Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
GENERAL NEWS.

Thirty-eight persons we're killed and
twenty-six others were injured in a
head-on collision between two inter
urban cars of the Illinois mckinley
Traction system at Dickerson's curve,
two miles north of Staunton. Both
cars were plunging down steep
grade at high rate of speed when
they met Disobedience of orders on
the part of green" train crews is said
to have been the cause Of the cataS-
trophe.
All but two of the bodies taken
from the wreck of the Illinois Trac-
ton system at Staunton, ILL.,, have
been identified. The complete list of
dead numbers 81. Motorman Lier-
man and Conductor Leonard, in charge
of train No. IA, were arrested and
taken to Carlinville for the coroner's
inquest.
Hoke Smith was elected to serve
second term as governor of Georgia.
Returns indicate that Gov. Joseph M.
Brown, who defeated Smith two
years ago, and whose name was
placed before the voters as an indie
pendant Democratic candidate, did not
receive majority of the votes cast
in any one of the 146 counties Of the
state.
The Alaska Yukon Magazine Of Sc
attic reports a falling off Of more than
$5,000,000 in the gold output of Alaska
from 1909 to 1910.
Military authorities in Manila, It is
reported, are assembling supplies for
troops in case they are needed IL a
new Boxer outbreak occurs in China.
President J. G. Phelps-Stokes of the
intercollegiate Socialist society, in
his annual report, says that socialism
is being studied and advocated by stu
dents in American colleges more wide
ly than ever before.
Arnold ]. Smith Of Chicago has re-
ceived high commentator for bravery
from the navy department at Wash
1ngton for his work In preventing an
explosion during fire on the battle.
ship North Dakota September 8.
The sessions Of the American Pris.
on association began In WASHINGTON.
Amos w. Butler Of Indianapolis pre-.
siding.
An explosion that shook the city Of
Los Angeles, CAL, for many blocks
and which it is believed caused the
death of fifteen to twenty persons.
completely destroyed the Times Pub
fishing building, in which is pub
lished the Los Angeles Morning
Times.
The California legislature, which is
In special session, adopted resolu-
ton recommending the holding of q
Pacific coast congress in San Fran
cisco to urge upon the federal con-
gress the Importance of maintaining
a fleet of battleships on the Pacific
coast.
A great corporation Is soon to 90
into operation, it is declared. in Gin.
cinnati dispatches, for the purpose of
furnishing groceries by the slot-ma.
chine method in the crowded tenement
districts Of the great cities. It ia said
the invention will do away with tho
corner store.
After firing two shots at John r
Schnellbacher, whom he had accused
of paying attentions to his wife. and
badly injuring him, Robert H. Robin
son, twenty-five years old, of Provi.
dence, R. l., murdered his bride Of 2
few months and then took his own
life.
The present market price of radium
Is only 100000 an ounce, drop of
100000 from the quotation given out
by scientists January last.
A fire wiped out a large section Of
Krichey, Russia. Three synagogues.
the prefecture of police and A other
tztl1ings Wer burned. % .s.:sss.