The Austin Daily Herald from Austin, Minnesota • 1

5 4 1 i 11 "MJ? id "if 1 1 Austin Herald '4 xga M8K I 1 a A 3 0 i "JJ WORK WRECKERS rrsm4 was running on the Atlanta was effectedy Lord Salisbury time Had this train been on is now collectg money and or mm 4 rvi kic fnllATrnKJ in klnrrianrt ijMn 30 Si i 11 time the loss of life would probably have been horrible Details the 2 spring 7So Na 8 20c 1 "A IS Refiners Want a Lower Tax on Raw Material but Pro 3 i 1 'ducers Object A rf SU i Most Important andInterest ing Subject So gr Considered Of the? Plan Left toDiscretion' of the President Vol rv Mfo 355 knives and their' clothing was cut to jiaoea Celebrated for its griat leavening strength' end healthfulneps Assures the food against alum and all forme of adulteration common tothe cheap brands rt ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO NEW YORK No End to Grand orks yN Dec Mayors and officials of various towns of the state axe' here discussing munic ipal laws and framing changes and Aewllaws that will be presented for passage at the coming session of the legislature The meeting expected to be of much benefit" i'1 i Austin MinneBota TauJsday December 31 1896 i Will Not' Invade Colorado 4 I Denver Dec 31 War between Col orado cattlemen and Utah sheep men in' Colorado has been averted The Utah 'sheep men have decided not to invade Colorado They were under a misapprehension as to when the quar antine proclamation by Governor Mc Intyre expires imannod Ditffli a Pauenoer Train bot Chance Saved It 'ST Dec? 31" A7 wreck occurred on the "Raleigh and' Augustadivision of the Seaboard Air Line at 12 :30 a A displaced rail Which had been without question removed but a f6w minutes' by professional train Wreckers precipitated a freight train into a deep cut totally wrecking 10 loaded cars and the locomotive kill ing the fireman Alexander Overby mid seriously wounding? the engineer John Robertson'' The evident inten tion of the wreckers was to catch theSeaboard Air Line Atlanta special but it was over an 'hour late so' the extra 3 Is In Sight Poor iremen Injured 1 Philadelphia' JQec During a fire pt 9 Strawberry Court in the heart of the wholesale section four firemen by the breaking of a lad der One of 'them is Johq will probably die The damage to the building was small i 5 1 Given a Hearing by tM Ways and Means Committee Ro Milwaukee Grelu 'Milwaukee Dec Irregular 1 MEAT no KlnuOru cflK7 Maji CUG Na Na 2 white Na 3 1 30V BARLEY No 8 34e sample Mmck 82X34Kc I't or Cuban 3 Dec A call has been is sued for meeting of Cubans and the friends of Cuban liberty for the pur pose of forming a local branch of the Cuban American league It will have no connection with the jsnta in New York although its work will be similar la 'K tVnMIatieeota MewChoeen Dec 31 Henry LawrenCdbf Minheapolis and Alfred All df Graceville Minn have been appointed clerks in the railway mail Both Boys Cruabed Washburn' Wis'' Dec boys Matthew Musolof aged 10 and TV illio Charbanau aged 12 were killed by the collapse of a load of logs upon which they were riding? Their Were horribly crushed underneath the logs? i Anchor Grain Company Assigns West Superior Wis Dec 31 Th? Anchor Grain company operating' bn the Superior board of has as signed' 'Nominal assets are 2500 liabilities the same' 1 A Lad Hangs Hitnself Plainfield Wis' Dec 81 Jevne the Id year old of swell known farmar'of the town of New Hope hung himself in the woodji near his fuam 1896 will soon be among the but before it is ower you each have a pleasant duty to perform and that is to select a little 1r 1 TOKEIQ! fi: sTh I or your: friend or relative you will find just khat you want in our line of Holiday Goods Our kies come put up especially (one in a box) for that purpose Cursilk goods are of all pew designs and second to none for low prices Anything in the line of a good warm made to order suit or pVercoat you can have at your own price 'o '4 I 4 MMlctai Snr 'lynmHe Reading Pa Dec Two women were killed by an explosion of 3dyna? mite in the house of Elias Becker ex sheriff of this country at Tuckerton i They were his wife aged 54 years and her stepdaughter Mrs illiaim Seidel aged 30 Both were terribly Will Be Presented to the 1 publican Caucus Probably Next 10 cents per week 'K JUNTA OR CHICAGO JBwadqaarlert of the ChineeelRevolution ary Party Located There 1 Chicago? Dec According to i Wong Ching oo editor of The Chinese pre5wa i hinurvAlfl A hDl'rtmfl naan nnnr Miaiii POWDERAbsolutely Pure 1 Williamsport Pa Dec A des perate riot occurred at Johnsonburg which resulted in the shooting of William Bergin andss the serious injury of James McMinn Charles Glover Charles Wrathall and several others of the pblice force?" The trouble was begun by a gang of Italians who became involved in a fight using knives 'revolvers and The po lice were sent for and a fierce battle followed 'The leader Trim Marone shot at Chief of Police WalslL but the bullet struck Bergin in tfie head1 The police closed in and 'Italian thrust a1 A tnl LI lL? uw weapuu wn ureabt ouu bermeu held in 5 Cincinnati on Dec 16 fired A defective cartndge saved the reachedWa8hillgtonjThey 11 Potman hfe and Marone was hwr knocked down and secured The other committee fon? policemen injuries were inflicted by News Chicago is to became headquar ters for the Chinese revolutionary junta This body plans the overthrow of the present Chinese dynasty by an armed invasion from a convenient island in the South sea Rooms for the junta have already been engaged in this city and the Mongolians new dwaittho coming of Sung Yat Sen to set the machinery in operation which' is to opeu to Western civilization That gentleman is the celestial revolu tionist who was recently kidnapped in the streets of London apd whose re Bill to Promote Bimetallism Completed by the Senate Li i r' 1 Committee' Mel Tailoring Co opera House block 14 Trying to Get Together Chicago Dec The Prohibition national' executive committee held a secret session' at the Sherihan House during the day The matter of was taken up with considerable vigor and it was found impossible to see any way clear to line up with the bolters" WW'i or Nomination in 10OOT New YORK Dec The 'Progres sive Democratic club has' decided to work for the nomination of William Bryan for president in 1900 and issued invitations to all Democratic organiza tions in the North attend a conven tion to be held in January Montreal Dec 8L Archbishop abre died at 11 K)6 pl The arch bishop bom in Montreal' eb 28 1827 HefM created archbishop" in l8t 1 1 Washington Dec 31 The sugar schedule was the subject of the hear ings before ways and means com mittee during the day and it was themost interesting as well as the most im portant schedule so far considered The conflicting interests of the producers refiners and importers were brqught outinsharp contrast The producers wanted higher du ties along the line and the refiners pressed for higherduties on refined and not so high on raw sugars The latter were especially that in imposing countervail 1 Ting duties against export bounty coun ltnes the additional duty should belevied only against the refined article The importers the cane growers the refiners and the beet growers were each given hearings by the committee nmbennen on Htad If Washington The commit tee appointed at the convention of lum Mr I Grainf Minneapolis Dec I WMRAT December closed tAt 73qs Pyt 8054a On Na I hard No 1 Northern 78Xc'Na 2 tortharg Tla I Duluth Grain I Duluth Deo SO I No 1 hard 8U4c Na Northern 80c No 2 Northern 770 3 spriug 73tf745G rejected 670 rXo to No 1 hard 81zcNo I Northern 0 December No 1 hard No 1 Northern 80c May Na 1 Northern St (Union Stock Ygrds South St: Paul Dea 80 I Market slow and 5 10c lower pmgepf prices Market strong and lot anangh cattle te supply the demand tore fist cattle shockers and feeders mhoa Bulged at RLliO825 for cowt kflOflW for Stockers te8032o for peers 6HEEP Steady I Receipts: Hogs 900 cattle 150 IvC cthtaaya Union Stock Tards Chicago 80l I Market quiet' a Mher others steady' I Sales ranged at WK S3 45 for light i4Q for "mixed 300340 for pry 61003 05 for rough Best grades higher others 3403520 for' beeves for cows and heifers Ila lor Texas steers 320400 for west' steers 820533 90 tor stackers and Riers Market quiet and generally Kb Receipts: Hogs 83000 cattle 9500 Chicago Grain Chicago Dea 8ft 1 4 closing pricks December Janjiary Ko May K3c 'July 78M a78c BORN December ii Jtamsrjci May 85fc December ISo January ky iOHK anv' et a Smairfayuient Washington The Grow Greek Sioux delegation of South Da kota has not gained its announced ob ject of securing a per capita cash pay ment of $187300 less about 18000 for expenses now to their credit in the treasury but they have secured a pay ment of about $4 or $5 per capita rep resenting half of the accrued interest on the money 1 it Layinc Bails aS Washburn WASHBURN7'2Wis' 31? Workhas commenced laying the rails for the new branch Washburn and Nor thwesterju railway There has been considerable regarding this branch as the proposed extension erbsses the tracks of the Omaha but the t'local company won and work is how being pushed i VAN NORTWICK AILURE Ji 7 All lbs Wishoasin 1 oprt Tsrned Over A s'5 to an Assignee A'Appleton'' Wis Dfec: 3f have been filed iwsigning the personal interest of John 8 Van Nortwick in all his property holdings' in John Baer la assignee with a bond of $250000 This action is taken for the protection of John Vaif Nortwick in the entanglement of thbVan Nort wick affairs1 precipitated by the failure of the Bathvia bank The prop erty turned over1 to5 the' in cludes all the interest of" John fi Van Nort wick in the Lock aper company the Appleton Pulp and Paper company the Union Pulp company df Kaukauna theWisconsin ibre company of Mo xico the" Appleton? Edison 'Electric company' all of his real estate in this city and 40 shares in the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal company which owns or controls by lease the great bulk of the Waterpower of the ox river4 11 PoilCE ROUGHLY HANDLED Half bocen' OffieerszInJured in aBlot at Aid for Haney! Bloomington Ills Dec Gov ernor order rescinding the ex tradition of City Clerk Haney of Min neapolis was the direct result of a visit to 7 Springfield by Rev George Palmer a brother in law1 of Haney who spent all day Saturday at the cap ital urging Governor: Altgeld to take the action which' results in Haney re lease Technically a Vindication Oshkosh Wis 31 Six cents damages and six cents costs is the ver dict returned in? the famous Oconto Snyder suit in which Rev Bur dick a Presbyterian minister sued Phillips a wealthy Oconto lumber man for $25000 damages'! for accusing the former of stealing a whisk broom Governor Tanner Takes a Wife Springfield' Jills 'Dec Gov ernor elect John Tanner was mar ried at noon to Gora 'Edith English of Springfield' The ceremony took place in St1 'Paul's' Episcopal Cathedral one of the oldert Episcopal churches in Illinois and the scene of manya brilliant wedding Washington The Republic can caucus committee appointed' to' draft a measure providing for an inter national conference to secure the re es tablishment of bimetallism was in ses sion for two hours 'during the dayand when it adjourned had agreed upon a bill to be presented to the Republican caucus which will be held soon afterthe assembling of congress next Tues day! The bill agreed upon is brief and merely confers the' president the right to appoint delegates any con ference which may be called which has for its object the re establishment of It does not distribute the selection of delegates as did Ahe'leg islation of the ifty third congress be tween the president and the two houses of congress and moreover leaves 'the number to be to Mw Otacretto li7t rof the president Senator Wotoottgave the committee full "account of' his conference with: President elect Mc Kinley from which he had just re turned reassuring them of Mr? McKin hearty interest in the proceedings and Jus desire to do all in his jower to casTy into execu tion the jpromiqe of AL' louis con vention (to recuse jntaBBRtwwal bimetal lism if possible It was anpounoed after the close of the oonfereuce that the committee would frpss "for early consideration its bill with the hope of securing all the legislation needed at this session so that McKinley could take whatever steps he might deem proper to ctyry it into effect im mediately updiG Centerings' his duties SITUATiONVfeASIER i 4 sr No AppnlMitofCelt' totALarcer 'W'5 MiAntopalU BmIu Defe 3 1 fipaneial situation ls much easier here and no are feltas to security any of the Ittifeeh'ankB The announcement Exchange bank had pay ment for a few "caused a I as the institution verymall one with only $30000 capital? There had been a run on the bank which has taken $35000 from' it in three weeks Cashier ield 'declared that 1 he had plenty of ready money in the vault but to await the bank advice before' making further pay mentk I The Northern Trust compahy through its vice president1 George Maxwell applied to the district court for a re ceiver' The hearing was postponed one week Ex Governor A McGill is its president: It suspended payment during the panic of 1898 but afterwards resumed business 1 GALLINGER OUTSPOKEN He BelleVee the Cameron Resolution Will Be Concord Dec Senator Gallinger said that he had no doubt that the Cameron Cuban resolutions would pass the senate before March 4 the resolutibns should fpass congress over presidential veto 'said the senator the president should then refuse" act upon them he would snbject himself ment There might be some question whether the house rqpreseirtativGS which alone has the power to present articles of impeachment? wbuld vote to do so but there is no question' at ajl whether the president would be liable to impeachment in such an event Senator Gallinger was equally confident that a tariff bill would be passed at the extra session TOWA' Robben Said to Have Beeured rom 5000 to 20000 4 Sully la' Dec 31 Robbers looted the State bank here during the anight The 'hank was incorporated in with $5000 capital The deposits were about $17000 A Smith is president and A Sherman cashier It is re ported the robbers the bank blew open the safe with dynamite and harried away an amount of cash esti mated at from $5000 to $20000 4 test' "MXRRET Raised to the rresiaenciax vias Washington Dec 31 Eighteenfourth class postoffices will be raised totbe presidential class Among them ore: 'Iowa Dexter Humeston and Sutherland Hibbing Ma pleton Melrose Perham and South St JPaul Belt North Dakota Cando Wanamaker Manager Arrested Harrisburg Pa Dea A sensa tion was created here when A Van Valkenburgono of the Wanamaker managers was arrested on a charge of bribery Van Valkenburg is charged witti attempting to bribe Representa tive Webster Weiss early in De cember 1 Replacing Wkod With Steel Duluxh Dec The Eastern Min nesota road it is stated will replace all its wood bridges with steel structures of the latest design The longest is that ovejrbeNemadji river and foun dation piers are now being put in The foundation for a mile long steel ele vated structure on which trains will enter this city also under way Tromsny Wapt Balters New "York Dec Sl The general committee of Tammany hall 'met and adopted a long series of resolutions pre sented by Thomas Grady They de nounce trusts favor cheaper gas and telephone rates and condemn the pres ent city administration but extend no olive branch to the Democrats who bolted Bryan last fallT AN I AL I WEDS Married to Miss Kila Colins of New York New York Dec Colonel Hobbs who calls himself king of Miss Ella Collins were married: at the residence of the parents in this city After the wedding the gave an audience to newspaper report ers and this is what he told thena: Colonel Hobbs about six yean ago was sent as a special commissioner by a Sydney newspaper to in vestigate the conditions of an abom inable traffic in Polynesians by the Queensland sugar' cane growers Colonel SchCOfiet was wrecked by a hurricane He was picked up by the natives of Dlinika which is a South Eea island not on the map? They treated him kindly and in re turn he renderedithem services which led to his being created a war chief and king at the death of Oumalea the reigqing monarch Colonel Hobbs re fused an offer of' knighthood and $75 000 for privilege of working the pearl shell deposits of the island Its population is 38000 souls The king and queen will proceed to Illinika via Australia ft iC NORTHWESTERN TEACHERS IK Attendance UnuinaUy Large at the An Ajfi St Paul Dec After thegeneral meetihg of the state associa tion in the morning the various sec tions met separately for consideration of topics in their respective lines of work In the evening a reception to memberspf the association and invited quests was given at the indsor hotelDes Moines Dec The 1 State association a adopted aA new constitution' arranging a system of organization of county and district As sociations in connection vyith the state association attendance was over 1000 the largest ever known 7 I Dec The attend ance at the state: convention approxihi'ated 1200 Of these probably 800 are from out of the city AMENDMENTS? Those Which Adopted by Mlnne rr sota at the Late lection St Paul Dec Governor Clough has issued a proclamation declaring carried at the last election the follow ing amendments to the constitution of the state or the creation of a board of pardons for the amendment of the elective franchise allowing cities and villages to frame their own charters changing the section 'relating to the taking of private property for public use by adding or damaged for public use allowing the invest ment of the permanent school fund of the state in the bonds of counties school districts cities towns or villages of the state authoriaiqg ythe taxation of sleeping core LARGEST IN THE WORLD Car erry ere Marquette Launched at Weit Bay City Mich i West 'City Mich Dec The car ferry Pere Marquette built at Wheeler Co yard for the lint and Pere Marquette railway was launched during the day The new craft is be lieved to be the largest and strongest carferry afloat and is intended to ply across Lake Michigan the year around between Ludington Mich and Mani towoc Wis She is 350 feet long 56 feet beam and will carry 30 loaded cars 4 8ccnredk JBirtn'ent A Duluth Dec 81 The Central Trust has secured judgment in the district court for $302295 against the Minne sota Car company the Minnesota Iron' Car company and their succeasor the Duluth Manufacturing company and the Duluth Transfer Railway company and the sale under foreclosure of the shops and real estate known as the cai works was ordered i Btatemant of StrMt Car Officials 1 BosTONDec The officials of the West End street railway prompted by the agitation which has been going on for the reinstatement of a number of Employes who were discharged after tjie strike of last week have issued statenient to the public charging ttat the council broke faith with the ooflt i pany and is an irresponsible body if sffrG rom now until January first myJiarge will be? closed put at iCOSTPRiCEi a rtf itWi 1 These Goods must be sold I am going but of business in Austin? Our Holiday Stock and 'XxiustL be disposed of though at a great Doors! South Hi AUSTIN MINN ganizing his followers in England He will sail for America within two or Greeks where he will confer with Wong Chin oo of Chicago and other leaders of' the Chinese party in this country 4 4 4 A INSISTS THAT IT SO London Chronicle Sjayi Spqin lyill Accept the United State a Mediator 4 i 't'in T'i' London Deo 31 The correspondent of The Chronicle at Washington in cable dispatch to that paper declares that there is no doubt' that Spain has unofficially through Senor Dupuy de Lome their minister promised to ac cent tile United States mediation directly after General Weyler has cleared the province of Pinar del Rio of rebels and then to grant anything short of actual independence for Cuba This dispatch continues None 6 the European powers have protested against American interven tion in jCuba On the contrary Mr Olney has been assured' of their ap proval England however remaining strictly neutral The reports of a European protest were inspired by Mgr Martinelli the pontifical delegate to the United.