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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07

an inveterate letter writer. He found keen
enjoyment in answering the communica-
tons from farmers, and it was no unusual
occurrence for him to call newspaper men
into his office to read the answers he was
writing to farmers, often giving out por-
lions of them for publca ton.
The ex-secretary was exactly 70years old,
Sunday having been the anniversary of
his birthday. He was of Scotch English
descent. He was born in Jefferson county,
N. y, but his parents moved to Michigan
when he was very young. He was gradu-
ate of Union college, New York Mr.. Nor
ton was connected editorially, for time,
with the Detroit Free Press and the Chi
cago Times, and then located at Belleville,
Neb., in November, 1854, where in April fol-
lowing he issued the first number Of the
Nebraska City News. He was elected to
the territorial legislature the same year and
reelected in 1857. He was appointed secre-
tary of the territory in 1858, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Thomas B.
cunning. and served until May 1851 part
OF the time as acting governor He was
elected to congress in 1860 but was unseated
as the result of a contest. He was four
times nominated by his party as governor
of Nebraska, but was defeated each time
He was a stalwart "gold man." ard had
an early falling out with Mr.. William J.
Bryan, whose political aspirations he Wig
orously opposed. He was identified official
~ with many agricultural and horticultural
OrganiZa tions.]
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
CROP REPORT.
Rain Comes to Observation-Disclosures Sec.
lions, But II Still Badly Needed
in Some Portions.

Washington, April 50.-The weather bu-
reau's weekly summary Of crop conditions
Is as follows: Much needed and generally
abundant rains fell over large part of
Missouri, upper Mississippi and lower
Ohio valleys, but droughty conditions have
continued In the upper Ohio valley, middle
Atlantic states and over the southeastern
ROCKY mountain slope. Rain is now very
generally needed over the greater part Of
the southern states, more particularly in
the eastern and western districts, good
showers having fallen over a portion Of the
central gulf states. A heavy snowstorm
1nterferred with farm work in Montana, the
Dakotas and Minnesota during the early
part OF the week, and the high and drying
winds OF the latter part in the central VAL
leys and middle Atlantic states were detri-
mental. The temperature conditions in
southern states and in the northern dis
tr1cts east of the Mississippi were very ia
Voraole, but the week was too cool for IA
vorable growth In the Rocky mountain and
north Pacific coast states
Considerable corn has been planted In
Illinois, some in southern portions of Ohio
and Iowa, and planting is we'll advanced in
Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky and Virginia.
IN the southern states corn has made good
growth and is in various stages Of cultiva-
ton, some being ready to be laid by in
Texas and louisiana
Winter wheat has experienced improve
ment in Illinois and portions of Missouri,
and is slightly improved in Ohio and the
middle Atlantic states. The crop is report
ed to have suffered no injury as a result of
marked temperature extremes of this and
the preceding week in Kansas and Nebras-
ka. where, however, in some sections it is in
need of moisture. Winter wheat is also in
need of rain In the central and upper Ohio
valleys, no improvement being reported
from Indiana, where a considerable acre
age in the central part of the state is be-
ing plowed up. On the Pacific coast winter
wheat has made favorable progress, a
heavy crop being promised in California
north of Tehachapi.
Over the southern portion of the spring
wheat region the seeding of spring wheat
is nearly completed and the early sown is
coming up, but is making slow growth. The
severe snowstorms Of the I'D interrupted
seeding In the Red river Of the north valley.
Oats have made a favorable growth in
the southern states and are generally i'm
proved in Missouri and Illinois. Poor
stands are reported from Nebraska, and
termination has been unsatisfactory in
Michigan and Pennsylvania. Seeding con-
tinues In the northern sections.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
FROM WASHINGTON.

A committee has been appointed by
the postmaster general to visit various
cities to investigate the needs for
pneumatic tube service.
President Roosevelt has signed the
legislative appropriation bill.
Americas greatest comedian, Sol
Smith Russell, died at Washington
after long illness, aged "a years.
In testimony before the senate COM
mittee Gen. Macarthur said he planned
Aguinaldo's capture and was respon-
sible for all deception.
Postal cards which have been enam-
eled or defaced must pay letter post
age hereafter.
The president has signed the Chinese
exclusion bill.
The weekly crop report says that
drought prevails in the upper Ohio val
ley and middle Atlantic states.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
CYCLONE IN TEXAS l:,lI
Storm Sweeps Through Village of
GlenrOse, killing and In
juring Many.

Fort Worth, Tex, April 20. - A
cyclone spread a path of death and
desolation five miles in width and of
unknown length through central Tex
as shortly before six o'clock last night.
The storm conferred in Somerville coun-
ty and swept down upon the town of
Glenrose, the county seat. tearing to
pieces many buildings. Eight per-
sons were killed and three of the in
jured will probably die. There were
81 persons injured, but with the ex-
ception of the three mentioned as
fatally hurt it is thought that all will
recover.
The cyclone struck the town almost
without moments warning. The res
idents were wholly unprepared for it's
coming and if they had been warned
of it's approach their utmost efforts
could have availed them nothing, for
no building of human construction
could withstand the force of the
storm.
Houses were torn to shreds while
the frightened occupants were looking
out OF windows or eating supper.
Broken timbers crashed down upon
their heads. Many persons, the roofs
of their homes having been whipped
off and the walls torn asunder, were
whirled along with the blast and the
debris.
Glenrose was a town of about 1000
population. Though but small place
it contains many wealthy residents,
who were prominent throughout the
state. Among these were the Milan
families, who suffered most from the
effects of the cyclone. Carl A. Milan
was cashier of the First national bank
His home was directly in the path of
the storm. The members of the family
of five were at windows watching the
cloud that was approaching when the
roof was lifted from the walls and the
entire building collapsed, crushing all
inside beneath the debris. In another
instant the center of the cyclone
reached down, picked up the wreckage
and strewed it across the valley. There
is now scarcely stick on the spot
where the house once stood. Milan
was found badly injured far from the
site of his home. The members of his
family, all of whom are dead, were
found in various places in the storms
path.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
A. 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
FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS,

FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Senator Carmack completed his
speech in the United States senate on
the Goth against the Philippine govern
ment bill. The house devoted an hour
to the passage of bills and for the re-
mainder of the session listened to
tributes to the memories of the late
Representative Stokes, of South Caro-
lima, and the late Representative
Crump, of Michigan.
The house amendments to the o1eo-
margarine bill were accepted in the
United States senate on the 2Sth,
thus passing it. The conference re-
port on the Chinese exclusion bill
was adopted and consideration OF
the sundry civil appropriation bill
was begun. In the house the agri-
cultural appropriation bill was fur
Their discussed, and during the gen.
eral debate Mr.. Sibley (Pa.) bitterly
attacked Gen. Smith, declaring his
''kill and burn" orders in the Samar
campaign in the Philippines a dis
grace to civilization and demanding
that the president remove him at
once. The naval appropriation bill,
which recommends the building of
six new vessels for the navy, was re-
ported.
The time in the United States sem
ate on the Goth was occupied in dis
cussing the Philippine civil govern
ment bill. The nomination of Will
liam H. Moody, of Massachusetts,, to
be secretary of the navy, was re-
ceived from the president. In the
house the public building omnibus
bill, carrying ST., 405, 450, was adopted
without reading.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
GIRLS PERISH IN A PANIC.
/. i rtble scene at Philadelphia
H.,.. Nine Are Dead.

Philadelphia, May IAN unfor-
tunate accident to deaf and dumb
boy, Isador Baccus, was on Wednes-
day directly responsible for the death
OF eight girls and young women, the
fatal injury OF three others, and the
serious injury of more than two
score of girls employed in the cigar
factory of Hamburger, Holman & Co.,
a branch of the American Tobacco
company, located at Tenth street and
Washington avenue. The dead are:
Mary Geneva, aged Is years; Helen
Tolini, aged ~; Elizabeth Tartine,
aged IL; Annie Rosschneider, aged
Is; Louisa De Sept, aged 16; Ida
Green, aged 1S; Annie Ford, aged IS;
unidentified woman, about Is years
OF age, whose body is at the morgue.
The building in which the disas-
ter occurred is a five-story brick
structure, and reaches an entire
block. Twelve hundred persons were
at work at the time of the accident,
80 per cent. of whom were girls
whose ages range from IL years up
ward. The trouble began on the
fourth floor of the structure. Bac-
Gus, who was janitor of the building,
started for the fifth floor for ball
of Irvine. The elevator was at the
top of the shaft, and Baccus pulled
the rope to bring it down. He
opened the door leading to the shaft
and leaned forward to see where the
carriage was. AS he did so, the ele-
vator, which was descending slowly,
struck him across the back of the
neck, pinioning his head between the
elevator and the floor. A stock boy
released Baccus and cried for help.
The foreman rushed from the build
ing to call an ambulance, and imme-
diately there was panic among the
employees. Some of the younger
girls tainted, while others, not being
able to control their feelings, cried
fire.
Instantly there was a mad rush for
the stairway leading into Tenth street.
The girls rushed down the narrow
staircase until they reached bend in
the exit between the second and third
floors. In their eagerness to escape
the frightened leaders fell. Others i'm
mediately following tripped over the
struggling mass of humanity and in
less than minute there were hun
dreds of children and young women
struggling in the passageway. The
shrieks and screams of terror-strick-
en- girls could be heard for block or
more.
After few minutes the men were
enabled to check the awful crush in
the stairway and then began the work
of rescuing those who had been tram
Piled and crushed between the second
and third floors. The alarm for am
balances had been turned in, and as
quick as the dead and injured could be
carried from the building they were
hurried to hospitals. The number of
ambulances were entirely inadequate
and patrol wagons were brought into
use to carry the victims away for treat.
ment
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
WEST AND SOUTH.

Inquiry into conditions in the meat
industry shows that cattle shortage
is slight.
In many places throughout the
country the eightieth anniversary of
the birthday of Gen. U. S. Grant was
celebrated.
In the Ninth Missouri district
Champ Clark has been renominated
for congress by the democrats.
In cyclone that nearly destroyed
the town of Glen Rose, Tex, seven per-
sons were killed and 40 injured.
The celebrated Winnebago Indian,
Tom Thunder, was accidenta llv
drowned in the Mississippi river at
Black River Falls, Wis.
At crossing near Joliet, ILL.,, Mrs.
NJ. B. Mulock. her daughter Orda and
a young man, Floyd c. Pearce, were
killed by Santa Fe train.
Mrs. Katie Dimmell, divorced wife
of John Dimme1l, killed her small child
and committed suicide by hanging at
Winside, Neb.
At St. Joseph, Mo-, the wife of Lee
Gallagher, receiving teller of the First
national bank, who has confessed to
having stolen $4,000, died from grief
over his troubles.
Democrats of the Third Arkansas
district have renominated Hugh A.
Dinsmore for congress.
Another revolution is said to have
broken out in Santo Domingo.
In Chicago Messrs. Bethea and Dav
continued the preparation of the gov
ernment's case against the meat pack
ers.
In Wyoming a storm killed over 12,.
600 sheep on various ranches.
H. w. Wiley, of the United States
agricultural department., says that
high prices for meat are driving Amer
leans toward vegetarianism.
The employees of the METROPOLITAN
national bank in Chicago, which will
merge with the First national, received
total of $4,000 in cash gifts.
Admiral Schley and wife, on a visit
in Memphis, were presented with sill
yer service by citizens of Tennessee.
Missouri's attorney general has Sc
cured an order from the supreme
court summoning packers to appear
for inquiry into alleged trust meth
DDS.
/ The worlds fair at St. Louis will be
postponed to 1904.
Mayor Bookwalter will bar Sunday
baseball from Indianapolis. =,
In the wrecking of the California
limited on the. Santa Fe road near Me-
dill, Mo-, four persons were killed and
q injured, eight seriously.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
FAILED TO AGREE.
Their Troubles to Committee of
National Civic Federation.

New York, May latter spending
two entire days in endeavoring to ar
rive at a settlement of their differences
the operators and representatives of
the United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca, who were brought together by the
good Offices of the National Civic Fed
Grafton, have again referred their
troubles to the committee on concili-
alton of that body. When the COM
mittee will meet for the purpose of
taking the matter up had not been
definitely settled, but the probability
is that the meeting will take place
either Friday or Saturday of the pres
ent week. Every effort to obtain addi-
tional information from the operators
or the miners who have taken part in
the conference proved futile. The
operators, however, seemed in happy
frame of mind. Nor did the miners
seem in any degree downcast and the
consensus of opinion among outsiders
was that some progress had been made
towards an amicab BILE settlement
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
THE EAST.

In an address at Yale Bishop Potter
declared that the evils of the indus
trial problem are due mainly to the
indifference of the consumer.
From New York the new submarine
boat Fulton started on sea trip to
Washington and made the first ten
miles of the distance under water.
On the Holland Submarine boat Full
ton, en- route from New York to Nor
folk, an explosion injured five of the
crew.
Building of Marconi wireless tel
egraph station has begun at Saga
ponack, L. I.
Gov. Taft, of the Philippines, in a
speech at Yale university warmly de-
Tended the American troops and said
cases of cruelty were sporadic.
At Philadelphia Albert Smith (col-
ored) was hanged for the murder of
his wife.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

A Vienna paper sees danger for the
worlds commerce in the Morgan
steamship combine.
Kaiser Wilhelm shows deep inter-
est in motors using potato alcohol as
fuel, hoping to aid German agricul-
ture.
The New York supreme court has
decided that theater owners may re-
fuse to accept tickets not sold by them
selves.
The United States Steel corporation,
it is said, is to be reorganized so as to
operate directly all the plants it alb
sorbed.
Joseph HaWorth, who landed in New
York, has beaten all records for a trip
around the world. He made the COM
plete circuit in 40 days.
The railroad immigration bureau in
New York and immigrant business in
general will be investigated by the in
terstate commerce commission.
The petition of lecture bureau for
an injunction to restrain Miss Ellen
NJ. Stone from lecturing was denied
|. by Judge Richardson in Boston.
Sir Charles Dixie predicts that the
Boer war will end before the corona
ton. The Boer leaders, departure to
meet burghers confirms his view.
Faneuil hall, Boston, was crowded to
the doors with Irish and their sympa-
thizers, who denounced renewal of
coercion of Ireland by Great Britain.
Joaquin Miller, known far and wide
as 1.-THE poet of the Sierras," is build
ing in California park designed ex-
clusively for the use of little children.
J. Pierpont Morgan says some of the
London papers are making a great fuss
over the so-called shipping trust when
the plan is to be one of mutual ben
eft.
Gov. Crane, of Massachusetts,, has
signed the bill awarding a medal to
every man from his state who went out
in response to President Lincoln's first
call for troops.
Harry Kirschopf and Solomon w.
Hilles, of New York, have been held in
$4,000 bond for trial under the new
law against the distribution of a1.ar-
chistic literature. s: - -''.
The nine Writ brothers, of Forest
Grove, Ore, have formed themselves
into basketball team and stand ready
to cross bats with any family nine in
the world. The boys are all stalwart
and athletic. ss IS ..s 81 z=..55
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07

The governments decision to place
the head of Martha Washington upon
one of the new series of postage
stamps soon to be issued was intended
as compliment to American woman
hood. But some American women. it
seems, do not relish the selection.
They insist that an American woman
should be thus honored who has by her
own acts, not by her husbands, de-
served we'll of her country. Certainly
there are some persons who are hard
to suit, but the DIRECTORS must remem-
Der that the country is too busy to Sc
Tiously consider this question.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07

Two columns standing side by side
in a Chicago morning paper tell re-
spectively of the proposed merger of
two national banks, with capital of
100000, 900, and the murder of a whole
family and the suicide of the father
because of poverty. 1t is not often
these extremes meet so closely.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
The movement to establish

The movement to establish a hospi-
tai for the purpose of bringing the
Roentgen ray treatment of tubercu-
losis and cancer within the reach of the
poor and people of limited means is
commendable. If this treatment re-
suits in cure in only small percentage
OF cases its employment ought not to
be restricted to the rich only. The
same is true of the goat lymph treat
ment of certain nervous diseases. IF
these modes of treatment accomplish
quarter of what is claimed for them
they should be placed within the reach
of all.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07

The Rochester IN. W Herald wakes
sentimental when it says: If, the club
women are strong and hopeful in their
day and generation it is well. There is
no success like happiness. But to hold
that the present social conditions hold
anything more cheerful or beautiful or
happy than the sweet and comely
mothers of so years ago, with their
white caps and their knitting that is
different. tits, but equally erroneous
Is It to suppose that the sweet and
comely mothers Of 50 years ago were
u whit more sweet and oomely than
the sweet and comely mothers 81 today.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
I.vnChed.

Louisville, KY, May IA special
to the Times from Brandenburg, Ky,
says: Ernest Dewley, negro who
shot and seriously wounded Harry
Dowell, a young white man at Custom,
about seven miles from this place, was
hanged by mob at $3.50 o'clock
Wednesday morning and his body was
riddled with bullets. b.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
Of the officers of the little ironclad

Of the officers of the little ironclad
Monitor, which went into commission
January 30, 1862, and before March 10
had achieved her momentous victory
over the Merrimac, only one remains.
His name is Capt. Louis n Stodder and
he is at present supervisor of anchor
ages at the port of New York and a
veteran of the United States revenue
service. Capt. Stodder was born III
Boston in 1888.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07

Santos-Dumont, the distinguished
Brazilian aeronaut who has come to
America to discuss plans for display
OF alrships at the St. Louis exposition.
says 1.-The people have no idea how ex-
1ensive it is to be experimenting with
such things. and how quickly an air.
ship can be wrecked and $4,000 re-
duced to mass of ropes and twisted
steel rods" Dumont is not troubled
with applications from those who
want to ride with him.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
A Menace to theCxar

st. Petersburg, April 2s.-Russian
peasants, driven by hunger, have
sacked 80 estates, and $4,000 are now
under arms in Poltava and KharKoff.
Troops are now being rushed there.
ltinerant agitators are partly blamed
for the outbreak. :, The agitation at
Moscow is so serious that the car has
abandoned the plans for his Easter
visit. -.,C ,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
Makes New Record.

Philadelphia, April 80. = Jacob
schaeffer, the champion billiard play
err, in a match with julius A. Dorgan
the Hungarian expert, broke the
worlds record at 1s-inch balk line
billiards, held by himself, Tuesday
night, by making a run of 14S points.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07

A youth of 20 In New York had his
sweetheart, whom he intended to
marry in day or so, arrested because
she annoyed him by sending as many
as six love letters in day to his place
of business. The girl is II. If this
boy can get too many love letters from
his sweetheart, he either does not love
her, or he is an old man already.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
Rin Lnmher Deal

Marquette, Mich, April 29.-Alger,
Smith & Co., who operate a large
sawmill at Grand Marias, Mich, have
sold 100000 feet of high grade
lumber to eastern parties. The con-
sideration is in the neighborhood of
100000, making the deal the largest
lumber sale of the year in the Lake
Superior region.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
A Successful Season.

. St. Johns, N. F., April 29.-The seal
ing steamer Walrus has returned
here from the ice fields with $1,000
seals on board. This is one of the
heaviest cargoes brought in this sea-
son. The total catch of seals this
year should reach 100000.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07

A widow in Dayton, KY, and a mer-
chant in Hopkinsvil]e in the same
state. have been married by telephone.
Of course to widow who, presum-
ably, has previously gone through the
regular matrimonial form, a long-dis-
lance ceremony may be as good as
any other. But we fancy that real
"blushing bride'-that is, one blush
ing as bride for the first time-would
wish to have the ceremony wireless
and the space between stations not
more than the length of two arms.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
Back from Cuba.

Washington, April 20. 49, Secretary
Root has returned from Cuba after
making arrangements for the transfer
of the island May 20. Only 500 United
States soldiers will be retained to
guard guns and ammunition left on
the island.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
Missouri Prohibitioni.t.

Mexico, Mo-, April 3O.-A call for
the state convention of the prohibi-
ton party of Missouri to meet at
Clinton on June 10 to nominate state
officers was issues Tuesday. Both
men and women will be admitted as
delegates.