Willmar tribune., 1909-10-27

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men who, after being rounded up at
small station near there by a sheriff's
posse, turned on the latter with rifles
and made their escape.
The American Antiquarian society
laid the cornerstone of its new build.
Ing In Worcester, Mass, in connection
with the opening of the organiza.
tton's annual convention.
Miss Eleanor Lorraine Beattie, who
was recently extradited from London
on charge Of grand larceny and who
is now under bonds for trial, has ad.
vertised in New York for position
as chauffeur. She is willing to wear
uniform and pilot taxicab
William Fason. a blind negro, who
killed two men in a Paterson IN. J.)
saloon, when he was denied drink.
was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
w. R. Hearst won a strike" in the
New York political campaign Saturday
night when he threatened to retire
from the race for mayor and to leave
the fusion ticket to its fate unless his
fellow nominees appeared on the
stage with him.
Two schooners, with II persons
aboard. are missing of the Newfound
land coast and are believed to have
foundered in the gale last week.
The annual convention OF the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
union opened In Omaha with about
800 delegates in attendance. National
President Lillian M. N. Stevens deliv-
cred her yearly address.
Illinois cities and towns celebrated
the second arbor and bird day of the
year with exercises in the public
schools.
The United States supreme court
has issued an order staying proceed
ings in the northern Illinois circuit
court in the matter of the application
of Capt. M. Carter for the allowance
of further counsel fees in the govern
ment's suit against him for the restor.
alton of the funds alleged to have
been procured by him through defal.
cation.
Members Of the Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky Library associations held a
three-days' conference at Louisville.
Representative shippers and other
commercial organizations, at meet.
ing in Cincinnati took steps to in.
augurate vigorous movement to pre-.
vent railroads from advancing freight
rates.
The executive council of the Ameri.
can Federation of Labor, at its session
at Washington, passed resolutions de-
nouncfng the murder" of Ferrer, the
Spanish revolutionist, and declaring
that the cause of free speech, free
press and free education has found in
Ferrer another martyr"
Nicholas J. Martin, who barred the
secrets of the jury-tixing gang at Chi.
cago. Is missing, and detectives from
the state prosecutors Office ar, search.
ing for him.
1t Is reported in London that King
Manuel of Portugal, who was said to
be i'll, is in hiding from plotters seek.
Ing to assassinate him.
Abraham G. Mum, retired manufac
turer and philanthropist of Louisville:
died there, aged 81. He attributed
his long life to temperance in al!
things.
The stock Of the Ridgeway Com
pany. publishers Of Everybody's Maga
zine. will be taken over by the But
terick Publishing Company and the
capital Of the latter will be increased
from $12.000.000 to $15,00O.000 to al
low the consolidation.
While this government is in sym.
pathy with the revolutionary move
ment In Nicaragua, state department
officials state that the United States
will remain strictly neutral, excep:
where American interests are men
aced.
Attorney General Stead has rem
dered an opinion to the effect tina,
the one hundred and twenty-secon6
article of war does not give officers Of
the marine corps authority to com
mand in the army unless detached TO,
service by order of the president.
1t is announced that sufficient funds
are not on hand in the failed Colum
bia Bank & Trust Company at Okla
homa City. Okla, for the immediate
payment in full of all individual de
posits.
A convention Of employing printers
met in Chicago to adopt uniform
methods that would end the price war.
President Taft laid the cornerstone
of memorial chapel at Fort Sam
Houston. The structure is a gift from
the citizens OF San Antonio, Tex. for
place Of recreation for the soldiers.
willie Boy" the Piute Indian muir.
derer. for whom posses have been for
weeks seeking. killed himself by
shooting on the summit of Bullion
mountain. California.
Plans for campaign for the pas.
sage Of an act to enable Illinois mu.
inequalities to adopt the commission
form Of government were discussed at
the annual meeting Of the illinois
Mayors association In Elgin.
Reyolutionists are now in posses
sion Of seven towns In Nicaragua and
martial law has been proclaimed q,
the capital. Managua.
Ministers and laymen from all part,
of the country met in Detroit to at
tend the general convention of the
Universalist church.
Twenty.seven bombs have been
thrown In Barcelona. Spain. within
four days. and five persons have beer
killed and over q score wounded.
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