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} epresaqenyy es eres tes , CONGRESS RESUME OF THE WEEK’S PROCEEDINGS. ot eS The House. Wasbington, March 21. — The house yesterday entered upon the considera- tion of the Loud bill to restrict the character of publications entitled to pound rates as second-class mail mat- ter. The bill has been before congress for several years. Mr. Loud defended the bill in a long speech. The other speakers were H. C. Smith of Michi- gan, in favor of the bill, and Messrs. Little of Arkansas, Bell of Colorado, Henry of Mis: ppi, Stokes of South Carolina and Mr. Brown of Ohio, in oppesition to it. Before the bill was taken up Mr. Sulzer of New York de- livered a denunciation of the adminis- tration in connection with his resolu- tion of inquiry calling upon the war department for information as to what fortifications Great Britain was erect- ing on the Canadian border. The committee on military affairs sub- mitted a reply of Adjt. Gen. Corbin, saying such information was secret, but that Great Britain was erecting no works which threatened our rights. The committee recommended laying the resolution upon the table. The house sustained the committee’s Trec- ommendation by a vote of 110 to 97. The Senate. Discussion of the Porto Rico gov- ernment and tariff bill was resumed in the senate yesterday, Mr. Morgan of Alabama presenting a speech dealing with some of the constitutional phases of the matter. He maintained that as the treaty of Paris was the supreme law of the land, it was impossible for the United States to abandon either Porto Rico or the Philippines. He held also that the constitution extend- ed to a certain extent at least over the acquired territory, and that the inhab- itants of Porto Rico were citizens of the United States. Washington, March 22. — During the debate in the house yesterday upon the Loud bill relating to second-class mail matter there was a sharp exchange be- tween Mr. McPherson of Iowa and Mr. Lentz of Ohio over a charge made by the former that the latter was the at- torney of the lobby which is fighting the bill, otherwise the debate was without incident. Both the friends and opponents of the measure express the belief that the vote will be close. Mr. Loud has agreed to accept two amendments, one to increase the num- ber of sample copies which newspapers can send out at second-class rates from 500 to 2,000, and the other to limit the provision requiring nev apers to sep- arate their mail in addition to those al- ready in stence to over 5,000 circula- ti Th are all the concessions he will mak He says the debate has strengthened the bill and he, believes it will pass. The speakers yesterday Bromwell of Ohio, Griggs of McPherson of Iowa, Burke of x Bingham of Pennsylvania, Heatwole of Minnesota and Latimer of South Carolina, in favor of the Dill, Moon ot Tennessee, Lentz grass of ‘Tennessee, Cochren of Mis- souri and Neville of Nebraska, against the measure. The Senate. Upon the authority of the governor of Alaska Mr. Turner of Washington made the statement in the senate yes- terday that concessions for gold min- ing in the bed of the sea near Cape Nome, Alaska, had been granted by the secretary of war, and upon that statement he based a resolution of in- quiry. Senator Turner said if such a grant had been made it was “a shame, a reproach and a scandal.” The reso- lution was agreed to. In a few min- utes, and without discussion, the addi- tioral urgent deficiency bill was passed with one or two other measures of im- portance. Mr. Allison gave notice that he would call up to-day the conference report on the Porto Rican appropria- tion bill. The Sennte. Washington, March entire session of the senate yesterday was spent in the discussion of the con- ference yeport upon the Porto Rico ap- propriato nproprationshrd shrd cmmm propriation bill. The Democratic sena- tors manifested a disposition to criti- sise the restoration of the house pro- vision covering future collections of revenue, professing to find in this action the desire to continue the Ding- ley tariff.S e hcepesew ley tariff. Speeches were made on these lines by Messrs. Bacon, Cockrell, Jones (Ark.), Berry and Allen. ‘The Republicans met the taunt with a proposition to take a vote immediately upon the house Porto Rico tariff bill, and it looked at one time as if the unanimous consent would be secured for a vote on the tariff measure to-day. Senator Proctor objected, however, on behalf of the Republican free traders, and when he indicated a willingness to agree to a vote next week Senator Pet- tus put an end to the proceeding by calling for the regular order of: busi- ness. The House. After a spirited debate lasting over three days the Loud bill relating to second-class mail matter was recom- mitted to the committee on jostof- fices. The majority in favor of the mo- tion was so decisive that it is regarded as unlikely that the measure will ap- pear again during the present congcess. Mr. Loud said, after the vote was an- nounced, that this was the third time and out, so far as he was concerned. The voe on the motion was 148 to 96, with sixteen present and not voting. Washington, March 24.—The senate yesterday adopted the conference re- port on the Porto Rican relief bill by ‘a vote of 35 to 15, practically a strict rty expression. No Democrat voted for the report, but Mr. Stewart of Ne- yada voted with the Republicans. The time of discussion was consumed principally by Mr. Tillman of South Carolina, who made a fierce attack upon the measure agreed upon in con- fererce and accused the Republican senators and the Republican party: of hypocricy and dirty work. His speech was quite characteristic and was lis- tened to with interest by his col- leagues on the floor and the people in the galleries. Mr. Gallinger of New Hampshire followed with a temperate statement of those who not only favor the report but the passage of a Porto Rican tariff bill. Mr. Spooner of Wis- consin closed the debate with a force- ful statement in opposition to Mr. Till- man’s speech, in the course of which he took occasion to sharply criticise the South Carolina senator for drag- ging the measure into politics. His coloquial tilts with Mr. Tillman were immensely enjoyed by~the auditors. The House, The house passed 142 private pension bills. Late in the day Mr. Talbert ot South Carolina raised the point of no quorum. ‘The attendance was small at the time but a quorum was finally secured, however, after a call of the house. The conference report on the Porto Rican relief bill was presented and 1 o’clock to-day was set as the time for voting on it. Washington, March 26. — The Porto Rican appropriation bill was signed by the president at 4:20 Saturday after- noon. Controller Dawes was the only person present when the president at- tached his signature. -0- The House. Washington, March 26. — After a spirited debate the house Saturday took the last congressional step in completing the Porto Rico relief bill, agieeing to the conference report by a vote of 135 to 87. The bill turns over to the president for the use of Porto Rico, about $2,000,000 of customs re- ceipts collected on Porto Rico goods up to Jan. 1 last, and such amounts as may hereafter accrue umless otherwise provided by law. The debate lasted but an hour, but in this time the whole range of Porto Rico legislation was dis- cussed. An important bill, passed during the Gay, appropriates $10,000 for designs for a suitable memorial in Washington to Ulysses S. Grant, this being the first step in a movement to secure an arch similar to the arch of triumph in Paris commemorating the illustrious soldier-statesman. A resolution was passed asking the secretary of state for information on the “open door” negotiations concern- ing China. The Seunte. Washington, March 27. — Senator Foraker, in charge of the Porto Rican bill, announced at yesterday’s session of the senate that beginning with to- day’s session he would press the meas- ure to a vote as soon as possible. Sen- ator Hanna, chairman of the Republic- an national committee, speaking to a question of personal privilege, vigor- ously denied an interview with a Re- publican member of the house of rep- resentatives, whose mame was not given, published in a Washington newspaper alleging that the passage of the Porto Rican tariff bill would be in pursuance of a “deal” by which the Republican national committee was to get a big contribution. Mr. Hanna denounced the statement as a “ma- licious lie,” and hoped it would be in- vestigated. The Alaskan civil code bill was under consideration during the greater part of the session. An amend- ment was agreed to fixing a license upon almost every kind of trade and commerce in the district of Alaska, the license ranging from $10 to $500 per annum. The measure had not been disposed of at the conclusitn of the session. The House. The house entered upon the consid- eration of the army appropriation Dill but the debate was without exciting incident, being confined to the dis- cussion of army matters. Chairman Hull, in charge of the bill, explained its provisions, Mr. Jett of Illinois, crit- icised the policy of rushing officers through the higher grades of the army just prior to retirement. Mr. Cox of Tennessee and Mr. Ridgley of Kansas opposed generally a permanent in- crease of the army as prejudical to the best interests of the country, and Mr. Meyer of Louisiana discussed the Phil- ippine policy, opposing the retention of the islands. TRIAL TRIP. The Battleship Wisconsin Soon to Show What She Can Do. San Francisco, March 28.—Within a week the battleship Wisconsin, now al- most completed by the Union iron works, will go out on a series of trial trips. The heavy guns of her batteries are in place and mounted, the last four 13-inch guns being placed last we2k. The vessel’s machinery has long been completed, and it hes been given sev- eral tests. So far all the working parts of the warship have given every satis- faction to her builders, and it is ex- perted that she will be fully up to the standard of the Oregon. ARMY COMMISSIONS. —— Rewards of Valor to Be Distributed by the Commanding Officers. London, March 28.—In. the course of a reply to a question on the subject in the house of commons tbe parliamen- tary secretary of the war office, Mr. Wyndham, announced that it was pro- posed to give a total of 276 commis- sions in the army to the colonels and fifty to Lord Roberts for distribution to the forces in the field. Charged With Grand Larceny. Albany, N. Y., March 28.—Edward B. Noble, cashier, and Dennis Me- Graw, salesman in the beef depart- ment of Armour & Co.’s branch in this city, were arrested upon warrants charging them with grand larceny. It was shown in one instance that ac- counts had been juggled to the amount of $10,040. ¥ Looks Like a Murder. Belleaire, Ohio, March 28. — Wom Loopman, a bottle blower in the glass works here, was found dead under a foot bidge which spans Indian run. He was in a sitting posture with a bullet hole in his head. Planing Mill Burned. Lancaster, Pa., March 28.—The large planing mill at Columbia, known as Buchman & Berry's, and owned by the First National Bank of Columbia, was destroyed by fire. It was a total loss, with no insurance. Bryan Will Not Move to Texas. Lircoln, Neb., March 28.—The publi- eation of a Washington dispatch to the effect that W. J. Bryan would take up nis residence in Texas causes comment here.. C. W. Bryan, his brother, de- nies the report. (Dews of t Thi MARwelds. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, March 28. — Wheat—No. 1 Northern, 64 1- No. 2 Northern, 621-4 @ 631-2 n—No. 3 yellow, 35 1-2@36c; No. 3. 135 1-4e. Oats— No. 3 white, 243-4@25c; No. 3, 2414@ 241-2c. Barley and Rye—Feed barley, 83@34c; malting grade. 35@38c; No. 2 rye, 51¢c; No. 3 rye, 50 1-2c. Duluth, March 28—Wheat—No.1 hard, 66 1-4c; No.1 Northern, 643-4c; No. 2 Northern, 62 1-4c; No. 3 spring, 59¢; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 66 1-4c; No. 1 North- ern, 653-4c; July, No. 1 Northern, 66 5-8c; oats, 231-2@24c; rye, 5le¢; barley, 35@38c; corn, 343-4¢; flax, to arrive, $1.64 bid; May, $1.65 bid; Sep- tember, $1.17 bid; October, $1.133-4 bid. Minneapolis, March 28—Wheat—May opened at 63 1-4c and closed at 63 5-8c. On track—No. 1 hard, 651-8c; No. 1 Northern, 641-2c. Corn — Yellow, 3434c. Oats—White, 237-8c. Flax, $1.62. Milwauxee, Wis., March 28.—Flour is steady. Wheat lower; No. 1 Northern, 66 3-4@67 1-2c; No. 2 Northern, 641-2@ 65 1-2c. Rye easier; No. 1, 561-2@57c. Barley steady; No. 2, 44@45c; sample, 88@43c. Oats higher; No. 2 white, 23 3-823 1-2¢, . Chicago, March 28—Wheat—No.2 red, 68@69c; No. 3 do, 65@67c; No. 2 hard winter, 66c; No. 3 do, 61@66c; No. 1 Nortlern spring, 66 1-2@68c; No. 2 do, 65 1-2@67c; No. 3 spring, 62@66c. Corn —No. 2, 37 3-4c; No. 8, 871-2c. Oats— No. 2, 24c; No. 3, 23 3-4@24e. Chicago, March 28.—Cattle—Beeves, good to prime steers, $4.75@5.80; poor to medium, $4@4.75; stockers and feed- ers, $3.40@4.75; cows and heifers, $3@ 4.50; Texas-fed steers, $3.75@5. Hogs — Mixed and butchers, $4.90@5.17 1-2; good to choice heavy, $5@5.20; rough heavy, $4.90@4.95; light, $4.85@5.10; bulk of sales, $5.05@5.15. Sheep, $4.75 @5.12 1-2; lambs, $5.25@7.25. Sioux City, Iowa, March 28.—Cattle— Beeves, $4 @ 4.75; cows and bulls, mixed, $2 @ 4; stockers and feeders, $3.50@4.40; calves and yearlings, $3.75 oe Hogs, $4.80@4.90; bulk, $4.80 South St. Paul, March 28. — Hogs — steers, $4.25; bulls, $3.25@3.40. BLOODHOUNDS HUNT BURGLARS. South Dakota Sheriff Places Depend- ence Upon a Dog. Mitchell, S. D., March 28. — Fogar- ty’s saloon was broken into Saturday night for the third time this winter, and is suspected to be the work of parties who went in twice before. Sheriff Swindler secured Heath and his bloodhound of Sioux City, and they arrived yesterday afternoon to work on the trail of the burglars, who are presumed to be local talent. The dog took up the scent easily at the saloon and followed with some difficulty two miles east of town where the trail was lost in the middle of the road, and further operations with the dog were abandoned. The scent was thirty-six hours old when the dog begah work. THOMAS SPENCE DEAD. Previsional President of the “Re- public” of Manitoba. Winnipeg, March 28. — Thomas Spence, who was promine tly connect- ed with the early history cf *‘ nitoba, and for many years clerk of the legis- lature, is dead at Edmonton, ct i seventy-five. In 1869, when a republic was formed of the present province of Manitoba, Spence was elected presi- dent, but the “republic” did not re- ceive recognition from the imperial au- thorities, and was compelled to dis- band. BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Handled the Wrong End of the Gun and Is Injured. Sioux Falls, S. D., March 28.—Clif- ford Gillespie, the sixteen-year-old son of J. BE. Gillespie, was, perhaps, fatally injured while hunting rabbits near the Sioux river. A 22-caliber rifle he was drawing toward him by the muzzle, was accidentally dis- charged, and the ball passed through one of his lungs, or is lodged near them. His physicians decided not to probe for tne ball at present. Cotton Promoted Rear Admiral. Milwaukee, March 28.—The Journal received a telegram from Secretary of the Navy Long announcing that the promotion of Capt. Cotton as rear ad- miral takes effect to-day, and that he is assigned to duty as president of the naval retiring board at the Washing- ton navy yard. Capt. Cotton is Wis- consin’s senior officer in the navy and the first Wisconsin man to secure the rank of rear admiral.’ Jail on Fire. Baraboo, Wis., March 28, — August Radloff was almost burned to death at Reedsburg. He had been placed in the city jail on a charge of intoxication, and during the night the buildiug took fire from the stove. The place became filled with smoke and Radloff. made loud demonstrations for help. He was rescued more dead than alive, and for a time it was thought he would not re- cover. - Wagon Prices Advance. Racine, Wis., March 28. —-It is an- nounced that as a result of the confer- ence a few days ago of manufacturers of wagons, carriages, etc., an average advance of 20 per cent over the old scale is now in effect. Business Portion Burned. Portage, Wis., March 28.—The busi- ness portion of the village of Kingston, Green Lake county, burned yesterday. Nine stores and dwellings were de- stroyed. Loss, $20,000. Bryan in California. Sacramento, Cal., March 28.—W. J. Bryan was greeted by a large crowd here last night. He spoke on imperial- ism, the money questi the income tax and the trusts. He last night for Oregon and Washington. $4.80@5.05. Cattle—Stockers, $4@4.50; heifers, $3.55@3.75; cows, $2.10@3.25;_ - Dorthwest DARING ACT OF CHIVALRY. Mixh School Boys Risk Their Lives to Please the Girls. Sioux City, Iowa, March 27.—Three adventurous high school boys scaled the fire escape of the high school build- ing, then crawled up the slippery slate roof and shinned up the iron flagpole, where, higher than the ‘halyard pul- leys, they wired fast the green and white flag of the Philomathian society —the girls’ literary clubs, the Philo- mathian and Hesperian—which held their annual debate Saturday night. The green and white of the Philos and the pink and white of the Hesperians have been the cause of many a spirited contest, and the Philos are proudly triumphant. It was dare-devil work reaching the foot of the flagpole, but the climb still further. toward the stars required iron nerves and iron muscles. The lads are heroes in the eyes of the Philomathians. DEMOCRATS SPLIT IN ST. PAUL. Opposing Factions Hold Two City Conventions at the Same Time. St. Paul, Minn., March 27—The Dem- ocratic city convention met Saturday and two separate organizations were had, a chairman presiding at each end of the platform. Two tickets were placed in nomination, one headed by Postmaster Robert A. Smith and the other by ex-Judge John W. Willis. The differences are the result of a fener to control the party organiza- on. Sentenced at Huron. Huron, 8. D., March 27. — The per- sons convicted at the recent term of circuit court here were on Friday given the following sentences: John Kelley and George Whiting, for grand larceny, received sentences of two years and one year in the penitentiary, respectively; P. McKay, for keeping a gambling house, goes to the county jail for sixty days; Merrill and Mary Cameron of Washington were fined $100 for selling intoxicating ‘liquors without a license. Students Judre Stock. Fargo, N. D., March 27.—One of the interesting features of the close of the winter term of the North Dakota agri- cultural college was the stock judging contest between the students who had been in this department. There were three rings, milch cows, draft horses and beef cattle. John S. Cummings of Devils Lake won the gold medal for first honors and Thomas Henderson of Rolla the silver cup for second honors, with A. G. Dakin of Page, third. Absorbed by the Trust. Fond du Lac, Wis., March 27.—Rep- resentatives of the Northwestern Yeast Company of Chicago have closed a deal by which the largest indepen- dent yeast company of the United States, the Wafer company of this city, is absorbed by the trust, the pur- chase price representing a loss of 75 “per cent to the stockholders. The Wafer company was capitalized for $50,000 and had been in existence for five years, Set Fire to His Wife. Cheyenne, Wyo., March 27.—Mr. and Mrs. Paul Flemrey, and aged couple residing at the corner of O’Nettle and Fifteenth streets, quarreled Saturday night and when the officers arrived Mrs. Flemrey’s clothing was in flames and her husband was standing over her with a ligkted candle. The woman had been horribly burned and is not expected to live. Flemrey was arrest- ed. Boy Injured by an Air Gun. Winona, Minn., March 27. — By the accidental discharge of an air gun in the hands of John Hoffman the con- tents, a number of small shot, struck a companion named Kratz, and passed entirely through his cheek, lodging in the jaw at the back of the mouth. Two teeth were knocked out and a cheek bone broken. Pioneer Woman Dead. Sturgis, S. D., March 27.—Mrs. C. L. Bradford, wife of a prominent busi- ness man of this city, died of con- suaption of the blood. She had been an invalid for about two years. She came to the TTills in an early day, and soon after married Mr. Bradford. She leaves a husband and one daughte. Met Death in Montana. Helena, Mont., March 27. — Richard Welch cf Stregan, Wis., while en route,to Minneapolis from Missoula, was inttantiy killed at Glendive. As his train was pulling out of the station he missed lis hold and fell under the wheels, Mill Totally Destroyed. Fairfax, Minn., March 27.—The new flour mill owned by L. Nichols & Co. caught fire and was totally destroyed. It contained nearly 10,000 bushels of wheat and several car loads of flour. Loss is partly covered by insurance. Heavy Fall of Snow. Reedsburg, Wis., March 27. — The heaviest fall of snow of the season oc- curred here yesterday. The snow is eight inches deep and still falling. Trains and general traffic delayed. Department Store Burned. Knoxville, lowa, March 27.—Culver & Co.’s department store burned yes- terday. Loss, $85,000; insurance, $26,- 000. ‘The fire is thought to have been caused by crossed electric wires. Held to the Grand Jury. Dawson, Minn., March 27. — R. Me- Mullen was arrested here, charged with being implicated in the attempt- ed swindle of John Johnson near Prov- idence. He was bound over. Brought Home for Burial. _ Stewartville, Minn., March 27.—The body of Guy OC. Whitdock, Company M, Third infantry, who was killed in the Philippines May 23, was buried here yesterday. Badger Students Elope. Marinette, Wis., March 27. — Dean Kirkham of Juneau, Wis., and Miss Madge Vaughan of this city were mar- ried in Menomonie. They were both students of the Oshkosh normal . and they eloped from that city. MINNESOTA ITEMS Joseph Bauer, aged seventy, died at Red Wing. Arlington is to have a new electric light plant. A new $7,000 town hall is to be built at Litchfield. Elbow Lake will build an electric lighting plant. First National bank to be organized at Eveleth, Minn. The Lutherans at St. James will build a $6,000 church. Society hall at Wadena was destroy- ed by fire. It will be rebuilt. Baptists are making plans for a sumi- mer assembly at Lake Minnetonka. Lee Beardsley of Rochester was found dead in bed from heart failure. The name of the postoffice at Edna, Polk county, has been changed to Bel- trami. House to house registration of let- ters will be extended on April 1 to Faribault. George Crosby, a burglar of Pine Island, was sent to the St. Cloud re- formatory. A roller mill and electric plant has been completed at Pine Island at a cost of $20,000. The Minnesota Prohibition conven- tion nominated Rev. B. B. Haugan of Fergus Falls for governor. A new electric railway company plans to make St. Paul the center otf an extensive suburban system. Gov. Lind has requested Attorned General Douglas to investigate the Savings Association of Minneapolis. Harry F. Briggs, a third-class car- rier in the St. Paul postoffice, was pro- moted to the second class. Salary in- creased to $1,000. A large boarding stable at Red Wing, conducted by August Benson, was burned recently. Three horses and one cow were cremated. Representative Tawney has filed a reccurmendation for the appointment of John Stendahl as postmaster at Arandahl, Fillmore county. Several Winona men of means have become interested in the removal of the Fountain City factory to Winona, and it is probable that a stock com- pany will be formed. M. J. Gallagher, a traveling man, was arrested at Winona on complaint of Dairy and Food Inspector Campbell for selling to a firm of grocers a barrel of adulterated vinegar. J. H. Burton’s fine residence property at Brainerd was totally destroyed by fire. The less on house and furniture was about $3,000. The house was in- sured for $900 and the furniture for $600. Representative Eddy reported favor- ably from the committee on Indian af- fairs the bill grant .g right of way to the Minnesota & Manitoba Railroad company through the Red Lake reser- vation. More men have been injured and killed in the lumber woods of the Du- luth district this winter than ever be- fore. Almost every day some woods- man is brought to a hospital or a morgue. The United States geological survey is to take up the question of a thor- ough survey of. the Mesaba range, and will begin work as soon as the weather permits. Three years will probably be required for the work. At Winona Mayor Jacobi is out $1 and the Model $10 on account of forged chegks passed upon them by a stranger, the checks purporting to be signed by W. M. Hurlbert. The police have been unable to arrest the man. The refusal of congress to vote a fur- ther appropriation in support of sec- tarian schools on Indian reservations will deprive between 200 and 250 Chip- pewa Indian pupils at White Earth of school privileges and moral and mental training. The grand jury has returned indict- ments against four malt shops, other- wise termed “blind pigs,” at Warren. John Blawd was arrested for selling without a license, and the case. will come up before Judge Watts during the present term. Adolph Daman, a young man 18 years old, son of August Daman of Castle Rock, died suddenly of measles. ‘The question of issuing bonds in the sum of $21,000 for a new school build- ing was voted upon at Henderson and carried. by a vote of 181 against 61. By the enrolling of thirty propellers and barges belonging to the Bessemer Steamship company, Duluth is made the second largest port of entry on the great lakes, ranging close to Cleveland. The total number of vessels enrolled at this port is 275, with an approxi- mate tonnage of 230,000 tons. A trestle span on the stock pile of the Pioneer mine at Ely collapsed when ‘an ore train moving from the shaft to the dump passed over it. Four men were precipitated to the dump with the cars and John Westerholm, the motorman, was instantly killed. ‘Two other men were seriously hurt. A cow belonging to the state school for the deaf at Faribault, which was peing fattened for slaughter, suddenly refused to eat. The animal was killed, and, upon examination, a dozen or more tenpenny nails were found in the cow’s stomach. They had formed into a lump obstructing the passage of food. : The directors of the Southern Minne- sota Fair association ‘held a special meeting to consider a proposition from the Western Racing association to ac- cept a date for a meeting this fall. The proposition is favorably considered by the directors and the stockholders will be expected on Saturday to vote in favor of accepting the date offered, the last week in August. i The Retail Grocers’ Association of Duluth has taken‘ action against Im- perial flour, one of the products of the United States Flour Milling company. Imperial flour was formerly made in the Imperial mill at Duluth, but that mill, together with all other mills at the head of the lakes, has been closed by the combine. Of late, it issaid, flour has been made in Minneapolis, branded Imperial, and sold in Duluth. The grocers held that it was prejudi- cial to the interests of Duluth work- men and decided not to handle any more of it until the Imperial mill is opened again. | WwW. V. WARREN DROWNED. Well Known Reservation Man Meets Accidental Death. White Earth, Minn., March 28. — A messenger arrived from Twin Lakes bringing intelligence of a fatal acci- dent which occurred between Bagley and Twin Lakes, resulting in the death by drowning of William V. Warren. The full particulars have not yet been received, but it seems that while Mr. Warren, in company with his wife and child and an uncle, were returning home the horses broke through an air- hole while crossing a lake, and in the effort to extricate the team he fell in the water and was drowned. Mr. War- ren was one of the best-krfown men of the reservation. DENIAL BY WEAVER. No Abandonment of Silver as a Cam- paign Issue. Des Moines, Iowa, March 28.—Gen. J. B. Weaver has made the following statement: “The stories printed in Chicago papers and elsewhere to the effect that Iam identified with a movement tending to the sabandon- ment of free silver as an issue of the campaign is without foundation. The whole story is a pure fabrication and without material foundation.” JENKINS IS WILLING. Wisconsin Congressman Would Ac- cept Renomination. Washburn, Wis., March 28.—Hon. A. W. McLeod, secretary of the congres- sional committee of the Tenth district, in an interview said that there are no indications of any opposition to the re- nomiration of Congressman Jenkins. Mr. McLeod is authorized to announce that Mr. Jenkins is a candidate for re- election. FARMERS FORM A TRUST To Control the Production of Grain and Fix the Price. Grand Forks, N. D., March 28.—The Grain Growers’ Co-operative associa- tion held a meeting here and formed a state organization with a membership of about 100. The plan of the organ- ization is to control the production of grain, and, so far as possible, fix the price. Clark Argument Postponed. Washington, March 28. — The argu- ment in the case of Senator Clark of Montana, which was to have been heard by the senate committee on privileges and elections to-day, has been postponed until Tuesday of next week on account of the enforced ab- sence of some of the members of the committee. The briefs on both sides of the case have been distributed among members of the committee. Farmer's Neck Broken. Grand Forks, N. D., March 28.—Word has just been received here of the tragic death of Joseph Kouta, a Bo- hemian farmer living near Vesleyville, Walsh county. He was on his way home from Pisek when his team be- came unmanageable. He was thrown from the top of the double box and struck on his head. His neck was broken and he died instantly. j Convention Date Changed. Winona, Minn., March 28. — The bankers of Winona held a meeting and changed the dates for holding the Min- nescta bankers’ convention here from June 6 and 7 to June 19 and 20. The reason for this change is because the supreme court will be in session on the dates first Cecided upon. Workman Falls to His Death. West Superior, Wis., March 28.—Al- bert Manthey, a carpenter, at work on the Great Northern’s coal dock here, fell thirty-five feet and died as a result of his injuries. He fell on a barrel and his chest was badly crushed. His home is said to be in Elk River, Minn. He was about twenty-six years of age and unmarried. Smallpox Near Vermillion, N. D. Vermillion, S. D., March 28. — Phy- sicians here report a case of smallpox. A farmer named Waterman, living five miles from here on the Missouri bot- tom, is the victim. Strict quarantine precautions have been taken. The malady is reported to have been brought from Iowa by a visitor to the family. MeNally Discharged. Winona, Minn., March 28.—E. J. Me- Nally, who was arrested some time ago in St. Paul, charged with having obtained money by falsely representing the De Lestry Magazine, and taken to Viroqua, Wis.. for trial, was discharged after a hearing on the merits of the case. Unknown Man Drowned. Washburn, Wis., March 28.—The re- mains of an unknown man were found near a large crack in the ice between herg and Ashland. The man ‘had at- tempted to cross the ridge of ice, slipped and fell into the water and drowned. Physician Loses a Leg. Humboldt, loway March 28.—Dr. J. L. Welch, for three decades the leading physician here, has suffered greatly for several years with a diseased bone in the leg. Yesterday his leg was ampu- tated above the knee. n P. Cars Burned. Dickinson, N. D., March 28.—Twenty- five empty double-deck sheep cars burned in the Northern Pacifie yards. Tramps sleeping in a car are supposed to have started the fire. N. Herried for Governor. Aberdeen, S. D., March 28.—Charles N. Herried, former lieutenant governor of South Dakota, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomina- tion for governor of the state. Hotel to Be Rebuilt. Towa Falls, Iowa, March 28. — The Burlington road has announced its in- tention of rebuilding the hotel that was destroyed by fire last week. A more substantial structure will be erected on the site of the old one. Killed Game Illegally. Grantsburg, Wis., March 28.—Word has just reached here of the arrest of — E. O. Krainer, Charles Wold and Axel Lindberg by Douglas county authori- ties for the illegal killing and handling of game. ‘