Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-10
SUMMARY OF TEE WEEKS NEWS
MondAv. March 9.

Monday, March 2.
Corbett has issued a challenge to
Fitzsimmons
The Western Union Cold Storage
company, Chicago, has failed.
Fire at West Salem, Wis, destroyed
property to the value Of 5000.
Two steamers, carrying 1900 Spanish
troops, arrived at Havana Saturday.
Henry J. Bang, proprietor of the
Sturtevant House, New York, died of
pneumonia
Hon. James Lowther, NJ p, in q
speech at Bedford, Ing, advocated a
protective tariff.
Warm rains have caused foods in
New York and New England states,
from which great damage and some
loss Of life has resulted
General E. G. Cabel, who served in
the Confederate army during the late
war, died at St. Louis Friday. Gen.
eral Cabel was 80 years old.
Tuesday, March 3.
Kid Mccoy knocked out Tommy
Ryan in Is rounds at Maspeth, L, I.
A dog show will be held at St. Louis
week after next. Some famous animals
will compete.
Smallpox is reported at Duquoin and
Cairo, Ills, the state board of health
having been officially notified
R. 0. Mcbride, whose newspaper
outfit was burned by citizens of Mitch
ell, S. D., has begun suit against 10
prominent men for rs, 900 damages
The comptroller OF t--e currency has
issued call upon n;, onal banks for a
statement of their &C 14ition at the close
Of business Oh Friday Feb. %.
DR.. Jameson's defense will be that
he was called upon to maintain order
at Johannesburg, and that his men did
not fire until they were attacked.
Captain Wiborg of the steamer
Horsa, charged with fibustering in
Cuban waters, is to be questioned as to
the whereabouts OF the missing Arnold
boys.
Wednesday, March 4.
In Southern Vermont snow to the
depth OF eight inches has fallen
The United States government has
abandoned all proceedings against the
alleged Cuban fillbustering steamship
Bermuda.
1t is officially announced that the
mills Of the Amoskeag corporation at
Manchester, n. r., will all be closed
for two months. Upwards of 10000
operatives are affected.
The North Dakota railroad commits
sion is in session at Fargo, considering
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
railroad rates.
William Tucker died at jefferson,
Ia. He took nap and never woke up
He was born in 1900, and is said to have
been drummer boy in the war of 1912.
Thursday, March 5.
Fire at Johnstown, Pa, wednesday,
caused loss of over 800, 900.
Ii Hung Chang has started to attend
the coronation of the car at Moscow.
The statement Of the condition of the
treasury shows the available cash bal
ance, $262, SOL, $50; gold reserve, 1884,
S43, 23S.
The fire at the Bozeman tunnel is
still burning fiercely and there are no
prospects of extinguishing it. The
damage is beyond ali estimate
Robert Emmett Council Of the Irish
National Alliance was organized with
200 mem ers at Denver. Resolutions
adopted urge this government to ask
England to release all Ir-sh political
prisoners.
Fire in the Cicophas company's mine
at kattowitz, Prussian Siberia, resulted
in great loss of life. The bodies of q
victims of the confagration have al
really been recovered, but the fate of
the miners entombed, numbering 100,
Is still uncertain.
Friday, March 6.
Holmes is to hang May Z.
Chicago will try street cars run by
compressed air.
4 Kansas bigamist married nine
times III as many years.
The congressional conferees.. agreed
upon the house Cuban resolution.
4 plan has been submitted to con.
gress for canal connecting Lake Erie
with the Ohio river.
An appeal will be taken from Judge
G1bert's decision in favor Of Receiver
Burleigh of the Northern Pacific.
The Republican congressional cam
paign committee organized. Chairman
Babccck of Wisconsin was re- elected.
Congressman Hartman of Montana
made a speech attacking President
Cleveland for statements made in his