The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-10

in Chicago declared against what it
terms the tyranny of organized labor,
and asked other bodies to affiliate
with it.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the seven days ended on the 4th ag-
gregated $2,247, S01 1856. The decrease
compared with the corresponding week
of last year was Ill.
The heroism of Boatswain Deery, who
swan 100 yards in raging seas of Nor
folk, Va, carrying line and hawser,
saved the submarine torpedo boat Adder
from destruction.
There were 331 business failures in
the United States during the seven days
ended on the 4th, against 258 the
same week in 1902.
John Alexander Dowie received a
draft for $50, 1000 and an offer of $500, 900
more, the outlook being that Zion City's
financial troubles will be brought to a
speedy termination.
Henry Billings Brown, associate JUS
tice of the United States supreme court,
is threatened with total blindness.
The Ohio river is closed by ice gorges
and traffic is entirely suspended.
Martial law has been declared at Grip
pie Creek, Col, by Gov. Peabody, who
Issued a proclamation declaring that
Teller county is in a state of insurrec-
ton.
George D. Woods, owner of private
banks in Iowa at Colfax. Mitchellville,
Ira and Baxter, committed suicide in
Colfax without any apparent cause.
A labor war has been started in the
Fox River valley, where Chicago firms
moved to escape strikers.
Cold weather has stimulated trade
throughout the country.
Bunan-Varilla's name has been add
ed to the diplomatic roll in Washing
ton as minister from Panama.
The supreme court has declared that
the Minnesota sugar bounty is uncon-
stitutional.
Yale won the annual intercollegiate
debate in New Haven with Harvard.
ward.
An employe in Pittsburg of the United
States Express company confessed that
for years an organized gang had been
robbing the company of packages.
A tiny phial of actinium valued at
S1OO,OOO,O 900 a pound has reached DR..
George F. Kunz, the New York mineral
and diamond expert.
In it's official trial trip over the Cape
Ann course the new cruiser Des Mcines
exceeded it's contract requirement,
making an average of 1858 knots an
hour.
Lewis Jackson (colored) was lynched
by mob near Tampa, Fla, for attempt
ed assault on white girl.
Creditors holding claims for 100000
decided to support John Alexander
Dowie, and appointed committee to
assure the overseer of their confidence
in him and to offer him aid in ousting
the receivers.
The Miami Military institute at Ger
mantown, O., was destroyed by fire.
Fire destroyed the big lake steamer
J. Emory Owen at Sturgeon Bay, Wis,
with $4,000 bushels of grain.
The Romantic sailed from Boston with
1,583 steerage passengers for Mediter-
ranean ports. This is record list.
Secretary of War Root in his annual
report gives the army's strength at 2,764
officers and $500 men; 9,068 of the lat
ter are in the United States and 1869
in the Philippines.
Conductor McGrath, Brakeman w. E.
Crowley and Charles Kaughn were killed
in a railway collision near Worcester,
Mass.
The last pile has been driven in the
30-mile trestle across the Great Salt
lake, which is part of the cutoff of the
Southern Pacific road.
John Spires, aged 80, killed Lima Per-
kins, aged Is, at Winslow, N. M, and
motive.
Six labor union men were indicted in
Chicago for conspiracy to spirit away
witnesses to prevent the prosecution of
one of their brethren for vandalism.
Dell Thompson killed Addie Hacker,
his finance, and then committed sui
eide at wedding feast in Camden, N. j.,
the couple having agreed to die to-
gether.
Two hundred Rhode Island clergymen
have begun a crusade against divorce
and will refuse to remarry divorced per-
sons.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the First national bank of AL
legheny, Pa, to resume business.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Joshua Ward, the old-time champion
oarsman, died at his home in Cornwall
on-Hudson, aged IS years.
Congressman Vespasian Warner has