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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25
STEAMER BURNED.
Fire Destroys the Nutmeg state on
the Atlantic Coast and Twelve
Persons Perish. s

New York, Oct. 16.-The Bridgeport
line steamer Nutmeg State was burned
in Long Island sound, of Sands point,
L. lat sunrise Saturday morning, and
IL persons were burned to death or
drowned. The dead are: Samuel
Jaynes, baggage master; Nils Nilsen,
Charles Anderson, Patrick Coffee,
Bernard Hendry, Thomas Murphy and
John Connors, members of the crew,
and five unknown passengers. Fl
The burning of the steamer was re-
plete with horror, heroism, brutality
and self-sacrifice. Few if any lives
would have been lost had not a swarm
of maddened freight handlers darted
up from the furnace below decks and
swept women and children into the
water, in their mad rush for safety.
These men. great, rough, brawny fell
lows, whose stock in trade was their
strength, spared nobody. They fought
their way to the steamers bow, which
was not on fire, and swept in to the hud-
died crowd there, pushing many over
the side into the sea. Until their ad-
vent the crew had behaved fairly we'll,
the captains orders were being obeyed
and the boats were being filed with
women and children. But the rush of
the freight handlers upset all plans.
The origin of the fire is unknown. It
started amidships, and was discovered
by the chief cook when he left his cabin
at $3.50 o'clock in the morning. He i'm
mediately gave the alarm, and then
went to work waking the passengers
At first everything was done in perfect
order. The captain ordered his crew to
quarters. They responded with fire
buckets and hose, and for Is minutes
fought the fire. Soon the captain real
lied that the ship could not be saved
and he directed Pilot Weatherwax tc
ran the boat ashore. At full speed the
doomed craft sped toward the rocks Of
Sands point.
It was during this race for the shore
that the most agonizing incidents oc'
CURED. The first boat lowered was full
of women and children, when it was
seized by the freight handlers, and the
people in it were spilled out. In the
water they fought each other for their
lives. They tried to crawl over one an.
other as they chung to the boats sides
to oars, life preservers, steamer chairs
or anything else that floated. Those
who had hold of the boat tried to beat
back those who struggled to reach it
Men who had placed their women and
children in the boat dived from the
steamer into the tangle and sought tc
save them. Thirty or 40 persons were
struggling in the water when boats
from the steamer City of Lawrence
picked them up.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25
OFFER TO BETRAY AGUINALDO
Proposal of Gen. Pho Del Pillar Re-
ported to Have Been Made
to Otis.

MANILA, Oct. l9.-Gen. Otis has re-
ceived messages purporting to come
from the insurgent general, Pho Del
Pillar, offering to sell out his army and
to deliver Aa1uinaldo into the hands of
the Americans. Although he is not sat
isfed that this offer is authentic, it is
not intrinsically improbable. The pol
icy of Gen. Otis is firmly set against
buying any surrepders. a.. ! ,,,-:.s =.
Pho Del Pillar offers for the sum of
$4,000 to refrain from attacking Ma
Mia with his army; for the sum of $780,
900 he offers to surrender his army aft
er sham battle, both sides firing into
the air, and for the sum of $500, 900 he
says he will procure the overthrow of
the instruction and the capture of
Aguinaldo, Palermo and the other lead
ers. In the course of the communica-
ton he refers to Aguinaldo in con-
temptuous terms, indicating that
strained relations exist between them.
Reports are being received from the
districts occupied by the enemy that
the Filipinos believe that Pho Del Pillar
has an audacious plan to break through
the American lines into Manila and
seize Gen. Otis and the archbishop.
Possibly these rumors were started
with an idea of helping him to make a
deal with the Americans.
1t is needless to say that the Ameri-
cans would welcome an attack of that
sort. There has been much speculation
of late regarding the whereabouts of
Pho Del Pillar. The recent attack at La
Iona is credited to his men. It is be-
ieved that he is now in the vicinity of
San Mateo valley, with force of from
1900 to 5000 men.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Japan's tea crop is enormous and
prices will be low.
Milwaukee is now the largest manu-
facturer of bicycles. r..
Southern cotton mills find it difficult
to obtain sufficient labor.
American timber is being used for
sleepers on Japanese railways.
Three times as much American ma
chineryis sold in Australia now as three
years ago.
Exclusion of inferior tea from the
United States has increased it's sale in
Great Britain. & :es~.
The state board of health has decided
not to quarantine California against the
consumptives of other states. ~
At Morgantown, w. Va, Gov. Akin
son presented fine sword to Capt.
Chadwick on behalf Of the people of the
state. s.. "%
Barbed wire fences are used extern
slvely in South Africa, and most Of the
material is imported from the United
States. s@z @@@z III .:..s >ss E
Present Indications warrant the be-
lief that the exports of the calendar
year 1899 will be the largest in the ma
tons history. ...= VI . .5ssss*
The United States has 312 vessels of
all kinds. built and building. Of these
189 are in the regular navy and 1913 con-
stitute the auxiliary force. ISL. g + u.
France loses every year by infectious
and contagious diseases 24O, 900 lives. or
ffa>.~ - -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25
+, snow In Colora do,

Leadville, Col, Oct. Il. For more
III: than one week g sn owstorm Of unprece-
dented severity for this time Of the
year has been: aging in thd mountains
surrounding Leadville One band OF
1900 sheep and the herder with them
are lost. Other large focks have re-
ported heavy losses and no word has
I been received from many Others known
to be still in the mountain pastures. In
the canyons losses from foods and
slides have been heavy and through
trains have been ind finit IL delayed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25
TX OunE Men Meet Disaster

Seymour, Ia, Oct. Is. frigh lac
scident occurred hereat7 As Wednesday
evening il itch one person was killed
and mime Others Il jured, perhaps several
sof them fatally. a crowd Of youngmen
had started ito the country rs charivari
newly-married coupl and as. they
drove across the Rock Island track si,5
the east limits of the scit they were;
struck BY the east -no,lnd meat trail,
and knocked from the track Will Cup.
Plies was killed ont fright and his bod.
,vas found upons the pilot u sfth1e engine
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25
MEET |ElE ! q LE.



London, Oct. il, Is a. d. me long
pected moYement On Sir George S.
Whites position in Natal has begun
in earnest. The Orange Free State.
burghers, who recently made q forward
movement in the direction Of Acton
Homes, southwest of Ladysmith, and
who retreated when discovered by Gen.
Whites force on reconnaissance, ad-
vanced through Tintwa pass Tuesday
night and began hostilities by opening:
with their artillery on small squads
of cavalry on the British outposts. The
range was considerable, and the shoot
ing Of the Boer artillery wild. The out
posts were biyouacked at the time some
ten miles west and is east Of the camp.
The evident object of the Beers was
to attack either. and by feint to draw
the main body of troops from Lady
smith or prelude their concentration
against the town. At any rate the
firing lasted a short time, after which
the Beers ceased. - - .
Later the Beers made another sortie,
this time 'colliding with the cavalry pa
trolls at Acton Homes and Testers Sta
ton, southwest of Ladysmith. =
The firing continued the greater part
of the day, and there were several
British casualties. f. ".,~- ''.. be-.
Kimberley, Oct. 18. An armored
train, while accommodating near Spyt-
fontein, engaged the Beers, killing five
and wounding seven. The British had
no losses.
London, Oct. 10. A special dispatch
from Pretoria reports that white flag
has been hoisted at Mafeking. The cor
respondent does not know whether the
town intends to surrender.
London, Oct. 19.-There is still no
authentic news from Mafeking, but all
reports tend to confirm the belief that
Col. Baden-Powell is holding his own,
and no credit is given to the vague ru-
NOR that flag of truce had been dis
played.
London, Oct. ia supplementary
army estimate has been issued asking
the house of commons to vote an ad-
ditional $4,000 men and e10,0O0,00O
($50,0o0,00o) in consequence of the stu
alton in South Africa. e>
It is explained that the $4,000 men
| represent the probable maximum ex-
cess beyond the establishments fixed
for the year 1s99-1900, and is in conse-
quence of the calling out of the reserves
and of the temporary transfer of troops
from the Indian to the British estab-
lishment. With the additional e1O,-
100000, the total army estimates are
6 3o,617,2oo.
It is not believed that the militia are
to be sent to South Africa. Presumably
they will replenish the denuded Brit
ish garrison towns and thus permit the
government to send to the Cape all the
regulars rendered necessary by devel-
opments in South Africa.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

Liquor sometimes makes great slave
OF man. Martin Dutton, of Pough-
keepsie, offered his son, Gould NJ. Dut-
ton, $4,000 if he would take the Kelley
cure, $4,000 more if he would remain
sober a week, and $40, 900 a year as long
as he never touched drop of liquor.
Young Dutton has begun to take the
Kelley treatment, and he says he is
through with liquor forever. Dutton
has an attractive young wife, but at
present they are living apart because
of his affinity for liquor. ;.I4Fi ~, In d.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25
lNDlk HISTORY
Che Important Hap enings Of .
eek Briefly Told.
NALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All tho Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
Z West and the South. =
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON. /,

FROM WASHINGTON. -
Indications warrant the belief that the
exports of the calendar year 1899 will
be the largest in the nations history.
4 The secretary Of war has. ordered all
the available chaplains in the army to
the Philippines. +
Estimates of expenses by the interior
department for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1901, aggregate total of $780,
100000.
Advices received at the war depart
ment show that the army has reached
its maximum strength of 100000 en-
listed men, of whom $4,000 are regulars
and $4,000 volunteers. All volunteer
recruiting stations have been closed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

As the weather has become somewhat
chilly for aquatic outings, the fool who
rocks the boat has retired up stage
and the idiot who points ''unloaded"
guns advances into the full glare of the
footlights. He will be supported by
the slope-headed Aztec who pulls chairs
from beneath people who are about to
sit down and by the zany who strews
banana Feelings on the sidewalk and
derives boisterous entertainment from
the results thereof.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

e they only had revolutions and rebel
lions and wars on the South American
plan in5ot herp parts Of the world it would
& be possible to have more Of them and
thus add to the excitement and gayety
OF M tons. In Venezuela, for instance,
Ill the plans are made for another upris-
Ing, and so perfect liz the stage manage
ment ofthe spectacl that there's every
assurance that there will be no fighting
when the government is overturned.
The present ruler wi III simply bide his
time and watch tor an opportunity to
sneak Into the state house again when
no one; 81 look }ss. !. 5.s. q
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

The Dewey arch IS New York will re-
main as it is for one year provided the
relic hunters do not carry it of.

Admiral Farragut's old flagship, the
Hartford. has been reconstructed at San
Francisco and is again in commission.
! She is q small and vulnerable craft COM
pared with a modern armored vessel.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

: The sultan of Turkey has ordered the
repairing and rebuilding, with govern
ment assistance, of all Armenian
churches, schools and monasteries de-
stroyed in the riots of 1896 and 1897.
This is heavy contract, as some of the
Oldest monasteries in Asia Minor were
destroyed and hundreds Of churches
and schools. The same order removes
restrictions imposed upon Armenians
and in general way complies with the
demands of the European powers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

E& Sometimes it takes thousands of dol
lars to develop first-class race horse,
but when man does secure flyer the
animal is regular mint. Flying Fox,
the horse that won the English Derby
this year, has won $150,O00 in stakes
this season
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

Sometimes n stream Of cold water is
#snord effective than cannon shot.
When the Dewey naval parade was
forming the Sxcur1ipp boaf criowde
~ that they were @ irect yin the patti of
NJ pardde. he guard line of torpedo,
\ bOats ordered them back but some "A
4uAed III move. One % the TORPEDO boats
nred q blank shot across the bows 81 d
i Number ga lend Ing vessels. and still
refused "a move ust then The
Few orls IA ted 1iles her
/ M III II. 81 y l flinligtnE
md toward as3lsI dslftk 81 lpsts,
4 IS u b 4 sess:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

Young Cornelius Vanderbilt, it seems,
gets only $1O,OOO,OO0 from his fathers
estate. This is because he insisted on
marrying the girl he wanted and not
the one his father wanted him to have.
We have great admiration for young
man who will put up with $1o,o0o,0o0
for the sake of the girl he loves.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

a complete. English dictionary con-g
tains four times as many words as are
found in any other language, and the
vocabulary, grows fast. :. In yacht rae
ing ''rubberneck" means trespasser
,,n0n the c0nrSe - - .
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

Ella Ewing, the giantess, has COM
pleted her residence near CORN, Mo.
The house was built on scale proper
tionate with Miss Ewing's needs. The
doors are ten feet high and the ceilings
and windows look like those of tabled
giants castles. She is still growing, and
is now eight feet and four inches tall.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25
THE EAST.

| Flames destroyed n large .cottor
warehouse in Brooklyn, N. Y, owned
by the Bush Co., the loss being $500, 900
At the close of the National league
baseball season of 1899 the variou:
clubs occupied the following positions:
Brooklyn, .6s2; Boston, 1924; Philadel
phia, .613; Baltimore, .5S1; St. Louis
.557; Cincinnati, .553; Pittsburgh, $40;
Chicago, .507; Louisville, .493;, New
York, 400; Washington, $50; Cleve'
land, .131.
The residents Of Boston and other
New England localities gave Admiral
Dewey grand reception and Mayor
Quincy presented the naval hero with
magnificent watch, gift from the
city. After banquet the admiral left
for Washington.
The St. Paul commandery, Knights
Templar, of North Adams, Mass, has
elected President Mckinley an honorary
member of the body. f:...
In Long Island sound, off Sands point
Long Island, the steamer Nutmeg State
was burned and IL persons were burned
to death or drowned.
Mrs. Florentine LANCE, aged IS, was
stricken with apoplexy and died while
addressing a socialist women's meeting
in New York.
The republicans have nominated J. S.
Parvin for congress in the Ninth con.
gressional district of Pennsylvania, and
the democrats haze named Fl. D. Greene.
John T. Harris, ex-United States SEN
ator, died at his home in Harrisburg,
Va, aged 70 years. @...
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain on the 10th was: Wheat,
47,2s9,o 900 bushels; corn, Is, 1885, 600 bush
els; oats, 100000 bushels; rye, &c.,
600 bushels; barley, 2,1o1,o0o bushels.
Off New York the Columbia won by
ten minutes and eight seconds the first
of the series of races with the Sham
rock for the international champion
ship and the Americas cup. The dis
tance was 30 miles.
Rev. w. II. P. Faunce, D. D., was in
augurated ninth president Of Brown
university at Providence, r.. I.
Off New York the Columbia won the
second of the international yacht races,
the Shamrock breaking her topmast
during the race.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

In order to advertise his occupation
a citizen of Avondale, N. j., has had
printed some cards which read thus:
'Thomas P. Daily, justice of the peace,
commissioner of deeds, notary public.
Conveyancing done accurately at low
rates. Wills written. Parties married
or sent to Jail with neatness and dis
1~ofnh -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

I A new drink in France is called pi-
aquette.and, though twas discovered
but a year ago, over 50, 100000 gallons of
it hass:b been consumed. 1t is made of
dried apples, raisins and water, with a
little sugar and bit of fermentation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25
WEST AND SOUTH.

Some colored soldiers of the Twenty
fifth United States infantry, stationed
at San Carlos reservation in Arizona,
killed four Apache Indians.
Flames destroyed the depot, the opera
house, the Elsen hotel and numerous
business houses in Bangor, Wis.
Fire destroyed St. Mary's training
school at Feehansville, ILL.,, the loss be-
ing 100000. Il sao*z.*
In GAINESVILLE, o., Robert D. Schultz,
millionaire soap manufacturer, died
suddenly from heart trouble.
= While speaking at a religious meet
ing A. NJ. Atkinson, prominent cap
italist and churchman of Wabash, Ind.
dropped dead in Cincinnati, O.
The president and party arrived in
Milwaukee on the 10th. On the trip
through Iowa the president spoke brief
ly at Iowa Falls, Ackley, Parkersburg
and Dubuque, and upon entering Hi:
nois made an address at Galena, and
next spoke at Ipswich, Wis.,, and at
Madison.
At the age of 70 years Prof. Edward
F. Orion, first president of the Ohio
state university, died suddenly at his
home in Columbus.
Near Hastings, Neb., a thunderstorm
wrecked many farm buildings and sew
eral grain elevators. Is :
The death Of William Wallace Thay-
er, formerly governor and chief justice
Of Oregon, occurred at his home near
Portland, aged ~ years. u
To reinforce Admiral Watson the
cruiser Brooklyn left Old Point Com
fort, Va, for Manila. ....~ . r.
Throughout the island Of Cuba the
taking Of the census has begun.
On account Of age Gen. William R.
Shafter has been placed on the retired
list, but will remain in command Of the
department Of the Pacific until relieved
by order of the president. .z5 &
I'm the mountains surrounding Lead
vile, COL, thousands Of sheep persisted
during a snowstorm. s h: &. il. =s.S,..zs
The president on his trip from Mil
waukee to Jackson, Mich, made brief
speeches at many places. and at every
station where the train stopped Il the
people for miles around had assembled
TO greet the nation s chief executive.
#ss The supreme court has sousted Mrs.
Merrie II. Abbott, prosecuting attor-
ney Of ogenaw count from her posi-
ton. no ding that q woman III incl gibIe
TO hold elective Office il Michigan. n
The thousands Of coal miners Of the
Spring Valley I'LL Coal comp went
on . strike s5.a
5 nth 900 tons Of freig ht the trans
port Victoria sailed from San Francisco
for Manila.
IN q football game at lei Kan.
!George Thurston, ageds -, sof Neenah,
Wis. was killed 35=
III lan,es IN Chicag q Gr1troy the svV.
an Richie paper boz actory, he loss
being $$165, and c1faste dc
erintende Ell, was burned Is death &
anila 4 gun boat Marietta
sailed from Mort Eas;
IL Us New rlsans lsTerhnr1a. u
musician shpf M a rong h,e
nns ,ame e
tkoub WI y q a h +
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25
Army, Has 100000 Men.

Washington, Oct 10. = Reports re
ceived at the war department show
that the army has reached its maximum
strength OF 100000 enlisted men, OF
whom $4,000 are regulars and $4,000
volunteers. All volunteer recruiting
stations haverbeen closed. According
to the present plans Of Gen. Otis q for
ward movement against the enemy will
not be commenced on a large scale until
at least half Of these volunteers have
reached Manila. s5l.s$ &
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25
YaIe,s New Prcsident.

New Haven, Conn. Oct. Il 81 Arthur
Twining Hadley was inaugurated as
president ct Yale university Wednes-.
day. Among those who attended the.
ceremony we're the presidents of Har-5
ward, Princeton, olumbia, Cornell, Chi
scago, Brown, oberlin and many other:
universities and colleges ederal ofttii-
Gers, distinguished. men Of science and
letters diploma and men. Of business.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25
SchooIn,er RIM Down,

Harbor Beach, Mich, Oct. 16.-The
steamer w. p. Ketcham ran down the
little schooner 7 in Lake Huron Sat-
urday morning. The Typo was instant
~ sunk and four Of the crew were
drowned. Their names follow: Mrs.
Adams, the cook; Henry Ledford, the
mate; John Campbell and Daniel Carr,
seamen. The captain Of the vessel and
two seamen managed T. escape from
the wreck and we're picked up BY the
Ketcham. B. SIS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

. It may be interesting to know that
the five oldest colleges in the United
States are Harvard, 1886; William and
Mary, 1893; Yale, 1901; University OF
Pennsylvania, 1740; Princeton, 1746.
We don't know the name of the
Youngest college.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

s. The Atlanta Constitution tells of q
place in that city where the following
sign may be seen: "James and John
Brown, literary establishment. Cam
paign speeches, obituaries and poetry
written while you wait" g IS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25

In the district court of Minneapolis
Kate Acker was recentlygivena divorce,
with the right to resume her maiden
name, which was Kate Schafrankowa.
In rendering decision the judge said:
'Decree of divorce will be entered with
costs assessed to defendant, and plain
tiff is allowed to resume the name Of
of-the one she asks for"