Willmar tribune., 1908-08-05

The Independence party In its first
national convention at Chicago nom.
mated Thomas l.. Hisgen of Massa-
, chusetts for president and John Tenn
pie Graves Of Georgia for vice-presi-
dent. Friends of Mr.. Bryan made an
effort to bring his name before the
convention and the man who at
tempted it produced a riot and mar
rowly escaped physical violence at the
hands of the indignant delegates.
DR.. Andrew Bergen Cropsey, the vet
erinary surgeon who shot and killed
his wife in her home at Bath Beach,
died suddenly in the Raymond street
jail, Brooklyn.
President Castro has issued a decree
prohibiting the dispatch of vessels
| with cargo for Grenada or other
islands in the Antilles, thereby clos
ing the Venezuelan gulf ports entirely
to export and import trade with the
West Indies. Great indignation is felt
in the British colonies, and it is ex-
pected that the aid of the British gov
ernment will be sought to secure pro-
lection against the methods of Presi-
dent Castro.
James s. Sherman, Republican vice
presidential candidate, announced that
he would be succeeded as chairman Of
the congregational campaign commit
tee by Representative William B. Nc
Kinley Of Illinois.
In the presence Of the Sheik VI 1s-
lam, the head Of the hierarchy in Tur-
key, the sultan Of Turkey took the
oath Of allegiance to the constitution
on the Koran.
Peter Sendak Of Cleveland, O., shot
and killed his wife and himself.
Andrew Haag, prominent resident
of Cullom, ILL.,, was shot and killed by
his 21-year-old son, Albert Haag, fol-
lowing a family quarrel.
A band of men attacked the Office
of the cashier at the railroad station
in Tiraspol, Russia, and got away with
100000.
Mrs. We're st. Leger Gould, who,
with her husband was serving a life
sentence for the murder of Emma Le-
vim, whom they killed for her jewels
at their villa in Monte Carlo, is re-
ported to have died of typhoid fever
at the French penal colony in French
Guiana.
"Tad' Smith, negro boy accused of
assaulting white girl, was burned to
death by mob at Greenville, Tex.
Because they intervened in behalf
of the non-combatants, the consular
representatives of various govern.
ments at Ceiba incurred the displeas-
ure of President Davila Of Honduras
and he cancelled their exequaturs,
A gasoline launch was sunk at Pitts
burg, Pa, by waves from a coal boat
and three steel workers were drowned.
The packet steamer Neva, owned by
the Green Packet company of Cincin-
natl, burned to the waters edge at
Buffalo, w. Va. The crew swan
ashore.
The Dutch cruiser Gelderland was
ordered from Curacao to Venezuela to
protect Dutch interests there. The
Venezuelan consul at Willemstad, who
was mobbed, left the island.
William H. Taft was formally noti-
fed at Cincinnati of his nomination
for the presidency by the Republicans.
In response he spoke at length on the
issues of the day and the duties of the
next administration. The city was
finely decorated and the day was OBJ
served as holiday.
Many Chinese were killed, build
ings were unroofed and vessels driven
ashore by typhoon that swept over
Hong-Kong.
A train struck an automobile at
Glen Head, L. l., killing Miss Leigh
Townsend, New York society girl,
and Charles Smith. the chauffeur.
The first national convention of the
Independence party opened in Chi
cago, with w. r. Hearst as temporary
chairman.
The several suits pending against
the Waters-Pierce Oil company in Lit
tie Rock, Ark, charging violation of
the antitrust laws of the state, were
terminated when the attorneys for the
defendant company agreed to a COM
promise penalty of $4,000.
The interstate commerce commits.
sion decided that shippers might CON-
bine small quantities of freight of
various ownership either by arrange
ment among themselves or through
the medium of the forwarding agency,
and ship the combined lot at the rela-
lively lower rates applicable to large
shipments.
An Italian girl perished in quick
sands in the back yard of her home
in New York.
The Olympic games at London
closed with the presentation of medals
and trophies by the queen. In the field
and track events, in which the points
were counted five for first, three for
second and one for third, the standing
was: America, 1141a; United King.
dom, 66 1.3; Sweden, 1914; Canada,
IL; South Africa and Greece, 8 each;
Norway, 5; Germany, 4; Italy, 3; Hun
gary, 2 1-3; France, 1-3; Australia
and Finland, each.
The Marathon race, chief event of
the Olympic games, was won by John
F. Hayes of the Irish-American Ath-
letic club. DoranGio of Italy was first
to reach the stadium but collapsed,
fell several times and, being helped
across the line. was disqualified.
Angry residents of Curacao threat
ened the Venezuelan consul, who took
refuge in the German cnnSu1ato. ond
also forced Venezuelan to make pub