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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
PREPARE FOR CAMPAIGN.
PrOhibitiOnists Of Iowa Hold Con
ventiOn and Adopt Resolutions
TO Assess Voters

Des Moines, Ia, May 23.-After be-
ing in session for Sc hours the state
central committee presented it's for
NAL report to the prohibition conven-
ton Wednesday morning, which pro-
vided for the plan of conducting the
coming campaign and the collection
of funds to pay the necessary ex-
penses. The plan provides for the es-
adjustment of headquarters in Des
Moines, the employment of superin-
tendent of campaign at salary of
$1,000 and the assessment of IS cents
upon each prohibition voter in the
state. The report was adopted. Reso-
lutions commencing congress for
passing the anti-canteen law, demand
ing the overthrow of the liquor traf-
tic, favoring equal suffrage, denounc-
ing the mulct law, observance of Sun
day law were passed.
The convention named the following
ticket: For governor, A. U: Coates,
Dallas county; for lieutenant govern
or, A. B. Wray, Union county; for SUI
preme judge, j. A. Harvey, Dallas
county; for railway commissioner,
Wesley Suddoth, Polk county; for SUI
perintendent of public instruction,
Miss Ella Motif, Marshall county.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
DROWNED IN A FLOOD.
Two Deaths Mt Beulah, COl.-Passen-
ger Train Submerged by a
Wall of WATER

Pueblo, Col, May 22.-It is learned
that the flood which on Monday
night washed out Denver & Rio
Grande railway bridge over the ST.
Charles creek, ten miles south of
Pueblo, submerging passenger
train, caused the death Of two per-
sons at Beulah, 20 miles farther up
the stream. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Brown,
of Avondale, who were occupying a
cabin in the canyon for the summer,
were drowned. The escape of the
passengers from the wrecked train
was almost miraculous. The train
was struck by wall of water II feet
high and carried down with the
bridge. The passengers, Is in num-
Der, succeeded in reaching places of
safety on top of the cars. The flood
was caused by cloudburst in the
Sierra Ojada mountains.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


In Scotland Andrew Carnegie gave
SIC, 900 900 to universities in Glasgow,
Edinburgh, Aberdeen and St. An
drews.
In London Sergt. Maj. Butler, a
British officer, crazed by his expert
ences in South Africa, killed four of
his children.
The census returns for Ireland
show a population of 4,456,546, a de-
crease of 5.3 per cent. since the pre-
vious census.
The relations between France and
Portugal are strained, France prac-
tically having ceased diplomatic rela-
tions with the kingdom.
In the Philippines Gen. Lacuna and
30 other Filipino officers and 245 men
surrendered to Gen. Funston, swear
ing allegiance to the United States.
A Manila dispatch says that Gen.
Malvar has declared himself dictator
in the Philippines and will continue
the war.
John Edmund Commerell, admiral of
the British navy since 1892, died in
London.
A dispatch from Paris announces
the selection of Chicago as the place
for holding the Olympian games in
1904.
Irish emigration has fallen more
than one-half since 1888, when 81 1856
persons came to America.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
ALBANY STRIKE SETTLED.
Traction Company and Its Men
Come to n Satisfactory
Agreement.

Albany, N. Y, May 20.-Tne street
railway employees strike, which was
inaugurated II days ago on the lines
of the Union Traction company in Al
bany, Troy, Cohoes, Rensselaer, and
Watervliet is at an end, and opera
lions on the entire system were re-
sumed Saturday. There have been
concessions on both sides, and an
agreement was reached early Satur-
day at a conference at which both
the corporation and the operatives
were represented, under which it
should be possible to avoid strikes in
future.
The company, on its part, agrees to
receive representations regarding
grievances from any committee of it's
employees, representing organized or
unorganized labor; that men sus-
pended or discharged by the superin-
tendents shall be entitled to appeal
to the executive committee of the
company; that in case employees dis
prove charges under which they were
suspended or discharged they shall
be entitled to pay for the time thew
"S1C 1u4C Ou1luS SuCu suspension or
discharge, and that there shall be no
discrimination against any of the
men who engaged in the strike, ex-
cept those guilty of unlawful or ri
otous acts. The company reserves
the right to employ union or nom
union men and to discharge employees
for cause.
The wages of all motormen, con-
ductors, linemen and pitmen is to be
20 cents per hour, and of pitmen help
ers 171% cents per hour.
The men agree that no proposition
for strike shall be acted upon by
any division at the same meeting at
which it is introduced, but that at
least 4S hours shall elapse before
such proposition shall be voted upon,
and that if strike shall be ordered
it shall not take effect until at least
six days have elapsed after notice to
the company, during which time the
employees shall continue their work.
The noH-union men drought here to
fill the places of the strikers will I'M
questionaEly withdraw, although the
formal agreement does not mention
| Them
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
LATER NEWS.

President Mckinley was entertained
by the Knights Templar at San Fran
cisco. His wife's health improves
daily.
Treasury officials are taking steps
to have the Chinese exclusion act ex-
tended to Cuba.
Four persons were hurt in Rock
Island passenger wreck at West VIVA
net, Ill.
Three children were killed by a
bear near Job, w. Va.
Milt Calvert, a negro, was hanged
by citizens at Griffith, Miss, for at
tempting an assault upon Tiny Gates,
a ten-year-old girl.
Mrs. Charles F. Gunzert shot and
killed her 13-yearold son and then
committed suicide at Tacoma. Wash.
Five West Point students have been
dismissed, six suspended for one year
and ~ given minor punishment for in
subordination.
Edison has perfected a storage bat
terry which it is believed will revolu-
tionize the use of electricity as mo-
tive power.
Mrs. Leah A. Robinson died at Vic
toria, ILL.,, aged 101 years and 4
months.
Gen. Cables, the Filipino command
err, is willing to surrender if his men
are freed after taking the oath of al
legiance.
The last of the American troops,
w hEa
guard, left Picking.
Eight or more lives were lost and
millions of dollars damage caused bv
floods in Tennessee and West Vir-
ginia.
Iowa prohibitionists have nominated
A. U. Coates, of Dallas county, for gov
ernor.
Bresci, the assassin of the late King
Humbert of Italy, committed suicide
at the penitentiary in Santo Stefano.
The United States cutter Grant was
wrecked in Saanich inlet, near Vic
toria, and may prove total loss.
The census of Scotland shows a pop
ulation of 4,471,957, an increase in ten
years of 446,31O.
a thoroughbred Hereford COW
brought $4,000 at sale in Chicago, the
highest price on record.
King Humbert of Italy had narrow
escape from death in an elevator in
Rome
Shamrock II. was practically
wrecked by squall while racing in
the Solent, and King Edward, who was
on board, had a narrow escape from
death.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
OHIO LAUNCHED.
Presence of President Mckinley
Draws Thousands to Witness
the Ceremonies.

| San Francisco, May 20.-When it be-
came generally known Saturday
morning that the president was to at
tend the launching of the battleship
Ohio most of the population of San
Francisco and vicinity seemed to be
moving towards the Union iron works.
Although the time for the launching
was set for 1926 p M, the people COM
menced to gather about the iron
works many hours before Only few
were allowed to enter the Enclosure
surrounding the ways, but thousands
of spectators clustered the bluffs over
looking the works. On the bay shore,
on the further side from the ship, of
the cove into which the Ohio glided,
stands had been erected and they were
black with people at an early hour.
On the bay the scene was most ami
mated. Every pleasure craft and
steamer, sailboat and rowboat that
could be pressed into service lowered
around the ship, and these were kept
| back with difficulty by the patrol of
tugs. 1t was estimated that fully So
| 900 people saw the big battleship
| plunge into the water.
AS had been planned the army trans
port tug Slocum conveyed the presi-
Dental party to the Union iron works,
leaving the transport wharf at ten a.
m. The president met the employees of
the iron works upon his arrival and
was presented with beautiful
souvenir of the occasion which the
men had prepared for him as gift.
The president made few remarks,
but there was no other experimenting.
At the launching Miss Barker, niece
of Mrs. Mckinley, pressed the button
which released the Ohio from it's
berth on shore and started the
vessel for the bar. AS the ship
glided down the ways Miss Helen
Deshler smashed the bottle of
champagne which hung from it's
bow and conferred upon the great
fighting machine the name which it is
hereafter to bear in the American
naVV
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
NARROWLY ESCAPES death.
Sudden Squall Wrecks Shamrock III.
EndnnEering Life OF King Ed
ward-Statement OF Upton.

southampton May. 23.-Thes most
dramatic incident in the history of the
Americas cup occurred Wednesda,
when a sudden squall on the Solen1
completely wrecked the new challeng
err and endangered the life of Kine
Edward and several distinguished per
sons, including Sir Thomas Upton
The results of this disaster, which
could scarcely recur without great loss
OF life, can best be judged by the writ.
ten statement made late Wednesday
night by Sir Thomas Upton, as fol
lows:
| my deepest regret is that to-days acci,
dent prevents me from toeing the mark a.
the appointed hour, and compels me to ask
the New York Yacht club to grant me ar
| extension of time If they will be goo6
enough to do that shall race, even if have
10 build a boat between now and the date
| agreed upon. I still believe the Shamrock
| IL. boat worthy to be the challenger, and
that, when this unfortunate chapter of &C.
cldents comes to an end, she will still stand
q good chance of lifting the cup. have not
| a single complaint to make against my
! boat.
| For the many kilograms Of sympathy
received from America to-day, am deeply
grateful. No one is more thankful than
am that the catastrophe ended without ia.
ta1ty, and may perhaps say that through.
| out the trying moments his majesty was as
brave as lion. His first thought was to
inquire If anyone was injured.
(signed) THOMAS Upton"
circumstances have reduced the
Shamrock II. to pitiful, spar1ess
wreck. She now lies off Blythe. The
story of the catastrophe is best told
by Sir Thomas Upton himself. After
seeing his royal guest off to London
Sir Thomas gave out the following in
terview:
1--WE had just begun to make for the
| starting line when a fierce breeze sprane
up. King Edward. Lady Londonderry
Mrs. Jameson, Mr.. Watson, Mr.. Jameson
and myself were on deck, hanging on as
best we might, for the challenger was al
| most at an angle of As degrees. The king
started to go below. Just as he did so every
| thing collapsed. Aheavy block fell between
the two ladies and wire rope struck me
on the head and momentarily stunned me
A sudden squall, an unexpected strain and
everything had given way. King Edward
| was half In and half out of the companion
hatchWay. What happened, how all the
falling spars and sweeping sails did not
XIII or sweep someone overheard is more
than l know. When 1 came to, saw the
king clambering over the wreckage, try
ing to discover the extent of the damage
and asking: rs anyone hurt?'"
Sir Thomas calculates that delay
of three weeks or month in the date
OF the contest in American waters will
enable him to come to the scratch. He
says that he is greatly handicapped by
the fact that he has no duplicate masts
for the Shamrock H., but by an unlim-
tied expenditure of money and energy
he believes the defects can be rem
edied in time to provide for an interna-
tional race this year.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

John D. Rockefeller has turned over
to his son all matters pertaining to
charity.
Coal lands owned by Indians in In
dian Territory are known to be worth
millions.
The Santa Fee road has contracted
for 125 locomotives, to be delivered
this year.
A struggle in the next congress over
reciprocity with Cuba is predicted at
Washington.
Railways and manufactures in
Switzerland have placed heavy con-
tracts for American coal.
he American museum of natural
history is to send an expedition to
China for chronological research.
The south enjoys unparalleled pros
perity because of the hi gh price of cot
ton and the sections growing trade.
Negro leaders returned from Hayti
favor plan of negro emigrat ton to
that island and permanent coloniza-
ton.
Twenty English machinists, spurred
by American competition, are coming
to this country to observe methods OF
worl<men.
Grand Duke Michael of Russia is ex-
tremely anxious to visit the United
States, and will do so if international
events permit. q"
Twenty torpedo boat destroyers and
torpedo boats will be turned over to
the government by contractors with
in the next few months.
Prof. .Ladd, of Yale, in lecture to
students, declared the United States
a nation of lawbreakers and that the
laws are made by corporations. -.
Spectators and investors have raj
lied from the recent furry in Wall
street and are quietly buying railroad
and other stocks at current levels. j
French manufacturers, unable to
supply orders for railway material, APP
peal to their government to prevent
Americans securing heavy contracts.
Indians on. the White Earth reserya-
ton may make trouble if logging com
panies do not rescale cut timber. The
Indians claim they have been de-
frauded. SIS q Il.
Edwin 81. Conger, minister to China,
speaking at q New York banquet d.
lated upon the tremendous opportuni-
ties for American commerce in the
orient, and urged congressional aid
for ships and cable service. 81
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29

their contention to be right. Porter was
reinstated. The fight was long and bitter
and much strong political influence was
brought to bear to prevent a court of in
quiry from investigating the original court
martial The disobedience for which Por-
ter was court-martialed occurred Angus:
49, 1862, during the second battle of Bull
Run. Porter was ordered to advance with
his troops. He did not do so, and in the fol-
lowing January he was cashiered and dis
qualified from holding office under the gov
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29

Andrew Carnegie has given $1o,ooo,-
600 to four Scotch universities-Edi
burgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow and St. An
drews-thereby providing a fund to
assist struggling students to obtain
an education. The donor stipulates
that the benefciaries shall be his
scottish fellow countrymen," no
Irish, English, colonials or foreigners
to profit by the gift. The fund will
apply to medical as we'll as to COM
mercial education. It will be placed
6n the hands of trustees, who will
pay the expenses of Scottish students
benefited under the scheme. 's.1= 80
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
Wants to Be Chief.

Manila, May 22.-It is. announced
from the headquarters of the federal
party that the negotiations looking
to the surrender of Gen Malvar
have failed, and that Gen. Malvar has
proclaimed himself dictator in sue.
cession to Aguinaldo. It is said that
he. will reconstruct the insurgent
force of some; 1900 men, who are
scattered in .Batangas, ~ Tayabas
Laguna and Mindoro, and that the
new insurgent army will be com
manded by four generals.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
Children Eaten by Bear.

Pittsburgh, Pa, May ga Jot
(W. Va.) special says: To be crushed
to death in the embrace of mon.
strous black bear and their little
bodies afterward mangled and partly
devoured, was the frightful fate
that befell the three young children
Of E. P. Porterfieid, a mountainee1
residing about - miles southeast 81
this place. The. remains were found
Tuesday by a searching party whic
had been out since Sunday evening. J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29

Mrs Pitman, who lives at Trinity
Bay, Newfoundland, was born on the
same day as the late Queen Victoria.
Both women were married on the
same day, each to man whose first
name was Albert, and the two men
died almost at the same hour Mrs.
Pitman has son Albert of the same
age as King Edward, and the old
lady treasures an autograph letter
she received from Queen Victoria in
reply to one relating these curious
condolences.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
GEN. F1TZ-J0HN PORTER DEAD
Prominent Figure During War of
Rebellion Passes Away mt
$z# M0rristOwn, n. j.

New York, May 22.-Gen. Fitz-John
Porter, who had been i'll for several
weeks at his home in Morristown, N.
j., died Tuesday morning from chron-
ic diabetes. His death had been ex-
pected for several days. He was 80
years old, and the attending physi-
clan told his son and daughter-in-law
some time ago that his recovery was
impossible. ~ $50. ..
Gen. Porter was prominent figure dur
ing the civil war, and his trial by court
martial and dismissal from the army on
charges that implied cowardice was a cele-
brated case that attracted attention. His
friends insisted that he had been unjustly
condemned, and they afterward proved
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
The Scotch Census,

Edinburgh, May 23.-The census of
Scotland, just completed, shows a tot
tai population of 4,471,957, or an in
crease since the last census, taken
ten years ago, Of 446,310. For the
first time scotland's population .ex-
ceeds Ireland's.s The population of
Glasgow is 76o, 423, or an increase Of
142,371, and that of Edinburgh 316, 479,
or an increase of 1858. ~"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
both Houses Pass Tax Measure-Sen-
ate Votes to Adjourn Sine
Die June 6.

Lansing, Mich, May 22.-The SEN
ate late Tuesday afternoon after
passing; the tax bill decided to cease
doing business Wednesday, May 20,
and to adjourn finally on June s. It
is expected the house will concur in
this. The house late Tuesday passed
q bill providing for specific tax of
three per cent. on the earnings in
Michigan of telephone companies and
seven per cent. on telegraph COM
panies. This is an. increase of four
per cent. ON the latter.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29

! Probably the first successful at
tempt to travel by automobile from
New York to Chicago will cause other
automobilists to make similar expert
ments until the performance will
cease to be regarded as unusual. The
Chicago gentleman who, with his
wife, enjoys the honor of establish
ing the record, succeeded in cover
ing the distance in less than II days.
while the time actually consumed IN
travelling was only 9s hours. In other
words, the automo bile, if it had pro-
ceeded continuou sly. would have made
the trip in about foug days.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
EX-CONGRESSMA CHARLES A.
BOUTELLE,

pneumonia, which developed last
Sunday. Mr.. Boutelle's daughter
Grace, who has been at the head of
the household since her mothers
death in 1892, was at the bedside.
Mr.. Boutelle was g. years of age, and
on his retirement from congress last
winter was placed on the retired list
of the navy, as a captain, an office to
which he was eligible by reason of
civil war and congressional commit
tee services. Three daughters sur
yiye
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29

The human body, it has been found,
is shorter at night than in the morn
ing, due to the weight of the body
COMPRISING the intervertebral car
tilages. During sleep, or while in a
recumbent position, the pressure be-
ing removed, their natural elasticity
enables them to remove their normal
size, consequently the height of an
individual will vary from three-eighths
to half an inch between morning and
night
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29

The Paris dentist who has hit upon
the plan of administering music to
his patients while they are having
teeth pulled seems to have discov-
cred an unexpected practical value in
the art. A plan that would permit
the patient to be soothed into I'M
consciousness by Wagner or Bee
thoven while troublesome tooth is
removed would rob the forceps of
half its terrors. BY judiciously vary
ing the dose to ragtime all the re-
quirements of individual temporal
ment might be met. Lullabys are all
right.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
ExDosition Dedicated

Buffalo, N. Y, May 21.-In the pres
ence of vast concourse of people:
with ceremonial both conventional
and novel, the Pan-American exposi-
ton was dedicated formally Monday.
The day was fair, and the industri-
Gus, energetic men who planned this
great enterprise rejoice in fattering
success. The day began with a pa
rade in which there were men from
nearly every country in the world:
and ended with an aerial lombard
ment from flying bombs and a bril-
liant electrical illumination Between
the two were the formal exercises of
the dedication, with oratory that
took it's theme from the lesson of the
time, prayer for right, music, song
and poetry,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29

The officials of the post office de-
partment at Washington say that the
success of the many free rural mail
delivery routes already established
and the numerous petitions for ex-
tensions of the service, demonstrate
that the experimental period has
passed, and that the system has be-
come permanent feature. The
routes have had a wonderful effect on
the mail order trade of business
houses, and revolution in CONNER
cial methods will result.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29

The plan of the Central Pacific rail-
road to cut off 107 miles by crossing
Great Salt lake involves a great engi-
neering problem. The lake has to be
crossed at point where it is 80 miles
wide, trestle work being necessitated
for the whole distance, except two
miles across the rocky Promontory
point. The view afforded passengers
over the new route will be novel and
picturesque,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
Can't Box i'm Wisconsin.

Fond du Lac, Wis, May 22.-Gov.
La Toilette ordered Sheriff Sheridan
to stop the boxing contest between
Charlie Berry and Jake Magmer
Tuesday evening. The instructions
from the governor were explicit. Fol-
lowing the instructions came tele.
phone message to see that the orders
were rigidly enforced, and that in
structions had been sent to every
sheriff in the state, which practically
abolished boxing bouts, even for
points, in Wisconsin.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29

"A statement from the treasury bu-
reau of statistics shows that the ma
tional debts of the world average over
100000, 100000. Most of this enormous
debt is due to war. And modern i'm
provements make war far more cost
ly now than ever before. At this rate
the time may come before long when
nations simply will be unable to at
ford the expense of going to war. That
ought to boom arbitration.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29

Rev. James T. Holly, bishop of Hayti
for the Protestant Episcopal church,
country by American negroes and says
that President Simon Sam has prom
Used with the consent of his cabinet,
to grant freedom and protection to
all who may go to the black republic.
DR.. Holly believes that thousands of
Ameriman negroes will emigrate to
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29

The italian brig Anita S., which re-
Gently arrived at Nantes, France, was
ten months in making the voyage
from Martinique, in the West Indies,
and was given up for lost months
ago. The vessel is noted for being
the slowest afoat, and during the
past five years has several times been
given up as lost. There was no mis-
hap on the recent voyage, the crew
were simply in no hurry.