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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
FOR RELIEF OF CUBA.
The Island Congress- Authorizes the
. -. Negotiation of q
Big Loan.

New York, Aug. 5.-The first impor-
tant work of the Cuban congress is
approaching conclusion after a sit
ting of little more than two
months. At Saturday nights session
OF the senate the way was prepared
Tor circulating $35,o00,oo0 throughout
the island substantially approving the
house bill for the circulation of this
amount.
president Palma will be auth orized
to borrow $35,00O,O0O in American
gold and to issue national 80 year
hVe per cent. bonds within six
months. Four million dollars will be
applied to the aid of the cane grow
ers and the agricultural and cattle
industry generally. The money will
be loaned at the rate of so cents for
every 1850 pounds of sugar grown in
the last crop. The money is to be
repaid in February, March or April
OF next year, drawing six per cent.
interest. The bondholders will have
the custom house receipts as guaran-
tee for the repayment of the $4,-
100000. President Palma will be au-
thOrized to increase the tariff duties
on certain articles accordingly.
The rest of the $35 ,O00,O 900 loan will
be used for the payment of debts
contracted by the New York junta to
support the revolution, amounting to
about $3,oo0,0oo, also for payment OF
the services of the army, amounting
to $23.OOO.OO0.
It is believed such loan can be ne
gotiated and taken care of without
great difficulty. 1t will be Cuba's
only national debt. Business depres.
sion in the towns and poverty in the
country has not decreased. There
have been 12s business failures since
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
WEST AND SOUTH,

Joseph HOdaWSkl, deSpOndent be-
cause of illness, stabbed his wife and
12-year-old daughter and committed
suicide at FL Reno. o. T.
The peoples party will hold a
state convention in Springfield, Ill.,,
August 26.
The manufacturers of oleomarga-
rine ask permission to use palm oil
in their product, claiming it is high
ly nutritive, in addition to being a
fine coloring agent.
Anna MERRIAM saved her daughter
from being run down by an automo-
bile in Chicago and was instantly
killed herself by a runaway horse.
In a speech at conference with
Washington farmers James j. Hill
said freight rates could not be adj
justed by law, that farmers should
treat with railroad officials instead.
John Shandrow and wife, of South
Haven, Mich, adopted % children
from the Minneapolis orphan asylum
who came for a summer outing on
their 100-acre fruit farm.
In the store of the Laddsdale Sup
ply company at Laddsdale, Ia.
cracksmen blew the safe and Sc
cured an unknown sum of money.
William Thompson, of Villas, Co..,
on his deathbed confessed that he
killed his son Benjamin, and that Zeb
Nicholson, serving a sentence in pris-
on, is innocent.
An earthquake shook AIissoula
county, Mont, a number of old
buildings at Clinton collapsing.
With high-gear cars specially built
for the new Aurora, Elgin G. Chicago
electric line it is expected that a
speed of 16O miles all hour will be
attained.
At the state prison at Nashville.
Tenn, convicts blew hole in a wall
and IS made their escape.
The mayor of Cleveland won three.
cent fare fight by court decision.
but employees were told reduction
means starvation wages.
Miss Mabel Strong, aged 10, and
w. E. Hillagross, aged 49,, both of
Nation, ILL.,, were killed by the cars
at a crossing.
w. NJ. Beardshear, president of the
Iowa state agricultural college at
Ames and one of the leading educators
of the state, died at the age of SO
years.
Flames of uncertain origin burned
the major portion of the business dis
trict of Lucas, Ia.
In Chicago the state pure food COM
mission started 50 suits against gro.
GERS and others accused of violating
statutes.
Near Savanna, ILL.,, two masked men
held up Burlington limited west.
bound train at midnight, blew up the
express car safe and secured $50. O00
and escaped.
The republicans have nominated Le-
roy Anderson. of Taylorville, for con-
gress in the Twenty first Illinois dis.
trict.
In convention in Chicago Roman
Catholic prelates ignored the warning
of Archbishop Ireland and discussed
the friar problem and other matters
pertaining to the Philippines.
G& w. J. Husey, the astronomer at the
University Of California, announces the
discovery Of 100 pairs of double stars
never before catalogued. .
Flames destroyed the opera house
and 81 other buildings at Washing.
kcu. La. .z sS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

ter Storer from Spain to be ambas-
sador TO Russia, and to appoint Henry
White, now secretary of embassy at
London, as minister to Spain. Mr..
Tower, who has been dissa tisfied with
St. Petersburg, expressed months ago
a wish to be transferred to some other
equally desirable post, preferably Ber-
lin.
Ithaca, N. Y, Aug. 6.-The resig-
nation of Ambassador White has
been expected by his friends in this
city for many months, particularly
since the death of his son. Frederick
D. White, of Syracuse, in July, 1901.
DR.. White will be 70 years old in No.
vember and the reason assigned here
for his withdrawal from the honor
able post which he occupied at Ber-
lin is that he is ready now TO devote
himself to writing. He has COM
pleted work on his experiences and
"reminiscences as a diplomat at Ber-
lin and St. Petersburg, and is con-
stantly engaged in literary work
He has maintained his home on the
campus since he left Cornell univer-
sity, and it is considered proba BILE
that he will return here to live.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

Leroy Beaulieu, a well-known econo.
mist of Paris, has declared that the
leisure class of men will have to work
for their living in 1862. He made this
interesting statement IN q lecture on
the conversion of the French 31z per
cent. debt into per cent. bonds. He
said that the rate of interest is con-
stantly decreasing. and predicted that
in the next Is: years capital will be-
glad to set 2 per cent, and that 30
years hence such lrst-class securities
as government bonds and railway Sc
curities will probably bear only l per
cent. interest. $s:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

Estimates published here put the
late John w. Mackay's fortune at $40,.
100000 to s70,000,vU0, and in legal cir.
cles it is considered a nice point
whether the British government is
not entitled to claim a death duty of s
per cent. on what Mrs. Mackay inner.
its under her husbands Will, as, though
not naturali@ed, she is domiciled in
England. Then a death duty will have
to be paid on all the testator's invest,
ments in English securities. Mack.
avs English investments are said to
be nearly $100O0,0O0.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

The head of Prussia's state railways
has announced that for the future as
many women as possible will be en-
ployed by them in those posts suitable
for women. They will hold positions
in ticket offices. telegraph offices, be
telephone clerks at the counting
offices and at the goods offices. In
Prussia great many women are al
ready employed in various government
posts and each year sees fresh open
ings made for them.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
TRAIN IS WRECKED.
Disaster on Ann ArbOr Railroad Near
Cadillac, Mich.-A Dozen
Persons Hurt.

Cadillac, Mich, Aug. Am excur-
sion train on the Ann Arbor railway,
made up of II coaches and carrying
700 people. was wrecked six miles
north of this place Sunday morning.
So far as known, no one was killed,
but about dozen persons were in
jured, ssome seriously.
The train was bound from Dura nd to
Crystal Lake and Frankfort, and was
running about 35 miles an hour It is
believed the wreck was caused by the
fange breaking on one of the wheels
of the combination baggage and
smoker. next to the engine
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
Cholera in the Philtnn3ne.

Manila, Aug. Awhile cholera is de-
creasing in Manila, the reports re-
ceived from the provinces show large
number of cases and deaths. Last
Saturday there were COS cases and 525
deaths from cholera in the provinces.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic
there have been throughout the ar
chlpelago a total of 21,40S cases of
cholera and 16,1O5 deaths. It is he
lieved that many cases were not re-
ported, and the total number of cases
is estimated at $4,000. Forty-eight
Americans and IS Europeans have died
in Manila since the outbreak.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
the last - months, against % tho

year before.
Washington, Aug. 5.-The state de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from Minister Squiers,
dated Havana, August 4:
1.-THE house has passed. the bill authoriz-
ing the loan of $35, 10000; minimum rate of
issue, 80 per cent Maximum interest, five
per cent. redeemable in 40 years."
The rights of the United States I'M
der the Plat amendment will be en-
forced, and it is doubtful whether this
government will quietly and without
protest permit the Cuban government
to issue such large amount of bonds
at this time.
Article 2 of the amendment. relating
to the public debt, was drawn with the
object of keeping Cuba upon firm
financial footing. The necessity for
the loan has not been explained, nor
are our officials aware of it's purpose.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
The Vatican and France.

Rome, Aug. 5.-The vatican regards
thepresentsituation in France, arising
from the closing of unauthorized con-
gregationist schools, as most grave.
It is reported that Cardinal Rampolli,
papal secretary of state, is still in ia
vor of temporizing with France, fear
ing that the hostile attitude of the
vatican toward that country would
lead to graver complications. Some of
the cardinals advocate an entire rup-
ture with France, thus anticipa ting
that republic and prevent the passage
there of further anti-clerical laws.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

A corn crop Of fully two and one.
half billion bushels, which is three
hundred million bushels more than
the biggest crop in the history of the
country, is predicted for this year by
traffic men and grain statisticians, says
the Railway Age. Two and a half
billion bushels of corn means lao. 0O0,.
100000 pounds, which means 10000, 900
tons, which, at the liberal average OF
thirty tons to the car, means 1888 1873
carloads; which, at fifty cars to the
train, means 1856 trains.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

To-day the British have more ships
than any other people of the world.
They have, all told, about $4,000 yes.
sells in the United Kingdom and the
colonies, and their tonnage amounts
to more than ten millions. They carry
about two-thirds of their own goods,
and large proportion of those Of
other nations. They carry more than so
per cent of our exports and imports.
They carry "A per cent of the foreign
trade of Russia and like amount of
that of Belgium and Holland; 43 per
cent of the imports and exports Of
France.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
MET ON A CURVE.
East Freight and Work Train Col
Tide Near Rhodes, H.. and Thir-
teen Men Are Killed.

Marshalltown, Ia, Aug. Trimming
contrary to orders, work train, west
bound, crashed into an eastbound Chi
cago, Milwaukee G St. Paul fast
freight, two miles west of Rhodes, at
1:2o o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
killing the engineers of both trains,
one fireman and ten laborers. Both
trains were piled in tangled heap
by the collision, which occurred on a
curve, and came without a moments
warning. None of the train crews had
time to jump, and the engineers met
their death under the ruins of their
spljntered engines.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

Charles G.. Bennett, of Utica, N. Y:
believes he is hoodooed, and he will
go to the Northern Seas on a whaling
vessel to see if he can not lose his bad
luck. Bennett seems to be a mark for
lightning and sunstrokes. Physicians
say that the man is so charged with
magnetism that he attracts lightning
is, in fact, living lightning rod-and
is unusually affected by the suns
rays. Bennett has suffered three sun.
strokes and was struck by lightning
thrice.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
THE EAST.

In the National league the per-
centfges of the baseball clubs for
the week ended August were: Pitts
burg, .756; Brooklyn, .544; Chicago,
500; Boston, .524; Cincinnati, AGA;
St. Louis, .455; Philadelphia, 400;
New York, 1929.
Percentages of the baseball clubs
in the American league for the week
ended August were: Chicago, .57s;
St. Louis, $40; Philadelphia, .544;
Boston, .541; Washington, ATT; De-
troit. .444; Cleveland, .443; Baltimore,
.43O.
At Horizons, N. y, collision be-
tween milk trains resulted in the
death of four persons and the wreck-
ing CT two engines.
In the anthracite strike region au-
thorities are exercising unusual vigi-
lance owing to rumors of plots
against the soldiers at Shenandoah.
In New York Russell Sage cele-
brated his eighty-sixth birthday by
working all day.
For the murder of Mary Mccarthy
May II, 1900, Aaron Halle was put to
death in the electric chair in Sing
Sing On. W prison.
To report personally concerning his
trip to England Whitelaw Reid visit
ed the president at Oyster Bay.
At York, Me-, the two hundredth and
fftieth anniversary of the settlement
of the town was observed.
Fire losses IN the United States and
Canada in July amounted to $10,02s,-
900, against $15,74o,000 in the same
month in 1901.
At Shenandoah armed peace pre-
walls, although the Pennsylvania
strike district shows much unrest and
outbreaks are feared.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

What is stated to be the oldest ship
in the world has recently been sold
at Teneriffe to be broken up. This IS
the Italian ship Anita, registered at
the port of Genoa. The Anita, which
resembled Christopher Columbus ship,
the Santa Maria, was built in Genoa in
154S, and effected her last voyage at
the end of March, 1902, from Naples to
Teneriffe. The Anita was of tremend.
ously stout build and had weathered
countless storms and tomatoes in all
parts of the world,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

Not many persons are aware of the
fact that the best brown paint used by
artists is made from human bodies.
The bones and skin, which are ground
up by artists color men and sold in
tiny tubes, are those of mummies TAX
en- out Of the Egyptian mausoleums.
When a person died in Egypt a cen
fury or two B. c. he was preserved in
the finest bitumen. The remains Of a
body treated thus in those times, on
being unwrarped to-day, presents an
appearance similar to light-colored
leather
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

In the manufacture of artists colors
animal, vegetable and mineral sub.
stances are largely used. Crimson
and purple lakes ard carmine are all
obtained from the cochineal insect
Sepia is the dark fluid discharged by
the cuttlefsh to render the water
opaque for it's own concealment when
attacked by larger fish. Prussian
blue is made by fusing the hoofs OF
horses with impure potassium carbon
ate, and ultramarine is obtained from
the precious mineral known as lapis
lazuli.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

The tomb of the bull Mneris, which
was worshiped in Heliopolis, has just
been discovered short distance west
of Matarieh. The stones of the tomb
were covered with hieroglyphics. They
are being removed to the museum,
where several other smaller antiquities
which were found in the tomb have al
ready been transferred.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

night a double guard supplied with
ball cartridges surrounded the camp,
and the sentries were instructed that
IT the stone throwing was repeated
they must shoot to kill and investigate
afterwards. One of the attacking
party, Lithuanian named William
Stoponitz, is under arrest and is con-
fined in the guard tent, and the pro-
vost marshal is on the trail of others.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

The late John w. Mackay was one OF
the best expert gold and silver pros
pectors in the United States. In the
early days on the coast he was quite
famous for his abilities. along this line,
and, while unable to find paying
leads" for himself, made living by
giving expert opinions upon other PEG.
pies claims"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
A Waterway Movement.

Joliet, ILL.,, Aug. 5.-Local members
OF the Illinois Valley Waterway asso-
citation have called a mass meeting of
representatives of the various cities
and towns along the Illinois river for
Tuesday afternoon, August 10, in
Joliet. The object is to discuss plans
for the development of the water.
power at Joliet, and an effort viii he
made to develop the waterway prof.
ect. z.sz i .s5.. .ss 8 -, s..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
AMBASSADOR WHITE RESIGNS.
our Representative to Germany to
Quit His Post Early In
November.

Berlin, Aug. 6.-Ambassador White
mailed his resignation to the United
States several days ago. It is to take
effect early in November.
Mr.. Whites resignation may now be
in the hands of President Roosevelt.
The date set by the ambassador for
his resignation to go into effect was
November 7. He is now at Homburg.
where he is taking the waters and
where he probably will remain till the
end of the month. There is much gos-
sip at Berlin concerning Mr.. Whites
probab BILE successor, and one circum-
stantial story is that the president in
tends to transfer Ambassador Tower
from St. Petersburg to Berlin, Minis
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
Street Cur Men in Riot.

Ironton, o., Aug. 4.-The strike of
the employees of the Camden Inter
state Electric railway almost COM
pletely tied up the lines from Guy
andotte, w. Va, to Hanging Rock,
o., and intermediate points. In
seven hours all the >nonunion men
were driven from the cars in this
city by violence. Crowds gathered at
street intersections, hurting fruit,
eggs and ether missiles at motormep
and conductors.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
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
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
During the fiscal year ended June
80 last 64S,743 immigrants landed in
the United States, against 437,915
during the previous year.
The commissioner of pensions says
that legislation enacted by the last
session of congress will result in at
least 10000 new pensioners, making
a total of over 100000.
It is said that Senat tor Hanna will re-
sign as republican national chairman
before the next presidential campaign.
The weekly crop report of the gov
eminent shows that corn is making
good progress.
In session in Washington the Ma
tional Retail Butchers association de-
nounced the alleged beef trust and de-
vised methods of curbing its power.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

F. NJ. Downer, of Longmont, Col,
has been appointed assayer of tho
Denver mint. s-7 - a.% '4.1 T..
Union machinists in the Allis-Chal-
mers plant in Chicago rushed eight
nonunion men from the plant, pound
ed them, and then struck because five
ringleaders were discharged.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
Two Young Lndie. Killed.

Hopkinsville, KY, Aug. An excur-
sion train on the Illinois Central caught
five young ladies on trestle at Daw-
son Springs ednesday afternoon.
Two were crushed to death and the
others, jumping, were probably fatal
ly injured
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
KING RETURNS TO LONDON.
Lands Mt Portsmouth and Is Taken
by Special Train to City, Where
He VIII BE Crowned

London, Aug. THE royal yacht
Victoria and Albert, with King Ed
ward on board, left Cowes at 1880
Wednesday afternoon for Ports
mouth. The harbor station at Ports
mouth was reached shortly after two
o'clock. A special train to convey his
majesty to London, awaited his arrival
at Portsmouth.
The king left the train without
assistance and entered an open car
riage, which started after few min
utes' delay for Buckingham palace.
He looked extremely well. Repeat
edly he bowed his acknowledgment
of the cheers by the crowd at the sta
ton, and he shook hands heartily with
various friends who greeted him on
the platform, and to whom he waved
adieu on entering his carriage. He
appeared to be in excellent spirits.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
Death of an Editor,

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 5.-John
-Baenziger, editor of the Volksfreund,
a German paper of this city, died at
the age of IS years. He was stricken
with paralysis three weeks ago. Mr..
Baenziger was an old resident of La
Crosse, as well as an old newspaper
man, and was we'll known in German
circles about the state. I" ~
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-11-27
His Name Was There.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: 1 see but
one mistake in ST Klegg. Who ever saw
a colored brother in war times sleep with
his feet to the fire, as Comrade McElroy
had those negroes at Columbia do? A
white man always sleeps with his feet to
the fire, but in all my war experience
never saw negro sleep that way; always
with his head to the fire. Many time
have l seen their wool singed and their
heads in the ashes, and in the quarters,
when hunting baked possum, noticed
their benches all endwise to the fire and
their heads as near as they could get them
to the fire. Let Isl and Shorty" go ahead
for long while. When it first commenced
a crowd gathered here at the pOstofice
and 1 read it out to them and it seemed
so real, just describing what had been
through myself, that when the roll was
to be called after the battle l told the
boys my name will be there; and it was
When you brought that squad into Ander-
sonville you camped them on the spot
where the last tunnel in Andersonville
that 1 know of was started. There was
a stump on the dead-line, and in the day
time we would dig up the stump and car
ry the dirt to the swamp, and at night we
dug on the tunnel, and put the dirt under
the edge of the tent and around the stump.
We were going toward the hospital, and
were just under the stOckade when the
big rains came and flooded it. Then they
built another stockade outside that. Then
my pard, our leader, died. Lieut.. George
Slocomb, list r. /. Cav, passing as a pri-
vate. We worked in the tunnel described
in Isl and Shorty" But instead of being
flooded with water, it was the contents of
the old hospital sink that came in.-T. G..
DAY, Co. L, Sd Ind. Cav, Correct, Ind.