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New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
FLEET IN READINESS.
Assembled at San Francisco for
Start 4crOss Pacifc.

San Francisco, July 2.-The sixteen battleships
which will compose the Atlantic fleet when it
starts on July the voyage across the Pacific
are now assembled in the harbor here. The
rival to-day of the battleshps Virginia Rhode
Island and Kearsarge completed the number. The
Wisconsin and the Missouri Mare Island
NAVY Yard but will move to Man-ofWar Row to-
morrow, when they will be in readiness for the
start.
The CuIgoa supply ship. and the Relief. hospital
shin sailed Yesterday for Honolulu. Sixty An
napolis graduates arrived from the East and
iotned the men on the fleet. The Pacific squad
ron. consisting of the cruisers Tennessee. Wash
ington and California. sailed south last night on
cruise along the coast. towing the torpedo de-
strovers Perry, Preble and Farragut
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
MAY HAVE SHOT AMERICAN AS SPY.
Passengers from Guatemala Report Seizure
of H. Darlington at San Jose

San Francisco. July Passengers who arrived
from southern ports the steamer City Of Sydney
yesterday tell the by officials of the Gaute
maIan government Of II. harrington. said TO be an
American citizen. a SPY. The arrest was made
AT San Jose de Guatemala. when harrington went
ashore in that city from the city OF sydney He went
TO Central America from New York many months
ago The passengers who tell of the say that
they expect hear that he has been put to death.
as they say that the evidence against him was plain
n. having papers in his possession when taken
which proved beyond doubt that he a spy
from Saliva ior The papers they say. proved him
also to be in conspiracy against President Ca
brera
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
HUNDREDS DIE IN NINE.
Gas Erplodes IN Russian Shaft
Troops Called to Scene.

fusoTo European Russia, July "A terrible
explosion of gas occurred in the Rikovsky mine
last evening, in which large number of miners
were al work. One hundred and ifty-seven
bodies have been recovered. all of which are
badly burned but ii is believed that the death
roll will reach at least hundred
Seventythree of the men were rescued alive
to-day. but many of them are in serious
dtion. Ten of the. rescued died soon after be-
ing taken out of the shaft
There is great excitement here and troops
have been called into service to prevent dis
orders
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
V1TmBERTs SUIT CAUSES TWO DUELs.
Senator Gets $4,000 Damages from "Matin
for Rochette Swindle Charges.

Paris July "A second duel was fought IN .n.s as
cftv to-day as an outcome Of the suit 1or $@o," "
brought by Senator Humbert against the Ma'ih
for involving him in the sw-indles recehuF Coiiu
cd in Paris by NJ Henri Rochette. NJ. Jouvenel'
.5-o- Of -he .'Nfatfn" fought VI. CassagnaT eoltor
~ the 'Autorite" The duel was with swords. NJ
Tourenel was slightly wounded in the third Dou'-
The other duel was fought yesterday between d
brother Of N. Jouvenel and lawyer halneu iodu
=. IT,. 1.+tar Was wounded in the right arm.
A ir1ry today rendered a verdt against tie
Natjn'' in the libel suit brought by Senator Hum
bert The jury found the 'AIatin'' guilty, with no
extenuating circumstances on seventeen olIieitiIt
counts The court fined the "Matin" $500 awarded
Senator Fumbert $4,000 damages, and ordered the
'katin" TO make a retraction and insert the Juus-
-,.rt of the court in two hundred newspapers.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
QUIET ON THE BORDER|
Juares Mayor Sits Up Al Night
for Rebels Who NeTer Come.

Fl Paso Tex July 2.-Nothiug has occurred
along the Mexican border to-day TO disturb the
peace and quiet. Juarez soldiers and ofncials again
guarded the city strongly last night. however. eS-
T->ctng attack Mayor Mateus sat all night IN
his office with rife his lap ready TO lead men
repel invaders but no disturbance occurred
A persistent report is circulated IN Juarez that
troops had engagement with revolutionists near
Casa Grande Yesterday morning. but II is uncon-
frmed No train has yet arrived from there. and
the government has charge of the wires
According to a dispatch. the Mexican authori-
ties have captured and imprisoned eighteen more of
the Niesca raiders
Washington, July Word has been received at
the Mexican Embassy that Enrique Creel the Am
bassador from Mexico to the United States, VINO
is coming here for consultation with the STATE
Department In connection with the poroer stua
ton. will arrive in Washington next week. Inc
State Department officials however. express their
belief that the acute phase of Mexicos internal
trouble. has for the time being passed into MS
tory and that by the time the ambassador reaches
here there will nothing more than an echo OIL d
condition which for time appeared TO be clouu
the horizon.
Mexico, the officials say can have no complaint
against the United States of inactivity in meeting
the situation. for the reports which have come
from the officers charged with the enforcement OIL
the neutrality law show they have acted with
promptness and zeal Troops were sent to Del
Rio largely for the moral erect their presence
would have alleged violators OF the law "niie
the fact that none have been reported sent ese
where by General Myer is an indication In the OF
fetal mind that they not actually needed
San Antonio Tex July 2-Seven alleged Mexican
revolutionsts have been captured by United sta'Hs
troops Del Rio and the surrounding country nv nv
cording Information brought here To-Day pS W.
E. Weatherbee. a prominent ranch owner
-Four Of the revolutionists were captured hlei'
before last by detachments of troops said MI
Weatnerbee, and three were taken YESTERDAY
morning They have all been placed In the county
Jail at Del Rio. BY this time it Is not imPropipie
that several more have been captured Dv t''e
troops of which there are about two hundred now
at Del Rio and along the river
lone wounded man, who keeps shop III iei
Rio but whose name | do not know crossed '''e
river after the fight of last Friday afternoon an'
has since died from his wounds in Del Rio. l-So
other Mexcans who tried to swim across " h'V-
Rio after battle were drowned
"One hundred men went over to Mexico from De'
Rio but not half that number have returned, anu
II is thought the remainder have either Deen hieu
or are being pursued by the Mexican troops
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
THREE SEE YOUNG MAN DROWN.

Caught in the swift running ebD tide Of the East
River on I'D street Louis BrunUlik. a clerk,
txenty-t,yo years old Of No 32i East 72d street.
ras drowned Yesterday in view OF three men, VINO.
after desperate effort, reached the spot too late"
Brunblik. Who weak swimmer. battled hard
With the tide and Anton Samuel, of No 1865 AVG
nue. A: Charles Duchacek. of No. 1865 Avenue A,
and christopher C1oonan OF No. 5il East 72d street
.a,r his distress when ne threw up his hands. and
with one accord ihey dived to the rescue. TAs
body Was not foano-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
TWO WIVES LEAVE SUICIDE NOTES
Husbands Find Farewell Messages When
Thew Return Home from Work.

At widely separated places In the city TWO work
men went home last night and found. instead Of
their supper notes from their wives. saying that
they had gone to commit suicide. Neither told the
pIace selected for the do ed
Mrs George W. Dennis. aged nifty years, had
lived peacefuly with her husband for years at No
. Ton,nkins avenue in Staten Island. Mr.. and
Mrs Frederick Sparta have been married hve
wears They lived happily AT No 2i2 East 18th
street.
Sparta reached Police headquarters as Dennis
WAS leaving the building
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
M4NYsKILLED BY FLOODS.
Chinese Dro7cn by Hundreds :
Thousands .Starre-Reief Giren.

Hong Kong. July 2.-Detailed reports of the
floods in Southern China \show that hundreds
of people have been drowned and thousands are
starving in the destroyed villages.
Chinese and foreigners have combined to
raise large relief fund. Large and guam
titles of food being consigned from Hong
Kong.
The government has made grant of $500
and the Standard OH Company has subscribed
S5010
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
COURT CONFIRMS s5,o0O,ooo FINE.
New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company
Can Make No Further Appeal

Caracas Venezuela. July l. via Willemstad' 'ura-
Gao Julv 2-The Court of Cessation to-day con-
fr,e5 the decision Of the Civil Courts of First In
stance condemning the New York and BermudeZ
Asphalt Company pay a fine Of $5,V"e" 10 tle
Venezuelan government for having, II was alleged
given aid TO the Matus revolution against castro
No arpeal from, This last Judgment is possible
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
CASTRO CABLES TO MRS. CLEVELAND

Caracas Venezuela. July J. via Wllemstad,
Curacao, July president . Castro has sent the
following cable 5{snatch to Mrs Grover Cleveland:
The death Of Mr.. Cleveland is a cause Tor mourn
ing throughout the entire continent eheZueld
expresses its sorrow to You as the falthIui repre-
sentative OF Mir. Clevelands public virtues.
FL CONSTITUTIONAL the organ OF the Presldeh's
comments on this message in these words:
In this manner does President Castro bind with
cordial bonds the Venezuelan and American peo-
rl.s acting in memory Of the man who main
tained these bonds inyiolate through all conth-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
SILVER SERVICE FOR NORTH CAROLINA.

Norfolk Va July 2.-The cruiser North Carolina
will receive at Beaufort \. c. tomorrow hand
some silver service from the people of the state.
The North Carolina is en- route from Guantanamo
Bay to Beaufort. II the absence OF Governor
Glenn who will be in Denver the presentation
viii he made by Lieutenant Governor Winston.
Following the ceremony the North Carolina will
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
WRIGHT APPOINTS cHAPLAINs.

Washington July 2-Secretarv Wright has ap-
poipted the following chaplans in the army: Wal
fer X Lloyd of Arkansas, Episcopallan: Clinton
II SNYDER of Ohio United Brethren: Frederick l.
Kunnecke of MARYLAND; Edward r. Chase; Of
Maine. Lawrence L. Denning of Ohio. and Michael
q Dorar of New York. Roman Catholics and
Stenben r. Wood OF California, Congregational.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
DoumA PASSES s1,125,ooo.ooo BUDGET.

81 PETERSBURG July 2.-The Douma TO- night gave
IT, an,roxal 10 the budget of state revenues,
amounting To s. i,l25.C0eceo. practically Wnhou:
change in the minist eria figures II is noteworthy
tnat the opposition refraned from criticism Of the
main features Of the existing system OF taxation
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
NEW YORKER KILLED AT KINGSTON

Kingston. N Y. July while asleep at win
dow I'm his room in the Mansion House to-day
Frederick {, Wells photographer. of New York
city fell three stories TO the stone pavement be-
low. crushing his skuIl. de died in short time.
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.GoING AWAY OVER THE FOURrHc
Wher~yer 70. leave order with scaI eevsdes -
kpr The SUNDAY TRIBUNE ssoa ~ Jea aSrtyA
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"'ISG AWAY OVER THE FOURTH
To- efetrf yGu leave order with local neasdrairr
" @s SUNDAY TRIBUNE a. ~ you arriys-
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GOING AWAY OVER THE FOURTH:
wherever GO. leave order with local newsdeaier
for the SUNDAY TRIBUNE you arrive
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NOTES OF FOREIGN NEWS.

Berlin Julv "a dispatch received here from
Constance says Emperor William has sehI a "a. olS7 =
fisht of twelve hours duration in his new dlrls-
ibe airshp. congra hFn HPGn ms ms
greeted as the beginning of new na'lohaI
achievement"
Edirburgh. July 2-The necessity of fuller
Side f s ssoc1aitsm was the general tenor OF the
discussion to-day before the 1nternatlonai ooIis II
gsonal convention in this CITY Dr, on Ai19r cture
and philanthropy"
81 Petersburg. July John W. Riddle the ,e
American Ambassador has issued lnxlIauons on nt 20
villa on july 4 II IS hardly possible that he will
vslescing from threatened attack Of pneumonia.
in which case he viii be represented bE Mont
gonaery schuyler. jr- secretary Of the embassy
Kherson July "A woman residing in a near
q .age aHne naS e cdppee o rhe leads off i've Of
her own children with an axe
ment fund which was started by Lord Curzon on
tso ss election e TO The afor hs aye @ his eecoSd
amount Of $4,000. which he promised on March
z l@st Mr., Astors gift now amounts to 100000,
siooooo
London July 2-The interchangeable conven-
ton having been signed by the British govern
ment the Great astern Halfway CoIhpasy , ae-
cioed "a ft their steamers with a system ~ wire
less telegraphy. and two Of the boats on The HOOK
o. Holland service. the turbine Stealle! Copeli- pc
hagen and the twin screw Dresden nave Deer
equipped which will enable the public to send
kilograms from board these boats.
Tomsk Siberia. july 2-Two Russ ianS. for
TeNolt IN Manchuria with the purpose OF "TfsIiie
iLlsrly officers have been arrested near the MunSo-
nan border accused of attempting 10 organize a
the province from China and creating indie
pendent buffer for tfe protection OF Russian
tterrltor. on their arrest they said that they had
been sent b. The Russian Emperor 20 perform the
work but rhe authorities say they are advent
cnsr, cGers They win be tried in the Tonsk Circuit
New-York tribune., 1908-07-03

Ebe-sou July "A woman residing ia near
By Ifllaze has been paced under arrest on the
charge Of having chopped the heads off five OF
her own children with
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-07-15

Ringville. July 14.-Nels Iverson
returned last Friday from visit
with relatives in Madelia, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stenerson re-
turned last Tuesday from their visit
with relatives in Detroit, MINI.
1ngvald Evenson has hired out to
work for Simon Gilbertson this
summer.
Otto Iverson visited with his
daughters in Minneapolis last week.
The Ladies Aid society met with
Mrs. A. O. Sonstegard last Thursday
Gina and Minnie Berg ard Miss
Hanson from Willmar were guests
at Christopherson's place last week =.
Mrs. A. Olson and daughter Lila
from New London visited at Ole
Johnson's home over Sunday.
The Aurora Y. P. society will
meet at Mr.. H. P. Knutson's place
on Sunday, July 10.
Mrs. A. 0. Sonstegard and son
August made a trip to WilImar last
week to see DR.. Peterson.
Ida lvers0n, who has worked in
Minneapolis for the last seven ears,
visited with friends here a few
days last week.
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Spicer on-Green-Lake, July II
The Chautauqua on Green Lake is
now past. People who have camped
and stayed near the lake during the
Assembly season have returned to
their homes to take up their Or
binary routine Of work again.
Richard and Euphemia Krantz Of
Rice Lake, Wis, visited last week
at the home of F. O. Swanson, and
also attended the meetings of the
Chautauqua.
Miss Mary Waldron of the faculty
of the New London schools last win
ter, is spending part Of her vacation
with Miss Della Horne of Harrison.
Nat. Ostlund and little son Ar
mold, of Dassel, Mimi, spent Sun
day IN Spicer, calling on acquaint-
ances, having been residents here
several years ago.
Lawrence and Enock Swenson left
last Friday for Barry, Mimi, where
they will be engaged as farm la
borers tnruout the summer and fall
season.
Mr. and Mrs. Axel Walquist of
Wlllmar spent Saturday and Sun
day with relatives in Spicer and vi
entity.
Elmer Eckman stopped off at Spi-
Ger Saturday evening to sDend Sum-
day at the Chautauqua, on his way
from Minneapolis to visit his folks
at New London.
Rev. and Mrs. O. Wallin and lit
tie son Eugene, of Annandale,
Mimi, called at the home of their
friends at Fleetwood Farm from
Monday till Tuesday Of this week.
Evald, Olive and Hulda Ander-
son, of Murdoch, were guests at
the home Of S. C. Hillman of the
Green Lake mill last week.
Mrs. Peter johnson Of Estevan,
Canada, is visiting with friends in
this vicinity this week.
Paul and Ingeborg Swanson, of
Mamre, visited relatives in these
parts Sunday.
Miss Eleonora Abrahamson and
Esther Lawson came up from New
London for few days visit with
friends east of Spicer.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brandt, who
have stayed at the home of Sam
Anderson during the Chautauqua,
returned to their home at Murdoch
Sunday evening.
D. A. Knock, who is conducting
parochial school in the Tripolis con-
gregatlon at Kandiyohi, spent a
few days last week with his college
classmate A. Iemuel Swenson Of
Fleetwood Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Orred return
to Stanley, N. D., today. They
will be accompanied by Mrs. Jacob
Olson,
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As She under.tood Il

Little Ethel is one Of those bright
children who make the lives of their
parents and teachers a burden. She
recently paid her first visit to the kin
dergarten school. When she got home
her mother asked her how she got on
1T was awfully NICE" was little
EthePs enthusiastic response. ..The
teacher. Miss Brown, told me If was
good girl would grow up into a
pretty lady. but if was naughty I
would grow up into an ugly one.''
Her mother saw a chance of "point-
ing a moral,' so she said:
Yes. dear: that is quite true
Little Ethel sat in silent thought for
few minutes. Then she burst out:
"Then what Il wicked little girl Miss
Brown must have been!"
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Roseland, July l3.-The warm
weather of last week has helped the
corn to make good Roadway.
The Damhof boys hauled lumber
from Danube last Thursday for an
addition to their mothers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert Dykema
of Chicago are spending week
with Mrs. Dykema's brother AL
bert Knoll, and from here they in
tend to 60 to visit sister of Mrs.
Dykema in North Dakota.
Some have started haying, but it
is hard to get at on account of the
surplus of water.
Mrs. Dick Edsinga of Hector is
spending few weeks at her pa
rental home, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pheifer's.
Mrs. N. T. Knott Of Danube is
visiting with her parents out here
and with relatives in Prinsburg and
Raymond. During her absence her
sister Jacobina is keeping house for
Mr.. Knott.
A. Decker hauled steel culvert
from Danube last Friday for Road
District No. 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bosch of
Prinsburg attended services in
Roseland Sunday.
Next Saturday will be the annual
school meeting. Let everybody
turn out and do his duty.
The annual meeting of the Prins-
burg Farmers Telephone Co. was
held last Saturday at the Prinsburg
schoolhouse.
The John Zuidema family spent
Sunday with the Euling family near
Priam.
Quite a few farmers took hogs to
the Danube market Monday, the
feed being high and price of hogs
good.
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An Amazed Woman.

A woman who had an Arabic glass
cup of the fourteenth century and did
not know its value took it to the Brit
!sh museum. After due consideration
the expert, to her surprise, said that,
though the museum did not want it, it
might be worth $4,000. The woman
shuddered, because she had been car
rying in crowded London omnibus a
bit of gass worth so much money and
it had miraculously escaped smashing.
Finally, wanting money more than
Arabian glass, she sent the object to
an auctioneer's. Fancy her amazement
when. starting at $500. the Arabic
cup went by leaps and bounds and
was finally Knocked down for the nice
sum of $4,000. The bidding Of two
rival collectors did the business
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fiIial Love.

That's pathetic story of the Gour
don fishing boat crew The Gourdo1
boat was manned by father and his
four sons. When the boat sank three
OF the latter went with her. The old
man got an oar, and soon the fourth
son appeared by his SIDE But the oar
could support only one, and the lad.
taking in the situation at once. babe
his parent farewell in the words.
"Weel, weel, father, l maun jist
awa,," and sank. Only readers famil-
lar with the northern dialect will fully
appreciate the depth of kindly resig-
nation and true feeling which the
words denote. The father endured ter
r1ble sufferings. but was ultimately
picked up. Greater love hath no man
than this. "-Westminster Gazette.
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Returned tho Plate.


A starved and ragged lad wande!
for hours about the Liverpool docks!
search of work. He had not tast
food since the morning.
A vessel came into dock late in =;
day. and the cook, seeing the boy,
vited him to warm himself and dry
rags at the galley fire. 4
he then gave the boy large piec
PORK upon ships biscuit, which i
hard as board, and the famished
ran OF to tell his mother. who Sd
matches near by. of his good luck
In a short time he returned with 4
biscuit wrapped in paper and said:
Mother thanks you. sir, for the DO
and is much obliged to you for the 10
Of the plate. Liverpool Mercury.
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left the Office without another word.

left the Office without another word.
Presently a messenger came up from
the Corn with Farnsworth's used
checks. There were among them
three to bearer, drawn in hand un-
familiar to Farnsworth, but signed by
him. The numbers showed that these
were the three that were taken from
the book, signed In blank. The aggre-
gate of the amounts was $4,6SO.
1t was nearly O'clock when Knee
land returned. Miss Clarendon was
taking dictation.
1--WE got your man. said the detec-
tive.
Where is he?"
"Outside." responded Kneeland.
Bring him in!
The detective went out and returned
with Bailey Harrow. He was pale,
but steady.
"Mr. Farnsworth," said he, II did
this. but I'm no thief. You'd never
lose cent through me. l needed the
money for few days, but I can make
it good. 1t was a borrow, that's what
it was. the same as you did with Hart
zelrs check in April, the one that was
to go to Jordan & Co., and we put it
through the bank on our own account
and told Jordan we hadn't got it. And
there was the Thompson natter
1--WE won't go into that" said Farms
worth hastily. How was this game
worked?"
Bailey has been in a little deal in
mining shares" said Kneeland, ''quite
In the line of high finance, too, and he
thinks it will turn out we'll.
'He had partner who is a clerk in
the telegraph office-in fact, the very
same man who has paid you the re.
m1ttances from your nephew. Bailey
is familiar with the machinery of re-
ceiving money by telegraph, and it
happened to strike him that the green
slip which you have to sign and in
dorse looked just like one of Jacob
Hartzell's checks. I happened to think
of that while I was sitting here look
Ing at Hartzells check and hearing
about money by telegraph. So l went
straight down to the Office, found out
which of the clerks Bailey was chum-
my with and frightened the fellow till
his complexion resembled the pale sea
green paper that has been mentioned.
One of my men is with him now, and
he gave up a good bit Of the money.
Bailey took Hartzelrs check out of
the envelope Tuesday morning, big
envelope that will carry the check
without folding. He gave the check
to the telegraph clerk. and you. Mr..
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Mentally Deranqed.

Edward Bood, farmer from
Mamre, was declared insane by a
board of examiners in Probate court
last Thursday and was taken to Fer
gus Falls for treatment. The de-
rangement manifested itself in rest
lessness, sleeplessness and sudden
bursts of temper when he would
destroy things and threaten injury
to those around him. 1t is thought
that his mental balance was affect
ed by his constant worrying over his
poor health. His case is mild
one. however, and the physicians
have hopes Of his speedy and per-
manent recovery. Bood is about
Is years Of age and single.
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11)mIr>o,oo@ CClAX

Colfax, July l3.-Henry Erickson
from Wendell, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends around
here for some time, left for his
home today.
A grand picnic was given over by
the Hystad lake Sunday. A good
time is reported by all present.
Mrs. L. E. Mas and children,
from Kenmare, N. D., who have
been visiting relatives and friends
around here for three weeks, left
for their home today, accompanied
by Mrs. Mas mother, Mrs. Knut
Olson, who will visit with them
for some time.
Miss Martha Olson is visiting at
Andrew Odland's home.
Nickel Olson, who has been sick
for some time, is improving.