Willmar tribune., 1905-01-11

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inaugurated governor OF Masaschuset
Secretary Hay has asked congress ia
appropriate $500 annually to provide
for an envoy extraordinary. and minis
ter plenipotenttary to Morocco. =5..5 ..=. .
Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Collins Mclean
y. s. A., retired, whose father, John Nc
Lean, was postmaster general under
Presidents Monroe and Jackson, is dead
at his home in Bellport, LII. .........
President Roosevelt has appointed
ex-Congressman Robert w. Taylor as
United States district judge OF thu
northern district of Ohio to succeed
Francis J. Wing, resigned. -
I James Gillespie, who, with his sister
Mrs. Belle Seward, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron Barbour, was indicted for the
murder OF his twin sister, Elizabeth Gil
lespie, was found guilty at Rising Sun,
Ind, and sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
e An explosion of tank of gasoline
caused fire in the Hubbard laundry at
Greenland, Mich. killed one woman and
probably fatally injured another, and
wrecked the building.
The body of Neil S. Phelps, the capi-
talist, who mysteriously disappeared a
number OF weeks ago. was found, badly
decomposed, in the river at Battle Creek
Mich. Mr.. Phelps had. been missing
since October % last.
Detective James Keefe was killed
Richard Birmingham, a fellow police.
man. was wounded, and two men whom,
they sought to arrest were struck by bul.
lets in fierce battle in Chicago.
Former Gov. William Clafiin, of Mas
sachusetts, died at his home in Newton
vile. Death followed an illness Of q
few weeks, incident to old age. He wa.
governor in 1872-1873 anu 1874.
The pope refused to grant an audience
to Louise, the divorced wife of the Saxor
monarch.
County and federal authorities clashei
at Cleveland, O., over the custody of Mrs
Chadwick, and the latter kept even he;
lawyer from the woman's cell.
James NJ. A. Watson, a clerk employed
in the Office of former Auditor Petty, ot
the District of Columbia, was declare,
guilty on two indictments which allege;
embezzlement OF $12, 1926 of district funds
in 1901.
The presenters of Bishop Talbot, o1
the Central Pennsylvania diocese, with.
drew the charges against him, but re-
served the right to present new ones.
President Roosevelt, in an address be
fore the forestry congress in Washing
ton, said the long campaign for tht
preservation of the forests is near sue.
cess because the users of wood them
selves now aim to protect the supply.
Theodore Thomas, creator and direc
tor of the Chicago orchestra, and one
| Of the worlds greatest and best musi
! clans, died in Chicago. He was 6!
years old.
Three men were killed near Wealth
| erly, Pa, by the derailment OF Lehigf
Valley coal train.
Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota, was in
augurated in st. Paul.
The Forty-fourth general assembly Of
| Illinois convened in Springfield.
Gen. Edwin r. Niles. aged II, died ir
an asylum at Goshen, Ind. During the
civil war Gen. Niles was hit by a can
non ball. For over 40 years his mine
has been partially wrecked.
The Massachusetts, house of repre-
sentatives unseated Representative
Thomas F. Curley, who is serving {
Jail sentence for fraud against thu
United States government in connec
ton with civil service examinations.
Mrs. Margaret Downs, of Marinette
Wis, aged 107, died at Pentoga, Mich
Intense cold has prevailed for tn,
last few days in the province of Sile
s1a. Twelve persons were frozen t.
! DEATH
Seven persons perished In blizzard
that swept New York city and the coast
! Car traffic in the city was tied up ant
the poor suffered heavily.
The beef trust case has been met by thu
government, which filed its brief with
the supreme court in reply to the pack
ers, who seek to have a federal cour
| injunction removed.
George H. Williams, ex-chief justic.
of Oregon territory, ex-United State.
senator from the state of Oregon, attor
ney general in President Grants sec
ond cabinet, and present mayor o.
Portland, Ore, was indicted for NAL
feasance in Office in failing to enforce
as mayor, the laws against gambling.
The joint merchant marine commits
sion submitted its report and bill tt
congress, recommending subventions, in
Guiding postal, tonnage tax on foreign
! ships and the creation of a naval volun
teer service as the best methods of up
building the merchant marine.
Miss Muriel Byram, prominent fig
ure in Chicago society, was killed in
stantly by the accidental discharge o
a rifle which she was cleaning.
One hundred Prussian cities unite;
in a wedding gift of silver to the crow,
prince and his fiancee.
The Chicago board of education votet
to ask immunity for w. A. S. Graham
former secretary of the board, who flet
to South Africa six years ago after EN-
bezzling $4,000 of school money.
Gov. Yates, in his message to the Illi
nois legislature, urged prompt action il
matters voted on at the last election.
T Official and resident Washington ex
tended New Years greetings to th'
president and Mrs. Roosevelt at tn,
white house. The event was brillian
and spectacular, as the president'
/ New Years recentinns a1wavz ara