Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 10, 1901, Page 3

JUDGE IN TROUBLE SENSATIONAL CHARGES REGARD- ING THE “MINNIE HEALY” R CASE. WOMAN —INFUENCES Mining Property in Montana Valued at $10,000,000 Was Awarded to . FF. A. Heinze on Payment of §100,- |, 000—Attorneys Charge That the | Judge Was Influenced by a Wom- /, @m in Heinze’s Employ. DECISION Butte, Mont., Aug. 4. — Sensational @harges were made yesterday in the district court by the attorneys repre- senting the Amalgamated Copper com- pany against Judge E. W. Harney, who recently decided the noted Minnie Healy mine case in favor of F. A. Heinze by which the latter was given the ownership of the property, valued at $10,000,000, upon the payment by him of about $100,000. It is charged that Harney was in- fluenced in his decision by a woman, Mrs. Ada Brackett, past the middle of life and not attractive, who was in the employ of Heinze, it is alleged, for that purpose. The charge against Harney is contained in an application for an extension of time in which To File Affidavits in suport of a motion for a new trial, it being alleged that the judge was unluckily influenced in his decision, An application to the judge personally for more time was refused yesterday, hence the formal application and affi- davits were put on record. Judge Harney has a family. He admits, ac- cording to affidavits made by a number of persons, that his-relations with Mrs. Brackett were friendly and that he knew she was employed by Heinze for the purpose of endeavoring to influence him in the decision, but that he would not be and was not influenced by her. Beveral letters that passed between the judge and Mrs. Brackett while the Minnie Healey case was on trial have been intercepted and copies of them are attached to the application. The attorney and other witnesses make affidavits that during the trial Judge Harney was almost constantly intoxicated, that he frequently visited the room of Mrs. Brackett and that she took him out driving. POTATO PATCH A GOLD MINE. Minnesota Crop Expected to Yield $16,000.000. St. Paul, Aug. 4.—It is estimated that with the average yield of 200 bushels to the acre, 20,000 car loads of potatoes will be shipped out of the State of Min- nesota. Estimating 800 bushels to the car and figuring at the prevailing price of $1 a bushel, the total amount real- ized from potatoes in Minnesota will be $16,000,000. This will be in addition to the amount consumed at home. Min- nesota vegetable farmers are this year the willing victims of circumstances. Favored by rains that have come at critical times, they have watched and tended a bountiful crop, for which the whole country waits with unclasped purses. This state has a corner on the market, not of 1ts own making. OLD GLORY FLIES IN CANADA. Crowds Attend American Day at the Winnipeg Exposition. Winnipeg, Aug. 4.—Fifteen thousand visitors came from North Dakota and Northern Minnesota to attend Amert- can day at the Winnipeg exposition. Beautiful weather and gaily decorated surroundings made. the visitors thor- oughly enjoy the day. The Stars and Stripes floated from the city hall alongside Union Jack and “Old Glory” Was conspicuous on many buildings. ‘A beautiful spectacle at night was the siege of Tien-tsin, the British and ‘American troops entering the walled city together aroused the audience of 30,000 spectators in the grandstand at night to the highest pitch of enthusi- asm. Ae, CANADA’S WHEAT CROP. Wield in Manitoba Estimated at 42,- 000,000 Bushels. Toronto, Aug. 4.—The Toronto Agent of the Northern Elevator which has large ramifications in the Canadian Northwest, has received a dispatch from the company’s buying agent in Manitoba, saying: ‘““The wheat crop is damaged by rust and heat. I estimate now 42,000,000 bushels. There will be lots of shrunken grain.” — Burglars Avoided Postoffice. Marshalltown, Iowa, Aug. 4.—Burg- lars effected an entrance to the general store of A. E. Medhus in Dunbar, blew open the safe and secured $35 in cur- rency, a number of time checks and gome old coins. The village postoffice, located in the same room was not mo- lested. No clue has been obtained as yet. Store Burned. Hutchinson, Minn., Aug. 4. — Fire started in Theodore Schuneman’s gen- eral store and damaged his stock to the extent of about three-fourths of its valuc. The stock was valued at $4,500 end the insurance carried was $3,000. The building, owned by ‘he Odd Fel- lows, was damaged but little. ~ eT SELES Ball Player Fatally Injured. Denver, Colo., Aug. 4.—At midnight Fred Jevne, an old-time ball player and who has been umpiring in the ‘Western league games here this week, fell from a third-story window of the Victoria hotel and was probably fa- tally injured. Ore Records Broken. ‘Two Harbors, Minn., Aug. 4. — Ore shipments from this port during the , month of July were 1,005,600 tons, qwhich beats all records, and is prob- bly the record for the ore shipping ports of this country. company, | Pews of the Dorthwest. GOES THROUGH A BRIDGE. Sixteen Cars Loaded With Ore Dumped Into St. Louis River. ‘West Superior, Wis., Aug. 6.—Yester~ day the first ore train over the new Stony Brook cut-off of the Eastern Minnesota went through the bridge over the St. Louis river just above Stony brook, fifty-two miles from here. One man was killed and three others were seriously injured. The ore train consisted of thirty-four cars, of which number eight were on the main part of the bridge when the structure gave way. The engine went in first and pulled sixteen cars after it. All of them are now in the St. Louis river. The bridge was 300 feet long, with ap- proaches something over that length, and the entire main part of the bridge is down. The structure was built last fall, was of timber, and had been used for hundreds f work trains. A work train passed over it just twenty min- utes before the ore train went through. SUDDENLY STRICKEN. Wedding Feast Terminated by the Death of the Groom’s Father. Duluth, Minn., Aug. 6- — A religious service and preparations for a feast were abruptly terminated in a tragic manner. Moses Cohen, a wealthy He- brew, went to the synagogue to wor- ship. He left his family preparing a feast in honor of the marriage of his son Isaac. Friends and relatives from many Northwestern points were in at- tendance. During the progress of the religious cervices Mr. Cohen suddenly stood erect, his eyes fixed and staring. The next instant he reeled and fell to the floor unconseious. A panic was narrowly averted among the excited worshipers. Mr. Cohen was placed in the ambulance and was being driven to the hospital, but died before reach- ing there. JUDGE HARNEY DENIES. Says He Never Wrote to or Received a Letter From Mrs. Brackett. Butte, Mont., Aug. 6.—Judge E. w. Harney yesterday in an interview de- nied that he received letters from Mrs. Brackett, the woman in the employ of Heinze, who is alleged to have in- fluenced him in his decision, and also denied that he had written to her. The letters filed in court, he said, were made up by his enemies. He made threats against the parties connected with the charges made against him, and said that none of the Amalgam- ated attorneys could ever practice in his court again, and that he would take proceedings to that end. HAS ANOTHER’S HORSES. Man Arrested With Six Animals Stolen From Another. Redfield, S. D., Aug. 6.—Eugene Hurd of Evarts, 8S. D., was arrested by the sheriff here on the charge of stealing six horses from a man by the name of Durey at Evarts. The horses were taken last Thursday night. They were found in Hurd’s possession. He will pe held here awaiting the arrival of Walworth county officers. Hurd was on his way to the Sioux City stock market. SERVANT GIRL IN LUCK. She Is Left $20,000 by Her Former Employer. La Crosse, Wis., Aug. 6.—John Platz, who recently died, left his entire for- tune of $20,000 to Elizabeth Gruber, his servant girl, who had been in his fam- ily for the past six years. Mrs. Platz died a year ago, and a son, who was the only heir, was later drowned, leav- ing no heir, and Platz in his will gives all the property to the servant girl. FIND A RICH ASBESTOS MINE. Valuable Discovery Made by Two Prospectors Near Keystone. Keystone, 8. D., Aug. 6. — Chet Wheelock and Louis Everly of this city have made a remarkable discovery of asbestoc near this place, in the vicinity of the Wealthy gold mine. The ledge is over five feet wide, and blocks of solid asbestos weiging 500 pounds have been taken out at the surface. BOY KILLS HIS PLAYMATE. Fifteen-Year-Old Youth Sinys Younger Fellow in Quarrel Over a Knife. Monticello, Minn., Aug. 6. — Gerald Bailey, aged thirteen, was shot and killed by Hrnest Elzenmeir, aged fif- teen years, because he was not quick enough in agreeing to loan his knife. ‘Todd County’s Fair. Long Prairie, Minn., Aug. 6. — Ar- rangements are being made on an ex- tensive scale for the seventeenth an- nual fair of Todd county which will be held Sept. 10, 11 and 12 at this place. The fair association offers $2,000 in purses and premiums and promises some fast races. Excellent attractions have been secured which are expected to make it the best ever held in the county. C., St. P. & M. Buys Right of Way. Faribault, Minn., Aug. 6.—The Chi- cago, St. Paul & Milwaukee Railroad company has bought the right of way through Webster township in this county, for which was paid $4,738, This is for the line from Mankato to Farm- ington, and will pass through LeSueur Center, Wheatland and Hazelwood, a good piece of territory that is not now served by 2 railroad. - Sold toa Company. | Benson, Minn., Aug. 6.—The Benson elevator, the stock of which was owned almost exclusively by H. W- Stone, has been sold to the Cargill El- evator company. They also bought the Hom? elevator in Murdock last week. Injured in a Runaway. La Crosse, Wis., Aug. 6.—While driv- ing John Kroner, president of the Fred Kroner Hardware company, was thrown twenty feet in a runaway ac- cident. His leg was fractured and he was internally injured. | | | . CITY OF NEW RICHMOND SUFFERS. Attorney General Declares Invalid the Appropriation. Milwaukee, Aug. 7. — The new law passed by the legislature appropriating $21,500 to relieve the city of New Rich- mond of its indebtedness to the state is declared to be invalid by Attorney Gen- eral Hicks in an opinion given to-day to State Treasurer Davidson and the com= missioners of the trust funds. Following the tornado on June 12, 1809, which destroyed a large part of New Richmond, that city made application to the state for a loan from the trust funds, The loan was authorized by law and granted by the commissioners, and bonds of the city were given and are now held by the state. The legislature last winter passed a law appropriating from the gen- eral funds $21,500, the amount of their bonds, transferring this amount to tho trust funds and directing the -commis- sioners to cancel the bonds. In declaring this law invalid, the attorney general says: ‘Section 3, article 8 of the consti- tution provides that the credit of the state shall never be given or loaned fn aid of any individual, association or cor- poration. This language fs too plain and specific to admit of very much difference of opinion as to its purpose.” GIRL DETECTIVE. Travels From Mackinac Island to Duluth to Cause a Boy’s Arrest. Duluth, Minn., Aug. 7. — Burt A. Bellinger, the Duluth boy who is charged with robbing dental offices, told to-day how he happened to get caught a few days ago. After touring Mexico and the South, dodging imaginary meshes of the law to trap him, he drifted to Mackinac island, where he obtained a lucrative position with the telephone company. At his boarding house a niece of the lana- lady, a girl of eighteen, became ac- quainted with him. Bellinger was known there as Herbert Harcourt. The girl was of Duluth, but the name of the place never happened to come up in their con- versations. One day Bellinger missed the girl and again the next day, when he inquired where she had gone. When told she was in Duluth he was filled with fear that his identity might be established through her. He guessed right for once but did not act quick enough. The girl | had suspected Bellinger, and he was cap- tured before he could get out of the |country. Bellinger refuses to tell the name of the girl. FIRE FIEND AT FERGUS FALLS. Threatened Conflagration Confined to Barns, Hall and Residence. _ Fergus Falls, Minn., Aug. 7.—Small boys, while lighting clgarettes in Will- iam Whitson’s barn last evening, set fire in the hay and the building was quickly in flames. The fire spread to J, P. Haave’s barn and F. H. Gray's barn, Mrs. Carlson’s barn, Theodore Johnson’s barn and icehouse, C. O. Westby’s barn and _ residence and Bethania hall and all these buildings were destroyed. Firemen, by hard work, saved the row of houses on the | premises. A considerable portion of | the city was threatened for a time, but the loss is not very heavy. GEN. M’ARTHUR IS COMING. ‘Will Be in Command of Department of Dakota. St. Paul, Aug. 6.—A semi-official and trustworthy report was given out yes- terday that Maj. Gen. Arthur MacAr- thur, formerly adjutant general of the department of Dakota, will soon be placed in command of the department. Gen. MacArthur is now on his way from the Philippines. He will arrive in San Francisco within a few days. STOLE SAFE AND ALL. Wisconsin Burglars Use a Wagon to Carry Away Booty. Milwaukee, Aug. 7.—Burglars entered William Cheeseman’s hotel in West Allis, loaded a heavy safe on a wagon and drove away without being seen. The safe contained about $100. Ernest Now in Jail. Buffalo, Minn., Aug. 7.—Ernest Elze- meier of St. Louis, who shot his play- mate, Gerald Bailey, at Monticello Fri- day, has been arrested and is locked up in jail here. The two boys had some words over the possession of a knife, and, according to an ante-mortem statement of young Bailey, Elzemeier had said that if he did not give him the knife he would blow his head off. Al- most immediately afterward the shot- gun in the possession of Elzemeier was discharged. Ball for Yokum. Belle Fourche, S. D., Aug. 7. — Bail has been granted W. D. Yokum of this city, who has been in jail here for sev- eral months. He has been granted a new trial for the murder of a man named Barnes in this city several years ago. Scotty Philip and Narcisse Narcelle, two prominent cattlemen of Pierre, went security on a $2,500 bond. Wheat Worse Than Thought. Big Stone, S. D., Aug. 6. — Reports from threshing machines indicate that grain in this vicinity was damaged more than was at first thought. Au- gust Zumach, six miles southeast, threshed five bushels per acre of re- jected grade, and William Churchell, in the same vicinity, threshed a part of his wheat, which yielded six bushels. Rummage Sale Successful. Merrillan, Wis., Aug. 7. — The Ep- worth league has just closed a rum- mage sale of old shirt waists, shoes, etc., clearing some $60, of which the pastor of the M. BE. church gets $31. Ward County Crops. Sawyer, N. D., Aug. 7. — Crops in Ward county take the lead. Wheat in the Mouse river valley will yield thirty bushels to the acre, flax 20 to 22, oats from 60 to 70. The weather is cool, which is good for the grain. Drowned While Swimming. ‘West Superior, Wis., Aug. 7. — Earl Lacy, thirteen years old, was drowned while swimming in the Nemadji river. He was in with a number of compan- ions, and when they went out he was missing. The body was recovered. JOIN THREE IN ONE. Scheme to Nnite Three South Amer- ican Repyblics Into One. Washington, Aug. 7. — The full sig- nificance of the revolutionary out- breaks in Venezuela and Colombia was hot disclosed until yesterday. One of the greatest plots in the his- tory of nations and involving three South American republics has been un- earthed. Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador are the countries interested, and the evident plan is to form one republic of the three nations. As a result it is expected that there will be revolutions and. counter revolu- tions, wars between the three coun- tries and conflicts between the forces fighting in the interest of the consoli- dation and the,forces of the various revolutionary leaders. Proclamation Discloses the Plot. This startling information is con- tained in a proclamation issued July 18 by Gen. Carlos Garbiras of Venezuela, but which has just been received by mail. Garktiras has started a revolt against President Castro, whom he charges with being in a plot, of which Gen. Uribe-Uribe of Colombia is the prime mover, to combine the three na- tions. It seems that Garbiras has gotten to- Sether a number of Venezuelans and Colombians opposed to the plan and invaded Venezuela from Colombia. There was a battle a few days ago be- tween Castro’s army and Garbiras’ forces. One report stated that Castro had defeated Garbiras and had driven iim back across the border into Colom- bia, while another report stated that Garbiras had won. Wants to Be Its Head. Just where Gen. Uribe-Uribe is now s uncertain. He was in New York re- 2ently, and is said to have raised funds for his project and returned to Colom- bia, where he was collecting the rem- nants of his revolutionary army, with the object of making a determined ef- fort to overthrow the government. Up to this time it was supposed that this was his sole aim, but now it appears that he wishes to secure contral of the Colombian government, join with the slement in Venezuela and Ecuador in favor of consolidation and become the nead of the triple government. Colombians Will Fight Hard. That the charges of a plot contained in Gen. Garbrias’ proclomation have some grounds is shown by a telegram seceived in Washington from the gov- 2rnor of Panama relative to the situa- tion in Colombia. It is as follows: “The revolutionists do not occupy any city or place of importance and are made up of guerrillas, who merely attack undefended villages and locali- ties. But at present Colombia is being shreatened@ by foreign invasion, en- souragec by the presidents of Ven- szuela, Ecuador and Nicaragua, againstt which the Colombian govern- nent is well prepared, and will do all shat is natural and allowable in self- jefense. STRIKE MAY BE SETTLED. Sut Is Is Just a Faint Glimmer of Hope. Pittsburg, Aug. 7.—Just a faint glim- mer of hope that the great steelwork- *rs’ strike will be settled was embodied m a statement: given out by President Shaffer of the Amalgamated associa- sion last night. When asked if he would pursue the same policy in or- jering a strike in the mills of the Fed- ‘ral Steel, and the National Tube com- oanies as he did in calling out the men n theAmerican Tin Plate company, he ceplied: “If it had not been for this deter- nination on my part the general strike would have been ordered off Saturday aight.” The possibility of a settlement of the strike is based on the bare hope that the officials of the three additional 2ompanies will bring to bear sufficient nfluence to urge an adjustment of the lifficulty before the strike order is is- sued. President Shaffer did not ex- oress any hope that this would be done, aor did he even discuss the matter, but she inference was quickly seen that there was such a probability in sight. {t is a faint one though, and but little terest was taken in it in the general offices of the association. The strike history of the day in Pittsburg itself is not prolific of re- sults; considerable, however, was do- ng in towns sussounding. In this city all of the idle mills are in the same sondition as before the failure of the zonference to settle the strike, and no .pparent move is being made by the nanufacturers to start the mills, con- sequently there has been no break in she strikers’ ranks. The most impor- ‘ant strike point seems to be Leech- ourg and Wellsville, with McKeesport 1 possible trouble center. CHARGED WITH FORGERY. When Arrested He Reached for His Revolver, but It Was Taken From Him. Wabash, Ind., Aug. 7.—James M. Key who came from St. Louis a year ago ind established the Commercial Nat- onal bank at Andrews, is under arrest n the Huntington county jail, charged with forgery. A receiver for the bank as been appointed. Key, who is about fifty years old, was arrested under warrants issued at the instance of Or- ‘ando Packard, vice president of the Sapital National Bank of Indianapo- is, who states that his band advanced to Key comething like $12,000, taking notes as collateral. Ten of these notes aggregating $10,000, he says, have proved to be forgeries. Other banks are thought to hold paper of the same character negotiated by Key. When ar- tested Key reached for his revolver, declaring that he would kill himself, but the weapon was taken away from hirh. The deposits in the closed Com- mercial bank aggregate about $12,000. There is but $25 in the safe, a NOT CRITICAL. Trouble Between France and Tai key Largely Commercial. Paris, Aug. 7.—The foreign office and the Turkish embassy are both re- served in discussing the question that has arisen regarding the ownership ot the quays at Constantinople, though both agree that too much importance has been given to the matter in certain quarters. Offictals deprecate giving diplomatic importance to a dispute which is largely, if not wholly, com- ‘mercial, fs 3} In Minnesota. 2 State News of the * Week Briefly Told. © 00 0 oe 0s oe 08 00 00 Oe 0b Waterville people will be allowed to catch bullheads, Smallpox has been stamped out com- pletely in St, Paul. J. H. Cates, a [ll known old soldier of Long Prairie, is dead. Constant M. Baly was killed by a Stillwater car at St. Paul. A branch dead letter office is likely to be established in St. Paul. The house of Perry Patteryson, at Canton, was struck by lightning. Prof. Forbes, acting state entomolo- gist, says the Hessian fly is attacking crops. J. J. McKay, one of the first settlers of Swift county, died recently, aged ninety, years. The barn and contents, owned by Father Kilowski at Alberta, were de- stroyed by fire. Alex Tidquist, a lath piler, was re- cently caught between two trains and killed at Duluth. The Third Regiment, M. N. G., will go to Buffalo about Sept. 7, for a visit to the Pan-American exposition. Fire, thought to have originated from lightning, totally destroyed the large barn of S. C. Jewell at Pine Island. Andrew Larson’s general store build- ing, at Mora, with contents, was de- stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $2,950. . Father Brogan, of St. Bridget’s, Fo- ley, has resigned, after a continuous pastorate of ten years. Ill health is the cause. Fred Broughton was killed by the Minneapolis flyer at Adrian. He is sup- posed to have been drunk and lying on the track Lightning struck the Garnes church, a large Lutheran edifice, three miles northwest of Mabel, burning it to the ground. A wreck occurred at Merrifield, on the M. & I. road, and twelve logging cars and the engine were ditched. No one was hurt A heavy rain and wind storm visited Long Prairie. Corn was blown down badly. Over two inches of water fell in about an hour. The Western Passenger association has granted a rate of one and one-third fare for the street fair at Winona, to be held Sept. 10-13. The barn and outbuildings on the O. A. Johnson farm, in Constance, were burned. Mr. Johnson was killed by the cars a fortnight ago. On' the Benedict farm, near Sabin, in a@ gravel pit, were found two human skeletons. Apparently they have lain there for at least twenty years. Erick Maki, charged with the murder of Andrew) Launer at Sandstone, and held to the grand jury, has been taken to the Washington county jail for safe keeping. The dead body of a fully-developed female child was found near the Great Northern tracks, near Crookston. The tody:is thought to have been thrown from a train. The water supply at Redwood Falls | has proved inadequate. The source is several springs, issuing from the river bank. The council has decided to tap another spring. Lightning destroyed the store puild- ing owned by J- E. Eide at Wimington, together with a large stock of general merchandise and all of Mr. Eide’s household goods. Three boys, Stephen Lepinski, Joseph Werdick and Felix Kobas, were arrest- ed at Winona on the charge of entering the residence of I. I. Lusk and stealing three valuable rings- The postoffice and store at Manyaska, a new town on the Northwestern road, was entered by burglars. A large amount of merchandise and $50 worth of stamps were taken. pr. F. N. Phelan was arrested at Du- juth on the charge of attempted abor- tion. He charges that the matter is the outcome of professional jealousy, and says he is innocent. ‘A special election was held at Buffa- lo for the purpose of voting on the is- suance of $1,800 in bonds with which to purchase a public park, The vote stood 46 for and 64 against. The water tower of the city water- works sfstem at Redwood Falls, with a capacity of 90,000 gallons, erected in 1892 at a cost of $2,500, fell recently, when about one-third full. Ole Olson of Rochester, while stealing a ride, was thrown from the top of a train by a brakeman at Kasson. The wheels severed his right leg at the ank- le and his life is despaired of. George C. Canfield has applied to the probate court at St. Cloud for the ap- pointment of Damon D. Chapin as guardian of L. A. Canfield, who was committed to the Fergus Falls asy- | tum. ‘Anton Krenz has secured the con- tract from the city of Stillwater for the erection of an addition to the city hos- pital, and will begin work at once. The addition will be used as an operating ym. eae ‘Lanesboro, lightning struck and purned E. Stork’s barn and machinery and Marcus O. Ulvestad’s two large barns and granary, containing 3,000 pushels of grain. Loss, $6,500; unin- red. several of the hefrs of the late Isaac Staples of Stillwater, peing dissatisfied with the partition of the real estate as made by the commissioners, have de- cided to take the matter into the dis- trict court. News has reached the officers of the Winona Rex Copper Mining comany of ‘Winona, whose property is at Grand Encampment, Wyo., that a big lead has been struck and paying gold is now be- ing taken out. Charles W. Bigileby of Marshall, who lost his pocketbook containing { nearly $200 in Mankato,reported his loss to the police, and a portion of the mon- ey and papers were restored. He sup- posed he was robbed on a Northwest- ern train, but instead he lost his wallet in Mankato. ’ ‘The church at Newberg was struck burned. by lightning and SHOOTS WOMAN, BABE AND SELF. Brute and Child Dead, but Mother Will Live. A bloody triple tragedy occurred re- cently on section 36, Jay township, Martin county. Fred Yost for many years has lived on a farm in Fox Lake township. Some eight years ago his wife left him. Nearly two years ago he adyertised for a housekeeper, and @ woman by the name of Eliza Kunkel answered and was finally en- gaged, and has been with him until about three weeks ago, but is reported - to have been retained by force and been greatly abused. About nine months ago she gave birth to a child, cf which Yost was the reputed father. Three weeks ago she got away from there and Yost was ar- rested. He was released on bail, and has evidently been nursing his wrath. The woman had secured a place as housekeeper with Frank Viebahn of Jay,-and had been thus engaged for about two weeks. Yost drove within thirty rods of the house, hitched his team and went to the house. The wo- man ran out of the back door. Then he placed a revolver at the infant’s head and shot it dead. The mother’s instinct brought her back to the house. Yost seized her and placing the revolver against her, fired. ‘The shot passed through the right arm, entered the side, but, striking a rib, followed the course to the front of the body and was afterward extracted. Supposing he had killed her, the brute went back to his team, placed the re- volver at his right temple and fired and was instantly killed. The woman will live. The bodies of the man and babe were taken to Sherburne. Coroner Jones held an inquest and a verdict was brought in in accodance with the above facts. Yost has been an ignorant, drunken brute all his life, and the only regret expressed for his death is that it did not occur twenty years ago. WHERE HEROES REST. Gov. Van Sant ists at Dedication of Soldiers’ Monument. With imposing ceremonies and be- coming reverence, and in the presence of Gov. Van Sant and other prominent citizens and well known veterans of the great civil strife, the soldiers’ mon- ument erected on the Grand Army lot at Lakewood cemetery, Minneapolis, was unveiled and dedicated recently. The weather was perfect, and a large concourse of people witnessed the cer- emony. Practically every Grand Army post and woman’s auxiliary in the county was represented. . Gov. Van Sant made a brief but ap- propriate address. W. E. Hale, presi- dent of the monument association, and John Day Smith delivered addresses. The pregram included also solos by Maud Ulmar Jones and other vocal music. Mr. Hale told of the organiza- tion of the monument association in 1889 by the appointment of one man from each Grand Army ost and one from each Sons of Veterans’ camp. The first contribution toward the building of the monument was from the school children of Minneapolis, the amount being $500. Some years later the legislature appropriated $5,000, and the last legislature $4,000, thus making the total $9,500. Two large flags were pulled from off the monument and there was disclosed to view the private soldier of the Civil war. On the monument was inscribed, “G. A. R., 1861—1865.” EXACT SEVERE PENALTY. for Suppressing Mlegal Shooting. The state game and fish commission has decided upon severe measures for Measures suppressing illegal shooting this year. The plover ani woodcock season is now open. Hunters that take advant- age of this time to shoot have some- times mistaken prairie chickens for plover. The chickens are now about as big as robbins, and when beheaded and skinned can easily be passed for plover. The commission has decided that when any persons are caught shooting birds out of season not only the dogs and guns will be taken from them, but also the wagons in which they go to the shooting grounds. In the case of the big game poachers the same rule has been adopted. Their dogs, guns and boats as well as their camp outfit, provisions and horses will be seized by the wardens. “It may not be possible to hold the wagons and outfits,” says Executive Agent Fullerton, “but we will make it a very expensive luxury for the fellows who violate the law this year.” Agent Fullerton will have more than one hundred men watching the shoot- ing this year. Some of them will be entirely unknown to the hunters in the field. STATE HAS MILLIONS. State Treasurer Julius Block recently issued a statement showing the condi- tion of the state treasury at the close of the fiscal year. The treasurer has on hand $2,000,343.24. Of this amount, $482,396.40 is in the vault at the treas- urer’s office, and the remainder is de- posited in state depositories through- out the state. The distribution of the " funds is as follows: Revenue fund ..... Soldiers’ relief fund. Funding tax fund. Permanent school fund General school fund... Permanent university fund. General university fund. . 30,079 22 Internal improvement fund.. 13,868 33 Internal improvement land TUNG oc eee veces eee rte ees 49,742 31 Internal improvement land fund interest ......+ wes 6,248 32 State institutions fund. State institutions fund in- terest ....++-- ++ 11,982 68 Swamp land fund...-- 30,017 2i Grain inspection fund. 19,787 46 «$2,000,343 24 Beach, Conservative member of the British parliament, died William F. as the result of injuries sustained through being thrown from a cab into an excavation. “It appears that it was the gift of seven cigars that revealed the hiding place of Aguinaldo.” “TI smoked one of the same sort the other night.” “What sort?” ~ “The sort that is mean enough to make a man betray his grandmother.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer,