Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-05-12

The Clearwater. De Orc pool match
for the championship Of the world has
been set for May 2, 8 and 9 at Pittsburg.
George s. Coo, who was for 81 years
president of the American Exchange
bank, New York city, died Sunday at
his home, "The Cliffs" Englewood,
N. j.
Judge G. G. Foster of the United
States district court, appointed E. G.
Knowles and Bennett R. Wheeler re.
ceivers for tho Investment Trust COM
pany Of America, doing business at To.
peka, Kan.
Tuesday, May g.
Senator Morgan Of Alabama, who
has been quite i'll, has recovered and
was able to appear in the senate.
Captain John F. McGlensey, us. N,
retired, died at Washington. He Ell.
tered the naval service Sept. 2S, 1857.
George Brown fatally stabbed Chris
Wilson at Morse, Ia. No cause is
known. Officers are pursuing the as.
sailant
The senate committee on judiciary
has reported favorably the bill restor.
ing John N. Quackenbush to the rank
Of commander in the navy.
-Four hundred Kansas City union
plumbers, gas and steam filters are on
strike for eight hours work and the
same wages paid for nine hours.
Mrs. Kate Stokes Stetson, widow of
the late John Stetson, the millionaire
theatrical manager and real estate
dealer, who died April IL, is dead.
Wednesday, May
Jacob H. G. FjelGe, the sculptor, died
in Minneapolis T~,sday. He was 81
years of age.
There were II new cases Of cholera
and II deaths from that disease at AL
exandria, Egypt, Tuesday.
King Humbert has donated 400, 900
francs to the families of the soldiers
killed and wounded in the African
campaign.
Jim Williams, heavyweight cham
pion of Utah, defeated Jack Etelsner
of Philadelphia in 7.round contest at
Salt Lake.
The Duke and Duchess of SAKE.
Meiningen were held up in true brig
and style about IL miles from Rome.
The bandits were amateurs and were
arrested.
The business portion of Pine Grove,
Colo, was destroyed by fire shortly
after midnight. Loss about $40, 1000.
The fire is believed to have been Of in.
cendiary origin.
Thursday, May 7.
Fire at Elyra, O., consumed dozen
buildings. The loss will reach $50. 900.
The University of California will not
send team East this year, as has been
contemplated.
Holmes. the noted murderer, was
hanged at Philadelphia for killing Ben.
jamin +. Pietzel.
George G. Haag, member of suicide
club, took strychnine and died in the
rooms Of Mrs. Nellie Parker, who was
his spiritual guide to the other world.
Representative Money Of Mississippi
and Representative Hall of Missouri,
who recently had personal encounter
in the naval committee room, have az
justed their differences.
Count Won Reichanau, secretary of
the German legation at Bucharest,
Roumania, has been appointed first
secretary of the German embassy at
Washington.
Friday, May 8.
New Jersey Democrats declared in
favor of the gold standard
Indiana Republicans instructed for
Mckinley by vote of three to one.
Joseph H. Dickson, for a long time
superintendent Of police in Chicago, is
dead.
Michigan Republicans declared for
Mckinley and endorsed the financial
plank of the Minneapolis convention.
Workmen have recovered II bodies
from the ruins of the 5.story building
at Cincinnati wrecked by gasoline
explosion.
| The Citizens bank of Union City,
Ind, has closed for want of funds.
Cause of failure, inability to collect and
scarcity Of money.
After two days of discussion, the rep
resentatives Of the various lake and
rail transportation lines came to the
conclusion that they would leave the
westbound freight rates unchanged.
! Saturday, May ..
Thirteen business houses and three
dwellings were burned at Sebree, KY.
None were insured.
Senator Sherman declares that In.
diana's action settles the presidential
fight in favor of Mckinley.
Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake, a., won
the clay bird shooting championship at
Guttenburg. Score 266 in possible
300.
Francis Agnew, well known North.
western contractor and at one time a
resident of st. Paul, is dead at Chi.
cago.
The American Medical association in
session at Atlanta adjourned to meet
next year in Philadelphia. DR.. Mich.
olas Sem was elected president.
| At San Jose, Cal, Eli Winset and j.
Straver broke the worlds unpaced
tandem record, making the distance in
l55, reduction of is seconds.
1t is understood that several officers
of the British Chartered South Africa
company will resign unless the resigna'
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