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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27
WOMEN ELECT OFFICERS,
Proceedings of Convention of D. A. R.
Troubles in Pennsylvania
Are Aired.

Washington, April 23.-The election
OF officers and the consideration in
executive session of the long-standing
troubles between Mrs Harriet Baird
Huey and Mrs. Thomas Roberts, of Phil
adelphia, involving grave charges and
counter-charges occupied FRIDAYS SEES
slons OF the congress of Daughters of the
American Revolution. Miss CL. Bow
man, Connecticut; Mrs. A. E. Henne-
berger, Virginia.; Mrs. J. N. Carey. In
diana; Mrs. R.. E. Park, Georgia: Miss
l.. H. Clay, Kentucky; Miss E. C. Will
liams, Maryland; Mrs. G. w. Simpson
Massachusetts,; Mrs. A. R. Bedle, New
jersey and Mrs. Henry E. Burnham,
New Hampshire, were declared elected
vice presidents general. There was one
other vacancy among the vice presidents
general to be filled at this congress and
for this votes were cast for Mrs. w. s.
Little, New York; Mrs J. V. Quarles,
Mississippi; Miss Virginia Miller, Dis
trict Of Columbia, and Mrs Dennis Egan.
Florida. The vote for the first three re-
suited in tie and Mrs Egan withdrew
her name. The remaining three names
were then again balloted upon and
meanwhile the election was announced
of the following officers:
Recording secretary general, Mrs. w.
E. Fuller, District of Columbia; treasur-
er general, Mrs. M. E. S. Davis District
of Columbia; historian general, Mrs.
Jonathan P. Dolliver, Iowa; registrar
general, Mrs. A. c. Geer, District of Co.
lumbia; editor and business manager
respectively of the official magazine of
the organization, Mrs. Rachel Avery,
Cleveland, O., and Miss Lillian Lock-
wood, District of Columbia.
The balloting was long and tedious
and the debate that preceded it at times
was acrimonious.
The Philadelphia controversy has
been disturbing factor in the Pennsyl-
vania delegation for several years. Miss
Huey is the regent of the Declaration of
independence chapter of Philadelphia,
and Mrs Roberts was formerly state
regent, during the incumbency of which
office she deposed Miss Huey from Office
and made serious personal charges
against her. resulting in suit for
SANDER instituted in the courts against
Mrs. Roberts by Miss Huey.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27

The recent terrible accident on the
Missouri has mitigating feature in
the evidence it furnishes of the splen-
did courage of the officers and sailors
Of the navy and their perfect discipline
in moment of supreme danger. WITH
out moments warning a situation
was developed that had endless posi-
bilities of disaster. even to the sinking
of the ship with all on board, yet ever-
officer and man showed perfect mastery
of himself and did just the right thing,
regardless of personal danger. Nothing
could better show the stuff of which the
personnel of our navy is composed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27
THE DAY OF ADJOURNMENT
CONGRESS ALMOST CERTAIN TO
CLOSE APRIL %.
Senate Passes the Pension and River
Harbor Appropriation
Bills

Washington, April 23.-With a de-
mand that the republicans say whether
the minority party is to have an op-
portunlty to press to conclusion sew
eral of their pet measures, the demo-
Gratis held the senate in executive ses-
sion for more than an hour Thursday.
The long session provoked the MAORI
ty to call meeting Of their steering
committee for Friday to decide on
definite adjournment programme The
republicans are agreed that congress
should adjourn on April %, but thew
nave not been ready unalterably to fix
that date. They have in mind some
special legislation tackled on appropri-
alton bills which the democrats COM
PEELED last session, and this year the
republican leaders have determined
that appropriation bills shall be out of
the way before bridges are burned. 1t
is not a question that such legislation
could be forced over the protests of the
majority, but that an effort to drive
such questions through would lead to
debate and consequential delay. The
question of adjournment came up on
an inquiry as to whether a vote was to
be permitted on the nomination of
William D. Crum to be collector of the
port of Charleston. 1t was argued that
this nomination would bring a great
deal of debate, and it is now certain a
vote cannot be had on it at this ses-
sion. The discussion for some time
took the form of good-natured badin-
age, and indicated that tie democratic
senators are not strongly opposed to
the republican policy of concluding the
session on April %.
The pension appropriation bill, car
rying an appropriation of over $137, :
100000, and the emergency, river and
harbor appropriation bill, which car
rier $3,000,000, were passed Thursday
by the senate, leaving only the gen.
eral deficiency and the military acad-
envy bills of the entire list of supply
measures still to be considered by the
senate.
By vote of ten to five the house COM
mittee on judiciary Friday postponed
further consideration of the 2nti-injunc-
ton bill until next December The op~
posing votes to postponement were all
democratic. Mr.. Brantley (dem, Ga }
voted with the republicans for post
ponement
A full agreement vas reached Friday
on the naval appropriation bill by the
conferees ct the senate and house
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27
BANKERS PUNISHED.
Sentence Passed on Three Prominent
Indianians - Given Long
Prison Terms.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 23.-Justus
Broderick, president, and W. L. Collins,
cashier, of the Indiana national bank
at Elkhart, were sentenced Thursday
by Judge Anderson, of the United
States district court, on their pleas of
guilty to violations of the banking
lays, which resulted in the failure of
the bank for $4,000. Broderick was
sentenced to the penitentiary for ten
years and Collins for six years. Wal
ter Brown, directo: of the bank, men,
Der of the republican state committee
from the Tenth district and member of
the staff of Gov. Durbin, was sentenced
to eight years in the Leavenworth pen
itentiary for participation in the
wrecking of the bank. He has been
sick in bed from nervous collapse since
being found guilty.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27

Verestchagin, the Russian painter
who has devoted his life to depicting the
horrors of war, with the intention of
abolishing the cruel curse of the ages.
was on board the Russian battleshin
Petropavlovsk. He was only in the mil
1tary camps and upon the murderous en-
gfnes of sea battle to study realities so
as to present to the world the scenes in
separable from war. 1t was his hope
that, when the nations saw what they
were, fostering in the military spirit,
they would revolt from it md bring
about a new reign of peace on earth,
good will to men. f-s",
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27
4 WEEKS HISTORY
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.
A
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.

Summary Of Daily Proceedings in the
Senate and House.
Most of the day was spent in the sem
ate on the 10Th in consideration of the
question of additional accommodations
in the way of office and committee
rooms. The house passed the statehood
bill, which provides that one state each
shall be created of the territories OF Ari-
IONA and New Mexico and Oklahoma and
Indian territory. The vote was 147 to
1O4.
Senator Dolliver delivered speech
in the senate on the goth on the trusts.
Consideration of the sundry civil Dill
was completed In the house the naval
appropriation bill was sent to confer
ence committee. A bill providing for the
allotment of the lands of the New York
Indians was passed.
On the 21st the senate passed the
pension appropriation bill, carrying an
appropriation of over $137, 000,0 900, and
the emergency. river and harbor ap-
preparation bill, which carries $3,O0O,-
600. The house passed a large num-
Der of bills. among them being one
to provide temporary government for
the Panama canal zone.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27
FROM WASHINGTON.

The men selected as delegates to the
democratic national convention from
Pennsylvania will go uninstructed with
reference to presidential candidate
The state convention at Harrisburg re-
fused to instruct.
The senate bill for state hospital for
the treatment of tuberculosis was passed
by the Ohio house ard it will become a
law as soon as it is signed by the gov
ernOr.
In Washington the corner stone OF
the Memorial Continental hall. which
the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton are to build in memory of the heroes
of that war, was laid with impressive
ceremonies.
For the three months of October, No.
vember and December last the total
number of railroad casualties in the
United States aggregated 14.485, de-
crease of 702. as compared with the pre-
ceding quarter There were killed IT'S
passengers and 991 employees, and .937
passengers and 1882 employees were
injured
A famous leader of the Mormon
Church, Angus M. Cannon, pleads with
the Smoot senatorial committee to pro-
tect him from possible results of his
testimony concerning polygamy. He
says the Woodruff manifesto has made
him more modest" and that he does
not now live with all his six wives.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Bubonic plague is spreading alarm
ingly along the west coast of South
America
.orto Rico wants national recogni-
zion sufficient to make bond issue of
s., 100000 good.
The Kansas supreme court has ruled
that the Bible can be read in public
schools.
The first national congress of edu-
Gated Indian men and women is to be
held in st. Louis during the worlds
fair
! 1rishmen appeal to their brethren in
the United States to help stop emigra-
ton, for fear the result will be depopu-
lation.
| Announcement is made that the next
general convention of the Episcopal
church will be held in Boston October
Is to rs.
| The zinc ore output in the Missouri
field for the past three weeks has ex-
Iceeded the demand. The district valu-
alton reaches over 100000.
| A thousand Poles in Cleveland, O.,
many of whom are Roman catholics.
met to protest against the erection of
monument to Kosciusko, the Polish
patriot.
Micente Estrada has sold the Santa
Lucrecia mine, one Of the greatest gold
producers in Durango, Mexico, to an
American company for $3,000,00O.
England and Russia may reach an
agreemept through the endeavors of
King Edward and the car, limiting
the war burden of Europe.
Senators conferred over the Burton
case and decided that the convicted
Kansas senator may hold his seat II
his official behavior is proper. A court
decree does not make the seat vacant
DR.. Charles J. Chamberlain, profess
sor of botany in the University of Chi
cago, has a rare fern IA feet high.
which flowers every five years. He
found it recently near Jalapa, Mexico.
An immense irrigation scheme is
about to be inaugurated in Utah by the
government. The plan contemplates
making g. reservoir of Utah lake. The
cost will be about $5.000,00O. 1t is es-
timated that 100000 acres will be ir-
Irrigated, adding $30,O0O,0 900 to the land
valuation Of the state.
Scraps of tanned skin taken from
the body Of Harry Egbert, a murderer
hanged in January at the penitentiary
in Oregon, were sold on tho streets In
Salem, Ore. as souvenirs.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27
coe street and Sheffield avenue, held up
by Van Dine and ROeski.

coe street and Sheffield avenue, held uI
by Van Dine and Roeski.
July 20-Saloon of Peter Gorski 2611
Milwaukee avenue, held up; Van Dine
shot and wounded Gorski
August 2-Saloon of BENJAMIN c. La
Gross, 2120 West North avenue, held up;
LaGross and Adolph Johnson, a patron
killed.
August 30-Chicago City railway car
barn, Sixty-first and State streets, held
up at three o'clock in the morning by
Niedermeier. Van Dine and Marx;
Frank w. Stewart, clerk, and James B.
Johnson, motorman, killed. robbers Sc
cured $2,250.
November 20-Policeman John Quinn
shot and killed by Gustave Marx in
Greenberg's saloon on Addison street
while trying to arrest Marx.
| November 27-Battle at Indiana dug
out; Policeman Joseph Driscoll killed
and Policeman Matthew thinner
wounded. Brakeman L. j. Sovea killed
at Tolleston by Niedermeier, while the
four bandits were capturing Pennsyl-
vania railway locomotive on which to
escape.
| In addition to these crimes, several
others committed by members of the
same gang have come to light Among
them were number of street holdups,
and the robbery of Frank Pittman, tele-
graph operator at Franklin Park, while
at his work. Plans were laid to rob a
Northwestern passenger train at Jeffer-
son Park, but the train failed to stop as
expected. The fireman. Emil Ernest.
was fired upon as the train sped by, and
the bullet struck his watch. Roeski fired
this shot.
After the car-barn robbery, Marx and
Niedermeier went to Colorado, where it
is believed they committed two holdups
which resulted in murder.
| Peter Niedermeier lived with his
parents at 1881 Elston avenue. Van
Dimes home was at TT North Spring
field avenue. Marx lived on Melrose
street. near the Northwestern tracks
The three were companions in boyhood
Together they roamed the streets and
together they fell into evil associations
Veteran Playwright Dead.
London, April %. - The veteran actor
and playwright, John Coleman, died
Thursday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27

The chief difficulty with the phenom-
email high tide of immigrants has beer,
in the fact that they are readily, but
without good reason, induced to settle
in the cities and engage in peddling or
in digging trenches or subways, while
the west and south, which need imrli-
grants, remain sealed book to the
great majority. In the country dis
tricts there would be fewer tempta-
tons because Of politics, and better
temptations from the greater proba-
bility of obtaining work at good wages
and with more comfortable and elevat-
Ing surroundings.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27

"A very practical and praiseworthy
plan to help unprotected girls who go to
the st. Louis exposition has been formu-
lated by the Women's Christian TEMPER
ance union, which will have the active
cooperation of the Young Women's Chris
tian association in carrying it out. Mem
bers of these organizations assigned to
the duty will be on hand at the railway
centers when young girls and women ar
rive as strangers in the city, and will
see that they do not fall into bad hands
assist them in finding respectable board
ing houses, and if they want it. in GET
ting work.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27
EXPIATE CRIMES
| ON THE CALL0WS
BANDITS NIEDERMEIER, MARX
AND VAN DINE, EXECUTED
AT CHICAGO.
NO UNTOWARD SCENE
MARKS THE HANGING
Former Is Too Weak to Walk and Ia
Wheeled to Scaffold-Other Two Go
Unaided-List Of Crimes Commit
ted by "Automatic Trio"

Chicago, April 23.-The car-barn
bandits have paid the penalty of their
crimes. All three of them were hanged
Friday morning.
Peter Niedermeier, the leader of the
desperate band of robbers, was the first
to die. His nerve stood by him to the
last, but his physical strength gave out
and he was carried to the scaffold. He
died with only a curse for religion. He
def1ed Heaven and man. His death was
consistent with his life.
Marx Dies Praying.
Gustave Marx was the next to go to
his fate. He was brave and collected.
Not once did he falter, and the words of
his prayer: "Oh, God, receive my SOUL
came from behind the white cap the very
instant the trap fell.
Harvey Vim Dine was the last. He,
too, showed the greatest courage in the
awful moments that preceded the
plunge. Like Marx, he kept repeating
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27
the words of the litany for the dying
and his tones rose clear and distinct up
to the last second,
No Untoward Incidents.

No Untoward Incidents.
The executions were conducted with
out an incident to mar their smoothness.
Niedermeier was hanged at 1925
O'Clock. He died from strangulation, al
though there was slight fracture of the
neck. Marx and Van Dine died almost
painless deaths after the first instant of
shock. Their necks were broken.
The last execution was over before
the noon hour, and Friday afternoon the
Jodies lay in an undertaker's establish
ment at al Chicago avenue. The orig
inal intention was to hang Peter Nieder-
meier first, and then execute Van Dine
and Marx together, but at the last hour
the sheriff changed his plan, fearing that
double execution might be attended
with some untoward circumstances.
Niedermeier Tries to Walk.
Niedermeier could have walked to the
scaffold. At least, he believed he could,
and he almost fought with his guards
against being carried. He cursed Deputy
Sheriff Peters just before the march to
the gallows began, and insisted on walk
ing. He said he did not fear to die, and
that the only thing about his approach
ing death was that it was to occur on the
scaffOld.
Each of the three bandits wore to the
+ gallows a rose. The flowers were given
them by Charles Hoffman, guard in the
Jail. Hoffman first gave rose to Van
Dine, and it was at Van Dimes sugges-
ton that the other bandits were given
roses also. Marx picked white one, but
Niedermeier chose the only red one in
the bouquet.
During the trip from the Jail hospital
to the scene of execution Niedermeier
tried three times to lift his head and
knock it against the iron sides of the
corridor.
Deputy Peters said after the execu-
lions that the weakest of the three
bandits as far as courage was concerned
seemed to be- Niedermeier.
On the gallows at the time of the exc
cution we're Sheriff Barrett, Jailer Whit
man, Chief Deputy Sheriff Peters, AS
sistant Jailer J. F. O'Neill, Deputy Sher-
Ill M1CudSl hughes duU + dluGTS " bTlCu,
Code and Mccarthy, of Holy Name
cathedral.
The spectators who witnessed the
execution consisted of only those who
were allowed by law to be present.
Aside from the deputies and doctors,
there were very few in the death cham
Der. The newspapers were represent
ed; but there were no curious persons
there from idle curiosity.
Careers Of the Bandits.
The history of the car-barn bandits
is a strange chapter in criminal records
in many respects without parallel
Peter Niedermeier, the leader of the
gang, had a longer record than the
others, but the work of the desperadoes,
as a band, extended over only two
months. During that time their careers
may be summarized as grand carousal
of murder, in which all sense of respon-
sibility toward society was lest.
The robbers gloated on CRIME. With
the single exception Of the car-barn
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27

The people of Paris will honor George
Sand by erecting statue of the great
writer to stand in the Place des Vosges,
near the Victor Hugo museum 1t will
represent George Sand in her youth and
she will be shown standing holding
sheets of manuscript and pencil. This
year is the centenary of her birth.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27

They that go down to the sea in fight.
Ing ships take their lives in their hands.
whether in time of peace or in time of
war. These powerful engines of de-
struction are SO delicately balanced, so
charged with death, so prone to do the
thing least expected, that they are
freighted with ever-present danger to
their operators not only when engaging
an enemy, but when playing at warfare
or riding peacefully at anchor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27
Strike Still On.

Buda-Pesth, Hungary, April 23.-The
railroad strikers are now showing little
disposition to return to work unless
their demands for increased pay are con-
coded. Premier Tisza announced in the
diet Friday that as result of the confer
ence there appeared little PROSPECTS of
a settlement.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27

A unique institution of Vienna is a
new academy, in which young men are
specially trained for the consular SER
vice. Eight languages are taught in
it, beside commercial history and geog-
raphy, political science, Jurisprudence,
etc. There is room for 40 students,
and the course lasts five years.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27

Colonel William Herring, a leading
lawyer of Tucson, Ariz.. has for part
ner his daughter, Miss Sarah. She
studied in her fathers Office when he
was assistant district attorney in New
York city and graduated No. in a
class of 100 at the University of New
York city. Miss Herring has been prac-
ticing for several years and has met
with notable success.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27

One of the things when marked the
late Senator Hanna as man of strong
individuality was his consistent belief
in the practical value of the work done
by the Salvation Army. Though his
gifts to the army were without osten-
tation he did not hesitate to publicly
proclaim his sympathy with the pur-
poses and aims Of the organization
He advocated it's cause upon every
suitable occasion.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27
King Receives Ambassador

Rome, April, 23.-Charlemagne Tow
er, the United States ambassador to Ger
many, who is here on visit to Ambas-
sador Meier, was received Friday in pri-
vate and most cordial audience by King
Victor Emmanuel, who conversed with
him lengthily about the United States,
showing great interest in it's public af-
fairs and the progress it has achieved,
and demonstrating a thorough knowl-
edge of the subject.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27
Australian Ministry Resigns.

Melbourne, April 23.-The federal
ministry has resigned. The resignation
was due to it's defeat in the house of
party amendment making the bill pro-
viding for the arbitration OF labor dis
putes applicable to state employees.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27

Lawyers fees and other claims in
the Fair estate, which is under order
for final distribution, amounted to
more than 100000. The amount may
seem large, but the estate is appraised
at over $3,OOO,00o California lawyers
are slow Something was actually left
for the heirs.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27
Depositors Will Not Lose.

Boston, April 23-The investigation
OF the condition of the Union Trust COM
pany, of this city, which was closed last
month, shows that depositors probably
uill be paid in full. Former Congress-
man William E. Barrett, the president,
who had nearly $500 900 on deposit in
the bank, has assured the savings bank
commissioners that his deposit will be
The last one to be paid.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27

DR.. Macmillan Mite, who, just quar-
ter of century ago, invented lumin-
Gus apparatus for looking into the stom-
ach and other internal organs, is still
living in Berlin, where he is IN instruc-
tor at the university.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27

Two Minnesota women, neighbors,
are having 4 lawsuit over the posses
sion of a piece of clothesline No &C.
cision has yet been reached, and il,
looks as if they intended to fight it.
out on that line if it takes all sum-
NOR
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Accordisg to Russias experience, the
most deadly danger of naval warfare is
your own submarine mines

1t has been discovered that the blues"
are only form of splanckinic neuras-
thenia, due to intra-abdominal venous
congestion. Cheer up-it may not be
true!
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-27

And now the treasury department is
said to be seriously handicapped be-
cause of inability to meet the demand
for small bills. There are plenty of pri-
rate individuals who have been en-
barrassed by a similar trouble