Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-03-02


was declared In some parts of the
city. but the rioters made farce Of
It. They stripped the uniforms from
the backs OF the State Fencibles. the
one military organization that was
called out, and threw coats. hats and
rifles into the sewers. All over town
there was rioting and stoning Of cars
and there were several burnings and
one bad case Of dynamiting.
Emperor Franz Josef ordered the
Austrian minister at Athens to urge |
King George not to abdicate, believing |
that the downfall of the present Greek |
regime would precipitate reign Of
anarchy.
frankie Conley of Kenosha, WIS.,.
and Monte Attell Of San Francisco
battled In sensational style for the
better part of three hours before tho
Pacific Athletic club at Los Angeles,
Cal. Conley won with a clean knock
out In the forty-second round.
President Taft was cheered by 800
police Heutenants of New York. whose
guest he was at their annual banquet
at the Waldorf-Astoria. The presi-
dent had previously delivered an ad-
dress before the Society Of the Gin
cinnati of the state of New Jersey.
an aristocratic affair held at the Hotel
Plaza.
Adolph Wolgast is lightweight
champion of the world. After Cruel
ling battle at Point Richmond, 10000
fight fans saw Battling Nelson's col
ors lowered. After 40 rounds Of the
gamest fight ever witnessed, bleeding,
staggering and half blind, he was un-
able to tell his corner, while Referee
Eddie Smith stopped the fight and de-
clared Wolgast the winner.
The last of Senator Conger's evi-
dence in support of his charge that
Senator lothian P. Aids demanded
and received $1,000 nine years ago.
for protecting" the bridge companies
against hostile legislation, was laid
before the senate Conger's attorneys
announced that they rested their
case.
In accordance with a provision in
the will of Mrs. Hannah Williams,
Brooklyn woman who died few days
ago, her son will burn the piano which
for 40 years has been in the Williams
home.
Released from prison at Atlanta,
Ca, three months ago after serving
time for the cracking Of the post office
safe at Raleigh, N. c., in 1908, John
Leonard was shot and killed at the
door of his home In Brooklyn, N. Y,
by Thomas Barnes, whom he had
thrashed for calling him an ex.con.
vict.
In a report submitted by legisla'
tive committee of the New York as
sembly appointed to investigate the
workings of direct primary laws in
other state, opposition is raised to the
direct primary system as proposed
by Gov Hughes.
Little Johnny Warvalski, six years
old, chopped dynamite cartridge
not cherry tree, with his little
Ratchet, at Elizabeth, N. J. Besides
mangling the lad every house in the
neighborhood was shaken by the ex
plosion.
In opening the third parliament
since his reign began King Edward
delivered an unusually brief speech
from the throne, the reading Of which
occupied just four minutes.
The British Isles and the whole
west coast of the continent from Den
mark to southern Portugal are beina
dashed by terrific gales, and grea1
havoc has been wrought in shipping
Murdered with an ak while about
her household duties and her body
mutilated with blows, Mrs. Haze
Roberts, aged % years, wife Of Gu,
Roberts, farmer living three miles
from Marathon, Ia, lies dead at thei1
home and three small children are
motherless. Henry Johnson, the hired
man, is in Jail charged with the crime
It is believed Johnson is insane.
In spectacular fire which partly
destroyed the Family theater in. the
Schmidt building at Pittsburg, 200
guests of Newell's hotel and the Ant
lers were routed from their beds.
Mrs. Anna Martin and Miss Flora
McEwen. both of Pasadena, CAL, were
killed and Charles A. Erickson wss
fatally injured at Azusa, CAL. when a
Santa Fee train struck the automobile
in which they were riding.
Following his arrest at San Jose,
CAL, on charge of swindling pastors,
Albert Nier of San Francisco con-
fessed that he Joined 20 churches
within a week and that preachers are
the easiest game in the world"
Eleven bodies of miners were recov-
cred from the st. Paul coal mines at
Cherry, Ill. To the amazement of vet
eran mine inspectors, the bodies en-.
tombed sine, November 10, 1909, when
brought to the surface. were found to
be almost perfectly mummif1ed.
The South Carolina senate complet-
ed the legislative ratification of the
constitutional amendment permitting
congress to levy an income tax with
out apportionment among the several
states. The resolution had already
passed the house.
George Stephens, son of a prominent
mine operator Of Birmingham, Ala,
shot and killed three of his little chill
dren, their colored nurse, and then
turned the pistol on himself and ended
his own life. The tragedy took place
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