secretary Of Wa,
Alger will resign. Ex-Governor Mer-
RAM leads those mentioned for the sue.
cession.
Omaha packing house employees claim
to have many grievances and strike is
likely. They claim the reforms prom
ised last summer have not materialized.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-02

Commissioner Dearth has Cancelled the
license to do business in Minnesota of
the FIT. Wayne Fire Insurance company.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-02
PALACEON WHEELS.

The Burllngton's new Minneapolis and
ST. PaulChicagoand St. Louis Train con-
sists OF
a buffet library car
a combination sleeping car
Astandard sleeping car
A compartment sleeping car
A dining car
A reclining chair car
A day coach (high back seats)
The most costly, beautiful, luxurious cars
on earth. Steam heated; Electric lighted:
Wide Vestibuled. No extra fares.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
STORER Is MISSING
Nothing Known Of the Whereabouts Of
Ambassador to Spain.
HAS NOT ARRIVED AT MADRID
The Last Heard Of Him He Was at
Paris.
SOMETHING SERIOUS IS FEARED.
Mr. Bailey Has Been Proved to Be tmi-
uently Correct
SOMETHING SERIOUS IS FEARED
DEAL CONCERNING THE SuPEUylSORSHIPS
pcmocrnttc senators Insisted or
Naming the Men Allotted I"
Their states.

washington, June THE mysterious
disappearance of Bellamy storer, acored-
tied United states minister to Spain, is as
ginning a. serious aspect and the officials
Of the state department arc very much con
oerned over his whereabouts. 1t was ad-
mitted this morning by Secretary Hay that
tbe minister is officially lost" and that
any information which would lead to the
discovery OF his whereabouts would be
thankfully received,
When Minister Storer was transferred
from Belgium to Spain he was instructed
IN proceed to Madrid at his earliest con-
vep,enoe Nearly month ago he caolec
the department that he had left ANTWERP
fo- paris and intimated that he would pro
ceed from there to the Spanish capital al
most Immediately. This was the last com
munication received from Mr. Storer' sine
that time he has been locatcdNhut once
which was about three weeks ago at Pari'
{ When the Duo d'Areos stopped at tn
French capital on his way to the Unite
= states. he had an interview with Mr.. Stc
h rer. during which 1t was agreed That oo'
d diplomats should present their credenua
h simultaneously in order that the form
n restoration OF relations between the uhlt'
y states andspain might take place at Il
same time.
!. Minister storer informed the spani
l. ambassador that he would remain In Pa
- only long enough to give the Spanish re
81 resentative time to reach Washington II
~ information was given Secretary Hay
H. the minister from Spain upon his arrl'
$. here. The arrangement met with the
ed prohation of the secretary Of state a
!, everything progressed smoothly until
tn Hay arrived at the state department No
he day morning and learned that no inform
IA ton OF Mr. Storer's appearance az Mad
had been received Then inquiries W
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
PEACE PREDICTED.
Schurman Is Very Optimistic Concern.
inc Situation,
BUT THE PRESIDENT IS NOT.
| The Reason He Has Not Given Out the
Message.
/ REFUGEES ARE BEING TURNED BACK.
Presence in Manila Undesirable for SAM
iary Reasons.
HOW A SERGEANT CAPTURED A FLAG
Charged the Native Position Unsur-
ported aud Escaped without
4 wound.
REFUGEES ARE BEING TURNED BACK.
Presence in Manila Undesirable for SAM
tary Reasons.
HOW A SERGEANT CAPTURED A FLAG
charged the Native Position Unsur-
portcd and Escaped without
Wound.

Washington. June More details OF
President schurman's lengthy cipher dis
match received by Secretary Hay on sat
urday last are coming to light In re-
viewing the situation he informs the presi-
dent that Aguinaldo is less troublesome
factor in the situation than General Luna
aud several other Of his generals. Asuin-
aldo, President schurman states fully
realizes the hpolessness Of holding out
longer against the American forces and
wants to surrender, but is prevented from
doing so By some OF the men he has around
him. Mr. Schurman further states tnat
the better element among the Fillpinoe are
coming into tho american lines in great
numbers.
Hn is very optimistic regarding the
situation aud It Is on this account pron-
ebIv more than any other that his dis-
patch has not been made public He aas
made predictions before regarding an
carly termination Of the war which have
/ failed Of verhcation and the president
does not want to ne misled again mic
making rash promises on the strength o.
the news he receives from Inc preslp ~
Of tho peace commission.
Upon the view Of the last dispatch from
Mr. Schurman he sent q cable to Genera
Otis directing him as far ss practlcahie u
continue an aggressive warfare 1Smns
that portion Of General Lunn's army wnlol
, is holding out 50 persistently against IN
American troops and one 10 Schlrman nl
| recting him to do all in his power TOWARD
convincing the Fiiplnos that the unite'
= Stntos government Is sincere In It's our
pose OF giving them a stable sclt-govern
uput.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
A GIGANTIC COAL TRUST
>. r. IN Fix Prices for Vhrce s'"''N
and n Tcrritors

u Is to FIN tr''N
and Territory
Kansas city Mo, June 7---Nearly "VV
mine operators, coal shippers aud reta''
Goa, merchants from Arkansas Missouri
kansas and tho Indian Territory and OKLA
homo. at meeting here today. organized
as the Mid-slate Wholesale and Ho'a'.
coal Dealers association. The object Oh
this association is to arbitrarily NIX '"e
rr,cc Of coal in the states and Territories
named. The by laws adopted provde hn't
| of 10 cents to 81 per ton 10 be ihposou
upon operators who shall sell direct "a
oopsumers, except in wholesale lots an'
upon retailers who shall sell below th'
exed scale Of prices. TO enforce the COZ
lection of these nnes a boycott OF onender'
nv other members Of the association Il
provided. A secretary to manage the al
fairs Of the association is to be appointed
Harry Taylor OF Lyons, Kan, was e'ee'o'
president.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08

templates the institution Of a tribunal for
certain number OF years TO which will
be submitted the obligatory arbitration OF
cases enumerated In artis'e 10 OF the Rus
sian project, already published, unless the
powers in conflict agree on a special
tribunal to settle differences
All cases OF optional arbitration may
be submitted and all the powers. whether
signatories or otherwise may submit their
differences to this tribunal by applying to
the permanent bureau.
The APPENDIX TO this agreement provides
basis for the organization OF the tri
bunal. rules Of procedure and the crea
ton OF pertinent bureau to sit at This
Hague.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
GLEN Ecuo REUNION.
oo,ica.ton OF Monument IN stone-
wall Jackson.

Washington. June THE exercises OF
III. Confederate Veterans reunion at Glen
Echo today was carried out in the pres
once If small crowd. The first perform
srcs of interest was the dedication of the
Glen Spring monument to the memory OF
stonewaIl Jackson Mrs. Buckner pro-
nounced the dedication in the presence OF
an Inc visitors at the grounds
The exercises At n tse a i5s drection Of
Ihs H,,da ~ winchester. Va, Addresses
,ysrs mad made BY Corporal Tanner and Hon
John Aeza9asf The The l ss en p0 rst8 Ss
me nlstots sr,ents with those Of the grea
tnels ,, Isr cayalry leaders Of the revolution
ans paving high tribute to the yalor g am
Virtues Of Ire s2qher IDS yf5s sa corp ssa
IA la. 80 soote very pleasantly on the re
nn NON Of the blue and the gray, paying re
speetful tribute to eacn'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08

set on foot TO endeavor to locate Mr.. Storer |
by documents on file In the department
The subject was also brought up at the
cabinet meeting yesterday by the worried |
secretary and nc was advised 10 cable to
Madrid asking for Information concerning
Mr.. storer Mr.. Hay is said to have hlied
out cablegram containing instructions TO
the missing minister to report at once and
then requested the cabinet officers to put
the address on the message.
The only possible chance OF learning
ANYTHING OF the lost American diplomat
is said to he through Ambassador Porter
az Paris and unless the department re-
ceives some information tonight he VIII be
cabled to institute investigations imme-
diately
The communications pertaining to OIL
cial business received from Ambassador
Porter during the past three weeks do not
contain any mention OF Mr.. Storer's de-
parture for Madrid.
There are many ruhnors circulating
through the department which tend to
show that the general belief prevails
among the officials that something has
happened to Mr.. storer.
Developments today prove that Hon
In W. Bailey was correct in saying that
was ocheap politics for General Merriam
"a allow tho United States senator's Il
have tho exclusive privilege of naming TN
census supervisors allotted to the demo
Gratis in the Southern States. The reaso
for General Merriam assertion cam
p out today when delegation called on mr.
S ana demanded that tho republicans b
n,ven all the supervisors from the Stau
when General Merriam vused they ea'
riod tho case mn TO the president ana the'
It tho whole story was told by General Me-
It RAM He informed the president that II
~ senate has usurpod his appointing pr
roeatiye by entering into a deal hefo
.he census law was passed to parcei q
the apnolntments of the supervisors amor
"a themse,ves. He said the rNmocrats In II
al eenate refused to vote for tho law al
-, threatened to flihuster unless they shou
have the appointment Of an equal share
'u the supcrvisors in the %smocratc state
RI General Merriam was compelled TO t'
o. those inside facts about that litue sen
H. tor,al deal in justice to himself the pre-
acnt is very angry ahcTt II and it wo'
soem that the democratic mcmbers'ot &c
i've gross in the house have kick coming u
ce Mr.. Bailey was the first TO discover
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
CONFERENCE ON TRUSTS.

,,,.,;ny at Chicago Postponed in Re-
suonse TO Demands for More Time.
chicago. June I'm response to de-
mand for more time made by many Puo''
officials and organizations invited TO pau
ticipate in the conference on combinations
and trusts in this city on June 20 10 ~
the general committee having charge OF tIe
arrangements has decided to change tne
time OF the meeting to September 10 TO TO-
Inclusive.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSVAAL
UREAK-powN OF NEGOTIATIONS rs
THE CAUSE OF ANXIETY.
believed that Military Preparations
WIN Re BeRun, Though Britain
Does Not want War.

London, June THE report OF the break |
down az the Bloemfontaln negotiations
has created considerable anxiety in politi-
cal and official circles and there is much
speculation as to the next move OF the
British government While Great Britain
probably does not mean war, It is general
" thought that at any rate there VIII be
military preparations
London, June THE Right Hon Arthur
Balfour. government leader in the house oil
commons. in the course Of speech at
political banquet this evening said that the
failure Of the Bloemtontain conference
was source of deep regret to the govern
ment. 1t was England's duty he said not
TO allow her rights TO be trampled upon
! hut he did not believe that the controver-
sizes we're incapable Of solution
London June THE Exchange Tele-
eraph company today publishes an inter
view with the parliamentary secretary o.
tho colonial office. the Earl of Selherne IN
which he Is quoted as declaring that th'
conference at Bloemfontain, to arrang'
futpre relations between Preslden
Krneeer Of the Transvaal republic ana TN
Rrttisb high commissioner and goveFno
of Cane Colony. Sir Alfred Miner prove
or,nent1y unsatisfactory and that there
no probability of Its resumpuoh'
! Brussels. June 7.--pr, Leyds' the ''u''
l nsar commemorative OF the TransVaal' rs
roce,vod cable dispatch from Pretor'
! confirming the report Of the failure
q president Kruger and the British h's
$ commissioner. sir Alfred Miner to rea'
= an agreement at the conference JUST ne
u At Bloemfontain. 1t is added that althorl
7 president Kruger offered important GU
II cossions ne made them contingent uP'
Il ~, british acceptance OF he principle
arbitration of the differences EXISTING
tween Great Britain and the IrahsVaSi'
!, This Great Britain heretofore mas
,,,rtahlv refused on the ground that
u would be an Acknowledgement OF '"e
u eoualities OF the two countries
ie According to the dispatch received
u Dr Levds. President Krncser propos
T. that a soiourn of two years be necessa
= for GENERALIZATION and that the tull IRA
rhise he acuuirable ave years later CO
10 nled with property and other qualthcauo
a. The British high commissioner regar,
eY IN, proposal as insufficient and mole
counter proposal President Kruger,
is further asserted intends 10 submit n
Els PROPOSALS to The volksraad. subject TO
rs favorable decision OF Great Britain 70
N tive TO arbitration.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
PARTY OF SCIENTISTS KILLED.
CAPTURED by Russian cavalry on Lao
Ting. Peninsuln and Shot.


Victoria, g. c., June 7-Kobe tJapan)
papers Of May 16 contained news Of the
fate Of party Of scientists, missing for
inward Of month past They landed
near Tosang, on Lao Tung peninsula to
pursue Investigations Of earthquake phe-
pomena and mountain nora, when they
were made prisoners by party of Rus
sian cavalry and shot as spies without
semblnnce Of trial Their Photographic
and other scientific apparatus was de-
stroyed There we're eleven professors IN
the party, one German servant and ten
native Japanese, whose homes we're II
Kobe and Toxic The Japanese authori-
ties will make a thorough investigation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
A rLuckY SERGEANT.
Charged the Natives Unsupported and
Cnntureh a INinR.

(hnrEcU thr Nnffvrs VhN"pp"rrVu MI"
Captured "A tiaR.
Chicago, juno IA Chronicle special
from San Francisco says ~--EEeedom, the
American published in Manila, under date
Of May 3, gives tho fact of the capture OF
Fuipino flag by Sergeant Clark Jones
Of the Tennessee regiment One OF the
pmcklest deeds OF this campaign so pre-
ominently one of NAvdual pluck aud
daring WAS that OF Sergeant Jones OF the
Third battalion, Tennessee reginehl;
Tbo sight of Filipino standard and flag
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
TEXAS WHEAT
No. Red winter at Chicago.

GrnJcd No. z Red winter nj Chicago.
Sold for Ninety Gents.
St. Louis. June "A carload OF new
wheat the first of the crop of 1882 was re-
ceived from Waco Texas. 1t graded NO
red winter and tested 81 pounds to the
busbel On being auctioned off on change
If brought 90 cents bushel. Is cents more
than cash wheat is quoted
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
o1orpsuRsr IN THE TERRITORY.


Been Lost.
renison, Texas, June 7.--Leliaetta' l. IT,
a small town on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway. was visited by a cloud
burs, at o'clock this evening and as re
sult thousands of dollars worth Of prop
or,v was destroyed. Three hundred feet
Of the Missouri Kansas and Texas tras'
was washed away and number Of lives
are believed to have been lost Trafh'
was delayed from twelve to fifteen hours
The full extent Of the damage wrought b.
tho torrent of water can not be given q
this time. -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
.uGrsrrN DAILY DEAD.
Editor, The"ter MANAGE

Dramatic Editor, Thenter Manager
pIov,yright and Actor-His Career.
paris. June 7.-Augustin DAILY, the wcsl
known theatrical manager, died suddenly
this afternoon from heart failure.
Mr.. Dsly was born in Plymouth, N c.
INV %. 1898. His education was received
oar+lv in Norfolk. Va. in the puolit
Schools there and in New York City. lie
boqan his career as dramatic editor IN
New York and later opened theater. hls
..roer as a dramatic author began in 1862
and he produced many original plays.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08

Washington. June East TeNas-Fair
Thursday and probably Friday light to fresh
southeas. winds. ,,
dov and probablv Friday; workable winds
Louisiana-Fair Thursday, except showers shower,
in southern portion, probably fair friday
variable winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08

Westchester, Pa, June Jonas Pres
ton 1r. colored, was hanged in the jail
here today for the murder of his VIE III
February. 1898.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08

Princeton, Mo, June PETER KIN
ared who shot and killed Andrew A A.
lev y' and dangerously wounded his eous,5'
Joseph A. Alley, at Mercer on February 1s no. 10,
ISIS was hanged in the Jail yard mere TO-
day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
WEATHER INFORMATION.

TENS Cotton Rcglon nuneu"'
I'M, cotton region bu.letir for the twenty
M, hour, ending at a. m, 18th meridian
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oenernr opseryar,ou-.

!, "eherni observations.
ast'allons taken by the United States
sesF bureau at all stations at p. m, 18th
r'rsan time
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
THREE HANGINGs.
J.,,ou. Murderer. wife Murdercr
ona A,other One Executed

Bethany, Mo, June H-Free1lHH
ran who killed George Scarborough near
here in 1897, was hanged In the county ls.l
today Cochran and Stanoroush We
,oars and ouarrelled over a woman.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08

The manufacturers of Royal
Baking Powder have always
declined to produce a cheap
baking powder at the sacrifice
of quality or wholesomeness.
The highest grade and most
highly refined ingredients only
are employed in Royal; hence
IT'S we'll known superiority.
1t is always the case that
the consumer suffers in pocket
if not in health by accepting
cheap powders as substitutes
for Royal Baking Powder.
The Royal is made from
pure grape cream OF tartar,
and is the embodiment OF all
the excellence possible to be
attained in the highest class
baking powder.
Avoid alum baking powders.
They render the food unheslthtul
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08

...ATJSM 1 1hsys say Is N,
I'm !. I.x.L Sarsaparilla
saI'd ''' eau and thus prove the
w we 1a,sansgists handle i or Will III
sftH 70 Houston,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
Cotton neIt nulIetin.

Fuths twenty four hours ending at a. M.
Ah meridian time
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-09
Died..

Mrs. Anna P. Hactor, Tuesday Fob: l
1899, of old age at the residenc of
her son, A Hactor in Indian Lake
township.
Deceased was born in Sweden
Sept 9, 1908, came to this country in
1852 settling at Silver Creek, Ia, and
in this county in 1878. Her husband
died twelve years ago after a two
weeks sickness. Sho leaves three
children, A Hactor, John Hactor,
Utah, and Mrs. Ahlstrom, Almaguee
Ia, three having died. The cause of
her death was old ago having lived
81 years. She has not been able to
get out of the house or SEQ to read
for four years, making her homo fol
tho last 16 years with her son, A.
Hactor. She was ono of the first
members of tho Swedish Baptist
church and a prominent member, liv-
ing the life of Christian woman and
mother.
Funeral was held Thursday after.
noon at the Swedish Baptist church
Rev. Sundberg officiating. Tho re-
mains were laid at rest beside those
of her husband in tho church come
tory.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-09

FOR SPRING.. 3

Tho first invoice of spring goods has arrived and place
sale 40 PIECES OF LIGHT CAL1COE al new spring Styles
great varieties of coo and patterns the kind usually give
you bargain 1T So yard, at only
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-09
Public sale.

I will sell at public suction for a.
G. Consta bls at his farm at Rush.
more, on Tuesday, Feb. 18th, 1893
Tho following property, to.Wit; .Hors
90 and cattle, Seven head Of horses
l grey mare with foal, l bay mare
with foal, l brown mare with foal,
bay horse s yrs old, l bay horss 5
yrs old | grey. horse 7 yrs old, l
brown horse 8 yrs old 8 head Of oat-
tie, two Of them coming fresh in
March. A few hogs and chickens.
Machinery; Que wagon, Ain. tire; l
wagon nearly now, narrow tire wag
on, 3 mowers Standard McC Cormick.
Crown, z hay rakes, ono hay bucker
l 7-ft. cCormick binder in good con
dition, Walter A. Wood binder 81 #
cut, l Soft. Strowbridge seeder /
corn planter, Imperial; l tanning
mill, Owen; 2 lain. gang plows; l
l4-in. stubble pillow, l breaking pillow
l6-in., one 22-ft. harrow, 2 bobsleds,
nearly new, 4 set of work harness,
forks, spades, shovsls and lots of
small tools, stoves, chairs and other
things, 12-ft Van Brunt shovel seed
er. Terms of Sale: oil sums Of $1,000
and under cash, over $1,000 time will
be given until October 18th, 1899, on
notes, s per cent discount
Eor cash. Sale to commence at 1O|
o'clock. Free lunch at noon. J. K.
Darby, auctioneer.