Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-06-21

The 25-toot yawl. Sea Bird. bound
with Wit 9 crew OF three on. a cruise to
Italy. was spoken on Sunday night
southeast Of Martha's Vineyard island
BY the sloop Barbara.
The historic New Orleans mint will
be closed July I, and thereafter will
be storehouse for 22,000.000 silver
dollars.
Frank Marshall. nineteen years old,
Is under arrest at Buffalo. N. Y. on a
charge Of attempted suicide. He called
on his flancee. Miss Nellie fryer, and
left late in the evening. downhearted
after lovers quarrel.
The General Packing company, a
combination of 81 leading bakers of
the country, has been incorporated
under the laws of the state of New
York, with a capitalization of $751;
100000. In order to escape any viola
ton of the antitrust law there will be
no attempt to establish q monopoly.
After battle with the police and
fire apparatus, lasting more than six
hours, William Wimberly, negro,
who was wanted for attacking another
negro, finally was killed at Savannah,
Ga.
Former President Castro of Venezu-
ella has been discovered aboard the
steamship Concul Grostuck, flying the
German flag at Port de Paix, Haiti.
Secretary Knox issued a statement in
viting the attention Of the powers to
the fact and expressing the hope that
they would all again unite to prevent
Castro from entering Venezuela and
disturbing its peace.
President Taft presented medals of
honor to six members of the crew of
the warship North Dakota and spoke
In praise Of their heroic deeds when
on September 8, 1910, an oil fuel ex-
ploston on the North Dakota killed
three men, put in jeopardy the lives
OF scores Of others, and placed the
battleship itself in danger.
To provide pensions for ministers
Of the Swedish Lutheran church, a
fund of $150,0O0 will be raised by as
sessment of one dollar a member
throughout the country.
A receiver for all the properties of
E. G. Lewis, the st. Louis magazine
publisher, is sought in suits filed in
the federal court in the Missouri
city.
Michael Murphy, New York
clerk, dragged the coffin containing
the body of his sister through burn
ing undertaking establishment at the
risk of his life.
The forty-f1fth annual encampment
Of the Department Of Illinois G. A. r.
and meetings of allied organizations
began at Joliet.
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Officials of the Big Four railroad,
according to Charles w. Baker, attor-
ney for Edgar S. Cooke of Chicago.
who is being tried at Cincinnati for
embezzling $4,000 from the road, are
making scapegoat of Cooke to pro-
tect the company from punishment for
rebating.
Fred N. Weber, special officer of
the government, reached Chicago and
served subpoenas on number of Chi
cagoans, who are ordered to appear In
Washington and give testimony in the
Lorlmer investigation before the SEN
ate committee having the matter in
charge.
Harvesting of wheat is on in central
Missouri. The grain is in excellent
condition. The average yield is esti-
mated at Is bushels to the acre.
Personal
Mrs. E. H. Stokes, mother of for.
mer Gov. E. c. Stokes of New Jersey,
died at her home at Melville, N. j.,
Last Thursday the former governor
and his father sailed from New York
for Europe.
George E. Matthews, president OF