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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
After Bogus Paint.

Fargo, N. D., Dec 29-Prof. E r.
Ladd, of the Agricultural college and
state pure food commissioner, fore
stalled certain paint manufacturers OF
the country by an arrangement of the
tricks of the trade in the penetration
of white paint in an official bulletin,
the first edition of which is Is, 600 cop
les. The new law relating to paints
goes into effect on Jan. l, and the man
ufacturers have threatened proceed
ings to stop its operation. The bulle.
tin contains an analysis of the prod
ucts of twenty-three paint manufacture
ers, showing the ingredients used by
the large houses, as we'll as the small
ones
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
BOY ATTEMPTS. ASSASSINATION
CIVIL GOVERNOR OF MOSCOW
NARROWLY ESCAPES. W,
Alarmingly Strained Relations Are
Reported Between Russia,
and; the Kaiser.

Moscow, Dec. 20. A boy tried to as.
sassinate Baron Modem, civil governor
of the city, yesterday, and failing, in
stantly committed suicide.
Wearing the Red Cross uniform. the
assassin gained admission to the baron,
and, approaching him. drew:a revolver
and fred threeshots. All missed their
mark and the noise brought soldiers,
secretaries and, servants running.
Without*a moments hesitation, before
anyone could seize him, the young
man swallowed the liquid lin a small
vial which he had hidden in his
c'enched hand, fell unconscious and
died in a. few minutes.
Death warrants for Baron Modem
and other state officials, such as the
terrorists put forth, were in the. as
sassin's pockets. :
London, Dec. 29.-The St. Peters,
burg correspondent of the: Times re-
ports that the relations between Rus
STA and$ Germany are distinctly
strained and that there is a possibility
OF international complications arising
from the rebellion in the Baltic pro.
vinces.
The Times prints dispatch from
Moscow, dated Dec. 81, which says:
''lf the revolutionaries could secure
guns they would be assured of victory
and the troops would be obliged to
take refuge in the Kremlin, where the
governor general and other author; t;oe
have already sought safety. For
tunately the arsenal is inside the
Kremlin.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
st. Petersburg says that the revolu-
tionists in the Pressnay quarter of Mos
COW gre negotiating for terms of s ur.
render with the authorities.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
Stork Not BUSY,

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 21.-The vital
statistics bulletin for November shows
112 fewer births than for October, the
total for the month being IA, Of
which 1877 were males and 357 females,
The deaths for the month numbered
24O, OF which 81 were from tubercu-
losis, % from heart failure, IL from
typhoid Fever and 16 from accidental
causes. Three suicides were reported.
Three hundred and sixty-three mar
riages we're reported, most of them be-
ing young people of about an average
are
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
news OF minnesota.
Pure Food.

st. Paul-The new code, when it
goes into effect March ] next, will
make several changes in the pure food
laws and will impose several additional
obligations upon the dealers.
One section of the code requires that
mllkmen in all municipalities must
nave a licensa. Under the old law
licences were required only of men
m1lkmen in towns OF over 1000 in.
haoitants. The new code makes no
exemption of this kind
"Dairvmen can't deliver milk in any
old can," said Mr.: Slater, "but in the
small villages they must have a wagon
with their name and number the same
as they do in larger town, thus giving
the people of the small towns the
same protection as the people in the
larger towns"
Another section in the new code bars
candies colored with coal tar dye and
makes no exception to tn. rule, even if
the prodnct is tabled with the names.
After March / all candy must be COL
orcd only with vegetable color.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
SWEDEN

The ground which is needed for util-
izing the water power at Karsefors in
the Laga river southern Sweden, has
been quietly bought by O. E. Hallberg
of Laholm. The last parcel of land
could not be had for $4,000; but Mr..
Hallberg thinks it is" practicable to
build a power station at the falls with
out infringing upon the rights of the
owner of this parcel. The falls have
not been used for industrial purposes
before, but it has been a noted place
for catching salmon:
A Swedish engineer in st. Peters,
burg was surrounded by gang Of
footpads in suburb and ordered to
hand them his watch and his over
coat. He realized that the best that
he could do was to obey orders. But
the leader Of the gang seemed to pity
the man and pulled off his own over
coat and handed it to him. The Swede
took the coat and ran away from the
gang. His surprise was great when
he found not only his own watch in
pocket Of the coat but also SO rub'es in
paper and few silver coins.
The Swedish vice consul at Newcas-
tie thinks that Sweden may find a
market in East Asia for a few of her
staple products, especially wood pulp
and iron; but there may also be a sale
for Swedish paper, machinery, FIRE
arms, motor boats, dredges and te!e-
phones, The consul, suggests that an
able Swedish engineer be sent to East
Asiasto study the local demands and
send suitable designs to the Swedish
manufacturers.
The railway department would like
to have railway museum established
in Stockholm at a cost Of $4,000. 1t
is proposed to complete it in the course
of ten months, so that it may be Of
ficially opened Dec. l., 1906 the fiftieth
anniversary of the opening of the first
government railway. of Sweden.
The sanitary reports of the army
show that the total number of cases
of tuberculosis in the army was $50
for the past year, and in the navy and
coast artillery the number was II.
A number of land owners in central
Skane are planning the establishment
of a pulp mill for the utilization of
spruce and pine Of small dimensions.
Major General Bergman, chief di-
rector of the bureau of Notifications,
has announced some of the results of
the work of the committee which has
been inquiring into the condition of the
Boden Notifications. The committee
proposes to reduce the appropriation of
$5,000,000, which was made in 1897, to
$2,225,000. The original plan was to
make the Notifications strong enough
to withstand forced siege for eighteen
months, but the altered plan cuts this
period of resistivity down to two
months.
The ladies' normal school in. Stock
holm will be located in the old riksdas
building on Riddarshol men while a new
building 10 put up for the school, s.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
Pest House Goods.

Duluth, Dec. 29.-It developed that
ell those persons who. purchased cook
ing utensils, bedding or clothes at low
rates from strangers last Monday, have
exposed the community to smallpox
epidemic, the articles offered for sale
having been stolen from the pesthouse
by thieves who gained an entrance by
breaking window.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
TEMPERANCE Work.

Sioux Falls, S. D. Dec. 23-It has
been officially announced that the pro-
hibition state committee is arranging
for the carrying on of special work
among the Indians of South Dakota,
who by reason of taking their allot-
ments of land have acquired the rights
of citizenship. The special temperance
work FIRST will be taken uo among the
Indians residing on the Cheyenne Riv-
err reservation. and will clrried on un-
der the direction of Mr.. J. G, Inpes.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
Issues Reuuisition.

St. Paul, Dec. 23..-Governor johnson
this week granted the requisition of
Governor George Chamberlain of Ore.
gon for the return of T. w. Jewett.
wanted in Oregon for participation in
the state school land frauds. The re-
QUESTION was issued, but was not made
public until yesterday, as the man had
not been arrested. sz* ...*..5 <ts.5
There is 9 law in Oregon that pur-
chasers Of state school lands must
make affidavit that they do not intend
the lands for speculation. Tits charged
that Jewett purchased 10, ooo acres Tor
3speclla ton. Il.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
Hotels Burn.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Dec 29-Three
hotels and several other buildings adj
jacent to them were badly damaged by
fire which broke out in the grocery
store Of Faxon, Williams & Faxon, in
the basement of the old Porter hotel.
The blaze originated in an explosion
which aroused the occupants of the
hotel All made their escape in safety
but with the loss of their clothing and
other personal effects. The flames
spread through the Porter hotel to the
store of J. and G: Rae, sporting goods,
next door, and communicated to the
Imperial hotel, of which the, Porter
House is a portion, and to the Temper
ance House annex, in the rear of the
Imperial hotel.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
State Fair.

Hamline. The Minnesota State Fair
OF 1906 will be held the week of Sept.
3. Pres; dent c. N. Cosgrove and Sec.
E. w. Randall of the state fair associ-
alton returned from Chicago with the
information that the fair managers
and cattlenlen had reserved the first
week in September for the Minnesota
exposition.
The Minnesota fair dates are always
arranged in connection with the dates
OF the other state fairs so that there
may be no conflict among the big ex.
positions of the West. Mr.. Randall
and Mr.. Cosgrove were at the meeting
of the association of fair managers
the first week in Septcm Der was again
reserved for Minnesota.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
Reward is Offered,

Minneapolis. The murderers of
Charles 0. Bader, who was shot while
IN his barroo,n in the Falls hotel, 416
Second street south, are still at liber-
ty. Nearly dozen men were taken to
police headquarters and subjected to
the most severe cross-examination by
the chief of police, but they were all
able to account for their whereabouts
at the time the murder and robbery oc-
CURED and were released
Mayor David p. Jones kept in close
touch with Superintendent Of Police
Doyle, and issued the following pro-
clalnation:
In view Of the bold and atrocious
crime of Saturday, Dec. 20, whereby a
citisen of Minneapolis was murdered
deliberately and without provocation
by desperate robbie, l hereby. under
au' horitv invested in me, Offer re-
ward of $500 for the arrest of the MUIR
derer and his accolnplices. with evil
dence to insure their conviction in the
courts
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
! Gossip From,
} Scandinavia.
) Principal Events That Have o.
CURED in the Old Countries
Within a Week or So.
Within a Week or So.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

King Oscar, on behalf of himself and
the other members of the royal house
OF Sweden, has asked to be excused
from figuring in the rolls of the Nor
Weslan army. This means that the
male members of the family will no
longer occupy honorary positions in the
Norwegian army. The crown prince
mas been general; Prince Carl, a lieu
tenant general; Prince Bernadotte, a
colonel Of the artillery and a rear ad-
m1ral; Prince Eugen, lieutenant colo
mel; Prince Gustaf Adolf, a premier
lieutenant, and Prince Wilhelm, a sub
lieutenant.
At the request of the Norwegian gov
eminent, the Swedish minister of for
elgn affairs has requested the repre-
sentatives of Sweden at Helsingfors,
Riga, Liverpool, Barcelona and Que
bee to discharge Norwegian consular
business at those places.
=. A. Gunther, the Swedish minister
TO krlstlania, was received in audi
ence by King Haakon, and he assured
the Norwegian that he would "encour-
.age every honest effort to establish
drlendly relations between the two ma
Hons"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
MISCELLANEOUS.


institutions failed to open their doors
for business. The Merchants Trust
company, with a capital stock of $780,
900, the American Savings Bank and
Trust company and the Mechanics
Savings bank, smaller institutions
and allied with the first named con-
Germ, have gone into liquidation. The
suspension of the three institutions
caused little excitement in financial
circles.
DR.. R. A. Torrey, the noted evange-
list OF Chicago, was welcomed home
FROM Europe by 5000 persons and he
predicts a widespread revival in the
United States the coming year.
Sarah Bernhard appealed to the
French ambassador to the United States
against the discrimination of the the
atrical trust against her as a citizen
Of France.
Clearings for Chicago banks have
passed the $10,00O,000,00 mark, the
figure set by officials of the clearing
house for the years business.
A trusted clerk of the First National
bank of Mamaroneck, N. Y, is said to
have confessed to robbing the institu-
lion of $4,000.
The municipality operated ferry be-
tween New York and Staten island
costs New York city $500 a. day, that
being the excess of expenses over re-
ceipts.
Two children Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Fayette burned to death at Miller's
Mill, Mich, little girl four years old
and a boy one year DID, The mother
had locked them in the house alone.
1t is supposed the little girl set fire to
the house with matches.
Eight men were killed by a fall Of
1000 tons of ore from a slip on the
1,300-foot level of the Newport mine in
1ronwood Mich.
Mrs. Drusilla Hall Johnson, the
daughter of soldier of the American
revolution, died at her home in North
ampton, Mass, aged 100 years.
Supreme Court Justice Gaynor, of
Brooklyn, handed down a decision in
which he declares that the supreme
council of the Royal Arcanum has no
right to put into effect rates for the
assessment Of members different from
those at which they were admitted into
the order.
The international livestock exposi.
tion in Chicago closed with a record
attendance for the week, 557,743 per-
sons attending.
The pope, who is warm admirer of
President Roosevelt and the American
nation, will send a wedding present to
Miss Alice Roosevelt.
"A concerted effort to establish last
ing world peace is to be made by the
civilized nations under the dominating
guidance Of President Roosevelt, r. j
Henry Wulff. former Illinois state
treasurer. has been indicted by the
grand Jury in Chicago on = charge Of
promoting i lottery.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
A Wild Man.

Minneapolis unknown man,
armed with shot gun and revolver,
held undisputed sway in box car on
the St Louis tracks, between this city
and Hopkins.
The strange man started the trouble
by firing point blank at a man and
woman who were walking near the
Imperial and Great Western elevators
The two people took fright and sought
safety in the Great Western elevator
The shot fired at them missed them by
only a few feet. The strange man
gave no reason whatever for his action.
When he saw his intended victims
running away he jumped into an emp
ty box car and for two hours kept up a
fusillade from his point of vantage.
Luckily no one got in the way Of any
of the bullets.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
Stabbed.

Winona. Malowicli is in Jail
charged with stabbing Frank Geisel
through the lungs and e. O'Brien in
the arm.
MalowiclSi and three other young
men had an alteration on the street
and went into Erpelding's saloon
Malowicti says he thought the other
three were going to jump on him, and
he pulled knife, slashing Gcisel just
above the heart. O'Brien tr;cl to get
between them and got cut on the arm.
Malowicki was arrested at his home.
He was all prepared to leave the city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
News Notes.

NO"S ~ OCcS.
Mnneapolis-Osc,r Carlson, board
ing at 1041 Elgerton street, was
blown almost to atoms by charge Of
dynamite, while excavating at South
Wabasha and Congress streets
Minneapolis-George Browns c.evc,
ate ln2t to get two sealskin jackets
from department store was foiled by
the police and Brown is locked up on !,
charge of fogery.
Lester Prairie-The Milbraith family
is one of the oldest of this section OF
the state and is the only one with four
generation now living in this town.
Winona-Louis Schultz, workman
forty-two years of age, fell from gas
tank on which he was hammerinc
rivets to instant death.
Duluth-The name of the Duluth.
Virginia and & Rainy Lake road has
been changed to the Duluth, Rainy
Lake & Winnipeg Railroad company. ;
Amended articles have been filed tc
the foregoing effect, and their is. fine
field for speculation in the action Of
the company.
Croolston - Entombed in IA living
hell by the fire fend, Peter Martell
for twelve years carriage maker Of
Red Lakes Falls, his wife, Jane, aged
twenty-seven, little Eddie, aged thir
teen; Dan, aged nine, and Annie agec
eleven, were burned to crisp in thei,
home in the heart of Red Lake Falls
St. Paul-Joseph McCreigh, 6fteer
years old and living with his parent.
on Ross street, broke his left wris,
while coasting near his home.
Detroit - The Detroit Commercial
club has adopted articles of incorpora
tion and about Jan. | will occupy It.
new quarters. u. b: I, 9. 1;
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
SUMMARY OF 4
Weeks I EVENTS y !: 5.
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
AT HOME TOLD IN. CON-
DENsED FORM.
LATE FOREIGN DISPATCHES
Interesting Items of News Gathered
from All Parts Of the Globe and
Outlined in the Briefest Manner
Possible. =
THE TURMOIL IN RUSSIA.

LII LIN HUSSlA.
Fighting between the troops and the
strikers in the streets of Moscow con-
tinued for two days and the slaughter
is great. Machine guns moved down
the mobs at the barricades and many
innocent persons fell victims to the
soldiers. The slaughter in Moscow
caused the uprising to spread to other
cities, where the apathy of the police
and the troops caused panic among
the people.
Five thousand persons have been
killed and $4,000 wounded in fights in
Moscow between revolutionists and
Cossacks. Leaders of the Russian revo'
lutionists assert armed forces are be-
ing assembled to fight the soldiers and
that civil war between organized bodies
of troops will begin soon.
Over $500 lives were lost and $780,
100000 worth of property destroyed
during the recent Vladivostok riots.
The car In acknowledging Emperor
Williams recent telegram of good
wishes admits the. country is having a
perilous experience, but hopes for ia
vorable result.
Gov. Gen. Doubarsoff, reporting on
the Moscow uprising, places the num-
Der of dead and injured at 5000.
Gov. Gen. Doubasoff, of Moscow, re-
ports to the car thatAshe has,the situa-
ton in hand and is able Is put down
the rebellion. ''~'
The revolution in Poland is declared
to be ready for an armed conflict with
the car. Fighting at Moscow con-
tinues. News from the provinces is
alarming. The general strike spreads.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
Railroad is Sold.

Mankato.-The sale of the Duluth,
st. Cloud, Glencoe and Mankato road
to E. L. Tobie and company of St.
Paul, is practically completed and the
and the purchase price is to be turned
over next week.
Capt. A. II. Reed, Glencoe, has re-
signed as president and has issued a
statement in VIII ch he Claims the d.
rectors were scared into selling through
limitations by Tobic and company,
that they would have Il receiver APP
pointed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

CVN0tESS1ONAI> NEWS. -.-< =
The total number of bills introduced
in the house in the 13 days of the pres
ent session was 1O,064, as against to-
tai of 10000 for all the sessions of the
last congress.
The rumor of a revolt in congress
over Speaker Cannon's "stand pat" pol
icy is denied. There is no prospect
of tariff revision during this session.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03


Kandiy ohi.-Farmers' elevators are
rapidly increasing in numbers in Min
nesota, according to Henry Feig, state
superintendent of country elevators. On
June l, 1904, there were only ninety
five farmers elevators in the state, but
now there are al. There are LAS
country elevators in Minnesota, of
which 1920 are line houses, 3S4 inde-
pendent, and al farmers elevators.
neutrality-suspicious. has been made
by Mayor John A. Latsch and City At
torney D. E. Tawney, for writ of
certiorari in the wineroom case recent
ly tried before the municipal court. In
this case, Martha Lake was charged
with violating wine-oon ordinance
passed by the city council, and in rem.
dering a decision, Judge H. L. Buck de-
clared the ordinance to be invalid.
st. Paul.-Royal B. Stearns and w.
T. Horsnell are convicted on charge OF
conspiring to defraud the government.
Minneapolis.-Alva Olson, Is years
old, was arrested near the North Side
station, while intoxicated and 1reelins
along the street,
ST. PaulT-The quarterly report of
the state labor department on accidents
in factories was given out by julius
Moersch, statistician Of the depart-
ment.. The report shows that during
the third quarter of 1905, comprising
July, August and Septembec, I'll acct
dents to working people ha re beea re-
ported to the state bureau IL labxr.
st. Paul.-The will of John Sherman,
formerly United States senator from
Ohio. was admitted to probate by
Judge Bazille. He died Oct. 81, 1900,
and ct that time he was the owner
Of dve blocks in Birmingham's Fourth
addition, near the junction Of West
Seventh street and Pleasant avenue.
valued ct $4,000. . |5...
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-03

near Oxnard, CAL He was thrown
from his buggy into ditch, sustaining
dislocation and fracture Of his left
hip.
Statistics prove that Illinois ana her
neighbors among the states of the mid
die west furnish the bone and sinew
of the American navy. One-tifth Of the
enlisted men come from that section
and form the most intelligent fighters
in the service.
The shaft building Of the Marquette
Third Vein Coal company, three miles
from Spring Valley, ILL.,, was destroyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at $780,
900. D. ..
Miss Lulu Bowen, a clerk employed
at sub-station No. /, Oakland, CAL, post
office, was taken into custody, charged
with embezzlement. Her accounts are
II is charged, short $1,000.
Mrs. Laura, Corey accepts the offer
of a $1,000,000 settlement with her
husband, who promises not to reopen
the affair with Mabelle Gilman, the
actress, on her agreement not to get a
divorce:
No legislation providing for federal
control of life insurance companies is
likely during this session of congress,
members say.
A dispatch from Toxic reports the
arrest of former soldier named
Higurashi on the charge of being con-
cerned in a plot: to assassinate the
premier, Count Katsura, because he
consented to "disgraceful peace. -
= The motion for new trial in the
Taggart divorce case was overruled by
Judge Edison at Wooster, O: Mrs Tag
CARTS attorneys were fined for con
tempt Of court "a criticising the rul.
ings of the Judge in the forme: trial.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-04
Down And Out
ELIJAH SECOND IS oEPosEo AND
PROPERTY TURNED OVER
TO CTHERS.

CHICAGO. April 2.-F'oilo'TinE the
sensational action of Sunday in which
John Alexander Dcwie, First Apostle
of the Christian Catholic Church in
zion." was deposed from active lead
ership of. the immense institution he
established in 1888. deeds OF transfer
were fled at waukeegon. Ills. this
morning. legally anticipating any
move Or. Dowie might make. Docu-
ments were turned over to Deacon
Alexander Granger as trustee for the
people of Zion all of the property and
interests OF the city of Zion. asgreGat-
Ing millions. overseer Volivt fled
the deeds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-04
GETTING BETTER.
The Taylor County Oil Well Being
Drilled Deeper.

The Grafton Sentinel gives the fol-
lowing as its latest message from the
sPuntytown OH field
The Sentinel received message al
800 this Afternoon giving the inforrna-
ton that the drillers of the Colonel
.McGraw well on the Reynolds farm
had struck an additional flow OF oil,
doubling the capacity reported yester-
day. which was then estimated TO be
at the rate OF four barrels day The
ar1IIers are stiu going ahead and con
aedently expect fairly good wen
They say they are greatly encouraged
over the outlook.