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Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
Killed His Wife.

/ Jackson, Mich, Aug. 7.-Edward
Lett, colored ex-convict, shot his
wife twice at their home here Monday
night, killing her instantly. Jealousy
is believed to have melted Lett to the
killing. He was Immediately arrested.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
Brothers Drowned.

Milwaukee, lv0aukee, Aug. s.--A Herold spe-
cial from Oshkosh, Wis, says Herman
and Villa Klabunde, aged six and
eight years, respectively, were
drowned in Lake Winnebago Tues
day. They were carried out in a-boat:
and in attempting to swim ashore
were. exhausted. IT,. II t:s...5t.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

Lieut.. Robert S. Clarke, of the Ninth
regiment, now in China, is probably
the richest officer in te United States
army. Mr.. Clarke, grandson and prin-
cipal heir of the late Alfred Corning
Clarke, is still in his early twenties,
is a graduate of Yale and commands
q fortune of millions.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

Chief Librarian Putnam, of the con-
gressional library at Washington, is
now in Vienna, where he has completed
arrangements with the government of
Austria to send the Washington library
a copy of every official publication is
sued by that government, in exchange
for all official publications of the Unit
ed States. 1t is planned to make simi-
lar arrangements with every nation.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

The action of the Chicago evangelist
who thrashed youth who persisted
in throwing stones at him is to be
deprecated, but if he could have got
hold of the father of the boy-the man
who is primarily responsible for the
disposition developed-he certainly
would have been justified in "doing a
few things" to him. Something is
wrong with the home surroundings
and influences of the lad who persist
emily acts In that way.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

A recent experimental shipment of
lemons and oranges in cold storage was
made from California to Paris. The
fruit reached the French capital in per-
feet condition, and it is possible that
big trade will be established,
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
FOREIGN 1NTELLIGExCE.

+ The army of Gen. De Wet was sur
rounded by the British near Reitz-
berg, whence it could not escape IA
train on board Of which was United
States Consul Stowe and flying the
United States flag was derailed by q
flying patrol Of Boers at Honigspruit.
The Chinese government issued an
imperial edict providing escort for the
diplomatic corps from Peking to Tien-
tsin. A belated message from Minis
ter Conger, dated July q, reports his
safety at Peking.
Anti-Jewish riots il Odessa were se-
rious, entire sec ions having been loot
ed and many lives lost. #
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
DeclincA Nomination.

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. s.-Former
Congressman Charles A. Towne, who
was nominated for the vice presidency
by the populist national convention,
held at Sioux Falls in May, has sent
a letter to the committee of notifica-
ton declining the honor.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

Falcon island, in the Pacific ocean,
which originally emerged from the sea
after the eruption of submarine VOL
cano near Truga, and remained above
the surface for precisely 13 years be-
fore vanishing two years ago, is report
ed by the British cruiser Porpoise to be
reappearing and to be serious menace
to navigation. It was nine feet out of
water at the end of May and may be a
mountain now, for all any body knows.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
DebS Accents.

Springfield, Mass, Aug. eugene
v. Debs, the presidential nominee Of
the social democratic party, has sent
his letter Of acceptance to William
Butscher, national secretary Of the
party. in this city.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
japan Prohibits Emieration.

Washington, Aug. IA dispatch
has been received at the japanese le-
cation here from the japanese foreign
Office announcing that thesgovernment
of Japan had prohibited for the pres
ent all emigration of japanese labor
ers to the United States and, Canada.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
Death of:a yeteran.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 6.-Col. Thomas
r. Roberts, who was provost marshal
of Cincinnati during the last three
years Of the civil war, died at his resi-
dence here Sunday, aged e years.
Col Roberts was prominent mem
Der Of the Loyal Legion
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

Life is not one grand sweet song at
Cape Nome. A Wichita man writing
home from there says: "Here lies the
rolling sea. Towering above the sea
are the ice mountains, and towering
above them is the price of grub"
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

VVAS111N0VONs "
In December the centennial of the
establishment of the seat of govern
ment in the District of Columbia will
be celebrated in Washington.
The condition of all the national
banks in the United States at the
close of business June 20, 1900, shows
the aggregate assets to be $4,e44,956,-
623, the highest ever reached in the
history of the national system.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

At the age of 70 years Joseph En-
erson, a famous scholar and for So
wears associated with Beloit college
as professor of Greek, died at Beloit,
Wis.
Followers of circus caused reign
of terror for nearly a week in Cass
Lake, Grand Rapids and other towns
in northern Minnesota and troops
were called out to suppress them.
The police prevented anarchists
from gathering in Chicago and five
were arrested, among them Mrs. Lucy
Parsons.
Near Hugo, COL, bandits held up a
Union Pacific train, killed w. J. Fay,
of Anaheim, CAL, and robbed the pas
sengers.
For miles around Hatton. N. d., q
tornado devastated the country, ruin
ing crops and severely injuring sew
eral people.
At Madison, Va, Grant Reed (col-
ored) was hanged for the murder of
his wife and her father.
Two elders were prevented from
leaving a train at Mansfield, O., where
a mob awaited them.
The death of Capt. Frederick Jerome,
an old-tilne sailor, who saved over 1000
lives during his career, occurred at San
Francisco.
The Logan arrived at San Francisco
crowded with refugees from China.
Carrie II. Walker, supreme COM
mander of the Ladies of the Macca bees,
died at her home in Detroit, Mich.
Intense heat caused nine deaths and
many prostrations in Chicago.
In Chicago the wife of Count Roza-
dowski, the Italian consul, asked the
authorities to extend protection to her
husband against local anarchists.
In the Alabama elections William j.
Sanford was elected governor by the
democrats.
Five persons were killed and two
others fatally injured in a railway
wreck at Aurich, Ark.
Gov. Wood decided to recognize
either civil or ecclesiastical marriages
in Cuba.
On a bicycle N. E. Backenstoss
reached Seattle, having made the trip
from New York in 81 days.
Chicago packers have been asked to
submit bids on an order for 1000, 900
pounds of meat for the American
armies in the orient.
The sudden death was announced of
William Clark, president of the cele-
brated thread manufacturing concern
in Westerly, R. I.
At the Eighth district of Alabama
William Richardson has been nom.
mated for congress by the democrats
to succeed Gen. Joe Wheeler.
G. A. Towne has declined the nom-
ination for vice president made by
the populist national convention at
Sioux Falls, S. D.
At Ottawa Beach, Mich, John
Grouix, an aeronaut, was killed by
falling 1900 feet. !
John w. Jolly shot and killed his
sister-in-law, Emma Kleekamp, and
then killed his wife in. Cincinnati.
Domestic trouble was the cause.
On the Monon road a passenger
train collided with a freight engine
at South Raub, Ind, and three per-
sons were killed and several injured,
one fatally. "
In St. Louis dynamiters have be-
gun; again to place explosives on the
tracks of the Transit company.
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Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

Under Lord Kitchener the circle
around Gems. De Wet and Steyn was be-
ing narrowed gradually by the British.
s At Peitsang the allies, 10000 strong,
fought the Chinese, forcing the latter
to retreat; allies loss 1900, mostly Rus
slams and japanese; Chinese loss much
heavier. Ii Hung Chang says the for-
eign ministers have left Peking for
Tientsin under escort and that the
rebels have started to intercept them.
Demand for communication with Min
lister Conger, which is virtually an u
timatum, has been sent to China by the
United States. IT, -. ~
A message from Minister Conger
shows the situation in Peking is more
alarming. Enjoys have been urged
to leave, but refuse, and imperial
troops are constantly firing on the
legations. Ii Hung Chang says the
allies will not be allowed to enter
Peking in order to escort the minis
ters to Tientsin. The next engage
ment between the allied forces and
the Chinese is expected at Yang-Tsun,
Wnere the enemy Is reported TO De IN
large force.
Leading Filipinos were negotiating
with Gen. Macarthur for the surren-
der of the insurgent forces in central
Luzon.
President Kruger was said to be
seeking terms of surrender.
Russians who have been fighting
around Tsai-Chow are reported to
have killed 5000 Chinese.
The noted leader of socialism in
Germany, William Liebknecht, died in
Charlottenburg, aged "a years.
England informed the Chinese gov
ernment that it's members would be
held personally responsible if the
members of the foreign legations At
Peking suffer injury.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

King Humbert carried 81, 100000 in
life insurance, and had the distinction
Of being the most highly insured mon.
arch in the world. 0 Y !
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW.
Strikes The 0vershadowing lnfu-
ence Of Business.
THE ONLY TANGIBLE CHECK,

New York, Sept. A.-R G. Dun *
Co.'S weekly review says: The strike
in the anthracite coal region, which
has involved about 10000 miners, and
probably 10000 Others, is the over
shadowing influence in business. This
conflict disturbs business and inter
feres with calculation of merchants
over large part of the Atlantic sea-
board and is really the only tangible
check to the general recovery which
set in with the larger demand for iron
and steel products. Outside OF the
anthracite industry enforced idleness
of hands is an exception, and even in
the Pennsylvania coal region other
employers would gladly take on thou
sands of more intelligent miners.
The Lorain Steel company, idle three
months, is starting its furnaces with
others to follow. Hesitation incident
to the presidential campaign is reflect
ed in decreased bank clearings
Wheat advanced sharply 8 points,
helped by gloomy reports from grow
ing districts and free purchases at
northwest elevators Sensational
gains in prices stopped foreign buying,
which led to heavy liquidation and a
reaction almost as large as the previous
movement.
Cotton has felt the loss of consump-
ton, declining heavily both in spot
quotations and option trading. Bright
err crop news from Texas also had a
depressing effect. The cotton goods
market for few days continued the
strong movement of last week, but
closed less excited, though bare of
goods at first hands. Heavy curtail-
ment of production is still the rule.
Standard brown sheetings again adj
vanced &c, with other goods following.
Foreign conditions in wool are un-
satisfactory, especially in France, but
fair prices are expected at the London
sales next month.
In iron and steel products greater
activity at former prices was the rule.
New contracts were for moderate
amounts, but large order for mallea-
BILE Bessemer pig iron at southern
points makes the outlook more en-
couraging, and a Scotch concern is
only prevented from closing very
large contract for billets by the high
ocean freights in prevalence.
Orders for railroad equipment for
September are expected to include
fully 5000 freight cars. A sharp break
in tin was aided by heavy shipments
from the straits.
Lumber is in a stronger position,
spruce selling at S3.75 per thousand,
an advance of % per cent for the
month.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
Rioters ARE SHOT down.
Strikers Attack Workers and Sher-
if Defends Them.
lNFANTRY-C CAVALRY cATLlNGS.

Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 24.-Super-
intcndent Adam Boyd Inside Foreman
Foley and Breaker Bosses James and
William Mitchell, of Indian Ridge
col.iery, were returning home from
work when they were met at the
dsshigh Valley station by mob with
slicks and stones. The mine officials
drow revolvers and fired. The mob
became furious after one of its number
was shot, and attempted to close in on
tho officials. They ran up Lloyd street
10 O'Hara's stable, where they were
imprisoned for two hours. The mob
threatened to burn the barn, but Sher-
fToole, with twenty deputies, arrived
and dispersed them and the mine OIL
cials returned to their homes. The
sheriff then took the posse to Indian
Ridge colliery and escorted some work
mon up Center street. AS they again
noared the Lehigh Valley station the
mob hurled stones at the deputies, and
q shot was also fred from saloon.
The deputies then opened fire. They
hnstened toward Main street, in the
meantime firing over 500 shots, and the
mob hurting missiles Of all kinds. One
man and little girl were found lying
dead after the shooting. The crowd
was finally dispersed and the sheriff
and deputies retired to the Ferguson
house, the most prominent hotel in
Shenandoah. During the riot windows
were broken, buildings wrecked and
number of persons were injured.
The Shenandoah council called upon
the governor for militia and also
declared martial law ordered saloons
closed and prohibited sale of arms.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 24.-Three
regiments of infantry, a battery and
troop of cavalry were ordered out at
midnight by Governor Stone to assist
Sheriff Toole in maintaining order in
the Schuyllkill region. Battery G is
equipped with Calling guns and is one
of the best drilled organizations in the
guard.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
One Bridge Finished.

Galveston, Sept. 2O.-The bridge
across Galveston bay, which is being
repaired is the one belonging to the
Santa Fe, usually known as the middle
bridge 1t will be used by all the in
itiai lines at Galveston until the others
are reconstructed. This bridge, it is
expected, will be ready for trains to-
day. The railroads commenced yes
terday to receive all classes of freight
for Galveston or through Galveston, in
ciuding perishable freight and grain.
Wharf facilities are ready for handling
business.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
DETERMINATION OF BOXERS
Ordered by an Imperial Edict-Allies
Taking Forts.


London, Sept. 22.-The Chinese min
lister here, Chin Chen Loen Feng Luh,
has received an imperial edict which
orders the Boxers to be exterminated,
and says that the missionaries at Pao
Ting Flu are to be escorted by the troops
of the acting viceroy and delivered to
the commanders of the allied forces at
Chan Sing Tien and Lu Kon Chiao.
TienTsin, via Shanghai, Sept. 81
Two thousand six hundred Germans
left Tien Tsin to join force forming
in the neighborhood of Taku, already
composed of ZOO Russians, 1900 Ger
mans and other foreign troops, the in
tention being to attack the Pei Tang
forts.
Pekin, via Taku, Sept. 22.-General
James H. Wilson, with 800 Americans
and 600 British troops and six guns,
marched westward and the Germans
will cooperate in taking Pei Ia Chu,
where the enemy is supposed to be in
large force.
The British have countermanded the
orders for winter clothing, and, it is
reported, will fall back to Wei Hal Wei.
The German legation is expected to
withdraw and it is generally reported
that the Americans will withdraw, but
General Chaffee refuses to confirm the
rumOr,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
India Cotton Crop.

Manchester, Eng, Sept. 22.-The
Guardian says that at present there is
not the slightest prospect of pro-
longed scarcity of coal. The paper
adds: Whatever the American crop,
it is certain the consumption of Amer
can cotton will be substantially re-
duced by the abundance of the Indian
crop, now approaching maturity"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
NO NEW PROPOSITION.
Full And Complete Answers Given t.
Inquiries of tho Powers.

Full And Complete Answers Given t.
Inquiries of the Powers.
Washington, Sept. 24.-The United
States government has made full and
complete answers to the various i'm
portant inquiries that have been
addressed to it by the powers relative
to the Chinese trouble. Moreover, II
has gone farther and has made dis
closure of all its purposes and, as q
member of the administration puts 1T,
it has thrown its hand open on the
table.
The state department absolutely re-
fused to make any statement as to the
nature Of the answers, taking the
ground that to do SO would be viola
ton of the diplomatic proprieties.
With all this, it is known that the
German proposal that negotiations
with China be deferred until the Chi
nese responsible for the Pekin outrages
have been surrendered to the allies
has failed of approval by our govern
ment.
The United States government can'
not recognize the principle that coun-
try may be called upon to surrender its
own citizens to foreign power or
powers for punishment. The govern
ment does not relinquish the idea OF
the ultimate punishment of the Offend
ers when they are properly identified
but it does not believe that the pursuit
of this object should put stop to all
negotiations.
One fact concerning the United
States answers that were learned offi-
cially is that they contain no new
propositions they simply clear away
debris of unanswered inquiries.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
Only MaraudIng Bands Left.

London, Sept s@.-Lord Roberts
cables as follows:
''0f the 1900 Beers who retreated
from Komatipoort before the British
advance from Machadodorp, 700 have
entered Portuguese territory. Others
have deserted in various directions and
the balance are reported to have crossed
the Komati river and to be occupying
spurs of the Lombobo mountain south
Of the railway.
"a general tumult seems to have oc-
CURED when they recognized the hope
1essness of their cause. Their long
toms and field guns have been de-
stroyed and nothing is left of the Boer
army but few marauding bands"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
Complain OF Cruel Tactics.

Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 2l.-No negotia-
tions for settlement of the strike are
yet in sight, and the situation in that
respect is unchanged. The mine own
ers in the Hazelton district complain
bitterly of what they call the ''cruel
tactics" of the union. They claim that
the workmen who are still going to
the mines are being intimidated and
even threatened with serious bodily
harm if they do not quit work. They
also add that most of the men now
idle desire to resume work, but through
fear of assault they do not leave their
homes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28

Washington, Sept. 19.-Frank FL.
Hitchcock, chief of the section of for
eign markets of the agricultural de-
partment, has prepared a bulletin
showing the value and character of i'm
ports from each foreign country for the
five fiscal years, 1s95-19OO. 1t shows
that our agricultural imports have an
average annual value of 1896, 1854, 70s,
of which more than one-half came
from tropical countries. Brazil, the
leading source of our coffee supply,
sent us Is per cent of our total agri-
cultural imports, the United Kingdom
coming next with 90.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
pnuer. MIll Not Contest.

Salt Lake, Utah, Sept. 40. W..
Powers, who was appointed United
States Senator from Utah, in the alb
sence of the governor, says he shall not
contest for seat in the senate unless
the national committee desire him 10
do so. He says it would be useless as
the decision in the Quay case settled
the question involved, and that he
does not care to enter a contest merely
to get the salary of. senator while
such contest Is pending in the
courts. .ar ~
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
LABOR IS At A PREMIUM.
Galveston Churches All Suffered
Loss OF Catholics $326,OOO
TALK OF RAISING MILLIONS.

Galveston, Sept. 22.-Labor at Gal
weston is at premium. There is not
an idle man in the city. Regardless of
station or position, a man must work.
The merchant and his clerk are work
ing side by side along with the man
who has known nothing but hard work
since the time of his childhood. 1t is a
cosmopolitan force now at work on the
city avenues; white men and black
working in gangs under one head is
daily scene. 1t is all done for the
good of Galveston. The health Of the
living must be preserved at any cost.
The city must be cleaned and the dead
buried, that the survivors may con-
tinue to live. 1t is imperative that the
wreckage about the city be cleared
immediately. The stencil arising from
the bodies beneath the ruins is unbear-
able. Warrants were issued to impress
every able-bodied man for the street
cleaning service. Over 500 men were
secured under this order and fully
1000 men are engaged in the work.
Still this force is not sufficient and
more men must be secured. More men
for this seevice are to be imported from
the interior of the state.
The churches of Galveston suffered
greatly by the hurricane. Sacred
Heart, st. Patrick's, Catholic, the First
Baptist and the African Methodist
Episcopal churches are total wrecks,
while Trinity church, the First Pres
byterian, the Swedish church and the
synagogue are partially destroyed.
Not a church edifice in the city escaped
serious damage.
Bishop Gallagher of the Catholic
church has made the following report
of the losses estimated to have been
sustained by the church from the
storm: Property loss, 1926, 900; COM
municants, 1, 100; 10 Sisters of Charity
and 80 orphans.
The Galveston light house station
was valued at SIS, 900 and will be re-
built The San Luis life saving station
was damaged to the extent OF about
81, 500.
s. E. Barton, a nephew of Clara Bar
ton, of the Red Cross society, has
arrived here from New York. In an
interview, he suggested the raising of
fund of from five to fifteen million
dollars to aid the people in rebuilding
their homes An appeal of this nature
will be made to the people of the
United States. Mr.. Barton also ad-
vocated the building of sea wall
around Galveston, which, he said,
would protect the city and inspire
confidence.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
Kruger's Millions.

London, Sept. 22.-Kruger's millions
are the subject of disrespectful para
graphs and long narratives of dispraise.
The lowest estimate of his wealth is
Ell 900, 900, invested abroad; while some
calculators figure his wealth at e5, 0OO,-
600. The Transvaal government is
supposed to have two or three million
pounds In continental banks, which
will be boarded by the managing COM
mittee, DIR. Leyds says, for future
rising when England is in other diff
culties
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
A Serious Fight in Luzon.

Manila, Sept. PA corrected list
of the casualties sustained by the
American soldiers in the engagement
at Siniloan, situated at the east end
of Laguna de Bay, between the force
of one thousand Filipinos and 1874 Amer.
leans, shows that twenty-fouf men are
dead, including two who have died
from the effects of their wounds since
the fighting, and the missing, and that
nineteen are wounded, including Cap
tain John E. Morgan, of company L OF
the Thirty-seventh regiment.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
Credit. Extended to Galveston.

New York, Sept. s4.-The New York
Credit Mems association has passed a
resolution recommending the advisa-
bility of the extension of credits to
customers at Galveston who suffered
loss or whose property has been de-
stroyed and suggesting the granting OF
new credit and further concessions as
may be helpful and necessary to en-
able the victims of the Galveston dis
aster to re-establish themselves once
more