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The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-30
HOLD A CONFERENCE.
NINE OWNERS FIGURE ON
PEACE.
The Operators Of wcstrrn pcnnsyiSsnIa
Meet To Consider the True Uniformity
Agrecmcnt-unIon Officers at wheeling
Hanna for Peace.

Aesct tu Cousldrr The Tror uotf.ru,tx
.-...u.u,-u.,.. oo,..w.. ,y,...n..
PITTsBURo. Pa. July os.-Thc con-
ference Of Western Pennsylvania coal
operators which the joint arbitration
commission fully expects TO adopt n
plan which Will settle the big miners
strike. was called for II o'clock this
morning In the court house, but, owing
70 the slowncss OF tho operators TO
gather. 1t was almost noon before IL
was allied to order. Is Is the largest
1RSeASg,of the kind ever held IN this
P2f1et The contepgl6hr 10efhg IN
80 one, mincrs,.6incihis ~Ahd my
Interested citizens were present as
spectators The operators present rep
resent practically the entire district
Alexander Dempster wf$ made
chairman General John Little vice
president The later made a short
address, saying the board was here as
IN Tho coal hms,nsss Thnn hau. -.
conciliatic, and mediation 10 bring
about a settlement between the con-
tending factions State lines had moth.
ING to do with the question. As Pitts
burg hould go SO would 90 the other
states.
After electing Marshall II. Rero sec
Ietary, q committee was appointed TO
take up the proposed uniformity
agreement, revise IL TO suit the
changed conditions since its formula
tlon and report to the conference ut ,
o'clock. The committee consists Of w.
p. De Armitt, George w. Schleudberg,
Thomas L. Young, w. Z. Rend, ID. i.
Black, U. A. Andrews, James Arm
strong and i. M. Osborne.
Thomas Young, representing United
States Senator NJ. A. Hanna, is here,
with instructions 70 use every effort
10 bring about a speedy settlement OF
the strike. All the Cleveland opera.
tors are hopeful that the conference
will result In some satisfactory adjust.
ment
IApoR coNrrp d.
WHEELING W.. va. July 2s--Thc
tIon os,cers n b. Ma hsro IL. ,r,,,
probably decide the question whether
further efforts will lie made to tie up
the coal production Of West Virginia.
4. The conference Is secret, but efforts
ere, being made to interest all unions
In the coal strike. Conservative men
say the utmost that can be Accom-.
plished Is 10 assess u tax on all - the
VARIOUS organizations to m%aintsin,Ahe
striking coal miners, but Dels. aud
Mahon want all to come out .,-..
a.. ILLINOIS MINERS OUT.
MowEAaUA, Ill, July %. - Last
night large BODY OF Puna and Now.
eaqua miners, headed bv a drum and
ate corps, marched on the Assumbtion
shaft and forced TIE men who were
loading coal for the local trade and
;threshers to a work. This morn.
lag when the whistle blew not a
milne. went to work The farmers are
the miners. ina,muob a, en-. farn;na
communitv has co~ntributea. to y.
miners, cause very ,iboraIIv
rs,or,, n, ..
"ioSooni MlNhhS
S~EpALIA, NO., July -. Up to noon
the towns of Bevier, Higbee. Elliott
and Huntsville were the only ones rem.
resented a the state miners confer.
euce, but later delegates arrived from
Rich Hill, Lexington, Higginsville and
other points.
After the arrival of the noon trains
>rca vut,l to--o 49,. au,.-.-.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-30
General Miles to Meet tho Cssr.

LONDON, July 2c.-Gcneral Miles,
having finished his Investigations ON
the military system In England, has
gone TO Carlsbad. from which point he
will 60 TO Russia, whore hD will meet
thS SteR E&s.In
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-30

DASvnLE, H.. July 2s.-Sex dis.
tinction was wiped out In the court of
police by Magistrate Timmons Of this
city yesterday. The justice sentenced
Maggie Sellers, a disorierly m
to the rockpile for thirty days. The
woman took the sentence nonchal-
antly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-30
400 aarme.. work.r. s,rlk..

Nxw York, July ?s.-Two thousand
three hundred garment workers went
on strike yesterday. One hundr red
aud twenty-five shops In this city and
Brooklyn are affected
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-30
lDLENESS FOR THOUSANDS
Thu Great Amoskeag Cotton Mills VIII
Bs Closed ut Least During August

he Closed ut Least During August
BosroN, Mass, July ct. Jeffer.
son Coolidge, treasurer of the big
Amoskeag cotton mills Of Manchester,
N. H., says regarding the shut.
ting down Of the mills,
which was announced yester-
day: 1--WE have made up
our accounts for the first six months
Of the year and find that we have
made no money and have not moved
our goods, SO l have ordered the mills
closed for the month Of August ut
least"
The dividends Of the Amoskeag mills
have been reduced during the past
twelve months. The closing Of these
mills will affect about 5000 operatives
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-30

SEATTLE, Wash, July 81. - NJ
greater crowd over assembled on the
wharves of Seattle than that which
witnessed the departure Of the steamer
City Of Mexico for Dyea this morning.
On the Mexico were 2ss passengers,
who left TO seek their fortunes In the
Klondyke. At a conservative estimate
there were fully 5000 people on the
wharves, twice as many as had as
sembled to bid adieu to any preceding
steamer, showing that instead ofsbat-
ing the Klondyke fever Is o vir
ulent than ever. -. =
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-30
Three Years for Hubbard.

TOPEKA, Kan. July es.-In the Dis.
trlct court yesterday Judge Carver
sentenced A. D. Hubbard 10 three
years in the penitentiary for embczzle-
meut.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-30
TO SELL UNION PACIFIC.

The DEGREES In tho Mortgage Fore
closure Received ut Omaha
OMAHA, Neb, July 2s.-Decrces Of
sale In the foreclosure Of the mort
gage in the Union Pacific railroad
were received here this morning by
General John c. Cowen. special United
States attorney In the case. The de-
crees are signed by all parties to the
suit. Judge Sanborn will be in Omaha
this week to make the final order of
ale
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-30
Dol Ex.Couec.or WeIhora I.sAneY

SAN FRANcIsco, July 2s.-Friends OF
Mr.. wellborn, ex-collector of internal
revenue. declare that he Is insane and
intend to have the question inquired
into by the lunacy commission. His
bail at the present time is $40, 900 on
two charges of em~bezzlement
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

years before tho date OF importation: all
photographic charts and scientific books
devoted to original scientific research and
publications issued for their subscribers
by scientific and literary associations, or
publications OF individuals for gratuitous
private circulation and public documents
issued by foreign governments: books
printed exclusively in foreign languages
or Tor the blind; books. maps, ETC.. especial
ly imported not more than two copies in
any one invoice, for the use of any society
or institution established solely for re-
ligious. philosophical, educational. scien-
tlhc or literary purposes. or tor the en-
couragement Of the fine arts. or for the
use OF any college, school or public library
and not for sale: brass or Dutch metal;
bromine. crude liquid camphor. charcoal,
underground chickory root, copper not
manufactured and not specially provided
for. farina. fashion plates. fish, except
salmon. caught In the great lakes or other
fresh waters, by or for citizens OF the
United States; berries. fruit in brine, trop
1cal fruit plants for propagation. white
glass. enamel for watch dials. homes and
whetstones, lemon. lime and orange juices;
loadstones. orange and lemon peels not
preserved; paintings. original drawings ;a44d
sketches. engravings and statuary. not
otherwise provided for: pera attine, philO-
sophical and scientific apparatus for
schools. libraries and societies: profession
al books. implements and instruments and
tools of trade or occupation in the actual
possession at the time Of persons arriving
in the United States: regalia and gems,
statues. casts of marble, bronze alabaster.
where specially imported III good fat!. for
the use Of any society. school or library:
salop. sauerkraut. beet. canary. cauli-
flower. corlander, mangei-wurser. radish
and spinach seeds and bulbs. not edible;
ski,:s of all kinds. raw. not specifically pro-
vided for: tapioco, poplar and other pulp
woods. heating bolts. stave bolts. railroad
ties
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11
GREATER NEW YORK.

Gov. Black Signs the Chnrter-Synop-
sis of lts Provikionx.
Albany, N. Y, May &. Gov. Black
has affixed his signature to the Greater
New York charter.
The following is brief synopsis Of
the main provisions Of the new charter:
The municipality is divided into five bor-
cughs, Manhattan, Bronx, BROOKLYN.
Queens and Richmond. which are in turn,
each subdiVided into ten council districts.
The mayor will be elected for four years
at q salary of $4,000 per annum instead of
two years at $lO.UCO. as at present With the
exception OF the comptroller, who will he
elected by popular vote, all municipal Off
GERS will be appointed by the mayor, who
may remove ut will during the first six
months vi his tenure. There will be onI>
one police force. under bipa rtisan boar
Of four, at present. The department or
ply. sewer. bridge and street bureaus viii
the mayor. There will be a municipal leg.
islature Of two houses, the council of 2S
members elected from designat ted districts
and the assembly, Of five members, frora
each of the II senatorial districts in the
Greater New York. or course, BROOKLYN
and Long Island City are names no longer
known on the map. Greater New Ior!,
covers a territory Of 35YA square miles, 81
miles long and 1T miles wide, with an esti-
mated population OF about 3,4G0.UO0 second
In both respects only to London. The frs,
mayor Will he elected November next
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11
DEATH OF Ex-GOv. PORTER.
The Distinguished Statesman Passes
Away at IMliAnanulis.

The Distinguished Sta tesman Passes
Away Mt Indianapolis.
indianapolis. Ind, May +.-AIbert e.
Porter. ex-governor Of Indiana, and
minister to Italyunder Gen. Harrisons )
administra ton, died at his home in this
city Monday morning, aged "a years.
Gov. Porter has been confined 70 his
room almost constantly for two years.
The immediate cause of his death was
paresis.
[Albert G. Porter was native lnd,antan,
having been born at Lawrenceburg Apr:;
20, 1924. He completed his education at
after graduation he entered upon the study
Of law. In 1856 he was elected supreme
court reporter by the democrats. At the
birth Of the republican party in 1856 he
cast his fortunes with that organizat ton,
and was elected to congress in 1858 Two
years later he was elected for another
term. but after this service declined re-
nomination and resumed the practice OF
law in indianapolis, and for several year,
was member of the firm OF Harrison,
Porter e. Fishback. Gen. Harrison being
the senior member. Soon after the election
CT Mr.. Hayes as president. Secretary Sher-
man called Mr. Porter to the POSITION of
first comptroller Of the treasury, which he
held until elected governor by the ret,uh-
licans In 1880. Retiring from the Office
in 1884, he devoted himself to writing a his
tory Of Indiana, but In 1879 laid aside this
work to accept the Italian mission re1nuin-
ing abroad four years. Upon hisreturn to
Indianapolis he resumed his labor on his
history. but his health was 50 shattered
that he made but little progress with it,
and 1t Is now unflnished.1
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11
MAIL EXPERTS MEET.
Opening OF the Universal Postal Con-
Eress at WasllinxtOn.

Opening OF the Universal Postal Con-
Eress at Washington.
Washington. May 6.-rhe universal
postal congress met in the great hall of
the old Corcoran art gallery. About
~ countries, comprising most Of those
in the postal union. were represented.
Korea. China and the Orange Free
state. which are now outside the pale
of the union. had delegates present. 1t
is expected that the work of the con-
gress will extend over about six weeks.
Most OF the work will be transac acted by
committees. which will submit the re .
suit of their )abors to the congress
about once week. The present postal
agreement will be revised and renewed.
Postmaster General Gary delivered
the address of welcome and Gen. G. $.
Batcheller, the oldest of tie United
States delegates, was chosen as presi-
dent Of the congress.
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the Week Ending May :,

F'Or the week EnU1nE May
The United States revenue cutter
Bear has sailed on her annual cruise to
the arctic.
Rev. John Burgess, pioneer Meth
odist preacher and author, died at Keo-
kuk. Ia. aged &c.
new wheat pest "a small worm) is
doing great damage to the wheat fields
in northern Indiana.
A very successful trial trip OF an air
ship was made in Nashville, Tenn, bv
Prof. A. w. Barnard.
Iowa republicans will hold their state
convention in Des Moines on August Is
to nominate state officers.
Fire destroyed the building of the
Itasca Warehouse company in Mime
apolis, the loss being $25o,ooo.
Senator Allison says the senate tariff
bill will yield about $40,0OO,OOO more
revenue than the house measure.
The Mutual Life Insurance company
of indianapolis went into receivers
hands with risks amounting to $4,OOO,-
900.
Farmer Martin Burns defeated Dan
S. Mcleod in a wrestling match at Dav-
enport, Ia, for the worlds champion
ship.
Miss Elizabeth Lawther, aged 60. was
married at Mexico. Mo-. to her third
cousin, Col. II. Law ther, of Fulton, who
is S4
At Dubuque Mrs. G. F. Van Vrochten.
of Cedar Rapids, was elected president
~
clubs.
Il. F. Beach, of Chicago. broke the
American indoor swimming record for
100 yards, doing the distance in
1907 Is.
The James Morrison Brass Manufac-
turing company, the biggest concern of
its kind in Canada, failed at Toronto for
$4,000.
While boat riding at Evansville, Ind,
Fred Meisheimer, Fred Rumpf and an
ether boy fell into the river and were
drowned.
The residence at Winwah Park, near
New Rochelle, N. V, Of Col. C. H. Green
was burned with it's contents, the loss
being 100000.
Lee kelly set lOo,o0O ems OF noEpa-
reil on linotype machine in Leadville,
COL, in 7 hours and 10 minutes, breaking
the worlds record.
At So1nerville N. j., for the murder of
Annie Reekman, Jacob s. johnson (coi.
ored, an ex-preacher). was hanged. He
died protesting his innocence.
R. w. Casey, the best-known miner in
the west, blew his brains out at Dead
wood, S. d., in a fit of despondency.
lie was the first man to locate claim
in Deadwood.
After six years of experiment the at
tempt to make soldiers out of the In =
dians will be abandoned, and the last
company will be mustered out at Fort
Sill on the 31st ult.
John p. kunZe, of Cronin trial fame,
has been convicted in Il Chicago court of
operating confidence game. The jury
fixed his punishment ut Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
Mason Smith, convicted of having
murdered his wife on their farm near
! Nevada, Mo-, in December last. was inn
1nediately sentenced to 40 years i'm
| prisonment in the penitcntiary.
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11
Gould Heirs Heavily Assessed.

New York. May 7.-Jay Gould heirs.
who moved to Tarrytown, it is said,
to escape taxation, had their assess
rlents quadruped by the board of as
SCISSORS Of Tarrytown. Last year the
Gould estate was down for $4o5,20o.
This year the estate is taxed at $500
as real and personal tax, and to this is
added: Howard Gould, $3OO,oo0 per-
sonal; Edwin Gould, $780, personal;
Helen Gould, 100000 personal. This
makes the total for the Goulds 81 ,65U,-
600
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11
REAR ADMIRAL r. ". MEADE.

Johnston and Wales, Mrs. Meade and
Miss Pattcrson.at whose house Admiral
Meade was taken sick with the grip
which was afterward aggravated by
appendicitis. An operation had to be
performed. but from it's effects the ad-
miraI failed TO rally.
Admiral Meade was one of the best
known officers cf the modern navy, saw
hard service before, during and after
the civil war and served in all parts of
the world on important naval and
diplomatic missions.
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

FAR from diminishing the consump.
ton OF liquor, the government mono-
poly of spirits in Russia seems vastly
to have increased drunkenness among
the subjects of the czar: For. where
as formerly the authorities frowned
upon the dramshops and favored the
establishment of tea drinking ,estab-
lishments, the contrary is now the
case, since it has been found that the
popularity and vogue of the the tea
shops affect injuriously the revenue
derived by the state from its monopoly
of the sale of spirits.
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

In addition to the earldom, which,
in accordance with arrangements al
ready made, the queen is to confer up.
on Mr.. Gladstone's youthful grandson,
the real owner of Hawarden castle cot
which his grand parentsare onlyslifs
tenantsit Is asserted that her ma jes--
5ty will further ssignalize the sixtieths
anniversary Of her Hsuccessio on to- the
crown by appointing the grand old
man 9 knight Of the Garter. Mr..
Gladstone has until now refused all
titular honors or.sthe ground that he
wishes to 60 down to posterity under
his own name and as . great CON.
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

Valparaiso. May 7.-'rhe government
of Chill has offered a premium OF $780,
600 yearly to any person or persons who
may discover new use for nitrate in
large quantities.. Chilli produces great t
quantity OF nitrate and Il market which
will use more than a comparatively
small quantity has never been found.
The fall military naneuvers have been
postponed. owing 10 the wretched c'.n-
dition OF the roads. caused by late rains.
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11
BLAZING FORESTS.
Fires Doing Great Damage in WI
cOnSin Timber ReSiOns.

Fires Doing Great Damage in Wis.,
consin Timber Regions.
milwaukee,. May IA special to the
Wisconsin from Shell Lake says: For.
est fires are burning tiercc!y in all d.
rections and unless rain comes soon
many farmers will lose their homes.
The cranberry marshes and 'bIuebe:ry
brush are all afire and light crop Of
each will ue the result
Adv'ces from Spooner say fires are
raging north anu west Of tha. point and
clouds Of smoke obscure the sun. \
big force Of men is GU, trying t. check
the advance Of the red destroyer.
Forest fires are also rssging on the In.
dian reservation northeast of keshcna
and several narrow escapes from The
flames are reported. Several thu usand
acres have been burned over and th.
timber DESTROYED
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

The British government now has un.
der consideration a plan for the great.
est submarine tunnel which the mind
of man ever conceived. Itprovides for
passageway, to be lighted by elec-
tricity, beneath the Irish sea or North
Channel, as it is called, from point in
Scotland just north of Point Patrick
to a point in Ireland just west of Car
rickfergus and several miles north OF
the arm of the sea stretching up tc
Belfast which is known as Belfast
lake. The total estimated cost is $685.
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

The greatest fortress in the world is
Gibraltar. The height OF the rock is
over 1,4oo feet, and this stupendous
precipice is pierced by miles Of gall
leries in the solid stone, portfolios for
cannon being placed at frequent inter-
walls. The rock is perfectly impregna-
BILE to the shot. of an enemy, and, by
means of the great elevation, a ,plung-
ing fire can be directed from an enor-
nous height upon a hostile fleet.
From the water batteries to q distance
of two-thirds up the rock one tier aft.
er another of cannon is presented to
the enemy: s#EAH,n- @&# Y.
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

ALUMINIUM violins are said to have a
richer tone than those made of wood,
and the inventor states that he has
found in aluminium latest property,
consisting Of tendency of the funda-
mental to outweigh the upper partial
tones Forth reason means are en-
ployed to introduce and regulate the
partial tones to suit the tastes of the
individual player. Notwithstanding
the strong popular feeling in favor OF
wooden instruments, aluminium in
struments are steadily gaining their
way in musical circles.
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

The United States can call upon a
greater numb ber of trained soldiers
than any other country in the world.
Although the standing army mum bers
only 81, 900 men each state has to sup
port its own militia, and should it be-
come necessary upward of 1900, 900
men could assist in aintaining the
independence of the states. To de-
fend the coast there would be navy
Of some 70 ships, with 10000 man. OF
the European armies the biggest is
that OF France. The number of men
in the active army and its reserves is
?, $50, ,OOO.@ |HS
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

TEERE is a popular idea that June is
the favorite month for weddings and
that the young woman who loves ro-
nance and who wishes fortune to SIN lie
upon her nuptials in every way must
choose this of all months Cold and
unromantic fact, however, shows that
the three most popular marriage
months are October, November and
December Fifty years. show this to
be true, and also demonstrate the fact
that the most unpopular months are
January, February and March.
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11
WORK FOR MORE MEN.
Macl SITS Vote to Demand the Eight
Hour Day May 1, lSsDS.

Kansas City, Mo-. May THE couven-
.tion Of the international Association OF
Machinists adopted! a resolution de-
1nanding an eight-hour day III every
branch of ,.he trale. May i. 1898. was
set, for IT,. day when the demand Will
be made. and unless the concession IS
made they will refuse to work. Direct
ly 10000 men will: be affected and lOO.-
600 indirectly. Oriy eight hours pay
will be asked for the shorter day. the
object being to provide more men with
work.
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11
Well-knovn Journu,ixr o...,

Kansas City. Mo-. May 7.-Jan1es Il,
Eunnion, for IL years associate editor
OF the Kansas City Star, died at late
hour Thursday night in his apartments
at the Coates hotel. MIR. Runnion's t;rsr
newspaper work was us u reporter on
tile Chicago Times, Under the ,n,pa,..,-
ment OF Wilbur +. Storey, and later he
became dramatic. critic of the 'r;n,a.
Still later lie became managing ed;tor
OF the Chicago Tribune, and, ultimately
head editorial writer on that naner
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

The period longed. for by the advo-
Gates of peace, when swords are to be
beaten into plowshares and spears into
pruning hooks, does not seem to have
arrived in these closing hours of the
nineteenth century. Since 1890 the
world has witnessed an almost unin.
terrupted scene of carnage.
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

ONE great advantage the Turks have
had in the present war appears from
the statements of a German officer,
who makes a comparison between the
military armaments of the two nations
The Turkish infantry, he says, carries
frearm decidedly superior to that OF
the Greek soldier y
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

Ramsey. Ill.,, May 6.-Fire DESTROYED
the principal business portion of Ram.
sey, involving loss Of $4,000, ~.
post Office and its contents wert. 10
stroyed. The insurance on stocks ,n,
buildings will reach about $50 ono ~ ~
nre is thought to be the work of inc.n1
diaries. 'ncen-
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

ACCORDING to the latest census of To-
ronto that city now has population
of 195, ,9s7, an increase of 1000 in four
years. The city is getting too large to
continue in those good old Connecticut
ways of eating nothing but cold victu-
ais on Sunday and the people there
have gone to clamoring for street car
service on the first day of the week.
Walking to church is becoming too
much like labor.
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

ENGLAND has several old women who
were born before Victoria and carry
their years WELL Mrs. Gladstone is
six months older than the queen; the
Baroness Burdett Couts is five years
older, and Lady Louisa Tighe, who
was present at the ball on the eve of
Waterloo, and is still hale and lively,
was girl of Is when Victoria was
born
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11
NunicfDui Reform.

louisville, KY, May 6.-The annual
convention of the National Municipal
league has brought to this city dis
tinguished men from all parts of the
country. The purpose of the conference
is to exhibit the actual municipal con-
ditions of the leading American cities
and to demonstrate what has been ac-
complished in the problem of city gov
erulnent,
Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11
.T..3s
Blew Her Head or.

aE;tu Claire. Wis, May Mrs. Charles,
Warden. of Elk Creek. mother OF two S.
children and about to give birth to
another, st1icitled by blowing her head
Off with her i,tistn, nd's shotgun. '~"@S Sh%T