Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26
LATER NEWS.

John Freeman, at Estherville, Iowa,
confesses to killing his wife and then
burning the house. His motive was
to get possession of her property.
Three masked robbers tortured Mrs.
John Bell, of Newcastle. Pa, nearly
to death in their efforts to force her to
open safe to which she did not know
the combination.
Noah B. Bacon. of Des Moines, To-,
recently celebrated his 101st birthday.
It is reported in London that Gen.
eral Knox has been forced to abandon
the pursuit of General De Wet, owing
to the situation created in Cape Colony
by the Beers crossing the Orange riv-
er.
Venezuela has paid Benjamin Har-
rison 500, ZOO as the fee for his services
in arbitrating the boundary dispute
with England.
John, alias Red" Corbett, who has
served several terms in the peniten-
tiary. was shot and instantly killed in
Chicago by Policeman Edward j. Gra-
dy who surprised him with a compan-
ion in the act of committing high
way robbery.
In head-end collision between two
electric cars on the Greenfield g. In
annapolis interurban line near Jim,
Ind, Emory Scott and John Glasscocl,
motormen.. were fatally injured. Six
passengers were badly hurt.
A contract for 10000 tons of steel
rails and fish plates for British rail-
roads has been placed with the Illinois
Steel company of Chicago.
The Cold Brook rolling mills at St.
John, N. B.. burned: loss, 100000.
Jeffries and Ruhlen have agreed to
fight in Cincinnati in February.
Yound Edward Cudahy, the abducted
son of the millionaire packer of
Omaha, was returned to his home late
at night, after the sum of $25, 900 in
gold had been deposited at secluded
spot designated by the kidnapers.
The Hay-Pauncefote treaty passed
the United Stat es senate by vote of
SIS to 1S, after several amendments had
been attached.
English ship builders have placed
orders in the United States for $50. OOC
tons of ship plates.
The Crane Manufacturing company
of Chicago will, at Christmas, divide
100000 with its employees.
Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul, will
visit Cuba after the first of the year
by commission from President McKin-
ley to investigate questions in dispute
respecting allotment of church prop
erty.
General Francis v. Green, of New
York. will act as grand marshal of the
inauguration parade March 4.
Senator Jones. Arkansas, chairman
of the Democratic committee, says
that there is no foundation for the re.
port that he contemplates resigning
the craftsmanship.
An attempt was made to rob the state
treasury at Lincoln. Neb. Two men,
possibly three, apparently had gained
entrance to the capitol building
through an outside window when they
were discovered by the night watch.
man.
Thomas Edmundson was found dead
near Mason City, TO-, hanging head
downward on barb wire fence. The
evidence is quite clear that he was
murdered.
An explosion of natural gas at
Beaver Falls. Pa. wrecked a number
of houses and seriously injured seven
persons. The explosion was caused by
leak in the main.
and five of the crew were landed from
the gunboat Basco, at Limbanes, Ca
vite province. Surprised so insur-
gents, sharp skirmish half hour; 13 in
surgents killed; ~ rifles captured;
large amount stores destroyed; one
soldier wounded. ...
The legislative council of Victoria
have for the sixth time rejected the
female suffrage bill.
Congressman LEM, of the twelfth
Ohio district will contest the election
of Mr.. Thompson who had majority
of Is votes. 49,. ..,-
Lewis, the young negro who killed
Marshall, Richardson at Gulfport,
Miss, was captured by q mob and
lynched. ..s.~.:,:. ... nm.
Fourteen, hundred bottles of import
ed beer were condemned as contra
band: goods by the officers ut Charles
ton, S. c., and poured into the sewers.
The Beers have occupied Colesburg,
near the Orange river frontier. s.
"A Dainty Christmas Present.
A dainty Christmas present, and at
small cost, will be one Of the Northern
Pacific railways beautiful ellowstone
Park Flower Books. 1t contains ten
specimens of pressed wild Aowersin
all their freshness Of color, and four
illustrations Of Park scenes. Many
uor,,nofo for fh;s hnnlr fnrs ~, 81.