Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-04-20
GENERAL NEWS.

~NAAS1SO AOASANO oLO4 II, q
stenographer in the employ Of the
Eclipse Coal company of Indianapolis,
has given to the police startling infor-
nation which has already resulted In
the arrest of six men said to be Ill
volved in the most gigantic coal graft
scheme In the history Of Indiana. Six
big coal companies are concerned in
the alleged steals.
That the word of Louis r. CLAWS.
chief Nemesis Of Secretary Ballinger,
Is utterly devoid of reliance was the
blunt statement of Andrew Christen-
sen, CLAWS successor, who testified be-
tore the investigating committee of
congress. Christensen was thereupon
put down as perjurer by Attorney
Brandeis. who was rebuked for his
methods of examining the witness.
Both Secretary of State Knox and
Secretary MacVeagh denied emphat1-
cally, unequivocally and heartily the
printed stories that they intend to re-
sign IN the near future; or so far as
tney can see now at any time.
The rivers and harbors bill. carry.
Ing all the appropriations for Illinois
improvements and the deep waterway
as 1t passed the house, was finally an.
proved by the senate commerce com
mittee
Holding forth the promise of self
sustenance in another year, Postmas.
ter General Hitchcock issued state
ment showing tremendous reductions
IN the expenses Of the post office de.
partment and the lowering of the
deficit by nearly $12,OOO,000.
Unwilling at this time to render de-
cisions in the dissolution suits against
the Standard Oil company and the So
called tobacco trust" the Supreme
court OF the United States ordered 2
reargument of these cases. This most.
pones the final disposition of the an.
pllcatlon of the Sherman antitrust law
to these corporations for weeks and
probably until after next October. The
present term will end about June 1.
DIR. William r. Miller and Mrs. Lucv
Sayler were found guilty of manslaugh.
ter at Watseka, ILL.,, for the killing of
John Byron Sayler of Crescent City.
ILL.,, last summer, John Grunden. the
woman's father, was acquitted. The
penitentiary term of Miller was fixed
at IL years and that of the woman at
three.
Clifford Pinchot, former forester Of
the United States department Of agrf-
culture, whose interview with the OK.
president has been looked forward to
with great Interest, spent the entire
day with Mr.. Roosevelt at Porto Man.
r1zto, Italy, but what passed between
them is secret.
Henry Wagner, a billiard +ah,o
manufacturer, has told the New York
police a story of how. to obtain $40.
900, confidence men intrusted him
with 900. hired private car from
Baltimore to Jacksonville, Fla. and
impersonated successfully a party nj
millionaires.
Governor Hughes sent a special mes,
sage to the New York legislature roc.
ommending IAN immediate, imnarti.1
thorough and unsparing Investigation
into legislative practices and proce
dure and into the use of corrupt or i'm
proper means for the promotion or de.
feat of legislation"
Because she had spurned his ad.
vances Michael Hasselbar of Manches
ter, N. H., wrapped two adders in q
box and sent them to Miss Rose Ca.
bana by her chum, Miss Alice Stuart
Police secured the snakes before Miss
Caoana saw the package and Hassel.
bar was arrested.