Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-13

was arrested for alleged acceptance
OF $4,000 bride for settling strike.
Gen. Miles statements on the
Philippine famine are answered by
Gov. Taft, who declares there is no
suffering, and funds are ample
Near Forest, Miss, four negro
men and one negro woman were
killed by mob for the shooting from
ambush of Mr.. Craft.
Arthur Flanagan, a negro, was put
to death in the electric chair in Sing
Sing prison for killing Keeper Hugh
| McGovern in the prison.
Mark Twain and family have de-
cided to go to Italy, where they may
live permanently, as their health de-.
mands mild climate.
By the accidental discharge of a
gun James Smith killed his two
brothers at Coshocton, O.,
The City Trust G. Banking company
failed at Baltimore for 100000.
One man and three boys were
drowned in the river at Pittsburg by
the upsetting of boat.
Rain has ended the so days. drought
in New England and quenched most of
the forest fires which have turned vast
i areas into blackened wastes.
The East St. Louis Gll.) levee broke
and the water poured into the city.
The river was rising at St. Louis and
crops in the valley were all ruined.
The governments weekly crop re-
port shows reduced corn acreage be-
cause Of rains, with great damage in
the Missouri, Mississippi and Ohio
valleys and by the New England
drought.
John Winkler, John Shook, S. E. Re-
BAN and Clark Fisher were killed by
lightning near Sterling, O.
Secretary Moody has accepted bids
for the construction of three new bat
tie ships.
Fire destroyed the Breakers, one of
the finest hotels at West Palm Beach.
Fla, and adjacent property, entailing
loss of '$75O,0OO.
James NJ. Watson, Jr., clerk in the
auditors office of the District of Co.
lumbia, was arrested on charge of en-
bezzllng government funds to the ex-
tent of SIS ,OOO
President Baer, testifying before
the interstate commerce commission.
said the Reading system lost 81, $780, 900
IN freight business by the strike.
Miss Clara Nichols, society editor of
the Chicago Tribune, was killed in an
elevator accident al the Tribune build-
ing.
The Nicaraguan canal treaty will be
signed by President Roosevelt's order
and the Panama route abandoned I'M
less Colombia quickly ratifes the
agreement.
Prosecution and conviction of Belle
vile (lll.) lynchers is promised by At
torney General Hamlin
Because of trouble arising from en-
forcement of the new eight-hour law
in the mines the entire militia of Ari-
iona has been ordered to Morenci.
Arthur Lyons, murderer of his step
m other, committed suicide near Shoals. j
Ind, after 300 farmers surrounded him
and his ammunition gave out.
The West Virginia coal miners strike
proba bly, will be called within month
by United Mine workers. President
Mitchell declares that operators must,
cease opposing unions.
Rural mail delivery routes recon-
mended for esta blishment by Machen
will be reinspected.
Unless restaurant employees consent
to arbitrate their differences with the
they will face general
lockout Of all eating houses in Chicago.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
William Thompson, the pioneer in
the wholesale pie-baking industry in /
America, died in New York, aged IS
years.
United States Senator Daniel has
been declared the nominee of the,
Democratic party in Virginia as his
own successor.
The marriage of Gov. Bailey, Of Kan,
sas, and Mrs. Ida M. Weede took place
at Kansas City. /
Capt. Richmond P. Hobson has de-
himself a candidate for congress-
from Alabama on greater navy plat
form.
FOREIGN
Admiral Evans, who recently report
ed grave situation in China, was as
sembling his squadron in Chinese
waters.
John C. Ingersoll, United States con-
sui at Cartagena, Colombia, died at
Colon. He was native of Illinois.
The sixth convention of the Worlds
Women's Christian Temperance union
opened at Geneva, Switzerland. !
A rabbi was mobbed and $50 houses
looted by anti-Semite rioters at
Bealystock, Russia. Is .2 .:ss.:.