Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07

I Charles G. Dawes, comptroller Of
currency under President Mckinley
and president of the Central Trust
company, declared in the federal court
in Chicago that Commissioner Of Cor
porations James r. Garfield gave his
pledge to the packers that he wOrid
regard as sacred" and "confldential"
all information given to him.
Kansas will hold semi-centennial
exposition in 1911 to celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary Of the states ad.
mission to the union and the exposi-
ton will be in Topeka.
The Wisconsin supreme court de-
clared unconstitutional the law of 1903
which authorized mutual insurance
panies. <
BY direction of the president Sec.
-etary Root sent a cablegram to tho
American minister at Copenhagen for
transmission to the Danish govern
ment, expressing the deepest SYM
pathy of this government at the de.
mise of King Christian.
One Of the new steel mills Of the
$1O,000,000 group recently authorized
by the United States Steel corporation,
began operation at McKeesport, Pa.
A disastrous wreck occurred on the
Seaboard Air Line railway between
Hamlet, N. c., and Columbia, S. c., by
which four persons are of1cially re-
ported dead.
The safe in the POST Office at New
Richmond, O., was blown open by
robbers during the night and 500 in
stamps and money was taken.
In head-on collision between q
passenger train ard freight train
near Edelstein, ILL.,, three trainmen
were killed and another fatally in
jured.
A strike embracing 100000 men and
involving the entire building industry
of New York is row being eagerly
aimed at by the structural iron work
ers of that city.
DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Dye, of Louis
vile, were struck and instantly killed
by an outgoing passenger train on
the Southern railway at Buechel sta.
ton, KY. The doctor and his wife
were in an automobile.
Victor Demogeot, of France, was
crowned speed king of the world at
Ormonde Beach, Fla, on the Daytona
sands after driving his gasoline car
two miles in the marvellous time OF
So as seconds.
Gen. Barba, the only remaining
rebel chief in the northern part OF
San Domingo, has surrendered, accept
ing the guarantees of the government.
The Cuban house of representatives
adopted unanimously and without dis
cussion the senate bill appropriating
SIS, 900 for wedding present to Miss
Alice Roosevelt.
Jules Despecher, one of the first
men in France to take part in the
promotion of cable communication be-
tween Europe and America, died in
Paris. He was SO years old.
Gustave A. Conzman, former cash
Ter of the Vigo County National bank,
at Terre Haute, Ind, was sentenced
at Indianapolis to eight years in the
federal prison at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, on his plea Of guilty of en-
beZzling the funds and classifying the
books of the bank.
General Griaznoff, chief of staff to
the viceroy OF the Caucasus was
killed by bomb at Tiflis. The as
sassin has been arrested.
Fred H. Sole, of Springfield, O.,
will sue the Standard Oil company for
$4,000, alleging it ruined his business
by SANDER.
With full military honors the body
of Gen. Joseph Wheeler, the veteran
OF two wars, former representative
in congress and a retired officer in
the United States army, was laid to
rest in the national cemetery at Ar
lington, near Washington.
The captain of the burned steamer
General Slocum was convicted at New
York of criminal negligence and sea-
fenced to Sing Sing for ten years.
The Armstrong insurance inquiry
committee report is almost finished
and will be presented to the New
York legislature February H. 1t con-
tains $4,000 words.
A big batch of bills, looking to an
increase in the efficiency of the army
and carrying appropriations of several
million dollars, which were framed
by Secretary Taft, have been intro
Guced in the house.
Hungarian government bonds worth
100000 were found by New York Gus
toms officers in trunk of passenger
mystery as to their ownership.
John R. Laing, president of Palm
err, Fuller & Co., manufacturers of
sashes and doors disappeared from
Chicago after drawing $4,000 from
the bank.
The wife of c.. A. Garfield. a Los
Angeles millionaire. was slain by
former coachman. who is said to have
been in love with her.
Colonel William D. Mann of New
York, editor of Town Topics, was ar
rested on charge of perjury as the
result of his testimony during the libel
suit in connection with Town Topics
brought by Justice Deuel. against Nor
man Hapgood. .
Charles l. Tucker. convicted of the
of Mabel Page, of Weston,
Mass, on March 81, 1904, was SEN
fenced to death by electricity during
the week of June 10.