Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-02-19

Domestic

Following a collision In a fog, the
steamers Seminole and Cochran sank
In San Francisco bay. Goodness and
bravery of the officers and crews saved
fifty passengers on the Seminole and
sixty-two on the Cochran. Twenty.
ave thousand dollars in silver bullion
sank with the Cochran. -
Nine hours Of battling in the Mon.
tana house at Helena to deprive the
speaker Of the right. to name the
house members of the steering com
mittee eliminated in a fist fight be.
tween Senator Fred Whiteside of Flat.
head, who has been active on the
door, and Representative Lovelace OF
Park county, one of the leaders Of the
majority, which sought to shear the
speaker Of his power. ----
The big universities of the east are
yielding place to the western univer.
sites in research work, according to
Prof. Josiah H. Pennyman, vice-pro.
vost of the University of Pennsylvania,
who delivered lecture before
Washington educational institution.
Samuel Rauen, the first man to be
hanged In the District Of Columbia
during the administration OF President
Taft, went to his death In Washing.
ton. He was convicted of wife muir
der. President Taft declined to in.
terfere. ~ -
Guilty as charged in all three
counts Of the indictment" was the yer.
dict returned in Cincinnati in the case
OF John H. Patterson and the twenty.
eight other officials and former off,
Gals OF the National Cash Register
company, who were charged by the
government with violating the Grim.
inal section Of the Sherman antitrust
act. -.s ~.
E The New Jersey senate passed the
main measure Of Governor Wilson's
seven antitrust bills by vote of IA
to Z. The measure passed defines
trusts and prohibits agreements for
the purpose Of promoting monopoly.
It provides penalty OF 4 fine and in.
pr!sonment. s*~@-~ T.. T.. -=z -
Col. William Seymour Edwards. can.
didate for United States senator from
West Virginia, was arrested at Charles.
ton on warrant charged with brib-
Ing Delegate John M. Smith. The
warrant was issued at the instance of
Delegate S. U. 6. Rhodes, one Of the
five men previously arrested.
Men and corporations forming the
so:called bathtub trust were convicted
Of criminal conspiracy In restraint OF
trade under the Sherman antitrust
law by the verdict returned by the
Jury in the United States district court
In Detroit. 4 u. & =.:ss .:... ....
The SUPERINTENDENT Texas, the
next battleship to be turned over to
the navy for the builders, is IS per
cent. complete and IL work on the
ship continues the rate set during
the last year the Texas should be
finished in June. 81. ss 1879. =..s
Convinced that the two fires that
DESTROYED more than $4,000 worth 81
property belonging to the department
OF agriculture. Washington, were OF
incendiary origin, detectives have
been put to work In the hope Of I'M.
covarina the identity of the flrebux. II,
Robert Webb, outlaw and murderer,
OF whom Chicago has said for nearly
2 month, Hell never be taken alive s
4is 9 prisoner today in q cell at the
detective bureau. With six shots from
his revolver, all It contained, he tried
to retain his liberty at the price Of
another detective This man, lillian
|=O'C Common of Captain Halpin's head
quarters staff, fred shot for shot In
e street duel with the cornered ban:
dit, and when neither had another bull.
let left. @ Conner grappled with Webb
/ and snapped @menacles on his wrists.