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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
BLIZZARD RACES.
Western States Experience a Fresh
Outbreak of Winter
Weather.

Red Lodge, Mont, March "A
furious blizzard has been raging
throughout this section. Several
inches of snow has fallen and has
been badly drifted by the high winds.
Denver, COL, March "A blizzard is
raging all over this state and the
temperature is falling. The weather
is clear except at some points in the
mountains, but the snow is drifting
badly.
Minneapolis, MIMI, March 2.-Spe-
Gals to the Journal from South Da-
kota say Friday nights storm was
the worst of the winter.
La Crosse, Wis, March "A fierce
blizzard reached the city Friday
night and left it shivering from in
tense cold. About an inch of snow
fell accompanied by drizzling rain
which left the streets in slippery
condition. The temperature dropped
80 degrees.
Topeka, Kan, March "A fierce
blizzard is sweeping across this por-
ton of the state with the air full of
sleety snow. The temperature regis
tered II at seven o'clock, fall of ~
degrees since seven o'clock Friday
evening. This will cause great suffer-
ing among western range cattle
where the ground is covered with
snow
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
OVER AN BEREAVEMENT.
Electric Car Loa led with Pass en- gers.
Fails Twenty Feet at Henrietta,
O.-Several Persons Hurt.

Oberlin, O.. Feb. 2s.-A car on the
Cleveland & Southwestern electric
railway went over an embankment
20 feet high Thursday night at Hen
>rietta, five miles west of Oberlin.
There were 20 passengers aboard,
some of whom were severely bruised,
but the greater number escaped
without serious injury. Sanford
Dale, conductor, of North Olmstead,
and Miss Lucy Robinson, of Wake
man, are said to be seriously in
jured. Among the passengers was
A. L. Lansing, travelling man for
Schley & Co., Gloverville, N. Y. His
face was cut and body bruised. All
the others hurt live in the vicinity
of the scene of the accident. The car
fell on it's side in landing and the
passengers were thrown together in
a heap,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
4 fatal FIRE At Lowell
Business Block Burned and at Least
One Person Perishes in ..ss .=s5
the Flames. f. : :-
BODY OF WOMAN TAKEN FROM RUINS.
Feared That There May BE Other
Bodies Still Under smolderins
Debris-Most Exciting Scenes Dur
ing the Fire, and Many Hair
breadth Escapes of the Inmates.

Lowell, Mass, Feb. 2s.-One person
and possibly others lost their lives in, a
fire which broke out in the Burbank
block here early Friday. The building
was used for business, lodging houses
and social purposes, the street floors
containing stores. the second, third and
fourth floorslodging rooms and the top
floor dance hall. There were IS lode.
ers in the house when the fire broke
out. Reports that lives have been lost
were circulated and contradicted, but
when a search of the ruins was made
the body of Mrs. Sarah F. Kittredge,
correspondent of the Ladies' Home
Journal and Saturday Evening Post, of
Philadelphia, and other periodicals,
was found. Later it was reported that
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Cut to Pieces by Train.

=, Fort Wayne, Ind, Feb. Samuel
Knott, vice president and leading
stockholder in the Knott-Van Ar
mum Manufacturing company, of this
city, was instantly killed by a fast
express train on the Pennsylvania
railroad while on his way to his Of
fire at the factory Friday morning.
He stepped from one track to an
other to avoid freight train, and
was struck by the express train, be-
ing literally cut to pieces. He was
aS years old, married, and lately came
here from Coldwater. Mich.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04

before the house the naval appropria-
ton bill with senate amendments and
upon a roll call and by vote Of 243
to 0 the amendments were disagreed
to and the bill was sent to confer
ence. The speaker appointed the fol-
lowing conferees: Messrs. Foss (nl.),
Dayton CIV. Va.) and Tate (Ga).
Mr.. Wagner (Pa.) called up the con-
ference report upon the bill to amend
the railroads safety appliance act.
He declined to make any arrange
ment about time for debate and after
a brief explanation demanded the
previous question. The roll was called
on the demand.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
CHINESE SOLDIERS KILLED.
Rebels in Province of Kwang ST AM
bush Troops and Murder
Every One.

Picking, Feb. 2s.-Advices received
here Friday show that 500 imperial
troops were caught February Is in an
ambush in Yang Uing pass by the reb-
els of the province Of Kwang ST, South
China. ALI the soldiers were killed and
the rebels captured large supplies of
arms which the troops were taking to
the besieged garrison of Chi-Yuen.
The official reports admit that the
rebellion in Kwang 81 is increasing and
has spread over the border into the
province of Human. The viceroy of HUI
nan has sent troops to the boundary
to check the rebels advance.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04

made with out incident worthy of note.
The president alghted from his car
as soon as the train had pulled into the
station and, after shaking hands with
the engineer and fireman of the loco
motive, entered his carriage which was
in waiting. Accompanied by Capt
Cowles he was driven directly to the:
white house. He expressed himself as
greatly pleased with the meeting in
Carnegie hall Thursday night, refer
ring to it as great and inspiring as
semhla ore
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Big Strike Begun.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 29.-The struc-
tural iron workers of the Pittsburg
district, which takes in all points
within radius of 1875 miles of this
city, struck Friday against an al
legged violation of the agreement on
the part of the American Bridge
company. In Pittsburg 700 skilled
and 1000 unskilled men are out. The
strike will delay work on the Fort
Wayne, Wabash and Tenth street
bridges in Pittsburg, and will tie up
all structural iron work in the dis
trict
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Women Arrested Mt St. Louis.

St. Louis, March 2.-Seven women
have been arrested on bench war
rants issued at the instance of the
grand jury, which has been investj-
eating the Imprisonment of young
girls in dens of vice raided in the
Fourth police district several days
ago. The grand jury will make
partial report next Monday, when it
is expected more indictments will
handed down.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Indian Charged with Murder.

La Crosse, Wis, March 2.-Frank
Thunder, near relative of Chief Tom
Thunder, of the Winnebago Indians,
has been arrested charged with be-
ing implicated in the murder of Mary
Hinsley, an Indian squaw, February
2. The body, mutilated, was found on
the banks of Black river near Black
River Falls. Death is said to be the
elimination of an Indian vendetta.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Fail to Reach Agreement.

Athens, O., Feb. 2s.-The joint con-
vention of miners and operators for
this district, which has been in ses-
sion since Monday, has adjourned
without having reached an agree
ment in the dead work scale and out
side day laborers. In open confer
ence Thursday they could not come
to terms and the questions were re-
ferred to committees representing
each side.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04

Kansas City, Mo-, March Bert
McKinsley, a farmer living near
Monticello, Kan, was shot and NOR
tally wounded by some one who fired
a charge from a shotgun through a
window of McKinsley's house, ac-
,cording to telephone message re-
ceived from Olympia, Kan, Saturday
morning. McKinsley is 40 years old,
unmarried, and lived alone on his
farm.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Nonunion Men AssauIted.

Waterbury, Conn.,, Feb. 2s.-The nom
union motorman and conductor of a
street car on the Waterville line were
assaulted by unknown men late at
night. The motorman, named Morris
settle, had his skull fractured and may
die. The conductor whose name il La,
mont, received injuries less serious.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Gen. Gordon: Better., :

& Jackson, Miss, Feb. 2S.:--Gen. j. B.
Gordon, commander-in-chi Of the
United Confederate Veterans, who
was taken violently ill: on 81 Queen
& Crescent train, en- routesto this
city, is reported to be very much
better Friday morning. II is not
thought that his condition is at all
serious. : ~ Asaai a.. - I
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
SAFE RETURN HOME.
President Reaches Washington Full
of Enthusiasm Over New
York Meeting,

Washington, Feb. %. - President
Roosevelt and his party arrived here in
their special train from New York over
the Pennsylvania railroad at 1870
o'clock Friday morning. The trip was
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Violent Gale Sweeps Great Britain

London, Feb. 2S.-A gale of almost
unprecedented violence swept Great
Britain all night long and did consider
able damage. Telegraphic communica-
ton northward of Leeds was entirely
interrupted, the continental service
was interfered with and large num-
bers of ships were forced to seek shell
ter in the harbors. Many minor wrecks
occurred and the lifeboats and rocket
apparatuses We're busy all along the
coasts. - : - ,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
To Hasten Merger Case.

Washington, March 2.-The attor-
ney general Saturday sent to the
clerk of the Unite I'd States circuit
court for the eighth circuit the for
NAL certificate, under the act of Feb
ruary rs, 1908, to secure preference
and an early argument for the case
of United States VS.. the Northern Sc
curities COMPANY
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
TRAGEDY in Georgia.

Jonesboro, Ga, March 2-William
Farmer, deputy sheriff of Clayton
county, Friday night instantly killed
his father-in-law, james Christian,
mortally wounded his wife, who is in a
dying condition, and attempted to kill
his son, but missed fire. The frenzied
man then turned the gun upon himself
and fired, dying instantly. e.> >. .>.~,> .
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
PROTOCOL SIGNED.
President Roosevelt Is Named as the
Umpire In the Doc
ument.

Washington, March 2.-Baron Gevers,
the: minister of the Netherlands, and
Minister Bowen have signed the Meth
erlands protocol~providing for the set
Element of the claim of that country
against Venezuela. 1t is provided that
President Roosevelt shall name the
umpire in the event of a disagreement.
The protocol follows the lines of that
of the United States.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
A CLEAR ROAD FOR CONGRESS.
four other persons were missing and

Tour other persons were missing and
search of the ruins was continued.
There were number of narrow es-
capes and several persons sustained
burns and other injuries.
The total financial damage is esti-
mated at 1925, 1000, partly covered by in
surance.
The fire threatened the Belvidere
hotel, which adioins. the Burbank
block, but a heavy fire wall proved an
effective barrier.
Most Exciting Scenes.
The scenes which attended the fire
were of most exciting character.
The flames were discovered about
three o'clock. 1twask known that bout
IS persons occupied the lodgings in, the.
block and were asleep in their rooms
on the second, third and fourth stories.
and adjoining the building was the
Hotel Belvidere with large number of
guests. Although the most vigorous
methods were used to arouse the in
mates of the Burbank building only
those on the lower floor got out of the
doors and stairways. The others were
forced to the windows, out of which
they leaned and shrieked for help
until they were rescued by the firemen,
who were able to reach them by means
Of ladders before the: flames gained
control of the building. It is feared,
however, that a number of occupants,
of the rear rooms persisted. {. -.s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Mysterfous Suicide,

ID Lexington, KY, Feb. 2s.--Benjamih
l.. Goodwin, aged 20, reported to BE-
worth $500, 900, one Of the richest farm
ers in central Kentucky, walked into
saloon here Friday, put revolver to
his cheek and fired, killing himself.
Both he and his wife are Of prominent
families. No cause is KNOWN ~ 81,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Kilis Himself in Naval Hone e.

Philadelphia, Feb. 2s::-Henry A. o.
Hartung, formerly a sergeant OF ma
rines, United States navy, committed
suicide Friday at the United States
naval home by shooting himself
through the head. Hartung had seen
~ years service, He was admitted to
the naval home last October. he was
born in Germany and has relatives at
Ieipsic 1Szl I. ~ iy.ag-E. r. sLz.E4.:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Escape from ship Over. rce . Floe

Escape from Ship Over lee Floe.- ?
St. John, b., Feb. %. "A party
of travellers has arrived here after
a thrilling experience on the ice.
The party was led over IS miles OF
foes from an imprisoned steamer to
Pictou island and thence to- the
mainland by two young Boston
women. *s1a= rs s s,4 : b x MI S#
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Fermere Con = essnaans Dead,

Fitchburg, Mass, Feb. g. Rodney:
Wallace, formerly congr essman from.
this district and one of the most
prominen men 81 Worcest er county
! Is dead 81 bronchial trouble 81 his
home here. 1, 10
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
sultan nexfns Reforms,

., Constantinople, Feb. 2s-The sui
tan has ordered the application of
the Austro-Russian plan of reforms
in Macedonia to all the six Rou-
meliaR Eilayets. The state council is
preparing m organic statute for the
application Of the reforms. S. * =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
! Serious Earthquakes n spai

s Madrid, Feb. q. "A series of sharp
shocks Of earthquake were felt in the
province Of s. licante atdawn Thursday
and wererepeated atinteryals through
the day The disturbance did some
damage and created |. panic among the
spopu1at /.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Haytian rown :. Rur,ea.

Cape Haytian, Hayti, Feb. ga dis
patch received here from eros Morne
Friday announces the complete de-
struction OF Port de Paix, Hayti, by
IRE Thursday night. Only the vessels
belonging to the Haytian company
were saved. zss5s s z.s.ss=z. 81
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
PortuRqu.ese MINISTRY Resi.;n..

Lisbon, March 2. Ihe cabinet has
resigned: The king has accepted its
resignation and charged Senior
Hintze Ribeiro, formerly premier
and minister Of finance, to form 3
cabinet. ..5s: e ,sss: ~: {.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
To Delay -sendiux Statue.

: =. To Uelay SeHU1AU@ StWtWee -
Berlin, March Emperor William
has instructed Minister Won: ! Stern
berg to inform President Roosevelt
that the statue of Frederick the
Great will not be sent to the United
States until the spring OF 1905. s- :}! e
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
ResiEns,@

Sharon Pa, Feb. 28.SJohn Steven
son, Jr, the founder Of the Sharon
Steel company, which Was absorbed
by the United States. Steel corpora
ton recently, has rendered his res
ignatfon as general manager of the
plant, to take effect Friday. s.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
.Danger Of FLOOD Oyer.

. San Antonio, Tex, March Tho
San Antonio river - within its banks.
and all danger IS over. Not = life.
50 far as reported was lost, but the
loss il property IS very heavy. rs s% 1ss:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Mfchfxan Bank Robbed.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 2s.-Two
robbers blew open the safe of Hub
bard's private bank, at Cedar Springs,
during the night and secured between
$4,eoo and $4,000. They obtained admit
tanee to the bank by means of keys and
then opened the safe with two charges
Of d ynamite. They stole team from
Miller's livery stable and were seen
coming toward this city
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
Cause of the Disaster,

1t is stated that the wreck was
caused by two landslides. In the first,
it is thought, a big bowlder came down
the side of bluff and fell on the track
These landslides spread the track and
when the locomotive struck the bowl
der it was thrown from the ties and
down the emba nkment. Several
coaches followed. The scene of the
wreck is between Loudon and Lenoir
City, Tenn, where the railroad paral-
le1s the Tennessee river for consid-
cradle distance. The construction of
the road at this point was very diff
cult engineering, and it is the most
unfortunate place for a wreck.
Dying Engineer Faithful to Pledge.
Just before Engineer Bibb died, a
physician endeavored to have him
drink little whisky, in the hope of ex-
tending his life as long as possible.
The engineer refused it, saying: 81
have never touched it yet, and don't
expect to- begin to drink it now.
Continuing, he said:. II am going to
die, so go and look after the women
and children in the coaches" He ex-
pired few minutes later.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04

Toledo, O., Feb. 2s.-Al Wade Fri
day confessed to the murder two
years ago of Kate Sullivan. The con-
fession came at the close of one of
the most sensational trials ever held
in this city. Wade's attorney, Nov
efist Brand Whitlock, offered then to
enter plea of guilty to second de-
was refused by the states attorney.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
WRECK ON GRAND TRUNK,

Express Train Dera1led ut Battle
Greek, xich.-One Man In Killed
Battle Greek, Mich, March 2.-As q
result of the derailment of Grand Trunk
west-bound limited express No. s at
the South Jefferson avenue crossing,
just before noon Saturday, one man
was Instantly killed, one was fatally
injured and several were seriously
hurt: The dead: Bliss U. Parker, of
Battle Creek Il 49, 80 49, -
Il The seriously injured Brakeman
George ;Cowles, Battle Greek, skull
crushed, will die; sFlagman Alex Dixon,
leg broken and afterward amputated,
will recover. s 1>s Pc sSs:E$>z e. :
The: train was running atth rate of
Is miles an hour when the derailment
occurred "A switch opened just after.
the engine and baggage cars had
crossed, throwing the two day coaches
and two sleepers on side track. The
passengers all escaped with slight In
juries. z z:-s sS*. e.. .H
Train Disaster in Pennsylvan1a.
Brownsville, Pa March Six per-
sons Wereserionsly injured and . num-
/ her slightly hurt in 8 collision between
local passenger:train. No. IL and . liRht;
engine ont Monongahela division of
the Pennsylvania railroad atthe iunc-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04

IS laellainar Newss 1renas tbs rope. s.
s. Munich Bavaria, March e. ).
Maschi, papal nuncio here, Has re-
feiyed 8 report copeear tninE the pope's
= ! ] e, I. !: min Character:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
sIlaI1Ia TselIes: g r Nor

Washing ton, Feb. %. -- The National
Republican itorials association FRI
day 1nornine va. ddressod 81 Som
ators Hanna md Den
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04
WRECKED BY LANDSLIDE.
Fast Passenger Train Smashed and
Burned Near Lenoir City,
Tennessee. b.
THREE OF The TRAINMEN ARE KILLED.
About Twenty-FOur Others, Many Of
Them Passengers, Are Injured
Engineer Remains True to His
Temperance Principles and Re-
fuses Whisky When Dying.

Knoxville, Tenn, March 2.-The fast
passenger train, Chattanooga to Sails
bury, leaving Chattanooga at II: As Fri
day night, was wrecked about three
and half miles west of Lenoir City,
Tenn, Saturday morning about two
o'clock. The wreck was caused by
spreading of rails. Three deaths are
reported so far and "a others were in
iured.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-04

injured; w. Is. Holt, LyOnidas,
Tenn, chest badly bruised and injured
internally; H. C. Toms, Columbus, O.,
shoulder and arm injured; Mrs. H. C.
Toms, injured internally; Mrs. NJ. Lee,
Rogersville, Tenn, head hurt and in
ternal injuries; two children of Mrs.
Lee, one of whom may die; Mrs. Sarah
Emerson, Rogersville, Tenn, spine in
jured, will die; L. A. Hughes, of Lone
Mountain, Tenn; j. B. Troppolin, New
York, internally injured; j. A. Kelley,
Alexandria, head hurt; Sam L. Kelley,
Alexandria, Va, head and chest in
jured; f. L. Fisher, Knoxville, head
bruised; William Whitehead, Mary
vile, Tenn, both hands and head in
jured; j. w. Toohy, Greenville, N. c..
leg broken; r. II. Marsh, of Muskeogee.
J. r., head and right hand injured; H.
3. Sargent, of New Orleans, slightly.
Wrecked on Steep Embnnkment.
The wreck occurred on the top of a
steep embankment, and the train
plunged down this. The locomotive
went within 80 feet of the Tennessee
river. Four Of the. coaches were tel
escoped and partially piled upon the
engine. Three coaches were burned
outright.
The wrecking train with physicians
and railroad officials left this city i'm
mediately after the wreck was report
ed, and the track may be cleared by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-06
TOPEkA'S DEAD LIST.
Seventy eight Known to Have Persisted
About 80 Missing.

Topeka, kas., June 5.-The dead in
the Topeka flood now number IS. A
boatman, this afternoon, reported that
seven bodies had been found near the
north end of Harrison street. Four
other bodies were found caught in the
wreckage.
People working the flooded districts
fear that the list of dead will not be
far from 100 when all is over. Thirty
or more people are now classed as miss
ing.
The water has now receded over six
feet and is going down an inch every
hour In the part of the town north
and west of the Rock Island Railroad
the damage has been very great. The
greater part of North Topeka is great
waste of sand which is piled up over
the streets, house floors and railroad
tracks. burying the city from a mere
coating to a depth of two or three and
in some places four feet. Generous re-
sponses are being made to the appeals
for aid
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MUST REFUND.
Continued from page -

his; that he served with distinction
during the Civil war, but that, having
deserted early in the conflict from a
Pennsylvania regiment of cavalry, was
forced by the exigencies of the case TO
re-enlist in the 5th Maine under an as
sumed name-and hence the name OF
Hodgdon.
That no Pennsylvania regiment OF
cavalry existed at the time of the al
legged desertion and that Pooler has
never served in the 5th Maine Volun-
teers, are facts already proven.
The present suit in the circuit court
is simply to recover d stated amount
of pension money, Pooler already hav-
ing been sentenced to term of i'm
prisonment, as told above, upon a Grim
inal charge. AS unfolded in Portland
the case is said to have been filled with
picturesque and entertaining details;
and, although much of the picturesque
ness was lost on Thursday in a volume
of dry legal phraseelogy, enough of in
.terest still remained to hold the close
attention of crowded court room from
10 o'clock in the morning until 6 at
night.