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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-16
I Millions Swept Away,

IL Louisville, Ky, March 13.-The dam
age to railroads and individuals by the
foods in Kentucky is placed at st, 000,-
600. ..,.&E g. 50. ! sss~4. -a>
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-16
Erunhed 10. DENT II.

Pana. Ill, March 12.--William S. West
was caught under fall Of three tons
OF coal in mine and crushed to death.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-16
Wants to Buy Our Ironclads.

Constantinople, March l3.-It is posi-
lively stated here that the administra-
ton of the sultan's civil list will seek to
enter into negotiations with the United
States government for the purchase of
two or three ironclads that are already.
completed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-16
! safe Robbed.

Davenport, la, March 13.- obbers
broke open the safe OF the Davenport
ssirup refinery, securing $500. .s1;.z.5
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-16
Dam Bursts.

Rochester, n. u, March 1.-The Cen
essee river is on it's annual rampage.
News from up the river at Mount Nor
ris, says the dam in the Genessee at
that place has been washed away. The
dam was built by the state in 1887 at a
cost of about 100000. The flats are
flooded by the water that was held in
the dam, but as yet no great damage
has been reported.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-16
Cold standard for japan.

@a.1sEIa UU1U 0tWA1W~EN 1UE OUps4Hs
y Yokohama, March l3.--The house of
representatives has passed the bill 3es-s
'tablishing q gold standard II Japan.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-16
WA1ERY GRAVES.

Overloaded Boat Sinks in Japan-1O4
Lives Lost.
Vancouver, i. c., March 11.--Late
Japanese advices say that terrible ac-
cident happened on Saturday, January
%, to boat crossing the Haitang
straits from Haikao. She had 108 pas
sengers on board, and when not far
from the Haitang shore sunk from be-
ing overloaded. One hundred and four
persons were drowned, among whom
were three children, son and two
daughters of the chief pastor of the
American Methodist church in Haitang
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-16
SENATE ADJOURNS.
Business Of the Special Session
Comes to an End.
White House Rules Are Published-
Hours for Public Receptions =,
The Sugar Schedule Conn
pleted-Other Gossip.

Washington, March 9.-Most of the
session OF the senate yesterday was
spent in executive session, where SEN
ator Davis, chairman of the foreign re-
lations committee, offered a resolution
referring back to the committee the
treaty of arbitration, and it was agreed
to. The nomination of Oscar A. James,
of Michigan. to be pension agent at De-
troit was confirmed. Adjourned to the
10th.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-16

devise provision that will enable reci-
procity treaties to be made, not only to
secure the larger importation of Amer
lean manufactures into the South and
Central American countries. but also
to open the markets of European coun-
tries. particularly Germany and France.
to the freer use of American meats and
agricultural products generally.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
Oliver Jones Still at Ft. smith.

The readers of the Star will remem- Der the account of Oliver Jones, alias J. r Dawson, who was arrested here last faiioi the charge Of mnrdering an old nan near Buna Vista, Ga ,tssssstese Sa considerable interest mani rest the ease at the time of his ar- t'qa seemed to be q quiet respect lsw and many inquiries have been nade as to his fate since he was tsAlsen away un so serious charge
 Several days ago q friand of his here received letter from him from the FL smith Jail stating that he was still held there He did not state why he had not been taken on to Georgia but it is understood that the parties offer ing the reward have lost interest in the case and the evidence in the case has been so scattered in the six years since the crime was committed that he will probably never be put upon the stand of justice to answer the charges against him.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
ALafe Easter TE,is Yenr.
eaned death

We are to have late Easter this year. almost as late as t can como. and according to the weatherwise this means a late spring. Ash Sunday falls on March ?, and Easter Sunday will be April IS. Easter may come as early as March %, and as late as April 25. It depends, as everyone knows, upon the phase of the moon, but just the rule of computation is not always known. Easter Sunday is always the Sunday that follows the full moon immedi- atty following the spring equinox (March o1). If the moon fulls on that day Easter Sunday is the Sunday next following.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
rlAY0R cARDER REELECTED.
As General Rule His Ticket Stayed
 With Him.

The city election held vester,lav though quiet and orderly, arrested the s'ten tion of the citizens more than at any previons contest. The friends ana oackers of Mayor Carders ticket were especially earnest in their work ana had great influence on the re- suit. The following is a list Of the successful candidates; T. NJ Carder mayor; j. R. Allen. recorder; r. c. Savage treasurer; ". l. Matheny eity attorney; Wharthouse, marshal;Geora May, street commissioner; A. Banks pr- Reese, w l. Hemphill. Ed Hob htzel and Harry Tremain, alderman.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07

Langfeldt X Co, will soon issue a poider Tn German. giving full informa- 'tion about Mena and Polk county. to pc distributed in Europe. They have
 been in the immigration business for the last thirty years and have brought many thousand Germans from the old country to Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. As Mena is 1000 miles nearer to the sea port Galveston than immigrants formerally had to go fyia New for'S)' and the reduced rates to thls place ought to bring many for eigners here if the proper information Is furnished them, which the above named firm expects to do.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
New Short Story by Jerome.

Jerome II Jerores new short story has been secured by The Ladies Home Journal tor publication in the April issue, It is repnted to be in some re- spccts variation from Mir. Jeromes usual style, and also to be one of the brightest ard best. of the many eScel- lent short stories that have come from his pen. He calls his new story IA Portrait of 2 Lady" and it will be il- lustrated by ". q Smealey.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
Field and Garden Seeds.

l have on hand a full stock and gen eral assortment of all kinds of field and garden seeds in onllS and small quantities as desired. Grass seed of all kinds, seed potatoes all early varieties. Come and examine ana get prices be- fore buying N M. ROACH.
 Near freight depot, corner Sherwood and Herman streets. Mena, Ark
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
A.-Regufar fwisser.

Mr r A Waters was in from his home near Dallas s~~+--v~w-+z and re- ported quite serious storm three miles east of Dallas 4-c-1+fSss-9st---sa.s-4..sc c.ae4erYr t3trarsef4 4cs-s-~e1.---effa. A strip of timber about quarter of a mile wide and q half mile long was blown down and scattered over the country. Four houses belonging to Geo. and John Corley, Allen Little and Newt Fitworth were wrecked by wind and the inmates very badly frightened No one was seriously injured s~4 fssel-sllat-t tiseRs.pery narrowly es- eaped~death.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
Excursions to Meaa and port ArsIlur.

". r Saunders, of Kansas City, gen. eral travelling land and excursion agent of the k. C., l. < C. railroad, passed through Mena last Thursday and stopped off long enough to cali on his old friend. \. M Roach. Mr, Saunders stated that 1t was his inten- ton to inaugurate series of cheap excursions to be run at stated times oyer the Fort Arthur route from points ir the northwest to Mena and Port Arthur These excursions will give fine opportunities for people in the cold and dismal north to come, see and buy homes in the beautiful south land.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
Screen Doorsl Screen Doorsi

In any quantity or number, all conn mon sizes and at low prices, at Sneed &5 Jones hardware store.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07

Window poles ag Boyer's.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
Highly pleased With Mena.
EDEToEs MESA STAR.

EDEroRs MESA STAR.
 Gentlemen '-l. W Evans, senior member of the Eyans-smth Drug Co. oi haasas Sly spent Thursday of last week m onr city and expressed much surprise at the progress of Mena. Why" he said, "tbis is marvellous, and opr city wholesale merchants must soon realize the importance of calling on your nerchants.here, as all classes of business arc represented hereS andthe trade E certainly ours If we giveft tho proper attention, and ! hope moro of our wholesale merchants vii visit yop soon, as am highly gratifed with the outlook of Mena and the P < c. people have accomplished wonders considering the depression of the times 4onrs truly
 IBc D N-t,rsa
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07

Carpet sweepers at Boyer's
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
Used a Pair of Knucks.

J. N. Williams. who was deputy marshal for short time. was badly disfgured Saturday afternoon by a stranger in town by the name of A. Il. Furrie. No one knows what the trouble was but Williams received q terrible blow with pair of knucks full in the left eye, and after having Dr. Davis dress the injured parts, he caused the arrest of Furrie, who was snad five dollars and costs. The boys around town give Frrrie bad name
 Window shades at Boyers-
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
Found lis Brother,s snn

Ee have juS been iaformea ot rather d strange ca-incideat caused bv the mixing up of the mail coming to thls oiilse addressed to John zMseoer 1t became evident toat there was aa. other John Hwieiser in Mena besides the wine maker who is better known as " Dutch John, and Mir ZwicAer made some attempt @ find the party bearing tae sane name His ca'ors were rewarded 8 saoe. lime ago by the discovery taat lAe other John lwiaAer was his nephew S /
 cIz1s,--sz 'ss. Switzerland thir. fy-ave years ago, and q few years later hi core pondeuce with gg
 in the oid country eeasedas9 ,~no sbine was known regarding his (amily until he met his nephew whodas been here since last December -worlsng for the railraaa eompau y sssfle now learns that oae o{ his brossers las been livng in Missonri fsr | numeer of years and .dted ch9fe 2 sAort time ago. Young zwisiear says he has anosber uncle 4iYiag in the Uui.ed States but he iy1cws nothing of his wherea bouts
 crhe pleasure Of finding 50 ncar . relative and 10 far from their old home wts fuiiy aPPresittrtii by Hir. 1wiriaer and his nephew
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
One and Five Acre l ofs.

few more one, two and half and five acre lots for sale in St. John sub division of the Eureka addition to Mena. Apply Ut the Star office If
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
Fishing Tackle.

All fishermen hould know that they can prosure tae best of fishing tackle at the hardwars store Of Sneed < Jones, or Mena street
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
HHpS aNO MI5HHp s.

Towel racks at Boyers.
 Bed couches at Boyer's
 Sewing machine needles at Royer's
 Mattings, oil cloth, linoieum at Boy CTS.
 Blank notes for sale at the Star of- fee
 chadren-s suits at the Leader fer 70 cents,
 Picture frames U order any size. at Boyers.
 Boys go to tae Leader for your clothing.
 Mating , cents per yard and better at 3oyer's
 West Jump Shoe cos ss ladies shoe Sat g IS at The Leader. | for sale 20 ares, half mie from @epot. sioc Langfeidt X Co.
 The Leader is the place to bny cloth ipg at soc on the dollar.
 Miss Lillie Barham returned home ifom sloan Springs Saturday.
 For sale-2o acres with vineyard, lear Mena $500 Langfedt & Co. / 5eG Upshaw has lumber on his 'los on Hermann street for D residence.
 ". | Boyer shipped big bill of furniture 10 stilwell, l. T, last week
 More houses both for business and residence are the demand Mena jasa now.
 Home made bread, cake and pies at the Port Arthur Eating House < Home Bakery.
 For salc-s}6 acres, mostly bottom. fine springs close in. $500 Lang feld < Co.
 Hamil4on- Brown S.. 50 ladies shoes are being slaughtered at Tie Leader for S2.25. \ ". Alley is making preparation to erect 8 residence on his lot in the Flu feka addlulon-
 For sale-one block, l2ll acres) four blocks east of Hotel Mena. S75 Langfeldt S Co.
 Screen wire of all sizes and any quantity at Sneea ts Jones hardware store, Mena street.
 Dr Sutherland is erecting neat and attractive cottage on his property in the Halls addition,
 Mr Mcdonald, Of Atlas, is just com pieting neat cotlage cn sthe soutA- west side of Jahssen park.
 Mrs II. ]. Donnohue has been qnite seriously ill for several days but is al- most entirely recovered now.
 For sale G res, i've blocks east of depot Se5o. Lang .eldt < O. /N. M. Roach had three car loads of produce in the wreck that occurred this side of siloam Springs last week. Mrs. Sawdon, the milliner. has moved her stock into her new build- ing on the west side of Mena street.
 George Mccravey is preparing plans for niee five room cottage for one of the conductors of the K. C., r. & 6.
 Broken Fetters, which was adver- tised for Thursday evening, has been postponed to April l4, on account of sickness.
 r. $. DePew, Of the firm of Keen & DePew, contractors. is erecting neat four room cottage on his lot on Her mann street.
 For sale--5 acres, close in. S75. Langfeldt < Co.
 c. C Palmer of Missouri is inlprov- ing . nice twenty acre tract on the Reeves addition, planting nice gar den and lots of fruit
 The Leader has just rccieved big lot of mems and boys clothing which was bought at 50 cents on the dollar. First come, first served.
 J. E. Hickman, proprietor of the Hickman Hotel, has been appointed townsitc agent for Jansen by the NJ. K. SS T. Trust company.
 For sale--1 acre lot, Eureka addi- ton. s1oo. Langfeldt < Co.
 W. L. Hemphill's two story business t,,,,ea ~, CLor,xc-I ~.-o,,a 1>o- 1.-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-02
American Glrrs rouch,nr Fnto.

Congressman Mudd, of Maryland. tells
"a true story, and il has moral, too. 1t
is concerning beautiful girl in d small
Maryland city. who was regarded as
the handsomest and most entertaining
young lady in that vicinity. She married
gentleman vino held commission in
the Austrian army. He was kind, ami
able. and there was no question as to his
social position. She went with her hus-
Dand 10 MS -s5. q ..s..sc. she lnerv no
German (he spoke English very well)
and had no knowledge of the world. She
could speak to nobody for awhile, until
she mastered enough of the language
of the country TO get along. The few
amusements permitted her were not
those she had been used to. and the alb
s0lute social freedom to come and go
without suspicion was all gone. Ten
years ago a former friend was in a gar
rson town of Austria, and there met
with what had been the sweetly pretty
girl of few years before. He never saw
such a change. You are the only
American have met that ever knew
before in ten years." she said Il am
not unhappy, but think if our girls at
home could only know or understand
how different everything here is from
what they have been used to, they would
never dream of marrying a man who
was not an American. have gone for
years and never heard my mother
tongue. Leopold Cher husband) is in
command here. But there are no ladies
for me to associate with. In the Austrian
service no man is permitted TO matry
until he has certain income. The
young officers therefore cannot marry,
for they are generally poor. Those who
are rich so into the guards regiments,
which are at Vienna or other large
cities. Sow get the worst and poorest
educated in the line. have not spoken
to lady in six months. You cannot
imagine my unutterable loneliness" AS
he babe her good by she broke into "A
torrent of tears, and said: 81 am sc.
lonely. 1 am so lonely oh, that l
could go home!"
Upon his return TO America he saw
her mother, and told her that her
daughter was dying of Inconsistencies.
She was brought home, but the bad liv-
ing and miasma had done it's work only
too we'll, and she died within three
weeks after she came under her fathers
roof. If our girls could only know, or
if they would only think, how much I'M
happiness they would save themselves,
The first thing the foreigner thinks Of
in marrying is money, and not an Ancri-
can girl in 100 is married for any othe'
CAUSE than that she has or will ka'
money. This rule is absolute.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-02
The vlctIm Of nI. raIlor.

There is young bank clerk here who
always dresses up to the prevalent style.
He sent his trousers to the tailor to be
creased, and they were returned TO him
in the evening. After dinner he re-
solved to visit one of his fair adorabes,
and he donned that pair of trousers.
When on the street he noticed to his
horror that his usually careful tailor
had creased but one leg, and the other
was limp and lifeless.
To make the matter worse a small boy
called the attention of the whole street
to the discrepancy by shouting:
Hey. Butch! Git onto de dude with
the joblot legs."
He had not time TO go back. and so
he tried to appear oblivious. He thought
the girl would be polite enough not to
say anything. but he was sure that she
would notice it, When he arrived he
did all he could to hide his lower ex-
t.anities hut her little sister made q
stage whisper to the hostess and said;
''What funny legs! They amt mates.
are they?'
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-02

bordered on tears, and which, after the
awful tragedy of his end. seemed to be
saddened forecast OF his untmely de-
mise. Yet with sublime unselfshness
he sought to conceal the bitterness Of
his own sad spirit. When the clouds
were darkest in the southern sky and
the hearts of unionists were most cast
down, his were the CHEEKY words which
gave hope to the respondent and cour-
age to the timid. Upon his weary
shoulders rested the infirmity of all;
yet no groan broke from him because OF
the weight of his burden. In patience
he submitted to the errors of incompe-
tent generals; without repining he
heard the reproaches of his country
men. Faithfully, Loyalty, unremittingly,
he concentrated every energy upon the
great issues before him, strengthened
and nerved to his purpose by the sub
lime patriotism, which so thoroughly
permeated his nature. Himself sprung
from that class of people whom he was
pleased to call "plain," he thoroughly
understood them as they understood
him. Their appreciation of and conf
dence in him he never doubted, while
their unfaltering, loyal support afford
ed him solace and strength in all the
hours of his country's peril.
True to himself he lived; loyal to his
word, earnest in his purpose, justly dis
corning what was right, vigorously re-
iecting what was wrong. his strong
good sense and superb judgment never
led him astray. Made chief of his party
and his people in the greatest hourof his
country's peril he was equal to every
emergency called forth by the strifes Of
n thousand fields of contest. So, too. he
met and overcame the non-combatant
enemies at the north and lived until all
the foemen of his dear land were finally
overcome. going home while the glad
victor shouts over redeemed and saved
country were ringing in his ears.
A generation has passed since Lin
coin was gathered with his fathers and
in the added light of the years that
have passed he is seen as he should be
seen and known as he should be known,
Now no section can lny claim to him,
but all portions of the land, former foe
men as well as the defenders of thenag,
unite in paying homage to the infinite
genius of the man. whom no reverses
could cast down, but whose loyal heart
remained infiexibly true to its single
purpose of preserving the union which
the revolutionary fathers lad sealed
with their own precious blood.
WILLIAM ROSSER COBBE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-02

Stories That Are Good Enough to
Boar Repetition.
How senator Uoicott Surprised Lady
Corrospondent--A Dude t.cain.aed
BY His raiior--A Geography
lesson Ia Indiana.

Senator Wolcott. Of Colorado. does
not deny The story. antl,.t IS probaLiy a
true one. When hewas,n young man he
was. as now, attorney for several large
railway corporations. Hewas regarded
by the gentler sex as confirmed bach
elor, proof against all the advances and
charms OF matrmOny. A lady in the
southern part of the state desired a
pass to Denver. She wrote friend.
who was well acquainted with Mr.. Vol
colt, asking her to request pass from
him, and like all women. she wrote a
postscript, which in this instance Yves az
follows:
Up. S II wish you would also send me
one of those r. d. corsets; the kind you
wore when was last in Denver. | think
they are just too lovely for anything"
Her friend being in very much Of n
hurry, and momentarily forgetting all
about the postscript. indorsed a request
on the back and forwarded the letter to
Mr.. Wolcott. A reply came promptly
as follows
Dear Madam-1 inclose a pass, as re-
quested. for your friend Miss -. would
send her the p. d. corset, but have for
gotten her number. Very respectfully.
"E. o. WOLCOTT."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-02

was paramount and everything else
must yield to it,
The victories of Forts Henry and
Donelson, Shiloh and Roanoke being fol-
lowed by successive defeats of Nc
Clellan in Virginia his master genius
saw the ripeness of the time for the
breaking of human shaclIles, and he
made formal announcement of his pur-
pose, in September, 1862, to emit
proclamation of emancipation. Once
this document was promulged, he
was equally loyal and unrelenting in
his purpose TO make the freedom OF
the. slaves a positive condition to
restoration of peace and order in the
land. Sternly as his gentle nature
would permit did he rebuke those
,yould-be peacemalSers who urged him
TO rcscind the glory-laureled paper OF
January 1, 1868. Fervidly and eloquent
lv he declared that never again should
human slavery exist anywhere within
the borders of the land; nor did he rest
from his labors to this end until the
victory was assured.
Too great that he should be overcome
Of craftsmanship. he was ever eager to
accord rights to those who sought to
overthrow the union. and at all times
expressed readiness 10 show magma