Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01
LATER NEWS

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in Chicago burned, causing the death
of Mrs. Ellen Mclaughlin and two un'
known girls. Mrs. Mclaughlin came
to death by falling to the pavement.
Owing to the uncertainty as to the
fate of the Peking legations, United
States Consul General Goodnow al
Shanghai has challenged the taotai
Sheng, director of telegraphs, to con
vey private message to Minister Con
ger and get reply in return. Shene
hesitates to undertake the task.
A telegram from Shanghai says g
general rising throughout China is
now regarded as so absolutely certain
that all the missionaries throughout
the empire have been ordered to take
refuge without delay, either at Shang.
hal or Hongkong. Refugees are be-
ginning to arrive from all points in
the most pitiable condition.
BY unanimous vote of the national
committee of the national gold democ-
racy at Indianapolis, the scheme OF
fusion with the anti-imperialistic
movement originating with the recent
mass meeting at the Plaza hotel, in
New York city, was defeated, as was
also the plan to place gold demo-
cratic ticket in the field this year.
A poor widow of Toledo, O., whose
only son has just been sent to an in
sane asylum, has fallen heir to $780,
600 inheritance.
The Kansas Midland railway was
sold at public sale at Wichita, Kan.
The populists and democrats of Kan
sas have united upon a state ticket.
David Morton, populist, was nominat-
ed for governor.
An eagle measuring 6 feet III inches
from tip to tip of the wings was killed
by T. Smith, a farmer living in the
town of Sheboygan Falls, Wis, while
attempting to carry off young child.
Mr.. Roberts, the director of the mint,
has been advised by the United States
minister to Peru that the latter count
ry has issued gold coin known as the
libra, or Peruvian pound, being iden.
tical in weight and fneness with the
English pound sterling.
Three thousand American troops
have arrived at Taku as we'll as eight
transports filed with British troops.
Both detachments are deficient in ar
tillery. A cable steamer has started
to lay cable from Wei-hai-Wei tc
Chi-fu and Taku.
Charles Hale Hoyt, the we'll known
author of a number of plays, has been
declared insane and placed in a re.
treat in New York.
The trial of the Russian cruiser
Variag, built by the Cramps of Phila'
delphia, proves. her to be the fastest
ship of her class in the world. She
made over "a knots an hour.
Ii Hung Chang states that some
members of the foreign legation have
left Peking and may be expected soon.
The state department has received a
dispatch from Consul General Gudge1
at Panama, announcing the collapse
of the revolutionary movement there
He states that the liberals unexpect.
edly surrendered and that quiet now
prevails.
On account of the railroads refusing
to make special rates, Bryan and
Stevenson may meet the notification
committee in Chicago.
The democrats of the Fifth Indiana
district nominated F. A. Horne for
congress.
The cruiser Montgomery has been
ordered to return to the United States.
The Machias will take her place at
Montevideo.
A lighted cigar stub set fire to a
woman's dress at the exposition at
Winnipeg and she was severely burned
before the flames were put out. A
panic was narrowly averted.
The Americans at Shanghai are in.
dignant over the fact that United
States Consul General Goodnow has
entered into relations with Earl Ii,
but Mr.. Goodnow defends his action
on the ground that he is following the
instructions of his government.
At Oroquleta, in northern Mindanao,
two soldiers entered native store for
the purpose of buying food. While
one of them was killed by a bolo and
and his head severed from his body.
the other escaped and gave the alarm.
A company of the Fortieth infantry,
stationed at Cagayan, repaired to Oro-
'quieta and killed eighty-nine natives,
thirty of them being in single house.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. july 26.