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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
SHARP FIGHTING REPORTED.
Furious Attack by Japs on Port Ar
thur-Two More Forts Are
Captured.

Shanghai, Oct. 29.-It is reported
that the Japanese have occupied two
forts to the northeast of Port Arthur,
that Russian battleship in the harbor
has been sunk and that the Japanese
attack on the fortress is becoming
more furious. This report lacks con-
firmation.
Shanghai, Oct. ga private letter
from Port Arthur dated October 81, re-
ceived here Friday, says:
Gen. Stoessel has instilled the gar
rison Of the beleaguered fortress with
the spirit that to court a glorious death
is preferable to capitulation. The JAP
anese shells are infiicting great dam
aeg to the Russian fleet in the harbor,
and to the Notifications. The arsenal,
with its contents of ammunition and
small arms, has been destroyed, and
preparations are being made for the
last deadly struggle at close quarters.
The water supply having been cut off,
wells are being sunk. Provisions are
scarce. Only timed meats being
left, the soldiers hold gala feasts on
horses killed by the Shells Gen.
Simonoff, it is said, would surrender,
but is overruled by Gen. Stoessel.
Gen. Kuroki's Headquarters in the
Field, via Fusan, Oct 29.-The Japan
csc gave stirring exhibition of sharp
and determined fighting Thursday.
They drove the Russians from a high
hill ten miles east of the railroad in
Gen. Kuroki's front, which is impor-
tant strategically as post of observa-
ton and was the only point south Of
the Shakhe river which the Russians
held. The Japanese had 20 men killed
and 80 wounded. The Russians left
30 dead on the field.
st. Petersburg, Oct 29-The general
staff has received the following dis
patch for Gen. Sakharoff, dated Fri
day: "The morning of October 27 two
OF the enemy's batteries bombarded a
height with a temple a mile and a
quarter south of the village of Yang
singtun, which was occupied by us as
point of observance. Towards four
in the afternoon the Japanese attacked
the hill. Our companies stubbornly
resisted and retired on their main
position, but afterwards our artillery
forced the Japanese to evacuate the
hill"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Business Is Affected Somewhat by the
Campaign-Industrial Condi-
tons Satisfactory.

New York, Oct. 29.-Bradstreet's
says: Cooler weather has helped re-
tail trade at the west and south. This
is reflected in some recorder business
from jobbers and wholesalers, whose
trade, while steady and better than last
year at this date, is not entirely up to
expectations. This is possibly due in
a measure to the close proximity Of
election, which is credited in a few
reports with holding back some bust
ness. The industries give quite salts
factory reports, iron in it's cruder
forms leading, with active demand at
advancing prices. There still appears
unmistakable signs that caution and
conservatism have not lost their value
as yet, and that these qualities still
weight the tendency towards optimism
noted in recently preceding weeks"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
CRIME CONFESSED.
Indiana Woman Pleads Guilty to Muir.
der Of Stepdaughter-Sent to
Prison for Life.

Hartford City, Ind, Oct. 2S-In-
dicted Thursday morning by the grand
jury for the poisoning of her STEP
daughter, Crystal Krauss, the defend
ant, Mrs. Rae M. Krauss, after de-
handing immediate trial, pleaded
guilty to a charge of murder in the
first degree ami, walking calmly to
the bench, handed to Judge Vaughn a
signed confession written October 16,
while a prisoner in the Blackford
county Jail. The audience listened il
tently while the confession was being
read, after which the jury retired for
Is minutes, returning with verdict of
guilty. Immediately Judge Vaughn pro-
nounced the sentence, which carries with
it Imprisonment for life in the women's
prison at Indianapolis, and within half
an hour the prisoner, escorted by two
officers and followed by a mob, Kissing
and uttering cries of violence, was op
her way to the interurban train which
was to carry her to prison. The con-
fession pleads that the crime was COM
mitted while the defendant was dispos-
sessed Of her senses; that she had con-
fessed to her husband, w. R. Krauss;
that she was prompted to poison her
step-daughter by an indescribable de-
sire to kill, and after dealing at length
with the domestic relations of the fam
lily, which, the confession says, were
most pleasant, concludes with an invo-
cation of Gods help in supplying
strength to bear the sorrow which she
endures.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
Mine EXPLOSION
IN THE FAR West
TERRIRLE DISE sTER OCCURS IN
a SHAFT FILLED WITH WORK
MEN IN COLORADO.
Full Extent of the Loss of Lie Rot
Known as Yet, But It Is Estimated
That Between 80 and sc Men Have
Perished.

Trinidad, Col, Oct. "a terrific
explosion occurred at Mine No. 3, of
the Rocky Mountain Fuel & Iron COM
pany, at 1eroio, 40 miles due west of
Trinidad, Friday afternoon, and the
number Of dead is variously placed
between 80 and 60 men. The number
reported as having gone into the mine
in the morning was II miners and four
company men. In the afternoon many
more miners are known to have gone
into the mine, and the exact number
of dead may never be known.
1t is not thought possible that any
one in the mine can escape death, if
they are not all dead already. Nearly
all the miners employed are Slavs. The
mine was opened only year ago and
extended 1000 feet into the hill. The
explosion is supposed to have been
caused by dust. But one body has been
recovered, that of T. Duran, a driver,
who was just entering the tunnel when
the explosion occurred. He was torn
and burned almost beyond recognition.
All mines within a radius of 20 miles
have been shut down and the miners
are on the way to assist in the rescue
of the bodies.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

Physical exercise for the passen-
gers on big transatlantic steamships
is being developed more and more ev.
cry day, and it will not be many years
before every one of the steamships
of the more important lines will be
equipped with a gymnasium in which
will be found the same exercising ma
chimes that are to be found on shore.
It has been found by the officers Of
ships on which athletic games are en-
couraged during the voyage that the
general health of the passengers is
much better than on ships where peo-
pie loll about all day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
TREASURER INDICTED.
Grand Jury Disbelieves Story Of Rob-
berry and Holds Him for
Embezzlement.

Pomeroy, O., Oct 27.-After investi-
eating for a month, the grand jury on
Wednesday indicted County Treasurer
Thomas ]. Chase, charging the embez-
element of $14, 500 from the county treas
ury on September 9, when he claimed
that the treasury was looted by masked
robbers and himself locked in the vault.
When Chase was brought from the coun-
ty treasury into the court his bond was
fixed at $4,000. AS he was unable to
furnish bail, he was remanded to jail.
The arrest of Chase caused no surprise
in Meiggs county, but there is much ex-
element over the indictments that are
expected against other persons.
Chase claims that two unknown
masked men entered his Office and robbed
the safe, locked him in the vault, and
made their escape in daylight without
being seen by anyone about the court
house or in the town. Chase was found
locked up by his daughter, who rushed
to a local bank and thence to the fair
grounds for some one who could opea
the vault. 1t is shown to the grand jury
that at least half dozen men were
sitting in front of the courthouse all
forenoon Of September 9, aud saw no
strangers.
If Chase is convicted the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty company of Bal
timore will refuse to pay the county
$4,000 insurance against daylight rob-
berry, as the indictment is for embezzle
ment. The burden then would fall on
Chase's 26 individual bondsmen who
were accepted by the county commits
sioners for $4,000.
Pomeroy, o., Oct. 28-T. j. Chase,
indicted on the charge of embezzling
$14,500 of county funds, furnished $10,-
900 bond and was released from Jail.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
RUSSIA AND FRANCE SAY NO
Both Nations Decline to Accept Presi-
dents Invitation to Peace
Conference.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 2S.-The reply of
France and Russia to President Roose-
!. velt's invitation to a peace conference is
categorical refusal. Here the pro-
posed conference is said to be mere
electoral dodge lacking seriousness.
Berlin, Oct 27.-While the United
States note inviting second peace con-
ference at The Hague for the purpose
of broadening and Strengthening the
original convention has not yet been
received by the German government, the
foreign Office again emphasizes Ger
many's wish for another conference.
This must, however, avoid plans for
universal peace and aim solely at prac-
tical reforms.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
SUBWAY OPENED.
Underground Transportation Line
Transferred to City Authori-
ties in New York.

New York, Oct. 28-Exercises mark
ing the completion of the main artery
of Manhattan's bway and the formal
transfer of the great underground tun-
mel by the contractors to the city were
held in city hall Thursday. Thousands
of persons gathered around the city hall
while the exercises were in progress.
Mayor Mcclellan presided at the exer-
cises. At their conclusion the city Off
Gals and invited guests, with Mayor
Mcclellan at their head, marched to the
city hall subway station, where spe-
cial train was awaiting them. Prompt
ly at two o'clock the mayor turned on
the current and simultaneously 20 other
trains, which had been stationed at va
rious points in the tunnel, awaiting the
signal, were sent away on their first
official trip. The road was thrown open
for business at seven o'clock in the
evening. The people turned out en-
masse to christen the new road, and it
is estimated that nearly 100000 rode
during the evening.
On an average the army of subway
laborers has consisted of 10000 mep
during the last four years, and the cost
of excavating took about one-third of
the entire contract price of $4,000, 900.
In constructing the underground sys-
tenn it was necessary to excavate about
3,212,000 cubic yards of material, of
which 100000 cubic yards of reck had
to be blasted. In construction work
$1,000 tons of steel were used and 5000
tons of cast iron. The total length of
track laid is 305, 900 feet, of which 245, 900
feet is underground and $4,000 feet is
on elevated structures in the upper Sec
lions of Manhattan and the Bronx.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

Germany possesses miniature but
most useful railway to which no paral-
lei is found in this country. It's pecu-
liarity is that it's trains have no
drivers. 1t is used for carrying salt
from the salt mines at Stasfurt. The
trains consist of three trucks, each
carrying half a ton of salt. The en-.
gines are electric, of "a horsepower
each. AS it approaches a station, of
which there are five along the line, the
train automatically rings a bell, and
the station attendant turns a switch
to receive it. He is able to stop it at
any moment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

The customs department of Canada
has promulgated regulations giving ef-
feet to the antidumping clause of the
tariff, as already announced. When
goods of class manufactured or pro-
duced in Canada are sold at slaughter
prices in the Dominion there will be
levied, in addition to the ordinary GUS
toms duty, special duty equal to the
difference between the selling price
in Canada and the fair market value
for home consumption in the country
of export. Such special duty is not,
however, to exceed one-half the or
binary customs duty.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

In some of the fruit-growing dis
tricts abroad, where the frost does
much damage among the orchards.
there exists curious mode of pro-
tecting the trees from the cold. It is
none other than the creation Of an
artificial fog. A cart is packed witk
wet straw, and at the bottom is kind
of stove filed with burning tar. and
dtted with a revolving fan to regulate
che draught. AS the cart moves along
4 dense fog is caused by the heat from
this tar passing through the wet straw.
This vapor rolls out in huge volumes
and clings to neighboring trees.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
SUCCESSFUL TRIP
OF BIC AIRSHIP
MAKES JOURNEY OF TEN MILES
FROM WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS
IN ST. LOUIS.
Easily Guided by Its Operator, It
Crosses the Mississippi River, and
Lands Near Cahokia, Ill.-Flight
Made with Broken Motor.

st. Louis, Oct. 26.-r2,pelled part of
the way by it's own power and the re-
mainder of the distance ny the wind,
which was blowing at the rate Of
about nine or ten miles an hour, the
airship of Thomas S. Baldwin, of San
Francisco, in charge of A. Roy Knab-
enshue, of Toledo, O., made an unan-
nounced ascension from the aeronautic
concourse at the worlds fair Tuesday,
and landed near Cahokia, ILL.,, dis
lance of nearly ten miles, after fight
that attracted the attention of thou
sands of persons, who cheered almost
continuously as the big flying machine
passed over the exposition grounds,
far beneath it, and scared high above
the towering Office buildings Of the
business district.
Easily Handled.
Clinging to the framework Of the
car. his precarious foothold an iron
tube that forms one side of the base
of the triangular network of supports
and ribs of the airshlp's body, Knab-
enshue directed the movements of his
flying machine and Unanswered in
circles and against the wind high over
the monster exhibit palaces tof the
exposition, before the accident to his
motor which rendered the big fan-like
propellers useless and curtailed his
command of the airship. Notwith-
standing the breaking of the motor,
Knabenshue did not lose complete
control of the machine, but with the
momentum given by the wind, he was
enabled to steer the machine in a
course that varied several points in
each direction from the trend Of the
wind and land at a point of his own
selecting.
Crossed the River.
After he had landed, Knabenshue
stated that when he found he could
control the movements of the airship
even after the motor was useless, he
determined to make the test fair one,
and decided to effect landing on the
east side of the Mississippi river. Steer
ing his balloon so that he could gain
the best speed from the wind, Knab'
enshue directed his course over the
southwestern residence district of St
Louis. Passing rapidly eastward from
the Missouri side he passed to the I'LL
nois side of the Mississippi river, and
having completed his self-imposed
task, he headed toward Cahokia and
brought his airship to the ground
about half mile from that little ham.
let When within about ten feet OF
the earth, Knabenshue threw out his
.grapple and one of the hooks caught
in large tree standing on the edge
of clearing and the large body set,
tied slowly to the ground, resting
lightly upon its framework uninjured
except for the minor breakage of the
motor. The flight occupied just an
hour.
The gas balloon is cigar shaped OF
Japanese silk, 81 feet in length and II
feet in diameter, and requires 5000
cubic feet of gas to initiate it. The
frame attachment is 80 feet in length
It carries a double cylinder, seven
horse power gasoline engine, making
1000 revolutions a minute, to drive
the propellors.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

All that experience and all that the
cunning Of the naval architect can sug-
gest will be combined in Commander
Pearys new ship, that he is having
built in Maine for his final effort to
reach the North Pole. Fashioned Of
unusual strength and girded and
armored as was never Arctic craft be-
fore, it is Commander Peary's belief
that he may be able to force his way
through the interfering ice until he
has carried his vessel within reason
ably easy striking distance Of the top
most point of the globe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

Out of 100000 voters in France
there are from 100000 to 100000
who are capitalists and owners OF in
terest-bearing stock, landed proprie-
tors, holders of Partisan bonds, credit
foncier bonds, railroad bonds, national
bonds-members Of cooperative bod
les, people who put by for the rainy
day small sums in the banks, that
serve to assure life or insure against
lao}h
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

A strong public sentiment is being
aroused in England against what Is
called the motor-car peril. Every day
the newspapers print letters describ-
ing accidents and calling attention in
emphatic terms to the encroachment
upon the rights Of the public by motor
car and motor cycle owners and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
Prof. Edward Hanslick. tn,

Prof. Edward Hanslick, the world-re-
nowned musical critic of Vienna, has just
died at the age of 70. His writings ex-
tend over nearly 60 years, and his books
and criticisms were known to the whole
musical world, and comprise the musical
history of the last century.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

A leading French commercial paper
says that, according to the leading
silk association in Milan, Italy has
1.065 spinning mills, with 5S,74S basins
or tubs. OF these tubs 2,642 are idle.
There are 364 twisting shops, with
7O5,262 spindles in operation and 49,
$50 idle. There are 165 weaving
shops, with 9,7O3 hand looms, of which
159 are idle, and 7,459 automatic
looms, of which are idle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

Although more than 7O,632,00O cubic
feet of black walnut were received at
Hamburg in 1903, the supply OF this
variety of American lumber does not
equal the increasing demand. Vir-
ginia wildwood, pitch pine and cedar
find ready markets at good prices. The
cedar that is most in demand is that
which maye be used in the manufac-
ture of artistic furniture and lead pen
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
Walcott Held for Manslaughter.

Boston, Oct. 29.-"Joe" Walcott, the
negro pugilist, was held for the grand
jury Friday in $4,000 on a charge of
manslaughter in connection with the
death of another negro, Nelson Hall,
recently. The pugilist's revolver is
said to have been accidentally dis
charged and a. ball which first went
through one of Walcott's hands, badly
injuring it, entered Halls breast, caus-
ing almost instant death.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
Man and Wife Killed.

Battle Creek, Mich, Oct. 27.-Mr. and
Mrs. M. G. Alden, about 65 years of
age, were killed by a Detroit, Toledo
& Milwaukee train Wednesday. The
couple lived on a farm six miles from
town, and their buggy was struck on
a railroad crossing just as they were
entering town.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

agricultural purposes in the depart.
ment of Aisne, France. The current
from a large station is sent over a
high-tension line to 16 substations.
There are nearly forty electric thresh-
ers and 25 root cutters, besides differ
ent apparata for dairy use, pumps,
-four mills, etc. Current is also used
for lighting and for electric heaters.
The large proprietors own the motors
which they use.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
ECONOMY in Use of Arabic Numerals

Economy in Use of Arabic Numerals.
It takes three and one-third as long
to write the Roman numerals, from
one to 100, as the Arabic. and the chance
of error is 81 times as great; it takes
three times as long to read the Roman
numerals from une to 100 as the Arabic,
and the chance of error is eight times as
great Science.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

Between the two oceans we raise one
fifth of the worlds wheat, four-ffths Of
its corn, one-fourth Of its oats, and four
fifths of it's cotton. This harvest is the
foundation of our prosperity.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

The most sanguinary of modern bat
ties was probably that of the Moskowa
in 1872, when of the 100, 900 French 81, 900
were lost, and Of the 100000 Russians
$4,000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
Big Waste of Water.

The dead body of woman who had
committed suicide having been found
in one of the reservoirs from which
London is supplied with water, the
contents, amounting to $4,000. 900 gal
Ions, had to be allowed to run to
waste.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

Chairman George B. Cortelyou, OF
the Republican National Campaign
committee. is an intense devotee OF
physical culture and a great lover OF
outdoor sport. He was an experienced
huntsman at the age of IL.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
Serious DYNAMITE Explosion

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 29.-By the acct
dental explosion of 400 pounds of dyna-
mite in blacksmith shop at Council
City, Alaska, on October 1 last, two
men were fatally injured, several others
seriously hurt, and a large amount of
valuable property was destroyed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

An enterprising milkman in Essex,
Eng, has hit upon novel way of at
tracing attention. He and his as
sistants, armed with a milking stool,
make the round of a popular neigh
borhood driving before them herd Of
five or six cows. Arriving at con-
venient spot, they commence milking
the cows, and sell the liquid straight
to the amused and interested crowd
which always gathers around them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

Lord Wolseley owns the costliest
sword in Great Britain. 1t was gift to
him and is valued at $4,000; but there
is many an old bolo which has done more
execution in hewing down bushes and
men than the diamond-studded blade Of
the British general
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
Five Killed.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Oct. 27.-J. Fran
cisco, a cigarmaker of this city, and
four tramps were killed in the wreck
Of a Wabash freight train at Sadorus,
Champaign county, after having been
put off the train three times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
Taking Unfair AdyantasA

He-You say you like a many man.
What is your idea of manls man?
She-Well, for instance, one who
doesn't stay and stay, just because he
knows the girl isn't strong enough to
throw him out.-New Yorker.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
Lowers the Record.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 27.-Dan Patch,
with a runner in front, paced a mile
at Billings park Wednesday in 1855
fat, the fastest mile ever paced by
a harness horse.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

The best timekeeper in the world is
said to be the electric clock in the
basement of the Berlin observatory,
which was installed by Prof. Forester
in 1865. 1t is Enclosed in an alright
glass cylinder and has frequently run
for periods of two or three months
with an average daily deviation Of only
fifteen one-thousandths of a second.
Astronomers are making efforts to i'm
nrOve even this
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03
It Proved His Finish.

Burlington, Ia, Oct. 27.-John Sew
erius, barber of Lewiston, ILL.,, died
Wednesday at Carthage after drinking
a quart Of bay rum.