Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 18, 1897, Page 3

a , SAIL TO CONGRESS. $ OF PRESIDENT M'KIN- LEY'S MESSAGE. ‘ ‘SYNO. ‘In His First Annual Communicatton to Congress the President Discus- ves the Currency Question and Makes Recomn endations — Spain Should Be Given a Chance to En- tion of Hawaii Strongly Urged. force Autonomy In Cuba——Annex- ation of Hawaii Stronggly Urged. Washington, Dec. 7.—President McKin- ley yesterday sent his annual message to congress. He congratulated it upon as- sembling under felicitous _ conditions. Peace good will with all the nations of the rth continue unbroken, he says, and we should feel genuine satisfaction at the growing spirit of fraternal regard and unification in all sections of our ‘y and the lifting of great public ions above party prejudice. Beginning with the subject of the finan- ces, the president says that while the. full effect of the legislation of the extra Ses- not yet been realized, what. it already accomplished assures us of its timelin and wisdom. To test its permanent value further, time will be re- quired and the people, Satisfied with its operation and results thus far, are in no mind to withhold from it a fair trial. The next question pressing for considera- tion is that of the currency. With the resources of the government and great with the honorable example of the past before us, we ought not to hesitate to en- ter upon a currency revision which will » our demand obligation less onerous » the government and relieve our finan- cial laws from ambiguity and doubt. The evil of the present em is found in the great cost to the government of maintain- ing at a parity with gold our different of money, and the experience of four years have demonstrated s is not only an expense charged government but a dangerous menace to the national credit. It is man- fest that we must devise some plan to tect the government against bond is- Sues for repeated redemptions. We have nine hundred millions of currency which tk rnment by solemn enactment has ken to keep at par and nobody is ed to redeem in gold but the govern- hich must borrow the gold. The ch requires the payment out of sury of redeemed United States ands tant Replenishment sold reser specially in_times and venue. During tion $262,315,400 issued and sold » gold reserve. to be had, to cor- and the policy of selling bonds continued, then congress siiould secretary of the treasury au- onds at long or short pe- ss rate of interest than ytaw. The president commend as soon as eceipts of the government are quite ifficient to pay all the expenses of the zovernment that when any United States r ented for redemption in edeemed in gold, such 1 otes ept set apart and only paid out range for gold. This is.an «bvious the holder of the United States rs the gold and gets it from the government, he <hould not eive back irom the government a United, Stutes ote without paying gold in exchange it.’ That mounts, to the presi- it's mind, to giving an interest-bearing nt bt, a government bond. for a non-inter- « bearing debt, a ‘rited States note. he government should be relieved frcm the burden of providing all the gold re- juired for exchanges and exports. This yught to be stopped. With an era of osperity and sufficient receipts we may 1 no immediate embarrassment, but present. vites careful considera- led plan of the secre- y to protect the gold ve. He concurs with him in the rec- »mmendation that national barks be al- lowed to issue notes to the face value of their bonds deposited; that the circvlat- reduced to one-half of one per ing tax be ent and that national laniks may be established with a capital of $25,000, He Iso recommends that the issue of na- jal banks be res ) and upwards, and that they 1 to redeem their notes in gold ding Foreign Affairs, foreign affairs, the presi- space in his message tion of the Cuban question, which he says is the most important problem with which our government. is now called upon to deal in its foreign relations. Summarizing the history former outbreaks, the president comes down to the present insurrection, speak- g of its remarkable increase, its te- us existence against enormous cs massed by Spain, the widespread destruction of property, and the disre- gard of the civilized code of war on both sides. He says these conditions give rise to gravest apprehensions. There is no desire on our part to profit by Spain's misfortunes, and we have only the desire to see the Cubans enjoying that measure if-control which is the inalienable of man. Of the — concentration , of Weyler he says: “It has utterly It is not, eivil- of Yailed as a war measure. ized are---it is extermination,” Against this abuse of the rights of war the president says he had felt con- strained on repeated occasions to enter the firm and honest protest of this gov- ernment. He outlines his instructions to Minister Woodford, which were, in s' s to impress upon the Spanish gov- ment the sincere wish of the United ates to lend its aid toward the ending of the r by reaching a peaceful and last result, just and honorable to S and to the Cuban people. It was also asked whether Spain, of her own volition, should not make proposals for settlement, and it was said that he could not con- template an indefinite period for the ac- complishment of this result. The Spanish reply to Mr. Woodferd was, in the president's opinion, in the di- rection of a better understanding. It ad- mitted our friendly purposes and deep in- terest, and declared tha the new govyern- s bound to a change of policy t should satisfy the United States and y Cuba within a reasonable time. To 3 end political reforms will be put into effect and military operations conducted n humane lines. It was suggested that 2 left free to conduct military ations and grant political reforms, nile the United States, for its part, should enforce neutral obligations and cut off the assistatce which the insur- gents, it was rted, received from this country, Early and complete pacification is hoped for, Spenish Charges Are Bascless, The president declares that the Spanish disposition to charge us with failure to meet international duties is baseless and points to the efforts this government oy made at the cost of millions and b; he machinery of the nation to perform its full duty. He also says that the fact that no military expedition or armed vessel has left our shores has been dip- lomatically represented to Spain. Prom- ising that throughout all the horror and danger to our ¢wn peace, the United States has never abrogated its right to determine its policy as to Cuba, the presi- dent points out that of the untried meas- ures there remains only: Recognition of the insurgents as belligerents, recognition of the independence of Cuba, neutral in- tervertion to end the war by imposing a rational compromise between the con- testants, an intervention in favor of one -or the other party. He says: “I speak not of forcible annexation, for that can- not be thought of. That by our code of morality would be criminal aggression.” Taking up the question of belligerency, the president quotes at length from Presi- dent Grant’s message of Dec. 7, 1875, wherein he declared that the condition in Cuba warranted neither the recognition of independence nor the recognition of belligerency. He adds that moreover a recognition of belligentency would confer upon neither party to the conflict a status -pot theretofore actually possessed, while dt would weigh heavily in Spain’s behalf, employment of the ‘administrative | it of search on the hig! giving her the r h ‘seas and ex her maritime rights to iva, v0 iyi of our terri:orial waters. “For th ese Treasoas,” says the president, “I regard the recognition of the belliger- ency of the Cuban insu its as now un- wise and therefore inadmissible. Should that step hereafter be deemed wise, as a matter of right and duty, the executive will take it.” Hopefal Change in Spanish Policy. He_ points to the hopeful chanee in the Spanish policy, to the pledge of r form, and to the abatement of the ho! rors of war as reasons against inter- vention on humanitarian grounds. The first acts ef the new government lie in the honorable paths it has outlined. The policy of extermination has been reversed; broad clemencies proffered; measures have been taken to relieve the horrors of starvation. The power of the Spanish armies, it is asserted, is to be used not to spread ruin and desolation, but to pro- tect the resumption of agricultural in- dustries. The . president sketches the autonomy scheme of the Spanish gov- ernment, and says that it is honestly due to Spain that she should be given a rea- sonable chance to realize her expecta- tions and to prove the asserted efficacy of the new order of things to which she stands irrevocably committed. He points to the many concessions already made; to the modification of the horrible order of concentration; to the release of the Com- petitor prisoners, and the fact that not a single American citizen is now under arrest in Cuba. He says the near future will demonstrate whether a righteous peace is likely to be attained. If not, the exigency of further and other action by the United States will remain to be taken. Sure of the right, the government will continue its watchful care over every American citizen, and its efforts to bring about honorable peace, and, president, “if it shall hereafter appear to be a duty imposed by our obligations to ourselves, to civilization and to hu- manity, to intervene with force, it shall be without fault on our part, and only because the necessity for such action will be so clear as to command the support and approval of the civilized world. Annexation of Hawaii. The president next takes up the subject of the annexation of Hawaii, which, he says, should be accomplished. Rapidly reviewing his former arguments in favor of annexation, he says that legislation is required in the event of the ratification of the treaty, and while abrupt assimilations of immature elements of population should be avofded, just provision should be made for self-rule in local matters with the largest political liberty to the Hawaiins. He says that the dispute be- tween Japan anad Hawaii over the immi- gration question is now in a satisfactory stage of settlement by negotiation: that our government has not intervened, and that it is learned that Japan is now con- fident in the inten: of this government to deal with all possible ulterior questions affecting her interests in the broadest spirit of friendliness. Reference is made to the failure of Mr. Merry to be received as minister to Nic- aragua on account of the obligations of that country to the diet of the greater republic of Central America. As there is no legal authority at present to accredit | him to the diet, Mr. Baker, the present minister at Managua, has been directed to present his letters of. recall. Mr. W. Godfrey Hunter is said to be likewise ac- credited to Honduras, a member of the | Greater Republic, and his case is awaiting action. The Nicaragua canal is spoken of as of large importance to our country, and the promise is made of further reference to | the subject which in the report of the commission now at work is sent to con- gress, The president says of the international monetary commission that, nothwith- standing diligent effort, the envoys have failed so far as to secure an agreement. Gratification is expressed at the action of France in this matter in joining in our efforts, and it is said that the negotia- tions are still pending. Meanwhile the envoys have not made their final report. Believing that the doubts raised in cer- tain quarters respecting the feasibility of maintaining parity between gold and sil- ver may yet be solved. The president earnestly hopes that bring about an international agreement. Reciprocity Negotiations. Mr. Kasson of Iowa is said to be now conducting negotiations with several goy- ernments for reciprocity ‘arrangements under the tariff act, and it is believed that by a careful exercise of the powers | conferred by the act, some grievance of our own and other countries in our mu- tual trade relations may be removed or alleviated, and the volume of our com- mercial exchanges enlarged. The president earnestly urges the im- provement of our merchant raarine, the inferiority of which, lie says, is kumiliat- ing to the national nride. Reference is made to :he recent confer- ences at Washington on the s ect of protection of seal life, the : place beyond controversy, ii is said. the duty of the government's concern to adopt measures without delay for the protection of the herds. Negotiations to this end are now in progress. International arbitration is declared by the president to represent the best sen- timent of the civilized world, end treat- les embodying these humane principles on broad lines without in any war im- periling our interests or honor will have its constant encouragement. ‘A liberal appropriation is bespoken in order that the United States may make a creditable exhibit at the approaching Paris exposition in which the people have shown an unprecedented interest. Under the head of the navy, the presi- dent points to the necessity fer speedy legislation to procure *he ‘mor for three battleships now building, wn'ch would be otherwise useless. He speaks in terms or praise of the quality of our ships, and thinks that the time has now arrived when the increase to which the courtry is committed should for a iime take the form of increased facilities coraimiersur- at with the increase of our naval ves- sels. He refers to the ‘ack ef docks and urges that three or four \f the largest locks be provided on the Atlantic, end at least one on the Pacific coist and a floating dock in the gulf. Enlargement of the Navy. "Ihere should also be ample provision for munitions of war and an increase of officers and enlisted men. Additions are also necessary to navy yards, and, as there are now on the stocks five large battleships, it is recommended that an appropriation be made but for one more battleship on the Pacific coast. Several torpedo boats are also necessary. Attention is called to the need for prompt legislation as to Alaska and the extension cf civil authorjty within the territory. There is need for surveys and for the establishment of another land office at some point in the Yukon valley for which an appropriation is asked. Mil- itary force is also necessary, and the es- tablishment of some sort of flexible gov- ernment. If the startling reports as to the probable shortage of food for the miners be fully verified, every effort should be made, at any cost, to carry them relief. The message deals at some length with the unsatisfactory condition of affairs in the Indian Territory. The large white element is said to be without protection and without schools or other rights of citizens; leading Indians have absorbed great tracts of lands and created an aristocracy, and the friends of the In- dians believe that the best interests of | the five civilized_tribes would be found in American citizenship. Reference is made to the failure, so far, of the Dawes commission to secure the consent of the tribes to an extinguishment of the tribal titles and a division of the lands. It is said that should the tribes still fail to ratify the agreement, then some legisla- tion should be had by congress. The president approves the recommen- dation of the secretary of the treasury for an extension of the quarantine lews, and also suggests the appointment of a special commission to ascertain the cause of yellow fever. Sale of the Kanens Pacific. Speaking of the pending sale of the Kansas Pacific railroad, it is said that it no better bid is received than. the upset price fixed by the court, the government would receive only $2,500, its claim of nearly $13,000,000. He believes that the government has the authority to bid on the road and has directed the sec- retary of the treasury to make the deposit of $900,000 required to qualify as a bidder, and to bid at the sale a sum at least equal to the principal of the debt to the government. He suggests, how- ever, that in a matter so important as the government becoming a possible own- er of the railroad, congress should enact some legislation to define its views. It is clear to him, however, that the govern- ment should not permit the pooper to be sold at a price less than one-half the Vie ge of its debt, and less than one vg! of its entire debt, principal and inter- says the | their labors may | The president: devotes the last chapter of his message ‘to ttie civil service, the improvement of which he care long been a subject of earnest di cussion and which has of late years re- ceived increased legislative and executive approval. During the tew months the service his. been: ced upon a still firmer bé sis of: business methods and per- sonal merit. While the right of deserving veteran soldiers to reinstatement has been asserted, dismissals for merely po- litical reasons have been carefully guard- ed against; the examinations improved and made practical. and a distinct ad- vance has been made by giving a hearing | before dismissal upon all cases where incon jy etency is charged or demand made for the removal! of officials. This last has been done without impairing the power of removal, one of the vital safe- page of the system. Much remains to done before the system can be per- fected, and the president says that he shall not hesitate to exempt cases which he thinks have been improperly included in the classified service or include those which in his judgment will best promote the public service. The system has the approval of the people and it wiil be his endeavor to-uphold and exter d it. In conclusion the president admonishes congress not to encourage the increase of the estimates for the maintenance of the government. They would admit of decrease in many branches and it is a commading duty to keep the appropria- tions within the receipts of the govern- ment and thus avoid a deficit. WORLD’S LARGEST ORCHARD. Americans Own a Fruit Farm in Ja- mates 44,000 Acres in Extent. The largest fruit plantations in the world ar? in Jamaica. They are owned and operated by an American compa- ny, the area of whose fruit farm is: 44,000 acres. They own 28,000 acres, and the other 16,000 acres are held by them wumder lease. Their principal erops are bananas and cocoanuts, and last year they shipped 3,000,000 buneh- es of bananas and 5,000,000 cocoanuts, besides other fruits, to America ane elsewhere, employing twelve steamers, belonging to the company. Near Ol- den, on the Ozark Mountains in South- ern Missouri, there is one of the larg- est and finest fruit farms in the world. Tt consists of 2,200 acres of land, owned by a syndicate formed of the members of the Missouri Horticultural society, and on which are planted 61,- 000 peach, 23,000 apple and 2,000 pear trees, with forty acres in small fruits, There is an orchard at Barbara, in California, belonging to Elwood Coop- er, which has an area of 1,700 acres, and contains 10,00 Oolive trees, 3,000 | English walnut trees, 4,500 Japanese | persimmon trees, 10,000 almond trees, and about 4,000 other nut and various | fruit trees —Buffalo Evening Times. HOW FOREST FIRES BEGIN. Canadian Engineer Has a New The- ory on the Subject. A Canadian engineer has evolved a i new theory to account for forest fires. ; While with a government surveying party recently, in a part of the far Northwest where these conflagrations are frequent and destructive, he hap- pened to catch a tree in the very act | of setting fire to itself and its compan- | It was this way: The tree had | ions. been partly uprooted by a severe wind- ; Storm, and leaned over against the | trees nearest to it, some of which hap- | pened to be dead. Fierce gusts blew down from the neighboring mountains and caused the branches of the inclined tree to rub with considerable force against those upon which it rested. After the fric- tion thus developed had been kept up for many hours, avers this courageous engineer, the dead wood upon which it was exerted first began to glow, then burst into flame, and a fire that swept through miles and miles of valu- able timber was the result.—New York Times, Drive a Needle Through a Copper. An apparently mechanical imposs bility may be accomplished by simple means, usually a copper cent and a cork, with a common cambric needle as accessories. Announce that you will drive a smaH needle through a coin, and few will be ready to accept your statement, yet it is very simple, and any one can do it. Take a copper cent, place it upon two small blocks of wood, leaving a very narrow open | space between the blocks. Now, hav- ing selected a good, sound cork, force the needle through it until the point just appears at the other end. Break off the portion of the other end show- ing above the top of the cork. Place the cork upon the coin and strike it a fair, smart blow with a hammer. The j needle will be driven entirely through the penny by a single blow.—Harry Kellar, in Home Journal. enon etiam Another Solomon. | A horse dealer in a Scotch town hav- ing hired a horse to an attorney, the latter, either through bad usage or some other cause, killed the horse, when the dealer insisted upon pay- ment by bill, if it was not convenient to pay cash. | he attorney had no objection to grant a bill, but said it must be at a long date. The dealer told him to fix his own time, when the attorney drew a promissory note, making it payable on the day of judgment. An action was raised, when the at- torney asked the presiding judge to look at tbe bill. Having done so, the judge replied: “The bill is perfectly good, and as this is the day of judgment, I decree that you pay it to-morrow.’—Spare Moments. The Original of Da Maurier’s Laird. Poynter entered the atelier of Gleyre (the stanch upholder of the traditions of the school of Ingres, but also the painter of “Illusions Perdues”), where he worked for three years (1856-59) in company with, among others, Mr. James MeNeill Whistler, Mr. Val Prin- sep, R. A., and the late George du Maurier. On leaving Gleyre’s studio, he and his friends, Du Maurier, La- mont and Thomas Armstrong, set up one for themseives in the Rue Notre- Dame-des-Champs, which is the very studio immortalized by Du Maurier in “Trilby.” The character of the Laird is taken from Lamont, and, according to Sir Edward, the picture of their stu- dent life in Paris is very faithful, ex- cept that there was no Trilby.—Scrib- ner’s Magazine. Use for Small Boys. Entering the house of a friend some weeks ago, I was struck with the su- perb polish of her walnut stair rails. They were fairly dazzling—so much so that I could not but remark it. “What polish do you use?” I asked. “None at all,” she replied. “I en- courage my three small boys to slide down the bannisters, and there you are.”—Harper's Bazar. NORTHWEST HIS: TROUBLES OVER. Pathetic. Nete Left by a Man Whe Committed Snicide in Anaconda, Anaconda, Mont., Loftus, aged sixty, out of employment, without friends or money, committed! NEWS|} NO JURYSDICTION. Indians Who Commit Offenses Can’t Be Tried}.Says Bann. Madison, Wis., Special.—Lizzie De- nomie, 2 young lisif-breed from Lac de Flambeau, was. before the federal court charged witl assault with in- Special—James) tent to kill two: iiedians, and her case brought up aniinportant oversight in federal laws. The assault was com- suicide ati the St. Elmo lodging house:.| mitted at a dance Aug. 22, when she Loftus left the following letter: iB. 22, had been dtinking heavily, and where “Money makes the man; want of! it | she: stabbed two Indian policemen. the felon. Have tried diligently to get After spending 1% days in jail here something to do to make a living, and,.| Judge Bunn dismissed her case on a failing, am in debt for board and lods- | motion of: want: of jurisdiction. ing. Rather than sink further im debt, will eross the Divide and stoo punishment expenses. Came to Montana in: ’64. As an olii-timer I presume 1 am en-: titled to a last resting place. member of Phil Sheridan Post No. 40, G. A. R., Oskaloosa, Iowa. I had a discharge from them, which is lost. No work, no money, no home; a sad ending of an eventful life; with malice toward none, and charity for all; good by. I pray my Heavenly Father to forgive and have mercy on me.” A number of letters and papers found among Loftus’ effects indicate that le was at one time a wealthy contractor. PROTEST AGAINST MWKE: AM. & P. A. Officials Don’t Want Him on, the Supreme Bench. Washington, Eehols and Secretary Palmer have sued a special address to the councils of the American Protective associa-~ tion. The address says it is the duty of the association to protest to the president against Attorney General McKenna’s election to the supreme. court bench; asserts that the govern- ment departments are being Roman- ized and Romanists given more than half the offices in certain departments; declares against the president’s latest extension of the civil service and urges all members to write to their senators and representatives in opposition to the appropriation of money at the present session of congress to sectari- an purposes. Special. — Presicent MR. SHARGGE’S INVESTMENT. For $5 He Has a Coin Werth a Thou- sand ‘Times More. Winnipeg, Man., Special—Messrs. J. J. Shragge and C. Lunn, owners of a shekel, said to be at least 2,000 years old, have written to several English and American authorities, sending wax impressions of the coin, to try ‘| and discover its value. They have re- ceived a reply from a Boston firm to the effect that it represents the copper shekel issued by Simon Maccabeus, high priest and rabbi of the Israelits, and that if the coin proves genuine it is werth from $5,000 to $6,000. Mr. Shragge purchased the coin for $5. CAUGHT THE NEGRO. Arrest of the Man With Whom Kate Neal Eloped. Butte. Mont., Special.—Joe Johns the mulatto accused of é¢nticing Kate Neal, a white girl. from her home in Sweet Springs, Mo., has been captured in Missoula. He admits having taken the girl away from her home, but de- clares he left her in Butte, having per- suaded her to go back home. Trying to Clear Bartley. Lincoln, Neb., Special—Attorneys for ex-State Treasurer Bartley filed a mo- tion in the supreme court asking that the judgment against Bartiey be re- versed because Attorney General Smythe failed to file his answering briefs on or before Noy. 30, as required by order of the court. This action looks to the ultimate release of Bartley, who was convicted of embezzling $700,000 of the state’s money and sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary. Cudahy Buys a Mine. Butte, Mont., Special.—It is reported that John Cudahy of Chicago hea just completed a deal for a control:ng in- terest in the Big Seven mine. near Niehart, for $225,000. The Big Seven company is capitalized for $3,000,000, and was originally a silver mine, which became almost valueless when the price of silver fell. Recently a gold lead was struck in the mine running $200 a ton. Death to an Engineer. Kalispel, Mont., Special.—A bad ac- cident occurred on the Great North- éti tailway tear Durham, Mont., on the Blackfoot reseryatiot. An east- bound passenger was being pulled by two engines on account of the drifting snow. When entering a cut the two engines suddenly left the track. The accident is supposed te have been caused by a broken rail or a side drift of snow. One engineer was killed, the other had both legs broken and received other serious injuries. Boti firemen were badly injured. Moore Broken in Health. Lincoln, Neb., Special.—Auditor Eu- gene Moore, convicted of embezzling and under sentence of eight years in the penitentiary, was released from the county jail pending the hearing of his case in the upper court on an order from the supreme court, which ap- proved his bail bond. He is broken in health. Disgraced Clergyman, Butte, Mont., Special—A committee of the Montana conference of the M. E. church of the state, after investi- gating the charges of an unnatural crime preferred ~ against Rey. FB. C. Avis of Billings, by a unanimous vote, decided to deprive Avis of his minis- terial functions and authorize his ex- pulsion from the church. Failure in Montana. Butte, Mont., Special—The G. W. Cormick Mercantile Company of Basin has failed and attachments aggregat- ing nearly $25,000 have been levied, Assets are about $15,000. Klondike Damages, Seattle, Wash., Special—tin the fed- eral court Judge Hanford awarded Caston Jacobi and Charles Ruff, two pemetiers who started to Alaska last ! ptember on the steamer Eugene, Con- passed 2 law to provide for assault committed by Indians or a:reservation, but left it to the other statutes to settle im what gress. in 1! 1 was 2: | courts and in what manner the offense should’ le tried. Upon investigation it was. found that there is no other statute which; contains this provision, and the: court’ was without jurisdic- tion. The decision is one of national importance. EMERY FIRED THE SHOT. Testimony of Ome of the Partics to the: Houston Murder. Wausau, Wis., Special.—tn the iord- Emery murder trial the state intro- ‘duced Davitt Jacobs, their principal witness.. He is the father of the dead man’s. wife, and is now serving a life sentence at Waupun penitentiary for his. connection with the crime. He testified that on the evening of the murder he accompanied Lord and Em- ery to the Peter Houston homestead, and that Emery fired a shot through the window, which caused Peter's: instant death. Eloped With a Negro. Green Bay. Wis., Special—Gertrude Prinee, the pretty nineteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Prinee of Hayes, Oconto county, has eloped with William Smith, a negro. The couple were married by a justice of the peace at Mountain, W The Prince family is wealthy and prominent in the town of Hayes. John Prince, the father of the girl, swears vengeance on Smith and has disowned and dis- inherited his daughter, insistimg that she can never be forgiven University Character Bead. Madison, Wis., Special—Exercises at the state university were suspended Monday morning and a large number of the students and faeulty, headed by President Adams, attended the funeral of Patrick Walsh, who had been a janitor at the institution for nearly forty years. Pat, as he was commonly known, was the on necting link between the university of war times and the present, and was well known to hundreds of alumni. Wisconsin Normal Burned. River Falls, Wi: Special.—The River Falls state normal school was burned. Loss, $75,000. The insurance i 000. The fire broke out in the Izboratory on the third floor. A good share of the library and pianos and: furniture in the kindergarten were saved. The building was erected in v4. It will be rebuilt without delay. On Trial for Murder. Hayward, Wis., Special—The case of Eugene Buel, held for the murder of Fred Nelson, in September, 1896 now before Circuit Judge Par Prosecuting Attorney Riordan sisted by Atterney Sanborn of Ash- land, and Attorney Alexander is as- sisted by Kingston of Ashland In de- fending the case. Camp Fire at Ha | Hayv |, Wis., Spec! union and camp fire large delegations from Ashland, Washburn, Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Rice Lake, Cumber- land, New Richmond and Shell Lake are here. Department Commander E. B. Gray held a reception and spoke. The Relief Corps gave a free let) yward. 1.—At the re- last night. Big Claim for a Foot. La Crosse, Wis., Special.—Alderman Henry Horne has brought suit against the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway company for $200,000 dam- ages for injuries received on the Man- ufacturers and Jobbers’ union excur- sion to Caledonia, Minn, [ Work on Walls Goes On. West Stiperior, Wis., Special—The difficulty between the contractors building the rew fire hall and Archi- tect Chisholm has been adjusted and Work resumed: he interior walls will be covered with a coating of cement, which action is a compromise, Officer Censured. West Superior, Wis., Special—Officer Matt Conroy, who has been on trial before the police commission on the charge of using unnecessary force in urresting Russell Hopson, has Been re- instated. The officer received a cen- sure only. Fire at Superior. West Superior, Wis., Special.—Min- nie Williams’ house was totally de- stroyed by fire. Several women lad narrow escapes and did not even save their clothing. Loss, $3,000; no in- surance. The building was a large three-story frame structure. Hurley, Wis., Special.—Charles Ross has been acquitted at Bessemer of the charge of setting fire to his saloon building at Jessieville last summer, The insurance companies disputed the claims for insurance, but these will now have to be paid. Sherry’s Schedule. Oshkosh, Wis., Special.—The com- plete list of claims filed in the Sherry failure shows over 900 creditors, with liabilities of $1,132,052. A large num- ber of the creditors hold only the per- sonal notes of Mr. Sherry. To Build a Double Track. Kilroy, Wis., Speciol.—Surveyors have been at work on the Omaha between this city and Baraboo. It is thought the work for an early beginning of the damages against the owners of | proposed double track between Bara- he steamer for their failure to land them at Dawson. Two Miners Killed. Wallace, Idaho, Special. — Joseph Bauer and Joseph McElroy, miners, bat killed by a blast® in the Frisco mine. boo and this city. Cornell Pleads Guiltless. ' Oconomowoc, Wis., Special.—Cornell, the self-confessed murderer of his | children, was. brought into court and | pleaded not guilty. His case was con- tinued until Dee 11, | three MINNESOTA NEWS STILL. 4,900,000 BUSHELS. Half a Dozen Cargoes Yet From Dua- Juth—Election of Officers. Duluth, Minn., Special—There are about one: million bushels of wheat to be loaded. out ef Duluth before naviga- tion closes; and this will be taken this week. Everything to go has been cov- ered by. clianters. All of the wheat to go forward from Fort William is re- ported to have been covered also, and the last: boat to load there is on the way. Aw. effort was made to get 6 cents on. seme of the last charters made for: Fert William wheat tonnage, but the-continued mildness of the past few days was against the raise. LOOKS LIKE MURDER. Deak: of, a Norman County Farmer om His Way Home. Ada, Minn., Special—Joe Boppre, 2 well-to-do farmer of the town of Mary, Norman county, was killed while on his way heme from Ada, where he sold two Foads of wheat. His death looks suspicious, as his head was bat- tered up as though a club had been used. j was foumd in one hand as thou defense: The authorities have taken hold of the matter and will investi- gate: WOLFER IS PRESIDENT. Wardens of the National Congress Elect Him. Austin, Tex., Special—The National Prison association has decided to hold its next annual meeting in Indianapo- lis, and elected the following officers for the coming year: President, Hen- ry Wolfer of Minnesota; first vice president, Philip H. Dorn of Clere- land; second vice president, V Thayer of New York; third v dent, P. Hoyt of Colorado; secretary, Prison St. Paul,Special—Mrs. He Weber, divorced wife of Henry Weber, ex- register of deeds of Ramsey county committed suicide at her home. She had tied a rope te the stair railing while standing on a chair, and after adjusting it around her neck, she prob- ably kicked the chair from under her feet. She was found dead by her sis- ter. Mrs. Weber has been very ill since she was divorced from her hus- band. She has been affected with nervous troubles on account of the af- fair and the separation from her chil- dren, who testified against her in the divorce proceedings. MOSHIK WILL HANG. Jury Returns Verdict of Murder in First Degree ir the Moshik Case. Minneapolis, Special.—John Moshiic sis guilty of murdering John Lemke. The jury retired about 10 a. m. yester- day and came in at 11:30 with a ver- dict of guilty in the first degree. The prisoner receiyed the verdict with composure and was remanded for sen- tence, One Is Cleared. Red Wing, Minn., Special—Bert Men- denhall, James McGovern and Spink Newberg, who were 2 ed at Pine Island charged with furnishing a wo- man named Rena Harper with intoxi- eating liquors or drugs and then as- saulting her, have been given a pre- liminary hearing. MeGovern and Newberg were bound over to the grand jury and placed in $1,000 bonds, Mendenhall was released. Court at Fairmont. Fairmont, Minn., Special—The De- cember term of court has convened here, Hon. James H. Quinn presiding. Among the ciyil cases is the $10,000 libel suit of A. L. Ward against ex- Senator Frank A. Day. A $5,009 suit has also: Been Diought by the Martin County bank against the same defend- ant, and a demurrer to the complaint will be argued. Stock Dies of Rabies. : Marshall, Minn., Special.—_A mad-dog seare occurred In the town of Island Lake recently. The dog was killed, but not till he had bitten several hogs and cattle, some of which have since gone mad and had to be killed. Ole Jacobson says three of his cattle and some hogs that were bittem have since shown rabies so that he had to shoot them. Burned a Bad Resort. New Ulm, Minn, Special—Jack Iry- ing, Roger and William Davis and Ora Corey were urraigned on a charge of arson. hey set fire to end burned an old frame building in the outskirts of town used by a lot of young men for revelry at night and a resort for wo- mer of loose reputation. Much Thieving. Redwood Falls, Minn., Special.—John Ruddy, a well known citizen of Lam- berton, was arrested on a charge of haying stolen a buggy from Mrs. Frank Carpenter of this city last May. Considerable petty thieving has been going on around here and Lamberton. Held Without Bail. New Ulm, Minn., Special.—After an examination before Justice Jacobs Jack Irving, Roger and William Davis and Ora Corey, the four men charged with arson, were bound over tv the district court without bail. Fire at Menahga, Menagha, Minn., Special.— Charles Claflin’s residence and shoe store and Kayistos residence burned. The loss is total; no insurance. FOR SETTING A PRAIRIE FIRE. Big Stone County Man Indicted at the Instance of Gen. Andrews. Ortonville, Minn., Special.—The dis- trict court has just closed an eventful session. The grand jury returned indictments, including one against John F. Lockwood for having set a prairie fire by means of his threshing engine. State Fire Warden ©. C. Andrews was instrumentai in working up this case, which Is sald to be the first indictment of the kind re- turned in the state. % a | T —P