The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-01-28

The first lake of oil ever discovered In
Colorado was tapped while drilling
well near Florence. .-
The outlook for the country's spring
trade is reported favorable by Dun's and
Bradstreet's weekly reviews.
The Produce Exchange bank of Cleve-
land, O., has been forced to assign
through defalcations by its cashier,
George A. Rose, totaling $4,000.
Floods in Ohio and Pennsylvania are
causing enormous losses. Factories in
the Pittsburg district are closed. Resi-
dents are driven from the lowlands.
Steamers are damaged at Cleveland.
The Pittsburg Plate Glass company's
warehouse, Az Wabash avenue, Chica-
go, and H. E. Bucklen & Co.'s medical
laboratory adjoining, were destroyed BY
fire. The Bucklen apartments were
damaged. Loss, $250,000.
Managers Davis and Powers, OF the
Iroquois theater, admitted ignorance OF
the building laws, but told the coroners
jury they have no personal blame 1or
the theater horror, as the construction
of the playhouse and the matter OF hre
protection were intrusted to subordl-
mates and public officials who presum-
ably were competent.
Fire in the Masonic Temple, Chicago,
caused a property loss of $4,000 and
induced thousands of persons to flee
from the great building. Elevator OPP
orators remained on duty, and crowd
cheered the firemen.
James Walters, notorious diamond
thief, was arrested in Minneapolis and
$12, 900 worth of gems recovered.
United States Senator Joseph r. Bur-
ton was indicted by federal grand
jury in ST. Louis on charge of accept
ing $4,000 from the Rialto Grain and
Securities company for intercession be-
fore post Office officials when it was in
trouble
Ten deaths from drowning in the
flood are reported in Pennsylvania and
others are feared elsewhere. The food
is believed to be receding.
Cashier George A. Rose, of the failed
Produce Exchange bank, Cleveland,
who was indicted and arrested for en-
bezzling $4,000, declares the relief
from the burden of hiding the crime
gives him the happiest moment for five
years.
The schooner Augustus Hunt pounded
to pieces on the beach off Long Island,
while hundreds of persons listened to
the cries of drowning sailors, but were
unable to aid. The captain and seven
men drowned.
The St. Louis exposition buildings
and grounds will be in readiness for
the opening May /.
E. H. Hartman is said to have offer
ed to guarantee orders for 1,0OO,O
tons of rails if the trust will reduce
price.
Consul Oscar Ekman, a wealthy iron
manufacturer of Sweden, has presented
$13,500 to Augustana college, at Mo-
line, ILL.,, to endow chair of Swedish.
The New York Central railroad COM
pany has settled for $4,000 the last of
20 suits for deaths in the Park avenue
tunnel disaster at New York. This
makes total of 81 .249, 900 paid.
A special grand jury is to be called
in Chicago next week to continue the
investigation into the Iroquois theater
horror.
Mystery still shrouds the murder Of
Miss Sarah c. Schafer, the young
school teacher who was murdered
Thursday at Bedford, Ind.
The collapse of the Indiana National
bank at Elkhart, Ind, proves the ruin
of many depositors, whose savings are
swept away. Only $4,000 is found in
the bank to pay over 100000 deposits.
Official figures show that the United
States leads the world in exports.
Restriction on undesirable immi-
grants is urged by Commissioner Will
liams, of New York, where 631, 1886
aliens arrived last year. Their conges-
ton in cities is held to be the worst
feature.