Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 22, 1901, Page 3

— = SOSSOSOHSSOHSH SSH HOTOOHO OOS OOOO OHOSOOOSOOHOOOS OOOOOOOO® ; News of the Northwest : > BOSCO HEHOSOSEEOOE SECA OSHSHOSSEHSHSSSEHSHHHEHHHHHHOOOO SWEPT BY CYCLONE SBALLOON-SHAPED CLOUD PASSES OVER BEADLE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA. SSEVERAL ARE FATALLY INJURED arm House Completely Demolished and the Occupents All Seriously Injured—Other Buildings in the Path of the Storm Are Demol- ished—Many Horses and Cattle Killed by Lightning—Hail Storm Levels Crops Near Sturgis, S. D. Huron, S. D., June 18—A cyclone Sat- vurday evening passed through the ex- treme southeast corner of the county thirty miles from this city. The first ‘house destroyed was that of a Mr. Mc- Cern.ack. It was a two-story struc- ture, twenty-four feet square, strongly built and comfortably finished. The ‘family consists of Mr. McCormack and wife and three children, all of whom were seriously injured. The storm wes preceded by a heavy downpour of rain sand dense dargness. There was no in- dication of # cyclone till a balloon- shared cloud suddenly formed, and in sani ant the McCormack house, with the entire family, was picked up and several rods, then twisted into ng. So complete was the de- on that a wagon load of frag- ments could not be gathered up. The family was thrown against a barbed- wire fence and all were fearfully cut -and mangled. Mrs. McCormack and the seven-year-old son were Most Severely Injured. “The child cannot live and the mother is in a critical condition. Mr. McCor- mack and the other children, both girls. are seriously hurt. Mr. McCor- mack's collar bone is broken and he ts badly cut about the head, while the two daughters sustained internal in- juries that may prove fatal. A schoolhouse a mile and a half from the McCormack house was totally de- istroyed, scarcely a board two feet long can be found. The residence of Mr. -Gardrer, five miles from McCormack’s, was completely destroyed. Mr. Gard- “ner was somewhat injured and his wife was severely hurt. The third house struck was that on the Palmer farm, where one person was severely hurt and much property destroyed. The Gillis; home was partly destroyed and two persons more or less injured. ‘Other farmers suffered losses and many cattle and horses were killed by Nghtning. The rainfall is estimated at about three inches in two hours. Laid Low by Hail. Sturgis, S. D., June 18.—Spring Creek and the country adjacent, lying north of Sturgis, was swept by a disastrous hailstorm lasting over half an hour which totally destroyed the crops. The fence corners and gulches were filled with piles of hail. The stones were of monstrous size, but as no wind accom- panied the storm no damage was done to the buildings. The hail was followed by a waterspout, which washed out the plowed fields and broke down the fences. In the vicinity of Vale, in Butte county, a little further to the north, the storm took the form of a tornado, and a number of buildings are reported to have been seriously dam- aged. PONTIAC WINS WOODMEN’S DRILL. | oe | Rockford, Il, Comes Second and Kansas City Third. St. Paul. Minn., June 18. — Pontiac, Il., took the first prize of $500 in the Woodman drill contests, having a per- centage of 991-40. Rockford, IL, with 98.9 is second, and takes $400; Kansas | City, 98.85, takes $300; Des Moines, 98.5 and $200; Rock Island, Ill, 98.05 and $87. Topeka, Kan., 98.05 and $87.50; Dubuque, Iowa, 973-8 and $50. Other teams in the contest ranked as follows: Om 971-20; Lincoln, Neb., 961-5; Omaha, 96; Topeka, Kan., 9423-40; Kansas City, Mo., 94.3; Kalamazoo, Mich.. 94.1; Joliet, Ill, 93.9: Duluth, | 933-8: Kansas City, Mo., 919-40; Kan- sas City, Kan., 909-40; St. Joseph, Mo., 892-5; Elgin, IIL, 88 67-80; Kansas City, Mo.. 861-5; Lincoln, Neb., 85 19-40; Oelwein, Iowa, 76 3-8; Bloomington, IIL, 7; Decatur, Il EDMDITORS GO TO BUFFALO. WIIl Attend Ceremonies of Minne- sota Day at the Exposition. St. Paul, June 18.— The Minnesota ¥ditorial association, 300 strong, left St. Paul at 7:30 o’clock Saturday even- ing for Buffalo to attend the cere- monies of Minnesota day at the expo- sition which will occur to-morrow. A special car attached to the rear con- tained Gov. Van Sant and family and @ mimber of intimate friends and rela- tives. The governor's staff also ac- companied the party, who were all in the best of spirits, and anticipating a good time. A battalion composed of four Minne- apolis companies of the First regiment of the national guard left Minneapolis Saturday night for Buffalo to act as an escort for Gov. Van Sant at the dedication ceremonies. Child Drowned. * Hastings, Minn., June 18. — A six- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mey:r was drowned in the river at the Yower levee by falling from a skiff. Policeman Guilty of Larceny. Litchfield. Minn. June 18. — John Johnson, the Grove City policeman, ‘was found guilty of grand larceny in the second degree. Judge Powers sen- tenced him to a term in the state prison. ‘ Elevator Changes Hands. Morris, Minn., June 18S—L. C. Spooner fhas purchased the Peavy elevator at this place. H. O. Eames, who has for years been manager of the Wells, Pearce & Co. elevator, will be in charge of it. THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations from Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, June 18, — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 68 1-2@691v2c; No. 2 North- ern, 66 @ 67c. Corn — No. 3 yellow, 403-4@41 1-tc; No. 8, 38 1-4@38 3-4c. Oats—No. 3 white, 28 1-2@29 1-2c; No. 3, 27 1-4@281-4c. Minneapolis, June 18—Wheat—No. 1 hard, 691-2c; No. 1 Northern, 67 1-2c; No. 2 Northern, 64 3-4@65 1-2c. Corn—No 3 yellow, 39 1-4@39 1-2c; No. 3, 39c. Oats —No. 3 white, 28@28 1-2c; No. 3, 261-20 27c. Barley—Feed gradés, 37@41c; No. 4, 441-2c; malting grades, 42@48c. Rye —No. 2, 49@50c. . Duluth, June 18.—Wheat—No. 1 hard, cash, 721-2c; No. 1 Northern, 69 1-2c: No. 2 Northern, 641-2c; No. 3 spring, 601-2c; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 72 5-8c; No. 1 Northern, 695-8c; July, No. 1 Northern, 695-8c; September, No. 1 Northern, 68¢; oats, 27@271-4c; rye, 47cc; flax, to arrive and cash, $1.72: September, $1.31; October, $1.28. Milwaukee, Wis., June 18. — Flour is steady. Wheat lower; No. 1 Northern, 7L1-2c; No. 2 Northern, 70 @ 70 1-2c. Rye lower; No. 1, 501-2@511-2c. Barley steady; No. 2, 56c; sample, 40@53 1-2c. Oats steady; No. 2 white, 28 1-2@29 1-2c. Chicago, June 18.—Cash Wheat—No. 2 red, 72c; No. 3 red, 69@71c; No. 2 hard winter, 7lc: No. 3 hard winter, 70 1-2@ Tle; No. 1 Northern spring, 71@73c; No. 3 spring, 66 1-2@72c. Corn—No. 2, 42c; No. 3, 411-8@411-4c. Oats—No. 2, 27 3-4928c; No. 3, 27 1-2@27 3-4c. Sioux City, Iowa, June 18. — Cattle— Beeves, $4.75@5.75; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.50@4.50; stockers and feeders, $3.50@4.40: calves and yearlings, $3.75@ 4.50. Hogs, $5.75@5.85; bulk, $5.77 1-2 5.89. Chicigo, June 18. — Cattle—Good to prime steers, $5.45@6.25; poor to medi- um, $4.40 @ 5.40; stockers and feeders, $3 @ 4.90; cows and heifers, $2.65@5.15; Texas bulls, $2.75@3.85. Hogs —~ Mixed and butchers, $5.80@6.10; good to choice heavy, $5.90@6.15; rough heavy, $5.75@ 5.85; light, $5.75@6.02 1-2; bulk of sales, $5.95@6.05. Sheep, $3.65@4.50; lambs, $4 South St. Paul, June 18. — Cattle — G@5.75. Prime butcher steers, $5.15@5.50; good to choice, $4.50@5; fair to good, $3.75@ 4.25; common to fair, $3.25@3.60; prime butcher cows and heifers, $4.10@4.50; good to choice, $3.50@4; fair to good, $3 @3.40; canners and cutters, $1.75@2.: good to choice butcher bulls, $3@: bologna bulls, $2@2.75; good to choice veals, $4.50@5.25: fair to good, $3.50@4.50; good to choice feeders, $3.50@4; fair to good, $3.15@3.40; common, $2@3; steer calves, $3.50@4; good to choice heifers, $3@3.25; fair to good, $2.75@3; common, $2@2.69; heifer calves, $2.75@3.25; good to choice milch cows, $35@40; fair to good, $30@35; common, $25@29. Hogs—Lights, $5.70@5.90; mixed and butchers, $5.75@5.9: heavy, $5.70@6; rough packers, $5@5.40; stags and boars, $3@5.15; pigs, $4@4.50. Sheep—Good to choice butcher lambs, $3.75@4.25; fair to geod, $3.50@3.75; fat wethers, $5.50@3.85; fat ewes, $3.40@3.75; good to choice stock and feeding lambs, $3.25@3.50; fair to good, $3@3.25; feeding wethers, $3@3.40; stock and feeding ewes, $2.50@3; thin sheep, $2.50@2.75; killing bucks, $2.50@3. Lightning Kills Two Farmera. Grand Rapids, Mich., June 18. — A severe cloudburst at Allegan, twelve miles west of this city, during a terri- ble electrical stors, killed Cervillian Case and Herbert Ager, farmers, while returning to their homes from the field. A dazen others in the vicinity were badly injured and houses were burned by the lightning. Monument for a Soldier. Black River Falls, Wis., June 18. — The monument erected by the Young People’s Soclety of Northfield, this county, to Sammy Tweed, the only Jackson county soldier who died dur- ing the Spanish-American war, was dedicated yesterday. The address was given by Senator McGillivray of this city. Destructive Fire at Crookston. Crookston, Minn., June 18. — Fire broke out in the store of the Finch- Smith company, wholesale grocers. Gasoline explosion was the cause. The loss on the stock by fire, smake and water. Is $14,000, fully covered by in- surance. The building was damaged to the extent of $1,500. Foot of Snow in Colorado. Denver, June 18. — Fully a foot of snow fell during the night in the moun- tain regions about Leadville and Crip- ple Creek. This establishes a new record. Serious floods are to be feared, as the weather turned exceed- ingly mild yesterday. Traveler Believed a Suicide. Kenosha, Wis., June 18.—Frank Gra- ham of Sheboygan is supposed to have committed suicide by jumping into the river here. His traveling satchel and a note book containing his name and address were found on the bank. Foley the Winner. Sauk Rapids, Minn., June 18,—In the special election held on county seat re- moval in Benton county from Sauk Rapids to Foley, Foley won by 144 votes. May Lose His Eyes. La Crosse, Wis., June 18. — While walking through a woods in the vicin- ity of La Crescent Swan Anderson, a section foreman on the Milwaukee road, fell in a patch of poison vine and it is feared he will lose both of his eyes as a result. Life Sentence Is the Penalty. Grand Forks, N. D., June 18.—Joseph Bassanella, who shot Axel Anderson and recently pleaded guilty to a charge of murder, gets a life sentence, the penalty being fixed by a jury. Given $17,000 Damages. ‘ Fort Dodge, Iowa, June 18.—Condue- tor Crowse was given a judgment for $17,000 damages against the Chicago Great Western railroad eompany for injuries sustained in a wreck last Au- gust. He sued for $40,000. KICK FROM NORTIE DAKOTA. Episcopalians Are Not Pleased With Edsall's Removal. Fargo, N. D., June 19.—The Episcopal convocation entered an emphatic pro- test against the practice of transfer- ring missionary bishops to the stronger and older dioceses. The action of Min- nesota in taking Bishop Edsall has aroused the members of the church in this state to the seriousness of the sit- uation. They regard the missionary districts as defenseless and the prac- tice discourages the clergy and laity. A resolution was adopted urging the next general convention to prohibit the present methods, and give the new districts an opportunity to build up. Resolutions regarding the departure of Bishop Edsall were adopted and the conviction of his success in the new field expressed. ALLEGED FORGE DCHECKS. Business Men of Wisconsin Looking for One James Lewis. Cumberland, Wis., June 19. — A large number of forged checks drawn against the Rust-Owen Lumber company and bearing F. H. Drummond's signature, drawn on the First National Bank of Eau Claire, turned up here yesterday. The checks were cashed here by James Lewis, alias George Howard, alias H. L. Emerson, who presented them in payment of smali bills and who skipped out with the change, amounting to about $50. He worked the swindle in a number of towns north of here and beat Hayward business men out of about $400. Lewis is a smooth round-faced sandy complexion, height 5 feet 7 inches, weight 140 pounds, well dressed and went south from here. SOUTH DAKOTA CYCLONE. Saturday's Storm Pretty Severe in Some Sections. Madison. S. D., June 19. — Returns from Saturday's storm show that the cyclone prevail over a strip one mile wide and ten mi long. Southwest of the city James Lyon's building was de- molished. Only two children were at home and they took to the cellar and escaped. John Boyd's barn, including machinery and grain, was destroyed; loss, $3,000. Abel Mitchell, D. Williams, Henry Boher, Dan Rounds, A. Fabel, each had their barn and windmills de- molished. and many other farmers sus- tained smaller damage. Crops were not injured. HEAVY LOSS TO BUFFALO. Fire Destroys $210,000 Worth of Property. Buffalo, N. Y., June 19. — A fire which started on the dock at the foot of Ferry street on the Niagara river front at 2:30 this morning destroyed two elevators, one large flour mill, the ticket offiee ant a part of the dock of the International Ferry company, which runs the ferry boats blying between Buffalo and the village of Fort Erie. The total loss will be in the neighborhood of $210,000. VICTIM OF MADMAN. Sophia Porier Dies of Injuries Re- ceived Saturday. Blue Earth, Minn., June 19. — Sophia Poirier, who was brutally assaulted Sat- urday morning, died Saturday evening. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that her death was caused by the feloni- ous assault of one Charles Simon. Si- mon is an Austrian, has been in this ountry two years and a half, and is probably insane. BISHOP COTTER IMPROVING. Criitical Period Almost Over and Strong Hopes Entertained. Winona, Minn., June 19.—Good reports continue to be received from Bishop Cot- ter. The third and fifth days after an operation of the kind he underwent are always critical, and he has passed both of these days in safety. The ninth day is the next and last critical period to be feared. NED. FIVE WERE STU: La Crosse and Neighborhood Expe- rienced a Heavy Thunderstorm. La Crosse, Wis., June 19. — Reports are just coming in from outlying dis- tricts of the terrible thunder storm, and so far five persons are known to have been stunned by lightning. Property suffered considerably. Used Dynamite for Fish. Deadwood, S. D., June 19. — Dudley Chaffee has been arrested and fined $20 and costs for using dynamite to kill fish in Spearfish creek. He is the first person to be captured in this sort of work by the new society that has just Leen organized by Congressman Mar- tin and others for the protection of fish and game in Lawrence county. Chaffee is a well-to-day man, residing at Hemo. He paid the fine. South Dakota Normal. Spearfish, S. D., June 19. — The past year at the state normal in this city has been a very profitable one. This week occurred the graduating exer- cises for the year, there being thirteen graduates. L. M. Hough of Sturgis, one of the regents, presented the diplomas of graduation. Prof. Roberts of Chicago delivered a lecture on liquid air and demonstrated some of its uses. High School Graduating Exercises. Yankton, S. D., June 19.—The gradu- ating exercises of the high school were well attended and very pleasing. The address by Mr. Sabine, ex-superin- dent of schools of Iowa, was able and wel! delivered. Suicide by Carbolic Acid Route. Rhinelander, Wis., June 19. — Ed Curley, a single man about twenty-six years of age, suicided here by the car- bolic acid route. He was a sawmill laborer and had -been idle for some time in Manistique, Mich. Killed by Lightning. Barron, Wis., June 19.—Louls Foss, a farmer living three miles northeast of town, was killed by lightning. Two children sleeping beside him were dazed by the shock, but will recover. Deceased was a new settler. vo 3|MAY SPILL BLOOD + | 2 CAT EXCITEMEN AT SAUK RAPIDS OVER COUNTY SEAT CONTEST. RESIST REMOVAL OF RECORDS A Hundred Men Start With Teams From Foley to Remeve Records From Sank Rapids— Force Will Be Used to Resist Re- moval and It Is Feared Thut Blood Will Be Shed. Forty Sauk Rapids, Minn., June 19—There was great excitement here last night over the county seat contest with Foley. It is not impossible that blood will yet be shed. A hundred men, with forty teams, started last night from Foley for Sauk Rapids for the purpose of removing the county records to Foley, and there are intimations that the attempt to take the records to Foley will be resisted by force if necessary. The county com- missioners met yesterday as a can- vassing board and decided that Foley had ‘won by 497 votes in the electfon to decide whether the county seat of Benton county should remain in Sauk Rapids or be located at Foley. Announcement was immediately made that a contest would be begun under the general election law on the ground of fraud and the intimidation of voters. When the action of the county commissioners became known at Foley a hundred men volunteered to drive to Sauk Rapids with forty teams and procure the records. This action was soon noised about on the streets of Sauk Rapids, and threats were made that the men would meet with a warm reception and would return home with- out the coveted records. It is stated that the county officials will refuse to move to Foley or permit their records to leave Sauk Rapids on the ground that no place has been pro- vided for their proper keeping. It was expected that an injunction would be asked for, preventing the re- moval of the records, but thus far no move of the kind has been made. Great apprehension prevails here. LOWRY MAY SELL. Gives an Option on His Twin City Rapid Transit Holdings. New York, June 19. — It is officially admitted, although confidentialiy and not for publication, that Thomas Low- ry has given an option on all his hold- ings of the Twin City Rapid Transit company. Rumors have been current for several weeks that the lines would pass from his control, the first intima- tion that Mr. Lowry would sell coming a week ago with the reports of a trans- fer of a heavy block of stock to Mon- treal and Toronto capitalists. The pres- ent deal, it is asserted on undeniable authority, is to be put through. The option has not yet been covered, but it is confidentally believed on Wall street that its terms will be promptly met. PROTECTED HIS SISTER. Reason Why Young Saunders Shot Pearl Felton at Halcyon. Black River Falls, Wis.. June 19.—A shooting affray took place at Halcyon last night over the fourteen-year-old daughter of Mrs. Saunders. Menefee Whitt of Soldier’s Grove insisted on go- ing hpme with the girl over the broth- er’s protest, and a row followed. Guns were drawn and Pearl Felton was bad- ly shot in the arm. Mr. Saunders came into town later and gave himself up. He claims he was protecting his sister's honor. Windows Broken by Hail. Lake City, Minn., June 19.—A heavy hailstorm swept past this city Monday evening. Nothing but skylights were broken about the city, but the Jewell nursery’s hothouse was damaged to quite an extent. About 300 windows were broken there. No great damage was done to the crops. Two Indians Shot. Pendleton, Or., June 19. — Buckhorn, the Umatilla Indian, and the Yakima Indian named John Something who made a murderous attack on Chief of Indian Police Bristow when he at- tempted to arrest them, have been overtaken in the mountains and shot, the former fatally. parakeniihies Saree Fatal End of a Family Quarrel. Wild Rose, Wis!, June 19. — W. G. Jones, a young lawyer of Wautoma, who was shot in a fight with his broth- er-in-law, William George Thomas, here June 12, is dead from the effects of his wound. Thomas has been ar- rested, charged with murder. He will plead self defense. Senator Stout Honored. Madison, Wis., June 19. — Senator J. H. Stout of Menomonie was elected president of the state board of univer- sity, regents at the opening of the Ses- sion, succeeding Geovge H. Noyes of Milwaukee. B. J. Stevens of Madison was elected vice president and F. Riley secretary. Postoffice Robbed. Langdon, Minn., June 19.—The post- office at Newport was broken into and about $10 in stamps and pennies taken. The postoffice is located in the general store of H. A. Durand, but only a few cigars and some fruit was taken from the store. No clue. c. Pp, Ry. Trackman’s Strike. Winnipeg, June 19. — The Canadian Pacific railroad officials state that only twenty-six gangs of trackmen out of 160 are out on strike on Supt. James” division and only two gangs in the yards here. Puts Up the Dough. Helena, Mont., June 19.—The Mon- tana Ore Purchasing company gave notice that it would comply with the order of the supreme court requiring it to furnish $350,000 cash bond in the Pennsylvania case. Bond has arrived. Northwestern Band ‘Association. Lidgerwood, N. D., June 19. — The eleventh annual encampment of the Northwestern Band association opened here with seventeen bands present. The program lasts four days and com- vrises worse races and baseball. eet PNT News of the State. | BENEFICIAL RAIN, Wenther Bureau Reports Th Have Been General. The Climate and Crop Weather Bulletin says: Good rains fell in nearly all parts of the state in the first half and on the last day or two of the week. The heaviest measured rains were 2.46 inches in Polk county, 2.01 inches in Wilkin county, and 1.50 inches in Doug- las and Chippewa counties. The light- est rains seem to have been in Henne- pin, Dakota, Wright, Nicollet, Kandi- yohi, Meeker and Nobles counties, where more rain would be beneficial. In a few scattered places hail fell, that in Sherburne county being heavy enough to injure a considerable area of rye. Snow fell in parts of the north on the 6th.. The rains have been a great benefit to all crops, especially the late sown grains, grass and pastures, and all crops are now growing finely, except corn and grass, for which the temperatures are too low. The seeding of flax and barley on lands in the Red river valley, which could not be piowed last fall, is going on, as is also the seeding of millet and corn fodder. Winter rye and winter wheat are in head. The weather was very cold in the latter part of the week, the mini- mum temperature on the morning of the 7th being about the freezing point in all western parts of the state, with heavy frosts. In the extreme south- west considerable corn and late flax were severely injured by the frosts, ?isewhere the injury is evidently con- fined to gardens and late flax and corn in exposed places.’ All corres- pendents say that the wheat and oats have not been injured by cold. Except in a few places, fhe grass crop has been reduced by the recent dry weath- er. Clover is in blossom, and haying has begun in a sma way in some southern counties. Minnesota straw- berries are now in the market. t They Service GAIN A MILLION AND QUARTER. Increase in Number of Minnesota Depositors Is 3,888 for Year. Public Examiner Pope has issued his annual statement of the deposits of the eleven savings banks of the state. The increase of the number of de- positors for the year ending May 31 was 3,888, making a total of 55,658. The amount of deposits increased from $11,- 357,139.29 to $13,131,463.01, a gain of $1,- 274,323.72 during the year. The report for May shows an in- crease in the number of depositors but a decrease in the amount of de- posits. The increase in number was 132. The decrease in the amount de- posited was $124,538.86. The decrease is all in the cities, showing that the money was probably withdrawn for investment. The total decrease for the month in the cities was $129,263, leaving a net increase for the country savings banks of $4,724.14. RUSH FOR LAND PATENTS. Applicants of Forty Years’ Standing Get Their Title From the State. The annual rush for land natents which marks the first week in June culminated in more than fifty being issued from the state auditor's office. In the last three days 114 have been is- sued, and since June 1 a total of about 125 applicants have secured titles from the state. June 7 is the date for payment of the annual interest and there is always a rush to pay up bal- ances and get a patent before that date, to save another year’s interest. Some of the patents taken out are on land purchased from the state thirty or forty years ago. BEST SUMMER SCHOOL. Preparations for the Session at the State University. State Superintendent of Public In- struction Olsen says the university summer school, from June 24 to Aug. 2, will be the best ever held in Minne- sota. There will be thirty-four in- structors and lectures by Dr. R. O. Beard on physiology: Prof. Maria L. Sanford, art; Prof. D. Lange, nature study, and Prof George B. Frankforter, chemistry. Three of che instructors are from other states, Margaret M. Jerard of the University of Chicago, who will have charge of the illustrative methods; Susan R. Miller of Columbia university, New York, and Clyde E. Foster, supervisor of music at the Michigan normal school at Ypsilanti. MRS. M’KINLEY HOLDS HER OWN. .Though the Improvement Is Less Marked Than of Late. Washington, June 13.—Mrs. McKin- ley’s improvement yesterday was less marked than it has been of late, though at a late hour it was stated that on the wholé, taking the day and night through, she had a little more than held her own. The weather here yesterday was very warm. and to this it is thought may be attributed the check on her recovery. Last night she was asleep and resting easily. Dr. Rixey, when he left the White House shortly after 10:30 last night after a visit of about an hour and a half at Mrs. McKinley's bedside, said: “Mrs. McKinley is resting very com- fortably to-night. The improvement continues. There is no particular change.” In response to inquiries he said it is too early at this time to say anything regarding the Canton trip which ae! McKinley will take when sufficient! well to be removed and the executive Dusiness permits the president to go away for the summer. SPECTACULAR SCENE. Fire in San Francisco Accompanied by Series of Explos' . San Francisco, June 13.—A spectacu- lat fire, accompanied by a series of terrific explosions, started in the cab- inet chop of Tompkins & Favares and spread to the warehouse of the White- law Wrecking company, Southern As- phaltum works, W. R. Grace & Co. and the lumber yards of C. F. Dee Twenty tons of pitrate exploded but nobody was injured. Loss, $60,000. NOT TIME FOR ALL TO VOTE. Towns Are Puzzled by the New Li- brary Law. The smaller cities and towns of the state that have public libraries and library boards are asking questions about the act of the legislature last winter providing for the election of a library board of nine members to supersede the present boards appointed by mayors. The elections are to be held the third Saturday in July, sub- sequent to the passage of the act. Women may vote and the polls are to remain open only one hour. The voting is all,at a single precinct instead of in the regular way. The use of the Aus- tralian ballot is optional with the elec- tion judges, as far as can be de- termined by the law. It says “by bal- lot” only. The attorney general's office has re- ceived letters from several cities in- quiring for information whether the law was to be complied with strictly and whether the act in itself legislated the old boards out of office. Assistant Attorney General Dona- hower has sent out opinions in reply to these letters to the effect that the old boards were legislated out of office by the new act and that as it was the plain intent of the legislature that all the clectors should vote at the elections the election judges should use their judgement in keeping the polls open until a!l that presented themselves at the polls within the prescribed hour had cast their votes. The act applies to cities and towns of less than 50,000 population, and in most of them that can afford to have a public library it is a manifest impos- sibility for all the electors to vote within the hour allowed for the polls to be open. The law is very explicit and gives no option as to the manner of holding the election. It is not elas- tic enough to allow the election judges to hold the polls open until all have voted, but only until all who have been present within the prescribed hour have voted. The law does not provide for definite returns of the elections. Neither does it say when the new board shall take office. IN BELTRAMI COUNTY. His Latest Chief Fire Warden Trip North. Gen. C. C. Andrews, chief forest fire warden of Minnesota, has furnished to the press the following relative to the region he has just visited in Beltraml county: “JT returned Saturday from the fourth trip, through different townships each time, and by team, that I have made within six years in the wooded county of Beltrami. The area of Beltramt county would make twenty counties of the size of Ramsey. county. The state itself owns 200,000 acres in it, which some time must be sold for not less than $5 an acre, and the public is on many accounts interested in its devel- opment. My trip this time was to Black Duck, twenty-five miles north- east of Bemidji, within a moderately undulating and richly forested region of mixed timber—poplar, red and white birch, elm, ash, maple, large and thrifty spruce, some balsam, with handsome red and white pines inter- spersed; also numerous bodies of cedar and tamarack. Settlements began to be made in it eight years ago, but there is much land that can yet be taken under the homestead law. Tus soil will yield the usual crops.” WILL HAVE ONE MORE CHANCE. State Board of Optometry Issues Licenses to Seventy-one Opticians. The state board of optometry recent- ly examined only seventy-one of the 250 jewelers of Minnesota that are practic- ing the art of fitting eyeglasses. The law allows,the others one more chance. which will be at the next meeting of the board, to be held in St. Paul in No- vember. Of the ‘seventy-five that presented themselves for examination only four failed to pass. The applicants came from all sections of the state. They are all jewelers who have been prac- ticing optometry. Registered physi- cians are exempt from the examina- tion. The law does not prevent a jew- eler from selling eyeglasses if he falls to pass the examination. It simply prevents him from advertising himself as a competent optician. If a customer desires to purchase a pair of glasses without having his eyes tested, he has that privilege. The president of the board ts A. Swenginson of Moorhead. C. A. Snelt of Minneapolis is secretary and F. A Upham of St. Paul, H. M. Hitchcock of Redwood Falls and J. W. Granger of Rochester are the other members. yi eS Maas 8 PR Na CONTESTS BEAR FRUIT. Dairy and Food Commission Arouses Interest of Farmers. ‘Ww. W. P. McConnell of the state dairy and food commission will be one of the speakers at an interstate farm- ers’ institute to be held at Drayton, N. D., June 21, 22. Prof. T. L. Haeck- er of the dairy school of the University of Minnesota has also been invited. Mr. McConnell has just returned from a three-days’ trip to various villages where dairymen’s meetings have been held and says there is unprecedented interest among farmers in the question of pure food. Most of the interest, Mr. McConnell says, has been ‘aroused through the monthly prize butter con- tests of the datry and food commission. Dr. A. J. Bloch committed suicide at Denver. He was formerly a promi- nent surgeon of New Orleans. Poisoning Suspected. Wabasha, Minn., June 15.—The coun- ty authorities yesterday exhumed the body of the young child of Mrs. Liily Wilson, which died a couple of weeks ago, and sent the stomach to St. Paul for examination. They are suspicious that poison was administered. The chi¥i died tn convulsions. The trustees of the Ondo Wesleyan university conferred the Gegree of LL. D. upon Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana.