Willmar tribune., 1909-09-01

can republics. The laws will be
printed in English and distributed in
the United States to encourage trade
with the Latin-American countries.
The harbor of San Francisco can
be mined and the port rendered safe
from invasion in 48 hours, according
to Capt. Ferguson Of the coast artil
lery who had charge of the practice
laying of mines in the bay.
The centenary Of Hannibal Ham.
Inns birth was celebrated in Paris
Hill, Me-. by many present and former
residents of that state, the fea.
ture of the days ceremonies being the
unveiling Of bronze tablet on the
house where the statesman was born.
The United Bohemian Turner'S be.
gan four-days' tournament in Chi.
cago.
The body of William Wade, a negro,
who had shot 20 citizens in a street
battle at Monroe, La, was burned in
sight of crowd including women and
children.
A report from Buenos Ayres said
200 lives had been lost when steam.
ships loaded with excursfonists, most.
ly women and children, colided at the
entrance of the harbor at Montevideo
Homer Cassube Of Iepgansport, Ind,
committed suicide in New York after
writing a letter accusing his wife, a
nurse of Cleveland, O.. of causing him
to take his life.
The bodies Of three foreigners were
found in the weeds at McKees Rocks,
Pa. making the total of dead in the
riot eleven.
The fortieth annual national con.
vention of insurance commissioners,
with $50 delegates, representing all
the states attending, was held in Col.
orado Springs, Col. Fred w. Potter
of Illinois responded to the address of
welcome.
Mrs. Kate Williams of Mammoth
Springs, Ark, was held up and robbed
of $4,000 by band of masked men.
A government order has been issued
forbidding the importation of live
stock from Switzerland on account OF
the prevalence of the foot-and-moutb
disease in that country.
Newsboys and other youths with
hard luck stories such as II am stuck
with my papers," or Il am helping my
poor mother" or This is my birth
day." will be forbidden the streets OF
Washington, under new ordinance.
Charles Alfred Byrne. Journalist
and publisher Of Truth, in which the
famous forged Morey letter of Gar
fields presidential campaign appeared
died in New York.
Two weeks of careful search has
brought no trace of three boys who
disappeared from the camp of the
Whittier State Military school at Ava
lon. Catalina island. CAL, and it is
thought that they were drowned.
The International Order of Good
Templars has joined the Anti-saloor
League In asking congress for strictel
laws against the sale and use OF
whisky in Washington.
Import reports from the Argentine
republic show the United States il
third in that country's trade and Eng
land first with nearly three times
Americas shipments.
After seeing scores of ships rottine
In San Francisco bay for lack OF
business, several members of the dele
CATION OF congressman on their way
to Hawaii announced themselves az
favoring a national ship subsidy.
Fifteen hundred delegates arrived
In Washington to attend the twenty
eighth annual encampment of the
commandery in chief, Sons of Vet
erans. Prominent men are among the
number.
Glenn H. Curtiss, the American rep
resentative at the aviation contests al
Rheims, France, set a new mark fol
the course, making the distance, Gle
miles, In eight minutes, 1926 sec
onds.
Ernest Newman, deputy court clerk
and son of DR.. E. H. Newman, slain in
a political feud battle at Meadville
Miss, several weeks ago, was shot
from ambush and troops were sent tc
the town to prevent another outbreak
between the warning factions.
The British Association for the Ad.
vancement of Science began its annu
al meeting in Winnipeg, Man., the
president, Sir J. J. Thomson, presid.
Ing and about $500 savants being
present.
Mayor Louis Fayette of Montreal
welcomed to that city the members
OF the League of American Munich
palities. which met in yearly session.
with President Silas Cook of East St.
Louis in the chair.
Fifty deaths out of total of 76
cases of cholera occurred in the Phil
ippine islands during the week ending
June rs, says the report of Surgeon
General Wyman.
Mrs. Sarah Nagler of New York
afraid of mice all her life, saw her
cat driving one toward her, leaped
on to chair for safety" tipped it
over, and fell out of the window and
was killed.
Since a boy several years ago stole
two silver dollars from the United
States treasury while being shown
through the vaults, visitors without
special permission have been denied
access to the 80 by 81 feet treasury
room, in which is stored $165. 900. 900
in coin.