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Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
A LARGE FAMILY,
Uncle Sans Enumerators Count Over
Seventy-Sfx Million People
In the United States.

Washington, Oct. 31.-The official
announcement of the total population
of the Uniteo States for 1900 is 76,-
295,22o of which 74,627,e07 are con-
tanned in the As states representing
approximately the population to be
used for apportionment purposes.
There is total of 134,15s Indians not
taxed. The total population in 1890,
with which the aggregate population
of the present census should be COM
pared, was 63,o69,75e. Taking the 1890
population as basis there has been
a gain in population of 13,225,464 dur
ing the past ten years, representing
an increase of nearly 21 per cent.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
AlvOFd Arrested.

Boston, Oct. 3O.-Cornelius L. Al
word, Jr., the absconding note teller
of the First national bank in New
York city, who is charged with steal
ing $500, 600 from the bank, was ar
rested here Monday afternoon by
Chief Inspector William B. Watts, of
this city, and Detective Armstrong, of
New York. in an ordinary lodging
house. When asked what he had done
with the money, he said: swell, $780,
900 is whole lot ofmoney, but it goes
easy In referring to horse races he
said he had backed horses, but never
on race tracks, and had owned fast
horses himself. =~-' .-
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
Heavy Shipment of Cotton.

New Orleans, Nov. 1.-Eight steam
ships were cleared at the custom house
here Wednes day for Liverpool, Barce-
Iona, Genoa kand Hamburg, with TO-
767 square bales of cotton and 1921
round bales. This is the largest amount
OF cotton ever cleared from any one
port in one day. These vessels will
also carry large quantities of wheat,
corn, cottonSseed products, etc.
New Orleans, Nov. 1.-Final reports
to the mes-Democrat's correspond
ents place TIE cotton crop for 1900 at
9,79t,OO0 bales. s!41-' x,
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07

Over the greater part of the New
England coast the supply of clans has
suddenly diminished to an extent
which has become alarming. Extensive
areas which four or five years ago pro-
duced great numbers of clans are now
practically barren. The explanation
is simply that the demand has in
creased at such ratio that too large a
number of the natural 'seed" clans
have been removed and extinction sud-
denly follows,
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07

Alfred Harmsworth, the owner of
the London Daily Mail and 80 other
publications, is said to be bidder for
the London Times. Though but "a years
old, young Harmsworth is the wonder
of the newspaper world and, starting a :
an office boy in the London Tit-Bits
building 20 years ago, he has built up
a fortune estimated at fully 0,0O0, 900.
The introduction of American methods
in his publications is considered as the
principal reason for his success.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07

a new telephone fire alarm system
has just been patented, the whole
system being operated by magnetic
current and dry batteries. After the
system is once installed the only thing
to get out Of order is the burning out
occasionally of fuse, which may be
quickly repaired. a separate wire is
used for each fire district and any
number Of telephones may be cons
5nected with any district wire. BY.
means of this syst IN every house and
factory along the line can be connect:
ed with the alarm wire, and thus pro-
lection may he had at 8 low cost.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
One Trust Quits.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 1.-The Conti-
mental company, limiteo, the national
screen door and window screen trust
formed about year ago in Detroit,
closed up it's business here Wednesday.
A member Of the board Of directors
said that on account Of outside firms
who had created a prejudice against
the combine it was thought best to dis
solve Everything has been harmoni-
GUS among the firms interested in the
trust. The combine did business dur
ing the first year Of 81 SOC, 900 in the
United States and Canada.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07

An immense cave has been found in
the Helvetia mine, 80 miles south of
Tucson, A. T. A cave filled with water
was first encountered, and examination
showed that this was but the begin
ming of a mammoth cave $50 feet wide
in places. Its length is unknown, but
500 feet have been explored. The cave
is lined with copper in places. Remark
ably rich ore has been taken out. There
is constant flow of water, which is
pumped out and used in camp for smelt-
ing operations.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
wisc,opsin Bank Robbed.

La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 29.-One of the
most daring bank robberies in the
history of the state occurred early
Saturday morning at Prairie du Sac,
a small town near Baraboo,- Wis. The
Prairie du Sac bank, at that place,
was entered, the safe blown open by
means of dynamite and it's contents
looted. The robbers secured $1,000 in
silver and about 300 in gold coin, be-
sides several valuable checks. In all
about $4,000 was stolen.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07

Nearly 80 years ago Jonas Silver
man, farmer living near Spring.
field, O., was swindled out of $1,000
by sharpers while on a train near
Valparaiso, Ind. The criminals es-
capped and ere long one of the three
died. The other two drifted to the
Klondike a year or two ago, became
rich and have just returned to the
states. They hunted up Mr.. Silverman,
paid him the $1,500 and gave him
81 600 more by way of interest on the
forced loan.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
/ FOREIGN N5fINT1El,ILl,L]IG,EN;Cl:yE. 1l,Il[,] II =

In severe battle with Filipinos
near Narvican, Luzon, four American
soldiers were killed. s$ II s3@s sz.
America's rropoEal to promise to
preserve China and to maintain the
sopen door" has been accepted by
France, and other powers a.e expect
ed to do likewise. ss#
Ys In g battle near Loco, Luzon, two
United States oldiers were killed and
four urswounded.
The grandson Of Queen toria,
Prince Christian Victor, aged 80, of
Schleswig Holstein, died ii Pretoria
of fever.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
THE EAST.

The death of Edward Dewey, broth
er OF Admiral Dewey, occurred at his
home in Montpelier, VT, aged II
years.
Work has been resumed by the $780,
900 miners of the anthracite regions
in Pennsylvania, most. of whom have
been idle for nearly a month because
of the strike.
At Brockton, Mass, Harry Elkes
broke the 25-mile bicycle record, his
time being 81 minutes and 3-5 Sec
onds.
An explosion of chemicals resulting
from a fire in the drug house of Tar
rant & Co., New York, resulted in the
loss of possibly 35 lives. injury to over
hundred persons, and caused a prop
erty loss of 100000.
C. ]. Alvord, Jr., the embezzling
note teller of the First national bank,
New York, was arrested in Boston.
The death of William S. Stryker,
adjutant general of New Jersey since
1867, occurred in Trenton, aged 62
years.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain on the 2sth was: Wheat,
59,773, 900 bushels; corn, S,144,O 900 BUSH
els; oats, IL 1856, 900 bush Is; rye, 1885,
600 bushels; barley, 3,o67,Ooo bushels.
Desperadoes murdered Harry C. Hos
ler, paymaster of Pennsylvania coke
company, at Connellsville. Three>of
the former were killed and the fourth
is in Jail.
In gas explosion in coal mine near
Wilkesbarre, Pa, three men were
killed.
At the age of 81 years James Buchan-
an, a congressman from New Jersey
from 1885 to 1893, died suddenly at his
home in Trenton.
Fire destroyed the Mountain house,
famous hotel at Blanford, Mass.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07

A reply was sent by Secretary Hay
to England and Germany to the Joint
agreement to maintain open door in
China, acquiescing in its terms except
as to the third article, which is held
to concern two contracting parties
alone. Count Cassini, Russian ambas-
sador to Washington, says the policy
of the czar toward China is identical
with that of the United States.
Prince Tuan and ten other high Chi
nese officials must suffer. death for
aiding the Boxers, according to the
demand of the allies ministers.
Ten persons were killed, 200 injured,
and the clothing of many torn to
rags in mad orgy of welcome to
London's imperial volunteers from
South Africa. .-r'5 .:
By an earthquake at Caracas, Ven
ezuela, IS persons were killed and
many others injured.
Premier Salisbury says that all pris-
oners of war now at St. Helena, Cey-
Ion or in South Africa of American
nationality are to be released forth
with.
The czar of Russia is supposed to be
mapping out policy that aims at the
peaceful subjugation of China, Corea
and Afghanistan.
Allies in Peking are determined to se-
cure the punishment of guilty officials.
In Paris it is said that Kruger will
visit the United States and ask inter-
vention in behalf of independence of
the Transvaal.
The exposition in Paris has been pro-
longed until November IL.
Turkeys sultan is said to be perse-
cutting Armenians.
The H. Bischoff, a German ship, was
wrecked at Grosser Voglesand, at the
entrance of the Elbe, and IL of the
crew were drowned.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
AN AVALANCHE.
Caused by "a Severe Earthquake
damage to a Town,

Port Townsend, Wash, Oct pa
report has reached here from Yakutat
that Mount St. Elias was badly shaken
by the recent earthquake that did so
much damage at Kodiak. Indian trap
pers and hunters who were in the vi
cinity of the mountain have returned
to Yakutat and say that the mountain
was badly shattered. The shock was
so severe that acres of ice broke loose
near the top of the mountain and
came crashing down the sides, carry
ing everything before it. Indians
state that from where the avalanche
started clear to the base of the noun
tain it made track a half-mile wide
where no snow or ice remains. All
the trappers had not returned and
some fears are entertained that some
may have been overtaken in the ava
lanche.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
Attempt to Rob Pay WAGON,

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 31.-Four Ital-
ian miners attempted to rob Pay Clerk
William Hosler, of the Southwest Con-
nellsville Coke company, while making
his trip between this city and Alver-
ton with the pay roll of the Alyerton
and Tarr works, amounting to $4,000.
Mr.. Hosler was killed in the attempt;
his companion, Harry Burgess, mes
senger Of the company, was wound
ed; two of the Italians are dead, a
third fatally wounded, and the fourth
in Jail. 80 = ..z .as5t
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07

Otto Schulz holds the Evanston
(Ill.) championship record as pie
eater, having eaten 5A pies at
single sitting, while his opponent was
able only to cause 31A pies to disap-
pear. 1t is said that Schulz could
have eaten more, but decided to re-
strain himself. Such restraint is ad-
mirable, especially when it is remem-
bered Schulz opponent had to pay for
the MES
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
WEST AND SOUTH.

High water cut off L. Crosse, Wis,
from the rest of the world. Heavy
rains throughout Wisconsin drove
hundreds from their 1omes:
An explosion of an acetylene tank
for a stereopticon wrecked the inte-
rior of the First Presbyterian church
at Austin, ILL.,, and hurt Lecturer E.
W. Leitch, probably fatally.
Henry Russell Pritchard, the oldest
Christian minister in the United
States, died suddenly at Chesterfield,
Ind, aged 81 years.
In a railway collision 16 members Of
Isham's king Erastus'' company, 3
colored organization, were injured at
Wis.
The death Of George Dunlap, who
was at one time one of the most
prominent theatrical men in the
United States, occurred in Chicago.
In Hawaii only 1926 voters were
registered for the coming election.
In the Collma districts and on the
Pacific slope south of Austin, Tex,
severe earthquake shocks were felt.
During the present year a. total Of
$20,166,6s7 worth of gold dust and bull
lion has been received at the Seattle
assay office from Alaska.
Gen. Elwel S. Otis has been assigned
to command the department of the
lakes and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee to the
department of the Missouri.
Apoplexy caused the death of J. NJ.
Schriver, genera passenger agent of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, at
Baltimore, Nd. :. 49,.
Seven passengers werc killed and
several injured in wreck on the
Northern Pacific road at De Hart,
Mont. ~ IT. = ="
The Cuba military department has
been established, with Gen. Leonard
Wood as commander.
. A cyclone wrecked farm buildings
at Gypsum, Kan, and John s. Moor
was killed and other persons were in.
jured. ~,s>. ., = ! - l.s553 4
At Marysville, O., Rosslyn Ferrell
was. convicted, Of numbering Express
Messenger Lane August 10 last. I
3 In a collision on the Chicago & Alton
road near Mitchell, nl., two persons
were killed. e., (, .s.. rs. =.1
Maj. II. ]. Hearsey, editor Of the
Daily States and one Of the strongest
newspaper writer's in the. south, died
in New Orleans, aged 60 years. y \ s..z55
r. B. Anderson confessed that he
testified falsely against Caleb Powers
in the Goebel case at George etown, KY,
through the influence OF. Col. Camp bell,
Arthur Goebel and Wharton Golden.
At Duke, Ala, an 18-year-old negro
youth named Aberna thy who attempt
ed criminal assault on 4 144-yyear-old
white girl, was hanged BY . mob.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
C0rliafR Are Active.

Madrid, Oct. 31.-Several bands of
Carlists have appeared in the neigh
borhood of Barcelona. Three priests
have been arrested in Barcelona in con-
nection with the Carlist activity: Their
quarters were searched and important
documents were found. The Carlist
movement was timed to commence
fortnight hence, but it broke out pre-
maturely. A band of 30 Carlists are
reported to be near Berga, a town 81
miles north-northwest of Barcelona.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
A wild Welcome.

London, Oct. .3o.7 Ten persons killed
outright, 200 MANNED and crushed,
many SO badly that they will die, and
countless hundreds bruised, beaten,
and with clothes torn to rags, are re-,
suits of the widest, 1naddest day Lon
don ever has seen. Il is not The story
of q battle. but only an Incident in the.
English peoples welcome to their re-
turning heroes---t the members of the
City Imperial volunteers. Few Of the
returning heroes took part in the
nights cele ebration
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
From the outbreak of the ,

From the outbreak of the contest
with the Beers up to the end of Sep
tember the actual war expenditures
of the British government werc $780,
100000, and the official estimate of
payments still to be made-based on
the declaration that the war is over
is $so,ooo, 900 more, making a total
of $36o,ooo,ooo. This is nearly equal to
the gross output of the South Az
rican gold mines from their discovery
to the beginning of the war, a period
of 15A years.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
Dewey. Brother Dead.

Montpelier, VT, Oct. 29.-Edward
Dewey, brother of Admiral Dewey,
has died at his home in this city. He
had been i'll several months with kid
ney trouble, but his death was unex-
pected. He was II years of age. He
served in the civil war as quartermas-
ter of the Eighth Vermont regiment.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
4 WEEKS HISTORY.
The Important Happ penings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest fro1a
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

The gold in the treasury at Wash
igton on the Goth amounted to $751;
477,404, the highest point ever reached
since the foundation of the govern
ment.
Statistics issued ny the treasury de-
partment show great gain in value of
American manufactures shipped
abroad.
The president in proclamation
announces November 20 as Thanks
giving day.
The total population of the United
States as announced by the census bu-
reau is 1926, ,220, gain of 1925, ,464 in
ten years.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin in his annual re-
port shows the army consists of 1855
officers and 63,s31 men, volunteers
bringing the total up to 9s,79o.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
Salisbury Will Resign.

london, Oct. 81 81 s he following i'm
portant annonuncement appears this
morning II "a s Daily TEX eve
understand that i, 4 afters ma ture consid-
Grafton, Lord Salisbury has decided to.
resign the foreign secret taryship, which
will be transferred to the marquis Of
Laasdowne. Although the health Of
the prime mini lister gives no cause for
anxiety we believe that he Is largely.
Influenced by the counsels Of his med
:ical adyisers.sE
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
Queen Margherita O italy. The

Queen Margherita Q Italy, the
widow Of assassinated King Humbert,
has completed the distribution Of her
personal Prs'o s IS effects and finally retired
from the world to live in seclusion
the remainder Of heE days. She has
given her royal diadem, worth $780,
600, to the young queen Helena, the
museum W at Florence has received all
the fine laces, and embroideries that
attracted SO much attention at the
Chicago exposition, and her 800 mag
nifcent costumes have been distrib-
uted among her frienos. In this royal
wedding the heart went with the hand.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
Disaster in a Mine.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 21-A heavy
explosion of gas occurred in No. slope
of No. 1 shaft of the Kingston Coal
company at .Edwardsville at three
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. in which
five men lost their lives and six others
were badly burned. Five of the six in
jured are in a precarious condition and
it is doubtful if they can survive.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
says Hi. story Wa. Pertured.

Louisville, KY, Oct. 31.--The Even.
ing Post Of this city prints an afhfai- fl
davit Of Finley Anderson, the tele-
graph operator upon whose; testimony
Caleb Powers was convicted Of COM
plicity in the murder Of Gov. Goebel,
in which Anderson sWears his story
told on the stand at Georgetown was
5periured. q. 4. .#s
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07

The new census is said to demon
strate that the average age of mar
riage in the United States has been
increased at the rate of a fortnight a
year for number of years past. IT
this progress keeps up only octogena-
rians will be at marriageable age after
awhile
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
one Man Killed.

st. Louis, Oct. 81 One man was
killed and six others were injured,
one perhaps fatally, in a collision on
the Chicago & Alton, near Mitchell,
III: early Tuesday. The passengers
received q shaking up, but none were
seriously hurt. The man killed was
George ". Corson, mail clerk, Of
Bloomington, III.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
Candidate Drop. Dead.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. 29.-George w.
Blake, democratic candidate for con-
gress in the Eleventh con gressional#
district, dropped dead at the conclu-
sion Of an address before large dem
ocratic gathering at the little town Of
Dana, in Woodford county, Saturday
night.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07

johanna" is dead. She was one of
the most remarkable trained animals
the world has ever known, and every
body knew her. Johanna was gorilla
with Barnum & Bailey's circus. and was
valued at many thousands of dollars.
She died of pneumonia at Nuremberg,
GERMANY
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
A SAD DISASTER.
fl and Four Children Are
Drowned.

Port Clinton, o., Oct. "a quad
ruple drowning occurred near Plaster
Bed, on Sandusky bay, eight miles east
of here, Sunday afternoon. The
drowned are: Douglass Stark, aged
three years; George Stark, aged five
years; Alfred Stark, aged eight years;
Henry Stark, aged 13 years. They were
the children of William Stark. Mr..
Stark and the children went for boat
ride. On returning to shore the boat
became fouled. in fish pound net and
the oarsman could not either forge the
boat ahead or go back. The children
became frightened and, leaning over
the side of the small craft, it capsized,
resulting in the four deaths by drown
ing. Mr.. Stark came here from To-
ledo three weeks ago. He then had
a family of a wife and ten children.
Last week Harvey, aged four, died,
and the week before another child, aged
three months, also died.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07

TFustee Appointed Tor CastelIanes
Paris, Nov. 1.-The civil tribunal
has appointed George j. Gould trus-
tee for the countess of Castellane, his
sister. According to the pleadings in
the case her husband, Count Boni de
Castellane, spent 23,00O,0o0 francs in
four years, whereas his income from
his wife's fortune is only 5000, 900
francs. The action in the case was
the result of suit brought by Mr..
Gould against his sister. The court
granted his request and appointed
him trustee. The proceedings were
conducted in secret session, only the
bare decision being announced.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07

During the present century 400 hu-
man lives, 100000 and 200 ships
have been lost in fruitless efforts to find
the north pole.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
Twenty-Six Missinx.

A revision made OF those persons
missing and thought to have perished
in the explosion and fire at Tarrant &
Co.'s drug house shows rs unaccounted
for.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-11-19
BULLER HOME AGAIN

southampton, Nov lO,-This ciiy
was In gala attire t0day ana thousands
Of visitors from London ana elsewhere
participated IN the ceremony " rOn'
forrlBg the freedom ~ tho city upon
General Butler A civic ana military
escort led the way 20 tho scene,
General Buffers carriage was dolug'
I'd with flowers, Lady Butler accom-
panied General Butler, Replying 10
The address on the presentation " the
Iroc'bm ~ the ely, the General ~
hlbltod great emotion and arrnlgnod his
critics vigorously, lIo declared that
when the history Ut the war wan rl,r'
" written, II would be found thai the
British army IN south Africa had con
fronted dilhcultios Tar greater Than any
army OperaIlng against IN equally
civilized enemy had over previously
experienced 10 cited The Beers. ~,
ped0r range NJ vision ana familiarity
with tho Ra0lr Language and country
on hlB arrival ~ AldorshOl, General
Butler VIII be- received by Major Gen,
oral Sir william Francis Butler, IN
command ~ The district ana other dig
nllarles,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-11-19

These lamps burn In such a manner that
the combustion is almost perfect and for
this reason the light is magnihcently
brilliant, smoSeless ahd oiOrless.
The lamps are absolutely safe !: being
simply impossible 10 eXplO .e.
II you are tired Of the bother Of ordinary
lamps, II you wish TO rid yourself Of
their care, the above will appeal 10 you
very strongly. When coupled with
economy the appeal is irresistible.
The Angle LAMP ateomplishss per
feet Illumination. II presents an oppOr'
tunlty Of securing light that Is easily
operated and more brilliant than gas OF
electricity with no myre heat at a mere
fraction Of their cost. II provides a lamp foi
Homes, stores, offi,es. factories, halls
Libraries, hotels and churches, that is
ideal In every way.
The public is cordially invited to call
and Inspect these lamps.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-11-19
The Orpheum.

The management Of the OrpheuT
have decided to make no change to
night In the first part sketch ON ac-
count OF the enormous success thai
His Relative" has met with. Conlou
and Ryder have spared no trouble IL
bringing this laughable skit up to a
first class presentation, while the seen
cry used Is very appropriate.
New turns will be given by the tai
cnt In their respective parts, bringing
out new songs, etc. Those who have
not seen His Relative" should not LEI
the opportunity pass.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-11-19
Ladies' and Gents
Plain Hem stitched,
Ladies'
Embroidered Linen,
Ladies' Real Lace,

in lmIon Duchess Maltese Embroidered
all
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