Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-17


ated with the New York clearing house,
from the management Of which he re-
tired in April, 1892, is dead, at the age
of "a years.
Thursday, Dec. IL.
The national Prohibition convention
will be held at Pittsburg.
The national conference of colored
men is in session at Detroit, Mich.
1t is said that Mark Twain is to re-
ceive $50, 900 for ten lectures to be deliv-
cred in London.
Diphtheria is very prevalent in New
York city. The bureau Of contagious
diseases reports 2S2 cases.
Lord Wallcourt, an aged British peer,
is about to marry Miss May Palliser,
who recently won prize in a beauty
show.
Joseph Chamberlain now bears the
title conferred on him by King Khama
and the other Bechuana chiefs of Moatl-
bod, she who rights things"
The schooner Elwood is missing and
is supposed to have gone down off the
Alaskan coast, between Cooks inlet and
Glazier bay, with all on board.
Nearly $50 delegates attended the an
nual meeting of Ell Kaber temple, No.
bles Of the Mystic Shrine, at Cedar
Rapids, Ia. Officers for the ensuing
year were elected.
Friday, Dec. IS.
St. Louis has "Jack the Vitriol
Thrower."
The average condition of winter wheat
is stated to be 81.4.
Several rich finds Of gold are reported
from Yellow creek, in the Black Hills
country.
Nick Flynn, charged with the murder
of William Sullivan at Iron River, Wis,
has been sentenced to IA years impris-
onment.
Glendive (Mon.) citizens in mass
meeting, resolved to ask congress for
$25, 900 to carry on the work of improv-
ing Yellowstone river.
Alderman Sampson of Sioux Falls,
who ran away with illegally objected
liquor fines, was not indicted by the
grand jury. Nor will any civil suit be
brought.
Saturday, Dec. ii.
John A. Goldsmith, the noted turf.
man, is dead.
Hon. Carl Schurz has been reelected
president of the National Civil Service
league.
The semi-centennial of Texas indie
perdence will be celebrated at Dallas
next year.
Cotton is reported by government
agents to be short in quantity, but Of
fine quality.
All the druggists but two of Hendricks
county, Ind, have been indicted for
selling liquor.
The National Federation of Labor
convention adopted resolution favor.
ing postal savings banks.
The Belgian minister of war, Gen.
eral Brassine, has resigned on &C
count of the shelving Of the project of
uu1Cary reform.
George r. Blanchard. formerly COM
missioner of the Trunk Lines associa-
ton, has been named as commissioner
OF the new joint traffic association.
Monday, Dec. 10.
The Duchess of York has given birth
to son.
Judge Thomas L. Nugent, the Pop.
uist leader in Texas, is dead.
Alexander Collie, the BLOCKADE
King" once worth millions, was buried
in New York by friends.
The Illinois state grange opposed the
proposed withdrawal Of greenbacks and
favored the reconciliation of silver.
Cardinal Paul Melchers is dead. He
was German by birth, was born in
1913, and was created cardinal in 1885.
George w. McGammon, Adams Ex-
press agent at Farmersburg, Ind, has
defaulted, taking with him $500 of
the company's money.
August D. Gilbert, who murdered
Alice Sterling, a 12-year.old Roxbury,
Mass, girl, last spring, has been SEN
fenced to be hanged on Feb. 81. 1896.