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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24
MAY 18th. 1898.

The board met OF O'Clock a. m.
All members present.
On motion plats, made by County
Surveyor B. F. Jenness, covering SUBJ
divisions of the following government
tracts, were accepted, and ordered
placed on file, viz: Lot No. p, Sec.
36, Township 1l9, Range "a: Lot No.
5, Sec. 33, Township l22, Range IS;
nw4 nw4 and net nw4, Sec. 81, Town
ship 122, Range 80; nw4 nw4, Sec. H.,
Township l22, Range 81; ne4 nw4, Sec.
Is, Township 122, Range "a; set sw4,
Sec. y, and sw4 sw4, Sec. IS, Town
ship 123 Range "a; Lots l, 2 and 8,
Sec. 81, Township 122, Range IS: Lot
No ?, Section 20, Township 122, Range
81; Lots No. E and I, Sec. 81, Town
ship l22, Range IS.
Application of the town board of
Town of tennessee for an appropria-
ton from Road and Bridge Fund was
presented, read and considered, and
on motion the same was granted in the
sum Of 800; provided, that the town
board shall expend this appropriation
under the direction of committee APP
pointed by this board, and that the
money so appropriated shall not be
paid to the town treasurer until said
committee shall have fled an accept
auce of the work with the county audi
tor. On motion Commissioners C. P.
Quist and A. Flygare were appointed a
committee for said work. to meet pre-
paratory to entering upon their duties
at the residence of Gilbert Dahl, May
Fl, 1898 at 10 O'Clock a. m. On motion
recess was taken until l O'Clock D. m.
The board met at l o'clock D. m.
All members present.
NJ. w. Spicer, attorney for A. Ben
ham in the matter of certain applica-
tions for abatement of taxes, appeared
before the board and was granted a
hearing in relation to the same, but
as said application had beer present.
ed at a previous meeting of the board
and rejected, and upon the advise of
the county attorney, the application
was again denied.
The board proceeded to examine
bills filed, and the following claims
against the county were allowed:
James Sanderson. filing bonds and:en-
tering mortgages in assessment
G. W. Odell. lailors ompensation... 81 So
A. E. Mossberg. medicines for prison.
Elfstrum & CO. supplies for county
NJ artha Odell. compensation as ma
j. NJ Rains. mie;diicai attendance to W
Geo. ". scherer. examination slips.:: 5 IS
j: Fl. Virgins & Co.. changing drink
Twin CITY School 4 Supply Co.. exam
ination papers. ...:..:.:.: W
H. j: Ramsett services on board of
audit. ..... Observation-Disclosures. 90
H: J. <Ramsett, clerk of courts fees. rs OF
G; W; 0dell boarding prisoners: ..... 81 Is
9le o R1nheim constable fasa * 70 70
A. Peterson & Co.. window curtains. II 50
grounds. ....:..... 14l Is
GilbertsOn Bros. hauling wood, etc.. 50
B. iaT sfseX MSs CO.. o Pisnk books
a. Flygare services on board of audit 9 90
A. Flygare, signing orders. 90
q. G. Haines services on grading and
surveying court house grounds. IL %
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

HammOcks-best in the market-fOl
sale at Carlson Bros. & FrOst's
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24
Rose1and.

"dy III
Eva Tilderquist, from Goodhue CO.
is up visiting with her sister, Mrs. p.
J. Gibson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

Isaac NOrdstrOm. WORK On grazing go. I ~
Bill of FreebOrn county for relief fur
on motion referred back to said county, on
the grounds that the same not being a pro-
per charge against this county.
On motion the board adjourned.
A. FLYGARE,
Chairman Board of Co. commits
sioners, Kandiyohi Co., MINI.
Attest:
LEWIS JOHNSON,
County Auditor, and ex-
OfficiO Clerk of Board.
fSeal
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

Brown Treacy & Co., blanks and
k-books:. .................:...... 1910
A. }. Smithson, services on road COM
mlttee ................... Is ~
Peter SkOglund. do ............... II 90
A. Flygare. do ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II 90
ChaS. P. Quist, do. .................... 92O
G.. G. Haines, dO.... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Q ~
G.. G. Haines. services on grading
committee ........................ 600
Peter Skoglund, dO........ ............ 800
A. Flygare. do go. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5 10
Pioneer Press Co., blanks. 20 40
Pioneer Press Co., blank-books. 10 4S
B, F.. Jenness, plating irregular tracts g Is
Peter BOnde, seed for court house lawn 1 90
A. J. Smithson. services on board Co.
commissioners. %. ...... .............. 10 80
G. G. Haines. do. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6 20
A. Flygare. dO........ ................ 8 40
Peter SkOglund. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. & 80
Chas. P. Quist. do. Observation-Disclosures. 100
Isaac Nordstrom. work on grading 49,. 20
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

Foroverworked men, delicate women,
sickly children, Rocky Mountain Tea
is the greatest blessing known. Keeps
the whole family. well----if taken this
mouth. Sold by q. E. Moss berg
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
tn&eLaxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
lraggfsts refund the money If 1t fails tn
cure &c. ...:>|
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
Insurgents Said to Have Successfully At
tackled Iloilo-Said to Have Lost
Five Hundred Men.

Manila, Dec. 12.-According to re-
liable advices from Iloilo, capital of
the Island of Panay, in the Visayas
group, the insurgents attacked Iloilo
on the night of December /, and cap
tured all the Spanish trenches except
one. They then notified Gen. Rios to
remove the women and children, and
threatened to renew the attack the
following night.
When these advices left Iloilo Gen.
Rios was expecting reinforcements
and field guns, and the plan was for
the Spanish gunboatst to shell the town
if the insurgents effected an entrance.
The foreign residents were greatly
alarmed, and all merchantmen had
been ordered outside the harbor to al
low the gunboats to operate.
Meanwhile the Spanish authorities
have been advised that the Tulisanos
troops are looting, in disobedience to
orders. and can not be restrained.
On the other hand, the Spanish trans
port Isla de Luzon reports that the in
surgents around Iloilo were repulsed
with great slaughter on December
while attempting to storm the last en-
trenchment- According to this story
500 insurgents were killed or wounded
by the machine guns.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
THE SITUATION I'M CHINA.
Ex-Minister Barrett to Siam Says the Pres
ent Situation in China Is of the
Most Critical Nature

Shanghai, Dec. 1o.-John Barrett,
formerly United States minister to
Siam, has returned here after visiting
Pekin and the principal Chinese ports.
He says the situation in China is of
the most critical nature, and that Man
churia is no longer Chinese, but Rus
sian territory. He asserts that New
Chwang, the chief northern port for
the movement of American products,
is also practically Russian, and is liza
BILE to close any day. The only per-
manent safeguard to the paramount
American and British interests, Mr..
Barrett says, is immediate and united
action by the interested governments
to defend the territory of the Chinese
empire; to enforce reforms in the gov
ernment; to prevent further cessions
of ports and provinces, and to insist
upon the 'open door" policy in all
prots of China, including the spheres
of influence claimed by Russia, Ger
many and France. Otherwise, Mr..
Barrett contends, the impending par
tition of the Chinese empire will Sc
riously curtail the field of trade by
disastrously affecting American and
British influence in Asia.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15

SENATOR MATTHEW STANLEY QUAY
court of quarter sessions to the su-
preme court. The rule is returnable
January 2, and all proceedings are
stayed in the meantime.
The defendants in the case are Sem
ator III. S. Quay, his son, Richard r.
Quay, and ex-State Treasurer Benja-
min j. Haywood. The trial had been
fixed to begin in the court of quarter
sessions here on Monday.
One result of the rule granted by
the supreme court will be to carry the
trial over beyond the term of Office of
District Attorney Graham, which will
expire with the present year. Mr..
Graham has been active in pushing the
case, and in asking the court week
or ten days ago to fix an early date
for the trial, he expressed to the court
desire to dispose of the case during
his official term of Office.
The delay occasioned by the action
of the supreme court will also in all
probability have the effect of carry
Ing the proceedings, or at least the
conclusion of the trial, beyond the
date for the election by the legisla-
ture of United States senator to
succeed Senator Quay, who is candi-
date for reelection. The legislature
will vote for senator on January IL.
The defendants are charged with
conspiracy, with John S. Hopkins, the
cashier of the Peoples bank of this
city, who committed suicide in March
last, in the misuse of state funds ON
fleDOsit in that institution.
The senator and his attorney do not
hesitate to admit that their object in
securing delay for the trial is to take
the case out of the hands of District
Attorney Graham. Mr.. Graham, they
say, is an enemy of the senator, and
has displayed great eagerness in un-
Justly prosecuting him and his co-de-
PENDANTS.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
COL. HCKER TESTIFIED.
Told the War Investigation Com
mission About Shipping the
Spaniards from Santiago.
WHY SPANISH FIRM GOT THE CONTRACT
American Ship Owners were Too.Grasping-
1t was the Difference Between S1, ,4O0,-
600 and S51 900 that Decided In Favor
of the Spanish Company-COl. Wheeler
Would Like to Meet VIM. Il. Ryan.

Washington, Dec. 1O.-The trans.
portation to Spain by the United
States of the Spanish prisoners sur
rendered at Santiago was taken up
by the war investigation commission
and Col. Hecker, who made the con-
tract for the United States, was re-
called to testify on this point.
He said there had been a combine Oh
New York ship concerns which
would have caused an outlay of ST.
400, 1000, while the actual outlay made
was $513,O00. The lowest bid was
from Philadelphia junk dealer, who
however, had no visible means of exc
cutting the contract, and admitted his
own doubt as to getting sufficient
bond. This Philadelphian, Col.
Hecker testified, protested against not
being awarded the contract on the
ground that he had "a chance to
make some money out of it,"
The most feasible bidder was the
Spanish Transatlantic Co. Their bid,
unlike the others, relieved the govern
ment of all medical attendance and,
finally, on the governments repre-
sentations, the company agreed to re-
duce its figures about $1sO,OOO.
'What induced the government to
send those people to Spain?" was
asked.
''Don't know. The terms of sur
render provided for it,"
Col. Hecker read a long statement
signed by one William E. Ryan, de-
failing the alleged methods of the
transportation bureau in connection
with the attempted sale of certain
ships to the government. Col. Hecker
said he did not know Ryan.
Several members of the commission
said they would be glad to summon
Ryan if he could be found.
Asked if he was ever approached by
Abner Mckinley relative to the pur-
chase of ships, Col. Hecker replied:
"Never but once. He spoke to me
once about water barge for which
there was no use at the time, and so
Informed him. I never had any other
communication from him, either di-
rectly or Indirectly
what part did the firm of which
Abner Mckinley is a member play i'm
the sale of ships?" asked ex-Gov.
Woodbury..
None at all as to the army" re-
piled Col. Hecker. 81 do not know as
to the navy"
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
given to the people of the United States

given to the people of the United States
an official history of the war of '9s. 1t
has been edited carefully by Mr.. Alger's
chief, and aside from its historical mat
ter is a plea for an enlarged standing
army, the necessity of which will not
be disputed if the authority of the
United States is to be maintained COM
pletely and satisfactorily in the An
titles and the Philippines. But that Off
cial Communication which would meet
greatest welcome would be the resigna-
ton of Russell A. Alger as secretary of
war and its acceptance by the pres1.
dent. who ought never have given Alger
opportunity to infiict his incompetence
upon citizens of the United States who
volunteered at the call Of his chief 10
fight their battles. While Russell A. Al
ger remains secretary OF war how is it
possible to hope that other than the
most desperate of the citizenry of the
United States will enlist in its enlarged
army? They do not fear the perils of
battle, but the perils OF Algerism are
more than any man ought to be asked
by humane nation toeneounter.-Chir
cago Chronicle.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
THEY WERE COMRADES.
Interesting Facts Relating to Lieutenants
ShipP and Smith, Who were Killed
at San Juan Hill.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Some inter
esting history is attached to two bills
recently introduced in the house by
Mr.. Underwood for Gen. Wheeler. The
bills are to grant pensions to Mrs.
Margaret B. Shipp, widow of Lieut..
VIM. E. Shipp, who was killed at the
battle of San Juan hill, and of Mrs.
Louisa d. Smith, widow of Lieut.. VIM
III. Smith, who was killed at the same
place. There was remarkable SINH
larity in the history of those two sol
diers. They studied together at West
Point, graduated. together, and after
leaving the academy both rose to the
rank of lieutenant. They met their
deaths in the same battle within IS
minutes Of each other and, finally, the
bills to pension their wives were in
troduced in congress simultaneously
Iron County register., 1898-12-15

and are eloquent in declaring its beauty
of adjustment and scientific basis, some
others, even of those who helped make
the law, are more candid. Thus Mr.. S.
N. D. North, secretary of the National
Association of Wool Manufacturers,
is quoted by the Bradford (England)
Observer as writing the following to a
friend in that city: "I trust you are
well, but 1 should be sorry for you ali
if I thought that the wool nanufac-
ture Of Bradford was in as unhappy a
condition to-day as it is in the United
States" Mr.. North, as the secretary
of the association, an expert tariff au-
thority in wooden schedules. was in
Washington to assist Mr.. Dingley in
making the bill so scientific. And now.
after pfling protection sky high, it is
found that woolen goods are being pro-
tected of the backs of the people, and
the industry is unhappy. What shock
this viii be to Mr.. Dingley, whe, be
lieved that the only curse to the indus
try was free wool!-Utica Observer.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
TRIED TO PASS THE SENTRY.
One Soldier Killed and Another Seriously
Wounded by a Sentry whom
They Tried to Pass.

Newport News, Va, Dec. 12.-Henry
Reffett. private in Co. /, First Ken
fEcky regiment, was killed and Henry
C. Brehme, private Co. b, of the same
regiment, was seriously wounded,
Saturday night, by sentinel who was
stationed at the gang plank of the
transport Berlin, which brought the
regiment from Porto Rico. The men
started to board the transport, but
did not have pass. They ignored the
injunction of the sentry to stop, and
when they attempted to pass him. he
struck each over the head with his
bayonet. Reflects skull was fractured
and he died three hours later. Brehme
was transferred to the hospital. He
viii recover. The train which took
the soldiers to their homes in Ken
tucky left soon after the tragedy oc-
CURED, and the name of the sentry is
not known here.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
ROMANCE VERSUS KICKS.
TAs Lop-Eared Marquis VINO Dis
liked Moonshine vanquished
the Pleading Poet.

She whom I adore is the wife of a fat mar
quis-a lop-eared, blear-eyed, greasy mar
qnis. A man without soul A man without
sentiment, who cares naught for moonlight
and music. A low, practical man, who pays
his debts. hate him.
This very morning at breakfast, he had
cursed the fshballs and sneered at the
picked onions.
She is good cook. The neighbors will tell
you so. And to be told by the base marquis
"a man, who, previous to his marriage, had
lived at the cheap eating -houses-to be told
by him that her manner of frying ishballss
was a failure-it was too much.
Her tears fell fast. !, too, wept. /
mixed my sobs with her'n. Fly with met"
/ cried.
Ere she could reply-ere she could articu~
late her ecstasy, her husband, the marquis,
crept snake-like upon me.
Shall write it He kicked me out of the
garden--he kicked me into the street.
| did not return. How could /? /, so
ethereal, so full of soul, of sentiment, of
sparkling originality! He, so gross, SO prac-
tical, so lop-eared.
Had returned, the creature would have
kicked me again.-Boston Journal.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15

Madrid, Dec. 12.-The memorandum
of protests against the refusal of the
Americans to surrender the securities
deposited in the treasures of Cuba
and Porto Rico by private Spaniards.
remarking that '.never has civilized
nation committed such an act of vio-
lence."
Secondly, 1T protests against the IL
timatum demanding the Philippines.
Thirdly, it protests against the posi-
ton in which those Spaniards are
placed who desire to remain in Cuba.
Fourthly, it protests against the ref
erence to the destruction of the
Maine in President McKinley's mes
sage to the United States congress.
On this point the memorandum says:
!"Spain has proposed arbitration, but
the United States refuses to give her
the rightwhichi is granted toa criminal,
namely, the right of defending her
self. The Spanish commissioners
bility for the explosion to the entire
world, which will say whether those
are responsible who desire the truth
or those refusing to seek it,
Ell Liberal says: 1.-The Paris nego-
tiations offer a far sadder spectacle
than the ships which are bringing
back our repatriated soldiers, deplora-
BILE as the condition of the latter is"
The cabinet, it is said, will meet the
cortes intact. Senior Sagasta will ask
On indemnity bill for the cession of the
Philippines. The cabinet will then
declare that, as it finds itself at
crisis, it can not admit any debate and
will, therefore, demand the immediate
adoption of the bill, after which Senor
Sagasta will submit the question of
confidence to the queen regent.
Ell Heraldo says the government be-
lieves that, in the present circum-
stances the holders of the Philippine
debt will accept the arrangement ar
rived at, and consider that the Cuban
bondholders should demand of the fu-
ture government of Cuba fuIfillment
of the contract by claiming a mort
gage on the customs which guarantee
the debt.
The newspapers generally express
relief at the signing of the treaty. The
independent organs, most of the prov
incial papers and the Carlist and re-
publican journals attack both political
parties, conservative and liberal, re-
preaching them equally with having
brought the country to the present
pass.
Ell impartial alonepublishes the con-
tents of the treaty, which produces
less unfavorable impression than had
been expected. owing to the COM
mercial and other concessions to Spain.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
Chairman DingIey is perfec

Chairman DingIey is perfectly
safe in declaring that the war taxes will
not be repealed for at least another
year. In the first place, government
expenses have been greatly increased
by the war with Spain, and they are
likely to remain heavy for an indefinite
period. In the next place, protective
duties can no longer be depended on to
yield the revenue they formerly did,
for imports are declining. In the third
place, repeal of the war taxes would
cause another enormous deficit, and
thus drain away the gold reserve, as
was the case during the second Cleve-
land administration. Lastly, no one
objects to the war taxes.-N. 7. Com
mercial Advertiser (Rep.1.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
FALSE PREMISES.
Arguments OF Goldbug MOuthera
which Are Contradictory OF
Themselves.

| It is certainly amusing to hear gold
| standard advocate seriously proclaim
| ing with great emphasis that the free
coinage OF silver would certainly drive
gold out of circulation, eliminating the
| more than S700 0,000. 900 which the treas
ury department insists there is gold
in the money supply of the country
amounting to about nine dollars OF the
$24 per capita we are told there is in
circulation, and that the effect of this
retirement of one-third of the total
money in the country would be to re-
duce the purchasing power or exchange
value of the dollars that were left! Or
binary intelligence would reason diff
ferently. It would say:
eff q dollars. n men or q teams were re-
quired to do q given quantity OF work. the
withdrawal of one-third OF the dollars, men
or teams would increase by one-haif the
amount Of work to be done by Is dollars,
men or teams, and to that extent must in
crease their value as producing forces III
it requires "a dollars per capita to do the
business Of the country, and one-third of
that money is withdrawn. then the remain
ing two-thirds must do all the business,
and it cannot be that the dollars that do
more business win be worth less than the
dollars that do less business"
ouI WHY SnOu10 lAC SO40 uO44d1S RO
away? Dollars, like men, go where
they are most needed and can earn
most, and all the gold, silver and paper
money we have is needed to do the
business to be done, then the withdraw
al of any considerable quantity of either
must increase the work and the value
of the others, and this will bring back
the wanderers, or others to take their
places. IL there are now too many dol
lars to DO the work to be done, as some
gold standard advocates hold, then the
withdrawal of part must help rather
than harm the conditions. Another
thing seems to be clear: Gold is not
the money of trade, the money that Is
in daily business transactions of the
people, and it's withdrawal would re-
suit in far less injury to business than
the withdrawal of either treasury notes
or silver certificates, that with silver
now do four-fifths of all the business.
In support of this proposition the his
tory of the country from 1862 to 1873
furnishes the proof.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
WHY not recognize the ineyitab

WHY not recognize the inevitable
and abolish DingEeyism- That it does
not provide revenue is eloquently pro-
claimed by the enormous deficit in gov
eminent income and the fact that we
were compelled to impose special inter
nal taxes-ostensibly IS a war measure,
IL is trae, but their proceeds are peeded
in tiEae Of peaee. and we are now told
that they have come TO stay. The alb
sur1i.y of the protective" feature is
demonstrated by our ever-inereasing
exports of protected" goods where
with we undersen foreigners in their
own markets.-N. Y. Herald.