The Sauk Centre herald., 1904-02-04

Lake Michigan, IOr tue uIsl llue SihSS
1880, is frozen over from shore to shore.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the seven days ended on the 29th ag-
gregated s2,116,412,2S3. The increase
compared with the corresponding
week of last year was IL. ~7S 2
Trade reviews show the situation
to be satisfactory and the prospects
for the future to be unusually bright.
Another worlds automobile record
was smashed at Ormond, Fla, by w.
X. Vanderbilt, who covered five miles
in three minutes and 81 3-5 seconds.
The will OF Capt. D. G. Parr, of Lou
isville, KY, provides 100000 for a
home for aged and INDECENT women.
A loan of $4,50O,0 is asked by the
st. Louis exposition from the govern
ment.
There were 302 business failures In
the United States during the seven
days ended on the 10Th, against 24S the
same week in 1908.
Thirty-four persons were killed Dy
steam railroads or street cars in Chi
cago during January.
All the state offices in Columbus, o.,
were closed on the birthday OF Will
liam Mckinley as a tribute to his
memory.
Harry D. Egbert, who murdered
John c. Saxton and John West last
October, was hanged at Salem, Ore.
Canton CO., people generally OBJ
served McKinley's birthday. Special
patriotic programmes were held in
most of the schools and the pink car
nation was everywhere in evidence.
Three men were scalded by the
breaking of an iron elbow connecting
the boiler and engine in the basement
of the Hotel Metropole in Detroit and
died.
One man was killed and 13 injured by
the wrecking of the Colorado flyer on
the Missouri Pacific near Miller, Kan.
Leigh Hunt, an American promoter In
the far east, has plan for colonization
of negroes of the United States in the
rich valley of the upper Nile.
January established new weather rec
ords, among which was the lowest maxi
mum temperature for the month since
observations began in 1871.
The New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad has discharged 900 men to re-
duce expenses.
Congressman Wade, of Iowa, declares
that the beef trust is as active as ever
in violating the interstate commerce
law.
William X. Vanderbilt broke the
worlds automobile records for so, 20
and 10 miles, going the first in 40:49 As,
the second in 1902, and the third in
1929 As at Ormond, Fla.
Secretary and Mrs. Root spent their
last evening of official life in Washing
ton in dining with the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt at the white house.
Five men were killed in TIE Maple Hill
colliery at Mahanoy City, Pa, by an ex-
plosion of powder.
Fire at Hollandale, Tenn, destroyed
every building except two dwellings.
Thirty bodies of men who perished in
the Nevada desert from thirst and hum
ger have been found by body of sur
veyors.
During 1903 there were 50,219 patents
applied for and 81 500 issued, and the re-
cepts of the Office were 81 ,616,69S, leav-
ing surplus Of $1sS,0O0.
A. B. Baxter & Co., the biggest cotton
brokerage Arm in the country, failed in
New York. They had Offices in 125 cities.
For the first time in many years there
is not a gold coin in the vaults of the
United States treasury.
Twelve hundred men were locked out
by members of the Carriage and Wagon
Manufacturers association in Chicago.