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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
BILL OF EXCEPTIONS FILED.
Outline of Objections of Schley to
Majority Findings of Court
of Inquiry.

Washington, Dec. 1s.-Late Wednes-
day afternoon Admiral Schley,
through his counsel, filed with the
secretary of the navy his bill of ex-
ceptions to the majority findings of
the court of inquiry, and also a let
ter asking to be- allowed to be heard
in connection with the objections to
be filed by the attorneys for Admiral
Sampson to the individual opinion of
Admiral Dewey. This action was
taken after Mr.. Rayner, Mr.. league
and Capt. Parker, of counsel, had held
consultation throughout the day
with their client.
The bill of exceptions to the major
ity findings of the court of inquiry
claims that the findings of the court
should be set aside on the broad
ground that they are not in accord
ance with the evidence; and follow
ing this, each point in the report,
such as the charge of dilatoriness,
disobedience of orders, the sending
of misleading dispatches, the contro-
versy with Lieut.. Hodgson, the IA
nous loop, etc., are touched upon in
turn, and the salient features of the
evidence disproving these charges
pointed out. Practically the protest
is a review of the evidence in the case,
submitted in such a way that Secre-
tary Long will have the opportunity
to pass upon the whole controversy.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
CHAIRMEN CHOSEN.
eide Upon Heads of Various
Committees.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The following
is list of chairmen of senate commit
tees as decided upon by republican SEN
ators in caucus on Tuesday:
Appropriations, Allison; finance, Aldrich;
foreign relations, Cullom; commerce,
Frye; judiciary, Hoar; interstate COM
merce, Elkins; interoceanic canals, Haw-
ley; naval affairs, Hale: Philippines,
Lodge; military affairs, Hawley; post Of
tces and post roads, Mason; privileges and
elections, Burrows; relations with Cuba,
Plat Comm; Pacific islands and Porto
Rico, Foraker; public lands, Hansbrough;
Indian affairs, Stewart; agriculture and
forestry, Proctor; District of Columbia
Mcmillan; public buildings and public
grounds, Fairbanks; territories, Beverage !;
rules. Spooner: census, Quarles; claims,
Warren; printing, Plat (N.' W; coast
and lnsular survey, Foster; immigra ton,
Penrose; audit and control of contingent
expenses of the senate, Jones (Nev); civil
service and retrenchment, Perkins; coast
defenses. Mitchell; corporations organized
in the District of Columbia, Adrich; edu-
cation and labor, McComas; engrossed
bills, HOar; enrolled bills, Sewell; es-
tablish the University of the United
States, Deboe; examine the several
branches of the civil service. Clapp; fish
cries, Bard; forest reservations and the
protection of game, Burton; geological sur
Vey, kean; Improvement Mississippi river
and Its tributaries, Nelson; Indian depreda-
ions, Gamble; irrigation and reclama ton
OF arid lands, SimoS: library, Wetmore;
manufactures, McCumber: mines and min
ing, Scott; organization, conduct and ex-
penditures of the executive departments,
Quay; Pacific railroads, Dolliver; patents,
Pritchard; pensions, Gallinger; private
land claims, Hale; public health and ma
tlonal. quarantine, Jones (Nev.); railroads,
clark (Wyo); relations with Canada Han
ma; revision of the laws of the United
States Depew; revolutionary claims, ST.
mon; transportation routes to the sea-
board, Dillingham;; woman suffrage, Wet
more; five civilized tribes of Indians, Bur-
ton; transportation and sale of meat prod
ucts' McComas; industrial expositions,
Burnham; national banks, Kearns; stand
ARDS, weights and measures, kittredge.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
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, tho
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS

FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
The United States senate on the 10th
ratified the HayPauncefote canal
treaty by a vote of u to 6. The judi-
ciary committee was directed to report
on the power of congress to legislate
on anarchy. The nomination of Attor-
ney General Knox was confirmed. An
amendment to the constitution was
introduced granting the right of suf-
frage to women. The house was not
in session.
Standing committees were an
nounced in the United States senate on
the 18th. Senator Frye (Me.) intro
duced joint resolution authorizing
the president to invite the king of Siam
to be the guest of the nation when he
visits the United States. In the house
Mr.. Smith (Mich.) introduced bill
making the birthday of William Nc
kinley, January 20, national holiday.
The bill to provide temporary revenues
for the Philippine islands was debated.
Many resolutions were introduced in
behalf of Admiral Schley, one provid-
ing that the views of Admiral Dewey
be accepted as the verdict of congress.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25

they followed the recommendation of
all the Filipinos who were consulted,
except that there were many who ad-
vocated a higher qualification. Many
OF the common people, the commission
believe, will be brought within these
qualifications in one generation by the
widespread system of education which
is being inaugurated and the electorate
will thus be gradually enlarged.
Meantime it is proposed by practi-
cal lessons to eliminate from the minds
OF the more intelligent part of the
community those ideas of absolutism
in government which now control, and
to impress upon them the division of
powers prevailing under the Ameri-
can system. For the purpose of carry
ing out these views the commission
outlines project which, in brief, con-
templates the continuance for two
years of the existing powers of the
commission. Then representative
government is to be formed composed
OF civil governor, a Legislative coun-
Gil and a popular assembly, the pow
ers of the latter being closely limited
so as to prevent it from choking the
government in making the budget, in
hts of passion or through inexperi-
ence. The president of the United
States would, of course, reserve abso-
lutte veto power. The Filipinos should
also have the right to be represented
before congress, and the executive gov
eminent at Washington by two dele
gates.
The commission propose to settle
the vexed question of land titles by
legislation providing for the sale of
public lands upon the homestead prin-
ciple and the payment through a bond
issue of the price of the lands now
held by the religious orders. A so per
cent. reduction in the tariff on Philip
pine imports into the United States
would, it is said, increase our trade by
leaps and bounds. Other recommends
lions are, in substance, that the pres
ent system of timber cutting under
license be continued; that mining and
Incorporate laws be passed; that the
commission be permitted to confer
charters upon railways, and to aid
them by grants of lands or guarantee
ing low interest upon the investments
probably the total obligation would
not exceed $1,650,00o); that laws be
passed providing for coinage, on the
gold standard with local silver cur
rency, and for system of national
banks and land mortgage banks.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
FROM WASHINGTON.

Admiral Schley will contest the find
ings reported by the majority of
the court of inquiry.
In speaking of the finding of the
Schley court of inquiry Gen. Nelson
A. Miles said he Endorsed Admiral
Dewey's views.
Congress has received from Secre-
tary Long naval deficiency estimates
aggregating $5,000,0O0.
Charles Emory Smith, postmaster
general, has resigned and will be sue
ceeded in the cabinet by Henry c..
Payne, of Wisconsin. The resignation
is due to personal and business rea-
sons.
The secretary of the treasury wants
congress to pass law giving counter
feiters rs years. imprisonment on Sec
ond conviction.
It is said that Admiral Sampson will
file a protest against the approval of
Admiral Dewey's findings in the Schley
case.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
THE EAST.

The death of William Gregory, gov
ernor of Rhode Island, occurred at
his home in Wexford, aged 50 years.
Burglars looted post Offices at
Rhinebeck, N. Y, and Wilmerding,
Pa, getting $4,000.
It is predicted by Marconi that
within year he will send simultane-
Gus transa tlantic messages over the
same apparatus.
In New York Andrew Freeman be-
gan suit to enjoin A. G. Spalding
from assuming the duties of presi-
dent of the National Baseball league.
Floods in Pennsylvania have made
100000 persons idle and hundreds are
homeless.
At Charlestown, Mass, Luigi Storti
was electrocuted for murder. It was
the first execution by this method
in the state.
Mayor-elect Seth Low took the
oath of office in New York.
In New York representatives of
capital and labor met in conference
to devise some plan of settling labor
disputes.
From Scotland, Ireland and Bel
GUM potatoes are being imported
in large quantities for the New York
market because of the high price de-
manded by American farmers.
A negro has been elected orator
of the senior class at Harvard.
Loss to property by the floods in
Pennsylvania is estimated at $4,000, 600
and nine lives were lost.
For Christmas the American Elk
press company will give it's 10000 EN-.
ployes $40 each.
In New York Gen. Grants telegram
to Secre tary Stanton announcing Lees
surrender has been sold at auction fol-
$500.
Croker says he will continue at the
head of Tammany Hall.
At the National Civic federation con.
ference in New York committee of 81
was appointed to devise a plan of set.
thing labor troubles. Labor unions
manufacturers and other business in.
terests are represented on the com.
mittee.
Harriet Murphy, prominent in so.
ciety and church work at Pittsburg
KY, was killed in battle with bur
glar.
In a public statement DR.. Matthew
D. Mann said he and his colleague.
look to congress to pay the physicians
who attended President Mckinley.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
VOTES TO RATIFY.
Little Objection in Senate to haE~
PauncefOte Treaty-Phtlippfne
Tariff BILL Passed.

Washing ton, Dec. 1.-THE senate on
Monday ratified the Hay-Pauncefote
isthmian canal treaty by the decisive
vote of ~ to 6. The vote was reached
a few minutes before five o'clock, after
almost five hours discussion behind
closed doors. There were no sensa-
tional incidents during this entire
time. The debate was confined ex-
clusively to discussion of the merits
of the agreement and the policy of its
provisions.
The vote on the ratification of the
treaty was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bate, Bard, Berry.
Beveridge, Burnham, Burrows, Burton. Car
mack Clapp, Clark (Montana), Clark IVY
oming). Clay Cockrell, Cullom. Deboe,
Dietrich, Dillingham;, Dolliver, Dubois,
Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster ua), Foster
(Wash), Frye, Gallinger, Gamble Gibson
Hale, Hansbrough, Harris, Hawley, Heit-
field, Hoar, Jones (Ark.), Kean, Kearns,
Kittredge, Lodge, McComas, McCumber.
McEnery, McLaurin (Mss.). McLaurin Is.
c., Mcmillan. Martin, Mason, Willard,
MITCHELL Money, Morgan, Nelson, Penrose,
Perkins Pettus, Platt Comm, Plat On.
W, Pritchard, Proctor, Quarles, Scott,
Simmons, Simon, Spooner, Stewart, Talia-
Wetmore-72.
Nays-Bacon, Blackburn, Culberson, NAL
lory, Teller, Tillman-6.
Bailey paired with, Depew and Elkins:
Rawlins paired with Hanna and Sewell.
Those who did not vote and for
whom no pairs were announced are:
Daniel, Jones (Nev.), Patterson and
Quay.
Washington, Dec. 19.-The bill to
provide revenue temporarily for the
Philippine islands passed the house
Wednesday by a vote of 1853 to 1913. Five
republicans-Messrs. Mccall (Mass.),
Littleield (Me.), Heatwole, Eddy and
Stevens nn.)-voted with the dem
ocrats against the bill, and three demo-
crats-Messrs. Robertson, Davey and
Broussard Ua)-voted with the re-
publicans for it. Mr.. Meyer, a demo-
crat of Louisiana, was paired in favor
of the bill with Mr.. Foster, an Illinois
democrat. Mr.. Warner Qll.), who
voted against the Porto Rican bill last
congress, voted for the Philippine
measure Wednesday. Mr.. Crumpacker
(Ind.), who also voted against the Por-
to Rican bill, was absent.
The bill imposes the Dingley rates
on goods entering the Philippines from
the United States. It also provides for
the collection of tonnage taxes on YES
sells plying between the United States
and the Philippines and that foreign
vessels may ply between these ports
until January 1, 1905. The duties and
taxes collected under the provisions of
the bill shall go into the Philippine
treasury, to be expended for the use
and benefit of the islands.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25

Smith as postmaster general, has been
a citizen of Milwaukee for many years,
and has been prominent in political cir
Giles in Wisconsin for over 25 years.
For several years past he has been re-
publican national committeeman from
Wisconsin, and during the last two ma
tional campaigns he was vice chair
man of the national republican COM
mittee. Mr.. Payne was postmaster of
Milwaukee for ten years, serving in
that capacity under Presidents Grant,
Hayes and Arthur
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
LEAVES THE CABINET.
Postmaster General Tenders His Res
ignation-Will Be Succeeded
by HI. G.. Payne.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Charles En-
DRY Smith, of Philadelphia, has ten
dered to the president his formal res
ignation as postmaster general, to
take effect early next month, and
Henry c. Payne, of Wisconsin, vice
chairman of the republican national
committee, has accepted the tender of
the office, to which he will be nom
mated Immediately after the holiday
recess. Mr.. Smith has agreed to re-
main until January Is, if necessary,
but will return imme diately there
after to Philadelphia to resume the
editorship of the Philadelphia>P Press.
Milwaukee, Dec. 1S.-Henry g.
Payne, who succeeds Charles Emory
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
Tragedy i'm Columns

Columbus, O., Dec. 1S.-Two Young
women and two young men were found
dead Tuesday night in rooms at a
boarding house, So East Russell street.
and evidence points to quadruple sui
eide, deliberately planned. The dead
are: Pearl Warner, aged rs, second
cook at the Manhattan restaurant:
Lou Kline, aged IS. third cook at the
same restaurant; Sherman dollhouse
cab driver, and John Jacobs, chief
cook at the Manhattan.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
Annual Report Of
Philippine Commission
provision TOR Permanent Government Made and
Much Important Legislation Reconon,ended-
-, Peace Prevails in Most Provinces
Of the

Washington. Dec. 19.-Proyision for
a permanent civil government and for
much important legislation regarding
the industrial development of the
Philippines is embodied in the annual
report of the Philippine commission.
It is declared that the federal party
spread like wild fire throughout the
archipelago, and that there are few
towns in any of the provinces which
have not their federal committees.
The members of the party were most
active and effective in inducing insur-
gent leaders to surrender. 1t is de-
c1ared by the commission that:
"outside of the five provinces named
(Batangas, Cebu, Bohol Samar and Min
doro) there is peace in the remainder of
the archipelago. All insurrectos have sur
rendered, and. in most of the provinces ex-
cept among the Lake Moros, it is entirely
safe during the day for travellers unat-
tended to go from one town to another
In other provinces, recent war conditions
and suffering and hardship from cattle
pest and locusts have developed ladronism.
The people are friendly to the civil gov
eminent and manifest no desire whatever
for continuance of the war, but only a
desire for peace and protection"
Taking up the question of the DO
litical future of the Filipinos, it is de-
clared that the theory upon which the
commission is proceeding is that the
only possible method of instructing
the Filipino people in methods of free
institutions and self-government is to
make government partly of Ameri-
cans and partly of Filipinos, with I'll.
innate control in American hands for
some time to come. Less than ten per
cent. of the people speak Spanish,
and the educated people, under the in
Auence of Spanish teaching, have but
faint conception of real civil liberty
and the mutual self-restraints re-
quired for it's maintenance.
The commission have already, how
ever, established municipal suffrage
in the pacified parts of the islands, and
have limited suffrage to those who can
read and write English or Spanish, or
who own property of the value of $3.50,
pay an annual. tax of SIS or have been
municipal officers. Thus far only 49,
523 electors have qualified under these
provisions out Of population of
2,695,S01 in 800 municipalities, show
ing only 1887 electors per 900 inhab-
itants. This is only about ten per
cent. of the number which would
qualify with similar population under
American law. The commission de-
clare that in fixing these qualifica tions
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25

A Scotch member of the British
parliament who Travelled in this
country rs years ago says he discov-
cred striking dissimilarity between
Americans and Britons in that the
former preferred new and progress
sive ways to old ones, while the lat
ter were the reverse. He says the
Englishman's creed in trade is: GAS
it was in the beginning, is now and
ever shall be-" while the American
is constantly on the lookout for i'm
proved methods. The English doc
trine is all right in the prayer book,
but it does not apply to trade.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
Committee Orcanizes.

New York, Dec. 19.-The general
committee which was chosen by the
conference called to consider plans
for healing the differences between
the capitaistic and labor interests of
the country organized on Wednesday.
elected officers and issued a general
statement of it's mission. Senator
Marcus A. Hanna was chosen its
chairman, with Samuel Gompers first
vice chairman. It retains it's connec-
ton with the National Civic Fedora
ton and becomes the Industrial de-
partment of that organization
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

It is said that secret service men
have discovered plans for general
uprising by the natives of the island
of Luzon, and Americans are taking
active steps to Illustrate it.
In Germany the American tobacco
trust has bought cigarette factories
and is after plants in Russia.
In speech at Chesterfield Lord
Rosebery attacked the Salisbury min
istry for it's conduct of the Boer war.
The negotiations for the sale of
the Danish West Indies to the Unit
ed States for 100000 are nearly
completed.
The directors of the National Bank
of Illinois have been sued for $172,253
by creditors in Chicago.
It is reported that Commandment
Kritzinger, famous Boer leader, has
been badly wounded and captured by
the British at Hanover Road.
Ratification Of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty gave the utmost satisfaction in
political and diplomatic circles of Eng
land.
Spencer Eddy sent representative
to the Bulgarian frontier TO treat for
Miss Stones release.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
FLOODS ARE SUBSIDING.
Inc Danger Now Reported Past in h e
Stricken District of Penn
sy1Yania.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 1s-The three
rivers at Pittsburg have fallen below
the danger line, and the work of clean
ing away the debris, mud and reclaim
ing of lost craft washed away by the
waters has begun. The upper Ohio val
ley is still in the throes of the flood
The water is dangerously high a many
points down the Ohio river.
Various estimates are given of the
money loss at from So, 0OO, 900 to S.. O0O,.
900. So far reports have been received
here of the loss of nine lives in various
parts of the state.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25

The famous engine No. 900 of the
New York Central, which was ex-
hibited at the worlds fair in Chica-
go and is probably the best known
and admired piece of mechanism
ever built by man, has been degraded
and instead of pulling the noted ex-
press train that averages mile a
minute across The state of New
York, is now engaged in the mental
service of hauling. the milk train
that runs down from Albany to New
York. It is the old, old story of
growing old, for age tells in locomo-
tives and machinery rapidly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
Killed by the C0ra.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 1s.-Verni
Brown, aged 4s, widower and pros
porous farmer near Clermont, this
county, and Mrs. Dora Wilkins, aged
IS, his cousin, were killed by Big
Four passenger train at a crossing
near Gainesville, at $3.50 Tuesday
evening. They were driving home
together from indianapolis with a
buggy loaded with Christmas pres.
ents when struck. Brown was in
stantly killed. Mrs. Wilkins lived an
hour,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25

Justice of the Peace Rhoades, of Chi
cago, has decided that it is perfectly
proper to stuff a towel into public
schoolboy's mouth to keep him from
talking. Of course the presumption is
that the towel must be freshly laun-
dered and that the stuf6ng must be
done by not more than two teachers.
In case the boy refuses to open his
mouth to receive the gag one of the
teachers may pry the jaws apart with a
hardwood ruler. The scheme is said to
he an improvement on Solomon's
method.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25

A somatopathist has been made de
PENDANT in a suit in New York. For
fear our readers may not know what
topathy is, we give the defini-
ton in the mans own words on the
witness stand: Somatopathy is the
science which by manipulating land
desensitizing the patient makes pos
sible the correction Of physical ir-
Irregularities or omissions or dis
eases, due to Embellishments.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
1ictima Of a blizzard

Heller, Ark, Dec. 15.-John Grey
and Br'ss gman Jarrett, negro cotton
pickers, were frozen to death near
Trenton their bodies being found
Tuesday morning. Night overlook
them'on heir way home, 1T is supposed,
and thellost their way when the biz
card cam upon them. .....
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
l. recovery.

4 company of British gentlemen
giving a dinner the other day to one
Of their mum Der who was about to
start on visit to America, agreed
that Americans did not speak the
English language. It may be so, but
when Uncle Sam has a communica-
ton to make to J. Bull he never
seems to have any difficulty in being
understood.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
Burned to DEATH

Canyon City, Co.., Dec. 19.-Two
daughters of Mrs. James E. Ewing, six
and four years of age, were burned to
death in fire that destroyed the
house occupied by Mrs. Ewing and her
six children. Another of the children
was so badly burned that she will prob
allY die
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
Antitrust Mill Started.

Parkersburg, w. Va, Dec. ia
thousand persons were present
Wednesday at the formal starting of
the 100000 antitrust steel plant of
the Parkersburg Iron and Steel COM
pany. The plant has ten stands of hot
rolls, six stands of cold rolls, and one
bar mill. It will make both bars and
sheet steel, and will employ 500 men.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
Killed HE r.f<k1~ O.

Salt Lake City, Dec. 19.-While
suffering from an attack of violent in
sanity Sunday night, Dexter Knight, a
ranchman living near Bryan, Idaho,
killed his five-year-old boy and severe
ly injured two others of his children.
Knight killed his son by dashing the
baby's cradle on him.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-25
DEPARTMENT Store Fails.

Milwaukee, Dec. 18.-An Evening
Wisconsin special from Monroe, Wis.,.
says: j. B. Treat, as court receiver, is
in possession of Samuel Kellner's de-
partment store. Liabilities are esti-
mated at between $4,000 and $4,000,
with assets $4,000. Action was taken