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Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
POWERS AGREE.
Joint China Note Satisfactory to All
Sen. Chahree Sharply Rebukes
II, $. -;5.z. Won Waldersee.

London, De-. 13.-The negotiations
of the powers in regard to the joint
China note were concluded satisfac.
torily Tuesday, all agreeing to the
conditions identically as outlined by
Count Won Buelow, the imperial chan
cellor of Germany, November 10, with
the exception of the Introductory
clause saying the demands are ire
vocable, which is eliminated.
f Washington, Dec. 12.-The war de-
partment has received a report from
Gen. Chaffee of the incident that oc-
Cured at Peking in connection with
the representations to Field Marshal
Won Waldersee. It appears that Gen.
Chaffee did use some pretty vigorous
language in protesting against the
thieving and looting Of the foreign
troops. What particularly hurt the
feelings of Waldersee was a pointed
reference by Gen. Chaffee to the fact
that this disgraceful and unmilitary
practice of looting was being indulged
in, not by the men who did the fighting
and opened the way to Peking, but by
the late corners; who had borne none of
the brunt of the conflict and ahrdship.
Waldersee himself did not reach Pc
king until the expeditionary force had
occupied the town.
Berlin, Dec. 12.-The German foreign
office authorizes the following state
ment regarding the Waldersee-C -Chaffee
incident, based upon cable dispatch
| lust received from Field Marshal von
Waldersee:
Gen. Chaffee wrote Field Marshal Won
WaIdersee letter in rough tone. Field
Marshal Won waldersee refused to receive
1t. returning the same to Gen. Chaffee.
! The latter then wrote second letter apollo
gizing for his Objectionable expressions
whereupon Field Marshal Won Waldersee in
vited Gen. Chaffee to breakfast, and the
| incident was amicably closed"
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Deadly Gas Expl0sion.

Ogden, Utah, Dec. II. - Reports
reached Ogden Monday from Aspen.
Wyo.. that an explosion of gas occurred
in the big Union Pacific tunnel six miles
north of that place early Monday morn
ing, resulting in the death of four men
and badly injuring number of others.
The disaster probably occurred at the
west end of the tunnel, where gases
were encountered last week. Aid has
gone to the scene from Aspen. Aspen
tunnel is one of the largest pieces of
Union Pacific work, being e,7oo feet
long.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Special Session Convenes.

Lansing, Mich, Dec. 13.-For the
third~time:in two@years the state-leg-
islature convened here Wednesday in
special session called by Gov. Pingree.
Consideration of measure taxing
railroads, telephone and telegraph
companies, express companies, and
other forms of corporate property, on
the cash value Of their property in
stead Of specifically upon their earn
ings, as under the present law, is the
object of the session.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
WEST AND SOUTH.

About 1000 telegraph operators on
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road, covering the territory from Chi
cago to San Francisco, went on a
strike, badly crippling the road.
Marriage of brothers to mother and
daughter mixed family ties in the Or
gain households at Richmond Va.
The president in Washington touched
a button which formally opened the
territorial exposition at Phoenix, Ariz.
The regularity of trains on the San
te Fe indicates that the backbone OF
the telegraphers' strike is broken.
Gov. Wood has abolished the Cuban
bar, which affronted him in honorine
judges dismissed from Office.
In gas explosion in the Union Paci-
ic tunnel near Aspen, Wyo., four men
were killed,
From Manila the transport Hancock
arrived at San Francisco with the
bodies of 1900 soldiers and sailors who
perished in the orient.
Chief of Police Kipley, of Chicago, is
said to have resigned.
At Bellville, ILL.,, Engineer George
Hanselman was found dying in his cab
from pistol wound.
At South McAlester Oklahoma and
Indian territories met in joint conven-
ton to unite on single form of gov
ernment. . ~ r." 81. ->%
In St. Louis the federal court ruled
against the demurrer of Oberlin NJ.
Carter, formerly captain in the United
States army, and remanded him to
Leavenworth military prison. -.
In Chicago Gen. Otis was the guest
of honor at banquet Of the Illinois
Manufacturers association. He ad-
vised keeping the Philippines.
At Logansport, Ind, an escaped con-
vict fought a posse for three miles,
shooting one officer, and got away.
Orders have been issued by the Bur-
lingtSn Railway company that none Of
It's employees will be allowed to use
whisky or tobacco during the hours Of
servics. & :} 5
In 9 hall in Chicago a false fire
alarm caused q panic among children
attending q show and over 90 were
injured. s Z. -
Coy. Beckham was inaugurated in
Kentucky for q term Of three years.
AT their charity ball Chicago Ger
man-Americans raised SIT 800 for the
poor. '.s
At the age Of 50 years Joseph Du-
puis, noted dwarf, died at Kanka-
kee, III. He was but 4s inches tall
5sI Gsn5s So
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
FATAL FLAMES.
Three Children Burned to Death in
Their Homes in a Pennkyl-
vania Village.

Tionesta, Pa, Dec. ia fire oc.
Cured at Golinza, about 12 miles from
this place, Wednesday, which result.
ed in the death of three children of
E. w. Grubbs. The mother had gone
to call on a neighbor, leaving the
pected pressure of gas came on, over
heating the stove and igniting the
building. When discovered the fire
had gained such headway that it was
impossible to enter the building, and
the little ones, who were aged five
and two years and six months, were
burned to n crisp.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
THE EAST.

James Parker, of Ellisdale, n. j.,
was found to be innocent and released
after serving seven years of 13-years'
sentence in the penitentiary in Phila-
delphia.
The death of George Knight, aged 50,
whose prison service of 43 years is a
record unequaled, occurred at the state
prison at Thomaston. Me.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain on the 10th was: Wheat,
81, ,494 900 bushels; corn, S,762, 600 BUSH
els; oats, 10,s75, 900 bushels; rye, 1884,
600 bushels; barley, 3,273, 600 bushels.
A baseball league has been organized,
of which Ban B. johnson, president Of
the American league, will be president.
. At Torresdale, Pa, Mrs. Nancy
Clark, sister of Andrew G. Curtin, the
famous war governor of Pennsyl-
vania, was killed by a train.
The municipal elections in Massa-
chusetts resulted largely in favor of
no liquor license.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Gov. Beckham Inaururated.

Frankfort, KY, Dec. 12-With per-
feet weather and in the presence of
a vast throng of people from over the
state another chapter was written in
Kentucky's political history Tuesday
when Gov. j: C. W. Beckham was
inaugurated for the remainder of the
term for which William Goebel and
William S. Taylor contested last year.
The oath of Office was administered
to the governor by Chief Justice Haz-
elrigg, in the presence of thousands
who had gathered to witness the
ceremonies. After the ceremonies at
the inaugural stand the governor re-
viewed the state troops.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19

The census shows some queer things
about Texas. For instance, Bailey
county has but four residents, Cochran
has Is, Andrews 81, Lynn II, Dawson
36. twenty-five others have less than
500. Some counties have no running
stream within their borders, some are
hundreds of miles from railroad and
others are almost wholly inhabited by
prairie dogs, jackrabbits and rattle
snakes. Tom Green county, the largest
in the state, has $4,000 square miles,
which is larger than the whole state OF
Ohio, and has but 6,s04 Inhabitants.
Great state @75 ~ :
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
FOREIGN 1NrELLrGExCE.

American advance in the Philip
pines is being rapidly made, with but
little actual fighting.
The forces of Gen. Knox and Gen. De
Wet were engaged in desperate con-
f1ict on the Basut GLAND border in South
Africa. -.
In China the dowager's strength is on
the wane, while the emperor grows in
power. The success of American di-
plomacy is recognized. Ii Hung Chang
and Prince Ching have been found to
be without credentials from the Chi
nese emperor.
In the Italian monastery at Turin
sharpers gained access to safe and
stole $5o,0oo.
A portion of the Fifth, cavalry put
a force of insurgents to flight near
Santa Cruz. Luzon, killing IA.
The total number of persons who
entered the Paris exposition grounds
was 4s,13O.301.
To continue the war in South AT.
rica the British house of commons
voted $s0,oo0,ooo.
The government of Holland has re-
fused to take the initiative in aid OF
the Beers.
Preliminaries to peace negotiations
in China are to be completed without
waiting for the desired credentials
for Ii Hung Chang and Ching.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Architect Gilbert Satisfied,

The work of the construction on the
new state capitol dome has been dis
continued until spring owing to the
instruction of Architect Cass Gilbert.
Mr.. Gilbert says that the bell of the
dome should not be constructed until
the walls of the building have thor
oughly settled. A careful examina-
tion. has shown that so far the walls
have settled but oue-sixteenth of an
inch. The capitol commission passed
the November estimates of Butler,
Ryan T. Co.. amounting to $23, 623. SO
on the dome. and $4,000 on general
construction.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
The Cxar In Grateful.

Livadia, European Russia, Dec. 13.
Emperor Nicholas now takes his
meals with the empress. His majes-
tys is deeply touched.by the selicitude
for his recovery displayed not only
throughout Russia, from whence he
has received numerous offers of con-
secrated bread, but also throughout
the countries of Europe, and, partic-
ularly, America, whence many letters
have been received, mostly from pri-
vate persons, containing advice and
suggestions as. to treatment.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

The salmon output in the northwest
exceeds that of all former years.
In Prussia an income tax is levied
on all whose income exceeds 1925 a
year.
King Victor of Italy had narrow
escape from drowning while viewing
the flood in Rome.
An agreement has been reached set
ting aside $2O,s33 month for Countess
Castellane, Jay Gould's daughter.
H. NJ. Hanna, brother of the senator,
caves Cleveland hospital Northern Pa.
cific preferred stock valued at $4,000.
Since the repeal of the Colorado law
providing for capital punishment there
Have been 70 murderssin in Denver and vi
cinity.
A shipment of 100000 young peach
trees from Georgia nurseries, bound for
Cape Colony and Natal, South Africa,
has been made.
An Organization for employment of
all idle labor is being formed in Boston
under the title OF the Workers. Coop
erative association.
Thirteen colored women, whose ages
range from IS to IS, are attending night
school in Jersey City, N. J., and taking
their first lessons in reading. -.
Horseshoes1weighing <an: ounce each
and just trifle larger than a silver
dollar were turned out in California
shop for Shetland pony six months
old.
A furniture dealer in Providence, r.
l., offers to provide the minister, mar.
riage feast and wedding trip to young
couples patronizing him for household
goods. :..5= :. :. ,. E
The famous old race horse Robert j.,
who went a mile in 2:01A against time,
and went mile in race in 2: 02%, was
sold at recent New York horse sale
for $625. W *..& sz . ss=s.
The New York Central railroad will
spend $2,5O0O0O in improving it's har-
Dor property at Boston. The plan in.
cludes the largest grain elevator on the
Atlantic coast. 3f$ .#
An Alabama geologist who has been
prospecting in the neighborhood Of De
catur says he has found unmistakab Bile
traces Of gold and phosphate within Il
miles OF the city named.
The gross earnings Of 143representa.
tive railroads for the first nine months
of this year amount to- the sum Of $685.
9e1 GOO. This is $50, ,000, 900 more than
the same roads earned for the CORE.
asHru 3,,.. onf
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Estate OF Late Senator Davis.

St. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 13.-The will
of the late Senator Cushman X. Davis,
who died November ~, was: fifed"for
probate Wednesday by Mrs. Anna NJ.
Davis, the widow. The will, which is
very concise and was made during
the senator's last illness, leaves all
his estate to Mrs. Davis and names
the st. Paul Trust company as execu-
tor. The estate is valued at $4,000
in personal and $4,000 in real prop
ertV. #-@s.i - sE. -
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19

Gen.: Joseph Wheeler's successor in
the house of representatives is William
Richardson, who was once sentenced to
be hanged as confederate spy by Gen.
Grittenden, but who was recaptured be-
fore the sentence could be executed.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19

The recent loss of the cruiser Yose-
mite during the typhoon at Guam was
fortunately not attended with heavy
loss of life. 1t means one ship less, and
q very efficient ship she was, even
though she was nothing more than a
merchant steamer converted into an
auxiliary cruiser. Oriental waters seem
to be extraordinarily dangerous to
American ships. First the Charleston
was wrecked, then the Oregon narrow
ly escaped destruction, and now the
Yosemite is a total loss.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19

It is claimed by experts that the new
12-inch gun recently made and tested
for the navy is the most powerful gun
in the world. At the trial test it fired
projectile weighing $50 pounds with
muzzle velocity of nearly 2,7o0 feet
per second. Its maximum range at an
elevation of As degrees is 21 2-10 miles.
Speedy warships armed with such guns
as that, with American gunners be-
hind them, will be formidable fighting
machines
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19

1t is believed by the engineers who
are repairing the Galveston-Mexico
cable, which was broken by the GAL
weston hurricane, that the storm was
accompanied by submarine eruption.
The evidence of this eruption is found
in the twisted condition of the cable.
The sheathing is found to have been re-
versed and the wires binding it to the
core turned the wrong way.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19

The latest thing in a vehicle is a
three-wheeled speeding wagon which
has just been put on the market by a
New York house, there being one wheel
in front and two behind It is claimed
for the three-wheeled affair that it is
lighter and faster, and that it is the
common sense way of building ve-
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Pursuit Of De Wet.

/ London, Dec. 13.-Lord Kitchener
cables the war Office from Pretoria,
under date ofoDecember IL, that Gen.
Knox reports from Helvetia that he is
engaged in a running fight with Gen.
De Wet and that the enemy is NOV
ing toward Reddersburg, where there
is a column ready to cooperate with
the other British forces. +
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Bodies Were Petrified.

Many of the people in Ely, who have
friends and relatives buried in the old
burying ground south of town have
been engaged in removing them to the
new cemetary, east of the city, and,
very much to their surprise, have dis
instances of petrifaction. The re-
mains of Mr.. Polkinghorn and of Mr..
Peng}ass were found in a remarkable
state of preservation: The features
and clothing of both of the men looked
as fresh as the day they were laid to
rest. and it took five men to remove
their remains from the grave.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Strict Rules Adopted.

Deadwood, S. d, Dec. Il Extraordi-
nary rules have been laid down by the
Burlington Railway company, which
will AFFECT all its employees in South Dac
5kota. No man is allowed to use tobac-
co Or liquor n any form during the
hours Of service and all must be vac
Seinated
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19

The tramp question in the United
States has been most serious ons ever
since the introduction of railroads. It
is estimated that no less than 10000
are carried nightly on trains and that
10000 more are waiting to steal ride
ot, the same time
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19

Great Britain and Ireland, with a
population of 40, ,000, ,o0o, cast only 4.31G,-
7o3 votes at the recent parliamentary
election. As compared with the vote
I: of some 15,ooo, 900 in this country this
would seem to indicate an apathetic
feeling, but in reality it was not so
much apathy as the very conservative
suffrage laws that kept the vote down.
The ruling classes in England have not
yet reached the point where they will
fully trust the common people to par
ticipate in the government.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19

Washington, Dec. 12.-In the. house
of representatives Tuesday resolu-
tion was adopted for the appointment
of special committee of five members
to investigate the death of Oscar L..
Booz, Of Bristol, Pa, who died recently,
it is alleged, as a result of hazing re-
ceived while a cadet at West Point.
This course was taken over the head of
the military committee, which report.
ed in favor of allowing the war depart
ment to conduct the inquiry.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19

There are about 100000 pupils in
the schools of the United States-as
many. as Germany, France and Italy
combined and three times the enroll
ment of Great Britain and Ireland, and
five times as many as Russia, with it's
population of 100 OOO, 600.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19

Just previous to the recent election
a Tennessee editor ventured on fore
cast of coming events and invited his
readers to watch the result and see how
far he missed. In his latest issue he
manfully owned up as follows: 1--WE
are now able to state we missed it by
exactly the space between the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans east and west and
from the great lakes to the Gulf Of
Mexico north and SOUTH"
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Victory for Temperance Advocates
Needs Much Money.

Berlin, Dec. 12.-The Berliner Tage-
blatt, basing its calculations upon the
figures of Baron Won Thielman, secre-
tary Of the imperial treasury, estimates
that the empire needs in the way of
loans 400, 900 900 marks.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
News In Bfief.

Rural free delivery service has been
ordered established. at Truman. Mar
tin county; length of route: 25 miles;
area covered, IS square miles; popula-
tion served. 64s: number of houses ON
route IA; carrier, c. X. Perrin.
John Regan. Jr., has his skull frac-
tured while working in the construc-
tion of the sewerage ejector chamber
at Winona.
The Nicollet"National and the First
National Banks Of Minneapolis will
consolidate Jan l.
Peter Lee, formerly of Green Isle,
was found dead in the Warwick hotel
in Minneapolis
The ST. Paul Chamber of Commerce,
instructed the legislative committee to
favor an appropriation to be. used in
erecting statue of Senator Davis on
the state capitol grounds. and also a
duplicate statue at Washington.
Henry w. Seller, has been appointed
postmaster at Havelock, Chippewa
County.
The lumber company at Tower. lost
$3.50, 900 worth of lumber by fire. The
village narrowly escaped destruction.
The Upper Mississippi Congregation
al Minister'S club meetat Winona in
quarterly session.
Special postal service from Leonard
to Neving, Beltrami County has been
discontinued. ,---.
Authority has been given to convert
the Redwood County bank. Redwood
Falls, Mimi, into the First National
bank of Redwood Falls, with capi-
tai stock of $25, 900. +~
Mrs. and Mrs. George Hassing cele-
brated their golden wedding in Vino
na recently.
+. Professor Charles B. Dyke, former
professor in the Mankato state normal
school, has been elected president of
the normal school at Honolulu, Ha-
waiian Islands, at a salary of 81, 600.
Harry Zimmerman was convicted Of
forgery at Mankato and sentenced to
the state reformatory.
Adam Friday, who sued the city Of
Moorhead for 500 damages for in
juries sustained by the turning over
OF his wagon. was awarded $500 in the
district court. An appeal was taken.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19

kazymierz Jasynski and Maryanna
1waszkiewicz were married in Chi
cago recently. Two imported souls
with but single thought, two names
that look like an alphabet struck by
lightning.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Engagement with Filipino,

Manila, Dec. IA detachment. OF
the Fifth cavalry had fight with a
hundred insurC> >nts south of Santa
Cruz Sunday. The insurgents were
chased for four miles. Fourteen of
them were found uead. There were
no American casualties In addition
to this engagement there had been
several minor encounters between the
troops and the insurgents. 49,
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
VIII Bar Sloan.

San Francisco, Dec. 12.-T. II. Will
liams, Jr., president Of the California
Jockey club, has received official con
1rmation of the report that Jockey
Sloan will be refused 4 license BY the
English Jockey club, and in conform
ity. thereto has decided that Sloan
will not be permitted to ride at Oak,
land. #s.55
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Mrs. Dewey a Millionaire.

Washington; Dec. 11.-By the death
of her mother, Mrs. Washington Nc
Lean, Admiral Dewey's wife has be-
come a millionaire. Mrs. Dewey's
mother died suddenly Sunday morn
ing and leaves an estate valued at
about $4,000, 900 to be divided among
three children-Mrs. Dewey, her sister,
Mrs. Dudlow, and John X. Mclean, pro-
prietor of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Victory for Temperance Advocates.
Boston, Dec. 12.-The temperance
people of Massachusetts, have won a
great victory in their crusade against
license in the city elections of last
Tuesday and yesterday, for out of the
300 and more cities choosing munici.
Pal officers and expressing an opinion
scarcely one shows a gain to the Ii
|cense vote, while the additions to the
no-license column are many
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Took First HOnOrS.

First honors at the Chicago cattle
exposition have been awarded to Mn
nerota, all due to the exhibit made by
9he Minnesota College and School of
Agriculture, the prices in all aggregat-
ing $SS5. OF this sum 5000 was won
out of the prizes amounting to 1000
offered by Clay. Robinson & Co.. Chi
cago.
This commercial house stipulated in
Offering the prizes that the amounts
could only be awarded on stock that
was owned by agricultural colleges for
at least six months prior to the exhi-
bition. the animals during that time
to be fed and tended by members of
such colleges, The other 1925 was
won in open contests against the
world.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19

. In q collision between Alton trains
near Sag Bridge, Ill, six persons were
injured.
In a wreck on the Santa Fe road
near Olathe, Kan, one man was
killed and several injured.
The Santa Fe officials say the teleg.
raphers' strike is over and no more
operators are needed. Strikers claim
success in the south and west,