Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24
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ei9n Notes.
1t was announced in New York that
the district attorney had begun the
investigation of report that one of
the jurors in the recent trial of Harry
K Thaw had been approached" by
policeman before the trial closed.
In what is known as the Peavy ele-
vator case, the interstate commerce
commission announced its decision
against the Union Pacific Railroad
company The commission holds that
The arrangement between the Union
Pacific and the Peavy elevators was
unlawful, as the allowance was in ex-
cess of the actual cost of the eleya-
ton of the grain, and, therefore, a
rebate
A rumored discrepancy Of 100000
in the accounts of the University Of
Wisconsin was explained by Presi-
dent Van llise as merely the result
Of careless bookkeeping.
The supreme court of Illinois decid-
tors Of the state must make restitu-
1ion Of fees amounting to 1921 900.
Mrs. David Mclean was reelected
president general Of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution.
Eenedict Gimbel. member of the
firm of Gimbel Brothers, proprietors
of one Of the largest department
stores of Philadelphia. was arrested
in New York and held on the double
charge Of improper conduct and at
tempted bribery of police officer.
John Malang, Of Joplin, Mo-, Repub-
lican. was elected state senator for
the Twenty-eighth district to succeed
the late Thomas Conner.
Dr. Oliver Crook Haugh, of Dayton
O., convicted Of the murder of his
father, mother and brother at Day.
ION, on the night of November 4,
1905, was electrocuted in the annex
at the Ohio pententiary at Column
bus
Fire in Montreal steam laundry
caused the death of three persons,
two men and woman, and the injury
of II others.
Stewart c. Gay. 19 years old, and
Miss Mabel Pendleton, II years old,
committed suicide by leaping from
the suspension bridge across Jackson
river at Clifton Forge, Va.
John Gunderson, who held up q
clerk in the Northern Express CON-
panys Offices at the Union station in
St Paul, Minn.. confessed and restor-
ed the $4,000 he stole.
John Alling, 80 years old, a mem
Der of wealthy family, formerly
member of the Chicago Stock ex-
change and of the Chicago Athletic
club, and conspicuous in social cir
cles, went to his room in a Chicago
hotel and committed suicide To a
friend he had said shortly before that
being good fellow" had cost him
100000.
Two lives We're lost and a great
amount of damage was done by a fu-
rious storm of wind and hail that
struck Jacksonville. Fla.
The Seattle Labor council has adopt.
ed resolutions denouncing President
Roosevelt for his criticism Of Meyer
and Haywood. The resolutions accuse
the president of prejudging the two
men.
William NJ. Chase, who was presi.
dent Of the old Society Of American
Artists, has issued statement tell
ing of plans to pay tribute to the
memory of Stanford White as an archi.
1ect
An attempt was made to kill Rev
Matthew Yankola, pastor of the Sla.
vonic church at Hazleton, Pa. His par.
sOnage was blown up by dynamite but
he escaped. Parish troubles are be.
1ieved to have caused the attempt.
A Nickel plate passenger train was
derailed at Fostorio, O., when the
body of bridge foreman, who fell un-
der the wheels, caught in the rear
trucks.
The Columbus CO., grand jury re-
turned secret indictments against the
members of the ice trust" in that
city on the ground that they had con-
spired in restraint of trade.
Mrs. Leah C. Gilman, her son Col
viewed preliminary hearing at Dayton,
o., and were bound over to the grand
jury on the charge Of numbering Dona
Gilman. They were released on bonds
aggregating $4,000.
James II. Eckels, president of the
Commercial National bank of Chicago
and one of Chlcago's leading citizens,
was found dead in bed. Death was
due to heart disease. Mr.. Eckels was
comptroller OF the currency during
Grover Cleveland's second admins
tration.
Police OF Winnipeg, Manitoba, raid
ed the Offices of the Canadian Stock
Grain company and arrested every
one in them on charges of running
and freQuenting bucket shop.
Train wreckers derailed a train at
Cheneyville, La, and three men were
killed
Cuba has decided to send three
delegates to The Hague conference.
Five thousand union carpenters in
Philadelphia are to go on strike for
higher wages on May l.. Five hun.
dred union painters have also voted
to enforce their demands for an in.
crease of one cent an hour.