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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-17
IN WESTERN TRANsvAAL.
Lord Kitchener Reports Several Sc
we're Enaaaements.

London, April 15.-News of severe
fighting in the Transvaal at the end Of
last week has been sent by Lord Kitch-
ener, who reports that about 200 Beers
were killed, wounded or captured
There were about 100 British casual
ties.
The British also captured three guns
and a quantity of supplies. Comman-
dant Potgieter was among the Beers
killed.
Lord Kitchener in a dispatch dated
Pretoria, April 10, recounts how Colo
mel Colenbrander, after locating Com
mandant Beyer's lager at Pzelkop,
moved his force by different routes
from Petersburg, Transvaal Colony,
blocking the principal lines of retreat:
The fighting commenced April 8, when
the Inniskilling fusiliers attacked Mo-
| lip spoort, covering the Boer position,
and by dusk had seized hill eastward
of the Poort, after considerable oppo-
sition, resulting in Colonel Murray be-
ing wounded and Lieutenant Lincoln
being killed. Another officer and five
men were wounded. Since then the
operations continued daily. Colen-
brander's latest report, April IL, gave
the Boer losses in killed, wounded and
prisoners at LOG men. The colonel
hoped to be able to report further cap
! lures.
I The most severe fighting occurred
April II, in Western Transvaal, where
| General Ian Hamilton has replaced
General Methuen in command of the
| British troops. The Beers attacked
| Colonel Kekewich's force at Rooiwald
and fighting at close quarters ensued
The Beers were repulsed, leaving on
] the field A men killed, including Com.
| mandant Potgieter, and "a wounded
The British captured 20 'unwounded
| prisoners. ~.
| According to last accounts General
Ian Hamilton was pursuing the re-
mainder of the Boer command. The
| British losses in this fight were six
men killed and fifty-two wounded.
| At the beginning of the pursuit Colo
mel Kekewich captured two guns, 8
| pompom, a quantity of ammunition
] and a number of wagons.
| A force of Beers recently over
| whelmed strong British patrol sent
] out from Bultfontein, Orange River
| Colony, to clear distant farms. An Of
| ficer and two men were killed, fourteen
men wounded and the remaining mem
bers of the patrol were surrounded and
captured. Lord Kitchener mentions
holding an inquiry into this reverse.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-17
DUTY ON GRAIN
RADICAL DEPARTURE FROM FREE
TRADE RULE IN NEW ENG
LIsH BUDGET.
NEAVY DEFICIT TO MAKE UP

Revenue From the New Taxation Ex-
peeted to Amount to About $780,
ooo-After Borrowing sa2,ooo,ooo
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Will Raise the Balance of the De-
ficit by Drafts on the Treasury.
London, April 15.-The statement
showing the revenue and expenditure
In the house of commons by the chan
cellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael
Hisks-Beach, when opening the budget
announcements, showed total ordi-
nary expenditure for 1902-03 estimated
E 9129,159, 900, with war charges
amounting to S45,450,000, making a
grand total of 9174,609,OO0, which is
G12,993 900 below the total for 1901-02.
The chancellor of the exchequer es-
timated the total deficit for the present
year at a26,S24,O00.
To the deficit must be added sixteen
to seventeen millions additional war
expenditures.
The chancellor of the exchequer said
he had hopes of happy result from
the conference in South Africa, but
he had put them aside. Preparations
for the continuance of the war were
the best guarantees of peace.
The income tax is increased penny
In the pound sterling.
He estimated the revenue for this
year on the basis Of the present tax
81 inn lid
the cost of gratuities at the end of the
war, the transporting of troops home,
etc.
There is no increase in the duty on
sugar.
The grand total OF the deficit is
G45, 100000,
The duties on wine, beer. tobacco
and tea are not changed.
A penny tax is imposed on dividend
warrants. and two penny stamps must
be placed on checks, instead of one
penny as heretofore.
The sum of eS2OOo,oO0 will be Dor
rowed.
The chancellor of the exehequer de-
MED that the registration of duties ON
wheat and flour violated the principles
of free trade or would increase the
cost of food. He thought the duties
had been recklessly abandoned and
declared their remission did not re-
duce the price of food.
The duty on meal is five pence per
hundred weight. e..
The revenue from the new taxation
is expected to be s5,16O,O00. After
borrowing e32,000,0O0 the chancellor
of the exchequer will make up the de-
felt by drafts on the exchequer.
A duty of three pence per hundred
weight is imposed on all imported
grain.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-17
NO NEWS FOR THE PUBLIC.
Government Leader Questioned About
Peace Negotiations.

London, April 16.-The government
leader, A. J. Balfour, replying to a
question in the house of commons, an
nounced that the ministers had no in
formation to impart on the subject of
the South African peace negotiation !,
nor under the circumstances could any
information be impaired at the present
stage of the negotiations. The govern
ment, Mr.. Balfour added, would i'm
mediately inform parliament of the
fact when they had any news to COM
municata
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-17
Severe Storm Prevails.

Denver, April 15.-The storm which
has prevailed over almost the entire
country from this city west and north
has caused general delay in railroad
traffic. No serious damage is yet re
ported, but the change from rain to
q heavy wet snow, interspersed with
sleet and hail, may have caused suf
fering to cattle on the open ranges
Trains have been delayed from one
to five hours.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-17
Fatally Wounds His Father.

Glenwood, Ia, April 15.-Earl Gar,
man shot and probably fatally wound.
ed his father, M. l.. Garman, during the
night. Young Garman was endeavor.
ing to secure his fathers consent to a
business transaction and on being re-
fused. drew a revolver and shot his
father in the back of the head. The
elder Garman was owner Of the Glen
wood mills and was of considerable
local prominence.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-17
Iowa Student Commits suicide.

Iowa City, Ia, April 16.-Clifford E.
Bradley of Rock Rapids, a prominent
junior law student at the University
of Iowa, committed suicide by cutting
his throat three times from ear to
ear with a razor, while temporarily in
sane. He had been in bad health for
several weeks past.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-17
SUED FOR $1,5oo,0oo.
Herbert w. Pearson Given a Verdict
of $500.

st. Paul, April 15.-Judge Kelly has
filed decision in the suit of Herbert
W. Pearson against the Great North
ern Railway company. He awards
Mr.. Pearson $500 on account of unpaid
salary, and judgment for his costs and
disbursements. 1t is modest ending
of an action to recover million and
a half dollars. Mr.. Pearson sued J.
J. Hill of the railway company on an
alleged contract, the pith of which was
''big coal, big pay" and claimed to
have discovered immense coal fields
in Montana and Washington. By
agreement the suit was prosecuted
against the railway company alone.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-17
AGAINST MERGER
ATTORNEY GENERAL STRATT0N
OF WASHINGTON BEFORE
> SUPREME COURT.
MAKES OPENING ARGUMENT

That If It Refuses the Plaintiff Has
No Redress for the Wrong-counse
Frequently Interrogated by Judges
Washington, April 15.-The United
&tates supreme court heard arguments
In the case of the State of Washington
versus the Northern Securities com
pany and the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern railways involving the
merger of the two roads. Attorney
General Stratton appeared for the
state and made the opening argument
oentending that this court is the only
one that can properly hear the case
and that if it refuses to hear it there
is no tribunal to which the state can
apply for the redress of wrong. He
was frequently Intercepted by mem
hers of the court. Justice White asked
why the state could not pass a law OF
its own to cover the case and Mr..
Sratton replied that he thought the
state had that right, but that it also is
entitled to an independent proceeding
for Injunction.
In reply to Justice Harlan he said
that the state might of course proceed
against either of the railroad com
panies for damage, but that the North
ern Securities company could not be
thus reached in a state court
The chief justice wanted to know if
the state could not institute suit and
give the securities company chance
to come in.
Eyes," was the reply, "but it won't
come in as has been made manifest in
Minnesota"
He agreed with suggestion made
by Justice Brewer that the railways in
volved are interstate roads and that
on this account it was competent to ap-
peal to the national authorities.
Summing up the case Mr.. Stratton
said the question presented is wheth-
er the stock and power of control of
two gigantic lines of railway, trayers-
ing the states of Washington, Mon
ta~a, s'orth Dakota and Minnesota,
may be consolidated SO as to create a
monopoly in railway traffic therein in
defiance of laws of such, or whether a
corporate entity can be created and
used for the express purpose of over
throwing the constitutional rights of a
number of sovereign states and thus
accomplish indirectly that which this
court has decided could not be done
directly.
Charles w. Bum and ex-Attorney
General John w. Griggs appeared for
the railway companies and Securities
company.
~~Mr. BuQn contended that if the in
junction should be granted as prayed
for by the State of Washington the Sc
curities company would be compelled
to sell it's stock in at least one of the
railroad companies. He contended
that the Securities company had the
same power to acquire, own and vote
stock as any natural person would
lave and could not be enjoined. He
also contended that there was no pre-
cedent allowing one state going into
another state for the enforcement OF
its own laws, and said that Washing
ton was undertaking to do just that in
this proceeding. To do this would be
a violation of the Fourteenth amend
ment to the Constitution.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-17

In settlement Of the claims for in
demnity made by those Italian sub
jects who were expelled from the
Transvaal the British government has
paid down $4,000, which will be di-
vided among 40 individuals.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-17
Seventeen Persons Drowned.

Belgrade, April 16.-The ferry which
crosses the Danube near Orsova, a Ser.
Wan frontier town, sank during the
day. Seventeen persons were drowned.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-17
Entire Family Slain by Robbers.

st. Petersburg, April ia dispatch
from Kovno, capital Of the government
Of the same name, announces that all
the members of Jewish family num-
bering seven persons, residing near
that place. have been slain by robbers
who beat out their brains with axes.
The murderers also burned the house
occupied by their victims
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-17
IMMIGRANTS BY THOUSANDS.

Five ShipIoads From European Ports
Land in New York.
New York, April 15.-Immigrants to
the number of 4,162 were brought to
this city on five steamers, which have
Just arrived from European ports.
Nearly half were from Mediterranean
norris
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-17
MAJOR WALLER ACQUITTED.
Result of CourtmartiaI Trial of Marine
Corps Officer.

Manila, April 15.-Major Lyttleton
T. Waller of the marine corps has
been acquitted.
He was tried by courtmartial on
the charge of killing natives of the ISL
and of Samar without trial. The court
stood II to 2 for acquittal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-21
DON'T GAG.

Delegate Osborn of this city made a commendable attempt yesterday to in-
 duce the Constitutional Convention to boil it down. He is tired, and ba realizes that the people are. So he in- troduced this resolutions; That here after members right to the floor be restricted to ten minutes unless unan- imous consent is given, and no member shall speak twice on the same subject ' This resolution gave rise to debate which showed the need of the adoption of the resolution. Brother Smith Of Winchester characterized the proposed rule as dangerous" Brother Bryant of East Hartford protested against a gag law. Brother Davenport of Bridge port made a similar protest. Then Del egate Osborn said he didn't want to gag anybody, and his we'll meant resolution was solemnly disposed of by a vote of 60 to 46
 There are two meanings to the word gag" The Convention has made sol emn protest against being gagged. Would that it would also heed the pro- test of the people against being gagged.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-21

has not confronted it for fifteen centu- ries, Looking broadly over the world the thing which impresses the observer is that the church seems to have in some strange way lost it's motive pow CT Its organization is admirable, it's membership Is exemplary, it's zeal is ardent it's devotion measured by it's gifts of labor and money is boundless. But all the same it has well nigh come to standstill. No nation or people has been converted for thousand years. When one contrasts this with the church's marvellous triumphs dur ing its first six centuries it becomes all the more significant.
 During that period it swept in it's progress from Judea to Scotland with all the rush and energy of prairie fire, burning fragments being carried ahead by every wind and lighting up new con1agrations in advance. But to-day. after centuries have passed away, the peoples of the Orient, among whom were it's first triumphs, have subsided into hard and barren orthodoxy
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-21

1 the substitution of courts with a jury
 and judge elected by the public. Ed l ucation they consider in every form should be absolutely free, and they de-
 mand a law preventing the clergy from opening a school or from teaching. All duties on articles of prime necessity they would abolish, and they would
 have a progressive income tax upon persons whose income is more than 5000 francs. They ask for legislation enforc- ing rest on one day of the week, limit ing the working day to eight hours and preventing the employment of children
 under the age of fourteen. They insist
 that no woman shall be engaged on
 night work, that the labor corporations
 and the municipalities shall be empoW- cred to fix a minimum rate of wages, and that the right of placing particular
 Workpeople or employees on the index shall be legally recognized. They advo- cate national system of social insur- ance, the standardization of the rail roads, mines, the Bank of France and the great sugar refineIies. Moreover, they demand that the permanent army be replaced by militia, and that here after no offensive war be waged upon any considera ton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-21
R EFORM AIORT.

Lady-"I have made inquiries 1t youi | last place, and your former mistress doesn't speak very fatteringly of you. | thinks any more of me than do of her; but I hope I'm lady enough to keep my opinion of her to myself. "-Bostor Transcript.
 "Yee," he explained, "she is very an- grv with him "Why?" she asked "Oh. he caught her dozing in the ham mock and kissed her" While she was asleep?' Yes" And didn't know what was happening?" Yes" How inconsiderate? I should think she would be angry. '-Brooklyn Eagle
 willle's Education. What is cap- tain of industry?" asked the boy who is going to be very wise some day. Tt is term that is applied to the head of a great monopoly when he is at q ban quet" And what is a robber baron?" It's the same man when he is in pol iticc. Washington Star.
 His Excuse.-"Now that our engage ment is off, said the beautiful blonde, T shall expect you to return my photo- graph and lock of hair" "Pll return the photo replied the young man In the case, but want you to understand that I'm not advertising myself as a hair restorer. "--Chicago Daily News.
 Reasoning.-Mr Markley-"You don't mean to say you've ordered that ex- pensive gown, after my promising to do without a spring overcoat? How sel- fish" Mrs. Markley-"The idea I think it's very unselfish of me to let you have all the credit of posing as the un- selfish one Philadelphia Press.
 Generosity. y.--Mamma (to Edith. who has cen spending the afternoon with little friend and has brought home a very prety toy)--"Wasn't 1t sweet of Dorothy dearest? Now, when she comes to see you can't you give her something Edith (eagerly) yes, mdam; I'll give her baby's doll. "-- Brooklyn Life,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-21
.i I.JRG GE PROG 4 IT M Tt.

The French Socialists seem to know what they want, and they are not at all modest m wanting, According to the programme adopted at their recent meeting at Tours, they demand direct universal suffrage for both sexes at all elections, the suppression of the senate and the presidency of the republic; the diversion of the authority at present pertaining to the Prime Minister to an Executive Council elected by Parla- ment; the abrogation of the law against the anarchists; the separation of church and state, and the suppression of the budget of public worship and the con gregations. They further desire the abolition of the present law courts and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-21
He'd Rose of Margaret.

Red rose of Margaret,
 Here in my book you lie, Red as her lips and fragrant yet, Dead rose that can never de; Margaret gathered one red rose, and an-
 other red rose l. As long as any rose is red On this little rose-hung tree As long as willow leaves are green, Shall be true to thee.e So vowed l unto Margaret and Margaret
 unto me. As long as this little stream shall run Through the quiet willows here, Out of the shadow into the sun, Shall Margaret be dear; Yea. though the stream should dry and
 the willows die. and the grass grow
 sere. Yet should l not forget, Though the sun should fail, The holy face of Margaret Pale as Il pearl is pale; And change shall change all else, but
 over this 1t shall not prevail And as true as I to Margaret To me shall Margaret be, And some day we shall stand again By that little rose hung tree And each, with rose in the hand shall say: I was faithful unto thee
 Richard Le Gallienne, in smart Set,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-21
TIM ELY DISC USSION.

The other day General Sooy Smith
 rather startled Chicago by telling il
 that there was danger to its sky-scrap- | ing buildings from the corrosion of the
 metal in them. Since he spoke num- | Der of architects and builders have come forward to speak for the perma-
 nence and safety of the sky-scrapers Most of them evidently believe that the process of corrosion is not as rapid as general Sooy Smith seems to think and ] that it can be greatly retarded. if not prevented altogether by proper care in covering the steel work with paint or lime. Instances are cited in which steel removed from buildings construct ed ten years ago has been found as good as new. It seems to be the con- sensus of opinion that steel sky
 scraper is likely to last as long as it
 may be found useful.
 This is very important matter to
 Otner cltleS as we'll ds 1iilcdsO, anu U
 is we'll to get scared in time. Perhaps
 the truth is that there is not yet full
 knowledge of the durability of the com
 paratively recent steel construction.
 The Chicago News speaks wisely when
 1t says: It may be taken for granted that it will ultimately stand all tests and will successfully resist corrosion, as it has resisted fire, but it would ap- pear to be at least open to question whether some further safeguards against corroson are not desira ble. As yet very little is known as to the dan ger from this source. just as very lit- tie is known as to the forces which must be resisted in a sky scrapers structure or the distribution of strains when a tall building is called upon to meet the pressure of high winds--a problem to which the American Society of Civil Engineers has devoted some attention. Builders and owners may we'll take it for granted that the sky scraper has established it's safety and but they would also do well to to look for means of making it still stronger and more lasting.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-21
AN AsSEsSM ENT COMING.

| The conservative and reliable Inde- Taft, Governor-General of the Philip pines, will soon return to Manila by way of Rome, and will there confer and arrange for the purchase of the friars' land. The Independent says further Some denials that have been made do
 not affect this main fact, and it is re- ported on authority probably correct
 although we do not vouch for it, that on
 this mission MT Taft will be assisted
 by Bishop O'Gorman, formerly of
 Washington Catholic University, and
 now of Sioux Falls, and Judge Smith of
 San Francisco. After due consultation
 with MT. Taft himself the President and the Secretary of War judged this to be the Wisest course to be taken by them, and, in consequence, MT. Taft will shortly after Easter leave for Rome to present the whole matter to the sovereign pontiff. No better choice could have been made than that of MT. Taft, as he is so conversant with all questions in the Philippines and has so much at heart the interests of those is- lands.
 The United States paid S20,000, 900 to Spain for the Philippine Islands, and it obligated itself to protect the rights of the Spanish priests, nearly thousand in number, who were living in the is lands It is figured that it will cost at least $5,000,000 to buy the friars' land and possibly s100OO,O0O. Whatever it costs will have to be paid. and we can, of course, easily pay it, but the per formance will seem to some like owning mining stock and being assessed for the privilege.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-21
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