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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
DOUBLE MURDER AVENGED.
Negro Lypched and Another Shot in
Observation-Disclosures Arises
Over Trivial Matter.

Greenville, Miss, June 4.-This Sec
ton of the state is much excited over
the murder of planter and his manager
by negroes and the lynching which fol-
lowed Friday. John Simms, a promi-
nent white planter of Trail Lake, 30
miles from here, and William Cato, his
manager, were killed by two negroes
in dispute over trivial matter. The
negroes, whose names are Samuel Clark
and Van Horn, escaped from Trail Lake,
but Horn was captured few hours later
and taken to Leland, where he was
lynched. Clark was not captured by the
posse, but returned to Trail Lake, where
he was shot and killed by Mr.. Crow, the
bookkeeper for Planter Simms. The
posse which arrested Horn shot and
killed another negro named Mayfeld,
probably thinking he was Clark.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
AMERICAN BEATS BRI1ON
TRAVIS WINS WORLDS GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP.
Defeats Blackwell Up and to Play
Big Crowd Follows
Players.

London, June 4.-The American golf
champion, Walter J. Travis, Friday &C
quired the title of amateur champion of
Great Britain and of the world on the
links at Sandwich, where he defeated E.
D. Blackwell, representative of the
Royal and Ancient club, by four up and
three to play.
The sky was overcast, with occasional
1urries of-rain and stiff, raw wind from
the northeast, which, however, appeared
to have little effect on Travis driving,
while his approach work and putting
maintained the wonderful accuracy
which characterized his game through
out the tournament
Travis was the favorite of the Eng
fish critics when he started in the con-
Guiding match of the great tourney with
Long Driver" Blackwell. member of
the Royal and Ancient St. Andrews
club. 1t was adopted American against
canny Scot" with the latter never really
serious contender.
The machinelike play of the Amer
lean gave him a lead of four holes in
the morning round of Is holes, despite
a high wind. Continued with little
variation in the concluding round in the
afternoon, it gave the American the
premier honors, four up, three to play.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
TO FREE DEFENDANTS.
Proceedings Under Way Looking to
Release of Persons Charged
with Gillespie Murder.

Lawrenceburg, Ind, June 4-Proceed-
ings looking to the release of James Gil
lespie from Jail and Myron Barbour, his
wife. Carrie. and Mrs. Belle Seward
from bond are under way here before
Judge Downey. Capt Coles and his
daughter, Cynthia, filed before Judge
Downey, who is holding court here, a
writ of habeas corpus asking for the
release of the four defendants. A]lega-
tons are that the defendants were placed
in jeopardy once when the jury was re-
opened and again when the new jury was
sworn, and all placed on trial. This re-
vived the question of jeopardy that was
raised by the defense during the trial.
Should Judge Downey rule against them
the case will be taken to the supreme
court at Indianapolis.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
LONG DEADLOCK
FINALLY BROKEN
CHARLES S. DENEEN NOMIN-
ATED FOR GOVERNOR BY
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS.
CHICAGO MAN NAMED
ON THE 10TH BALLOT
Combination Against Lowden Is Ef-
fected-Yates, Hamlin and Sher-
man Withdraw in Favor of Vic
torious Candidate.

Springfield, ILL.,, June 4.-After a con-
test never before equaled in the history
of political conventions, Charles S. De-
neen, of Chicago, Friday afternoon was
nominated as the republican candidate
for governor of Illinois on the seventy
ninth ballot, which resulted as follows:
Deneen, 95712; Lowden, 52212; Warner,
21; Yates, 1.
The convention was called to order at
1918 a. M, after a fruitless day of bal
loting Thursday. A recess until two
O'Clock was Immediately ordered.
After recess of the convention it was
openly acknowledged that Deneen,
Yates, Hamlin and Sherman had entered
q combination to nominate Deneen on
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
EMBEZZLE. LARGE SUMS.
Trusted Bank Employees at New Ha-
ven, Conn.,, and Baltimore Con-
fess Wrong-Doing.

New Haven, Conn.,, June 4.-The ap-
proximate amount of cash embezzled
by Douglas NJ Smith, teller of the Ma
tional Tradesmen's bank, is slightly in
excess of $4,000, according to a state
ment by President William T. Fields,
of the bank, Friday. In explaining the
method by which Smith took the
money, Mr.. Fields said that he kept
back a part of the deposits Of custom
ers having large accounts and in
creased the figures on his daily cash
balance sheet. The reason that dis
crepancies did not quickly appear was
that Smith did not touch all accounts.
Smith acknowledged voluntarily that
he embezzled about 100000, and the
greater part of it if not all within the
past eight or nine months. He was ar
rested Thursday afternoon and was
held in $4,000 bail for examination
June II.
Baltimore, Nd, June 4.-Jesse B.
Baker, bookkeeper formerly en-
ployed by the National Howard bank of
this city, was arrested at his home here
Thursday, charged with embezzlement.
He admitted that there was a shortage
in his accounts of between $4,000 and
$4,000. Baker disappeared two weeks
ago and went to st. Louis. He returned
to Baltimore few days ago and was ar
rested and turned over to the United
States authorities. Commissioner Rog-
ers committed him in default of $40 900
bond
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
LIGHTNING KILLS.
Three Children Slain, a Man Fatally
Injured and Two Other Hurt at
Tennyson, Ind.

Boonville, Ind, June 4.-Three chill
dren were killed, one man fatally in
jured and woman and child seriously
injured Thursday by an electric shock
which partially destroyed their home
near this city. The dead are: John
Gentry, Jr., aged IA; Opal Gentry, aged
ten; baby, two years old. John Gen.
try, ST., was fatally injured and Mrs.
Gentry and daughter Orta were serious
ly hurt. The storm swept over a great
er portion of southern Indiana, doing
great damage to telegraph and tele-
phone lines, fences and outbuildings.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Senator Carmack was Endorsed for
the vice presidency by Tennessee DEM
|ocrats.
The portrait of the late Senator Hanna
will be printed on the Panama canal
bonds.
One thousand old-fashioned pianos
were burned on the beach at Atlantic
City by dealers.
The St. Paul railway is said to be
planning direct route between Chicago
and the head of the great lakes.
DR.. William Douglas Mckenzie, for
merly of Chicago Theological seminary,
was inaugurated president of Hartford
Theological seminary.
DR.. Richard C. Flower, an accused
mine operator, of New York, is said to
have gone to Central America with
1880, 900.
While dynamiting fish in White river
near Martinsville, Ind, Scott Gregory
was blown to pieces by premature ex-
plosion. Both arms and legs were torn
from the body.
| Canadians fear that Americans will
obtain control of the Grand Trunk Pa
cific railway and protest against en-
ploying United States engineers.
A block of coal ten feet thick was
taken from coal mine near Petersburg,
Ind. and shipped to the worlds fair at
st. Louis The vein from which the
block was taken is more than eleven feet
in thickness
The Cuban bond issue of $35 900 900
has been four times oversubscribed,
New York, London and Frankfort each
applying for many times it's apportion-
ment.
Wall street is suffering unusual busi-
ness depression, and already 2 800 clerks
and stenographers have been laid of by
banking and brokerage firms.
The Chicago Metal Trades association
has assessed it's members 100000 to
fight the machinists, who threaten to
call lone strike day all summer"
In less than a month Bonesteel, S.. D.,
has grown from village of 300 to a city
Of 5000. Homesteaders are rushing
there ready for the opening of the Rose
bud reservation.
An official flag for the Lewis and Clark
Exposition at Portland has been adopted.
The; design is in four colors-red, white,
blue and yellow-symbolical of England,
France, Russia and Spain, which coun-
tries first explored the northwest.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08

The experience of Miss Alice Roose-
welt at St. Louis certainly calls renewed
attention to the overwhelming curiosity
that animates a goodly proportion of
the population of this country. When
it becomes necessary to summon police
to drive away the women who are star.
ing through the windows of the house in
which Miss Roosevelt is being enter
tanned, and to disperse men and women
from church doors where they blockade
traffic in order to catch a glimpse of the
first young lady Of the land, it would
seem as if curiosity had run rampant
to disgusting extent.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
The Massachusetts, legislature ha

The Massachusetts, legislature has
passed bill to promote honesty among
employees of individuals and corpora
tons. 1t is said that dishonesty is rife
among them, from the cook who accepts
presents from the butcher and grocer to
get the family custom up to the purchas-
ing agents of great mills or railroads
who are Influenced by commissions to be
false to the interests of employers
There is much corruption of this kind
In ever community, but there may be
more of it in Massachusetts, than else
where. Manufacturers of that state say
they are being sold out by emnloves-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08

| khepuDIlcdn Nominee Tor Governor OF
| lllnois)
the first ballot Friday afternoon. War
ner and Pierce expected to join the COM
binatiOn
Yates Withdraws.
The republican convention recon-
vened at 2:20, and Gov. Yates asked per-
mission to make statement There
| was no objection, and the governor took
! the platform. He suggested as the next
| governor of Illinois the name of Charles
S. Deneen (great cheering) and withdrew
his own name.
Others Fall in Line.
Gov. Yates closed his address amid
great cheering at 2:90 and there were
great calls for Hamlin. He appeared
on the platform amid cheers and spoke
for four minutes, being frequently in
terrupted. He then withdrew his name
in favor of Deneen.
There were calls for Sherman, and he
spoke from his place in the McDonough
county delegation. He also withdrew in
favor of Deneen.
At PAL Chairman Cannon ordered the
seventy-ninth ballot, and before two
thirds of the roll call had been completed
the nomination of Deneen was certain
Plan to Name Lowden Fails.
A desperate effort of the leaders
to break the deadlock in the state con-
ton failed Thursday and at eight o'clock
in the evening the assemblage took q
recess until ten a. m. Friday without hav-
ing nominated a candidate for governor
The convention unanimously adopted a
resolution releasing delegates from their
instructions after all candidates had
spoken in favor of it's adoption The
long-expected break to Lowden came in
the afternoon. For several ballots his
vote increased until he reached vote of
63lh. Then the tide turned, and on the
closing ballot, the seventy-eighth, his
vote had dropped to 5321a. 1t requires
752 to nominate. Yates lowest vote dur
ing the day was 1862 and his closing vote
was 405. There was no material change
In the vote of the other candidates.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
WEST AND SOUTH.

A part of Kansas was drenched by a
heavy rain accompanied by hail. Be-
tween Bucklin and Meade, on the
Rock Island road, hail did much dam
age to crops.
Hon. Benjamin F. Cue, former lieu
tenant governor of Iowa, died suddenly
in Des Moines. expiring of heart fail
ure while out for walk near his resi-.
dence in that city.
An anarchist named Abraham Ga
binski was arrested in Chicago after
shooting at a man and woman. He
said he had orders to kill Mayor Har-
rison. a son of Potter Palmer and three
others.
Several state militia companies were
sent to Hanging Rock, O., and the town
was placed under martial law because
of the threatening attitude of strik-
ing iron workers.
The prohibition state convention OF
Michigan selected delegates at large and
district delegates to the national con-
vention. A full state ticket headed by
Samuel Dickie, of Albion, for governor
was nominated.
At Hamilton, O., DR.. Charles w. Con-
ley, of Eaton, was nominated for con-
gress by the democrats of the Third Ohio
district.
Rev. Andrew Morrissey conferred the
Laetare medal for 1904, given by the
University of Notre Dame, Ind, on Hon
Richard C. Kerens, of St. Louis.
While lying in bed, August Schmitt, =
prominent florist of Chenille, o., 6:
years old, committed suicide by shooting
| himself through the head.
Prospects for crops in northwestern
Iowa, and especially in the Mississippi
valley, were injured by the rain of nearly
two inches.
Charles F. Mills, of Springfield, Ill.
has been appointed chief of the liv%
stock department Of the worlds fair al
St. Louis, to succeed Frank D. Coburn
of Kansas, resigned.
Convicted of the murder of DAME
Mitchell, of Cincinnati, which occurred
in Los Angeles, CAL, April 1, Arthur A
Eddy has been given a sentence of 9!
years.
At South Omaha, Neb., c. L. Saylor
Office manager for the Armour Packin&
company, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head. He hat
been sufferer from nervous prostratio1
| for nearly year.
! The semi-centennial of Cornell college
will be celebrated at Mt. Vernon, Ia.
June 1O-16 Senator Allison will nresidI
on Jubilee day." and Secretary Shaw, O.
the treasury. and Hon. James Wilson
secretary of agriculture, will be amonl
the speakers.
! Lightning killed three children, ia
tally injured one and seriously hurt =.
woman and child, near Tennyson, Ind.
Information was given to the world'
fair police department at St. Louis tina
silver and gold nuggets valued at 81 ,0O|
had been stolen from the French section
!! in the Mines and Metallurgy building. E
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
True HOSPITALITY.

l pray you, O, excellent wife!
cumber not yourself and me to get a
curiously rich dinner for this man
and woman who have just alighted
at our gate. These things.
II they are DESTROYS of them, they can
get for few shillings at any vii
lage inn. But, rather, let that stranger
see, If he will, in your looks, accents
and behavior, your heart and earn
estness, your thought and will, that
which he cannot buy at any price
in any city, and which he may travel
miles and dine sparely and sleep
hardly to behold:-Emerson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08

The decision just handed down by the
United States supreme court seems to
settle finally the status of oleomargarine
under the law passed by congress two
years ago. That law imposed a tax of
ten cents a pound on all oleomargarine
colored in imitation of butter, while al
lowing the uncolored product to escape
with tax of one-quarter of a cent a
pound. The supreme court now holds
not only that the law is constitutional,
but also that all oleomargarine of the ap-
pearance of butter is to be regarded as
artificially colored within the meaning
of the law.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08

In the attention which this years
church gatherings have been paying to
the question Of divorce students of social
conditions will see hopeful sign
Doubtless the spread of the divorce evil
cannot be wholly checked until radical
action has been taken toward the re-
vision of the marriage and divorce laws
OF the various states with view to Sc
curing uniformity. The churches, how
ever, may bring an influence to bear
without waiting for such action.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
Strength in Pulling.

The pulling strength of men and
animals was recently shown in an ex.
hibition of circus at Madison SQUARE
garden, New York. For each pound
of it's own weight an elephant can pull
~ Of a pound; camel, .76, and a
horse III of pound. A man can
Dull .82 of his own weight.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
Bricklayers Strike.

Buffalo, N. Y, June 4.-Owing to
decision of the Bricklayers' union, to
the effect that none of their members
should lay brick on concrete founda-
tons, the stonemasons being on strike
for an increase of wages, the building
contractors have declared a lockout OF
all masons and bricklnyers, including
hodmen, laborers and teamsterA About
600 men are affected.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
Murderer LVnched.

Grangeville, Idaho, June 1T. M.
Myers. who killed George Brownlee and
wounded Wallace Bennett near Crooks
Corral three weeks ago, was taken from
a party of officers when near White Bird
and lynched. The lynchers were masked
and outnumbered the officers three to
one.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
Battle RUMORED
near PORT ARTHUR
CANNONADING HEARD IN VI
CINITY OF BEsIEGED RUS
SIAN TOWN.
CARS TROOPS ARE
FORCED TO RETREAT
Driven from Lichaton in Two-Hour
Fight-Communica with the
Southern Part of Liaotung PENN
sula Severed.
by McCutcheon, in Oh ice

LldOyduS, June IT, uc1c dIc pcISlS-
tent rumors that another great battle is
in progress near Port Arthur. Contin-
uous cannonading has been heard from
the south.
An additional force of $4,000 Japanese
is reported to have landed at Takushan.
arrived here from Newchwang report
that firing in the vicinity Of Port Arthur
was heard Thursday night. They only
saw two Japanese cruisers.
Rumors of Conflict.
Mukden, June 4.-For two days past
rumors have been current of severe
fighting on the Liaotung peninsula. De-
tails are lacking, but the fact that fight
ing has been general throughout the Pc
ninsula is officially admitted. The Rus
SLAMS have pushed their outposts south to
Wanfangtien, on the railroad, while the
Japanese occupy the country from the
shores of Korea bay inland to the vicin-
ity of Siuyen. The fact that a Japanese
army, estimated to number so 900 men, is
concentrated south of Kinchou, is re-
garded here as indicating the region
where decisive battles will be fought
Russians Driven Northward
Toxic, June "A body of Japanese
has encountered and defeated a mixed
force of Russian cavalry, infantry and
artillery near Lichaton, nine miles north
of Polandien, on Monday last, May go
The engagement began at IL: 80 p. NJ,
1oc tod %v,o ho
troops being finally driven northward
The Japanese had 26 men killed, includ-
ing one officer, and 81 wounded, includ-
ing four officers. The movement of the
Russian forces southwark indicates a
possible effort to relieve Port Arthur
The Russian losses are unknown.
The fighting is evidently identical
with the engagement reported from
Liaoyang May 80, as having occurred at
Vagenfuchu POSSIBLY near Wafang-
tien)), which is about nine miles north
of Polandien, on the Liaotung peninsula
It was in this engagement that the Co.'S
sacks under Gen. Samsonoff were re-
ported to have annihilated squadron of
Japanese. The Japanese were command
ed by Gen. Akkiama.
All Communication Cut Off,
Newchwang, June 4.-Every effort on
the part of the Russians to communicate
with the southern part of the Liaotung
peninsula has resulted in failure. The
Japanese are in control of all avenues
of communication and they allow no
messages to pass. With the exception
of the authorities the Russians in New
chwapg are daily growing more de-
pressed at the outlook.
An officer of high rank who has ar
rived here from Mukden spoke as fol-
lows concerning Gen. Kuropatkin:
HE is awakening to the fact that
the Japanese are worthy of praise, said
this officer. HE declares that their re-
cent operations prove them to be among
the greatest strategists in the world, and
to this must be added great daring, ca
pacity for work and ability to stand pun
ishment The general did not believe
this before, but now it has been demon
strated."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
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
FROM WASHINGTON.

The president has again made it clear
that he will not permit himself to be
drawn into local political contests. A
delegation of Wisconsin republicans was
Informed that he would have nothing to
DO with the contest in that state in any
way.
Recent decisions of the United States
supreme court uphold the oleomargarine
law, knock out the Cleveland four-cent
fare ordinance and declare the constltu-
tional right of trial by jury does not eX-
tend to the Philippines in the absence Of
specific legislation by congress.
Tuesday, June IA, will be the one hun
dred and twenty-seventh anniversary OF
the selection of the stars and stripes as
the flag of the United States.
The public statement shows that at
the close of business May 81, 1904, the
total debt, less cash in the treasury,
amounted to 1915, 301, 631, which is an
increase for the month of $50, 447 ,576.
in the United States supreme court
there remains on the calendar 2S2
cases, the smallest number left after
any term since 1870. During the term
449 cases we're disposed of.
The oath of Office was taken in
Washington by Judge ]. c. Pritchard,
as United States circuit judge, in sue
cession to Judge Simonton, deceased.
The government of the United States
has issued an ultimatum to the Moor
ish government declaring that the ban
dit Raisoul must be held personally
responsible for the safety of his cap
tive. Perdicaris.
President Roosevelt has signed proc
lamation providing for the opening OF
10000 acres of the ceded lands of the
Devils Lake Indian reservation in North
Dakota. The drawing will take place at
Devils Lake August "a.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
Accidentally Killed.

Doylestown, Pa, June 4.-Robert
Steel, wealthy wholesale liquor deal
er of Philadelphia, was found dead here
Friday with his neck broken. His body
was found lying at the foot of an out
side stairway leading to store. 1t is
supposed that he fell down the stair
nav
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08

One explanation of Russia's defeats
in the present war is found in the
official corruption that exists in all the
departments of the government. A ma
ton run by bureaucracy is always gan
erened with corruption, and this con-
Gition in Russia has been notorious for
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08
Strike Threatened.

Tamaqua, Pa, June "A meeting OF
the three anthracite district boards has
been called for Monday for the purpose
Of inaugurating a general strike of the
5000 men employed by the Lehigh Coal
& Navigation company in the Panther
Creek valley. The meeting will be held
in LanfOrd
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08

Russians who die in the japanese field
hospitals are accompanied to their
graves by guard of honor, and when
ever possible the services of a Euro
pean missionary are secured for the
funerals. The Japs may be heather,
but they behave very much like Chris
tians should
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08

An unusually large mum Der of the fail
ures reported so far this year have been
of fire insurance companies and stock
brokers. Three or four big fires did
the bad work for the insurance COM
panies and some of the brokers and their
customers were also scorched a little
probably by getting too many hot tips
from Wall street.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08

Now an Aurora Und) woman finds
that the man she married last fall is
polygamist, with more wives than he
can definitely remember. So many
cases of this kind are reported as to Gre
ate the belief that women take less
trouble to look up the records of the men
they marry than of the cooks they en-
DlOv
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-08

An exchange says the names of the
Inflated Russian ships Petropavlovsk
and Bezstroshny will go down to history
side by side, but it is questionable If the
avenue of fame is wide enough to admit
of this. They may have to be driven
down tandem. IT ~ hi