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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES ITs
READINESS TO REDUCE IN
NJ. DEMNITY CLAIMS.
WOULD CUT OFF SO PER CENT

Has Furnished an Itemized Statemen,
Showing Damages Sustained and
Expenditures Made Amounting to
$25,0oo,o0o but Is Willing to Lose
Satisfied That the Great Dan
ger Of the Situation Is Delay.
Washington, April 10.-The state de-
partment has heard further from Mr.
Rockhill, our special commissioner at
Peking, touching the effort making
there to reach an agreement, respect
ing the indemnity to be demanded
from the Chinese government. Mr.
Rockhill's principal effort, acting un
der direct instructions from Secretary
Hay, is to induce the ministers OF
other powers to keep down the total
of their claims to the amount which
the financial exports, headed by Sill
Robert Hart, have decided to be within
the ability of China to pay. The Unit
ed States government has felt that on
no account should the total indemnity
claim exceed e40,0O0,000 and has
steadfastly sought to make that fig
ure the outside limit of the claims
For itself the state department claims
$25 900, 900 indemnity and it has sup
piled Mr.. Rockhill with data for the
presentation of an itemized account
showing the expenditures made by
the government of the United States
in the transportation of our military
contingent in China, it's maintainence
there and the just claims of the mis-.
sionaries who were American citizens
and suffered in property and person
from the Boxer outbreak.
In it's anxiety to avoid depressing
China and to secure speedy settle
ment of the Chinese question the Unit
ed States government stands willing
to make a heavy cut in it's claim, pro
vided the other nations represented
at Peking will abate their claims in
proportion. It is entirely possible
that If Mr.. Rockhill can induce the
other ministers to make cut of SO
per cent in their indemnity claims, he
will do so; though the apparent result
be the loss to the United States OF
$12 100000.
The administration is satisfied that
the great danger of the situation al
Peking lies in delay. Had the rep
reservations of Mr.. Rockhill been
needed, the officials are confident that
the formidable rebellion which has
NOW broken out under the lead Of Gen
|.eral Tung Flu Sian in Shen 81 province
would never have occurred.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
ADDITIONAL sURRENDERs.

Filipino Insurgents Continue to Lay
Down Their Arms. ".e
Manila, April 8.-The following sur
renders have occurred:
The insurgent general, Arejola, with
30 officers and 800 men; at the town
Of Nueva Caceres, in the province of
South Camarines, Southern Luzon |;
the remainder of the command of
Major Pablo Tecson, consisting Of 10
officers, 173 men and 1873 rifles, at the
town of San Miguel de- Mayumo, Pula.
can province, Central Luzon, and 16
officers and 10 men in Bulacan prov.
ince and at other points.
The wholesale grocery dealers OF
Manila report doubled sales of grocer.
les since the Investigation into the
alleged commissary scandals were
commenced.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
COURT ALARMED
REBELLION HEADED BY GENER
Al TuNG.Fu-sIAN BREAKS
OUT IN CHINA.
HIS TROOPS WELL DRILLED

According to Last Accounts He Had
Eleven Thousand Men Under His
Command and Was Not Far From
the Emperor's Hiding PIace-WasI1.
inston Hears That Russia Has Bro.
ken Off Diplomatic Relations.
Picking, April 9.--The rumors which
have been current during the past few
days of the outbreak of rebellion,
headed by General Tung-Fu-Sian, the
former commander of the northern
army in the provinces of Mongolia and
Shen 81, have been absolutely authen-
ticated.
Ii Hung Chang and Prince Ching
have received information on the sub
ject which, though indefinite, still
proves that the court is seriously
alarmed. .."
General Flu Sian was, according to
last accounts, about $50 miles from
the court with 1000 regular troops,
all supposed to be devoted to himself.
The court has about the same number
of soldiers at Sian Flu, but it is prob
able that the troops Of Tung Flu Sian
are better drilled and better armed.
1t is believed that the Monaghan
rebellion was brought about through
agents of Prince Tuan and General
Tung Flu Sian. Ii Hung Chang thinks
there are about 5000 regular troops
in Mongolia and inclines to the belief
that they have not Joined in the rebel
lion. He does not think the court is
in danger and thinks the object of
Prince Tuan (who was last reported
at Ming Hsu with 10000 men, prepar-
ed to resist arrest) and General Tung
Flu Sian is to create diversion of in
terest or in order to force uncond1-
tional protection of themselves.
Unofficial Cinnamon of intelligence
regard the rising as most unfortunate
at the present time, to the interests
of China, and as possibly meaning the
use of foreign troops to protect even
the court itself.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
Japan's Cause for Dissatisfaction.
warrant for "Hinky pink,

Chicago, April 10.-WarrantA have
been sworn out for the arrest Of klder-
man Michael Kenna, well KNOW as
"Hinky Dink," on charges of yiolting
the midnight; closing ordinance a%his
saloon IN Clark street, The warr@ts
were secured by. Mrs. Kate Mus
BOYD, secretary and treasurer OF Ne
new Anti-vice Crusade society. VIZ
also requested warrants for Police ii
spector Hartnett OF the Harrison
street station. These were refused
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
Possibly the Plague.

Ann Arbor, Mich, April 9.-In the
university hospital contagious ward
there is confined a student whose
name is not divulged. Altogether
there is something startling about the
case, and it may turn out to be nothing
less than a case of genuine bubonic
plague. DR.. Frederick Novy, who
lately returned from the Pacific coast,
where he was sent by the United
States government to investigate blu.
bonic plague, says 1t looks suspicious.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
ARE MUCH IN DOUBT.
Washington Officials Fear Russia Has
Carried Out Her Threat.

WaShth9ton OflciaIS rear russia T'dS
Carried Out Her Threat.
Washington, April 9.-The Chinese
minister was an early caller at the
state department to seek information
as to the report, based on advices to
the state department, that there had
been an interruption of the diplomatic
intercourse between Russia and Chi
ma. Mr.. WI had not been advised OF
any such developments and the infor-
nation before the state department
was so contradictory that it did not
permit any clear explanation Of the
real state of affairs.
The doubt arises from the fact that
Mr.. Rockhills latest dispatch does not
mention any such disarrangement and
the officials feel bound to accept this
as pretty strong evidence that prior
intimations of discords have not taken
actual form. Yet the dispatch receiv-
ed from Mr.. Squires, the American
charge d'affaires in the absence of
Minister Conger, appear to have been
quite explicit that the difficulty al
ready had made itself manifest. It is
thought possible at the state depart
ment that the circumstance to which
Mr.. Squires referred occurred prior
to the receipt in Picking Of the last
Russian note and that the trouble may
have been adjusted subsequently.
The state department maintains an
attitude of doubt and expectancy and
is not prepared to admit that there
has been any interruption of inter
course between the two countries,
either limited or complete. Aside
from the telegraphic advices there are
Some. Attending circumstances
which indicate that at least some
strain or partial interruption of inter.
course has occurred. The fact de.
veloped in Washington about week
ago that Russia had delivered to Chi
ma what amounted to an ultimatum on
the signing Of the Manchurian agree
ment. This followed the usual course
of ultimatums and fixed a definite linn
it of days within which China could
act. It also conveyed the clear init
nation that unfavorable action by Chi
ma would lead to severance of dip
lomatic relations between the two
countries. The limit of time fixed is
believed to have been one week and
to have expired last Wednesday. Chi
| ma did not sign within the limit and
next day, Thursday, Russia addressed
her note to the powers which has
been accepted as removing the pres
sure over the Manchurian agreement
This at first seemed to be waiver Of
her prior intimation of an interruption
| of diplomatic intercourse and YET
there was no explicit waiver and the
latest advlces from Picking reporting
that an interruption has now actually
occurred, seem to be directly in linz
with the threat previously conveyed
In case there proves to be an inter
ruption Of the relations between Rus
STA and China it is not expected TO dis
/ arrange the negotiations between tn,
powers and China or between Russi,
and the powers. It probably would b,
conAned to q termination of the clos,
entente long maintained between Rus
/ STA and China.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
WILL RECLAIM HIS TITLE.

ExIled Count to Soon Return to the
FatherIand.
New York, April Edmund Helm
icke, who says he was the Count Won
Larissh, exiled from Germany 40
years ago for killing his major in q
duel on the parade ground. is about to
return to the fatherland to claim,
under the kaisef's favor, the rank.
title and uniform forfeited for o boy
ish love.
He fought as captain Of the Louis
lana Tigers IN the Civfl war.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
Colorado MiIIionaire Dead,

st. Paul, April civilian e. John
son, a millionaire mine owner of Den
yer, is dead here after two weeks i'll
ness. Mr.. Johnson built the Florence
and Cripple Creek railroad and was
heavily interested in the Denver and
Southwestern railroad system, the
new smelter at Florence and mines in
Cripple Creek and other Colorado dis.
tricts. He was about so years Of age.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
kInc Otto IL pxlno.

Paris. April 1.-TWO Paris special
lists on insanity have returned from
Germany, where they were summoned
Tor consultation In the case Of King
Otto Of Bavaria. They consider the
insane monarch doomed to death
within few weeks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
Three Persons KIIIed.

Reno, New, April 9.-In collision
with a freight train near Wells. the
,westbound limited on the Central
Pacific railway was partially wrecked.
Two dremen and . mail clerk were
killed. No passengers were injured,
30 far as known here. Fire which
followed the collision destroyed the
mail and express cars.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
THOUSANDS IDLE|IF OTHERS WILL
HIGH WATER coMPELs CLOSING
DOWN OF FACTORIES IN
NEW ENGLAND.
PROPERTY LOSS NOT HEAVY

Absence Of Ice Beneficial Feature Of
the Present Flood, the Worst in a
Number of NYears-Railroads and
Highways Suffer Severely by Wash
outs and Loss of Bridges-Traffic
on Certain Lines Badly Interrupted.
Boston, April 9.-Flood conditions
In the various rivers of New England
resulting from the copious rains Of the
past week do not improve. The rivers
continue to rise and indications at
nearly all points are that the record
of the great floods of 1896 would be
reached, If not surpassed. The alb
sence of ice, which went out last week
from many of the rivers, thus far has
prevented serious damage to property,
but thousands of mill operatives were
compelled to stop work, as factories
could not be operated on account of
the high water. The chief property
damage reported up to midday was to
railroads and highways from wash
outs. Lowlands in all sections were
inundated. At one or two points
bridges had been washed away and in
some places the structures had been
weakened. This had caused consid-
cradle interruption to traffic upon va
rious short railway lines in Maine,
New Hampshire and Massachusetts,,
but trains on the main lines were rum
ming with nearly the usual regularity.
Among the mills which were COM
PEELED to shut down were many at
Lawrence, Mass, where 10000 hands
were idle; at Lowell, where the ma
jority of the big corporations sus-
pended; at Lewiston, Me-, Manchester
and Nashua, N. H. At Lowell the
street railway power house was in the
midst of lake; at Nashua the light,
heat and power company was on the
verge of suspension.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
Park Rapids Branch
Order to Examine Accounts. Etc

STATE OF MINNESOTA, Ice a
COUNTY OF STEARNS.
In Probate Court, Special Term. March
18th, 1901. ~
] In the matter of the estate of Alphonso
Barto deceased:
On reading and filing the petition of Char
lotte A, BartO executrix of the estate of Al
phonso Barto. deceased. representing among
other things, that she has fully administered
said estate, and praying that time and place
be fixed for examining, settling and allowing
the final account of her administration, and
for the assignment Of the residue Of said es-
tate to the parties entitled thereto by law.
It is ordered, that said account be exam
lined, and petition be heard by this Court. on
Friday the 18th day of April, A. II. 1901, az
nine o'clock 4. NJ, at the Probate Office in the
city OF st. Cloud, In said county
And 1t is further ordered, that notice there-
of be given to all parsons interested, by pub
Listing q copy of this order once In each week
for three successive weeks prior to said day
of hearing. In the Sank CENTRE HERALD, 9
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Sank Centre, In said county
Dated at st. CLOUD, Mimi. the 10th day OF
March, A. %. 1901.
BY the Court,
DAVID 4. CALHOUN,
1st-pub- Mch-N Junge Of Probate.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
INDIA HAS A MILLION LESS IN.
HABITANTs THAN TEN
YEARS AGO.
FAMINE THE MAIN CAUSE
Estimated That Five Million Persons
Have Died in That Country Since
1896 as a Direct Result of Hunger.
In Certain Sections of Western In
dia Decrease of Nearly Fifty Per
Cent in Population Is Shown.

London, April 8.-The depopulation
of India through famine and cholera
is assuming alarming proportions.
The latest advices from Simla say the
census returns of the Central prov
inces show a decrease of over a mill
ion since 1891, when under normal
conditions an increase of million and
a half might have been expected. 1t
is estimated that five million have
died in India since 1896 from causes
directly due to the famine. In West
ern India things are even worse. The
Oodeypoor state returns show a de-
crease of $4,000, or As per cent of the
population; the state of Bhopaul
shows a decrease of S0S,0OO; the dis
trict of Banda shows a decrease Of
$4,000, and so on. In Bombay city
the population has diminished by co.
900.
The localities which escaped the
plague show satisfactory though
uncompensating increase. For in
stance, Madras, which has gained 8
per cent over 1891.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
ALL NEGOTIATIONS OFF.
Russia Refuses to Further Discuss the
Manchurian Question.

Russia Refuses to Further DISCUSS the
Manchurian Question.
Picking, April 10.-The Russian min
lister to China, M. de Giers, respond
ing to The letter from Prince Ching
and Ii Hung Chang regarding Man
churia, merely refused to hold further
communication with them upon the
subject.
The Nongolian Prince Olaskan,
father-in-hw of Prince Tuan, proves to
be an important factor in the rebellion
now in progress. He urges the rebel
lious trools to march on Sian Flu.
Chinese knowing General Tung Flu
Sian say tie emperor brought the re-
bellion on lis own head when he pub
lished the ,dict threatening the gen.
eral with future punishment. On &C
count of hit present power and in
fuence General Tung Flu Sian would
not permit tbs and naturally decided
to prove that power. He has the en-
tire Moham1edan population with
him. Prince Tuan also has large
following wifi e Prince Olaskan con-
trolls the entire province of Mon
golia.
The Germai minister, DR.. Won
SchwarzensteinI entertained all the
| ministers at dinner Tuesday in hon.
or of the anniv, rsary of the birth of
| Count Won Waldrsee.
| Russia FeeIs(No Uneasiness.
St. Petersburg April 1O.-The No
voc Vremeya avds that Russia has
no cause for uIeasiness regarding
Manchuria. She possesses separate
| agreements with tte governor of each
| of the three provinces which remain
in force. In the future, if China de-
sires her former POSITION restored,
she can at any timS sign the treaty
in her possession. b the meantime,
the st. Petersburg Zdtung says, Rus.
STA is free to act in Mtnchuria for the
preservation of order d her judgment
directs. e..
Japan's Cause for Dissatisfaction.
Yokohama, April 10.-tThe dissatis.
| faction of Japan with Ruia's action is
not in regard to the Mandurian agree.
ment, the leading paperslhere affirm,
but with Russia's action iAManchuria
/, Hence, Japan declines, accfding to an
important section of tha press, to
consider the abandonment of the
agreement as final settlement of the
! Manchurian question. It is tged that
this question should be br&ght be.
i fore a conference Of the minister's
like the other Chinese question:.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-11
LOCAL TIME CARD.
GOING WEST.

No. 1 No. 3 ! No. 7
LIE. st. Paul S:35 am. 600 a NJ $500 p m
A.S.Centre IFS pm I2.2ca.m I2:45 pm
GOING EAST.
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snA.nnRn EXCURSION.

The Cumberland Valley Railroad
has fixed upon Thursdays june goth,
July 9Th and 18th, August lst, 18th.
9th, September 18Th for their annual
mid summer excursions to the Sea
Shore. the time allowed on these ex-
cursions being sixteen DAYS.
Excursion tickets to Atlantic City,
Cape May and other South Jersey
resorts will be sold from all stations
ON the Cumberland Valley r. r.. on
above dates for train No. A leaving
Martinsburg at S.l5 a. m. at 50. 81
for the round trip, and will lie gooc
to return on any regular train excep
the Penna Limited within sixteer
days, including date of issue. Fo
full information call on local ticke
agents.
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SPECIAL EXCURSION RATE
To various Points During the Summer
oyer the Baltimore and Ohio.

AtlanticsCity, N.J.-Very low rates
for special excursions June 10 and n,
July II and %, August and %, and
Sept. 5. Tickets good sixteen days.
Chicago, I'LL Y. r. y. A. Inter.
national Convention, July 25-28. One
fare for the round trip. Tickets good
going July 23, "a and 25; good re-
turning leaving Chicago until July 30,
with privilege Of extension to An.
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Detroit Mich. National Educa-
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fare plus $500 for the round trip.
Tickets good going July q, Z and s,
limited for return leaving Detroit I'M
til July Is, with privilege of extern
son TO September ! on deposit OF
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Cincinnati, o. - United Sociey
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the round trip. Tickets on sale Sept.
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Kansas City, Mo Imperial Council,
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One fare for the round trip, plus
81. 90. Tickets good going June to
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Louisville, Ky. -Triennial Conclave,
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AN ELEPHANT
ON THE HANDS OF THE WHEELING;
PEoPLE-IN A QUANDABY.
selection of wheeling for the state Ma
tionaI Guard Encampment Causes
stir-No site Suitable There.


Governor White in turning down
his own town and selecting Wheeling
as the place for holding the National
Guard encampment has got things
into pretty mess Parkersburg is
the most centrally located of any
place mentioned. is easier of access
and less expensive to reach, while
there are several ideal spots about
the town for the camp. But these
advantages were all ignored, and the
home town turned down, all for
politics says the Parkersburg Sentinel.
1t looks now as if Wheeling did not
want it and another point may have
TO be selected as will be seen from
the following from the Wheeling
News:
1.-THE board of trade is confronted
with serious situation in regard to
the National Guard encampment
which will be held here in September
The officials of the board have been
looking for a suitable site for the en-
campment and have so far been unable
to secure grounds sufficiently large
They looked at the Hervey property
opposite Greenwood cemetry yesterday
but found it was not large enough.
1t takes thirty acres of comparative
ly level ground TO accommodate the
encampment. The officers want 10
acres for camp and 20 acres for par
ade'and drilling grounds. All the sites
suggested have proved too small
The board is now after one plot of
ground which is large enough but it
is not certain whether the owners
consent can be secured or not to allow
the grounds to be used for at'purpose
1.-THE board has also thou ght of hav-
ing the encampment on'the Island but
the brigade officers are decidedly OPP
posed TO having the encampment
within the CITY limits. 1t is also
doubtful if there is any field on the
leland Ia rye enough for the purpose.
1t will be a matter Of much regret
if the board is unable to take care
of the encampment after gong to so
much trouble, to secure it, but they
will not give M until final effort
has been made The whole country
round will be secured before they give
in A meeting of the eucampment
committee viii lbe called shortly tc
consider the matter.
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RunY-HEss

Mr. Edward Q. Rudy and Miss
Belvy Leo Hess, daughter of Hackett
Hess, were married at the Lutheran
parsonage by Rev. @. $. LTrump yes
terday afternoon at 3 clock.
The bride and groom spent the af-
ternoon in Hagerstown.
3 A N N Z r 8 I've
the most healing saIve in the world.
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SPECIAL EXCURSIONS TO
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| via Baltimore 81 Ohio Bailroad.

Pan American Exposition During July,
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