Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-11-20
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TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM
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HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS

Information Gathered from All Quar-
tiers Of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusal of tho
Busy Man.
In the trial of John r. Walsh of
Chicago for misapplying the funds of
the defunct Chicago National bank, a
jury was secured and the case of the
prosecution was outlined.
After seven hours and a half of
argument on both sides Of the Ques-
ton, Judge Hough in the United
States circuit court at New York an
nOunced that he would not be ready
to render decision on the petition of
the interstate commerce commission
to compel E. H. Hartman to answer
certain questions propounded to him
last spring in the course of the COM
missions investigation into the So
called Hartman lines, until Deem
Der 1.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
denied the Wall street rumor that he
had decided to call presently upon the
national banks of the country for ten
per cent. of their government deposits.
The board of trustees of the Cath
olic University of America at meet
ing in Washington placed the seal
of disapproval on so-called modern
ISM as serious danger to the
church.
The emperor of Germany was the
guest of the city of London at the
Guild hall. There were no disturb
ances but the populace was very
chilly.
John Ferris, assistant agent on the
Osceola & Au Sable Steamship COM
pany's dock at Au Sable, Mich, was
killed by robber.
Fire that threatened the entire bust
ness district of the city of Parsons,
Kan, destroyed 100000 worth Of
property.
Six men were killed at South Mil
waukee when a fast Northwestern
train plowed across a grade crossing.
Rear Admiral Asa Walker was re-
tired on account of having reached the
statutory age limit.
Superintendent Shelton, of the Ute
Indian agency at Ship Rock, N. NJ,
denied the report that a battle took
place between the disaffected Utes
and the United States troops.
Two men were killed and three or
four injured in an explosion of the
Hercules nitroglycerin factory at
Bradner, o.
Leo Manhart, wealthy cigar manu-
facturer of Kansas City, shot and
killed himself at the Centropolis hotel,
on account of domestic difficulties.
Michael McCabe was rescued alive
from mine at Gilberton, Pa, after
being imprisoned for 81 hours by a
cave-in.
Carrie Nation was made a life men,
Der of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union at the Nashville con-
vention.
Queen Helena of Italy gave birth
to daughter, her fourth child.
Citizens of Fithian, ILL.,, and four
yegg men fought a pitched battle
with revolvers and shotguns. The
robbers were routed before they OBJ
tanned anything of value from the
post Office safe, which they had
blown.
AS the result of the inability Of
the Northern Pacific railroad to fur
nish cars the coal mines of Bear
Creek, Mont, are compelled practical
1y to close, mining being suspended
because of inability to make ship
ments.
Theresa Sullivan, II years old, was
acquitted in St. Louis court of kill
ing her tiance, Michael Lander. She
stabbed him because he refused to
leave his companions.
Mrs. Lucy Burris, wealthy woman
OF Wabash, Ind, was sent to Jail be.
cause she refused to pay fine of one
cent assessed by a jury for assault
and battery on a farm tenant.
Thomas Rinaker, receiver of the
defunct Enterprise National bank of
Allegheny, entered suit in assumpsit
in the United States district court
against ex-State Treasurer of Penn
sylvania Frank G. Harris, claiming
$4,000 with interest from October %,
1903. This sum, it is charged, was
paid Harris by Cashier Clark, of the
bank, as bride for his part in per-
hitting the promoters of the Penn
sylvaAia Development company to
use the funds of the Enterprise bank
and the state.
Frank S. Strife, manager of the
Pittshurg Car Service association, and
well known in railroad circles through
out the southwest, is dead.
Archie Venuto, of Fremont, Neb., at.
tempted to live by eating nothing but
peanuts, with the result that he died
after weeks peanut diet.
Bernard McFadden, editor of Physi-
cal Culture, who was convicted of vio-
latfng the postal laws by sending
obscene literature through the. mails,
was sentenced by Judge Lanning to-
serve two years at hard labor in the
Jersey state prison and to pay a fine:
OF $4,000. =, ~
An earthquake caused !, serious
landslide close to the village of VAL
combre, Spain, the population of
which fed.
1quique, Chill, was visited by, fire
which entailed losses amounting to
over 100000 and rendered 1000