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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
DECISION KEPT SECRET.
British Cabinet Considers the Amend.
ed Hay-Pauncefote Treaty.

British Cabinet Considers the Amend.
ed Hay-Pauncefote Treaty.
London, Feb. 25.-The American
embassy was closed Friday and there
was no dinner of the American So
ciety. Washington's birthday was not
celebrated until the British cabinet
took advantage of the occasion and
passed sentence on the amended canal
treaty. It is extremely probably that
the question was considered and de-
cided at the cabinet meeting and that
the result will speedily be announced.
The rejection or acceptance of the
amendments will not involve a diplo-
matte consultation, but the term for
consideration Of the treaty will need
to be extended if there are amend
ments to amendments, and the way
is left open for prolongation Of the
negotiations. 49,
The next reception of the foreign
office will be on next Tuesday, when
the result Of the cabinet action will
be communicated to the American
ambassador, il there be no premature
The whole subject is re-
garded with Indifference by the Eng
lish press. This may be either a
good or bad sign for the settlement
of an international controversy of
long standing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28

Tried to Raise the Dead.
A remarkable attempt was made In
Denmark recently to bring back to life
man who had died in a hospital The
experiment was measurably successful,
as resuscitation was effected several
hours after the man was pronounced
dead. DIR. Mag, who was in charge,
was unable to maintain life, however.
The patient had died from typhoid
fever, and Dr. Mag decided to try an
experiment. Respiration had ceased
completely and the body was cold. Di-
rect massage of the heart was resorted
to. The chest was cut open directly
over the heart, and through the in
cision the physician passed his hand
and seized the heart He commenced
a series of compressions, and in short
time the heart commenced to work of
its own accord. The action Of the
heart gradually became stronger, but
the man had not commenced to
breathe. Only after the heart had
been acting half an hour did the first
gasp for air come.
The patient was then assisted in
this for about an hour until finally he
was able to breathe quite freely, At
the same time his cheeks began to as
sumo natural color. He lay in this
condition another half hour, but with
out regaining consciousness or appear
ing to feel the effects of the incision.
Then there was reaction and respi-
ration ceased, although the heart con-
tinued to act eight hours longer. A
second effort was made to induce heart
action, but without result.
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100 DEAD.
NUMBER or VICTIMS OF THE RIO
DE JANEIRo DISASTER MAY
x NEVER BE KNOWN.
SHIPS RECORDS ALL LOST

Practically Certain That Consul Wild.
man and Family Were Passengers
on the Inflated steamer-officials
Of the Company Inclined to Blame
Captain Ward for the Catastrophe.
Loss on the Vessel About $500, 600.
San Francisco. Feb. 25.-The sink
ing of the Pacific mail steamer Rio
de Janeiro by striking rock in the
Golden Gate Friday morning was the
most appalling disaster this coast has
known for many years. Most of the
bodies of the 120 or more victims are
at the bottom of the sea and many
of them may never be recovered. The
water where the ship lies is deep and
the current swift and with most of the
wreckage will probably be carried far
out into the Pacific. The number of
lives lost may never be known &C.
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tually owing to the fact that the
ships records were lost and it is prac-
tically impossible to see just how
many Chinese were in the steerage.
The Call, basing it's figures on
statements of the Pacific Mail steam
ship officials, say that 122 persons
persisted. The Chronicle gives the
number at 12S and The Examiner
states that Ill cannot be accounted
for The vessel, with its valuable
cargo, will be total loss, estimated
at between 100000 and 100000.
Much difficulty has been experienced
in obtaining the names of the passen-
gers but the following list of those
known to have been drowned is be-
lieved to be accurate:
Partial List Of Dead.
Housewife D. Wildman, United
States consul general at Hong Kong.
Mrs. Housewife D. Wildman, wife
of the United States consul.
Rounsevil1e D. Wildman, Jr., son of
the United States consul.
Dorothy Wildman, daughter of the
United States consul.
Miss Kate Reidy of San Francisco,
governess of Wildman children.
Mrs. Sarah W. Wakefield of Oak
land.
Miss Naomi Wakefield, daughter of
Mrs. Wakefield.
Miss Rowena Jeju of Alameda.
Alfred Hart, jeweler Of Manila, for
merly of San Francisco and Los An
geles.
Mrs. Alfred Hart.
William A. Henshall, attorney of
Honolulu.
Harry Guyon, painter, of Petaluma.
DIR. William e. Dodd, oculist, Butte.
Mon
Angelo Gussont, foreman of Lowry
sugar plantation, Kauni. - ......s:.z
Charles Downdall. barrister, of
Shanghai. with family, residing in
Santa Barbara.
William McPhee of San Francisco,
on his way home from Honolulu.
w. A. Woodwork of Denver.
Fifteen white men. officers and
crew, persisted, and 36 of the Chinese
crew. OF the Chinese passengers
only Is were saved.
Blames Captain Ward.
r. P. Schwerein, vice president and
general manager of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company, in discussing the
loss of the Rio de Janeiro, said he
thought the blame was due to Cap
tain Ward in bringing his vessel in
during as fog. -
"Time and again, said Mr.. Schwer-
Elm. I'VE have warned our captains
never to leave or enter port during a
fog. It is tile usual thing to consider
that when q pilot boards vessel a
captain has no more responsibility.
The pilot is simply a guide to the cap
tain. The statements Of those. saved
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
TAFT FOR GOVERNOR GENERAL
Secretary Roots Plan for Philippine
Civil Government.

Secretary Roots Plan for Philippine
Civil Government.
New York, Feb. ga special to
The Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Root has practically com.
pleted preparations for establishing
civil government in the Philippines
as soon as the necessary legislation
is enacted by congress. The secretary
has been in communication with Judge
Taft and his associates on the subject.
One Of the schemes on the subject
was to divide the archipelago into civil
departments, over each of which a
member of the Philippine commission
should preside, all to report to Chair
man Taft, who would occupy the office
of governor general.
The plan that will probably be
adopted is to keep the commission in
tact, but to make Former Judge Taft
the governor general and his associ-
ates members of his cabinet, and head
of the supreme court. 1t is possible
that influential natives may be adj
mitted to membership in the cabinet.
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from the Rio de Janeiro seem to mbi-
cate that fog was hanging around
the harbor at the time, and I think
undue haste was shown by Captain
Ward in bringing his vessel in. I do
not see why there should be so much
haste shown when the vessel had
lain outside all night. Captain Ward
Was a careful officer, and I learn that
when he reached Honolulu with the
Rio de Janeiro he waited outside the
bar for IL hours rather than take any
chances In the rough weather.
"Of course he is not here to speak.
wish that he was, for he was one of
our best officers. He was brought I'D
IN our service, and We feel deeply over
mis- lss and that Of his comrades"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
FIFTY ARE DEAD
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE RESULTS
FROM A BURNING coLLIERY
At kEMMERER, wy.
BUT ONE MINER ESCAPES

Was Near the Opening of the Level
Into the Shaft and Managed to
Reach safety-Repeated Efforts
Made to Reach the Imprisoned Men
but the Rescuers Were Compelled to
Retreat by the Smoke and Flames.
Kemmerer, wy, Feb. 27.-Fffty for
'eigners whose names are yet unobtain-
able, undoubtedly persisted in a fire
which was discovered in the sixth lev
ell of the Diamondville coal mine No.
1. Only one man, John Anderson,
was able to reach the main shaft and
make his escape, so quickly did the
fire spread through the level.
Up to IL o'clock a. m. no bodies had
been recovered. Work at the other
mines was suspended and all the min
ers joined in the attempt at rescue
work.
The fire was discovered late in the
evening. No one knows how it
started. The night shift Of so men,
eral hours and, for a time, were una
ware of their danger. They were scat
tered along the workings, some dis
lance hack from the main lead.
John Anderson was the nearest man
to the opening of the level into the
shaft. He gave the alarm which was
passed down the tunnel and then,
placing heavy overcoat over his
head, began desperate battle with
the smoke, fire and deadly fumes of
gas, to reach the main lead, where es-
cape might be possible.
By this time the outside men Of
the colliery had learned of the fire
and several went down in the hope Of
rescuing the imprisoned miners. At
the opening of the level where
The Flames Were at Work,
they found Anderson, completely ex-
hausted. He was carried to the open
air and soon revived, although he was
severely burned about the body. An
derson explained the situation in
which his companions were placed
and every effort was made to reach
the imprisoned men.
Every plan known to mining ex-
perts and the officials of the company
was quickly put into operation for
the checking of the fire, but without
apparent effect. The level was
plugged" at it's opening, about two
miles from the mouth. in order to
check the draught through the work
ings and thus kill the fire. Bands Of
men went down the shaft repeatedly
and tried to face the flames. which
were eating their way through the
level, but they were invariably COM
PEELED to retreat.
There was no let up in the efforts
to get into the level, however, and
this despite the almost absolute GER
tainty that none of the imprisoned
men can now be alive.
There was a number of horses
in the workings and the older miners
still hope that the imprisoned men
may have found way to fight the
flames and that they will subsist on
horse meat until rescuers can reach
them,
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figures, the only new matter Of pop
ular interest being statements made
by ex-Director General Rathbone and
Mr.. e. P. Thompson, postmaster at
Havana, in reply to Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow's criti-
cisms of their conduct Of affairs.
Mr.. Rathbone's statement is dated
Nov. 20 last, and in it he takes up
and replies to Mr.. Bristow's charges
seratim.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
ONE MAN IS SHOT
BATTLE BETWEEN POLICE AND
SALOON smAsHERs OCCURS
AT TOPEKA, KAN.
MUCH LIQUOR is DESTROYED

Mob Was Composed of From Thirty
to Sixty Citizens Armed With Re.
volvers, sIedse Hammers, crowbars
and a Batterina Ram-Both Sides
Used Firearms but Which Fired Fa-
tai Shot Has Not Been Determined.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 26.-J. w. Adams
was fatally wounded in a battle be-
tween three policemen and band of
citizens who made midnight raid on
North Topeka wholesale liquor
house.
Large quantities Of case beer was
destroyed before the crowd was dis
persed.
A crowd of from 80 to so citizens,
armed with revolvers, sledge hammers,
crowbars and a battering ram, broke
into the wholesale liquor house Of
Cash Curtis on West Curtis street,
between Kansas avenue. and Jackson
there. The policemen drove the crowd
back. Both the policemen and the
citizens fired their revolvers and j.
W. Adams, carpenter, was shot
twice in the breast. He was taken in
a hack to Riverside hospital, where
he lies in a precarious condition.
DR.. NJ. R. Mitchell and Rev. F. W.
Emerson were both arrested by the
police. Rev. Emerson was taken to
the police station, where he was book
ed under the
Charge of Resisting an Officer.
He was allowed to go on his own rec
ognizance. Dr. Mitchell took Adams
to the hospital and was allowed to
stay and administer to him, without
giving bond. The three officers-Pa-
trolmen Downey and Boyles and Pri-
vate Waterman Corners, claim Adams
was shot by his own crowd while he
was retreating from the point of at
tack Adams declares, however, that
he was shot by policeman. Officer
Corners says that his revolver, So
caliber affair, was knocked from his
hand. Officer Downey says he did
not arrive on the scene until the
trouble was about over and Officer
Boyles, who carries A calibre re-
volver, claims the two shots he fired
were aimed upward.
DR.. Mitchell and DIR. Charles W..
Hammond, who cared for Adams at
the hospital, say he was shot with a
90 or SO calibre revolver. One shot
took effect in the center Of his chest
and the other in his right shoulder.
The bullets did not come out.
Arrival Of the Officers.
Patrolman Boy1es and Waterman
Corners Were called FROM the Union
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
i EPIDEMIC OF RINDERPEsT.
Thousands of Cariboo Dying in the
Philippines.

Manila, Feb. 27.-An epidemic Of
rinderpest exists in the Visayan isl
ands. The disease first appeared on
Burias island and spread thence to
Ticio and Masbate, and it is now ap-
pearing on the Island of Panay.
Twenty-Five thousand cariboo have al
ready died on Masbate island. The
natives are dependent upon the Carl
boo for agricultural operations and
the disease has minimized rice plant
ing and restricted the sugar crop and
much suffering is likely to ensue.
Rigid quarantine measures have been
adopted.
A new party, called Conservative,
is being organized. Colonel Blanco. a
Macabebe chief, is the leader OF the
movement The church element is
identified with the Conservative
party.
o An NER 2ALyE
tl1em0st healing salso On the Noriels
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
Two Girls Burned to Death.

Waukegan, Ills, Feb. 27.-Two en-
ployes, Gertrude and Jennie Wells,
were probably burned to death and
two others badly injured in fire
which destroyed the plant of the Al
den Organstop company. The loss
was small.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
All Railways BIockaded.

Odessa, Feb. 25.-Following a week
of intermittent snow storms, a ter
rifle blizzard has been raging in this
region since Friday morning. The
trains are showed in. Many villagers
are blockaded in their houses and
there are many feet of snow on the
streets.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
SAIL FOR THE HOLY LAND.
Large Crowd of Pilgrims Leave New
York on Long Tour

Large Crowd Of Pilgrims Leave New
York on Long Tour.
New York, Feb. 25.-Amid cheers
from large crowd and much embrac-
ing, handshaking and other tokens of
farewell, the North German Lloyd
steamship Werra sailed during the day
for Naples with passenger list con-
tanning the names Of a large number
of prominent divines, educators and
laymen bound on a pilgrimage to the
Holy Land. The tour will embrace
Egypt and the Holy Land, Ephesus,
Smyrna, Constantinople and Greece.
Professor Riggs has arranged to give
a series of lectures aboard ship, which
will prepare the tourists for the in
tended visits to various objective
points.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
Mrs. Nation Released on Bail.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 26.-Mrs. Nation
has been released from the county
Jail on bond and at a. m. left for
Peoria to act as editor of the Peoria
Journal for one day. ]. B. Cafee of
this city furnished bonds for Mrs.
Nations temperance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
DIRECT TO WASHINGTON.

British Reply to Canal Treaty Will
Not Come Through choate.
London, Feb. 27.-The Nicaragua
canal negotiations have been, or are
on the point of being, entirely trans
ferred to Washington as Ambassador
Choate is not empowered to deaIswith
the suggestions OF the British govern.
ment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
Beers ATTACKING Richmond.

Cape Town, Feb. 27.-The Beers are
attacking the village Of Richmond, in
the central part Of Cape Colony, and
reinforcements have been dispatched
from Hanover Road.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
Nearly Every Passenger Injured.

Indianapolis, Feb. 27.-Wabash linn
fled train No. 9. westbound, jumped
the track near Benton. Four cars left
the track. Nearly every person aboard
the train was injured, but no one was
killed
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
Statement BY RATHBoNE.

Replies to Charges Of Assistant Post
master General BristoW. ass
Washington, Feb. 25.-Two volumes
of the testimony and exhibits in the
Cuban postal investigation were re-
ported to the senate during the day.
They consist in the main of mass Of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
PILOT JoRDcN's STORY.
Heavy Fog Prevailing the Cause Of
the Disaster

Heavy Fog Prevailing the Cause Of
the Disaster.
The wreck of the Rio de Janeiro,
which for a while hung on a pinnacle
of the rock where she struck in the
Golden Gate so that parts of her upper
works were visible. has slid off into
deep water and is now entirely out
Of sight. Fort Point, where Pilot Jor-
dan claims the vessel struck, marks
the narrowest point of the entrance
to the bay and is usually given a
wide berth by mariners. The tide
here runs very swiftly and at times
has a swirling motion.
Off Fort Point lie several sunken
rocks, forming dangerous ledge on
the southerly edge of the fair way
channel of the Golden Gate, but close
under the shore.
There is a light on top of the fort
and a fog bell, but the latter cannot
be heard far when a westerly wind is
blowing.
Captain Frederick w. Jordan, the
pilot who was in charge of the Rio
de Janeiro when she went on the reef
and sank, is man a little past middle
life and has been master mariner
on this coast for over 20 years. He
came from the Atlantic coast. Pre-
vious to being appointed pilot, about
II years ago, Jordan was in command
of the Wellington, Bristol and other
colleries still plying between this port
and Puget sound. He was a remark
ably successful navigator and never
before had any notable misfortune.
He declares that the loss of the
steamer could not have been foreseen.
According to his story the vessel
drifted half a mile -broadside In the
fog that enveloped the home-bound
steamer like a pail and no man could
have judged either the direction or
the velocity of the invisible current
that changed her course and sent her
on the Fort Point ledge.
The Rio de Janeiro has. since the
year 1890. had several bad accidents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28

Because Peasant Girl Tilted Him.
London, Feb. 26.-The Vienna cor
respondent of The Morning Leader
says Prince Carl of Croy has commit
ted suicide because he was Tilted by
peasant girl
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-28
Minneapolis People Probably Los

Minneapolis People Probably Lost.
Minneapolis, Feb. 25.-It is feared
that Judge A. M. Harrison and his
wife of this city were among the, lost
passengers on the Rio de Janeiro.
Judge Harrison, who is on the bench
of the district court, was spending
vacation in Honolulu and had written
his friends here that he and his wife
expected to sail for home on the Rio.
There is, of course, the chance that
they did not sail as expected.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-10-15
Two Hundred Otphanai

Needed and very much needed!
WhatP Your help, dear friend, in
making provision for our big family.
Two hundred children have come
to our sheltering roof.
We are overwhelmed with neces-
sites.
There is not even one dollar in
the treasury.
We noed clothing, food of every
sort, especially flour, molasses, bacon,
meal and all things Of that kind.
We need help at once.
The dear little people do not know
that the treasury is in such plight.
God and his people have always
cared for them so why should they
fear!
Trusting Him, they go for their
daily bread, and they have never vet
found it lacking.
And they arc not going to find you,
lacking, now.
Friend, what you going do, do
quickly.
1t only costs five dollars a month
to support child, giving him board,
clothing, education, and mother
care!
Send yonr checks or money orders
to VIM. Z. Jacobs, Clinton, s. G..
Send provisions or clothing to
Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, s. g.
Ask your railway authorities for
free transportation
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-10-15
Bill Shocks.
NICHOLSON'3 HOTEL IN CHESTER
BURNED
Hotel Was Reonntly Purchased and Ko-
noVated by Mira. Cunningham
Only 10000 Inauranca.
Special to The State.

Chester, Oct. 12.-The alarm Of
fire at 7:30 this evening came from
ward 3 and it seemed fully one hour
before the citizens of the city could be
aroused as to its whereabouts. The
fire department was out in full force.
A second alarm about an hour later
showed that Nicholaon's hotel was in
flames. Mr.. H. S. Heyman, chief of
the fire department, lives near the
hotel and at the first alarm he went
at once to the scene, on the second
floor and succeeded in quenching the
flames. He held the firemen in
readiness, however for half An hour
and then dismissed them.
The second time the fire broke in
the third floor just above the closet
in which it was first discovered and
which it has been impossible to do
any effective work. The water WAS
plentiful, the tiremen brave and nc
tive, but the fire spread through the
dry and heavy tiulher un.il the en-
tire framework was enveloped in
flames. 1t was the hardest fight the
Chester department had ever en-
countered, and the frat destructive
fire since the city put in her splen-
did waterworks. Nearly all the
furniture was saved.
The property had recently been
bought and thoroughly repaired by
Mrs. Il. K. Cunningham of Lancas-
ter She sustained heavy loss as
she only carried $4,000 insurance,
$4,000 on the building and $4,000
on the furniture. Nothing but the
walls of the popular old hostolry are
now remaining.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-10-15

Washington. Mr.. Wise went to Co
lumbia Tuesday evening to meet her.
Mrs. Rosa Cannon has gone to
Atlanta to visit her son, Mr.. Ii. s.
Cannon.
Mr.. A. A. Singley and daughter,
littlo Miss Louise visited r, latives in
town Sunday.
Trof. d. l.. Meats, principal of
thu high school at Dattakoo, was in
town Saturday.
MIR. Remon Fellers is clerking for
MIR. +. II. Kinard.
Mr.. A. Ct. Wise has been on the
sick list the past few days.
MIR. Wallace Bruce and Miss Sallie
Lee Boinest arc olerking for Moseley
Bros.
The Children's Missionary Society
and Sunday school of Grace Church
will hold public meeting next Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. Prof.
5. }. Derrick, of Newberry college,
and the pastor will make addresses.
MIR. E. A. Counts, undertaken, has
rented the shop for throo years and
will continue business at tho same
old stand.
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