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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
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desire to give, notice that have
disposed ofmy stock in the How Bros.
s. Co. corporationto OFT oSchleusener,
and that | ha, no futherinterest in
nor connection with the company.
FRED B. ROWE.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
ELECTRIC LINES
AMERICAN FIRM SECURES CON.
TRACT TO BUILD THEM
AT MANILA.
BEGINNING CT A new ERA

Brief cablegram From Governor Taft
Announces the Closing Of the Deal.
Th'rty.flve MlIes of Street Railways
to Be Built and Also a Light, Heat
and Power Plant Put In Operation.
Spirited Contest for Contract.
Washington, March 1.-THE largest
single investment Of American CAPT
tai in the Philippines yet made is re-
corded in a cablegram received at the
war department during the day from
Governor TAFT. This relates to the al
lotment to an American company of a
contract for the ownership and main
tensnce of thirty-five miles of electric
road in Manila and suburbs and the
operation and ownership of the elec-
trio light, heat and power plant. This
allotment was made in conformity
with an act of the Philippine commits
sion in October last and since the is
sue OF the advertisement at that time
there has been a spirited contest be-
tween various American and foreign
concerns for the contract. Governor
Taft's cablegram is as follows:
municipal board of Manila, advis-
DRY board and Philippine commission,
acting Jointly, has accepted bid of
Charles III. Swift of Detroit for street
railway and electric light and power
franchises in the city OF Manila. Swift
represents himself, Westinghouse,
Church, Kerr & Co. and G. G. White
& Co., New York city. Successful
bidder contracted to purchase old Ma
Mia tramWay. Philippine commission
much grarl1ied with transaction as the
lightning OF new epoch in the Philip
zines in the investment of large Amer
lean capital; is convinced franchise
beneficial 70 both people and invest
CcS."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
DIRECTOR OF THE CENSUS TEN.
DERs HIS RESIGNATION TO
THE PRESIDENT.
TAKES EFFECT ON MAY IS
Former Governor Of Minnesota Will
Become a Resident of New York,
Having Accepted the Vice Presi-
dency Of New Mercantile Agency.
Ex-consressman Mercer of Nebras-
ka Mentioned as His Successor.

Washington, March civilian R.
Merriam, director of the census and
former governor of Minnesota, has
rendered his resignation to President
Roosevelt. The resignation is to take
effect on May Is. He will remove to
New York to accept the vice presi-
dency Of the International Mercantile
agency, corporation organized for
United States and Canada.
For several days it has been ru-
mored that Director Merriam intended
to relinquish his present Office to &C
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12

I have rooms to rent, in the Lake
Shore house, suitable for families and
light housekeeping, if desired. Fine
lodging rooms. Apply to Anton Lar
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
SIGNED AT WASHINGTON.
Protocol for Settlement of Belgian
Claims.

Washington, March 9.-Minister
Bowen and Baron Moncheur have
signed the Belgian protocol for the
settlement of that cOuntrys claims
against Venezuela. 1t follows the
lines of the American protocol and
provides that the queen of The Meth
erlands shall name the umpire for the
commission
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Work of Rescue Begins.

1t was about l o'clock in the morn
ing when Deputy Sheriff Osterhout
called for volunteers to remove the
dead and wounded. Three times as
many as were called for stepped for
ward and the gruesOme work was be-
gun. In a short time fifteen bodies
had been recovered and laid beside the
track. Some of them were so badly
burned and distorted as to be scarcely
recognizable. Several bodies were
found in the ditch. The body of one
boy was seen too close to the flames
to be approached and in a short time
it was burned to ashes. 1t is believed
others were also Moderated. When
the last body had been rescued the
stretcher bearers formed a procession
and started down the track toward the
ambulances. The crowds fell back as
they approached and opened a pas
sageway for them. The only sound
that broke the stiffness while the head
Of the procession filed past was an oc-
casional sob or shuddering oh"
The dead arrived in the city about
3 O'Clock and were taken to unde.tak-
icy establishments to be prepared TO:
burial.
A canvass of the city and adjoining
villages will be made to ascertain the
names of missing persons. 1t will be
impossible to identify some of the
dead and it is likely they will all be
buried together. FL
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
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- .... u.us. I'M Bright once
at e. aOvernmout which coulI

.lIGL &. 3O'GfnnluuC winch cOulQ
81, Iu.2 the United hIngdom on &c.
J;-vJU y>..4 should be turned out of
LAG. The army and navy alone will
> est almost In4s sum for the ensuing
,Wolve months and the total national
expenditure will reach G150,O0O, geo.
The outlook for the British taxpayer is
giCUEier than ever.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12

Baby sleeps and grows while man.
ma rests if Rocky Mountain Tea is
given. It's the greatest baby medi-
cine eyer offered loving mothers. 30
cents. HansOn & emerson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Portland (Ore.) Docks BURNING.

Portland, Ore, March 1.-THE Iry.
ing and Victoria docks ON the west
side of the Willamette river are burn.
Ing and will be q fetal loss,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
GRANT DEMANDS
TURKISH AUTHORITIES FINALLY
YIELD TO REPRESENTATIONS
Of UNITED STATES.
IMPORTANT POINTS GAINED

American Medical College Recognized
and Wives and Children of Arme-
mans Who Are NaturaIized Ameri.
cans Allowed to Leave the Turkish
Empire and Join Their Husbands
and Fathers in America.
Constantinople, March - The
United States legation has finally re-
ceived official recognition of the ex-
aminations at the American Medical
college, Beyrouth, on the same lines
as the French examinations, and also
the settlement of the long pending
question affecting the rights Of the
wives and children of Armenians who
have become naturaliZed Americans to
leave the empire. They are now able
to join their husbands and fathers in
the United States without hindrance,
The council of ministers has agreed to
recognize the American educational,
charitable and religious establish
ments and they are now awaiting inn
perial approval. 1t is expected that
authority will shortly be given to the
American archaeOlogist, MI. Banks, to
undertake excavations at Tel-Abra-
ham, Mesopotamia, the supposed site
of the tomb of Abraham. Mr.. Banks
has been waiting here for this per-
mission for three years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
LOST, Found, For Sale, Etc.
Rooms For Rent.

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms. In
quire at tho Germania House. 7-1l-3t.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Crowd Slowly Moves Forward.

Crowd slowly Moves FORWARD.
For two hours the people stoOG
mHsSed together and as the heat be
came less incense the crowd began to
CGGn a little closer to the Wreckage
tntil, about u O'Clock, some venture
some boys approached to within few
hundred feet Of the burning debris.
Suddenly there was q terrific eXrlO-
SIGN. Great masses Of white flames
enut hundreds OF feet into the air and
literally rolled down the banked sides
OF the track into the gully where the
spectators were standing. Men and
los fell before the wave of white
lSht to rise 10 mole. Huge pieces 81
>HCn wee hurled through the air, now
iGz down the human beings by the
S"U2u. Some managed to scramble to
Chez feet and set away, but others
laE still in death. The scene of agony
an. horror at that moment was indie
Scribablc. 4 verltabl2 rain of fire came
down upon the crowd. Men and boys,
with their clothing a mass of flames,
ran shrieking down the track, some
Of them falling to the ground unG0n-
sci0us. while others grovelled in the
ditch or jumped into the creek in an
cndcavOr to put out the fire that was
consuming them. Many of those over
wheimed by the flames dropped where
they stood and never again moved
AS soon as the telephone could be
reached all the doctors in the city
were summoned and the ambulances
were called out. Express wagons and
other vehicles were pressed into serv-
ice In the meantime those in the vi
cinity of the wreck who escaped injury
made valiant efforts to rescue the
wounded who were still lying within
reach of the flames. Boys were burned
to death before their fathers eyes,
while the latter stood helpless to save
them Men so badly wounded by the
flying pieces of iron that they could
not move, laid in the gully with the
flames rolling down upon them until
they persisted.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
s. I 90
Or. e. Detchon'S Anti Diuretic.

DR.. e. DetChOn'S Anti DiuretiC.
May be worth to you more than 500 il
you have child who soils bedding from in
conference of water during sleep. Cures
old and young alike. 1t arrests the trouble
at once. ST.. Sold by FiesIer & McNeice.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12

If yon want an axe of any kind
go to Hillerud q Co.'S and purchase
one at discount of One-third.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12

LILau GIu the Slt..'.; X CLu. -.
gatheyeu Il watch ll-~ OrilliaJ:
of the tiamaS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02
TO QUESTION MANAGERS
RAILROAD OFFICIALS SUMMON
 ED TO MONTGOMERY.
Commission Will Catechise Them Concerning Rates on Hay and Grain and Minimum Packages.
 Important Meeting Monday.

The traffic manager of every railroad operated in Alabama and many other prominent railroad officials. will attend an important meeting of the Alabama
 So large an attendance is expected at
 the meeting that the Commission will hold its sessions in the Hall of the
 House of Representatives.
 The meeting is really the first import ant session of the Commission since it
 was invested with new powers by the
 last Legislature. The Commission now has powers to enforce its decrees. but 1t must go into the courts tos do so. The powers of the Commission have hereto been enforced if the railroads felt so in- clined. A new era, it is claimed was ushered ir into railroad affairs with the passage by the Legislature of the Waddell bills, designed to give the Commission power to compel the enforcement of its orders. The question of prime importance al Mondays meeting will be the considera- ton of the rates of Alabama raiiroads on hay and grain. It has been repre- bama railroads are charging higher rate on grain than the railrods of other
 States. The railroad officials have been summoned before the members Of the Commission to be questioned on this point.
 At the same time the officials will be questioned as to the complaint that the railroads have arbitrarily raised the minimum freight package from 50 to 100
 pounds. This raise was made without Other railroad matters of less import ance will come before the Commission
 at it's Monday meeting. The Commission is composed Of Presi- dent John v. Smith and Associate Com missioners W. c. Tunstall and W. T.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02
INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON
Copyright, Davis W. Clark.) Ss<@%s<S%S@e

vites considered the Temple polluted, and would not open the gates again until 1t had been purified. However that may be, no more significant circumstance can be conceived. Those closing gates are striking figure of the Hebrew heart clos ing against its last prophet and sealing its doom.
 Uproar and tumult prevail. A wild, un- comfortable, universal excitement is rife. The Jews are in a jealous rage for their temple. The Romans are stricken with a fear that the Egyptian zealot on whose , head a price still rests has made his ap- pearance. Excitement universal? No! i. one heart is calm, and that the heart of the man who Is in most danger of all. Out of the very jawr of defeat Paul seizes an opportunity to. preach his gospel. How strangely significant his pulpit!-a stair case-midway between Hebrew temple and Roman tower. Like a mediator Paul | stands there laying hand upon Gentle l and Jew.
 The vanauished is really victor. His | raiment covered with dust and his visage
 marred by the rude handling of the mob | how divine the composure, how Christ | like the benignity that can address its assailants Brothers and fathers" What
 a lovely comment on JesuSs command, | 'When smitten on one cheek turn the other alSo!'
 1 Within the very precincts of the tenn ple, hard by the chamber in which he | had set as a member of the Sanhedrin in sight of the very spot where he had | taken an official part in the legal murder | of the first Christian martyr; in the very | presence of some who had furnished him his commission as a persecutor, and of others who made the journey with him to Damascus, Paul tells the thrilling story of his conversion. He was Jew born in-
 deed in distant province. but brought ur
 at the heart of the Hebrew common.
 wealth, and by its greatest teacher grad. uating from the school of Gamaliel, 8
 zealot and a persecutor. But how sud. den and complete his transformation! He resigned his seat in the Sanhedrin; re.
 linquished all hope of preferment; sui.
 fered the tenderest ties of kinship and
 friendship to be broken; went a voluntary
 exile from home and country; became as
 the filth and off-scouring of the world
 counting all that he przed before as
 dross; wearing as a slave the brand o1
 the Nazarine and glorying in 1t; yes, re-
 joicing now in prospect of martyrdom
 And the incredible transformation had
 come to him. not by the slow infiltratior
 of Christian doctrine, precept, and ex
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
The Missouri Peer-Importing Com
 pany.

London Punch.
 This company was formed to meet the ever-increaslng demand for lords and noblemen in the State of Missouri and the United States of America generally
 Absolutely no risk Is run by our cus- toners!
 Ladies dealing with us are assured of fair treatment and prompt delivery.
 Without fear of contradiction we af- firm that our peers are superior in rank and pedigree and in position in their own countries to any nobleman now on the market.
 Our stock of British dukes is the finest in the world and at the Missouri Expo- sition we were awarded the gold medal for this rare and beautiful type of goods.
 A choice selection of belted earls is al- ways on view in our show rooms. We highly recommend our "B. B. B." or British baron brand. These may be had in three styles-English. Irish or Scotch. We do large business in these goods with people who like a good ar ticle, but cannot afford the more costly brands. As, however, the supply is linn ited, customers are ad 1ised to purchase early.
 We have a very cheap line in French counts. which we are offering at prices to suit the smallest purse. We beg leave to observe that the low Polish counts-we do not stock. as in very few cases have they been found satisfactory. We venture to urge upon our clients the advisability of paying a somewhat higher price and insuring quality.
 Peers delivered to any address in the United States of America free of duty and carriage paid.
 The following are samples of the testi- monials which are received daily: The Marchioness of Fitz-Portcullis (nee Miss Molly Porker) writes: Your marquis is simply lovely-and so intelli- gent. Please send two more. as I want them for birthday presents for my sis ters. Am going to England shortly. Yours sincerely,
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 countess (who desires to be anony- mous) writes: Earl recently received and gives every satisfaction. Have shown him to friend who bought Rus sian prince last year. and she says she wishes she had heard of your firm then, for she certainly would have tried one of your earls.
 P. S.-Please send me French count suitable for presentation to elderly maid en aunt. Was delighted with Irish ba- rOn.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02
REV. I. o. ADAMS THE ORATOR
Odd Fellows of Dothan Celebrate
 S4th AnnivarsarY.

Dothan, May 1.-(Special. )-Last night the Odd Fellows celebrated the eighty fourth anniver5a 5ary of the order. The lo- cal lodge carried out a very interesting program at the Court House. Rev J. o. Adams of Eufaula. was the orator of the occasion. and his speech was very much enjoyed by the large audience.
 The grand jury adjourned yesterday. If found only sixteen bills. This Is a good showing for the new county of Houston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02
The Teachers Lecture.

This narrative fairly Lristles with points of application to our times in general, and to our personal experiences in particular
 A mob has been characterized as the most odious and despicable spectacle which the world can witness. Mobs are often, as in Paurs case, the instruments of a cruel injustice For example. it was on the mere supposition that Paul had brought the Gentle Trophimus into the inner temple that he was treated with such violence.
 The suspension of law and civil power is the coveted opportunity of the worst elements. If juries would convict accord ing to evidence, judges infiict penalties according to law, and Governors refrain from mitigating penalties by the use of executive clemency, crime would be less- ened and the excuse for mobs removed.
 In transitional times. in politics and re- ligion, the example of Paul is to be imi- tated. He pursued the middle course The Jewish Christian might obey and revere the law up to any point below trusting it for salvation. On the other hand, the Gentle Christians were encour- aged to continue in and enjoy their nb- erty from the law.
 Persecution often defeats itself. It sent Paul to Rome-just where he wanted tC go-the very center of power. Standing there at the golden milestone he could send the Gospel out the numberless ave | nues radiating from it, he could mak, | converts in Caesars household, and tht | pretorian guard, could write epistles ant manage the church, and all under tn, protection of the Empire.
 Jesus held the mirror of history befor, the holy city when, in his familiar la | ment, he cdred. 70 Jerusalem, that killes the prophets" In spite of her unequale, privileges and with obstinacy of fate sh
 cast herself upon her doom, and her hous
 was left unto her desolate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02
Paul Arrested.


 Strange are the reprisals of history! A furious mob-shrieking with anger, stop ping ears, gnashing teeth, and rushing like an avalanche of death upon one whose face shines like that of an angel. As the murderers run they toss their garments at the feet of a young man who acts as official witness. Twenty years have passed, and the same scene is trans piring on the same spot. Only in the place of Stephen stands the very man who had consented to his death. Now 1t is Paul himself who is bearing the brunt of the deadly avalanche.
 Paul had come to Jerusalem to make peace. if possible, between Jewish and Gentle factions in the Christian Church. He had come in spite of warnings that 1t would cost him liberty and life. He had been quoted as hostile to the law. He proposed to show this false by him. self observing at Jerusalem the feast (Pentecost) which commemorated the giving of the tables of stone. He would also join certain Nazarites and help them fulfiil their VOW. He could give very sig nifcant evidence of the friendly spirit of the Gentle toward the Jew in their gen erous donation for the relief of their poor.
 The Jews of Asia had often heard Paul affirm that the middle wall of partition must be broken down. They took him tc literally mean the wall that separated be- tween the court of the Gentiles and the snner court, the pavement of which could be pressed by Hebrew feet alone. Sc finding Paul within the sacred palisadt they sprang to the conclusion that ht was then and there engaged in breaking 1t down by the introduction of the uncir cumeised within 1t. The cry is raised Nfan of AG ffnn sive, thoughtful man, making not thu slightest resistance. ready to submit tC arrest and all the forms of civil prosecu fion-as If he was some wild beast. some frightful menace to peace and safety. tt be exterminated as quickly as possible.
 No sooner had Paul been tossed out O the inner court than the great brazer kates shut with a -evengeful clang be hind him-perhaps to prevent his finding an asylum there. or to inflame the popu lace still more by signifying that the Le
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02

T. l.. Bryan with his family, arrived last night from Oklahoma. where they went last fall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02
0. H. WAGNER DEAD.
Well Known Cotton Man Passes
 Away,

Oscar H. Wagner, a well-known cot ton man of Montgomery, died yesterday afternoon at o'clock, after confining illness of only a few days.
 Mir. Wagner was 42 years old and had been a citizen of Montgomery many years. coming here when a child from New Orleans, La., where he was born. He had been for number of years con- nected with the Kiplinger Cotton Gin rery of Montgomery and was a member of that company at the time of his death. He was unmarried.
 Mir. Wagner Is survived by one brother and two sisters, none of whom reside ir Montgomery. One of his sisters was the wife of the late Charles R. Dickinson, and resides in New Orleans.
 The announcement of the funeral of MT Wagner is being held until his relatives are heard from,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02

Save for my daily range Among the pleasant fields of Holy Writ, might despair. -Tennyson. Second Quarter. Lesson V. Acts xxi
 30-39. May 8, 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02
c. Y. B0CACKI,

ample, but suddenly at midday. when in the very height of his career as a perse- cutor, at the very gate of Damascus, by the miraculous appearance to him of Jesus the Nazarine.
 It is very true that this powerful ser mon preached to a riotous mob, overawed for the moment by the towering moral grandeur of the preacher, was not per- mitted to reach a conclusion; but 1t was not preached in vain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02
GREATLY ALARMED
By a Persistent Cough, But Perma. nently Cured by Chamber
 lain's Cough Rannedv

MT. H. P. Burbage, a student at law. in Greenville, s. C., had been troubled for four or five years with a continuous cough which he says, greatly alarmed me. causing me to fear I was in the first stage of consumption" Mir, Burbage, having seen Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy advertised, concluded to try it. Now read what he says of 1t: 'T soon felt a remarkable change and after using two bottles of the twenty-five cent size, was perm anently cured" Sold by all drug gists. -ady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02
California Lemons Come East.

The shipping of about 60O,0OO boxes of lemons to Eastern markets from Califor- mia has caused a serious depression in the lemon-producing areas along the Mediter- ranean, especially in Sicily, whence the United States import trade has fallen from $4,00O.O00 to less than $3,000,000 worth a year. The superiority of the California product and the duty on lemons, which Is cent pound offset the difference in freights. It costs half as much more to put San Diego fruit into Chicago than 1t does Sicilian.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02

Concert at Dowe's Randy Kitchen this afternoon. Order your Ice Cream today for Sunday from
 -adv. Dowe's Randy Kitchen
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02

A terrible example is the first one A school boy encounters in his book.