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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
WEST AND SOUTH.

In Illinois the coal production last
year was 23,4s4,445 tons, an increase
of rs per cent. over any previous year
The death of John A. Bingham, ex.
minister to Japan, ex-congressman,
and the prosecutor of Lincoln's slayers,
occurred at his home in Cadiz, O., aged
IS years.
In a jealous rage Mrs. Leonard Wag-
ner killed her husband and herself near
Sandusky, O.
In San Juan mass meeting of 10000
citizens petitioned congress to act
speedily and relieve the present ruin
Gus conditions in Porto Rico.
Last year third-class mail matter i'm
properly registered as second-class
caused loss Of revenue to the govern
ment of over $4,000 900.
Fire swept away q inseed oil mill
Touring mill and wooden mill at Piqua,
O., the total loss being 100000.
Republicans of the Sixth district OF
Texas have nominated DR.. A. M. Green,
of Dallas, for congress.
In Chicago Annie Strother, aged %,
night cashier at restaurant, was shot
and instantly killed by an unidentified
yelled woman.
A negro known as "Tallow Dick
Combs is charged with the assassina-
ton of William Goebel in Frankfort,
Ky.
At Lincoln William J. Bryan ad-
dressed the Nebraska democratic con-
vention, which adopted resolutions re-
affirming the Chicago platform and op-
posing a large standing army, the Por-
to Rican tariff bill, trusts and ''impe-
rialism."
Milwaukee republicans have nom.
mated Henry F. Baumgaertner for
mayor.
A prominent manufacturer, W. J.
Chalmers, told the industrial commits
sion that Chicago's welfare was
threatened by labor unions and cor.
rupt politics.
Arkansas and South Carolina repub-
hcan conventions elected delegates
to the national convention instructed
for President Mckinley.
Fire destroyed the Flint mich. }
wagon works, causing loss of over
100000.
Domestic trouble caused Frank
Shadd to kill his wife and himself
at their home near Manitowoc, Wis.
Fire swept away the business center
OF Red Lodge, Mont, and John Davis,
a farmer, was burned to death.
The Kansas republicans have re.
nominated Charles Curtis for con.
gress in the First district, James NJ
Miller in the Fourth and w. A. Reed
er in the Sixth.
In Chicago Bert Finch, 1o years old,
shot and killed his father to prevent
him from stabbing his mother.
A new and rich gold field is said
to have been discovered in Two-Bit
gulch, Colorado.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
Death Of Gen. Harden.

Madison, Wis, March 19.-Gen. Henry
Harnden, department commander of
the G. A. r., who had been critically ill
in this city for several days, died at
1910 Saturday night of pneumonia. He
had a brilliant military record, and
commanded the detachment that eff
fected the capture of JEFF Davis.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
Debt of New York Civ.

New York, March 21.-Comptroller
Coler made public Tuesday statement
of the city debt on February3. The to-
tai gross funded debt was 1894, 1850;
the net, $25s,312 ,4s4, and the net bond
ed debt, $25S,340,Os4. There were then,
besides, outstanding bonds of various
corporations, now wholly or partly in
cluded in the city of New York, amount
ing to $4.395.391.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28

The French automobile enthusiasts
are great extremists. r. Merville,
champion automobile cyclist of the
world; E. crom, journalist, and E.
jaime de Lamare, arrived in New
York from Paris with two big auto
mobiles. They intend to start for the
Klondike and to make the last 800
miles of the trip on their automobiles.
Their autos are propelled by gasoline.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
Death of H. f.. auheneck

Seattle, Wash, March 2O.-Herman
E. Taubeneck, we'll known as the for
mer chairman of the national commit
tee of the peoples party, died in this
city Monday. He came here from the
east about two months ago in delicate
health, and he has since been resting
quietly at the home of his brother, ig-
noring all publicity. The body will be
shipped to his old home in Illinois.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28

A cablegram from Athens says that
the press and the government there
propose doing all in their power to
stop the ever increasing emigration of
Grecian peasants to the United States.
It is stated that entire villages are
being depopulated, and many large
districts are left uncultivated merely
because the villagers and the farm
ers are coming to America.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
Cost of the Famine.

London, March 2l.-The India Of
fee has issued it's annual financial
statement. This shows surplus for
1899 and 1900 of &2,553,ooo, and an
estimated surplus for 1900 and 1901
of 6 100000. The famine expenditure
for 1Se9-1900 was s2,055,o00. 1t is es-
timated the famine expenditure for
1900 and 1901 will be 1885, 900.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
Statue successfully Cast.

New York, March 2e.-The gold
statue of 1.-THE American Girl" which
is to be exhibited at the Paris exposi-
ton, was successfully cast Wednes-
day. Miss Maude Adams, the actress,
was the model, and Mrs. Bessie Pot
ter Vonnah was the sculptor. The
statue mounted on it's base will be six
feet in height, the figure being of
Miss Adams own height. It weighs
712 pounds, and the bullion used is
valued at S187OQQ
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
WAGON Factory Burned.

Flint, Mich, March 22.-The Flint
wagon works was totally destroyed
by fire Tuesday night, causing loss
Of over 100000. The plant was in
sured for $4,000. This is the most
severe blow to Flint the city has ever
received. The origin of the fire is a
mystery. Five hundred men are
thrown out of work as result of the
fire. This is the fourth time the
wagon works have suffered by fire,
and it is not known whether they will
be rebuilt.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
Competition Open to World.

St. Paul, Mimi, March 22.-The
National Educational association,
through the National Council of Ed
ucation, has offered $1,000 in prizes
for the best essays on seating, light
ing, heating and ventilating pub
lie school buildings-$200 as first
prize and 500 as second prize for
essays on each of the four subjects
named. Competition is open to the
world
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28

A New Orleans man, who was left
bankrupt at the end of the civil war
has just paid off his last creditor, and
now at the age of 81 he says he is
ready to die as the burden of debt has
at last been removed. There are few
such men in this world. Most OF
them seem to be trying to make some.
one else foot the bills
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
Woman Killed by a Woman.

Chicago, March 20.-Annie Strother,
night cashier in Swans restaurant, $50
Twenty-second street, was shot and al
most instantly killed by an unidenti-
fed woman shortly before one o'clock
this morning. After emptying her re-
volver at the cashier the assailant
thrust the weapon into her pocket and
walked out of the place, making her es-
cape. Jealousy, it is supposed. was the
motive in the shooting.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
The United States is next to France
in the area occupied at the Paris ex-
DOSitiQn.

A New York automobile, having run
down an elevator shaft in that city,
may lead to an ordinance prohibiting
them from climbing smokestacks and
telegraph poles.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
Internal Revenue Collections.

1ScVCHuc OO11CCV1UHBe
Washington, March 22.-The month
ly statement of the collections of in
ternal revenue shows that for the
month of February, 1900, the total re-
ceipts from all sources were $2O,SO9,-
665, an increase as compared with
the same month in 1899 of 81 ,16O, $50.
During the last eight months the
total receipts were $195, 6o8, 1878, an in
crease over the corresponding period
of last year of $16,S25,1S4.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28

St. Paul, Mimi, March PA Win
nipeg (Man.) special to the Dispatch
says: Gavin Ross, of Emerson, NOM
mated to oppose Hon. McFadden in
the late by-election, has been killed
in a runaway accident, of which his
wife was a witness.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
Advance in Price of Sugar.

New York, March 2o.-All grades of
refined sugars were advanced five
cents per 100 pounds by the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company Monday.
There was also advance in the pound
price of raw sugars. The advance is
said to have resulted from the in
creased demand for the product dur
ing the past week.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
Urge q SettlelAe emf.

San Juan de Porto Rico, March Fl.
Gov. Gen. Davis is in constant re-
ceipt of kilograms from the various
towns of the island begging him to
use his influence with the United
States congress for speedy settle
ment of the questions now in con-
troversy. Demonstrations occurred
at many points similar to the large
gathering, headed by the San Juan
chamber of commerce which present.
ed the petition to the governor gen.
eral for a redress of grievances.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
Carnegie Suit Ended,

Pittsburgh, Pa, March 22-Andrew
Carnegie has made an agreement
with n. C. Frick and others whereby
Tricks suits against the Carnegie
Steel company are amicably settled
and combination with 5000, 100000
capital is formed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28

Education costs $3.50, 100000 a year
in the United States, Great Britain,
France and Germany. 1t is crafty
ing to know that the United States
spends three-sevenths of the whole
amount and leads with an educational
per capita of $267.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28

AS an example of wifely duty it
would be hard to duplicate the story
of how a Nebraska woman went all
the way to California in order to give
testimony that allowed her husband
a divorce.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28

The post Office department predicts
that within another five years the
farmers in most sections of the coun-
try will be brought within easy reach
of daily and free delivery of mail.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
To Rebuild Theatre Francat

Paris, March 20.-The chamber of
deputies adopted a credit of 2,4oo,0oo
francs for the construction of the
Theater Franchise recently destroyed
by fire and for the provision of a tenn.
porary home for the Coincide Fran
caise at the Odeon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28

If anybody wants to open liquor
saloon in the town of Marshfield, Mass,
he can do so upon paying 100000 for
his license, that being the fee pre-
scribed by the local officials.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
FOREIGN INTELL1cENcr.

The emperor of Germany assured
the Transvaal government he would
gladly assist in mediation If Great
Britain would consent.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
News In Brief.

ness, the members will carefully in
spect the school and it's buildings.
News In Brief.
The fourth annual dog show opened
at St. Paul with a large list of entries.
At meeting of the St. Paul minis
tiers, resolution was adopted which
sanctioned the proposed plan to intro.
duce billiards and bowling IN Y.M.C.A.
The Minneapolis police now have a
bicycle brigade.
A man near Duluth laid down on
the railroad track while drunk. He
was struck by a locomotive going at
full speed, hurled 100 feet through the
air and laid out for dead. He is now
practically well.
Adam Piechowski, of Beardsley, was
bitten by horse affected with hydro
phobia. He will go to Chicago for
treatment.
Simon Moeller was found dead in
his home near Rosemount.
Marcus Stevens, of Beaver Falls, at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat
with cabbage knife. He just missed
the jugular vein.
The construction Of the normal
school at Duluth was given to Mcleod
4 Smith, of Duluth
Rural free delivery will be estab-
lished at Austin, Mower county.
w J. Landon. as a memorial to his
deceased wife, will erect fountain
costing several thousand dollars in the
public park at Winona.
J. l.. Williams has decided to estab-
lish button saving factory at Wi
mona. 1t is expected a finishing fac
tory will soon be established.
John Newman, a chopper in one of
Bagley's camps in Beltrami county,
was fatally injured by falling tree.
Bishop Ed5on, of North Dakota, has
been appointed bishop coadjutor of
Minnesota.
Mrs. Fred Schasrag committed sui
eide by drowning herself in a we'll,
near Mankato. She had formerly been
an inmate in the St. Peter asylum.
About 100 of the hopelessly insane
male patients were removed from the
St. Peter asylum to the new institu-
ton at Anoka.
The athletic board of control, state
university, is in receipt of the formal
acceptance of DR.. Henry L. Williams,
Philadelphia, as athletic director. By
| this act, the Minnesota institution has
secured man perhaps unexcelled in
his particular line. ---s.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
Contracts to be Let.

The state normal board will hold it's
next regular meeting at Winona. A.
T. Ankeny, president of the board,
says the most important business will
be to award the contract for the new
normal school building at Duluth. The
appropriation is $4,000 and six bids
out of eight received by the building
committee are under that amount. In
addition to the ordinary routine busi-
ness, the members will carefully in
spect the school and it's buildings
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
The necass,tv for an invast;gation ~

The necessity for an investigation OF
the management Of the Soldiers Home
in Richmond By the Legislature. was
matter Of regret to all but particularly
20 Confederate veterans. When 1t
was commenced the expressions OF
those who were near the institution
lead to the belief that nothing was
wrong about the Home and that the
committee would so report. We regret
1t does not look that way now. Al
ready it is published to the world that
resolution will be offered in the Leg
islature authorizing the return OF
the buildings and grounds to Lee Camp
and the cancellation OF the contract the
State has with the camp to keep and
maintain the disabled, needy Oonfed'
crate veterans there. This leads us to
the conclusion that the management OF
the Home has not been altogether salts
factory, and it is further stated that
the Legislature will be asked TO erect a
Home at some point remote from city
or town.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
A Hot Debate.

Richmond, Va, Jan. o. The discus.
sion of machine politics created rather
o sensation Ia the House Committee on
Offices and Officers Of the Capitol this
evening. Delegate Folkes, of Richmond (;
Senator Barksdsle. OF Halifax. and
Delegate Whitehead. Of Norfolk figured
prominently In the lively part Of the
debate. and the names Of Senator Mar.
tin and the Secretary Of the Common.
wealth were brought In.
Over the mention Of Senator Martin 8
name there came near being trouble
between Messrs. Barksdale and White.
head.
The bill under consideration was that
to abolish the office Of Register Of the
Land Office, which has passed the Sem
ate.
Mr.. Folkes, who is leading the fight
on the measure In the House, though
not impugning the motives OF its pa
tron, Mr.. Barksdale, asserted that be-
hind the bill was :" the most corrupt
politics that ever backed up bill in
the Virginia Legislature. " II was de-
signed, he said. to centralize patronage
In few so that ring-a very small
ring-should say who should serve this
State In Congress, land" continued
Mr.. Folkes, " hear Is said. and be
lieve It. too. that this same very small
ring gathers In the northeast corner OF
the Jefferson Hotel lobby and says who
shall serve this people as their Cover.
nor. Don't give them more power. the
people will not stand for it. know
what | am talking about, for some OF
that same ring have visited me and told
me that II opposed this bill would
ruin my political future. care not A"
"If," he continued, There Is any
true motive to retrench. let the Senators
who are 80 eager for retrenohment vote
for my bill to cut the salary Of their
clerk. who goes to the treasury 81
months without performing any serv-
ice. They will not do this Oh, no !
The Senate clerk speaks the language
of the tribe and he must be protected. "
In conclusion. Mr.. Folkes asserted
that the Secretary Of the Common
wealth was six months behind in the
performance Of the present duties Of his
office, and q bill had been introduced
to relieve him from the management OF
the State Library.
Senator Barksdale. with some heat.
said he never knew tribe, never
knew boss and never wore q COLLAR.
Who is the boss you sllude tor IL 1t
Tom Martin? Is it the man whom you
were going all over Richmond few
months ago declaring for "
mo, sir, replied Mr.. Folkes The
boss WAS right on the floor Of the SEN
ate when this bill was passed "
Well, who is be"
" You know. and you yourself told
me not a week ago that you were
ashamed of your following on the bill. "
IL did not. "
You did. and can prove 1t. "
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
Two lnuuirie, Ordered.

The House of Representatives al
Washington last Monday. ordered two
Investigations as i result Of resolutions
introduced by Lentz. Of Ohio. The
first to be by the Committee on Post.
offices and Postroads into the charge
that two Federal appointees Of the
President-Post master John o. Ora
ham, Of Provo City, Utah, and Post.
master Orson Smith. Of Logan. Utah
Are under indictments as polygamists
and whether affidavits to that effect
we're on file at the time Of their ap-
pointment The other is a general in
vestigation by the Military Committee
into the conduct Of Gen. Merriam and
the U. S. Army officers during the
Wardner (Idsho) riots and subsequently
thereto
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
The TransYaal War.

The Richmond Leader says; 1T 10
estimated that the war in South Africa
will cost Great Britain 5000. 900 600, TO
say nothing Of the loss Of life and Of
the incidental injury to her vast trade.
1t is further estimated that 5000, 600, 900
is more than the entire Transvaal Ia
worth as national possession. To
prosecute this war great Britain has
taken terrible risks. There 10 talk
among the Irish Of an invasion Of Oan-
ada; there ia rebellion in Britain's
South African possessions; there 10
restlessness throughout the entire Brit.
ish Empire, and II Great Britain should
lose in the Trsnsvasl, IL is conceded
that she would lose Canada. Austrslis
and India, which would leave her in
the pitiful position Of third.rate
power. Great Britain has also taken
the risk Of having other European pow
ers combine against her.. "
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11

Some Northern artist should paint
for the eyes Of those who nave written
the Southern people down as Negro
haters, the funeral oortege OF Smith
Robinson, q colored man, as 1t passed
through the streets Of Jackson, Miss,
she other day. Robinson was q mem.
Der Of the board of aldermen Of the city,
and a. his remains were borne TO their
last resting place. the white Mayor and
white aldermen acted as pall.besrers,
and many white citizens were in the
procession, thus testifying their re-
spect for the deceased and sympathy
for the bereaved family. Such paint.
iue as this would disabuse the minds OF
MANY as to the true character Of the
Southern people and show that they are
not ensmies to the colored race as they
are 20 often represented to be. The
truth Is. and everybody should know It,,
white and colored. ct home and abroad.
the oolored people who behave and oon.
duct themselves properly are respected
BIZ snd have she friendship Of the
white psopls, bat when they fail to do
this thsy forfeit that respect and
friendship. not only Of the whites but
Of ths law-ahiding, self-resDecting coi'
3D. people
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11

We have often thought that the law
Of Virginia tiisqualifying persons from
holding office ought to be modified.
Section 1853, of the Code Of Virginia Of
1887, provides as follows:
mo person shall be capable of hold.
ing any Office or post . who holds
any Office or post Of profit. trust or
emolument, civil or military. legisla-
tive, executive, or judicial under the
government of the United States, or
who is in the employment Of such gov
eminent. or who receives from 1t In
any way any emolument whatever and
the acceptance of such office. post.
trust or emolument. or the acceptance
Of any emolument whatever, under
such government shall, ipso facto, va
cate any Office or post Of profit. trust
or emolument under the govern
ment Of this Commonwealth or under
any county, city or town thereof. "
This law is so swe eping in its appli.
cation that when the Governor OF
this State is appointed by the Presi.
dent one Of the commissioners to ar
range for the centennial celebration
next December Of the removal Of the
national capitol from Philadelphia to
Washington city, he finds himself IN.
able to accept, because it would vacate
his Office Of Governor. II Is very sp.
propriate that Governor Tyler should
act as one Of the commission, and the
Legislature ought to make him eligi-
BILE, if to do. It is necessary to
abolish the section above quoted. Ii
ought to be modified any way, be-
cause 1t is too sweeping
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11

Along the line Of fsvors that The
Free Lance has suggested to our people
to show towards the sugar beet pro-
motors we may add that it would be
very unwise in any Of our people to ask
exorbitsnt prices for property or ma
terials which might be needed for the
industry. In prospecting for enterprises
projectors are frequently scared off by
talk of big prices and prospects of heavy
taxes. Let us foster enterprises which
we may have. and induce new ones to
lscate here. by being as liberal towards
them as their Importance demands and
our financial con dition will permit
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
British Losses Nearly 5000.

Foreign dispatches show that there is
decided dissatisfaction in London with
the manner in which some Of the gen.
erals in South Africa are conducting
the war
AS details Of recent battles ara made
public a growing opinion is apparent
that life is being needessly sacrificed
It is reported that at least one Of the
generals will be superseded.
There is also fault found in regard to
the management Of the transports, as
troops are ready TO embark. but have to
wait days for ships
More rains have fallen in Natal,
swelling the'Tugela river and making
crossing by General Butler ex.
ceedingly difficult.
Great Britian's losses since the war
began are rapidly approaching 5 600 A
London War Office compilation, Just 10.
sued shows total Of 7.2l3-l. 021
killed, 3 ,675 wounded and 2,5ll missing.
These do not include 40 who have
died from disease nor the losses at
L,dysmith Saturday, which have not
yet been announced
General French reports that in the
fighting near OOlesburg, Cape Colony,
up to January 4. his losses in killed
wounded and missing were 2l7 men.
The Cape Colony Dutch fighting with
the Beers who were captured at Sunny.
side. Cape Colony, will be sent to Cape
Town for trial as rebels
King Leopold, of Belgium, 1t ia
said, recently inquired Of Queen Vic
toria whether an opportune moment for
mediation had arrived, but received
reply In the negative.
The German steamer General, which
was seized by British cruiser at
Alden. Arabia. has been released. No
coutraband Of war was found on board
Of her.
1t is reported in London that the
United States and German embassies
are trying to find basis for joint ac-
ton in regard the British seizures, but
this is denied in Washington.