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Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

She-"She said her husband had just
embarked in business Yes; he
works on a sailing vessel." ."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Fiial Care Jimmy, when I spank
you it hurts me worse than it does YOU"
''Well, ma, why don't you put on pas
boxin' gloves ?''-Chicago Record.
Mrs. Dothetown-':Poor, dear child!
Are your parents dead?" Tenement
Tommy-"I t'ink pap is. Him an mar
wuz fghtin' when left, an, gee, she
want doin' a ting t. 'him."-Ohio State
Journal.
II suppose you like your new play
very much?'' Eyes, indeed.'' ''No doubt
the lines are quite bright?" ''Wen, to
be frank with you, haven't read them
yet, but the costumes are simply gor-
geous."-Stray Stories.
''Have you any idea what you are
talking about?" II don't believe have
You see, my wife's away, and it is such
blessed privilege to talk all want to
that don't wonder get things mixed"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Hanging Warning.-"How cheer
fully your husband runs. your lawn
mower" eyes. keep his fathers old
scythe hanging in the kitchen, and
whenever he looks at it he knows he is
well of."-Boston Traveller.
''Tell Mr.. Cuthbert I'm OUT II hat
alreaty told him madame is in.' ''Then
say when you came upstairs you found
me out" "But, madame, he alreaty
says he has found you out, and zat is Wy
he must see madame" me."-Pick-Me-Up.
Hicks Funny thing happened 10
Melville the other evening. He fou, d
out when he had pulled the door to after
coming through it that he had left his
keys in the house." Wicks-'And so he
was forced to remain out all nig.,t7
That was too bad" Hicks-"Yes; but
he bore up under it with Christian forti-
tude. He thinks he will try it again
some other night. Boston Transcript.
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
BROOM CORN BOOMS.
Brush Reaches the Coveted Price of
500 a TOn-Farmers in Con-
troll of Market.s

Charleston, ILL.,, Oct. 11.-Tuesday was
day of excitement in the broom corn
belt of Illinois. Brush reached the COW
eted price of 800 per ton. Three crops
in this vicinity were sold at this figure
and it&was refused by several owners.
That the price will still advance is the
opinion of every well-informed person.
It has advanced $50 within the past ten
days, and until the manufacturers get
supplied it will go higher. A conserva-
tive estimate says that three-fourths
of this years crop is already sold. Many
orders from foreign buyers to local
brokers have been refused because the
brush was not to be had. This is the
first time in ten years that the farmers
have been able to control the market.
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
DEMANDS or BOERS. .


London, Oct. 11.--The Transvaal ul-
timatum, which is signed by F.. w.
Reitz. secretary of state, concludes
with the following four demands:
''T4er ma ajesty's unla wful intervention IN
the Internal affairs Of this republic, in con-
flict with the London convention Of 1894
by the extraordinary, strengthening of her
troops in the neighborhood of the borders
Of this republic, has caused an intolera bic
condition of things to arise, to which this
government feels itself obliged, In the in
terest not only of this republic, but also
of all South Africa, to make an end as soon
as possible. and this government feels
itself called upon and obliged to press ear
nestly and with emphasis for an immediate te
Termination Of this state. Of things and to
request her majesty's government to give
assurances upon the following four de-
mands:
First. That all points Of mutual differ
ence be regulated by friendly recourse to
arbitration or by whatever amicable way
may be agreed upon by this government
and her majesty's government.
Second. That all troops on the borders
Of this republic shall be instantly with
drawn.
Third That all reenforcements OF
troops which have arrived in South Africa
since June l. 1899, shall be removed from
to be agreed upon with this government,
and with the mutual assurance and guar
antee on the part of this government that
no attack upon or hostilities against any
portion of the possessions Of the British
government shall be made by this republic
during the further negotiations, within a
period of time to be subsequently agreed
upon between the governments; and this
government will. on compliance Herewith,
be prepared to withdraw the armed burgh-
ers of this republic from the borders.
Fourth. That her majesty's troops
which are now on the high seas shall not
be landed in any part of South Africa"
To these demands is appended the
definition of the time-limit for a reply:
'"This government presses for an imme-
diate and an affirmative answer to these
four questions, and earnestly requests her
majesty's government to return an answer
before or upon Wednesday, October Ii,
1899. not later than five o'clock D. m
1T desires further to add that in the
unexpected event of an answer not salts
factory being received by it within the in
terval, it will with great regret be CON-
PEELED to regard the action of her ma jesty's
government as formal declaration of
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
News in Brief.

A young lady named Mary Phillips
was fatally injured by jumping from a
Milwaukee train between Minneapolis
and st. Paul.
Two St. Cloud reformatory inmates,
Caldwell and Ferris by name, escaped
and have not been captured. They
were TRUSTEES and employed in the
boiler house. They were the first to
get away during the present year.
Thomas Mccain, a Minneapolis
teamster, shot and killed himself.
John Nelson, a laborer in Consoli-
dated B mill at Minneapolis, was
caught in the gearing and had his right
arm crushed to the elbow.
The lumber raft of Mcdonald Bros.
was wrecked on sand bar.
The state auditor is preparing for
the first Strengthening out of tax titles
in Minnesota since 1881.
Two Chinese laborers entered the
state at St. Vincent, but were appre-
hended by United States custom Off
cials and are now in their custody.
While Ottie Darges and Abram An
derson, two small boys at Little Falls,
were quarrellng, young Darges stabbed
Anderson with a pocket knife in the
right breast. Young Anderson is in a
precarious condition.
The board of regents of the state
university has materially increased the
salary of President Northrop. He has
been receiving $1,000 per annum from
the state. Hereafter he will be paid
1926 every month instead of his former
monthly stipend of $500.
The total enrolment of pupils at
Rochester is 1900.
Articles of incorporation Of the Vir-
ginia & Ely railroad have been filed
with the secretary of state. The road
will run through a rich iron district.
M. J. Hogan & Sons store at Spring
Hill was burglarized and goods to the
value of $500 taken. III.
In two days 10, 600, 600 feet of lumber
was shipped from Duluth in vessels.
Z State Auditor Dunn has sent notices
to county auditors that the states levy
this year is IA mills for the general
fund, the lowest in IS years. Last
year, and for several years previous,
the levy was 1.5 mills. Ithas not been
as low as that since 1884, when the
state called for 1.3 mills. The lowest
levy was IL mills in 1881. .s.s &.
"a flock Of il. 700 sheep arrived at New,
Brighton, to be fed during the winter.
Postofice service has been estab-
Ehshed at Visby, Kittson county, and
discontinued Of Malmo, Atkins county.
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
Twentieth Kansas Returns.

San Francisco. Oct. 12.-The Twen-
tieth Kansas regiment and 400 dis
charged soldiers who arrived Tuesday
night, on the transport Tartar landed
Wednesday. The welcome they re
ceiyed was second only to that accorded
the home troops on their return. The
streets were thronged with excited
people anxious to do them homage.
Cannon fred, bells changed and whis-
ties shrieked. Gen. Funston received
an ovation. The parade was reviewed
by Gen. shafter, Gov. Stanley and GOV.
Rogers, of Washing ton. and STATS.
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
NORWAY.

Captain Otto Sverdrup sent a letter with
the American vessel Windward to his
patrons in Norway, giving an extensive
account of the Fran expedition. The let
ter was dated Fonlkefjord, Aug. II, and
an extract of it is given below. Captain
Sverdrup himself killed Is musk deer and
white bears last winter. A large num-
ber of specimens Of plants and animals
were collected, and the temperature and
plant life of northwestern Greenland
were closely observed. The cold was in
tense last winter and the thermometer at
times registered so degrees Celsius below
zero. The Fran did not get out Of the
Ice until Aug. 4, and then it was able to
proceed only few miles on account of
ice. The future plan of Sverdrup is to try
to reach Rodeson's Channel, from which
sleigh expeditions will start, leaving as
few men as possible on board the Fran.
II the Fran cannot reach that far, a
wooden house "A by 10 will be built and
used as winter quarters. 1t may be nec-
essary to send the Fran down along the
coast as far as Godhaven, from which
place news may be expected year from
now. Sverdrup says that If he succeeds
S in penetrating far enough north he in
tends to return to Norway next sum-
mer; II not, he proposes to stay away two
years more. II he fails both this year
and the next. he has different plan
worked out, but he wants to keep this
secret for the time being. @ #
.5 The Norwegian northern lights expedi-
,tion has already settled down for work
1T Its winter quarters, which are located
ON the summit OF Mount Haldde, Fin
= "a II q !, a lfif11de NJ z Am foa+
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
Will Test the

Lumbermen are about to test the
constitutionality of the Mccarthy log
lien law passed by the last legislature.
The law was designed to do away with
the time check system, and enforces
payment of wages to loggers every two
weeks. Lumbermen do not like it be-
cause, on account of the lumber jacks
well known addiction to whisky, they
cannot count uI on his services as long
as he has money in his pocket. AS
labor is scarce this year and there is
an Increased amount of pine to cut, the
situation is really serious.
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
just the Same as Men.

Judge Heine, of the municipal court
of St. Paul, maintains that there is no
law prohibiting women from frequent
ing saloons, and consequently has dis
charged without hearing prisoners
taken before him on that complaint.
The police court justice takes the stand
that both the district and municipal
court have often held that women have
the same right in saloons as men, and
advises the police department that it
is useless to continue arresting women
on that charge.
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
Long Strike: Settled.

Pana, ILL.,, Oct. 11.-Pana, the leading
coal mine center of central Illinois, is
rejoicing over the settlement of the
strike, which has extended over two
years, two days. conference between
mine operators, state union mine off,
cials and business men having resulted
in an amicable adjustment. A Accent
scale will be paid and the union thor
oughly recognized. The four mines will
resume operations at once. A joilifica-
tion and peace jubilee will be held.
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
CORN ER S TON E LAID.
New Federal Building in Chicago
Appropriately Dedicated.
President Mckinley Omciates-Pre.
mier Laurier Of Canada and Vice
President Mariscni of Mexico
Witness Ceremony.

Chicago, Oct. 1o.-ln sight of thou.
sands, on stands, in the street, in win
dows and on the dizzy heights of the
towering buildings, the president of
the United States on Monday threw the
first trowel of mortar under the corner
stone of Chicago's new federal build
ing. The ceremonies were simple, but
impressive, and were conducted with
out an incident to mar their solemn
character.
Presidents Arrival.
Shortly before ten o'clock the presi-
dents carriage, drawn by four horses,
appeared, President Mckinley standing
in the vehicle with his hat off, bowling
and smiling to the cheering thousands.
The familiar features of Gov. Tanner
and Mayor Harrison were facing him.
The salvos of cheers and shouts were
tremendous. Next to the president, the
governor and the mayor, the onlookers
gave most of their applause to Vice
President Mariscal, of Mexico, and Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian premier.
The Ceremonies.
After prayer by Rev. DR.. Gunsaulus,
and addresses by Secretary Gage and
Postmaster General Smith, the contents
of the box to be placed in the stone were
read. Then President Mckinley stepped
forward and was handed the trowel
filled with mortar The president cast
the mortar under the stone and Phin-
ney's band played "America."
The president then walked back to
his seat and the derrick men let the
stone down in its soft bed, while cheer
upon cheer went up from thousands of
throats.
Secretary Gage then introduced
United States Senator William E. Ma
son, who delivered an address.
At the conclusion of Senator Mason S
address Secretary Gage announced the
formal laying of the corner stone. The
spectators arose at the first turn of the
windlass. As the block descended there
was an impressive silence and DR.. Gun
saulus invoked the Divine blessing on
city, state and nation.
This was the closing event of the pro-
gramme and the crowd was dismissed
by Mr.. Gage.
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.

America has 20s female lawyers.
z. w. Box says few women pay their
doctors bills promptly.
A Vienna scientist says melancholy
women seldom have blue eyes.
Adelina Patti was born in Madrid,
but she seldom visits her native land.
1t is estimated that there are in the
United States nearly 100000 women
who earn their own living.
Lady Delamere, herself famous hunt
er, accompanies her husband on his ex-
pedition to Africa in search of big
game.
Mrs. Delaney Kane has crown of
gems containing $50 stones that is said
to be the finest ornament of it's kind
in New York bathrooms.
Patti is being well paid for her>series
of concerts in England. She receives
e 500 for each provincial and E $40 for
each London engagement. ,.-,s.@s
q Sir Owen Roberts, chairman of an
English society for promoting the en-
.ployment of women, states that there
are 100000 more women in England
than men. t.S....:.5 ;s:<.s.,o. :...se 4
The Indianapolis Journal advances
the theory that the mean jokes on wom-
en- are written by married men to pre-
vent their wives from becoming jealous.
The Household Economic Associate
Of New York state is endeavoring to
solve the servant problem through the
establishment Of q 81 cooperative ex-
change where domestics may receive
such instruction as will enable them
to give better service and where . sys-
tenn akin to civil service examination
will be introd duced wit ths q careful regis.
tration of character md ability
a8 ReeFhnhm Treat ii nrnf3,,cffnn l,f ssY1{n,nn
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
A Tug Sinks.

For the second time in two seasons
the tug Record, one of the best and
Oldest of the harbor tugs in Duluth,
has sunk and drowned part of her
crew. She was run into and capsized
by the steamer Nelson, which she was
towing to the Misabe ore dock, and she
went down like stone. All of the
crew escaped except the fireman, Har-
ry Ellis, who was below the deck, and
being unable to get out of the sinking
tug was drowned.
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
Boycott Practically Ended.

Cleveland, o., Oct. The boycott
against the Big solidated railway
system, caused BY the strike of the
operatives. is practically at an end.
Nearly all the omni buses operated by
the strikers have ceased running, and
the street ailWay mems union has is
sued q bulletin. .requ esting all the labor
unions to rescind the orders imposing
fines 81 members found riding ii Big
|consolidntedEc cars. .,.s
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
DEWEY IN VERMONT.
The Admiral Once More in His Native
State-His Arrival Signaled
from Mountains.

Shelburne, VT, Oct. 11.-Admiral
Dewey is home at last and is happy to
be within the shadow of the Green
mountains and beside the waters of
Lake Champlain, away from the noise
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
New York Tor Dlryan.

New York, Oct. Richard Croker
and former United States Senator Ed
ward Murphy w ednesday night de-
sfeateds David B. Hill for the control Of
the state democracy and pledged q
solid delegation Ia IN. ]. Bryan is 1000.
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
Surveying Has Begun.

The work of surveying the Red Lake
river and both arms of Red lake, pur-
suant to the resolution of congress Sc
cured by Congressman Eddy at the last
session, has begun. A party of Is sur
veyors, under the direction of T. Mil
ton Fowble, United States assistant
engineer, took the field for that pur-
pose last week. The work is being
done with a view of ascertaining the
cost of a dam and locks to be built at
the outlet of Red lake that will ad-
NIT the passage of boats and at the
same time raise the stage of water in
the lake to point where a navigable
stage can be maintained in the Red
Lake river during the entire summer
season.
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18
4 MINNESOTA NEWS.
New Scheme.

clever scheme was recently worked
by confidence man in which st.
Paul bank was the innocent cause of a
Montana bank losing $1,000. A res
pectab1y dressed, elderly man appeared
at st. Paul bank and bought draft
on New York for 81, 900. He asked
that the bank notify a certain Mon
tana bank that the check had been
purchased and would be cashed by him
there. A few days later the confidence
man appeared at the Montana bank
and had his draft eashed. He present.
for payment forged fac-simile of the
draft, however. He then returned to
st. Paul in a hurry, appeared at the
bank where he had purchased the draft
and stated that he had changed his
mind, and had the original draft
cashed. A few days later the game
was discovered, but the confidence man
had departed, and thus far the detec-
tives have been unable to locate him.
Hurt In Panic.
City Recorder Paul Kemp of Winona
had his left arm broken in a panic on
Northwestern passenger train near
Rochester. It seems that young lady
was being taken from near Mankato
to the insane asylum at Rochester, and
While left alone few minutes in a
closet, jumped out of a window. The
train was making 40 miles an hour.
When she was discovered missing the
brakeman ran into the smoking car
and pulled the bell rope violently.
This caused a panic among the passen-
gers, who thought some accident was
impending, and rushed out on the plat
form. Mr.. Kemp was among the num-
Der. He was pushed off and about a
dozen others jumped, but he was the
only one hurt. The train was run
back three miles, and the missing lady
found sitting by bridge, unhurt.
Surveying Has Begun.
Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18

b Beerbohm Trees produc ton sc king
John" will cost $50 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-13
M~AKE-BELIEVE MAN.
TRIES TO LIVE THE LIFE HE
SEAD ABOUT IN NOVELS.
son,s Inconsistent poiuts-His yacht"
Carries Several other People, and Even
ia His Study There seems to Be
NJ Privacy.

The alarm clock br-r-r-r-ed in harsh,
strident accents through the darkened
room, replacing the snore of him who
slspt the sleep OF the just-and the
open-mouthed combined-says the
New York Evening Journal. He tum-
bled out Of bed and CROPPED mechanic
ally t9r his slippers through the early
mofaing gloom, without losing n mo-
ment In the matutinal procrastination
Of weaker mortals 'twixt lingering
snug In bed for another five minutes
or shivering u of II Immediately. He
set about taking his cold tub with
the cheerful alacrity OF a man with a
keen days sport before him. Later on
he picked up a brace OF brushes and
dashed Off n duet on his head with
considerable spirit and verve." (See
familiar quotation from any musical
crlticism) Then his man" came in
with his well-brushed clothes and laid
them on a chair. but did not silently
withdraw" as gentlemen's gentlemen
always do In high-life novels, because
his man" was named Bridget and in
addition to being the Make-Believe-
Mans man she was cook, m~aid-of-all-
work, janitor-baiter and n few other
triles. Instead of silently withdraw
ing she stood there with arms akimbo
and said: will yc be attn wan egg
or two eggs this marning?" A shade
OF pain passed across the face Of the
Make-Believe-Man, 1t was so hard to
preserve his cherished illusion In the
face Of such crudeness. He decided in
favor Of two eggs and, 1t now being G
a. m, he selected a tie that would look
well On the links at 4 in the afternoon.
A trivial detail OF five hours work
hung between the selection OF the
sporting tie and the sport, but the
Make-Belieye-Man made 1t a rule never
to dwell on unpleasant things. He al
ways dressed for his country club at
6 q. m. and arrived between 4 and 8 D.
m. He slipped his coffee while "his
man," called In from the kitchen:
Thin blue pants need pressing and
the milkman says he won't wait an
other day" but the NJ. b. man did no,
hear; he was %rereading the Van Bibber
stories for the tenth time. His yacht
was waiting for him at the foot of Full.
ton street, Brooklyn. 1t amused hin
to hand a few coins to a man sitting
In a little cage-like box and follow two
or three impossible-looking people
through a ferryhouse-it was all {
mere within OF a man of leisure. The
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-13

cabin of This yacht" was u bit stuffy
and he went fore and stood in the
rain. His carriage was waiting for
him at the New York side. lie entered
II and in an idle moment gave the man
a nickel. The man pulled a strap:
something rang--how funny Il all was!
He finally arrived at "his study" 1t
was noisy and seemed to be the study
Of quite a number OF others, but the
Makc-Believe-Ma did not seem to
mind. He removed his cuffs and put
them on the top OF his desk-he pre-
ferrcd them to any other desk orna-
ment, even to a bust OF Shakespeare.
Later In the day he invited n lady OF
quality to dine with him Mt The would
be back from the links by that time
she could meet him ut the restaurant
II was so jolly. this playing the bohe-
milan. After dinner he escorted the
Lady OF Quality home. She lived off
Blocker street-but so many OF the old
families did. When the Make Believe
Man had turned the key of his apart
mcnt he took up q hand glass and mi
nutely examined his face. There wSra
lines about the eyes, but the lsys were
as smiling as n woman's. 'Esu..ich shall
It be tomorrow" said the Make-Be-
lieve-Man. hunting or golf?" Then
he sighed aDd began to hunt for his
slippers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-13
A GREAT FRENCH ETCHER.
Would Have been n Fine Painter bui
for Color blindness.

Would Have been n Fine Painter hui
for Color blindness.
Charles Meryon--born in 1s21-waa
brought up to the navy. going first In
1897 to the naval school at Brest, says
Pail Mall Gazette. AS a youth. he
sailed round the world. He touched
at Athens; touched at the then savage
coasts OF New Zealand; made sketches,
a few Of which, in days when most OF
his greater work was done, he used
as material for some Of his etchings.
Art even then occupied him, and deep
IL interested as he soon got to be In
II, he seems to have had a notion that
II was less dignined than the profes.
sion of the navy. and after awhile he
chose deliberately the less dignifed-
because 1t was the less dignified. He
would have us believe so, at any rate;
he wished his father to believe so. And
in 1916, having served creditably and
become a lieutenant, he resigned his
commission. A painter he could not
be. The gods, who had given him,
even in his youth, a poetic vision and
n firmness of hand. had denied him the
true sight of color; and l remember
seeing hanging up in the salon of M.
Burty, who knew him, a large, impress
sive pastel of Il ship cleaving her way
through wide, deep waters, and the
sea was red and the sunset sky was
green, for Meryon was color blind. He
would have to be an engraver. He
entered the workroom Of one NJ. Blery,
to whom in after times, as his wont
was, he engraved some verses Of his
writing-appreciative verses, sincere
and u~nfinished-"a tot, Blery, mon
maitre." The etchings OF Zeeman, the
Dutchman, gave him the desire to etch.
He copied with freedom and interest
several of Zeeman's neat little plates,
and addressed him with praises, on
another little copper, like the one to
Blery-"a Zeeman, pointre des mate.
lots"