Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-13

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three years was admitted before the in
terstate commission at Philadelphia
by Joseph Boyer, chief clerk in the
once Of A. w. Gibbs, superintendent
Of motive power Of the Pennsylvania
railroad.
Joseph K. Aiken, chief clerk to A. G..
Mitchell, superintendent of the Monon-
gahela river division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, admitted owning stock
In numerous coal companies, some of
which was given to him while for the
other shares he paid a privileged
price.
John Mitchell settled the trouble
in the conference of miners and
operators of the southwest, at Kansas
City over the wage scale. The agree
ment renews the 1903 scale.
Democrats of Indiana in convention
adopted a platform strongly indorsing
, William ]. Bryan for the presidency,
and selected state ticket.
George w. Sutherland died at Clin-
tonville, Wis. Mr.. Sutherland was a
veteran of the civil war, and it is
said was the first man on%top of Look
out mountain at the time Of the great
battle.
A dividend of Is per cent. will be
paid the depositors of the defunct First
National bank of Topeka, Kan, July
l by Receiver ]. T. Bradley.
An agreement which will end the
coal strike which has been on in the
| EJovonfh ic%~ NJ ct
April !, was reached by the scale COM
mittee of the Indiana miners and op-
orators.
The miners international congress
at London adopted resolution IA
voring uniform International card
issuable when members of the Fedora
ton leave one country to work in an
other.
Joseph J. Russell, of Charleston. re-
ceived the Democratic nomination in
the Fourteenth Missouri COMPRESSION
al district.
The joint conference Of the Ohio
miners and operators ended in
complete disagreement and both sides
| declare that the fight is now on to
| finish.
Wheelock Harvey, messenger for the
First National bank, 2 Wall street,
New York, disappeared, taking with
him cash, checks and drafts to an
| amount which is reported to be close
to 100000.
DR.. Frank s. Whitman, superintend-
ent of the Illinois northern hospital
for the insane at Elgin, resigned
Leaster Thompson and Benny Run
yam, aged about II years, were
drowned while bathing in Paw Paw
river at Waterville, Mich.
States secretary of state. has been
honored by the Chinese government
with an appointment as it's representa-
tive at The Hague conference.
DIR. Crapsey appeals from the &C.
clesiastical courts decision On every
point. He contends that the court was
illegally and unfairly organized, that
1t erred in refusing to allow him prop
er time for the preparation of his de-
Tense, and that by it's decision under
took to determine questions of doc
trine, faith and worship.
! On the farm of N. A. Crawford. at
Bertram, Tex. six children: were sit
| ting on the farm gate when they were
| struck by lightning. His little daugh-
ter was killed.
Fire in the Knights of Pythias hall
In the Dugan block at Ashley, O., was
| not extinguished until three business
houses had been destroyed and three
badly damaged, causing a total loss of
$4,000.
Fifteen goods of Hamline university.
Minneapolis. were poisoned by impure
| milk.
Duck Hill, Miss, a town of 1000 in
habitants, was almost completely de-
stroyed by fire. More than 800 inhab-
1tants were made homeless.
Baron Reidl de Riedenau, first Sec
rotary of the Austrian embassy at
Rome, was married in Pittsburg to
Margaret Louise Magee, a niece of the
late Senator Chris Magee.
BY an agreement of counsel. the
cases against the packing companies of
Swift, Cudahy, Armour and. Nelson
Morris, charged with accepting rebates,
were consolidated in the United States
district court at Kansas City and
Judge Mcpherson agreed to the attor-
neys presenting the cases to the Jury
on a statement of facts. No witnesses
will be examined.
indictments against only one person
are to. be found by the special grand
jury which has been investigating the
affairs of the Mutual Life Insurance
company. That person formerly was
high Official Of the Mutual. He is to
be indicted for forgery.
President Reyes, Of Colombia, is
making every effort to establish a
stable currency In that country.
Morris Osborn, aged 10, son of F. M.
Osborn, a prominent Cleveland coal
operator, was instantly killed in an
automobile accident.
Chester Taft, Of Ann ,Arbor, was
elected captain Of next years ball
team Of the University of Michigan
Tart has been playing first base.
Vice President E. v. w. Rossiter. of
the New York Central, testified that
the Beech Creek Coal & Coke company
had presented the railroad with 5000
shares Of stock. par value 500 "for
traffic reasons
Grin N. Carter, the Republican
candidate, was elected justice Of the
supreme court of Illinois for the Sew
enth judicial district by q .paurality