Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 12, 1902, Page 3

KILL GOVERNOR’S PET BILL. Jowsa Seante Chokes Railread In- come Measure. Des Moines, April 9. — The senate ways and means committee yesterday recominended for indefinite postpone- nent the Cummins bill requiring ratl- ways to make reports to the executive council annually of: the: amount of in- come received from business originat- ing in Towa and te: minating elsewhere; originating elsewhere and terminating in Iewa, and both originating and ter- nating outside of Iowa, but carried part of the state. This bill is erstood to have been written by <zov. Cummins and is generally known as the English bill, and it was intro- «tuced by him, The vote in the commit- t was 7 to 2, Senators Junkin and lone voting against it. The ds claimed that it would have | ost them from $25,000 te $75,000 a year | co secure the information. rT a Lewis ‘ailre { he Kendall bill requiring mine ope- : rators to employ shot firers and shot ‘xaminers was passed ‘by the house. 1 is considered a great victory for H the miners. ¥ ‘Yhe house passed a bill appropriating $25,000 for the erection of monuments i » the lowa regiments that fought at ¢ Lookeut Mountaia. AKE IDLE. \f - * THOUSANDS i 4 Strike Situation at Butte Its Worst. Butte, April 9.—The Washoe smelters ut Anaconda are practically at a stand- sill because of the hoistirg engineers ~ the Amaigamated mines. The ore bins were empties late Sunday. Over n are now idle in Anaconda by of tha walkout of the engineers. last meeting of the strikers they jecided to a man\not to go back to at the oid scale. They claim to xuve gained many recruits to their ks and announce their determina~ tion to fight to the last. Thousands of * idle men are still walking the streets o” Butte, waiting for new men to be- ‘ome corapetent to run the mammoth nisting engines of the Amalgamated mines. Is Now at BY QOTRICITY FOR FORT MEADE. Dakota Military Post to Be Lighted From Sturgis. urgis, S. D., April 9.—Fort Meade It hereafter be tighted by electricity. his is decided on by the war depart- Seuth ent because of the recently erected and stone buildings, the which are improvement. Wire: this city will The Sturgis ant is one of the best in the West. Mort Meade will get excel ent service. New quarters and barracks to be ‘rected this year means an enlarge- t of the Sturgis plant, and mé near connection with the trolley Hine bf *» be put in between here and Fort Meade. wired for from t WOMAN BURNS TO DEATH. Sen Returns Home to Find Charred Remains. lowa, April 9. — Mrs. Mary the aged mother of Post- naster D, D. Jacobsen of the old town Lyors, was burned to a crisp last ning while Mr. Jacobsen was out. When he returned home he found his mother in her room, the body charred beyond recognition. There is no theory 3 to how the accident happened. Clinton, Jacobsen, BIRD ISLAND SUSCIDE. Man With Large Family, Keeently Frem Minnesota Lake, Dies. Bird Island, Minn., April 9.—Charles ‘over, living in Brookfield, committed by shooting himself in the head r recently came from nesota Lake and leaves a large ramily. Water Kills Much Stock. Winona, Minn., April 9.—Word was received in this city yesterday that Jo- seph and Edward Coleman, formerly of his city, but now owners of a ranch near Seneca, 8. D., had suffered the i of 340 head of cattle by drowning because of the rapid rise of water on March 15. This represents practically a total loss for tlem. An Embarrassing Error. ‘Winthrop, Miun., April 9.—In report- ke recent election it was stated that “Annie” Larson was elected re- sorder, instead of E. C. Larson, and he is now receiving mail addressed Anna Larson. This little episode gives to him a nickname which will cling to lim: forever. t Mayor Jolinron Defeated. Fargo, N. D., April 9.—W. D. Sweet was elected mayor over J. A. Johnson by 75 majority. Johnson was a candi- date for the fourth term, but people desired a change of administration. t Sweet is a member of the firm of Bris- tol & Sweet, wholesale harness manu- tacturers. | First Step for © vention, Deadwood, S. D., April 9.—A meeting ot the Lawrence county Republican central committee kas been called by George V. Ayrés, chairman, to be held here April 12, for the purpose of set- «d tiing the date for holding primaries and the date and place for holding the county convention, Held for Assault. Delano, Minn., April 9. — Ed Rice, » stabbed G. Crosby in a fight at i Ruffalo about two weeks ago, causing: \ * sericus injury, has been held to the «rand jury in the sum of $1,000 bonds. vosby is now on the road to recovery, a neta Fined for Wegal Fishing. Winona, Minn., April 9. — Deputy Game Warden Blagik has arrested three more men caught fishing ‘out of season, and egch of them has been fined. Albert #eltzkowski paid $25 and costs; the other two escaped with fines ot $5 and costs. i Killed in a Wreck. } * Des Moines, Iowa, April 9. — Three 3 men are reported killed and others tn- > jared in a wrecic on the Chicago Great Western at Reinbeck, Iowa. y DSSCHSCSOSSHOSHSSOSS OGOHOHSOOSHS DHT OONOY ‘Northwest News : ALIEN AN OFFICIAL, Washburn, tical Fight on Honds. Washburn, Wis., April 10. — A nice mix-up in tows affairs seems to be on At the recent election Ed- ward Cudmore was elected as one of One of the. board was the holding of a special meeting, for no lurpese than to re- hand here, the board of supervisors. first acts of the new other ostensible move William Downs as chief of police. Downs then began gn investigation and claims that Cudmore is not a citizen of the United States, and has never de- clared his intentions to become such, therefore is not qualified to hold the office to which he has been elected. Downs’ friends are up in arms, and are after Cudmore, nd will likely make an effort to oust him from office. The ac- tion against Downs by the board was fore purely political reasons, as he is acknowledged +o have been a first-class officer. ROCK FELL PON WIS. Homestake Miner Has a Dislocatea pine and Will Probrbly Die. Lead, 8. D., April 10. — Thomas D. Young was taken out of the Home- stake mine with a_ dislocated .spine and other severe injuries, from which it is doubtful if he recovers, the result of falling rock. He set off a blast on the 100-foot level in the mine, got into an adjacent slope to await the ex- plosion. The blast dislodged some loose rosk above him and a mass of about a ton fell upon nim, pinning him down in a crouching position. It was thought at the time’ he was removed b was dying, but he rallied and has 2 tight- ing chance, although the injury to the spine is serious. VETO AGAIN. s of Town Sees Another Merger Bill Coming. Des Moines, April 10.—The bill known as the Hubbard railway merger act, companion of the Molsberry bill, passed the house yesterday morning in practi- cally the same form as it passed the senate. The impression prevails that the governor will veto it, as it is gen- Cun erally claimed to be intended as an aid te the Hill-Harriman railway merger, a féature vnich induced the governor's veto of the. Molsberry bill. The Hubbard bill authorizes any line incorporated under Iowa laws, regard- less of location, to exercise the same privileges as lines operating in Iowa. These priveleges are enumerated in the substitute Molsberry bill. CITY DADS IN FIST FIGHT. Milwaukee City Council Has a Stormy Session. Milwaukee, April 10.—After a long and sterm: session, in which the lie wus exchanged between Aldermen Froeming and Zimmerman and the po- lice called in to stop a fist fight, the comreon council seated William Zim- . Democrat, and Henry Laack, who both appeared on the returns to have received through clerical errors inspectors. They are of the body, but t4aeir contested by quo war- the me: of the now election members seats will be ranto court proceeding: MUCH LAND IS TAKEN, Dakota 1 Office Land Office Business. Pierre, S. D., April 10—The busiaess of the government land office in this city for March shows that five soldiers’ Doing South decla statements were filed, and eight homestead entries made, whi ws from settlement over 14,000 ucres, nearly all of which was taken on the west side of the Missouri river. Besides che filings, tw final hemestead poofs, and two final timber culture proofs were made. , The first week in April shows more than forty filings were made, with the list grow- ing daily, and the month promises .to largely exceed March in the amount of land taken up. ROM BLOW. FARMER DIES Hits Him on the Head, and ater He ix Found Dead. Helena, Mont., Aril 10.—A Kalispell special says: William Hawkes. a prom- inent young farmer, was found dead in a livery barn Saturday. His skull had be2n crushed, Upon investigation it was learned that while attending @ dance he had words with a woman named Nettie Russell, who hit him ov: the head with a cuspidor. Hawkes left the place and was not seen again until his dead body was found. The woman Wom was arrested, charged with man- slaughter. She admitted hitting the man. Looking at the Bright Side. West Superior, Wis., April 10.—Talk of a general advance of 26 per cent in the rate of insurance at this point has caused something of a scare, It is be- lieved however, that the edvance in general will not amount to more than an average of 5 per cent, and that the hardship will not be as severe as ex- pected, There have een ‘several in- creases in a mercantile way, and there is expectation of a small raise on other property. Wisconsin Needs Rain. Madison, Wis., April 10.—In his re- port on crop prospects Secretary True, of the state board of agriculture, says: Copious and frequent showers are needed in the southern part of the state to previous disastrous results to crops, like thos> of last year. The fall snow and rain has only been sufficient to moisten the surface. La Crosse, Wis., April 10.—The Min- nesota, board of health will be asked to assist the Houston county and La Crescent, health autborieties in burying or destroying hundreds of tons of dead fish that abound in the swamps near La Crescent. They are mostly Buffalo fish, averaging eishteen inches ‘n length, and the stench raised on warm days is frightful. 4 Mr. Middleton, a former British min- ister to Venezuela, died at Caracas, Venezuela, at the age of eighty-seven Wis., Has a Pretty Po- CONGRESS a In the Senate. Washington, April 3.—Discussion of the oleomargarine bill in the senate yesterday was enlivened by two er three bright colloquies between Sena- tors Bailey of Texas and Depew of New York. Senator Bailey concluded his speech begun Tuesday in opposition to the measure, occupying most of the time devoted by the senate to the bill's consideration. His argument was bril- liant and at times eloquent. He was followed by Mr. Depew of New York in a bright and witty speech in support of the measure. Mr. Depew matched his wit with that of Mr. Bailey on the bject of the American girl and the sallies of the two senators were greeted with shouts of laughter both on floor and in galleries. In the House. a Thy house yesterday passed, the sun- dry civil appropriation bill. This is the eighth of the regular annual supply bills which has passed at this session. Only a few unimportant amendments were attached to it. After it was dis- posed ot debate on the revenve cutter Oil was resumed. In the Senate. _ Washington, April 4.— At the con- lusion of a lively debate yesterday the senate passed the oleomargarine bill by a vote of 39 to 31. The discussion was argely in the natuce of a reinforcement of arguments previously advanced. Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin made the princti- (al speech, maintaining that congress had ample authority to enact the pror posed legislation because it was in the interest of the people. In an earnest protest against the measure Mr. Vest of Missouri held that congress was in- vading the powers of the states. Mr. Seott of West Virginia moved to re- mmit the the measure to the com- mittee, holding that it was unsatisfac- tory to many serlators and ought to be perfected. The motion was defeated, 35 to 37. During the afternoon a per- fect flood ef telegrams poured into the senate from all parts of the country, arging senators to spport or to oppose the measure. The measure as passed by the senate differs In some respects trom that passed by the house of rep- resentatives. In th: House. The senate bili to promote the effi- alency of the revenue cutter service passed the house yesterday by a vote of 133 to 49. The opponents of the measure fought it to the last ditch, At the very end they attempted a filibus- ter but were swept aside by the over- whelming majority in favor of the measure. In the Senate. Washington, April 5. — The senate yesterday began consideration of the chinese exclusion bill, Mr. Mitchell of Oregon, making the opening speech. He pointed out forcefully the necessity for the exclusion of Chinese laborers and carefully and elaborately analyzed the bill. He said that it had been con- structed on the basis of existing law, in the light of experience of the dire ions of the courts. While its provisions were drastic, the bill, he said, in some pects was more liberal than the Geary act. The Indian appropriation bill was un- Jer consideration for a time but was not completed. In the House. The house yesterday began considera- tion of the Chinese exclusion bill, No opponents of the general principle of exclusion appeared, but members were jivided in their support of the two bills presented. Messrs. Hitt of Illinois, Per- sins of New York and Adams of Penn- sylvania supported the majority bill and Messrs Clark of Missouri, Wahn of California and Naphen of Massachu- setts spoke for the minority substitute. In the House. Washington, April 8—The house y terday passed the Chinese exclusion bill after incorporating in it several amendments whica increased the dras- tie character of the measure. The prire:pal one not cnly excludes Chinese by birth and descent, but all Chinese of mixed blood. The chief struggle was over the amendment to prohibit the employment of Chines> sailors on American ships. An amendment cover- ing this proposition was at first ruled ly was modified to evade the ruling and was adopted—100 to 74. As passed the bill practically re-enscts all the ex- clusion laws and “incorporates with them the existing treaty regulations. It extends these «xclusion laws to the of the United States, and forbids Chi- nese laborers in our colonial posses sions ecming into this country. The Philippine commission, by the terms of the bill, is directed to adopt proper measures for the enforcement of the provisions of the bill in the Philippines. The conference report on the war rev- enue tax repeal bill was adopted and the bill sent to the white house. Late in the afternoon Mr. Fowler of New Jersey moved to pass under suspension of the rules the senate bill to extend the charters of national banks for twenty years. The Democrats were takea completely by surprise. As it was after the usual hour for adjourn- ment the attendance was slim. The Democrats attempted to fiiibuster but a call of the nouse finally secured a quorum and the bill was passed, In the Senate. ' Considerable time was consumed by the senate yesterday in a discussion of the corference report on the bill to re- duce war revenue taxes. As passed by the senate the tax on transactions !n so-called bucket shops was retained. The conferees struck out that provis- ion, it being explained that the house would not consent to its retention, Mr. Berry Of Arkansas, Mr. Bacon of Georgia and Mr. Pettus of Alabama insisted that the senate should demand the retention of he tax. Mr. Aldrich of Rhode Island, Mr. Ailison of Iowa and Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin, while they were in favor of the tax, explained that it could not be retained without endangering the entire measure. The conference report was finally adonted— out on a point of order, but subsequent- | Philippines and the other possessions } 26 to 20. Mr. Simmons of North Caro- lina explained oriefly why he should support. the Chinese exclusion biil, al- though he frankly said he would do so with some reluctance. The exclusion bill was read for committee amend- ment, the reading occupying consider- able time. In the House. Washington, April 9. — The first day of the debate on the Cuban reciprocity bil! which opened in the house yester- day was disappointin from a spectacu- lar standpoint. There were no sensational clashes after the debate was actually begun, and none of the bitterness which was expected to crop out on the floor came to the surface. The vote on the motion to go into committee of the whole to consider the bill, however, developed the lines of cleavage and showed that the Democrats are quite as much 4i- vided on the question as is the ma- jority. In the division, which is re- garded as practically a test vote on the bill, 114 Republicans and 63 Demo- erats voted for the motion and 41 Dem- ocrats and 39 Republicans against it. Mr. Payne, the Republican leader, opened the debate for the bill in a strong speech which commanded close attention from both sides of the house. There were only two other speeches. Mr. Newlands, a Democrat from Ne- vada, took the position that the con- cession should not be made to Cuba unless she were invited at the same time to become a part of th® United States. Mr. McClellan, a New York Democrat, who was the last speaker, favored a 30 per cent reduction for the benefit of Cuba, but gave notice that if the rate of reduction was not increased he would vote for the bill. He con- tended that reciprocity was in line with time-honered doctripe, and that while Republicans mighi fear it, Democrats skculd not. ‘ In the Senzte. A vigorous protest was made in the senate yesterday by Mr. Cullom of ITll- inois against the passage of the Chinese exclusion bill in its present form. Com- ing from the chairman of the commit- tee or foreign relations, the protest made a deep impression on the senate. Mr. Cullom, while expressing himself as in favor of the exclusion of Chi- nese laborers, said that many of the provisions of the pending measure were in contravention of our treaty obliga- tions with China. Mr. Patterson of Colorado and Mr. Perkins of California supported the bill. The bill was drastic in its provisions they admitted, but no more so than was necessary to elim- inate the possibility of fraud. THE MARKETS, Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, April :0. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 71@72c; No. 2 Northern, 70@ Je. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 56@57c; No. 3, 54@55c. Oats—No. 3 white, 40@41c; No. 3, 38@4Cc. Minneapolis, April 10.—Wheat--No. 1 hard, 1-2c; No. 1 Northern, 711-2@ 71 S-4c; No, 2 Northern, 70c. Duluth, April 10.—Wheat—Cash, No. 1 hard, 741-2c; No. 1 Northern, 711-2c; No. 2 Northern, 69¢; No. 3, 67¢; Mani- toba, 701-2, flax, $1.741-4c; corn, 58¢; oats, 4c; rye, 52. Milwaukee, Wis., April 10. — Wheat —No. 1 Northern, 72 1-2@723-4ce; No. 2 Northern, 71 1-2@71 3-4c. Rye—No. 1, 58c. Barley—No. 2, 661-2c. Oats—No. 2 white, 45c. Corn—May, 3-4e. Chicsgo, April 10.—Cash Wheat—No. 2 red, 77 1-2@79 1 No. 3 red, 751-2@ 76 1-2c; No. 2 hard winter, 721-2c; No. 3 hard winter, 72c; No. 1 Northern spring, 721-2@741-2c; No. 2 Northern spring, 68@ Corn — No. 3, 56@ 561-2c. Oats—No. 2, 42 1-2@42 3-4c; No. 3, 42 1-4c. Sioux City, Towa, April 10,—Cattle— Beeves. $4. cows, bulls and mixed, $2.50@5.50; yearlings and calves, $2.50@ 4.25. Hogs, $6.50@6.75; bulk, $6.60@6.70. Chicago, April 10, — Cattle—Good to prime steers — $6.50! ; stockers and feeders, $2.5075,25; heifers, $2.50@6; calves, $2.50% Hogs Mixed and butchers, $6,557; good to choic® heavy, $6.80@7.07 1-2. Sheep—Good to choice wethers, $5.25@5.75; Western, $4.50@6; native lambs, $4.75@7; Western lambs, $5.25@7. South St. Paul, April 10. — Cattle — joice butcher steers, $6.2! 0; good, $5.50@6; good to choice veals,. $4.50@ good to choice feeding steers, $3.50@4.50. Hogs—Light and light mixed, 36.400 6.70; mixed and butchers, $6.50@6.85. Sheep—Fancy lambs, $6.10@6.25; good to choice fat lambs, $5.50@6. BLED TO DEATH. Novel Fate of a Negro Who De- nounces a Wholesale Shooting. Florence, Tenn., April 10, — Simon Simpson, a negro, was killed as the re- sult of Monday's tragedy at Tuscum- bia, wherein Reynolds, colored, killed seven men and lost his own life. Simp- gon went into a butcher shop and be- gan cursing all men who participated in the killing, when he was ordered out by a white man named Walker. The negro refused to go and advanced on Walker, whom he struck over the head with a heavy board, whereupon Walker hamstrung the negro in each leg and cut off the thumb of his right hand with a butcher knife. The negro bled to death. Walk2r gave himself up to the authorities. AGED KINGS BIRTHDAY. His Majesty of Denmark Passed the Eighty-Fourth Milestone. Copenhagen, * April 10.—King Chris- tian, who was born April 8, 1818, yester- day celebrated his eighty-fourth birth- day, surrounded by.his children and grandchildren. The monareh, who ts well preserved in mind and body en- tered keenly into all the festivities. Seventy members of royal families are present at the palace and took part in the gaieties, which included a reception at noon by the king, a family dinner, and in the evening an entertainment with a concert by the singers of the Royal theater. His majesty was the recipient of gifts from most of the royal personages of Europe. jee CLE ‘MRS WALKER FREE. ‘Woman Who Shot Man Who Invyaded Her Home Is Released. Las Vegas, N. Mex., April 10.—The preliminary hearing of Mrs. G. B. Walker of Miles, Iowa, for the recent killing of J. S. Judd of Chicago yester- day was completed before a justice of the peace and the’ defendant was dis- shared. stroke of lightning. FISH FOR ALL OF THE STATE. Millions of Pike to Be Distributed This Spring. The state game and fish commission within a few days will begin the col- lecting of pike spawn for distribution throughout the state. The collection of spawn for the past two years was not as successful as was desired, and new places for securing spawn will be sought. ‘ Executive Agent Fullerton of the commission has been in the northern part of the state for several days in- vestigating places which promise to be fruitful spawning grounds. There is said to be an abundance of pike at Frazee, Becker county. Mr. Fullerton has been looking over the ground there as well as investigating several other localities, The commissioners desire to distrib- ute as many pike as possible this year. Three years ago 3,000,000 pike were dis- tributed,-and an effort will be made to increase the number this year. The collection of spawn and distribu- tion of the tiny fish is simple. As soon as the fish begin to “run,” that is, te hunt a place in quiet pools in lakes to deposit spawn, the time to gather spawn has come. The fish are caught in nets and either kept in a net in- elcsure and the spawn secvred or are shipped to the St. Paul hatchery. Here the spawn is placed in troughs and soon after the tiny pike are hatched, when they are sent to the lakes and streams throughout the state. The trout spawn is all secured at the hatchery and the supply is reasonably certain. The pike s~awn, however, is secured in places where pike are plenti- ful, and there is more or less uncer- tainty in’ the undertaking, as the fish may not appear where expected and the catch may be small. This year, however, careful investigation is being made and every precaution taken to insure a large supply of spawn. SEELERS GET VALID TICKETS, Supreme Court Decides Case Involy- ing Land Grant. The state supreme court in a decision written by Judge Collins upheld the title to St. Paul, Minneapolis & Mani- toba grant lands purchased by Arch- bishop Ireland. The lands were selec:- ed in Traverse and Big Stone counties as indemnity for lands that could not be secured adjacent to the St. Vincent extension of the road. Archbishop Ire- land, before the railco2jd company had perfected title, under zontract with the company, disposed of land to many settlers in 1879 and 1881, and in 1883 took an option on 50,600 acres of land at $4 per acre. Later part of the grant was with- drawn and the lands thrown open to settlement, but arrangements were made whereby the settlers could pur- chase from the gevernment. Many homesteaders ent2red claims on Jans purchased by settlers, cla'ming the: title was void on the ground that the archbishop’s purchase was not bona fide, but only an option on the lands, The test case decided was brought by John P. O'Connor, who purchased 160 acres of land in Traverse county from Archbishop Ireland. He sued to oust Jacob Gertgens, a homesteader, who entered a claim on the land. The low- er court decided in O’Connor’s favor, and the decision is affirmed. TIMBER TRESPASSING. Special Agent of the General Land Ofttce Completes Investigation. White Earth, Minn., April 8.—Special Agent Dufrees of the general land of- fice, who was detailed to investigate the government timber affairs on the southern portion of the White Earth reservation, has concluded his investi- gation. The investigation was brought about at the instance of United States Indian Agent S. Michelet, who has been unsuccessful in his efforts during the past winter to put a stop to timber poaching which has been going on un- checked for the past several years. It is estimated that over 200,000 feet of green pine and other timber was cut and sold off of the reservation the past winter. Several persons Wave been ar- rested by the agency police during the past winter and turned over to the custody of the United States marshal. Indictments were found against six- teen of these persons who will be tried at the coming session of the United States district court which convenes at Fergus Falls this week. . cdi Sa FOUL PLA YSUSPECTED. Lumber Jack Thought to Have Been Poisoned and Robbed. Bemidji, Minn: April 8—An inquest and autopsy were held yesterday over the remains of Eugene Mc Glauchlan, a lumberjack. He was picked up in- sensible Saturday and died suddenly at the hospital. It is hinted that he was poisoned and robbed in a house ef all repute. The stomach will be sent to the state laboratory to be analyzed. Eugene was a homesteader near Guth- rie, Minn. He was unmarried and forty-three years old. LIGHTNING’S FREAK. One Man Killed, While His Com- panion Is Unhurt. Winona, Minh., April 8—A peculiar fatality occurred on Saturday after- noon in Burns Valley. Eenry Horn- berg and Anton Rye of Wilson were driving home fren Winona when a thunder storm came up, and Hornberg and both horses were killed by a Rye escaped un- hurt, although he was on the same seat as Hornbersg. CALGHT WITH THE GOODS. Fariboult Youth Accused of Bur- glarizing a Store. Faribault, Minn., April 8. — William Anderson, son of Robert Anderson of this city, aged cighteen, was arrested in Minneapolis by Sheriff Moshier of this city on the charge of burglarizing Nutting’s grocery store here last week. Part of the stolen goods were found in his possession. He has been lodged in the county jail here to await the action of the grand the district court. News of the State. jury at the May term of REDS DON’T SUREAD SMALLPOX. Jaspector Sink Says They Fear the Disease. Indians in Mille Lacs county are afraid of smallpox and won't go near it, says Inspector Sinks of the state board of health, who made a trip of inspec- tion to Mille Lacs county recently. In- spector Sinks drove about forty miles northwest of Milaca. He says he dii not see a single Indian marked by smallpox. “You will aot meet an Indian in that country,” said Mr. Sinks, “that will not ge out of his way to point out where there is smallpox when he knows that you are trying to have it taken care of.” This is the region which last fall re- ported that Indians carried the disease about the country, and that a quaran- tine could not be enforced’ while the Indians remained. Mr. ks’ trip, however, showed “hat the white people were more indifferent to the disease than the Indians. *At the village of Ericksonville, thir- ty-two miles northwest of Milaca, he found forty cases of smallpox. ‘There was not a house in the town, he said. that had not contained a smallpox pa- tient some time during the winter, ani there had been no quarantine or fumi- gation. The chairman of the town board, whom Mr. Sinks met at Milaca, complained bitterly of the situation. The chairman promised to report new cases and to try to enforce the regula- tions laid down by the board of health. There were eleven cases in a neigh- boring lumber camp, but it had broken up and the men had scattered. A fam- ily, consisting of a father and three sons, who had been cutting wood, had smallpox, tut had moved away. A man and his wife, who had barely recov- ered, visited a friend in Minneapolis while their little girl was still down with the disease, and took no precau- tions to prevent infecting their hosts. There were several instances of men going back to work before they had recovered from smallpox and while there were cases in their family. The settlers of that region, Mr. Sinks reports, complain of the conditions at the north end of Mille Lacs lake, and say much of the disease comes from there. That district will be inspected soon. VERMILLION ORE BOOM. John W. Gates Supposed to Be In- terested in the Present Rash to Bay Ore Lands. The biggest boom that has been wit nessed in iron ore lands since that of the Mesaba range in the early nineties now seems assured on the Vermillion range. Agents represeating interests about which nothing definite is known here at present are scouring the range for options to lease or buy. That these agents represent large interests none doubt. They are ;rovided with plenty of morey and they are looking for all the land of even remote prospective ore value they can get hold of. ‘A. M. Bevier, who is believed to rep- résent J. W. Gates, has secured von- trol of 10,000 acres and is looking zor more. Several other strangers are in the city on the errand. Nobody here knows who any one of them represents. The great cost of conducting explora- tions on the Vermilion has held many back, but the new value which attaches to the hard ores of the Lake Superior region by reason of so few discoveries on the old ranges of late years, is a strong incentive. It Is believed that powerful interests are behind many of the moves now be- ing made on the Vermilion. Is MADE MAD BY FIRE. Boy Bitten by Canine Four Years Ago Suddenly Attacked After Fighting a Fire. Long Prairie, Minn., April 19. — A strange case is reported from the town of Burleene, sorhe fifteen miles west of here, Friday last Everett Irwin, a lad o2 thirteen or fourteen, son of Charles Irwin, was at school as usual. The schoolhouse stands near the timber and brush. A fire was running through the woods and threatened the schoolhouse. A number of the boys went out and fought fire, and young Irwin was one of the number. After the danger had passed it was found that something was wrong with Irwin. He seemed crazed and fought desperately when any one approached him. He was finally taken home, but. got in a field and dug a great hole, as a dog would. and ‘he barked like a dog. He would bite and scratch and strike with any- thing he could lay his hands on. This occurred Friday last, and there hag been no change. It is reported that he was bitten by a dog four years ago, and this may be the cause of the pres- ent attack. HE NEVER CAME BACK. William Smith Left His Wife to Rent a House—She Is Now Divorced. Fergus Falls, Minn., April 10.—Hat- tie Smith was granted a divorce from her husband, William Smith, in the district court in this city yesterday on the ground of desertion. The allegation in the complaint is to the effect that Mr. Smith left his wife and family in a covered wagon on the roadside in the eastern part of the county and went away, presumably to rent a house. This was in 1897, and nothing has been seen of him since. * Farmer In a Runaway. Long Prafrie, Minn.,; April 10, — A farmer named Hall was if not fatally injured on the street while driv- ing in with a load of hay. His team took fright at the train and ran away. colliding with a telegraph pole, Gutted by Fire. 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