Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-07-18

: When Sir Joseph Ward, premier 81
New Zealand, stepped from the train
at Oyster Bay to keep s luncheon. zen
gagement with President Roosevelt he
frankly said the. thing nearest hif
heart in America was the development
OF a reciprocity sentiment between
New Zealand and the United States
When Sir Joseph returned to the sta
ton two hours later he remarked:
Reciprocity is not an easy thing tc
bring about in this country"
President T. q. Young, of the Ohio
coal operators, said it was probable a
conference Of representatives of op
orators and miners will be held.
At the annual meeting of the Off
GERS of the Illinois division, Uniform
Rank Knights of Pythias, James H
Barley, of Springfield, was reelected
brigadier general for the fourth time.
Harry K. TAaw protests against be-
ing regarded as insane and declares
his counsel assure him that no such
course as the appointment Of COM
mission to inquire into his mental
condition is contemplated.
Indications that American farmers
this year will harvest the largest
grain crops in the history of the coun-
try are given in the government re-
port on condition as of July 1. Not
only is the prospect for a bountiful
harvest most bright, but market quo
tations show that the farmer will get
fair price for his grain, while re-
ports from Europe are that the wheat
crop will be 150,00O,000 bushels short
Of that Of 1905, indicating that the ex-
port demand will be large and that
America will have to fill good share
of it.
The French chamber of deputies
passed the bill providing for compul-
sorry day of rest weekly. The measure,
which is designed to terminate the
present system of Sunday labor, has
already passed the senate.
A warrant for John D. Rockefeller,
which is now in the hands of the sher-
if of Hancock county, Ohio, is &C.
companied by copy of the informa-
ton and affidavit charging Rockefel-
Ter with violating the antitrust laws
in organizing and maintaining mo-
nopoly of the oil business.
According to report issued by the
census bureau there were in the Unit
ed States in 1904 1915 persons in
almshouses and of these 111,71S were
males
William R. White, known through
out the United States as an inventor
Of farm gates, died at Bloomington, Ill.,,
aged 62 years.
Gov. Magoon, at Panama, confirms
In measure the report that Colon
bian warship had seized the captains
of two British schooners at point
of the Colombian coast. Upon discov-
ering the men were British subjects
they were released.
The president has proclaimed a con-
vention for the protection of trade
marks between America and Rou-
mania, framed on the conventional
lines.
Edwin r.. Thomas purchased for
$4,000 half interest in the high-class
two-year-olds, Water Pearl and Charles
Edward, both stake winners, and the
former considered to be the best of his
age in training.
Ten armed men attacked the CASH
Ter of the Vistula railway at Warsaw.
He was accompanied by an attendant
and two soldiers. The assailants
stopped the carriage, shot the soldiers
dead and got $4,000.
A large lumber mill, two stores, ten
dwellings and 100000 feet of lumber
burned at Mintbrook, N. F. The loss
is 100000.
Evidence of the existence of an ice
trust that, it Is alleged, controls the
Kansas City, Mo-, output is being
sought in an investigation begun by
the county prosecutor.
Sheriff Charles Wilson, of Clay
county, Florida, was shot and instant
ly killed in train near Green Cove
Springs, by negro prisoner in his
custody. A deputy shot and killed the
negro.
Secretary Metcalf named Director
North, of the census bureau, as the
representative of the department of
commerce and labor to assist in pre-
pairing regulations for the operation
of the pure food law.
Suit for the recovery of largo sums
of money which were paid to his sta
tionery firm through alleged errone-
GUS vouchers was begun against Ly-
sander W. Lawrence by the Mutual
Life Insurance company. It Is believed
the suit may involve over 100000.
Brig. Gen Louis Henry Rucker, U.
s. A., retired, Is dead at Los Angeles.
He had been in continuous military
service for 40 years. He enlisted at
Chicago when the call for troops was
made in 1861. a
ing district struck again, after work
ing less than two weeks under the
agreement made at Columbus in June.
The city council Of Peoria, ILL.,, de-
clared every seat on the board of
school inspectors vacant and called
a special election for August 3, to
elect an entire new board.
President Roosevelt filed the place
Of solicitor to the department of COM
merce and labor by the appointment
of Charles Earle. This place WAS
made vacant by the appointment OF
Edwin w. Sims, as United States
district attorney at Chicago. The
president also appointed Richard X.
Campbell as chief of the bureau of
naturalization.