Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 9, 1904, Page 3

— Boy CHOIR POISONED. Twenty-Five Church Singers Are the Victims. Minneapolis, April 5. — Twenty-five members of the Gethsemane church choir of Minneapolis are suffering from a mysterious poisoning, brought on by the food served them for an early breakfast just after the first service in the church yesterday morn- ing. Half a dozen physicians are at work looking after the sufferers and attempting to diagnose the cases and the cause, but up to a late hour last night no definite theory had been ar- rived at. The morning’s menu con- sisted of potatoes cooked in milk, pork tenderloin, coffee and dough- nuts. The physicians are nearly con- vinced that the fauld was in the pork served; that it was either under- cooked or not entirely fresh. Some of the cases act like ptomaine poisoning and others would indicate trichnosis, the latter being due to the condition of the pork. REFUSES TO ESCAPE. Alleged lowa Murderer Remains in Cell. Des Moines, Iowa, April 5. — Al- though accused of murder in the first degree and awaiting trial with an ar- ray of evidence against him that seems impregnable, Charles W. Graves, under indictment for murder- ing his wife and burning her body, re- fused to leave his cell and escape with his fellows. Graves was walk- ing up and down his narrow cell with the door wide open when the turnkey discovered the delivery. L. M. King and “Satan” Andrews, who broke open the doors and made their es- cape, are being chased by blood- hounds. ‘ JAG CURE FOR A WOMAN. Mother of Five Children at . Sioux City Goes to Asylum. Sioux City, lowa, April 5. — Exces- sive use of intoxicating liquors by Mrs. Mary Grant has resulted in her being committed to- the state inebri- ate hospital at Cherokee for treat- ment. Her husband procured a di- vorce from her some months ago be- cause of her persistence in the use of strong drink. She has five children and her family is a respectable one. She is the first woman to be commit- ted to the inebriate hospital for treat- ment from this county since the state inebriate law hag been in éffect. THREE STATES PLAN A FAIR. illinois, lowa and Wisconsin Will Vie at Dubuque in Fall. Dubuque, Iowa, April 5. — The tri- state fair, which will be beld in this city next fall, will eclipse any similar enterprise ever attempted in Iowa. At a meeting of the Dubuque Retailers’ association preliminary- plans for the fair were discussed and much en- thusiasm was manifested over the project. The interest that the farmers of Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa are taking in the fair is the source of much encouragement to the pro- moters, and more than one hundred of them will send exhibits. SMEARS HOUSE WITH EGGS. Housebreaker Even Smashes Hen Fruit in Owner's Clothes. Rhinelander, Wis., April 5.—Follow- ing close upon the burning of the barn of Congressman W. E. Brown on ‘Tuesday morning comes another out- rage. During the absence of the family of T. A. La Deaux, cashier for the armour company here, some one broke into his house and, emptying an incubator of its complement of 300 eggs, broke them all-over the in- terior of the house, even taking the trouble to put some in the pockets of the clothes of Mr. La Deaux and smashing them there, Youngest Mayor in lowa. Iowa City, April 5.—The little city of Solon, in Johnson county, made itself conspicuous by electing to office by the narrow margin of 23 votes the youngest mayor of Iowa. This man is Joseph Bittner, twenty-five years old, who has already served one term of two years. The narrow margin of his victory does not look so small] when it is considered that there were only 116 votes cast for both candi- dates. Mrs. Wolven to Christen. Duluth, Minn., April 5.—The honor of christening the largest freight ves- sel in the world, the Augustus B. Wolvin, which will be launched from the shipyard at Lorain, Ohio, next Saturday, will be enjoyed by Mrs. A. B. Wolvin of Duluth, wife of the com- modore after whom the steamer is mamed. Mrs. Wolvin is one of the most prominent society leaders in the Zenith City. WORK OF AVALANCHE. Be Nine-Foot Vein of Coal Uncovered in Cascade Mountains. Tacoma, Wash., April 5. — An ava- lanche which came down in the Cas- cade mountains near Hamilton car- ried two million feet of timber down the mountain side and uncovered a large vein of bituminous coal on the property of the Cumberland Coal com- pany. The company is opening sev- eral smaller veins, but the existence of the ninefoot vein opened by the avalanche was unknown. IF CHAMBERLAIN SHOULD WIN. Possible Effect of British Tariff Revo- lution on the American Farmer. Minneapolis, Minn. April 3.—A good deal of attention is being paid in the Northwest to the prediction made by J. J. Hill in recent speeches that within a short time, possibly two years, Chamberlain’s tariff scheme would prevail in Great Britain and Ire- land. Mr. Hill assumed that the dis- crimination under the Chamberlain scheme in favor of Canadian-grown wheat would be 12 cents a bushel. That would amount to a premium of 12 cents a bushel on Canadian wheat, because both the United States and Canada sell large wheat surpluses in the United Kingdom, and the price for both countries is largely fixed in Liv-: erpool. If there were a duty of 12 cents a bushel on American wheat ar- riving in Liverpool, and none on Cana- dian wheat, it is apparent that as soon as Canada began to raise enough wheat to approximately supply the British demand the American wheat producer would have to stand the tar- iff difference in order to get his wheat to the British market. In time of high prices the American producer might be able to stand this burden, but with wheat at 60 cents a bushel it would be absolutely ruinous to him. It is proposed to extend the tariff discrim- ination to other agricultural products, for the American output of which there is a large and profitable market in England, so that if Chamberlain succeeds all the American producers of agricultural products that can be successfully grown in the British col- onies will be apt to suffer. The wheat farmer will suffer, the dairy farmer and the cattle man. In this connec- tion it is suggested by the advocates of reciprocity with Canada that the early negotiation of a satisfactory reciprocity treaty with Canada might be a means of heading off the Cham- berlain scheme. It calls for even larger preferences for British goods in Canada than are now granted. Be- sides, there is easy market in Great Britain for all that Canada raises with- out the imposition of any discriminat- ing tariffs. On the other hand, there are a number of Canadian products, such as coal, fish, lumber and some agricultural products, which would gain a new market if the American tariff could be reduced to a reciproc- ity arrangement. Since Mr. Hill spoke there have been some changes in the political situation which makes it seem probable that it will be some- what longer than he thought before Chamberlain will succeed, if ever. This delay will tend to divert Cana- dian attention to the advantages of free trade with the United States. And once a reciprocity treaty were in effect, it is exceedingly doubtful whether Canada will become a party to the Chamberlain scheme if to do so meant, as it probably would, the termination of reciprocal relations with the United States. The removal of the duty on lumber, by the way, would be of great benefit to the farmers and other inhabitants of the Northwest. It is generally con- ceded that now that the white pine forests of the United States are so nearly exhausted, the tariff of $2.00 per thousand on lumber is of no value as a protection either to the lumber- man or his employes, though it un- doubtedly does help him to exact more than a reasonable profit from the sale of his lumber. Last year sixteen mil- lion dollars’ worth of Canadian lum- ber was imported into the United States, and the tariff on it was about $2,000,000. Advocates of reciprocity argue that all, or a larger part of the tariff revenue from lumber is an unnecessary tax on the consumer. TO EXTEND LEASE SYSTEM. Cheyenne Indians Also Vote to Allow Wider Trail. Pierre, S. D., April 6. — At an In- dian council at Cheyenne agency last week the Indians voted to allow a wider trail along the northern border of their reservation for driving cattle from the western part of the state to Evarts. They also voted to extend the lease system on Cheyenne river reservation, at a lease price of 31-2 cents per acre. This lease price in- cludes the fencing which those secur- ing the leases are required to build, and which must remain as the proper- ty of the Indians at the expiration of the lease term. Fireman Seriously Hurt. Winona, Minn., April 6.—The new stone church of the German M. E. congregation in this city was badly damaged by fire at an early hour yes- terday morning. Fireman Tierney fell from a ladder and was seriously in- jured, and Fireman Dernek saved himself when the ladder gave way by holding onto the slippery eaves until he was rescued by the others. Loss on the building is estimated at $6,000; probably fully insured. Regents to Be Fired. Des Moines, Iowa, April 6. — After the most spirited and acrimonious debate in the history of the present Jegislature, the senate yesterday after- noon by a vote of 37 to 15; passed the pill doing away with the board of re- gents for the state educational insti- tutions and placing them under a board of control, known as an educa- tional board of regents. The bill is revolutionary in character and pro- vides for a board of three members, who will have general control of all the institutions. .\ THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Markets. St. Paul, April 6. — Wheat — No, 1 Northern, $1; No. 2 Northern, 93 @ 971-2c; No. 3, 90@95c. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 471-2@48¢; No. 4, 461-2 @ 47c. Oats—No. 3 white, 40 1-2@4lc. Minneapolis, April 6.—Wleat—No. 1 hard, $1.001-8; No. 1 Northern, 991-8c; No. 2 Northern, 963-8 @ 971-8c. Oats—No. 3 white, 401-2c. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 47 1-2c. Duluth, April 6. —. Wheat — No. 1 hard, 98 3-4c; No. 1 Northern, 97 1-4c; No. 2 Northern, 94 3-4c; flax, $1.15 1-4; oats, 403-8c; rye, 671-2c; barley, 34 @52c. Chicago, April 6. — Wheat — No. 2 red, $1@1.05; No. 3 red, 98c@$1.03; No. 2 hard winter, 95@97c; No. 3 hard winter, 87 @ 95c; No. 1 Northern spring, 98c@$1.01; No. 3 spring, 88@ 98c. Corn—No. 2, 56@561-2c. Oats —No. 2, 401-2c; No. 3, 39 1-2@40c. Milwaukee, April 6. — Wheat—No. 1 Northern, $1.01@1.02; No. 2 North- ern, 971-2c @ $1. Rye—No. 1, 73c. Barley—No. 2, 62@63c; sample, 38@ 59c. Oats—Standard, 40c. Corn—No. 3, 50@5ic. Sioux City, Iowa, April 6. — Cattle —Beeves, $3.50@4.70; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.20@2.70; stockers and feed- ers, $3@3.90; calves and yearlings, $2.75@3.70. Hogs—Bulk, $4.90@4.95. Chicago, April 6. — Cattle—Good to prime steers, $5.25@5.80; stockers and feeders, $2.75 @ 4.25; cows, $1.75 @ 3.40; heifers, $2.25@4.50; calves, $2.50 @6.50. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $5.15 @ 5.30; good to choice heavy, $5.25@5.35. Sheep—Good to choice wethers, $4.75@5.45; Western, $4.50@ 5.45: Western lambs, $4.50@5.95. South St. Paul, April 6. — Cattle — Good to choice steers, $4 @ 5; good to choice cows and heifers, $3 @3.50; butcher bulls, $2.50@3; veals, $2.50 @ 4.25; good to choice feeding steers, $3.40@3.85; steer calves, $1.75 @2.50; good to choice stock cows and heifers, $2@3.35; heifer calves, $1.25 @ 2; good to choice milch cows, $35@ 42. Hogs—Range price, $4.70@5.10; bulk, $4.80@5.90. Sheep — Good to choice lambs, $5@5.50; fair to good, $4.50@5; good to choice yearling wethers, $4.50@5; heavy, $4.25@4.60; good to choice ewes, medium weight, $4@4.35. RADIUM IN BUTTE ORE. Curative Properties Ascribed to Prod- uct Believed Due to Violet Rays. Duluth, Minn., April 6. — The steel received yesterday from the Currie laboratory in Paris by Dr. G. D. Bry- ant concerning the qualities of pe- culiar ore which is found in several Butte mines and which local miners have long claimed they have used to cure many diseases by carrying bits of the ore in their pockets. The Curries say that the ore may contain a trace of radium, but that other pe- culiar qualities cannot be accounted for, as the mineral is unknown and |’ unclassified. Dr. Bryant says that, by many experiments, he has verified the claims of the miners, and he believes the violet rays emitted by the ore give out alleged curative qualities. Ex- Gov. Spriggs also has been experi- menting with the ore with strange re- sults. A. L. WALL IS FARGO’S MAYOR. Defeats J. A. Johnson by Narrow Margin of Thirty-Nine Votes. Fargo, N. D., April 6—A. L. Wall defeated J. A. Johnson for mayor here yesterday in one of the most exciting elections held in Fargo for many yeers. The majority of 39 was the smallest ever given a mayoralty can- didate, and the total vote of 2,225 was the largest ever cast in a municipal campaign here. There was one arrest for illegal voting and other warrants were sworn out, the men for whom they were issued, escaping to Moor- head. There were many sworn in af- ter being challenged, this being done largely as a basis for contest. It is doubtful if any action will be taken, although the Johnson managers wil! not make a statement. WANT LO AS AGENCY FARMER.. Indians on Lower Brule Object to Pale Faces. Pierre, S. D., April 6.—The Indians on Lower Brule reservation have been making complaint in regard tu filling positions of farmer and assis- tant farmer at their agency by white men. For a long time these positions were held by Indians, but lately a change was made, placing white men in the places. The Indians protested, and a special agent was sent out to look into the matter. The Indians claim the law under the regulations of the Indian department give an In- dian preference over a white man for an agency position when the Indian is competent to fill it, and the Indians declare they have men among them fully competent to fill either position. Superintendent in Hot Water. Waterloo, Iowa, April 6. — Charges of the most sensational nature were yesterday filed against D. M. Kelley, superintendent of a school at Normal City by W. A. Bryant, a prominent coal man. The superintendent is charged with the grossest misconduct toward the female teachers of his in- stitution. Kelley is also charged lin Minnesota. : State News of the Week Briefly Told. , 1@ 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 00 0 0 Mrs. Sarah Cifiwallader, a resident of Mabel since the early fifties, died of apoplexy. Angus Mclver of St. Cloud, a boy, accidentally shot himself in the leg while hunting. 23 3 Company D of the Second regi- ment was inspected at Northfield by Maj. William Gerlach. Charlie Ross of Bridgewater was brought to Kenyon on a charge of il- egitimate parentage and bound over. Andrew Larson, proprietor of the Broadway hotel at Grand Marais, fell trom a ladder, breaking both arms aear the wrist. At the first meeting of the woman’s institute of Wabasha county, formed 2 month ago, the attendance num- bered 200, apes, en) Gustav Anderson, “aged tease ean of Fenton township, near Slayton, was accidentally shot and killed by his brother. They were cleaning a gun they thought was not loaded. John Laury, a pioneer citizen of Hibbing and heavy real estate holder, dropped dead while singing a song in the presence of several invited friends. Heart disease is ascribed as the,cause of death. Frederick Sahlberg, one of the best known railroad and timber contrac- tors in Northern Minnesota, is dead | at Duluth, a victim of consumption. A wife and seven children, aged from 4 to 17, survive him. Prof. Andrew Boss., instructor in animal industry at the state agricul- tural school, spoke to the farmers at Cannon Falls and the Farmers’ club was organized. F. B. Seager was chosen president and BE. A. Dibble secretary. A party of officials of the United States Steel corporation, ocmposed of D. G. Kerr of Pittsburg, ore agent of the corporation; Dr. N. P. Hulst, vice president; Secretary Frazer of the Oliver Iron Mining company, and Vice President L. W. Powell of the Pitts- burg Steamship company, visited the mines at Eveleth. All the old teachers were re-elected at Detroit for next year except Miss Quigley, who has had charge of the classes in English. She is succeeded by Miss Sarah Reed of Minneapolis. J. J. Bolander, principal of the high school at Crookston, has been elected to succeed A. W. Uhl as superintend- ent. Mrs. Ella J. Healey, wife of David Healey, a rural mail carrier of Fair mont, is dead, and neighboring wom. en who went to place the house to rights for the funeral found between $600 and $700 hidden away. It de- velops, also, that the woman had mon- ey in the bank. Mr. Healey has found it difficult to keep the wolf from the door. Mrs. Healey evidently had a mania for secreting money. Settlers in the Bear river valley in the northern parts of Lake and St. Louis counties have purchased a port- able sawmill and in two or three months will be in a position to obtain lumber at about one-third the price they are now paying. The price asked at the nearest mills is $27 a thousand. Under the proposed co-operative plan the price will be reduced to about $9 a thousand. Many Finlanders left the northern part of the state for their old homes across the sea with the intention of remaining for an indefinite period, Now, fearing that they may be press- ed into military service in the Russo- Japanese war by Russia, they are re- turning to this country as rapidly as possible. Many find it necessary to make their way to Sweden, and from there they are unable to secure trans- portation unmolested. William J. Weichard, formerly of St. Paul, had a thrilling experience with a wildcat while driving to Ely from Winton. When two miles from town. the wildcat sprang from a tree to the horse’s back and from there into the sleigh. The frightened horse dashed down the road and then en- sued a fierce fight in the sleigh. The cat had the best of the encounter un- til Mr. Weichard drew his pocket knife and attacked the beast. The fight lasted fifteen minutes until the animal, weakened by the numerous cuts which Mr. Weichard had inflicted upon it, jumped from the sleigh and disappeared. Mr.:Weichard had sev- eral bad scratches. Fears are entertained that Herman Hannla has been foully dealt with. He had charge of a lumber camp near Hibbing and went to Floodwood about ten days ago and drew $160. He was seen to board the train for Hibbing later_in the day, since which time nothing is known of him. While an auctioneer was holding a with having been intoxicated on sev- public sale at New Auburn, and in the midst of many persons, Mitch Dibb, a pioneer settler, drew a revolver and shot himself through the head.’ No motive for the act is known. He was 58. e eral occasions. Formal charges have been filed with the board of education, and a public hearing of the case has been demanded. /formed a partnership and will erect a large wagon and sleigh factory at Perham, The Dower Lumber company of Wa- dena, which recently purchased a yard at Perham, is preparing to erect a three-story building. © Mrs. Alex Fashand, Sr., died at An- nandale. She was an early settler and widely connected in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Her 868) was 82. The city council of Albert Lea has decided to refund the $32,000 of rail- road bonds and will, attempt to secure purchasers at 4 per cent interest. At a special school election at Bag- ley. for the purpose of making district 22 an independent school district, the proposition was carried almost unan- imously. Russell Morrell, while adjusting one of the guides of the sawmill which he owns at Jordan, had his right hand drawn into the revolving saw and was badly mangled. Charles N. Ford, mee 55, died at Lake City of cancer. He was born in Sweden and came to this country in 1879. He is survived by his wife and three children. The State Bank of Mora has closed a deal with Simon Gudell whereby it becomes the owner of a lot on Union street, Mora, upon which it will erect a model bank building. Mrs. John Kern of Duluth was set upon by a footpad within a block of her home. The man took her purse and made good his escape. Mrs, Kern is in a critical condition. While workmen were eating dinner at Ely a pailfull of dynamite exploded, badly injuring several, one having three of his fingers blown off and his legs badly injured, and another part of his face blown off. A large public meeting was held at the Davidson opera house at St. Cloud to boom the proposed tri-county fair, for which it is proposed to build buildings and a speedway at Lake George in St. Cloud. Secretary E. W. Randall of the Minnesota state fair, Col. Leggitt and Judge Searle ad- dressed the citizens on the advant- ages of the plan. A flour mill is to be built at Frazee this spring, either by the farmers and business mén as a stock company or by some private concern from the cities. Several flour mill men have been hauling their grain to Perham ness men and the Commercial club. The old mill owned by Edward Gum- mer was destroyed by the breaking of the mill dam and the farmers have been hauling their grai nto Perham and other points. The estimate of wheat tributary to Frazee is over 100,- 000 bushels, and the nearest flour mill is twelve miles distant. The Sisters of St. Joseph have made arrangements for opening a school at Redwood Falls, the congregation of St. Catherine’s Catholic church hav- ing purchased the residence of John E. .Moon, and the two lots adjoining, on which it purposes to erect a two-story brick school building, and transferring the whole property to the Order of St. Joseph. Mother Serpahin and Sister Francis of St. Paul, the former the sister of Archbishop Ireland, were here and made all arrangements to re- ceive the property, and at the meeting of St. Catherine’s congregation the purchase was confirmed. The final preparations are being made at Frazee for the beginning of the sawing season by the manage- ment of the Commonwealth Lumber company. Over 2,000,000 feet of logs are in the dam in the river near the mill. Several thousand feet of dead- heads have been taken from the river. The large saw has been re- placed by a new one and several im- portant changes have been made in the machinery. It is estimated that the mill will cut about 130,000 feet a day, besides a large quantity of lath and shingles. The company expects to move about 10,000,000 feet of logs from Akeley to Frazee soon. The best part of Littlefork is in ashes as the result of a fire which broke out in P. G. Gordon’s store. Two hotels, one on each side of the store, were in five minutes enveloped in a sheet of flame. One hotel was owned by Commissioner Nobles and the other by Aaron Shelgren. Five buildings were consumed and two others badly damaged. It is a total loss of $25,000, without insurance. Several persons had narrow escapes from being burned to death, and many were seriously scorched in making exits from Gordon’s store. The fire started from a disjointed stovepipe in the attic, and absolutely nothing but one book was saved. Lit- tlefork is a new town in northern Itasca county, which sprang up in one year from a lone cabin to an up-to- date village of 250. The lifeless body of Gust Willmar, a Finn, was found hanging at Hibbing. It had been frozen perfectly rigid and had been hanging at least six weeks. He had placed about his neck a strand of hay wire, fastening it to a beam, and then had drawn up his feet until he strangled. L. Quackenbush, president of the defunct Le Sueur County bank, was lodged in jail on complaint of Conrad Gray of Ottawa, who deposited money in the bank Feb. 28 last, at which time, the complaint alleges, the bank was insolvent. Washington, March 31.—The senate yesterday began consideration of the postoffice appropriation bill, and it was the signal for a revival of the Democratic demand for an investiga- tion into the charges of corruption inthe postoffice department. The de- bate was initiated by Mr. Gorman, who spoke for almost two hours in criticism of the course of the Repub- lican party in the house in refusing an inquiry, at the same time charging the postoffice committee with undue haste in reporting the bill, as he did the Republican party with a desire to adjourn congress at an exceptionally early date in order to meet the wishes of the president. Mr. Penrose and Mr. Lodge spoke for the Repub- lican side of the chamber, defending the committee on postoffices against the charge of haste and also the ad- ministration. Substantial progress was made yes- terday by the house in the considera- tion of the sundry civil bill, fifty-one pages being disposed of, leaving only twenty-one to be read. No amend- ments of general importance were made. Washington, April 1—The attention of the senate was divided yesterday between the bill for the repeal of the desert land, the timber and stone and the homestead commutation laws and the postoffice appropriation bill. The repeal bill was taken up only for the purpose of discussion and Mr. Clark (Wyo.) was the principal speaker. He contested the position taken by Mr. Gibson that there have been great frauds in the administration of the land laws in the West. He declared that there is a lobby in Washington in the interest of the repeal bill and engaged in a short colloquoy with Mr. Patterson, during which each charac- terized the statement of the other as untrue. Consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill was concluded in the house yesterday and the bill was about to be passed when Mr. Sulzer forced a roll call on a motion to com- mit the bill with instructions to strike out the paragraph appropriating $135,- 000 for rental of the New York cus- tom house. The vote showed a quor- um was not present and adjournment was taken until to-day. Washington, April 2—Good Friday was devoted by the senate to almost continuous discussion of political questions. The time until 2 o'clock was devoted to consideration of the Carmack resolution proposing an in- quiry into the legality of the recent executive old-age pension order. Mr. Mallory was the principal speaker, but he was frequently interrupted by Republican senators. He contended that Secretary Hitchcock had tran- scended the limits of executive author- ity in issuing the order The latter half of the day was’ devoted to the post- office appropriation bill, but no appre- ciable progress was made with that measure, the speeches on it being in the main political and of general char- acter. The house passed the sundry civil appropriation bill after voting down a proposition by Mr. Sulzer to recom- mit it with instructions to strike out the appropriation of $136,600 for rent of the New York custom house. The remainder of the day was devoted te discussion of the conference report on the army appropriation bill. With the exception of one amendment pro- viding certain increases in the signal corps, the house disagreed to all oth- er important senate amendments and the bill was sent back to conference. Washington, April 5.—Though the postoffice appropriation bill was be- fore the senate almost the entire day, the early debate on the measure was in relation to general land laws. Mr. Gibson of Montana denied that the proponents of the bill for the re- peal of the desert land act and the commutation clause of the homestead act were proceeding at the instigation and in the interest of land grant rail- roads. Mr. Gibson, aided by Mr. Quarles of Wisconsin, made light of the charge that a lobby was main- tained in Washington to fight for the passage of this bill. Messrs Hans- brough of North Dakota and Warren of Wyoming took the other side of the question. Mr. Hansbrough men- tioned the name of George H. Max- well, who, he said, was drawing a princely salary for the work he did. Considerable progress was made with the postoffice appropriation bill. In the house an attempt to secure consideration, under suspension of the rules, of a bill appropriating $475,000 for the Lewis and Clark centennial exposition to be held in Portland, Or., in 1905, failed after the house had di- vided several times and the roll had been called twice. The military acad- emy appropriation bill was taken up and Mr. Parker, in charge of the bill, explained its features briefly. Strange Burned to Death. Bagley, Minn., April 6.—The jail at Shevlin, seven miles east, was de- stroyed by fire. A stranger had en- tered the jail for a night’s lodging and was seen smoking a clay pipe. After the fire had been subdued the charred remains of the man were raked from the ruins, there being nothing left to identify him. County Attorney McGlennon and Coroner Mayland were notified and went to Shevlin, but decided that an inquest was unnecessary.