Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-07-04

Mrs. Christina Petsky, 20 years old,
widow, committed suicide on a hill at
Argentine, Kan, by pouring gasoline
on her clothing and setting fire to
them.
Jere Dunn, widely known man died
at Elizabeth, N. J., of cancer. Some 20
years ago he achieved considerable no.
toriety by killing Jim Elliot, noted
pugilist, at Chicago.
Miss Eva Booth, commander of the
Salvation Army in the United States,
Is seriously ill at her home in New
York, and all OF her public engage
ments have been cancelled.
F. A. Richar, of Logan, Kan, wrote
a letter advising Gov. Hoch to send
$4,000 to a young man near Norton
who controls 1000 votes in that Sec
ton.
Attorney General Moody has direct
ed that suits be brought against a large
number Of railroad companies to re-
cover penalties for violation of the
safety appliance law.
Through the Japanese embassy the
Red Cross has received another con-
tribution of $50, 900 for the relief of the
San Francisco earthquake and fire
sufferers, making the total subscrip-
ton by the Japanese people $146, 900.
The Terre Haute, Ind, city council
In the impeachment charges against
Mayor Edward J. Bidaman found the
mayor guilty as charged, and declared
him ousted from Office.
Mrs. Harriet S. Huntington, mother
of Henry Huntington, Willard V.
Huntington and Mrs. E. Holiday, died
at San Francisco after an illness of
several weeks, aged sc years. Her
home for many years was in Oneonta,
N. Y.
Six secret indictments have been re-
turned against firms and members of
firms Of printing establishments for
an alleged violation of the state anti
trust and combination statue. It has
been alleged that a combination exists
among st. Paul printing establish
ments in the matter of presenting
bids on state printing which is in eff
fest violation of this act.
At a meeting of the trustees of
Oberlin college at Cleveland it was an
nounced that all but $4,000 of the $780,
600 additional endowment and equip
ment fund has been raised.
Refugees from Guatemala report
the government has imprisoned some
40 prominent citizens under suspicion
of being in sympathy with the revolu-
tionists.
AT Allentown, Pa, a platoon of the
state constabulary which is on duty in
that city in connection with the street
car strike fired into a crowd and in
jured boy.
At a meeting of the Historical soci-
ETY. of the Kentucky Baptist associa-
ton at Richmond, DR.. A. Gattliff, of
Williamsport, KY, gave to the Baptist
Educational society 1000 acres of coal
land in Whitley county worth $780,
900.
Three miners lost their lives in the
Monroe mine, near Duluth, owned by
the United States Steel corporation.
They were working in a drift when a
blast brought down mass of material
which shut them off from escape.
King Edward has made an important
concession to Jewish feeling. Courts
hitherto always have been held on
Fridays, precluding the presentation
Of Jews. By the kings command the
third court of the season has been
fixed for Thursday.
There were 26,420 printing and pub
fishing establishments in 1904, an in
crease Of IS per cent. over 1900. The
capital invested in 1904 was ,$3S4,021,-
359; increase of 81 per cent Total
value Of products, $496,087,1 09; in.
crease Of 43 per cent.
The United Mine Workers associA-
ton OF Illinois assessed fines of ten
dollars each against 400 miners en-
p1oyed near Collinsville. When the
mines resumed work the men refused
to report because two mule drivers had
been discharged.
On invitation of Emperor William,
Congressman and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth took tea with him on board his
American built yacht Meteor at Kiel.
John Esburg and Paul Ross were
shot at Davenport, Ia, by "Cappy'
Hoffman, who escaped. Esberg was
shot through the heart, dying instant
IT,. Ross was shot in the stomach and
will probably die. Esberg and Ross
had been the aggressors. ':1..>>
Thomas Gowling died at home at
Rock Island, ILL.,, from injuries sus-
tanned in the collapse Of the Geary ho-
tel during the San Francisco earth
quake. -; 1885, <.14, AZ :E%2: !.
The Ohio federation of Catholic So,
cieties adopted resolutions declaring
that "The workYof purifying and ele-
waiting the stage can be accomplished 4
and urging the members Of the Cath
I oltc federation to lend their assistance
to the work by not patronizing any
play that otfends,1 against morality Of
religion. # $50. t III |.2 z d. :5z Hid >5s
Hardin Davis. q negro Of Cairo, Ill,
shot and probably fatally wounded 3
street car cond ctor, wv. Kessly, and
also wounded Frank Dargel, . baseball
player of9 Paducah, KY. Davis refused
to pay his fare and Conductor Kessly
puts hin.