Willmar tribune., 1910-04-13

Frank denunciation of the Payne
Aldrich tariff act as a "mocker" and 6
"makeshift" was the climax of Sena
tor Albert j. Beveridge's opening ad
dress as chairman of the Indiana Re
publican state convention.
President Taft conferred with w. K
Kavanagh of st. Louis and Lyman E
Cooley of Chicago on the commercial
needs of a deep waterway down the
Mississippi river.
Ten prominent painters of America
France and Holland met in Pittsburg
to award the prizes and medals fol
the annual exhibit in the Carnegie In
stitute.
The annual convention of the Louis
lana Federation of Woman's Clubs
opened in Baton Rouge, Gov. Sanders
welcoming the delegates.
The Young Mems Christian assoc1a.
tions of Texas met in annual session
| in Waco.
Six men were hurt in riots which
occurred at the Danville. ILL.,, polls dur
ing the local option election and for a
time matters were of such a threaten
ing nature that it was believed there
would be certain bloodshed between
| the "wet" and "dry" factions.
A bank robbery with wild west fea-
lures was pulled off by four despera-
does in McKee's Rocks with the slay-
ing Of two men and the possibly fatal
shooting of another. The robbers
covered their escape with volleys Of
revolver shots and got safely away
with at least $400 in cash from the
offices Of the Victor Banking com.
pany.
The doors of the Union bank OF
Brooklyn, which has more than $5,000,-
900 of deposits, with a capitalization
Of $1,000,000, closed. The president of
the bank is Edward M. Grout, former
comptroller Of New York.
Theodore Roosevelt called off his
reception to the American colony be-
cause Of the issuance Of a statement
by Rev. B. M. Tipple, pastor of the
American Methodist church in Rome,
in which an attack was made on the
Roman church. Mr.. Roosevelt was
not in his happiest mood. His wish
that the Vatican audience incident be
regarded as personal to him had not
been respected and he was intensely
annoyed.
That the New York poor need not
suffer by reason of lack of relief
agencies is shown by a report that
there are 5000 societies devoting
themselves to the interests of the
city's destitute.
Four-year-old Joseph Klein is dead
in New York from intoxicat1on, his
relatives, according to the police,
having given the child whisky at a
family party. John Silver, a cousin,
is charged with homicide.
The plant of the Pan-American
Bridge company at Newcastle, Ind, was
wrecked by an explosion of dynamite.
After he had accidentally shot and
killed Frank Fracella at Trenton, N.
j., through the careless handling of a
pistol, John Connolly, a Philadelphia
& Reading watchman, ran down the
tracks and killed himself through re-
morse.
Four hundred and fifty thousand
wage earners in Greater New York
are receiving wages smaller than $500
a year, the minimum of decency"
fixed by the annual report of the CON-
mittee on congestion of population.
After binding the town marshal and
relieving him of his revolver. rob-
bers blew open the safe Of the First
National bank at Randolph, Neb,. es.
Gaping with $4,000.
Omaha, Neb., loses nearly 81, ,000, 900
in the fire which destroyed the Nye-
Schneider-Fowler elevator, the Nancy
Milling Company's plant and 100 box
cars.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt has declined
an invitation to visit the pope through
exactly the same causes which forced
the pope not to receive former Vice.
President Fairbanks, the question of
preference over the American Method
1st mission here. Mr.. Roosevelt was
received in the Quirinal by King Vic
tor Emmanuel. Ambassador Leishman
accompanied the distinguished Ameri-
can and introduced him to the king,
who talked with the colonel for some
time. Kermit Roosevelt shared with
his father the honor of the royal audi
ence.
Special agents of the department OF
Justice simultaneously raided brokers'
offices In New York, Philadelphia. Jer-
sey City, Baltimore and St. Louis. The
action was the first move in a federal
crusade against bucketshops and the
raiders were armed with bench war
rants issued by the supreme court OF
the District of Columbia. Sixteen
arrests were made and more are to
follow
The striking girl employees Of the
East Liverpool CO., potteries have
agreed to resume work April 10, ac-
cepting the wage increases offered
by the manufacturers.
All peace negotiations are again of
in the Philadelphia street car strike.
The latest effort Of the politicians and
representatives of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor were without result
and the politicians declare that so far
as they are concerned the strike
twill run its course"
James R. Meade, the pioneer who
named Wichita, died in Kansas City
of pneumonia. He was president OF
the first railroad built into Wichita,
the old Santa Fe "stub" line from I'm.