Willmar tribune., 1900-09-12
LATER NEWS.

Ching, Yung-Lu and Hsu Tung as
peace commissioners.
LATER NEWS.
The National party, in convention
in New York, nominated Donaldson
Caffery of Louisiana for president and
Archibald Murray Howe of Massachu-
setts for vice president.
Arthur Sewell, democratic candidate
for vice president in 1896, died the 5th
at his summer home twelve miles from
Bath, Me-, of apoplexy, the stroke hav-
ing been sustained Sunday. He was
81 years of age.
There is an apparent assumption in
official circles that the powers, other
than Russia, will not favor the with
drawal of their troops from Peking.
This seems to be based on information
received by the United States govern
ment through unofficial sources.
The siege of Ladybrand has been
raised after several desperate attempts
to capture the town and its little gar
rison of $50 British troops. The Beers
at over 1900 men.
The National Tube company has ad-
vanced prices on merchant and
wrought iron pipe per cent, to take
effect at once. No change is made in
the prices of boiler tubes and other
grades
Mrs. Johanna Hansell, the wife of a
mechanic in Chicago, killed herself
and 15-months-old babe by turning on
the gas in her bedroom.
1t is reported that an expedition
will soon leave for Pao Ting Flu, and
that it will clean out the towns en-
route that were the first places in
which the boxer outrages occurred.
A $50, 1000 package was stolen from
the Wells-Fargo express company at
culiar manner. The thief was escap-
ing north into the United States on a
train when the package accidentally
fell from his coat while he was stoop-
ing over. The trainmen took the
package.
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wealthy real-estate owner of Chica-
60 committed suicide by shooting him
self.
The wage conference between the
manufacturers and workers at Pitts
burg was failure and adjourned with
out date.
Two shooting scrapes occurred at
South Bend, Ind, in "a hours.
The Good Samaritan hospital at
Portland, Or, was badly damaged by
fire It was only with the greatest
difficulty the patients were saved with
out injury.
John Lind was renominated for gov
ernor of Minnesota by the democrats
and populists.
A telegram has been received from
Minister Conger, dated Pek,ng Sept. l.,
stating that a military parade passed
through the imperial palace on that
day, and that eunichs and servants
were the only occupants.
Judge Simonton, of the United States
circuit court at Charlotte, N. c., has
ordered the sale of the Blackwell Dur
ham Tobacco company's property at
Durham, N. c., by Receiver Hall, for
not less than 81, 600, 900. 1t is expected
that the American Tobacco company
will be the purchaser.
The secretary of war has instructed
General Shafter, commanding the de-
partment of California, to discharge
all volunteers in San Francisco. About
400 are now there, having been sent
home from Manila, sick or wounded,
Most OF them are convalescent.
Advices from Guatemala show rest
lessness and paralysis of business on
account of the expected breaking out
of revolution. President Cabrera's
position is admitted to be insecure.
Merchants at Hong Kong have pro-
tested against the withdrawal of
troops from Peking.
The torpedo boat Dahlgran, while
backing out of her slip at Newport,
R. l., collidcd with the torpedo boat
Gwin. The latter was so badly dam
aged that it will be necessary to send
her to the Brooklyn navy yard for re-
pairs.
A new volcano has broken out about
80 miles southeast of the old Colima
volcano. The new volcano made its
appearance suddenly and without
warning. The natives living near the
base of the mountain, as it is called,
were much alarmed at first and fed
from their homes, but as prospect of
danger passed they returned.