The Sauk Centre herald., 1904-10-27
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Oct. 90.


The total number of students enrolled
at Yale university is 1895, this being the
largest number in the history of the uni
verSity.
Gershon Marx has been senterced to
be hanged at New London, Conn, ON
January 26 next, for the murder of one
of his farm hands.
The United States Steel corporation
has resumed operations at it's Section 16
mine at Ishpeming, Mich. The property
has been idle for year.
A. G. Case, president of the First ma
tional bank, of Charles City, Ia, died of
pneumonia, aged rs. He was the most
prominent banker of northern Iowa.
At Memphis, Tenn, The Monk and
Equity trotted a mile to pole in 2:07 3-4
The worlds record made by them on the
Memphis track last year was 2:0S.
Some of the most distinguished schol-
ars in the world are expected to attend
the Bible convention which is to be held
in Boston the first week in December.
James S. Cochran, widely known in
at Freeport, ILL.,, aged II. He was a
| former member of the Illinois state SEN
! ate.
Fire in Milwaukee, Wis, destroyed
elevator of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
! st. Paul railroad, which contained $4,000
bushels of wheat. Loss estimated at
$4,000.
| After taking drink of icewater Isaiah
E. Aultman, SO years old, of Bryan, O.,
dropped dead in the United States gov
eminent building at the worlds fair
grounds.
Capt. Henry M. Seeley, Of Boston, has
been appointed inspector of huls, and
| Theodore T. Mersereau inspector of boil
ers in the steamboat inspection service at
New York.
Frank Krubinger ended a feud when
he met Guy Powell of Wheatland, Mo,
on the public road between Wheatland
and Hermitage, firing at Powell with
shotgun and killing him instantly.
Prince Direct and Morning Star, driven
to pole to lower the half-mile worlds
pacing record Of 1:01 IA, made the dis
tance at Memphis, Tenn, in 100 ga.
thus breaking the worlds record
Edgar Mckenzie, young man. con-
fessed that he had shot John Smithers,
farmer, on the latter's place near Fay
cite, Mo-, and declared that he had been
influenced by Smither's wife to commit
the deed.
| Tri foi, 1on hr hA
French heel of her slipper, Mrs. Emma
Latassa fell over fifth story balustrade
in an apartment house in East Fifty
,ourth street, New York, and was instant
ly killed
John Robinson, who killed his wife
and brother-in-law, Sheppard Patter-
bury, was sentenced at Carmi, Ia, to
imprisonment for 25 years. Robinson,
who is blind, in fit of jealousy shot and
killed both.
The Illinois federation of woman's
clubs, in session at Danville elected
Mrs. James Frake, of Chicago, presi-
dent, over Mrs. w. E. Fithian. of DAN
vile, by 100 to 70. The next session
will be held in Joliet.
William Schwarting, president of the
Farmers bank at Walcott. Ia, commit
ted suicide by hanging. He is said to
have been despondent over the loss of
money in connection with the failure of a
bank at New Liberty, Ia.
The powers signatory of The Hague
peace convention are to be asked to
form a fund of 100000 for the main
tenance of Andrew Carnegie's palace of
peace. The cost of the building is esti-
mated at about $800O0O.
A report issued by the interstate COM
merce commission shows that the total
number of casualties to persons on rail-
roads in the United States during the
fiscal year ending June 80 1904, was 55,-
1870, comprising 3,7S7 killed and 1.343
injured.
Word has been received of the death
of Capt Edward N. Whitehouse, U. S. N,
at Varenna, Lake Como, Italy. Capt
! Whitehouse was paymaster in the navy
and the second son of Bishop White
house, of Illinois He served over 40 years
in the United States navy.
The Manchester, Eng. Guardian
learns that American Ambassador Jo-
seph Choate will resign his post at the
court of ST. James March next, whether
President Roosevelt is reelected or not
The paper mentions Whitelaw Reid as
Mr.. Choate's probable successor.