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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
WELCOMED TO PARIS.
French Capital-PetttiOns
the Powers.

Paris, Nov. 26.-Mr. Kruger arrived
in Paris at 10:40 Saturday morning
and was given a magnificent recep-
ton. The boulevards were crammed
with vast crowds
Mr.. Kruger and party entered the
train at Dij jon at $50 a. m. His
saloon cars were attached to the
train de Luxe from the Riviera to
Paris.
In spite of the early hour a fair
number of inhabitants assembled on
the platform to cheer the departing
statesman. Mr. Kruger uttered few
words of thanks 10 the city for it's
splendid welcome.
Elsewhere along the route there
were the same scenes as Friday. Peo-
pie were waiting on the sides of the
track and on bridges and other points
OF vantage. They waved their hats
and cheered as the train rushed past
at the highest speed.
Paris, Nov. ~. - Kruger and his
cabinet drew up the draft of pre-
liminary proposition, which was not
enthusiastically received by Delcasse.
Passive mediation is all he is likely to
get.
London, Nov. 2S-The Vienna CORE
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says he
hears that President Kruger has petit
toned the powers for arbitration, I'M
der The Hague convention, that two
powers acceded to his request, but
that all the others rejected the petit
ton.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
AN AMERICAN VICTORY.
Fortress of Geronimo, the Stroncest
Position in Island of Luz
zOn, Captured.

Manila, Nov. 26.-The fortress of
the insurgent chief Geronimo, at
Pinauran. which the insurgents boast
ed was impregnable, was taken and
destroyed Thursday afternoon by a
picked force of the Forty-second and
Twenty-seventh infantry and troop
G of the Fourth cavalry, under Col.
Thompson. Geronimo and most of
the rebels escaped. The leader has
long harassed the Twenty in
fantry. operating in the vicinity of
San Mateo, Monta!ban and Novaliches.
He was finally located at Pinauran, 35
miles north of Manila. His position
was considered the strongest in Lu-
zon. 1t was stone fortress sur
mounting steep hill surrounded by
canyons. The Spanish forces lost
heavily in attempting to take it,
Private Hart, of the Twenty-sev-
enth, and Private Koppner, of the
Forty-second. and two native scouts
were killed and IL Of the attacking
force were wounded. The insurgent
casualties could not be ascertained.
Manila, Nov. 2s.-A detachment of
the Third United States infantry was
ambushed Sunday near Malolos. The
Ladrones fred volley at the Ameri
cans. killing two privates of company
F and wounding three. The insurgents
escaped into swamp.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
HIS .STRUGGE ENDED.
Senator Davis Finally Succumb1 to
Death-Brief Sketch of His
Brilliant Career.

St. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 28.-United
States Senator Cushman Kellogg
Davis, chairman of the committee on
foreign relations of the senate, died
at his home in this city Tuesday even
ing at nine o'clock, after an illness
of two months. He has suffered
greatly during his sickness, and grad
ually sank away, being unconscious
for several hours before death, and
so far as could be known suffering no
pain. The family have been prepared
for the end since the first sinking spell,
which occurred last Friday night, and
all have been where they could be sum-
moned at moments notice. The SEN
ator had been in a comatose state dur
ing the day, and death came almost i'm
perceptibly, and the closing scene of
the distinguished statesman's life was
marked with but little incident. His
last conscious utterance was the ex-
preston of a wish to live; not for the
sake of life itself, but because he be-
lieved his country needed him. His
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
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.

In the United States the total value
of all the minerals produced during
the last calendar year amounted to
$S76,O0S.9 46, an increase of $27S, 166, 226
over 1899.
In his annual report the fourth as
sistant postmaster general says that
on June 80 last there were 1858 post
offices in the United States, 1913 being
first class, $50 second class, 3,1s7 third
class and II, 456 fourth class.
The secretary Of the navy in his an
nual report urges that the office of
vice admiral be revived, says that 5000
men are necessary to man the vessels
now under construction, and recon-
mends that congress be asked for two
battleships, two armored cruisers and
six light-draught gunboats.
The presidents cabinet is said to be
opposed to the preliminary terms fixed
by the ENJOYS at Picking. Ii Hung
Chang was reported seriously i'll.
Secretary Gage in admitting Dowie's
lacemakers declared their calling to be
new industry in the United States.
Official canvass of the vote cast in
the various states at the election No.
yember 6 gives Mckinley a popular
plurality of s77,71S, against 574,224 in
1896.
At the age of 81 years George w.
Wilson, commissioner of internal rev.
enue, died at Washington of Bright's
disease.
Secretary of War Root returned to
Washington from Cuba.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05

words were: sob, that I might live
five years more for my country's sake"
His illness began two months ago in
an apparently trivial abrasion of one of
his feet, developing later into blood
poisoning and still later into nephritis.
Cuskman Kellogg Davis was born in Hen
derson, Jefferson county, N. Y, June 1G,
1885. In that year his parents moved to
Waukesha, Wis, where his father farmed
until 1850. After attending the common
schools young Davis spent three years In
Carroll college at Waukesha, preparing
himself for the University of Michigan
from which he graduated in 1887 During
his boyhoodI he held for some time po-
sition as telegraph operator in what is
now a suburb of milwaukee,. After his
graduation he enetered the law office of
Alex. w. Randall, afterwards war gov
ernor OF Wisconsin. In 1860 Mr.. Davis be-
gan the practice of law and also took an
active part in the campaign resulting in
the election of Lincoln. Two years later
war having come, he closed his law office
to enlist in the volunteer army. He served
for two years in the army of the Tennes-
see, in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and
Mississippi, part of the time on staff duty
When in 1864 broken health compelled his
retirement he was first lieutenant of COM
pany B, Twenty-eighth Wisconsin volun-
leeE I'LL dutTy. dOl1lS 10 81. raul, ne 1Orme
| a law partnership with his army chief
Gen. W. A. German, ex-governor of Min
| nesota territory. In 1868 he was elected
| to the state legislature and two years later
was appointed United States district at
! torney, serving five years in that position.
In 1878 by majority of one vote he was
nominated by the republicans for governor
| and elected by majority of 5,496. He de-
clined a denomination, and went back to
his law practice In 1887 he was elected
United States senator. receiving every vote.
In 1886 many friends of the senator
pressed his name for the presidential NOM
| nation, but before the state convention to
| name delegates met he withdrew and Nc
klnley delegates were sent from Mime
sofa. During the past four years Senator
Davis position as chairman of the foreign
relations committee of the senate and lat
as one of the Paris peace commissioners
nave Kept him prominently before the pub
lie OF all nations. He was reelected with
out opposition in 1899 for his third term
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
TREASURY OFFICIAL DEAD.
Revenue Department Passes
Away at Washington.

Washington. Nov. as.-George ".
Wilson. commissioner of internal rev.
enue, died Tuesday forenoon in his
apartments at the Riggs house. of
Bright's disease, complicated with
asthma. He had been dangerously i'll
for several days past.
George Washington Wilson was 81 years
of age and a native of Ohio. He entered
the union army when IS years old as a pri-
vate in the Fifty-fourth Ohio volunteer
infantry, and served throughout the war,
coming out first lieutenant. In 1866 he
took up the practice Of law and in 1869 en-
tered the internal revenue service. He
served in various capacities, rising from
one important position to another, until
he became the head of the bureau. Com
missioner Wilson was regarded the most
thoroughly informed man on internal rev.
enue subjects who ever entered the gov
eminent service, and was consulted on all
measures affecting the revenues that have
been before congress for many years.]
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
DAMAGE BY STORM AND FLOOD
Suffer Severely-Several Deaths
Reported.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 81 eager &C.
counts of casualties by food are COM
ing in from West Tennessee. A few
miles north of Dyersburg woman and
two children in a buggy were thrown
into deep backwater by the sloughing
of levee over which they were passing
and all were drowned
At the south fork of the Forked Deer
river negro trackhand of the Illinois
Central was drowned.
A mail carrier was drowned in Caney
creek near Glymph, Lauderdale coun-
ty, by the upsetting of his buggy as
he was attempting to ford the stream.
No names are known here so far.
Columbus, O., Nov. 27.-The damage
done by the storm throughout the state
will reach thousands. At Chagrin Falls
the telephone switchboard burned out
and set half a dozen houses on fire. At
Cambridge several buildings were
blown down, and at Batavia Miss Anna
Hurd was drowned, driving into
stream where bridge had washed out.
The Ohio river and northern Ohio
streams are rising rapidly. Wires are
down in all directions and trains are
delayed.
Guyandotte, W. Va, Nov. 27.-Con-
tinuous rain for the past IS hours has
produced unprecedented floods in the
Guyandotte valley. The river and it's
tributaries are overhowing their
banks and are bearing away guam
titles of cross ties, lumber and other
property. Some 5000 logs have gone
out, taking with them the false
works of the two new Guyandotte
Valley railroad bridges, south of Bar
louisville. Loss estimated at $4,000
to $4,000. The track of the new
Guyandotte Valley railroad, just COM
pleted to Salt Rock, distance of 1a
miles. has been almost ruined.
Dubois, Pa, Nov. 27.-This section
of the country experienced one of the
worst floods Monday that has &C.
CURED in many years. All of the min
ing plants situated on low ground were
compelled to close down. and many res
licences in the lower parts of the town
have four to six feet of water in the
ground floors.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 2S-After
three days of incessant rain, food
unprecedented for this season of the
year and quite unexpected in it's fury
swept down the Monongahela and AL
legheny rivers Monday night. In their
mad rush the waters ruined hundreds
of thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty, caused the loss of at least three
lives, temporarily threw out of en-
ployment thousands of workmen by
the forced suspension of the many in
dustrial establishments lining the
banks of both streams and rendered
hundreds of families homeless.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
COMPTROLLER REPORTS.
Laws Regulating Loaning of Funds
by Banks to Officers and Direct
ors Should BE More Stringent.

Washington, Nov. 26.-The annual re-
port of Charles G. Dawes, COMPTROLLER OF
the currency, for the year ended October
g. 1900, has been prepared for transmits
sion to congress. The report starts with
summary of the reports made curing
the year by the national banks in re-
Spouse to the call of the comptroller,
which shows the aggregate resources OF
the 1871 national banks reporting on Sep
TENDER 5, 1900, to be $5.04S, 13S, 499.2 %. Be-
tween the September call of 1899 and 1900
loans and discounts increased $17O,O0S,-
59l. As. The loans and discounts on Sep
tember 5, 1900, were s., CSC, 759, 64257, and in
dividual deposits were S. sos, PAS, 1888. The
capital stock of national banks reporting
on September was $3.50, 299, 900. Between
March>A and October 3d. 1900, 34S banks
were organized, 249 being of less than $780,
ooo capital. The report says:
The total increase in the circulation
secured by government bonds of all ma
tional banks in the system since March
II, 1900, has been 1872, 454, 270. The total out
standing circulation on October 81, 1900,
was 1891, 613,26s, of which s32, 7s4,204 is Sc
cured by lawful money and is in process
of retirement The total bond-secured
circulation on October 81, 1900, was $685.
S29. 064. On October g. 1900, there were
3,935 national banks in operation, with a
combined capital of $685., 5O2, 1896. The COM
plned resources of the national banks.
Delng over S., O00, 100000, is greater than at
any time heretofore"
The most important recommendation
made by the comptroller and that which
Is the chief feature of the report. is one
for additional restrictions upon loans to
directors and executive officers of banks.
The comptroller states that the large per-
centage of bank failures attributable to
excessive loans to directors and officers.
Which amounted to 62 failures, or II per
cent. of the total failures of national
banks, led him to a careful investigation
as to all directors loans now outstanding
IN the national banks of the country.
Ih1s Investigation showed that on June
~, 1900, the date of the comptroller's call
for statement Of condition from the ma
tlonal banks, that of Is, 709 directors of ma
tlonal banks in the country 1884 were di
fectly or indirectly indebted to national
banks under their MANAGEMENT, the ag-
gregate of these sums being $202, 2S7, AL.
The comptroller urges the passage of
the Brosius law to regulate these condi-
tons. This bill provides that no nation
al bank shall loan to it's officers or en-
ployes until the proposition shall have
been submitted in writing to the directors
or executive committee and approved by
majority Of the members.
| In dealing with the subject of loans the
comptroller says the present need is a.
provision which will enable large banks
to loan more nearly the same per cent
OF their total assets which the present
provision allows to smaller banks.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
Death OF the ADache Kid

Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 27.-De-
tails were received Monday of the kill
ing of the supposed Apache Kid, near
Pacheco, Mexico. few days ago. The
killed comprised three Indians. one of
them supposed to be the notorious
Apache Kid, for whom the United
States government has offered a re-
ward of $1,000. The other dead are
an Indian squaw with papoose, who
fell in the fight, it not being known that
the adult was woman, and the child
not being seen until after the fight
The shooting was done by two men
whom the Indians had robbed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Five editors were chosen to sit in
the Nebraska legislature at the re-
cent election.
Prairie chickens are said to be
more abundant in western Kansas
than for years.
The city of Downs, Kan.. has more
than 1000 inha bitants, among whom
there is not single lawyer.
Missouri will have the largest dem
ocratic delegation in the next con-
gress of any state in the union.
The fourth census of the Domin-
ion of Canada is to be taken next
year, beginning the first week in
April.
Joseph Manley has resigned as
chairman of the republican execu-
tive committee of Maine after a serv-
ice of 16 years.
During the past five years the state
OF Pennsylvania has purchased more
than 100000 acres of land to be used
as a forestry reservation.
A wideawake American has erected
steam pumps on the Jordan and is
supplying churches all over Europe
with genuine Jordan water.
Former Ambassador to Italy W. F..
Draper has been decorated with the
order of SIS. Maurice and Cazal by
the king of Italy for services during
his embassy to Rome
Electric coal-cutting machinery is
rapidly displacing hand work and
other varieties of mechanical mining
appliances in the collieries of Great
Britain and the United States.
When the newly elected governors
of the states have been all inaugu-
rated there will be 26 republican, IS
democratic and one silverite, the last
being Reinhold Sadler, of Nevada.
The boundary line. between the
United States and Mexico has recent
ly been resurveyed and marked by
stone monuments in the form of obe-
lisks located about five miles apart.
There are % counties in Montana,
three of which, Chotau and Dawson,
on the Canadian border, and Custer
county, on the North Dakota bor-
der, make up one half of the area of
the state.
The latest divorce statistics for
Paris show a steady increase. The
number of cases now reaches an aver
age of 300 monthly, of which 21O are
from the working classes and 80 from
the aristocratic, financial upper class.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05

Plans are being drawn for trans
Atlantic liner that will make the jour-
ney in four days, and compared with
this speed the Deutschland will be a
slow boat. The Deutschland is 63S feet
long, displaces $4,000 tons, has horse
power of $4,000, and attains speed of
1886 knots. The four-day boat will be
$50 feet long, 81 feet of beam, with dis
placement of 10000 tons, horsepower
of 10000, and speed of 30 knots. We
believe that the four-day boat is vision
airy, but in their race for records there
is no telling where the rival companies
will stop unless they are restrained.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05

The report of the treasurer of the
United States shows that the coin OF
the realm that is most extensively coun.
forfeited nowadays is the copper one
cent piece. During the year there were
detected and destroyed at the Offices
of the treasury $11,146 in counterfeit
silver coins, notes and certificates, 3,277
five-cent pieces and 1869 one-cent
pieces, and the number of spurious mi
nor coins in circulation is rapidly on the
increase. Counterfeit gold coins are
rare, only 10 having been presented at
the treasury during the past fiscal
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05

A divorce mill has been unearthed
in New York city that is a disgrace
to the country. This bureau had reg
ularly employed correspondents who
would testify to anything, and had
always lawyers employed who osten-
sibly appeared for the defendant, but
were really working for the plaintiff.
Whether there was reason for di-
vorce or not, that divorce bureau
could get a decree in a few days
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
President Mckinley Sneaks

Philadelphia, Nov. 26.-President Nc
Kinley, in a speech before the Union
League club of this city Saturday even
ing, paid a glowing tribute to the silent
forces that brought about a republican
victory in the recent election. During
his speech, which was brief, he also
announced the principles for which a
great majority of the voters had de-
clared themselves, and expressed the
hope that the administration might
meet the expectations of the people,
who had honored it with a return to
power
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05

Our soldier boys in the Philippines
are not going to be neglected at holi-
day time. Laden with more than 5000
Christmas boxes and carrying 900 re-
cruits, the United States transport
Fitzpatrick, which was formerly the
steamer Michigan, began two
months trip to Manila from New
York the other day. AS the Fitzpatrick
was the last ship of the fleet likely to
get to Manila anywhere around
Christmas, the rush to send presents
was enormous. The pier was decorat-
ed in bunting and the steamer dressed
in the international code of signals.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
Rusxta's Aggregate Losses.

Moscow, Nov. 26.-The total Russian
losses in China up to October 1 were
20 officers and 22o soldiers killed, and
60 officers and 1928 soldiers wounded
During October one officer and 81 SOL
diers were killed and seven officers and
So soldiers wounded. The total number
of active Russian troops dispatched to
the far east, Manchuria and Chill in
Guided, was 5000 officers and ia, 900 SOL
1iorS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
Charged with Murder.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 26.-Frank
q. Hamilton, Minneapolis newspa-
per man, is a prisoner at the Central
police station with the charge of MUIR
der against him as the result of the
stabbing to death of Leonard Day, a
young millionaire society man of the
city. at the West hotel, early Sun
day morning. The tragedy took
place in the billiard room of the
West hotel at two o'clock in the
morning, after quarrel over a wom-
an, participated in by Hamilton, Day
and number of other prominent
men. All had been drinking to a
considerable extent.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05

The English law of libel makes pro-
family a money-saving vice. If you
call a man a thief, and cannot prove
your assertion, you commit libel. If,
however, you garnish your descr:p-
ton by any of the adjectives usually
deemed unit for publication, any
libel action brought against you will
fall through, for the law says your
profanity proves that you have lost
your temper, and therefore you are
not actionable for your words.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05

John P. Holland, the inventor of the
submarine boat which bears his name,
now proposes to make submarine voy-
age to Europe, the start to be made in
February. The longest trip ever made
by such a boat was $50 miles, and Hol-
land says he wants to demonstrate that
the submarine vessel is capable of ac-
complishing much greater things.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05

The weather bureau is undoubtedly
a good institution for many reasons,
but the fact remains nevertheless that
since its establishment the public suf-
fers twice over with the cold-once
when the cold snap is reported to be
coming, and again, though often much
less, after it arrives.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
Lacemnkers May Enter.

Washington, Nov. 26.-John Alex
ander Dowie. the Divine hea.er,' can
bring Nottingham Lace makers into the
United States under contract to work
in his new lace factory at Zion. ILL., It
has been decided by Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury Taylor that the
manufacturers of Nottingham lace is
new industry in the United States.
and that workmen skilled in it's manu-
facture can be brought into the coun-
try under contract without violating
the alien contract-labor law.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
Indemnity Paid.

Washington, Nov. 2s.-The state de-
partment received a cablegram from
United States Minister Hunter, at
Guatemala City, announcing that he
had just received from the Hondurian
government draft for $4,000 Amer
lean gold as indemnity for the killing
of Frank Pears. The killing occurred
at San Pedro, Sulu, in May, 1899, and
the indemnity is the full amount of
the claim set IN.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
Prominent Indianian Dead.

South Bend, Ind, Nov. 2S.-Hon.
David Rohrer Leeper died at 4:4o in
the morning after very brief ILL
ness. He was aged about 70. He was
formerly mayor, ex-member of In
diana general assembly, ex-police
commissioner and prominent citi-
zen and local historian. Mr. Lepeer
had never married.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
A Cement Combine.

Louisville, Ky, Nov. 26.-The Courier
Journal says that the IA cement mills
located in the vicinity of this city and
Jacksonville, Ind, which supply the
greater part of the United States, have
in contemplation the formation of a
combine,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-12-05
Not on the Republican List.

Washington, Nov. PIN making
up the republican caucus list of the
senate the name of Senator Welling-
ton, of Maryland, has been omitted
at his own request. He has chosen a
seat 'on the republican side, how
ever.