Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 6, 1897, Page 5

THE LEGISLATURE. Whe Grind of the Minnesota Law Mill. “eSt. Paul, Feb. 26. — Senator Ozmun’s ivil service bill for cities occupied a considerable portion of the time of the senate in committee of the whole. Aft- er being thoroughly discussed and lib- erally amended it was recommended to pa a vote of 24 to 20. The foP\wwing bills were passed: Relating to the assessment and col- lection of taxes; an amendment to sec- tion 69, chapter 11, of the General Statutes of 188, relating to the assess- ment and collection of taxes; to pro- vide for the election of vestrymen of Protestant Episcopal churches—passed under suspension of the rules. A large number of bills were intro- ‘duced, among the more important be- ing the following: To continue the state drainage board until 1902; to legalize certain sales, ex- ecutions, ete., in mortgage foreclos- ures; to provide for giving notice of ex- piration of redemption from tax sales; relating to advertising delinquent tax- relating to the bonding of counties; to provide for the appointment of a state commissioner of phrenology; to provide for the appointment of a state commissi ion of phrenology; to provide | funds for the construction of the state | capitol and authorizing the state capi- | tol commission to issue certificates of | indebtedness; to provide for the ap- pointment of a state entomologist; to appropriate $305,000 for the purpose of | tructing buildings for the fourth | ; to authorize the state to ac- quire additional lands for the state park of the Dalles of the St. Croix. The House. the bill providing for nm of unorganized coun- opposition. Is pass Providing for semi-annual payment of taxes; providing a method of bring- ing suit to forfeit land grants errone- ously or fraudulently made; to legal- iz mveyances made by husband and wife seperately; amending the statute relating to attachments; relating to actions concerning real estate; requir- ing railroads to list their taxable lands with the state auditor. Mr. llys bill to require the dai publication of the condition of banks was defeated. The following bills were introduced: To protect purchasers at foreclosure sales of real estate; relating to prize- sparring exhibitions, ete.; to the practice of veterinary urgery and dentistry; to ap- propriate 9,600 for the current and other expenses of the Minnesota re- formatory state prison; to facilitate the construction of a new capitol build- ing and to authorize the issue of cer- tificates of indebtedness for that pur- pose; to authorize the governor to ac- quire title to certain lands adjoining ihe Interstate Park; relating to. the employment of children; to encourage the propagation of whitefish in certain lakes; relating to redemption by mort- gage, ete. - Paul, Feb. 27. — Senator Dunn called up and had adopted by the sen- ate his resolution calling for additional and more specific information from the state railroad and warehouse commis- sion relative to the operation of trains on the Southern Minnesota division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway. The following bills were passed: Relating to the organization of do- mestic stock fire insurance companies; relating to the compensation of county commissioners in certain cases; author- izing the board of investment of the permanent school fund and the per- manent university fund, to sell or dis- pose of any bonds or securities that ; other liens on have been heretofore or may be here- after purchased by authority of said | scribing witness; board; relating to foreclosure of mort- gage: > as to make more uniform the practice as to sales of real estate made by the sheri ‘The follov ng bills were introduced: To authorize villages to regulate pool | = ment of a commissfoner of phirenology; to provide for the separation: of farm- ing land from cities or villages;: to en- courage a better condition of rural schools and appropriate $62,000 for that purpose; to add and encourage the establishment of schools for the deat in special school districts; to prevent persons from requesting the placing of the name of any one upon the list of either grand or petit juries; propos- ing an amendment to the constitution ‘relating to the elective franchise; pro- viding for the enforcement of certain liens for the protection of working wo- men; to prevent the use of tobacco by persons under eighteen years of age ‘ and students in public schools; relating to franchise for women andi their eli- gibility to school or library offices; to appropriate $25,000 for the participa- tion of the State of Minnesota at the trans-Mississippi exposition at Omaha. St. Paul; March 2.—The house met at 8 o'clock with a light attendance, but most of the members had bills ready to be introduced, and a Iarge number of important measures were put into the hopper. Hhe bill introduced by Mr. Jacobson to repeal all the legislatiow of the past twenty years relative to the Duluth & Iron Range railroad is in di- rect accord with the recommendations of State Auditor Dunn in his last re- port. Auditor Dunn holds that the grant was absolutely forfeited in 1881, when the constitution was amended, and that the subsequent tegislation of 1888 and 1885 is of no effeet. no power then being left to the legislature to make any disposition of swamp lands. The following bills were passed: ‘To prevent outsiders from furnishing liquor to persons confined in jails; le galizing certain conveyances made by a husband to his wife; legalizing cer- tain official certificates; providing for the enforcement of the liability of stockholders or corporations; providing that sureties on appeal bonds shall qualify in the aggregate for double the amount of the bond; revision of the chattel mortgage laws; legalizing the incorporation of certain villages. The folowing bills were introduced: To repeal the act granting swamp lands to the Duluth & Iron Range rail- way; to provide for the establishment of a committee of senators and rep- resentatives to sit after the adjourns ment of the present session to investi- gate whether the state is entitled to any real property now claimed ad- yersely; requiring notice to be given of claims in certain cases; to prevent pri- vate persons from impersonating them- selves as deputy sheriffs; to provide for the purchase and display of United States flags in connection with public schools; relative to lien of attorneys; to create a board of state drainage com- missioners of three members, to be ap- pointed by the governor, to serve three years, and without compensation; re- lating to homestead exemptions; to es- tablish primary elections and to pro- vide for nominations for office; relating to publication of tax lists; to provide against the adulteration of cereal breadstuffs. In the Senate. The senate will prosecute to a finish the investigation of the state bureau of labor. A resolution directing the spe- cial committee to proceed with the in- vestigation was adopted by the senate. A communication was received from the federation of labor containing some specific charges and the committee is directed to confine its investigation to the matters in issue. Several important matters were act- ed on in committee of the whole. The following bills were introduced: To regulate the taxation of elevator companies; to legalize in certain cases the extension of corporate existence; to legalize deeds, mortgages and all real estate that have heretofore existed with but one sub- to amend chapter 3674, Laws of 1894, relating to public schools. St. Paul, March 3. — The senate re- fused to put itself on record with re- gard to the proposed reapportionment playing; to amend laws relating to the | of the legislative districts of the state, te board of health; relating to prac- ti in municipal courts; to amend laws relating to primary elections; to amend the laws relating to the making of agreements by executors, etc.; to an- thorize school districts to levy taxes; and on motion of Senator Stebbins of Olmsted the senate voted unanimously to non-concur in the concurrent house resolution instructing the special joint reapportionment committee to draft a bill that would increase the legislative abolishing inebriate wards in asylums; to amend laws regarding publication of delinquent tax lists by county com- missioners; to appropriate money for schools; to amend section 26, relating to the operation of vings banks; re- lating to the franchise of women. The House. The house spent nearly the whole of the day in a wordy and at times acri- moni debate over the Douglas dis- tayee tariff bill. It came in from the committee on grain and warehouse with two reports. The majority report in favor of indefinite postpone- ment. There were the ,usual motions to adopt the minority and majority re- ports, and then a substitute motion to refer to the committee of the whole. The yote was taken on the latter mo- ticn without debate and it was lost. Then the question was taken up and debated in all its aspects for the re- mainder of the forenoon session and until 4:50 in the afternoon. The vote which was finally reached was on a motion to refer to the railroad commit- tee with instructions to report back in ten days, and this prevailed—50 to 46. St. Paul, March 1.—The house had two accumulation of bills on hand Saturday, that order of business not having been reached on Friday on account of the debate over the Doug- las bill. Consequently there were thirty-tive new measures to be read the first time. The house was light and little ¢lse of importance was accom- plished. The following bills were among the dmportant introduced: To make private roadways across railways as they were before the rail- way was built; to authorize trustees of «special school districts to levy not to exceed 20 mills tax for support of schools; relating to common schools; relating to the government of corpor- ations; to authorize village councils to issue bonds to pay judgments; to au- thorize municipal corporations of not more than 5,000 inhabitants to issue bonds for floating indebtedness; relat- ing to the allowance of accounts of guardians, administrators, etc.; relat- ing to exemptions in supplementary proceedings; to amend the law relative to pool sellirig; to provide for the ap- ointment of a commission of phre- ‘aology; to provide for the appoint- FS representation from 114 house mem- bers to 120 and from 54 senators to 65. The committee reports on the loca- tion of the fourth insane asylum were presented and their consideration was made a special order for Thursday. Senator Knatvold’s bill to raise the saloon license, making it $1,000 all over the state, was defeated by a vote of 16 to 18. The following bills were passed: To create a local improvement fund for cities having not less than 10,000 inhabitants nor more than 50,000; to provide for the assessment of abutting property in cities of more than 50,000 inhabitants and not less than 10,000, to defray the cost of sprinkling the streets; to provide for a recodification of the laws relating to the state public school at Owatonna; a bill for an act to amend General Laws relating to banks of discount and deposit; to amend General Laws so as to authorize insurance against loss by burglary or theft or both; a bill for an act to regu- late civil service of cities; for the re- organization or adjustment of the af- fairs of insolvent corporations. The following bills were introduced: To create a commission to provide for a Minnesota exhibit at Omaha’s trans-Mississippi congress; to annex certain territory of the county of Wa- dena; authorizing cities of over 100,000 to pay sheriff's fees heretofore provided for; relating to the extermination of the Russian thistle. In the House. Mr. Donnelly stirred up a lively dis- cussion in the house yesterday fore- noon by combatting the unfavorable re- port of the judiciary committee on his bill proposing a. constitutional amend- ment to require an educational qualifi- eation for acquiring the right of suf- frage after 1900. The committee rec- ommended indefinite postponement, and after a lively discussion the report of the committee was adopted. The greater part of the session was spent in committee of the whole, a great number of bills receiving atten- tion. The most important bill consid- ered was that providing for the treat- ment of inebriates, which was recom- mended to pass after a long debate. The following bills were introduced: To provide for the location of the fourth insane hospital at Hastings, to abrogate the action of the commission to locate the site for said hospital and” to appropriate $15,000 for the Hastings site; to prohibit sectarian instruction, text books of costume in public schools; to authorize county commissioners to compel persons convicted of vagrancy to perform labor upon highways; relat- ing to bonds of assignees and receivers; relating to verdicts ‘of juries in civil actions; to regulate the granting and amount of license for the giving of ‘public theatrical exhibitions, enter- tainments and amusements in cities having a population of 50,000 inhabi- tants; authorizing the adjutant gener- al to recognize the organization of the Sons of Veterans as part of the mili- tary reserve of the State of Minnesota. THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers, "3 Chicago, March 4.—Wheat — No. 2 red, 86a87c; No. 3 red, 80a84c; No. 2 spring, 76c; No. 3 spring, 72a75c; No. 2° hard winter, 80a84c; No. 3 hard win- ter, T2a76c; No. 2 Northern spring, T7e. Corn—Cash No. 2, 22 1-2c; No. 3, 19 1-2 20c. Oats—Cash No. 2, 16¢; No. alive. Chicago, March 4. — Hogs — Light, $3.60a3.75; mixed, $3.55a3.75; heavy, $3.35a3.70; rough, $3.3523.40. Cattle— Beeves, $3.55a4.85; cows and heifers; $1.90a4.10; Texas steers, $3.15a4.15; stockers and feeders, $3.20a4.20. Sheep Natives, $2.75a4.2: Western, $3.40a 4.25; lambs, $3.80a5.20. Milwaukee, March 4. Wheat firm and higher; No. 2 spring, 75c; No. 1 Northern, 78 1-2c; May, 76e: Corn steady and quiet; No. 3, 19¢. Oats firm; No. 2 white, 18a19c. Barley is quiet and steady; No. 2, 21a31 1-2c; sample, 23a311-2c. Rye firm; No: 1, 341-2c. Provisions steady. Minneapolis, March 4.—Wheat—May opened at 73 1-S¢e and closed at 73 1-2c¢; July opened at 741-S8e and closed at 741-2c; September opened at 69 1-4e and closed at 695-Se. On track—No. t hard, 76 1-4¢ 1 Northern, 74 2?4¢; No. 2 Northern, 72 3-4c. St. Paul, March 4.-Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 73a74c; No. 2 Northern, 72 avj23-4c. Corn — No. 3 yellow, 181-2 al9c; No. 3, 17a18¢. Oats — No. 3 white, 15 1-2a16e; No. 3, 141-2a 15e. Barley and Rye—Sample barley, 20a25c; No. 2 rye, 31a31 1-2c; No. 3 rye, 30a301-2c. Seeds — No. 1 ftax, Téa 731-2c; timothy, $1a1.30; clover, $4a 4.60. South St. Paul, March 4. — Hogs, $3.20a3.45. Cattle — Bulls, $2.40a2.50; stockers, $3.10a3.55; calves, $3.50; oxen, Flour steady.. SPANIARDS SLAUGHTERED. Caban Forces Under Gen. Roderig- uez Strike ‘error Into Royal Troops. New York, March 4.—A dispatch to the World from Havana says: Gen. Roderiguez has signalized his entry into Havana province at the head of the Cuban army here by two encoun- ters with the Spaniards that will make them fear him. A force of 350 in- surgents encountered on Saturday more than 500 Spanish guerrillas at the heights, twenty-five miles south of Havana. The Spaniards had raided a camp of pacificos there some days be- fore, and hearing that it had been re- established, marched again to kill those who were left. The insurgents allowed the guerrillas to reach nearly to the top of the hill, where the path was steep and narrow, then fired, rolled down huge bowlders and sprung two mines. The guerrillas were panis- stricken by the frightful slaughter, and to complete their rout a small field piece sent into their ranks grape and canister. CLEVELAND HAS GOUT. May Not See His Successor Inducted Into Office. Washington, March 4, — President Cleveland has suffered for a week past from rheumatic gout, which has now assumed such proportions that there is some question whether or not he will be able to take part in the inaugural ceremonies at the capitol, though he is taking special care of himself in order that he may perform his part in the ceremonies. While his condition is not such as to excite alarm, it is extremely painful. BRIBERY CHARGED. State Senators Offercd $1,000 y Stock Yards People. Topeka, Kan., March 4.—Shortly be- fore noon a big sensation was sprung in the Kansas state senate, when two members of that body, Senators Titus and Jumper, ‘arose and said they had been offered $1,000 to support a cer- tain measure concerning the Kansas City stock yards. The parties were named, and one of them, Al Touchie, has been placed under arrest. ‘ Commanding a Cracker Jack. Portland, Or., March 4.—The mystery concerning the inexplicable disappear- ance of Russell Montgomery from the naval academy at Annapolis on May 4, 1896, has been solved. Young Mont- gomery is fighting for Cuban libre, and as lieutenant of a dynamite bat- tery, is making a record of heroism for the cause he has enlisted to defend. Died While at a Funeral. Webster City, Iowa, March 4. — J. Grossman, a German farmer 65 years old, while attending the funeral of a neighbor at Wall Lake, dropped from the pew to the floor and expired of heart disease. Engineer Killed. Casselton, N. D., March 4. — A very sad accident occurred on the Great Northern, south of Casselton. A freight train pulled by two engines ran into a light engine standing on the main ling under which was Engineer Jenks packing a hot box, instantly killing im. oe ENE Naptha Burned. Baku, Russian Trans-Caucasia,March 4. — Over 2,000,000 pounds of naptha have been destroyed by the fire at Tagieff, in the naptha springs district. On Speaking Terms Again, Washington, March 4.—The state de- partment has been informed that diplo- matic relations between Venezuela and Great Britain, which were interrupted some years ago, have been restored, } and that Juan Pietrie, the present min- | ister to Germany, has been transferred { to Great Britain. Cloak Makers Strike. New York, March 4.—One thousand cloakmakers who make goods for Freedman Bros, have struck for higher wages. 4 MINNESOTA NEWS. Interesting Happenings in the North Star State. The-dwelling house of William Putit at Smith Lake, burned; loss, $1,000. Burr Dauck, a -respected citizen of Rushford, is dead, aged seventy-nine years, A. co-operative creamery will proba- bly. be established at Wadena. James Campbell offers 100: eows. Mrs. Anne P. Lamberton of* Winona died at Chicago Tuesday, quite sudden- ly, of apoplexy. ‘The Monticello Camp of Modern Woodmen has installed a camp at Lik River. The-Winona Y. M. C. A. directors are considering plans for a $15,000 addition to the present building. Much illness, in the form of pneumo- nia. and other bronchial troubles, pre- vails. at Monticello at present. Benjamin K. Bailow, an old resident of Anoka, is dead. He leaves a wife and'se¥eral married children. A. B. Ballard, a resident of Anoka for forty-one years, is dead. He served three years in the Third Minnesota ar- tillery. He leaves a wife and one son. ‘Lhe Winona Board of Trade has elected officers as follows: President, E. K. Tarbell; vice president, Frank L. Randall. Mike Braessler, a stonecutter in the |quarries at Sandstone, was killed by a large stone falling on him. His family lives in Pittsburg, Pa. The Old Settlers’ association of Dela- no and vicinity celebrated the anniver- sary of Washington's birthday in colo- nial style. Chaucey Ferguson of Little Falls was arrested on a charge of setting tire to several stacks of hay belonging to one of his neighbors, about $75 worth being destroyed. The agitation for a beet-sugar factory is still going forward at Winona, and it is probable that a meeting of farm- ers and others interested will be called at an early date. Prof. J. Seip, of the Hastings bust- ness college, has organized a night school at Glencoe, and has enlisted a class in the study of accounts or com- mercial bookkeeping. A bonus has been voted to St. Paul parties to put up an electric plant and grist mill at Pine City, $1,000 to be paid when the plant is completed and the remainder in two years. The Goodhwa ¢o"aty delinquent tax list for 1895, now boeing published, con- tains less than 600 descriptions, and the majority of these are of property of little or no value. Henry Hessoff, an old citizen, of Le Sueur, died recéntly from heart failure, as he sat in his chair reading. For years he has been known as the mayor of West Le Sueur. The ninth anniversary of the Cannon Valley G. A. R. association will be held at Morristown June 15, 16 and 17, un- der the auspices of Lampson Pense Post No. 1583. Mrs. John Krueger, a well known lady, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Herman Knude, at Stillwater. She was also the mother of Mrs. L. N. Bergeron and Emil Krueger. Her hus- band is in Germany. Fred Bateman, twenty-seven years old, living five miles southeast of Spring Valley, fell from a windmill, a distance of sixty-five feet, breaking two ribs close to the backbone and inflict- ing other injuries. His condition is se- rious. The Stillwater board of educatior has decided to build a new school- house on the site of Nelson school, to cost $13,000. The work is to be done under the supervision of Orff & Jourie- mon, of Minneapolis, whose plans were adopted. Sheriff Lundquist has placed a death- watch over George Kelly, contined in the Goodhue county jail, who has been sentenced to be hanged on March ‘3. The execution will take place at Cen- ter City, the county seat of Chisage county, The Winona city council has deter mined to revise and establish perma- nent grades, and two engineering crews have been placed in the field. ‘The work is to be completed in five weeks, so that the present council can pass the ordinance fixing the new grades before going out of office. The jury at Le Sueur brought in a verdict of not guilty in the case of Max Segelbaum against Fred Womer, who was Friends of Mr. Womer say that this will be followed by a suit for damages. Segelbaum’s head clerk, Womer, so the evidence showed, was entitled to the money as salary and bonus. charged with embezzlement. At the third annual meeting of the Watonwan Anti-Horsethief association, held at St. James, the following offi- ers were named: President, K. A, Gibbs; secretary, J. W. Somers; treasurer, L. O. Ulvestadt. Reports were read show- ing a well filled treasury and a mem- bership of several hundred representa- tive farmers. vice president, E. Z. Rasey; The state legislature will be more fortunate than usual this year in that it will have the annual and biennial re- ports of all the state officers before it in time to act upon them before the session is practically over and the ap- propriation bills closed. Expert Print- er Whitney has pushed his work with such vigor that these reports are out, in most cases, fully six weeks in ad- vance of the time they were issued two years ago. The copy for thirty of these reports has been placed in the hands of the contractors, and twenty-seven of these have been printed and placed in the hands of the legislature. The re- maining three reports, those of the at- torney general, the commission and the state zoologist are now in print, and will be delivered ina day or two. is now in press and well on toward completion. layed on account of -the necessity of waiting for appointments in the vari- ous. departments, but in spite of this the members will have their manuals before the middle of March, much earlier than they received them two years ago. : interstate park The legislative manual It has been somewhat de- He Liked a Skin Game. “Jimes wouldn't go into an honest ousiness if he could.” “Why, what's he doing now?” “Selling hides and furs.” “What's the matter with that?” “Nothing,only it’s askin game; that’ . uh.”—St. Paul Dispatch. Sm ¢ fea Zz Cf FY, Old Lady (anxiously)—Say, condac- tor, does this train stop at Chicago? | Conductor—Well, if it don’t, madam, you will see one of the biggest smash+ ups that ever happened!—Up-to-Date, The Best.of Al. _—— Anxious: Mother—Well, Bobby, and how did you behave atthe party? Bobby—Ob, Mummy, I didn’t behave at all. I was quite good!—Punch. Its Sad Remarks, “Do you believe that money talks?” “Certainly.” “What did it ever say to you?” “It said: ‘Ta, ta.’”—Up-to-Date SAINT PAUL UNION STOCKYARDS COMPANY. Office and Yards at South St, Paul. To Live Stock Dealers. South St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 23, 1897. The Saint Paul Union Stockyards Com- pany has to announce that one of the packers of pork who has been located at South St. Paul for several years past, is about to remove to New Brighton. There is little of importance in this re- moval, but there has been a. vast amount of exaggeration and misrepresentation set afloat by interested parties, in an- nouncing the removal to the public, which I deem it my duty to correct. In the first place, the removing packer has no interest here, except that of a renter, and while he has occupied one | of our slaughter houses for some time Past, he has ngt killed a hog in said house during the past seven or eight months. I mention this fact to show that his removal will not affect our mar- ket, and that he is but a small factor in making the prices for live stock. I do not cons!der this removal an evil, as it will place us in a position, very shortly, to supply his place with part whe will dy business, ahd who will Haye Ba ent | capital to do ft on a scale in keeping with the extensive facilities that our | company has provided, and which the | present vacator has utterly failed for | the better part of the year past to utilize. | The removing packer, during the past eight months, has bought less than four | per cent.of the cattle, less than two per cent of the sheep, and about six per cent of the hogs that have been sold and | received at this place; so it becomes at | once plain that his removal is an unim- | portant event, and when it is understood that his place will be filled by stronger and better people within a brief time, it becomes self-evident that it will be a/ blessing. | The Dakota Packing Co., Staples & | King, James R. King, W. E. McCormick | Dressed Meat Co., Leo Gottfried, Hankey | Bros., Joe Bolton, Slimmer & Evans, | Cuthbert & Thomas, Searles Bros., The | Sutphin Company, Plankington Packing Co., Cudahy Bros. Co.,’and many other | buyers who have been the vital support | and life of our market, will continue to do business here, and I do not hesitate to guarantee that our markets will be | maintained and supported by the best | buyers in the Northwest. The seller of live stock is more interested in selling at the best market than in anything else. The main question with him, is one of the greatest profit. With this admitted, we have only to say to the shippers, don't be misguided by men who misreprensent the true situation to induce you to ship | to the wrong market, but let your good | judgement guide you to the larger and | better market, where competition and a guaranteed open and independent mar- ket, free from rings and corrupt manipu- lation, will secure you the fullest prices and thé fairest dealing. Don’t allow | yourselves to be hoodwinked with false promised to ship to a market where little or no competition will result in loss, but stand by the market that you.are ac- quainted with, and where you will realize the fullest prices and the fairest treat- ment. Respectfully, SAINT PAUL UNION STOCKYARDS COMPANY. ‘By M. D. Flower, Pres. People will the more readily belleve in our love when it costs us something to show It. . 1667 BUS. POTATOES PER ACRE. 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