Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-01-21
Wednesday, Jan. IL.

killed at Orfah on December % and 20,
and at Bredjih, Roumkale and Djibire,
600 were killed.
The plan of reorganization Of the
Wisconsin Central railroad issued by
the Coppen committee has been uuani.
mously adopted at a meeting of the
first mortgage bondholders.
The North German Gazette declares
that no communication on the Trans.
vaal question Of an apologize character
have been sent to London from author
itatiye sources in Germany.
Thursday, Jan. 10.
Arrangements have been completed
for the handing over Of DR.. Jameson
and his men to the English authorities
for trial.
The death sentence Of Joseph Don
nelly of Audrain county, Missouri. twas
committed to so years In tho peniten.
tiary.
The steamer Congo sank near c.
ruthersville, Mo. Four persons are be.
lieved to have been drowned aud two
were injured.
The liabilities of Keen, sutterlee &
Co., leather dealers Of Philadelphia,
who failed Tuesday, will reach q, 000,-
900; assets unknown.
Congressman Henry H. johnson Of
the Sixth Indiana district, caused a
sensation by coming out fiat footed
against General Harrison for the presi.
Dental nomination.
Friday, Jan. II.
Captain General Campos has for.
mally resigned his command to Gen.
eral Marin.
The Argentine chamber of deputies
has passed a bill granting bounties for
exports of sugar.
Seidenberg, Steifel & Co., New York
cigar manufacturers, have made an as
signment, without preferences.
The Benedict Paper company. whole.
sale paper dealers, Kansas City, has
failed, with liabilities Of $59, 900, and
assets about the same
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele.
graph company from Cape Coast Castle
says that King Prempeh has accepted
terms of the British.
A. L. Shipley. agent Of the illinois
Central at Rowena, who reported that
he was held up and robbed by masked
men on Saturday night. is now in jail
at Sioux Falls, q self confessed embez.
zler Of about $500.
saturday, Jan. 10.
Cecil Rhodes is alleged to have been
implicated in the Transvaal conspiracy.
The Lake Carriers association has
offered all it's vessels to the government
in event Of war.
Premier Greenway of Manitoba will
have only seven opponents Of his school
policy in the new parliament.
Comptroller Eckels has sont circular
to national banks, offering Inducements
to buy bonds and increase their circu.
lation
Senator Sewell Of New Jersey intro
duoed resolutions on the Monroe doc
trine at variance with the president's
position.
It is believed that tho Venezula trou-
BILE will be settled within two months
by arbitration, as originally proposed
by the United States. The pope offers
to act as arbiter
Monday, Jan. 20.
The Ashanti war ended in blood
less victory for the British.
Germany celebrated the 25th ami.
versary Of the empire Saturday.
The Populist, will hold their national
convention at St. Louis July %.
The American Red Cross society has
determined to 60 to the relief Of the
Armenians.
Men are being recruited in Washing.
ton for service in Africa under the Bel
gian flag.
Otto Sutro, one of the leading musi-
cal publishers Of the South, died at
Baltimore Sunday.
Trustee johnson of the North Dakota
insane asylum testified that he was
offered money to resign.
President Angel of tho University of
Michigan has been chosen chairman Of
the American deep waterway commits
sion.
1t seems that General Valeriano
Weyler, instead of General Polavieja,
is to be governor general and captain
general Of Cuba.
WHAT CONGRESS Is DOING.
Monday, Jan. Is.
The morning was devoted to District OF
Columbia business, after which the pen
zion appropriation bill was taken up and
debated.
Senator Hill and two North Carolina
senators occupied considerable time in an
exchange of compliments which were not
complimentary. Senator Morgan then
took the floor and made speech In which