Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-08-02


Fire destroyed 1 tho state penits nt1asy
.at Huntsville. Tex, entailing . loss ag-
gregating 90, 900. The convicts were
removed and locked up when the hre
was discovered. S.sS G5=. =.:=
The senate committee on Interstate
commerce intends to draft q report
to congress embodyinE q bill which
will do away with many of the evils
Of the present railway rate system.
A former sweetheart OF Pittsburg
business man left him $500, 900 by her
will upon condition that he be di.
vorced from his wife. He spurned the
proposition. 4 .S. *>3.:s II
Shippers from Chicago, St.. Louis
and Cincinnati met in Chicago and
framed plans for q campaign against
railroad rate discrimination by the
eastern and southern lines. =
) The Swedish cabinet resigned be-.
cause the special committee Of the
riksdag reported against the govern
ment's bill respecting Norway. :,
The weekly crop report Of the
weather bureau says that as = rule
temperatures were favorable to crops.
Thirty-four persons have died Of
yellow fever in New Orleans during
the present epidemic. There were 1854
cases reported. The state has Quaran-
tined the city.
President Samuel Gompers notified
the Chicago Federation of Labor to
assist In bringing to justice the out
laws who assaulted Michael Donnelly
or forfeit its charter.
Twelve lives have been lost and
100000 barrels Of oil destroyed In
the Humble (Tex.) oil fields fire.
The body of q young girl, about 20
years old, has been found in the river
at Muscatine, Ia. Her throat had been
cut. The coroner's jury brought in a
verdict of murder. The victim has
not been identified.
Solomon c. Enos, aged So years,
an old-time newspaper man and the
oldest member of Wo1cott post, G. A.
r., died in Milwaukee, Wis, where
he had lived for 68 years.
Beavers, indicted for postal con-
spiracy, it is said, will turn states
evidence
In an interview with Gov. Carter, of
Hawaii, at Oyster Bay, President
Roosevelt declined to accept his resig-
nation, but told him to go back to
Honolulu and he should have the full
support and sympathy of the nation
al administration.
Gov. Douglas, of Massachusetts, in
formed a special representation of the
democratic state committee that he
would not be candidate for re.elec-
ton this year.
The forest service plans to collect
tree seeds to be used in reforestation.
All records were broken by the for
eign commerce of the United States
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
the total exports and imports being
$685., $40, 1888.
The Pennsylvania dairy and food
commissioner will start criminal pros-
ecutton against beef trust representa-
tives in that state.
State Senator Butt of Arkansas has
been arrested on a bench warrant
charged with vote buying.
Former Gov. Odell of New York
says Equitable criminals, If any are
found, should be sent to prison.
Richard Croker, although heir at
law to the $4,000 estate of his late
son, Frank, relinquished his claim: in
favor of his other children.
Secretary Wilson's health has been
broken by worry over the crop report
scandal
The body of Paul Jones was trans.
ferred to American soil at Annapolis
and placed in vault to await the
preparations of it's final resting place.
The death rate for the hot week in
New York was higher than for four
years.
Timothy Dooling, of Chicago, killed
his sister, wounded his father and sister,
in-law, and fired through the door at his
mother, and then killed himself.
Six deaths and II cases of yellow fever
have been reported to New Orleans au-
thOrities.
Veterans of the Civil War, Sons of
Veterans, members of the Woman's
Relief Corps and other patriotic So
cieties paid honor to the late Gen. Will
mon w. Blackmar, whose funeral was
held in Boston.
Edward w. Nash, the American
smelling king, died at his home in
Omaha, from the effects of paralysis.
The daughter of wealthy banker at
South Haven, Mich, Miss Lucy Mon
roe, burned herself to death by drench-
ing her clothing with benzine and set
ting fire to it.
Twenty-four persons were killed and
81 injured by the explosion of the mine
intended to assassinate the sultan Of
Turkey.
Post morten of a victim proved the
presence of yellow fever in New Or
leans.
A plan to build a 100000 amuse-
ment park on the lake shore in Chica-
go is announced.
DR.. Aaron Norden, Chicago law
maker and civil service reformer. died
in sudden illness in Sturgeon Bay,
Wis. pr 49,
Minister of Marine Thomson, OF
France, has decided to send a squad
ron to visit the United States at the
end of October. =
Director Perkins, of the Burlington
road, has given the famous Garden of
the Gods" worth $780, 1000, to Colorado
Springs, COL, for, park purposes. ~
a combined capital of $500, 100000.
The shah of Persia. on advice NJ hin