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Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The Filipinos and Americans again
met in desperate battle, the insurgents
being the aggressors. One battalion of
the United States troops was attacked
in the rear, but bravely stood its
ground, although short of ammunition,
until reenforcements, with Gen. Whea-
ton at the head, came to the rescue. A
fierce fight followed and continued into
the evening, the native warriors being
forced back by the well-directed fire of
the Americans. The Americans lost 30
in dead and wounded, but the insurgent
casualties were many times greater
The largest paper manufacturer in
Norway, Christian Christoffersen, failed
at Christiania for $2,eso,ooo.
A report that Rev. H. S. Phillips, Mrs.
Phillips and Miss Sears, missionaries,
with three native converts, were killed
by natives at Kien Yang, China, was
untrue.
Advices from Manila say that Perez
las Marinas, a town surrounded by
swamps, was occupied by the forces un-
der Gen. Wheaton after some severe
fighting. The American army will push
on toward Buena Vista, where, it is be-
lieved, the insurgents principal powder
mill is located.
In an accident in mine at Rat
Portage, Ont, Charles Adams. Charles
Haas and John Howe were killed.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
A SUDDEN FLOOD.
People In Ohio Cities Aroused In Dead
of Night by Rising Waters and
Forced to Flee.

-. Mansfield, o., June Ala storm OF
unusual severity occurred here Monday
night and extended to other points in
Ohio, notably Shelby on the northwest
| and Loudonvillef on thesoutheast. Here
the storm lasted from 1880 until after
midnight, and was accompanied with
active thunder and lightning and with
heavy rain and hail. A number OF
houses in the lower part of the city
were moved from foundations and dwell
lings were under water several
feet deep.
At Shelby the rise in the little stream
running through the town was so rapid
that citizens were aroused at two a. m.
by the fire alarm and by ringing of
church bells. All cellars were flooded
and the principal streets became run
ming streams. The post office could not
be reached early in the day and busi-
ness was at standstin. A new bridge
was wholly submerged. The damage
to it cannot be ascertained until the wa
ter subsidies. The Baltimore & Ohio
railroad suffered from washouts.
At Loudonville the storm seems to
have gathered strength and there was
decided cloudburst. Horsetail creek
SION broke over it's banks with such
force that the first house it struck, that
of Isaac Hunter, was swept from it's
foundations and completely destroyed.
Hunter is missing and may be drowned.
Bridges and roadways have been broken
or destroyed, entailing a loss of $780,
900. The damage to crops, fences, live
stock, etc., will reach perhaps 100000
more.
Omaha, Neb., June 21.-A special to
the Bee from Ames, Ia, says: A ter
rife rain and hailstorm passed over this
city early Tuesday morning, smashing
half of the window lights in the town.
A barn north of the city was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground.
Seven head of horses were killed. The
streets are filled with water. Reports
from the country give great loss of
stock
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Death of n .Jurfst.

Topeka, Kan, June &c. G. Foster,
former federal judge of the district of
Kansas, died Wednesday evening at six
o'clock. Judge Foster was appointed
judge of the United States district court
by President Grant in 1874 and served
until March Of this year, when he was
retired and succeeded by w. C. Hook.
Judge Foster was born at Webster, N.
Y, in May, 1887. Last January a bill
passed the general congress retiring
Judge Foster on full pay. Judge Fos-
ter died worth about 100000, consist
inys in Topeka.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
WEST AND SOUTH.

Prof. B. I. Wheeler, of Cornell col
lege at Ithaca, N. Y, has been elected
president of the California state uni
versity.
BY cave-in at Coal Creek Tom Black,
negro 101 years old, pioneer of Ten
nessee, was killed.
Latest advices from New Richmond,
Wis, show that about 125 persons lost
their lives in the recent cyclone.
Benjamin E. Harding, who was elect
ed to the United States senate in 1862
to fill out the unexpired term of Senator
Baker, died in Cottage Grove, Ore, aged
67 years.
Eta Thorn, aged IA, Marian Howard,
IS, and Irene Lauderdale, 16, were
drowned while bathing at Galveston,
Tex.
In New Orleans William H. Fischer, a
builder and contractor, shot his wife
after brutplly beating her and then IA
tally wounded himself.
An explosion at the United States
Smokeless Powder company's factory
in San Rafael, CAL, killed Edward Sc
So1AOC, COAu OCCuuUC, OdHCS NOlllS-
sey and NJ. Hollenbeck.
Fire nearly wiped out the village of
Dingess, w. Va.
At Guthrie, O. T., Henry Lee and fam
lily of three died from eating toad
stools, mistaking them foc mushrooms.
Flames in Omaha, Neb., caused a loss
of $4,000 to the wholesale grocery firm
of Allen Bros, and six fremen were in
jured, one fatally.
A cyclone in the towns of Montana,
Marmandee, Bethany and Lewiston, in
Minnesota, wrecked many buildings
and injured several persons.
Funeral services over the remains of
Congressman Richard P. Bland took
place at Lebanon, Mo.
Gen. Randall has returned to Havana
from paying the Cuban soldiers. He
says he paid almost 2,s00 men.
Immense forest fires were sweeping
Buckskin mountains in northern Ari-
zona and southern Utah.
While despondent DR.. Thomas Os-
mond Summers, late major surgeon in
charge of the fever hospital at Santiago
and noted yellow fever expert, shot
himself through the head in St. Louis.
All students in the state, the Illinois
supreme court says, will be required to
read law three years before making
application to the supreme court for ad'
mission to the bar.
At the age of 70 years Lorenzo Dan
ford, serving his sixth term as congress-
man from the Sixteenth Ohio district
died suddenly at his country home neal
St. Clairsville, o. -
By the capsizing of boat Julius
Grotzke, aged "a; John Robinson, agee
1s. and Minnie Schieffelbein, aged H.
were drowned near Portage, Wis.
At Hartville, Mo-, John Kennedy was
convicted of train robbery and SEN
fenced to II years in prison. ~,
Great damage was done by cyclone
at Oconto, Wis, and vicinity. ,,
A boating party at Dunbar, Wis, was
capsized and six were drowned, four
grown persons and two children.
In Cleveland, O., mob Of 5000 per.
sons attacked the Holmden avenue cal
barns of the Electric Railway company
and destroyed valuable property.
Madison Pratt and John Raines, each
aged 10 years, fought a duel with pistols
near Pulaski. Va. and both were killed.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Three Drowned,

Milwaukee, June 20.-A Journal spe-
cial from Portage, Wis, says: Julius
Grotzke, aged "a; John Robinson. aged
is, and Minnie Schieffelbein, aged H.,
while returning from camp meeting
in boat were drowned in the Wiscon-
sin river, eight miles below here. The
boat capsized. Three others in the boat
saved themselves. None of the bodies
have been recovered. All were resi-
dents of Dekorra and Caledonia.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
ROUSSEAU DECLINES.
Undertakes to Form a New French
Cabinet But Finally Relin-
quishes the Task.

Paris, June 20.-It is announced that
Senator Waldeck-Rousseau has de-
clined the task of forming new cab
met. The failure of M. Waldeck-R Ros-
seau is due, it is said, to the refusal of
Camille Krantz to accept the portfolio
of public works, which he considers in
ferior to the portfolio of war, held by
him in the retiring cabinet. But for
this the Waldeck-Rousseau slate was
complete.
The failure of NJ. Waldeck-Rousseau
makes the situation exceedingly diff
cult. Both NJ. Casimir-Perier and Gen.
Brugere declined to enter the cabinet.
Paris, June eat was announced
late in the day that NJ. Bourgeois had
declined the task of forming a cabinet.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
A UNIQUE PARADE.
Lodges of the El1s Vie with Each
Other in Presenting Strik-
ing Appearances.

St. Louis, June 22.-Chairman kehr-
man, whose committee on registration
and headquarters has been busy TAX
ing care of the visitors, estimates that
there are fully 5000 Elks in the city.
It took the parade Wednesday one
hour to pass given point, and during
that time not a car wheel was turned
in the downtown district owing to the
congestion of traffic, and business on
the streets was practically suspended.
Each lodge in line had some dis
tinctive dress, either a uniform or
something unique or startling in ef-
feet
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Cen. Gordon Loses His Home.

Atlanta, Ca, June 22.-Ihe splendid
home of Gen. John +. Gordon, at Kirk
wood, suburb of Atlanta, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire Wednesday
evening. With the assistance OF the
family servants and neighbors, the
generals books, pictures and war
relics were saved, but every thing above
the first floor was burned. The gen.
erals residence was typical southern
home of 20 rooms and was built in 1869.
Gen. Gordon is on his plantation near
Reynolds, Ca, and the members OF his
family are unable to estimate the loss.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Mckinley Gives the DiDlDmRS. I.

South Hadley, Mass, June 21.-Pres-
ident Mckinley participated in the
commencement exercises at Mount
Holyoke college Tuesday. awarding the
diplomas to the senior class, among
whom was his niece, Miss Grace McKin.
ley, and accepting in brief address the
degree of doctor of civil laws conferred
upon him by the college. The presi'
dent and party came from Holyoke by
electric car Tuesday morning. After
the college exercises the president he!6
a reception on a platform in front Of
the village church, shaking hands with
o.4OO peonle.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
More Victims.

New Richmond, Wis.,, June 19.-Re
ports brought here show that about
nine persons heretofore unheard of
were killed by Mondays storm. The
dead are families of farmers living
along the road between New Richmond
and Burkhart. About 200 farmhouses
and adjoining buildings along nine
miles of that road are more or less
wrecked. Three members of G. Lacey's
family are reported as among the killed,
also three members of family named
Ellis, also Mrs. J. NJ. Hurd and two or
three Others
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28

J, The world is running to clubs. Men
and women are. enrolling themselves in
all sorts of aggregations for all sorts
of purposes, but it has remained for
Alameda, Cal, to organize the most
unique of all clubs, the Divorced Mems
club. The divorce mills throughout the
country are turning out plenty of can
fdidates for divorce clubs, and it may be
that they will spread and become quite
popular. But it must not be expected
they will be confined to men. Women
are shrewdly initiative, and as there are
Just as many divorced womensas men
ere long they will have their club.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Dan COu~lin In dicted.

Chicago, June 21.-Tuesday night the
grand jury voted indictments against
Daniel Coughlin and William Arm
strong. Coughlin was indicted on the
charge of offe fing a bribe to Juror John
F. Taylor. He was also indicted with
William Armstrong, his bartender, on
Il charge of conspiracy to do an act pref
judicial to the administration of public
Justice.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28

At the recent unveiling of a statue of
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia
Mayor Quincy, of. Boston, delivered an
address in which he spoke of Franklin's
birth in Boston, and said the sum he left
and the manner of disposing of it was
now being considered. The fund allud-
ed to was bequest in Franklin's will
of small sum to be lent out ut interest
for the assistance ''of such young mar
ried mechanics under the age of Is
years as had served an apprenticeship
in the towns of Boston and Philadel-
mia -
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
A Dangerous Voyage.

Atlantic City, N. j., June 19.-Capt.
William A. Andrews left this city Sun
day afternoon in little craft named
''The Doree" to cross the Atlantic
islands, where he expects to stop for a
few days to reprovision. This makes
the fifth attempt of the captain to cross
the ocean in similar small crafts, three
of which attempts he claims were sue
cessful. The boat he is using this time
is IL feet long, five feet wide and %
inches deep
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
TO FIGHT TRUSTS.
Corporations Acting Against
Public Interest.

New Carlisle, Ind, June 1o.-Aaron
Jones, of this county, master of the ma
tional grange, says in an interview that
the proposed trust of the farmers of the
United States will be consummated and
will make itself felt in due time, and
such trusts as are against public in
terests will have arrayed against them
force that is pretty certain to ac-
complish it's purpose. The methods of
warfare will prove effective, Mr.. Jones
says. A force of 100000 organized
farmers can make it exceedingly un-
comfortable for trusts formed to prac-
tice eXtOrtiOn
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Rland Laid to Rest.

Lebanon, Mo-, June 19.-Congress-
man Richard Parks Bland was laid to
rest here Saturday. The town was
crowded with thousands of his friends
who came to honor his memory. The
funeral services were participated in by
the ministers of all denominations that
are represented in Lebanon. The dis
course was delivered by Rev. w. X. Col
lins. of the Methodist Episcopal church,
and was followed by the ritual of the
Knights Templars and masonic fra
ternities. William J. Bryan had seat
on the stage.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Cyclist Murphy's Feat.

New York, June 22.-Paced by an
engine flying at the rate of a mile a min
ute, Charles Murphy, the veteran rae
ing wheelman, on Wednesday whizzed
over mile course laid in the tracks of
the Long Island railroad faster than
ever man rode a bicycle before. His
performance was but a trial test, for on
June 30 he expects to travel over the
same polished track in less than one
minute for the mile. Wednesday he
covered the mile course in one minute
and FIVE seconds
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Death Of a Consressman.

Wheeling, W. Va, June 2o.-Capt.
Lorenzo Danford, serving his sixth
term as congressman from the Six
teenth Ohio district, died Monday night
at seven o'clock at his country home
near St. Clairsville, O. His death was
sudden and was caused by heart dis
ease. The only member Of his family
present at his deathbed was his daugh-
fer
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Will Erect a Monumen t.

Vancouver, B. c., June 19.-Austra-
lian advices say that the officers of the
British and American warships, who
have been fraternizing during the re-
cent trouble in Samoa, have decided
to erect joint monument to the mem
ory of the English-speaking slain in
the various engagements. It is in
tended to erect a granite monument
with the names of the British engraved
on one panel and the Americans on the
other. Surmountings the roll of the
killed with the British and American
flags intertWined.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Wheaton Advances.

Manila, June 21. - The troops COM
manded by Gen. Wheaton entered Perez
das Marinas Tuesday without opposi-
ton except upon the part of small
bodies of rebels, who inflicted no losses
upon the Americans. The town is an
unimportant place surrounded by
swamps and Gen. Wheaton will prob
ably return to linus.
The latest list of the American cas-
ualties in Mondays fighting shows that
five were killed and 20 wounded. The
list includes no officers. The wound
ed were brought to Manila from Bacoor
in cascoes
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28

The horrible story of drowning, freez-
ing and starvation which comes from
Alaska is not likely to encourage gold
seekers. The number of dead reported
is22, but this will probably be increased.
This gold hunt in arctic SHOWS is a
ghastly tragedy. The Klondike is no
doubt full of the yellow metal, but if
all of it could be EXTRACTED it would
hardly pay for the terrible loss involved
in getting it in such a haphazard fash
ion., Human life is the most precious
thing in the world, and yet these seek
ers after wealth madly plunge into al
most certain death for-gold.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Big Failure in Norway.

Christiania, June 20.-The failure of
Christian Christoffersen, the largest pa
per manufacturer and paper pulp deal
er in Norway, is now certain. His liza
bilities will amount to 100000 kroner
(S2,GsO,00o), and his assets are placed
at11,ooo, ,oookroner( ,s4s,ooo), but con-
servative fnanciers fear that the assets
are largely overestimated. Extreme
nervousness prevails in business circles
and money is very tight. One bank has
Just failed, and other failures are ex-
nected II
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
ROld Robbers.

Philadelphia, June 2o.-A gang of
masked robbers, probably ten in num-
Der, Monday morning raided the re-
ceiving office of the Fairmount Park
Transportation company at Belmont IN
Fairmount Park and after holding up
the receiver and five other employees of
the railway, blew open the safe, secur-
ing $4,000, the company's receipts for
two days.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Six Men Wound lie d.

Evansville, Ind, June 21.-The coal
miners strike assumed a serious aspect
here early this "wednesday morning.
Operators of the Sunnysidc mine had
imported 30 negro miners from Ken
tucky and were delivering them at the
mine at 1870 a. m. when unknown
parties concealed in bushes near the
mines opened fire on the negroes. 1t
was very dark and stampede followed
Some OF the nonunion men responded
with revolvers and many shots were
fired. Six men were badly wounded.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Priest to Run for Congress.

Chicago, June %. - Rev. Father
George D. Heldmann, of St. Pau]'s Ro-
man Catholic church, has announced
his candidacy for congress on the dem
ocratic ticket. Father Heldmann will
officially make known his intention to
Archbishop Feehan Sunday. Father
Heldlnann says he knows of only one
other instance of a Catholic priest who
wanted to go to congress. This was
in 1887, when priest was elected from
Detroit.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28

In the past five months 50 new cot
ton mills have been built or projected
in the southern states involving an out
lay of $11, 100000, and 80 old mills are
making improvements at a cost of $5,-
100000. These additions will add ,1OO,-
900 new spindles to existing southern
machinery. Outside of these additions
there are approximately 100000 spin
dies in operation in the south.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Closed Its Session 8.

indianapolis, Ind, June 22.-Ihe su-
preme lodge of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen completed it's bust
ness Wednesday. 1t was decided TO Of
fer prize Of $4,000 to the jurisdiction
making gain of 25 per cent. from June
/, 1899, to June l, 1900, providing that
the increase exceeds 1000 new men,
bers. prize of $1,000 was offered to
any jurisdiction which had less than
1900 members on June 1, 1899, which
than 500 members.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
THE EAST.

The most Interesting feature of the
visit of President Mckinley to Smith
college in Northampton, Mass, was the
conferring of the degree of LII. D. on
him. But one other honorary degree
has been conferred by the college in it's
history.
Masked robbers raided the receiving
office of the Fairmount Park Transport
tation company near Philadelphia and
stole $4,000.
In New York the funeral of Augustin
DAILY was held from St. Patrick's cathe-
dral.
At the age of 64 years Norman Will
liams, Chicago millionaire, and the
father of the wife of Gen. Merritt, died
at his summer residence at Little Boar S
Head, near Portsmouth, N. H.
In the Second congressional district
Of Maine Charles E. Littlefeld (rep.), of
Rockland, was elected a successor to the
late Nelson Dingley.
With his family Brig. Gen. Leonard
Wood, military governor of the province
of Santiago, arrived in New York.
LII luc ~ NllSN olulSS tAC SISAO1C SUI
ply of grain on the 10th was: Wheat,
1898, 900 bushels; corn, IL ,601, 900 bush
els; oats, 1881 900 bushels; rye, s19,-
900 bushels; barley, 100000 bushels.
At the age of 76 years Commodore Os-
car C. Badger, U. S. N, retired, died at
Concord, Mass.
The president participated in the
commencement exercises at Mount
Holyoke college in South Hadley, Mass,
awarding the diplomas to the senior
class, among whom was a niece, Miss
Grace Mckinley, and accepting in a
brief address the degree of doctor of
civil laws conferred upon him by the
college.
In New York Henry Post, New York
banker, filed petition in bankruptcy
with liabilities of $S, ,464,575.
At Bath, Me-, the United States prac-
tice vessel Chesapeake was launched
and christened by Miss Elise Brad
ford, daughter of Rear Admiral Brad
ford.
The Cambria Steel company at Johns
town, Pa, has advanced the wages of
its $500 employees ten per cent.
proposition to change the constitu-
ton in favor of biennial elections was
defeated at an election in Rhode Island.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Medical science has discovered that

Medical science has discovered that
the use of strawberries sometimes pro-
duces on the human jaw the effect of
entirely arresting it's activities. The
disa bility is curious one, marking out
the strawberry as a possible agent of
relief in cases of obstinate volubility,
domestic and public. If it always
worked, the fruit should be worth it's
weight in gold in the markets, instead
of the beggarly ten cents quart which
IS at present the ruling rate.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Victim of a Storm.

Calhoun, Neb., June ga severe
swindstorm, accompanied by heavy rain,
passed west of here Wednesday after
noon, blowing down one barn and un-
roofing another, also blowing down
wind mills and other small buildings.
a man named johnson, working on
Nels L. Nelson's farm, was struck by
the limb of tree while seeking shelter
under it,. He died shortly afterwards.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28

1t is officially announced that the
catch of imported French sardines" on
the coast of Maine will this year reach
over 100000 boxes, as against 100000
last year. The Maine herring will be
more nearly sardine in 1899 than ever
before because they are to be canned
by process that has been in use across
the Atlantic and only recently intro
duced into this country.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28

The sweet girl graduate must 60
home now and take up domestic ologies.
And she will be all the sweeter for doing
so-that is, to rational-minded people.
Girls who are afraid to put on aprons
and help their mothers lack right train
ing or something. They are bric-a-brac
in any home and almost every young
man knows it.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28

Kent county, Nd, has the distinction
of having what State Entomologist
Johnson declares to be the monster
peach tree of the United States. The
big tree is at Napley, the fine estate of
Alan Harris, in the tenancy of Robert
Wickes. The trunk is 81 inches in cir
cumference, % inches in diameter or
about the size of the ordinary kerosene
barrel. Three of the limbs are % inches,
20 inches and 30 inches in circum-
ference, respectively. The tree is 25
years old, is vigorous and in full bear
inr
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
A Vote Of Censure.

New Haven, Conn.,, June 22.-Rev. w.
NJ. Barrows, the minister who recently
married Perry Belmont and Mrs.
Henry d. Sloan at Greenwich, was on
Wednesday severely censured by the
general association of Congregational
ministers of Connecticut, of which he is
q member.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
DlnEley's Successor Chosen.

Rockland, Me-, June 2O.-Charles E.
Littlefield, republican, has been elected
to congress to succeed the late Nelson
Dingley, defeating John Scott, of Bath,
by an overwhelming majority. Scott
polled a smaller vote than when he
stood against Mr.. Dingley in the 1898
election.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28

Massachusetts is setting apart for
public use tracts of land noted for great
beauty. Two fine mountains, Greylock
in the northwestern part of the state
and Wachusett in the center, with their
approaches, have been purchased for a
permanent reservation.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
Medals for All.

Washington, June 2o.-It is stated at
the navy department that every man
attached to the Olympia, Boston, Balti-
more, Concord, Raleigh, Petrol and Nc
Culloch during the battle in Manila har-
Dor, regardless of rank or station, will
receive medal of honor.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28

Greek divers have discovered treasure
in Russian flagship sunk in Greek
waters in ITO. Gold coins to the value
of $4,000 have already been recovered,
and the divers report great stores of sill
yer and jewels which the storms of a
century have washed out from the hulk
of the old wreck.