Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-08-25
GENERAL NEWS.

SAdI AOuSC.
GENERAL NEWS.
Secretary Wilson of the department
OF agriculture in his year book shows
how, during his IL years in office, the
American farmer has increased the
agricultural balance of trade from
$234,000,O00 to $411, 100000.
The court of inquiry decided that
Lieut.. Sutton of the United States
marine corps shot and killed himself,
either by accident or with suicidal in
tent.
Clifford Pinchot, chief forester of
the United States, was loudly cheered
for his speech before the TRANSMITS
sisippi congress at Denver.
The Greek flag over the fortress at
Canea, Island of Crete, was shot down
by marines from the warships of the
four protecting powers, and the trou.
BILE which nearly led to war with Tur-
key was removed.
Ashley Deneen, son of the governor,
is able to be about the executive man.
sion at Springfield, after a weeks ILL.,
ness, which has caused his parents
considerable concern.
After being on for four months, the
lid in Wichita, Kan, has been pried
loose and the town is again wide
open. But one restriction is placed on
the dealers, and that is they must op-
crate only on the second floors of
buildings.
Following the shooting of an on
locker during a fight between strike
sympathizers and imported workmen
of the Pressed Steel Car Company,
near Pittsburg, special precautions
are being taken by the state constabu-
larry to prevent recurrence of trou-
BILE.
James Shaw Maxwell, senior magis-
trate of Glasgow, Scotland, who had
made trip over America, declares in
an interview in New York that Cana
dian cities are ahead of those in this
country. He finds them cleaner.
William Kennedy, a Waukegan
Qn.) business man, who disappeared
several weeks ago, has been found in
at Seattle. He is now in a hospital.
Forty armed fish pirates from the
Frazier river swooped down on the
traps of the Pacific-American Fisher
les Company at Point Roberts, Wash.
and baled out $4,000 worth of sock
eye salmon, which they carried back
over the Canadian line.
Passengers who have reached San
Francisco on the steamer Acapulco
say reports about earthquakes in Aca-
pulco are greatly exaggerated. Only
two persons were killed.
The annual conference of embalm.
ers opened at Louisville, KY, with
nearly every state in the union repre-
sented.
The Alabama legislature approved
the proposed amendment to the fed
eral constitution in favor of an in
come tax.
Gov. Brown of Georgia has signed
law prohibiting negro societies from
using the insignia, ritual or grips of
orders composed of whites
Walter Wellman had planned tn
start for the north pole in his airship
August 10, but high wind blowing. he
postponed his start.
Postmaster General Hitchcock will
soon name successor to Frank F..
Mcmillan as chief post.office inspec-
tor. 1t is understood in WASHINGTON
that man from the west will get the
place.
Clifford Litterell of Dayton, O.. was
badly injured when run over by an
automobile on the way to the races at
Indianapolis.
Among recent postmasters appoint
ed by Postmaster General Hitchcock
are Elmer E. Adams, Winnetka. ILL.,.
and B. F. Thomas, Traer, la.
Policemen of Wilkesbarre. Pa. will
lose their jobs If they smoke cigar.
cites, says Mayor Kniffen.
Oliver Herman Harris confessed tn
the Baltimore police that he murdered
his cousin, Henson Poole, and at.
tempted to kill his aunt. Mrs. Clara
Harris.
The case of J. c. Walton. charged
with the murder Of w. T. Flynn. went
to the jury at Meridian, Miss. after
13 days hearing. The defendant in.
troduced a plea of insanity and nre.
sented 101 witnesses to sustain +ho
plea, while the state introduced SO
to refute it.
Five officers and two enlisted men
have been awarded medals of honor
for gallant conduct while under fro IN
the Philippines.
Fire in retail business quarter Of
Glasgow, Scotland. destroyed several
squares of buildings. The damage 4
$1,250.000.