Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 7, 1901, Page 3

= aon — Od | _ | i HEAR THEMESSAGE HOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS THE DOCUMENT CLOSZD AT ION. VE SOLONS SIAY>IN THEIR SEATS REFERENCE 'rO H OOF MKINLEY EXCr ‘TERES RESPECT FOR LATE PRESIDENT COMMEPTEES APPOINTED TO CON- SIDPR QUESTION OF A ME- MORIAL, Washington, Dec. 4—Not for many years have the members of the house ened with such rapt attention to the annual m age of a president of the United States as they did yester- day to the reading of the first message of President Roosevelt. Every word was followed intently from the an- nouncement of the tragic death of President McKinley in the opening sentence to the expression of the clos- ing wish that our relations with the world would continue peaceful. The ng occupied two hours, but not over dozen members left their seats ntil it was concluded. Several times at the con- € enthusiastic ation on the Republican side. On motion of Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio that rortion of the me ge relating to the death of the late president w: re- ferred to a committee of ‘member from each state tg join a sirrilar committee of the senate to con- sider and report by what token of re- spect and affection it may be pr for congress to express the deep sens bility of the nation to the tragic d h of the late president. The speaker ap- pointed a committee, headed by Mr. Grosvenor, and then, as a further mark of respect, the house adjourned. In the Senate. The senate listened to the first mes- sage of President Rocsevelt yesterday and adopted a resolution directing the uppointment of a committee to co-op- te with a like committee from the house to consider by what token of re- spect and affection congress might ex- press the sorrow of the nation upon the h of the late President Me- The message was delivered soon after the senate met. The reading ecupied nearly two and a half hours, and was listened to with marked re- spect by the senators. The first por- tion, dealing with the Buffalo t edy, -xeited the most profound interest in the senate. At the conclusion of the reading of the message Mr. Foraker, senior senator from Ohio, presented the McKinley resolution, and as a further mark of respect, the senate ad- journed. IS UP ‘TO CONGRESS. Sampson-Schley Row Will Be Thor- oughly Investigate Weshington, Dec. 5.—-The Sampson- Schley controv has reached con- gress, and it i: dicted that the fight between the friends of Sampson and the adhe nts of Schley will he a warm one. Representative Williams of Missis- sippi yesterday introduced a resolution reciting that in M la history Rear Admiral Schley is denounced as a liar and a coward, that Maclay is alleged to bave said that the, proofs of his his- tory were indorsed by Rear Admirals Sampsen and Crowninshield, and as Maclay is still in the employ of the avy department, “notwithstanding he scurrilious character of the charges made in said history, and whereas said facts disclose a state of things sub- versive of honorable conduct and con- sideration among the officers of the savy,” therefore, Mr. Williams wants 3 committee appointed by the speaker for the purpose of Investigating the Truth D or falsity of the statements and recom- mend to the house the proper action to be pursued by it. Mr. Williams, in his preamble, speaks of one E. S. Maclay and one Capt. A. S. Crowninshield, The resolution is as follows: “That a committee be appointed by the speaker for the purpose of investi- gating and reporting to the house of representatives the truth or falsity of the said statements as made by the said Maclay, the truth or falsity of the allegations that the proof sheets were submitted to and acquiesced in by Capt. Crowninshield and the said Rear Aémiral Sampson, and to recommend to the house of representatives the course of action to be pursued by the hcuse in consequence of ascertainment of fact to be made by the said commit- tee.” ALL RIG: Now. Polly Snys So fter a Tumor Is Taken From Her Throat. Chicago, Dec. 5.—‘Polly’s all right— all right.” With the entire roof of its mouth cut away and with its cheek held together only by stitches of a sur- geon’s needle—al} the result of a deli- eate and successful operation per- formed upon it to remove a tumor—a green Cuban parrot feebly articulated these words in the animal hespital at Lincoln Park yesterday. They were the first she had uttered for over a week. The tumor had been growing until three days ago, when it filled the parrot’s throat so it could hardly ‘breathe and could not swallow food. ESTATE DI D Studebaker’s Millions Go to His Wife and Three Children, South Bend, Ind., Dec, 5.—The will of the late Clem Studebaker, which was filed yesterday, divides his entire fortune among his widow and three childier, The latter each get $5,000 in cash and 2,000 shares in the Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing company. Mrs. Studebaker receives $250,000 insurance, the Tippecanoe home, 3,000 acres of land for Mfe and all the personal prop- erty. sa 3 THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Dec. — Wheat -- No. 1 Northern, 73@73 7 No. 2 Northern, 1@71 1-: Corn—No. 3 yellow, old, 2463c; No. 3, 61@62 Oats—No. 3 white, 421-2 @ 423-4ce; No. 3, 413-4 @ fe. nneapolis, Dee. 5, — Wheat—No. 1 hard, 751-8e; No. 1 Northern, 731+8¢; No. 2 Northern, 711-8e. Corn—No. old, 60¢; no grade, 55@5' No, 4, 58 @ 58 1-2c; No, 3 yellow, 601-4c. Oats—No. 4 white, 42 3 white, 42@42 3-4. Duluth, — Wheat—Cash, No. 1 hard, 7 . 2 to arrive, No. 1 hard, Northern, 727-Sc; December, May, -4e; oats, 43c; rye, barley, malting, 49@58e; corn, 62 1-2 flax, h, to arrive and December, $1.341-2; May, $1.39 1-2. Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 5. — Flour is firm. Wheat higher; No. 1 Northern, 74@741-2c; No. 2 Northern, 721-2 @ 731-2c; May, 78c. Rye firmer; No. 1 6lc. Barley steady; No. 2, 61 @ 62c; sample, 50@6lc. Oats firmer; No. 2 white, 461-2c. Corn—May, 651 Chicago, Dec. 5. — Cash Wheat—No. 2 red, 76@Tic; No. 3 red, 73@76 3-4c; No. 2 hard winter, 73@ ; No. 3 hard win- ter, 721-2@731-4: No. 1 Northern spring, 74@75c; No. 2 Northern spring, TRE 1-1 No. spring, 69 @ 721-2c. , 63 1-2c; No. 3, 62@621-2c. 2, 431-2@44c; No. 3, 43 @ Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 5. — Crttle — Beeves, $3.50 @ cows, bulls and . $1.59@3.75; stockers and feeders, yearlings and calves, $2.50 @ Hogs, $5.60@5.80; bulk, $5.70@5.75. Cattle — Good to ; poor to medi- tockers and feeders, heifers, $1.50@5; cows, $1.25 @ rs : 2. calves, $2.50@ : bulls, $1. 4.50: Westerns, $3.50@5. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $5.60@6.10; good to choice heavy, 506.15; rough heavy, $5.40@5.65; light, $ .70; bulk of Sheep, $2.75@4.25; @ South St. Paul, Dec. 5. — Cattle — ancy butcher steers, $5.60@6; prime, FS good to choice, $4.25@4.90; com- mon to fair, $3@4; fancy butcher cows an@ heifers, $4.25@4.75; prime, $3.90@ 4.15; good to choice, $3.25@3.75; fair, $2.65@3.15; canners and cutters, $1.400 2.60; good to choice butcher bulls, $2.50 @3; common ani be'ogna bulls, $1.75@ 2.25; good to choice veals, $4.50@3; ecmmon to fair, $290@3; good to choice feeding steers, $3.25@4; common to fair, $2.50@3.20; good to choice stock steers, $2.50@2.90; common to fair, $1.75@2.40; good to choice steer calves, $2,502.90; common to fair, $1.75@2.40; good tt choice stock cows and heifers, $2.20@ 2.65; common to fair, $1.75@2.25; good to choice heifer calves, $2,30@2.65; com- mon to fi $1.75@: stock and feed- ing bulls, $1.50@2.50; good to choice milch cows and_springers, $32@40; com mon to fair, $25@30. Hogs — Light, $5.40@5.65; mixed and butchers, $5.45@5.75; heavy, $5.45@5.80; rough packing, $5.30@5.40; boars, $2 @ 2.50; stags, $4.50@4.75; pigs, $4.50@4.75. Sheep—Good to choice fat lambs, 3.75G4.10; common to fair, $3.25@3.60; gcod to choice fat wethers, $3.10@3.35; common to fair, $3@4.50; good to choice fat ewes, $2.75@3.10; common to fair $2.60@2.75; killing bucks, $1.75 @ 2.25, good to choice stock and feeding lambs, $3.25@3.75; common to fair, $2.76 @. buck lambs, $2@2.50; good to choice feeding wethers, $2.60@2.30; com- mon to fair, $2.50@2.60; good to choice feeding ewes, $2.25@2.60; common to fair, $2@2.25; stock ewes, $2@2.60. Weekly Market Letter. The following letter is furnished by Edwards, Wood & Co., Grain Commis- sion Brokers, 3 Chamber of Commerce, Minneapolis, 310 Board of Trade, Du- luth F: . 29.—Influences in the wheat mar- ket the past week were: The large pri- mary Western receipts, drought in the winter wheat belt and strength in coarrse grains. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, Bradstreet reported an increase of over 10,000,000 bushels in the world’s visible wheat supply, and this week he reports a further increase of over 7,000,000 bush- els. Broomhall estimates the world’s aggregate of the five leading cereal crops at 1,020,000,000 bushels under the ten-year average. Western primary re- ceipts ef wheat were 7,400,000 bushels for last week, and are over 1,090,000 bushels for three days of this week. To- day Northwestern receipts were 1,467 cars. Exports from both coasts last week were 5,500,000 bushels. The visible supply increased 3,250,000 bushels. Western primary receipts of corn were 600,000 bushels more than the week before; but corn had a great advance. The Southwestern demand for corn con- tinues at prices over Chicago. Oats are strong and higher on large cash de- mand. That portion of the winter wheat belt east of the Missouri river has had good rains, but it is still dry in the Southwest. Argentine shipments of wheat for last week are but 8,000 bushels, com- pared with 728,000 bushels for the corre- sponding. week last year. Flax declined 10 per bushel in 10 days ending Tuesday of this week. Duluth May flax is now $1.40 3-4. Minneapolis May wheat is now 73 3-8;c Chicago May wheat, 77 1-8c; Chicago May corn, 65 1-8c, and May cats, 43 3-8c. * Write for our private telegraph ci- pher, explaining speculation and our daily market letter, mailed free. Huntington Estate. New York, Dec. 5.—Upon the applica- tion of Mrs. Arabella Huntington, wid- ow of Collis P. Huntington, and Charles Tweed, co-executor of Mr. Hunting- ton’s estate, Surrogate Fitzgerald has appointed William Halpin as appraiser under the inheritance tax law to value the estate for the purpose of taxation. The estate is said to be worth in the neighborhood of $70,000,000. SNOW WAY DOWN EAST. Heaviest Fall for Years at This:Sea- son in New England. Boston, Dec. 5.—The heaviest snow- storm for so early in the winter for years prevailed in New England last night. It came out of the northeast, with the wind fully forty miles an hour. The weather bureau’s warning tied up most of the coasting craft, and fortunately so, for Cape Cod Hfe sav- ing patrois report a terrible night there. r TRAVELING MAN DEAD. Passes Away Under the Influence of a Narcotic, Black River Falls, Wis., Dec. 4.—P- Cc. Edwards, a well known traveling salesman for G. H. Foster & Co. of Chicago, died at his room in the Free- man house in this city from the effects of an overdose of some narcotic. Mr. Edwards had been in ill health for some months, and at times was de- spondent over his physical condition. He went to his room at 3 p. m., and, rot reporting at the supper hour, the clerk called at his room and found his door locked. ‘The unnatural breathing of Mr. Edwards aroused suspicion, and an ertrance :o his room was effected through the transom. He was found in a dying condition, expiring shortly af- ter midnight. KEPT A BLIND PIG. Winnebago City Man Pays His Fine —Others Writing. Winnebago City, Minn., Dec. 4.—Phil Spatz appeared before Justice Smith yesterday morning and pleaded guilty to the charge of keeping a blind pis. His fine was fixed at $50 and costs. Sam Mitchell, Bert Mitchell, Max Nagle and Harry Copeland are under arrest on similar charges, and their cases W have a hearing Wednesday before Jus- tice Smith. The new law, which gives the officer of the law the right to search the premises and confiscate liquors and fixtures has struck terror in the camps of the blind pigkeepers. DAMAGE VERDICT SET ASIDE. Cadicux Case Is Back to Its Former Status Again. Fargo, N. D., Dec. 4.—Judge Amidon las set aside the verdict for $6,700 se- cured recently in United States cour: by Louis Cadieux in his $15,000 damage shit against the Northern Pacific. Cadieux was a switchman at James- town yards and lest a leg while at werk. Judge Amidon’s ruling comes under chapter 63, of the United States Law of 1901, and is the first decision of tne kind made in the Northwest. He held that Cardieux was guilty of con- tributory negligence. Dalley Goes to Colorado. Deadwood, 8. D., Dec. 4. — Chaplain Daliey, who was with the First South Dakota volunteer regiment to the Ph'l- Ippines, and who was before and has since bis return been engaged in Sun- day school work in this state, is about to remove his family from Huron to Grand Junction, Colo., where he will continue in the same work. It is grati- fying to the people of the Black Hills to know that this is a part of his dis- trict. He will also work in Colorado and Wyoming. Milled His Employe. Whitewood, S. D., Dec. 4, — James Field, a ranzher living near here, shot and instantly killed one of his em- ployes, Charles Ramsey, during an al- tercation yesterday. Field says Ram- sey began the shooting and that he fired in self-defense, the first shot proving fatal. Ramsey’s revolver was found twenty feet from his body but contained no exploded shells. Field gave himself up and is being held on a charg. of murder. Eisteddfod Musical Festival. Ottumwa, Iowa, Dec. 4.—-Great pre- parations are being made in this city for the annual meeting here of the Eisteddfod Association of Iowa, which will be on Dec. 25. This is a Welsh musical organization with T. J. Phil- lips, recent candidate for governor on the Democratic ticket, as president. An elaborate programme has been ar- ranged, and large prizes are offered for the contestants at the gathering. Flour Trade Booming. Winona, Minn., Dec. 4. — The flour trade in Winona is booming at the present time in a manner it has not dene for a long time. The big mill here of the Bay State Milling company, one of the largest in the United States, is running nigat and day to keep up with orders. During November the mill shipped out 348 car loads of flour, most of this going to the Eastern markets. Lard Coused Her Death. Mickigan City, N. D., Dee. 4. — The ‘ren’s quarters on Gordon Bros.’ farm, five miles south of here, was burned and Martha Elvick, the cook, was 50 badly burned that she died a few hours later. It seems she was rendering lard and in some way the lard caught fire and set her clothing on fire while she was trying to! put it out. The building end contents were worth about $800. County Seat Contest. Lake Benton, Minn., Dec. 4. — The tewnspcople have decided to try and retain the county seat, believing that they can prove illegal methods to have been used to procure Hs removal. The legal papers in the case have been filed. The county commissioners had called for plans for a court house, but at their last meeting decided to lay the pians on the table until next year. Leaving Laks Benton. Lake Benton, Minn., Dee. 4.—Rev. C. E. Farrar, who has been in charge of St. John’s Episcopal church for the past three and a half years, has accept- ed a call from St. Paul’s church, Brain- erd, and will move there about Jan. 1. Stevens Declared Gniity. Mitchell, S. D., Dec. 4:—Fred Stevens, former cashier of a Plankinton bank, has been found guilty of receiving money, knowing the bank to be insolv- ent. He secured a stay of judgment for sixty days. Goes East for Pasteur Trentment. Fargo, N. D., Dec. 4:.—Railroad Com- missioner Lord of Cando has gone East for treatment at a Pasteur insti- tute. He was one of a large number bitten by a dog last week. The animal acted peculiarly, and the victims fear it may have been afflicted with rabies. Will Prosecute Reynolds. Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 4,—A special from Nashville, Tenn., says the family of the murdered colored preacher, Crofton, is arranging to prosecute Rey- yolds, ‘under arrest at Ireton, Iowa, for the crime. ee WEST WANTS FREEDOM. Prisoner Is Arraigned and Exami- nation Develops Some Hope for Him. Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 5.—W. E. West was arraigned before Justice Mc- Laughlin yesterday afternoon on the charge of murdering Frank W. March. His attorney, J. M. Cochrane, entered a plea of not guilty and the state pro- ceeded with its presentation of the case, W. B. Wood, proprietor of the Hotel Dacotah, P. McDonnell, con- tractor, and other eye witnesses were called and the general story of the ‘shooting which they told was sub- stantially that which has been pub- lished. In the matter of details there was wide divergence. The state will base its case on the alleged fact that West shot after bystanders had inter- fered and when he had no reason to fear an attack by March. The time that elapsed after West was struck and the distance between the men at the time of the shooting are, therefore, important. In these matters reputable men differed widely, and the defense has succeeded in showing that there was such a condition of excitement on the part of disinterested witnesses that they could not realize what the situa- tion actually was. The examination lasted until 11 o'clock and West was held to the district court without bail. Jucge Fisk will be asked to accept bail. MILL IS CAUGHT. Alleged to Have Relieved an Easy One of a Handred. Crookston, Dee. 5. — Chief Creamer was yesterday notified of the arrest of H. M. Miller of Jennings, Mont. Miller was in Crookston last summer, and, gaining the confidence of John Water- stradt, a saloon man, is said to have induced him to indorse checks aggre- gating $100. Miller, who had _ repre- sented himself as a well-to-do Iowa farmer, disappeared and nothing has been heard from him since. Extradi- tion papers will be applied for and Miller will be tried here at the Decem- ber term of court on the charge of ob- taining money under false pretenses. GATES COUNTY FIGHT. Wisconsin Supreme Court Asked for a Stay of Procecdings. Madison, Wis., Dec. 5.—The supreme court was asked yesterday to grant a stay of proceedings in the Gates coun- ty seat fight until an appeal can be heard from the order of Judge Parish, refusing an injunction to prevent the erection of the county buildings at Ladysmith. E. W. Hill and others are the contestants, and are trying to se- cure the county seat for Bruce. The motion for a stay of proceedings will probably not be decided until the next session of court, Dec. 17. SUSPECT RUSSIAN WIDOW. Aberdeen Man Dies Suddenly Under Peculiar Conditions. Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 5. — There is considerable excitement over the death of John Kellar, a Russian, whose death ccecurred on Saturday after a very brief illness. His symptoms indicated pois- ening, and the fact of there having been rumors of trouble between himself and wife caused the Russian element to become quite wrought up over his death. No arrests have been made and will not be until a chemical analysis can be made of the contents of Kellar’s stcmach. SANITARIUM DESTROYED. Building Nearing Complction Gores Up in Smoke. Waukesha, Wis., Dec. 5—The Wau- kesha Springs sanitarium’ building, un- eceupied and nearing completion, caught fire at a late hour last night and was entirely destroyed. The build- ing was erected by Michael.Gleason at a cost of $50,000. The property is in- sured for $30,000. The heating appara‘- us in the building was tested yesterday for the first time and the blaze is sup- posed to have started from a spark which fell/on the newly tarred roof. BUPTERMAKERS MEET. Martin and Faribanit County Men Hold Convention. Winnebago City, Minn., Dec. 5.—The Martin and Faribault County Butter- makers’ association is in session here. The attendance is fully up to expecta- tions and a good program is being car- ried out. State Dairy Inspectors Sam Haugdahl and B. D. White are pres- ent, and have important places on the program. Prof. ‘fT. L. Heacker, who was down for a paper on “Feeds and Feeding,” failed to arrive. TRAGIC DEATH. Young Girl Burned to Death on the Streets of Washbacn. Washburn, Wis., Dec. 5. — A young daughter of Sam Robinson upset a kerosene lamp which set her clothing on fire. She rushed screaming from the house onto the principal business street, where she was caught and the flames extinguished by being wrapped in a quilt, but she died shortly after. Colosed Man Henads the List. Winona, Minn., Dec. 5—The subscrip- tions to the McKinley memorial fund in Winona have received an effective start through James Stovall, a colored restaurant proprietor, whose liberality has been manifested on previous oc- casions. He heads the list with a $10 subscription. If others nere gave simi- larly in proportion to their means Wi- nona’s contribution to the memorial fund would be liberal. Hazing by High School Papils. la Crosse, Wis., Dec. 5.—Charges of brutal hazing nave been filed against students of the La Crosse hich school who compose the “Open Air Club.” In cne.case an applicant had been tied to a tree and a fire built under him. Wadena Miltinery Store Rurned. ‘Wadena, Minn., Dec. 56. — The mill!- nery store of Miss Bertha Glenz was destroyed by fire. Miss Glenz and her assistant, Miss Engman, who slept in the rear of the store, barely escaped with their lives. Loss, $4,500. POORFARMS TOO EXPENSIVE, Cheaper to Send Paupers to First- Class Hotels. “Most counties spend much more money than is necessary in caring for paupers,” said State Agent W. A. Gates. “They usually buy a large, ex- pensive plant, ané then hire some man who is not equal to the task to run it.” “For the average county the proper plant is from 30 to 160 acres of land, with conveniently arranged bunldings. In some cases the thirty acres would not be needed. The institution should -be located within two miles of the county seat, so that the county com- missioners can see it is properly run. Such a plant is sufficient to raise all the vegetables, milk, and most of "he meat consumed in the poorhouse. ‘Whenever a county has more than ten paupers to support such a plant, I) should say, is advisable. “Nearly all counties, however, pur- chase a large farm, and then hire a man and his wife to run it, paying them about $500 a year. One county in the southern part of the state has a farm of 300 acres, and buildings that make the cost of the plant about $30,- 000. The county hires a man and his wife and other help. “The institution has only eleven pau- pers, but for years the annual deficit has been so large that, with the interest on the investment, the paupers could have been boarded at the best hotel in the country. This is not surprising, for you cannot expect to secure for $500 per year a man of business ability sufficient to manage well a $30,000 plant. Yet the average 300-acre farm should pay for its running at least. “The smaller plant could be run by a $500 man, and would probably yield the county more. Where there are onty a few paupers it is cheaper to have them boarded. Counties having more tLar fifty paup?1s should have a largo plant as in Ramsey county, and then the ccunty can afford to hire a comp2- tent man to take charge of it. “Olmsted county acts on a plan dif- ferent from ‘hat of its neighbors. It owns a farm. The superintendent re- ceives no salary. He receives $1.50 per week for the hoard of each pauper, and gets all tnat he can make. He gives a bond to return the property and stuck in as good condition as when he took charge, and to care for the 'paupers in a satisfactory manner. “The county commissioners of that county visit the farm, and see that everything is running properly. Com- plaints from inmates are investigated, and the poor are better cared for, and at less cost than in most counties of the state. “For the most part the poor farms of Minnesota are even better than we recommend. Many are toc good for the number of peupers, and are inac- cessible. The worst poor farm in the state Is probably that in Rice county, one of the wealthiest counties in Min- ncsota.” OLD MEMORIES REVIVED. Banquet of a Number of Veterans of the First Minnesota, The old First Minnesota feasted the other evening at the Metropolitan ho- tel in memory of old times. Ex-Gov. Alexander Ramsey was the guest of honor at the banquet and the social hour that followed. Six women friends of the old soldiers were present and sang war ballads and Southern melo- dies during the hour-long banquet. The singers, who also furnished flow- ers for the dinner, were Mrs. Brimhall, Mrs. Hazzard, Mrs. Keller, Mes. Avery, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Winner. Capt. Josiaa R. King and W. H. Hoyt arranged the banquet, which was one of the most successful social reun- ions the regiment has had. It was d2- cided to make the Thanksgiving re- union an annual affair, and to hold it next year in Stillwater. The feature was inaugurated last year by Mr. Heyt, who entertained the survivors of the regiment at the Metropolitan. The following old soldiers were present: J. R. King, R. L. Gorman, Samuel Bloomer, E. H. Chandler, G. C. Mc- Neal, J. H. Brown, T. B. Nason, Cyrus E. Eddy, Joseph A. Tenner, George Klein, F. L. McCusick, William M. May, J. O. Milne, Frank J. Mead, M. T. Kennedy, A. G. Ellis, W. H. Hoyt, W. E. Arndy, E. S. Lloyd, Charles Miller, Adem Marty, F. C. Scherfenberg, H. A. McAllister, Ed Stevens, Myron Shep- herd, C. W. Shatto, George Maddock, Joseph W. Walsh, A. F. Kreger, A. C. Hospes, J. B. Chauncey, James H. Benton, Henry R. Childs, W. H. Gar- vey, Joseph H. Odell, J. W. Pride, Dan- jel Sullivan, Daniel W. Jones, G. F. Mertimer, H. Boyce, Col. W. M. Col- ville, John Remick, S. B. McCulloch, John Kelliher, George A. Oliver, W. M. Rarscm, M. L. Bevans, Gus Plumer. STATE TO ENFORCE OBEDIENCE. Bluffton People Want the Depot That Disappeared in the Night Restored to Them. The state railroad commissioners have notified Attcrney General Douglas to begin action in the name of the state at once and force the Northern Pacific into compliance with an order filed Sept. 14, directing that the raitway depot at Bluffton, Minn., be restored. Bluffton people woke up one morn- ing last summer to discover that some one had spirited away the station dur- ing the night. It was found resting on a new foundation several miles up the line. They protested and finally pe- titioned the state to make the railway provide another station. The Northern Pacific made no ap- pearance at the hearing of the case and gave no attention to the order of the commission... ‘: Behind the Times. “It seemed to me,” said Aunt Ruth, who had never heard a modern church choir soloist before, “her voice went all to pieces before she had sung three notes.”” “Gracious me, Aunt Ruth!” exclaimed Miss Veronica, “that was her cperatic tremolo! That is what we pay her a NO CIDER IN THE VINEGAR. Adulterated Product Barred From Sale in This State. More than 10,000 barrels of what pur- ported to be pure cider vinegar hav~ been shipped into Minnesota this fall by Eastern vinegar manufacturers, and kept off the market by the state dairy and food department on the ground that the vinegar is adulterated. Representatives of Eastern vinegar cen panies last summer took large or- ders from Minnesota wholesale grocers for cider vinegar at prices below that quoted by local companies. The apple crop failed in the East and the com- panies could not fill their orders with- out great loss. About a month ago they began to make shipments on or- cers taken during the summer, Analy- sis by the dairy and food department showed that the companies were not supplying cider vinegar, but a cheap substitute, flavored and colored to rep- resent cider vinegar. The wholesalers were notified imme- diately that the product could not be sold in this state. The vinegar con- liuued to come, hcwever, in large lots. and in some cases car loads were left standing on the tracks for days, as the owners had no place to store it and could not deliver it to their customers. One St. Paul firm ordered 8,000 barrels from an Eastern concern. Other large wholesale grocers are known te hay purchased nearly as much and have it left on their hanés. Following action of the dairy and food commission there was a famine in vinegar and a struggle by the whole- salers to get the pure article. AH the local product has been purchased, and now some pure vinegar has been found in Michigan. The St. Paul whole- salers, according to the dairy and food department officials, showéd a com- mendable spirit in endeavoring to se- cure pure vinegar. One firm voluntari- ly submitted sixteen samples for anaty- sis in order to be certain of securing a vinegar that would comply with the law. The Minnesota laws forbid the sal~ or manufacture of cider vinegar not the legitimate product of pure apple juice. It also forbids the sale of any adulterated vinegar or any vinegar in- jurious to health. The coloring of vin- egar is held to be adulteration within th: meaning of the act. The substitute cider vinegar that wes ecming into the state from Eastern manufacturers at a price less than the appies would cost to make it was mos<- ly of white wine vinegar body ani a combination of acids, colored to repre- sent cider vinegar. The adulterated vinegar, it is claimed, is decidedly in- jurious to health. It could be made, it is said, for a few cents a gallon, and the firms would make a big profit even at the prices they had quoted. The trouble with bogus vinegar has noi been confined to Minnesota, but the same firms that offended in this stat> have sold their product throughout «he East. The supreme court of New York vithin the last two weeks granted in- junctions against two w York manu- facturer restraining them from sell- ing as cider vinegar a product similar to that which has been barred frem Minnesota. LOTS OF CASH EN TREASURY. Minnesota Has Alme:t Three Quar- ters of Million. The report of State Treasurer Blocx for November shows $739,490.61 in the state treasury. The largest balance, $223,842.12, is in the permanent school fund. It will be largely increased within the next two weeks, as there ere still many collections to be made from the sale of school lands. The revenue fund has a balance of $119,181.77, and will receive only slight additions until after the first of the year, when the corporation taxes come in. As the drafts on the fund before then will be at least $325,000, it will probably be overdrawn about $200,000. The overdraft will be carried by the treasury, and State Treasurer Block does not believe it will be necessary to borrow or that the total balance in the treasury will fall as low as in October. The balances in the various funds the end of November are: Revenue fund ... $119,381 77 Soldiers’ relief fund. . 33,211 90 Funding tax fund... . 92,830 56 Permanent school fund. . ~ 223,842 12 General school fund. . 96,100 9 Permanent university fund.. 40,693 43 Internal improvement fund.. 12,721 07 Internal improvement land fund .......- . - 4,374 24 Internal improvement land fund interest ..--..... 529 $2 State institutions fund. 14,838 60 State institutions interest fund ...... dps 10,867 et Swamp. land fund « 30,924 St Grain inspection fund. . « 55,815 07 Total .. eee e+ $739,490 61 GAINS NOTHING BUT CUSTOMERS. Buttermnkers Accused of Under- reading Milk Tests. The state dairy and food commissior last week prosecuted the first case in the history of the state on a charge of under-reading tests of butter fat in milk. The accused was John Stedheim of Freeborn county. He pleaded guilty and was fined $25. The milk taken to the creameries is paid for on the basis of the butter fat 1. contains, and is tested regularly. It was charged that Stedheim under-read the tests about 4 per cent on e&ch test. ‘There was apparently nothing to be gained by it for him except an increase in patronage and his customers lost nothing. ‘The only apparent reason for under- ceeding, according to Commissioner McConnell, is that in Freeborn county the competition among the creameries is very keen. The average price is atcut 20 cents a pound for butter fat. By under-reading the tests, however, this creamery was able to pay about 23 cents a pound. Although, in reality, it amounted to no more in the long run, beeause of the difference in the amount of fat shown by the tests, the pails pound for the butter fat was great- a, than that of other creameries ane Stedheim enjoyed a large patronage - !