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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
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
FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Summary Of Daily Proceedings in thu
Senate and House.

Almost the entire time in the senate
on the Sth was spent in discussing COM
mittee amendments to the army bill
concerning provisional troops in the
Philippines and the consolidation OF the
adjutant generals office with the rec
ord and pension office. The fortifica-
tons appropriation bill ($7,632.l32) was
reported In the house 80 claims bills
were passed.
The senate passed the army appro-
priation bill on the 9th and a CONNER
cial treaty with Abyssinia was faVora-
bly, reported. In the house members in
dicted by the Bristow postal report
hurled epithets OF liar" ''coward' and
"scoundrel' at the author. A bill was
passed to extend the exemptions from
head tax to citizens of Newfoundland en-
tering the United States.
A number Of bills relating to Alaska
were passed in the senate on the 10th.
but it failed to act on the measure
authorizing the election of a delegate
in congress from that territory. A bill
was passed increasing to $500 the PEN
sions Of eX-soldiers and sailors who have
become totally blind on account of sell
vice. In the house Mr.. Finley IS. c. an
nounced the death of his colleague,
George William Croft, and resolutions
of sympathy and regret were adopted
and adjournment was taken.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

At Tucson, Ariz., the republican ter
ritorial convention elected delegates to
the ChicayS convention and Instructed
for Roosevelt.
A rain and windstorm, the worst In 10
years, swept over San Francisco and
along the Pacific coast, doing great dam
aSe.
At Murphysboro, ILL.,, a mob seeking
to break into the Jail to lynch a negro
prisoner was foiled by the sheriff.
Rebecca Mayo, aged 80, the last but
one surviving widow of revolutionary
war soldier, died at Newbern, Va.
The flood damage in the Wyoming re-
gion is estimated at $2,500,000 and in the
towns between Pittsburg and Sunbury
at $6,500,000.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
STORM ON PACIFIC COAST
TELEGRAPH SYSTEM PROSTRAT-
ED AND SHIPPING TIED UP.
Blizzard Moves to Nevada and Utah
High Water in Pennsylvania
Is Receding.

Astoria, Ore, March PA great
storm ragged along the north Pacific
coast Thursday night, the wind blow
ing at the rate of u miles an hour at
eight o'clock. Thursday afternoon be-
tween three and four the velocity Of
the gale at North Head lighthouse
was 81 miles an hour. The barometer
registered at $3.50 Friday, the lowest
mark ever reached here The storm
has paralyzed shipping, the steamer
Oregon being the only vessel to reach
port during the day.
Salt Lake City, Utah. March 12.-The
hurricane that since Wednesday night
has been raging along the Pacific
coast from San Diego, CAL. to British
Columbia had gradually moderated ac-
cording to meager reports which it has
been possible to gather from an al
most totally Frustrated telegraph sys-
tenn San Francisco, however, was
Friday again cut off for time from
telegraphic communication. not wire
being in working order south of Ash
land. Ore, or west Of Sacramento.
Along the Oregon and Washington
coasts the wind has greatly moderated.
While shipping in many instances is
still tied up in the harbors, no reports
Of marine disasters have bean received.
The storm has whipped over the sea-
coast and is now sweeping over Ne
vada and Utah in a mixture of snow,
rain and wind of blizZard-like violence.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 1.-THE
water here has fallen to "A feet Fri
day, but the gorges three miles below
this city and two miles above remain
intact. threatening another food.
Many persons who were forced to
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

1t is saying among the Muscovites
that January, February and March are
three of the ablest Russian generals
the meaning being that ordinarily the
weather in those months is such as to
make it hopeless for an enemy to carry
on operations against the Russians.
The saying derives new force from the
reports which show the severity of the
winter in Manchuria, Siberia and Rus
STA as a whole. The cold has been al
most phenomenally intense, ranging
Sc degrees below zero in Port Arthur
and its vicinity, and being worse in
other localities.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Governor Signs Bill.

Baltimore, Nd, March l2.-Gov. War
field Friday signed the burnt district
commission bill, and there will now be
no obstacle in the way of speedy re-
building of the so blocks that were de-
stroyed in the recent oonf1agration. The
commission will have charge of the
widening of certain congested business
thoroughfares, and of the general work
of improving the streets as the rebuild
inc progresses
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

1t is pretty early to do any predict
ing as to the wheat harvest this year,
but the spectators are already at it.
They are circulating stories to the ef-
feet that billiards. and floods have de-
stroyed the wheat crops in many west
ern localities. Of course such stories
can be taken with due allowance They
are circulated with more regard for the
effect they will have on the wheat pit
than as correct estimates of the actual
situation,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

relative to his (Fisher's) appointment
as postmaster He asked me-" said the
witness, what the office paid. l told
him $500. He said that was what
Dietrich wanted him to pay for the Of
fee. He also told me that Adam Breed
had said that Dietrich had asked him
50 500, or 500 year for the four years
He asked me- the witness continued
what l had paid Senator Thurston for
my appointment, and l said not one
cent
The witness also said that Fisher had
questioned him as to whether he
(Fisher) would have to pay a note for
the $4,000 if he should give one, and the
witness said that he had volunteered to
investigate that point for him, and had
done so, getting legal advice that such
note would not be negotiable. At a
later date Fisher had come to his store
with a William Dutton and they had an
nounced that they were there for the
purpose of fixing up the post Office bust
ness and he retired. He was told
afterward that the matter had been ar
ranged. He then produced a memoran.
dunn which he said he had made on the
day of the conversation, 80 minutes after
it occurred.
Replying to a question from Senator
Hoar, Mr.. Hahn said that when Senator
Dietrich was elected he had given up all
idea of being continued as postmaster,
because he had understood from various
sources that Dietrich was latter his
scalp"
Asked if his feeling toward Dietrich
was very friendly, he admitted that it
was not.
Mr.. Hahn also testified to Fishers
good character. and said that Fisher
haG supported Dietrich Loyalty. Fisher
hat; told him that he (Fisher) was
fri':ndly to him (Hahn) for reappoint-
ment, but had told him that he was sat-
is.ied that he (Hahn) could not get it,
John D. Pope was the next witness.
He is a former Nebraska state senator,
an attorney who, Mr.. Hahn testified, had
advised as to the course Fisher would
have to pursue with the note for $4,000
which Fisher had told Hahn he wanted
20 give Dietrich for the postmaster
ship.
ltbeing understood that Mr.. Pope's tes-
timony would be of hearsay character,
the committee decided to admit it while
holding that it was not regular.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Pope's testi-
mony the committee, took recess until
two D. m.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

The department of commerce and
labor has prepared a commercial map
nf the world in which the United
States is given first place. 1t is under
stood the map will be placed on view
at the Louisiana Purchase exposition
Doubtless it will attract attention and
arouse comment on the part of many
foreign visitors, and it is not at all
unlikely that it will be a revelation to
number OF our own people. The
United States is put in the first place
commercially because it is entitled to
that distinction. Foreigners may dis
like this showing, but it is correct.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Twice Won.

Here's good thing" said Jokeley,
over his paper. Here's a western Wild
over. named William Tew, who married
again within a week of his frat wife's
DEATH"
And do you call that good ,hing?"
demanded his wife.
"Well, IT'S good arithmetic. Twice
one is Tew." -Philadelphia Ledger.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

There is ridiculous notion in the
minds of many people and some newspa-
pers that war is source of prosperity.
This is the same kind Of logic which de-
clares that spendthrift is good thing
for community because he puts mon
ey in circulation" Waste is waste, and
extravaganza in one spot means terri
BILE drain in another. A Chinese proverb
says that for every man who lives in
idleness and luxury another man starves
to death; and this is terse way of put
ting a great economic truth. War is
wasteful and cannot be source of pros
perity.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Two Bodies Found.

Bridgeton, Y. j., March 12-The DO
lice authorities here are endeavoring to
unravel the mystery surrounding the
finding of the bodies Of a man and wom
an Thursday in Delaware bay, Opposite
Bayside. The womans body is head
less. 1t was first thought to be that of
Anna NeWkirh. who disappeared in
January from her home at Hancock
Bridge, Salem county. The mans body
was found shortly after the corpse of the
woman had been recovered. There is
nothing on either body by which they
can be identified.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Forces of Japan were reported to have
crossed the Yalu and advanced into Man
churia, capturing Fenhuancheng and
having a big army 70 miles east Of
Newchang. The Russians were in
trenched at Lia-Yang and Hai-Chen,
where battle was imminent. Small en-
gagements had been fought. in which the
Russians we're repulsed with loss.
OF the coast of Cochin-China the
French steamer Cambodge was wrecked
and hundred persons were said to have
persisted.
A Japanese squadron attacked Port
Arthur twice. following an onslaught
in the night with a bombardment by
ii warships during the day. The Rus
slams replied Admiral Kamimura, re-
porting on the ombardment of Vladi-
vostok on March 6. intimates that the
Russian squadron is still inside
China has been warned by Russia that
the presence Of Chinese troops north OF
the great wall will be held breach OF
neutrality
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Temporary Agreement Reached.

New York. March IA temporary
agreement by which the striking brick
pending arbitration has been reached at
conference of the joint arbitration
board of the Mason Builders associa-
ton and the Bricklayers' unions. Con-
ditions prevailing before the strike
will be restored meantime. The
men quit because their overtime pay,
from seven to eight a. M, ard from five
to six p. m, was cut off, About 5000
men are affected by the temporary set
Element of the strike
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

1t is interesting and significant tina:
Admiral Criu, the Japanese officer who
won the victory at Chemulpo is grad
uate Of the United States naval acade-
my at Annapolis. He was in the class
of 1881, and is only IL years of age.
though his advancement has been won
by his merit alone. 1t is not so we'll
known that his wife is graduate of
Vassar college. The pair furnishes a
type Of culture and progress in New
Japan"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

With destructive prairie fires in Ok
lahoma. Indian Territory and Kansas,
cold waves and billiards. in the north
west and thunder and lightning, rain
and floods in portions Of the east.
March is supplying the country with an
experience which for picturesque va
riety rather surpasses most of its pre-
Hious and remarkable achievements.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
BRO. DICKEY'S SAYINGS.

Dey say dat Solomon wuz a wise
man-en, yit he spent half his life
gittin' married!
Trouble makes us take ter de woods.
But no matter fer dat-day's too much
dust in de middle ere de road, anyhow!
De ole time religion don't stan much
show wild some er de young preachers
in dis day en- time. Wen de OF fash
ion brethrin' goes to meetin' now. dew
mos inginerully hez to ak de sexton
ter show 'em de way home.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Order Restored in Honduras.

Mobile, Ala, March 12.-Capt. Daniel
son, of the Norwegian fruit steamer Es-
pana arrived in Mobile from Honduras
He reports that martial law has been
a abolished in Honduras order has been
restored and that President Bonilla has
the confidence of the people. Pollicarpo
Bonilla, the alleged source of the
trouble, is said to be in prison.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

Scientists announce the discovery that
certain fish change their color like
rhameleons TO harmonic with their en-
vironment. Careful thought will show
that this is true. Take sucker; in his
native haun1s he is green, but when he
realizes that he has been taken in his hue
changes TO deep cerulean. HOLSTERS,
too, are green at first, red in the salad
and dark brown the morning after How
wonderful is science!
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

Boris Sorafoff has broken loose
again He is the Macedonian leader
who gets up an instruction every few
weeks. on which occasion he generally
dies exclaiming: Il die for freedoms
cause" or words to that effect. This
is his grand farewell martyrdom tour.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Withdrawal of Troops Begun

Springfield, O.. March 12.-After an
other quiet night and every indication
Of order Friday, the withdrawal of part
of the troops has begun. The troops will
return to their homes gradually. Seven
of the Is companies will remain over
Sunday, and if there are no more demon
str:tions al! will be withdrawn by Nor
day,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Monument to a Duel.

Many as are the places in England
which have been the scenes of duels, only
one is marked. This is a part of all that
now remains of Cawnton Heath, in Nor
folk, on which stands small pillar to
Sir Henry Hobart, Bart, who was killed
on the spot in duel with swords.-The
Car.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Hearst &C.. Eight Votes.

Providence, r. l.. March 12.-Rhode
Island democrats, the first to name DEL
egates to the national convention, on
Thursday elected representatives six
of whom have pledged themselves to
vote for William r. Hearst from first
to last. and have adopted the unit rule
to control the votes of the other two.
Hearst men to be named, as the Hearst
faction was in absolute control of the
convention
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Blast Furnace Resumes.

Pueblo, Co.., March 12.-Blast furnace
&C." at the Minnequa steel works has been
blown in. This is the first blast furnace
to be put into operation since the shut
ting down of the works last November,
although the auxiliary plants have been
gradually put into commission for the
past two months.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Frozen to Death.

Pryor Creek, I. T., March 1.-THE
bodies of Ernest Bratcher and William
Adkins. farmers, were found at the
foot of the Usage mountain, near their
homes. 1t is supposed that during a
blizzard that visited this section a few
nights ago the two men lost their way
and were frozen to DEATH
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

The present Mrs. Leroy of Owen coun-
ty, KY, was once belle of the blue
grass region. and it was a question
whether or net she would ever retire to a
purely domestic life. She married a
stock breeder. This was early in 1899
Since then she has become the mother of
five sons. the dates Of whose births are
as follows: January IS, 1900; January
IS, 1901; January Is. 1902; January Is,
1908; January Is. 1904
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

One OF the interesting Developments
Of the day is the increasing favor with
which cremation of the dead is re-
Sarded Statistics are not available to
show the ,Otal number Of crematiOns
in the United States, but it is a fact
beyond dispute that they are increas-
ing and that the original feeling OF re-
pulsion against the method is quite
rdpidly wearing away
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

The statue Of Frederick the Great.
presented by Emperor William to the
United States. is to be unveiled at
Washington no later than next OclO-
Ter. The reason for the delay has
been that the site could not be made
ready any sooner.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Passes Lower House.

Buda-Pesth, Hungary, March H.
The recruiting bill. which had been the
subject of strong opposition for long
time, passed all its stages Friday in the
lower house of the Hungarian diet
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

A University Of Missouri student re-
Gently sawed - cords of wood in three
days, thus establishing a record. This
form OF sport does not, however. prom
Use to become popular in our colleges. 1t
has already been ruined by professional
ism,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

Scientists have discovered that the
more muscle man has the more IN
rays he emits Probably that is the rea-
son that when pugilists quit the ring
they become stars"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16

leave their homes because. of the high
water are returning.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 12.-The en-
tire east end section of the city is s,'f-
fering from a water famine caused by
the sand and gravel washed down by
the frequent floods OF the past few
weeks, damaging the valves at the
Highland, Heron Hill, Lincoln and
Garfield reservoirs.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
THE EAST.

Sarah Schermerhorn. Of New York, in
her will bequeaths 100000 to charity,
of which $4,000 goes to the consump-
tives' home in Denver.
When arraigned in court at Elizabeth,
N. j.. on charge of bigamy, James II.
Shippie, % years of age, admitted that
be had been married Al times
III a lecture in New York Andrew Car
negie said distribution of wealth was a
sacred trust upon millionaires.
Delegates to the number of 800 sailed
from New York to attend the worlds
Sunday school convention at Jerusalem
Andrew S. Draper, president of Illinois
university, has been elected commits
sioner of education for the state of New
York
The famous sculptor, ErGstus Low
Palmer, died at his home in Albany, N.
Y, in his eighty-seventh year.
A pastor in Brooklyn, n Y, resigned
his pulpit because liquor dealer joined
his church, and the trustees accepted the
liquor dealer and let the pastor 60.
Four men were burned to death in a
box car containing gasoline. which
caught fire ten miles from Harrisburg.
Pa
The Rhode Island democrats named
delegates to the national convention
pledged to vote for William r. Hearst
for president.
A bill passed the Maryland legislature
for constitutional amendment de-
signed to eliminate the negro vote in the
state.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Cable Ship Ashore.

Island of Guam, March 1.-THE cable
ship Scotia is ashore on Spanish Rocks.
The water is nearly up to he: decks and
she will probably prove total wreck.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
No Use for Him.

Muggins-I hear that Greening's
new melodrama has no villain in it.
Criticus-It doesn't require any.
The play itself is villainous.-Chicago
Daily News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Live Stock.

Chicago, March II.
CATTLE-Good to fancy beeves, IS 100
800; good to choice heavy steers, 5000
$50: medium beef steers. $3SO@4.4O: in
|ferior and plain steers. $33063.75: good to
fancy cows and heifers, So. 75M4.50; good to
choice feeders So. 5OG4. 40; poor to fair stock
|ers and feeders. 81. 25G3.40; fair to good COWS
and heifers, $s10ds.6o; good cutting and
fair beef cows. 81. 5OG3.00 calves. good to
fancy, $5.oO960o; calves, common to fair,
|$2. 75G475; corn-fed western steers, A1O@
$3.50; Texas bulls and thin steers, $3.50
30; fed Texas steers, fair to choice, $1,000
|l.50.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
On Its Rounds.

''Sixth lap" groaned the Little OAR
ling, as his fond mamma passed him
round the sewing circle-Harvard
Lanpoop.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Senate Committee
BEGINS INQUIRY
INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES
AGAINST DIETRICH OF Me-
BRASKA OPENED.
TESTIMONY OF FORMER
HASTINGS POSTMASTER
Declares That the Defendant Demand
ed $4,000 of His Successor, Mr..
Fisher, for Appointment to the
Federal Office.

Washington, March 12.-The senatori-
al inquiry into the charges against Sen
ator Dietrich, OF Nebraska, began Friday
before the special committee in Senator
Hoar~s committee room The inquiry,
which was instituted upon the demand
or Senator Dietrich, is for the purpose
of probing the charges on which the
senator was indicted lastfallin Nebras ska
and which were dismissed on demurrer.
The committee consists of Senators
Hoar. Plat, OF Connecticut, Spooner.
Cockrell and Pettus.
All OF the members of the committee
except Senator Spooner were present
when the inquiry began. Senator Diet
rich was in attendance with his attor-
ney, K. A. Battey, OF Hastings. A num-
Der OF witnesses were also present
Senator Dietrich repeated his wish that
the investigation should be the fullest
possible
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Omaha, Neb., March II.

Omaha. Neb., March II.
CATTLE-Market active, steady Ma
tive steers, $3.50d625; COWS and heifers,
|s2. 70G380; Gamers, $190@2.60 stockers and
feeders, $2.75@4.35; calves, $300G5.50; bulls,
|stags, etc., $2.40G3.75.
HOGS-Market steady. SC lower Heavy,
|$S.15@6.s0; mixed. $51o@5.15; light, $4,000
ISIS; pigs, $3.75@4.75; bulk Of sales, $495@
l515
SHEEP-Market steady Western year.
|Mngs. $4.60@5.00; wethers, $40064.40: ewes.
($3.25@4.1o; common and stockers, $2.7544 So;
lambs, $5.0GT5O.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
WEST AND SOUTH.

Following a night of race rioting,
caused by negro lynching, Springfield,
O., was guarded by six companies of
militia. A mob invaded the colored dis
trict, fired volleys of shots through the
houses and burned an entire block.
The worst dust storms in years swept
over the central part of Kansas, greatly
damaging wheat
Because of the race war in Springfield,
O., ten companies Of Ohio militia were
on guard and martial law practically
prevailed.
Eliza Montgomery, who was 100 years
old, died at her home in Chicago.
I. P. Wilson, past grand high priest of
the Iowa Royal Arch Grand chapter,
dropped dead of heart disease at Bur-
lington.
Kansas republicans in state conven-
ton instructed their delegates to Chicago
for Roosevelt and nominated Editor E.
w. Hoch, of Marion, for governor.
At Winnipeg Archbishop Machray.
prlmate Of all Canada, died Of pneu-
monia. aged 70 years.
In Chicago three persons were fatally
injured and seven others severely hurt
in railway collision.
Rev. D. E. Standard, pastor Of St..
Luke's Methodist church in St. Louis,
suddenly recovered his voice after being
speeches. for five months as the result
of fall from street car.