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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
PROBE OF cotton
| POOL IS BEGUN
EXAMINATION OF HAWLEY ANI
RAY, SULLY'S ASSOCIATES,
BEGUN AT NEW YORK.
THE FORMER DENIES
ANY COMPREHENSIVE
His Profits in Joint Accounts Approx
imated at Quarter Of a Million
Former Secretary Of War in the
Case.

New York, April 1.-THE examination
in which Edwin Hawley, the president:
of the Iowa Central railroad and the
Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad, and
Frank H. Ray, head of several large to-
bacco companies, the alleged partners OF
Daniel j. Sully in his cotton operations:
are to be questioned began Friday be-
fore United States Commissioner Alex
ander. To ascertain fully whether or
not Hawley and Ray were practically
Sully's partners is the object Of the ex-
animation, and Commissioner Alexan-
der was appointed by Judge Holt to act
as special examiner in the case.
Receivers Henry W. Taft and David
H. Miller procured the order from Judge
Holt, of the United States district court:
requiring Hawley and Ray not only to
appear Friday before the special exam
iner, but to take to the examination
room all their books and papers that
would disclose exactly what were their
relations to Mr. Sully. Former Secre-
tary of War Elihu Root was retained to
question Mr.. Hawley and Mr.. Ray
At the opening of the examination
Commissioner Alexander ruled that the
examination would not partake of "liti-
gated proceedings"
1t developed during the examination
that the first transaction Mr. Hawley
had with Mr.. Sully was in September,
1903, when he loaned Sully individually
100000 on securities.
A letter from Hawley to Sully, dated
March Is, was read by Mr. Root Itrea1
in part:
Il inclose herewith statement of &C.
count, showing. so far as my individual!
interest is concerned a balance due
you of $82, APO, for which I inclose my
check.
(Signed) e. HAWLEY."
Mr. Hawley said that his check for
the amount named was sent to D. J.
Sully & Co.
Denies Copartnership.
1t developed that in one of the Joint
three accounts, known as number five,
Sully had SO per cent interest, while
that of Hawley and Ray was Is per cent.
each. Mr.. Hawley made brief state
ment. denying any copartnership with
Mr. Sully.
Roughly estimated Mr.. Hawley's prof
it's in the numerous Is Joint two and
Joint three" accounts, as brought
out by Mr.. Root, Appropriated $3.50, 900.
Apparently his first serious loss was
just before the suspension of Sully & Co.,
as shown by his letter of March IS, in
closing a check for sS2 ,420, to that firm.
Just before the close of the examination
Mr.. Root submitted, but failed to make
public, letter supposed to contain the
names of the three persons not
heretofore mentioned as participants in
one or more HawleySully pools. The
identity of these persons, one of whom
was said to be a woman, could not be
ascertained
Later the examination was adjourned
until Thursday, April Z, at II O'clock
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06

One result Of the better feeling be-
tween France and England, which &C.
companied the exchange of visits be-
tween King Edward aud President
Loubet, has developed y, the settle
ment of the long existing controversy
over the Newfoundland fisheries. The
report, which seems to be authorita-
tive, is that the question has been SET
tied by the relinquishm2 by France
OF any claim to territorial rights on
Newfoundland soil, but the retention
of the offshore fishing.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
Bandits Resentenced.

Chicago, April fudge Kersten FRI
day resentenced the car-barn bandits
Peter Niedermeyer, Harvey Van Dine
and Gustav Marx-to be hanged at the
county Jail April %, the date original
ly fixed and then questioned as to it's
legality. BY this proceeding he clarified
the previous sentence of technical errors
and made impossible, the states attor-
neys think, any chance for respite or
escape from the gallows.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
EXPRESS TRAIN HELD UP.
Three Men Kill Messenger Then Dy-
Mantle Car and Garry Off
Contents of Safe

Sacramento, Cal, April 2. - Three
masked men held up the Oregon express
train on the Southern Pacific road early
Friday morning, killed w. J. O'Neil, the
express messenger, and escaped with the
contents of the express box.
O'Neil was murdered deliberately
after the robbers had broken into the
express car. The value of the booty Sc
cured by the men is not known.
When the train stopped at Copley,
small village, for water, three masked
men boarded it and cut the train in two.
Climbing over the tender they COM
PEELED Engineer Joesink to 20 ahead
He ran the engine and express car down
the track for about mile and then was
ordered to stop. Leaving one man on
guard two of the robbers left the engine
and went back to the express car.
ONeil refused to open upon their de-
mand and they blew the door off the car
with dynamite. ONeil was not hurt. but
as soon as the men got in the car they
deliberately shot him through the head.
The train crew then was compelled to
march back to the express car.
ONells helper was threatened with
death unless he opened the safe, but he
persuaded the robbers that he did not
know the combination. They then
placed dynamite on the safe, and. after
lighting the fuse, ran away with their
prisoners. The car was completely
wrecked by the force of the explosion.
After overhauling the contents of the
safe the men compelled the engineer 70
proceed to Keswick, five miles away,
near where they dropped off the engine.
sheriff is in pursuit with II men.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
Question Finally Settled.

Belgrade, Servia, April 2.-The regi-
cides question is considered here to
have been finally settled, all those i'm
mediately concerned in the palace MUIR
ders having been removed from the
kings encourage. A decree published
Friday removed the last two, both favor
ties of King Peter, namely, the notorious
Col. Popovitch, the kings first aid-de-
camp, who has been appointed COM
mandant of the garrison at Belgrade,
and COL Solarovics, who becomes direc-
tor of the military academy. The re-
turn of the foreign diplomatic repre-
sentatives is expected shortly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06

1t is announced that he manuscript
of Millions paradise Lost" which was
offered for sale at public auction in
London, but was withdrawn because
the price of $4,000 was not offered
has been sold to an American collector
whose name and the amount paid ar,
not disclosed. A London paper ex-
presses regret that the heirloom was
not preserved for the British nation
and says: LET us be thankful tina!
Westminster abbey and St. Pauls
cathedral are not portable for other
wise they would be purchased by an
American millionaire"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06

A prominent statesman of Europe is
quoted as saying that American d.
plomacy puzzles and astonishes the
world, as nobody in high authority
knows just what to expect. But that is
not really what troubles the European
diplomatists. What confounds them is
the habit Of the United States of saying
exactly what it wants and what it means
in plain language which though wholly
courteous cannot be misunderstood.
And as its diplomacy is directed to the
maintenance of Justice and international
fair play there is no reason Why it should
not speak out in meetin:" z5s Sd: h
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
A 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.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Summary Of Daily Proceedings in the
Senate and House.

Summary Of Daily Proceedings in the
Senate and House.
In the senate on the goth the bill au-
thorizing the erection of an additional
executive department building in Wash
inston was again the subject of spirited
debate. The post Office appropriation
bill was reported. In the house gen.
eral debate on the sundry civil bill &C.
cupied the time
While considering the post office ap-
preparation bill on the 30th the senate
INDUCED in a discussion over alleged
frauds and the demand for an investi-
cation of the department. In the house
substantial progress was made in the
consideration of the sundry civil bill,
81 pages being disposed of, leaving only
Fl to be read. The negro question was
debated.
The bill for the repeal of the desert
land, the timber and stone and the
homestead Communication laws was dis
cussed in the senate on the 31st ult and
the post Office bill was also debated. In
the house consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill was concluded
and the bill was about to be passed when
it was found that no quorum was pres
ent.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
BRITISH TROOPS
ARE. VICTORIOUS
TH1BETANS REPULSED WITH
HEAVY LOSS IN TWO FIERCE
ENGAGEMENTS.
FOUR HUNDRED ARE
KILLED OR WOUNDED
Casualties Of Col. Younghusband Only
Twelve-Natives Leave Heaps of
Dead on the Field-Latter Fight
with Ancient Arms.

Tuna, British India, April 2.-News
has been received here of severe fight
ing, the Tibetans having engaged the
British mission under Col. Younghus-
band. There were two engagements and
the Tibetans were repulsed with a. loss
of 400 dead and wounded. Early Thurs
day morning flying column started
to reconnoiter the Tibetan camp at
Guru and was warned back. Soon the
attitude of the Tibetans convinced Col.
Younghusband of the necessity of dis
arming them. The Tibetans nun bered
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
Joy Was Short-Lived.

East st. Louis, ILL.,, April 2.-After
contesting his wife's will, which cut
him off with $50 and left $50, 600 to Eu-
ropean relatives, and winning the
suit two weeks ago for $4,000, John
Thornberg rejoiced to such an extent
that he broke his leg and on Thursday
died from blood poisoning. There be-
ing no children. the $4,000 estate will
60 to relatives here and in Europe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06

Every indication that race prejudice
Is less than it has been supposed to be
is welcome. In this line comes the an
nouncement that Columbus (Ga) has
erected a monument to a negro who
last fall persisted while attempting to
rescue the city engineer from an ex-
cavation into which that official had
fallen. The negro sacrificed himself in
a deed as heroic as was ever accredited
to any individual. He excmpliied the
great principle set forth by the Mas
ter: "Greater love hath no man than
this, that man lay down his life for
his friends
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
about 1,500, and their resistance to the
effort to disarm them led to a smart en-
Arms Are Ancient.

euOrt TO dlSarm them led to smart en-
gagement
Arms Are Ancient.
The Tibetans lost heavily, owing to the
inferiority of their weapons, which
were matchbox rifles, but they displayed
the greatest courage. After the action
there were heaps of dead, and a long
trail of dead and wounded extended to
the rear
After short halt the advance con-
tinued. Nearing the Tibetan camp at
Guru a second action took place, in
which the artillery played the largest
part. While the forces were face to
face on the opposite sides of a wall
which the Tibetans had built across
the highway to oppose the advance,
the Indian troops quietly deployed
their tanks and effectively inclosed
$500 Tibetans in a circle. The mem
bers of the mission, the press CORE
spondents and the general staff rode
up to inspect the capture and were
laughing and talking. They were I'M
aware of the impending tragedy, evil
IDENTIFY, being needless of the sullen de-
meanor of the Tibetans.
Shot Starts Battle.
The natives presently began to hus-
tie some Sikhs, who replied with the
butts of their rifles. Then the Tibet
ans fired pistol, wounding a Sikh,
and this was the signal for all the
Tibetans to draw their swords and rush
at their captors, who opened fire on
the surging mob. The officers emptied
their revolvers. The Tibetans found
themselves unable to climb the wall
which they themselves had built. FL
nally about half of them were able to
break away to the rear, where they
came under the fire of the artillery.
OF the entire Tibetan force only about
half escaped being either killed or
wounded. The Tibetan general was
killed. Altogether the British casual
ties were II. The Daily Mail CORE
spondent was severely wounded.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
Paid Their Fines.

Butte, Mont, April 2.-F. August
Heinze, president of the Montana Ore
Purchasing company; A. T. Frank, SUI
perintendent of the Johnstown, and J.
H. Treerise, superintendent of tho
Rarus mines, paid their fines Thursday
for violation of the order Of the federal
court enjoining Heinze and the ANAL
gamated interests from mining the
Michael Davitt Lode claim.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
PROCEEDINGS IN SENATE
Bill Amending Chinese Exclusion Law
1ntroduced-In the
House.

Washington, April 2-In the senate
Friday Senator Patterson introduced
bill for the amendment of the Chi
nese exclusion act of 1902, giving notice
that on Wednesday next he would ad-
dress the senate on the bill. In CIV
ing this notice, he said he had received
what he considered definite information
that the Chinese government has de-
nounced the treaty between that gov
eminent and the United States, and that
the treaty would expire December Z
next. Unless the law should be amend
ed, Chinese can come into the United
States after that time without obstruc-
ton. Senator Plat, of Connecticut, .ex-
pressed dissent from this view.
Senator Mallory then addressed the
senate on the Carmack resolution in
structing the committee on the judiciary
to make inquiry into the legal rights
OF the secretary of the interior to is
sue the old-age disability pension or
der recently promulgated. He said at
the outset that there need not be any
apprehension that the resolution was
intended to affect the status of the pen
sioners, for there was no such intention
or desire on the part of the democratic
senator's. He commended that the uues-
ton of liberty to the veterans is not
involved in any respect whatever, but
the only point was whether the execu-
tive branch Of the government had not
transcribed Its authority and usurped
legislative functions in establishing the
rule by the new order. He contended
that such usurpation had occurred and
agreed that this order was not in line
with the order given by Judge Lochren
during Mr. Cleveland's administration.
When the house met Friday the ques-
ton under consideration was the motion
of Mr.. Sulzer (dem., H. ". made at
the close of Thursdays session to re-
commit the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill for instruction to strike out
the provision appropriating $126, 800 for
rental of the New York custom house
A quorum not having voted Thursday,
the roll again was called Friday. The
motion was lost, 106 to 1885, The bill
was passed without division.
Mr.. Gillet (rep., CALI secured permis-
sion to have printed 1000 extra copies
of the report of the committee on ju-
dietary in the Swayne Impeachment
case, together with the views of the
minority.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06

This Is the fatality of an early
spring. 1t sets everybody in anticipa-
ton and it awakens the spring poet
prematurely. But with a background
of food and angry rivers behind it
one would rather see things go slow
and the transition more gradual. There
is no end to the beauties Of spring to
the poet. There is hardly any end to
the sufferings of the flood-stricken
toilers in the valleys.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
ANOTHER ATTACK BY TOGO
JAPANESE FLEET AGAIN BoM-
BARDS PORT ARTHUR.
Russians Reported Retiring Towards
Win in Distress-Correspond-
ents Leave Toxic,

London, April "a dispatch to the
Central News from Toxic says Vice Ad-
miral Togo made another attack on Port
Arthur during the night of March 30-31.
The dispatch adds that it is understood
the attack was for the purpose of TAX
ing soundings and ascertaining the ef-
fects OF the last attempt to bottle up the
Russian fleet. No details of the attack
are obtainable.
Seoul, April 1T has been learned
here that the Russian cavalry, in much
distress, is retiring toward Win. They
are cutting down telegraph poles to use
as fuel, and their horses are dying for
lack~of proper food.
st. Petersburg, April 2-The follow
ing semi-ofticial dispatch has been re-
ceived from Liaoyang: 'In the first ell
counter with the japanese in northern
Korea, which was crowned with victory
for the Russian arms, the enemy's loss
es were ten times those of the Russians.
According to Korean reports, the Jap
anase buried so men, while 120 wounded
were removed with the help of 500 10
reans to the headquarters of the JAP
anese main force. The confusion of the
japanese was so great that they hoisted
two Red Cross flags in token of surren-
der. Throughout their war with China,
the Japanese never showed themselves
so distracted. The people here are in
high spirits over the news of the first
brilliant fight in Korea"
Toxic, April 1.-The first party of
foreign correspondents left Toxic for
the front Friday. 1t consisted of 16
newspaper men, mostly British and
Americans. From here the party goes
to Moji, leaving there April on a Jap
anese transport for their destination.
which is kept secret.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
Poor Things.

Foreign Guest-The young girls of this
country are charming; but why have the
married women such a dragged-out look?
Host-Well, you see, some Of them are
worked to death because they have no
servants, and the rest of them are wor-
ried to death because they have.-N. Y.
Weekly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
WEST AND SOUTH.

At Butte F. A. Heinze, the Montana
copper magnate, was fined $4,000 in
the federal court for contempt.
Upwards of $5,OO0,000 worth of dam
age to property has been done and
five lives have been lost by the food
which has devastated many parts of
Michigan during the past five days.
The Iowa members of the United Mine
Workers, $4,000 strong, refuse to ac-
cept the new wage scale and voted to
strike.
One of the best known lawyers in
Chicago, D. Harry Hammer, aged 62,
died as the result of an apoplectic
stroke.
Democrats Of the Seventh Missouri
district have renominated c. w. Ham
lin for congress.
The Indiana democrats will hold
their state convention at Indianapolis
May IL to select delegates to St. Louis
At East St. Louis, Ill.,. w. T. Scott
(colored) announced that "the national
civil liberty party" will hold conven-
ton at St. Louis July to nominate q
negro as presidential candidate.
While. delirious Frank A. Cady, a
prominent attorney at Marshfield, Wis,
jumped from hotel window at Hot
Springs. Ark, and was killed.
Owing to food at Mill Springs. NO.,
many of the Inhabitants were living on
their housetops and others succeeded in
escaping to the hills.
At the age of 80 years James E..
Reeves, president of the First national
bank at Richmond, Ind, for 40 years,
passed away.
At Dundee, Ill.,, Frank B. Wright, for
merly cashier of the First national
bank, was sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment for embezzling $4,000.
The Colorado democrats will meet In
Denver June to elect delegates to the
national convention.
Coal miners in Illinois will stay at
work, having come to terms on the wage
scale. In Iowa -, 900 miners quit.
In the Tenth Ohio district Henry T.
Damon, of Portsmouth, o., has been
nominated for congress by the repub-
licans. -
The alleged shortage of $4,000 of
George F. Clewell, treasurer, caused the
Federal Trust company at Cleveland
O., to make an assignment, with liabili-
ties of about 81, 600 900 and assets about
the same.
At Fenton, Ia, Glenn Dawson, CASH
Ter Of the Farmers savings bank, COM
mitted suicide in the bank. His accounts
are said to- be straight. ss5S>:...:
| Flood conditions all over Michigan
were steadily improving. 49,. ~.
All records for fraternal order initia-
tons were broken in Chicago when the
Royal Arcanum received 300 candi-
(dates into its ranks. &. .sSs .. s.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06

Col. Ingalls,, U. S. A., retired, says of
the six-inch, wire-wound gun now I'M
der construction at Reading, Pa, that
it will have a range of 80 miles, and that
similar ten-inch gun could throw a
she'll SO miles. So some day, you see,
nations will be able to go to war without
leaving home at all. y
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
FROM WASHINGTON.

The death of Gen. W. H. Payne, who
was commander of the famous confed-
crate Black Horse cavalry at the first
battle Of Bull Run, occurred in Wash
ington, aged 73 years.
A senate committee restored to the
post office appropriation bill the clause
allowing rural mail carriers to engage
in private business on their routes.
Congress has been informed by the
secretary of the interior that the new
pension order will result in increasing
expenditures $5,400,000 each year.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
Feud Causes Murder

South Bloomfield, VT, April o.
Charles Lyons, proprietor of a road
house. here, was shot and killed Thurs
day night, it is alleged, by Reuben and
Edward Bronson, brothers. The shoot
ing grew out of family feud of long
standing. The Bronsons fec. but were
captured Friday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06

IN car accidents during March in Cook
county; ILL.,, SO persons were killed.
Rains have increased the flood danger
In the southwestern part of Indiana,
Vincennes, Mount Carmel, New Har-
mony, GRANVILLE, Princeton and Evans
vile being inundated.
Samuel Graham, Miss Marie Willis
and an unidentified man were plunged
to death in a boat over the Shosbope
falls at Boise, Idaho.
High water destroyed the great
Hazleton Und.) fill of the Evansville &
Terre Haute railroad, which cost $780,
OOO -:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06

The United States supreme court has
decided that persons travelling on rail-
road passes cannot recover damages for
when the usual contract is printed on
the back of the passes tbs not thought,
however. that this restriction will lessen
the demand for this cheap and enjoyable
means of transportation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06

The navy department has abolished
pockets from the trousers of the marines.
1t is to be hoped that chatelaine bag
will be added to the uniform; Jack must
have some place to carry his chewing to-
bacco and his powder rag.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06

The American apple is to have a day
at the St. Louis worlds fair. when it's
virtues will be emphasized by special
attendance and exercises appropriate
to the occasion. And all quite proper
There is no fruit that has sturdier or
more praiseworthy qualities than the
American apple, and all that can be
said or done in it's honor will be we'll
deserved
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06

Gen. Ma, of China, is giving the Rus
slams great uneasiness, as they fear he
and his army mean mischief The car
is regarded as the father of the Russian
people, who are ruled by a paternal gov
eminent. But with Dowager Empress
Tsi An and Gen. Ma the Chinese seem
to prefer material form of authority.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
Two Miners Asphyxiated

Chicago, April 2.-After spending a
day in Chicago, Frank Wieklewski and
Peter Cuken, miners from Jasonville,
Ind, were asphyxiated in the Savoy ho-
tel, ITO Clark street, early Friday morn
ing. The bodies of the men were found
by their friends, who went to the room
to awaken them.