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® 44, Segelke-Kohlhaus company, of which x vifle. POSSE PURSUES THEM. scaped Prisoners Are Believed to Be Making for the Bad Lands. Glasgow, Mont., June 10. — Up to a late hour yesterday no report had been received from the posses pursu- ing the four prisoners who escaped from the city jail Saturday night after ! killing the death watch, Charles Will- jams, and beating Deputy Sheriff Rutter and Jailer Dill- ard. Two horses were stolen from the Patton ranch Sunday night, and it is | supposed they are making for the Bad Lands, where, armed as they are, they ‘can stand off many men. One posse of twenty-five men is hot on the trail and | ings in a brief address. fifty more left Glasgow yesterday. At| daylight two of the men, thought to be Brown and Hardee, were seen near) Milk river, going east and riding hard on jaded horses. Sheriff Buckley of Fort Benton and George Hall, United States marshal, have joined the posse. HIGH-UP WORKMEN, Supreme Lodge A. O. U. W. and De- gree of Honor Meet in St. Paul. § St. Paul, June 11. — The supreme lodge of the A. O. U. W. began its ses- sion in the hall of representatives at the capitol in St. Paul yesterday with about 150 delegates and officers pres- ent. A preliminary general meeting into insensibility | was called to order by J. J. McCarty, chairman of the general cémmittee in charge of arrangements. He simply introduced the speakers, Charles G. Hinds, Mayor Smith and State Auditor Iverson. Supreme Master Workman Webb MeNall acknowledged the greet- The superior lodge, Degree of Honor, declared against the open door policy so stren- uously advocated by the Mitinesota jurisdiction. The vote stood 80 to 53. Several representatives of the A. O. U. W. spoke against the measure, hold- ing that its adoption would cause the auxiliary in time to fall altogether COLLAPSE OF BRIDGE. Narrow Escape of Passenger Train| Entering Minneapolis. | Minneapolis, June 10.—A section of | the steel arch bridge at Minneapolis | ‘collapsed late yesterday afternoon and | fell upon the rear of an accommoda- | tion train from Lake Minnetonka. ‘The portion of the bridge that fell was 30x50 feet in dimensions. Luckily all of the train had passed out of danger | except the rear half of the last passen-| ger coach, which was crushed to, pieces. The only passenger on the car | was a man standing on the rear plat-| form. One of his arms was crushed, | but he was not otherwise injured. GREAT WESTERN WRECK. | Fast Running Passenger Train Left the Track at Luray. | Marshalltown, Iowa, June 10—South- | bound passenger train No. 1 on the Great Western was wrecked at Luray, | south of this city while running at a! speed of forty miles an hour. Eyvery- | thing except the forward trucks of the} engine left the track, the coaches be-| ing stripped of their trucks and land-| ing against the side of the cut, which probably saved many lives. No one was killed, but several were badly bruised and traffic was delayed. JUMPED FOR LIFE. Brakeman Jumps Into the Mississippi River. La Crosse, Wis., June 10. — Brake- man G. Baker of the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul railway saved his life in a wreck by jumping into the seeth- | ing waters of the Mississippi. A heavy | timber had fallen across the track, -and the two first cars, on one of which | he was standing, jumped the rails and} were overturned. Feeling that he| would fall under them, Baker jumped | to the Mississippi at the side of the! track and swam to safety. KILLED AT BENSON. Christian Peterson of Minneapolis Was | on His Way to Montana. Benson, Minn., June 10. — The flyer going west killed a working man named Christian Peterson of Minne- apolis. He was going to Montana and left the.train at Benson and went to the station to get a drink of water. He made three efforts to board the train, but the platforms being filled with persons standing upon them, he lost his hold and fell under the wheels and was killed instantly. REQUISITION IS ASKED. Travis Will Not Go Back to Minnesota for Trial. Fargo, June 10—Edward Travis, who was arrested here Saturday night on the charge of stealing a diamond from Mrs. Kennedy in East Grand Forks, re- fuses to return there without requisi- tion papers, and sheriff Sullivan of Polk county has gone to St. Paul to se- cure the necessary papers from Gov. Van Sant. A negro woman is making a fight for Travis. Guilty of Embezzlement. Breckenridge, Minn., June 10—There was only one indictment returned by the grand jury, and that was against L. C. Knutson for embezzlement. Mr. Knutson was station agent at Wolver- ton, in this county for the Great North- ern Express company and was short some $200. He pleaded guilty to the charge, and Judge Flaherty sentenced him to one and one-half years at Still- water. t Carpenter Takes His Life. La Crosse, Wis., June 10. — Anton Piesche, a carpenter employed by the Mr. Segelke, who disappeared and was supposed to have been drowned with his nephew, was a member, suicided by shooting himself with a 22-caliber He made careful preparations, ‘dressing in his best clothes. First Wool Products. Sturgis, S. D., June 10. — The first consignment of wool from the Grand river covntry has arrived here. It con- sisted of about 20,000 pounds. This is the first of the wool business in Sturgis, but larger consignments are expected from now on, as the market is better. Killed by Train. Mason City, Iowa, June 10.—Charles | few days. away from the proposition. ACCIDENT AND SUICIDE Brace of Fatalities Reported From Wisconsin Town. Stanley, Wis., June 11—While bath- ing Sunday in the North fork of Eau Claire river, seven miles.south of here, Archie Felix and John Manier, about seventeen years of age, were drowned. The efforts of their companions did not avail. The accident occurred at the North Fork dam. Both bodies were recovered about four hours after the accident. A. M. Palmer, a paperhanger and | painter by trade, was found dead in | his homestead shanty about nine miles south of here. He had committed sui- cide by placing the muzzle of a Win- chester rifle under his chin, the dis- crarge blowing the top of his head off. SPEARFISH TRAGEDY. Survivor of Shooting Affair Claims the Other Man Shot Himself. Deadwood, S. D., June 11—Edward Wilson of Spearfish was shot shortly before noon yesterday, and D. Bennett of Spearfish is in the Deadwood jail charged with the shooting. The two men had a quarrel over a woman. Bennett says Wilson killed himself. He acknowledges the quarrel and says Wilson. tried to shoot him; that he grabbed the revolver, and that when neighbors started to separate them Wilson went back in the house, after which he shot himself. Bennett is known to have made the threat that he would kill Wilson. Wilson died from the wound yesterday afternoon. FOREST FIRES NORTH. Flames Make a Great Deal of Headway in the Territory North of Duluth. Duluth, Minn., June 11.—Forest fires have done considerable damage in the territory north of Duluth in the last A fire started in one of the big slashings of Alger, Smith & Co. in town 54-10, five miles east of the Iron ‘Range road in Lake county, and fifteen miles from Two Harbors, last Sunday night. A high wind caused the fire to cover a large area and give promise of extensive destruction of property. Ten cars belonging to the Duluth & Northern Minnesota road were burned. One trestle was destroyed, and the Vaughn cerad camp was burned, to- gether with some cedar. LURED TO THE CAMPS. Canadian Girl Has Suffered Brutalities y at the North. Duluth, Minn., June 11.—Mary Mc- Donald, a Canadian girl of prepossess ing appearance, was rescued yesterday from a woodsman, who, she says, in- ‘duced her to leave her home in Win- nipeg six months ago under promise of marriage. She says she has been sub- jected to the most brutal treatment imaginable in the lumber camps. She is in the Rescue Home here and her parents have been notified. She ts eighteen years old. WHIP BEHIND. Sioux Falls, S. D., June 11. — The school children of Britton have reason to believe they are “playing in bard luck.” The authorities have given them public notice that if any of them ‘are detected in the grave crime of run- ning after and hanging upon the rear ‘ends of delivery wagons “they will pe ‘found guilty of a misdemeanor and ‘fined $2.50 each for the first offense and then go to jail for the rest.” No Dam Gave Away. Ortonville, Minn., June 11.—The re- port from Henderson, Minn., to the of- fect that the recent high water at that point was caused by the breaking of a dam at the foot of Big Stone lake is a mistake, and wholly without founda- tion. There has been no flood at this point, and there is no dam here to break away large enough to cause a flood of any kind. Bert Ronk Indicted. Blue Earth, Minn., June 11. — The grand jury has indicted Bert Ronk for murder in the second degree for the shooting of Charles Eberlein on March 17. Archie Whipple, who was a com- panion of Ronk, has been released. Every Animal Sold. Fargo, N. D., June 11.—The promot- ers of the Shorthorn sale report that every animal exhibited was sold. The highest price wes $400 and the aver- Vance. aged sixteen, was killed by a Chicego, Milwaukee & St. Paul passen- ger train at Portland. age $165. Thig was the second annual sale. LL A PREHISTORIC FIND. Cave and Burial Place of First Inhabl- tants on White Earth Reservation Border. ‘What appears to be a rare specimen of prehistoric remains was unearthed near Fosston when the skeleton of a human being and some earthen and stone vessels were found and brought to the city by S. S. Stadsvold, proprie- tor of the Fosston flour mill, and Louis Lohn, cashier of the Bank of Fosston. Messrs. Stadsvold and Lohn were visiting at Mr. Lohn’s farm near Beau- lieu, on the border of the White Barth Indian reservation ,and were watching some workmen who were making a cellar for a new building. The men had gone some depth into the side of the hill, the intention being to make a large root cellar, when the shovel of one of them came in contact with a hard substance which gave forth a metallic sound. The workmen stopped to examine what the obstacle was and found it to be an iron ring fastened to something further in the side of the hill. Pulling on the ring disclosed that it was at- tached to an iron door, which swung outward, disclosing a large opening. Looking into the opening, it was found that it led to a large cave, which was strewn with pieces of broken stones of peculiar shapes, and in one corner was a stone box in which, on being opened, was found the perfect skeleton of a human being. Some stone implements, represent- ing hammers, arrow darts and other peculiar,implements, were also in the box. The skeleton was at least seven feet in length. Mr. Lohn has placed the skeleton and other articles in a sealed glass receptacle and put them with a rare collection of Indian relics which he possesses. It is believed that the cave was once the resort of mound builders, or of Indians in the very long ago, as the implements found are of very ancient pattern. MILKMEN ARE LIABLE. Dairy Officials Say that About 700 Have Failed to Comply With Law. The state dairy and food depart- ment estimates that from 600 to 700 Minnesota milk dealers are liable to a fine of from $25 to $100 for not apply- ing for licenses during May. The de- partment announces that only 1,200 licenses have been issued, while there are known to be at least 1,800 retail dealers in the state, not counting the wholesale dealers. The license fee is $1. “Whoever by himself or by his agents,” says the law, “conveys milk in carriages, carts or other vehicles, either at wholesale or at retail, in any city or town of 1,000 inhabitants or more, shall annually, on the first day of May, or within thirty days thereaf- ter, be licensed by the state dairy and food commissioner to sell milk and cream within the limits of said town or village, andshall pay a fee of $1 for each and every carriage, cart or ve- hicle. “Licenses shall be issued only in the name of the owner of the vehicles, and shall be prima facie evidence of own: ership. All shall terminate on the first day of May each year. Hach li- cense shall record the name, residence, place of business of the owner and the driver and the number of vehicles. “Each licensee shall, before engag- ing in the sale of milk or cream, cause his name, the number of his license and vehicle and the number of his place of business to be plainly and legibly placed on each outerside of each vehicle, and shall report to the state dairy and food commissioner any change of driver. “Any person keeping only one cow shall be exempt from the provisions of this act.” MORE BIG ROYALTIES. Four Million Tons of Ore From Which the State Will Benefit. The State of Minnesota has another million dollars in sight in ore royal- ties. D. M. Phiblin, assistant general manager of the Great Northern rail- way, who has an option for a transfer of the mineral lease to the east half of the southeast quarter of section 6, town 57, range 20, will exercise it, and the papers are being signed. The fee is owned by the state, and four million tons have been shown up, which means 25 cents a ton to the state. The owners of the lease, J. C, Flynn, Archie Chisholm of Duluth and Dr. D. C. Rood of Hibbing, get a bonus of $40,000 and 10 cents increased roy- alty. The minimum is 100,000 tons a year, making at least $25,000 a year to the state and $10,000 for the men who are transferring the lease to Phib- lin in increased royalties. Well Known Priest Dead. Duluth, Minn., June 10—Rev. Father T. J. Mackey died here yesterday. He was formerly attached to the cathedral here and at other times was in charge of Catholic churches at Grand Rapids and West Duluth. He Owns a Diamond. Duluth, Minn., June 10.—Duluth has ; a “Jack the Glass Cutter,” whose fad is to mutilate plate windows with a| diamond. He has marked up several of the most attractive windows in Su- perior streets. News of the State. CROP REPORTS VERY BRIGHT. Railroad Bulletin Gives Promise of a Good Season. “The weather since the last report has been ideal; there has been quite a change for the better along this di- vision;” “the crop situation along this | branch continues very bright;” “past week leaves nothing to be desired;” “this division now throughout looks very promising;” “good showers fore part of the week, followed by warm weather have put crops in best of con. dition;” “weather has been favorable since last report;” “rain latter part of week helped this branch greatly;” “general crop conditions greatly im. Proved in past week;” “grain and grass look favorable.” The foregoing expressions lead the reports from the divisions of the Northern Pacific railway in Minnesota, North Dakota and Eastern Montana, as printed in the weekly crop bulletin issued by the freight department. Be- tween St. Paul and Staples grain has made rapid growth. Wheat is four to six inches high, and rye from ten tc twelve. Between Staples and Moor. head grain never looked better. Seed- ing of small grain is finished and the season is advanced as far as it could be expected at this time of the year. Grain along the St. Paul and Duluth division is up and looking fine, and potato planting is well along. There will be a larger acreage than last year, and because of improved conditions there will be more corn planted than was reported last week. Along the Fergus Falls & Black Hills branch conditions could not be improved. On the Red river branch all the grain is in the ground with the exception of some flax. Pasture is ex- cellent and the ground is in fine con- dition. Heavy rains on the Dakota division have improved conditions greatly. All small grains except flax are sown and showing above the ground from two to four inches. A heavy rain and hailstorm at Lisbon did no damage to crops, although more than three inches of water fell. Grains along the Casselton exten- sion are in advance of last year, and there is promise of a large yield. Along the Cooperstown branch and the Jamestown & Northern the same gen- eral conditions prevail. Cold weather in Montana has de- layed planting, but no great damage to crops is reported. Some fruit has been injured. West of the mountains the season is about four weeks late. Late Crops For Flooded Land. W. W. P. McConnell says that thou- sands of acres of good farm land in Minnesota are inundated on account of the recent heavy rains and may not be in condition for corn or other grains this season., Mr. McConnell states, however, that even if the wa- ter does not subside until July 1, the land can be planted with buckwheat, millet, flax and rape and produce prof- itable crops. Buckwheat has never been raised to any great extent in Minnesota,” said Mr. McConnell, but it is one of the best paying crops that a farmer can raise. It can be planted any time be- fore July 1. Under average conditions it will yield from twenty to twenty-two bushels am acre, at a profit of from 50 to 75 cents a bushel. Flax is an excellent crop. It will yield from ten to fifteen bushels, and the price ranges over $1 a bushel. It can be planted any time during June. “Millet makes the best of feed for cows. It produces a fine flavor of milk. It is particularly well adapted to wet soil. Farmers should not make the mistake of cutting it too late; it should be cut early in the bloom, so as not to become too coarse. “Rape is an excellent forage crop. It makes fine feed for cattle and hogs. Some say it ought not to be fed to milch cows, but if the farmer is care- ful to let the cows run in a field of rape right after milking, taking them out about noon the next day, it will be found that the milk will not be af- fected.” Fortune Is Saved by Farmers. In the sale of prison twine this year the state board of control will save the farmers of Minnesota $112,500. Every bit of prison factory twine, 7,000,000 pounds, has already been con- tracted for by farmers of the state. By close buying of raw material the board was able this year to fix the price of sisal twine for farmers at 8% cents a pound. The market price de- manded in this state by the binding twine trust is 10% cents a pound. Thus the farmers who purchased pris- on twine saved $112,500. Farmers still unaccommodated will have to purchase at the trust price, which, rumor says, will still have an- other raise, as the state prison supply is gone. Minnesota farmers will use in all about 18,000,000 pounds of twine this year. Punished for Lynching. Carthage, Mo., June 6. —- Samuel Mitchell, white, who led the mob that lynched Thomas Gilyard, colored, at Joplin recently, was yesterday sen- tenced to ten years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. Gilyard had killed a policeman who was trying to arrest him. Mitchell was charged with climbing the telegraph pole and ad- justing the rope with which Gilyard was hanged. d-Field and John Barnes are yet to be tried for their part in the burning of negro houser following the lynching. MOURN POET’S LOSS. Carl Snoilsky, a Favorite in Sweden, Dies at the Age of Sixty-One. Carl Snoilsky, the greatest of the latter-day poets of Sweden, died on May 19 at the Sofia home in Stockholm at the age of sixty-one years. He had been in poor health for several years and his death followed a danger- ous operation. The whole nation mourns for its favorite poet, the inter- preter of nature, the singer of youthful ideals and the higher emotions. He began to sing in the sixties, when poetry was bound by forms and con- ventionalities and lacked inspiration and enthusiasm. His first verses, written as “Sven Trost,” came like welcome showers and were received by all conditions of people with de- light, for their hearts responded to the words of a happy heart and an imag- inative nature. Later appeared “Olof Rudbeck” and “Vernamo Marknad,” historical poems deserving a higher place in the world’s literature. His youthful warmth and wealth of imagry disappeared as he grew older, but he always retained a sympathy for the weak and unfortu- nate and an undying patriotism, though he traveled extensively in for- eign lands. Count Snoilsky had a soft, pliant na- ture, was a dreamer, and the bustle and hardness of everyday life distract- ed and oppressed him. His later po- ems, therefore, had a ring of melan- choly and were chilly as compared with his earlier verses. Lastly, he became a bibliophile and wrote most- ly in prose on literary subjects. He was a member of the Swedish academy and by the members of this body was highly regarded, although inclined to be reserved, retiring and difficult to understand. None disputes the oft-repeated assertion that in his day he was the finest of Swedish skalds. STOPPING THE TIDE. Norwegian Economists Discuss the Emigration Problem. Next to Ireland Norway has lost a greater proportion of her children than any other country in Europe. Sweden is third on the list. Since 1836 about 560,000 have emigrated, a number equal to about one-fourth of the pres- ent population. At a recent meeting of the aNtional Economist society the matter was carefully considered with a view to suggesting some plan for preventing the,large drain on the country. Secretary Kiaer thought that mure of the soil could be cultivated and that considerable waste land could be re- claimed in various ways. The means of sustenance must be increased if the people were to be expected to remain. There should be more energetic work and better means of communication. It was costly to build railways, but there should be more work in this di- rection instead of less, even if the na- tional debt were increased. Hr. Laddmark declared that emigra- tion could only be regulated by im- proving economic conditions, which at present were such that emigration should not cause too great sorrow. SWEDEN GROWS SLOWLY. Emigration and Unfavorable Condi- tions Retard Growth. Sweden had a population of 5,175,- 228 on Dec. 31, 1902, which is an in- crease of 23,524 for the year, the low- est percentage for many years. Fif- teen lans or counties show increases and ten decreases owing to emigration and the constant movement toward the large cities. It is for these rea- sons that the Stockholm, Malmo, Goth- enburg and other lans show the larg- est growths in population. The coun- try districts have not been depopu- lated, however, as 4,060,739 still live there, while the total urban population is but 1,138,013. The relative in- creases are .18 per cent and 1.44 per cent. The number of emigrants was 7,000, the largest since 1893, and the immigrants 6,800, the lowest since 1892. The male population continues to be smaller than the female, there being 2,585,820 of the former to 2,862,932 of the latter. The percentages of mar- riages, births and deaths are reported to be unusually low, the number of marriages per 1,000 being 5.9, births 26.4 and deaths 15.4. CZAR WILL GET THEM. Finlanders Returning From America Liable for Military Service. The Washington foreign department has sent out circulars to the large Fin- nish settlements advising that Finns who visit Finland or Russia will be subject to the law governing military service there, due to the fact that Rus- sia does not recognize the right of any subject to acquire citizenship in any other country. Until lately, however, military service has not been imposed upon persons who returned to Finland and were subjects of another country. Honors for Capt. Sverdrup. Capt. Otto Sverdrup, the arctic ex- plorer; Geologist Schel and Consul General Danielson, at London, were recently guests of honor at a luncheon given by the lord mayor at the Man- sion house. Syerdrup has been award- ed a gold medal by the Gesellschaft fur Erdkunde of Berlin. A life pension of 180 crowns has been granted to C. E. Werner of Norr- telge, Sweden, by the Danish govern- ment, in consequence of his participa- tion in the Danish war of 1848-50. SWEDISH CROWN PRINCE. May Visit St. Louis Exposition as a Special Representative. Since it has been definitely deter- mined that Sweden is to participate in the St. Louis exposition next year, it has been planned to secure, if pos- sible, the attendance of a member of the Swedish royal family, preferably one of the princes, As the last gov- ernor of the territory acquired by the . United States through the Louisiana Purchase, which is to be commemor- ated, was a Bernadotte, and an an- cestor of the Bernadotte family of Sweden, it would be particularly ap- propriate that some member thereof represent the Swedish nation at the great celebration. The latest advices from Sweden indicate that the crown prince is taking a keen interest in the exposition, and it is barely possible he may conclude to visit it. As the com- ing ruler of Sweden and Norway, a visit to this country by him would have special significance. Heirs to Immense Fortune. Mrs. Herborg Peterson of Lake Mills, Iowa, has, according to Repub- likaneren, received a letter from a brother in Bergen conveying the infor- mation that she is one of the heirs to a 10,000,000 gulden ($8,100,000) estate in Austria. This brother has been in- formed by the Swedish-Norwegian, minister at Vienna that Daniel Gol- tung, a young lieutenant in the Nor- wegian army, entered the service of Austria during the eighteenth century. He attained the rank of general and accumulated a large fortune. At his. death it was left to the government on condition that the whole amount, at compound interest, be paid to his heirs at the end of 100 years. The century is now elapsed. Mrs. Peterson and her brothers and sisters in Norway are believed to be the only heirs. Queen Alexandra’s Church. Whenever Gueen Alexandra of Eng- land is staying with her father at the royal palace in Copenhagen she makes it a rule to attend the English church of St. Albans, which really owes its origin to the exertions of her majesty when princess of Wales. It is a very pretty church and has Sunday by Sun- day a full choral service, rendered in English by a Danish choir. This re- minds one of the fact that English is now taught in nearly all the Danish schools. St. Albans is, moreover, re- markable inasmuch as it was the first English church erected in Denmark. Close to it is the Greek church erected by the late Alexander III., and here their imperial majesties of Russia at- tend when on a visit to King Chris- tian. For Relief of Nordenskjold. The private subscriptions for the Nordenskjold relief expedition have now reached 40,250 kroner. The gov- ernment has recommended an appro- priation of 200,000 kroner by the. riks- dag and the suggestion has been ap- proved by tke financial committee. The fear is general that Nordenskjoid and his party are in sore straits, for it is known that the ice conditions in the Antartic are unusually bad. Moderates Sustain Their Name. The Moderate party in Norway will in all likelihood prepare a very con- servative platform for the coming elec- tions. The party will commit itself to the Norwegian demand for a separate consular service, which has practically been conceded, but declares itself op- posed to any agitation for a division of the foreign office at the present time. This is in accordance with the views of Bjornestjerne Bjornson. Mechlen in Sweden. Senator Leo Mechlen will probably remain in Sweden, for Siberia surely awaits him if he ever returns to Fin- land. He has the word of Russian of- ficials for this and knows that it is no empty threat. Senator Mechlin is a leader of the Finnish people, but stands helpless in the face of Russia’s heavy-handed tyranny. ' Eskimos as Socialists. In a forthcoming book, which is now in press, Dr. Fridjof Nansen, the fam- ous arctic explorer, treats at some length life among the Eskimos. He contends that they live in an ideal state of socialism, which is almost identical with the Christian socialism which Tolstoi and other reformers want to see adopted throughout the world. Famine Fund Recommended. The financial committee has ap- proved the government’s proposition for an appropriation of 400,000 kroner for the relief of the destitute people in Norrland. It is a very tardy recogni- tion of duty and is a confession that the aid which was sent from America was sorely needed. Ibsen Too Profound. Ibsen’s drama, “Hedda Gabler,” was presented at the Schiller theater, Ber- lin, on May 9. It did not make much of an impression. There was little ap- plause and apparently little interest in the play, the audience frankly confess- ing that the Ibsen probiem was a little too deep to awaken enthusiasm. Bjornstjerne Bjornson was recently handed a check for 1,900 kroner for the poem he wrote for Trondhjem. This is the largest reward ever re- ceived in Norway for a single poem.