Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-10-30

! Credit trembled for time in New
York and before confidence could be
restored the Knickerbocker Trust COM
pany, New York's second largest finan-
cial institution, had emptied its cash
vaults under pressure of the biggest
run experienced there in generation:
stock exchange firm had failed for
$4,000, 900; Wall streets principal Sc
curities had settled from five to eight
dollars share; call money had risen
to 70 per cent, and local bankers, un-
| able to stem the tide of distrust, had
been forced to appeal for relief to the
secretary of the treasury at Washing
ton.
The French forces at Casablanca,
under the command of Gen. Drude,
suffered serious repulse at the hands
of the Moors.
At a general meeting of the share
holders of the Barnum & Bailey show
In London a resolution was adopted
ratifying the provisional contract pro-
viding for the sale of the property for
$4,000 to Ringing Brothers, of Wis
consin.
Twenty thousand people were in
danger of injuries at the Central sta
ton in Chattanooga, Tenn, when
President Roosevelt's special train
rolled into the she'd The demonstra-
ton was so great that it was practical.
ly impossible for the president to
speak. By earnest pleading he helped
to prevent panic. At Nashville Mr..
Roosevelt denied he was responsible
for the slump in stocks.
The conference on trusts opened in
Chicago, Nicholas Murray Butler pre-
siding.
New York's five dog police, which
will be used in tracking law breakers
on the outskirts of the city, arrived
from Client on the steamship Vader-
land.
Rear Admiral Thomas o. Selfridge,
U. S. N. (retired), was married to Miss
Gertrude Wilds, of Jamestown, R. l., in
Boston.
James Lloyd Jones, a member of the
board of regents of the University of
Wisconsin and brother of Rev. Jenk-
in Lloyd Jones, of Chicago, died at
his home at Wyoming, Wis.
Eugene Davis and E. c. Bryan, vice
president and treasurer, respectively,
of the Capusecya Mining company,
were indicted in Washington by the
grand jury for false pretenses, embez-
element and conspiracy.
The Texas Farmers Union Cotton
company announced that no further
advances would be made on cotton,
and the effort to hold the crop of the
state for Is cents was believed to be
a failure.
In quarrel over money matters,
Mrs. Phoebe James shot and killed
her husband, George James at Howell,
suburb of Evansville, Ind
At meeting of the Telegraphers'
union in Helena, Mont, the strike was
formally declared of, and ten men
asked Manager Taylor in the Western
Union for their old positions.
The will of the late Robert N Car
son, Of Philadelphia, provides for a
$5,000,00o institution for orphan girls.
Philadelphia clergymen appealed to
President Roosevelt to stop Sunday
baseball at League island.
Feliciana Cara, aged III, Mexi.
can who fought with Santa Anna and
witnessed the fall of the Alamo, is
dead at Stockdale, Tex.
William A. Forgey, a professional
strike-breaker, committed suicide in
San Francisco.
A colored revenue officer made
desperate attempt to assassinate Nor
man Lockhart, colonial treasurer and
comptroller of customs at St. George,
Grenada, B. w. 1.
The municipality Of St. Petersburg
imposed fines aggregating 100000 on
the Westinghouse Electric company
for it's failure to complete the con-
struction of the street railway lines of
that city.
The annual convention of the In
ternational League of Press Clubs
opened at Birmingham, Ala.
Astronomers announced that a new
comet discovered by Mr.. Mellist, of
Wisconsin, was rapidly approaching
the earth, but wouldn't hit it.
Secretary of War Taft was intro
duced as "the next president of the
United States" when he addressed
members of the Manila assembly
gathered at banquet in his honor.
For five minutes the portly cabinet
officer could not make his voice heard
above the deafening cheers which fol-
lowed Gov. Gen. Smiths prediction of
White House honors for Mr.. Taft.
Widespread indignation has been
caused in Ireland by an announce
ment in the Belfast Northern Wing
that the world famous Giants cause
way is about to be shipped to the
United States. The first consignment
of 200 tons will go to Philadelphia on
a White Star freight steamer.
Nine balloons representing Amer
lea, France, Germany and England,
started from st. Louis in the interna-
tional race for the James Gordon Ben
nett cup.
Samuel whitman, of Jasper, Ind,
a prominent coal mine operator. was
arrested On the charge of having over
drawn his account with the defunct
Peoples State bank of Huntingburg.
President Roosevelt visited Vicks-
burg, was given hearty reception and
promised the people to urge congress
to carry out the deep waterway
project.
The king had q narrow escape from
serious accident near Manresa. In
his automobile he was going over a