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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
DEATH CLAIMS
CECIL RHODES.
Famous En6lishman Succumbs to His Illness
atCape Town. South Africa---Brief
W. Biographical Sketch.

not likely to have any very far-reach-
ing results, as all his enterprises
were systematized SO thoroughly as
not to need the master mind which
was SO necessary to their inception
Owing to the very great success of
the De Beers mines, the British
Chartered South Africa company and
other great South African ventures,
Rhodes fortune had been steadily
accommodating. He lost money over
the war, but what inroads that made
must have been trihing compared
with the many millions he possessed.
Brief Sketch of His Career.
TT. Hon. Cecil John Rhodes was born In
1853. His father was Rev. Francis w.
Rhodes, vicar of Bishop Stortford. Young
Rhodes entered Oricl college. Oxford. in
1872. but his health breaking down he went
to South Africa. oscillating between the
two countries until 1851. when he took his
degree.
In South Africa Rhodes soon made his
mark. 1t Is said that he was the only man
President kruger really feared. MT.
Rhodes gree tness was Of the supreme type.
1t has left its mark on the world. The
British owe it to the diamond king that the
vast territory known as British Becnuana-
land belongs to their empire and not to the
Beers, whom Rhodes anticipated In OBJ
tanning possession Of that state.
Mr.. Rhodes was deputy commissioner of
Bechuanaland:. managing director Of the
British South Africa company: chair
man Of the De Beers mines: premier Of
Cape Colony and minister of native affairs.
During the Matabele war Mr. Rhodes did
good service and brought the campaign to
conclusion by riding alone and unarmed
into the camp Of the hostile tribe and per-
suadtng the chiefs to surrender.
The great failure in Rhodes career and
the great blot on his fame was in the
Jameson raid. Rhodes assumed full re-
sponsib!litv for this wretched fiasco. which
had the effect Of making the Beers re-
double their efforts to fill their country
with arms and ornaments, with the mar
Vicious success the present war has demon
strated.
Mr.. Rhodes had many individual tastes.
He knew Gibbons decline and Fall of thu
Roman Empire" almost by heart. Ie add
mired Froude and Carlyle as authors; COL
lected old furniture, china anG old Dutch
curios and paintings. He was devoted to
gardening and did much for agriculture
and viticulture in South Africa. He kept
a menagerie on Table mountain. The en-
pire builder was a woman-hater and was
IN the habit of saying that his sister, who
kept his house for him, was the only oman
he loved.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
PATRICK CONVICTED.
New York Lawyer Ia Found Guilty
Of Murder OF Millionaire Rice
-HistOry Of the Case.

New York, March 27.-Albert T. Pat
rick, lawyer, was on Wednesday even
ing convicted of the murder on Sep
TENDER %, 1900, of the aged millionaire
recluse, William Marsh Rice. The pen
atty under the statute is death in the
electric chair. A scant three hours
of elaboration at the close of q trial
prolonged for nine weeks and replete
with sensational interest sutiiced to
enable the jury to reach it's verdict.
The issue of the trial esta blishes the
charge that Patrick conspired with Mr..
Rice's valet, Charles F. Jones, to OBJ
tain possession of the aged Texans cs-
tate, estimated at 100000, and that
Jones killed his employer by the adj
ministration of chloroform at the d.
rect instigation of Patrick.
William Marsh Rice. the eccentric mil
lionaire recluse. died on September g. 1900,
in his apartments at 500 Madison avenue.
New York. where he lived alone with his
valet. Charles F. Jones, a young man he
had picked up in Texas. He left an estate
valued at $10.O00,OO. Lawyer Albert T.
Patrick. who posed as the confidential
friend of the magnate. claimed to possess
a will making him the residuary iegatee
grams were sent announcing the OLD mans
death. 1t was not until the next morning,
when young man presented two checks
signed by Rice in favor Of Patrick, one for
900, the other for 100000. at the Office
of s. NJ. Swenson G. Sons, Is Wall street,
Rice's bankers. that the first suspicious
were aroused. To the bank officials the
transaction looked queer and Rice's house
telephone was rung up. Jones answered.
When asked to call Mr.. Rice to the tele-
| phone he said Rice was sleeping and he
did not like to wake him. When called
again few minutes later he informed the
bankers that Rice was dead. Then the
police were notified and detectives put on
the case. AS a result both Patrick ard
Jones were arrested for forging the checks
and later Jones, the valet, made the
startling confession Of having murdered
Rice at the instigation of Patrick. Jones
said the old man was Ill, and by the al
m!nistration Of mercury and other poisons
in small doses Patrick hoped slowly to
kill him. But certain disclosures connect
ed with a draft drawn on the old man
necessary, Jones declared, to hasten Rice's
death, In order to realize the fruit Of the
! crime and prevent exposure. Jones swore
| IN his first confession that Patrick him.
self entered the old milioraire's room
While Rice was asleep: that he made a
| cone out Of a towel. placed in II 4 sponge
| saturated with chloroform ard held it
| over Rice's face until he was dead. In a
! second confession Jones said he himself
| had applied the chloroform.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
FATAL EXPLOSION.
Dynamite Stored in House Near
HOuGhtOn, Mich, Takes Fire.
Two Persons Killed.

Milwaukee, March GA Sentinel
special from Houghton, Mich, says:
A terrible explosion of dynamite &C.
Cured near Oskar, eight miles north
of Houghton, Sunday, resulting in
the death of two men and serious in
jury to another. The dead are Gus
tav Jenkala and Erick Kallianen. The
injured man is Henry Dapio, four ribs
broken and jaw split, will recover.
The scene Of the explosion was in the
house OF sJaAn Boullard. The build
ing caught fire while the family was
at church, and when the heat became
intense two boxes of dynamite which
were stored away for blowing up
stumps exploded. Jenkala and Kali
lianen were killed by being struck
by flying timbers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS or THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, tho
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES

FIFTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS-.
The United States senate was not
in session on the 2ed. The house de-
voted the entire day to consideration
Of the contest of j. Mckenzie Moss
(rep.) for the seat now occupied by
Mr.. Rhea, of Kentucky, but no action
was taken. The committee on cleo
tons has reported adversely to Rhea.
Consideration OF the oleomargarine
bill was begun in the United States
senate on the cath. The measure
places n tax Of ten cents Il pound on
oleomargarine colored in imitation of
butter and reduces the present tax to
one-quarter of a cent 4 pound in its IN
colored form. A bill was passed to es-
tablish life-saving station at Eagle
Harbor, on Keweenuw Point, Mich. In
the house the senate amendments to
the bill to repeal the war revenue taxes
were nonconcurred in and the bill was
sent to conference.
A sharp attack on the oleomargarine
bill was made in the United States SEN
ate on the 25th by Senator Money
(Miss.), who denounced the measure
as Unconstitutional immoral, dishon-
est and unjust" Senator Hansbrough
(N. d. defended the measure. Forty
four private pension measures ware
passed, as was the bill 10 amend the act
establishing a code of laws for the Dis
trict Of Columbia. In the house it was
decided to unseat Mr.. Rhea (Ky.), a
democrat. and seat in his place J. Nc
Kenzie Moss, a democrat, but who is
in accord with the republican party on
the dominant issues. The army appro-
priation bill was considered.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
MAY AVERT A STRIKE.
Strong Indications of Settlement OF
Miners' Troubles-Conferenc of
Hanna and MOrxan.

New York, March 27.-There is lit
tie likelihood Of a strike in the an
thracitc coal district this year. The
miners have formulated their de-
mands and the operators will prob
ably meet them half way. This an
nouncement was made upon the
best authority after u conference
between Senator Hanna and j. Pier
pont Morgan, and the threatened
trouble will be ayerted, mainly
through the efforts Of the two men
who were the main factors in set
Ting the big strike during the pres
idential campaign in 1900. Senator
Hanna is one of the most earnest
advocates of the cause Of arbitra-
ton
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
THE EAST.

Carnegie announces gifts aggregat-
ing $500 900 for libraries in 4: cities
and towns.
In New York Justice Mayer set free
Miss Florence Burns, saying there is
no evidence connecting her with the
death of Walter Brooks.
At Mcdonald Station, Pa, Louis
chamberlain and his wife were struck
by Panhandle train and killed.
Fire destroyed the hunting stable Of
p. F. Collier at Eatontown. n. j., and
16 valuable hunting horses were
burned. the loss being 100000.
On the Pennsylvania road train
ran from Philadelphia to Jersey City,
80 miles. in II minutes.
The season of the National Baseball
league will begin on April II.
After issuing an ultimatum to the
operators the United Mine Workers
convention at Shamokin, Pa, ad-
journed.
The mayor of New York has signed
the bill authorizing the Pennsylvania
Railroad company to build tunnel un-
der the North river.
BY an explosion at powder mill
near Dublin, Pa. three men were killed
and several injured.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

It was to be expected that members
of Prince Henry's party would com
ment on some things after their return
to Germany which they could not talk
about here. They were amused while
on their travels at the calls of speech,
speech" from the crowds collected at
stations. Aside from the fact that the
calls were addressed to q member of
the royal family, they were probably
amused ut the insistence for speeches.
1t is an American trait and only exists
in a country where oratory is fine art
and where listening to q speech is the
next greatest privilege to making 'one.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

There is boldness among the stu.
dents of Russia which is rather sur
prising to persons outside of that coun-
try. Men who in Russia express such
sentiments as: as it not strange that
one man with insignificant mental fac
ulties should rule over lac, 000, 900 peo-
ple?" take their lives in their hands, yet
this is what some of the st udents in St.
Petersburg have just done. Men have
often thought that way in Russia, but
not often do they express such feelings
openly in printed words.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

A census bureau bulletin shows that
the gross value Of the manufactured
products of the United States in 1900
was $13O40,013.G3S, an increase Of 3d.
667, $685., or 39.1 per cent, over 1890.
This gain was remarkable, but if all
goes well and if the present rate of
growth is anywhere nearly maintained
the increase between 1000 and 1910
should be much more pronounced. In
dustrially this country is growing more
rapidly than ever before, but of course
there are likely tn be temporary inter.
ruptions sooner or later to this
growth
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
Londslile Wrecks n Train.

Charlottesville, Va, March 24.-Pas-
senger train No. IS, northbound on the
Southern railroad, was wrecked by
landslide at Covesville, IS miles south
of here, at 4:l3 o'clock Sunday morn.
ing. The train was 40 minutes late
and running at an unusual rate Of
speed. The engine was ditched and
six coaches completely destroyed by
fire. The loss of mail was the greatest
in the history Of southern railroading.
Nicholas Lown, Pullman car porter,
and also an unknown tramp, were
killed. The injured are:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

King Edward has revived the old
custom of using snuff.
The husband of Queen Wilhelmina
is to be given command of the Dutch
army.
Gen. Wood declares that nothing
less than a 33 per cent. tariff reduce
ton will help the Cubans.
Senator Cullom will attempt to
have i $1,000,000 monument to Lin
coin erected in Washington.
Prof. Won Halle says that England
will be the first great power to get
into serious trouble with the United
States.
Senator Hale, of Maine, expressed
the opinion that congress would be
prepared to adjourn for the session
by June 10.
F. &. Lyons. of Cuba, N. Y, has
been made doorkeeper of the house
OF representatives to succeed the late
Doorkeeper Glenn.
One Of the finest railroad stations
in the world is to be erected at Wash.
ington at q cost of $4,000, 600. It will
be built of marble.
An agreement has been completed
between Marconi and the Canadian
government for wireless telegraph
station at Cape Breton.
The English branch of the Ameri-
can tobacco trust offered to give
British consumers it's net profits and
100000 bonus for four years.
The German government adheres
to It's decision to admit girls to 1ni-
versities only as guests, but is will
ing to try the experiment of admit
ting them to gymnasiums.
Nathan Stubblefeld, of Kentucky,
gave demonstration of a new wire
less telephone system invented by
him. Messages were distinctly heard
at distance of 200 yards.
W. ?. Harrison, president of the
Texas Grain Dealers association,
sold to firm in New York for ex-
port to Germany $500 bushels of Tex
as red must-proof seed oats.
A crowd of 5000 Americans wit
messed bull fight at Juarez, near the
Texas line. Two famous Spaniards
were the matadores, killing six bulls.
Twelve horses were gored to death.
The situation on the Isthmus of
Panama again becomes serious. The
government has established censor
ship over diplomatic and consular
cable messages. The United States
! may interfere. s5ss &. 81 ::@ 9ssz 81
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
WEST AND SOUTH.

On April navigation on the great
lakes will open.
In wreck on the Southern railway
near Charlottesville, Va, two persons
were killed, ten hurt and much mail
was lost.
Near Troy, Ala, William Zeigler. a
negro, was lynched by mob for as
saulting white girl.
In Baraboo, Wis.,, Jacob Steinman, a
self-confessed anarchist under arrest,
claims he aided in the shooting of
President Mckinley, and also accuses
Emma Goldman of a part in the crime.
Near Ogden, Utah, the boiler of IN
engine blew up, killing four men.
In freight wreck near Youngstown,
o.. Fircmen Graham and Thomas,
Blackburn, ~target-tender, and an
unknown brakeman, were killed.
Nicoleta Solmessa died at her home
in Chicago, aged 100 years and 2
months.
At their home in Chicago, James
Towns, his wife and 11-ycar-old daugh-
ter wer asphyxiated by illuminating
gas.
In Topeka Miss Mary Boise, a for-
mer lieutenant of Mrs. Nation, at.
tackled the mayor with rawhidc for
not closing saloons.
In Omaha Frank Moran, miser,
worth $65. 1000, starved to death.
a terrific windstorm swept Through
the neighborhood of Bayou Quene de
Tortne. La, wrecking many houses
and killing two men. :, -.
In Chicago Henry Jillson, once
known the world over as an aeronaut,
killed himself because of poverty.
Populists and democrats of Kansas
failed to agree on fusion and will NOM
mate separate state tickets.
Near Washington, n. c., james Walk
4er, a negro who poisoned the family OF
DR.. David Taylor, was hanged by. q
mob. fs5.% +. 5A I ! = .2 s:5 :5#5 M i
s55 On q bigamy charge Christian c. Nell
son, with many aliases and from three
TO Is wives, is in jail in St. Joseph, No.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
Cape Town, March 27.-Ceci RhodeA

Cape Town, March 27.-Cecil RhodeA
IL dead.
At his bedside were DR.. Jameson, DR..
j. w. Smartt, the commissioner of pub
lie works; Col. Elmhurst Rhodes, d.
rector OF signaling of the South Afri-
can field force, and Mr.. Walton, a men,
Der OF the assembly of Port Elizabeth.
Mr.. Rhodes last words were the names
OF his brother. and some of the others
present, which were meant to be good
bys. The only person who attended
him during his illness and who was
not present at his deathbed was DR..
Stevenson; all the others, his boys and
personal servants, were admitted at
the last. =.
Death Expected in London.
London, March 27.-The death of c.
Gil Rhodes came as no great surprise to
those few who saw anything Of him
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

W. 7. Geissinger. of Braddock, Pa.
had discussion with foreigner rel
ntive as to the honesty of those en-
ployed in the mail service of our
government, and finally. to back up
his statements, he took silver dol
lar. pasted piece of paper and wrote
on one side the address of his laugh-
tor who was visiting in New York.
Attaching one-cent stamp he
dropped the dollar into the mail box,
and two days later received note
from his daughter thanking him for
his novel gift.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
FAILS TO GET DELAREY.
Kitchener Reports Capture OF Guns
and Beers Belonging to the
Formers Command.

London, March 27.-Incomplete re-
ports of the result of the combined
movement of British columns against
Gen. Delarey have enabled Lord
Kitchener to announce the capture of
about 100 prisoners, three 1-pounders,
two pom-poms and quantities of stock,
wagons, etc. Gen. Delarey appears to
have successfully evaded Lord 'kitch-
ener's Gordon at the offset.
In a dispatch dated from Pretoria. at
noon Tuesday, Lord Kitchener says:
LAT dusk. on the evening Of March y.
the combined movement against DeiaTe!
was undertaken by columns OF mounted
men, without guns or imped1ments OF any
sort. The columns started from Comman-
do Drift, on the Wall river. and travelled
rapidly al! night and at dawn, March a.
occupied positions along the line. from
Commando Drift to the Lichtenhurg block
house line. The troops moved rapidly east
ward. keeping a continuous line. with the
object OF driving the enemy against the
blockhouses or forcing an action. The re-
suit has not yet been fully reported.
kekewich's column. after the commence
ment of the action, captured three 10
FOUNDERS. two pom-poms. nine prisoners.
and 100 mules. carts and wagons. Gen.
w. kitchener's column captured 81 prison.
ers. IS carts and wagons and 1000 cattle.
There are few more prisoners on the
blockh0use line. The troops covered 81
miles in "a hours. Rochfort's and RawliI
sons columns have not yet reported their
results"
Lord Kitchener, in later message. says:
"Ali the reports are now in. The total
number of prisoners is 49,
Wolve Foek, Orange River Colony,
March 24.-The train having on board
Acting President Schalk-Burger
and his party passed this place, on its
way to Kroonstad Monday. The Trans
vaal government officials were accom-
panied by Capt. Marker, Lord Kitchen
er's aid-de-camp, and FIVE other men,
bers OF the staff of the British com
mander-in-chief in South Africa. The
impression here is that the Transvaal-
ers favor general surrender of the
BOer forces
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

Judge N. 7. Tuley, of Chicago, cell
ebrated his seventy-ffth anniversary
with a banquet. and in a speech he
said: AT Is find myself in perfect
health. My wife, who has been my
comforter and mainstay for over so
years. is yet spared me. am neither
rich nor poor. Ambition I have put
behind me. Contented and happy,
surrounded by hosts Of friends, can
only say that the last Of my life is
the best" The question rs mar
riage failure?" never bothered
Judge Tuley.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

The loss of an entire life-saving
crew while doing rescue work oil
the coast Of Massachusetts, portrays
some of the perils of a branch of the
government service that the general
public knows very little about. Ours
is the only life-saving system in the
world that is an exclusively govern
mental establishments, the institu-
tions abroad being all voluntary So
cieties. Ours is thoroughly organized
and literally supported by the gov
eminent, and its services in saving
lives and property along the coasts
and lakes are of immense value.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

\ man required by his wife to do
homework and mind the baby asks
divorce in Chicago because she would
not allow him even five cents day. If
the millions of women who have done
homework and minded the babies all
their lives without personal allow
ance Of one cent a day were to get d.
vorce on that ground there would be
startling dislocation of society.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

A Colorado genius named Whitney
has offered to cause one inch of rain
to fall throughout the state of Ne
brnska for the small sum of $1,000
and to repeat the operation whenever
needed for 81 900 per soak. Nebraska
might accept the offer without run
ming much risk of q disastrous food
But unless the state has money to
throw away it would do wisely not to
pay in advance.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

A young man in Richmond, Va. who
married as the sequel to an elopement,
found after marriage that he could not
make enough money to support a wife.
So he considerably shot himself, thus
eliminating half the expense. but also
cutting off all the income. This sort of
logic properly accompanies hasty
marriage.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
LATER NEWS.

Continuation of the debate on the
oleomargarine bill occupied the ses-
sion of the United States senate ON the
Goth, Senators Dolliver, Hansbrough.
Hoar and Lodge speaking in support
of the measure and Senator Stewart
against it. In the house general de-
bate on the military appropriation bill
was concluded and consideration OF
the bill under the five-minute rule be-
gan. 4 resolution calling on the pres
ident tor information relative to the
application of Gen. Miles to 90 to the
Philippines was adopted.
by the will of the late Robert c.
Billings, OF Boston, 81 ,0OO,00 is left to
charity.
Gen. Noriel and his bodyguard
were captured by Americans in the
Philippines. 1t is believed one of the
prisoners is Gen. Malvar in disguise.
Minnesota prohibitionists have NOM
mated Rev. Charles Scanlon, of Min
neapolis, for governor.
Cecil Rhodes died at Cape iowa
after long illness. aged 40 years.
His death is generally considered in
England as a calamity for the en-
pire.
The government will retain the
harbor of Guantanamo as it's only
naval station in Cuba.
Anthracite coal miners. will prob
ably not strike. the operators being
inclined to meet them half way in
their demands.
DR.. Robert e. Gray, of Garden City,
Kan, was acquitted in Chicago of the
murder of Irma Brown.
Mrs. Hattie Hand and her two chill
dren were burned to death in a
prairie fire near Anadarko, Okla.
Gen. Kitchener reported the cap
ture of 135 men Of Gen. Delarey's
command, but the Boer leader es-
capped the net set for him.
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the American
missionary, left Salonica for the
United States.
President Roosevelt has announced
that dcserters from the arnE or
navy will find no favor with him.
Gen. Leonard Wood left Washing
ton on his last visit to Havana in
the capacity of military governor Of
the island of Cuba.
Peary's supply shi? Windward ar
rived in New York from it's arctic
trip.
Secret service agents raided a coun-
terfeiters' den at Corona, T.. T., ar
rested five Italians and seized a
large amount of counterfeiting ma
chinery
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

John Kelley. aged ii and q resident
of Baltimore, went home drunk few
nights ago and began cursing his wife.
suddenly he choked and, trembling.
tried to speak. but could only gasp"
is the way the story is told in Bal
timore paper, and it is added that the
man has since been dumb and is of
the opinion that he was so stricken
for his blasphelny.