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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
LITTLE EFFECT ON STOCKS.
Southern Pacific Dropped Point but
Soon Rallied.

Southern Pacific Dropped Point but
Soon Rallied.
NEW YORK, Aug. l5.-Mr. Hunting
ton g death had little effect on the gen.
eral stock market. Even his own
stocks, chief among which was South
ern Pacific, were hardly disturbed.
Some large lots of Southern Pacific
came out in the initial transactions, but
they were promptly taken by banking
interests known to represent the late
millionaire, and as result the price of
Southern Pacific soon rallied from it's
one point decline. 1t seemed to be the
general opinion of those conversant
with Mr.. Huntington's affairs that he
had left his properties in such shape as
to permit of easy handling by others.
A meeting of the Southern Pacific
interests and certain prominent bank.
ing interests were held early in the
day. The Southern Pacific road and
other corporations all carry large depos-
its in this city and are frequently in
the money market. 1t seemed to be
the opinion of the bankers at the con-
ference that no apprehension need be
felt because of Mr.. Huntington's death.
Wall street estimates the fortune Of
Mr.. Huntington at from So, 900, 900 to
$50, 0O0, 900.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
CHINA is RESPONSIBLE.

M. Dslcasse Replies to . Message From
the Tsung ii Ysmen.
PARIS, Aug. 14.-The tsung Ii yamen
forwarded through the Chinese minis
ter in Paris, Yu Keng, message to the
French government complaining Of the
hardness of the foreign ministers in
Pekin in replying to the offer Of the
Chinese government to conduct them
under escort" The message proceeded
to say the tsung Ii yamen declined to be
responsible for any casualties which
might follow these delays, and insisted
that the European governments order
their representatives to leave Pekin.
To this telegram M. Delcasse, minister
of foreign affairs, sent the following
reply:
mo order to depart from Pekin will
be given to our minister so long as the
route is unsafe. If casualty occurs
the responsibility will be entirely with
the Chinese governments. Its strict
duty is to protect foreign ministers
even more than its own.
IF it be true that the Chinese gov.
eminent has great difficulty in defend.
ing them and defending itself against
rebels, it should order it's troops to
stand aside before the allied forces.
This would render free the road from
Ten Tsin to the capital and would &C.
complish the work of protection, which
is encountered.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
FEARS HE is EXCEPTED.

Why Agnina1do Does Not Take Advan-
tage of the Amnesty Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Copies of
Manila papers received at the war de-
partment contain a letter purporting to
be from personal friend of Aguinaldo
which states that the Filipino chief
does not take advantage of the amnesty
proclamation beca use some time ago he
gave orders to his followers to break up
into guerrilla bands. The amnesty or.
der excerpts those who violated the laws
of warfare, and the letter states that
Aguinaldo fears that he would be in
the excepted class should he undertake
to surrender under the amnesty procla.
nation.
The letter is dated at Bach No Bato,
which is said to be the present provi.
sional headquarters of Aguinaldo. 1t
states, however, that Aguinaldo never
stays more than one night in place
and only few hours in any one loca-
ton. He allows no one to come near
him except his most intimate personal
friends.
A dispatch in one of the papers,
dated at San Pedro Macati, states that
General Pho del Pillar, who recently
surrendered, says he wishes to become
a good American citizen and intends to
accept the American terms offered to
his people. He said he would like
nothing better than to raise a regiment
of native Filipinos to serve in China.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
GREAT ACTIVITY
Insurgents in the Visayas ISL
ands Making 1t Interesting
for Americans.
Losses of the Latter During july
Heavier Than Any Month Of
Present Year.
Little Beneficial Effect as a
Result of the Proclamation
of Amnesty.

MANILA, Sunday, Aug. 12.-Reports
from the Visayas islands show that
there has been increased activity
among the insurgents there during the
last six weeks. The American losses
in the island of Panay last month were
greater than in any month since Janu-
airy last,
General Mojica in Leyte, and Gen.
eral Lucban in Samar, are harrassing
the garrisons, shooting into the towns
during the night and ambushing small
parties, firing and then retreating upon
the larger bodies. The rebels possess
an ample supply of ammunition and
are organized to a considerable degree.
The Americans have garrisoned three
towns on Samar island, two of which
shelter tenth of the original inhabi-
tants, who suffer from the continual
''sniping" of the rebels from the sur
rounding hills. The third is without
any native inhabitants, the rebel out
posts, mile away, preventing their
return to their homes. General Luc.
ban Furnishes the islanders who have
any relations with the Americans.
Cebu is likewise disturbed.
When amnesty was proclaimed it
practically was without effect, and the
expectation that the proclamation would
accomplish much before the expired
time is daily diminishing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

"Kiah-Sarge"-short for Hezekiah
and clipped from Sargent: No red man
was Hezekiah, but he sold hard cider
on his farm at the base Of New Hamp-
shire's noble mountain, and "Kiah-
Sarge's" was famous the country round
for it's cheer. Anybody ask what that
peak was? "Kiah-Sarge" was the an
swer. So it came to be ''Kiarsarge," as
still printed on some New Hampshire
maps. and then the poet changed the
'i' to an "e." and there you have it,
Mount Kearsarge. Whats in Manner
1 hear that the captain Of our last new
battieship remarked to Admiral Far
quhar when he told him his discovery
in White mountain lore: "Faugh! No
Indian, about It." Just plain Hezekiah
Sargent.-Boston Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
A Glimpse of Cape Nome.

81 haven't felt so well for two years. y
writes F. P. Burr of Lawrence from
Cape Nome. when you get this. tele.
phone Gibson and tell him l am all
right. But hold on minute! just
heard five shots. Well another man
dead and another shot in the head not
over 100 feet from my tent. One man
died in an hour; the other was shot in
the head and will likely get well.
think the dead man had claim that
the other fellow wanted. but we don't
know for sure. They have arrested
two men. and think there will be a
hanging bee this p. m."-Kansas City
Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
To Utilize the Sparrow.

The English sparrow, which has
proved such a nuisance since his adj
vent in this country, is at last to be
eradicated. 1t is the women's hats that
are going to do it. so milliners say.
Feathers show more and more signs of
coming in" and therefore there must
be more of them to supply the demand.
There are many accessible sparrows,
which are among the birds not prohib-
tied for millinery use, and we shall
have everything in the bird line made
from the plump little fellows who ill
our streets. Dyeing feathers is an art,
to say nothing of pasting feathers, and
the sparrow in his way can play many
parts.-New York Times
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
&aEGh llgM5
~ -
VALUE OF APRiCOTPITS.
Prussic Acid and Almond Oil Mad
From Them. ..s....

Prussic Acid and Almond Oil Made
From Them. ...... .
The value of apricot pits is being
commercially demonstrated this season.
Time was, and not long ago, when the
humble pit was waste product, a val
ueless something that was spurned as
being ever in the way. Later it was
dignified with value; it commanded
SIS ton to be used as fuel under the
boilers where steam power was gener-
ated. 1t burned well and made desir-
able fuel Now the uses to which the
erstwhile despised pit is put are many.
The demand is running ahead of the
supply, and its value is continually in
creasing. 1t is made to yield up it's con-
tents Of marketable poison-prussic
acid. 1t gives very desirable quality
Of almond OIL" it enters largely into
the manufacture of candy in places,
Germany, for instance; 1T is even said
to be useful in the fabrication of bak-
ing powder. These are some of the pits
possibilities. There are others.
The price of apricot pits started this
season at S. ton and has now reach
ed $3.50. A San Francisco house has
contracted with the California Fruit
Gamers association for all the apricot
pits that may be saved in this seasons
operations.
We are Informed that merchant in
this city is willing to pay SO a ton for
clean, dry apricot pits, delivered. Last
year about 500 tons of uncracked pits
were shipped by sailing vessels to Ger
many. and it is estimated that fully
1000, tons will be exported to that
country this season. The Golden Gate
Fruit Packing company has been eX-
perimenting with pits and finds that
one pound Of kernels is about the av-
erage from "a pounds of pits. The kerr
nels are assorted and shipped east.
Those who are handling apricots
should save the pits. Spread them to
dry, and when this is thoroughly done
stack, and there will be found no diff
Guilty in finding market for them.
Though apricot kernels are used after
treatment in the manufacture Of candy,
the eating of them as they come from
the pit or stone is not. advised.-Cali-
fornia Fruit Grower.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
The Chinese Almanac.

The Chinese almanac is the monopoly
Of the emperor, none other being al
lowed within HIS dominions. No Chi
naman deems his household complete
without copy of this unique docu-
ment on account Of the wonderful in
formation as to lucky and unlucky
days which Il contains. AS the esti-
mated population of China is some
thing like 4OO.OOO,OOO souls it will be
seen that. il ever a monopoly was
worth retaining. II is that which the
emperor exercises upon the Chinese al
manac.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
A Decision ON Tips.

The treasury department has ruled
that tips to sleeping car porters are a
legitimate travelling expense. Contract
Nurse Sylvester q. Askerman. who
had been employed on the transport
Missouri was ordered to Brooklyn from
the Preside at San Francisco. Trans
portation and sleeping car section were
furnished him. When he arrived, how.
ever. he charged the government 90
cents expense money, which he had
spent on tips to sleeping car porters.
This raised the question whether such
tips are legitimate expenses and Aftar
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
COILS P. HUNTINGTON.

regaining consciousness, not more than
three-quarters of an hour having passed
between the attack and his death. Mrs.
Huntington and>Mr. Huntington's sec
rotary, G. E. Miles, were at his bedside
at the time of death.
Early in the day of Monday Mr..
Huntington appeared to be enjoying
the best of health, walking about his
preserve and taking trip on his pri-
vate steamer, the Oneota, and he re.
marked to his friends that he was feel.
ing unusually well. Mr.. Huntington,
wife and servants arrived at Durant on
Friday, Aug. 10 in their private car.
The steamer Oneota was awaiting their
arrival at the wharf to convey them to
their mountain home, Pine Knot camp.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
MORE BATTERIES IN PLACE.
Additional Troops Surrounding the Lega-
tions at Pekin.

Additional Troops Surrounding the Lega-
tions at Pekin.
TEN TsIN, Monday, Aug. 6, via
Shanghai, Aug. 12.-The army ad.
vanced IL miles today.
Two reliable couriers who left Pekin
Aug. / arrived today at Tien Tsin.
They say that the empress dowager fed
the foreigners for a few days. The
former viceroy of Shantung, who is bit.
terly anti-foreign, arrived with new
troops, according to these couriers, and
planted two batteries on the wall near
the legations. The enemy began shell.
ing and opened fierce rifle fire which
was kept up for two days.
The head of the missionary board,
with party while trying to get provis-
ions, was killed.
The army took Yang Tsun today.
They suffered heavily. The American
loss was small.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
Rifles In Collins.

Thousands of Mauser rifles have been
brought into China in collins supposed
to contain the bones of deceased Chi
nese being returned for interment in
their native land. George Wyndham,
undersecretary Of state for war, recent
ly announced that since 1896 English
firms had sold to the Chinese govern
ment II guns of position. 123 field guns
and 297 machine guns. with ammuni-
ton for each class. He also said that q
German firm in 1899 sold China 460,.
600 Mausers. Russian advices are to
the effect that 100000 Mausers have
been imported within the last three
years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
A Convict. Pet.

A convict in Sing Sing prison who
was in the bird business in New York
and has made the tanning of birds a
study has while temporarily engaged
at work outside the north prison wall
caught and tanned young robin. which
comes to him when he whistles to II
and fearlessly perches itself upon his
finger. Sometimes 1t goes to his cell at
night and perches on his bookshelf. 1t
goes out with him in the morning and
stays near while he Is at work.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
THE SUMNER AT NAGAsAKI.

More American Troops Nearing the
Scene of Hostilities.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The war de-
partment has received the following
from General Barry:
''Nagasaki. Aug. IL. Transport
Sumner arrived this port on the 10th.
No casualties occurred. Health of COM
mand excellent. Will proceed Taku on
Indiana"
The Sumner carried a battalion of
the Fifteenth infantry. The Indiana
also will take aboard siege guns and
Maxim field guns, which General Chat.
fee had requested and which General
Macarthur sent from Manila. 1t will
take about three days for the Indiana
to reach Taku.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

Russians Tire on tho Americans During
the Battle of Yang Tsun.
NEW YORK, Aug. IA special cable
dispatch to The Evening World dated
Che Foo, Aug. 8, says:
A terrible mistake occurred at the
taking Of Yang Tsun.
Russian artillery opened fire on the
American troops. Before the mistake
was discovered many American soldiers
had been killed or wounded by the
Russian shells.
The Fourteenth took part in the at
tack on the Chinese trenches. AS the
Chinese fled the regiment entered and
occupied one of the Chinese positions.
A Russian battery some distance off
did not notice the movement. 1t opened
fire on the position and planted shells
among the American troops.
The Russians were quickly notified
and ceased their fire.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
.ENDYERYSUDDEN
c. P. Huntington, President of tn"
Southern Pacific, a Victim
Of Heart Disease.
Had Been in Unusually Good
Health Until a Short Time
Before the End.
Leaves an Estate Estimated at
Between Forty and Fifty
Million Dollars. Y

RAcoUETTE LAKE, N. Y, Aug. 49,
@. P. Huntington, president Of the
Southern Pacific Railroad company,
died at his camp, Pine Knot, in the
Adirondacks. about midnight.
Apparently well on retiring at II
o'clock he was taken suddenly with a
choking spell, which was quite COM
mon with him, and which was not
thought to be serious, bat he became
worse. AS soon as the seriousness Of
the attack was realized, q messenger
was dispatched to the ,neighboring
camp of Governor Lounsberry for a
doctor, and he was on hand in. half an
hour. Mr.. Huntington died without
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
Araxu Need. Money.

The English death duties are proving
great hardship on the new Duke of
Argyll. He has just issued in Gaelic a
manifesto to his tenants who are In
arrears for rent begging them to pay
up and calling their attention to the
fact that he himself had large sum
OF money to pay the government on
the occasion Of succeeding to, his, ia
TIERS title and adding that for many
years to come he will have no bene6t
from the rents OF the estate. A
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
INGALLS, SINKING RAPIDLY.

The Kansas Ex-senator IN . Critical Con.
dition.
ATCHIsoN, Kan, Aug. 15.-Ex-Sen.
ator John ]. ingalls,, who is in Las
Vegas. N. M, for his health, is sinking
rapidly, and his son, Sheffield Ingalls,,
has started for the bedside of his father.
A telegram from Mrs! Ingalls, an
nounced the serious condition of Mr..
Ingalls,, who has been in the Southwest
for over year for a throat difficulty
It has been believed here for three
months that he was fatally i'll.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
pri.eoll Addre.se. the Printers.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. l5.-Freder.
lex Driscoll, commissioner of the Amer.
lean Newspaper Publishers association.
addressed the International Typograph-
ical union convention as representa-.
tive Of the special standing committee
of the American Newspaper Publishers
association, making several suggestions
in the interests of harmony between
the publishers and the international
Typographical union.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
General Chaffee Reports the Ar
rival of the Foreign Troops
at HO ST WI.
Point Reached Is About Half
Way Between Tien Tsin and
the Capital.
Mistake of Russians at Yang
Tsun Said to Have Cost
Many Lives.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-A dispatch
has been received at the war depart.
ment from General Chaffee, dated Aug.
10, which says:
Arrived at Hos ri WI yesterday"
This place, which is spelled Ho 81
WI on the war department. maps, is
about half way between Ten Tsin and
Pekin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
Chile WIN Bny q Cargo Of Cars.

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Aug. 1.-The
Chilean congress has voted $4,000. 900
Chilean currency for cargo Of cars,
the greater portion of which will be
purchased in the United States. Ten
ders have been invited for building the
great iron bridge over the river Maipu.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
submit Without Resistance.

PARIS, Aug. 15.-A special dispatch
to The Temps says the tribes of the
Touat Oasis of North Africa have sub
mitted to French authority without
resistance and that General Serviere
has occupied Abrar, the principal city
Of that region.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
Rioti.g in Yangtss valley.

NEW YORK, Aug. IA dispatch to
The Tribune from London says: A
Shanghai message to The News says
that troubles have commenced in the
Ysngtse valley at Tatung. Serious
riots have taken place and the telegraph
station 10 reported to have been de-
stroyed By members Of the KolAyus
eocie*y.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16
MASSACRE IN PEI CHI Ii.

Ton Missionaries and Three Thousand
Converts Killed.
BERLIN, Aug. lathe Catholic pa
per Germania says it learns that, alto
gether, 10 ont Of 30 missionaries in the
yicarate of Southwest Pei Chi Lii have
been murdered and that 5000 converts
have suffered the same fate.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-16

a long delay and much red tape the
comptroller Of the treasury has ruled
that the so cents should be paid.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-01
MARINE MOVEMENTS.

The marine exchange reports the following:
SEATTLE Arrived May 20. Ital bs Lothair, from
Cailao May 81. str CITY Of seattle. from Ssss"p
rescnue cutter Manning. atfp Rosslie and CITY 81
Topeka from skagway. Sailed, May % str AK.
for skagway; May 81. str Tacoma, for Nome str
Edita for Nome Arrived, MAY 70. Br 81 Elsn-
shire, from Tacoma Sailed May 81, str Valencia.
for Nome.
SAN FRANCIsCo-Arrived. May 70. str ntania.
from Nanaimo: May 81 str ProgToso, from Tacoma
sailed May 30 str Telius, for Chcmainus. sehr julia
y whAlen, for Nome str Noyo. for Nome and
whaling; May a. Hf bk Lord Tempston. for Cape
Town, via seattle; schr Guide, for Port Gamble
FORT LrDLow-ArYiyrd May 81. Br str Easr-
ga from sau Francisco.
TACoMA-Arrved. May u, hktn Ruth. from San
Francisco,
FORT TowNsENn~P Passed In, May 81, str CITY
Of seattle Us a. m, fer Seattle, str Enersa.
a m for Ludlow. Passed out. Nor str Hords. for
Port Pine; str Tacoma. for Nome Afr Al XII for
shawn. srhr v ". Bartlett. for 81 Michael /;
aehr Nara y smith for Honnulu four mssted
srht loaded Arrived Chill hk Pscihco. from CAllao:
ftai ~ Tcote fEesu san Diego
FORT GAMBLE Arrived May 81 schr Balm
bridge from Port Hlskeley. sailed May ii, hk Pal
myra, fe Cape Town
Spoken ARA "a. In latitude u deg north, louSi-
tsao . dos vest Get sh Roleuhcs, from Hamburg
for Puget sound
from Fogt Gamble
SAN FRANCISCO SAILED May A. ID GAthsrof,
foF T.ooan4 Arrived MAJ 81. stf Mattsaman. from
Tscaraa MAY 81 Chn 81 Hnd,stAn from Part
RIakolcy fnr CAlderas abandoned fire March a.
In latitude dss a min. soufh. onstpde X des
uyst Captain aud Crus. after uips days. arrived at
(stapd ~ 1.-Two, AsrQur-ks islands
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-01

passage Of the Alaska civil government
and code bill; Judge Brown, on Seattle
and her connection with the great North
country; Senator Turner. on Seattle's In
terests at the national capital; MI.
s5y of an fas Oriental Sn t Trade de so@
mission: Mr.. John Barrett. on the
Philippines and Asian trades OF the pres
ent and future: Col, George w. Bell.
on the commerce of the orient: Col. Al
bert Whyte. on Hawaii, and President ].
J. Hin. on the railroad situation ana fu-
One of the pleasant events OF the year
was the banquet given to their president,
Hon. Edward o. Graves, by the members
OF the chamber, II was at the Butler
hotel on the evening OF February "a. The
speeches made were complimentary alike
participation in the AFFAIR OF so many
good men was gratifying and the fine feel
ing shown by all additionally so. One
of the features of the occasion was the
presentation OF a loving cup, suitably In
scribed. to the president. and another
the esteem In which he Is held by the
entire membership. 1t was really MEM
orable affair in the annals of the city.
This brief statement by no means rep
reseRis all the work OF the chamber.
No reference has been made to things be-
number OF things usually considered Of
little Importance. The chamber stands
for the city and speaks for the people.
Its members are aware of the RESPONSE
bility upon them. and In their counsels
and acts are in consequence quite consci-
value OF the organization cannot be over
stated; that II is appreciated by the pub
lie is made pleasurably apparent on many
occasions and In many ways.