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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
Michigan Coal Miners Strike.

Saginaw, Mich, April o.-1he strike
of the Michigan coal miners ordered
several days ago. after the conference
between the operators and miners
failed to agree on a scale, began Tues
day and 1000 miners are out in this
county. Almost the same number of
men have quit the mines at Bay City
and in the St. Charles district. There
was no demonstration Tuesday, the
men simply staying away from the
pits. The Owosso Coal company last
Sunday signed the scale offered by the
men and theirs is the only mine oper-
atino.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09

The San Juan porto Rico) News
has shown real enterprise in sending
a representative of the paper to the
Danish West Indies to get the sense
of the inhabitants ON the question
of annexation to the United States.
The newspaper man spent 16 days in
canvassiDg the islands in the guise
of canvasser for West Indies d.
rectory. He reports the total popu-
lation as 30,479; total males over %
years, 6,3e6; total votes polled, 2,675;
number in favor of annexation.
5000; number opposed, 81; non-com-
initial, 80.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
Crime of n Negro

Philadelphia, April 2.-Fearing that
he would be arrested for theft, Will
liam H. Lane, a colored butler.> shot
and killed his employer, Mrs. Ella j.
Furbush, her 12-year-old daughter
Madeline and probably mortally
wounded another daughter, Eloisc
aged seven years, at their home. No
652 North Fifteenth street, shortly
before noon Tuesday. Lane, who is
25 years of age, escaped from the
house, and four hours later was cap
tured by Philadelphia detectives
while waiting in Camden, n. j., to
board a train for Bridgcton, n. J.
He was Immediately brought to this
city, was identified by little Eloisc
and confessed his crime.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09

Prairie du Sac, Fox Lake, Palmyra,
bayfield,, Hartland, Tomah, Peshtigo.
Beloit, Elkhorn, Madison, Trem-
pealeau, Fond du Lac, Racine, Edger-
ton, Stoughton and Seymour.
In Nebraska.
Omaha, Neb., April City elections
were held in every town in Nebraska
Tuesday with the exception of Omaha.
Generally local issues predominated
and the matter of national politics en-
tered but slightly into the campaigns.
Nebraska has local option law and
the question of license or no license
was the slogan in number of the
larger towns, including Lincoln. In
many other towns there was but one
ticket elected. Among the towns in
which, the vote resulted in favor of
license was Tobias, Elm Creek, David
City, Ainsley and Indianola. Those
favoring the temperance cause were
Fullerton, Elgin, Rising City, Frank
lin, Shelton, Pender and Stella.
Republican mayors were elected in
South Omaha, Columbus, Pawnee City
and Lincoln. Democratic victories are
reported from Fremont, Norfolk,
Plattsmouth and Crete.
In Minnesota.
St. Paul, Mimi, April 2.-Municipal
elections were held Tuesday in the
third class cities of the state and did
not result in any marked political
changes. In many of the cities party
lines were abandoned entirely, while
in others where the party alignment
was maintained the contests were
made upon local issues only.
In Missouri.
St. Louis, Mo-, April City cleo
tions were held in all the third-class
cities of Missouri Tuesday. In the
more important cities where political
lines were closely drawn the demo
Gratis made gains. In Springfield the
republicans made gains of impor-
lance. The fiercest fight was made
at Joplin. Out of II councilmen the
democrats elected nine. At Jefferson
City and Lebanon the republicans
lost control of the council.
In Texas.
Dallas. Tex, April 2.-Municipal
elections were held throughout Texas
Tuesday and the democratic tickets
had but little opposition anywhere.
Jones' Defeat Confirmed.
Little Rock, Ark, April 3.--Authentic
returns give the following revised fig
ures on the United States senatorship:
For James p. Clarke, "a; for James K
Jones, Al; doubtful, ii. There are 1856
members and the number required to
elect a senator is 6S. The election OF
Clarke is now assured.
Elections in Iowa.
Des Moines, Ia. April City cleo.
tons were held in this state Monday
Des Moines elected James Brentor
(rep.) mayor. The indications are that
the whole republican city ticket is
elected except one or two aldermen
Denison, the home of Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw and Congressman Con
nor, went democratic by majority OF
20. Last fall the town gave Gov. Cum.
minis (rep.) 200 majority. There was
no local issue Monday. The election in
Creston resulted in democratic vic
tory, the democrats electing four out
of five aldermen.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
Victory for the Union,

Albany, n. Y, April 2.-The question
of whether or not members of a labor
union have the right to decline to work
with nonunion men and to order Il
strike to have such right respected was
determined in the affirmative by the
court of appeals Tuesday in 4 de-
cision handed down in the case of the
National Protective Association of
Steam Filters and Helpers and Charles
McQueed, appellant. against James NJ.
Cunlmin and Patrick J. Duff, as treas
urer of the Enterprise association, i'm
pleaded with Others
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

A census Of Berlin, Germany, gives
the population as 1901, 567.
Thirty-seven designs have been sub
mitted for the proposed Grant statue
in Washington.
A restaurant has been opened in New
York where food will be furnished at
one cent plate.
Count Matsukata, ex-premier of ia
pan, arrived in Seattle on visit to
study trade in America.
President Roosevelt has rented q
camp in the Adirondacks and will spend
part of the summer there.
The Russian government has advised
all newspapers in the empire to cease
publishing news of student riots.
Enrique Santibanez, second secre-
tary of the Mexican embassy in Wash
ington, dropped dead on the street.
A New York girl knocked down by
the fender of a street car escaped
death, but had her hair cut of by the
car wheels.
Germany will send commission to
the United States to study cotton grow
ing, and experiments will then be tried
in East Africa.
President Roosevelt has accepted the
invitation to deliver the memorial ad-
dress at the National cemetery at Ar
lington on May 80.
The worlds sugar production in 1900,
according to q treasury bulletin, was
$4,000 tons. Beets furnished 81 per
cent. of the supply.
The national irrigation congress,
which was to have been held at Colo
RADIO Springs in August, has been Off
cially postponed until October too.
The official copy of the Farris cleo
ton bill, passed by the Kentucky lcgis-
lature, has been stolen at Frankfort,
and the measure cannot become law.
Commodore Howell, of the navy, has
perfected a method of transforming
soft coal into a smokeless product.
The coal is reduced to powder and
made: into bricks. r.
Gov. Beckham, of Kentucky, vetoed
the bill to prohibit the docking of
horses tails, declaring legislation
should be directed at those who buy
such horses, not the sellers. =;
James Brown, who was with Joseph
w. Marshall when the first discovery Of
gold was made in California in Janu-
[ary, 1913, died at his home in Salt Lake
City. aged 70 years. Mr.. Brown left RI
children and 1925 grandc children. 4.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
WEST AND SOUTH.

Near Savannah, Ga, Richard Young
(colored) was burned at the stake
by a mob for an attack on Dover
Fountain and his mother.
Fire wrecked Pixies opera house in
Cincinnati.
Alonzo Whidden and Peter Low,
two well-known men, were instantly
killed by lightning near Zolfo, Fla.
Intense excitement prevails at
Boise, Idaho, because of reports of
recent rich gold finds in the Thunder
Mountain district.
In fire which destroyed the train
ing stable of Frank F. Colby, near De-
troit, Mich, II race horses were
burned to death.
Gov. Bliss has named April IS as Ar
Dor day in Michigan.
In Indian Territory restitution and
distress exists among large number
of the citizeEs of the Choctaw nation.
Burt A. Maggie was found guilty at
Watseka, ILL.,, of wife murder, the jury
fixing the penalty at IA years in prison.
The wife of William Small, of Leav-
enworth, Kan, has given $50, 900 to es-
tablish an old ladies' rest III that CITY.
Just before final adjournment the
Maryland legislature passed bill to
permit the admission of women as
members of the bar.
In the Tennessee food Ben Jones, a
white fisherman, his wife and II chill
dren, living in houseboat near River
ton, were drowned. $50.
BY an explosion of dry coal dust in
the Nelson mine of the Dayton Coal
& Iron company at Dayton, Tenn, %
miners were killed.
The food losses in Tennessee are
placed at $4,0o0,00o. twenty-five lives
are known to have been lost. The
worst danger is considered past. ~.
+ Edward Smith, Frederick Smith and
Miss Minnie Nancy were killed by q
train at crossing near st. Mary's,
Kan. ~. 81.
Throughout Illinois township cleo.
lions were held, the republicans being
successful In a majority of the con-
tests. In Chicago the republicans
elected ~ aldermen and the democrats
Il. Figures on the referendum vote
show an Overwhelming opinion Of the
people fer municipal ownership. City
towns are abolished By the voters. q.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Carclessness of WOrkmen Causes
Death of Twenty-Five Fellow
Employees at Dayton, Tenn.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 1.-At4:45
o'clock Monday afternoon an explosion
of gas in the Nelson mine of the Day
ton Coal G. Iron company at Dayton,
Tenn, ignited the dry coal dust in the
mine and caused a terrific explosion.
Twenty-Five men are known to be dead.
Gas exists in the Nelson mine and the
men are required to use safety lamps.
It is the rule of the company for the
miners to place their fuses ready to be
lighted for blasts just before quitting
work each day, and there are workmen
known as ''fircmen" who go through
the mine after all the miners are out
and set off these blasts. The miners
quit work at 4: 80 o'clock Monday after
noon. It takes them about As minutes
to get out of the mine. The two fire
men, who are supposed to have caused
the explosion are Lark Hunter and
John Harvey. They shot the blasts
about 4:45 o'clock, before all tho
miners could get out of the mine. 1t
is supposed that one of the fuses was
defective and resulted in what is
known as a ''blown blast" The fame
shooting out from the blast ignited
the gas, which in turn ignited the ac-
cumulation of Cry coal dust in the mine.
The explosion that followed was nor
rible in it's intensity. It shot out of
the mouth of the mine and completely
wrecked the shed at the mine entrance
Three men were killed while standing
outside the mine and two seriously and
one fatally injured.
The mine has been the scene Of two
serious explosions in the past. In 1889
four men were killed and eight serious
~ injured by an explosion of gas. De-
cember 20, 1895, an explosion of mine
dust occurred in which % lives were
lost. This was caused by a miner car
rylng an open lamp contrary to rcgu-
lationS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
LATER NEWS.

Senator'S Bailey (Tex) and Spooner
(Wis.) made speeches in the United
States senate on the I'd Oh the oleo-
margarine bill. 4 bill was passed ex-
tending the time for presentation of
claims to reimburse the governors of
states and territories for expenses in
Cured by them in aiding the United
States to raise and organize an army
in the war with Spain to January l,
1908. In the house the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was passed, making
the eighth of the regular annual sup
ply bills which has passed at this ses-
sion. A bill was introduced to abolish
slavery in the Philippines and bill
for reorganization of the consular
service was favorably reported.
Democrats in the Thirteenth In
E. Herring for congress.
Eugene Richards, a farmer at Bor-
land, Mich, while temporarily insane,
shot and killed his wife and committed
suicide.
Oregon republicans have nominated
W. j. Furnish, of Pendleton, for gov
ernor.
The 10000 bituminous coal miners of
the Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and
Iron company went on strike at Du-
bois, Pa.
Heavy frosts in Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia and the Carolinas dam
aged the fruit crop.
Wesley r. Elkins, an Iowa boy, who
murdered his parents on his eleventh
birthday in 1889, has been paroled by
vote of the senate.
Twenty seamen were drowned in the
wreck of the British steamer Athena
220 miles north Of Cape Pillar, Chilli.
Private Healy, of the Twenty-sev-
enth infantry, was hanged in Manila
for the murder of Sergt. Moreland in
April, 1901.
Two Australian officers just exc
cuted in Australia were charged with
the murder of ten Beers, German
missionary and many natives.
A. G. Spalding has resigned the pres
idency of the National Baseball league
and W. G. Temple, of Pittsburg, has
been offered the place.
Three hundred Chicago police began
compulsory vacation to reduce city
expenses.
The transport Crook arrived at San
Francisco from Manila with GET SOL
diers, of whom 500 belong to the Sew
enth United States infantry.
The president has promoted Gen. Il.
P. Hughes, Coils. Isaac D. Derussy, An
drew S. Burt and NJ. Y. Sheridan to va
cancies caused by retirements.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
RESULTS OF ELECTIONS
in VARIOUS STATES.
City and Township Officers Selected Victorious in
Chicago-Rose Returned Mayor in Milwaukee
In Other States.

Chicago, April 2.-The city election
was held Tuesday. Returns show q
remarkable victory for the referen-
dunn. Three propositions were SUBJ
mltted to the voters. The result is
as follows: For municipal ownership
OF street railways, 9s,6o7 majority;
for city ownership of gas and electric
light plants, 1o4, 743 majority; for NOM
lnation OF officers by direct vote, 109,-
221 majority. Complete returns show
the election of 10 republican and II
democratic aldermen. John Coughlin
(dem.), against whom a bitter fight
was made, is reelected alderman from
the First ward by plurality of 9,5o6.
In Illinois Towns.
Township elections were held
throughout Illinois Tuesday. Repub-
icans scored victories in the follow
ing towns: Bement, Charleston, Cen
tra1ia, Clinton, Danvillc. Delevan, Fair
bury, Gibson, Greenup, Harvard, Kan
kakee, Moline, Monmouth, Mount Pu-
]aski, Nashville, Paris, pawpaw,
Princeton, Quincy, Rockford, Rock Is
land, Sycamore, Tuscola, Warren, We
mona.
The democrats elected their tick
cts or made gains in the following
towns: Benton, Chenoa, Eureka,
Freeport, Havana, Pana, Ramsey,
Salem, Taylorville. Toledo.
Honors were about evenly distrib-
uted in the following places: AS
sumption, Hillsboro, Litchfield, Men.
dota, Naperville, Olney. Pontiac, East
St. Louis, Sycamore, Wheaton.
In Wisconsin.
Milwaukee. April 2.-Mayor David
S. Rose (dem.), candidate for reelec-
ton, carried the city by plurality
estimated at from 1000 to 10000 over
Charles H. Arson (rep.). Rose carried
the balance of the democratic ticket
with him, thus insuring the election OF
William II. Gaebner for treasurer, Pc.
ter Pawinski for comptroller and Carl
Runge for city attorney. While the re-
turns are far from being complete, the
indications are that the republicans
will control the common council by a
slight majority. Roses plurality fol
mayor two years ago was 2,401 and
four years ago over 1000. Judge War.
rem d. Tarrant (rep.), who ran as ar
individual candidate for circuit Judge
was elected by q large plurality over
Lyman G. Wheeler, the regular repub
lican nominee. The democrats did not
nominate a candidate for circuit Judge
The political complexion of the city
remains unchanged.
The results of municipal elections
in Wisconsin outside of milwaukee,
show that the republican tickets were
successful in the greatest number OF
instances. Among the larger cities the
most interest was shown in the contes,
at Madison, where Mayor Storm Bull
(dem.) was unseated by his republican
opponent, John W. Groves, who had .
plurality of about 500. Democrats
swept Manitowoc. Marinette, Neenah
Menasha, Wadpaca and Ripon. II
many places citizens tickets were sue
cessful. The republican ticket wa:
elected at the following places: Graf
ton, Mazomanie, Mineral Point, Osce
ola, Monroe, Merrill. Medford. Durand
Black River Fails. Chiffon, Eau Claire
West Salem, Daven, Mauston, Berlin
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09

Latest statistics of immigration
show that there is a real need of
more effective immigration law. The
prosperity of the country is still at
tracing thousands Of immigrants, and
during the month of February there
were 1914: arrivals ut the port of New
York, against 21,947 in the correspond
ing month in 1901. The total number
of immigrants at this one port for the
eight months of the fiscal year up to
March 1 was 226, 5s1. The total for the
fiscal year 10000 was 3ss,931, which
is likely to be surpassed, as this years
immigration shows an increase.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09

A company organized in Chicago
under the name of the Workman's
Legal Security company will under
take to secure to the individual, in
case OF. accident and personal injury,
all legal rights and opportunities for
making good his claim for damages
that firms or corporations have in
resisting them. In other words, by
means of cooperative aid it proposes
to put an individual who has a good
claim for damages on an equality
with the most powerful corporation
In the effort to secure his right-a
long-felt want.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
Pure food hearings before

Pure food hearings before con-
gressional committee shows that
there is more selling under false. pre-
lenses in the coffee business than
any other branch of trade. .:Pure
Java and Mocha that never saw
either Java or Arabia are freely sold,
and frequently they are not even
pure coffees, but are mixed with
cereals and molasses, in the case of
ground coffee, or with imitation ber-
ries composed Of peas and sawdust,
In the case Of the unground. New
that this is q matter Of official cog
'nizance q remedy should be applied.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
Investigation Berinx

Washington, April 2.-The investiga-
ton Of charges made in connection
with the Danish West Indies purchase
was begun Tuesday before the spe-
cial committee appointed by Speaker
Henderson. Beside the members of
the committee, there was present Niels
Gron, who brought the charges to the
attention of Representative Richard
son, and quite number of interested
SDectatOrS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09

A monument is being erected in the
royal gardens at Berlin to the memory
of Baron Won Ketteler, the German
minister to China who was killed by
the Boxers during the early part of the
siege of Picking. The widow of the
massacred official was an American
girl. Miss Ledyard, of Michigan, and
she is now in Berlin.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09

The revolver from which was fired
the bullet that killed President Nc
Kinley, the handkerchief with which
the assassin covered the hand which
held the revolver as he thrust it to-
ward the president, and the cartridges
that were in the revolver have all been
turned over to the Buffalo Historical
society, and will be placed in the mu-
scum of the society.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09

The hotel chaplain has been added
to the hotel doctor, valet and type
writer. At this time the most hui
mane duty the hotel chaplain can
perform is to advise hotel families
with children to choose country sum-
mer homes where not only the health
but the morals and manners of the
children can get better care than is
possible in a hotel.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
SIX LIVES LOST.
Johnstown Man Meets Death in At
tempt to Rescue Five Little Ones
Mother and Three Babes Escape,

Johnstown, Pa, April 2.-Philip P.
Mitchell, aged. SO years, and five of
his children were burned to death in
fire that destroyed his home in
Prosser Hollow, a mile outside the
city limits, Tuesday night. The
mother and three children escaped.
A son was away from home at the
time. Mitchell could have escaped,
but went upstairs in an attempt to
rescue the children. Mrs. Mitchell
was burned seriously in getting three
of the children out of the house. The
little ones who persisted ranged in
age from Il to six Years
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
Illinois Democrats.

Chicago, March 31.-The democrat
ic state convention will meet at noon,
Tuesday, June II, in the Manufacture
ers building. on the state fair grounds,
at Springfield. According to the call,
the convention will consist of 1889
delegates, one for every 400 votes or
major fraction thereof, cast for Bryan
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
FrOstS In the South

Atlanta, Ga, April 3.-Frosts were
general Tuesday night in Tennessee,
portions of Mississippi, Alabama.
Georgia and the Carolinas. The frost
was heavy at Nashville, Charlotte and
Wilmington and severe at Knoxville.
Reports from Macon, Savannah, Au-
gusta. Charleston, Memphis and Meri-
dian are to the effect that the frost
was light. The damage to the fruit
crop in Georgia, if any, was slight,
strong wind prevailing throughout the
nirlt.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09

A large number of women in Denver
were invited to witness a prize fight,
that they might see for themselves the
harmlessness and healthfulness of the
sport and cease their opposition to it.
They saw the prize fight, but they now
complain that it was "fake," just ex-
actly us men do when the prize fighters
stop short of tearing each other into
shreds.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
Four Omcers Promoted

Washington, April 3.-The president
Wednesday appointed Brig. Gen. r. P.
Hughes major general, and Col. Isaac
ID. Derussy, Col. Andrew S. Burt and
Col. NJ. v. Sheridan to be brigadier
generals in the regular army, to fill
existing vacancies caused by retire.
mentS.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
Negro Lynched,

Rome, Ga, April 2.-Walter Allen.
negro charged with criminally as
saulting Miss Blossom Adamson, Il
15-year-old girl, in this city Monday
afternoon, was taken from the Jail
Tuesday night by 1000 people, who
battered down the prison doors and
hanged him to an electric light pole
in the principal portion of the city.
a volley was fired afterward and
fully hundred bullets entered the
negro's body.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
Garfield AcCenfn

Washington, March 31.-James r..
Garfield, son of the late President
Garfield, has accepted the position
of civil service commissioner ten
dered him about ten days ago by
President Roosevelt. He takes the
place to be vacated on the LIST of
April by Mr.. William A. Rodenberg,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
Root Not to Stay in Havana.

Washington, April 3.-secretary
Root says the report that he will re-
main in Havana until after the inaug-
uration of Senior Estrada Palma as
president of Cuba, is not true. Ac-
compan-ed by his wife and other men,
bers of his family he will make social
visit to Gov. Gen. Wood. of Havana.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09

Many beet growers in Holland are
about to emigrate to the United
States, believing that they can do
much better in this country. They
will have one very decided advantage,
at any rate. If the raising of beets
is not found to be as profitable as
they expected. there are many other
things, equally good, which with a
little encouragement will grow in
our soil
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
Two Negroes Killed,

Richburg, Ala, April Sin an ex-
plosion at the Henderson-Boyd Co.
mill two negro convicts were killed.
Five large boilers were wrecked and
six dry kilns, with a half million feet
of lumber were DESTROYED. :.