Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 14, 1905, Page 1

3 VOLUME 2. NUMBER 218. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURbAY, JANUARY 14;"190:5. i RAIDERS ARE AGTIVE RUSSIAN CAVALRY INTERFERING WITH THE RAILROAD SOUTH OF LIAOYANG. ASSAULT ON NEWCHWANG REPULSED TWO THOUSAND COSSACKS AT- TACK FORMER RUSSIAN STRONGHOLD. Tokio, Jan. 14.—Bodies of Russian eavalry raiders, actively operating sonthiwest of Liaoyang, are evidently des rous of harrassing Japanese rail- road communication angé interrupting the transportation of Nogi's army to reinforce Oyama at Liac The army headquarters, report- says: Vednesday at 10 in the morning a Japa valry detachment encoun- tererd four companies of Russian cav- alvy west of Tangmasas, southwest of Liaoyang. and fiercely engaged them. Al 0 in the afternoon the R were repulsed with heavy losses. Sub- gequendly they were reinforced by sev- eral companies of cavalry and eight guns. The Japanese drew the Rus- sians. (o Liverhpao and engaged and pu sued them. “On Wednesday night a small body of Russian cavalry ieached the rail- read line and tore up the trac! tween Aushantien and Haiche Tatchekiao and Yinkow. They fmmediately repaired and the line was reopened (o traif “On Wednesday afternoon 2,000 Rus- sian cavalry, with gun chwang. The Japanese were for retive temporarily, but were reinforced, were aitacked the Russians and ave stitl pursuing them Tho Russians also attacked Niu-| chiatun, but we e repulsed.” NOTE TO THE PCWERS. Russia Complains of Chinese Viola- tions of Neutrality, Paris, Jan, 14.—The A Press leains anthoritatively t sia’s note addressed (o (he relative to China’s breaking neut gives what Russia claims to be ab lute proof of Chinese breaches. The three main complaints are: Pirs hat the isiands ot Miaotao, in the raits of Pechili opposite Port Arthur, have been constantly used by the Japanese without Chinese inter- ference ax a strate base and as a harhor for J torpedo boats. ond—That the Chinese army on ! the border has accepted the command of Japanese ofticers. Thivd—That Chinese firms have ing in behall of supplying them provisions. general war ts forth the de- tails and complains that China has Lot given satistactory explanation of the breaches of neutral and that, therciore, Russia advises the pow intends to use complete lib- ¢ of neutrality. PLAN OF REORCGANIZATION. Extended Discussion at Live Stock Convention. Denver, Jan, 14.—At the convention of the fonal Live Stock association Secictary Johnson of the association made an extended atement of the origin of the veorganization. Mr. Johmsen procesded to vead a number of letters {rom stockmen supporting the plan of reoig tion as proposed by President Ha arth, Majority and minority reports on the reoigaiiization plaus {rom the commit- tee appointed Thursday were then read. The fors report from the cat- tlemen, read by S. H. Cowan, recom- mended thal only stockmen proper be admiited to wembership and that all ians | with accoutrements and | ] of action in regard to future | visiting stockmen be allowed to vote | on the plan of reorganization. It de- clared against a combination with stock yards, packers or railroads. The miunority report, for the wool growers, was read by E. R. Gosney of Arizona. It was in favor of allowing only such | delegates as were members of the Live Stock association to vote on the ques- tion of reorganization. MRS. ROGERS MUST DIE. Vermont Woman Again Confesses She A Killed Her Husband. Rutland, Vt, Jan. 14—Mrs. Mary Rogers has confessed to Chaplain Ful- ler of the state prison in Windsor, where she is to be executed on Friday, Feh, 3. i She wanted the $500 insurance on Marcus Rogers' life in order to marry another man, so killed her husband. It is now practically certain that the execution will take place as ordered. SENATOR HAWLEY RETIRES. Ex-Governor Bulkeley of Connecticut Will Succeed Him. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 14—Ex-Gov- i ernor Bulkeley has been chosen as the nominee of the Republicans of the general assembly for senator to suc- ceed Senator Joseph R. Hawley, who i will retire from public life on account of ill health. Freight Trains Collide. Calumet, Mich., Jan. 14.—Two freight trains on the South Shore road collided near Keweenaw Bay and tied up railway tiaffic on the northern por- | tion of the road tor sixieen hours. | The men on both trains escaped by { jumping, no injuries being sustained by any of s on the trains. Both engines were badly smashed and | some of the cars damaged. Talbot Inquiry Begun. Reading, Pa., Jan. 14—Ten mem- | bers of the Episcopal board of inquiry ‘were present when that body con- vened in Wood chapel to investigate the charges preferred by Rev. L. N. W. Irvine against Bishop Ethelbert Tal- bot. Rev. I W. B. Bodine of Phila- ~delphia presided. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. All grades of refined sugar have | been advanced 10 cents per hundred Minor disorders are reported from various parts of the coal strike dis- trict in Germany. The report from Montreal that King Edward and, Queen Alexandra will visit Canada some time this year is declared to be unfounded. The comptroller of the currency has issued @ call for reports of the condi- tion of national banks at the cluse of business on Wednes Jan. 11. The gross po receipts for the fifty larvg postoflices in the counivy for December, 1904, as compared with December, 1903, show a net increase of about 9 per cent. 3 RUSSIAN RAIDERS IN KOREA. Detachment of Cossacks Defeated by Japanese. Tokio, Jan. 14—A report received at imperial military headquarters from the Japanese army headquarte: in Korea says that the Japanese g ison at Hamheung recently defeated a de- tachment of the Ninth Siberian Cos- | sacks near Honan. The date of the engagement is not stated. The Rus- sians retreated in disorder, leaving ine men dead on the ficld. The spoils taken by the Japanese included two horses and a number of rifies and swords. REPORT UNCONFIRMED. Resignation of Russian Interior Minis- ter Accepted. St. Petersburg, Jan. 14.—There is an unconfirmed rumor that Emperor Nicholas has accepted Interior Minis- ter Sviatopolk-Mirsky’s . resignation and has appointed M. Witte, president . of the committee of ministers, to suc- i ceed him. According to another version of the report Prince Oblinsky, governor gen- { eral of Finland, will sucleed Prince ! Sviatopolk-Mirsky. i i Overcoa.ts. FurCoats, Sheep aned Coats and Ladles ! steamer Hedley from Liverpool during LIIAH% Her crew waa 'akn 'll, WILL COST FIVE MILLIONS. Engineers Decide the Brookiyn Bridge Must Be Rebuilt. New York, Jan. 14.—Fearful lést the | strain to which the Brooklyn bridge is being subjected will weaken it to such an extent that a great catastrophe might be possible engineers of the de- partment of bridges are reported to have determined that the structure must be almost completely rebuilt. To do this it will require at least two years and meanwhile traffic between New York and Brooklyn will have to be diverted to the Williamsburg bridge, the new Manhattan bridge and to the Brooklyn subway tunnel, now in | course of canstruction. Four or five years may elapse before this can be accomplished, as great traffic problems will have to be solved before hand. Though an inspection of the Brook- Iyn bridge shows it to be in safe con- dition at present it is admitted by all the engineers who have been connect- ed with the work, according to the Herald, that even steel has an age limit and that this limit is being 1a idly approached. It is estimated that the cost will be nbout $5,000,000. MECCA FOR NEGROES. (S. D.) Is Proposed Site ‘of Colony® for 100,000. Mitchell, S. D., Jan. 14—From the scheme that is being promoted by Paul L. Scott Mitchell is to become the mecca for 100,000 colored people. Scott is a young colored man who is cn- gaged in business here. He was foi- merly a resident of Chicago and was vice president of the first organization that favored-the election of Charles S. Deneen for gevernor. ‘While in Chicago a short time ago Scott began the agitation of the forma- tion of a company to give relief to the thousands’ and thousands of colorel people living in the cities. It is his purpose to organize a company of South Dakota people to procure contiol of extensive tracts of land in this sec- tion of the state, which are to be sub- divided into fifty-acre farms and these will in turn be sold to colored people. Scott expects to go to Chicago with- in the next thirty days to set his plan in motion. Mitchell CALLS ON SECRETARY HAY. Russian Ambassador Discusses Chi- nese Neutrality. ‘Washington, Jan. 14—Count Cas- sini, the Russian ambassador, called at the state department dwring the day to talk with 'Secretary Hay re- specting the formal and general-pro- test made by Russia against alleged violations of neutrality by China dur- ing the present war. The belief obtains that the action of Russia in dispatching this note to the powers is intended, not to in cate immediate action toward oblig- ing China to remedying the matters complained of at present, but rather to have on file a record of a grievance against the Chinese government whicn can be brought up for -consid- eration at the conclusion of hostilities and during the negotiations which will effect a permanent settlement of the Eastern question, OPPOSES FAIRS AND PICNICS. Archbishop of Cincinnati Issues Pas- > toral Letter. - Cincinnati, Jan. 14—In a pastoral letter sent to the priests of this arch- diocese Archbishop Moeller lays down some rigid rules regarding church fairs and picnics. He says that “fairs, picnics, excursions and euchre parties often give occasion to scenes and acts Wwhich are not above reproach. We feel disposed peremptorily to forbid them, but fearing lest we might there- by embarrass some pastors we deem it sufficient for the present to make known this, our decided opposition to such proceedings. CRANE AND LODGE NAMED. Massachusetts Senators Will Be Re- turned to Washington. Boston, Jan. 14.—United States Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and W. Murray Crane were unanimously nomi- nafed to represent Massachusetts again at a caucus of the Republican members of the legislature here. Senator Lodge was nominated to suc- ceed himself for the six-year term be- ginning March 4, and Senator Crane was nominated to fill the unexpired term of the late George Frisbie Hoar, Wwhose seat Mr. Crane now holds by appointment. FAVOR TARIFF REVISION. Massachusetts Members of Congress Vote for Readjustment. Washington, Jan. 14—The Repub- lican members of the Massachusetts delegation in the house met and adopt- ed resolutions favoring tariff revision. The resolution, which was voted for by the ten Republicans from the state, was worded as follows: “We believe in a prompt readjust- ment of tariff schedules along lines of protection.” Opposes Quarles-Coopper Bill. ‘Washington, Jan. 14.—Opposition to government rate making for the rail- | roads was continued during ‘the day before the house committee on inter- state and foreign commerce. Presi- dent Samuel Spencer of the Southern Railway resumed his argument against the Quarles-Cooper bill. Steamers In Collision. Holyhead, .Eng., Jan. 14.—The Irish mail boat Connaught collided with: the the day, The latter was seriously | HELD FORE damaged and was grounded to lvold COURT' REFUSES TO DISCHARGE MILLIONAIRE DUKE, SAID TO BE INSANE. FAMILY DESIRES ‘ HIS COMMITMENT DECLARES HE IS IN THE TOILS OF AN ORGQNIZA‘TIDN OF CRIMINALS. New York, Jan. 1 B)o.he L. Duke, half brother of the pr ent of the American Tobacco company, whose recent marriage resultéd in his com- mitment to a sanitarium, was brought into the supreme [court in Brookiyn during the day on' a writ of habeas corpus and after a hearing was sent to the Long Island home until Thurs: day next. On thatdate’a commission appointed by Justice Gaynor to in- quire into Mr. Duke's ‘condition will make a report as Lo whalher he is in- sane, The writ of babeas corpus on which Mr. Duke was brought into court was obtained by W. C. Bramham of Du- rand. N. C, who has adted as private seuualy for M. Duk(" Counsel for . Bramham algned for an immeai nu-.- examination or/Mr. Duke in court to determine whether or not he was insane. This was objected to by De lancy Nicoll, who sald he represented Members of Mr, Duke's Family, Wwho insisted that Mr. Duke’s sanity should be determined by a commission appointed by Justice Gaynor. Mr Nicoll deciaied that he desired to se: cure witnesses for himsell ani that the persons whom ‘he represented “waunted (o rescue this man from the toils of one of the woist assoviaiions of criminals, which existed for the purpose of robbing this man and per- haps killing him,” During the argument of wunsel the attorney for Mr. Bramham declar that Mr. Duke’s son, who had insti- tuted the proceedings which resuited in Mr. Duke’s commitment, was on bad terms with his father and had been excluded from his father’s home for several years. | . Duke was not on'the-stand nor did he offer any sl’ten\;nt during the proceedings. He sat yuietly. by the lawyers and appeared pale and nerv- ous. His wife was not in the court room. MAY BREAK DEADLDCK. Delaware Republican Factions Hold- ing Conference. Dover, Del.,, Jan. 14—In an effort to break the deadlock which has pre- vailed in the Delaware legislature ever since J. Edward Addicks, the Union Republican leader, announced his candidacy for the United States senate several years ago, the Union and Regular Republicans are holding a secret conference in-the senate chamber. The Regular Republicans held a conference shortly before 11 o’clock and after a briet discussion of the situation adopted a resolution ask- ing the Union Republicans to meet them. The resolution was signed by the leaders of the Regular Republican factions in both branches of the legis- lature. After the conference adjourned the house met and took one ballot for speaker and the senate three for presi dent pro tem. The two factions met in the semate chamber after the recess had been deelared. It is .the general Dbelief that the deadlock will be broken as a result of the contference now being held. ADDITIONAL SUITS FILED. Butte Mining Company Seeks to Re: cover Big Sum. Butte, Mont,, Jan. 14.—Two com- plaints against the Montana Ore Pur- chasing com..any and asssociated in- terests have been filed in the federal court here by the Butte and Boston Mining company for claims aggregat- ing $1,740,000. The complainants claim a four-fifths interest in ore ex- tracted from the Michael Davitt mine by the ore purchasing company. These suits are in addition to a num- er of others filed from time to time Which aggregate milli~==*77"""ars and is a contin . L Dbe- tween Heinze a Bos- ton company foi wevs-inin- ing property in the vicinity of this city. FOR RECORD ORE TRAFFIC. Steel Trust Spends Milllons in Supe- rior Region. New York, Jan. 14—The United States Steel corporation is spending over $5,000,000 for additional facilities for rapidly handling iron ore from its mines in the Superior region. Most of the expenditure is for new equipment and docks for its ore roads, exclusive of the $3,000,000 which is being put into new vessels for the lake ore fleet of the corporation. In the coming season of navigation on {he lakes the corporation plars to bring down from its mines in the up- per lake country more iron ore than ever before in its history. It expects to reach at least 18,000,00 tons. Steamer Indus Still Aground, New York, Jan. #4—The steamer Indus. which struck on Fire Island bar during’ the fog Wednesday night, is still- hard - ‘and X&Bt agre und and al AMINATION, DEFECTIVE PACE TRYING TO PROVE AN ALIBL Members of Dr. Koch’s Family Testify in Murder Trial. t Sew Ulm, Minn, Jan. 14—In the tria. of Dr. George R. Koch, accused of the murder of Dr. Gebhardt, E. G. Koch, the aged father of the deiendant, swore that bis son entered the lm.we the fateful night of Nov. 1 at 9:28 and with painful exactness he added all the circumstances so often previously repeated by him of the ‘clock being seven minutes fast, of his son saying that he had seen a rabbit and thought he would go atter it, of his returning in two or three minutes, of his going down into the cellar afler an apple and of eating it in the diningroom. Miss lda Koch, a teacher and sister of the prisoner, testified that on the night of the murder she wrote letters until 9:30 and then read until $:43 when George came home. She dec] laled that George did not appear hurried or excited in any way. The defense is making a strong point of tke fact that Koch wore the same clothing before and after the murder and that there were no stains or marks upon them, The state is trying to break the alibi by showing that the witnesses remember exact time only of the night of the homi- cide. JEROME AFTER GAMBLERS. Intends to Close Every House in New York City. New York, Jan. 14.—Every well known keeper of alleged gambling house in New York will be ordered to appear before District Attorney Je- rome and will be treated exactly a; “Honest” John Kelly and “Lou” Lui- lam have been, according to an an- nouncement made by Mr. Jeiome. In this way he hopes to gain possession of all the gambling paraphernalia and permanently close every place where gambling has been carried on. His plan is to begin the real investigation on Monday and already many well known alleged gamblers have been re- Quested to present themselves at the district attorney’s office. “1 am going to have every gambler in New York city before me,” said Hr. Jerome. “If they refuse to tell me where their gambling paraphernalia is I wil) bring ‘John Doe’ proceedings and place them under oath. Then if they do not tell me the truth I will arrest them on charges of perjury and they will go to trial. I'am going to get every faro bank and roulette wheel in New Yorli and destroy them.” SCORE OF PEOPLE % " INJURED. | Sleighing:Party. Run Down by a Car Near Altoona, Pa. Altoona, Pa. Jan. 14.—A sleighing party, driven by a driver said to be intoxicated, was run down by a car on'the Logan Valley trolley line be- tween Altoona and East Altoona and every member of the party of twenty- one was more or less injured. Two members of the party, Frank Gollo- way, aged ecighteen years, ribs frac- tured, and Luther Ginder, aged eight- een years, scalp lacerated, were ser ously hurt The driver mounted a! horse and disappeared, fearing vio- lence. SUFFER HUNGER AND COLD. Last of the Missing Wisconsin Fisher- men Safe. Marinette, Wis,, Jan. 14.—The last of the missing fishermen who were carried out on the bay on Tuesday reached shore Friday, sixteen miles north of Menominee. The men ex- perienced hunger 4nd cold, as the wind blew a hurricane until. Thursday afternoon. They took refuge in fish houses, believing the ice would re- main intact. They were without food twenty hours. INTRODUCED IN HOUSE SECOND OF A SERIES OF BILLS TO CREATE A STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION. APPOINTMENT OF JOHN E. KING AS STATE LIBRARIAN HELD UP IN SENATE. 8t. Paul, Jan. 13.—The second of & series of bills designed to create a state highway commission was intro- duced in the house Thursday. Ole Peterson, New Ulm, the author, proposes a non-partisan commission to be named by tle governor, composed of one member from either the First, Second or Seventh districts, one mem- ber from either the Third, Fourth or Fifth districts and a third member to be selected from either the Sixth, Eighth or Ninth districts. The compensation the commission- ers are to receive is actual expenses while employed. For the construction and mainten- ance of the roads, which this commis- sion may order, a tax of onetwen- tieth of a mill on all taxable property of the state is provided. For the use of the commission in aiding its investigation, and to pay expenses, a fund of $6,000 annually is provided. In the construction of roads all county boards are to be subordinated to the commission. Anotherbill of importance was intro- |- duced by B. S. Bennett, Fosston, es- tablishing a branch of the state ex- tal at, Crookston. ¢ nett’s bill provides | for an . enable fln constraction Gf the required buildings. ‘The first temperance bill of the ses- slon ‘was introduced by P. E. Dowling, Eveleth. It is designed to wipe out the blind pig. The simple finding of liquor is made sufficient evidence to demand a conviction: Search. wal trate, and a fine of not less than $100 is provided. T. G. Lennon introduced and had passed a resolution setting aside two of the galleries for the use of the fami- lies and friends of members. The committee on rules, in reporting the resolution, cut the number of galleries to one. Secretary Langum of the senate re- ported the passage by that body of the memorial to congress, indorsing the Stevens bill, calling for the free im- portation of Canadian wheat for seed purposes. The house.concurred. The resignation of L. H. Johnson, Minneapolis, of the chairmanship nfl the committee on labor and labor leg- islation, and the appointment of W. A. Nolan, Grand Meadow. to the va- cancy, was reported by the speaker. The report of the committee on rules, granting the courtesy of the floor to twelve accredited newspaper reporters, was adopted. The house adjourned to Monday evening at 8 o’clock. ONE NOMINATION HELD UP. Senator Hawkins Objects to Appoint- ment of John E. King. The senate Thursday took action on Governor Johnson's appointments, con- firming the entire list as sent in, but deferring action in the case of John E. King of Red lake Falls, named as the state librarian. ‘When the appointments were report- ed for consideration, Senator Hawkins, moved that the name of John E. King he excepted from the list of appoint- ments to be confirmed. There were a dozen seconds, and after Mr. Hawkins had said that he had certain informa- tion, which if true, would tend to show that Mr. King was an unfit man for the position, the nomination of Mr. King ‘was laid over and the rest of the ap- s confirmed. ng is charged with indulging in harsh criticism. through the col- umns of his paper, the target for the abuse heing Robert C. Dunn and Ray W.. Jones, Republican candidates for governor and lieutenant governor at the recent election. Senator Wood introduced another primary election bill. Under this measure state officers are included within the scope of the primary act, and exceptions made in the case of school, park and library boards. The lime for holding elections under the amendment is the same as at present. Senator Thompson propos usnal biennial contiibution, being a bill affording state aid to high schools in the sum of $50,000 to meet de- ficiencies. M, D. . St. Paul, sent up to the speaker a numerously signed peti- tion for the establishment of a girl’s training school. reneral Flower fostered another pe- tition from the Union Veterans’ union, asking for legislation that would pre- jvent the trustees of the state soldiers’ home withholding the pensions of the inmates. Senator Cole had passed a resolu- tion which calls upon the Minnesota delegation in congress to support the Steencrson bill, providing for the free importation of Canadian wheat into Minnesota for seed purposes. President Jones appointed Senators Eberhard(, Hawkins and Stone a com- mittee to act with a similar commi: from the house to inquire .into rail- road fieight rates and alleged dis- erimination. Tie last hour of the senate session was deveted to a memorial service to the late Senator Ferris of Brainerd. ROBBERS SECURE $5,000. Safe of County Treasurer at Wauseon, 0., Dynamited. Toledo, 0., Jan. 14.—Robbers dyna- mited the safe in the ofiice of the county {reasurer at Wauseon, O., se- curing $5,000 of the county funds. The treasurer bad deposited $200,000 tax money in the banks of the town, which accounted for so small a sua in the safe. The robbers, four in number, stole a hmse and slelgh and escaped. FINALLV SECURES FREEDOM. lowa Woman Twice Convicted of Mur- der and Perjury. Towa City, Ia., Jan. 14—Mrs. Sarah A. Gallaugher, once acquitted of the charge of murdering her husband, then convicted of perjuring herself in the trial of Chailes Halada, who is now serving a Jife sentence for the Gal- laugher murder, has been acquitted on & retrfal ordered by the supreme court. MAY D1L OF ASPHYX!ATIDN‘ Aged Minnesota Couple Overcome by Coal Gas. Fairmont, Minn., Jan. 14—W. J. Longford and wife, living on a farm ten miles from here, were overcome by gas fiom a heating stove. Mr. Longford is in a dying condition and there is little hope for the woman's Tecovery. Given Four Years for Murder, Shanghai, Jan. 14—The naval court- martial at the Russian consulate here hag ;entenced the two sailors of the an cruiser Aciold, charged with the murder of 2 Chinaman Dec. 1 as the result of a quarrel over the ng of a Jinriksha, to four years' imprison- ment and the 1oss of all .civil rights. Russian Fleet Leaves Suez. Suez, Egypt, Jan. 14 of the Russian Second Paeilc squad- Ton commanied by Rear Admiial Botrovsky sailed - southward _ during Bl,e anorning, far, rants can be demanded of any magis- | DEFENSE OF MORMONS UTAH ATTORNEY ON THE STAND IN THE SENATOR SMOOT IN- VESTIGATION. DISCUSSES POLITICS IN THAT STATE DECLARES GENTILES HAVE AL- WAYS HELD MOST IMPOR- TANT OFFICES. ‘Washington, Jan. 14—J. W. N. ‘Whitecotton, an attorney of Provo, Utah, resumed his-review of political affairs in Utah when the dhy’s hearing opened in the Smoot investigation. No effort was made by the Mormon church, he said, to restrict the political liberties of the people generally or of any individual. It was shown by the witness that Gentiles had always held the most im- portant state offices and that Gentile judges, who had been active in seu- tencing ! Mormons for polygamous co- habitation, received as large a vote as other candidates when they came up for re-election. *“I think the de- cided sentiment of the Mormon peo- ple in Utah is hostile to polygamy,” said Mr. Whitecotton. As to the sentiment i~ the state in regard to the prosecutions for po- Iygsamy Mr. Whitecotto.. said: “I believe the people generally don't want to stir this thing up and start it smelling again—it has not a good odor. Women went into polygamy—a delusion, probably—because they thought plural marriages a religious duty, The church preaches that if a plural wife gets a divorce she cannot be married to another husband and the people realize that if she is cut oft by prosecutions from her only pro- tector she and her children are in a precarious condition. The sympathy of Centiles and young Mormons op- posed to polygamy is all for the wo- men. 1 never heard of any sympathy for a male polygamist.” Gentiles Ho!d All Offices. Speaking of the character of state officers Mr. Whitecotton said there had not been a polygamist elected since statehood. i Mr. Van Cott asked when Senator Smoot” first took an active part in- pol- tics in Utah. “He was in politics when I'went to Utah. He was in the People’s party.” “After the division came ?nt party did he take?” “Well, he had some Republican heresies and he joined that party. He was in the woolen mill business,” said the witness. : “What other heresies did Mr. Smoot show?” asked Senator Foraker. “Well, he developed a habit of al- ways voting the Republican ticket and it was unpleasant to us Democrats to have too many of those fellows around.” = “Along the line of Mr. Smoot’s early heresies, did he oppose polygamy?”’ asked Mr. Van Cott. “Yes, he was looked upon as the young mian in Utah to redeem Is- rael.” SENATORS ARE EX;’ELL_ED. Colorado Republicans Urseat Two Bertocratic M.embers. Denver, jan. 14.—The senate, by a party vote, scaed place of Scnator Ro se was unseztel Ly i jority duiin of United ago. The senat Democratic ma- ihe contest over election Siates senaior two years membership is now twenty Republicans and thirteen Dem- ocrats, with two vacancies. Senator Lorn reil i 10 give up his seat and was forcibly eectel L, the sergeant-at-arms. Senator Ianiel Healy, who was seat- ed two years ago in place of Jesse I, McDonald,: row liectenant gove:nor, was also expelled by a vote of i8 to 16, the same as Born's case. FOR GRAZING PURPOSES, Senator Hansbrough Introduces Bill to Sei Aside Land. Washington, Jan, 14.—A bill intro- duced in the house by Senator 1llans- brough directs the secretary of the in- terior in the execution of the reclama- tion act fo set aside for grazing pur- poses public lands convenient to the districts reclaimed by irrigation, such lands to be withdrawn fram public entry. Provision is made for fencing, the development of water and other im- provements, waich a:e to be pal.l>for out of the reclamation frnd end the cost collected from: those using tha lands. Provisions are made for pro- tection of the =ettlers and others when the governmexnt ig fully reimbursed, COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS. Congressman Warner of 1llinois Named for Position. ‘Washington, Jan. 14—The president bas ‘appointed Veszes'an Wainer to - be commissioner of peasions, Mo, Warner is now a member of conzress ‘from Tllinois. House Tictussee Twayne Case, Washington, Jan. 14—Aiter dizios: ing of routine business in the liouss the pendinz impeachment cha:ges against Judge Cheiles Swa ne of thy Northern disivict ot