Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Railway company was found guilty
by jury in the United States court
at Kansas City on four counts of
granting concessions on packing house
shipments for export to the Armour
Packing company, Swift & Co., Cud-
any & Co., and the Nelson Morris
Packing company.
The confession of Curtis Jet,
which gives the details of the assas-
sination of James B. ,Marcum and
James Cockrill, and also throws new
light on the murder of DR.. B.. D. Cox,
the three crimes having been commit
ted during the reign Of feudalism in
Breath1tt county, Kentucky, has been
made public.
A brief liturgy was ordered to be
printed and introduced in the Dutch
reformed churches by the general
synod.
For lack of evidence, Assistant
County Attorney Dahl, of Minneapolis,
Mimi, moved the dismissal of the case
of the state against Judge William A.
Kerer, and the motion was granted by
Judge Brooks.
Over 100000 immigrants will have
entered the United States through the
port of New York during the year end
ing June 30 next, according to an esti-
mate made by Immigration Commits
sioner Watchorn.
The mayor of Havana has ordered
that the prohibitions of noise, fire.
works, etc., shall not be enforced in
the case of Americans celebrating the
Fourth Of July.
Willis Miller was for the second time
found guilty of first degree murder at
Upper Sandusky, O. Miller was charged
with the murder of w. A. Johnson,
the celery king"
Capt. Samuel w. Very, now captain
OF the Boston navy yard, has been Sc
lected for duty as commandant Of the
naval station at Honolulu, to succeed
Admiral Lyon.
tho American tennis player, has be-
come so much worse that the London
doctors fear that it will be necessary
to amputate one of his fingers.
Maj. Hugh L. Scott, Fourteenth cav
airy now in the Philippines, has been
selected by Secretary Taft to succeed
Brig. Gen. Albert l.. Mills as super
tendent Of the military academy.
Republicans of Minnesota nominated
A. l.. Cole, of Walker, for governor.
Syracuse university conferred the
honorary degree Of l.. X. D. upon
Chancellor D. w. c. Huntington, of the
Nebraska Wesleyan university.
Testimony as to the ownership Of
Zion property was heard by Judge
Lands at Chicago in the United States
court. When the examination of wit
nesses is finished, in accordance with
the stipulation recently made, the
Judge will decide the entire issue be-
tween Dowie and Voliva.
Three cases of yellow fever have
been under quarantine at Ship Island
a government quarantine station in
the Gulf of Mexico
Secretary Shaw has received from
some unknown person in an envelope
postmarked Alton, ILL.,, a conscience
contribution OF $500.
At Charlestown, Mass, Charles l.
Tucker was electrocuted for the muir.
der Eof Mabel Page .:: 49, &'.s
The number killed in the riots al
Cananea will probably never be
known. The Mexican authorities bur.
led the dead without any attempt al
Identification. + ~; !, j..
F. l. Whitney, for Is years at thu
head Ct the Great Northern genera
passenger department, has resigned q.
general passenger traffic manager.
Richard John Seldom, prime minis.
ter Of New Zealand, died suddenly OF
board q steamer while returning Il
!. his home from Australia.