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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
promise

Rev. w. H. Milburn, the blind chap
lain of the United States. senate, has
known personally more presidents
than any other man. He was elected
chaplain Of the house Of representa-
tives in 1915; served two terms and left
Washington in 1855. He says: "John
Sherman, of Ohio, and Senator Morrill,,
of Vermont, entered the house of rep
resentatives the following December.
.Theyare called the ia theirs Of congress,
but as I served ten years before they
entered Imust be the grandfath er. I
was gainse elected chap lainin 1885. and
have held the position ever since. = ".
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

The military governor of Santiago,
Gen. Wood, reports that since the
American occupation of the city the
death rate has dropped steadily and is
now about one-fourth of what it was
formerly. This shows what deter
mined effort along scientific lines will
do in the tropics. Cuba has been a
pest hole simply because of the Grim
inal negligence of the authorities in
relation to the sanitation of the island.
It is not the climate but the filth
that. has caused the big death
rate. But the future is bright with
promise.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
THE CANTON TRAGEDY.
Funeral of George d. Saxton, the MUIR
dercd Man-NIrs. George Says
She Is Innocent of the Crime

Canton, O., Oct. II. - The funeral
services over the remains of George
D. Saxton, held at the NJ. C. Barber res
idence at two o'clock yesterday after
noon were very short and simple.
They were conducted by Rev. o. B.
Milligan, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church, assisted by Rev. DR.. C.
E. Manchester, pastor of the First
Methodist church. President McKin.
ley and wife were present.
President Mckinley boarded the
Omaha special train at 9:1O last night.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

A peculiar trait of American char
acter is shown in the Cervera incident.
He was captured while the war spirit
was highest, but as soon as he became
a prisoner he was treated with the ut
most consideration by the very people
who might naturally be expected to
manifest the greatest hatred for him.
The old admiral had to wait until he
had landed again on home soil before
he could realize that ne had been en-
gagged in a war.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
The Date Is Fixed.

Washington, Oct. 12.-Instructions
have been sent to the United States
military commission in Cuba fixing De.
cember 1 as the date when Spanish
control over the island must. cease
The commissioners acting upon these
instructions, have notified the Span.
iards that all ports and customs re.
ceipts and the management of munich
pal affairs will pass into the hands OF
the American military commander in
the island on the date named.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
She Ate Spfdera,

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 12.-Cora Smith,
who murdered her blind father, Mike
Smith, in Des Moines in 1894, by put
ting rough on rats in his coffee, com
mitted suicide at the Anamosa peniten-
tiary Monday by eating spiders. She
was serving life sentence with her
mother, Betsy Smith. for the crime. A
paper bag of spiders was found in the
cell after her death, and post-mortem
examination revealed the insects in her
stomach
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
Blair Monument Unveiled,

Lansing, Mich, Oct. 13.-The bronze
statue erected by the state to the mem
DRY of Austin Blair, Michigan's great
war governor from 1861 to 1865, was
unveiled here Wednesday in the pres
ence of $4,000 persons. Gen. Shafter
was the guest of honor and former
Senator John Patton the orator of the
day. Two granddaughters of Mr.. Blair
unveiled the monument and Gov. Pin
gree accepted it for the state in brief
Sneach
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
Tried to Wreck n Train.

Toledo, O., Oct. 11.-An attempt
was made to wreck the Michigan Cen
trail train on the high trestle near
Air Line junction. The wreckers
placed three heavy timbers across
the trestle. The distance at this place
to the bed of Swan creek is almost 100
feet. Luckily the engineer saw the
obstruction in time to avert an ac-
cident.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

In the death of Fanny Davenport,
which occurred at her home in Dux-
bury, Mass, the American stage has
lost one of it's most striking figures.
Miss Davenport descended from fam
lily of players and inherited a love for
the stage which took her behind the
footlights when she was only ten years
of age and kept her there unin1errupt-
edlv THROUGH life
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

The floating of the Spanish armored
cruiser Maria Teresa is matter OF
some historical Importance. She will
be an object of national pride and a
great naval curiosity. She was Ger.
vera's flagship as she steamed out Of
the harbor of Santiago to try conclu.
sions with an American fleet. Yankee
courage sunk her, and Yankee in
genuity raised her. Under our flag she
enters on a new and better career.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

All the railways in Belgium have
changed their clocks and time tables
so as to make them read one to TWEEN
ty-four, midnight being "A o'clock. The
Cleveland Press says that the system
will never be popular here, and adds:
"What would poor man do when he
slipped into the house at IS minutes
after % with his shoes in his hands,
and his wife asked him what time it
wasp"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

Henri Dunant, the founder of the
Red Cross society, is now about 70
years old. He spent half his fortune in
his great work and then lost the other
half by business reverses. He was in
absolute want, but has been pensioned
by the dowager empress of Russia and
the federal council of Switzerland.
The citizens of Stuttgart have also
raised generous subscription for him.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

They killed ex-Lieut. Police Tom Pres
ton, of Chicago, at the stockade. He
was sitting outside the stockade as
guard. The militia gave the bystand-
ing miners the command to halt, and
Preston stepped back to the gate. The
militia fired, and he was shot in the
stomach. He was carried into the Office
in the stockade, where he expired.
Battery D, of Galesburg, Ill.,, under
Capt. Craig, numbering 100 men, has
arrived from Pana.
Denies That Militia Fired.
Gen. j. n. Reece came from
Springfield with the militia. He said
that ex-Iieut. Preston was not killed
by the militia at the stockade. He
said that when the guard at the stock
AIDE had lodged into the entrance at
the militia order of Hands up!" re-
volver shot was fired from the dark
ness and Preston fell mortally wound
ed. Gen. Reece said the militia did not
fire shot, and Preston was killed
with revolver by some one unknown.
Victims in the Stockade.
A press representative secured adj
mittance to the stockade late at night.
The list of dead and wounded inside
the stockade is as follows:
DEAD-A. w. Morgan. Chicago.
WOUNDED-H. Gritgesell, wounded in
shoulder: o. ]. Snyder, shot in face and
legs; James sickles. Chicago. shot in leg;
frank Wilder, Chicago, shot in arm;
Thomas McEntee. Chicago, shot in leg;
J. ". Moonan, st. Louis. slightly injured
P. J. Hanan, slightly injured: J. H. Smith.
Chicago. slightly injured.
Troops Hurry to Virden.
Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 13.-Gov. Tan
ner yesterday directed Adjt. Gen.
Reece to order the Galesburg bat
terry and one company of Col. Hamil.
tons regiment from Pana, where they
have been stationed for several weeks
to Virden, and the battery and com,
pany of infantrymen passed through
this city on their way to the scene oil
the riot. Troops from the First cav.
airy were also called for.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
MINERS F|GHT F|[RCELY.
Ten Men Killed and Over TWENTY
Are Wounded in a Battle
at Virden, Ill.
LoNG-EXPEC1ED CLASH TALES PLACE.
Attempt to Place Negro Laborers in
the Mines Brings ON the Conflict
Armed Men Attack a Train and a
Terrific Fire Begins - Troops Or
dered to the Scene.

Virden, ILL.,, Oct. 13.-The little town
Of Virden is comparatively quiet after
a day of riot and bloodshed, the long
expected clash occurring between the
union miners and imported negroes.
At 12:40 o'clock Wednesday aftern Don
Chicago & Alton special train bearing
200 negro miners from the south ar
rived at the stockade around the Chi
cago-Virden Coal company's mines, and
Immediately terrific fire began from
the union miners. The list at midnight
wounded The victims outside of the
stockade are as follows:
The Victims.
DEAD-Ed Welsh, Springfield: Frank
Bilyeu, Springfield; Albert Smith, Mount
Olive; Joe Kitterly, Mount Olive; Ernest
Keutner, Mount Olive; A. H. Breneman,
Girard; D. H. Kelly, c. & A. detective; Tom
Preston, Chicago; Ed Green, Mount Olive.
WOUNDED-Ansk Ankel, Mount Olive;
Gustav Wevsiep, Mount Olive; Ed Upton,
Springfield; Thomas Jennings, Springfield;
Joe Haines, Girard, shot in leg; Joe Runk,
Girard, shot in arm; George Runk, Girard,
;hot in stomach; William Herman, Girard,
shot in hand; Joe Baston, Mount Olive,
shot in stomach; Joe Sprim, Mount Olive.
shot in arm: Bart Tigar, engineer G. & A.,
shot in arm; J. F. Eyster, superin tendent
Climax Trading company, shot and beaten
The dead miners were removed
from the vicinity of the stockade to
hotels and livery stables, and the
wounded min rs were taken on litters
to the station and then to Spring.
field.
Killed by Militia.
The militia arrived at 1880 D. m.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
Victim of Apoplexy,

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 12.-While ad-
dressing the convention of dairymen
Tuesday afternoon, Hon. 1. S. Gates,
dairy commissioner of Iowa, was
stricken by apoplexy. He died Is min
.utes later at the emergency hospital.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

The $4,000 given in trust by Benja:
min Franklin in 1890 to help worthy
apprentices and for other public oh.
jects in Boston now amounts to $780,
900 and has been decided to be at the
disposal of the city. A difference OF
opinion exists as to it's proper use
One proposition is to expend it in
building trade schools, this being in
line with Franklin's intent.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

Twelve towns in Connecticut contain
a majority of all the people in the
state. The growth of urban popula-
ton continues, but electric railroads
are bringing country and city closer
tOrether
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
viii Go Into Council.

Il Walker, Mimi, Oct, 10. The Pilla-
ger Indians have at last agreed to
come into q council, the very thing
Marshal O'Connor and .s Inspector
Tinker sought to bring about before
the battle was Tough 81.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

Molly Pitcher is properly to be in
Guided in the gallery of illustrious per-
sonages If, the capitol at Albany, N. Y.
Molly took the place of her wounded
husband in battery at Monmouth and
after the fight carried water to the
helpless. She represents an American
type that can be found whenever
needed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
Stolen Treasure Recovered.

Stevens Point, Wis, Oct. 10.-The
$4,000 stolen from it's hiding place un-
der Joseph Streuzbach's woodshed floor
q few days ago was returned Saturday
to the old hermit by Sheriff Wheelock,
who receives $4,000 as a reward. The
sheriff refuses to divulge the name OF
the burglar. and no prosecution will
follow. ..s SIS MY, 1..a
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

Mrs. Anna E. George, charged with
the murder of George D. Saxton, was
brought into Justice Reigner's court.
room in the custody of Consta BILE
Charles Henry to enter her plea tc
the affidavit charging her with muir
der. She pleaded not guilty.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
Has a Clear Field.

Decatur, Ala, Oct. 1.-THE republic
ans of the Eighth congressional dis
trict held convention here and de-
cided not to run candidate against
Gen. Joseph Wheeler. -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

It has been SO years; since Mexico de-
clared her independence of Spanish
sovereignty, but the Mexicans are still
so proud of it that the annual recur-
renee of the date is celebrated with
enthusiasm.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
May Lose a Fortune.

New York, Oct. 13.-Howard Gould
third son of the late Jay Gould, was
married in this city to Miss Viola
Katherine Clemmons, an actress, and
the young man may lose fortune oil
5000, 900 in consequence.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
The Yellow Fever,

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 1o.-Yellow fe-
yer has nearly depopulated this city,
and persons who remain here are on
the verge Of starvation. =. M 4.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
Wants $4,000 DAMAGES.

New York, Oct.~ 11.-Robert Fitz-
simmons filed suit against the Gilsey
house for $4,000 damages. J. q. Bres-
lin, the proprietor, refused to serve the
boxer a meal few days ago.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

Mrs. Mckinley remained in Canton,
but will join the president at Chicago
in time for the peace jubilee. The
members of the party on the special
are the president, Secretary Bliss,
Secretary Wilson, Assistant Secretary
of War Meiklejohn, Secretary John
Allison Porter and Assistant Secre-
tary George B. Cortelyou.
At ten o'clock yesterday morning
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

We like anyone honest enough to admit
laziness-Atchison Globe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

Go to work on Lumbago as if you intended
to cure it. Use St. Jacobs OIL
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

The great periodic star shower
which is seen at intervals of 1874 years
is due November IL or 10, 1899.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

Cure Rheumatism with St. Jacobs OIL
Promptly. Saves money, time and suffering.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19

Mr.. John Edgarton, 1920 Third Ave.,
Altoona, Pa, says: Il suffered from
dysentery for three years I took Pc
ru-na and am now we'll"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
EASTERN RACE EVENTS.
At S~heepshead Bay.

New York, Aug. 27.-The usual half-holi-
day crowd attended the races at Sleeps
head Bay. Him Time, McCafferty's add
ed starter in the dash stakes, was the
cause of a heavy plunge, being backed
from 50 to i and s To l all over the ring.
The best he could do. however, was TO
land in third place. Briar Sweet, with Ma
her up, was a slight favorite over Irish
Reel in the Ocean handicap and won cas-
lily. Results:
Five and a half furlongs-St. Callatin
won. lambert second, Rossifer third
time, los 2-5. Mile and an eighth, selling
Damien won, Millstream second, Squire
Abingdon third: time, 1:j5 1-5. Dash
stakes. five furlongs-Ways and Means
won, Kentucky Colonel second. Him Time
third; time. 1:0l. Ocean handicap, mile
Briar Sweet won, Irish Reel second, Ban
gle third; time, lao a.. Futurity course
ST. Lorenzo won, Ben Viking second, Fed
eral third; time. I'LL 3-5. Handicap, stee-
plechase, short course-Olinda won,
Equerry second, Brown Red third; time,
4:21.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28

ern ~tenderfeet. II has beer tried time
and again in Montana. Colorado and
Wyoming, not only in mining ventures,
but in agricultural and stock raising
enterprises, and always with the same
result: Starting with a grand splurge
and talk Of the vast amount of money
that stands behind the management.
followed by the reckless, spendthrift
extravaganza of those who are not
spending their own, but a corporations
money, then the levyfng of assessments,
and finally attachments and sheriff's
sale of all property at prices that are
not equal to % per cent. of the orig
inal cost: crate furniture, and exit OF
Eastern management. and the Eastern
press contains severe insure on the
Western mode of conducting business
and retarding the progress of the coun-
try by not properly encouraging East
ern capitalists to place their money in
Western investments; while as a mat
ter of fact the same business managed
by a Western man, who thoroughly
understands what is to be done and
knows those with whom he is brought
in contact. can be put on a paying
basis with one-half the capital that
the tenderfoot has expended.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
Helena Won.

Special Dispatch To the STANDARD.
Helena. Aug. 27.-The Belt baseball
cIub and the HeIenas played here to-day,
nutting up a very ordinary sort of a
came. Both clubs had plenty OF errors
marked against them at the conclusion o.
the game. Helena won by a score OF Il
10 Is. p. Cowan of Belt umpired ana the
local nine raised such a now dsSlnSl
eve az his decisions it is safe 10 say that
he will not aspire to the job at the sec
ond game. TO be played tomorrow. fne
score by innings:
IIeIo,a ia o o 7 0 3 x-1s
RsIt III 4 l l : ! 0 do
Helena scored one home run and three
,wo-bacgers while Belt got but one OF
tba latter. Helena made - base hits. Belt
Ie Errors-Helena 2. Belt T.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
Insane From Grief.

Marietta, O, Aug. 2Z.-The mother and
two sisters Of Okey p. Eddy of the sth
Ohio, who. II is reported, died Of starva-
ton on q transport while coming home
from Cuba, have become insane through
their sorrow and grief at the death of the
young man and the manner in which il
occurred.
When the news was received the moth
or became frantic with grief and the
children were hysterical. The two sisters,
Bertha and Vsrsta, soon became uncon-
%trollable, as did the mother, and after
"A day 1t became apparent that all were
becoming insane. The mother has TO be
guarded at all times. She has attempted
suicide several times. IL will be necessary
to take all of them to an asylum.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
WRECK OF THE JESSIE
It Is Thought Fourteen Men
Were Drowned.
FURTHER DETAILS FOUND
A Native Reports That a Scow Drifted
Ashore With Both Sides Stove
In and Half Fun
of Water.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. e7.-Further &C.
tails confirmatory of the report of the
wreck of the steamer Jessie and barge
Minerva. with the possible drowning OF
Ia men. known as the Columbian Navi-
cation company. at the mouth of the
Kuskowim river. Alaska, were received
here to-day in a letter from Rev. j. II.
Romig. dated Bethel, Alaska, July II.
Rev. Mr.. Romig. who is a friend of
Rev. Mr.. Weber, who was to conduct
h party up he Kuskowim river,
writes:
"A native who mas just arrived here
reports that just after the storm on
the other sid of the bay a scow drift
ed ashore with both sides stove in. She
was half full of water and had no mast.
To the tow post was the short m of
the towing rope. which had been cut
with a sharp knife. Various boxes had
been chopped pen with an axe. The
cargo consisted of axes, canned meats.
shirts. trousers, lumber. one very large
steel trap and some boxes that had not
been opened when the native left.
The natives. after their custom. al
vided the wreckage among themselves.
Our informant had a shirt from the
cargo. 1t was No. is ana
labeled Sunset Nothing has
for Il days and we fear all the miners
are lost. IF they are still alive they
have w~eathered two very sever
storms. They were in very dangerous
waters, Astounding in sunken reefs n
rocks"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
TO REORGANlZE The ARMY.
A Proposition to Increase the Regulars
To o

tn 100000.
New York. Aug. 21.-One Of the import
ant matters which will occupy the atten-
ton Of congress at its next session VIII be
legislation 10 increase the strength Of
the permanent military establishment.
SAYS the Washington correspondent of the
ribu Chairman Hun OF the commit
tee on military AFFAIRS OF the house OF rep
resentatives, who Is in Washington, where
he expects 10 remain until early in NO
vember. is devotlnE much attention TO
The subject and has already discovered
that the war removed some Of the more
formidable obstacles which hindered and
finally prevented the enactment OF a sat
isfactorv law for the reorganization and
Increase Of the strength Of the army at
the last session Of congress.
Early the coming session he will intro
duce a bill 10 correct the defects I'm the
existing law and increase the strength Of
listed men. lie feels confident that the
measure win be passed.
The strongest opposition 10 the rcorgan-
lzation bill last winter and spring came
from the representatives Of the national
guard organizations OF the various states
and IL was effective 10 a considerable ex-
tent. The experience Of the last o
months. there Is reason TO believe, has
convinced that element. as well as a great
many congressman who surrendered TO
it's influence. that the opposition was i'll
Judged and unreasonable and that a rea-
sonably strong regular army. thoroughly
equipped and organized on n modern ba-
sis. would be a benefit rather than a
drawback TO the national guard organiza-
tlnu.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
Memorial to jenkins.

New York. Aug. 27.-Onn of the first
permanent memorials Of the Spanish
American war to be erected In this coun-
try win be placed in a few days I'm the
chapel of the naval academy at Annapo-
lis, I'm memory of Lieutenant Friend w.
Jenkins, who persisted in the explosion Of
the battleship Maine. The memorial.
which takes the form of a mural tablet,
was subscribed for by the classmates Of
the unfortunate officer and has been cast
in bronze from a design by Charles Roll
lison Lamb. A faithful model in high re-
lief Of the Inflated vessel is shown above
the inscription. which reads as follows:
I'm memoir of Friend w. Jenkins. lieu
tenant U. s. N. class 1856. T.. S. N. A,
who persisted in the explosion of the L.
$. $. Maine on the night Of Feb. IS, 1898.
in the harbor of Havana, Cuba. He spoke
evil of no man. Erected by his class
mates"
Many Of the survivors among the Off
GERS OF the Maine are expected to partici-
pate In the ceremony of unwilling. The
memorial was executed in this city.