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

By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. The first Georgia peaches have ar- rived. Get out your jamaica ginger bottle. Henry Irving says he will retire iu 1906, but Joe Jefferson is making no rash promises. As a preliminary to going broke the gentleman who has sporting blood buys an automobile. College athletics are deadly. This is proved by the fact that most men who play croquet are old. Nobody, so far, has indorsed Uncle Rusell Sage’s ideas about vacations. But Satan is still to be heard from. “To be successful, a man must have | blue eyes,” says Arthur Brisbane. Successful women all have gray eyes. Boston physicians are using the pi- amo as an instrument to cure nerve diseases. This must be “a painful op- eration.” The standard of the graduation es- says so far this season is quite as high as usual. P. S.—This isn’t say- ing much. One thing is certain, and that is that Russell Sage did not get the idea that there should be no vacations from his parson. Whenever you see a poem headed “June” get ready to see moon, soon, noon, boon, croon, tune, and some times loon and spoon. The census bureau people say that we shall have a population of 89,000, 000 in 1910, and they aren’t depending entirely on immigration. Brazil has started in to build a big navy, and in five or ten years from now may be able to have outside trou- ble as well as the home brand. Howard Gould, who is having a house built with 200 rooms, must think there will come times when he will want to get away from himself. Isn't it about time that the matri- monial shows of the ultra-rich were presented in the cheap vaudeville houses instead of in the churches? Mr. Rockefeller does not want to own the earth, All he asks is pos- session of the oils and ores and other things of value that may be inside of it. Premier Ross of Ontario calls Dr. Harper ‘Midas of the golden touch.” As to the accuracy of the allusion to the “golden touch” see John D. Rocke- feller. A Chicago barkeeper has been fined $10 for impersonating a newspaper re- porter. The question naturally arises, where did the barkeeper ever see a reporter? The leap of an archangel from hea: ven to earth is nothing compared to the mighty spring of a small woman jumping at conclusions.—New Orleans Times-Democrat. A Chicago woman seeks a divorce because her husband has not smiled in ten years. Popular judgment should be suspended until the husband tells why he has not smiled. Three men of the name of Mudd are running for Congress in one Maryland district. If they get along without slinging any it ought to be made a matter of record. A book entitled “How to Get Rich” is being advertised for sale at the price of $1. A good tip to one wishing to get rich would be to save his dol- lar and not buy the book. Trout and salmon are said to be biting voraciously down in Maine. Probably the black flies and mosqui- toes are, teo, but we don’t see any references to them in our Maine ex- changes. Was there ever a distinguished hu- morist who wasn’t devoted to a loving and sympathetic wife to whom he owed much of his inspiration and hap- piness? Mark Twain’s case was large- ly typical. Hetty Green has taken the trouble to deny another report that she has given away a lot of her money. Hetty must believe there is somebody some- where who thinks she would really do such a thing. A prisoner in the McDonough coun- ty jail tarried to write a farewell let- ter to the jailer and was nabbed just as he was crawling out througth an opening in his cell door. Politeness doesn’t always pay. The American Press Humorists in convention at St. Louis, arranged to raise $1,000 among themselves to add to the fund for the erection of a monu- ment to Bill Nye. Why didn’t they make it $10,000 while they were about it? Andrew Carnegie has, in the estima- tion of Prof. Goldwin Smith, taken the wrong way to die poor. There is but one Carnegie seeking to die poor. What has the professor to offer in the way of suggestion to the millions who want to die rich? Hs CANDIDATE . OF REPUBLICANS FOR GOVERNOR OF MIN- NESOTA. , \ 1S CHOSEN BY ACCLAMATION ———! SEATING OF CONTESTED DELE- GATIONS CLIMAX OF LONG Phe CONTEST. ! 4 peer: ae CLAPP AND NELSON INDORSED ¥: ’ PLATFORM ALSO COMMENDS NA- TIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND VAN SANT. THE TICKET. For Governor—Robert C. Dunn of Princeton. For Lieutenant Governor—Ray W. Jones of Minneapolis. . For Secretary of State — Peter E. Hansen of Litchfield. For State Treasurer — Julius I. Block of St. Peter. For Attorney General—E. T. Young of Appleton. For Justices of the Supreme Court— Calvin L. Brown of Morris, Charles L. Lewis of Duluth, Charles B. Elliott of Minneapolis, Edwin A. Jaggard of St. Paul. For Railroad and Warehouse Com- missioners—Ira B. Mills of Moorhead, W. E. Young of Mankato. St. Paul, Jwy 3. — The Repyblican state convention nominated Robert C. Dunn of Princeton for governor by ac- clamation. The motion to make the romination by acclamation was made by James A. Martin of St. Cloud, the manager of the campaign of Judge Loren W. Col- lins of St. Cloud for the nomination. And thus ended one of the hardest- fought contests in the political history of Minnesota. Held Three Sessions. The second day’s session of the con- vention was calle dto order by Senator Moses E. Clapp at 9:30 o'clock yester- day morning, and on being informed by the temporary chairman that the committee on credentials had not passed on ‘al] the credentials, the dele- in the afternoon. The committee on credentials had not finished its work when the after- noon session convened at 2:15 o'clock, and after Senator George R. Labourn read the report of the committee on resolutions the delegates were enter- tained by addresses by Congressman J. Adam Bede of Duluth and Repre- sentative W. I. Nolan and William Henry Eustis of Minneapolis. Credentials Report. It was then announced that the cre- dentials committee was ready to re- port. The majority of the committee reported for seating the Collins dele- gates from Hennepin, and the minority reported in favor of seating the Dunn delegates. On a motion to substitute the minority recommendation as to Hennepin for the majority recom- mendation the convention by a vote of 6221-2 to 5401-2 decided in favor of seating the Dunn delegates. This was the climax of the long contest for the gubernatorial nomination, and the vote left no doubt that Dunn would be the nominee of the convention. The other contests were then rapid- ly disposed of. The Collins delegates from Beltrami and Ramsey were seat- ed and the Dunn delegates from An- oka, Benton, Cass, Clearwater, Red Lake, Roseau, Sherburne and Trav- erse were given seats in the conven- tion. The report of the committee on per- manent organization was presented by Hiler H. Horton of St. Paul. The tem- porary organization was made perma- nent, Senator Clapp chairman, and C. W. Johnson of Minneapolis secretary. The convention proceded immediate- ly to the nominations. After two can- didates for the supreme bench bad been placed before the convention it was decided to adjourn to 8:30 in the evening, to continue the framing of the state ticket. Candidates Are Named. The convention, when it assembled last evening, began immediately the work of selecting the state ticket, and under the rule made by the state cen- tral committee the places o nthe su- preme bench were first taken up. Senator Clapp announced that three candidates were to be named for jus- tices of the supreme court for the term beginning Jan. 1, 1906, succeeding Justices Brown, Lovely and Lewis, and one candidate for the term beginning Jan. 1, 1905, succeeding Justice Doug- las, who was appointed when Judge Collins resigned. i reafirmed unanimously gates voted to adjourn until 2 o'clock | _ Lovely, Brown, Lewis were placed in nomination for the 1906 term and Jaggard, Douglas and Searle for the term beginning Jan 1, 1905. Elliott defeated Lovely, and Brown and Lewis were renominated. Judge Jaggard. was nominated for the term beginning Jan. 1, 1905. After the judges of the supreme court came the nomination for govern- or, and Robert C. Dunn of Princeton was nominated b yacclamation. Ray W. Jones was renominated for lieutenant governor by acclamation and Secretary of State Hansen was similarly honored. . Julius H. Block of St. Peter, Louis | C. Vogel of Nicollet county and Peter J. Schwarg of Dodge Center were nominated for state treasurer. State Treasurer Block received 958 votes on the first ballot, and his) nomination was made unanimous. Young Is Nominated. Former Senator BE. T. Young of Ap- pleton was nominated for attorney general against William J..Donahower of St. Paul by a vote of 784 to 394. Be- fore the result of the vote was an- nounced Franklin H. Griggs of St. Paul, who proposed Mr. Donahower, | moved that the nomination of Mr. Young be made by acclamation, and the motion passed unanimously. Railroad Commissioners. Ira B. Mills of Moorhead and W. E. Young of Mankato were nominated for railroad and warehouse commis- sioners on the first ballot. The other candidates were Joseph G. Miller, Two Harbors; A. D. Gray, Preston; A. T. Stebbins, Rochester; E. G. Valen- tine, Breckenridge; W. A. Hammond, St. Paul; E. J. Herringer, Ada, ana Thomas Crawford, Lakefield. The nomination of the candidates for railroad and warehouse commis- sioners ended the convention so far as a majority of the delegates were con- verned. Only a few of the more faithful were left when the presidential electors were chosen. The electors chosen are: At large, A. W. Wright, Austin; Thomas Lowry, Minneapolis: First congressional district, Thomas Simp- son, Winona; Second, Basil Smout, Wells; Third, Ben J. Scheffield, Fari- bault; Fourth, John G. Nelson, Still- water; Fifth, Edward W. Backus, Min- neapolis; Sixth, George W. Peterson, Long Prairie; Seventh, Frank Cliff, Ortonville; Eighth, John H. Harding, Eveleth; Ninth, Peter I. Holen, Mar- shall. The convention then adjourned sine die. The Resolutions. The following is’a synopsis of the platform which was unanimously adopted by the convention: The national Republican platform is and without reservation. The administration . of Theodore Roosevelt as president and of Samuel R. Van Sant as governor of Minnesota are indgrsed without rea- ervyation. Moses B. Clapp is recom- mended for renomination for states senator, and both Senators Nel- son and Clapp are praised for their work. President Roosevelt is commended for his efforts to weed out corruption, for his efforts to enforce the law against the unlawful combinations, for his position on the Panama canal, and for numerous other acts. Gov. Van Sant is commended as an efficient and fearless official. Competition between the railways of the state is commended as more ben- eficial to the state than the consolida- tion of railways. The president and the governor of the state are thanked for their timely anti-merger litigation. The platform calls for the regulation and supervision of both the organiza- tion and operation of large corpora- tions. The doctrine of protection set forth in the Republican platform of 1904and the reciprocity as advocated by Will- iam Mckinley and James G. Blaine are approved. A liberal pension policy is advo- cated. The whole Republican delegation in congress is commended and indorsed for ability and courage in bringing added glory to the honor of the state. The platform recommends an eight- hour day, with abolishing of Sunday labor wherever practicable, the use of union labor on state supplies ané urges the board of contro! to give preference to Minnesota products. Legislation expediting the construc- tion of the isthmian canal is urged. A uniform system of good roads throughout the state is favored as of material advantage to the whole state. Chinese exclusion laws and the en- forcement of immigration laws exclud- ing unworthy and undesirable emi- grants are demanded. The platform closed by demanding equal.taxation and the extension of the rural free delivery system. Earlier Proceedings. St. Paul, July 2*— The Republican state convention for the nomination of candidates for state offices held two sessions yesterday at the Metropolitan opera house. United States Senator Moses E. Clapp of St. Paul was made temporary chairman at the morning session, and after his speech the con- United | “vention adjourned to 2 o'clock, At the afternoon session a committee on cre- dentials was appointed, consisting of seven Dunn men, seven Collins men and Senator G. B. Ward of Alexandria, an Eddy man, as chairman. The con- vention then adjourned until 9 o'clock this morning to give the committee on credentials time to Prepare Its Report. There was no applause or commo- tion attending the seating of the dele- gates, every man seemingly realizing that a great fight was on when little attention should be paid to minor mat- ters. Robert Jamison of Minneapolis, chairman of the state central commit- tee, called the convention to order shortly after 11 e’clock. Senator Clapp Chairman. Mr. Jamison announced that Senator Moses E. Cli:pp would act as tempor- ary chairman, and amid a storm of ap- plause the junior Minnesota senator mounted the chairman's platform. Senator Clapp spoke for an hour, making only a brief referente to state issues and predicted that in spite of the spirited pre-convention contest in Minnesota the Democrats need have little hope of carrying the state at the fall election. His speech was a thorough discussion of national issues. At the conclusion of his address, Senator Clapp announced that it had been impossible to secure a list of duly accredited delegates to the convention and he suggested that a recess be taken until 2 o’clock with the under- standing that the chairmen of the county delegations hand in their cre- dentials in the interim. He also an- nounced that C. W. Johnson of Minne- apolis would act as temporary secre- tary, pending action by the conven- tion. A motion to take a recess until 2 o’clock was carried unanimously and the first session of the convention was ended without the semblance of a clash between friends of the contend- ing candidates. Afternoon Session. There was no test of strengtn be tween the opposing candidates for gov- ernor in the afternoon session, which was called to order by Senator Clapp, temporary chairman, at 2:15 o'clock, and adjourned less than an hour later after the appointment of a committee on credentials to pass on the contest ed delegations. BANDIT GETS JOB. After Work Is Over Man Who Killea Sheriff Harris Goes to lowa. Prairie du Chien, Wis., July 2—John Smith, the desperado who murdered Sheriff Harris of St. Croix county on the night of June 18 and since has been hunted by the state militia and posses of hundreds of men, was in Prairic du Chien Wednesday after- noon. Afterward he walked over the Milwaukee & St. Paul bridge to the Towa side. He was positively identified | by a picture in a Minneapolis paper yesterday afternoon by employes. of .the offices of the Crawford County Press and the Pearl City Record, where he applied for work and had been particularly noticed on account of his nervous manner. He wore a black, stiff hat, gray coat, dark pants and torn patent leather shoes. During the two hours he worked in one of the printing offices he inquired how to get across the river, and when jokingly told he could ride on a train, | walk over a bridge or swim, sulkily said he preferred to walk, and wanted | to know if the bridge tenders would in- terfere if he tried. None of the county officials had a description of the criminal. He evi- dently had come to the city on a Bur- lington freight train, and had walked down one of the main business streets to the newspaper offices. He crossed over the bridge to Iowa about 4:30 o'clock. - Fought Over Overalls. Duluth, Minn., July 3.—Capt. Resche of the Duluth police, who is also Maj. Resche of the Third regiment, re- turned yesterday from the scene of the chase after John or Lon Smith, the Fall Lake (Wis.) murderer, to which place he took the police depart- ment, bloodhounds. He brings a great story of the ef- forts that are being made to capture the fugitive. A pair of overalls belonging to the man were found by a farmer. These were wanted in order to give the bloodhounds a scent. The farmer re- fused to give them up unless the dep- uty sheriff would agree to split the re- ward. This the deputy refused to do, but instead took out replevin papers and thus secured the overalls. The farmer then, in turn, refused to let Capt. Resche give the bloodhounds the scent unless he would agree to divide H the reward with him. The overalls had then been handled by about twenty persons and Capt. Resche told him to go and have them framed and keep them as a souvenir. Hound Trees Militiaman. Some footprints made by shoes such as those worn by the fugitive were found and the hound was given the trail. She started off with a howl, and a few minutes later had, an officer of the militia up a tree. nnn een i i ee eeeeeeeeeeeeuuevreoOvw_0_OO———™—"*"' YALE PROVES HER SUPREMACY. Wins the Varsity Ejight-Oared Race From Harvard. New London, Conn’, July 3. — Yale won the annual varsity eight-oared boat race from Harvard yesterday and crowned a year that has been replete with brilliant athletic achievements. She proved, as she has done many times before, her superiority in every- thing that goes to make a perfect crew —skill with the sweeps, seamanship and physical endurance. Her victory. in the varsity race, considered with her grand battle in the four-oared race, which she lost through an accident when it looked like a walkover for her, and the win of her freshman eight on Thursday in a magnificent struggle, makes it fair to say that she com- pletely outclassed her Massachusetts rivals. No regatta ever held on the Thames course was ‘more worth see- ing. despite the triumpb of Yale, and none proved such a disappointment to (spectators through the bungling man- {ner in which the events were man, aged. In the.varsity eights both Yale and Harvard had phenomenally fast and powerful crews, and while fo rec- ord was broken oreven threatened, the struggle was, as anticipated, a grand one. In the four-oared race the defeat of Yale was due to the breaking of a lock on the outrigger of Fish’s oar. I have veen toid that every erlme carries with it its penalty. True, And not infrequently it carries that penalty out of the reach of justice. RUSSIANS ARE CAUGHT IN TRAP) FORCE OF 20,000 1S SURROUNDED BY THE JAPANESE AT . MUKDEN. w * IN A VERY SERIOUS POSITION ‘PORT ARTHUR GARRISON MAKES SORTIE AND IS FORCED TO RETIRE. RUSSIANS. CLAIM A VICTORY, SAKAROFF REPORTS THAT A COM- PANY. OF JAPANESE WAS ANNIHILATED. | St. Petersburg, July 6.—According | to reports from Laio-yang, it is rumor- | ed ‘there that a force of 20,000 Rus- sians is surrounded by the Japanese at Mukden, and is in a very serious | position. A greater portion of the gar- | rison at Port Arthur has, it is stated, made a sortie and was compelled by the advance of a large force of Japa- , nese to retire, after suffering severe | losses. Jap Company Killed Off. St. Petersburg, July 6.—The general staff has received a dispatch from Lieut. Gen. Sakaroff, the chief of staff of Gen. Kuropatkin, dated July 4, which gives details of an effort to check a movement of Japanese in the Yang Tse pass. The dispatch says | that one company of Japanese was al- | most annihilated. Part of the Russian force retired after Col. Garnitsky’s force had occupied a position which it had been ordered to secure. The Rus- sian loss was a number of officers wounded and two hundred men killed or wounded. The Japanese principal forces are at present concentrated at Vandiapudse in the direction of Hai- cheng, and at Schikouyo, about icn miles west of Suiyen, on the road to Kaichou. Reconnaissances July 3 dis- covered that the Japanese are fortify- ing Ta pass. Leave Black Sea. Constantinople, July 6.—The Russian volunteer steamers St. Petersburg and Sevastopo! passed through the Bos- phorus from the Black sea this morn- ing. The Sevastopol was flying the Red Cross flag and her hull was paint- ed white. The vessels too on board a quantity of stores and remained in the harbor until this evening. Russians Lose Heavily. “| Liao-yang, July 6.—The latest re- ports of the Russian casualties in the reconnaissance made by Lieut. Gen. Count Keller between Mao Tien and Fen Shui passes on July 4, to ascer- tain the Japanese columns advance force moving on Liao-yang, show that fourteen officers were woynded, 275 men killed and 101 prisoners’ taken. It is persistently reported that a large section of the Japanese southern army has moved to the eastward, not- withstanding the rain, with the object of cutting its way through the Russian left during the absence of Gen. Kuro- patkin at Ta Teche Kiao. Fighting Was Desperate. St. Petersburg, July 6 —The fact that Lieut. Gen. Sakaroff, chief of staff of Gen. Kuropatkin, witnessed the fighting near Mao Tien pass is taken to indicate that he is in command of the forces east of Liao-yang, which in- clude the army corps under Lieut. Gen. Count Keller. The desperate character of the fight- ing is shown by the repeated bayonet charged, the Russians ousting the Japanese from the trenches. The fighting around Senchen shows that the Japanese are determined to hold the ground to the south as well as Dalin pass until a favorable oppor- tunity presents itself for an advance on the port of New Cchwang. SCOTT HAS RESIGNED. President of the Lewis and Clarke Ex- position in Poor Health. Portland, Or., July 6.—-At the annual meeting of the stockholders ur the Lewis and Clark exposition, President Harvey W. Scott tendered his resigna- tion, which was accepted. “The reason assigned by Wascott is failing health. His successor has not yet been selected. KILLED AND EATEN. Congo Natives Dispose of Soldiers Who Invade Their Country. London, July 6.—News has reached Antwerp that a Swiss non-commission- ed officer and fourteen privates in the Mongada district of the Congo have been massacred and eaten. Only one man of the expedition which had been sent against the cannibals escaped. KILLING LAID TO HIM. DIES FOR CURIOSITY. Hearing Fracas Outside, Man Peer. Out of Door and His Skull Is Cracked. Duluth, July 6.—Ernest Schau of ‘Wrenshall, Minn., died yesterday at St. Luke’s hospital, an innocent victim of a drunken row in which he had no part. Curiosity to know what was going | on led to his death. A number of intoxicated men fought in the street at Wrenshall and part of them ran into their boarding house. The men that fied were followed and their pursuérs, armed with clubs an@ stone, stood outside. Schau, who had been awakened by the racket, got up to investigate. He put his head out of the door and one of the men outside hit him a blow, fracturing the skull. He fell uncon- scious and died without coming out of that condition. THOUSANDS FILE ON ROSEBUD. Many Wait All Night in Driving Rain to Register Early. Bonesteel, S. D., July 6.—The gov- ernment registration books for entre- ment on the Rosebud Indian reserva- tion were opened yesterday. A squad of 316 persons waited through the night in a driving rain to be present when the registration office opened. When Inspector McPhaul opened the door of the ciay hall there were about 1,500 persons waiting to take their turns at the registration desk. Yankton, S. D., July 6.—Twenty-five hundred people registered at Yankton yesterday for homes on the Rosebud reservation. This was the first day of registration and the government registry offices were able to handle the crowd without difficulty. ASSAULT VICTIM DYING. John Hart Faces Charge of Murdering: Jim Campbell With Hoe. Prairié du Chien, Wis., July 6.—Jobn Hart, charged with a ult and bat- tery and locked up in the county jail here, now will have to face a murder charge. His alleged victim, Jim Camp- bell, president of the village of Stuben, is dying, and the case has been post- poned until July 25. The charge’against Hart is to the ef. fect that he quarreled with Campbell over a road grade which the latter was supervising and hit him over the head with a hoe, cutting through the skull. DRESSED AS A WOMAN. ¢ Clever Ruse of Rankin, Pa., Policeman Lands Negro Terror in Jail. Rankin, Pa, July 6—For some weeks past Rankin borough has been terrorized by two negroes, who attack- ed women and committed many rob- beries on both sexes. George Logan, dressed as a woman acted»as a policeman, and the two ne gro suspects were trapped and brought to Pittsburg for safety, as the towns people threatened violence. They gave their names as George Johnson and Theodore McCorkle. WOMAN IS ARRESTED. She Tried to Kidnap Her Little Son From Its Grandmother. Laporte, Ind., July 6—Much excite- ment was caused here at a public cele- bration by an attempt made by Mrs. Minnie Bormann of Chicago to kidnap her ten-year-old son from his grand- mother, Mrs. Ernst Bormann, with whom he has lived since his parents separated. By a ruse the mother ob- tained the child, which cried. After a chase the grandmother overtook her and was struck and injured. Mrs. Minnie Bormann was arrested. SHOT HIS FATHER DEAD. Kentucky Boy Resents Remarks Made About His Mother. Hopkinsville, Ky., July .6.—Mack Hern of Paducah, aged twenty-eight, shot and killed his father, James Hern, aged fifty, a barkeeper. The dead man had been divorced, and married again, and the son took offense at re- marks made against his mother and they exchanged blows. Later young Hern walked into the saloon and shot. his father. “I'd kill two fathers if they talked about my mother,” is his explanation. SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY A HERO. Brother Saved From Horrible Death in Pigpen. Alta, Mass., July 6.—Little six-year- old Harry Norton saved his eight-year- old brother, Artie, from a horrible death by an act of this community. Artie fell from the top of a fence into @ pigpen and was set upon by an en- raged sow and would have been killed but for the interference of his little brother, who climbed into the pen and beat off the brute with a stick. Killed While Boarding Train. Ashland, Wis., July 6—Albert Dou- cette, a nineteen-year-old boy of Ash- land, was instantly killed while trying to board a moving Wisconsin Central freight train. .SHOOTS TO GET EVEN. Homesteader Charged Firing Effec- One of Alleged Slayers of Billings Cop is Captured. - Helena, Mont., July 6.—O. O. Mosier, charged with being one of the high- waymen who, after holding up,and robbing the Owl saloon at Billings of $2,000, and in order to escape killed Police Sergeant Hannah, was captured feat Shoshone river, just across the Wyoming line, by Sheriff Potter and Marshal McAllister of Red Lodge, Mosier was not armed and made no re- tively at Prosecutor. x Marquette, Mich., July 6.—With the exclamation, “You ruined me, and I'll get even.” James Tyner, a homestead- er, it is charged, shot twice at A. B. Freeman, prosecuting attorney of Al- ger county, last evening. Both bullets took effect, one in the back, the other in the head, but the probable outcome is as yet unknown. Freeman has had occasion to prosecute Tyner, ané it is believed this led to the tragedy,