Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-31
4 WEEKS RECORD
AL the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD

THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
CONGRESSIONAL.
Further discussion of the statehood bill
occupied the time of the senate on the 23d
The treaty between the United States and
&he government Of Colombia was received
and referred to the committee on foreign
relations The house passed 235 pri-
%ate pension bills. They included pensions to
the widow Of Gen. Franz Sigel at 500 a
month, the widow Of Gen. Francis Eegley
at $50, and the widow of Rear Admiral
Henry Picking at $40 The Alaska dele
gate bill was also passed. The first dele
gate Is to be elected next autumn and is
10 hold seat in the Fifty eighth congress.
In executive session on the oath the senate
considered the Panama canal treaty and
the secretary Of state was authorized to
make 1t public. Senator Spooner brought
up the Indianola (Miss.) post Office affair
and defended the action of the president.
The diplomatic and consular appropriation
<a1l ($3600O was reported. In the house
the agricultural appropriation bill was
passed. session was held on the 25th for
memorial services for deceased members.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill was passed in the senate on the
18th and the sta tehood bill was further dis
cussed. Senator Alger (Mich.) and Senator
k1ttredge IS. d. took the oath of office.
~...ln the house the military academy bill,
carrying $644273, was passed. A resolu-
ton was adopted calling on the postmaster
general for the correspondence in the
1ndianola Miss post office case Mr..
OVerstreet Qnd) submit ed the report upon
the antitrust bill The Notifications ap-
preparation bill, which carries 81, O93, 943, was
reported.
In the senate on the 9th Senator Quay
made an effort to secure continuous ses-
sion to consider the statehood bill, but
1a1leu The day was spent in consideration
OF the bill with the exception of an hour
devoted to speech by Senator Scott (W
Fa) on the pension laws....In the house
an antitrust bill, a measure making in
toxcating liquors imported int states sub
oect to the latters' jurisdiction, and the
senate bill to increase federal judges
salaries were passed. A resolution was
introduced declaring it the sense of the
mouse that the treaty with Great Britain
as to the Alaska boundary is perfectly
plain and needs no interpretation
DOMESTIC.
Robbers forced an entrance into the
Clty bank at Some1 set, O., blew the
safe and got away with $4,000.
Severe earthquake shocks were felt
at Savannah, Ga, and at Columbia,
S. c..
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the seven days ended on the 23d
aggregated $2.396,267,362. The in
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of last year was 7.6.
The Panama canal treaty is consid-
'ered fairly satisfactory and the SEN
ute is expected to ratify it. 1t pro-
vldes for payment by the United
: States of $1O,OOO,OOO cash and $780,.
600 annual rental after nine years.
Weekly trade reviews report all
sections of the country buying libe1-
ally in spite of high prices and pay
ang cash as rule. Fuel and trans
portation difficulties are the only
trade drawbacks.
The United Mine Workers, in ses-
sion at indianapolis, voted to demand
an advance of 12H cents a ton, run of
mine basis, and z cents differential
between pick and machine mining.
Katherine Mcmahon, aged 70 years,
and her daughter Elizabeth were
killed by a Big Four train at a cross
ing at Shelby, O.
Coal men charged with conspiracy
were placed on trial in Judge Hor-
tons court in Chicago.
Frank Lewis, an expressman, MUIR
dered his housekeeper, Stella Wright,
an Chicago and then cut his own
throat. Jealousy was the cause.
Southern senator's and representa-
rives left a white house reception and
held indignation meetings at the cap
itol because several negro officials at
tended President Roosevelt's recep-
ton to congress and the judiciary.
The South Bend, Mishawaka, Elk
hart and Goshen Qnd.) street car serv-
ace was stopped by strike to force
recognition of the union.
Three men entombed by Pottsville
{Pa.) mine cavern were found by res
cuers eating dinner and unconscious of
imprisonment.
Reports of threatened clash be-
tween Germany and the United States
are deprecated by President Roosevelt.
The national convention of United
Mine Workers at Indianapolis adopted
a resolution urging congress to enact
q law curbing the power of federal
courts and voted to increase the sal
AIRY of John Mitchell, president, to 49,
900. =.
Judge William R. Day. has signifed
TO the president that he will accept an
appointment to the supreme bench to
succeed Associate Justice Shiras,
.s. The anthracite coal strike commits )
sion continued to hear witnesses in
Philad elphia representing the indie i
x'endent coal comp nies.