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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-07-25
SIXTY LIVES WERE LOST.
Sinking OF stes mship on River Eibe CSuset
Sorrow In Many Homes.

The steamship primus Of Hamvurg'
was cut in two and sunk by the tug
Hansa on the river Elbe. Estimates
OF the nun Der Of lives lost vary from
so TO go.
The Primus was an excursion
steamer from Buxtehude, province OF
Hanover, Prussia. The disaster oc-
Cured between 3lankenz and Nienst-
dten. Among tho passengers were
the members OF the Eilbeck Male
Choral society.
A terrible panic that occurred on
the Primus when the Hansa struck her
rendered the efforts TO save her pas
ssngors almost useless. Fortunately
the steamer Dolphin came up imme-
diately and succeeded In saving sixty
OF those on board the sinking steamer,
while other boats assisted in the work
of rescue.
Some Of the survivors furnish graphic
descriptions OF the awful audiences
of ths disaster. According 10 their
story, the band was playing and many
couples were dancing on deck when
the crash OF the collision came like
thunderbolt. The vessel gave q great
list, her deck taking such an angle
that it was impossible for the passen-
gers to keep their feet. Those below
crambled up the companion ways, but
most Of the persons in the saloon were
drowned. Men fought for their own
safety regardless of others.
In the midst of the confusion the
boilers exploded, adding to the horrors
OF the scene, and many perso ms are
said to have been injured by flying
splinters OF metal.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-07-25
TRAGEDY IN MONTANA.
Anaconda Man Shot Down Because He
Did Not Believe in Murderer's
Inyentfons


Enraged by an imaginary grievance,
John McGeary, formerly employed by
the Anaconda Copper Mining company
at the Washoe smelling plant in Ana
conda, Mont, deliberately shot and
fatally injured William J. Evans, gen.
eral uperintendent of machinery of
the Amalgamated properties, Sunday
morning. Mr.. Evans succ umbed to
the wounds few hours later.
The assassin shot Mr.. Evans first in
the back of the neck, the ball finding
an exit through the face. The second
ball was fred into the right side of the
back after the victim lay PROSTATE on
the ground.
McGeary attempted to make his es-
cape, but was shot by bystander and
seriously wounded, when he sur
rendered.
The shooting down of the popular
official of the Anaconda company is
the direct result of desire on the part
of McGeary to have installed in the
concentration plant device which he
claims would be a great Improvement
as compared with the machinery now
in use. McGeary, according to his own
story, declares that he has invented a
simple piece of machinery known as a
rack to hold the screen in the jig, and
this, he says, he wanted tried at the
works in order that he might learn
how successful it would be.
Frequently McGeary has called on
Mr.. Evans and asked him that he be
given an opportunity to improve the
concentrator, but the official, believing
that there was little if any value in
the device, had not taken the matter
up In earnest as McGeary had desired,
and this was the cause of the work.
mans hatred for the official
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-07-25

Mrs. Ellen Wright of La Sale, Ills.
has lost her life in an attempt to pro-
tect her pet dog With her sister, Mrs,
John Madison, she was walking along
the Illinois Central railroad tracks. A
passenger train was almost upon the
dog, when Mrs. Wright leaped to its
rescue. She tossed the animal to
safety, but was unable to avoid the
train, which crushed her to death.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-07-25
MAN HUNT ABANDONED.
Onicers Give up Chase and Price is Placed
Upon Trscy's Head.

After forty days of continual pursuit
by men and bloodhounds, all organ
lied effort to capture Tracy, the es-
capped Oregon convict, has ended.
Tracy may now be considered as any
other fugitive from Justice, with
price on his head. Unless he desires
to appear and declare himself, no fur
Their posses will start after him.
To pursue Tracy through Clarke,
Cowlitz, Lewis. Thurston, Pierce. Kit
sap, Snohomish and King counties has
cost these counties $4,000
In Washington he has slain three
officers, desperately wounded one, who
may not recover, and assassinated his
pal and partner, Merrill.
The fact that Oregon declines TO pay
Mrs. Wagner of Chehalis the reward
for Merrill's body has done much
toward the fat drop Of the Tracy hunt.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-07-25
Trncy's Real Name L. severens and He IL
From Wisconsin.

Harry Tracy, the fugitive Oregon
bandit, according to report received
from Grand Rapids, Wis. is a native
of Pitts6eld, Wis, and his true name
is Seyerens His grandparents, 1t is
said. live at Grand Rapids, Wis. and
are prosperous. After his conviction
and Imprisonment in the Oregon peni-
Tertiary be is said to have written to
his grandfather asking the latter to
undertake to get pardon for him, but
the old reu tleman declined to aid
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-07-25
CUSTOMS REVENUE OF ISLES.

what the First Four Months Present Year
Shows.
The bureau of insular affairs Of the
war department has issued compara-
tive statement showing the customs
revenue in the Philippine archipelago
for the first four months of 1902 COM
pared with the same period of 1901,
1900 and 1899. For the four months
ended April 30th. 1902, the customs
revenues were 81, s94, 975; for the same
period in 1899. sl,215, 65T; for 1900, ST.
$50, 234 and for 1901, So, III ,30l.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-07-25
FIFTEEN PEOPLE DROWN.
Lose Their lives In "a Torrentiai Rsinstorm
ut kein

torrential rainstorm, accompanied
by violent wind and hail, broke out
over Keiff, Russia, Monday afternoon,
and turned the streets into veritsble
torrents, flooding cellars and drowning
fifteen occupants before they were able
to escape. Large trees were uprooted
and railroad embankments were
washed away, necessitating the suspeu-
sion of traffic. The losses sustained
are very heavy.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-07-25
rise Of nitea states Means Downfall of
England.

The Krux zoitung, OF Berlin, dealing
with Great Britain's position in the
world, maintains that she is not eco
nomically independent OF other ma
tions.
sThe colonies. says the Zeitung,
ssre rapidly severing themselves from
the mother country, which will finally
be absorbed by Americs, inssmuch ~
the rise of the United States means the
economic aud political downfall OF
Great Britain"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-07-25
NO PLACE FOR NEGROES.

Blackwell, Oklahoma, Has no Use for
Black People
1t was reported in Wichita, Kan,
that a mob of one hundred persons
drove negro family out of Blackwell,
o. t., Monday night, and burned the
house rented to them. No negroes are
allowed to even work in that city since
II was started. A message received
Tuesday admits that negro family
attempting to settle there was ordered
away, but says that their house was
not burned.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-07-25
canno, homestead roc~tsllo Lands.

The secretary Of the interior has de-
cided that under the law opening the
Fort Hall Indian reservation, home
stead entries cannot be made Of lands
lying within 1--we miles OF Pocatello.
All such lands must be sold at public
auction, unless the law is altered, as 1t
undoubtedly will be at the next ses-
sion OF congress.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-07-25
CARRIED THROUGH SEWER.
Frightfui Experience OF six-ysar-oid Lac
at Jamestown, y. v.

A bridge across culvert in James
town, n. Y, broke down while George
standing on IL, and he was quickly car
ried into sewer through which he
was swept at n terrific rate for more
than 1000 feet. He came ont at the
lover end in less than three minutes.
frightfully cut and bruised, but alive
and able TO crawl to a place of safety.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-10

his sub-editors, of half his age, in
"chinning' on bar he kept for the
purpose.
The Mail and Express few years
later than the Post provided itself
with home some IL stories high upon
a plot not more than 20 feet wide but
very deep; an 'L'' on the side street
relieves somewhat the inconvenience
of it's shape. The building of the Com
mercial Advertiser is old and not not
able. The Telegram shares the home
of the Herald. Mr.. Frank Munsey's
News has camped like cuckoo in the
old building of the New York World.
The Brooklyn Eagle, a New York
paper since the consolidation of the
city, is just beginning the erection of
a big addition to its already model
offices. When completed it's home will
have no superior in the United States.
The New York Press few months
ago opened a new building constructed
entirely for it's own use, on side
street near old Park Row. While not
conspicuous this place is eminently
convenient, represents lower rental
cost than the more snowy structures
and is perhaps as sensible a plan as
Mr.. Einstein could have adopted.
The mia jority of the newspaper
publishers still say that downtown is
the place. The Herald does more bust
ness at its downtown agency than at
It's main office. Park Row is near the
Brooklyn bridge and the Jersey fer
ries. Tall Office buildings about and
below it have greatly increased the
business Importance of the lower end
OF the city.
The Country Rules the City Press.
The success Of the Times, after 20
wears of consistent and steady failure.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-10
The Newspaper Situation Of
New York and Other THINGS

Mr.. Hearst, of the journal, is a San
francisco man, as are his best artists
and writer's. Munsey halls from "way
down in Maine." Mr.. Bennett is the
only conspicuous newspaper man of
New York who was born in the city
and he doesn't live here!
AS for the foreign-born editors of
the foreign-tongued press, their name
is legion. Newspapers are printed in
rs languages in this city. Greek-the
same that Homer sang - Armenian.
FINNISH, Chinese, Polish, Welsh, Scan
dlnavlan, are some of these And a
paper in Japanese printed from nova
ole type has just been started by
Goroku 1keda, besides the one al
ready established - the Japanese
American-whose editor writes out it's
matter with brush on photographic
stones and prints it by hand.
1t takes about 1000 characters to set
up paper in japanese type. The
composltor gets good training for
long-dlstance running chasing up and
down the aisles where his dozens of
eases are ranged in order.
The Mo1fneux Case Recalled.
Ihe murder trial of Roland Moli-
neux is strangely recalled by the fail
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-10

Belmonts, Whitneys, Hitchcocks,
Wilson's, Waterburys, Herberts and
a lot of others are there, women as
well as men. What does this mean?
Nothing, so far as I can ascertain,
except that society people are like
children. Occasionally they get tired
of the old games, and when some in,
fluential child with will of his own
suggests variation they break
away from the old pastimes all at
once.
Newport will stand the detection.
Life is no doubt dull there, as CON-
pared with Saratoga, where a man
can ''raise thirst" for gambling as
well as for wine, and crafty it as
easily. But the taste for novelty
will not alter facts. Before the Sara
logan stars of this season could be-
come stars they went to Newport to
''get !. reputation" There is the
summer battlefield of society with
those who would become society,
And in the long run the city by the
sea does not suffer from the fact
that Garfield would find it impossi-
BILE to set up a public gambling house
there.
Saratoga will have to find some
way of getting along without the
gamblers before it's social success
will be firmly based. Besides, this il
a cool summer. When the Their
mometer goes above 80 the city by
the sea has the advantage.
OWEN LANGDON.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-10

mansions a sky-scraper extending
some 200 or 300 feet in the air, and you
will have a tower-like affair more
startling even than the famous ''Flat-
iron'' building which has been so often
illustrated in the magazines. Most of
the present tall structures have been
erected upon bases from 100 to 200 feet
square; even the Flatiron is so feet
wide at the base of it's triangular plot,
yet when seen from Fifth avenue
above it seems to cut the air like
knife set on end.
The Times building will be sharp
contrast to that of the Herald. By
covering whole block, though small
one, with his office and giving it fine
architectural setting Mr.. Bennett has
provided New York with one Of it's en-
during "sights." His building is only
two stories and an attic in height, but
is one of the most beautiful in the CITY,
The newspapers have for years led
in architectural advance. The Trib-
une's was the first tall building. Erect
ed before the invention of steel frame
~oA9SA uN14oA, us walls VI SO1Iu lud.
sorry are as thick as those of me-
dleval castle. It's tall tower is still
landmark, though surrounded by high
er ones.
In it's turn the Worlds home was for
several years the tallest building in
New York. It is 20 stories in height;
and besides using for it's own publica-
ton business more than half of this
enormous structure. it hires several
smaller buildings in the vicinity for it's
electrotyping and color printing
plants. BY the way, the Herald also,
for which Mr.. Bennett thought he was
making such liberal provision, has
outgrown its home. The Sun, which at
one time planned 35-story tower on
a 75-foot square base, was deferred by
the financial stress brought upon it by
its advocacy of Buffers presidential
candidacy, and now apparently medi-
tates no replacement Of it's historic
old tve-story building, once Tammany
hall.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-10
NO VIOLINS IN CREMONA,
An Amusing Account of the Weari'
ness of the Natives on the Sub.
ject of Fiddles.

In Harper's w. L. Alden says that
the Cremonese dislike violins, and
tells amusingly of his search for vio-
lin in Cremona:
being in Cremona, naturally went
in search of violins. Ihad vague idea
that might pick up stradivarius, an
Amati, Guarnerius, and perhaps
other treasures of the kind, for next
to nothing, like those fabulous per-
sons who are said to pick up invalu-
able furniture and priceless old books
for a mere music hall song. Of course
l did not find any valuable violins, but,
what was still stranger, did not see
or hear a single violin the whole time
l was in Cremona. In every Italian
city there are dozens of shops devoted
to the sale of musical instruments of
all sorts, and, among these, violins
of all sizes and conditions, from the
young soprano violin to the venera BILE
and equity contrabass, are exposed in
the windows. In Cremona, however,
there is not violin to be sold, and
Il
in the possession of a single Cremo-
nese. At first could not understand
this mystery. Neither could 1 under
stand why no one to whom I spoke
seemed to take the slightest interest
in the great violin makers of the
town. Baedeker asserts that the
house of Antonio Stradivarius is still
to be seen, and I went in search of it.
1 found only vacant lot where the
house had stood, and I was informed
by policeman, who looked at me
sternly and with evident suspicion,
that the house of Stradivarius had
been torn down. I asked him why so
valuable a relic had been destroyed,
and he replied by suggesting that if
l would accompany him to the head
quarters of the police, might posi-
bly, receive an answer to my ques-
ton. I left him more in anger than
in sorrow, and asked no more ques-
tions of the Cremona police. From
what I afterwards learned in con-
versation with several of the leading
porters and street sweepers of the
place, I came to the conclusion that
the people of Cre1nona had for so
many weary years been asked by
strangers concerning the Cremona
violins and their makers that in a
fit of justifiable rage they had re-
solved that the entire subject of vio-
Inns should be ignored both by them
selves and the strangers who might
venture within their gates. cannot
say that blame them. Their town
has picturesque architecture, school
of art of its own, and history that
it has a right to be proud of, but the
stranger never thinks these things
worthy OF notice, and conceives of
Cremona exclusively as the birth
place of certain fid,}les. no longer
wonder that it is unsafe for a man
to speak of violins to the Cremonese.
They are a polite people, and long
suffering people, but they are very
tired of vfolins, and the stranger who
visits Cremona will, # he is prudent
man, remember this fact
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-10
MART1N1QUE's FUTURE.
SpeculatiOns in France as to WhAi
Will Become Of the Devastated
Island.

The Temps discusses the future of
the island of Martinique. It's evacu-
alton is spoken of, and it examines
the question whether the island 10
ruined, and it's future irremediably
compromised, says the Paris Tele-
gram. Only a tenth of the island
has been devastated. If the town of
st. Pierre was not included in the
destroyed portion the damage would
be merely material and of little inn
portance. Unfortunately thousands
of human lives have been lost, and
the moral disaster is without rem
edy. The material losses, St. Pierre
included, the Temps estimates at a
hundred millions of francs. A part
OF this sum can, this semi-official or
gan thinks, be recuperated by the
subscriptions raised, by the relief
which parliament will certainly vote,
and by subsidies which the metro
politan government could annually
accord the colony. Thanks to this
momentary help, the effects of the
disaster may be diminished, and the
Temps believes that before long the
situation may be regarded as repair
able, especially as the economic re-
sources of the island have not been
touched.
Sugar growing and refining consti-
tuted at least IS per cent. of the OK
ports of Martinique, and 80 per cent.
OF the plantations and factories are
intact. The cocoa plantations in the
north of the island have certainly
disappeared, but the majority of the
coffee plantations are uninjured.
Though considerable quantities of
Martinique coffee are placed on the
market, this journal says that much
OF it came from Guatemala, the ves-
sells conveying it to Europe merely
touching port of Martinique in or
der to obtain a certificate of origin.
The chief elements of prosperity in
an agricultural island like Martin
ique, says the Temps, are a good
harbor and solid elements of credit.
The natural harbor of St. Pierre has,
perhaps, become impracticable, but
that of Fort de France, which offered
much greater facilities, remains. AS
to the banks, the Temps says the
situation of the Bank of Martinique
is excellent. Exchange is at par, and
the bank will come out of the dis
aster without loss, the profits de-
rived from burned bank notes being
sufficient to compensate it. After
such catastrophe the Temps con-
cludes that the economic situation of
the island is as satisfactory as can
be expected. It's future in no way
appears menaced, and the idea of
abandoning the colony, says the
semi-offcial organ, should be ener-
getically denounced.
The national committee for the re-
lief of the sufferers by the Martin.
ique catastrophe has received sub
scriptions amounting to a total of
2,043,012 francs. In addition to the
unlimited credit it has opened to the
colonial department for the uprchase
of provisions, the committee has sent
100000 francs to Fort de France, 49,.
600 francs to Guadeloupe, 10000
francs to Guiana, and 10000 francs tc
| Trinidad, to be distributed among
the inhabitants of Martinique, or ref
ugees from that island, in the neigh
boring colonies.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-10

Charles R. Miller. By dropping the
price of the paper from three cents
to one he made it "go," in spite of
solid fog-bank of croakers.
All the great editors of New York
are drafted from elsewhere. White
law Reid is An Ohioan. Joseph Pulitzer
was born in Hungary, but as news
paper man halls from St. Louis, and
from what was ose of the smaller pa
pers there. St., Clair McKelway, of
the Eagle, comes from Albany. The
chief editorial writer's of the World
are Boston men. It's morning editor,
Mr.. Van Benthuysen, is from Chicago.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-10
In Goinge, Skane, number Of ter

In Goinge, Skane, number Of ten
ant farmers are much better c,eas than
many farmers who own their land.
There are instances where tenant
farmer pays a rent of only ~ cents
year for the use of farm which
easily supports a good-sized family.
In some cases the contract provides
that the occupant and his heirs shall
enjoy the use of the land for all time
on the same conditions. The tenant
farmers pay no land taxes.
The city of Malmo il having a little
anti-rat crusade of it's own. During
the month of July the board of health
paid out sos for the scalps Of 2,464
rats.
The new railway line from Boden
to Yttermorjarv has been formally
opened for public traffic.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-10


ton of the stock of the Knickerbocker
Athletic club, to which Cornish and
Molineux both belonged. Coming aft
er the scandal of the murder, Ballan-
tines failure may wipe out the ancient
organization, which as the Manhattan
Athletic club was long ago famous.
Proprietary clubs are common in
London, but have never thriven in this
country. The old Manhattan was an
ordinary enough coopera tive affair un-
til it got into debt through hiring too
many pure amateurs" to do battle
for it, and through paying too high
prices for them. Then Ballantine
bought it in, partly to save debt
which the club owed him. It was do
ing well as the chief rival of the New
York Athletic club when the Mol
ineux scandal hit it with a brick.
1t was just recovering again when the
failure was announced. If it were to
die New York proper would be left
with but one great athletic club,
though in Brooklyn the Crescent Ath-
letic club is fairly good second.
1'ANe>AA" AiA1O N1O1luNduA, 4d1Ily Happy
in his cell, is writing plays. He has
just finished his sixth. The unfor-
tunate young mans case is the most
famous in the history of crime in
New York. He has been convicted
of the crime by jury, but a new
trial has been granted upon techni-
calities by the court of appeals.
His case has cost the state more than
100000, and stands just where it did
at the beginning. More than any
thing else, that has won him the ia
vor of the unthinking is the charac-
ter of his family. His father and
mother are the ideal of what pa
rents should be-the former a brave
soldier and an aristocrat from his
arched instep to his thin hair; the
latter Il gentle, kindly, motherly lady
of whom no evil could be spoken.
Never once have they wavered or
counted the cost of their sons de-
Tense. Not rich three years ago, they
are now made poor by lawyers bills
and other expenses.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-10

of steel construc-
ton. Its modest
eight-story house
is no landmark.
Up the seven tedi-
Gus stairways of
this place the
poet-editor, Will
liam Cullen Bry-
ant, used to toll,
disdaining the ele-
vator, as a means
Of exercise. When
he got to the top
he had breath
left, even in his
seventies 70 heat
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-10

went to Saratoga
except for brief
trips on account
of the races or
t h e gambling;
even these ex-
captions h a v e
mainly concerned
the men.
This year, all
at once and as if
by magic, there
is a concerted eff
fort to rehabili-
t a t e t h e old
place. Such peo-
D1e as tho GC,,lds
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-10

is due mainly to
the new managing
owner, Mr.. Ochs.
He is a compara-
lively young man
and came ere
from Chattanoo-
ga, where W it h
brains and ener-
gy he had run a
small paper. He
had the wisdom to
retain the skilled
writer's Of til e
Times and its vet
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