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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-26
LIE IN STATE.
Remains of Miss willard Viewed b
Thousands In willard Hall.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-The swirling snow
Of the morning wove pale covering
for the casltet containing the remains
Of Frances z. Willard, us the great
black coffin. followed by an impressive
cortege of sorrowng friends, was con-
veyed from the funeral cur to Willard
hall, and nature thus made the symbol
of the great cause for which the white,
ribbon leader has ever stood US the
personitication of her own.
Willard hall was bright with blos-
SONS. About the bier near the rostrum
floral remembrances from followers in
almost every state in the union were
placed, forming one unbroken mass Of
bloom. a great blanket of colorless
carnations officially represented the W..
C. L. u, having been given by the ma
tional officers. f
When the casket had been placed on
the bier, which brcathed perfume by
reason of the sea of flowers about 10,
the inner doors of the hall were shut
and the closest friends of the dead were
permitted to view the features of their
beloved leader. Informal and impress
sive services were held and shortly
after ten o'clock the doors were re-
opened and the throng of people-men,
women, children, and of nearly all ages
representing every class of life, be.
gan the uninterrupted march about the
catafalque, which was to continue I'M
til late in the afternoon.
When the body was removed to REST
cottage" i'll Evanston early in the even
ing Bishop John II. Vincent offered
prayer in Willard hall. The mourning
train then proceeded to the Northwest
crn station, where the special car which
carried the remains from New York
city was in waiting.
There will be two services in Evans
ton this morning. Early i'll the dey
brief ceremonies will be held, which
only the relatives and closest friends
will attend. The ceremonies follow
ing, to take place in the First Method
list church, will be public. Henry Wade
Rogers, president of Northwestern uni
versity, and Drs. Little, Bradley and
Terry will speak of Miss Willard and
her work. The interlnent will be pri-
vate, the body being placed i'll the gen.,
eral vault at Rose Hill cemetery, where
it will remain until the coming Of
spring before being consigned to Its
last resting place.
London, Feb. 24.-Mony women active
In temperance work and a few men at
tended the memorial services at St.
Johns church, Westminster, held In
memory of Miss Frances r. Willard.
Canon Wilberforce read the service, and
briefly eulogized Miss Willard. The
music was by the supplied choir. Lady
Henry Somerset, showing the effects
of her recent illness, and the duchess
of Bedford, occupied front seats.
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They Are Welcome.

There will be large additions to the
Dunkards settlements in the Red river
valley country in the early spring.
The Great Northern railroad has al
ready arranged to run three special
trains to St. Paul to accommodate
them. The present indications are
that the new settlers will number over
1000 people. This is larger than the
movement last year, when about /, 500
settled in Northern Dakota. 1t is
probable that the number will grow;
additions arc being constantly made
to the number already listed for trans
portation. One special train will
leave St. Paul March g. another March
80, and third one April G. The people
come from Illinois, Iowa, Kansas In
diana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Missouri and other states,
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The elm hoop factory at the head Of
Lake Osakis is completed and will be-
gin making hoops at once.
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MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
Everything Reported Correct.

The commission appointed last Octo-
Der by Gov. Clough for the purpose Of
investigating the treatment accorded
convicts In the state prison has made a
report. The commission found that
none of the charges Of cruelty to pris-
oners were substantiated, and exoner-
ated the prison officials from any sus-
picion of improper treatment. After
thorough investigation of the prison
and its management, the commission
finds that the state is to DO congratu-
lated on the excellency of her penal in
stitution. and not a single harsh criti-
cism is passed upon the penitentlary
or its officials.
The commission consisted Of Judge
Charles E. Flnndrau of st. Paul, chair
man; B. f. Farmer of Spring Valley,
and A. NJ. Harrison of Minneapolis.
Grossly inhuman treatment of prison.
ers was charged by certain st. Paul
newspaper. and Deputy Warden Lemon
was especially accused. The commits
sion was appointed by the governor
for the investigation of these charges.
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brief Biographical Sketch.

'Frances Elizabeth Willard was born in
Churchville, N. Y. September %, 1885, She
was graduated at Northwestern Female
college, Evanston, ILL.,, in 1869. became pro-
was principal Of Genesee Wesleyan semi
nary in 1SG6-67. The following two years
she spent In foreign travel, giving a part
Of the time to study In Paris and contrib
professor of aesthetics in Northwestern
university and dean Of the Woman's col
lege, where she developed her system Of
self government, which had been adopted
by other educators Miss Willard left her
profession in 1874 to identify herself with
the Woman's Christian Temperance union.
serving as corresponding secretary of the
national organization till 1879, and since
that date as president. AS secretary she
organized :ha home protection NOV eir,ent
and sent an appeal from nearly zoo. 900
persons to the legislature of Illinois. ask
Ing for the temperance ballot for women.
On the death OF her brother. oliver A.
Willard, in 1879, she succeeded him as ed
itor Of the Chicago Evening Post. In 1886
she accepted the leadership Of the White
Cross movement In her own unions. which
had obtained through her influence enact
ments In IL states for the protection OF
women. In 1855 she was made president
Of the American branch of the Interna-
tional Council Of Women and of the
Worlds Christian Temperance Union.
which she had founded five years before,
and she was repeatedly reelected. Besides
many pamphlets and contributions to
magazines and the press, Miss Willard has
published several volumes relating to tenn
perance and other reforms"
Paid the Last Tribute.
New York, Feb. 21.-The funeral serv-
ice over the remains of Miss Frances
E. Willard, president of the Worlds
and National Woman's Christian Tenn
perancc union, took place in the Broad
way tabernacle yesterday. The final
services will be held at Evanston, ILL.,,
Oh Thursday.
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DEATH OF MISS Willard.
President of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union Passes
Away in New York.
she HAD BEEN I'LL FOR A LONG time.
the Recognized Leader in Temper
ance Work-Friends Surround Her
Bedside ut the Inst-Brtef sketch
of Her Noble Career.

New York, Feb. 1s.-Miss Frances E.
Willard, president of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union, died
shortly after midnight this morning,
qt the Hotel Empire, this city. At the
bedside of Miss Willard at the time of
her death were her niece, Mrs. W. w.
baldwin; Mrs. L. NJ. NJ. Stevens, vice
president of the w. c. I. w.; Miss An
ma NJ. Gordon. Miss Wizards secretary,
and DR.. Alfred X. Hill. Miss Willard
had been Ill for about three weeks. DR..
Hill made the following statement:
miss Willard had suffered some years
with profound anemia. and on several oc-
casions had been given up to die. Last
summer she seemed to take on a new
lease Of life and gained In weight and
strength so that she went through her
convention work at Toronto and Buffalo,
which was most arduous. and came out
much better than was expected. but on her
arrival. five weeks ago, she was much
Frustrated and readily took the grippe.
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the Maine, was examined ut the morn
ing session. The court met for the aft
rrnoon session at fnlf-past one, and
Lieutenant Commander II. Wainwright,
executive officer CI the Maine, was
called to the witness stand. Lieutcn-
ant Commander Wainwright has been
N immediate charge Of the wreck since
the explosion.
NnrHed by Gen. Lee.
Havana, Feb. 23.-Americuns in lla-
>ana have been quietly notified by Con-
s,ul-Gcncrnl lee TINT it might be we'll
tor them to send their families to u
place OF safety. These precautions were
taken in ticw of the fact that there is
strong suspicion that the volunteers,
anti-Americ;lu and aEti-autononiy, have
Lecn inspired to make trouble in case
the Maine inquiry proves that the
catastrophe WAS due to design.
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CURRENT EVENTS.

The Illinois republican state conventions
will be held June II.
A butter-makers' convention is being held
at Topeka, Kan. with large attendance.
President Mckinley has nominated Oh.
yer ]. D. Hughes, of Connecticut. to be con.
sui at Sonneberg, Germany.
Privy Councillor Scha ach, chief partner
Of the Bleichroeders' banking firm at Der.
lin, died Of apoplexy.
Hon. Daniel II. Gaummer. postmaster Of
GAINESVILLE, o., died at ST. Augustine, Flag
OF tho effects of a stroke of paralysis.
Charles Coolidge Pomeroy, of Post a
Pomeroy, bankers of New York, Is dead OF
heart disease at his home, aged 65 years.
Thirteen students OF Lombard univer-
sity at Galesburg. H., were suspended for
participating In a class color fight. Five
are seniors.
About 60 leaders of the liberty party, the
silver branch Of the prohibitionists, are Id
conference at Columbus, O., to decide as q
party what they will do.
The government of Colombia has sent to
the commander Of the United States gun.
boat Newport an official message of con.
dolence upon the loss OF the Maine.
Ebert Lepford. noted outlaw Of Johus
son county. Tenn. was shot and fatally
wounded at Mountain City by r. N. Don.
nelly. deputy sheriff, who was attempts
Ing TO arrest him
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-26

The line of tours. cars assigned u
this service are old style standard Wag-
ner sleeping cars, which are very much
superior to the ordinary tourist car, and
in fact, provide first class accommoda-
tons. AS second class tickets between
st. Paul and Minneapolis and Chicago
are honored for passage in sleeping cars
on our line, passengers arc given the
benefit OF first class accommodations
through from the Twin Cities to New
York or Boston at second c. rates,
making saving of So in the cost of the
tickets and $3.50 in the cost OF the berth.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-26

The elm hoop factory at the head Of
Lake Osakis is completed and will be-
gin making hoops at once.
Walter Stewart, one Of tho best
known freaks in the country. died in
Minneapolis. lie was born without
legs or hands, yet he was a skillful
wood carver and surprised museum
audiences in almost every city in civil
lized countries
VIM. Nordlinger. of Westfield, COM
mitted suicide by shooting. He had
been sick for some time.
Gov Clough has appointed J. F. Rem
more, Of Benidii, as probate judge of
Beltrami county, to fill the vacancy in
that office caused by the death of Judge
T. NJ. Rosely.
Tenants of the Security flats at Man
kato are terribly enraged because the
janltor threw pet dog in the furnace
and burned him up alive. The dog
was favorite of the tenants and be.
longed to Conductor Frank Root, of
the Milwaukee road. The janitor has
been discharged and he will be prose-
cuted for his inhuman act
Hal Wing, the only Chinaman in
Redwood Falls. was sandbagged in
his laundry late one evening. He had
received some money by express day
or so before, but the robber was un-
able to find it.
Captain ]. Newcomb, of W,nona, one
of the veteran pilots on the upper Mis-.
sissppi, has recently signed two
year contract with the Yukon Trans
portation company, and he Is to leave
for Alaska ut once.
Mrs. Anna Slepika, a Bohemian wo.
man, died at Eastern, aged l05 years.
1t is said by her relatives and ncigh-
bors that she was spry and active and
retained all her faculties to within
two weeks of her death.
Warrants have been placed IN the
hands of the sheriff for the arrest of
Joseph IIouska and VIM. Seidelman, Of
Sauk Center. They are charged by
Joseph Sechman. Sank Center ia, :
err. with highway robbery. lie says
they waylaid him and robbed him of
81. 100.
Mike Quinlan, famous at one time in
Minneapolis as detective. was killed
at SLaguay while attempting to make
an arrest.
The Georgia marble for the new
state house has begun to arrive at st.
Paul.
A company has been formed for the
purpose of cutting new canal through
Minnesota Point to admit of easier en-
trance to the harbors of Duluth and
Superior.
A postoffice has been established at
Ellerth. Marshall county. with Edward
Sagncs as postmaster.
John NJ. Bayer's farm house near
Navon was burned. together with con-
tents
A terrible battle occurred in Goss'
camp among crowd of lumber jacks
near Milaca, cantdogs and double Bit
ted axes being used in the fight. VIM.
Millmer and a Swede were badly cut
and bruised, but no one was fatally in.
jurcd.
While chopping timber near Roches-
ter Jacob Schnorr was seriously in
jurcd by companion, the axe slipping
ard striking Schnorr forcibly in the
fieshy part of the hip. cutting an ugly
cash six inches long and five inches
deep.
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Alaska.

sis sleeps In Il sleeper from Montreal,
And moon or SO from the end of the
line,
And You stand at the foot of the great
white wall
That is white with the SHOWS that fan, and
fall,
Ger cedar dwurfed and the dropping
pine
That grow at the feet Of Alaska
Old and wrinkled and cold and gray,
With er white pal pulled DER her stony
breast;
Browning and frlgid and far away
bhe has ever stood. as she stands today,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-26

Minnesota will be represented ut the
annual meeting of the National Cream
cry Butter makers at Topeka, Kas., by
three coach loads of butter makers and
so tubs of the states best samples of
butter. Minnesota has two places on
the program. Prof. Il. L. Hacker, Of
the state agricultural college, and II.
e. Schuknecht, of Albert Lea, will
take part. The so tubs from Mime.
sofa are expected to score 95 points or
better, and prize of IS, 900 is to be di-
vided between all scoring that and
over. Minnesota stood high last year.
but butter men say her samples are
better this year.
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INVESTIGATION BEGUN.
BOARD of Inquiry Into the Maine Dis
mater tIakiui: Testimony.


Havana, Feb. o. The board of in
quiry was busy yesterday taking evil
dcnce of the Maine disaster. The evil
dence was kept secret and will be held
so until it is all in, as the rules Of the
board require. Capt Sigsbce was the
first witness. His testimony was con-
fined to his own experience. In the
afternoon members of the court made Il
personal investigation of SO much Of
the Mime as shows above the water.
Spain has no official part In the in
vcstigation, but it's representatives
We're present by invitation. The divers
were ut work all day. but they are not
permitted to tell outside the court what
they have learned nor to communicate
with one another. They are under the
Immediate charge of Charles Morgan,
gunner OF the cruiser New York.
Another Day OF Inquiry.
Havana, Feb. 23.-Thc court OF in
quiry opened ut half-pnst ten and took
Il recess Mt 1890. Lieut.. G. +. w. Hol-
.unn navigator aud ordnance officer OF
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railroad and sleeping car tickets. as fol-
lows:
Commencing Jan. Is, and every Satnr-
day thereafter, our Chicago limited train
will make close connection with THE
New York and Boston Special via
Lake Shore, New York Central and Bos-
ton & Albany carrying personally con-
Quoted tourist cars arriving at Boston at
3 p. M, New York at $3.50 p. m. the sec
ond day after leaving the Twin Cities.
The tourist car berth rate will be $1.5O
to Boston and New York. including all
intermediate points.
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ReYenue Collections

Washington, Feb. 2l.-The monthly
statement OF the government colleo-
ton Of internal revenue shows that the
total collections during January last
amounted to $l2,335,027, an increase
over january, 1897, OF sl,1s4,50e. For
the seven months ended January 81 last
there was Il decrease of $500 rs COM
pared with the same period last wear.
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Paid the Last Tribute.
Indiana Populixts.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 23.-The pop
ulists in convention here yesterday
nominated state ticket headed by II.
II. Morrison, of Grecncastle. for secre-
tary Of state, and adopted resolutions
against fusion and government by in
junction, and for free silver at the
ratio of sixteen to one, female suffrage,
prohibition and the abolition of the
Issue of money to national banks.
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THREE KILLED IN A WRECK,
Two Freight Trains Collide at q
Switch Mt Hubbard. In

Hubbard, Ia, Feb. 19.-One of the
worst railroad wrecks ever seen hero
took place Thursday night. Two hcav-
ily-londed freight trains collidcd on tho
switch, dcmolishing two engines and
killing Engineer L. lIollnnder and Fire
man w. Il. Osborn, Eagle Grove, and
Will Cross. brakeman. Tho loss will
aggregate $5o,oc0. The east bound
train, running 20 miles an hour, had tho
right Of way. The wcst-bound train,
instead OF running into the switch,
pulled pnSt 1t to back in
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-26
Latest About the Maine.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-From Sunday
nights dispatches the following con-
densation regarding the Maine disas-
ter is made:
Spain has been officially notified that
the United States will conduct the in
quiry independently.
Work is progressing rapidly on tho
new torpedo boats.
Commander Barnett, of the navy,
says after Il scrutiny of the Maine
wreck that he believes the ship was
blown up from the outside.
Lieut.. Cutlin throws light on the
catastrophe. He says there were two
distinct explosions.
Spaniur,s are cXultnnt over the
Maine disaster. In private circles there
is little or no effort to conceal the sat-
isfaction which is felt.
Americans in Havana are convinced
that the Maine was blown up purpose
ly by means OF q submarine mine.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-26
Wooden MIL. Burned.

Waukesha, Wis, Feb. 24.--The WOODEN
mills at Genessee, Wis, were destroyed
by fire Wednesday afternoon. Loss,
$4,000; no insurance. The fire orir.
mated in the picking room OH the third
floor, and the employees barely escaped.
a bicycle factory was also destroyed.
Loss S3OO
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The Incident Closed,

Madrid, Feb. 2l.-Minister Woodford
has assured the Spanish minister OF
state that the explanations Of the Span
ish government have satisfactorily
closed the incident of the publication Of
Senior de Iomc's private letter.
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Will Rush the Work.

Vallejo, CAL, Feb. 24.-There are now
at the Mare Island navy yards the
Charleston, Yorktown, Philadelphia,
Pensacola, Hartford and Adams. A
number of mechanics who have been at
Port Orchard have returned and will
nssist in rushing to completion repairs
to the various ships at the yards.
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Clearing House Exchanges,

New York. Feb. 19.-The exchanges
at the leading clearing houses in the
United Suites during the week ended
yesterday aggregated 1885, 1903,
against S1,434,975,9s4 the previous
week. The increase compared with the
corresponding week of 1897 was 52.3.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-26
Postmaster Burned to Death,

The postottice at Rune berg, six miles
from Menahga, was burned, and Post
master Olaf Kartunen was burned to
death. lie lived alone and slept in the
building. No one knew OF the fire I'M
til the next morning, when his body
was found in the runs.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-26

New York, Feb. 2l.-T The Spanish
cruiser Nizcaya, in command of Capt.
Eulntc, came through the Narrows
yesterday afternoon md anchored off
Tompkinsville, S. T., where she is close
ly guarded by navy yard tugs and police
patrol boats. Her ensign is at half
mast in regret for the Maine disaster.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-26

Wilkes Barre, Pa, Feb. 22.-The case
for the defense in the trial of Sheriff
Martin and his deputies was opened
Monday. A number of witnesses were
called who testified to the riotous be-
havior Of the strikers before they start
ed out on their march to Lattimer.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-26
ANOTHER MARINE HORROR.

british Ship Probably Wrecked with
Loss of Twenty Lives,
Vineyard Haven, Mass, Feb. 23.-The
British ship Asia, Capt Dakin, from
Manila for this port, is supposed to have
been wrecked on Nantucket shoals dur,
ing the recent storm and her entire crew
Of probably 20 men have persisted. The
body OF n man and Il little girl were re-
covered from portion OF II floating hull
ncur the handkerchief lightship Tues.
day afternoon by the tug Il. V. Nc
Caulley
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Clinton, Ia, Feb 22.-Theodore Ber-
toch. for the murder Of his wife's first
husband by poison, was on Monday SEN
fenced to hard labor for life. Mrs.
Bertoch has already been sent to the
pcnitentiary under the snme sentence.
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Building ntx Gun Carriages.

Cleveland, o., Feb. 23.-Work on tho
big government contract is now under
rapid Roadway at the Otis steel works.
Five enormous gun carriages are be-
ing constructed there. They are for
13-inch guns, to be used on United
States battle ships.
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Wants to nc Governor.

Cartersvillc, Ca, Feb. 21.-Rev. Sam
r. Jones arrived mt his home hero Sat-
urdny from his western lecturing tour
and Immediately announced himself an
Independent candidate for governor Of
Georgia on platform of his own. which
he promises to announce soon.
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Foes OF Suffrage Organize,

Dcs Moinca. H., Feb. 23.-At II meet
ing here Tuesday IS prominent women
ton Opposed to Woman Suffrage. The
association will be state wide and is
formed to work against the passage of
a woman suffrage amendment in Iowa.
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Another Counterfeit.

New Orleans, Feb. 10.-A counterfeit
ten-dollar national bank note of the
Hibernia national bank of this city,
series 1882, check letter B; Rosecrans,
register; Nebckcr, treasurer, has been
discovered.
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Noted Painter Dead.

Atlantic City, N. j., Feb. 22.-Newbold
II. Trotter, Of Media. Pa, the we'll
known animal painter. died here Mon
day after n three weeks illness. lie
was 10 years old. He leaves widow
and one son.
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FRANCES z. WILLARD.

which attacked the stomach, liver, intes-
tines and later the nervous system. The
disease progressed favorably. and in many
the fatal Issue came and overwhelmed
the nerve ceaters. There was no cancerous
degradation Of any organ. as has been
"A
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Deadly Dynamite.

Philadelphia, Feb. 23.-The prema-
ture explosion of n charge OF dynamite
In the stone quarry Mt Sixty-sixth and
Vine streets killed three ltalinn work.
men. Mike Dc Snntlo. Franz De Succio
md Mike Ilornburth.