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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
BIG STRIKE ENDED.
Chicago Freight Handlers Decide to
Go Back to Work-History of
the Struggle.

Chicago, July 1.-THE gigantic
strike of freight handlers which has
almost paralyzed Chicago for the
last ten days ended Wednesday at
1880 a. M, when the men by an al
most unanimous vote decided to re-
turn to work in body and secure
the best possible terms under the
circumstances. A strike of team
sters, which would have involved
nearly 10000 men, has been averted
by the abrupt ending of the contro-
yersy.
The result of the strike was a Bit
ter disappointment to the men.
They knew early in the day that the
end had come when they received
authentic information that their
ranks were broken and that many
strikers, acting individually, had
gone back to the freight yards and
asked for work.
The decision of the men to 90
back to work in a body was largely
the outcome of meeting between
President Curran and the members
of the state board of arbitration,
held Tuesday night. Wednesday
Chairman Job and the other mem
bers of the board saw the officials of
the union again and told them frank
1y that the men could not hone to
secure work unless they went back
as the board suggested and went
back at once. The state board had
felt the pulse of the railroad officials
and knew that if the freight han
dlers did not go back Wednesday
they could never go back.
The freight handlers strike began
at nine o'clock a. m. Monday, july 7.
when the men left work at "a FREIGHT
| depots in body.
The strikers demanded IS cents an
hour for truckers, the striking out of
the so days probation rule, which pro-
vided for less pay for men for the
first month of their employment. and
the payment of time and half for
| overtime work.
The officials Of the road refused to
grant the demands of the men, and i'm
ported labor to handle the freight.
For several days both incoming and
outgoing goods were handled without
trouble. Then the teamsters refused
to haul goods to the freight depots,
and business was at a standstill.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
WEST AND SOUTH.

At Evansville, Ind, John Feninger
shot and killed his wife because she
refused to live with him, and then shot
himself.
In Des Moines, Ia, hundreds of peo-
pie were compelled to sleep outdoors
because of a flood that has destroyed
property valued at 81 100000.
In Chicago and adjacent cities nine
lives were lost by drowning while boat
ing and swimming.
Nine thousand teamsters quit work
and joined the ranks of the 5000 strik-
ing freight handlers in Chicago.
At Des Moines. Ia, water in both
rivers is receding slowly, and no fur
Their damages from the food is antici-
pated.
In the west floods are still causing
heavy damage to crops and railroad
property.
George W. Stephens, president and
founder of the Moline Plow company,
died at his home in Moline, ILL.,, aged
SO years.
In fire at fredericksburg O., IL fine
trotters were burned to death.
Near Chester, Col, four masked
men held up train and robbed the
passengers.
Railroad companies are respon-
sible only to the United States gov
eminent for loss of mail matter, says
the United States circuit court in
St. Louis.
Cleveland co., police have ordered
all fortune tellers and clairvoyants
to either quit their calling or leave
the city.
The freight handlers in Chicago
after a stormy session with officials
of the Transfers union made a num-
Der of concessions and the revised
demands will be presented to the
railroads.
At Anderson, Ind, Mrs. Amanda
George, aged 70, died after fast of
g. days.
The wife of Jacob Cox, of Mount
Vernon, ILL.,, has been left $4,000
by a man who was befriended when
poor by her husbands family.
In Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan
and other western states wholesale
grocers have combined with a capital
of $5,ooo,o0o,
Frank c.. Wachter, congressman, of
Baltimore, was badly bitten by pet
St. Bernard dog, which attacked his
13-year-old daughter.
In Milwaukee Rev. Joseph A. Stern
hart, who prepared his grave and pre-
dicted the time of his death, died as he
prophesied.
In Chicago the big bull campaign in
corn came to an end, the price slump
ing bbadly on the last day.
In Chicago break in the striking
freight handlers ranks occurred
when the Lake Shore, Nickel Plate,
Michigan Central, Rock Island and
Northwestern employees accepted
wages offered July 1; others likely to
follow. -" 81 "
Democrats in the Eleventh Indiana
district have nominated John G. Mel
son for congress. ...
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
WELCOME TO KITCHENER.
Commander of South African Army
Received IN Enthusiastic
Welcome at London

London, July 14.-Lord Kitchener,
former commander of his majesty's
army in South Africa, returned to Lon
don from the Boer war Saturday. He
was welcomed at Paddington railroad
station by the prime of Wales and
great crowd of Britons, who cheered
Justify as he emerged from his car.
Lord Kitchener reached London at
12:4S p. M, and his progress through
the Metropolis was one of the most
memorable of the many remarkable
OF the past three years. The small
procession of carriages containing
the general and his staff, in simple.
serviceable veldt dress, lacked spec
tacular features, but evidently the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
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, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.


President Roosevelt has issued a
commission to Director Merriam, I'M
der the new permanent census law,
as director of the census.
Maj. Gen. Wheaton has closed his
active military career, having
reached the retiring age of 81 years.
Ex-Minister WI Ting Fang says he
will be glad to return to China,
where he hopes to be of service in
introducing many ideas of western
civilization.
The president will accept assur-
ance of the vatican that friars will
be recalled without insisting on
agreement as to manner or time.
Physicians bills for attending Presi-
dent Mckinley, for which congress ap-
propriated $4,000, will be paid at once.
Secretary Cortelyou will audit them.
The crop report of the government
shows progress of corn favorable and
winter wheat harvest nearly finished;
spring wheat and oats making good
progress; cotton improving.
In the canal treaty to be drawn be-
tween the United States and Colon
bia this government will incorporate
provisions for coaling stations.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
LATER NEWS.

The sultan of ZANZIBAR died from pa
ralysis
Wind at Chicago wrecked a.number
of buildings and rain flooded the city.
A cloudburst at Portsmouth, Neb..
caused $1,000 damage.
The United States customs steamer
Shearwater was lost in a typhoon in
the Philippines.
The new steamer Hoyt, $40 feet long
was launched at West Superior, Wis
At Manila the cholera averages 40
cases daily with two-thirds resulting
fatally.
The republicans Of Wisconsin renom-
mated Robert NJ. La Toilette for GOV
ernor.
A yacht capsized off Portsmouth, n.
H., throwing II persons into the water,
IA Of whom drowned.
The new battleship Maine broke all
"peed records in her trial trip, cover
ing 1895 knots in an hour.
Census Director Merriam predicts
that the census of 1910 will show a
population in the United States of
100 900, 900.
Possibly the Duke of Marlborough
may be made lord lieutenant of Ireland
The queen of Belgium is Ill from
weakness of the heart.
Two tramps suspected of having shot
Conductor Young, at Rhinelander were
captured near Three Lakes, Wis.
For assaulting a woman, William
Obey, a negro, was tied to tree at
Clayton, Miss, and burned.
During a ball game at Connection,
ILL.,, Arthur Derrett, umpire, was shot
and kille.a by VIM. Whallen, the
pitcher, who had become enraged at
ruling of the umpire
Two powder magazines exploded in
the Daly-West mine at Park City,
Utah, causing great loss of life.
Retirement from the United States
army under reprimand by the presi-
dent is the penalty to be visited upon
General Jacob H. Smith as result of
his ''kill and burn order, issued to
Major Waller before the beginning of
the oamar campaign.
Once more has China appealed to the
United States to aid it in its trouble
with the powers over the final adjust
ment of the peace treaty and prevent
an uprising of it's people.
John T. Lacy was renominated for
congress by the republicans of the
Sixth congressional district of Iowa.
Negotiations between the vatican
and the American mission, headed by
Gov. Taft, have been terminated.
T. NJ. Clement, of Rutland, was
unanimously nominated for governor
by the local option league convention
Of Vermont, and F. w. Agan of Lud-
low was nominated for lieutenant gov
ernor.
The heat caused several prostrations
in Lacrosse, Wis, the 10th.
The democrats of Texas nominated
W. T. Lanham for governor
Chicago business men will organize
to prevent strikes.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
STORM STORY EXAGGERATED.
No Confirmation of Destruction of
Several Towns in North Dakota
with Attendant Loss of Life.

St. Paul, Mimi, July 17.-Telegraph-
ic communication with the Red river
valley is still interrupted, but as brief
telephone conversation with Grand
Forks before noon brought the news
that the storm was very widespread
and did much small damage which will
be heavy in the aggregate. but there is
yet no confirmation of the report that
several towns have been destroyed.
These reports are discredited at Grand
Forks, as also are the reports of loss
of life. 1t is believed many are in
jured but none killed. The storm start
ed near DEVILS lake, in northern North
Dakota, swept over and up the Red
river, then jumped across Minnesota.
and went tearing down the Mississippi
river into Iowa
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Farmers in the northwest make
complaint regarding the freight tar
lit on farm machinery.
A commission has been named to
select naval station on the great
lakes, and Chicago may be chosen.
Eastern capitalists headed by
Mackay and Spreckels will start big
sugar refining business on new
process.
Havana bankers declined to take
up the island bond issue of $4,000
600 because the guarantees were in
sufficient.
Extensive improvements planned
by the Pennsylvania railroad will
cost $100,o0o,0OO in the next three or
four years.
Charles J. Jones, popularity
known as "Buffalo'' Jones, has been
appointed buffalo warden for Vel
lowstone park.
The new army uniform probably
will be colored "olive drab," which
is considered the least. visible of all
cOlOrs in the field.
William C. Whitney, of New York,
has given a handsome house and lot
to the physician who attended Mrs.
Whitney in her long illness.
Turner's in convention at Daven.
port, Ia, defeated a proposition to
admit women to membership and
urged taxation of church property.
St. Louis and eastern capitalists
have organized to build bridge
over the Mississippi at St. Louis and
o new depot in the heart of the city.
Charles Roberts, an Englishman,
was badly beaten at Boston for desc
Grating an American flag and later
fined ten dollars in the district
court. r.
The total number of buffalo, OF
bison, both full and mixed blood, in
the United States is 1,143, accord
ing to a report from the interior de.
partment. r.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
Merrill'A Body Found

Seattle, Wash, July 16.-The body Of
Dave Merrill, who escaped from the
Oregon penitentiary in company with
Harry Tracy, has been found near
Poor Farm, Chahalis, where Tracy
claimed to have killed his partner for
turning chicken-hearted.
Tracy's story that he had slain Mer-
rill was not believed, and it has sew
eral times been reported that Merrill
has been seen and presumably had a
rendezvous with Tracy. The finding
OF the body confirms the bandits
declaration that he slew his fellow
fugitive,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23

The post Office department has
footed up it's receipts and expendi-
lures for the first quarter of the
year 1902, which ended with March.
The receipts for the quarter were
$32, 10000 and the expenditures
$31,5OO,oO0. A surplus of 100000 in
any quarter of the postal service is
a thing heretofore unheard Of.
Moreover, the expenditure was
larger than usual because of the es-
tablishing of SO many free delivery
routes. It is estimated in Washing
ton that the deficit for the full fiscal
year will be less than $4,000. 600.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23

The Philadelphia Record calls at
tention to the fact that so made
quate is the supply of domestic wool
for clothing that in the last ten
months of the fiscal year just closed
the importations of foreign clothing
wool amounted to nearly 65,ooO,oO
pounds, besides 7s,ooo,ooo pounds of
carpet wool. In view of the thriv-
ing condition of sheep growing in
the western states, this is a remark
able showing of the increasing de-
mands of the country. It ought to
still further encourage sheep. rails
ers in all of the states.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
KING LEAVES LONDON.
british Ruler Is Safely Moved to
Royal Yacht-Is Accompan-
led by Queen,

London, July licking Edward left
Victoria station at 1888 o'clock Tues
day morning for Portsmouth, where
he will board the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert.
The king was conveyed from Buck
ingham palace to the railway station
in an ambulance drawn by two
horses.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, July 16.-The
royal yacht, having on board King Ed
ward, Queen Alexandra and the
princess, anchored in Cowes Roads
Tuesday at 4:20 p. m, after a short
cruise eastward.
1t was officially given out Tuesday
evening that the king was not fatigued
by the journey, nor in the least dis
tressed by the transfers. and that his
majesty expressed great pleasure at
the change.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23

crowd was there in it's tens of thou
sands to see the man of the hour
and not a pageant. From the mo-
ment he set foot in London to the
time of his disappearance beneath
the portal of St. James palace
Kitchener received such an outburst
of popular enthusiasm as quite over
the demonstrations on
previous and similar occasions.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
LAST NOTE TO THE POPE.
Gov. Taft Delivers Final Commune
cation of United States to
the Vatican,

Rome, July 17.-At noon Wednesday
Maj. Porter, of the judge advocates
department. of the army at Washing
ton, personally delivered to Cardinal
Rampolla, the papal secretary of state,
the last note of Judge Taft, governor
of the Philippine islands, on the sub
ject of the withdrawal of the friars
from the islands, which will presum-
ably end the governors negotiations
here, as Maj. Porter simultaneously
presented letter from Judge Taft
asking for farewell audience of the
pope.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23

The usual expedition for the relief
of Lieut.. Peary has taken its depar-
ture for the polar regions. Next year
we shall have the expedition for the
relief of the relief expedition, and so
on until public curiosity is strung up
and lecture days are arranged. Next
to being captured by Bulgarian ban
Gits the polar expedition affords IT,.
greatest possibilities for the ambi-
tious lyceum star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
UTAH MINE DISASTER.
Explosion of Powder Magazines q,
Park City Causes Loss of
Many Lives.

Park City, Utah, July 17.-Two
powder magazines at the 1,200foot
level of the Daly-West mine exploded
about one o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, causing a loss of life that at
present cannot be estimated nor
even guessed at. At four o'clock IS
men had been taken out Of the mine
dead, and several others had been
recovered in half dazed condition.
These were all brought out through
the Ontario mine shaft, which is a
mile distant from the Daly-West, in
which the explosion occurred. The
1,200-foot level of the Daly-West cor
responds to and is connected by tun-
mel with the 600 level Of the On
tario.
In the Daly-West mine between
100 and $50 men were at work. In
the Ontario were nearly 100, it is
believed
1t is not known how many of these
are dead, but the disaster extends to
the Ontario, as the noxious gases
that have been let loose are known
to be the cause of several OF the
deaths. There are two powder mag
azines at the 1,200-foot level of the
Daly-West, one at each side of the
shaft, with a capacity of one to two
cars of powder each. A car of pow
der was added to the supply within
the past few days.
The explosion occurred at about
one o'clock in the morning, at an
hour when every person in town was
either asleep or at work. The shock
was SO tremendous that it awakened
every one within a radius of miles,
AS an example of it's awful force, it
is told that two horses in the ore
tunnel. one and half miles away,
were killed by it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23

AS an instance of the fippant and
irreverent tendency of the times it is
painful to note that sporting writer
refers to that grand old scientist,
Prof. Robert Fitzsimmons as "the
baldheaded bruiser of Bens onhurst."
Ridicule directed at lack of hair has
always been regarded as particularly
offensive. 1t will be remembered that
bears came out of the woods and ate
up children who hooted at the shining
head of the prophet Elisha. Something
will happen to the scoffer at Prof.
Fitzsimmons' baldness-especially If
Bob gets near the ribald jester.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23

The agitation against the use of
child labor in the cotton mills of the
south is growing. Gunton's Magazine
estimates that 1900 children under IA
years of age are working in the mills
of North Carolina, more than one
third of all the hands employed. In
the states of South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi there are
$4,000 children under IA years of age
working, ten, ~ and IA hours a day.
Children are at work as young as six
years, and their physical and mental
condition is described as pitiable by
all who have investigated.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23

1t has been we'll known that the
traffic of the great lakes is so large
that it exceeds even the freighting
business of the Atlantic ocean. The
returns so far in the present year
show that all records will be broken
in the amount of freight transported
on our inland fresh water seas.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
No More Bodies Found.

Johnstown, Pa, July 1.-Two hun
dred and sixty-five miners returned
to work in the Mill mine Wednesday
and 600 tons of coal were sent out
to the mills. A further search of the
Klondike resulted in finding NO
bodies. It is, believed that every
miner has been accounted for.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
Corn Deal Ends.

Chicago, July 16.-Just before the
close of business Tuesday on the board
of trade it was given out in the Harris
Gates Office that July corn shorts had
settled, and that the deal is at an end.
The July price closed at 65hc. Ele-
vator people claim that the big run of
corn threatened to swamp the bulls,
and that the longs "settled" with the
shorts. It is said that John w. Gates
made $3,75O,OO0 in the deal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
Closes a Splendid Yeor

Cincinnati, July 1.-THE Freedman's
Aid and Southern Educational society
has just closed what is regarded as one
OF the greatest years in it's history at
the offices in this city. The report of
the treasurer made at the annual
meeting of the board here Saturday
shows the largest collections from
the. annual conferences since 1894, ag-
gregating $105,182. The debt has been
reduced more than $4,000 during the
past year, and more than $4,000 in
cash collections on the annuity plan
have been received to provide for the
debt during the past two years
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23

The leaders in the last session of
congress were mostly men who have
served a number of terms. Senator
Hoar has served 20 years; Plat and
Hawley, 81 and % respectively; AL
drich, Fl; Gallinger. Is; Allison, 81;
Frye and Hale, 33 and 81. In the house
Cannon and Hit have seen Il and ten
terms respectively; Speaker Hender-
son, ten; Grosvenor, eight; Grow and
Bingham, ten and -; Dalzell, eight.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
Wisconsin Republicans.

Madison, Wis.,, July 17.-Gov. Rob-
ert NJ. La Toilette carried the day
in the state republican convention
Wednesday,, which was the most ex-
citing political gathering ever held
in the state. His adherents succeed
ed in plotting through the convention
in the evening a platform to his lik-
ing, which the stalwart republicans
in the committee held up for nearly
six hours. Senator Spooner and Gov.
La Toilette were Endorsed for reelec-
ton.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
Won by b Blind Horse

Detroit, Mich, July 16.-The Detroit
Driving clubs classic Merchants and
Manufacturers $4,000 stake for2:24-
class trotters at Crosse Pointe track
was won by Rhythmic, blind horse
owned by Jesse Turney, of Paris, Ky,
that had never before been started in
a race. Rhythmic's best time was
2:11A
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23

Italy assures France that she loves
her none the less because she loves
Germany and Austria more and has
seen fit to renew the triple alliance
with them. Those European ma
tions are as jealous as young lovers,
and the task of keeping on friendly
terms with one another must keep
Il good many more or less important
personages awake half the night.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23

At the end of June the govern
ment's stock of gold coin, bullion
and certificates amounted to $685.
173,442, which with the amount in
circulation brings the total up to
fully$1, zoe, 100000. This is undoubtedly
n larger supply of gold than any
other nation owns, and it is probably
the largest supply possessed by any
nation since the world began.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23

A timely suggestion comes from
Boston. An ingenious Yankee has or
gained an umbrella syndicate which
owns umbrella stands. You pay dol
lar and get ticket good for a year
which calls for an umbrella at any
stand, which may be left at any
stand.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23

The ameer of Afghanistan recent
~ selected six husbands for his six
daughters and married them all off
in batch, but whether he did this
for social effect or for economical
reasons does not appear. An ameer
of Afghanistan can do many things,
however, which mere ordinary
father would not find it possible to
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23

Buffalo Bill and Senator William A.
Clark, the Montana copper king, are
great friends. When they first be-
came acquainted Clark was peddling
clocks and Cody was carrying out his
contract to furnish buffalo meat for
laborers. who were building the Kan
sas Pacific railway. In year and a
half Cody killed over 1000 of the ami
mails and earned the sobriquet by
which he is now known.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
To Redeem Postal Card.

Washington, July 16.-The postmas-
ter general has issued orders to the
postmasters of the country for the re.
demption of uncancelled and unserv.
iceable postal cards. Heretofore pos-
tai cards have not been redeemed hn+
holders have been allowed to enamel
them.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-23
London, July 15.-Sir Michael Hicks
Beach has resigned as chancellor of
the exchequer. The resignation
LORD SALISBURY.

caused intense surprise. 1t was gen.
orally taken to be almost more i'm
portant than Lord Saisbury's. and
was regarded in some quarters as be-
ing directly due to the more impor-
tant voice which Mr.. Chamberlain will
have in the new cabinet.