Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-01

Auc Sn1ucSc minister dG "dSQ1uSI OIi
has prepared scheme of political and
financial reforms which he will sub
nit to the Chinese government.
A special agent of the agricultural
department declares small farms will
be the rule in Alaska.
President Mckinley and his mill
tarv advisers have fixed 10000 as the
sig. Of the army to be enlisted un-
der the new law.
Horatio Guzman, for many years
minister from Nicaragua to the
United States, died in Washington.
THE EAST.
A snow and rainstorm swept the
Ohio river valley, causing loss of life
and property. Many towns were un-
der water and suffering was increased
by cold weather. In Pittsburgh $4,000
men were made idle and property
loss of So, 900 900 inflicted.
Charles C. Stockley, ex-governor of
Delaware, died in Georgetown, aged 81
years.
While attempting to cross the Poto-
mac river at Green Springs three per-
sons were drowned.
In the United States on the 22d
the visible supply of grain was:
Wheat, 49,s6s,oo0 bushels; corn, 21,-
$1,000 bushels; oats, 1921 900 BUSH
els; rye, 100000 bushels; barley,
71s,000 bushels.
BY the upsetting of boat four
men were drowned at Erie, Pa.
In New York transactions in stocks
reached new record total of $780,
600 shares.
An unknown man was swept over
Niagara Falls in boat.
Floods have subsidized in the upper
Ohio river after causing loss of
$2:OOO,OOO in the Pittsburgh section.
In New York the bank clearings
on the 23d were 546,937 ,155, or $101,-
OOO, 900 greater than the previous high
record.
Gov Wood of Cuba, who arrived in
New York, declared the constitution
al convention took no vote on the
Platt amendment.
WEST AND SOUTH.
During the past winter 200 persons
are reported to have frozen to death
in Alaska.
A tornado wrecked the hamlet of
Biscayne, Fla, and several persons
were badly hurt.
In Chicago John ]. Gillen, law
clerk aged 25, shot and killed his wife
and HIMSELF Domestic trouble was
the cause.
A carpenter in Kansas City, threat
ened with arrest for bigamy, made
peace with both wives, placating one
by securing for her another husband.
At Frankfort, KY, Capt. Garnett
Ripley was acquitted of completely in
the assassination of William Goebel.
At Vancouver, Wash, Charles l..
Brown, president, and E. L. Candy,
cashier, of the First national bank,
committed suicide. They were short
$S1 900 in their accounts.
Masked men tortured the family of
John Andigo, a farmer near Kendall
vile, Ind, and robbed him of $4,000.
Plates from which bogus certifi-
Gates are printed admitting Chinese
immigrants to the United States have
been discovered.
At Dawson Gov. Ross, Alaska's new
executive, was inaugurated.
Hannah Kjoren, widow, and her
two boys were burned to death in
their home near Galesburg, S. D.
Near Shelbyville, ILL.,, gold ore as
saying $500 to the ton has been dis
covered.
At Dallas, Tex, the wife and child
of Samuel Alexander, a merchant,
were burned to death in their home.
In a fire at St. Mary's, w. Va,
caused by gas explosion, four per-
sons persisted.
On the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf
road an express train was held up
and robbed by masked men near the
Arkansas border.
Portions of Cincinnati were under
water and five persons were drowned
in the flooded district.
On the Northwestern a fast mail
train made squirt of nine miles in
six minutes and passed so swiftly
that those watching could not dis
tinguish it.
Alabama voted to hold conven-
ton in Montgomery on May Fl to
draft a new state constitution.
In Omaha James Callahan, alleged
to be implicated in the Cudahy alb
luction, has been placed on trial.
At Cincinnati the Ohio river was
five feet above the danger line and
the loss will be heavy.
At San Jose, CAL, Burton Downing
broke: the worlds bicycle one-half
mile amateur record in $50 fat. ).
q. The death of A. N. Martin, of Bluff
ton, Ind, former congressman. from
The Eleventh district, occurred at
The soldiers home in Marion.
Tt is said that manufacturers of
plows are forming a trust with o
capital stock Of $4,000. 900. 80 !. r..
The bank of Gilbert Bros. closed
its doors at Salem, Ore, with de-
positsr of 100000. - 81 81. >.4,,
A mob hanged Wyatt Mallory (col-
ored) at Springfield, Tenn, for as
white man.. RI. q. re
Chief of Police Ripley, of Chicago,
resigned after being informed by the
mayor that he would not be reap