Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 11, 1902, Page 7

i “2. CONGRESS RESUME OF THR _i | Dews of the Rorthwest. THE MARKETS, Latest Quotrtions From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Jan. 8. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 78 1-4@78 3-4c; No. 2 North- ern, 77 1-4@78 1-4c._ Corn—No. 3 yellow, 6z1-4@63c; No. 3, 611-2@621-4c. Oats No. 3 white, 45@451-2c; No. 3, 441-26 45c. Minneapolis, Jan. 8. — Wheat — No.1 hard, 82c; No. 1 Northern, 791-2c; No. 2 Northern, 78 1-4@79c. Corn — No. 3 yellow, 613-4c, Oats—No. 3 white, 441-4c; low grades, 43c. Duluth, Jan. 8. — Wheat—Cash, No. 1 hard, 811-2c; No. 1 Northern, 78 1-2c; No. 2 Northern, 757-8c; No. 3 spring, 73 3-8c; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 81 1-2c; No. 1 Northern, 781-2c; May, 815-8c; oats, 46 5-8@471-8e; rye, ; barley, malting,, 49@5Sce; corn, 65c; flax, to ar- rice, $1.6 cash, $1.643-4; January, $1.62 1-2; May, $1.66 3-4c. Milwaukee, Wis,, Jan. 8. — Flour is quiet. Wheat higher; No. 1 Northern, S1@s: No. 2 Northern, 79 3-4@81c; May, 841-2c. Rye higher; No. 1, 68c. Barley steady; No. 2, 64c; sample, 55@ 63 1- Oats higher; No. 2 white, 48@ 481-4c. Corn—May 66 7-8c. ‘0, Jan. 8. — Cash Wheat — No. $$ 1-2c; No. 3 1ed, 84@88¢; No. 2 hard winter, 807-8@83c; No. 3 hard ; No, 1 Northern £ spring, 76@80c. Corn -1@64c. Oats—No. 2, 471-2 @48c; No. 3, 47 1-2c. Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 8. — Cattle — Beeves, $4 @ 5.75; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.50@4.25; stockers and feeders, $2.5C@4; yearlings and calves, $2.50 @ 3. Hogs, $5.85@6.40; bulk, $6.05@6.25. Chicago, Jan. 8. — Cattle — Good to prime steers, $6.50@7.75; poor to medi- um, $4 @ 6. stockers and feeders, cows, $1.25@4.55; heifers, $2 @ canners, $1@2.20; bulls, $1.75@4.50; calves, $2.50@6; Texas steers, $3.15@4.15. Hogs — Mixed and butchers, $6@6,50; good to choice heavy, $6.35@6.70; rough heavy, $6@6.35; light, $66.25; bulk of sales, $6.106.40. Sheep, $3.50@4.85; lambs, $3.50@6.10. South St. Paul, Jan. 8. — Cattle — Farcy butcher steers, $5.50@6.10; prime, $5.10@5.50; good to choice, $4.25@5; com- mon to fair, $2@4: fancy butcher cows and heifers, $4.26@4.75; prime, $3.75 @ good to choice, $3.25@3.70; common r, $2.70@3.15: canners and cutters, 5; good to choice butcher bulls, @3.50; common and bologna bulls, 0; good to choice veals, $4.25@5; mmon to fair, $3@4; good to choice eding steers, $3.25@4; common to fair, £0@3.20; good to choice stock steers, $ ; commen to fair, $22.50; good to choice stock cows and heifers, $2.40@2.75; common to fair, $2@2.35; stock and feeding bulls, $1.50@2.50; good to choice milch cows and springers, $32 @40; common to fair, $25@3). Inderweight and light, $5.50 @ mixed and butchers, $ 6.50; heav boars, $2.50@3; stags, 05.25. , $4,756 Steep—Good to choice fat lambs, $4.40 5; common to fair, $3.75@4.35; good to fat wethers, $3.40@3.75; common $3.15@3.35; good to, choice fat 3.10@3.40; commen to fair, $2.75@ ; gz bucks, $2@2.60; good 10 choice stock and feeding Jambs, $3.65@ 4; common to fair, $3.25@3.60; buck lambs, $2@2.50; good to choice feeding wethers, $8.26@3.35; common to fair, $3 @3. good to choice feeding ewes, $2.50 common to fair, $2.25@2.40; stock ewes, $2@2.40, ENDS TWO LIVES. fowan Shoots Sweetheart, Rival and Self. West Union, Iowa, Jan. 8—Homer M. eff, county surveyor and former coun- ty clerk, shot and killed Miss Rose Falls, to whom, for several years, he has been paying attention, and wound- ed Emmet Sullivan, his rival, and then killed himself. Between § and 9 o'clock Sunday evening Neff burst in the door of Miss Fall's room at the Commercial hote’ and, finding Sullivan there, fired five shots in rapid succession. Four of the shots took effect, two entering the girl’s head and one penetrating the right breast. Sullivan was struck in the face, but will iecover. Then Neff went across the park to his room, where he deliberately locked the door, removed the shells from his revolver, reloaded it and, having turned on the light, shot hifnself in the temple. Death was instantaneous. DMARK GONE. Rondhouse Near Fort Meade Is To- tally Destroyed. Sturgis, S. D., Jan. 8—The old half- way house, about half a mile east of this city, on the road to Fort Meads, was totally destroyed by fire about 12 o'clock yesterday morning. The build- ing was too far out of town for the fire department to be of service. The build- ing was owned by Hastern parties, and has been vacant for a few weeks. The fire is thought to have been of incen- diary origin., Some insurance was car- ried This is the last of the old land- marks. OLD LAN WALLBRIVGE PAYS FINE. Man Accused of Unlawfally Dispos- ing ef Grain Pleads Gailty. Hastirgs, Minn., Jan. 8—E. M. Wal- bridge, the well known grain elevator man, formerly of Northfield, now of Minneapolis, indict2d on the charge of unlawfully disposing of stored grain ovred by Christian Ehlers of Castle Rock, pleaded guilty in the district court and ws fined $200, which he paid. There are two similar indictments still pending, which will be continued. STRUCK OIL, Petroleum Flowing From Pelican Rapids Drill Hole. Fergus Falls, Minn., Jan. 8.—Partles have just come down from the Pelican Rapids gas well, bringing samples of an oil that Is being thrown out, and which smells very strongly of kerosene. The gas still flows, and seems to be forcing the ofl to the surface. The drill has struck solid rock, and at- tempts to force it further have proved futile. Dynamite has been sent for, and further developments are awaited with intenest. : INTERSTATE COMMISSION. Thinks Compulsory Competition Is Not Advantageous, Washington, Jan. 6.—Martin A. Knapp, chairman of the interstate com- merce commission, in referring to the Chicago meeting of that body, says: “It is my personil conviction that the effect of consolidation is to lower rates and to make conditions more favorable for the shipper. Compulsory competi- tion is not to the advantage of shippers in general. It is sure to result in in- justice and inequalities in rates. The shipper who is best able to pay high rates gets low ones, and the little man pays high rates. I believe the history of ten years’ attempts to enforce com- petition between railroads where such competition is not natural will prove that consolidation will result in econo- my in carriage and advantage to the shipper. Consolidation and proper su- ervision is the proper thing for ship- pers.” A BIG DEAL IN PINE, Ashland (Wis.) Lumberman Buys Tract Containing 125,000,000 Feet. Ashland, Wis., Jan. 7. — W. H. Gil- bert of Ashland bas just closed a deal which gives him ownership of one of the finest tracts of redwood timber in California. He returned Saturday morning from Chicago, where he ended details for the purchase of Walter Dyer of Boston in the tract of redwood in Humboldt county. The tract contains 125,000,000 feet, and was owned jointly by Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Dyer. The tract is very choice redwood and is heavily timbered, running as high as 300,000 feet per acre. It is situated only four miles from a logging railroad and is very conveniently located for logging operations. VIADUCT COLLAPSES. Freight Train Causes Wreck of the Structure. Duluth, Minn., Jan. 7. — The Sixah avenue west viaduct collapsed as a re- sult of two loaded freight cars in a Northern Pacific train getting off the track and wrecking one of the steel bents of the structure. It was a very unusual accident, and fortunately was not attended by injury to any one. The collapsed section of the viaduct is be- tween the end of the union depot train-~ shed and the viaduct approach from Fifth avenue, a distance of about sixty feet The viaduct is not passable, a wide gap appearing at the point de- scribed. SHINE ’EM UP. Machine 'fkat Will Make Bootblacks Very Weary. Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 7.—If the pat- ent which Dr. E. Monk of this city has applied for is successful the persons who shine shoes with brushes will have to buck against machine competition. For some time Dr. Monk has been at work on an automatic shoe shiner. The customer drops a nickel in the slot, puts his foot on a pedestal and a glossy shine results. The doctor believes his new device will be successful, and its quickness in shining shoes will prove popular and do away with the old style of climbing up on a high chair to get @ shine. BANKS TAKE CUOUNTERFEITS. Sioux Falls People Swindled by Men Who Make Moncey. Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 7. — Local United States officials are striving to ascertain the identity of persons who are circulating counterfeit $5 and $20 gold pieces in this city and vicinity. It is said a spurious $20 gold piece was left in every bank in town, deposited by different parties, and was thrown out of several of them. The coins are not of the best workmanship, and a close inspection reveals the fact that. they are counterfeit. STATE OFFICER ARRESTED. Member of Gov. La Follette’s Staft Accused by Game Warden, Ashland, Wis., Jan. 7. — A warrant was served on county Treasurer Ten- nant, charging him with violating the game laws by having partridges in his possession. Mr. Tennant is a member of the governor's staff and is promi- nent in politics. Two partridges were found in his office by the game warden. Tennant will fight the case. Auditor Dunn Satisfied. St. Paul, Jan. 6.—State Auditor Dunn of Minnesota has given the daily pa- pers an interview, in which he takes is- sue with Gov. Van Sant very emphatic- ally on the railroad merger matter. He says he thinks present laws give the people all necessary protection, and adds that he is not a candidate for gov- ernor or for re-election as auditor. Forger Sentenced, Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 7. — Judge Campbell has sentenced Stone, the forger, to nine mcnths in the peniten- tiary, and John Halpin, convicted of stealing wheat, was given a sentence of two years. The latter case will doubt- less be taken to the supreme court. A Bad Beginning. Fargo, N. D., Jan. 7.—The first ar- rest of the year 1902 in Fargo was of a drunken woman. She was the first woman to be run in for several months and the police believe it will be a hgo- doo for the year. ‘ Cranberry Convention. Grand Rapids, Wis., Jan. 7.—The fif- teenth annual meeting of the Wiscon- sin State Cranberry Growers’ asso- ciation will be held on Tuesday, Jaen. 14, at Grand Rarids. eae RR Pec Two Houses Burned. Glenwood, Wis., Jan. 9. — Fire de- stroyed the residence of Lee Trickey, ‘Wisconsin’s famous fat man; also the home of Steven Tuttle, adjoining. Loss about $1,200; partially insured. Logansport, La., Jan. 9.—Fire that started in the general merchandise store of H. B. Liles yesterday after- noon destroyed the busiress portion of the town, consisting of thirty-three buildings. Loss, $125,000; insured. A bill to re-establish the army can- teen has been introduced by Repre- sentative Kern ofulllinois. KILLED BY A FIST. Coroner’s Jury Acccuses Ferguson With Mans! wehter. Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 9.—The coro- ner’s jury in the investigation-of the death of Leonard Shelgren, found that he died as the result. of being struck with the fist of Frank B. Ferguson, and a charge of manslaughter has been brought against Ferguson, who is in jail. It has been discovered that Fe-- guson has served two terms in the Iowa penitentiary at Anamosa. The first term was for eighteen months for horsestealing. The second was for ten years for burglary. He was one of the ringleaders in the wholesale movement to escape attempted at Anamosa a few years ago, he receiving a bullet in his leg from the gun of a guard. His pres- ent crime occurred after a quarrel with Shelgren over teasing the latter's little boy. FARMERS CLEVERLY CAUGHT. Hundred Find They Have Signed for Notes. Independence, Towa, Jan. 9.—The big- gest and simplest swindle ever perpe- trated in this country came to light yesterday. Three months ago 4& stranger canvassed the county west and north of this city and obtained the signatures of over 200 farmers for various causes, some for a new bridge, some to open a new roadway and some to place his name on the county ticket for the legislature. The names were all signed on a blank sheet of paper, with a liberal space at the top. These have come te light in the form of joint promissory notes for $40,000 and $50,000. A Chicago firm is pushing the collec- tion. The best legal counsel has been employed to fight the case. About +00 farmers have signed. YOUNGERS ASK FOR PARDON. Two They Desire to Return to Missouri There to End Their Days. St. Paul, Jan. 9.—Formal application was made yesterday morning to the board of pardons to commute the sen- tence: of James and Cole Younger to thirty-five years imprisonment. Both men are under life sentence, but are both under parole under a special act passed by the last legislature. If the present request is granted the action of the pardon board will be equivalent to a pardon, as both men have already served, good time allowances included, more than thirty-five years. Both the Youngers express the desire to return to their old Missouri home in Jackson ecunty, there to end their days among relatives. Friends have offered to fur- nish money to start both in business. REVISION OF SCHOOL COURSE. New Course of Study for North Da- kota Common Schools. Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 9.—State Su- rerintendent J. H. Devine, as a result of the conference of educators at Grand. Forks, -vill begin at once upon a revision of the course of study for the common schools of the state. It is designed to make the common course such that it will articulate with the high school and university system of the state. It is estimated that it will take about three months to revive the course properly. Educators through the state are generally in favor of the move. Blu LEGACY TAX. 87,026.87 *»rned in on Estate of Frederick Newell. Kenosha, Wis., Jan. 9.—Mrs, Freder- ick S. Newell, executrix of the last will of the late Frederick S. Newell, formerly president of the Bain wagon works, and one of the wealthiest men of the city, has paid to the county treasurer $7,026.87, as the legacy tax on the estate. This is 1 per cent of the value of the property, as returned by the estate for taxation, thus making the total value of the estate $702,687. Dr. Pearsons Extends Time Limit. Fargo, N. D., Jan. 9.—Dr. Pearsons, the philanthropist who promised Far- go Congregational college $50,000 pro- vided the college officials raised $200,000, has extended the time till Jan. 1, 1903. The first of the year was the date originally set, but the death of ex- President Simmons end the election of his successor caused some delay. There seems no doubt but that the concitions wil! be met within the next twelve months. ° Much Smallpox in Dakota. Vermillion, S. D., Jan, 9,—South Da- kota is, afilicted with the so-called smallpox to no small extent. Students of the state university who have re- turned from the koliday vacation re- port many cases in the various cities and towns from which they come. Firds of a Fine Feather. Fargo, N. D., Jan. 9.—The officials of the North Dakpta and Northern Min- nesota Poultry association are jubilant over the prospects for the meeting which begins here Tuesday. The en- tries will be double those of a year ago. Danger Exnggernted. Eau Claire, Wis., Jan. 9.—Greatly ex- aggerated reports having gone out, Capt. Henry, chairman of the board of health, said there were only forty-two cases of smallpox here, and it is hoped the schools may be opened Monday. Bleeted Company Captain. Red Wing, Minn., Jan. 9.—Ex-Mayor A P. Pierce was elected captain of Company G, First regiment, succeeding Capt. Mellinger, who moved to Lake City. Lineman Killed. La Crosse, Wis., Jan. 9. — John C. Pitts, a telephone lineman, was killed at Tomah by falling from a pole. He fad climbed up and was about to get on a cross-arm when it broke and he fell, fracturing his skull. Crandall May Die. Langdon, Minn., ‘an, 9. — James H. | Crandall, one of the most prominent an@ influential farmers of this locality, was very seriously injured at his farm near this piace as a result of a run- away. He may die. — S8kap oF conTROL WINS FIGHT. A Decision Handed Down by the Su- preme Court. The board of controi wins its fight with the state normal board. The long expected decision has been handed down by the supreme court. Dissenting opinions were nled by Jus- tice Collins and Chief Justice Start. The case came before the supreme court on an action brought vy the normal board to test the right of the board of control to assume financial charge of the state institutions under control of the normal board. Justice Lovely writes the opinion for the majority of the court, which holds that the state board of control law is constitutional, and that the word “charitable” in the title includes the normal schools; that the norma schools are charitable institutions, and tkat gifts made to the normal schools for the advancenient of education come under the classification of charity. Because of the language in the body of the act, making plain the intent of the legislature, the opinion continues, the word “charitable” in the title is given a broader significance in uphold- ing the constitutionality of the law. Every law is presumed to be valid, and all doubts resolved in favor of the law. The general words in the title should be given parcmount weight. For this reason is it not essential that the best, or even accurate, words in the title be employed? The constitutional amendment, to the effect that all subjects of a law must be emoraced in the title, is for two purposes: First, to prevent log- rolling legislation; second, to prevent surprise and fraud. Applying these two tests to the board of control law, it is not found wantirg. Therefore the court holds the title of the board of control law stands legal tests and ‘i's fairly suggestive of the supervision by the state board of control of the finances of the state normal schools,” and is not unconstitutionsl. Writ of order is denied. Chief Justice Start, in his dissent, says it is just as reasonable to say the normals are reformatory institutions, because ignorance and crime are often allied, as it is to say the normals are charitable institutions because there is nothing in the title of the law in ques- tion relative to management by the board of control of educational insti- tutions. Justice Collins dissents on the samé ground. He holds educational and charitable institutions to be vastly un- like, and that the governor recognized the difference in his last message, when he recommended one board for chari- table ard penal institutions, and an- other for educational institutions. He says including the normals under the word “charitable” is “technical and far-fetched,” and that the constitution- al provision so overruled is “restructed into insignificance.” Following the decision by the su- preme court the state board of contro! will make a demand for oversight of the financial affairs of the state uni- versity. schools in that it has had large be- quests, and, therefore, comes under the head of “charitable” in the title of the board of control law. Just what form of a demand will be made by the board for financial management of the university is undecided. So far as the normal schools are con- cerned the controversy is settled by the supreme court ruling. — 4 VIGILANCE HAS EFFECT. FewersInferior Food Products Of- fered Each Year. The state dairy and food department has been active in the ten months of Commissioner McConnell’s incumbency. A statement prepared by Commissioner McCor-nell shows that, exclusive of the milk tests, 3,296 samples of food prod- ucts were subjected to analysis. Of this total 1,112 were found to be below the legal standard and the sale of the products were prohibited. Baking powder and butter show the largest percentages of inferior articles offered for sale in Minnesota. Out of 88 samples of bzking powder only 9 were up to the legal requirements; 6f 162 samples of butter, 138 fell below the standard. Liquors and meats made the best showing: out of 315 samples of whisky, beer and cider, only 62 fell be- low the standard, and 736 meat prod- ucts out of a total of 977 were above par. A comparison by administrations, or biennial periods, from 1894, also fur- nishes excellent proof of the effect of the strict methods of the department have had on the importation of dele- terious food products. For the period 1894-96, 60 per cent of all the samples analyzed were below the legal standard. In 1896-98 the percentage of rejected samples fell to 54, in the next biennial period it dropped to 47 per cent, and in Mr. McConnell’s administration it has drcepred to less than 35 per cent. Following is the recerd of analyses made by the department from Feb. 1, 1901, to Jan, 1, 1902: Commodity— Total. Lexal. Megal Yinegar 471 251 220 Jellies and jams. 148 ™ 73 Meats ... 977 T38AL Cheese... 72 45 27 Mlk (this does not in- clude samples examined by Babcock test for fat only) 1T 3 Spices . 560 173 Butter 24 138 Honey 39 i Fruit § sugars ig ps Baicing por Liquors . cee 815 62 Liquors include: Whisky 250, beer 33, cider 32. Linseed oil 62 éL 11 Paint .. -- Bae 4 7 Miscellancous .. .. 41 32 9 Total... ++:8,206 2,184 1,112 Number of samples analyzed by previous de- partments: Years— Total. Legal. Illegal. . 520 630 ‘307 tl cow ce were seme a he above there ig tnicen from mine venders and mall depots and tested by the Babcock test. Deputy Sheriff Syro of Odanah was assaulted there by a drunken Indian and badly bruised. The Indian was placed in jail. The university is situated ex- actly the same as are the normal SMALLPOX IN LUMBER CAMPS. State Board of Health Gets Its First Reports. Dr. H. M. Bracken of the state board of health is now receiving reports from the medical inspectors appointed by the beard to keep account of the small- pox in the lumber camps. One inspector reports smallpox in a lumber camp at Finlayson, Pine coun- ty. At Nary, in the northern portion of Hubbard county, two patients are ill in a camp containing fourteen men, besides women and children, all of whom have been exposed to the disease. “At this camp there developed a con- flict between the town board of health and the camp officials as to what the disease was, and an inspector was sent from Bemidji. The state board,” said Dr. Bracken, “received a telegram from one of the camps in the north asking for an inspector to vaccinate 100 men. That is one of the companies which is trying to carry out our instructions. But many wiil not even take ordinary precautions. Lumbermen who say that there is no smallpox in the camps are mistaken, “The same may be said of those lum- bermen who say that the cases of smallpox are not smallpox, but only varioloid. Varioloid is merely a light attack of smallpox taken by a person partially protected _ from the disease. A person may catch smallpox from varioloid as easily as from smallpox. “The state board wants the lumber- men to vaccinate their men, but some lumbermen protest that it is impracti- cekla, The board wants them to main- tain small isolated detention camps and to disinfect their camps where smallpox existed last year.” NEW RECORD ESTABLISHED. Minnesota’s Great Lumber Yield for Last Year. Deputy Surveyor General C. BH. Sin- clair’s annual report, which will be submitted to Gov. Van Sant in a few days, indicates a season’s business in log-cutting that is quite in keeping with the contention of these enthusi- asts who say that Minnesota and the northwest is not declining as a lumber district. Mr. Sinclair shows that the manufacture of lumber in Minnesota for the year 1901 assumed proportions greater than ever known before. Every city, town and hamlet having a saw- mill reports an increase. The logs scaled in the Second district, which comprises all the territory north of the St. Croix river, numbered 8,226,262, which is ejuivalent to 609,479,550 feet. There were sawed in the Second dis- trict during the year 690,147,940 feet of logs. The principal item, of course, is that of the direct manufacture of lumber. The total cut of lumber in all the towns enumerated in the surveyor general’s report was 873,501,780 feet. There were also sawed 88,742,500 shingles and 171,399,850 lath. The amount of lumber carried over at the close of the sawing season last fall was 299,835,000 feet. Of the proportion of logs scales Min- neapolis is credited with 5,388,225, which is equivalent to 383,048,720 feet. Accord- ing to the surveyor’s report there were 437,393,000 feet of logs sawed, making the lumber manufactured 551,907,794 feet. The shingles and lath manufac- tured in Minneapolis number 43,657,500 and 109,086,050, respectively. BIG YEAR IN FLOUR. Minneapolis Mill Ground Nearly 16,- 000,000 Barrels in 1901. Minneapolis mills broke all records in the manufacture of flour during the year just closed. The total output for 1901 was almost 16,000,000 barrels. For- eign shipments for the year were about one-quarter that figure, and less than for several years past. This falling off is due, it is. believed, to the discrim- ination against Minneapolis by the transportation companies, a matter that has been seriously considered by millers of late. The following tables arpear in the current issue of the Northwestern Miller: Flour Output. 1901. 1900. 1899. 1898. Bris, Bris. January 1,026,820 003,600 + +++1,050,960 078, 855 273,850 1,124,220 363,015 922,340 224,500 1,337,635 880 560,025 896,790 1,201,220 1,282, 1,717,455 505,025 1,535,610 1,412,160 1,572,305 Year..15,921,800 15,082,725 14,291,780 14,232,595 Foreign Shipments. January. 373,235 270,730 February 275,385 312,250 839,000 245,320 5, 254,800 316,300 261,840 297,650 151,725 322, 240,860 847,450 299,235 879,810 470,235 361,230 «515,465 930 465,680 417,820 574,395 Year. ..3,807,905 4,009,135 4,052,583 STATE BUYS BONDS. Treasurer. Begins Examination of Securities Offered by Stnte De- positories. The state treasurer has just retired $75,000 of the 3.5 per cent state funding bonds which were issued in 1891. This vetirement leaves $1,204,000 outstanding. The law permits the retirement of $160,- 900 per year. ‘The state treasurer, as a member of the state board of deposits, is begin- ning an investigation of all.sureties on the bonds given by state banks that are depositories for state funds. This step was ordered by the board at a re- cent meeting as an annual measure as many of the sureties move away, die or become financially unsatisfactory. ‘Treasurer Block stated that the ex- perditures this month will clean up all the money on hand. Among the obli- gations to be met is a payment of $200,- 200 on Massachusetts and Louisiana State bonds purchased for the perma- nent school fund. In all about $600,000 will be paid out. Feb. 1 the money from the state insurance department in H- eenses and the railroad taxes come in and money will then be on hand for de- posit with the state banks. WEEK’S PROCEEDINGS. In the House. Washington, Jan. 9.—The census bu- the Nicaragua canal bill in the house was opened in lively fashion yesterday by Mr. Hepburn, chairman of the inter- State and foreign commerce commis- sion, which reported the bill. For two hours he held the floor, replying to a volley of questions concerning the re- cent offer of the Panama Canal com- pany to sell its property and franchises to the United States for $40,000,000. The interest in the debate centered almost entirely in this new phase of the subject. Mr. Hepburn maintained that the alleged new offer of the Pan- ama company was part of the plan of delay. All his utterances along that line were liberally applauded. He pointed out what he claimed was the suspicious circumstance that the Pan- ama company held out for $109,000,000 until it was decijed before the holiday recess to consider the Nicaragua bill, and then suddenly dropped the price to $40,000,000. Mr. Morris of Minneso- ta gave notice that at the proper time he wculd offer an amendment to au- thorize the president, if he could pro- cure the property for $40,000,000, if con- cessicns could ve procured from Colom- bia and if the Walker commission £0 recommended, to purchase and proceed to complete the Panama canal. The other speakers were Messrs. Davis of Fiorida, Richarison of Alabama, Mann of Illinois and Adams of Pennsylvania. In the Senate. The first notes of the contest between the Nicaragua and Panama routes for the isthmian canal were heard in the senate yesterday. Mr. Morgan offered and secured the adoption of a resolu- tion which indicazed his purpose to have the committee on interoceanic canals inquire ‘nto the relations alleged to exist between the trancontinental railroad companies of the United States and Canada and the Panama Canal com:pany. In explanation of the resola- tion Mr. Morgan declared that the al- leged relations were a “wicked mo- nopoly” which already had cost the people of the Pacific coast millions of dollars. The resolutions involve the control by the Panama Canal company cf the Panama Railroad company, and the agreement existing between cer- tain railroads of the United States and the Pacific Mail Steamship company. POPULATION OF THE WORLD. Census Containd Big Comparisons of Nations. Philadelphia, Jan. 9.—The bodies of reau yesterday issued a report an- nouncing that the population of the en- tire United States, including all out- lying possessions, was $4,233,069 in the census year 1900. This is itemized as follows: Continental United States, or United States proper, 75,994,575 (heretofore an- nounced); Philippines, 6,961,339, being the estimate of the statistician to the Philippine commission; Porto Rico, 953,243; Hawaii, 154,001; Alaska, 63,592; Guam, 9,000; American Samoa, 6,100; persons in the military and naval ser- vice of the United States outside the United States proper, 91,219. There are but three countries which now have a greater population than the United States, viz: China, the British empire ani the Russian empire. China and the British empire have each of them probably between 350,000,- 000 and 400,000,000, or, together, nearly one-half of the total population of the earth. The Russian empire, with about 181,000,000 people, has more than half as many again as the United States, and has been increasing during the century just closed with greater rapid- ity than any other European power. MANY ARE KILLED. . Boers Under Botha Retreat but Their Losses Are Henvy. London, Jan. 9.—Lord Kitchener, tel- egraphing from Johannesburg, Monday, Jan. 5, reports the occurrence of a num~- ber of skirmishes in various parts of the war field. The most serious were at Amersfoort, Jan. 3 and 4, when Maj. W. H. Plomer and Col. J. Spens were in contact with Commandant Christine Botha’s and Commandant Opperman’s commands. They drove the Boers from their pcsitions after considerable fight ing, during which the Somerset light infantry suffered severely. Maj. Val- lentin and eighteen men were killed and five officers and twenty-eight men were wounded. The Boers left nine men dead on the field. The week's total of Boer casualties are 36 men killed, 9 wounded, 261 prisoners and 72 surren- dered. PERRY BELMONT DEFEATED. Seventh New York Congreasional Dirtrict Goes Republican. New York, Jan. 9.—Montague Less- ler, Republican, was elected to congress in the seventh district yesterday to succeed Nicholas Muller, Democrat, resigned. He defeated Perry Belmont, the regular Democratic candidate, by 39 votes, the count showing these fig- ures: Lessler, 7,677; Belmont, 7,283. TIMBER REGULATION. A Bill Is Sent to the Senate by Sec- retary Hitchcock. Washington, Jan. 9. Secretary Hitchcock yesterday sent to the senate the draft of a bill to regulate the use of forest reserve timber. The bill, which is of local interest, provides that timber procured from forest re- serves created by act of congress of March 3, 1901, shall not be used out- side the state where cut, except in cases i: which, in the discretion of the sec- retary of the interior, the emergencies are such as to cender it necessary to permit the use 9f timber elsewhere. KILLED CHILDREN OF SHAME, nmmarried Girls Arrested for Al- leged Murer of Twin Babies. Vincennes, Ind., Jan. 9. — Mary and Ruth Putnam, unmarried daughters of) Ebel Putnam, a prominent farmer liv- ing just across the Indiana line in Mli- nois, were arrested yesterday charged with the murder of twin kables born to Mary’ Putnam Dec. 21. The babies disappeared Christmas day and the au- thorities searched the E found the bodizs buried in premises |