Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18


was elected United States senator from
California to succeed Thomas r. Bard.
Three mon and a@Woman we're killed
In q wreck on the Cotton Belt railroad
at Piggott, Ark. # ~ *
# Silas s. Whitehead, forsz46 years.
prominent editor, died at Marshall, III.
In 1854 he established the Evansville
Qnd.) Enquirer, now the Courier, Later
he established the Eastern lllinoisan4at
Marshall.
Committees were appointed in the
Missouri house and SENATE to invests
gate the campaign contributions OF
Thomas X. Niedringhaus, Of St. Louis.
the republican candidate for United
States senator. -. a.g > ,....
H. E. Buckley, who had escaped dur
ing the night from his home In Okla
homa City, Okla. while delirious. was
found frozen to death.
George Betz was instantly killed and
George Koran and John Finlayson were
burned and shocked in St. Louis at u
telephone, the wire Of which had be-
come crossed with an electric light wire.
John Miller. Of Chicago. killed his
wife and two babes at the end of q
drunken spree. After shooting them,
he cut their threats with razor. Then
he cut his own throat and shot himself
in the breast. He will die.
Two men were found dead in room
in Chicago. Gas was flowing from two
open burners in the room. 1t is thought
the deaths were accidental.
Ex-GOv. Mcconnell, Of Idaho, testi~
fed at the Smoot inquiry to the high
moral character Of the Mormons.
Charles D. Hamill, leading men,
Der Of the beard Of trade, and its pres
ident for two terms in former years,
died at his home in Chicago.
The cruiser Izumrud, of the Baltic
fleet, is reported to be badly damaged
and on her way back to Russia from
Port Said
A Russian bank statement indicates
an expenditure Of 1925, 100000 for war
purposes to the middle of December.
The statue of Lord Russell, largely
the gift of the American bar. has been
unveiled in London.
A Chicago saloonkeeper who had a
fear Of being held up hid $500 in the
stove and his wife soon after kindled
fire, destroying the money.
The first detachment of 200 900 Rus
sian Quakers, who are to establish a
colony near Los Angeles. CAL, has
arrived
Thirteen sailors were rescued at sea
after drifting Ii days in an open boat.
They had just drawn lots to see which
should be sacrificed for food.
The Illinois state board of charities
in its annual report asked for SIS. $780,
$50 for the ensuing two years.
Detectives. after eight months
search. found jewels valued at $4,000
stolen from the wife of Bishop Potter.
The gems were found in vacant lot
in New York city, hidden beneath a
rock. and William Coleman has been
arrested.
A resolution was introduced in the
Missouri legislature calling for an in
vestigation of the report that St. Louis
brewers had given $21 900 to Thomas X.
Niedringhaus. chairman of the state re-
publican committee and caucus nominee
for United States senator, to influence
legislation during the present session OF
the legislature.
DR.. Alonzo H. Sylvester. Emperor
Williams American dentist, committed
suicide in Berlin. He shot himself
through the head in his bedroom.
Alva Adams, democrat. of Pueblo. has
been inaugurated governor of Colorado.
Levi P. Morton, former vice president
of the United States and governor of
New York, has given $500, 900 to the fund
for the completion of the cathedral OF
st. John the Divine in New York city.
Ratification of the treaty of extradi-
ton between Great Britain and Cuba has
been exchanged.
A heavy snow storm fell throughout
Kansas. In the central Kansas wheat
fields the snow was heavier than any in
five years. Wheat is greatly benefited.
Senator Cockrell, OF Missouri, has de-
cided to accept the position On the inter-
state commerce commission offered him
some time ago by President Roosevelt.
At the regular monthly meeting OF the
board of directors of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition company financial
report was read showing that after pay
ment of all debts there will probably be
small surplus to be divided among the
stockholders.
Emperor William, of Germany, has
conferred on Gen. Stoessel and Gen. Nogi
the Order of Pour LIE Merite" in recog-
milton of the bravery of themselves and
their troops at Port Arthur.
George Hanna's farm house burned
near Lisbon, n D., and Mrs Thomas
Hanna and her infant daughter, who
were visiting there, were burned to
death.
In an engagement which took place
on January with refractory MOros on
the island of Jolo, Lieut.. James J. Jewell
and one private Of the Fourteenth United
States cavalry were killed and three Off
GERS and three privates wounded.
International excitement was occa-
stoned by an attempt to blow up the
statue of Frederick the Great in Wash
lA6toH, lHe SAI VI Inc HuPoloI " NoA
many to the American people. The
bomb did little damage and a stranger
is being sought by the police and govern
ment secret service men.
President Roosevelt has made up his
mind to fight hard for legislation on the
freight rate problem.
John Phillips, aged 80, shot and killed
Ruth Phillips, aged is, at Virginia,
MINI. Unrequitted love was the cause.
The war department has formally as