Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-12-29
afflicted last summer.

afflicted last summer. +: S,
William Hale Thompson, captain o.
the footba.! team of the Chicago An.
letio club, has been sued for $l0o,vov ~
breach Of promise by Jennie =: nu1cn,z.
inson.
The Nicaraguan government ano ono
called for a voluntary loan OF $ooo'ooo:
one.half payable in cash and inc ,e re-.
in paper representing the pubic oeps
issued to pay expenses of former wars
The gunboat Annapolis. designed as
the practice cruiser of the naval acao'
envy, has been launched.
German merchants are said to nave
combined to control both the importing
and exporting trade OF Japan. -,
The American Banking and Trust
company of Auburn, Me-, closed IT'S
doors and made application for re-
ceiver.
It is officially stated that the plague
is increasing at Bombay and Caracni'
The seaport Of S;nde is also declared &c
be jnfected. -,
Charles Butler. 90 years old, presi-
denr Of the corporation of the Union
Theological seminary. is dying on
pneumonia at his home in New York
The ceremony Of enthroning Rt Rev.
William David Walker as Protestant
Episcopal. bishop of Western new
York was celebrated at Buffalo,
Wednesday
There has been phenomenal in
crease Of coffee planting in Liberia and
the exports for the last fiscal year.
amounted to 5000, 900 pounds, against
1000 pounds 10 years ago.
Friday. Dec. rs.
Miss Frances Willard is seriously i'll.
Peter Maher whipped Steve O'Donl
nell in 81 seconds at Coney Island.
John S. Johnson and Olaf Rudd
broke two worlds records in skating at
Minneapolis
Queen Liliuoka!ani, who arrived in
Washington at an early hour Christmas
morning departed after short rest.
without setting foot on the soil of the
| capital.
The monthly statement of the coilec-
:;ons of internal revenue shows the
| tota: receipts for the month of Novem.
Der were $l2. 70l 1869, a decrease as com.
pared with November last year Of
| 1927 1857 For the 8 months of the pres.
! ent fiscal year the decrease was $65l .9l1.
| Saturday, Dec. %6.
| Queen Liliuokalani has arrived ia
Boston.
New York experienced 100000 fire.,
several business blocks being destroyed.
A child was killed by street car in
| Chicago Christmas, and the mot orman
was terribly beaten by mob and mar.
rowly escaped lynching.
Reginald Barrcws. l6 years old, sui
c:ded at Minneapolis while all officer
was attempting to place him under AZ.
rest for trivia. offense. He was ment-
ally unbalanced
The Denver board of aldermen has
adopted resolutions urging the Colorado
senators and representatives in congress
to use their best efforts to secure the
passage Of the Cameron resolutions.
At Phtsburg, Anna Held, the French
singer, introduced for the first time in
America the French Christmas custom
of street singing for "sweet charity
sake" Her effort was successful be-
yond expectation, and she turned over
to tho Humane society $803.
FOR FREE HOMESTEADS.
Present Congress Likely to Modify Exist
ing LAM Laws.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. est now looks
as if congress would do justice to thou
sands of landless and homeless people
within the confines of the United States
BY restoring the free homestead laws.
! The national Republican convention
at St. Louis declared for free home
steads, and Senator Pettigrew and Rep
resentative Lacey, from the public !ant
! c0m mitfnn If h0th hranchns ~ conoroce