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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-09-12
Morning Glories For Sheep Forage
Varied Crop. and Irritation.

Growing variety Of crops lengthens
out the irrigating season and enables
the farmer to make better use of bis
continuous flow. but even this does not
even up the difference between maxi
mum supply and maximum use. The
greatest necessity is storage until the
water is needed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-09-12

Rnb the affected quarter well after
each milking with a, little soap iini-
nsat. Keep this trsatne0t up fer ssas
TIME.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-09-12
A GATE WORTH TRYING.

A Csnsespaadent Warrants IT to
C7ose 3SseIf and Stay Closed.
send yea the following sketch Of
q gate that will absolutely close itself
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-09-12
HAIRY VETCH.

A Forage Plant Now In the Fore
ground For Fall Sowing.
Hairy vetch is so much in the agri-
cultural foreground just now that the
accompanying sketch may not come
amiss to those who have not seen the
plant 1t is perennial or biennial
from western Asia and has given such
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-09-12

fine promise in various parts Of ttA
United Sttaes as to elicit much ak
prevail. The seed is generally sown ir
drills, with some kind Of grain to bold
it upright.
1t il recommended to SOW in fall-Au-
gust to middle of September-for winter
and spring forage. Ifsown With rye and
successfully grown. it will give excel
lent feed at time when there Ia usual
ly shortage. Wheat and vetch also
furnish good green fodder in spring.
Morning GlOries For Sheep Forage.
Morning glories, the annual purple
fowereN kind, will yield 40 tons Of
green feed per acre. are drought proof
and highly nutritious, equal to the
best clover, and can be cut, cured and
thrashed. SOW them all over my
farm. Sheep annihilate them. They
never go 70 water when they can get
them. They can be sown in young cul-
-tivated corn and the whole cut up and
shocked. They will cut Ave to seven
tons Of dry feed per acre.. G. Nor
ton. Kansas.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-09-12

DETAIL OF DERRICK. ss ,.' Is.
tree attached for horse when it is
necessary to lift a more than ordinary
heavy object from the cellarway.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
An EXPRESS CAR ROBBED.
Two Men Did q Bungiing Job on .
Central Georgia Express Car
Near Macon.
LEFT THE MOST OF THEIR soorYstHImu.
A BsrGiar's Fatal Leap iste the ME-
sesri River tn Avoid Csps.re-a.
Asasciess Robbery at Anaconda.
Mont. ny which Two Nes Get
100000 n Geld.

Macon. Ca. April s7.-Thc express
car of the Central of Georgia rail-
road was robbed between IL: so and
i:so n. m. by two men who boarded
the train at Macon. The car was GO
ing through from Atlanta to savan-
nah. Some time after the train
pulled out of Macon the two men,
who had secretcd themselves in some
way, entered the express car and con
fronted Express Messenger J. n.
White. They seized and bound him
hand and foot and threw n sack over
his head. They then went through
his packages and secured about $3.50
but left a $1,000 package lying on the
floor. The safe resisted their at
tempts to open IL. When the train
reached the village of Gordon. 20
miles from Macon. the robbers
dropped of. The messenger was un-
injured when discovered by the con
ductor. Detectives and company OFF,
GERS are now securing the country.
The men are supposed TO be two sus-
picious characters who were seen
hanging about the union depot for
two days. Two nights ago Messenger
White observed two men closely
watching his car in the station and
ordered them away.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
THE CUBAN DELEGATES.
Another and Probably Final Confer.
ence with Secretary Root
Members Rettcent.

Washington. April 27.-There was
another conference at the war depart
mcnt yesterday afternoon lasting
more than three hours. At this sit
ting not only the political relations
of the United States and Cuba were
discussed. but there was also much
time devoted to the economic qucs-
ton, such as the possibility of re-
duction of the tariff on sugar and
general reciprocity arrangements be-
tween this country and the island.
To-day the Cubans will be again es-
corted To the White House, and will
say good by to the president. There
will be no further conference with
Secretary Root until Monday. This
was determined upon by the delega-
tion after its return from the war
department last evening. No state
ment, official or otherwise, could be
obtained from the delegation as to the
progress that was made during the
conference yesterday, nor would the
delegates go so far as to say they
were satisfied. While il is believed by
the United States officials who wer.
present at the conference that every
thing that possibly could be explained
by this government had been gone
into, yet il the Culans desire to make
further inquiries they will be given
the opportunity. II is believed by the
United States officials that very
fair understanding has been reached
and that the complete report of the
interviews which the secretary of the
delegation will take back to the con-
vention will have very satisfactory
effect upon the members of that body.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
REMENBER THE MAINE.
and Ready for Business Some
Time Next Fall.

Chicago, April 27.-Newton +. Cham
berlain, who is engaged in raising the
wreck of the battleship Maine in Ha-
vana harbor, and who has just re-
turned from. Cnha on a short business
trip. said yesterday:
"We expect to have the Maine afoat
and ready for business again some
time next fall. She was not SO badly
damaged when she was sunk as is gen.
orally supposed and repairs can easily
be accomplished"
1--WE find," continued Mr.. Chamber
lain, "that the Maine has not sunk
one inch deeper since I made an ex-
animation of her two years ago. She
lies perfectly level. and it is just 81
feet and 4 inches to solid bottom at
both bow and stern In order to float
the vessel we shall have to first build
a dam around it and pump out the
water. When the water has all been
from the wreck, the hole in
her bow will be repaired. Then when
the water is turned in again she will
rise to the surface and will be towed
into Havana docks for q complete
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
POWERS DEMANDS ON CHINA.
Great Britain and the United states
are Pulling Together Along
Identical Lines.

London. April 27.-Great Britain is
not relaxing her efforts to induce the
powers 10 decrease their pecuniary
demands on China and substitute for
a portion of their claims commercial
agreements. The latest adviccs from
the British minister at PeLin, do not
indicate any degree of success so far,
owing, it is said, to opposition on the
part of Germany, who continues to
insist on the payment in full of the
large indemnity she claims. Mr..
Rockhill, the American commissioned
at Pekin. and Sir Ernest Satow, Brit
ish minister at Pekin, are said to be
working on identical lines.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
A BURGLARS FATAL PLUNGE.
Leaped Into the Missouri to Escape
Capture and was Drowned.

Chicago. April 27.-A special to the
Tribune from Omaha, Neb.. says:
Hard pressed by three constables. q
burglar, thought to be Y. c. worley,
leaped into the Missouri river at Pen
ton. Ia. and perisbed in mid-strcam
ia full view of his pursuers. BY
chance a farmer had come upon the
burglars booty, hidden in his field.
and for two nights a squad cf men
lay and watched. finally surprising
the thief The fugitive made bold
dash for liberty and was chased to
the Missouri river. where he plunged
in. The eonstables had set of from
shore when they saw their man dis
appear. The current washed the
body into shallow water. where IL was
recovered some time afterwards. A
book in the dead mans pocket bore
the name Il. c. Worley.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
BLACK JACk" IS Hanged.
The Noted Western Outlaw Pays
the Penalty for His Career
of Lawlessness.
Ne WENT 70 HIS DOOM FeAnlesslY.
The Immediate Crime for which RE
suffered was the Hoidtwg up OF
= Colorado 4 southern Passenger
Train. sisxie-rssmded. August 10.
1SOO, Near Folsom. n. ~.

Clayton, y. NJ. April e7.-Thomas
+. ketchum. alias Black Jack. the
train robber. was hanged at i:2l p.
m. The rope broke, but the fall
| jerked his head of.
The execution took place inside n
stockade built for the occasion. The
enclosure was crowded, $50 witnesses
having been admitted.
When Ketchum mounted the scaf-
fold. at 1914 p. m, his face was pale.
but showed no fear. A priest stood at
his side as the rope was being put
around his neck. The conde mncd man
had consented to this at the last mo-
mcnt. Kctchum declined to make n
speech. lie muttercd "Good-by," then
said:
''Picasc dig my grave very deep"
and as the cap was drawn over his
face. shouted: Let her 60"
His legs trembled. but his nerve did
not fail.
At l:2i p. m. the drop was sprung.
the body shot through the trap. and
the head was torn from the trunk by
the tremendous jerk. The head re-
manned in the sack and fell into the
pit. The body dropped to the ground,
quivering and bleeding. Some men
groaned and others turned away un-
able to endure the sight.
.BiacL Jacks" Crime.
Thomas ketchum. alias "Black
Jack" was the most noted desperate
of the southwest. Although he was
credited with having taken the lives
of many fellow beings. yet he finally
paid the forfeit with his own life for
an attempted train robbery in which
nobody was killed.
This crime was committed near Fol-
som. n. NJ. August l6. 1899. Single
hande, Black Jack held up Colorado
d Southern passenger train. He or
dered the engineer and fireman to un-
couple the engine and leave the
train. The conductor and mail agent
opened fire on him. which he prompt.
" returned. He received the CON
tents of double barreled shotgun in
his right arm, but quickly changing
the rifle to his left shoulder. he sue
ceeded in wounding both conductor
and mail agent. lie then escaped in
the darkness. but was captured the
next day. He was tried for assault
upon n United States mail agent, and
sentenced to ten years in the peni-
tentiary. Then. in September. 1900.
he was tried on the more serious
charge of assault upon railroad
train with intent TO commit felony.
He was also convicted on this charge
and sentenced to be hanged in No
vember last. The execution was
stayed until March by an appeal to
the territorial supreme court, and in
March a reprieve was granted until
April &c.
BLACK Jack" was said to have been
the leader of band of outlaws who
committed many train robberies and
other raids in Texas. New Mexico and
Arizona. This band has been scat
tered since his arrest. Seven or eight
have been killed. three are in Jail. and
the others have been driven to the
mountains.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
BURIED BY A CAVE-IN.
Five Men Eatombed Alive In the
Rosebud Mine at Aurora, Mo-
work for Their Rescue.

Springfield. Mo-, April e..-The
Rosebud mine at Aurora caved in yes
.erday. and buried five men at depth
of 40 feet and 20 feet from the main
shaft. Their names are Grant and
Elmer Bigeler. William Shane, John
Gilland and Andrew Fuster. At seven
o'clock last night. the men were alive.
The sound of their tapping on the
steel ground rails gave their friends
that assurance. Several hundred men,
working in relays. are striving to res.
cue the entombed men, but it will
take at least three days to reach
them
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
THE WASHINGTON RELICS.
Long In the Custody OF the Unttea
states for ssfe-keeping. to be
Restored To the Owners.

Washington, April Ex-senator
John NJ. Daniel, of Virginia, several
days ago addressed a letter to Pres
idcnt Mckinley indorsing the appli.
cation of Gen. George Washington
custis Lee. submitted by him in behalf
of Miss Mary Custis Lee. his sister.
for restoration of the relics of Gen.
George Washington, of which he (Gen.
Lec) became owner on the death of his
mother. who was the wife of Gen.
Robert +. Lee.
In reply, the president sent to Sem
ator Daniel the following letter:
Executive Mansion.
Washington, April 25, 1901.
MY Dear Sir:
"On behalf of George Washington
Custis Lee. you have applied to me for
the restoration of certain relics OF
George Wsshiagtoa now in the Smith
sonian institution. These articles
came from Mount Vernon, and before
the civil war were the property of
George Washington Parkc Custis, the
grandson of Martha Washington and
the owner of Arlington. who. on his
death, in 1857, left them, by his will,
along with the Arlington estate, to
his daughter. Mary A. Randolph Lee,
the wife of Robert L. Lee. during her
natural life. and then to his eldest
grandson, George Washington Custis
Lee, to descend from him, entire and
unchanged, TO my (his) latest pos.
terity.
THE relics were at Arlington when
the civil war began, and early in 1869
were turned over to Gen. Mcdowell
of the Lee family who became
alarmed for their safety. The gen
eral, interested in their preservation,
sent them to the patent Office for safe
keeping, whence they were trans
ferred to their present place of de.
posit. IL does not appear that the
government ever took any steps to
divest the title of Mrs. Lee and her
son to them, or ever claimed any title
OF its own. All the government did
was to accept the trust of their Gus.
tody at a time when the owner could
not protect them and they were. con.
sequently, exposed to the risk of de-
struction. The need for such protec.
tion having ceased and the trust vol
unfairly assumed having been dis
charged, il will afford me great salts
faction to give direction for the re.
storation to the present head of q
historic family of these cherished
heirlooms of the Father of his Coun.
try. Sincerely yours.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
HIS STOMACH CUT OUT.
Third SuccessfaI Operation of the
the kiad On Record-MakiaG
a Good Recovery.

Chicago, April 27--Paul Kreuger, a
German gardner. who lives at 30 Vim
nemac Avenue. has had his stoma h
cut out at the hospital of the Illinois
medical college. by DIR. b. ID. Eads,
professor of surgery. This makes the
third successful operation of the kind
on record. A cancer. which was eat
ing up krueger's stomach, necessi-
tated the operation. Kruger is max
ing a good recovery. but hereafter can
eat nothing but predigested or vege-
table foods.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
Ambassador Cambon Presided at .
Dinner of the French Chamber
of Commerce In London.

New York. April ga dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser says:
The French chamber of commerce
in London dined Thursday night at
Princes restaurant. Ambassador
Cambon presided and many notables
of London and Paris were present.
The dinner showed better feelings of
friendship between the two coun-
tries than ever before.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
CARRIED OFF TAHITI GIRLS.
N Allegation Against the Omcers
of the French Cruiser Protet
ia the south Seas.

Victoria. b. C., April PHI. NJ. S
lcarus has returned from cruise
through the south seas, during which
she visited all the American and Brit
ish islands. Her officers say that
there was much talk at Tahiti over
the action of officers of the French
cruiser Prctet who carried off a num-
ber of native girls and took them on
q trip on the vessel.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
To SAVE INNOCENT MEN.
Letter Sent by "Black Jack" ketch-
INN to President Mckinley.

Denver, Col, April 2..-A special to
the Denver Post from Clayton, n. NJ,
says that Thomas +. Ketchum, who is
to be hanged there, mailed the fol-
lowing letter to President Mckinley:
Clayton. N NJ. April Is. 1901.
To Ills Excellency, the President Of
the United States. Washington. ID. c.
Sir: Being now at the town of Clayton,
y. NJ. awaiting my execution, which il
portance to the liberty OF other men ana
the duty which ! conceive to be in
presence OF death. where no human aid
can reach me. | desire to communicate
10 YOU by means OF this letter some facts
which ! deem would be OF interest 10
perhaps 6e the means OF iibera,ins ipno,
cent men. There are now three men IN
santa Fe penitentiary serving sentences
for the robbery Of the United States msa
At Stems Pass. Ariz.. In 1897 viz: Leonar
Albertson. Walter Huffman and Bill Wa
terman. anu they are as innocent of the
the men who committed the crime aFs
Dave Atkins. Ed. Builin. VIII Carver
sam ketchum. Broncho Bill and myself.
means by which articles taken IN SAID
robbery may be found where we hid
them, and also the names OF witnesses
who live in that vicinity who will tesfi-
~ that myself and gang Were in that
neighborhood both Immediately before
and after the robbery. The fact tfat
these men are innocent and are SUFFERING
lmpels me to make this confession. While
you can not help me. and while / realize
that all efforts to secure to me "A COM
mutation of my sentence have signally
failed. ] wish to do this much in the in
tereSt OF these innocent men who. 40
far as l know, never committed a crime
In their lives. | make this statement.
fully realizing that my end is fast ap-
proaching and that / must very soon
meet my maker.
Very respectfully. your servant.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
An AuDACIOus ROBBERY.
Two Burglars secure Ten Thessass
Dollars Tn Gold at Anaconda. Mont.

Anaconda. Mont, April 27.-A most
audacious robbery was committed
here by two burglars who secured
$4,000 in gold. The burglars entered
the Alaska saloon by forcing the
main street door. Bodily picking up.
300 pound safe they loaded il into
an express wagon. Driving outside
the city limits they broke the safo
open and secured $4,000 in gold.
Putting the broken safe back into
the wagon they started the horse to-
ward the city and made good their
escape.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
An Alleged Murderer surrsudsrs for share
of Reward offered.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 27.-The case
against Frank Stout, charged with the
murder of John Wilson, at Dawson,
last November, has taken decided
turn in his own behalf. Stout said
that his apprehension was brought
about by voluntary surrender.
Under the agreement entered into
between the mans attorneys and the
sheriff's officers, Stout received $500
of tho $500 offered for his apprehen-
sion. This money he is now using to
conduct his defense.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

Washington. April 27.-Rear-Admi-
raj Evans, of the naval board of in
spection, telegraphed the navy de-
partment from New London, Conn.,,
in regard TO the trial of the torpedo
boat Bailey as follows: Bailey
splendid success. Best speed, 81
knots. Average for two hours 30.2."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

Kansas City, Mo-, April 27.-Stephen
A. Weltmer and Joseph II. Kelly.
former president and secretary OF
the Weltmer institute of magnetic
healing at Nevada, Mo-. who recently
pleaded guilty TO indictments charg.
ing them with using the mails to de.
fraud, were each fined sl.5O0 by Judge
Philips, in the United States district
court. The men gave absent treat.
ment," and their mail, which reached
a tremendous volume, was stopped by
the post Office department at WASH
ington on n fraud order.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

Gen. A. o. Miller. aged "a years, one
of Indiana's noted heroes of the civil
war, died at Lebanon, Ind. on the
2sth. after only few days illness.
He was in command of Company c,
Tenth Indiana, at the battle of Rich
Mountain. Va, in July. 1861. and hi.
company captured the first confeder
ate flag.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

The delegation of the Cuban consti.
tutional convention were entertained
At state dinner given in their honor
by the president at the White House,
on the night of the 25th. The guests
invited TO meet them were thorough
ly representative of the executive,
legislative and judicial branches of
the government.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

Paris, April 27.-The spy who has
been arrested here on a charge of
having communicated to Herr Krupp
the secret of the manufacture of
guns at the Commentry arms factory,
is Pole named Iovanovitz. He was
q head waiter 1t the Hotel Chatham
in Paris. During an absence last win
ter he went to Commentry where, it
is alleged, he suborned a number of
workmen Of the Commentry arms fac
tory into betraying for Herr Krupp
the secret process of manufacturing
q certain cannon and she'll metal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

The London Saturday Review says
that the expansion of the German
navy is more in preparation for con-
test with the United States than with
Great Britain. because the readiest
causes for future naval conflicts will
BE- found in the struggle for the parti-
ton or the exploitation of the great
South American continent.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

Dealings were discontinued, on the
2sth. in the share certificates of the
Federal Steel Co., National Steel Co.,
National Tube Co.. American Steel
and Wire Co., American Tin Plate Co.
and American Steel Hoop Co.. the
New York stock exchange authorities
having ordered them stricken from
the list.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

The annual report of the board OF
regents OF the Smithsonian institu.
tion for the year ending June 10. 1899
was issued on the 23d. This repori
contains 20 articles. covering a wide
range of information, given in such
terms as will interest the general
reader.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

The center of the earthquake shock.
in Italy, on the oath. was in the neigh.
borhood of Palombara Sabina. The
walls of houses were fissured and
rendered uninhabitable, and the peo-
pie were panic-stricken and spent the
night In the open air.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

Alma, Wis, April 27.-L. P. Hun
ner, ON trial for Illegal banking,
pleaded guilty, yesterday, to the
charge of receiving money after know
ing the bank was insolvent, and was
sentenced TO one year at waupun.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

Harmonious action was taken by
the committee on revision of the
creed of the Presbyterian church at
Pittsburgh, on the 26th. and a unani.
nous report was formulated for sub
mission to the general assembly,
which will meet at Philadelphia, May
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

The statement of the treasury bal.
ances in the general fund, exclusive OF
the $150. .00G. 900 gold reserve in the di.
vision Of redemption. issued on the
26th, showed: Available cash balance,
&lsS, 1927; gold, $95, 5,272, ,526.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

Thomas Shelton, editor of Tn.
Christian, monthly publication OF
Denver. Col. was arrested. on the 22d
on an indictment returned by the fed.
eral grand jury, charging him with
using tie mails to defraud. Shelton
Processes ia cure all mental and ply.
steal ills by sending vibrations
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
weII-Known Phy.ician Dead.

New J ork, April 27.-Dr. VIM. II.
Draper, one of the best known physi-
clans of this city. died here of pneu-
monia. He had been i'll about ten
days. He was born in Brattleooro,
Vt, in 1890.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02

Many applications have been made
To Mr.. Rockhill and Gen. Chaffee by
Chinese of all degrees for the reten-
fion in China of the American troops
until the general withdrawal of
troops Of all the powers. Many Of
those who are making this request
think the withdrawal of the Ameri-
cans will make the others remain
longer.