Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01

Mrs. Sternbach, aged IS years. who was
found to have been poisoned, was in
progress at the Sternbach residence at
West Bend. Wis.,, John Behrens, aged so,
who was suspected Of her murder, COM
mitted suicide in the room next to that
occupied by the coroner's jury.
After being out all night the jury at
Dubuque, Ia, in the case of James Reade,
the slayer of Policeman Norton, re-
turned verdict OF guilty OF murder in
the second degree.
Rudyard Foust. the four-year-olds son
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Foust, of Muncie,
Ind, fatally shot his sister three years
old, through the head with revolver.
Adolph Weber was convicted of MUIR
der in the first degree at Auburn, CAL,
for the killing Of his mother Weber,
who is only 20 years old, is also accused
Of killing his father, sister and brother
and of burning the family residence.
The tragedy occurred November 10,
1904.
The roof of a building being recon-
structed for theater at Marysville, Cal,
collapsed on account of a defective
truss. One man was killed and two in
jured.
John Henry Vier. deputy United States
marshal of the Indian Territory, was
shot and killed in the territory by
Charley Wickley. Cherokee Indian.
The bursting Of mill stones in the flour
mill at the Trappist monastery at Okla,
Que, resulted in the death of two monks
and the severe wounding of an assistant.
Russia has notified America of it's
willingness to accept Mr.. Meyer, who is
proposed to succeed Mr.. Mccormick.
In fire in the center of London's mo-
tor car industry many autos were
burned, the damage estimated at 81 $780,
900.
Gunthers, No. 2, of Chicago, won the
five-man team championship in the ma
tional bowling tourney at Milwaukee.
Boot and shoe manufacturers of the
United States organized national Or
ganization at New York, with John
Hanan as president
President. Roosevelt. talking at the
University Of Pennsylvania celebration
of Washington's birthday, said Ameri-
can safety lies in a big navy.
An Indiana legislator during house
session exhibited $10O offered to him as
bride to influence his vote on the anti
cigarette bill and later accused former
state senator.
The North sea commissions report is
said to Justify Russia's fleet in firing on
British fishermen.
Surgeons operating on DR.. w. r. Har-
per, president of the University of Chi
cago, find he is afflicted with cancer of
the colon so far advanced that it cannot
be removed and it is believed he can live
but few months at most.
Emperor Francis Joseph has been ap-
preached with the suggestion that he act
as mediator in the war, according to a
dispatch from Vienna. 1t is not believed
that he will act
Reports from United States marshals
in various cities show that the work of
summoning witnesses for the beef trust
inquiry practically is complete.
The federal grand jury at Cleveland.
O., returned two additional indictments
against Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, MAX
ing seven in all now standing against
her in the United States district court.
President Roosevelt, who has beer
hopeful that some definite action might
be taken by congress on the railroad
rate question, practically has relin-
pushed the idea of securing legislation
on the subject this winter. He may call
an extra session in October.
Owing to an epidemic of pneumonia
in Pittsburg the health authorities have
issued a warning. Since New Years
900 persons have been affected, nearly
one-half Of this number dying, and as ,
yet there is no relief.
While Jonathon Ross, former United
States senator and former chief justice !
OF the supreme court of Vermont, was
driving with his wife at st. Johnsbury,
VT. their sleigh was struck by train
and Mrs. Ross was killed. Mr.. Ross was
severely injured.
For violating the Day law prohibiting
the co-education of the white and COL
ored races, Berea college was fined 81, 900
at Richmond, Ky.
All the men entombed by the explo-
sion in the Virginia mine in Alabama,
lou IN number, are thought to be dead
Forty-five bodies have been recovered.
A resolution to adopt state flag con-
s1sting OF laurel branch in bloom in a
field OF white with border of blue and
yellow, was adopted by the West Vir-
ginia house of delegates.
resolution was introduced in the
Kansas senate providing for an investi-
cation of the following alleged CON-
blnes: Beef, grain, implement, milling
and lumber.
Kansas officials have received assur-
ances that the legislatures of Illinois,
Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and Cali
tornia are strongly in favor of the oil
campaign being waged by Kansas.
Reports from the northern peninsula
OF Michigan say that wolves are slaugh-
tering the deer there by hundreds.
Gen. Lew Wallace's will has been ad-
mitted to probate. It was executed No.
vember 10, 1884, and bequeaths to his
widow, Susan E. Wallace, and her heirs,
without restriction, the estate in it's en-
tirety.' The estate is supposed to be
worth over half million dollars.
A former senator wrote letter to the
Interstate commerce committee stating
that failure to pass a railroad rate bill
Will result in the election of Bryan.
The Symnes block, a three-story
structure occupied by stores and Of
fees, was destroyed by fire at Denver.