Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-25


\ Hannah Elias testified Ia q suit brought
by John r. Plat In New York to recover
$s85, 900 which he claims she extOrtel
from him. She declares every cent she
received from him was voluntarily given,
and she knows Of no reason why any pori-sz
tlon should be returned. IL
The United States. 1t is said, will insist
as part Of the policy toward China that
both Russians and Japanese finally evac-
uate Manchuria. ". -, 49, - !:
Grieving over his sons absence, Jacob
). Baker, OF Muskegon. Mich, commit
ted suicide by hanging. - .@@ !
John Merriman, while saving lumber
at his mill In Ramsey. ILL.,. slipped and
fell on the saw, receiving injuries from
which he died.
Gov. Herrick, of Ohio, comnuted the
sentence Of Alexander Guy. colored, con-
demned to die by the electric chair, to
life imprisonment. Guy killed. his wife
in Chillicothe, 0.
John Petit, an e1-confederate SOL
der. iroze to death on the Clint on Paris
gravel road near Clinton, Ind. He was
IS years old.
Philander c. Knox was elected
United States senator for the short
and long terms to succeed the late
senator Quay by the Pennsylvania
legislature.
Eugene Hale was reelected to the
United State senate for q fifth term
by the Maine legislature.
United States Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge was reelected for full term by
the Massachusetts legislature, and W.
Murray Crane was chosen to complete
the remainder of Senator Hoar's term.
Ira Brown died at the home of his
daughter in Cadillac, Mich. aged 100
years and eight months.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, made an
impassioned statement before the SEN
ate denouncing his indictment in con-
nection with the Oregon land frauds
F. ]. Grossheim, grocer, was in
stantly killed at Belleville, ILL.,, as the
result OF an explosion of sewer gas in
the city sewer, which tore up the street
paving anu sidewalks.
Edward Casper Stokes has been in
augurated governor Of New Jersey.
FIfty-nine persons persisted as the
result OF an avalanche Of rocks at Ma
esdal, Norway. The rocks were thrown
into lake from the neighboring hills
causing an immense wave 20 feet high
which swept the neighboring shores.
Houses. people and cattle were swept
away by the rush of water.
An earthquake at Shemakha, Russia,
buried hundreds of people in the ruins
OF buildings.
The senate Of Illinois will present to
the government statue of Miss Fran
CHS e. Willard, advocate Of prohibition,
and Tor many years identified as the
head Of the Women's Christian Tenn.
perance union, to be placed in Statuary
hall. house Of representatives, at
Washington.
A. G. Wallin. editor of the Airing
ton (Minn.) Enterprise, was found
dead In his Office, with 4 bullet hole in
his head. He had shot himself. The
cause for the deed is unknown.
Three summer hotels and six cot
tages OF summer residents we're burned
At Rockaway Beach, causing a loss Of
100000.
BY an explosion OF dynamite one
mile east OF Bedford, Ind. two men
were killed and four others injured.
Admiral Dewey declared that con-
gress should authorize three battle
ships this session. - '.s>s >'>:1 =
The cold weather of the past few
days has killed all of the fall vegeta-
bles In central Texas and up and down
the Brazos valley.
Andrew Carnegie paid student losses
In the Oberlin CO.,. college. because of
the bank wrecked by the Chadwick
forgeries.
A History Office building to cost
100000 is planned by the county
board in Chicago to replace the pres
ent wreck of courthouse.
Mrs. Holden, living in England. sup
posed to be dead, was revived by an
undertaken, who was measuring her
for a coffin.
Aged John r. Plat: testified in New
York he never wanted to sue Hannah
Elias for hundreds of thousands he
gave her, but that his brother COM
PEELED him to do SO
China's attention has again been in
directly invited by the American govern
ment to the necessity for a faithful main
tenance Of her neutrality, not only in her
personal interest, but in the interest of
the worlds peace.
One man was killed and 13 persons in
jured in wreck Of Santa Fe passenger
train near Derby, Kan.
While attempting to arrest Robert and
James Mcbride, at Tuskegce, Ala..
Sheriff +. F. Conner was perhaps "a
tally stabbed, the Mcbride men were
both shot to death, and two other Of
ficials wounded
The business section Of Leland, ill.,,
was wiped out by fire. Loss, 100000.
John G. Harner, a druggist, was
burned to death at Caney, l. T., in fire
that destroyed bis drug store.
Five miners are known to be dead
and score or more entombed by fire
and smoke in a 600-foot mine shaft at
Decatur, Ill.
A fierce gale caused much havoc along
the coasts of the United Kingdom. There
was number of wrecks of small craft
resulting in loss of life.
Unusually cold weather is prevailing
throughout Italy. Snow has fallen even
in Rome. where there has been no snow
in the last ten years.
John r H0ffmann axoororor ord