Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 16, 1904, Page 4

f « t ie l} MANITOBA UNDER WATER. Red and Assiniboine Are on a Ram- page. Winnipeg, Man., April 13-—Rapidly the waters on the Red and Assiniboine rivers are covering the west, and from all parts of the province ate coming reports of thrilling eseap-s and of property being washed away. There are rumors of a number of drownings. CRAZED MAN STEALS A TRAIN. Escapen Pneumonia Patient Captured While Trying to Run af Engine. Duluth, Minn., April 12, — Charles Nelson, aged twenty-two, of Spirit Lake, Minn., who ‘left his bed while temporarily insane through a danger- ous attack of pneumonia, was cap- tured yesterday at Carleton, Minn., while trying.to run an engine and The first report to arrive was from: twenty cars. It is believed that Nel- Oxvow, and was that 180 feet of the! son boarded the train at Smithville Canadian Pacific’s massive bridge was | a: a ; nd rode into Carleton, where he washed away, disconnecting the link (oitered about ‘the station until mid- of railway from coast to coast, and it| night. He watched his chance and is expected that several days will! when the engine crew went to lunch lapse before traffic can be resumed. he entered the cab and started the * At that town four other bridges were! train, The engineer, seeing the train washed away besides a number of bufidings on the banks of the river. ‘The people of that town are fleeing for safety to higher ground. Several peo- ple were reseued from their homes by boats in the nick of time. At Portage La Prairie the residents are moving off the flats on which the water is rising with alarming Rapidity. Re- ports late last night said that the water was as high as the bad floods of 1897, when several people were drowned. PAPERMAKERS MAY SPLIT. Fox River Valley Manufacturers Said to Be at Odds. f Appleton, Wis., April 13.—At confer- ences of the paper manufacturers of the Fox river valley held here it is said that the sentiment expressed in- dicated that there is much dissatisfac- tion in the ranks of the general paper company. C. W. Howard is quoted as ceeclaring that some of the members are working for their own interests to the disadvantage of others. It is fur- ther said that when the contract among the members expires June 1 a disruption is among the possibilities. G. A. Whiting of Neenah, Wis., is un- )derstood to be making efforts to re- store peace. CITY OFFICIALS RESIGN. Action Is Mere Suspension Pending In- : quiry. Milwaukee, April 13. — Fyank Niez- orawski, commissioner of public works, and Ambrose B. Adlam, super- intendent of bridges, who were indict- ed by the last grand jury on a charge of grafting; have resigned. Mayor Rose, however, announced that while the men temporarily would discon- tinue their official work, the resigna- tions would be held in suspension un- til May 17, after which time the two officials would be reinstate if found in- nocent, or if the district attorney failed to prosecute (them before that time. MURDER TRIAL DATE SET. Change of Venue in Barry Case Is Af- firmed by Supreme Court. b¢ Bismarck, N. D., April 13.—The su- preme court has handed down a decis- jon affirming the action of Judge Cow- an in transferring the Barry murder trial to Walsh county. The decision follows the issue of a writ of certiorari sued out by Barry’s attorneys, who held that the change of venue without the consent of the defendant, was un- constitutional. No opinion has been filed yet, the members of the court merely announcing the effect of their decision. The Barry case is now set for trial at Grafton on May 15. BLOWN FROM TRAIN. Man Found Frozen Is Thought to Have Met Accident. .... ...- Aberdeen, S. D., April 13.-—-A man ‘by the name of Geddes, a real estate dealer of Andover, was frozen to death in the storm of Friday, his body being found on the railway tracks by the first train through after the storm. It is thought that he was blown from the last train which went through during the storm, lost his way in try- ing to find shelter and was frozen to death. ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS SELF. While Riding Wheel He Is Thrown and Dangerously Wounded. Granite Falls, Minn., April 13. — A young man named Imes, aged twenty years, while riding a bicycle and car- rying a shotgun on his shoulder, took a header. Both barrels of the gun were discharged. The charge entered his side just by the heart and came out at the back. He is still alive, ‘though little hopes are entertained for his recovery. Wild West Show on Program. Belle Fourche, S. D., April 13.—The arrangements have been perfected for the annual spring meeting of the Northwestern Stock Growers’ associa- tion to be held here April 14, 15 and 16. It is planned to present an elab- crate entertainment in the way of wild west exhibitions of broncho rid- ing, roping and racing. First Sheriff Dead. La Crosse, Wis., April 13.—Almanzo fldred, aged eighty-six, the first sheriff of La Crosse county, is dead at his home near West Salem. He was elect- ed sheriff in 1851 and served two years. Des Moines, Iowa, April 13. — The conference between miners and opera- tors failed to reach an agreement yes- terday. The operators expect a prop- d to-day. [icc from the miners to be submit- j moving,- mounted the engine and suc- ceeded in stopping the train just as it was going into a side track filled with cars. At the sheriff’s office Nelson de- nied that he was ill, and when told of the locomotive incident laughed hys- terically. Nelson has been roaming the woods since last Thursday. NOT THE AMBUSH MAN. Nathan Gardner, Accused of Shooting H. H. Lewis, Is Acquitted. Deadwood, 8. D., April 12.—The trial of Nathan Gardner on the charge of attempting murder resulted in a ver- dict of acquittal in the circuit court here. Gardner was accused of having fired several shots from ambush at Herbert H. Lewis, one of which wounded Lewis in the elbow. Lewis was walking along the railroad track ner Spearfish at the time. Tracks found near the scene of the shooting corresponded with the shoes Gardner had on, but the evidence against him was all of a circumstantial character. FEARS RAID ON BANK. Guard Is Placed Over the Treasure of Father Kroeger. Sioux Falls, S. D., April 12.—In the belief that two expert cracksmen have engaged in a conspiracy to rob the strong box of Father Kroeger, the priest healer of Epiphany, an armed guard has been placed over the treas- ure. Epiphany is situated in an out-of- the-way place, and as it is known that Father Kroeger always has on hand many thousands of dollars in cash, the fear that robbers, urged by the possi- bility of securing a rich prize, might raid the bank appears to be based on a solid foundation. COL. C. J. MONFORT DEAD. Prominent St. Paul Hotelkeeper Passes Away. St. Paul, April 12.—Col. Charles J. Monfort, owner of the Windsor hotel, St. Paul, one of the best known men in Minnesota, died Saturday morning after a prolonged illness. At times Col. Monfort showed remarkable re- cuperative powers and lived several days longer than his physicians ex- pected. Col. Monfort was sixty-three years old and had been prominently identified with the development of St. Paul, to which city he came in the early sixties. FRIENDS FIGHT. One of Them May Die as a Result of His Injuries. Winona, Minn., April 12. — Anton Gales is lying at the point of death here from knife wounds in the breast and neck. Thomas Paszkiewcz’s daugh- ter rode home in Gales’ buggy. The rig overturned in an alley and the horse became entangled in the har- ness, which Gales cut with a knife. Paszkiewcz swore at him and Gales at- tacked Paszkiewcz. In the melee both were seriously wounded. They had been close friends. , . BOYS TRADE IN ‘GRAIN. Sweep Flax From Cars and sell It for 40 Cents a Bushel. Duluth, Minn., April 12.—Frank Hoyt and Joseph and Fred Sayen, boys rang- ing in age from sixteen to eighteen years, are under arrest for sweeping flax from cars in the Northern Pacific yard. They confessed to having swept cars that had been loaded with flax and had sold the grain to a West end man, but refused to give his name. They got 40 cents a bushel for the flax. . DENTIST TERRIBLY BURNED. Spark From Motor Causes an Explo- sion of Gasoline. Fergus Falls, Minn., April 12. — Dr. George W. Harris, dentist of this city, was frightfully burned by an explosion of gasoline in his office. He was work- fing in the laboratory when a spark from an electric motor exploded the gasoline. The skin is burned off his face and hands and arms, but his eyes are uninjured and the doctors think he will recover. NO PARDON FOR MRS. KUHNS. Pretty Woman's Pleading .With lowa f Solons Fail. Des Moines, Iowa, April 12. — Mrs. Sarah Kuhns, the pretty “Florence Maybrick of America,” sentenced to the penitentiary at Anamosa for the murder of her husband, has been de- nied a pardon by the Iowa legislature. Mrs. Kuhns is alleged to have poisoned her husband by serving him beer that she had drugged. This is her third at- tempt to secure release. THE MARKETS. - Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, April 13. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 941-2@96c; No. 2 North- ern, 92@94c; No. 3,.88@91c. Corn— No. 3 yellow, 471-2@48c. Oats — No. 3 white, 40@40 1-2c. Minneapolis, April 13.—Wheat—No. t hard, 981-8 @ 983-8c; No. 1 North- ern, 97.1-8@973-8c; No. 2 Northern, 945-8@95 1-8c. Oats — No. 3 white, 39c. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 47c. Duluth, April 13. — Wheat — No. 1 hard, 96 3-4c; No. 1 Northern, 95 1-4c; No. 2 Northern, 923-4c; flax, $1.15; oats, 39 3-8c; rye, 65 1-2c. Chicago, April 13. — Wheat — No. 2 red, $1@1.03; No. 3 red, 97¢@$1.02; No. 2 hard winter, 94@98c; No. 3 hard winter, 85 @ 96c; No. 1 Northern spring, 97¢@$1; No. 3 spring, 87@96c. Corn — No. 2, 53 1-4@54ce. Oats—No. 2, 39e; No. 3, 38 1-2c. Milwaukee, April 13. — Wheat—No. 1 Northern, $1.01; No. 2 North- ern, 98c. Rye — No. 1, 1731-2c. Barley—No. 2, 62@63c; sample, 36@ 59c. Oats—Standard, 431-2c. Corna— No. 3, 49@5ic. Sioux City, Iowa, April 13. — Cattle —Beeves, $3.50@4.80; cows, bulls and mixed, $2@3.40; stockers and feeders, $3@4; calves and yearlings, $2.75 @ 3.80. Hogs—Bulk, $4.90@4.95. Chicago, April 13.—Cattle—Good to prime steers, $5.25@5.60; stockers and feeders, $2.75@5.30; cows, $2@4.30; heifers, $2@4.75; calves, $2.50@5.65. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $5@5.20: good to choice heavy, $5.15 @ 5.25. Sheep—Good to choice wethers, $4.75 @5.65; Western, $4.35@5.15; Western lambs, $5.50@6.20. South St. Paul, Apri] 13. — 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@2.25; heifer calves, $1.25 @ 2; good to choice milch cows, $35@ 42. Hogs — Range price, $4.70 @ 5; bulk, $4.80 @ 4.90. 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. FLOUR MOTH PEST. Dr.. F. L. Washburn Tells How to ; Combat It. The state entomologist, Dr. F. L. ‘Washburn, has prepared an exhaustive report on the Mediterranean flour moth, a pest which since 1901 has ap- peared in Wisconsin and Minnesota flour mills. The moth breeds in the mills, and larvae are frequently found in the flour shipped from infected mills. They are found in flour sacks and in machinery, spouts, purifiers, el- evators and even in the cracks of the floors at the mills. Dr. Washburn recommends fumiga- tion with carbon bisulphide as the best means of killing the moths, larvae and eggs. He suggests fumigation houses in which sacks and machinery may be fumigated, since the exposure to gas must last three days. Cleanli- ness, co-operation and occasional sub- jection of mills during the winter to the severe cold of the outside atmos- phere are also recommended. The flour moth lives on flour, regard- ing rice flour as its daintiest dish. It is also found in breakfast foods, corn- meal, crackers and rolled wheat. Dr. Washburn recommends care in the use of carbon bisulphide, as it is explosive and if brought in contact with lighted pipes, burning matches, lamps or gas flames will make trouble. He will forward the results of his in- vestigations to the millers of the state. LANDS AT AUCTION. Red Lake Reservation May Thus Be Disposed Of. Washington, April 13.—Representa- tive Steenerson said yesterday that he ‘was hopeful that the secretary of the interior would dispose of the Red Lake lands in Minnesota at public auction. When the Steenerson act was first passed it was stated at the. de- partment that the sealed bid plan would be followed. In view of the fact that only one-quarter can be sold to a single purchaser consideration is now being given the suggestion of Repre- sentative Steenerson that public auc: tions be held. ‘ . SHOT INTO CROWD. Shanley, Who Was Gunning for the Marshal, Has Been Captured. Armour, S. D., April 13. — Henry Shanley, wanted at Woonsocket for attempted murder, was captured at Lake Andes by Sheriff Fuhlendorf of this county yesterday. Officers from Woonsocket left with him at once. Shanley shot into a crowd and injured three men while attempting to shoot the marshal. Crushed to Death. Crookston, Minn., April 13.—Kenute Kenuteson, the oldest son of Ole Kenuteson of Eckvold, Marshall coun- ty, was tearing down a house. He had got out two sides and had the roof loose from the walls. He built a scaf- fold to stand on and attempted to break the roof apart in the’ middle. The wind was so strong that it blew the roof off the walls on one side and it fell on Kenuteson and he was crushed to death. He was alone at the time. ° ° ° ° ° KILLS CATTLE BY THE HERD. Serious Ravages of Hemorrhage Sep- ticaemia. Many Minnesota cattle are.dying from hemorrhage septicaemia, one of the most fatal diseases that have ap- peared among the domestic animals of the United States. There have been no less than half a dozen outbreaks of this disease in the last few months, carrying off scores of cattle, and the officials of the state live stock sani- tary board have been kept busy inves- tigating the cases. Dr. S. H. Ward, executive agent of the board, has returned to St. Paul from Crow Wing county, where a far- mer lost fifteen head. The cattle died within forty-eight hours from the in- ception of the disease. The first symp- toms were loss of appetite and dimin- ished flow of milk, Later the animals seemed in great pain and soon dropped to the ground. This was followed by spasms of the muscles of the neck and shoulders. The long cold winter and a poor quality of hay, Dr. Ward says, are probably the reasons why the disease is particularly prevalent this spring. most of the hay cut last summer was spoiled by excessive rain. Close con- finement in poorly veitilated barns, too, has sapped the vitality of the an- imals, making them unusually sus- ceptible to diseases. The disease was first reported in North America in 1898, when an out- break occurred at Knoxville, Tenn. Veterinarians believe, however, that it has existed in another form for many years. The first outbreak in Minnesota was on the farm of R. W. Edmundson, near Newport, Aug. 17, 1900. Seven head out of a herd of twenty-six were found dead in a pas- ture. One by one dropped off in the next few days, until eleven were left. None lived longer than twenty-four hours after the symtoms were first noticed. There have been many outbreaks since this, some occurring in the sum- mer, some in the winter and others in the fall and spring. Various theories have been advanced as tothe cause of the infection. Some supposed that the cattle got the disease by eating corn- stalks. This theory was exploded later by the fact that cattle that had been fed on hay became affected. ALL WANT THE SAME TRACTS. State Auditor Sells Expired Mineral Leases. The state auditor has received nine- ty applications for prospectors’ leases on state mineral lands on which exist- ing mineral contracts were canceled. Payments on sixty-six mineral con- tracts made by the state became de- linquent last fall and the time for re- demption, after notice by the state auditor, has expired. The holders of eleven contracts made their annual payment of $100, and retain their con- tracts for another year. The ninety applications for pros- pectors’ leases were made for leases on 31 of the 55 locations covered by contracts just canceled, and average of three applications for each location. There were no applications for leases on 24 locations. J There were twelve leases made out, there being no conflicting applications or the conflicts were between parties who appeared at the auditor's office and adjusted the conflict. Two of the leases were put up at auction and sold for $26 each, instead of the regular price of $25. The 19 locations for which there are conflicting applications will be auc- tioned off at the state auditor’s office at 9:30-o’cloek on April 23 to the high- est bidder from among the applicants. Some of the applications were made by mail, and the state law provides in such cases that the auditor shall give all applicants ten days’ notice of the date on which the leases shall be auc- tioned. There are from two to nine applica- tions for each of these locations. The largest number, nine, is for a forty- acre tract near the famous Iron Moun- tain mine, and on the iron belt as shown by the state geological survey. The twenty-four locations for which no applications have been made are open to lease by the first applicant on payment of the $25 fee. The prospec- tor’s lease is for one year, and then a mineral contract, entailing an annual payment of $100, must be secured if the location is to be retained. LE Es ae SS PRIZES FOR CHEESE. ‘W. W. P. McConnell, state dairy and food commissioner, has announced that a six-months’ cheese scoring con- test will begin in May and that valua- ple silver cups and cash prizes will. be awarded to the winners. The first lot of cheese will be scored at the May butter scoring contest. H. E. Vroman, cheese expert of the commission, will be in charge of the contest. The competitor getting the highest average for the six months will re- ceive a $25 silver cup. A $15 silver cup will be given to the person mak ing the next highest average, and a $10 cup to the person making the third best record. Three cash prizes of $5, $3 and $2 will be awarded every month to the three competitors making the best scores. Mr. McConnell plans to employ two expert commercial cheese men to as- sist Mr. Vroman in testing the cheese. Many proprietors of cheese factories throughout the state have expressed 3 desire to take part in the competition. State D ay by Day. | MUCH CHEESE NOT UP TO MARK. Washington, April 6.—The senate The Number of Illegal Samples Is In- yesterday listened to a two-hours’ creasing. | Speech by Mr. Morgan on the Panama The percentage of illegal cheese an- |canal question and then agoin took up alyzed by the state dairy and food {the postoffice appropriation bill, but commission has increased since 1888, | adjourned without completing its con- but the officials of the commission say | sideration. Mr. Morgan’s speech was that this does not necessarily indicate | in especial advocacy of his resolution that the quality of cheese sold in the |requesting information from the at- state is deteriorating. In 1888 16 per |torney general concerning concessions cent of the samples analyzed by the /to the original Panama Canal com- department were illegal, and from | pany, and was in the main an arraign- Jan. 1, 1903, until the present time | ment of the new Panama company. 382 per cent of the samples were] The proceedings in the house were illegal. In 1892 1.9 per cent were | enlivened by speeches by Mr. DeAr adulterated. mond and Mr. Grosvenor, the former The following table shows the | attacking the Republicans for failure samples analyzed and the number |to order illegal since 1888: an investigation into the postoffice charges and to revise the Per Cent | tariff, and the latter vigorously de- Samples. Adulterated. Illegal. |fending the Republican party and 1888 mu 16,9 |Jauding President Roosevelt for the 1890 42 42,7 | Part he played in the postal investiga- 1892 26 19 | tion, the passage of the Cuban reci- 1894 50 7.9 | Procity law and the treaty with Pan- 1896 i a 16.2 |#™ma for the construction of an isth- 1898 ...... 18 42.1 |™mian canal. The military academy 1900 6 10,1 | bill was passed without amendment. 1902 : eet 29.2 1903 seen t 31.2 Washington, April 7.—After waiting with much patience for many days Mr. Heyburn yesterday found opportunity to speak to the senate on the subject of pure food. Technically the speech ‘the wage alist ofa Piha calling : m the secretary of agricultur figures are somewhat misleading. In| sen to the its the reatilts ote the last few years only a comp2ra-| investigations made by his depart- tively small number ef samples has! ment into adulterated foods, but in been analyzed, and most of the ‘sam-| reality it was in support of the pure ples were taken from commission | fooq pill. The greater part of the re- “These figures certainly show that there has not been any great improve- ment in the quality of cheese,” said State Chemist Julius Hortvet. ‘“With- out any explanation, however, houses which the commission suspect- ed were violating the law. Conse- quently, the percentage of illegal samples is much greater than in 1892, mainder of the day was devoted to Mr. Quarles’ amendment for grading the salaries of rural free delivery car- riers. Finally it was declared out of when a large number of representa- tive samples were analyzed.” A law recently passed by the legis- lature provides that cheese labeled | individuals was accepted. “Minnesota full cream cheese” shall In a five-hour session the house contain at least 45 per cent solids. If} passed seventeen bills relating to the it contains less than this percentage | pistrict of Columbia, including one of solids it must be labeled “skim | incorporating the Carnegie institute. cheese. Most of the thirty-three |The Alaska delegate bill was taken legal samples analyzed in the last fif-] yp and Mr. Cushman of Washington teen months contained from 46 to 69| made a long explanation of the meas- per cent solids. ure, setting out the necessities for the “Since the passage of the federal| territory in the way of representation order. The committee amendment bearing on the salaries of carriers and regulating their service for private law prohibiting the manufacture of filled cheese, the sale of this product has been reduced to the minimum in Minnesota,” said George L. Dingman, assistant dairy and food commission- ‘er. “Before the law was passed lots ‘of the cheese sold in the state was made of lard, cottonseed oil and tal- low in about the same way as oleo margarine is made.” Most Butter Is Real. “Very little oleomargarine and adulterated milk are used at the ho- ‘tels, restaurants, dining. cars, board- ing houses, hospitals and lumber and railroad camps in Minnesota since the passage of the law by the last legisla- ture giving the state dairy and food ‘commission authority to inspect these places,” said George L. Dingman, \as- sistant dairy and food commissioner. “The commission has found it nec- essary to bring very few actions against proprietors of hotels and boarding houses,” continued Mr. Ding- man. “We have received very few complaintsgand have ascertained that the law requiring oleomargarine to be labeled and milk had not been sold which does not contain at least 31-2 per cent fat is being observed. “The people of the state as a gen- eral rule are not fond of oleomargar- ine. They want the genuine article. Perhaps this is because, the times be- ing good, they have money to buy butter, whereas a few years ago many of the poorer classes purchased oleo- margarine. at hotels and boarding houses insist that they be given butter, and the proprietors submit to their demands.” A year or two ago the commission received many complaints that hotel- keepers and proprietors of boarding houses and restaurants were using oleomargarine as an imitation for but- ter. This led up to the passage of the law authorizing the department to in- spect these places. The law requires the proprietors of hotels and boarding houses where oleomargarine is used to post notices in the dining room stating “Oleomargarine or putterine iy used as a substitute for butter.” SS ee Seven Bridges Go Out. Little Falls, Minn., April 9.—Water in the Crow Wing river along the northern boundary of the county is ten feet above low water stage. Seven bridges at Pillager, Sylvan, Motley and Staples went out yesterday. The bridge at Pillager, built during the winter by the Hewitt Bridge company for $4,300, was a total loss, and it had not been accepted, as it was only finished last Sunday. The new bridge on which the Hewitt Bridge company did the work and which was nearly completed at Fort Ripley, also has been swept away. Despondency Causes Suicide. Duluth, Minn., April 9. — Ebenezer Kilgour, a department store employe, arose from the table yesterday noon, proceeded to the bathroom, partly disrobed, and, placing a mirror op- posite him, slashed his throat from ear to ear with a razor. Despondency is given as the cause. Middlesboro, Ky., April 9. — In a Likewise those that eat! in congress. Washington, April 8. — The senate yesterday listened to eulogies of the late Senator Hanna. The galleries were well filled and the speakers were given close attention. Those who spoke were: Messrs. Foraker, Scott, Cockrell, Platt of Connecticut, Cullom, Black- ‘urn, Elkins, Fairbanks, Daniel, Per- kins, Depew, Beveridge, Dolliver, Kearns and Dick. After disposing of a conference re- port on the army appropriation bill ‘the house took up the bill extending ‘the coastwise laws to the Philippines, and by a vote of 122 to 100 adopted a special rule to vote on this bill after a debate of two hours. This debate was exhausted save five minutes when the house adjourned at 5:30 o'clock. An amendment to the bill postponing the operation of the laws until July 1, 1906, instead of 1905, will be proposed, Washington, April 9. — The house yesterday passed a large number of bills, including the Philippine shipping pill and the bill appropriating $475,000 in aid of the Lewis and Clark centen- nial exposition to be held in Portland, Or., in 1905. The only amendment made to the Philippine shipping bill was one extending until July 1, 1906, the time when the law shall become operative. The contracts for cancelling ma- chines used by the postoffice depart- ment was debated at length in the sen- ate yesterday in connection with the postoffice appropriation bill. Mr. Cul- person introduced an amendment re- ducing the rental of the machines and the Democratic senators charged that the rental now paid was the same that was paid under the contracts made by George W. Beavers, and that they were excessive. Mr. Lodge de- nied the charge, saying that there was no proof of its truth. The postoffice bill was still under consideration when the senate adjourned. Washington, April 12.—The Culber- son amendment to the postoffice ap- propriation bill, providing for a com- mission to investigate the postoffice department was before the senate all of yesterday, and, after being ruled out of order, in modified form was pending when the senate adjourned. Mr. Gorman made an earnest plea for an investigation, saying the postoffice department had cast reflections upon members of congress and: that a thorough investigation should be hau. Mr. Aldrich answered that the amendment as finally modified meant nothing; that if an investigation was to be had it should be “a live one.” He said that if any specific charges were brought in tney should be looked into by congress, but that the demand should not be made a part of a general appropriation bill. Semi-political ‘speeches were made by Messrs. Teller and Simmons. y ..@ house yesterday passed the bill reported by the committee on rivers and harbors appropriating $3,000,000 for the restoration or maintenance of other river and harbor improvements. Berlin, April 13.—Mrs. Elise Schaaf, formerly’ a prominent women’s rights wreck on Stony Forks division of the' advocate, committed suicide with a re- Louisville & Nashville railroad George; yolver at her home in Charlottenburg McCoy was killed. Three others were] jast night. seriously injured 4 Mrs. Schaaf was fifty years of age.