Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-08-04
SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS NEWS
Monday, July 20. j

: r. Monday, July 20. a
Cholera is decreasing in Egypt.
/ A railway collision occurred at Delhi
by which SO persons were killed and
injured
Twelve persons were injured, two of
whom may die, in railroad wreck near
Murphysboro, ILL.,
The Parkhurst and Wilkinson iron
and steel firm in Chicago. has made an
assignment Slow collections. Liabil.
tiles about $9,ooo,o oo
Pat Christie, in jail at Neillsville,
Wis. for the murder of Christ Milert
Oh July 4, committed suicide by hang
ing.
The Peoria Western association team
has disbanded and Manager Dugdale
says the entire league has decided on
disbandment.
The drought in some of the provinces
of Russia and excessive rains in others
have destroyed all hopes of good har.
vest and it will nowhere be above the
average,
Tuesday, July 20.
. Republicans and Democrats at Lang.
ford, S. D., will combine against the
Populists.
Gaudaur, the oarsman, has deposited
$50 in London for a match on the
Thames with Stanbury.
At Alton, Kan, John Sewage,
young farmer, shot and killed the IL.
year-old daughter Of David Hoffman
and then killed himself.
Oscar Gilchrist Of Youngstown, O.,
lost one of his eyes by being hit by
foul ball during ball game he had
been watching.
Enos N. Barge, aged II, and Barbara
Hershey, slightly younger, while rid.
ing in a buggy, were struck and in.
stantly killed by a train near Lancas.
ter, Pa,
Pat Christie, who was confined in the
county Jail for the murder Of Christ
Melert, which occurred at Christie's
home, July 4, suicided in his cell at
Neillsville, Wis.
The Santa Fe road has announced
that it will make a 9.ccnt fiat rate on
grain shipments from Kansas City to
Chicago, This rate is the lowest yet
made on grain from the West to Chi.
cago.
Wednesday, July 20.
Tennessee Populists have nominated
A. L. Mimms for governor
Ex-Governor George T. Anthony of
Kansas is very i'll at a Topeka hospital.
It is rumored that the Turkish gov
eminent contemplates the issue Of paper
money.
C. H. jerks has again been made SUI.
perintendent Of the northern division Of
the Great Northern.
Fifty persons were wounded at Zurich
in riot which arose from the killing Of
a Swiss by Italians.
While Frank Connors and Steve
Brady were attempting to hold up Bar
tender James Maloney at Kansas City,
Connors was shot and probably fatally
| wounded
Thursday, July 80.
The Irish land bill has passed its third
reading in the house of commons.
Judge Harrison H Wheeler, United
States pension agent at Detroit: is dead.
The present hot spell at Louisville
has broken the record for the past Il
years.
A Denver paper publishes special
| 70 f1,o off hot a
I reign of terror exists in that town.
The Russian loan of 1000, 900, 00O
francs $500, 000,O00j issued by the
Rothschilds has been covered 25 times
over.
The Dennison {O.j bank has closed
its doors. The liabilities will reach
100000, while the assets vii, hardly
cover $4,000.
Roman J. Seubof, claiming to be a
Journalist from Boston and Russian
count committed suicide in a cell of a
police station at New York,
The professional single scull race for
the worlds championship, rowed at
Halifax. N. S., distance three miles, was
won by Gaudaur, Rodgers second, and
Hanlon third. Time, 1925.
Friday, July 81.
The greater part of the Montreal exhi
bition building has been destroyed by
| fire.
The Washington Republican state
convention will be held at Tacoma
Aug. 26.
The Jenkins Cycle company, manu-
facturers Of the Napoleon wheel, have
made an assignment.
President Cleveland has issued q
proclamation commanding American
citizens not to aid the Cubans
Mayor Josiah Quincy has issued ar
invitation to Ii Hung Chang to visit
Boston as z guest of the city while or
his coming visit to the United States
Middle of the road Populists will phi
up S. F. Norton as their presidential
candidate if Bryan does not endorse The
Populist platform within 80 days.
Saturday, Aug. 1.
A terrible fire has been raging at Ii
ban, Russia, for several days. -.
O. D. Jones of Edna has been mona
mated for governor by the Missouri
Populists, = TO @=z:<,-F