The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-02-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Feb. 13.

at Ravia, l. T., and secured $1,i00.
Burglars wrecked the interior of the
Millerstown Pa.) bank and got $500.
After a run of ten days the Bank Of
Dunn, N. c., state institution, closed
it's doors.
Paul Misik, convicted of the murder
of Charles O'Brien, was hanged al
Hartford, Conn.
The Equitable national bank of New
York city closed its doors, with de-
posits of s395,273.
The Citizens national bank, of Nc.
Gruder, Tex, closed it's doors with ia.
bilities of $134,603.
A national boxing association has
been organized at Detroit to contro!
professional boxing.
Henry w. Oliver, of Pittsburg. capt.
talist, steel master and politician, died
at the age of GA years.
Erastus Wiman, once a famous pro-
moter, died poor on Staten Island, N. Y.
at the age of 70 years.
The 10000 rural free delivery mail
carriers in the United States will have
holiday February %.
Rev. Mr.. Soden, Baptist minister a
Miss Clinton and child were killed in
tornado at Union, Ark.
-Four men were crushed to death al
SteubenVille, O., by the caying in of
pile OF iron ore at mine.
Fourteen persons were killed and mora
than score injured in a railway col.
lision near Sand Point, Ont.
John A. Roche, mayor of Chicago
from 1887 to 1898, died suddenly OF
heart disease. aged go years.
, Ice gorges in the Susquehanna river
were causing great damage at Wilkes.
barre, Pa, and other places.
Ine new customs duties announced Dy
Cuba practically prohibit American
competition in many articles
Mayor Johnson formally opened tho
national bowling tournament at Cleye-
land by rolling the first ball.
Andre Matteson, for 20 years editor
of the Chicago Times, died at his home
in Highland Park, ILL.,, aged IS, years.
George Bearskin, principal chief Of
the Seneca Indians, was found frozen to
death by the roadside near Cayuga,
1T
The Iowa conventions to select dele
gates to the national democratic con-
ivention will be held in Des Moines on
May 4.
Four men were shot to death and
three wounded at Coal Creek. Tenn,
in fight between union and nonunion
miners.
James Mcdonald, a teamster, was ar
rested at Bedford, Ind, on suspicion of
being the murderer of Miss Sarah c.
Schafer.
Rev. G. Campbell Morgan, former
London preacher, has been called to the
Second Presbyterian church in Chicago
as pastor.
Two twin baby sisters named Black
were SO badly bitten by rats at the Lo-
gan county children's home in Ohio that
they died.
Owing to shortage of $57,500 in the
cashiers accounts the savings depart
ment of the Wolfboro (M H. Loan
bank closed.
Twenty persons leaped from the third
story windows of a. burning factory
building in Brooklyn, N. Y, and five were
fatally injured.
i August W. Machen, the central figure
in the postal trial in Washington. took
the witness stand and denied all ths
charges preferred against him
/ Rev. James Warden; who for 60 years
was an active Methodist minister, has at
the age of 102 years been admitted to
the Baltimore tMd.) almshouse.
i Two of the three great buildings Of
the Corn Products. company were de-
stroyed by fire at Oswego, N. Y, caus-
ing loss exceeding sl,O0G.00O.
A banquet 40 feet under Jackson
boulevard, in the Illinois Telephone
company's tunnel, was given by the
latter to, 1900 guests, in Chicago.
Secretary Taft told the house COM
mittee on insular affairs that slavery
had been abolished in the Philippines
by legislative action taken there.
Adyices say that the powers of the
world are: ind0rsing Secretary Hays
plan and that the integrity of China is
assured. no matter how the Russo-Jap-
| anese war results