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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Live Stock.

=. . 2 = : 7.s-3 Chicago, Aug. H.
|Q6.10; good to choice, $5.4505.s5: fair to
good export ana shipping steers. 3. SEA
80; medium beef steers. Nl0@4.76: in
ferior and plain steers $360@4.0O: good to
fancy cows and heifers. S. soQ5. 90; good to
choice feeders. $s.6oG4.15: fair to good
COWS and heifers. $3.1o@s.s5; calves, com
mon to fair. s275@5.oo; calves, good to
steers. $2.25@4ao; fed Texas steers. $4,000
$500. .ss 3 $3.50 - $500 ~,
HOGS-Good to choice heavy shinn,nr
$5.s506.45; good to choice butcher wefrhts.
|$5A0Q6.6o; rough to- fair heavy packing.
I$4. 7095.30; plain to good heavy mixed s5i
lAQo. 90; assorted light shipping, 35.45@t.60. .
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24

The royal Italian minister of f.
nance has just granted an Italian firm
permission to import, free of duty,
electric power by wire from power
station to be erected in Swiss terri
tory. In giving his decision the min
lister Of finance said that no provision
had been made in the Italian tariff for
taxing imported electric power.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Aeronaut nrownad

Fergus Falls, Mimi, Aug. 20.-Jacob
Hussman, an aeronaut. was drowned
in Lake Alice Thursday evening. He
had made balloon ascension and on
coming down in a parachute fell into
the middle OF the lake. He became en-
tangled in the weeds and drowned be-
Tore assistance could reach him. Hun
dreds Of people witnessed the accident.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24

The Bertillion system of measuring
criminals is going out of date. The
London police have found it unsatis-
factory and experimental with new
system. 1t has proved successful. and
is going to be adopted generally in
England. The Berlin police have in
augurated a card collection of inn
pressions of the fingers for recogni.
ton purposes, system which they
call "Daktyloscopy"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Killed bv Poisoned Sausare

Hammond, Ind, Aug. 20.-One child
is dead, another is critically i'll, and the
mother and father are near death, as a
result of eating canned sausage The
victims are Oscar Berchert, policeman,
his wife and two children. The young
est child died in commissions and the
physicians hold out slight hopes Of
recovery for the other child, although
they believe the parents may get well.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24

The peat boys Of the province O..
Ontario are not exceeded in extent
by those Of any other country in the
world. In the southern part of tho
province the boys, while not of very
large area, are of sufficient size to be
the basis Of a large fuel supply.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24

On account of the removal of tho
Southern Pacific division point from
Wadsworth, New, the population and
buildings of that town of railway men
are to be transferred to a new town
called Sparks, two miles east of Reno.
The railway company has given it's
employees lots in Sparks in exchange
for their lots in Wadsworth and is
moving their houses on flatcars,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Drowned While Trying to Escape

Drowned While Trying to Escape.
st. Louis, Aug. 20-M. c. Bennett, of
Des Moines, a., was drowned in the Mis-
sissippi river here after having leaped
into the stream in an attempt to escape
from the workhouse. He was arrested
during the democratic national conven-
ton, having been found in an upper cor
ridor of one Of the hotels and was not
able to satisfactorily explain his pres
ence to the police.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Brings Valuable CARGO.

San Francisco, Aug. 20.-The Pacific
Mail steamer Siberia, just arrived from
the orient, brought in most valuable
cargo. A lot of raw silk, valued at $402,-
600, was listed on her manifest, while in
her treasure tank was japanese gold ag-
gregating $950,000. This, coin comes
from Japan for the purchase of supplies
for the army. @2z .'s:~ ID. -"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24

The precious mineral production Of
the Cripple Creek district, Colorado's
great mining camp, for the month of
June, 1904, was $780,, 1000, with an av-
erage value of SGT per ton and tom
mage of $1,000. All the old producers
are maintaining their output, and
many new lessees are shipping from
recently opened mines ore bodies of
phenomenal value.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Ross, Herefordshire. can boast of A

Ross, Herefordshire, can boast of a
church where two fine elms are grow.
ing one on either side of a pew once
occupied by member named John
Kyrle. Mr.. Kyrle was a great lover
Of trees, and especially of elms, of
which he planted an avenue near the
church. One of the trees of this ave-
nue. was cut down, and it is supposed
that it's offshoots have grown up in
side the church at each end of the
new
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Try TO FoRaET:.,
Your neigh bors' faults.

Your neighbors' faults. . ,s.s--
The ISLANDERS you hear. s =.. !. ....
Anything that belittles another.
Fault finding and give q little thought
g the cause which provokes It. So 81
ss The bad qualities Of others and only
remember the good points that made
syou fond Of thorn. Ss
All acts o1 meanness AMI mali for BY
thinking Of such things one becomes.
familiar with them.
s2 AZ far @ possible the annoyances az
LIE: they Will coma and will ROW larssI.
whom ron sremember them
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Rain Benefits Corn.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 20.-Western
Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma were
visited by heavy rains during the past
"a hours. At Rich Hill, Mo-, the fall of
rain was estimated at six inches and it
is feared that the Maris des Cygnes river
will again overflow the lowlands. All
coal mines at Rich Hill are closed on &C.
count of being flooded. The rain in Kan
sas will prove beneficial to corn.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Banker spaldinp Re1eased

Chicago, Aug. 20.-Charles w.
Spalding, the banker convict was
Friday ordered released from the
Joliet penitentiary. His petition for
habeas corpus was granted by Judge
Dunno. The order Of the court re-
leasing spalding from Imprisonment
came at the close Of the argument of
the attorney general. who sought to
block the issuance Of the releasing order.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Successful Jail Delivery

Camden, N. J., Aug. 20.-1n an at
tempted general Jail delivery in the
Camden county jail Friday six prisoners
escaped from the institution and are
still at large The bars in the front
window were filed off and all the pris-
oners would have made their escape had
it not been for 'Ftrusty'' who gave the
alarm. The jailers with drawn re-
volvers finally forced the prisoners
back, but not before six had got away.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24

The advanced position taken by the
Japanese center column against Port Ar
thur is indicated in the map. This is
little south of Palingchang. or Pail
chwang, which is about two miles from
the Notifications. The left wing of No.
g1's forces, to the eastward, commands
the forts from Takushan, while the west
wing, now in the Pigeon Bay district, is
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
WEST AND SOUTH.

lightning struck the farm house Of
B. A. Bowling, near Perth, Okla, and
it burned. Four members of the family
were burned to death in the house.
Republicans of the Third California
district nominated Joseph r. Know
land, of Alameda, for congress.
On the Wisconsin republican electoral
ticket three of the candidates are bank
ers and under the statute may be COM
PEELED to withdraw.
Running at high rate of speed an
automobile containing three men and
a. woman plunged into the Chicago river
through the open draw at Rush street
all of the victims of the accident being
rescued. s.r
A total of four lives were lost and
q persons we're injured in collision
between a Great Western passenger
train and three street cars at Austin, q
suburb of Chicago Three trainmen and
three street railway employees were ar
rested
Hon. Henry G.. Davis, in his speech
accepting the democratic nomination
fication at White Sulphur Springs, w
Va, criticised the Roosevelt admins
tration, saying it is extravagant. He
praised Alton B. Parker and expressed
confidence in the success of the ticket.
Representative James r. Williams
of Carmi, was renominated for con-
gress by the democratic convention OF
the Twenty-fourth Illinois district.
The state census, taken in June
gives Michigan a population of $780,
DIG, an increase of 10000, or AZ pei
cent, since 1900. There are 5S9, TAG
families in the state, with an average
membership of 4.29 persons.
A mail carrier named Valentine
Hengel, died at Winona, Mimi, after
an illness of one week as a result OF
having a tooth pulled, causing blood
poisoning:
At the Louisville convention Charles
e. Shively, of Richmond, Ind, was
elected supreme chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias, in succession to
Tracy r. Bangs, of Grand Forks, N. D
An aeronaut by the name of Huss.
man was drowned in Lake Alice, near
Fergus Falls, MINI. He had made a
balloon ascension and on coming down
in parachute fell into, the middle OF
the lake. He became entangled in the
weeds and was drowned.
Officials of the worlds fair at st.
Louis say they have discovered a loop.
hole in the appropriation act and may
open the exposition on Sunday.
At the Chicago stockyards a fierce
riot for food, the strikers battling TO,
meat, occurred. Fifty shots were fred
rifles being used, and the mob of 4,O0(
was dispersed.
In the penitentiary at Columbus. O.
Alfred A. Knapp, by his own comics.
sion the slayer Of five women. was
electrocuted for the murder of his wife
Hannah Goddard Knapp. Knapp was
AZ years old and had spent % years Of
his life in.5various prisons, most OF hi.
ohenses being against women and chill
dren. J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24

closing in on the works guarding that
region. The principal of these forts is
Etseshan, one of the strongest in the
whole circle of Notifications The force
that landed in Pigeon Bay is supposed to
be in possession of Lang mountain, the
LIANT hills and White Wolf hill, south
west of Port Arthur, and within range
of the town.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Not Surprising.

\ b. - =. NV 0oA 1A~sA~A6s
They were looking down at the gorge
Of Niagara.
"Do you know" asked the guide,
..that it took q thousand years to dig
that channel?" a,.H. .
4. well, we'll. well! never knew be-
fore that it was q government job
Chicago Record Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Answers Note of Sultan.

Constantinople, Aug. 20. - Minister
Leishman has replied to the porte's note.
The American minister takes note of the
formal declaration of the government
to accord like treatment to American
citizens as to those of other powers re-
garding schools in Turkish territory, and
expresses in his note the hope that the
porte will not raise difficulties over ex-
ecuting the promises. The minister's
reply ignores the porte's reservations
relative to departmental formalities.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happ Jennings Of a
Week Briefly Told. ~
MALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
In the retail district of Spokane,
Wash, flames did damage amounting
to 100000.
The practice of small postmasters
swelling their salaries by means OF
large stamp sales will be stopped by the
post Office department.
The governments report on crops
shows lack of moisture in several I'M
portant corn states, but favorable con-
ditions for the harvesting of spring
wheat.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
National Bank Closed

National Bank Closed. 49,
Washington, Aug. 20.-The Peoples
national bank at Swanton, vt, was
closed Friday by order Of the comptroller
Of the currency. National Bank Exam
liner Frank 7. Fisk has been appointed
receiver. 81, ..$. Il. s0s.5 {. sS5s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
A Fatal Quarrel.

Cincinnati, Aug. 20.-During quar-
rel In saloon over dice Friday, Isaac
Adams was stabbed by John Parks.
Adams died at the hospital, and Parks
was arrested. Both are miners.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
J Cannibalistdc,

I'm SO glad you came. We're going
% have q young married couple fer din.5
ner. s
s'Gee! So an !. They ought to Is tsn-
IdAr. Houston Post
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24

New York, Aug. 10.
FLOUR-Strong with light inquiry.
Minnesota patents, $5.s5@625; winter
s 81 Sa N:S5Q5.15; Minnesota bakers,
$.30G4.75; winter patents, $5.2o@5, 40.
WHEAT-Strong and, higher, - septem-
Der. $1:11A91.121; December, 81. 11N@1. 12N ::
May, n.1211k01 1917. EsE = 20 80 =
RYENominal. No. 2 western. nominal.
sCoRN-Easy September, 5s31b@5sxc.
OATS-Nominal. IS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
NAiphlb0r1v Kindnaaa

Neighborly Kindness. ~ s.
Mr.. So-So---W did Baby Margar
ret 90 with her new little broom?
Mrs. $3.50 oh, horrors! Look Ct
her over there sweeping Of Mr.. High,
rollsr's front stops Cincinnati Con-
Mfcial T1ibuna
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Suicide Of Rich Sheep Man.

Suicide Of Rich Sheep Man. "
Roswell, N. M, Aug. 20.-J. Frank
Kirby, formerly Of Blue Springs, Mo-,
blew his brains out here Thursday. He
was considered one of the wealthiest
sheep men In this vicinity. s -. F..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
One Minister'S Failing

One Minister'S Failing.
Deacon Grabhard-Rev. Du Goode
says he doesn't believe in raising money
BY. church fairs, suppers, concerts and
lotteries. s5s. z..s sz.y....
Deacon Pinchpenni-H'm! He's alto
Eether too cons tious for q minister.
=. Weekly. @ 81.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Deadlock Still On,

st. Joseph, Mo-, Aug. 20.-The demo-
cratic congressional convention adj
journed at 10: 80 Thursday night after GOT
fruitless ballots. Unless dark horse is
admitted there will be little chance of
settling the matter without another pri-
mary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16
GEN. WOOD cENSuRED
In Senate Executive Session, Lasting
Two Hours.

Washington. March 1.-THE conduct of
Cen. Leonard Wood while he was in Cuba
was held up to censure, today, in an OK
couttVe session of the Senate lasting two
hours. by Senator Blackburn, one of the
members of the committee on military af-
fairs. who Joined in the minority report
against the confirmation Of Gen. Wood to
he major general. The speech of Sona-
tor blackburn, though punctUatcd
throughout with denialS and questions
from friends Of the nominee. was. it is
said. Il well connected comment on the
evidence given in the committee hearings.
He did not conclude his remarks and will
have the floor at the next executive S"S-
sion.
The program as now arranged provides
that Senator Quarles shall follow Sena-
tor blackburn III a speech favoring con-
himation, Senator Teller to address the
Senate in opposition. and Senator Fora
ker to close for Gen. Wood. If no gen
eral appropriation bills are reported to
the Senate to take the right of way, it
is thought now that an agreement to
vote on the nomination will be reached,
this week.
None of the Interruptions of Senator
Blackburn consumed more than five min
utes. Senators Foraker and Alger We're
the most persistent in denying state
ments made by the speaker. and SOME
of the passages at arms proved interest
ing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16

| how the committee could have done 9TH
crwise than make the report public.
! WAS there anything in it which au-
! thoriZed the committee to print that data
under the heading Charges concerning
members of Congress? - inquired Cooper
| tWiS.).
| Il understand the heading was written
in the post office department" Grigss
| said in reply.
| Gen. Grosvenor suggested that it would
! be wise to wait until the House knew
more about the matter, but Cooper in
sisted that the report should not be cred
/ tied to Cen Bristow.
| Ciriggs, however. maintained that it
| was BriStow'S report.
Continuing. he said it had leaked out
! prior to the report that the committee
! WAS in possession Of Information that
would condemn members. of Congress. In
! the committee. he said. he had contend
ed that if there Were to be leaks it was
| the committees duty to make il public
which they very properly had done. The
| tnited States, he said, is too powerful
and too great to. convict any man by Il
suppression of facts
But he said. IF the publication of all
these things would convict not only men
under Indictment but men higher up or
lowe" down, the report should be taken
for what it is worth.
We sought to investigate the post Of
fee department. he said. and you gen
tlcmen turned out here like hornets and
insisted that the whole department from
top to bottom must be investigated"
Both Republicans and Democrats, he
said. had declared that they would tear
oft the old thing and he inquired what
did YOU do? The House got scared and
turned tail
Amid laughter and applause ne chided
the members of the House with having
started out to investigate the department
and having wound up by having the de
great com on the part of the depart
ment" he said with sarcasm He poked
fun al the Republicans far hoving so read
itv Welded 10 the perS,lasionS Of the party
leaders and voting against n department-
al inyestira;ion. adopting instead "a mis-
araI,Ir resolution INVESTIGATING YOUR
selves
,,,y r.,.,.,, ,,,-,,,;,a,;o,, 10 cot,
IN" h'nu"ncan olE"I.!H,,, ION M S"it',
was the :hcSt ~ the "o!!u. hrit -
nothlnS Ike IT, ne oi!tih"'u: iioil
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16
49, D Sorsaparilla
~ IT'D r. a. Over 60 years old! Think of
- HEEH . i'll Honesty, merit power to
- ~H ~ ~ cure, these are the reasons
~ Ask your doctor. iexeA.Mss::

fact that Presidents Cleveland. Mckin,
ley and Roosevelt had Incorporated
public property in using naval vessels as
their private vessels.
President Roosevelt he declared. found
it necessary to have two vessels the
MayftoWer and the Sylph. the latter htted
out at an expense of $loo.0" me papers
he said. refer to them as the PRESIDENTS
yacht Maytlower." and the Presidents
Yacht Sylph.' Continuing he said that
with these examples before them. with
this irresponsible use of public property,
is there any reason why the underlings
and understrappers in the department
should not feel authorized to overstep the
boundaries just Il little now ana then.
He spoke of the number OF carriages
and horses in use by the department of
commerce and labor and said it showed
"A pretty rapid development. He point
cd To a report of the amounts expended
for ''flunkics," brass buttons and the like.
anG said there was no authority Tor the
expenditure Of money in this way.
In vigorous fiVe-minute speech,
hughes On. j. upheld the right OF letter
carriers through their members in Con-
GreSs to ask for fair treatment. lie said
that railroad LOBBYISTS were allowed on
the floor of the House in behalf of apprO-
priationS for special mail facilities. and
demanded that the executive order be OK
tended to them.
After agreeing that general debate on
the hill be limited to five hours, the
House, at 30. adjourned until tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16
SKOWHEGAN.
SUPREME COURT.
Opening Of the March Term, Justice
Whitehouse Presiding.

The March term of the supreme judi
at 1920. Justice Whitehouse presiding.
1t was expected that Chief Justice Wis
well would be here, yesterday. but be-
cause of a death in his family it is I'M
derstood that he will not arrive until
next week. In the meantime Justice
Whitehouse will preside.
The usual number of Somerset at
toineyS and several members of ad-
joining county bars We're present.
Among the out of flown lawyers pres
ent We're: d. p. Foster. Harvey d.
Eaton. VIM. T. Haines. s. S. Brown,
c. w. Hussey and +. w. Clair Water
Vile: Geo. NJ. Chapman and p. Smith.
Fairfield: L. c. Cornish, Augusta: L..
r. Folsom, NorridSewock Will Brown.
Hartland; Thos. J. Young, Scion; J.
Fl. Holman, Athens; w. f. Jordan.
Bingham; G.. A. Wilbur, G. o. Small.
]. F. Foster and Bernard Gibbs, Madi-
son: Augustine Simmons. North An
son; j. W. Manson and 7. Anderson.
Pittsfleld.
After the usual proclamations by the
sheriff, prayer was offered by Rev. II.
F. Huse. The-court then proceeded to
draw the juries. The following men
Will compose the traverse juries:
FIRST jury. l.. Connor foreman),
Arson; r. NJ. Albee, Skowhegan; J. G.
liuker, Norridgewock: Frank Buker,
St. Adams; H. T. Burns. Fairfield; II.
o. Chase, Bingham; G. w. Clement,
Madison; j. N. Collins, Skowhegan:
j. II. Doyen, Smithfield: II. S. Elliott,
Athens; b. c. Fletcher, Skowhegan;
I. A. Goodwin, Skowhegan.
Second jury-E. Pencil (foreman).
Pittsfeld; A. D. Gray, Harmony; H. f.
Hall. Cornville; c. Fl. Leighton, Pittsfield;
Eli Littleficld. Hartland; J. Luce. New
Portland; G. l.. Rogers, Pittsfeld: Frank
Sawyer, Fairfield; G. W. Smith. Canaan;
l.. A. StincEfield, Scion; f. B. Viles, Mad
ison: d. G. Wood Madison.
The court then excused all jurors until
o'clock. this morning, and proceeded to
the calling of the docket and the assign
ment of cases. This occupied the re-
mainder of the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16

George II. Downs of Winthrop. and
VIM. II. Tobin were before the muni-
cipal court. yesterday morning. on a
charge of drunkenness. Downs was
taken off the Winthrop car at about
$50. Monday evening. and Tobin was
taken out Of an EaSt-side boarding
house at $50 for making disturbance.
Both We're drunk from drinking ia
maica ginger and two bottles of three
crow ginger, put up in Rockland and
guaranteed pure. We're taken from
Downs pocket. 1t is not known wheth-
or the fact of their having got jagged
on Jamaica ginger had any influence on
the court or not, but they were both
discharged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16
AMUSED ENTS.
Shepard's Moving Pictures.

The Shepard moving pictures were
shown to a fair sized house. last even
ing. at the Opera house. and gave very
good satisfaction. There was some
little trouble with the apparatus. but
the majority of the views were shown
to good advantage. Several of the
views We're very fine. and the great
train robbery was the best thing
shown. The coasting scene was also
excellent. There will be special
double matinee. this afternoon. at
and 4 o'clock. for the school children.
The evening entertainment will be at
s o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16

There was a little discussion over
the election in Ward s, yesterday al
ternoon. When the returns We're cam
vassed by the municipal officers. Mon
day evening. the Democratic council
men each had 70 votes. giving them
one vote majority over the Republican
candidates. but. yesterday afternoon,
at the city clerks office. when the can
didates counted the returns. there Were
apparently IS votes for both Republi
can and Democratic candidates, max
ing tie vote. The results rs declared
'in the meeting of the municipal officers
were allowed to stand, however, and
the certificates We're given to the Dem
ocratic candidates. John +. Church and
Horace G.. Doe.