Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15
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Latest Personal infor-
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Washington


Effectually setting at rest all rumors
that the United States Is preparing for
Intervention in Mexico. President Taft
sent a telegram for communication to
President Diaz, In which he says the
military maneuvers being conducted
along the frontier In Texas have no
significance which should cause con-
Germ to Mexico.
Democratic leaders In the senate
and house are emphatic in the state.
ment that the party in the extra ses-
sion will not make a general attack
upon the present tariff, but will contine
their labors to the reciprocity ques-
ton and few schedules that involve
monopoly products.
Richard A. Ballinger has resigned
from President Taft's cabinet and will
be succeeded as secretary Of the in
terror by Walter l.. Fisher of Chicago,
q well-known lawyer. Mr.. Ballinger
rendered his resignation in letter to
President Taft on January 10, being
on the condition of his health.
Senator Bailey Of Texas, feeling ag-
lgrieved because many of his fellow
Democratic senators voted for the res
olution admitting to the Union the ter
lritory of Arizona, whose constitution
provided for the initiative, referendum
and recall, telegraphed his resignation
as senator to the governor of Texas.
Governor Colquitt, however, refused to
accept it, and Mr.. Bailey rescinded his
action.
President Taft issued a proclama-
tion fixing April as the date for the
conven1ng of the Sixty-second con-
gress In extraordinary session. The
proclamation states the purpose OF
calling the extra session is to get
action on reciprocity.
The rules committee of the next
house Of representatives was chosen
by the ways and means committee as
follows: Henry (Texas), Pou North
Carolina), Hardwick (Georgia). Stan
ley (Kentucky), Garrett (Tennessee),
Foster Qllinois), Denver (Ohio), all
Democrats. -Four Republicans remain
to be chosen.
Domestic
Mrs. Marjorie Burnes Love, who Is
suing her husband, Sidney c. Love, a
former broker of Chicago, for divorce
In the Westchester county IN. W
supreme court, has obtained a re-
straining order to prevent her hus-
band from trying to get possession of
their little daughter.
Five hundred dollars a night for
100 nights" was an offer telegraphed
from a western lyceum bureau to
Representative Joseph G. Cannon of
Illinois. "Too busy" was the reply
telegraphed back by Mr.. Cannon.
Benjamin J. Ball, civil engineer
from Detroit, Mich, committed sui
eide at Albuquerque, N. NJ, by open
~
note explained that i'll health led to
the deed.
A heavy rainfall caused floods and
heavy damage in central and northern
California. From all parts of the state
come reports of rain in torrents of the
cloudburst type. In several cities,
notably San Jose and Walsenburg,
boats took the place Of the usual vehi-
cles in the STREETS. Forty families were
made homeless at jacksonville.
AS fund to ''be spent literally for
preventing Strikes" $4,000 has been
given to the Women's Trade Union
league of New York by an anony-
NOUS donor.
According to advices which reached
the Brookly navy yard the government
has captured the thief who stole $45,-
900 from the strong box of the battle
ship Georgia at Guantanamo bay sew
eral weeks ago. 1t is said that he was
an aid to the paymaster and non-com-
missioned.
The consolidation of nine companies
IN northern Michigan with the Calu.
met and Hecla Mining company. which
holds stock in all, received the infor-
NAL approval Of not only the stock
holders Of the main company, but of
two of the minor organizations.
Having exhausted every legal re-
source in three years struggle to
escape the penitentiary, Abraham
Ruef, former political boss of San
Francisco. was sent to San Quentin
prison to begin 14-year term for the
bribery Of supervisors.
Smarting under rebuke from her
mistress, Kate Gibbons, a cook in the
home of Walter H. Grove of Philadel-
phia, a son of Henry S. Grove, presi-
dent of the Cramp Shipbuilding com.
pany, attempted to poison the whole
family.
President Taft will have a chorus
Of Danish singers sing before him at
q garden party to be given at the
White House May 10. The chorus will
be composed of so students OF the
Royal university OF Copenhagen on =
tour Of the United States.