Willmar tribune., 1899-12-13
The death of Monroe IL. Hayward
United States senat elect. occurred at
bis home in Nebraska City, Neb., aged
50 years. S.. s5..4s
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

ss*s% FOREIGN NplNT1cLll1GENCE. II
In afght lasting 18 hours the city
of Maracaibo, capital of the state of
zulia, Venezuela, was captured by the
Hernandez revolutionary forces. &:#
A Manila dispatch. says that Gen.
Young hopes to find Aguinaldo in Ben
guet mountain pass and to capture
him there. Both entrances to Benguet
are fortified. Two troops of the Third
cavalry will reinforce Gen. Young in
the pass. Gen. Young was warmly well
coined in Santa Cruz by the natives. In
an interview in Manila Aguinaldo's
mother said she was glad that the in.
surrection was near an end and that her
son was not sufficiently civilized to pre-
vent being misled by false counselors.
News from the seat of war in South
Africa is not of a character to encour-
age the friends of the British. Anxiety
is increasing in London and orders have
been issued for another division of
troops to be got in readiness at Alder
shot Gen. Cronje, in his report of the
Modder river fight, says that the en-
gagement commenced at six o'clock in
the morning and lasted until seven in
the evening, when the British retired
fully defeated. The number of Boer
killed and wounded was small.
At Vigan the American garrison of
200 repulsed an attack of 500 Filipinos,
killing 49,. The Americans lost eight
killed. Aguinaldo is said to be willing
to surrender to Consul General Wild
man. Gen. Hughes occupies 20 towns
in Panay.
The Kurds pillaged the Armenian vii
lage of Kostur and massacred 800 of it's
inhabitants.
LATER NEWS.
Several hundred bills and joint res.
Olutions were introduced in the Unit
ed States senate on the 9Th, the most
important being to provide form of
government for Hawaii; for the estab-
lishment of postal savings banks and
e government telegraphic system; for
the restriction of immigration; joint
resolution for constitutional amend
ment for the regulation of marriage
and divorce; for the free coinage of
silver; to pension Mrs. Gridley, wife
of the late Capt. Gridley, of the Olym-
pia, at $100 per month, and the fnan-
cial bill. The house was not in ses-
sion.
The transports Sherman and Centen-
nial sailed from SAN Francisco for Ma
Mia with troops.
Dick Coleman, the negro murderer of
Mrs. James Lashbrook, was taken from
the officers by mob of 1000 men at
Maysville, Ky, and burned at the stake.
Earthquake shocks were felt at Faulk-
ton and Miller, S. D.
During the last fiscal year 311,716
immigrants arrived in this country, an
ceding year of S2,416.
Rev. D. B. Cheney, prominent Bap-
tist minister, and his wife were shot
and probably fatally injured by bur-
glar who entered their home at Racine,
Wis.
Secretary of the Treasury Lyman ].
Gage in his annual report says that the
revenues of all kinds during the last
fiscal year were $610, ,0O4.35 and the
expenditures $70O,093, ,56402. The def
cit of $50, Ill ,559.67 was caused largely
through the war with Spain. Mr.. Gage
estimates the revenues for 1900 at $780,
95s,112 and the expenses at $4o,o00,o0O
less.
Gen. Otis cables the war department
that he has had no word of Gen. Young
for week. This is taken to indicate
that Young is continuing his hot pur-
suit of Aguinaldo, and sprobably is in a
country where he regards it. as unsafe
to use couriers.
: The president has nominated Brig.
Gen. Leonard Wood to be major general
of volunteers.
Dispatches received in London say
that the Boer artillery commanding
Ladysmith continues to lombard the
city daily. A. number of. the British
guns have been silenced. Gen. Cronje's
force continues to shell Mafel<ing at in
tervals and expects soon to reduce the
town. The Boer forces south of Kim
berley are making the advance of Gen.
Methuen very difficult.