Willmar tribune., 1906-09-12

Three American boats sailed across.
the finish line in the second race for.
the Roosevelt cup of :; Marblehead,
Mass, we'll in advance of the three
German challengers.
The United States cruiser Boston.
damaged on Peapod rock, made the:
start for Bremerton navy yard from
Bellingham, Wash, under her own
steam.
One dead, another fatally wounded
and two seriously injured is the result
of "a shooting affray in Pickett coun-
ty, Tennessee. The shooting, it is
said, was the result of a mistake.
DIR. Sheldon, state veterinarian, has
discovered Texas fever in a herd of
mich cows near Trenton, Mo. Three
cows have died from the disease,
which was brought by a drove of
western horses.
All quarantine against New Iberia,
La, was raised by order of the state
board of health. Several hundred
pounds of sulphur were burned to kill
mosquitoes.
peace day." the first anniversary
of the signing of the treaty of Ports
mouth, which ended the war between
Russia and Japan, was observed. All
the bells of Portsmouth were rung.
George G. Gage, one of the most
prominent jewelers. and watchmakers
of Minneapolis, is dead. He was a
bachelor, and the only known relative
is his sister, Mrs. G. S. Roberts, of
Dover, N. H.
Adolph Segal, the promoter whose
borrowing caused the failure of the
Real Estate Trust company of Phila-
delphia, was arrested charged with
defrauding the depOsitors out Of mill
lions of dollars. On the same charge
were arrested William F. North, treas
urer. and Marshall S. Collingwood, as
sistant treasurer of the wrecked bank.
AS the result of the new pure food
law which goes into effect January 1
next, the department of agriculture is
making preparations for the increased
labor and equipment involved in it's
enforcement.
According to the figures issued. by
the Union Pacific Railroad company in
their crop bulletin, covering the last
half of August, Nebraska this year will
have the largest crop of corn ever
raised in the state.
The slogan "one hundred million dol.
lars for reclamation" was brought be-
fore the Irrigation congress at Boise,
Idaho, by Fred J. Keisel, of Ogden,
chairman of the Utah delegation. Mr..
Keisel said the west must go to con-
gress with the same mind. He would
not, he said. insist on this whole
amount in one lump appropriation. He
was willing ito be dealt with and hag-
gled with a little"
President Rickard, of the Goldfield
Athletic club, said: Young Roose-
welt was not at the ringside during
the fight, nor has he been in Goldfleld,
A lawyer of New York told Larry Sui.
livan that Roosevelt, Jr., was present,
and Sullivan announced it."
Battling Nelson deliberately fouled
Joe Cans at Goldfield. New, in the for
ty-second round of the best and long
est fight seen in many years. Both
men were tired when the fight ended,
but Cans was apparently the stronger.
The Milwaukee Mechanics Insur-
ance company and the fire victims of
the San Francisco disaster have
reached an agreement and losses are
now being paid under the safety fund
law under which the Mechanics oper-
ates.
Three miles from Ahwahnee, CAL.
Yosemite stage was held up Mon
day afternoon. It was driven by
Bright Gillespie, who took President
Roosevelt and his party through the
park on their visit there three years
ago.
On the waters of Long Island sound,
within view of Sycamore Hill, the
president of the United States re-
viewed the greatest fleet of American
warships ever assembled. There was
a ship OF war for every state, As in all.
The dedication Of monument to
the late P. J. Mcclure. organizer OF the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
JOiners Of America. was the feature 0f
the observance of Labor day in Phila.
delph1a
Ex-Gov. David r. Francis, of Mis-
souri,, has arrived at Vienna for the
purpose of presenting to Emperor
Francis Joseph the gold medal COM
memorative of the st. Louis exposi-
tion.
The cruiser Boston went aground
on Orcas island in the San Juan group
in a fog while in the way to the
Straits of Georgia for target practice.
The cruiser was pulled of a: high
tide and is apparently uninjured.
The body Of woman known only az
annie" was found in a lodging house
at Philadelphia where she had taken
a room with man called Dutch
Fred" The appearance of the body
indicated that the woman had been
hacked to death with a hatchet.
Mrs. William Dunlap, of Freeport,
ILL.,, and Miss Nellie Murphy, of Apple
River, were drowned in a creek near
Apple River. A heavy rain caught a
vehicle that contained eight persons
while an attempt was making to cross
the creek
When the twenty-fourth annual con-
vention of the Illinois State Fedora
tion of Labor convenes in Streator on
Tuesday, October Is, decision will be
made whether or not labor unions of
the state will establish new political
party.
W. R. Hearst in an address in Syra-