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Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27

An explosion took place lin Bjork.s
horns powder mill at Karlsko4a It Ii.
supposed tkat gases rising from acids=
used In soldering isnited some drops
OF nitroglycertne that had been split
on the floor. a fifty -year-Old man was
.shockingly mutilated; and he expired
Immediately. No one else was injured.
Leading shoe manufacturers In
Sweden and Denmark are endeavOrinG
to organize union to reduce the loss
caused by the failure Of retail shoe
dealers. They have found that It Is
very expensive affair to have an embar-
rassed business placed in the hands *of
receivers. Cases were cited in which
the creditors expected about Is per
cent on their bills. but the receiver
ship ground so well that they received
only 10 Or Is per cent The idea pre-
walls among the manufacturers, that
railing business should be disposed OF
by private agreement so as TO avoid
the heavy expenditures connected with
an official failure. "
Representatives OF the governments
OF Sweden and Germany are negotiat-=
ing at Stockholm for new CONNER.
efal treaty between the two countries.
They will not be able to finish their
delicate task until some time in Janu-
ary or February
The railway hotel at Tierp, not far:
from Cafe, was burned down, and the
cook lost her life in the flames. 1t is
supposed that the fire was started by
the explosion Of kerosene lamp.
The 1ndal rafting company has voted
$3.50 for the military defenses of
Sundsvall On condition that the city
council of Sundsyall be authorized to
spend $4,000 for the same purpose
The Swedes Of Berlin celebrated
King Oscars birthday with greater
eclat than before. A banquet was Civ
en- at the fashionable Kaise-nof hotel,
choice musical program was rem.
dered, and the celebrat ton was wound
up with splendid ball.
The clergy and the schoolrnen Of
Sweden are particularly interested in
| F'ridtjuf Berg, the new minister OF
public instruction. This is natural. for
he is an energetic man, and an enthu-
siastic believer in supporting the pub
lie schools from the, church.
A new veterinary institute is 70 be
built in Stockholm.
In Orkeljunga are two brothers who,
on account of some difference, have re-
solved never to talk to each other
again They have kept their pledge
for about two years, says our author
ity. This fall they have been standing
side by side threshing grain in the
granary without permitting a single
| word to pass over their lips. They live
| in the same room, and even sleep in tie
same bed, but they are as noiseiesx as
deaf mutes
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
Given Another Chance.

Springfield, Ill, Dec. 22.-The} su-
preme court of Illinois granted new
trial to Victor Roland O'Shea, Of Chi
cago,. convicted OF the murder of his
wife, Amy O'shea, on September 10,
1902, and sentenced for life imprison-
ment. The first trial resulted In no
agreement, and the second in convic-
ton. O'Shea's defense was insanity.
The defendants attorneys #contended
that Judge McEwen, who prpesided,
asked questions on cross examination
that influenced the jury to the preju-
dice OF the defendant. s.z*. i. @
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
news 0f minnesota, A.
s Decision Affirmed

Washington. In m opinion by Jus.
tice Holmes, the supreme court OF tho
y Un1ted States upheld the validity Of
the Minnesota state law holding rail-
road companies responsible for injur-
les done to employees through the
carelessness OF other employees, (.
The case was that of the Minnesota
Iron company vs.. Mark NJ. Kline.
Kline was the engineer OF a train on q
road In st. Louis county, owned by
the iron company and was injured
through the failure of a brakeman
to set switch. The Jury in the trial
court brought in q verdict for IS, 600.
The court, however, took the case
INTO Its own hands, and ordered that
the state law awarding damages to the
servants of corporations because of
carelessuess on the part of their fell
low-servants was unconstitutional.
The state supreme court reverses this
finding and ordered that the verdict Of
the jury be carried into effect That
decision was affirmed.
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
High Water.

Crookston.-Howt to take care of the
spring freshets in the Red River val
ley, carry off the surpluss. of water
during the closed season of the Red
Lake Of the Red River of the North is
. problem which confronts drainage
engineers OF northern Minnesota aud
North Dakota at this time and promi-
ses to become a very serious question.
The fact that the Red Lake river and
Red River Of the North do not open up
clear Office for the free passage of the
vast accumulations of spring water un-
til after serious floods and. enormous
damageto the entire farming comnu-
nifty along their banks has been done,
makes the question of handling spring
freshet and thaw water most serious
one. particularly at this time when
there is SO much ditch work just COM
pleted and SO much in prospect for an
other year.
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
DENMARK.

The Danish government takes in
handsome amounts of money by means
OF lotteries. Peschke-K -Koedt, po-
atlcal economist, is opposed to the
whole scheme, and he has written
newspaper article in which he makes
some interesting calculations The
average length Of time which the
holder of a ticket must wait before
he draws a first prize is $1,000 years.
Even the II prizes of $4,000 each are
by no means easy to capture Here
is the startling way in which the
writer illustrates the chances of win
| ming one of the latter: If Judas
lschariot, in the temple of Jerusalem,
had taken a ticket in a lottery ar
ranged by the authorities of that time
on the same plan as the one which
am criticizing. his defendants would
have been fortunate if they had won
a $4,000 prize at the time of Martin
Luther
4 Danish hardware dealer has sent
large number of revOlvers to Fin
land.
P. S. Kroyer, a noted Danish artist,
has been compelled to quit work ON
account of failing eyesight-
About 60 persons in COPENHAGEN
have organized themselves into So
ciety for making experiments in the.
line Of spiritism.
Several earthquakes were noticed at
Oxford, Iceland, Nov. Is, and light was.
seen in the direction of a volcano.
At "a festival given by a farmers
alliance at Ringsted, Minister Of Ag-
riculture Ole Hansen gave an address
in. which he made the assertion that
the Danish women do not know how
to fry pork. How had he found out?
He had made trip to England and
while there he had eaten Danish pork
which was ''as toothsome as anything
imaginable He thought that inas-
much as the Danish men know how
to raise the best pork in the world
the Danish women ought to learn to
fry that pork. -
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
MISCELLANY.

Secretary Of State D. E. Storms, Of
Indiana, the third Official Of that state
to get into financial trouble in the last
few months, has been forced to. turn
his property over to trustee and call
on his bondsmen and friends to get
$4,000 to settle his indebtedness to the
state.
An attempt to force large bakeries
of Chicago to sign closed shop agree
ment may cause bread famine.
Andrew Carnegie will give $1,000, 900
to add to the }10,00O,00O foundation
fund for the relief of needy teachers,
according to an announcement from
Boston. ~. ~" %g.@
-Four lives we're lost in a fire which
destroyed the Verbeck theater at Lo-
rain, O. ''~ - -
j Mrs. John Lashaway, aged 70, her
daugdter-tn-law, Mrs. L. L. Lashaway,
and the latter's two-year-old baby
were killed by train at 4 street
crossing at Weston. C.. ~.
The state bank Of Colby, Wis, was
robbed OF $500 by two highwaymen,
who were captured few hours later.
(. The ftolen money was recovered.
John A. Burbank, aged 78. former
territorial governor of Dakota, died
in Richmond. Ind, after q brief i'll
ness. He was stricken with paralysis.
President Roosevelt informed Z del-
egation Of shakers that he regards the
As 49, l.
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
Fire in Sedalia.

seaalia, Mo, Dec. 22.-Fire Thurs
day destroyed the Katy building,
causing: q total loss Of 375, 900. The
building was owned by E.;sG G.. Cassidy,
whose loss is $3o, ,ooe, and the stock by
II. " and =. B. White, who sustained
: loss Of 80, 600. The small stores 5ad
Joining suffered minor loss. .=*.s.I .*ss. !
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
INSURANCE MATTERS.

Edward H. Hartman, testifying be.
fore the legislative insurance investi.
eating committee in New York says
he has not done anything toward car.
rying out his threats to use his influ.
ence, political and otherwise. against
Thomas f. Ryan. He says he was
kept posted as to progress of legisla
tive action at Albany by Gov. Higgins
and the late Speaker Nixon.
Manipulation of the assets of small.
er life insurance companies to cover
losses and loans on worthless securi.
ties were charged at the legislative
insurance investigation i'm New York
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
News Notes.

Fort Snelling-Unless compromise
is effected Minneapolis may be cut off
from trolley communication with the
fort. For some time there has been a
dispute between the street railway
company and the post authorities over
the erection and maintenance of q
waiting room.
St. Paul-Gov and Mrs John A.
johnson left over the Northern Pacific
for Los Angeles to seek surcease from
official and social obligations for two
weeks. They went directly to Port
land, but will spend the greater part
Of thtsir vacation in the California city.
St Cloud-The most effective move
made for relief Of the car situation
since the shortage began to be felt is
that of the Great Northern road, now
under way. All cars obtainable are
being rushed to stations where grain
has accumulated and where facilities
for storing it have been overtaxed
ST. Paul. The state will get q hand
some income from It's Mesabe mines
| this season. !: !: ST 5y:..=.;s4 ]:
ST. Paul-The three weeks old son Of
Ed Flcher, 100 Atlantic street, was
found dead in bed one morning. The
coroner decided that death had been
caused by oonvulsionA VII. f
St Paul-The state board OF educar
tion met recently and added several
schools to tho list Of those regularly
inspected bv the board. Graded schools
throughout the stats also came in for
their share Of attention, and several
were added to the list .s=s
St Paul Tho mem bers Of the state
railroad commission went 70 Portage,
on the Northern Pacific, TO investigate
tho need of : depot N that town. The
| citisens have petitioned for station
| house. Sa5$$sS 5
Minnsapolis Five momhers ot the
family 81 y. ". Elliott narrowly -
caped death 81. phtxiation.
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
Dead Mail.

Minneapolis-The annual report on
mail matter sent to the dead letter Of
fee from the local postof6ce tells an
interesting story of the letter that
never came.
In one year 11s,O61 pieces of mail
matter have been declared mikes"
and sent to the dead letter Office or re-
turned to the sender for more postage
or q corrected address. The following
figures show the various defects and
the way the matter is handled aud dis
posed Of: Returned to the sender, s6,-
$50 pieces; address corrected and for
warded, Is, TIA; wrong address, 106; in
sufficient address, 1772; illegible, 159;
held for postage, 13, lso; Canadian let
ters Incorrectly addressed, 90.
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
NORWAY

Things looked rather dark for N.,r.z
way before June Z, and the govern
ment bought 1000 tons of rye and
1000 tons of oats. The clouds blew
away, so that the grain was not needed.
It was feared that the government
would lose money on the deal. But
the prices have risen so much that
there will be no loss.
The catch of big herring has been
very satisfactory this season. About
$4,000 barrels was salted in the waters
southwest of Trondhjem up to Nov. "a
The public expenses connected with
the reception given to the king ana
the queen in KristIania were $1,000.
This is a small amount, considering
that the arrangements were quite CON-
prehensive, and that the festivities
lasted for several days 3
Ibsen is said to be doing well.
Many new cases of poiyomyelite (p,-
ralysis of the brain and the spiselH
have occurred in northern Norway.
Henrik Ibsen spends a part of tho,
day sitting In a chair, and he is in the:
habit of chatting with his relatives:
and nearest acquaintances about the.
events OF the day
Wilhelm krag, a we'll known news
paper man, walked up to the palace to-
get better view Of the situation dur-s
ing the demonstration in honor Of tho
king and the queen. While standing.
there he was struck by an intense light
from the electric protector on the roof
Of the storting building, and the peo-
pie, supposing him to be the king, sud-
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
Nature. S!

;:S&=,. Mature. 3Szy .9.s
You should be very proud OF having
Won the love Of such man
Then you advise me to marry
him r. 5s .:.= .>5 .555 s 4
by all means He IL one Of NJ
ture's noblemen. 8
No doubt. But consider. This
nature fad will inevitably PASS 4 ". ~
Puck. 8z. =ss..
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
The Governors Gun.

Money Creek. A. Goetch, wins
the governors cup in the twelve
months educational butter scoring
contest, which has been conducted uu-
der the auspices OF the state dairy and
food department. His average score
OF the twelve months was 05 Il. The
is a beautiful engraved silver cup
which Governor johnson offered last
winter to the buttermakers of Minne-
so who would get the highest average
score in twelve months contest
Four additional cups were offered by
the department to the four getting
the next highest averages. Edwin
He'd OF Nicolett wins the best one of
the four cups with an average score OF
$3.50, which is only 2.l0o of per cent
below the average Of the winner. The
winners of the three remaining cups
in order are: H. j. Rosenau, Meriden,
95 So; c. W. Sly, Lake Crystal, 95. 81;
A. G. Schandcl, Elmore, 95.16
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
Reunited.

Duluth.-After being separated for
three years, Olaf Rikola and his wife,
whose parents, named Sabbats, live in
Chicago, were reunited, when the young
wife arrived from Chic .go.
The couple came originally from the
Tyrolese mountains, where they were
married against the wishes of the girls
parents. The bride was stolen from
her parents home by her bethrothed,
but Immediately after the marriage
ceremony she was recovered by her
father, who moved to America, where
all trace Of the bride was lost by the
Rikola followed and two years later
he went to America, going to Pitts
burg. It was there he first received
word of the whereabouts of his bride
who had been kept secreted with her
parents in Chicago. He communicated
with his wife, who had meantime at
tanned legal age, sent her money and
she left her parents home and came
North.
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
THE TURMOIL IN RUSSIA.

THE TURMOIL IN RUSSIA.
Six hundred Russians are reported
slain in battle between revolutionists
and troops in Courland A general
strike is on. MOSCOW Is completely
tied Up. st. Petersburg is prepared
for siege.
The proclamation Of . general strike
has created the most intense excite
ment in Russia. II it can be success
fully inaugurated and maintained the
revolutionaries are confident that it
will break the governments back.
Lithuanians and Esthonians at Tu-
kum fell upon Cossacks and killed an
entire command, numbering 100 men,
sfterward horribly dishguring the
cOrpses.
Arrest and punishment of Shanghai
rioters has been ordered by the Chi
nese government in an effort to restore
order.
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Mr.. Frederick Lands, Of Indiana, in
his maiden speech in the house,
scored the methods of the heads Of
the pig life insurance companies and
the men OF high finance so eloQuently
that he won the plaudits Of his hear
ers.
a rate bill approved at the white
house conference and giving the inter-
state commerce commission power to
adjust charges has been introduced by
Senator Dolliver.
The house ways and means commit
tee accepts the Payne measure, reduc-
ing the Philippine tariff to Is per cent.
of the Dingley rate, despite opposition
Of the sugar combine.
BY ordering reconsideration Of the
vote confirming the Panama canal ap-
poinlments the senate paves the way
to mold up the nomination of Chairman
ShOnts
Resolutions have been introduced in
the senate and house fixing the last
Thursday in April as the date for pres
ldential inaugurations. = ;
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27
8 Knd .Thl,era Aro' ]. 0fhara

..s# studying your lesson, johnnie e "a,
zIs. q sif:: IN figuring up how
many days it vim s. Q Christmas !, '-' IS
Houston Fostt. gsssz!|I5s5s
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27

banker whose ngnt Tor freedom mas
attracted attention for years, has been
paroled. He had served i over two
years of sentence to the penitentiary
at Joliet for misappropriation Of $780,
900 of Chicago park board funds.
In q duel fought in their cornfield
ON a farm 20 miles from Jerseyville,
ILL.,. William Andrews was shot and
instantly killed by his brother, Joel
Andrews. There had been bad blood
between the brothers. + + s--..>. E@.*
The presidents Of eight illinois and
Wisconsin colleges have decided to
abolish professional football coaching
and put the game in the hands Of the
faculties .;. 55ss..s 81 sss.. 55s: s. i
Chicago. and South Bend, Ind, will
be connected with q /. traction line
which, the promoters insist, will be
the largest and finest of the kind in
the United States. NJ z.5 1s$# y FL.
Fourteen indictments were returned
by the federal grand jury at Kansas
City, Mo against common carriers,
railway ohcials. shipping and freight,
agents, charging the giving Of rebates
and conspiracy to gain rebates.
Three children OF Mr.. and Mrs. Al.
bert Ingersoll are dead as the result:
lot = Are that destroyed their home
near Fife Lake. Mich. ..z:
Judge Brazee ID the municipal court
In Milwaukee, Wis. decided that
Charles +. Pflster was not guilty Of
larceny O. bailse, o charged Il the IN
dictment returned on August I last
by the grand jury. The Jury vas Or
dered to return ! verdict Of acquittal.
# Henry -. Weaver, president of the:
Weaver Coal and Coke company and
ons of Chicago ! leading mon, died
from apoplexy while q. tho dinner t.
Eblo.
Willmar tribune., 1905-12-27

Three men were blown to pieces and
seven others were more or less serious.
~ nurt by an explosion of dynamite
In the excavation for the new Altman
building in New York. Fragments OF
the bodies Of the dead were scattered
over IN area Of hundreds Of feet.
Miss Aloise Kimball, aged %, killed
herself at Evansville, Ind, by taking
carbolic acid. s &C.,. ~, 7: 7 s:-s
q Kansas grand pury indicted State
Senstor F.. Dumont Smith for alleged
connection with land frauds. " @..*
The hood vf Christmas presents fol
Europe gave steamers sailing from
New York record breaking loads. + !:
The North Coast limited express
west-bound. on the Northern Pacint
railroad. was held up and robbed Ii
miles west Of North Yakima, Wash
The express car safe was blown open
with dynamite. It is thought the
amount taken will not exceed $500.
The large stores OF Chicago report
the biggest Christmas holiday trade Il
the history Of the city.
President Mccall 'of the New York
Life is dangerously Ill Of pneumonia
william Guy, just discharged from
the Newburg insane asylum, shot and
killed his brother-in.law, Harry Flint
aged Is, and IN 1s.months.old child
and fatally wounded Mrs. Elizabeth
Bennett n Cleveland, o. 1Is ~ ar
rested. s*
Engineer J. J. Welsh ana Brake
man ]. "A. Harris were n instantly
killed. and Fireman o. J. Grove wal
seriously scalded II ! = collision & b
tween freight trains ON the 5Pittsburg
'YounSstown lkshtab buls railroad u
5CoveIt's stat ton
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
New Corporations.

ALBANY, July 22.-The O'Gara Coal
Company of New York, formed to carry
on coal mining. was Incorporated to-day.
The capital is 5000 900 and the directors
are T. F. o'Gara, Lawrence ]. Walsh, Arthur
Kno wles and w. A. Beaverton, OF Chicago;
James Kerr of Clearfeld,- Pa. y, and j. d.
Russell and A. B. Kerr Of New York.
United Hunts Racing Association Of
Hampstead, Nassau County; capital 80 900;
directors II. N. Potter of Harrison, P. F.
Collier, j. E. Cowdin and Perry Belmont
OF New York.
s. d w. Bauman Of New York, to conduct
denart ment stores CAPITAL $3.50 900: directors,
Samuel Bauman William Bauman ard Emil
Wolff of New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
BENEDICT LOSES HIS GARDENER.
Inc Banker Holds the Hand OF His Aged
Employee IS He Passes Away.

GREENWICH, Conn.,, July 22.-Joel Charles,
!" years old, who for thirty-seven years
eaa been gardener to Banker E. C. Bene-
act breathed his last breath Thursday
saIe holding the hand OF Mr.. Benedict in
ns feeble grasp. Gangrene caused Mr..
snafless death. Some years ago Mr..
oenedict offered to release him from his
uuues at Indian Harbor and give him a
Paslon, but the old man refused.
Two months ago he was taken to his
p ea and MIR. Benedict often visited him.
,n'een minutes before he died he called
~. AZ mr. Benedict. His daughter telephoned
sae dying mans wish to Indian Harbor.
.sn minutes later the Benedict coach was
vine door, smile illumed the sick mans
NJ H. as Mr., Benedict entered tho room.
w. Srasped Mr.. Benedict's hand and his
~ %s doSeparted. Mr.. Benedict left the place
tS;ulhg tears and with offers to do any
T VIII possible for the family. The burial
Me- Tomorrow afternoon from st.
iIInsys.s .atholic Church. Up to his recent
dsn ms faith changed to that OF his chill
S %e6 Tor he said he wanted to be buried
Sne SIDE o. his deceased wife and children
d.anIi,-o benedict said: Il and ny family are
m, srieved over the death OF my faith
H. nelper for over thirty-seven years.
es,, 'ae faithful in every way to my inter-
sm., sao untiring in his labor while in my
djspsyy.. The community has lost a quiet,
tssI ,h honorable citizen, and I shall
tm,,a throughout my life that 1t was a for
hold H. circumstance for me that could
d. g intense suffering to bis heavenly
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
$4,000 FARM HANDS WANTED.
This state Needs That Number and They
Can Comm and $50 to $3.50 Season. ",

ALBANY, July PA new information
bureau has been established by the State
Department Of Agriculture, under law
passed last winter to provide for the dis
sanitation Of farming statistics and to
help the farming counties secure field
labor. Replies received from supervisors
and others who have been asked to send
information to the Department show that
New York wants $4,000 farm hands and
that they can command from $50 to $3.50
a season. Oswego has twelve or more
so-oalled abandoned farms, and there
. "a such farms in other places.
The town OF Providence, Saratoga county.
has farm lands which will be sold as low
az ~ an acre. This Is near the Adiron-
dacks. Delaware county, an important
milk center, employs many Poles IN the
diaries, and there Is demand Tor more.
It is found that the most desirable emf,
grants are going West. Germans and
Swedes are good farmers, but they 60 to
Minnesota, Kansas and Iowa.
Xs soon as information is collected II
will be published In pamphlet form IN
English, and afterward in German and
other iangua ges. Steps may also be taken
TO secure some Of the desirable immigrants
who would be helpful to those who have
hree crops to hArvest.