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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
SENATE PASSES
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.
Many Amendments Offered. Some of Which Are Ac-
cepted-Final Vote Stands ~ to 81 After
Prolonged Debate-Provisons of
&"#% the Measure.

Washington, March ls.~-,After pro-
longed debate, the senate Monday
passed the ship subsidy bill, the final
vote upon the measure being ~ to 81.
| Senator's Allison and Dolliver Ua.),
Spooner and Quarles (Wis.), and Proc
tor and Dillingham; w., republicans,
voted against the final passage of the
| bill, and Senator McLaurin Is. c. voted
for it. Some amendments to the bill
were adopted, but they were NIL agree
able to those in charge Of the measure,
the friends of the bill voting down all
| other amendments. With the eXcep-
ton of amendments offered by Sem
ator Allison, and accepted by Senator
Frye, limiting the time of the opera
| ton OF contracts made under the pro-
visions of the bill to July /, 1920, and
providing that the amount of the eX-
pendit,lre under the mail subsidy para
graph should not ut any time exceed
$S,O00,O00 annually, none of the amend
ments agreed to materially affected
the bill as it was reported from the
commerce committee.
TrOVlAlOn0 OIL tnc MCONure.
The title Of the bill passed by the senate
Is: '"To provide for ocean mail service be-
tween the United States and foreign ports
and the common defense; to promote COM
merce. and to encourage deep sea fisheries"
Section l of the measure as passed deals
| with ocean mail steamships and their sub
sides. The postal subsidy act Of 1891 is so
amended as to direct the postmaster gen.
eral TO enter into contracts for not less than
| five nor more than Is years with American
citizens for the carrying of mails on Amer
lean steamships to such foreign points as
Will best promote the postal. commercial
and maritime interests of the United
States; the mail service of such lines to be
equitably distributed among the Atlantic,
Mexican gulf and Pacific ports and the con-
tracts to be made with the lowest RESPONSE
bic bidder.
The vessels employed in the mail service
| shall be American-buit and owned and CT
| f1cered by American citizens. During the
first two years one-fourth of the crew must
be American citizens; during the next three
years one-third must be American citizens.
and during the remaining life of the con-
tract at least one-half must be American
| citizens. The ships must be screw steam
ships OF iron or steel, and divided into the
following classes, according to speed: First
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
BIG PIER is BURNED.
Docks of Phoenix Steamship Line De.
strOyed by Fire at HObOken, n. j.
Loss About 100000.

New York, March IA swift and,
in many of it's details, picturesque
fire, Tuesday night destroyed the pier
of the Phoenix steamship line on the
Hoboken IN J.) river front, with many
bales of cotton and hay; burned that
company's vessel, the Britain Queen,
to hulk, consumed several lighters
and their cargoes, damaged dock
belonging to the Barber steamship
line, and for time threatened the
property of the Holland-American
line and the huge Campbell stores.
The loss, according to estimates, will
approximate 81 100000 Whether any
lives were lost was difficult to learn.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
FROM WARRINGTON

The new national bank notes of the
1902 series are radical departure in
design from former issues.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
has decided, it is said, to resign be-
cause of opposition of western sen.
ators and congressman.
The official report of the marine hos
pital in Washington show that there
were 22,263 cases of smallpox in the
United States during last week.
Before the senate committee Mai
Gen. Otis said the Filipinos are not ca
pable of self-government.
Acomplaint has been made before the
civil service commission that there is
a systematic exclusion of women from
the government service.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
Alliance AnnOunced

London, March 2O.-France and
Russia have warned Great Britain
and Japan that the Franco-Russian
alliance extends to the far east. A
joint note conveying this warning has
been addressed to all the powers, in
GLIDING America, and it's text was
made public late Wednesday night at
St. Petersburg, Paris and London
too late for careful analysis-by the
London press. In their Joint note
to the powers signatory to The
Hague conference agreement France
and Russia declare that they desire
the maintenance of the status quo in
China and the attainment of COM
plete tranquility in the far east
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

class. 20 knots or over: second class. 10
knots: third class, Is knots; fourth class, II
knots; fifth class, 16 knots; sixth class, Is
knots: seventh class, IA knots. All steam
ships Of the first four classes shall be con-
structed with particular reference to
prompt conversion into auxiliary naval
cruisers and shall be Of the highest "a ting
known to maritime commerce. Mail steam
ships are required to carry as apprentices
one American-born boy for each 1000 tons
gross register. He shall be educated in sea-
manship and engineering and rank as pet
ty officer.
Subsidy to be Paid.
Section 2 of the bill provides for the gen.
eral subsidy to be paid. 1t directs the sec
rotary Of the treasury to pay to the owners
Of any vessel in the United States duly reg
istered and engaged in the foreign trade Of
the United States compensation amount
Ing to one cent per gross registered ton
for each 100 nautical miles sailed. not ex-
ceeding 16 entries in any one year: and on
each entry, not exceeding 16 in any one
year, for a period Of five years from the
date of registration of a vessel of l 900 gross
tons, which shall be completed after the
passage of this bill, one-fourth of one cent
per gross ton for each 100 nautical miles
sailed. in addition to the Aforementioned
compensation. The bill specifies certain
vessels which shall not receive compensa-
ton under Its provisions, among them being
vessels engaged in the coastwise trade ex-
clusively. Each subsidized vessel is re-
qu!red to carry as member of its company
one American boy for each 1000 gross tons,
who shall be taught seamanship and engi-
neering. The owners of the vessel must
agree before receiving compensation that
the ship in emergency may be used by the
United States for the national defense or
for any purpose, at a fair valuation for this
service.
Other ProvixiOns.
Section 3 of the bill directs the secretary
of the treasury to pay to the owner Of a
documented vessel engaged in deep sea fish
cry for at least three months in any one
year two dollars per gross ton per annum,
provided that at least one-third of the
crew shall be citizens of the United States;
and he Is directed to pay also to a citizen
Of the United States serving as member
of such crew one dollar per month for the
time he is necessarily employed.
Section provides that no vessel shall
be given compensation under two or more
sections of this act at the same time; that
a subsidized vessel shall not be sold to
a subject of foreign power; and that the
president of the United States shall cause
proper regulations to be framed for the
execution of this act.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

The evictions of Irish tenants are
reaching proportions which recall the
old days when the Irish issue was the
leading question in British politics.
The same question promises to ap-
pear again in menacing shape soon.
The land purchase question is coming
up, and the recent evictions are sure
70 intensity the feeling in Ireland
against the British government. Just
as soon as the Boer war and recon
struction questions are out Of theway
the Irish problem will once more have
to be grappled. The Irish leaders are
laying their plans for 9 .'hot time d
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
HARD ON LIVE STOCK.
The Storm i'm the Northwest Results
in the Loss of Many Hundred
Sheep.

St. Paul, Mimi, March 2O.-A Bis
marck (N. d. special to the Dispatch
says: Reports of loss of live stock
in the storm have begun to come in.
Joe Allen, ranchman near here, start
ed for Sterling. Friday noon, was
caught out in the storm and strug-
gled until Monday morning, when he
was found so badly frozen that it
is feared he cannot recover. One of his
horses was dead and the other has not
been found. William H. Bratton, of
Sterling, lost 100 cattle and several
hundred sheep. They were sheltered,
but the roof fell in and smothered
them. A ranchman named Cook lost so
cattle.
William Wilton lost 400 sheep. 4
band of 5000 sheep in the western
part of the state were turned out to
Craze the day before the storm. The
herder persisted with his flock.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
WEST AND SOUTH.

A man under arrest at San Antonio.
Tex, is charged with having nine
wives.
The noted Apache chief. Geronimo,
for II years a prisoner at Fort Sill,
Okla, is to be released from captiv-
ity.
Over $4,000 MANNED, crippled and
diseased horses are slaughtered an
nually in Chicago, and most of the
meat is sold as beef.
The Canadian northwest and North
Dakota has experienced the worst
snowstorm in many years and rail-
road traffic is practically paralyzed.
April % has been named by Gov.
Savage as Arbor day in Nebraska.
Judge Martin Welker, member of
the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth and For
ty-tirst congresses, and once lieu
tenant governor of Ohio, died in
Wooster, aged SO years.
D. H. Rose has been renominated
for mayor of Milwaukee.
Flames destroyed nearly half the
town of Campbell, Neb.
Ex-Gov. John p. Altgeld's body has
been committed to the grave at
Graceland cemetery, Chicago.
= At the home of his son near Burton
Vile, ILL.,, David Miller celebrated his
one hundred and first birthday.
The citizens of Toledo, O., declare
they will resist with guns, if necessary,
the removal of bodies of revolutionary
soldiers buried at Fort Meigs.
At Quincy, ILL.,, Frederick Moecker
shot his wife and killed himself.
Charles Fl. Arson has been nominat-
ed for mayor by the republicans of
Milwaukee.
Near Minot, N. D., family of four
were frozen to death in a blizzard, and
many others are believed to have per-
ished in the northwest.
In the Black Hills country snow
drifts Is feet deep blocked all trains
for ~ hours. 81.
Lake Erie navigation has been opened
for the season.
At the age of SO years Daniel Wells,
the pioneer lumberman and the richest
man in Wisconsin, died in Milwaukee.
On a steamer successful wireless tel
egraph experiments have been made be-
tween Detroit and Cleveland, code sig
nails being heard across Lake Erie. e.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
Commercial hotel at Mar1ssa, Ill, Sc
cured $4,000 and started q fire which
did damagesto the extent Of $3.50, 900.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
Army Changes.

Washington, March 2o.-By direc-
ton of the president Maj. Gen. Ar
thur Macarthur was Wednesday as
signed to the command of depart
ment lakes, with headquarters at
Chicago, ILL.,; Brig. Gen. Frederick
Funston to the command of the de-
partment of the Colorado headquar-
ters at Denver, Col, and Brig. Gen.
William A. Kobbe: to the command
of the department of Dakota, head
quarters at st. Paul, MINI. These
changes will take effect on the 25th
instant. :s = : .'>J =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
HitchcOck's Brother Dead.

Washington, March 19.-Secretary
Hitchcock telegraphed here Tuesday
that his brother, Henry Hitchcock,
died at his home in St. Louis at ten
o'clock Tuesday morning. Mr.. Hitch
cock had been i'll for some weeks
with heart trouble. He was II years
old. He was formerly president of
the St. Louis Bar association and had
q wide reputation among lawyers
throughout the country.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
A WEEKS ! HISTORY. |
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
AL the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIETY-sEvENTH CONGRESS

The ship subsidy bill was further
discussed in the United States senate
on the 18th. A bill appropriating
$150,0OO, to establish marine hos
pital at Savannah, Ga, was passed.:
also bill providing for the construc-
ton of a bridge across the Missouri
river at South Omaha, Neb. In the
house the day was devoted to private
pension bills, 229 being passed, clear
ing the calendar. This is the largest
number of pension bills ever passed
by the house at one session.
After prolonged debate the United
ship subsidy bill, the final vote being
AZ to 81. Six republicans voted against
the measure. The calendar was cleared
of public bills for the first time on
record. The house began considera-
ton of the river and harbor bill. Mr..
Otey (Va.) introduced a bill appropri-
ating 100000, 900 as good road fund.-
to improve the highways of the coun-
try.
The bill providing for the protection
of the president of the United States
was discussed in the United States SEN
ate on the 18th, 80 private pension bills
were passed, and bill was introduced
providing that all paper currency of
the United States except bank notes
shall be of the form known as post
checks. In the house the river and har-
Dor bill was further discussed and the
general immigration bill, which aims
to close American ports to all foreign
paupers and criminals, was favorably
bers decided to grant a 20 per cent. re-
duction in Cuban duties.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Joshua Wilbour, United States con-
sui at Dublin, Ireland, died at Ruth
erford, n. j.
John Daniel, New York mer-
chant, kept his marriage a secret
for "a years. His will revealed it.
A health resort for invalid soldiers
OF the regular army is to be estab-
lished at Fort Niobrara, in Nebraska.
Overland limited trains are to be
provided with telephone service while
standing in depots at Chicago, Omaha
and San Francisco.
The post Office department has
stopped the fraudulent scheme of
swindler who advertised way to
open cash registers without keys.
Mrs. Catherine Soffel, wife of the
Pittsburg warden, has been indicted
ON three counts, charged with aid
ing the Biddles to escape from jail
January 80.
A dressmakers' union, comprising
some 100000 modistes, is being
formed, the purpose being to protect
the members from deadbeats and to
raise standards.
The owner of Chicago tenement
has been sued for $4,000 damages
by Mrs. John McGinnis, whose two
children were killed by sewer gas and
her own health impaired.
DIR. Emil G.. Hirsch, of Chicago, de-
clares the crucifxion was the result
of conspiracy between priests and
their Roman allies, and that the Jews
took no part in His death.
Mrs. Coils P. Huntington's gift of
$250,000 to the Harvard medical
school more than makes up the fund
upon which the gift of $1,000, 900, by
John D. Rockefeller was contingent.
Russia has apologized for the at
tack of it's soldiers on American sail
ors at .Niuchaang. A secret report of
the commander of the Vicksburg in
dicates that the clash was a serious
affair. - -, - =.
Lyman j. Gage, formerly secretary
of the treasury, and recently elected
president of the United States Trust
company in New Y ork city, has been
elected a member of the chamber of
commerce. r. 5%%.. ,.:.* 4 .,s.s 4
A%young Berlin physician, DR.. Lud-
wig Feinberg, has made an impor-
tant discovery Of independent AMI
NAL y A. organisms in cancer growths.
This discovery, he says, means the
diagnosis Of cancer. d.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

Labellite is the name Of a new sub
stance designed to take the place of
rubber, which has been invented by
Prof. c. H. Labelle, of Salt Lake CITY.
This artificial rubber is made of sew
eral hydrocarbons. including elaterite
and albertite. and a crude petroleum
distilled from oil shale. All the ma
terials are found in Utah. A company
is being organized to manufacture the
artificial rubber on Long Island sound
and in Utah. 1t is claimed that label
lite is equal in every way to the natural
rubber and that it can be manufactured
for 1H cents pound.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

Four of the oldest men in the senate
sit side by side in seats II, IL. 13 and IA
in the front row of the democratic side
of the chamber-Mr. Pettus and Mr..
Morgan. of Alabama, and Mr.. Cockrell
and Mr.. Vest. of Missouri. Senator
Pettus in point of years is the father
of the upper house, having passed his
eightieth birthday nearly year ago.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
RENDERED TO SARGENT.
President Offers Chief of Locomotive
Firelnen Position of COmmis siOn-
er General of Inning ration.

Washington, March 1.-THE position
of commissioner general of immigra-
ton has been rendered by the presi-
dent to Frank P. Sargent, chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
to succeed 7. V. Powderly, the present
incumbent. 1t is understood that the
reason for the presidents action in de-
string to relieve Mr.. Powderly is be-
cause he has not worked in harmony
with the higher officials of the treas
ury department., which has resulted in
more or less friction.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
Insurgent Leader Surrenders.

Manila, March 2O.-Gen. Lukbans'
efforts in influencing Guevarra, who
recently issued proclamati ton declar-
ing himself the successor of Gen. LUX
ban in the island of Samar, to surren-
der have been successful. Both Gen.
Smith, in command of the United
States forces in the island of Samar,
and Guevarra have agreed to an armis-
tice to facilitate the collection of Cue
varra's men with their rifles, when the
formal surrender will be made.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

A Hagerstown (Md.) dispatch an
nounces the death of Robert McCartv
at the age of los years. Of course Mr..
McCarty drank whisky and chewed to-
bacco all his life. They all do-these
people who die at the age of 1O5 or 40
or us, as the case may be. Unless the
centenarians who chew and drink can
bring evidence to show that they would
have died earlier in life if they had
been exemplary in their habits we are
going to keep on advising the boys not
to chew or drink, and run whatever
risk there may be in such course of
cutting down the average life.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

The regency of Queen Christina of
Spain may be extended five years upon
the ground that young King Alfonso
should complete his education and
travel before assuming the sovereignty.
But if such a step is taken it will show
quite plainly that the young king is
incapable of properly exercising the
functions of monarch, and that to en-
trust him with sovereignty will be to
endanger the dynasty, which is already
in considerable peril from revolutions
airy parties.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
Reciprocity Wins.

Washington, March 19-The advo-
Gates of Cuban reciprocity scored de-
cisive victory Tuesday night at the
conference of republican members of
the house Representatives, the prop
osition Of Chairman Pavne. of tho
ways and means committee, for 20
per cent. reduction of duty, with the
slbley amendment, limiting the dura-
ton of the reduced rates to December
l. 1903, being adopted by a vote of IS
yeas to 81 nays. This result was
reached at 1880 o'clock, after a pro-
tracted debate followed by series of
exciting roll calls.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
Cleveland Gets Three-Cent Fare.

Cleveland, o., March 1s.-The three
cent street car fare ordinance was
passed finally by the city council Mon
day night, there being but two dissent
ing votes. Mayor Johnson, who is in
terested in the company, stated that
operations of building the new lines
will begin within a month, the consent
of property owners having already
been obtained.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

Rev. DR.. George G. Lorimer. of the
Madison Avenue Baptist church of
New York, preached sermon recently
in which he declared that the great in
f1ux of foreigners endangers the Amer
lean church. There are more and
more places of Sunday amusement be-
ing opened for the benefit of the for
eigners. DR.. Lorimer says, and if some
thing is not soon done there will be no
such thing as Sunday observance.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

full report of the capture in the prov
ince of Laguna of famous woman
general, Gen. Agueda Kahabagam by
name, who has been in the field against
the Spaniards and the Americans for
six years, and who has commanded as
high as 500 and 600 bolomen. EVIDENT
]y the F'ilipinos have their club women,
too, with the accent on the club.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

Ficeroy Yuan, Of the province of Che
Lee. China, has announced that he in
tends starting a newspaper at Tien-
tsin for the purpose of introducing
western civilization and enlightening
the people. Yuan says the newspaper
is the best way in which to reach the
Chinese problem. Printers ink has civ
iliZcd many a country.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
4, CleVeland's Birthday.

Princeton, n. j., March 19.--Former
President Grover Cleveland, who is now
the only living ex-president of the
United States, was IS years old Tues
day.. Mr.. Cleveland spent the whole
day at his conf Portable home on Bay
ard Lane with his wife and children.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

Prince Henrys railroad tour in this
country was remarka BILE in the accu-
racy with which it's time schedule was
carried out and in it's freedom from
accident or delay at an inclement and
stormy season of the year. The ar
rival of his train at New York after so
long trip precisely at the hour fixed
some weeks ago speaks volumes for
American railroads.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

Col. William =. Cody, better known
as Buffalo Bill" is the promoter of a
Swedish colony of 5000 persons to be
located in the Big Horn valley in Wyo-
ming. That Cody, the hunter of few
years ago. should to-day be actively
engaged in promoting an agricultural
enterprise is one illustration of the re-
markable changes that have been made
in the west.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

There are no medals for him in this
world, but in the hall of fame on high
there is niche for that New York boy
who strapped his invalid father on his
back and staggered out of burning
tenement house to safety. The boy
could not summon enough strength to
hold his father on his back, but he used
his wits and strapped him on with a
trunk strap
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
Miners in Convention

Shamokin, Pa, March 19.-The most
important convention of hard coal
miners since that which resulted in
the memorable strike of 1900 began
here Tuesday, and is likely to remain
in session until Saturday. The three
anthracite coal districts, known tech
nically as districts ~ and 9, United
Mine Workers of America, are repre-
sented by over 600 delegates. -. i.