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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05
MINNESOTA NEWS.
A Negro Fiend.

Struggling in the cruel grasp Of
burly colored man, Ruby Steele, ID
years old, was carried from her home
In Minneapolis at an early hour in the
morning and released only when her
abductor was forced by pursuers to
abandon his intent.
Awakening from a sound sleep at l
o'clock in the morning by strong
pressure over her face the young girl
whose home is at 1414 Sixth street Sc.
Minneapolis was terrified by the sight
OF a negro sitting in the window.
She cried out in terror, and the in
truder leaped to her bed and bearing
her in his arms, ran to the window,
striking down in his flight the girls
aroused by her daughters cry.
A strong odor of chloroform perme-
mated the atmosphere
Hurting now the half conscious child
to the balcony, the negro leaped from
the room. He seized the girl and,
! gaining the ground, made off in the
darkness.
The girl by this time had gained a
better control of her senses, and
screamed in terror, the negro striving,
she says, to choke her into silence.
Neighbors were attracted to the
scene by the child's crys, and her as
sailant abandoned her, disappearing in
the night.
He was soon arrested and is sharply
guarded
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05
Two Tranps Burned.

Cincinnati, Sept, 1.-Fire Monday
caused loss of $4,000 at 8. H. Taft &
Co.'s lumber yard. The charred re-
mains of two unknown tramps were
taken from the ashes Of q box car that
was burned while on the siding in the
lumber yard. =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05
Fatal Bensine Explosion,

FW11H oeH1AHAV A9AF1HO"s
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 2.-While mixing
paints in the shop of Joseph Mukloskey.
at Homestead, Pa, Tuesday, a large can
of benzine exploded, killing Sadam
Louchey, aged Fl years, almost instant
" and fatally burning Sinus Watley.
Arrion Condusky, a millman, was Sc
riously burned while attempting to ex-
tinguish the flames. The building was
burned to the ground. The cause Of thu
explosion is not known.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05
Collleries Close Down,

shamokin, Pa. Sept. 2.-1n accord.
ance with orders issued last week four
collieries of the Union Coal company.
employing 5000 men and boys, were
closed down for an indefinite period
Tuesday on account Of the overlooked
coal market. ~. .s.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05
Double Murder.

Richmond, Ind, Sept. 1-Herbert b.
Bates, q clerk in the First national bank.
Monday shot and instantly killed Miss
Rena Gentry. He then shot and killed
himself. There were no witnesses to
the tragedy. It 10 supposed that she
had rejected his attentions.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05
1nvention Proves sucees.f.l.

So. hvG0t1OA 11OVeB S0CSGDDX01e -
Berlin, Sept 2.-Oskar Messter, who
has invented an apparatus combining
the photograph and moving photograph
machine, % 9 to produce speaking
photograph, save ! private view Of his
.ioyanhon with satisfactory results
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05
News in Brief.

Ole Peterson, 435 Adams street north
east, Minneapolis, was found dead in
bed.
During storm lightning struck the
barn of B. Fuchs, south Of Perham.
The building was destroyed, together
with three stacks Of grain and four
head of cattle. The loss il partially
covered by insurance.
Mrs. Hendrina Voorbeck of LIE Sueur
eighty years old, has been arrested and
held under $500 bonds for chopping
down . line fence near her residence.
Some one fred . shot which broke .
plate glass window in tho American
Nstional band, Sixth and Minnesota
streets st. Paul. IL. -.
+ Wisconsin ridemen viii not take
part in the interstate competition Of
militiamen to be hold ct Lake City,
MINI, next month.
Knute Nelson died ct tho ago of 81
Ct Grand Meadow. He was ono Of the
frst white men who eame - the Bear
Creek ssttl1ment u leS4
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05
WIN Tenssis Chanpianahin.

WINS Tennis ChaMpi0nDhiD.
4 Niagara-on-the-Lake. Ont, Sept. /.
lin the Niagara international tennis
tournament Monday Miss McAteer. az
Pittsburg. won the singles champion
ship from Nil Nselsy. e Chicago.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05
DARING crime
OF masked MEN
Rob Car Barns, at Chicago, KILL
ing Two Men and 1njur-
ing Two Others.
Thieves Then secure $4,000
and make their ESCAPE

Victims Are Shot Down without a
Planned and Evidently Work of
Men Familiar with Omce-Several
Suspects Under Arrest.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05
Killed in. Collision.

A wrecking car on the Seventh street
line in St. Paul collided with truck No.
1 of the st. Paul fire department.
Tillerman Patrick Fleming was fatal
ly hurt, dying at noon, and Lieute-
nent Henry Langevin, Truckman o.
car Peterson and John Costello were
painfully hurt. Captain J. J. Nnlcrons
and the other members Of tie truck
company were more or less bruised
and the truck was completely demol.
ished. Louis Hoffman, the moterman,
is under arrest.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05
Not Compulsory.

For the first time in many years the
public schools of Minnesota will open
this fall to all children without ques-
ton regarding vaccination The new
statute which received Gov. Van SAINTS
signature in April last expressly for
bids the compulsory vaccination of any
child or the requirement of vaccination
as qualification for school attendance.
Ouly in case smallpox becomes cpl
demic can vaccination of school chill
dren be required, and then only when
a board of health and school board
acting jointly enact such rule. This
bill was a compromise measure after
the defeat of bill prohibiting all
compulsory vaccination which last
spring passed the house and was re-
jected by the efforts of medical mem
bers in the senate.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05
To Benefit the Indians.

To Benefit the Indians.
Major G. l.. Scott, acting Indian
agent at Onigum, has received from
Washington authority to make con-
siderable improvements on the proper
ty of which he is agent. Cass Lake
school will be enlarged under the d.
rection of DR.. Rodwell, agent at Cass
Lake, and the school at Cross Lake
will be enlarged, the saw mill will be
re-esta blished at Red Lake agency,
horses will be purchased and the agen-
cy building repaired at Red Lake. A
school house barn will be built. This
work costing few Thousand dollars,
Major Scott expects to have finished by
fall. Several buildings have been re-
Gently been added to the Leech Lake
agency and others are contemplated.
The report that the Indians are on
the increase is misleading. The statis-
tics show neither decline nor a in
crease, but that the population is. at a
standstill, especially on the reserva-
TONS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05
Coal IL Found.

Coal IL Found.
Reports from the the Coal country
north of Pelican Rapids are to the ef-
feet that several shafts have been sunk
in different places, and coal has been
found in every instance, the veins be-
ing about three feet in thickness. The
coal is of the Ignite varirty, but of a
good quality.
The announcement that coal has
been discovered caused some excitement
here a year or two ago, but very little
has been heard of the matter lately,
and it was generally supposed that the
prospecting had been abandoned until
the blowing up of an engine and the
serious scalding of Engineer Peter Au-
duholm few days ago called atten-
ton to the fact that work was still in
progress.
There is difference of opinion as to
whether it will pay to mine coal of this
thickness at the depth at which it is
being found, but some of the mining
experts hold that it may pay we'll. The
Duluth company which is pushing the
exploration has recently compelled all
of the men who enter it's employ to take
an oath to keep still about the discov.
cries.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05

amined a. to her sanity. She was
committed to the hospital.
The German agriculturists who vis-
tied st. Paul several months ago, in .
letter to President Smith of the Com
mercial club, express thanks for tho
courtesy and hospitality extended by
the citizens Of st. Paul during their
visit.
The police Of Brainerd have arrest
ed Mrs. Albert Williams, John Burrig
and George Dill, on the charge Of
numbering Mrs. Williams 3-year-old
daughter.
George Nuremberg, of~Perham, aged
10 years, was almost killed by being
kicked in the face by horse.
The Minnesota State Aid society
will probably hold An annual exhibi.
ton Of art and handicraft this fall in
one of the larger cities of the state.
The state board Of health. report
ed sixteen cases Of smallpox in Min.
nesote and one death for the week
ending Aug. "a ~ follows: Eden,
Brown county, s; Home, Brown eoun.
ty, 3; st. Paul, 2; Bird Island, 2; Nor.
mania, Yellow Medicine county, 2;
Breckenridge, 1; Alexandria, I; Co.
kato, Wright county, death.
Boys will not be allowed to play
against girls q basketball or any
other athlete contest in 81. Paul
schools during the ensuing year Il
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-05

each annually. This is regarded in
some quarters as being in the nature
of a provision for war.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-05
OUAY'S LATEST MOVE.
Statehood Bill Tackled Onto Agri.
cultural and Sundry Ap.
preparation Bills.

Washington, Jan. 30.-A few min
utes before Senator Lodge closed his
speech in opposition to the omnibus
statehood bill, Senator Quay, in charge
of the bill, introduced the statehood
measure as an amendment to each of
two appropriation bills, the agricultural
and sundry civil bills. The documents
were handed in very quietly, and the
occurrence attracted no attention at the
time. The amendments contained in
each case all the provisions of the bill
as it came from the house and provided
for the admission of Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Arizona as states of the
Union. Senator Quay would not dis
cuss the step, but his friends practical
ly admit that it is the intention 20 so
join the measure with the bills provid-
ing money for the conduct of the bust
ness of the government az to render it
necessary to accept the statehood bill
in order to secure the passage of the ap-
preparation bills.
That this is the purpose is made more
clear by the fact that Mr.. Quay re-
quested that the amendments be re
ferred to the committee on organiza-
tion and conduct of the executive de-
partments, Of which he is chairman. A
rule of the senate requires that in order
to avoid being thrown out on point of
order, An amendment to the appropria-
tion bill must have been reported by
some committee of the senate. Sena-
tor Quay's committee is composed of
nine members, large majority of
whom are friendly to the admission of
all the territories as states.
Although it is committee which
has not had meeting for years, it is
contended that it is perfectly compe-
tent to pass on any measure referred to
it for consideration.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-05
AN INVESTIGATION.
Special Agents Looking Into Frank
lin County Communications.

county COn III utattOnS.
Pasco, Wash, Feb. 2.--An investiga-
ton of number Of franklin county
homestead Communication proofs is in
progress by the department of the iDte-
rior, special agent Miller, an emissary
of the federal bureau, having inst left
the Eltopia and Connell districts after
looking up evidence on large num-
Der of claims on which Communication
proof has been made for periods rang
ing from six months to two years.
This move of the department is start
ling, because the parties have held
final receivers receipts for their quar-
ter sections ever since the Communication
proof was made, and have, in many
cases, sold the land at good figure to
third parties. The unexpected move of
the federal authorities has been caused
by complaints from unknown parties
that all had not been legal in proving
up. If lllegality is proven, no end of
trouble is prophesied all round. The
men who paid $500 Communication fee
with the homestead law, together with
their filing fees and their homestead
right. Where third parties have inno-
Gently bought land illegally proven up,
suit will be their only recourse, as the
claim will revert to the government.
Most serious of all, the law states that
the man who illegally proves up is liza
BILE to arrest and penitentiary imprison-
ment tor perjury.
The anticipated result of the disclos-
ures that are likely concerning these
claims will be widespread. To GER
tain extent almost every committed
proof of the past few years will be
affected, as the actual settlers living on
their claims have rarely paid the COM
mutation fee, and majority of those
who adopted the fourteen month plan
went to their claims only at intervals
and might have difficulty in showing
that they complied with the letter of
the law, to say nothing about comply
ing with it's spirit. Franklin and Ad-
ans counties, since 1899. have been the
favorite stamping ground of the city
and town residents who wanted to use
their homestead rights and were unable
to 90 out and live on their farms. In
most cases these men commuted to rid
themselves, as they thought, of all dan
ger of contest.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-05
PRETENDER ROUTED.
Defeated by Forces of Sultan and
Taken Prisoner.

Tangier, Feb. 2.-The sultan's troops
have utterly routed the forces of the
Moorish pretender and captured Bu-Ha-
mara himself. A special courier who
has just arrived after making record
Journey from Fee, brought the news.
de reports that at daybreak last Thurs
day the army of the sultan, command
ed by War Minister Ell Menebhi, at
tackled the pretenders position and in
hlcted complete defeat upon his fol-
lowers, at the same time capturing Bu-
Hamara.
Another runner just arrived confirms
the news of the defeat of the rebels, but
says that the report of the capture of
the pretender Is incorrect. He adds
mat 1t is uncertain whether Bu-Hama-
IA body was among the great number
OF slain. The sultan's victory was alb
sHlute, almost the entire following of
the pretender being either slain or cap
tured. There is great rejoicing here at
the sultan's victory.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-05
WANTS ACTION TAKEN.
Government in Earnest About Meas
ure for Silver. Using Countries


ure for Silver Using Countries
Washington, Feb. 2.-The executive
branch of the government is not dis
posed to cease its efforts to bring about
an adjustment of rates of gold and sill
yer currency in the Orient and in other
silver using countries, with the mere
presentation to congress of the Next
can and Chinese notes on Thursday.
Secretary Root, who is opposed to the
amendment of the senate currency bill,
is particularly urgent in seeking to
remedy the evils of financial conditions
in the Philippines caused by fuctuat-
ing currency ratios, while Secretary
Hay is interested in the proposition be-
cause it promises to at once alleviate
the friction now existing as a result of
the Chinese indemnity question. The
secretary is also looking into the future,
toward the enlargement of American
trade in South and Central America,
where silver is still the standard tf
value. Therefore the proposition will
be laid before congress to appoint a
commission of three members, mpn ex-
pert in financial matters, to act as rep
resentatives of the United States in an
international monetary conference, on
he lines indicated by Mexico and
China, or in consultation indirectly, or
In fact on any line of international ex-
change that promises success.
Very little legislation is required at
this stage. and it is probable that an
appropriat ton of So 900 for the expenses
of each commissioner will meet the
needs of the state department at this
time.
1t is made plain that the commission
will have no power to commit the Uni.
ted States government to any change in
it's currency system. It's conclusions
will be adopted referendum, and moth
ing can I've made of them unless congress
regards them with favor.
The Mexican ambassador called at
the state department and extended to
Secretary Hay, and through him to the
president, his warmest thanks for the
able manner in which the communica-
tions of Mexico and China had been
presented to congress.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-05
BUILD TO SPOKANE.
COrbin Says Connection Will be Made
with Canadian Pacific.


Spokane, Jan. 30.-All doubt as to
the entry of the Canadian Pacific rail-
road into Spokane has been set at rest
by statement made by d. G. Corbin,
president of the Spokane and Koote-
mai Railroad company, recently incor-
porated here and understood to be
branch of the Canadian Pacific.
"During the present year" said Cor
bin, "a new railroad, without question,
will be built to connect Spokane with
the Canadian Pacific. l do not say this
road will be built by the Canadian Pa
cifc, but it will be connected with it,"
Asked as to terminal rates, he said:
ooh, yes; / certainly believe it will
benefit Spokane greatly. l am not 60
ing to say what freight rates it will
have, hut it is fair to presume that an
other transcontinental line into Spo-
kane, especially line which will con-
meet with the Canadian Pacific, will aid
rates here"
Corbin recently returned from New
York, where it is understood that he
has been in consultation with Sir
Thomas Shaughnessy, president of the
Canadian Pacific company, and other
representatives of that sysetm.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-05
MATTER OF POLICY.
Japanese Immigration is Not to Be
Restricted in b. G.


Vancouver, B. c.. Jan. 3l.-Sir Will
frld Laurier, premier of Canada, has
suggested to Col. Prior, premier of
British Columbia, that no federal OBJ
lection would be taken to a provincial
enactment restricting the immigration
of Chinese, provided that japanese i'm
migration was not prohibited by the
same act.
Sir Wilfrid added that as long as the
province of British Columbia insisted
upon connecting Japanese with Chinese
in immigration legislation, just so long
would the federal authorities. for i'm.
perial reasons, insist upon disallowing
those bills. Any legislation, Sir Will
hid declared, which British Columbia
has a right to pass regarding the Chi
nese, would, as a matter of fact, be-
come law, but he said "the British CO.
lumbia legislature has hitherto been
merely playing with the question"
At present Chinese are admitted at
800 head; in respect to the British
Columbia demand for more of the rev.
enue received from the Chinese poll tax
the federal government has agreed to
allow the provincial government to re
tain so per cent of the amount collected
in British Columbia, instead of 25 per
cent, as at present.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-05
BIG MILLS SOLD.
Port Biakely Property Goes to a
Syndicate.

Seattle, Jan. 31.-The sale of the big
lumber mills at Port Blakely is at last
definitely announced. Frederick Baus-
man yesterday received telegram from
his partner, Daniel Kellehei, who is in
San Francisco, stating that the long
pending deal had been closed and that
the entire issue of stock in the Port
Blakely Mill company had passed from
Renton, Holmes Co. and other stock
holders to syndicate of Michigan lum-
bermen. The consideration paid by
the Michigan men is $3,0O0,000.
Bausman & Kelleher are the legal
representatives. of the Campbell family
of this city, the members of which
hold, next to Renton, Holmes Co., the
largest block of stock in the Blakely
properties. Mr. Kelleher was called
to San Francisco several days ago to
represent the Campbell interests in the
consummation of the deal, which was
finally closed in the Office of Renton.
Holmes Co. yesterday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-05
Bill to Limit Fortunes.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Senator We'll
lington has introduced an amendment
to the constitution prohibiting the
holding of a fortune exceeding $10,-
600, 200 by any one individual in the
United States. In the case of such
holding the amendment provides that
"the excess shall BE condemned, wbeth-
er or not as public nuisance, public
folly or public peril, and be accord
ingly forfeited into the United States
treasury.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-05
Service Rifles for Militia.

Washington, Feb. In accordance
with the terms of the new militia law
recently enacted by congress, the entire
citizen soldiery of the country is to be
supplied with the regular army service
rifle. The state militia organizations
aggregate approximately $4,000 men,
nearly double the number in the regu-
lar army establishment. They will be
furnished their new arms as rapidly as
they can be manufactured by the ma
tional armory at Springfield, Mass.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-05
ROBBED MINES.
SYSTEMATIC THIEvING FROM BA-
KER CITY PROPERTIES.
That Over Hundred
Thousand Dollars Worth of
Specimen Ore Has Been Taken.
One Arrest and Warrants for
Six Others.

Baker City, Or, Jan. 31.-The arrest
OF Peter Peterson, miner in the en-
ploy of the Columbia mine at Bourne,
near Sumpter, brings to light the most
gigantic ore-thieving scheme in the
mining annals of the west. Peterson
is charged with taking $50 pounds of
ore from the Columbia mine, which he
sold at Sumpter for $40 pound. About
40 pounds of this ore was recovered by
the officers making the arrest and is
now in the possession of the sheriff of
this county, and is easily worth from
$50 to $50 pound.
About three months ago F. S. Baltic,
manager of the Columbia mine, became
suspicious of some of the miners work.
ing in his mine, and employed San
Francisco detective, who spent three
moths in the mine and discovered that
there was an organized gang of thieves
who had been at work for the past
three years stealing ore from the Co.
lumbia, North Pole, Red Boy, Golconda,
Bonanza, Psyche and other mines They
sold the ore at the uniform price of $40
pound, regardless of the ASSAY value.
The ore taken is what is known as
specimen ore. and is used by jewelers.
and lapidaries for iewelry and other
ornamental purposes 1t is estimated
that the ore taken from the Columbia
mine alone is woth $4,000, and the
lowest estimate placed on the specimens
taken from all the mines is $4,000
The specimens were sent all over the
United States. At the present time
there is 800 pounds known to be in
Portland. There is also a lot in San
Francisco.
Warrants are out for six more men
and the officers hope to capture some of
them within the next "a hours.