Willmar tribune., 1904-11-23
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

nation of Pension Commissioner Ware,
to take effect January l next.
The Russian ambassador to Washing
ton, D. c., declares Russia will fight to
the end.
A total of four and half million OF
dollars in gold has been engaged by
the National Bank of Commerce and
the National City bank, both OF New
York, for shipment to Cuba.
The Erie Railroad company, following
the plan recently adopted by many
large railroad companies, has reduced
its train crews, dispensing with one of
the brakemen in each crew.
A call has been issued by the comp
troller of the currency for the condi-
tion of national banks at the close Of
business Thursday, November 10.
The last installment ON the federal
loan of $4,000 900 has been paid into the
United States subtreasury by the Louisi-
ana Purchase exposition officials, the
sum being $191,S50.
1t is stated on good authority. that
Gen. John G. Black, of Chicago, a dem
ment as commissioner of pensions by
the president
TEE EAST.
A singular effect of the gale on the At
lantic coast is reported from Pennville,
Me-, where whale 80 feet long was
blown ashore. Unable to get back into
deep water, the great creature lay help
less on the beach and bullet from a
rifle ended it's life.
Appropriate ceremonies marked the
unveiling of the monument erected by
the state of Maine in memory Of it's SOL
diers who died during the civil war in
prison at Andersonville, Ga.
A New York Judge sentenced Philip
Weinsheimer, the former labor leader.
convicted of extortion, to state prison
FOR not less than one year and eight
months. nor more than two years and
eight months.
the west and the east was almost entire
ly suspended as the result of the recent
hurricane which swept from Norfolk,
Va, to Portland. Me-. devastating wide
strip Of territory and causing heavy
loss.
The Vermont house of representa-
tives, by a vote of 153 to SO. defeated
bill to abolish capital punishmd1t in
the state.
Presidential election official returns
in Vermont show a republican plurality
Of 3O,6S2.
With his daughter, aged %, Daniel
Vancise, of Garland, Pa, fell over
high cliff at Rocky River, suburb of
Cleveland, o. The young woman was
killed. Vancise was badly but not ia
tally injured.
The election expenses of Gov.-elect
Higgins of New York, as certified to
by him, were $22,189.53.
Alton B. Parker, recent democratic
candidate for president, has opened a
law office in New York city.
WEST AND SOUTH.
Magistrate Thomas Richardson, aged
50 years, was frozen to death on the pub
lie highway near Martinsville, Va.
At the Independent powder works at
Webster City, Mo-, an explosion killed
William Queen, of Carthage, and Byron
c. Branstetter.
A bank at Boxholm, a., was plum
dered by four masked men. The rob-
bers got $1,000.
Cashier Winner, of the Wellington
(Kan.) national bank, is dead of ty phold
fever as the result of eating oysters at
his sisters wedding several weeks ago.
In the case of Victor Roland O'Shea,
on trial in Chicago for the murder of
his wife, the jury disagreed after nearly
"a hours deliberation.
A tidal wave at Kinnakeet, on the
North Carolina coast, washed a house
away. Two lives are known to have
been lost.
Officials of.the worlds fair in St. Louis
will keep the gates open until cold
weather forces the closing of the ex-
position, if the government will allow It,
The late Eldridge M. Fowler, of De-
troit, Mich, who died at Pasadena, Cal.,
November z, disposed by his will OF prop
erty worth many millions of dollars.
To his widow is given 100000 in cash
and valuable real estate.
Fire wiped out the entire business
district of the town of Dublin, Miss,
with the exception of one building.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Ex-Congressman James Cooney, of
the Seventh Missouri district, died at
his home in Marshall, Mo-, of pneu-
monia.
Exercises in honor of the Liberty bell,
which had been on exhibition in the
Pennsylvania building at the worlds
fair, were held, at the conclusion of
which the honored relic was started on
its trip back to Philadelphia,
A passenger train jumped the track
in the yards at Ardmore, Tex. En-
gineer H. E. Bemis, of Cleburne, was
caught under the engine and scalded to
death.
While hunting in North Carolina
George Gould wounded an attendant
in the eye. The victim was put in the
Gould private car and hurried to an
oculist in New York.
Pupils at the Indian school at Ban
ming, CAL, fought. Charles Colby was
hit on the head with a pistol and in
return shot and killed Tom Bucanoros
and wounded Fred Smith.
DR.. Charles Edward Woodcock, Of
Detroit, Mich, has been elected. Prot
estant Episcopal bishop Of Kentucky.
+ In com memoration of the seven tieth
anniversary Of the birth of Empress
Dowager An, China day was cele-
brated at the worlds fair in St. Louis.