Willmar tribune., 1899-07-12
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

insurgents were active all around the
town and could be seen working in the
trenches to strengthen their position.
At San Fernando the Filpinos made
a demonstration seemingly for the
purpose of annoying the Americans,
as they failed to push their attack. The
American loss was one killed and four
men wounded. The public schools in
Manila have been opened and fully 5000
pupils began course of instruction un-
der American auspices. For the first
time in the history of the Philippines
primary education is free to all chill
dren.
At the meeting in London Mrs. May
Wright Sewall, of indianapolis, was
elected president of the international
Council of Women, with Lady Aberdeen
as vice president.
The president of the United States
advisory commission for the Philip
pines, Prof. Schurman, left Manila for
home.
In coal mine at Odessa, Russia, an
explosion of dynamite occurred and "A
persons were killed and 20 injured.
LATER NEWS.
The store of the Western Paper coyu-
pany in Chicago was burned, causing
the death of Bartholomew Sparkle
Wietz, so years old; Mrs. Josie Doyle,
21 years old, and Stefhna Bagdcis. A
number were injured.
The Spanish senate has ratified the
treaty of peace with the United States.
Public schools under American aus
pices opened up in Manila the Sd with
an attendance of 5000 pupils.
All the volunteers in the Philippines
will have sailed for home by Sept. 1.
At Pittsburg, Pa. Dominick Buffani
shot and killed VIM. Barry.
The Gayoso house at Memphis, Tenn,
one of the old landmarks of the city,
and the Memphis Paper company were
destroyed by fire. Loss, $3.50, 900. Ex-
Fire Chief Cleary was fatally injured,
and Assistant Fire Chief Ryan was
seriously hurt.
Fourth at Manila, with fireworks,
bands, speeches and decorations every
where. all nationalities participating.
The foreign ships and consulates, in
Guiding the Spanish, raised their colors
in conjunction with the stars and
stripes. The flagship Baltimore fred
a national salute at noon.
Gen. Miles delivered the Fourth of
July Grafton at Mansfield, 0.
Henry G. Erwin was elected presi-
dent of the Plant system of railways
to succeed Fl. B. Plant deceased.
Mrs. Grace Miller, the young wife of
VIM. Miller, a grocer at St. Louis, No.,
was shot to death by her husbands
clerk, Eugene Donnelly. After the
woman had fallen, mortally wounded,
Oonnelly leaned over her body, and
raising her head kissed her lips. Don
nelly Immediately surrendered himself
to the police.
During an electric storm at Ulysses,
Neb., Victor and Ira Dobson and two
unknown men were killed.
A contract has been signed whereby
y P. Morgan & Co., of New York, S.
Bleichroder of the Deutsche bank, the
Leiderer bank, in Germany and J. S.
Morgan & Co., in London, undertake
the conversion of the entire foreign
debt of the republic of Mexico, most OF
which bears 6 per cent interest, by the
issue of new bonds at per cent in
tereSt.
DR.. James I. Brownson. the vener.
able pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Washington and one of the
most noted devines and prominent ed.
ucators in the United States, died
aged 80 years.
The transport McClellon arrived a,
New York from Santiago with three
cases of yellow fever aboard. The
cases are all mild.
Brigadier General Joseph Wheele,
was the 9th ordered to report to Gen
eral Otis at Manila for service in the
Philippine islands.
The order for ten new regiments o1
infantry was issued the 9Th by tho
Secretary of war.
The Spanish commissioners have
just returned to Manila from their con
ference with Aguinaldo at Tarlac
They brought with them the Spanish
garrison of Baler, which recently sur
rendered to the insurgents after q
siege of more than a year. They also
brought fourteen civil prisoners.
Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, gave
a dinner to the peace conference at The
Hague.
The elevator of the Flint, Pere &
Marquette railroad, at Ludington
Mich, burned causing loss of $780,.
900.
An attempt was made to assassinate
former King Milan, father of King Al
exander, of Servia. While riding
along the streets of Belgrade four re
volver shots were fired, one of which
slightly grazed his majesty.
Mrs. May Wright Sewall, president
of the United States Council of Wom
ems international Congress, has beer
elected to succeed the countess of Aber
deem as president of the congress
which will hold it's next meeting il
Berlin.
A passenger train on the Burlington
road went through culvert nea1
Waldron, Mo-, killing Fireman Charles
Welty, and injuring several passen
gers. 4
Robert Bonner, publisher, of tn,
New York Ledger, died the 9Th at hi
home in New York.
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