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OPPOSITION 70 Will
OF TREASURY CLERK
Relatives Fight Probate of
Mrs. HoIley's Strange Paper.
Document Left All Her Estnic. EN-
cCpt Request to Charity, to
Adopted Son in This City.

NIpDLETOWN, y. Y. Feb. 19.-Nrs-
Caroline Holley. formerly OF Blooming
burg, Sullivan County an employe Of tho
Treasury Department. Washington. a, a
yearly salary of $500. for many years,
died in that city last December at the
age of scycnty-four years. leaving a very
unusual Will. II was one that she EsG
drawn up herself, in her own handwriting.
and had not been witnessed by any per-
son, nor had any executor been appointed
Left All to l.. II. Eaten.
In effect. it left all The property that
the old lady had between $40 coo and Sl5.-
COO, with the exception of a bequest to
the Methodist Church at Bloomingburg
to Mr.. Lucius B. Eaton. aged about thirty
years, also an emnloye of the Treasury
Department. Mrs. Folley was a widow
Her maiden name was Beyea and she was
member of the well known Beyca fam
lily of New Vernon. this county Her
husband was a CARPENTER at the White
House under President L. $ Grants ad-
ministration. She was in the Government
service since the death of her husband.
in 1888
Filed by MIR. Eoton
The will has been filed for probate By
Mr.. Eaton. named as residuary icgatee
Watts and Burke. of this city. who have
been engaged by The heirs at law and
next of kin, are trying to have Che vii:
declared invalid and to prevent it's ad-
mission to probate because OF the fac;
that it was witnessed by no one and that
no executor was appointed by the decu-
ment, which was found among the per-
sonal effects OF tie deceased by Mr..
Eaton.
The Strange VIII.
The following is a copy of the viii
found in Mrs. Holley's desk and read in
the presence of witnesses:
Washington. d. C.. Aug. 81 1901
81 am going on Journey and may
never return and if 1 do not tbis is nv
last request The mortgage on thc King
house, which is in the possession OF Mr.
II. II. Brown, 10 go to the Methodist
Church, at Bloominghurg. i'll the rest Of
my property, both real and personal. 10
my adopted son, Lueius B. Eaton of the
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New York. was seen at the outset of the
fight from all the other ships except the
Brooklyn. Four of these five ship cap
iains have testified that they regarded
him as present and in command. He
signaled CLOSE in TO the fleet as soon as
the first Spanish ship appeared, but his
signal was not seen by any American YES
sci. He was actually under fire from the
forts, and himself fired a couple of shots
at the close OF the action with the torpe-
do boats, 10 addition to signaling the IN
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The Brooklyn
Broad>ide On.

destroyed the Indiana gradually dropped
behind, although she contipued to fire
until the last OF the three vessels
went ashore The Brooklyn was ahead oil
any of the other American vessels on a
course outside theirs; she was nearly
broadside on to the Spaniards. The ore
gon, Iowa, and Texas were all close To-
gether and actively engaged throughout
this running fight The Brooklyn and
oregon. followed at some distance by the
Texas. then continued in chase of the
Colon. which went nearly thirty miles far
Their before she also went ashore. Dur
ing this chase Of the Colon there was
practically no fighting.
These are the facts as set forth above
in the statements of the captains and
elsewhere in their official reports and tes-
timony. They leave no room for doubt
on any important point.
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Indiana did all her eastward position and
crippled machinery permitted. In the
chase of the Colon the Brooklyn and Ore
gon share the credit between them.
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No Excuse for
Further
Agitation

heartily concur. There is no excuse
whatever from either side for any fur
Their agitation of this unhappy contro-
versy To keep it alive would merely
do damage to the navy and to the country.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
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The Loop a
Grave Mistake,

the fight. on the whole, she did we'll: but
l agree with the unanimous finding of the
three admirals who composed the Court of
Enquiry as to the loop Ii seriously
marred the Brooklyn's otherwise excel
lent record, being. in fact, the one grave
mistake made by any American ship that
day
Had the Brooklyn turned to the west
ward. that is, in the same direction that
the Spanish ships were going. instead of
in the contrary direction. she would I'M
doubtedly have been in MOI dangerous
proximity to them. But would have
been more dangerous for them as well as
for her. This kind of danger must not be
too nicely weighed by those whose trade
it is to dare greatly for the honor of the
flag. Moreover, the danger was certainly
not as great as that which. in the self
same moment, menaeed Wainwright's
| fragile craft as he drove forward against
the foe. Ii was not, in my judgment, as
great as the danger to which the Texas
was exposed by the turn as acruaIIy
made. 1t certainly caused both the Brook
Ign and the Texas materially to lose DO
sition compared to the fleeing Spanish
vessels.
But after the loop had once been taken
Admiral Schley handled the BROOKLYN
manfully and we'll. She and the Oregon
were thenceforth the headmost of the
American vessels-though the Iowa GER
tainly, and seemingly the Texas also did
as much in hammering to standstilI the
Fiscaya. Oquendo. and Teresa; while the
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The question of
command is in this
case nominal and
technical. Admiral
Sampson's shin the
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In short, the ques-
ton as to which CT
the two men, Ad-
miral Sampson or
Admiral Schley, was
at the time in COM
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,board t.e Brooklyn, where one man
was killed and one wounded. IN
damage. the cost Of the repairs
shows that the Iowa suffered most
and the Oregon least. The American
ships engaged possessed more than two
fold material superiority over the Span
ieb ships. and the difference in the han
ding of their guns and their engines was
even greater.
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Life Saving Service Treasury Depart
rent. Washington. u. c. All | have is
my own hard earnings. and l intend 10
leave il to whom | please.
CAROLINE HOLLEY.''
To Make stubborn Contest.
the matter stubbOruly. and it is stated
that Watts and Burke are endeaToring to
have The place Of probate changed to this
county. The heirs at law are: Ira Dor
rance. Winthrop Dorrance, Harrison II.
Brown, James Beyea Archibald \. Beyea,
Phoebe Beyea, Henry Beyea, Susan Pier
son. John Wilkin. and Mary II. Millspauch.
nearly eli of whom live in this city.
Mr.. Lucius b. Eaton. the adopted son
mentioned in the strange will, was never.
it IS alleged, legally adopted by Mrs. Hol-
L.
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Sampson
Technically in
Command.

mand. is OF merely nominal character.
Technically Sampson commanded the
feet, and Schley, as usual, the western
division. The actual fact, the important
fact, is that after the battle was Joined
not helm was shifted, not a gun was
fired, not pound o. steam was put on
in the engine room aboard any ship &C
lively engaged in obedience to the order
of either Sampson or Schley. save on
their own. two vessels. 1t was cap
tain's fight.
Therefore the credit to which each of
the two is entitled rests on matters apart
from the claim of nominal command over
the squadron; for so far as the actual
fight was concerned neither one nor the
other. in fact, exercised any command
Sampson was hardly more than technical
" in the fight His real claim for credit
rests upon his work as communicating
chief: upon the excellence Of the block
AIDE; upon the preparedness of the squad
ron: upon the arrangement of the ships
head-on in a semicircle around the har-
Dor: and the standing orders in accord
ance with which they instantly moved to
the attack of the Spaniards when the lat
ter appeared. For all these things the
credit is his.
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Z he Brookiyn's
Loop.

loop or three quarter circle. at the end of
which she again headed westward. farther
off from and farther behind the Spanish
vessels than before the loop had begun.
but still ahead of any of the American
vessels, although farther outside. The
Texas, the next ship to the Brooklyn,
either was or conceived herself to be pu
in such jeopardy by the Brooklyn's turn
toward her that she backed her engines,
coming almost or quite TO standstill; so
that both the Oregon and the Iowa. which
we're originally eastward o. her. passed
her, and il was some time after she again
started before she regained her former
position relatively to the Spanish vessels.
The Spanish vessels had Strengthened
out in column for the west, the Colon go
ing inside of the others and gradually
forging ahead of them. without suffering
much damage. The two torpedo boats.
which had followed them out of the har-
Dor. were now destroyed by the fire of the
rearmost of the American big vessels and
of the Gloucester. which headed straight
in for them, paying no more heed to their
quick fire guns than to the heavy artil-
lery of the forts. to which she was also
exposed.
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the second in command to take charge,
which, rs appears by the signal book,
was sometimes. but not always. used when
the command was transferred
As socn as the engagement began the
New York turned and steamed back,
hosting n signal to close in. which. how
ever, none of the squadron saw She
was in pIai insight. and not very mueh
farther from the easternmost blockading
ships than the latter were from the
Brooklyn. which was the westernmost OF
the lire. As soon as the Spanish ships
appeared the five big American block
aders started toward them in accordance
with the standing orders of Admiral
Sampson. After this first move each
acted purely on his own initiative.
For some minutes the Spanish AMI
American vessels steadily approached one
another. and the fighting was at its hot
test Then the already damaged Spanish
ships turned to the westward, while at the
same time the westernmost American YES
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We have just cause
to be proud of the
vigilance and in
slant readiness our
ships displayed, and
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Admiral Schley is
rightly entitled-as
is Captain Cookie
the credit of what
the BROOKLYN did in
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Damages to
Spanish Ships.

in addition to sew
eral score hits by the siX-pounder
land one-pounder guns of the Amer
IicaR feet they were struck forty
three times by the larger guns Of
four inches calibre and over. The
Colon. which came out inside the others
and did comparatively little fighting. re
ceiyed but three of these hits. The other
three ships. which bore the brunt of the
action. received forty among them. of
these forty. eleven, according to the re-
port of the board which examined into
them. were by four-inch guns, ten by five
inch guns, four by either four or five inch
(tho board could not determine which,.
while one was by either five or six
inch. twelve were by eight-inch. and two
by tweiye-inch guns.
All Of our big ships except the Texas
had eight-inch guns. Only the Texas and
Iowa mad twelve-inch guns. The Oregon
and Indiana had thrteen-inch guns: and
they and the Texas bad six-inch guns.
The only four-inch guns were on the Iowa;
the only fye-inch guns on the Brooklyn.
Therefore, on the three Spanish ships
which did the bulk of the fighting, out
of the forty larse-caiibre shots that
struck them eleven certainly came from
the Iowa. ten certainly came from the
Brooklyn. four from either the Iowa or
the Brooklyn and two from either the
Iowa or the Texas. o. the three which
struck the Colon two We're iye-inch. and
must have come from the Brooklyn; one
was either a Iive-inch or a siN-inch- 1t
must be remembered that the four and
five inch guns we're the only quick frers
above six-pounders in our fleet. and that
they we're not only much moro rapidly
but much more surely handled than were
the larger and slower-fring guns.
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The survey OF the
damages OF the
four Spanish war
vessels shows that
in addition to sew
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Recommendation
of Mckinley
Endors ed.


of Mckinley r,o,,aa,io,so Of pres-
Endorsed. ident Mckinley
were eminently
proper. and that so far as Admirals
it would have been unjust for
him to have made other recon-
mendations. Personally. 1 feel that in
the Oregon and tine condition in which ne
brought her to the scene of service. as
well as the way in which he actually man
aged her before and during the fight. il
would have been we'll to have given him
the same advancement that was given
Wainwright. But waving this, it is evil
dent that Wainwright was entitled to re-
ceive more than any of the other com
manders: and that it was just to Admiral
Sampson that he should receive a greater
advance in numbers than Admiral Schley
there was nothing done in the battle
that warranted any unusual reward for
either.
In short as regards Admirals Sampson
and Schley, l find that President Nc
Kinley did substantial justice. and that
there would be no warrant for revers-
ing his action.
Both Admirals Sampson and Schley are
now on the retired list. In concluding
their report the members of the Court
OF Enquiry, Admirals Dewey, Benham, and
Ramsay, unite in stating that they recon-
mend that no
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In the running
fight which fol-
lowed. until the
Teresa. Oquendo,
and NiSCaya were
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tContinued from FiI.t rage.l

Admiral SIMPSONS right to be considered
in chief command. which was determined
in his favor by President Mckinley. and
later by the Court OF Claims, has never
hitherto been officially raised. deemed it
best to secure statements of the ccm-
manders of the FIVE ships (other than the
Brooklyn and New York. the fagships of
the two admiralsJ which were actively
engaged in the fight.
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IIItHu IIIdt HU IuI
Their action be had
in the matter.
With this recon-
mendation | most
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The damage and
loss of the Ameri-
can vessels were
trivial. The only
loss suffered was
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Under such circum-
stances it seems to
me that the recon-
mendatiens of Pres
id e n t Mckinley
W ere eminently
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vessel, the BroOk-
lyn. which was near
est the Spanish
line, turned to the
eastward. making a
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
Irving.


March 31.-Eddie Jacobson left for
North Dakota last Tuesday. We un-
derstand that he intends to take a
claim there ...Mr. Loebeck delivered
a temperance lecture at the Lutheran
church last Thursday..... The auction
sales here were we'll attended and high
prices were paid for WORKOUT articles.
..... Oscar Olson and his sister Lou
ise visited friends near Atwater Fri
day and Saturday. 80. Jonas Chris
tenson and family will leave for thei,
claim in North Dakota in the immedi-
ate future. >. Edward Larson, one OF
the pioneers Of this township, had q
narrow escape from drowning recent.
~. The old man had ventured out on
the ice OF Green Lake. AS it was in
the evening and quite dark he trmbled
into a crack where there was open
water. How it happened nobody
knows; but after an hours bathing in
the icy water and his loud persistent
calls ringing out on the night air, he
was found by the rescuers, hanging or
the edge of the ice with only his head
hands and one heel out of the water
and in q position which made it i'm
possible for him to move. He was
taken to Mr.. Peterson's home, where
his wet garments were EXCHANGED fol-
dry ones. AS might be expected, tn,
bath left him in a rather enfeeblet
condition. Mrs. Chas. Ahlberg wen
to Willmar last Friday and returned
Saturday.. M. R. Johnson has take1
the contract to build the Rosevil],
skimming station.
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NEBRASKA P0PuLlSrS.

At a meeting of the populist state
central committee and conference of
Leading men of the party, held at Lin
coin, Nebraska, last week.. the follow
ing resolutions introduced by Mr.. Al
len were unanimously adopted by q
rising vote:
'Whereas, Strenuous efforts are being
made in several states to disband and disor-
ganize the peoples party, commonly known as
the populist party, and bring about an absorb
ton OF it's membership by other political or.
CARNATIONS; and 49,, !
whereas, Many gentlemen heretofore
known as popu lists. some of whom have been
highly honored by the party. have abandoned
the organization and have become members
of other political parties; and '
"Whereas, It is the solemn conviction of
this conference that the peoples party should
be maintained as distinct and separate or.
ganization and that it has yet vast field OF
usefulness to occupy and that every honor.
able effort should be used to increase its
strength and make its influence for good, felt
throughout the state and union; therefore,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

The last words of John P. Altgeld
should provide great encouragement
to those who battle for right prin-
ciples. Governor Altgeld said: II
am not discouraged. Things will
right themselves. A pendulum swings
one way aud then another, but the
steady pull of gravitation is towards
the centre of tie earth. Any structure
must be plumb if it is to endure. So
it is with nations. Wrong may seem
to triumph, right may seem to be de-
feated; but the gravitation of eternal
justice is upward toward the throne of
God. Any political institution, if it
is to endure, must be plumb with that
line of justice. Red Lake Falls
Courier.
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A BRILLIANT FAILURE.

Cecil Rhodes, the evil genius of
South africa has closed his career of
INSCRIPTIONS scheming and gone to
answer for his crimes against human
ity. He was undoubtedly one of the
greatest geniuses CT the century. AS
fnancier he stands pre-eminent
among the men of his time. He
amassed a colossal fortune Had he
been content with this he might have
share the common lot of rich men
to be envied while living and forgotten
soon after death. But Rhodes had
greater ambitions than to be a mere
millionaire. He dreamed of a vast
Br fish empire in South Africa; Brit
ish in name and nationality of the
etlers but practically independent of
the mother country, and ruled by c.
Gil Rhodes. For this he plotted
against the peaceful Beers; for this
ne instigated the Jameson raid, ex-
pecting that 1t would give an excuse
for war. But the clemency shown by
the B ,ers spoiled this part of the
scheme. Then he turned his attention
to the mining question in Transvaal,
and through his tools, the unscrupul.
Gus Chamberlain and the doting Sails
bury brought on the war that has de-
vastated the Boer republics and bids
fair to ruin the military power and
prestige Of England. When that war
started Rhodes no doubt thought that
ne was near the accomplishment of his
purpose. But Nemesis was near at
hand. The British arms did not prove
invincib;e; the dreamed of British en-
pire may yet be free Boer republic.
And just when these reverses checked
MS plans disease came and threatened
the life of the arch schemer. Fearing
death as an evil man must, he hurried
from one place to another in search
If help. But it was of no avail.
Wealth and power were unavailine
against the grim reaper, and he has
now cut down this upas tree whose
shadow has devastated third of a
continent.
1.-THE mills of the gods grind slowly,
but they grind exceedingly fne.'
While the INSCRIPTIONS and brilliant
schemer may for while appear to be
victorious justice will finally overtake
him. In spite of his vast fortune,
brilliant intellect and great power the
life of Cecil Rhodes was a miserable
failure, because he forgot justice and
honesty.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

j. P. Morgan, in his examination
before the court in the Powers injunc-
ton case, defined "community of in
terest'' as "a number of men who own
property to do what they like with. "
This is exactly the opinion the people
st large have of the object Of "com-
munity of interests" and mergers. ~
And 1t is just this that the people OBJ
ject to. When a man is conducting a
private business he certainly is en-
titled to do what he likes with it, for
if he does not cater to the wishes OF
his customers he will be the chief los
err. But when he combines with others
in his line to monopolize that branch
of business in order to make the pub
lie patronize him no matter how he
treats them it becomes a public bust
ness. And in the case of transporta-
ton companies this is still more so,
because they are semi-public bust
ness from the start. When railroad
wishes to cross a mans land he can
not prevent them because the govern
ment will compel him to give the right
of way, on the plea that the railroad
is for the benefit of the public. If the
railroad is a public institution when
it is building it IS just as certainly a
public institution after it is built, and
he people through the government
have a right to see to that it really be-
comes q public benefit While the
men who advanced the money have a
right to a fair return on their invest
ment, they have no right to do as they
please with the road. This principle
has been upheld time and again in
rate case. But through the crisis
crossing of state rights and national
legislation, and the fact that most
roads are now inter. state affairs, it
has become difficult to reach the cor
porations. The merger suits will
probably show that the rational gov
eminent is the only one that can pro-
tect the people from the railroads do
ing as they like. When that has been
established the people will have to see
to getting officials that will do it in
au effective way, even if it be found
that nothing short of government ow n
ership will accomplish it.
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Anderson Bros.
Jewellers & Opticians

ture is awakening from it's slumber.
The frost'bound soil is being loosened
by the life-giving warmth of the sun.
We farmers go out buoyant with hope
that the seed which we intrust to the
earth shall return to us hundredfold
We are powerless to do the work OF
nature or even to understand the way
he works, but we must do our part,
or else where we now confidently ex.
pect the life sustaining corn the soil
would yield nothing but useless weeds.
Your work lies in the same direction:
cultivating the minds of your readers,
discriminating the foul seeds of ignor.
ance and prejudice and sowing the
seed of truth and righteousness. And
may you and I when we are engaged
in that hoy work feel the inspiration
of which Henry George spoke when he
said, 1.-THE hope that rises is the heart
of all religion. The poets bave sung
it, the seers have told it, and in its
deepest pulses the heart of man throbs
responsive to its truth" In what
have written I have not tried to drive
any truth home; I have left that for
the thoughtful reader to do. I have
pointed out a road-it is only one
that is ready to travel that will under
stand the direction. The peoples
party is an advanced column of the
main army. We want only picked
men, men who can be trusted, who can
attack the enemy and defend them.
selves in any position. Camp follow.
ers are simply an incumbrance who
hinder the movement of the army when
in action and spread panic when there
is apparent defeat. And now I will
turn Van Dreser's COW into the pas
ture l have tried to milk her-let
each one for himself churn it into the
butter of wisdom. And you, my kind
friend Jimminny Cricketts, always i'm.
press it upon your readers to never
trust the "Greeks when they are bear.
ing gifts." ~v~ -.
Your friend,
THE0puJT TIC