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Mower County transcript., 1900-03-28
NEWS CONDENSLANTIO j q q

s3as 49, 49, A8fCAs s1lsssz5ssss.
# CoReRz Bill to provisle civii
government for Alaska takenn House:
Land bill debated Two minor amend.
ments made
Fire ct Red Lodge Mon, destroyed
property to tho yalue Of $3.50, 900.
Admiral Dewey suffered from an at
tack Of indigestion at Savannah, Ga. VI
Arkansas Republicans indorse the e1-
pansion policy Of the administration.
The sultan has yielded lin al essen
tial particulars to the Russian demands
respecting railway concessions in Asia
Minor.
Secretary Root has authorized Cen
eral Davis at Sar Juan to give employ
ment upon public works to surplus labor
in Porto Rico. S$$ !
Three pairs of twins were born in
Mendham, N. j., Thursday, and the
mothers Of the babies are sisters The
six little ones, four boys and two girls,
were born within four hours. Mrs. J.
w. Garrabrandt, Mrs. Charles Freeman
and Mrs. Frederick Guerin are the
>~-OS>~~~~e q
Thuryday, March 22. ~ d
CONGRESS- Almost the entire
session OF the senate was spent in the dis
cussion Of the conference report upon the
Porto Rico appropriations bill. House:
After threq daysdebate Loud postal bill
was recommittedsb by vote Of 148 to 96.
Cecil Rhodes has sailed from Cape
town for England. ......
Chicago and st. Paul lines are con-
ddering a proposition to divide passen-
ger business between the two cities.
John Nagle, editor Of the Manitowoc
Pilot and one Of the most prominent of
the independent Democrats Of Wiscon-
an, is dead.
The McKensie bill, providing that
street car franchises shall be submitted
to vote of the people, has been defeated
in the Ohio house Of representatives
Seven Indians have been arrested at
Klukwan, Alaska, charged with the
murder Of Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Horton,
who were recently found dead in their
cabin.
Lieutenant Commander Seaton
Schroeder, At present secretary of the
naval inspection board, is to succeed
Captain Leary as governor of Guam.
Captain Leary is relieved at his own re-
quest, it is stated. i.
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.
- CHICAGO, March %.
CATTLE-Market steady to &C. lower.
Sales ranged at q. .90@5.s0 for good to
prime steers: $4.10@47o for poor to- me-
dium; $3.50@4 75 for stockers and feeders;
3O0@A60 for cows and heifers; 6. O@
500 for Texas fed steers.
HOGS-Market &c lower.
Sales ranged at 94.9O@5. TX for mixed
and butchers: 15 O0@52Oz for good to
choice heavy; 4.90@4 .95 for rough heavy:
Aa6@6.l 10 for light. Bulk Of sales, 6 05
ob16. =. - - -. = rt,
SHEEP-Market steady to 1oc lower.
Sales ranged At e475@600 90 for shsep;
O.. 25@7.25 for, lambsL i
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO, March ~.
81 CLOSING PRICES. . 5ss u
WHEAT-March, CSC; Nay, 661zc:
July, 6e<@667Sc; September, 67@67hc.
cORN-March, s6ko; May, 881f@sskc;
July. $3.50; September, &c., -!9
OATS March, $3.50; Nay, ,e411fto; July,
P1soRK~March, ,11.@x;May, ,11.aen;
July, III. .6e3<. -
#FLAX-Cash. Northwestern, s1.o5:
Southwestern. e1.d6; Nay, e-e6; Sep
tember, q. .161f: October, e1.14h.
BUTTER-Ctoamei 1o@9Skc: dairv.
16Q29c .Es. s5ss
Gs-Tresh. e3l0loc.
POULTRY-nFsosod, turksys.31f0l1c;
chickens. 6k0oe. sz s..sss5..ssss'
81 : =
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Friday, March 23.

Friday, March 23.
CONGRESS Porto Rican relief
bill conference report agreed to. House:
Private pension day. q. ~ .@
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs has decided to investigate the
statements Of Macrum regarding the
opening of his mail. ;.
Boer women in Pretoria, according to
dispatches from there, have organized
an Amazon corps 1900 strong to aid in
the defense Of the Transvaal.
Senator Penrose Of Pennsylvania has
introduced q bill empowering the COM
mittee on Pacific railroads to investigate
the recent. REQ reorganization Of the North
ern Pacific. ..s.,ss<y
The Belgian government has ap-
proved Of the projected electric road be-
tween Antwerp and Brussels. A Ger
man company, with capital of 80, ,OO0,.
009 francs ($5, ,790, ,O00) has undertaken
to build the road and give O. 30-minute
service between the two cities. ->.
Saturday, March "a.
CoNeREss-Senate: Porto Rican tariff
bill discussed. House: Army appropri-
ton bill considered. Conference report
on Porto Rican relief bill agreed to. "e :.
: John Bole, the German composer, is
Russian officers In Belgium have been
ordered to rejoin their garrisons.
It is stated that determined effort is
to be made to pass the shipping subsidy
bill at this session.
- George n. Wiswen Of Wisconsin has
been chosen sergeant-at-arms of the ma
tional Republican convention.
Fifteen hundred Cleveland machinist
have joined those at Chicago and Col
umbus in the strike for a 9-hour day.
A dispatch from Bloemfontein SAYS
the government Of the Orange Free
State has been reorganized, with ]. A.
Collins, under secretary of the interior,
as landrost.
Monday, March 28.
CONGRESS Senate: Alaskan civil code
under consideration. House: Army ap-
preparation bill.
The president has signed the Porto
Rican appropriation bill.
Germany's fuel famine is throwing
many people out of employment.
American chess players won their in
ternational match with the British
team.
Mayor Van Wyck has vetoed the bill
empowering the governor to appoint a
commission to revise the Greater New
York charter.
Texas Populsts have abandoned Bar
ker and Donnelly and will advocate the
nomination Of Eugene v. Debs at the
Sioux Falls convention. ,.- 80
The Austrian premier, DR.. E. Won
Koerber, has sent the presidents Of both
houses of the reichsrath notice pro-
roguing parliament March Is.
. ~--~-s,-~ Tuesday, March ~.
Mccoy and Sharkey have signed for q
fight at Coney Island, June Is. II
The business portion Of the village of
Kingston, Wis, has BEEN destroyed by
fire. .zs = : sSs3. sss. :.sSss 5
Complaints Of the trading check sys-
tenn have become exceedingly numerous
in the past few months. They come
from all sections Of the country.
Sir Robert Peel has definitely decided
to go on the stage. He will join the
.'Bootles Baby" company as Bottles,
and play in London and the provinces.
At Lawrence, Kan, fire destroyed the
plant of the Ferson Flour Milling COM
pany, valued at $50, 900. In addition
to the mill, several thousand bushels Of
wheat and several hundred barrels Of
hnur were burned. Insurance. 1000.
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st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul Union Stock Yards.
SOUTH ST. PAUL, March 81.
HOGS-Market &c lower; quality not
90 good. Range of prices, 81 .80@5O6.
CATTLE-Good stockers in demand.
Butcher cattle steady.
Sales ranged at 94.50@5.00 for calves:
e. 10@325 for cows: $a.25@a 40 forS bulls;
$4.25 for steers; $4O0@4.50 for stockers
and feeders; s.. 55@3.75 for heifers.-
SHEEP-Market steady, lambs weak.
Sales ranged at $5.15@5.4O for sheep;
lambs, $50. r.
Receipts, Cattle, 25o; calves, $50; hogs,
100; sheep, 400. -
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$50 CONFEDERATE BILL.
Sioux Indian Took 1t I'm Exchange
for a Horse.

Sioux Indian Took 1t in Exchange
for a Horse.
Deputy Marshal Davis arrived in
jamestown recently from the Standing
Rock reservation. where he has been
looking after certain offenders. A
short time ago a white man on the
reservation bought a horse from an In
dian for a $50 Confederate bill. A Sc
cret service man was sent out. and
soon located the offender. who will ap-
pear at the next term OF thel United
States court.
Judge Glaspell is holding a term OF
the district court in Darlington. No
jury has been called, and the session
premises to be of short duration.
The new anti-brake-beam law. aimed
at hoboes who prefer stealing q ride to
paying their fare, does not appear I'm
the Few code recently issued, and some
of the justices are in doubt as to
whether the law ran be enforced. The
law is also unpopular, as the several
counties in which convictions have
been secured do not like the expense.
Testimony has been taken in the con-
test case Of Arthur Genung VS.. Roy
H. Shaler. A valuable quarter-scction
of land located near Edmunds 10 in
volved. There was no appearance or
the part of the defendant, who .dfeap-
peared under a cloud some time ago.
A woman nlourns his faithlessness and
-Genung has the claim.
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RED RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
at Grand Forks States
Its Claims in Whereases.

- . |
Convention at Grand Forks States
It's Claims in Whereases.
The tri-state drainage convention adj
iourned at Grand Forks after holding
three sessions. The work done may
be summarized in the following
buttons adopted by the conventions:
"Whereas. There is resident in the
Valley Of the Red River Of the North
and It's tributaries. 500, 600 people; and
whereas. there are 2O,OOO,OOO acres Of
farm lands within the valleys of the
Red River of the North and it tribu-
taries: and whereas. the assessed val
uation of all property within the val
leys OF the Red River of the North iS
approximately $500, 900. 600; and where
as. all this property is subject to DAM
age and loss from overflow during sea-
son of high water in said valleys, and
the lives of the residents endangered
thereby from the fevers that follow;
and whereas. since the settlement and
improvement Of the country the said
rivers have. within the past twenty
years become almost unnayigable dur
ing the dry seasons of the year; and
whereas. the loss from damage by
overflow has. during some years i'm
mediately past been equal to the SUN
Of S5OO,OOO; and whereas, the opening
up of the country to agriculture has
destroyed navigation to 700 miles OF
river; and whereas, by the eXpendi-
ture of about $1,OOO,OOO, a system OF
dams. locks and reservoirs a be built
which will prevent said overflow and
open up the 700 miles of river to navi-
cation; and whereas, said improve
ment will give security to 100000 resi-
dents in said valleys and encourage
immikration thereto and place said
residents upon a navigable inland Wa"
terway; and whereas, said section to
be benefited is capable Of maintaining
a population of 100000 people en-
gagged in agriculture, with a n assessed
valuation of 81, 900, 100000; and where
as. at tine time of the sale by the gov
eminent of said lands said river fur
nished the navigation sought by this
system. to be accomplished; and
whereas. the condition is the nse
quence following the occupation and
Improvement of said lands in said val
legs; therefore. be it
Resolved, BY 1867 delegates in con-
vention assembled at Grand Forks. on
the 10th of May, 1900, representing I'D
cities and towns and go townships In
said valleys. that the general govern
ment should make an appropriation or
the sum necessary to 80 improve the
Red River of the North and its tribu-
taries as to prevent overfiows in the
future and improve the n~avigabiity
thereof"
In the evening an address was deliv-
cred by Congressman Spalding, and
the following executive committee was
appointed to have charge Of future
work: Ledru. Glthrie, Grand Forks;
Johnson. Fargo; ,Cashel, Grafton; Ry-
der. East Grand Forks; Edwards,
Fargo; Winship, Grand Forks; Kelley,
White Rock.
The Minnesota delegates met and
agreed to hold another convention n
Crookston on June 10. to further inter-
est Minnesota people in the matter
1t was determined to keep up the agi-
tation until the desired improvements
are made.
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CONGRESS.
senator Chandler Makes Sensational
Charges In the Senate

Senator Chandler Makes Sensational
Charges In the Senate.
washington, May IA. = By a close
vote the senate rejected the proposition
Il erect. without reference to the price
at which the government could secure
arpOr plate for its Warships, an armOr
plate factory. The vote upon the d.
rect proposition was % to "a, and
subsidiary amendments were rejected
Dy about the same vote. When the
committees proposition was about to
be voted upon a flibuster was organ.
ized' the quorum of the senate was
broken and the question is still in the
air. During the debate Mr.. Chandler
Of New Hampshire delivered a SEN
sational speech in which he charged
that the government had been de
frauded In the adoption Of the Harvey
lied armor. He declared a similar
fraud was proposed by the attempt to
force the government to adopt the
Arupp armor. Mr.. Spooner Of Wis
consin and MI. Hale of Maine made
notable speeches, d%eprecating the war
ak the previous day by Mr.. Lodge Of
Massachusetts. Neither the senator
from Wisconsin nor the senator from
Maine was fearful that we might be-
come involved in difficulty with Ger
many on account. Of the Monroe doc
trine. MI. Hoar. Of Massachusetts
protested against the "wretched inn
perialistic business" and the talk that
this nation had only recently become
a world power" asserting that it had
been a world power since the war of
1912.
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QUIET IN ST.. U
Not a Wheel Turned on Any of the
-. Car Lines.

Not q Wheel Turned ON Any of the
>. Car Lines.
St. Louis. May 15.-The.s sixth day Of
the street railway strike was especial
" quiet and devoid of interest. Not
q wheel on any Of the lines except
that of mail cars were turned in the
city yesterday in consequence of the
decision Of Chief of Police Campbell
to. give the men Of the force who had
had but little time for rest during the
past five days, a chance to %recuperate
for. the coming week. The manage
ment Of the two street railway COM
panies, who feared to run cars with
out police protection, decided to make
no; attempt to keep their lines open
yesterday. AS a result the turbulent
scenes that last week marked the re-
opening Of the different lines were not
expected and the day passed off with
out any serious trouble. The only po-
lice on duty were stationed at the diff
ferent power houses and car sheds.
All Cars Running at Kansas City.
Kansas City, May 15.-Every street
car line in this city and Kansas City,
Kan. was in full operation yesterday,
and no show of violence was offered
by the strikers. The injunction Of the
federal court enjoining the union men
from interfering with the running of
the cars and the added fact that 1t
was Sunday, combined to have a salu-
tary effect upon the strikers. !
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RAIN Is

The government crop report gives
the following summary Of conditions:
The past week has not been a favor
able one for vegetation. The rains OF
the preceding week were followed by
dry weather. with heavy frosts, and.
in the western portion of the state.
high winds. Roth have done some
damage, the most of which, however,
comes from the latter source. but small
damage from frost being reported.
Most Of the small grain is now sOwn,
except fax, the seeding of which viii
not be general until the middle of the
month. All early-sown grain is up,
but reports as to its condition are rath-
or conflicting. Rain IS badly needed i'm
all parts Of the state. and lnte-sown
grain will not terminate until 4; comes
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STORM CAUSES runhn pnArAs.
severe Electrical Storm Strikes st.
Paul.

severe Electrical Storm Strikes st.
Paul.
st. Paul, May 15.-This city was last
evening. visited by a sever wind and
thunder storm. Three persons were
killed. two of the deaths being caused
by lightning. Patrick Sexton,
head Of the wholesale. cigar firm Qf
Sextol. & -O'Connor. while driving In
from Lake. Como with his children was
struck by a portion Of the sidewalk
which was caught by the wind and
hurled against his buggy. He was in
stantly killed. His children received
very severe injuries. Lightning
struck st. Luke's Catholic church
during services. The chimney crashed
through the roof and struck Fanny
Muller. a servant. girl who was kneel-
ing in prayer. She was injured so
badly that she died an hour afterward.
A farmer residing on the saltwater
road was struck by lightning and In
stantly killed while sitting on his
front porch watching the storm.
Much minor damage was done to prop
erty.
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BIG FIRE AT

Several. Buildings Are Destroyed
and a Number of Others Are
Damaged.
Verndale, Mimi, May 15.-Fire was
discovered early yesterday morning
in the rear of Gaslin's saloon. The fol
lowing buildings with their contents
were burned: G. w. Gaslin & Co.. sa-
loon: Smith Bros, warehouse; Dickfn-
son Bros, general merchandise: the
Masons., Odd Fellows and Modern
Woodmen lost all paraphernalia. DR..
Rounds lost his library and medical in
'strumeIts. Buildings damaged: Wa
dena County bank; Dr.. Reid, front;
Henry Calvert, flour and feed; r. j.
L%enerville. barber shop; Smith Bros,
general merchandise; Ben Lalone, sa.
loon: DR.. Morrell, drug store. Total
loss. $4,000.
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W. NJ. Rice. who, was badly burned
in a prairie fire in Stutsman county,
has since died Of his Injuries. Rice
saw the first approach of the fire, ana
started to plow a fire-break around tie
buildings to prevent the fire from
reaching them. While he wal doing
this the pillow became stuck In the soil!
and the fire caught him and the team
Even when his clothing was mn on 0ro
and he was terribly burned he suc.
.ceeCed In unhitching tile horses eothst
they might escape. which they dtos
ithouah somewhat burned.
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FAMILIES

Fire Destroys 100000 Worth OF
Property at Camden, N. J.. y
Camden. N. j.. May 15.-Fire yester-
day, which broke out In the farmers
market house at Fifth and Federal
streets. completely destroyed that
building. ten stores and about dfty
small dwellings. causing q loss esti-
mated at 100000 and rendering home
less about $50 persons. The homeless
people. IRE Quartered in the. armory
building and are being fed at the ex-
pense Of the city. Boys, either acct
dentally or purposely set fire to a lot
Of tarred lumber which had been
stored fer use by the Bell Telephone
company. They were playing there
shortly. before the fire broke out. The
flames spread rapidly to the grease
soaked market house and commune
Gated to a. row Of stores in the rear. at
the. same time eating their way into
Federal street and entering the old
p0sto6ce. building adjoining, and part
" !. destroyed 1t. This building. a
been abandoned by the government
only a few weeks ago. The chief OF
the. Camden fire department early
realized that the fire was beyond the
control OF his limited force and the
i1re department Of Philadelphia was
called, upon for assistance and gent
four companies. The flames leaped
across Fifth street and Ascend row
OF. small houses there were soon bhz-
Ing and were destroyed. The fire fol-
lowed its course to Federal street. on
the east aide. Of Fiftbst When the
chemical laboratory Of WilllamSSC Cow
rill caught there were afsserles OF ex-
plosfops. The Cowgirl establishment
was gutfed. ..:B
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HURLED TO HIS DEATH.

A Frightful Accident Occurs ON h
Como-Interurban Line.
st. Paul. May 15.-Michael Killing
hamer. better known as "Mick," living
on Rice street. near McCann's lake. ST.
Paul. was instantly killed by a Como
interurban car at Burgess and Rice
streets at 6::25 o'clock Saturday even
ing. The car was bound for st. Paul.
Klinghamer was riding in a buggy and
was on his way to a st. Paul foundry
to get his son, as was his custom. He
did not notice the approach of the car,
and before the motorman could bring
it to a stop there was a collision. The
buggy was smashed to a thousand
pieces. .Klinghamer's body was
picked up a short distance away. A
portion of the forehead was torn off.
and his brains, were scattered along
the track
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JEFFRIES WINS IT,
DEFEATS CORBETT IN < GREAT
PUGILIsTIO BATTLE.
Champion IL Knocked Out
in the Twenty-Third Round After
Putting Up a Wonderful Fight
Corbett's Defence Was Absolutely
Perfect, but He Was Lacking I'm
Strength - More Than. Held His
Ienries Was Severely Punished
Cheers for the Vanquished.

New York, May 13.-Jim Jeffries Is
still the heavyweight champion Dugil-
list Of the world. He defeated Jim
Corbett in the twenty-thlrd round of
their fight with q decisive Knockout.
The finishing blow came as a sudden
and. startling surprise. Corbett had
been making a wonderful battle. His
defense was absolutely perfect, and,
while he was lacking in strength, he
had more than held his own and stood
an excellent chance Of winning or 60
ing the limit. He had not been badly
punished and had succeeded in mark
ing his man severely. The winning
punch was a short left jolt to the jaw.
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LOSS HEAVY
TOWNS OCCUPIED BY AMERICAN
TROOPS.
Oppose the Landing Of
the Americans and. Sustained q
Heavy Loss-Rumor. Of an OUT
break Among Natives In Manila
Cause Much Concern Omcials
Are Reticent, but Are Not In
clined to Think That a Rising IL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Propos-
an May FAN Flat.

Manila, May Is. The towns of
Hilongos and Maasin, island Of Leyte,
have been occupied by troops of the
Forty-third volunteer infantry. The
insurgents opposed the landing of the
Americans and sustained heavy losses.
The Americans had three casualties.
The latest rumor Of an outbreak in
Manila an ong the natives, which was
in circulation last week, was serious
ly discussed by some of the local pa
pers and attracted more general atten.
ton than has been usual with this sort,
of. thing. AS a matter of fact many
Filipinos did leave. their American en-
plcyers with the apparent intention Of
Joining sone such movement. Their
action. taken in connection with the ar
rest Of certain natives charged with.
carrying concealed weapons and the
dispersal Of several suspicious gather
ings, gave color to the reports. The
officials have been reticent in the mat
ter. but are not inclined to believe a
rising imminent. They believe the
Filipinos are lacking in courage and
say they feared to attampt a demon
stratiOn at Gen. LawtOn's funeral, al
though they had made careful prepara-
tions and many insurgents had COME
to Manila for. this express purpose. A.
paper found among the correspondence
Of Gen. Pantaleon Garcia asserts that
the United States
Congress Had Done Nothing
for the Filipinos. and that, therefore,
all Filipinos who are working for
Americans, must leave their employ
Immediately or suffer the penalty Of
treason. One report is thatsthe' Filipino
:1unta is e~ndeavoring to initiate an out
break in order to show the civil COM
mission that the insurrectiOn is still
alive. 1t does not seem probable that
the peace proposals which Senior Buen-
canine. at N time a member of the
so-called Filipino government, has
drawn w for submission to Aguinaldo
and the other insurgent leaders. will
have. much weight~with the .Filipinos.
B~uencamino's reputation, gained In
former wars. is that Of a man. who
hurries to get on the winning side. He
was in disfavor with the Filipinos,
even before the collapse of their gov
ernmen owing to a widespread suspi-
cion of his loyalty to his colleagues,
Last week Gen. Macarthur received
a large number of officials, consular
officers and representatives Of conf
mercial bodies. To Lieut.. Col. Crow
der. his military secretary, he will as
sign many duties heretofore devolving
upon the governor general. MacAr-
thurs policy seems to be to avoid de-
Capitalization. He will give to his
staff matters of detail and will devote
himself largely to questions of policy.
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Killed His Friend,

Chicago, May 15.-Charles E. Gilbert,
night manager at De Jonghes' restau-
rant. As Monroe street. shot and fatal
~. wounded Roman A. Kelly, his
friend and roommate. at their room,
1843 Wabash avenue, yesterday. KEEL
ly died a few hours later. Gilbert had
promised Kelly a position in the res
taurant as soon rs there was q w
cancy. Kelly, however, was unwilling
to wait, and a quarrel el.sue..