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Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
SENATE CAUGHT MAPPING.
Resolutions of Sympathy for BOera
In Struggle Against Britain
Declared Adopted.

Washington, Feb. 12.-At the opening
of the senate Saturday Senator Allen
presented the following:
THAT the United States Of America ex-
tends its sympathy to the people Of the
South African republic in their heroic
struggle for liberty and popular govern
ment, and believes it to be the duty Of the
lea to offer mediation to the end that fur
ther bloodshed be averted. and an honor
able peace may be concluded between the
belilgerent governments"
No objection was made to the con-
sideration of the resolution. only about
a dozen senators being present. Be-
fore anybody realized what was going
on the resolution was put to a vote and
declared adopted.
Senators looked from one to another
and several, among them Senator Allen,
laughed unrestrainedly.
Senator Pettus (Ala.), addressing the
chair (Senator Frye, demanded the
yeas and nays.
To this Senator Allen objected, as the
resolution had been declared adopted.
The chair agreed to this point, but
asked Senator Allen that he permit the
vote TO be reconsidered and let the
resolution go over. To this Senator
Allen consented.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21

In New York Roland B. Molineux,
tried for the killing of Mrs. Katherine
J. Adams by poison, was found guilty
of zaurder in the first degree.
Fire losses in the United States in
January amounted to $11,775, 300,
against $1o,71s,ooo in January, 1899.
For various offenses five negroes and
four white men were publicly whipped
at Newcastle, Del.
At the age of 70 years Samuel c. For
aker, who represented the Second dis
trict of New Jersey in the Forty-third
congress, died in Edgewater Park, n. j.
In New York William Steinitz, aged
62. for many years chess champion, was
taken to an insane asylum.
H. II. Wells. military governor OF
Virginia in the reconstruction period,
died at Palmyra, n. Y, aged n years
In Pittsburgh Henry C. Frick began
suit against the Carnegie Steel COM
pany for $16,260,oo0. He said the cor
poration made 100000 in 1899 and
was worth $5o0,0o0Oo0.
In New England heavy rain caused
factories to shut down, threw many
persons out of work and did great
damage.
In New York city Charles A. Chick
ering, republican congressman from
the Twenty-fourth district of New
York, jumped from a hotel window
and was killed. No cause is known fol
the deed.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
FORCED 70 WITHDRAW.
British Troops Move Back to Rens-
burg-LOrd Roberts Crosses
Enemy's Frontier.

London, Feb. IA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Rensburg, dated Tues
day, says:
There has been hard fighting for two
days near Colesburg, the Beers making
strenuous efforts to outfiank the British
left. The enemy occupies strong positions
from Achtertang. through Potfontein. to
q point five miles south of Jasfontein. The
hghting at the outpost camps has been
very severe during the last few days.
monday the Beers attacked the position of
tne Worcesters. to the southeast Of Coles
burg. Fighting continued all day, and
atter dark it was considered necessary to
Withdraw to Rensburg. Our losses are not
yet known. On the left the West Australi-
ans. Wiltshires and Berkshires had hot
hght1ng, but held their positions against
long Odds The Beers losses were consid-
cradle. Owing to the growing difficulty
experienced by conveys in reaching me
camps, all Of the latter were vacated Mon
day night. and the troops withdrew to
Rensburg. The Beers are burning the
farms of the loyalists, but the latter have
contrived to get away with their stock"
London, Feb. 15.-The British army,
for the first time since the war began, is
inside the Boer frontier. Lord Roberts,
with at least 100000 infantry, 1000 cav
airy and $50 guns, has turned the Mag
ersfontein lines, before which the Brit
ish forces have been encamped for ten
weeks, and, with half of his corps, he is
already operating on Free State terri
tory. A battle has not yet been fought,
but large tactical advantages have been
gained.
On Tuesday with his three cavalry
brigades and the horse artillery Gen.
French rode to the Modder river, a dis
tance of rs miles, and took three fords,
with high ground beyond the river and
five Boer camps. He had few casual
ties in brushes with the Boer horse.
Gen. French has now fixed himself on
Gen. Cronje's main line of communica-
tions with Bloemfontein, and 1000 in
fantry, with 72 guns, are being pushed
up to support him there.
Lord Roberts dispatches, wired from
inside the Free State, and on the Riet
river, left him Wednesday morning.
His advance had not been opposed by
the Beers in force. Their patrols melt
ed away as the British moved forward.
The Boer army is likely to be felt in a
imminent.
The London morning papers take
rather sober views of the situation, but
are greatly pleased and hopeful of what
is to come. They have been fed, how
ever, on such low diet of British sue
cesses that they are disposed to caution
and given to measuring developments
with considerable reserve. They fully
realize that serious fighting is yet to
come.
London, Feb. 15:-The Daily Chron.
icle publishes the following dispatch
from Mafeking. dated January 20:
'The Beers shelled the women's
lager for two hours on Saturday
January ~. Boer women, warned by
spies, evidently, went into the
trenches, clapped their hands and
hurrahed when the shells fell near the
English women. Lady Sarah Wilson
was slightly wounded. Maj. Gould
Adams and Capt. Wilson received con
tusions from shell fragments"
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
TO SUCCEED MISS ANTHONY.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, of New
York, Elected President of Wom-
ans SufYraEe Annexation.

Washington, Feb. 14.-The National
American Woman's Suffrage associa-
ton on Tuesday elected Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, of New York, presi-
dent of the association for the ensu-
ing year, to succeed Susan B. Anthony,
who has been active in the battle for
woman suffrage for nearly half GEN.
tury, and declined a reelection to Of
fee. Mrs. Blake, who had been urged
by many of her friends to become a
candidate for the office, withdrew her
name before any nominations were
made. With the exception of the pres
ident, all of the old officers were re-
elected, as follows: Vice president,
Miss Anna Howard Shaw; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Rachael Foster
Avery; recording secretary, Mrs. Alice
Stone Blackwell; treasurer, Mrs. Har-
riet Taylor Upton; auditors, Miss
Laura Clay and Miss Catharine Waugh
McCulloch.
Wednesday night the convention
came to a close with a number of inter-
esting addresses. Ten thousand dollars
was pledged for the expenses of the
coming year.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
BIG FIGURES.
Fr1ck Tells of Enormous Profits OF
Carnegie Steel Company-Made
$21,OOO,OOO in One Year.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 14.-Henry Clay
Frick fired his opening gun in the legal
battle for millions against Andrew Car
negie Tuesday afternoon, in the court
of common pleas, No. 1, of Allegheny
county, when his attorneys filed bill
in equity against the Carnegie Steel
company. The suit abounds in startling
figures. It is stated that last year the
Carnegie Steel company made a clear
profit of $21,0oo,ooo. Andrew Carnegie,
it is alleged, has stated his belief that
he could sell the busin ess in London for
$500,000,O00. The suit shows that the
issue between Mr.. Frick and Mr.. Car
negie is $10,000,000. Frick values his
holdings at $16,23s,00o, while Carnegie
offers him $6,oOO,O00. Frick asks, in
the event of failing to get a settlement
with Mr.. Carnegie, that a receiver be
appointed to take charge of the COM
pany's affairs.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
Three Men Drowned.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 15.-Three men
were drowned and half a million dol
lars damage done to property along
the Hudson river by the worst freshet
which this city has seen since 1857. The
dead are: Thomas Shea, of Bath; Will
liam Rinehart, of New York; Joseph
Vogel, of Van Rensselaer, Island. Shea
and Rinehart, who were employed by
the Montgomery Ice company as fore
man and timekeeper respectively, were
out on the ice near the shore watching
the flood when the ice gave away,
throwing them into the water. Vogel
was drowned while trying to rescue
four horses on his farm.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
FILIPINO TACTICS.
son, Shooting Blnzing Arrows ;.
Which Fire the Towns.

Manila, Feb. 12.-Of late insurgents
in Albay province, Luzon, have adopt
ed harassing tactics against the towns
which the Americans have garrisoned.
They camp in the hills and maintain
a constant fire upon the American out
posts. When the troops sally against
them they scatter, returning when the
Americans retire. They shoot burning
arrows. and have thus burned a large
part of the town Of Albay.
Guerrilla warfare continues south of
Manila. Two attempts have been made
to ambush the Americans. Col. Schwan,
while returning to Manila with his staff
and an escort of a hundred cavalry
from Batangas, was attacked by the in
surgents. The latter were dispersed,
but the Americans had five men
wounded.
Lieut.. Col. Beacon, with six compa-
nies of the Forty-second infantry, had a
two hours fight with Gen. Pho del
Pillars command, which attempted to
ambush the Americans along the trail
through Morong province, near the
lake. Here also the insurgents were dis
persed, but the Americans had several
wounded, among them captain.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
DENOUNCE FIN ANCIAL BILL.
Antt-Trust Conference Adopt Strong
Revolutions and Telegraph
Them TO the Senate.

Chicago, Feb 14.-Resolutions de-
nouncing the financial bill passed by
the national house of representatives
and now before the senate were
sprung on the antitrust conference
Tuesday when Judge Beeman had fin
ished speaking and were adopted by
a rising vote.
After setting forth the evils to fol-
low the enactment of such bill into
law, the resolutions go on to say:
"Now, therefore, be 1t resolved that this
conference hereby utters it's most solemn
proetst against this most Infamous meas
ure;
"And be it further resolved, that the
chairman of this conference is hereby in
structed to appoint q committee of seven
members to prepare a memorial against
TO go to the capital of the nation for the
purpose of presenting this protest to both
houses Of congress of the United States
And be it further resolved, that we warn
the people of the United States Of this new
menace to their liberty, and call upon them
everywhere to meet together at their court
houses and in their schoolhouses and other
public places, and there thunder their pro-
test against the most udacious, dangerous
ana oppressive measure ever presented to
legislative body by set OF consp1ra tors
The resolutions were presented by
Judge Fleming, of Kentucky.
The passage of the resolution was
followed by a motion that the resolu-
ton be telegraphed to the senate. 1t
was carried by the same vote that had
placed the convention on record against
the currency bill.
Frank S. Monnett, former attorney
general of Ohio, was made permanent
| chairman of the conference.
The night session was in the form of a
mass meeting, held at the Auditorium,
and brought out some of the strongest
speakers among the delegates, includ-
ing John P. Altgeld, +. S. Monnett,
Samuel M. Jones, John S. Crosby,
George Fred Williams and Tom L. John
son.
The platform declares for govern
ment ownership of all public utilities
and natural monopolies; for govern
ment money; the referendum, direct
legislation and withdrawal of all pro.
! tective tariffs from all articles con-
trol]ed by trusts.
The address to the public urges
all citizens 'who oppose the industrial
combinations commonly known as
trusts to organize at once to deprive
these combinations of their power"
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
WEST AND SOUTH.

It was decided by Gov. Taylor, of
Kentucky, that he would not sign the
agreement reached by the representa-
tives of the two parties in conference.
He, however, issued a proclamation
sending the troops home and recon-
vening the general assembly at Frank
fort. Shots in the vicinity of Taylor's
home gave rise to the belief that an
attempt was made to assassinate him.
At Fond du Lac, Wis, Elijah Cone,
aged IL, city editor of the Daily News,
was drowned in the river.
Burglars robbed the bank of Las
Cruces, N. NJ, of $4,000.
Col. r. w. Thompson's funeral took
place at Terre Haute, Ind, many prom
inent persons being present.
Maria Smith (colored) and her six
children were burned to death at their
home near Stony Creek, Va.
In Chicago burglary insurance rates
on stores have been raised so per cent.
Mary c.. Lawton, the widow o. Maj.
Gen. Henry Lawton, has gone to her
former home, Pewee Valley, KY, ac-
companied by her children.
In Kentucky there was no change
in the political situation. The Goeb-
elites will bring suit in the Kentucky
circuit court to GUST w. S. Taylor
from the governorship and to seat
Beckham.
All important rivers in Georgia
were overfowing their banks and do
ing great damage.
In Chicago the new American Base
ball association was organized with
seven clubs, as follows: Chicago, Mil
waukee, St. Louis, Louisville, Boston,
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
At Council Bluffs, Ia, John Mont
gomery, aged 10s years, was killed by
the cars.
Resolutions were passed at the anti
trust convent4on in Chicago denounc-
ing the financial bill passed by the ma
tional house of Representatives.
In Kansas City, Mo-, Ed Simms, a
negro footpad, was sentenced to 40
years in prison for snatching a wom-
ans pocketbook. ..%~ --.>' N
Fire swept away one-third of the
business portion of St. Paul, Kan.
Fire destroyed the baled grass store
house of the Minnesota Grass Twine
company in st. Paul. the loss being
100000. r..
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
For a hundred years children have

For hundred years children have
been taught that the historic Mary
was fit object for scorn and derision,
because she interfered with discipline
by taking her lamb to school. But,
sooner or later, history justifes most
pioneers and innovators. Now we are
told, on no less authority than that OF
DR.. Edward Everett Hale, of Boston,
that pet animals ought to be kept in
every schoolhouse in the land. Not
only lambs, but cats, dogs and rabbits
should be allowed to follow their mas
ters to school, so that the pupils may
learn the lesson of kindness.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Woman sailors are employed in Den
mark, Norway and Finland.
Reports from As colleges show dis
couraging religious conditions in but
three.
Booth-Tucker says God uses Amer
| lea as a. connecting link between other
| nations.
The dowager empress has abolished
study of European sciences in Chinese
schools.
Miss Susan B. Anthony recently
celebrated her eightieth birthday an
niversary.
In German cities merchants are not
allowed to put up signs unless the
wording is true.
Prince Henry of Prussia was robbed
by bandits while on his way to visit
the king of Siam.
The Salvation Army has again failed
to get foothold in Mexico. Religious
professions are forbidden.
A new railroad from Salt Lake City
to southern California is likely to be
| built by the Southern Pacific.
Thomas Yates, of Toledo, O., is the
only living American who took part
in the charge of the Light brigade at
Balaklava.
Albert H. Hilton, of New York, has
filed petition of bankruptcy. His
debts are over So. 100000 and he has
10000 creditors.
The oldest consul of the United
States in continuous service is Ho-
ratio J. Sprague, who became consul
at Gibraltar in 184S.
COL George T. Perkins, of Akron, O.,
has presented that city with 80 acres
of land valued at 100000 as a play
ground for children.
Miss Susan B. Anthony has willed
her extensive collection of books. on
woman's suffrage to the National Ii
brary at Washington.
The centennial anniversary of the
graduation of Daniel Webser from
Dartmouth college will be observed
by that institution next year.
James Whitcomb Riley declares that
in spite of his long experience on the
lecture platform he has never been
able to conquer stage fright COM
pletely.
The female Society for the Relief
and Employment of the Poor is prob
ably the oldest woman's association in
America. It was founded in Philadel.
phia over 1o4 years ago. ILL.,. g. ~
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
Lynclel lY q Mob.

Port Arthur, Tex, Feb. 12.-James
Sweeney was lynched at one o'clock
Sunday morning. Sweeney was a
cotton foreman, and had killed Charles
Crumbach, a fellow laborer, by jam
ming bayonet through his neck. The
crime was committed on the afternoon
OF February /, in a room with no wit
nesses present, and is said to have re-
suited from a. saloon fight that took
place few hours previously. Monday
Sweeney was indicted for murder in
the first degree. He was placed on
trial at Beaumont, Tex, Friday, and
Saturday night the jury returned a
verdict of mot guilty." As soon as
he was released Sweeney returned to
Port Arthur, arriving here at 1880
Sunday morning. He was met at the
depot by mob, marched uptown and
strung up to telephone pole without
ceremony. The mob then quietly dis
perSed,
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21

Therecent bicycle show in New York
has awakened a lively interest in the
sport, and study of the 1000 models
shows that there have been no violent
innovations in the new models. and all
mcdi6cati tions made have met the ap-
proval of the real wheeling fraternity
not the scorchers. The handlebars
have in many cases received a new
twist, and the upturned sort is now
more prevalent, indicating that the
era Of sensible riding has come, and
that the humpbacked scorcher is be-
coming back number. Factories re-
mort an increase of business. j
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21

Congressman Thomas J. Bradley, Of
the Ninth New York (city) district, is
sometimes referred to as 'the old man
with the polyglot cinch." His con-
stituency includes voters of numerous
nationalities and Mr.. Bradley is able to
address almost any voter in his district
in the voters native tongue. The con-
gressman speaks German, French, He
brew, Polish, Italian, Irish and Bohe-
mian, having in this way q pull of such
strength as entities him to the nick
name mentioned above.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
Molineux Found Guilty.

New York, Feb. 12.-After deliberat-
ing 71A hours the jury Saturday night
returned verdict of guilty of murder
in the first degree against Roland B.
Molineux. charged with the murder
of Mrs. Katherine j. Adams, by poi
son on December 2S, $685.. Barlow S.
Weeks, counsel for the defense. made
the usual motion, and Recorder Golf
adjourned court until February Is,
when he said he would hear the mo-
tion and sentence the defendant.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
An Editor Drowned,

Fond Ga Lac, Wis.,. Feb. 12.-Elijah
Cone, city editor of the Morning Daily
News, was drowned Saturday evening.
Absence from his desk was noted Sat-
urday. and search instituted. Sunday
morning his body was found in Fond
du Lac river near the Second street
crossing. 1t would appear that he had
fallen off the river bank, which is un-
protected. Cone, was about 72 years
old, graduate of Yale. .-.-...
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
A Chicago Church Burned.

Chicago, eFeb. 15-Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church, in Indiana avenue
near Twenty-fourth street, was almost
destroyed by fire Wednesday night,
The loss on the church and its fur
nlshings is put at $4,000, while the
insurance is $4,000. The building,
when it was dedicated, cost $122,4 ,45O.
Inc organ, one of the finest in the
city, cost $12, 900. This is DESTROYED.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21

At a poll of the voters of Mexico,
out of 1,54S,654 votes cast on the
question of nomination. President
Diaz received 1,456,4S2, which is prac-
tically unanimous call. The election
will take place next fall and he will
be reelected by a majority of which
any republican ruler might be proud
The honor was due him, for during his
administration Mexico has prospered
steadily. In the last six years it's ex-
ports and imports have almost doubled
It's resources have increased, and from
a weak power it has become strong
one
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21

A man who is said to have married
20 wives and was sentenced to the pen
itentiary by a jury in Chicago wept
long and bitterly as he was led away.
This incident merely goes to show the
complexity of human nature. Some
men would have shouted loud hosannas
at the idea of escaping 20 wives, even
in the seclusion of a penitentiary.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21

The largest office building in the
world is to. be built this season in New
York city. The land upon which the
great sky scraper will be raised is
worth $2,o0o,000 and $4,OO0,o00 more
will be eaten up in erecting the build
ing. In order to complete the site the
company was obliged to pay 100000
Tor half of 25 by 100 foot lot.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21

France is again said to have "de-
signs on Egypt" AS matter of fact,
France has wanted Egypt for over 100
years, but the mysterious workings of
fate have always prevented the French
from cerrying out their plans for con-
quest of the Nile. The great Napoleon
actually possessed Egypt for awhile,
but even he, hard pressed by trouble
elsewhere, could not retain the prize,
and no Frenchman since his day has
done more than talk and plan.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21

1t is stated by one of the Philadel-
phia papers that there is man in
that town who makes good living by
selling the labels of foreign hotel,
railroad, steamship and express COM
panies to people who paste them on
their baggage to create the impress
sion that they have been abroad.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21

The suggestion made by Prof. Tadd,
of the public school of industrial arts
of Philadelphia, that all children
should be taught to use each hand and
arm equally we'll, calls to mind the
fact that Gov. Stanley, of Kansas, is
an expert penman, who can write with
equal ease with either hand. The
strangest fact about it is that his sig
nature, signed by either hand, is iden-
fioa1
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
FROM WASHINGTON.

In January the government exports
of domestic products amounted to
$64, 1895, ,5o3, against $74,729, ,763 in JAN
uary, 1899.
The commerce of the United States
with Cuba, Porto Rico and the Hawai-
ian, Philippine and Samoan islands
continue to show a rapid gain.
Throughout the country the ninety
first anniversary of the birth of Abra-
ham Lincoln was celebrated.
Money circulation in the United
States has passed the $2,00o,o0o,o 600
mark for the first time.
A post office department statement
shows that the gross postal receipts for
January last were $4,O37, ,919, an in
crease of $3.50, ,653 over January, 1899.
In session in Washington the Ma
tional American Woman's Suffrage as
sociation elected Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, of New York, president.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


Advices were received in Manila
that Gen. Pho del Pilar the insurgent
leader, died of fever in the Morong
mountains and that his forces had
been disbanded. The rebels in Albay,
Luzon, were using burning arrows in
fighting against Americans. Guerrilla
warfare continues south of Manila.
The United States gunboat Princeton
has raised the American flag over Batan
and Calayan islands, the most northern
of the Philippine archipelago.
At Francois. Martinique, soldiers
fired on strikers, killing eight, mortally
wounding five and injuring II.
The official announcement having
been made that Lord Roberts is person
ally in command of the British forces at
Modder river, there is reason to expect
important developments in the cam
paign in South Africa. An early in
vasion of the Orange Free State seems
imminent.
The British forces were withdrawn
to Rensburg after two days of hard
fighting near Colesberg. Gen. Butler
in his last three advances lost 1,747
men. Troops embarking at Cork for
South Africa were greeted with cheers
for Kruger and groans for the queen.
Emperor William and King Leopold
have agreed to form syndicate tc
explore Chinese territory.