Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 14, 1901, Page 3

“ & a a 1 ANARCHIST PLOT SECRET SERVICE BUREAU IS FIND- ING EVIDENCE OF A CON- SPIRACY. Ul ¢ LOOKING FOR EMMA GOLDMAN Department of Justice Satisfled That ‘There Ik a Federal Law to Panish Such a Conspiracy and Will Work on That Ground—Police in Vari- ous Cities Are Searching for Clues of a Conspiracy. Washington, Sept. 10.—The evidences of an anarchist conspiracy to assas- sinate the president are developing through the investigations of the secret service bureau and the police of vari- ous cities. The department of justice is satisfied that there is a federal law to punish a conspiracy though there is not for the punishment cf an ordinary murderer. Solicitor General Richards called attention of his associates in the department of justice to sections 5508 and 9, of the Revised Statutes en- acted in 1870 as a part of an act for the purishment of crimes against the elective franchisé and civil rights of citizens. Section 5508 reads as follows: If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppre threaten or intimidate any citi in’€hme free exercise or en- joyment of any right or privilege se- cured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United Stat or because of his having so exercised the same; or if the Two or More Persons ssuise on the highway or on es of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise~ ment enjoyment of any right or lege shail be fined not more than and imprisoned not more than ten years; and shall, moreover be the: fter ineligible to any office, or place of honor, profit, or trust created by the Constitution of laws cf the United States.” Section 6509 reads: n the act of violating any pro- go ind the premi vision in either of the two preceding sections any other felony or misde- meanor be committed, the offender shall be punished for the same, with such punishment as is attached to such felony or misdemeanor by the laws of the state in which the offense is com- mitted.” Solicitor General Richards holdr to the view that these two sections of the crimes act can be applied to the attempt on the life of the president it it can be shown that There Was a Conspiracy or that any other anarchists, either practical or theoretical, inspired Czol-~ gosz to a murderous attack on the president of the United States, the whole lot of conspirators can be taken into federal courts and tried for con- spiracy. Mr. Richards thinks it would be a step in advance if this case should be handled by the federal courts, as it would impress the 2narchists with the determination of the government to punish such crimes. Chief Wilkie of the secret service i8 in communication with the police of various cities where there are known to be groups of anarchists, with a view to finding clews to a conspiracy to kill the president. The secret .-tvice men are looking for Emma Goldman and other anarchist leaders who are be- lieved to have known the purpose of Czolgosz. The Goldman woman is the conspicuous anarchist most looked for because the assassin attributed to her teachings his purpose to kill the pres- ident. ‘ WATCH THE “REDS.” Police Officials Give Strict Orders in the Matter. New York, Sept. 10.—Capt. Titus, of the detective bureau, has issued orders to his men to keep watch for anarch- i and to do all in their power to lo- cate Emma Goldman, the youmg wo- man who is suspected of having a hand in the shooting of President McKinley. No outbreak of anarchists is expected here, but the impression is growing that Czolgosz was not such a stranger here as some of the anarchists pretend. PLOT AGAINST GOV. YATES. Woman Claims to Have Overheard a Plot to Kill the Governor. Springfield, Ill, Sept. 10.— A gray- haired woman who represented herself as a traveling saleswoman, called at the executive office at the state house yesterday and obtained admission by representing that she had an impor- tant communication to make. Maj. W. S. Robbins, the governor's private sec- retary, admitted her and she revealed to him plans for the assassination of Goy. Yates on his return here from the Pan-American exposition, which, she claimed, she had overheard at the Central union station here between sev men. Maj. Robbins has no doube that the womon is crazy. POLICEMAN Wis Star Publicly Removed Because jie Said He Was Glad MeKinley Was Shot. Cincinnati, Sept. mann, a mounted patrolman on DEGRADED. 10.—George Hues- the police force here, was subjected to the humiliating ordeal of having the in- signia of his rank taken from him be- fo crowd of brother officers in the office of the chief of police here on a charge of having made a remark that he was glad fiat McKinley was shot. He passionately pleaded a misunder- standing. During President ‘McKin- ley's visit here Huesmann was a mem- ber of the guard of honor to watch the person of the chief executive. Sympathy from Afar. Washirgton, Sept. 10.—Megsages of @ympathy continue to pour in from all quarters of the globe. The state de- partment yesterday made public a large number of those received. Every country on the globe has been heard from. Turkey Offers to Settle. London, Sept. 10.—Diplomatic circles at Constantinople hear that Russia of- fered to mediate in the Franco-Turk- fsh dispute, and that Turkey offers to settle for £100,000 (Turkish). NEWS IN BRIEF. Overflow From the Wires in a Con- densed Form. The Prussian ministry of commerce will begin conferences regarding the new tariff bill Sept. 20. The life of the late Dr. von Miquel, for many years Prussian minister of finance, was insured by the New York Life Insurance company for 1,000,000 marks. Three hundred delegates are in at- tendance at the sixth annual conven- tion ef the National Association of Lo- cal Fire Insurance Agents, now being held at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Following the example of the Ham- burg exporters, Bremen firms trading with Colombia have requested the im- perial chancellor, Count von Buelow, to protect German interests in Colombia. John R. Laffler of the National Sol- diers’ home at Danville, Ill, was de- graded by having the buttons cut off his coat and was then drummed out of the grounds. He manifested elation at the attempt on the life of the president. The man who, June 21 last, fatally stabbed Hoshi Toru, who was minis- ter of communications in the last Ito cabinet and formerly Japanese minis- ter at Washington and president of the house, has been sentenced to hard labor for life. THE MARKETS, Latest Quotations From Grain ané. . Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Sept. 11. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 68 1-2@68 3-4c; No. 2 North- ern, 66 1-2@66 3-4c. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 55@55 1-2c; No. 3, 541-2@55c. Oats—No. 3 white, 341-2@35c; No. 3, 34@34 1-2c. Minneapolis, Sept. 11.—Wheat—No. 1 hard, 0c; No. 1 Northern, 68c; No. 2 Northern, 65 1-2 Flax—Cash, $1.371-2. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 53 1-2c; No. 3, 58c. Oats—No. 3 white, 341-4c; No. 3, 33 3-4e. Duluth, Sept. Tl.—Wheat—Cash, No. 1 hard, 711-8e; No. 1 Northern, 68 5-8¢; 2 Northern, 655-Sc; No, 3 spring, ve, No. 1 hard, 711-8c; rthern, 685-8c; September, October, 68 1-2c; December, 721-2c; oats, 351-4 @ barley, feeding, 45 to arrive, $1.421-2; September, October, $1.39; November, $1.37; 55 1-2c. Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 11. — Flour is steady. Wheat steady; No. 1 North- ern, 691-4 @ 701-2c; No, 2 Northern, 67 1-2@69c; December, 7lc. Rye steady; No. 1, 54c. Barley weak; No. 2, 60c; sample, 51 @ 58c. Oats steady; No. 2 white, 371-4c. Corn—December, 57 3-4 @57 7-8c. Chicago, Sept. 11—Cash Wheat—No. 2 red, 70 1-4@70 3-4c; No. 3 red, 68 3-4@ 70c; No. 2 hard winter, 68 3-4@69 3-4c; No. 3 hard winter, 681-2@69c; No. 1 Northern spring, 70 3-4@713-4c; No. 2 corn, Northern spring, 681-2 @ 71c; No. 3 spring, 661-2@70c. Corn—No. 2, 56 1-2c; No. 8, 6c. Oats—No. 2, 34 1-2@34 3-4c; No. 3, 341-4c. Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 11. — Cattle— Beeves, $365 @ 5.50; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.25@3.65; stockers and feeders, $2.50@3.50; calves and yearlings, $2.75@ 3.50. Hogs, $6.30@6.55; bulk, $6.35 @ 6.37 1-2. Chicago, Sept. 11. — Cattle — Good to prime steers, $6.25@6.42 1-2; poor to me- dium, $5.25@5.75; stockers and feeders, $2.25@5.25; cows, $1.25 @ 5; heifers, $2.40 @ 5; canners, $1.75@2.40; bulls, $2.50@ 4.60; calves, $3@6; Texas fed and grass steers, $3.50@5; Western steers, $3.75@ 5.25. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $5.15 @6.75; good to choice heavy, $6.50@6.95; rough heavy, $6.10@6.35; light, $6.10 @ 6.70; bulk of sales, $6.30@6.60. Sheep, $3.25@4.70; lambs, $2@4.80. South St. Paul, Sept. 11. — Cattle — Prime butcher steers, $5@.25; good to choice, $4.50@4.90; fair to prime butcher cows and heifers, $3.80@4.10; good to choice, $3.35@3.75; fair to good, $2.75@ 3.25; canners and cutters, $1.50@2.60; good to choice butcher bulls, $3@3.75; bologna bulls, $2@2.75; good to choice veals, $4.50@4.75; fair to good, $4@4.40; good to choice feeders, $3.15@3.40; fair to good, $2.90@3.10; common, $2@2.75; steer calves, $2.75@3.25; good to choice heifers, $2.50@2.75; fair to good, $2.25@ 2.40; common, $1.75@2.15; heifer calves, $2.25@2.75; good to choice milch cows, $35@40; fair to good, $30@35. Hogs, — Light, $6.10@6.35; mixed and butchers, $6.15@6.60; heavy, $6.10@6.70; packers, $5.50 @ 5.85; boars, $3 @ 3.50; stags, $4.50@5. ‘ Sheep — Good to choice spring lambs, $4.25@4.75; fair to good, $3.25@4.20; fat wethers, $3.25@3.60; fat ewes, $3@3.40; good to choice stock and feeding lambs, $3@3.25; fair to good, $2.75@3; feeding wethers, $3@3.25; stock and feeding ewes, $2.50@3; thin sheep, $2.25 @2.75; killing bucks, $2@2.25; Westerns: wethers, $3.40@3.60; ewes, $3.15@3.40. SMOKED POWDER HORN. Lad of Twelve Lights One End and Holds the Other in His Mouth. Moscow, Idaho, Sept. 11.—The twelve- year-old son of C. A. Gummer, a farmer living near here, placed one end of a powder horn in his mouth and applied a lighted match to the other end. He was buried to-day. Sent Up for Forgery. Duluth, Minn., Sept. 11.—Burton H. Bellinger, the young man who robbed a Minneapolis dentist of part of his outfit some time ago, and who was ac- quitted there, was sentenced to eight years at Stillwater for forgery to which he pleaded guilty. He is only twenty-two years old, but has been in trouble most of the time for the past ten years. He worked in Minneapolis for some time as a dental assistant. Killed by Fall. Iowa City, Iowa, Sept. 11. — Isaac Iigenfritz of Des Moines, foreman of a piledriver crew at work on the Iowa river bridge, fell from a car on which was being loaded some heavy iron girders, a distance of fifty-seven feet to the ground and was killed. He was fifty-seven years old, and was a mem- ber of a Masonic lodge at Des Moines. Pockets Picked by Burglar. Ogden, Iowa, Sept. 11.—The residence of Adolph Carlson was broken into on Saturday night and $70 in money taken out of his pants pockets by the side of the bed. He had made a num- ber of collections too late to bank. csasial ls Osh Sac ik OR a ts Raid on Gamblers. New York, Sept. 11.—Justice Jerome, District Attorney Gavan and Frank Moss raided an alleged gambling house on East Ninth street. Five arrests were made. Sledge hammers were used to effect an entrance. 1 t $1.42; | THERE WAS A PLOT CHICAGG POLICE BELIEVE THAT IT WAS HATCHED IN THAT cir EMMA GOLDMAN = IMPLICATED: Information Which Tends to Show That at Least Some of the Chi- “Reds” Were Connected’ the Attempted A: srina- cago With tion of the President—Evidence of a Previous Plot Unearthed. Chicago, Sept. 12.—Chicago police be~ eve that the plot to assassinate Pres- ident McKinley was hatched in Chica- go, and they are working on the theory that Emma Goldman, the high priest- ess of anarchy, arrested here yester- day, was directly implicated, although she denies having met Czolgosz but once, and then was meyely introduced and had no conversation with him. A message from Chief Bull of Buffa- lo Chief of Detectives Colleran, says that Czolgosz was in Chicago Aug. 18 and in company with Emma Goldman and Mr. Isaacs. Isaacs and Miss Gold- man deny the assertion. They claim that they saw him last on July 12. This discrepancy in the stories is now one of the chief incidents which the police are trying to solve. They adhere to the theory that the attack on Pres-~ ident McKinley was the "4 Result of 2 Plot and they believe the plot was hatched in Chicago. The police yesterday un- earthern a plot by anarchists to kilt President McKinley during the en- camprnent of the Grand Army of the Republic a year ago. The plot was balked by the announcement at the last moment that, owing to the pwtss of business at Washington growing out of the Chinese complications, the pres- ident would be unable to meet his old army comrades in Chicago. This in- formation, which came into the hands of the authorities yesterday, is regard- ed by them as of the utmost impor- tance, because it tends to show that at least some of the Chicago anarchists are connected with the attempted as- sassination of the president at Buffalo, and that they Have Guilty Knowledge of a plot to take his life longer than a year. How much more about the mat- ter is what the police and the secret service men are trying to find out, but it is believed that a line has been dis- covered that will result in connecting directly with Czolgosz the name of Emma Goodman, as well as the names of certain Chicago “reds.” Several ut- terances of Chicago anarchists known to be exceedingly friendly with Emma Goldman, made at the time King Hum- bert was shot and the empress of Aus- tria was stabbed by anarchists, have been recounted to the secret service authorities, and this has led them to direct their attention to unearthing the plot. According to the statements that have come to the authorities some of the less discreet “reds” in Chicago have made assertions that McKinley would be the next to fall. High Priestess Arrested. Emma Goldman, the “anarchist queen,” under whose red banner Leon Czolgosez claims he stands, whose words he claimed fired his heart and his brain to attempt the assassination of the president, was arrested here shortly before noon yesterday. She dis- claimed all but the slightest acquaint- ance with the president’s assailant; she denied absolutely that she, or any anarchist she knew, was implicated in any plot to kill the president. She said she believed Czolgosz acted entire- ly on his own responsibility, and that he never claimed to have been inspired by her, as he is quoted as affitming. The president, she averred with a yawn, was an insignificant beng to her. A mere human atom whote life or death were a matter of supreme in- difference to her, or to any. anarchist. Czolgosz’s act was foolish, she de- clared. It probably had its inspiration in the misery which the Pole had seen about him. WAR UPON REDS. Every Nest of Vipers in America Should Be Destroyed. Buffalo, Sept. 12.—Secretary Root is bending his energies, according to sev- eral of those who are co-operating with him, to uncovering the whole scheme of anarchy in this country. He has more than the punishment of Czol- gosz and his possible accomplices in view. He thinks that the time has come for the United States to take ac- tion on the subject of anarchists and anarchy. He looks out over the coun- | try and sees in every large city and many smal! towns these nests of vipers, each containing many potential Brescis and Czolgoszs, each waiting only for the inflammatory pulse of a Goldman or a Malatesta. And he wishes to search for and strangle the Goldmans and Malatestas. He feels that these murder hatcheries would be impotent without the murder hatchers. SEVERE, BUT EFFECTIVE. Minister Wu’s Advice as to/Punish- ing McKinley's Assailant. Washington, Sept. 12. — “One thou- sand cuts; the last cut to be fatal, then exterminate the entire family of the victim.” Such a punishment should be the fate of Czolgosz, in the opinion of Mr. Wu, the Chinese minister. When Mr. Wu heard of the shootihg of the president he was greatly. grieved and could not express his feelings He has been a constant inquirer at {he White House, and he has spent a great deal of time at his telephone recpiving in- formation from ‘the different newspa- per offices. TO EXPEL ANARCHISTS. Bill Will Be Introduced ia the Wis- consin Legislature, Milwaukee, Sept. 12.—Senator Julius E. Roehr will introduce a bill in the next session of the legislature to ex- clude from the state all anarchists and all those engaged in teaching the doc- trines of lawlessness. He said last night that he believed that would be the most effective way to deal with the lt Bit aS is me fanatical devotees of a creed go direct- ly contrary to the spirit of the coun- try’s institutions. TO SETTLE THE STRIKE. ), President Shaffer Ordered to Secare the Best Possible Terms. Pittsburg, Sept. 12.—President T. J. Shaffer and his: advisers in the general office of the Amalgamated association hold the power by authority of the general executive board of the organ- ization to settle the steel strike. Mr. Shaffer and his advisors apparently al- lowed yesterday to lapse after this au- thority was vested in them without closing: any settlement. On Monday it is said the executive board directed President Shaffer, together with Secre- tary-Treasurer John Williams, Assis~ tant Secretary M. F. Tighe and Ben I. Davis of the advisory board, to settle without delay on the best terms ob- tainable.. Since then there has been no action developing anything to further a@ settlement, but it is said that Presi- dent Shaffer is seeking, to reopen di- rect negotiations with the United States Steel corporation in the hope of getting better terms than those sub- mitted to the Amalgamated executive board as the result of the endeavor last week at New York of the represen- tatives: ef the National Civic Federa- tion headed by President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. The terms secured by the National Civie Federation were neither accepted nor rejected by the, Amalga- mated board. Instead a resolution was passed directing President Shaffer, with the aid of his immediate advisors, to secure the best possible settlement im the least possible time. e NAVAL VETERANS’ DAY. Anniversary of Perry’s Triumph on Lake Erie Celebrated. Cleveland, Sept. 12.—The naval vet- erans took first place in the festivities attendant upon the Grand Army en- campment yesterday. The ejghty-sev- enth anniversary of Oliver Hazaru Perry’s historic triumph on Lake Erie was fittingly celebrated in a great pa- rade of naval veterans and a naval dis- play upon the lake. Other features of interest in the day’s program were as follows: Reception by the Cleveland Yacht club; naval display on Lake Erie, the fleet being opened to the inspection of the public; dog watch of Association of Naval Veterans at Gray’s armory; campfire of Union ex-prisoners of war at Central armory; reception of the na- tional officers of the Grand Army by Women’s Relief corps at Chamber of Commerce hall; reception of Ladies of. the Grand Army of the Republic; West side camp-fire at Turner hall and a lake front naval display by the United States and naval reserve boats, in- cluding illuminations and maneuvers by the fleet. The real business relative to the administrative affairs of the Grand Army commenced yesterday af- ternoon when numerous caucuses were held at the headquarters of the various departments. GAGE TO THE RESCUE. Makes Arrangements to Relieve the Stress in the Money Market. Washington, Sept. 12.—Secretary of the Treasury Gage sent the following telegram to F. D. Tappen, chairman of the Clearing House association, New York: “Recognizing the unavoidable influ- ence upon general business affairs of the absorption into the public treasury of revenue beyond expenditure, I have directed that incoming internal reve- nue receipts be placed with national bank depositories until a balance with such is reached equal to the par value of the bonds held as security from such | depositories. This will divert about $5,000,000 from the treasury vaults. “The secretary will to-day invite proposals for the sales to the govern- ment of $20,000,000 of United States bonds other than the new twos. It is ; believed that these steps will obviate | the otherwise possible embarrassments which are pcinted out in your telegram of yesterday.” MANY BRIDGES CARRIED AWAY. Heavy Rains in Nebraska Cause Se- rious Loss. Omaha, Sept. 12. — The continuous downpour of rain which has fallen throughout the state for the past sev- enty-two hours has caused serious loss, and in many places impeded rail- way and other traffic. The water in the Republican and Beaver rivers was higher than in twenty years and the rainfall reached 7.5 inches at Bartley, where there was well nigh a cloud- burst. In the Beaver valley, near Mc- Cook, the roadbed was washed badly in a’ score of places and_ several bridges were carried away. Trains on the Orleans branch of the Burlington were all annulled west of Danbury last night on account of washouts and the Republican river is out of its banks. A hundred feet of the ap- proach to the railroad bridge over that river at Bartley was washed away. WILL COME HIGH . Expense of the Schley Court of In- quiry Will Be Enormous. Washingten, Sept. 12. — The Schley court of inquiry will be exhaustive. The government printing office will on Thursday put 100 printers on duty to handle the record for the court, and the cost of printers, proofreaders and stereotypers will be about $700 a day. The court will assemble at 1 o'clock Thursday and hear the protest against Admiral Howison and the arguments submitted by Admiral Schley’s attor- yeys. There will then be an executive session to determine what action shall be taken. Filing Brands. Pierre, 8. D., Sept. 12—A meeting of the state brand commission has beén called for the 26th of this month to allow owners to file brands before the fall round-up. Train in the Ditch. Fort Benton, Mont. Sept. 12. — A freight train went into the ditch on ac- count of a wash-out ten miles east of this city. Two cars were smashed up. No lives were lost. Traffic was re- sumed in a few hours. Convicted of Manslaughter. Cherokee, Iowa, Sept. 12.—“Bridget” Goff was convicted of attempt at man- slaughter. It is the general belief the judge will give Goff the full five years. An attempt will be made to sccure a new trial. O90 00 00 08 08 00 00 08 0 00 In Minnesota. State News of the {3 Week Briefly Told. The state summer schools were at- tended by more than 4,000 teachers. Richard Hill, 53 years old, postmaster of Paddock, was killed in a runaway. Nels Berg, a laborer employed by the city, was killed in a rrraway accident. Daniel H. Doyle was killed, at St. Paul by eating the blossom of the stroman- ium. It looks as though there would be a scarcity of men for the woods the com- ing winter. John Mattson, a laborer, while intoxi- cated, drowned himself in the Cloquet, river near Duluth, Cov. Van Sant, celebrated the fortieth anniversary of hi3 enlistment in the Civil war, last week. Commissioner Hermann will visit St. Paul and outline a plan for su: veying the public lands of the state. Mrs. Jeanette Dun of Duluth fel down stairs and was instantly killed. She was seventy-three years old. The fourteen-year-cld son of Henry Hoyer of Morris, while hunting, shot oft his righ tarm above the elbow. Ferdinand Gramse, hostler at the Wi- nona house, Rochester, for many years, was found hanging in the hotel barn re- cently. ‘The state normal board and the state board of control have planned to settle their djfferences without appealing to the courts. The great seal of the State of Min- nesota which was lost when the capitol burned twenty years ago was found re- cently in England. The Freston schools opened last week, with more pupils enrolled than ever Le- fore. The new building will be ready for occupancy Oct. 1. The state normal school opened at Man# kato with an attendance of 225 in the normal department and the practice de- partment well filled. J. W. Thompson, the well known land explorer, of Duluth, is missing. He started for Koochiching and is five weeks overdue there. a Congressman J. A. Tawney is con- fined to his home at Winona, as the re- sult of being accidently struck on the leg with a golf ball. ,Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Eddy, of Rush City, celebrated thei: golden wedding recently. The family bas resided in Rush City twenty years. The barge Oneota, loaded with lumbe> for Duluth, sprang a leak near Sand is- land. She was headed for Two Harbors and sank at the lock. W. L. Windom of Duluth says he is not a candidate for the office of United States district attorney, made vacant by the death of R. G. Evans. Avery Wiley, who was arrested in St. Paul on the charge of robbing Harger’s warehouse at Faribault, pleaded not guilty, and was bound over. H. D. Brown has retired from the gen- eral merchandise firm of Brown & Hun- kenpocler at Arlington. W. P, Moorman is the purchaser of his interest. Wayne Werring of Sleepy Eye was so badly injured by the accidental dis- charge of his gun as to necessitate the amputation of his right arm. S. Weir Mitchell, the Fhiladelphia spe- cizlist and author, has cold the corner of First street and Second avenue west, at Duluth, to D. Horgan, for $20,000. ‘The Norwegian Lutheran church at Newburg, which was struck by light~ ning, is to be rebuilt. The new brick structure will cost about $5,000. The Hughes Electric company of Min- neapolis has bought for $7,000 the light- ing plant at Eveleth, owned and oper- ated by Mrs. Florence Webster. William Grant of Linwood, while pi- loting 2 traction engine at Wyoming. slipped and {gjl under the machine, which crushed his head to a jelly. It is estimated that the tax levy fot city expenses at Duluth, not including school, county and other taxes, for the coming year, will not exceed 18 mills. Thomas Milgrave of St. Paul, in at- tempted to board a moving train at Elk River, fell with one foot under the wheels, The crushed foot was amoutat- ed at the ankle. For the third time within a year an attempt was made to wreck trains on the Minneapolis & St. Louis road, south of New Ulm. Within a mile were found five piles of ties. James Britt and Charles Johnson, members of the national guard, of Min- neapolis, are in jail at Blue Earth, on the charge of having robbed Mr. Secor of Huntley of $650. Manager H. E. Tobey, of the local tele- phone exchange, Sauk Center, has & large crew of men working on a four-wire line for the Central Minnesota Telephone company, west frem that place. F, W. Koehler and Thomas Clement, two saloonkeepers of Albert Lea, found guilty of violating the game law, have been sentenced to pay a fine of $20 each and costs. Both refuse to pay. The new mill of the Brooks-Scanion eompany at Scanlon, three miles east of Cloquet is nearly completed. The cor.- pany owns about 450,000,000 feet of pine, much of which is in Si. Louis ecunty. Judge Watts of East Grand Forks has devided the injunction asked for by sev- eral citizens to restrain the city trom erecting and operating an electric light plant. The temporary injunction was dis- solved. ° An unknown woman was found un- conscious beside the railroad track two miles west of Rice by the section crew, She was well dressed and about sixty years of age. It is supposed she fell from a train. The scheme for a railway through Cook county from Grand Marias north- westerly, that has been under consid- eration for a long time, is soon to be near fulfillment. The road will open a very large amount of timber for the mills of Duluth and Ashland, and is an impertant one. It Is understood there are many hundreds of millions of teet in that region, now maccessible, that ean be reached by such a line as ts planned. Options on the harbor front at Grand Marias have been given. It has been stated that the rcad will be built by 2 mining interest, and that ore docks wit! be built at Grand Marias, but this te dented, & GETTING RID OF “SCRUBS.” Farmers Parchase High-Grade Cat- tle for Their Herds. Representatives of the famous stock farms of the country that were show- ing cattle at this year’s state fair com- mented favorably on the increased in- terest shown by Minnesota farmers. Sales of young stock wanted for addi- tions to farm herds have been heavy, and every animal of the more matured and high-priced breeds offered at the public sales was snapped up instantly by eager buyers. “Minnesota farmers are beginning to appreciate the commercial value and revenue-producing qualities ef blooded cattle,” L. W. Wornall of Liberty, Mo., a noted breeder, said. ‘‘When all your farmers have learned this simple fact the era of blooded herds and downfall of scrubs will begin. I do not mean that a large percentage of Minnesota agriculturists have not already learned the lesson, for the state is already well to the front.® There is always a class, however, that is slow to learn, and these own many cattle. “The sconer the farmers understand the value of blooded animals the more money they will have in pocket. The revenue from standard breeds and herds from selected breeding stock is always greater than from scrubs. I'll tell you why. “Pure-bred cattle, stock noted for its dual capacity to serve the dairyman or beef raiser, will yield more milk and lay on more weight from a given amount of food than cattle such as are generally seen in ordinary barn- yards. They eat less, and what they eat goes more readily into products that mean money to farmers. They also bring better prices on the market. “Calves from pure-bred bulls will sell from 10 to 20 per cent higher for butch- er purposes than scrubs. Even if farmers cannot afford to secure blood- ed female stock they should see that the cows they have are bred to ‘qual- ity’ bulls. The advanced value of their produce will soon be apparent. “I believe there are few states where the standard cattle is advancing as fast as in yours. Minnesota farmers have shown this year, by their interest {mands. in the finest state fair live stock ex- hibit I ever saw, that they are well ad- vanced in general information as to the various breeds. The general se- lection of their purchases has shown discrimination.” PROFIT IN STATE FAIR. Receipts Are $40,000 More Than Ex- penxes, Minnesota’s forty-second, annual state fair closed Saturday night, not in a blaze of glory, but in a drizzling ra‘n. Yet, in spite of the bad weather on the last day, the annual exhibition has es- tablished a new record among state fairs. It has surpassed in point of at- tendance, scope of exhibits and charac- ter of amusements, any ather fair that has been held. c More than 150,000 people Saw the fair, contributing at the gates $71,543.60. There is to be added to this amount the sales by railroads, jobbers of both cities and the receipts of the St. Paul and the Minneapolis branch ticket of- fices, aggregating it is believed $17,000 and bringing the total receipts from admissions «to $88,000, While Treasurer Wilcox is only deal- ing in estimates, it is believed that the profits of the fair this year will not be far from $10,000. Calculating on the basis of a total expenditure of $90,000 for the fair, the receipts, including the $40,000 profit, would amount to $130,000. This includes the sale of privileges, alone amounting to $8,000, the entry fees and fines in the speed department and the entrance meney for general exhibits. The liberal patronage will give to the management an opportunity to make needed improvements before the next exhibition. First of all, some new ma- peninery sheds wijl have to be built it that depdriiment is to be maintained at its present high standard. Another change contemplated {8 the installation of an electric light and power plant, with ample capacity for all future de- The sheap and swine will have to have more room and the cattle de- partment Will need additions. The cotinty exhibits may have to have ad- ditional Space and the main exposition building will likely prove too small. The society is anxious to continue in its work of beautifying the grounds. Paving and providing sidewalks along the main avenue has been discussed. Big Ditches to Drain Swamps. Work on the ditches for draining lands in the Red viver valley will be- gin this fall."The drainage commission, consisting of Gov. Van Sant, State Au- ditor Dunn and Secretary of State Hanson, met in the office of the gov- ernor and received the report of George Ralph of Crookston, surveyor of the commission. s Twenty-one miles of ditch will be dug, draining 28,760 acres of state and government lands. The lards belong- ing to individuals benefitted by this work is not estimated. The total cost, as estimated by the surveyor, is $26,- 332.41, which is $1,332.41 more than the appropriation available this year. It is expected that the actual cost, when the bids are in, will be considerably less than the estimate. The mileage is divided among four ditches. The Lost river ditch in Bel- trami county will be 3.7 miles long, 20 feet wide at the bottom and an average of 2 feet deep, and will cost $4,041.25. It will drain 31,000 acres of government and 1,480 acres of state swamp land. The Badger and Skunk river ditch in Roseau county will be 8.25 miles long, 12 feet wide at the bottom and 3.5 feet deep. It will drain 5,280 acres of state swamp lands, and the estimated cost is $8,975.90. The New Salem ditch in Marshal county will be 4 miles long, 10 feet wide at the bottom, and will drain about 1,000 acres. It wili cost $5,572.86. ‘The Goodhue ditch in Norman county will be 5 miles long, 12 feet wide at the bottom and will cost $7,242.40. No pub- lic land will be drained by Unis ditch. Bids will be advertised for at once and the work of securing the right of way will be taken up. Voice from Up Stairs—Kthel! Fthel—Yes, papa. Voice—Please tell that young man that if he thinks he would like this house for a permanent residence, the place ts for sale on easy terms, at the office of Skinn & Shark, the real estate opens, ' & sill Re ent oe OR a OT