Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-21
GENERAL NEWS.


appointed by President Taft under the
authority Of the railway act Of the last
session of congress to investigate the
report on the best method for federal
regulation of the issues of stocks and
bonds of interstate carriers, re-opened
Its sessions in New York city with
President Arthur T. Hadley Of Yale in
the chair.
The last will and testament Of Mary
Baker G.. Eddy was filed in the pro-
bate Office at Concord, N. H. After
providing various sums for members of
her household and friends and giving
$4,000 each to her son and his chill
dren, the testator leaves her estate
to the mother church. A diamond
cross is left to Mrs. Augusta Stetson,
the accommodated New York lead
or OF the denomination.
Surrounded by 27 trustees of his
choosing, comprising former cabinet
members, administrators, college pres
ldents, lawyers and educators, Andrew
Carnegie at Washington transferred
$10,000,000 in five per cent first mort
gage bonds, value 81, 100000, to be
devoted primarily to the establish.
ment of universal peace by the aboli-
ton of war between nations and such
friction as may impair "the progress
and happiness of man."
The twenty-eighth child has arrived
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Jason
Bonner at Newcastle, Ind. Twenty-one
of the children are living
George l.. Fox, lawyer of Brook
Ign, N. Y, in his will distributing
100000. left $4,000 to domestics
who had performed faithful service.
Mrs. Gaylord Wiltshire Is said to &C.
knowledge in New York that inspec-
tors OF the post office department are
investigating the business affairs of
her husband, the Socialist editor of
W1lshire's Magazine and proprietor of
several gold mines. Wiltshire is in
Europe.
The first session of the American
Apple congress began in Denver, COL,
with fruit growers present from many
of the states and from Canada.
President Charles w. Eliot presided
over the annual convention of the Ma
tional Civil Service Reform league in
Baltimore.
Each Of the four dreadnoughts-
the Utah, the Florida, the Wyoming
and the Arkansas--in process of
building for the United States navy
advanced about 3 per cent toward
the finishing point in November, the
navy department at Washington an
nounces.
The planning of cities and national,
state and city parks were the chief
topics for discussion on the program
of the American Civic association
which began its annual meeting in
Washington. J. Horace Mcfarland
presided and more than 400 delegates
were present.
Reduction of the postal deficit from
$17,500,000 a year ago to $5,S48, 586
was shown in the annual report by
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
There are heavy floods in northern
Portugal. The Souza river, normally
a small stream, Is raging torrent SO
feet deep.
The United States closes another
year in second place among the
worlds naval powers. The great navy
building race between Germany and
Great Britain has not yet brought the
former country up to the United
States in the number of battleships
afoat.
Mrs. Emeline Bernhard, aged seven
ty-five; her son George, aged forty;
Tom Morgan, trapper, aged seven
teen, and hired man named Worth
we're found murdered on the Bern.
hard farm, in Kansas, near Martin
City, Mo. All tho victims had been
dubbed to death.