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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
MANY Lose lives
IN PRAIRIE FIRE
FLAMES SWEEP OVER THOU.
SANDS OF ACRES OF LAND
IN OKLAHOMA.
Survivors Are Destitute of Clothing,
Food and Fuel-Property Loss Is
Immense-Kansas and Nebraska
Counties Also Suffer.

Lawton, Okla, March 5.-DriTen by
terrific gale from the north. which at
times reached a velocity of 80 miles
an hour, a prairie fire swept over 10000
acres in Comanche county. inf1icting
damage now estimated at 100000 and
causing a heavy loss of life. The city
of Lawton was saved only by great eff
fort, while many farmhouses were con-
sumed. Kiowa county was also visited
by prairie fire, while damage is re-
ported from all over the southwest
Losses Are Large.
The losses from wind and fire report
ed to date follow: Hobart. $4,000;
Vinson, $4,000; Lawton, $1,000; small
country town aggregate $4,000;
farm property, 100000. The loss Of
life is known to be large, but it is i'm
possible at this time to give any accu-
rate figures A report has been re-
ceived at Fl. Sill that an entire Apache
Indian village was swept clean. The
report has not been verified.
Hundreds Are Homeless.
Three thousand square miles of ter
ties were swept by the fires. Hundreds
of people are homeless and the finan-
cial loss covers a wide extent Of cOun-
try.
At Hobart, the county seat of kiowa
county, the fire approached from the
east, destroying the stables and fifteen
race horses. IS residences, two business
houses and various small buildings.
Spreading to the southwest, the fire
swept acres of government military
and timber reserve and Indian school
reserve.
Spreading westward the flames COW
cred miles Of the homestead district,
destroying houses, barns and stock. 1t
was in this district that five persons
are reported to have persisted in at
tempting to protect their property.
Fight the Flames.
Late at night the fire began moving
southwark toward this city. At mid
night 5000 people of the city were
fighting the fire. The advance line of
the fire was fully two miles in length.
By hard work they saved the town.
oIOl lcS al z COlIllHS III VI III"
lay out on the prairie throughout the
cold night after the storm had passed,
with only thin clothes on. Hundreds
of people are destitute and are suffer-
ing intensely from the cold and their
burns. Clothes, medicine, and physi-
clans are being sent out from all the
cities and towns of the district to re-
lieve the suffering.
Fires in Kansas.
Salina, Kan, March "a prairie fire.
swept over part of this county. Re-
ports received here state that the fire
ragged in Ellsworth, Lincoln, Graham,
Ellis, Russell and Salina counties. Two
lives are reported lost.
Nebraska Reports Loss.
Lincoln, Neb., March 5-Prairie fires
raging in western and southwestern
Nebraska have been checked. Many
, animals lost their lives and many
barns were burned in McCCok The
loss will amount to several thousand
dollars
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10

The value of all animals exported
from this country during the year 1903
was $42,551,174. This includes cattle
to the value of s37,725,45s. hogs to the
value of s53,1S0, horses to the value
of $3,142,731, mules to the value of
$354,776, sheep to the value of $1,153,-
40, and all other, Including fowls, to
the value of $121,265.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10

The report of the French govern
ment commission, which has for more
than two years been investigating yell
low fever in Rio Janeiro, gives une-
quivocal confirmation of the epochal
investigations of the United States
army officers, Reed, Carol and ARA
monte, in Cuba, in regard to the mode
of infection by the mosquoto stego-
myia fasciata and methods of its pre-
vpnti0n
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Famous Writer Dies.

Guilford, Conn, March 4.-WilIiam
Henry Harrison--Murray the writer.
better known as Adirondack Murray, :"
died yesterday at his home here, age1
GA years. Mr.. Murray had been in poor
health for two years. AS an author,
traveller, lecturer and clergyman he was
widely known
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Die in Moonshine War.

Owingsville, KY, March 2.-Three
men were killed and one fatally wound
ed in a battle between moonshiners
and revenue men in the mountains Of
Knott county. William and John Had
dix, moonshiners, and a deputy mar
shall are said to be dead, and Jack
Combs, another mocnshiner, desper-
ately wounded.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Dick Elected Senator

Columbus, O., March 2-Charles Dick,
of Akron, was yesterday elected to the
United States senate, to succeed the late
Marcus A. Hanna. He was given the
solid republican vote of the house and
senate, which voted in separate session.
The democrats voted for John H. Clarke,
Of Cleveland.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Aged Army Chaplain Dead.

Council Grove, Kan, March 5.-Rev.
Tawren Armsby is dead at his home
here, aged So years. He was chaplain
of the Eighth Minnesota volunteer reg
iment, that saw a greater variety of
service and country than any regiment
in the civil war, fighting the Sioux in
Montana and northwest before going
to the gulf and the Atlantic.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10

The countess of Warwick intends to
establish agricultural settlements in
different parts of England, where WON.
en- who are expert in horticulture.
dairy farming and poultry raising can
work on the cooperative principle.
She believes that the problem can be
solved by training intelligent and edu-
Gated women to these callings.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10

The cause of the disaster was the over
loading of the floors. Foreman James
Halpin, in charge of the ironworkers,
stated that there was large quantity of
cement and other building material on
the fifth floor and that on the ninth floor
were SO iron beams which were to have
been used in constructing the remaining
floors of the building.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10

The business of the New York post
Office increased by 81 ,15S,997.66, or 9.31
per cent. in 1903. The gross receipts
were s13,5S2,S2962, against $12,42S,-
1881 90 in 1902. The approximate net
revenue for 1903 is given as $S,945. 900.
The money order business was $249,-
5S6, 527.57, an increase of $685., O99.53.
Superintendent Elliott purchased over
$4,000, 600 worth of foreign exchange.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
For Another Term.

Baraboo, Wis, March 4.-Joseph w.
Babcock was renominated for congress
by the republicans of the Third Wis
consin district. Congressman Babcock
received SO votes to Is for Col D. o. Ma
loney, of Mount Vernon. The dele
gates chosen to the national convention
are Col John c. Clark and R. P. Perry.
They were instructed for Roosevelt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10

Toward the building of it's 1874
miles of railway, the Canadian govern.
ment has contributed at the average
of $o,166 a mile of railway construct
ed, the provincial governments at the
rate of S1,757, and the municipalities at
the rate of 1878 a mile.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10

Recent experiments in France show
that white blood corpuscles, or "leuco-
cytes," besides absorbing foreign bod
les destroying WORKOUT cells, absorb
Ing liquid poisons, and carrying food
substances to the tissues, also fulfill
a very important function in distrib-
uting medicinal drugs to all parts Of
the body and carrying them in par
ticular to the location in which they
will do the most good.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Oldest Man Dead.

New Brunswick, N. j., March O.
Noah Raby, believed to be the oldest
man in the world, died at the Pts
Getaway poorhouse near this city yes
terday. He was nearly 1872 years old.
He was born at Gatesville, N. c., on
April /, 1772.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10

Cardinal Ferrari, who attended the
German Catholic congress, took back
with him to Milan as a present the
bones of the three kings, Melchior.
Gaspar and Balthasar, which were
the most famous relics in the Cologne
cathedral. The legend is that the rel
les were taken away from Milan
church by Frederick Barbarossa's men,
and the gift is intended as restitu-
fion
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10

The luxury in which some New
Workers live is simply amazing. Not
so long ago a member of well-known
and wealthy family applied to the
courts to have his allowance made
$4,000, declaring that he could not
live on less than that amount and
keep up to the style in which he was
brought up. This is not single in
stance, either, of what it costs to live
in state in Gotham.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Four Babies,

Louisville, KY, March 3.-Mrs. Laura
Wyman, wife of one of the largest land
owners in central Kentucky, gave birth
yesterday to bankruptcies. Mr. Wyman
Immediately named them Grover Cleye-
land Wyman, Marcus Hanna Wyman,
Theodore Roosevelt Wyman and Willie
Bryan Wyman. The last is a girl.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Five Dead.

Fort Smith, Ark, March "A spe-
cial from Stillwell, l. T., says: Five
young men of this city are dead and 9TH
ers are critically i'll as the result of drink
ing lemon extract in large quantities as
a stimulant.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Lost Their Charters.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 2.-Charters
of 1000 corporations doing business in
Illinois have been cancelled by the Sec
rotary of state, for failure to comply
with the law which requires annual
statements
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Hundreds of Sheep Drown,

Fremont, Neb., March 5.-The most
serious property loss resulting from
the overflow of the Platte river was
the drowning of 1000 sheep belonging
to N. H. Schreiner
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Bank Robbers Convicted

La Crosse, Wis, March 4.-Edward
Raymond, Otto Kellar and James Muir
ply were convicted yesterday of robbing
the Spring Grove bank at Caledonia,
and were sentenced to serve five years
each.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Killed Himself.

Des Moines, Ia, March 5.-President
La Rue, of the Corning bank, shot him
self through the head Friday. dying
instantly. His bank failed this week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Pioneer Minister Lead.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 5.-Rev. Rob-
ert Clark, one of the pioneer Methodist
Episcopal ministers of Illinois, is dead
at his home in Wayerly, aged "a years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Miners Strike.

Huntington, w. Va, March 5.-The
miners at the East Lynn mines, on the
East Lynn branch of the Norfolk G
Western rai.rc::55, aTs c. e s ....e
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Indiana Republicans.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 5.-The re-
publican state committee fixed a state
convention for April 26 end q at In
GianaDoiiS.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Fell on a Hotel.

A part of the huge steel frame crashed
into the rear of the Hotel Patterson,
slicing off an end of the dining-room
and killing Mrs. Ella Lacey Storrs, wife
of Frank Storrs, wealthy resident of
Rye, Westchester county. Mrs. Storrs
was at luncheon with the wife of Rev.
DR.. Minot ]. Savage. Mrs. Storrs, whose
husband is in London, England, and
Mrs. Savage were buried under the de-
bris of the roof and walls. Mrs Savage
barely escaped being struck, and her
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
SKY SCRAPER IN
new YORK falls
THIRTEEN STORY BUILDING COL
LAPsES AND SEVERAL PER-
SONS ARE KILLED.
Without a Moments Warning the
Frame Work Went Down With a
Crash-Overloaded Floors Caused
the Disaster.

New York, March. - Sixteen per-
sons were killed, and several injured
in the collapse yesterday of the steel
skeleton of the Hotel Darlington, 49,
story structure in course of erection at
81 West Forty-sixth street. The steel
framework had been erected as far as
the eleventh floor and the structure was
swarming with iron workers, masons,
and laborers. Without a moments
warning the upper floor sagged and col
lapsed, and the whole framework went
down with a grinding noise and a crash
that was heard for blocks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Floors Overloaded.

skirt was pinned to the floor by mass
of fallen bricks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
Nebraska Reports Loss.

Lincoln, Neb., March 5.-Prairie fires
raging in western and southwestern
Nebraska have been checked. Many
animals lost their lives and many
barns were burned in McCcok. The
loss will amount to several thousand
dollars
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-11-03
THE PETITION DISMISSED.
Judge Revell Decides Adversely To
The Allegheny Mining
Companv.
Company.

A knockout:blow TO the hopes of the
county officers of Allegheny county
was delivered late yesterday after
noon by Judge Revell in the man
damus proceedings begun by the coun.
ty commissioners of that county
against Governor Wariield The petit
tion was dismissed and a precedent
was established as TO the legal right
of an Executive TO remove his name
from paper TO which it had been
affixed
The suit was brought about by rea
son of an attempt TO enact legislation
by which taxes ON the Allegany coun-
ty coal mines would be paid in that
county rather than in Baltimore city,
where the home offices of the COM
pany are.situated This bill, among a
number of others. were placed before
the Governor for his signature, al.
though it was understood he was op.
posed to the measure. In the hurry
attendant upon his rather restricted
time, the bill was signed. It had not
been recorded as signed by the Gov
ernOr before the mistake was dis
covered.
In the presence of the proper wit
nesses he crossed out his name, at the
same time noting the fact in a margi-
nal note. The friends of the bill we're
greatly exercised over the fact and at
once began proceedings to test the
right of the Governor. The hearing
took place last week and yesterday
afternoon Judge Revell decided adj
verse TO the petitioners.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-11-03
THE CANADIAN ELECTION DAY
POLITICAL OUTLOOK FOR
NEXT FOUR YEARS.
The Campaign Just Closed Was
Shortest In The History
of Canada.

Ottawa, Ont, Nov. 3.-The politi-
cal complexion of the Dominion for
the next five years will be decided to-
night Forecasts of the result of TO.
days election are numerous, and the
two political parties seem TO be about
equally confident. The returns from
Quebec are awaited with the most in
tense interest. as it is recognized that
victory or defeat for Premier Laurier
undoubtedly hinges upon the verdict
of that French Canadian province.
1t is conceded by the conservatives
that a continuance of the present
solid Quebec for Laurier means lib
eral federal victory once more, and
the liberals go so far as 10 assert that
an Increased majority for Laurier in
that province is certain. At the last
general election ont of Quebec sixty
five seats. fifty eight returned Laurier
men. Mr. Borden. the opposition lea
der, hopes TO break the ranks in to-
days election and elect twenty seven
opposition members from Quebec,
which, with the expected increase
from the other provinces, would give
conservative majority over the
whole Dominion of twelve seats.
The campaign just closed has been
the shortest in the political history of
Canada. At the same time it has
been one of the most spirited. The
conservative party has conducted its
campaign on three prominent issues.
The first is the construction of trans
continental railroad by the Grand
Trunk Company by government aid.
The opposition party has taken a
pronounced stand against the project
in its present form, claiming that the
government has agreed practically to
constructive road for the company.
and that the latter will use Portland,
Me-, instead of a Canadian port as an
outlet ON the Atlantic seaboard. An
other issue which has figured in the
campaign is the dismissal of Lord
Dundoalad, commander of the Cana
dian militia, by Sir Wilfred Laurier's s
administration, on the ground that he
had publicly criticised acts of the
cabinet ministers.
The conservative party has sided
with the Scotch Earl and has endeav-
ored to influence the great body of
voters of Scotch descent. Another
source of attack on the liberal admin
istration is the political situation in
Ontario, where the position of Pre-
mier Ross and his administration is
precarious as the result of the unseat-
ing of members for alleged corrupt
acts on the part of agents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-11-03
COOPER CONDEMNED TO DIE.
HE IS SENTENCED TO PAY
EXTREME PENALTY.
Appeared Unaffected BY The SEN
tenee AS Delived Today
By Judge Revell.

Surrounded by that majesty of the
law which is calculated 20 strike ter
ror 10 the heart of the evil doer, and
filled with that realization that in a
few minutes his fate would be- decid.
ed, Julius, alias Tots" Cooper, was
taken before Judge Revell in the Cir.
cuit Court this morning.
There he heard spoken the words,
which, before the ending of the year,
will end his life. Not muscle of his
face betrayed the fact that he appre-
oiated his condition. He gave no indi-
cation of feeling and when the SEN
tence of death was passed upon him
he simply stated that he had nothing
to say and in those words dismissed.
apparently all interest he had in the
matter. The sentence, as delivered
by Judge Revell. not without great
feeling, is as follows:
THE JUDGES SENTENCE.
"You have been tried and convicted
of the wilful, deliberate and premedi-
tated murder of George Harris. Have
you anything to say why the Court
shall not now proceed to pronounce
the sentence of the law against youy'
Cooper making no reply, other
than that he had nothing to say in
the matter, Judge Revell continued
You have had fair and impartial
trial before jury of twelve honest,
capable and merciful men. You have
been defended by three counsel with
marked ability. protecting every point
that could be availed of in your de-
fense. In less han five minutes, accord
ing to the testimony, after you had pro-
cured all unloaded pistol for which
you purchased cartridges, from
nearby store, you returned to the bar
room where you had but short time
before left the deceased and sent
bullet into the body, terminating in
his life in a few hours. His soul has
gone to its Judgment and you were
the cause of his sudden taking off.
The sentence and judgment of the
Court is that you, Julius Cooper,
otherwise called in the Indictment
"'Tots" Cooper, be and are hereby re-
manded to the Jail of Anne Arundel
county, said county being the place of
the murder and in which you were
indicted and convicted. and in said
Jail in close custody be kept until
such time as the Governor of Mary
land, by his warrant, shall appoint for
your execution, and that you then be
taken from said Jail TO the place of
execution in said county and there be
hanged by the neck until you are dead,
and may God have mercy ON your
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-11-03

COR RENT-FoUR UNFURNISHED Rooms.
= s,,aiv 10 81 Main street o27lw
COR RENT-A BEDROOM AT I59 CONDUIT
S,rNet o25Iw
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-11-03
THE SCRUBS WON A GAME.
From The Baltimore Polytechnic
Institute In a Closely Con-
tested Match.

The second football team of st.
Johns College won closely contested
game from Baltimore Polytechnic In
stitute yesterday afternoon on the
college gridiron by the score of l2 to 0.
The scrubs played a good strong
game and in only two cases was their
goal in danger. The first occurred
right after the kickoff in the first
half, when the Polytechnics rushed
the ball by line plunges and short end
runs, nearly the whole length of the
field and lost it ON q tumble. The
scurbs in turn rushed the ball back
to Polytechnics' 5-yard line and lost
it ON downs. Polytechnic soon lost
the ball again. and ON q tackle play
Sinclair carried the ball to within six
inches of the line. Melvin took it
over Rouse kicked goal. Score,
Scrubs, 6; Polytechnic, o.
The second touchdown was made by
Sinclair. Halbert got through and
blocked kick and Sinclair got the
ball on the run, carrying it % yards
for q touchdown. Rouse kicked goal.
The only other chance the Baltimore
ans had for a touchdown was in the
second half when they rushed the ball
down to ST. Johns 5-yard line. making
first down at that point. Here the
Scrubs held like stone wall. the Poly
technics only making three yards in
three ruhses. Halbert, for the Scrubs,
distinguished himself by blocking
two kicks, one of which touchdown
was made Rouse and Sinclair also
did fine work for the Scrubs. The
lineup:
st. Johns Scrubs-Willing, Nc
Closkey, l. @. Perkins, Willing. /. {. !;
Halbert, |. g. /; Bennett, c.. Shearer,
r. g; Houston, r. t.; Rouse. (capt. }
r. g.. Bordley. q. b.; Sinclair, |. b.
b. /; Melvin, Hutson, r. h. b.. French,
Moore, +. b.
Polytechnic Instittue-Hess, Glenn.
ems, |. g. Carl. |. t.; Henlock, l. g. !;
Soler, c. Monesimos, +. g. +; Leary, +.
t.; Mealey, +. Q. Tousky, q. b. !;
Robb, |. h. b.; Dawson. r. h. b. !;
Bowles, (capt Hess, f. b.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-11-03
Real Estate Deals

Four large real estate deals were
closed this morning by Mr.. Julian
Brewer, in which considerable prop
erty changed hands. One transfer was
that of a lot adjoining the Indepen-
dent Fire Company on Duke of Glou-
cester street to the fire company
1t will be used for the storage of
street sweepings awaiting sale to farm
ers and truckers. On the street run.
ming beside it are located two other
lots which. like the preceding one,
are parts of the old City Hotel prop
erty. These have been sold by Mr.
Brewer, as agent, TO Mr.. Pasquela
Torantino. On them he will erect
two modern eight-room houses which
have already been rented. Another
transfer was that of twenty three lots
on jefferson street by Mr.. Brewer TO
Mr.. Frederick w. Ripper. Building
operations on some of the lots will
soon be started. The figures at which
the various sales were made indicates
a decided increase in Annapolis real
estate values.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-11-03
County Commissioners

Owing to the fact that the regular
sessions of the county commissioners
for Anne Arundel county was taken
up with the disposition of the Sweet
zer bridge contract award. the rou-
tine work was not done till later II
was ordered that $50 per month be ap-
propriated for the hire of the sloop
Maria as a guard boat during the
dredging season in the Eighth district,
George +. Wilmington is to be em-
ployed as deck hand at a salary of $50
per month. A number of bills were
received and acted upon by the COM
missioners. The clerk made his report
to November l ON the tax rate for
road work, as follows: District /,
l6 cents per 800; District 2, 10 cents
per $780, District 3, Is cents per 800 /;
District 4, cents per 500; District 5,
l2 cents per 500; District s, IL cents
per 800. General rate, 10 cents per
800.