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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
RURAL FREE DELIVERY,
Assistant Postmaster General Heath
Presents Strong Plea for
the System.

Washington, Nov. CA vigorous plea for
rural free delivery is made in the annual
report of First Assistant Postmaster GEN
cral Perry S. Heath. Mr.. Heath says the
service SO far has resulted in increased
postal receipts, enhancement Of the value
Of farm ands reached by rural free delivery
of from two to three dollars per acre; a
general Improvement of the condition of
the roads traVersed by the rural carrier;
better prices for farm products, the pro-
ducers being brought into daily touch with
the state Of the markets, besides educa-
tional benefits conferred by relieving the
nonotony of farm life through ready ac-
cess to wholesome literature and knoWi-
edge of current events
On November l rural free delivery was In
successful operation over 1888 services, radi-
ating over 40 states and one territory, Ida
no, Wyoming, Mississippi and Montana be-
ing the only states unrepresented. Be-
tween the beginning Of the new fiscal year.
July /, 1899, and November l an additional
expenditure Of $4,000 rural delivery has
been extended to nearly 10000 persons, at
an annual cost Of about 81 cents per ca pita,
against an average per capita cost of $3.50
in small towns of 5000 population.
1T is small matter to the resident of a
town. says the report, "to be saved a walk
of a few hundred yards to the post Office
While on the contrary it is a great accom-
mediation to the farmer to be spared drive
Of five or ten miles over country roads to
get his mail. In a recent public discussion
advocates of the system who took the value
of the time thus lost in the busy farmin g
season at only so cents per head found
that their figures ran up into many millions
of dollars lost to the agricultural interests
through being obliged to send to the village
for the mails
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
BURNED OUT.
Fire in the Business District of Kan
sas City Causes Loss Esti-
mated Mt 100000.

Kansas City, NO., Nov. 6.-Half mil
lion dollars worth of property was de-
stroyed after midnight Saturday by
a fire that started in Jones Bros. big
department store in North Main and
Sixth streets and spread to half a block
of other buildings in Main and Walnut
streets. The aggregate insurance is
estimated at $375,00o. The heaviest
losers are Jones Bros, who estimate
their stock, which was totally de-
stroyed, as worth 100000. 1t was the
most destructive fire that has ever Wis
tied the uptown business district. The
other heavy losses:
Jones building. owned by W. c. Loben-
stein, New York, s60000 Jones annex,
owned by Majors Investment company,
$4,000; Humboldt building, owned by W.
c. Lobenstein, $4,000; L. NJ Emerich, stock
dry goods. $15,000; NJ. Quinn, groceries, $685.
600; St. James hotel (unoccupied), $4,000
The Flavel Shoe company, Snodgrass Drug
company and the Chandler Commission
company suffered minor losses.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
ARE PROVEN FALSE.
Stories of Disaster ut Lady smith De-
nied-Fall Of COlenso
Confirmed.

London, Nov. IAN immense weight
was lifted from the public mind by a
brief official dispatch, published Mon
day morning, by which the continental
stories of disaster at Ladysmith were
proved to be false, although the dis
patch itself revived the anxiety of the
more timid in another direction, as It
indicated that Gen. White, instead of
sitting tight and acting wholly on the
| defensive, as it is held in many quar-
tiers he ought to do, persists in making
| sorties and risking another Nicholson's
Mex disaster. Generally, however, the
CHEEKY tone of the dispatch, showing
that there is no anxiety at Ladysmith
as regards the ability of the be-
| leaguered garrison to hold it's own.
has had an excellent effect on the coun-
try.
London, Nov. 1.-THE officials of the
British war office when shown the dis
patch from Durham of November 3 said
they had no further news regarding t he
military situation in Natal, but thought
no undue significance should be at
tached to the concluding phrase. They
could not say whether the railroad to
Ladysmith was intact, but they admit
ted that Ladysmith is now completely
surrounded.
1t is believed that the Orange Free
State commanders now have II 900 men
concentrated against Kimberley and on
! the Free State southern frontier. Op-
posed to them are only 1000 British
| troops. The towns which lie open to
their attack are AliWal North, Burgh-
ersdorph, Steynberg, Barkly and Mol
teno.
Estcourt, Natal, Friday, Nov. &C.,
lenso is now in the hands of the Beers.
Before the evacuation was decided upon
the enemy tried to cut Off our outposts.
The Durham light infantry under Lieut..
Molyneaux and force of Dublin fusit
leers were sent to the relief of the Que
posts and brisk fight ensued. The
Beers were repulsed, leaving 10 dead.
Twenty Boer horses were killed and IT,
others stampeded. The chief motive for
the withdrawal, however, was that the
! long-range guns of the Beers had made
the position untenable. No orders were
received for retirement.
Durham, Natal, Nov. 2.-(Delayed in
transmission 1.-The official roll call
shows that S43 members of the Glou-
cestershirc regiment and of the
Royal Irish fusileers are missing as
the result Of the engagement on Farqu-
hairs farm. Thirty-two members
of the Worcestershire regiment, ten
members Of the Royal Irish fuslecrs
and two members of the Tenth noun
tain battery were found killed. Be-
tween 70 and 100 escaped and returned
to Ladysmith, whittier $50 wounded
have been brought.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
HER FATE FIXED.
Great Britain and Germany Finally
Agree Upon Terms Regarding
Partition Of Samoa.

Berlin, Nov. Git was officially an
nounced Wednesday that an agree
ment, subject to the approval of the
United States, had been arrived at be-
tween Great Britain and Germany, by
virtue of which the Samoan act is re-
pealed and the islands of Upolu, Savaii
and the small adjacent islands fall to
Germany as free property, and the is
land of Tutuila and the subsidiary is
lands go to the United States. Great
Britain, it is added, renounces any
claim to the Samoan islands and Ger
many, in turn, renounces any claim to
the Tonga islands and to Savage island
in favor of Great Britain, and also cedes
Choiseul and San Isabel, the two
easterly islands of the Solomon group,
with their insular surroundings, to
Great Britain. The consular repre-
sentatives of the two powers in Samoa
and the Tonga islands are to be with
drawn for the present, and German
subjects are to have the same rights
as British subjects in regard to the
free and unimpeded enlistment of ma
tive laborers in tie whole of the Solo,
mon group in the possession of Great
Britain, including Choisul and San Isa-
bel
A further agreement concluded be-
tween Germany, Great Britain and the
United States is to the effect that the
question of compensation for claims
for damages during the late trouble
is to be submitted to an imperial court
of arbitration, which will decide all
Claims
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
AUTONOMY IN NEGROS.
Native Government Is Established in
the Island by Gen. Smith,
Great Rejoicing.

Manila, Nov. TAT Bacolor, in the
island of Negroes, the first autonomous
government of the Filipinos was estab-
lished Monday. Gen. Smith, governor
of the island of Negroes, administered
the oath Of office to the judge Of the SUI
preme court, who in turn sWore in the
governor, three judges, IL councilmen,
the auditor and the secretary of the il
terror. The natives of the entire island
attended the ceremony. The officers
from lloilo were also present. Three
days feasting will follow, in celebra-
ton OF the new government and the
first anniversary of the surrender of
the .Spaniards to the Negroes revolution
lists, ending with ball in the govern
ment house. American flags are dis
played in the villages. Elections were
held October 2, the number of votes
cast being 5,24S. There were 40 candi-
dates for the various offices. Melecio
KeVerIno was elected governor, receiv-
ing 1905 votes. Senior Gaime received
1877 votes. Suffrage was determined
by property qualifications and ability
to read and write. Gen. Smith an
nounced the granting of freedom to the
political prisoners in ton
of the event. Gen. Smith, in an inter-
view, remarked that it was of the ut
most Importance that the Filipinos
should be taught to recognize the SOW
ereignty of the United States. "The
gravest DANGER" he added, 'threater-
ing a peaceful administration is in
trigue among the insular politicians, -
and he declared that the United States
government must for years keep con-
troll of the Philippines in order to pre-
vent such conditions from existing.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
A BIG DEFICIT.
penses in the Last Year by
More Than $6,OOO,OOO.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The auditor for the
post office department in his annual report
shows that during the Last year the number
of post offices in the United States in
creased from 72,S76 to 1884. The number Of
domestic money orders issued increased
from 2779S,07S, representing $401, 113,717, to
29,O07,S70, representing SAP, 4S3, 1854. The rev.
enues Of the postal service increa sed from
2618 to s95,021 1884, and the, expenditures
from ss7s53,407 to SOL 1892, 100. Upon this
showing the auditor asks for an increase
Of so clerks as minimum requirement for
the year 1900.
A statement Is given which shows that the
money order system was conducted at a
loss to the government of approximately
05105, which fact, the auditor says, would
suggest the exercise of great care in leg
islating for the employment of new finan-
cial features in the postal service.
OF the deficit due to excess Of postal serv-
ice expenditures over receipts the treas
ury has advanced $4,000. coo, the balance be-
ing unpaid. The amount Of second-class
postage collected from publishers and news
agents was $3,527,OS2, and the amount of
stamps, stamped envelopes, newspaper
wrappers and postal cards sold was $751;
2S0,654. The cost of mail transportation is
given as s54, 423,05S of which amount $685.
749 was paid for the transportation Of for
eign mails.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
4 WEEKS HISTORY
Che Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
TIE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

A. w. Machen, superintendent OF
rural free delivery, in his annual report
says that on November rural free de.
livery was in successful operation over
1888 routes, in 40 states and one terri.
tory.
In his annual report Ellis H. Roberts
treasurer of the United States, says
that the circulation on June 80 last
was: United States notes, $31O,547, 349;
treasury notes, S92,605,792; silver GER
tificates, $401 ,SG0, 343, and national bank
notes, $685., s32,594.
The president has appointed the gov
crnors of the various states to act with
two congressional committees to pre-
pare plans for celebrating the centen-
NAL anniversary of the establishment OF
the national capital at Washington.
At the age of CT years Francis P.
Devices, assistant attorney general of
the United States under the Harrison
administration, died in Washington.
In his annual report the auditor of
the post office department. shows that
during the last year the number of post
offices in the United States increased
from 72,97G to 1884. The postal rev.
enues were $o5,O21, 1854 and the expendi-
lures SOL ,435, 300, leaving a deficit of
$6,413,SS5.
The annual report of Paymaster
General Bates, of the army, shows -ex-
penditure during the last fiscal year
of $71,51O,O2G
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
MARCH OF MACARTHUR.
He Captures Masalang After n Short
agement-Mabalncat
Occupied.

Manila, Nov. G.-Two columns of
Gen. MacArthur's division on Sunday
took Magalang, about six miles north
east of Angeles. Col. Smith, with two
battalions of the Seventeenth infantry
two guns of the First artillery and a
body Of engineers, advanced from An
geles. Maj. OBrien, with battalion of
the Seventeenth infantry and two troops
of the Fourth cavalry, moved from
Calulut. Capt. Smith killed II insur-
gents, wounded 1928 and captured so, as
we'll as taking lot of insurgent trans
portation. Maj. O'Brien killed 40 insur-
gents, wounded many and took rs pris-
oners. The Americans had II men
wounded.
Manila, Nov. 9.-Gen. Macarthur
has occupied Mabalacat. His entire
line, including the Twelfth, Seven
teenth and Nineteenth infantry, and
part of the Fourth cavalry, is extended
three miles in front of Angeles, in a
good tactical position. Maj. Bell took
Mabalacat. Being ordered to recon-
hotter Tuesday until he located the
enemy, he pushed into the town, driv-
ing out two companies of insurgents
and killing several Filipino officers. The
Americans suffered no loss.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

For this year the zlondike output
will be $1oooo,o0o.
One of the best known newspaper
men in Chicago, Frank Gilbert, died
suddenly of heart disease, aged 60.
Fire destroyed the wholesale drug
house of c. J. Lincoln & Co., and the
warehouse of Jones Bros, at Little
Rock, Ark. Loss, 100000.
| In Naukegan, Ill.,, fire caused loss
of $500,000 to the American Steel anc
Wire company.
Chris Nelson. aged 81, and Peter
Olson, aged 26, were killed by the cars
in Racine, Wis.
In Chicago Judge Gibbons declared
the Illinois flag law unconstitutional
and void.
Fannie Hawthorne died in Bonham
Tex, aged 124 years. One daughter, "a
years old. survives her.
In St. Louis George H. Barthe] man
ager of a sporting goods company
killed his wife and himself. Jealousy
was the cause.
In Kansas City, Mo-, half million
dollars worth of property was de-
stroyed by fire that started in Jones
Bros department store.
While hunting in Pearl river swamp
near Jackson. Miss, Hunter johnson
discovered an iron box containing near.
ly $4,000 in gold.
In Chicago G. II. Wishman and his
bride of a week were waylaid and prob.
ably fatally shot by NVishman's divorced
wife, Leona j. Lay.
Bn an explosion of rubber cement in
st. Louis four men were fatally burned
In Ebeneezer, Ind, the pastor of the
Methodist church preached from the
text, do away with the old and build
anew" The next day the church burned
On the Illinois Central road passen.
ger train jumped the track at Sena.
tobia, Miss, and Jack Barnett, fireman,
and Dave Dorring, engineer, were killed
and Baggagemaster Mott seriously in
jured.
The well-known crop statistician,
Erwin Monroe Thoman, died in New
York, aged "a years.
After service in the Philippines the
Fifty-first Iowa volunteers returned to
their native state and received q roya]
welcome.
Ex-Gov. Pillsbury has presented to
the home for children and aged women
i'm Minneapolis 100000 as permanent
endowment fund.
At Bonneville, Mo-, the arch of a new
cellar caved in, killing Charles W.
Kaiser, Ezra Mullen and w. Ledger.
wood. )
In Warsaw, Ind, George May, a lead.
ing lawyer, was found dead in his bed.
Heart disease was the cause. y
7, Burglars entered the Dekalb tml.)
post office and took $4,000 in stamps
and money.
In. Detroit William c. Maybury
(dem.) was reelected mayor by ma
jority of 1857. ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
COUNTING THE VOTES
Result Of the Elections Held in Va
rlous States.
Both Parties Claiming Victory In
kentucky-Naxh Easily Wins In
Ohio-Returns from Other
Statea.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 9.-No matter what
result the face of the returns of Tues.
days election shows, a contest is very like
ly to occur. Additional returns received
continue to show republican gains, and,
basing an estimate upon the normal COM
plexion of the precincts still unreported,
indicate plurality Of 5000 to 5000 for W.
S. Taylor. for governor. The belated re-
turns are mostly from mountain counties,
which are strongly republican,. The Goebel
people cling to their claim of plurality of
5000 in the state, these figures being the
estimate made by the nominee himself. At
republican headquarters in this city Tay-
lor:s plurality is placed at 5000
Columbus, O., Nov. 9.-An unofficial ia BILE
OF pluraaities by counties has been COM
pleted. This shows that in 81 counties
Nash (rep0 has 81, 1899 over Mclean (dem.),
and in 81 counties Mclean has 34,O35 over
Nash. This gives Nash over Mclean in
the state 5o,364. 1t is not believed the Off
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
The 1eCo1 boundary in Aloc1

The legal boundary in Alaska extends
beyond Chilkat and White passes, and
ten or fifteen miles north of Klukwan.
The temporary boundary agreed upon
accepts the highest points in Chilkat
pass and White pass as the dividing line
and runs down closer to Klukwan, It
retains all the tidewater approaches
and all of the Porcupine district re-
Gently occupied by American miners.
1t gives no countenance whatever to the
claim that Taiya, Skaguay, Klukwan
and Pyramid Harbor were all in Cana
dian territory.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
0uarrcl Ends in Murder.

Milwaukee, Nov. 8. - A Tomahawk
wis., special to the Sentinel says: Six
miles northwest of this place Andrew
McKeene shot Frederick Peterson
through the heart, killing him instant
ployed as sawyers in the Alexander
Stewart Lumber company's camp, neal
Harshaw, all summer. About two weeks
ago they came to hunt deer. The muir
der was the result of a quarrel.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
Miners sentenced.

Moscow, Idaho, Nov. 1.-THE culm:.
mating scene in the long-drawn-out la,
Dor troubles in the Occur d'Alene min.
ing region was enacted in the federal
court here Monday afternoon, when the
ten men found guilty of interfering
with the United States mails near Ward
ner during the riots of April 20 were
sentenced by Judge Beatty to each serve
% months in the United States prison
at San Quentin, CAL, and pay fine oil
$1,000, with the exception of Dennis
O'Rourke, who, on account of his youth
gets off with 20 months and fine OF
$1,000.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
Engine Strikes Three Bows.

Chicago, Nov. S.-Three boys who for
the last month have been "Aipping" cars
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
road at Division and Halstead streets
were swept from the platform where
they waited at 6:15 o'clock Tuesday
night. One, who is supposed to be
Frank Wodtke, Is years old, IS Bingham
street, was killed instantly; Paul
FRANKIE, 1S years old, 1853 North Ashland
avenue, died of his injuries at seven
o'clock, and John Williams, 10 years old,
of Ravenswood, sustained injuries
which may prove fatal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
The rnovenepf FOR tho 0bi<

The movement for the Ohio centen-
NAL exposition in 1902 has more his
toric fitness than most of the expositions
of recent years. The admission of Ohio
to the union in 1902 was an epochal
year and the beginning of procession
of new states which resulted in great
national expansion. AS the first of the
states formerly called western states
to celebrate q centennial, Ohio's exposi-
ton should interest the whole country,
and especially those states which were
part of the original northwestern terri
tOrY
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15

A spark from Burlington locomo-
tive fired the old civil war blockhouse
on the Charlton river, Is miles west of
Macon, Mo-, and the historic old place
was burned down. For many years this
blockhouse has stood as grim remind
er of the civil war, and it was marked
with hundreds of bullets. It was one
of the thirteen blockhouses erected on
the Hannibal & St. Joe road during the
early part of the war to protect the
bridges across the larger streams from
rowing bands of bushwhackers. One by
one the old scars are being erased, and
It is we'll.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
THE EAST.

After 25 rounds Of fierce fighting
with Thomas Sharkey at Coney Island
n. y. james J. Jeffries got the decision
on points.
In New York fire destroyed the Man.
haitian BEDDING company's factory
building, causing loss of 100000, and
three persons persisted.
The death of Robert c. Alexander
editor Of the Mail and Express, oc-
Cured at his home in New York.
After an absence of six months ex-
President Harrison and wife arrived
in New York from Paris.
Hope has been given up by DR.. W.
upon Vice President Hobart, of the re-
covery of his patient.
By rush of dirt in a mine at Ma
hanoy Plane, Pa, four men were killed
and two seriously injured.
In the First Maine district Amos T.
Allen (rep.) has been elected congress-
man to succeed Thomas 3. Reed by a
majority of 1850.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain on the 9Th was: Wheat,
51.001 .0C0 bushels; corn, ~ ,s32 900 bush
els; oats, 6,o63,0o0 bushels; rye, 1,127,-
600 bushels; barley, 3,s5s,ooc bushels.
In New York Tom Sharkey has post
ed forfeit of S. 900 to bind articles of
agreement for second fight with Jim
Jeffries
Trial in New York of the Holland
submarine torpedo boat was success.
Masked men entered the home of
Daniel Wilson, an aged farmer at Ru-
raj Village, Pa.;and took $1,000 in gold.
At the election on the 18th the city
of Troy. n. u. went republican for the
first time in so years.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15

Secretary Wilson, of the department
of agriculture, has an idea that the
rubber tree can be transplanted to
American soil and grown to advantage
and profit. He notes that in South
America and other countries where
the rubber tree fourishes it grows from
the sea level to elevations of several
thousand feet. This circumstance set
him to thinking, and the result is res
olution on his part to send scientists
to every country where rubber trees
grow to ascertain whether the tree can
not be introduced into our own terri
tory
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
Flag Law Declared Void.

Chicago, Nov. 6.-The Illinois flag law
was declared unconstitutional and void
in decision rendered Saturday by
Judge Gibbons. This is the first time
in the history of Illinois courts that a
statute has been held to be unconstitu-
tional because of a premium placed up
on spying and informing. The decision
was given in habeas corpus proceed
ing in behalf of J. j. Hartigan, of the
Glasgow wooden mills, who was arrested
some time ago for violation of the law
in advertising the goods of his concern.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
Convention Signed.

Washington, Nov. r. Secretary
Hay, for the United States; Mr..
Tower, for Great Britain, and Mr..
Mumm Won Schwarzenstein, on the part
of Germany, Tuesday, at the state de-
partment, signed a convention provid-
ing for the adjustment by arbitration
of claims of inhabitants of Samoa for
damages resulting from the naval ard
military operations there last spring.
King Oscar H., of Norway and Swe-
den, is specified by the treaty as the ar
bitratOr
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
MARKETS,

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. Q
, Wheat-No. l northern, 66@67c;
No. northern, 64@65c; Dec. 64}9c.
Oats-No. 3, white CSC.
Corn-No. 3, 29c
Cattle-Steers, $4.oo@45o; cows So. 90
@s.75.
Sheep-Muttons, $3.50; lambs, Sc. Is.
Hogs-$s.75@440. -'". '..,r.
Butter-Creamery, extras, 21@22c;
creamery, firsts, 2o@21c; dairy, fancy,
1920.
Y Poultry-Turk s@10c; spring
chickens, 12c.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15

During the last fiscal year 6,s55,9s3
pieces of mail matter found their way
to the dead letter office because of i'm
proper direction. Because 756,013
pieces had return addresses they
reached the writer's; but the 6,101 800
packages that could not be returned
had to be opened to ascertain if they
could be returned. OF this number
3,775,G43 pieces remained for which no
owners could bel found. Doubtless post
al clerks are blamed for their failure to
reach some, but the truth is that the
skill of many clerks 5keepamillions more
from the dead letter office.