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Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
TOWN UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Yazoo City, Miss, in Hands of Mill
tary as Result of Conhagration-
Loss May Reach 100000.

Yazoo City, Miss, May 27.-Yazoo City
is under martial law as a result OF
Wednesdays conflagration. Several
negroes, who were caught in an at
tempt to steal salvage, have been ar
rested. Two military companies patrol
the burned district. The loss is various
ly estimated at between $1,500,O00 and
$2000,0 900 and the insurance probably
will approximate so per cent. of the loss
The devastation of the business district
is complete. Twenty-eight blocks were
swept clean by the flames. OF the 200
buildings destroyed so were splendid
residences, many of old colonial archi-
lecture and occupied by some of the
wealthiest citizens of the south.
The only buildings of consequence di-
rectly exposed to the fire which escaped
were the courthouse and the Fannie J.
Ricks memorial library, and they were
saved only by the sudden shifting of the
wind.
The buildings of the four banks doing
business here were completely de-
stroyed, but it is announced that all
money stored in the vaults has been
saved These institutions have rented
temporary quarters and resumed busi-
ness. The residence of Hon. John Sharp
Williams, the minority leader in the
house of representatives, escaped the
flames
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
TYNER is FREED.
Jury Returns Verdict of Nc Guilty
IF Post Office Conspiracy
Charge.

Washington, May 27 Within g.
minutes of the retirement OF the jury
in the case of James N. Tyner and
Harrison J. Barrett, tried on charge of
conspiracy in connection with Their
duties OF law office of the post office
department a verdict of not guilty
was returned. The throng which filled
the court room throughout the argu-
ments to the jury hardly had time to
leave the building before the jury was
back and the foreman announced that
verdict had been reached. Gen.
Tyner, expecting a longer wait, hal
been wheeled from the room, and his
nephew and co-defendant hastened ~
give an order which caused him to re-
turn. Gen. Tyner appeared greatly
excited as he attempted to face the
jury, and when the verdict was re-
turned he broke down completely
Several of the jurors wept with him.
The Tyner-Barrett case was begun
on May 2, and has been before the
court 19 full days. A great mass of
testimony was offered. The prosecu-
tion brought forward an army of wit
neses, a majority of whom were for
mer officers of bond investment COM
panies, through which Harrison J.
Barrett, the Junior defendant, was al
legged to have profted after he left the
post office department by practicing
before his uncle, who remained in the
deDartment
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

The supreme court in sustaining the
action of immigration authorities at New
York in deporting the anarchist, Turner,
will be gratifying followers of law and Or
der. The claim was made that he is a
lecturer on sociological subjects and an
anarchist in theory only, but the court
held that though he professed, to regard
the absence of government merely as a
political ideal, yet his illusions to the
universal strike" and to the execution
OF Spies as legal murder led to inference
that he contemplated realization of his
deal by use of force and that his speeches
we're indictments to that end.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

The resignation of Clara Barton as
president of the American Red Cross So
rlety has been rendered and accepted,
and the famous "Angel of the Battle
held" has retired to private life. Miss
Barton is one Of the grandest women of
this country; for more than 40 years she
has given her entire time to the emeli-
oration OF suffering humanity, for almost
a quarter of a century she has been at the
head of the American Red Cross organiz-
alton. The work of Clara Barton is too
noble to allow jealousies or temporary
misunderstanding to withhold due rec
pgnition from her.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
DEADLY SULPHUROuS FUMES
TEN MINERS SUFFOCATED IN A
MINE TUNNEL.
All But One of Victims Were Mem bers
of Rescue Party Trying to
Save Co-Workers,

Harrisburg, Pa, May 27-Ten miners
were killed and ~ overcome by the sui
phurous fumes in tunnel of the Sum-
nit branch colliery of the Susquehanna
Coal company at Williamstown Wednes-
day. All but one of the dead were mem
bers of relief party.
revised list of the dead follows: NJ.
NJ. Golden, local superintendent, aged
55, leaves widow and seven children;
John kenney, miner, married, three chill
dren Enoch Morgan, miner, 80, five
children; Joseph Punch, laborer, "a;
George Radle, 60, chief machinist;
Aaron koppenhaver. repair man; Albert
Nau, engineer, Is. single; Bert James,
miner, single; Henry Frederick, miner.
Enoch Morgan was the first man
killed. The rest of the victims were
members of the rescuing party, which, at
one time, was made up OF more than 100
men.
lntimation of the presence of an e1-
traordinary quantity of sulphurous gas
IN the mine was first received by miners
who were walking through the tunnel,
which extends from the Bear valley to
the Williams valley side of the noun
tain. Shortly afterwards a coal traiD
came through and picked up some of
the men insensible from the gas and
hurried them to the Williams valley side.
= relief train. loaded with rescuers and
members of the night shift, was hur-
rledly made up and sent into the mine
to rescue the others.
Before the train had Travelled any dis
tance, the rescuers started to explore the
| mine and in a short while these men
were tottering and falling to the ground
fatally stricken or seriously overcome
The lights which the miners carried
were of little good, because of the large
amounts of gas, and in the death reek-
ing atmosphere, and with practically no
light,a numebr of men, partly overcome
fell into a stream of water which flows
along the track, and what the gas left
undone drowning completed.
Despite the immense odds agains!
which the rescuing party worked, the &C
| insensible victims and the bodies of the
dead were placed on the relief train anG
rushed to the mouth OF the tunnel. 1t is
believed the gas accumulated because OF
the excessive heat on the surface and the
large number of trains which Went
| through the mine
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
FIGHT FOR CHURCH REUNION
IMPORTANT MATTER TAKEN TIP
BY PRESBYTERIANS
Admission of Cumberland Denomina-
tion the Great Question of
Churchmen at Buffalo.

Buffalo, N. Y, May 27.-The great
question overshadowing in Importance
all others-the proposed reunion of the
Presbyterian church of the United
States and the Cumberland Presbyterian
church which organized as a separate
body in 1910, was the first order of bust
ness in the general assembly of the Pres
byterian church Of the United States
Thursday. Not since the day when the
vote was taken in 1901 on the revision Of
the confession of faith of the Presby-
terian church, has there been such inter-
est manifested in any question as that OF
the proposed reunion. The discussion
promised to be struggle between Presi-
dent Francis L. Patton, on one side and
President James D. Moffat, on the other.
a renewal of the old struggle between
the liberal and conservative elements
in the church. Mr.. Moffat will be sup
ported by DR.. R. F. Coyle, DR.. c. A.
Dickey, DR.. J. P. Calhoun and others,
and Dr. Patton by Dr. Henry c. Minton,
DR.. John Fox and others.
DR.. Patton contends that the confess
sion of faith, as to it's Calvinistic doc
trines, is the same as when the Cumber-
land church went out.
DR.. Moffat and his supporters will ar
que that the revision did revise, in that
misunderstanding were removed.
The general opinion seems to be that
the report of the committee will be
adopted by two-thirds vote, although
majority vote is sufficient to send an
overture to the presbyteries for their
concurrence
Stated Clerk Roberts read a tele-
gram from the Cumberland body, now
meeting in Dallas, Tex, announcing that
they had adopted the plan of union with
the general body by the constitutional
two-thirds majority. The news was re-
ceiyed with the greatest enthusiasm.
Greenville, Pa, May Plat it's first
business session Thursday the United
Presbyterian general assembly elected
unanimously as moderator DR.. j. W.
Witherspoon, of Allegheny, Pa. A num-
ber of overtures were received from the
presbyteries of Xenia, Smithson, Illi-
nois, Pittsburg. Concordia and Cone
maugh, after which the committee on
narrative and state of religion reported
II more congre cations and net gain in
membership of 2,494, the total member
ship being now 138.145. Total contribu-
tions for all purposes were 1867 ,444, or
500 900 more than last year.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

Young men nowadays are inclined to
the opinion that the opportunities for
making fortunes are not as great as
they were half or even a quarter of a
century ago. AS matter of fact there
Is plenty of evidence that the avenues to
fortunes are as unobstructed now as
they ever were. Indeed, the demand for
men who are capable and reliable is now
greater than ever before, and where there
Is such demand there are opportunities
for making fortunes.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

The steady increase in the price of
raw cotton during the last two years
Is due primarily to the fact that the
demand has been outrunning the SUP.
ply, and the shortage of labor in the
south. To increase the area of culti-
vation more laborers and small
growers are needed, and the great need
Of the south is a'larger share of the
current of immigration now flowing so
freely to our shores. Since a very
large proportion of this immigration
Is from southern Europe there seems
to be no reason why q share of it can
not be diverted to our southern statea
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
An Army of EMPLOYEES.

Washington, May 27. - A bulletin is
sued by the census bureau gives the to-
tai number of employees in the executive,
civil service of the United States as 15O,-
1888. These figures include only those
employees who are required to take an
examination. and about $4,000 postmas-
ters and employees of small post Offices
are excluded, as are about $4,000
employees with small salaries in
the field branches of the war depart
ment, about 10000 employees at navy
yards, who are classified but appointed
under navy yard regulations, and few
thousand in other parts of the service.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
PEOPLE OF FOREIGN NOTE.

Paul Loubet, eldest son of the presi-
dent OF the French republic, has just ac-
cepted $400 year clerkship in the Bank
of France.
Senor Antonio Maura, the Spanish pre-
mier who escaped assassination the 9TH
er day, is one of the most enlightened of
Spanish statesmen.
DR.. Carl Schmidt, of Heidelberg, Ger
many, has placed together, after seven
years Of hard work, 1000 small frag-
ments Of papyrus and translated the con-
tents from the Coptic.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
WEST AND SOUTH.

At the age Of 50 Lieut.. Col. John NJ.
Matheny, U. S. A., retired, is dead, at
Berkeley, Cal. He was native of In
diana and served as captain during the
civil war.
At North Branch, Mich, Daniel
Graves, aged 80, was struck by light
ming and killed.
The governor of Illinois has issued a
proclamation setting forth that Monday,
May 90, will be Memorial day, and ask
ing that it be properly celebrated by abb
devoted to the decoration of graves of
dead soldiers, and appropriate memorial
exercises.
At St. Louis George Lehrter pleaded
guilty in the United States district court
to coloring and selling oleomargarine
without labelling it as such and was fined
81 900.
Recently elected as bishop, Rev. James
R. Day, caused surprise in the Methodist
conference by declining the honor. His
resignation was accepted.
The general assembly of the Presby-
terian church enjoins it's ministers not
to marry divorced persons, except those
divorced for reasons recognized by their
church.
Prof. Marcus J. Spinello, instructor of
French and Italian at the University of
California, was thrown under the wheels
of moving train at Berkeley, CAL, and
received injuries from which he died
soon afterward.
A farmer named Clark, living near
Wayne, Neb., was killed by lightning
and his son severely injured. Three
horses they were driving were killed.
The convention of the Baptist Home
Mission society at Cleveland, O., unani-
mously adopted resolutions condemn
ing Mormonism.
A man was killed as result of ter
rif1c windstorm, accompanied by del
uge of rain, which visited the town of
Tara, la.
Nearly thousand heavy hardware
handlers struck for higher wages in Chi
cago. The strike will cripple for time
most, IT not all, Of the dealers in steel
and heavy hardware.
AT 1nolanapOlls, lnd., Joseph Hast
1ngs, As years old, was shot and killed by
Mrs. Frank Hicks. She says he insulted
her and she got revolver and shot him.
Lightning killed w. J. Showers, editor
ofthe Onalaska wis., Record, while SIT
ting at his desk
Hon. Ben F. Caldwell was renom-
mated for congress by the democratic
convention Of the Twenty-frst Illinois
district. +@& = NTH s%z 81.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
Prohibitionists Name T,c,<.+

Springfield, ILL.,, May 27.-On the first
ballot Robert H. Patton, of Springfield,
was nominated for governor by the
state prohibition convention Thursday.
J. Ross Hanna, of Monmouth, was the
only other candidate in the field. Mr..
Patton received 567 votes, against 13o
cast for Mr.. Hanna. Marion Gallup, of
Pontiac, was nominated by acclamation
for lieutenant governor. George w.
Wolsey, of Danville, for secretary of
state was also nominated by acclama-
ton.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
Barred for Five Years

New York, May 27.-The suspension
of I. B. Newcombe from exchange priv
ileges for five years was announced bv
the stock exchange Thursday. MIR. New
combe was the exchange member for
the firm of Stewart, Brown & Co., the
dissolution of which was announced a
few days ago. 1t was this firm which, it
was charged, had transacted business for
w. E. Woodend & Co. against the rules
of the stock EXCHANGE
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
Wisdom Of Experience,

'This roast beef is badly burned"
said the waiter to his employer. Its
useless to cause trouble by trying to
serve 1t"
'Take it over to that bridal couple by
the window" said he/restaurant pro-
prietor. '"They will never know the Diff
ference" ."-Chicago Daily News.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
Alleged Defaulter Arrested.
Must Stand Trial.

New York, May 27.-Judge Lacombe,
In the United States circuit court, Thurs
day dismissed the writ of habeas corpus
secured by counsel for John E. Benson,
the California real estate dealer, who
was indicted for bribery and fraud in
connection with the alleged land frauds.
Benson was held by Commissioner
Shields for extradition to Washington
and the writ was secured to prevent his
removal to that city for trial. He will
now have to co..
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

The dead body of Joseph Brush was
found in Cedar Rapids, Ia. He had been
murdered and robbed. The murderer
made good his escape.
Remains of George w. Prall, secretary
Of the Elgin Watch company, missing
since November %, 1908, were found in
the Calumet river at South Chicago, Ill.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

The craftsmanship of the American
navy is surprising the world. and it
should be a matter of no small gratifi-
ration at home. Every war on the wa
ter since the use of ironclads began has
demonstrated that the man behind the
gun has more to do with the outcome
than the man that designed either the
ship or the ordnance
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

Robert Clowry, president of the West
ern Union, has shut off all service of rae
Ing news in New York. If he persists in
this policy and spreads it over the coun-
try the poolroom form of gambling will
very quickly become a thing of the past
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

"A New York banker has been sent to
prison for nine years for stealing $10,-
900. Evidently the New York courts
have outgrown the idea that a mans
stealings should be overlooked if he
takes enough,
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

Susan B. Anthony recently testified in
a will case that married women know
nothing about handling money. Miss
anthony evidently doesn't believe all
these stories about women and the trous-
ers pockets.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

AS an exporter of domestic products
the United States holds the first place,
the total for nine months ending with
March reaching $1,149, 100000, which is
s766, 600, 900 ahead of British exports for
the same time.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
Texas Building Dedicated

St. Louis, May 27.-The feature of
Thursdays programme was the dedica-
tion of the Texas state pavilion. A large
delegation of Texans accompanied Gov.
Lanham to St. Louis, and after greet
ing President Francis, of the worlds
fair, at his offices in the Administration
building, the Texans marched to their
building, headed by band, where the
exercises were held.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
Uncle Sam now has the deed to the
Panama canal strip. Nothing more re-
mains but to dig the canal.

1t is predicted that the submarine
boats will eventually drive the monster
battle ships out of business. The wars
of the future are to be fought fish fash
iOn
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

At last Mexico has awakened to the
TACT that yellow fever can be stamped
put by sanitation and will appropriate
goodly sum for the purpose. When
the Americans cleaned up Cuba, Latin
Americans were taught something of
the possibilities of modern sanitary
measures
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
Arrives at Azores.

Washington, May 27.-Rear Admiral
Barker has reported his arrival with the
Kearsarge, Alabama, Maine and Iowa at
Horta, the Azores One of these yes
sells probably will be ordered at once to
Tangier on connection with the kidnap-
ing of the American, Perdicaris
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
Wisconsin Republican Dead.

WISCONSIN, Republican Dead.
Oshkosh, Wis, May 27.-George w.
Bishop, of Rhinelander, Wis, former
member of the state board of control and
prominent in republican politics, died
Thursday morning at the Northern hos
pital for insane. He is about 40 years
of age.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

Buffalo requires householders to tie
up waste paper in bundles to be COL
lected with other rubbish. Waste pa
per cast in the streets is one of the
worst causes of untidiness.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

One of the Russian generals has been
relieved of his command because he
fought with too much desperation on the
Yalu. The czar seems to have no faith
in man who can't retreat.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

Miss Marie Childs, Of England, left
$4,000 In her will to the Royal Academy
OF Music to found an open scholarship
to be given singers between II and 20
born IN England or the United States.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
Not Much Difference.

: Wayward Hobbs-1 used ter be milk
man, lady; after dat wuz sailor.
Mrs. Handout-Quite a difference of
vocations.
Wayward Hobbs-Oh, don't know.
On my first voyage I wuz at de pumps
most ov de time.-Judge.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
7 Bank President Indicted.

Sioux City, Ia., May 27.-W. H. Brown,
president of the failed First national
banE of Storm Lake; has been indicted
upon two counts of the federal grand
jury which charge embezzlement of
$74, 900 of the banks funds and the max
ing of false and fraudulent reports to
the comptroller of the currency con-
cerning the condition of the bank.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

The outflow of gold for the settle
ment of the Panama purchase is bal
anced somewhat by an inflow of the
yellow metal on the Pacific coast in
payment for supplies sold to the Jap
aneSe.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

The president of Atlanta university
announces the purpose Of that institution
to study crime among the southern ne
groes during the present year. At first
the work will be confined to Georgia, and
the purpose will be to collect acurate
information as to lawbreaking and to
discover ways of effecting cure. A con-
ference on the subject will be held at At
lanta on the oath.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
Saws Plague Is Spreading.

Washington, May 27.-Consul General
McWade, at Canton, advises the state
department that the plague is spread
ing. He reported further that Rev.
Richard Noyes, a missionary, had fallen
q victim to the disease.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

The great increase in the number of
rural free delivery routes and the rise
of the automobile are among the as
surances that the good roads movement
will make rapid headway.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

repeaters and ballot-box suffers. The
whole country has been aroused to the
Importance of securing not only good
government but honest elections.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

Loans for Russia, Japan and Cuba
are being floated in the United States.
Financially, we are at peace with the
whole world and prepared to accommo-
date all cOmers
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

This is the time of the year when the
sweet girl graduate is bothered between
choosing white null, green calico or blue
denim as the subject of her graduation
essay.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

According to the latest reports, the
czar is still willing to put his universal
disarmament scheme in force, and, if
it is all the same to us, would like to
commence on Japan.
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01

Challenge for Harvard and Yale.
London, May 27.-The Oxford Univer-
sity Athletic club, on behalf of Oxford
and Cambridge universities, has sent
challenge to Harvard and Yale to hold
an athletic meeting in London this sum-
NOR
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
Writers Of Fiction.

Patience-You say her husband ia a
writer?
r Patrice-Yes, he's a writer of fiction.
"Oh, we'll, all husbands are that!"-.
Yonkers Statesman. :~I.r.'
Willmar tribune., 1904-06-01
DECLARES FAITH
IN Competition
PRESIDENT THOMAS OF LEHIGH
ROAD SAYS HEALTHY VA
RIETY GOOD FOR TRADE.
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
ORDERED BY COURT
Testifies Before Interstate Commerce
Commission at New York-Admits
He Fixes Tidewater Price Of Coal
of His Road

New York, May 27.-When the inter-
state commerce commission Thursday
resumed its inquiry into the alleged coal
trust compact Commissioner Prouty re-
quested from Judge John D. Campbell
representing the Reading company, a
tonnage statement distinguishing its
collieries from those of operating COM
panies whose coal it carries and dis
tinguishing among the latter coal hand
led by the Reading company on coal
purchase contracts and coal handled on
other forms of contracts. He also re-
and colliery investment of the Reading
company, showing the ultimate value
of the lands and collieries after they
we're abandoned, so far as mining oper-
ations are concerned. The same re-
quest was made of counsel representing
other companies.
President Thomas, of the Lehigh VAL
ley road, the first witness, replied to
several questions which the supreme
court had directed him to answer. He
said that he fixes the price of the coal
of the Lehigh Valley company that is
sold at tidewater
Believes in Healthy Competition.
Mr.. Thomas said he believed in
healthy competition which was recog-
nized everywhere as stimulating trade
At the same time he was opposed to
competition of reckless nature which
was as widely recognized as destruc-
tive.
Asked if it was not a fact that, ac-
cording to his answers, it was quite pos
sible the public had to pay all the rail-
roads demanded, and not what any one
railroad demanded, Mr. Thomas said:
"You don't believe that any more
than I do; nobody believes that In a
modify will be kept from them by un-
fair prices"
Mr.. Thomas said that on 3,482 900 tons
of it's own coal, the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road company had net profit of but
$103,000 during the last fiscal year, and
that with it's present tonnage he would
prefer to operate the company's coal
business under the conditions existing
before the strike.
Mr.. Thomas said that he had con-
ferred with President Baer, of the Read
ing, and other railroad officials, before
issuing the circular of prices to prevail
beginning April I, but denied that any
agreement was made regarding prices.
Il made no concealment of what I was
going to do," he said, nor did they con-
ceal anything"
would you raise the Lehigh Valley
price If you thought you could get the
increase?" he was asked.
Eyes, sir, would"
do you think you could maintain an
anvance price, if your competitors did
not follow suit?'
'No, sir; do not"