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Willmar tribune., 1900-01-03
AMERICAN TRAMsvAAL FUND.
TO Aid Widows and Orphans OF til
+ >.t.s r. III 6oors, T.

- 5' ' ! e x y !. yg
In the name of the Africander Bond,
on behalf of the citizens of the South
African Republic and their noble ally,
the Orange Free State, appeal to all
Americans to show their sympathy
with the brave people who are now,
in the words of John Hancock literal
ly Offering all that they have, all that
they arc, and all that they hope to be,
upon the altar of their country, fight
ing to the death the arrogance and
imposition of the great British EN-
pie, in order to remain free and in
dependent, as did our American fore
fathers in 1776 and 1912. There will
be no Boer wounded on the British
American hospital ship.
Send your subscriptions. small and
large, to the newspaper which pub
fishes this appeal to forward the same
10 me. and I will seud the amount to
Mr.. G. C. de Villiers, Cape Town,
Hon. Treasurer of the Committee OF
the Africander Bond, to be expended
urder the following appeal just re-
ceived by me. Il fuller information
about the Boer Question be desired,
'"rhe Outlook" pamphlet upon the
"War in South Africa'' will be mailed
upon receipt of six cents in postage
stamps.
GEORGE w. VAN SICLEN,
l4l Broadway, New York City.
December I, 1899.
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Alfred Trulson Of Roseland, visited
1T his pomes during the.holidays.
John Freedholm, who has been on
the sick list for some time, Is now con.
valescent. as. St Il ! s.ss IS :5z.
81 Miss Amelia Jones returned from
tAt~ ater last week for 9 few weeks vis.
it With friends. '..
/ Miss Della Carlson visited with
Misses Clara Lindblsd and Ann1l
Wahlstrah last week. 81.
Nt,ck Swedberg returned Sunday
frcIsl Willmar, where he has been al
ael ing school.
lIerman Jphnsp made trip to
kLudiY iYohi stion Ftffds5.
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Granite Falls about : month ago and
are very poor, white man who
would steal from q poor Indian is a
step lower than q robber, Just think
this ,,ver. @ -: 49,
Mrs. Wesley Sanders is on the sick
list. &
A surprise was given on the boys in
the old Aspinwall house last Friday
All present report q good time
THE LAD.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-03
Miss Gertie Johnson is reported to
,f, :,

Miss Gertie Johnson is reported to
be on the sick list. y I. s..".=z..=
A large number Of young folks
tr''n lerc attended the Christmas ex-
ercjse' given in the Tripolis church, of
Kandiyohi, Tuesday evening.
Miss Annie Skoglund returned from
Minreapoiis some time ago, and is
niw staying at home.
J. &. Monson transacted business
in this town Friday.
Mis- Mary Nordstrom entertained a,
few If her intimate friends at a skat.
ing party, last Thursday evening, tut
owing to the cold weather they did
not skate, whatever else they did.
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l..

Jan. l.
A happy and prosperous new year
to the TRIBUNE and all it's readers.
Santa Claus has come and gone.
He must have experienced a tough
time this year. The first heard of was
an awful upset at the Synod church,
Can't give the details, bnt we don't
think any one was badly hurt.
Then in walking up to the East
Norway Lake church on Thursday,
Dec. %, an unusually large crowd was
seen near the church. On inquiry it
was found that as a result of the bad
roads Santa Claus had broken down
and had to unload a large quantity Of
goods. The scene reminded one of
Jim Hill's freight train wrecks. The
whole thing was, however, quickly
Strengthened out by the energetic
Young Peoples Society. (Curtain J
Act II. The finest Christmas tree
ever F'ut into the East Norway Lake
chur''n was then on exhibition, and a
we'll ~cndered program given, consist
ing song by a group of happy
chil'r ren, speech in Norwegian by Rev.
r K, Fjelstad, song by the young
peoples choir, led by O. G. Kambe-
stad, "a very good number); speech in
E ag sh by O. G. Kambestad, music
by the Fjelstad orchestra (just excel-
leat). Then the long looked for pack
ages began to move around the church,
the Happy children looking at the old
olks and the latter returning smile
to the small, bright faces. The next
act was not a part of the regular pro-
gram but was improvised by some
young men who do not know how to
behave in public. It consisted of a
fusi ade of apple cores, candy, and
peanuts thrown all over the church
It is TOO bad at the end of this enl,ght
eneo nineteenth century to have ar
otherwise so successful festival marre6
by such an exhibition of vulgarity.
Another dumping is said to have be-
fallen Santa Claus at the Hauge church
but at this writing no wrecking crew
had yet arrived.
Ir spite of the inclement weather
yesterday large party of people wen
from the church to the beautiful hom
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Engen ani
took full possession of the house, ex
planning to the old gentleman and la
dy t>at the company were no ''rougl
riders," but kind of hard set any
way. The ladies found their way t,
the table, which was soon heavily la
den with the best stuff they coul
bring. The jolly old couple and thei
family were then invited to dinner
Rev. Fjelstad explained in we'll chosel
words that this was meant as a sur
prise on their daughter, Minnie Engen
for her faithful services as organis
for the congregation for ten years
and as a substantial token of regar
he handed her a bulk of money con
tanning four thousand cents.
It dulls the soythe of Father Time
driyes away wrinkles of approachin
old age-the elixir Of life, that put
hope in the human heart-Rock
Mountain Tea. A. E. Mossberg.
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Subscriptions for the above will be
receive at the offtcB of this paper
and forw ardgd t1 Mr.. Van sfclgn;
Hon, Treasurer ia New York, to be
transmitted to Cape Town. :55 .l.... s
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DR.. Humphreys

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We have 4 spec.a Al offer il silk RIB.
bo IS. Fives to mines for five Genus
pa ard. johnson, ridlund E Mo-
linz.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-03

It dulls the soythe of Father Time,
driyes away wrinkles of approaching
old age-the elixir Of life, that puts
hope in the human heart-Rocky
Mountain Tea. A. E. Mossberg.
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BULLER PUSHING AHEAD.
Threatening the Boer Positions From
the Direction of Helpmaakar.

London. March 10.-The only impor-
tant change in the general situation in
South Africa. indicated by the news re-
ceived up to noon today, is that Gen
eral Butler is again on the move. The
news comes in a dispatch from the Boer
camp at Biggarsberg, dated Thursday,
March s, saying:
Twelve thousand British are threat
ening the Boer positions from the direc-
ton of Helpmaakar, while a party Of
British scouts was encountered at
Waschbank. March s"
This force was probably General Hun
ters division, and it is considered quite
possible that an attempt may be made
to traverse the neck of Zululand into
the Transvaal, thus effecting the double
purpose of outflanking the Beers at
Biggarsberg and threatening Vryheid
and Utrecht. The Beers are reported
to be at Biggarsberg in considerable
numbers. but il is said they already are
sending their stores to the rear.
General Joubert appears to have left
active service TO take charge of the
war Office at Pretoria.
Lourenzo MARQUEE stories attribute
his action partly to the alleged fact
that he has lost both control over and
confidence in the burghers, and partly
to his wish TO push the preparations
for the siege which are supposed to be
being made at the capital.
Lord Roberts has not reported up TO
this hour today, but the military au-
thorities are of the opinion that Gen
eral French must be nearing BlOemfOn-
TEN. In some quarters General French
is credited with the design TO corral
both presidents. whose exact where
abOuts, however, are difficult to ascer-
tain at this distance.
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JOHN H. BENBROOK TALKS
ABOUT JOYS OF FREEDOM


When Mr.. Benbrook was seen at. his
home. No. SO South First West, last
evening, surrounded by big parIor fun
Of friends. he looked much different
from what he did when on trial for his
life.
There isn't much to say" he an
swered in reply to a question. Its
mighty gOOd to be free again and to
get rid Of that nightmare of the past
eight months. But I never lost belief
that I would be acquitted, for I have
felt from the first that when my side
OF the case was heard before a lust
Judge and jury there would be a YER
dict of acquittal. 1 knew that I was
IN the right. and that it would BIZ
shown, l have suffered through thla
trouble, [ think, as much as anyone,
and l wish you would say for me that
/ hold nothing against the family Of
Morris for their attitude Is was hui
man nature. l know that the death of
their son and brother almost broke
their hearts. and I hope that peoo4s
viii believe that even if 1 am a gam
bier / have some sympathy for human
suffering.
No one can rightfully charge me
with bearing malice toward Morris. at
least not before the moment he entered
that room and commenced his attack.
l did not know him. l met him once
in Ogden in May, and our relations
were pleasant then. He did not injure
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Mrs. Pickett, Invrner- of Burton c.
Morris, said:
Though deeply panied at the result,
am not at all surprised, as it is just
what I have looked for all along. At
times I have permitted my hopes TO
rise little in the expectation that JUS
tice would be done, but in this we are
disappointed. 1t makes little difference,
however, as justice Will come sooner or
later. Sometime q higher court will
sit on the case and then5 I am sure
there viii be a different verdict rem
dered. In that court my son will be
present to give his version of the trag-
edy, and 1 know that he will be held
blameless. As to the man who took his
life, the man who robbed me of a son.
he will have to answer for his wrong
doing at that time. Against him I have
not one word to say, knowing full we'll
that justice will eventually triumph"
If the people of the state are satis-
fed then we must be. but such results
are no incentive to let the law take it's
course"
Mrs. Selden I. Clawson, sister to Bur-
ton c. Morris, expressed the sentiment
of the slain mans family when she
spoke of the acquittal of BenbrOok as
above. Seated at the home of her
mother on Second North street yester-
day, the careworn expression of her
countenance betrayed what an ordeal
the long trial had been TO her, and what
a final disappointment it was to see her
brothers slayer go forth a free man.
Did they cheer when the verdict was
read?' she asked, touch of sarcasm
in her tone.
I'VE feel said Mrs. CIawson. .'that
the states case was well conducted.
Senator Brown, Mr.. Putnam and their
assistants did all they could to have
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No LEASING Of LANDS
Definite Action Is Taken Bv
House Committee.
BILLS TO LAY ON TABLE
ASSURANCE GIVEN TO PEOPLE
OF THE WEST.
Efforts 70 Secure Lands For Grazing
Purposes or Cession of Public Do
main to States and Territories
VIII Not Be Considered-Idaho
Man Wins Case.
CSneciaI to The Hara1dN

Washington, March 10.-The large
number Of protests against leasing the
public lands Of the west for grazing
purposes and against cession of the
public lands TO the states which have
been received by the western members
OF congress recently, resulted today in
decisive action on the part of the pub
lie lands committee of the house, which
adopted the following resolution, which
was offered by Mr.. Mondell Of Wyo-
ming;
Resolved, That in order to dispose
of legislative suggestions which. at the
present time, the committee or con-
gress is not prepared to act upon and
to facilitate the consideration of other
important matters before the commit
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me nor harm me until this trouble
started
'As I saiG on the witness stand, it
was Morris life or mine in that unfor-
tunate trouble. But 1 don't suppose
that his family will take my view of
il. The trouble was unfortunate and
terrible in its effects, and hope that
everyone on whom it brought misery
will be able to forget it and blot it out,
as 1 shall try to do.
My friends have stood by me Loyalty
and thank them. The sheriff and his
deputies and Jailer Thomas have treat
ed me kindly and justly, as I learned
through my conversation with them
they treat ell prisoners. It is no use
for me to say what 1 think of the at
tOrneys on my side and Judge Powers
in particular. If there is anyone in the
United States who could have handled
my case better don't know them"
Hes a grand old man." said Mrs.
Benbrook, who seemed as happy as any
woman could be.
The judge claims TO be only Al"
somebody said, and then she recalled
the "old'
Il am not going to leave Salt Lake"
continued the late defendant. This is
my home, and 1 shall remain here. I
know that there is a prejudice against
me. but 1 am going to stay here and
live it down"
Benbrook's relatives will likely re-
main here Some time, except DR..
Charles Benbrook. who will leave for
his home at Fayetteville, Ark, today.
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REFUSE lOTALK TERMS OF PEACE
CONTINUED from Page j.

cations are in order. will certainly do
what he can to keep the Boer force in
Natal engaged and to prevent them all
from being used TO reinforce the army
resisting Lord Roberts. I expect Lord
Roberts to strike Bloemfontein in a
day or two. As to MafekinS, If it IS not
relieved very soon the place must fall.
'-One, therefore, hopes a brigade has
been sent up from Kimberley for its re-
lief within day or two of the evacua-
ton of Magersfontein by the Beers
There has been time for such a column
to reach Mafeking by road, but there
is no direct evidence Of its existence.
and the wish is father to the thought"
The new war loan, which the stock
exchange has christened 'khakis," has
proved most popular and has been al
ready thrice covered, exclusive Of ap-
plicatiOns from the provinces, the colo
MES and the continent. It is understood
that offers have been received from
the United States to take up the whole.
which, it is expected, will be covered
ten to twenty times. Dealings have
taken place at "a to ~ per cent pre-
MUM.
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charged them an adjournment was
taken.
The defendant did not change coun-
tenance. His face remained the same
until Judge Powers spoke to him and
people came forward to shake hands
Judge Powers did not change his ex-
preston either, but when he spoke he
was nervous. The knowledge of a
great victory made his voice tremble
just a little. Women sitting on the
front row came forward and grasped
Benbrook's hand.
Il am so glad Mr.. BenbroOk." said
one young woman, in trembling voice
as the tears rolled down her cheeks
There We're, however, no other tears.
Just as soon az he could get away
BenbrOOk, with two brothers, hurried
downstairs to the sheriffs office They
jumped out of a back window and into
a carriage and were driven down home,
where Mrs. BenbrOok and her sister
and niece and Mrs. Boone, Benbrook s
sister. were anxiOusly and feverishly
awaiting the news. There was a re-
union there and tears which didn't
come from anguish. Then the friends
commenced to come in, for the news
flew fast. The family was not left to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-11
HOW THE NORRIS FAMILY
FEELS OVER THE VERDICT

the truth brought out, and that was all
we wanted.
But want TO say that in the eyes of
all fair-minded people who heard the
evidence my brother Burt has been
wholly exOnerated. There is not a stain
on his character. He remains u the
mind of the public the honorable man
he always was.
WAS the verdict just? I did not hear
all of Judge Hiles' charge TO the jury.
I do not know what effect it had as to
their opinion in considering the case,
but the clothes taken from Burt'S body,
coupled with BenbroOk's own state
ment-that alone should be enough to
convince any person of reason or intel
ligence that the man is guilty of murder
in the first degree.
Il mean by this that the. bullet in
Burt's body ranged from right to left.
Benbrook testified that he was right
handed. So did Mrs. Benbrook And
no right-handed man could, when in a
close Scuffie with another, fire into his
right side. That bullet entered Burt's
body before he got near Benbrook,"
concluded the sister, with emotion.
Victor p. Morris, a brother of the de4
ceased, expressed himself similarly.
TT is all over with now" said he
THE man cannot be tried again, but
another jury, 1 feel confident, would
convict .Benhrook. 1t is not my place
to criticise now. The fair-minded pub
lie has formed an opinion, and it is
vastly different from that expressed ia
the jury's verdict. As Judge Zane said,
there are mute witnesses that speak
louder than human voices. So there are
If there was TO be another trial there
are new facts that could be brought
out
''As to Mr.. Brown, 1 want to say that
he presented the states side in a mas
terly. way"
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Sheriff McDuff for the defendant
There was a long wait. during which
j. Gordon Macpherson. the negro whose
presence on the. jury caused 50 much
excitement. reeped IN the door ana
tnen moved up into a front seat.
BenbrOOk arrived with Deputy
DOwse. He was not troubled or eX-
cited. None of the women of his fam
lily accompanied him. After a short
consultation with Judge Powers be
looked up calmer than usual. He no
doubt had learned something about the
verdict The jurors. sleepy and tired,
filed in, with Jenkins leading
There was no time lost and the strict
est formality was observed Clerk Lit
tie called the roll, and the court asked;
Have you agreed on a verdict?
I'VE have" said Foreman Shelton.
1t was handed to Clerk Little amid
a stiffness that was intense as he read,
I'VE, the jury. find the defendant not
guilty"
There was no demonstration from
the audience; simply a murmur- When
the court thanked the jurors and dis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-11
IN TIE JURY ROOM.
How the Long and Tedious Hours
Were Passed.

w SAC dSSC4s
When the Benbrook jurors received
their certificates for their fees yester-
day morning, there was quite a
scramble among warrant brokers to
cash them. Seotty Rankin and Nor
RS Levy were the bidders.
Scotty corralled several jurors in the
corridor of the joint building and Of
Tered them 81 per cent But as he di mt
nave enough money with him, he gave
them in charge of a deputy who was
10 take them 70 the office
But Levy cornered them and made an
offer of IS per cent. They stopped at
his office on Fourth South and State,
and received their money.
m going TO have sense enough 10
Keep or OF juries hereafter, said w.
A. Rolls. I'D rather be in the peniten-
uary- We were shut up like prisoners
and looked at on the street as if we
were curioSities. The newspapers were
given 10 US with everything about the
case, even TO the pictures, cut out. Then
We were not permitted to have any
thing stronger than coffee to drink,
even at our meals. II didn't make any
difference to me, but some of the jurors
would have liked at least a glass OF
beer. One of them wanted a bottle of
beer at his meals and offered to pay
for II. but the bailiffs would not have
it. However, I didn't mean to say that
we were not treated kindly The bail
ifs did everything within their instruc-
tons"
The curious character of the jury was
Julius Cook He is quite religious. and
he spent many hours reading the Bible
and the San Francisco Chronicle Alma
nae. When Judge Powers spoke of
retrlbutive justice, quoting the Bible,
Cook hunted all through it for these
passages, and used ii much in his ar
guments. When he, in some way. Sc
cured a newspaper containing a carica-
ture of himself, his feelings were deep
ly wounded. He was inconsOlable, and
grieved deeply. In order to relieve his
mind the other jurors insisted that it
was picture of Shelton. AS soon as
he learned that he was not the victim
he thought the picture a huge joke,
and laughed as heartily at Shelton as
the others.
Juror Cation didn't believe in selling
his scrip at a discount to brokers, so
he took it to the Sheep Ranch, where
it was bought at face value. Several
of the jurors remained together yester-
day afternoon. for they had become
fast friends. Others went off TO attend
to longneglected business affairs. John
Irvine fought the fight over with every
friend he met.
Juror Jenkins was no. visible yes
terday. He was not at his harness shop
on East Second South street, and his
wife said that he was not home. AS
he could not be found no statement of
his position could be secured from him.
His brother at the harness store was
much excited over the action of the
juror. He declared in angry tones,
when asked where c. H. Jenkins could
be found: "Oh, look in the river
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tee, all bills having Tor their object the
general cessiOn of the public domain 90
the states and territories or the general
leasing Of the public grazing lands be
disposed Of by laying same upon The
table,
Land Case Decided.
The interior department today ap-
proved the action OF the land commits
sioner in the case Of Charles D. Brown
vs. the state of Idaho. The state Of
Idaho appealed from the commission
er's decision of April s, 1899, rejecting
the state application TO select list No
for state, charitable and other uur-
poses, embracing the land in the Lew
iStOn land district under grants %
state for such purposes.
Under this act the governor Of Idaho
filed, on May 7, 1895, an approval for
the survey Of said townships and d Do
tice of withdrawal thereof from that
settlement was issued by the land COM
missioner May II, 1895. A survey o- the
land was made, the plat Jher0f being
filed in the local Office at Lewiston,
Ida. Jan. 10. 1885
On Dec. II. 1897. the state fI-T -lst
Of selections embracing the said tracts
On Jan q Charles D. Brown asked %
make a homestead entry of said land.
alleging that he had settled there Aug
%, 1894 The interior department lr-
Gered hearing Of the case at The local
Office in Lewiston, June 9. lSs>. EaT-
ing heard all the evidence in the case
the local officers recommended CD the
department that the states selection o.
Dec IA be Cancelled, and thar Browns
homestead entry be allowed.