Willmar tribune., 1909-10-06

9en. Grant, at Washington, declares
he will continue to lead parades that
stand for law and order until prohib.
tied. This is in reply to criticisms for
his participation in Chicago's temper
ance parade.
Col. w. r. Morrison, former con.
gressman, is dead at his home in Wa,
terloo, ILL.,, after protracted illness.
DIR. Frederick A. Cook was given a
magnificent reception at Philadelphia,
at which city he delivered lecture.
Denunciation of the French school
system by the Catholic authorities ia
said by Figaro of Paris to have been
the result of message sent by the
pope through Cardinal Satolli.
Thomas Gray. 10 years old. walked
the streets Of New York two hours
after he had been shot near the heart
fearing his father would not believe
his story. He went to bed without
telling of his injury, but his mother
saw his blood-stained garments and
he was aroused and walked mile to
Bellevue hospital with his father. The
shot may prove fatal.
A Paris jury decided that Edward
Baudin was justified in killing his
wife at her request to end her sui.
fering. The woman was a victim of
asthma and the disease was strangling
her.
Mrs. Linda Baldwin, who says she
doesn't know how old she is, but who
Is supposed to be over 100, is de-
tained at Ellis island, New York. She
lived 60 years in Brooklyn and re-
turned from Ireland to look after
some property.
Ex-Gov. McSweeney of South Caro-
lima, who had been under treatment
In private sanitarium at Baltimore,
Nd, for several months, died there.
He was born in 1856 and rose from
newsboy to governor.
Taking of the testimony for the de-
tense in the suit of the state to oust
the International Harvester Company
for alleged violation of the Missouri
antitrust law began in St. Louis.
Hunter Harry Whitney, who has ar.
rived at St. Johns, N. F., from Labra-
dor says he believes both Cook and
Peary reached the pole and sees no
reason why the latter should doubt
Cooks claim.
Two million people viewed the big
Hudson-Fulton parade at New York.
twenty thousand men were in line.
Bush fires are raging in the Sas-
katcheWan districts and are threaten
Ing the property of the settlers.
AT the International Dry.farming
congress at Billings, Mont, October
26-2S, prominent men from European
countries and Canada, as we'll as the
United States, will take part.
After running amuck and attacking
the officers and hospital stewards of
the United States hospital ship Relief,
John Ransom, fireman of the ship,
was shot and killed by Civilian Mate
Heinke at Manila.
Consul General Lay, at Cape Town,
says large quantities of American goods
could be sold in South Africa if rep
resentatives were on the ground.
Public schools and co.education are
denounced as jeopardizing the faith of
children in pastoral letter issued by
the French episcopate.
The jewels of Abd-el-Aziz, the for.
mer sultan of Morocco, which were
pledged in a government pawn shop in
1907. probably will be sold at public
auction in a fortnight.
The street car service in Omaha
and Council Bluffs was almost normal
following the strike. The Omaha city
council has by resolution, urged the
car company to agree to arbitration.
Six survivors of an unknown vessel
are aboard Winter. Quarter lightship.
the remaining ~ men of the crew
having perished, according to report
made by Capt. Delano of the steamer
Porto Rico which arrived at Baltimore
from New York.
Slight earth shocks were felt
through Missouri, Illinois and Indiana
but no damage was reported. The
general direction was from west to
east.
Apples and golf were the special at
fractions offered by Spokane, Mass,
when President Taft reached that
city.
The Woman's Trade Union league
Is In session at Chicago. Better
working conditions and wages for
woman is the leagues aim.
General conference of the German
Evangelical Synod of North America.
In session at Burlington, Ia, has
adopted resolutions denouncing prohi-
bition and started a movement for
the formation of a national organiza-
ton.
William l.. Keiser, conductor, and
Peter McCourty, motorman, were
killed and 20 passengers injured in a
trolley car collision in Des Moines, la.
Fire of unknown origin damaged the
Sterling Stamp Company's building
in Pittsburg, Pa, to the extent of $780,
900.
Complications have arisen between
Spain and the sultan of Morocco and
it is believed that war may result be-
tween Spain and the Moorish forces.
distinct from that now prevailing.
which is limited tn Moorish trihesmen