Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-02

made at the request Of the first apos-
tle," who IL said to be at the point of
death. IF ~ 4, - =.y s$ > .:4 -
A tornado which swept through
bellevue, Tex, destroyed everything In
it's path. The entire town is a mass of
ruins. only three, buildings standing.
At least II persons are dead and a
number injured. Stoneberg, a village
IT. Montague county, was struck by a
tornado and 20 were killed. Hamilton
was also devastated by the tornado and
several lives lost.
John A: Cooke, OF Chicago, former
clerk ,of the circuit court, is charged
IN bill for accounting with having
retained Thousands OF dollars belonging
to Cook county.
The prosecution abruptly ended its
case In the trial of Rev. Algernon 8.
Crapsey. The defense endeavored to
present the testimony of clergymen as
to whether or not DR.. Crapsey's say
ings constituted heresy, but~the court
ruled the testimony out, holding no
man could qualify az An expert in doc
trine.~
Edward Dougherty, prominent
farmer near Washington, Ia, died
from the effects Of kick from 4 VI
cious stallion.
Edward Holland, an old soldier liv-
Ing 1T Athens, ILL.,, loaded his coat
pockets with stones and jumped into
his well. He was drowned before he
could be rescued. Holland had been
grieving over the death Of his wife.
The crew Of the French fishing
schooner Lannine arrived in Sydney;
N. g., and reported the loss of their
craft off Port Michaud.
The residence of John Drummer. of
Spencer county, Indiana, was de-
stroyed by fire and nearly $1,000 in
currency was consumed by the
flames.
The German steamer Lugano, from
Baltimore April for Hamburg, was
towed ashore of Hastings, on the Eng
1ish channel, while on fire.
The Parks anti-cigarette law, passed
by the last session Of the Indiana leg
1slature, was declared valid by the su-
preme court. The court interpreted
the law as meaning it Is not legal to
smoke them and it is not illegal to
bring them into the state
Miss Anna Helsing, of Omaha, one
of a driving party Of four, was sing
ing "Hello, Central, Give Me Heaven"
when a freight train crashed into the
carriage. Miss Helsing was killed In
stantly.
The Chicago / Northwestern Rail-
road company has presented to the
Wisconsin state railroad rate commits
sion Its reasons for Directing to the
proposed reduction Of the maximum
passenger fare from three to two cents
mile and the commission has taken
the representations under advise
ment.
Robbers cracked the safe of the Cit
liens bank at Creal Springs, ILL.,, and
escaped by a handcar over the Illinois
Central railroad with $4,000.
Two lynchings In "a hours was the
record In Texas. A mob at Oakwoods
took negro from the officers and
hanged him. The other lynching was
that OF Lincoln Porter. also a negro, in
Limestone county. Both had attempt
ed to assault white women.
Assistant Attorney General Light
foot, of Texas. has started proceedings
under the antitrust law against Swift
4 Co., the Armour Packing company.
the Fort Worth Live Stock exchange
and tho Fort Wayne Stock Yards COM
pany, alleging that they are trust
and asking that their charters be for
feited and that they be fined.
Mayor Hawkins, of New Richmond.
WIS.,, ordered his police department to
enforce an order forbidding profanity
within the limits of the city.
The American ambassador and Mrs,
White gave a dinner at Rome which
was attended by Cardinals Vincenzo.
Vannutelli, Satolli, Matthew and Mar
tineln.
The trustees of the Catholic uni
verstty, at their annual meeting in
Washington elected Archbishop Mess
mer, of Milwaukee, and Glennon, of
st. Louis, as members of the board.
The New England Cotton manufac-
turers' association, in annual meeting
at Boston, voted to change the name
to the National Association of Cot
ton Manufacturers.
Mrs. Hetty Green aided the city OF
New York by loaning it money when
Wall street banks demanded high
rates.
Ten persons were killed and II
wounded April 20 in battle at War
saw between Catholics and Mariavits,
which was characterized by intense
religious frenzy.
Baron Herman Won Hatzfeldt- Viii
denburg, son of the late Count Paul
Won Hatzfeldt- Wildenburg, ambassador
to Great Britain, will succeed Baron
Won dem he-Haddenhausen as
first secretary Of the German embassy
In Washington. !.
The trades disputes bill, designed to
define the liabilities Of trades unions
for damages through their acts, and
which marks the legal limitations of
persuasion and picketing, was passed
to its second reading in the house of
commons after a long debate. Former
Premier Balfour intimated that the Dill
may be challenged in committee.
By the explosion Of dynamite caps
which he was carrying in his pocket,
Harold Carmichael, II years old, was
killed, and his companion, Frank Nc
Claren, was injured. The boy was