Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 21, 1905, Page 4

SENATOR CLAPP IS RE-ELECTED RECEIVES THE VOTE OF EVERY REPUBLICAN LEGISLATOR EXCEPT ONE. ‘MAYOR SMITH COMPLIMENTED Is THE THE ST. PAUL'S EXECUTIVE CANDIDATE OF DEMCCRATS. ? WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE SEVERAL MEASURES OF WIDE IMPORTANCE ARE _IN- , TRODUCED. St. Paul, Jan. 18—Senator Moses E. Clapp of St. Paul was re-elected Uni- ted States senator for the term be- ginning March 4, 1905, and ending March 4, 1911, by the house and sen- ate in separate session yesterday by a vote of 165 to 12. Senator Clapp re- ceived the vote of every Republican legislator present except A. K. Ware of Northfield, who voted for Frank Clague of Lamberton, speaker of the house. Of the twenty-twd Democratic legislators, seven voted for Clapp and twelve for Mayor .Robert A. Smith of St. Paul, three being absent. The house and senate will meet in joint session at noon to-day to approve the roll call of the two branches of the legislature. The Democratic house . members who voted for Senator Clapp are Rep- resentatives W. H. Meyer of Waseca, Peter Lynch of Foley, M. J. O’Laugh- lin of Lake City and H. T. Ramsland of Sacred Heart. Democratic Senators who voted for the junior senator are Senators Julius Coller of Shakopee, F. E. Dutoit of Chaska and H. H. Witherstine of Rochester. Hennepvin Is Unanimous. Every one of the Republican legis- lators from Hennepin county, both in the senate and house, were present and voted for Senator Clapp. The election was made a special or- der of business in the house at 11 o'clock, and it took place in the sen- ate at noon. Senator Clapp was nom- inated in the house by Representative M. D. Flower of St. Paul and in the senate by Senator A. R. McGill of St. Paul. Representative J. H. Dorsey of Glencoe nominated Mayor Smith in the house and Senator Albert Schaller of Hastings in the senate. Legislative Busincss. The constitutional amendments on the subject of taxation recommended by the tax code and considered at the &pecial session of 1902 were intro- duced in the house yesterday by Rep- resentative W. D. Washburn, Jr., of Minneapolis. The amendment’ inau- gurates what is known as the wide- open policy to a greater extent even than the amendment introduced by Representative Roberts some days ago. They provide for the apportionment of state taxes to counties and make no constitutional exemptions, leaving such matters to the legislature. Trading of votes by members of the Minnesota legislature or an offer to trade a vote, is made bribery just as much as an offer of money by an out- sider, by the terms of a_ Dill intro- duced in the house yesterday by Rep- resentative M. D. Flower of St. Paul. The measure also extends the statute regarding bribery of members of the legislature to members-elect, and for- bids any attempt to influence their action either before or when they be- come members. Representative John Zelch of Cot- tage Grove introduced in the house a pill increasing the state appropriation for aid of county fairs from $14,000 to $28,000. Senator Albert Schaller of Hastings, Democratic leader in the senate, made a determined but unsuccessful effort in the session yesterday to recall Sen- ator Hiler H. Horton’s\ bill providing for the temporary care of the new capitol, which was passed by the sen- ate on Monday evening. The vote to recall the bill was 13 to 39. Senator George R. Laybourn’s grand jury bill was introduced in the senate yesterday. It provides .that grand juries shall not be summoned except on motion of the judge of a district court, who may act on his own voli- tion or in accordance with a request of a majority vote of the county com- missioners of the county in which the crime was committed, or on a petition signed by at least 250 electors. Senator Wilson introduced a bill placing the settlement of,timber tres- pass cases in the hands of the timber poard instead of the state auditor. Will Begin Work by April 1. Belle Fourche, S. D., Jan. 18—Work is to commence on the big irrigating ditch near this city not later than April 1. Raymond F. Walters writes from Washington that he will arrive here in a short time and that bids will be advertised for about Feb. 1. Accidentally Killed. Aitkin, Minn., Jan. 18. — The body of George Feeley ‘was brought down from Blair's camp yesterday. He was “caught under a load of logs and in- stantly killed. seat de District Attorney of Pittsburg Causes the Arrest of Scores of Persons. Pittsburg, Jan. 18. — Including one for H. M. Campbell, superintendent of police, 210 warrants were issued in the war against graft and vice started by District Attorney Robert E. Stew- art, in Allegheny city. Some sixty con- stables were sent out, each with sev- eral warrants. Each was told that he would meet with vigorous opposition and was instructed to tolerate no in- terference. Before 5 o'clock in the afternoon scores of women had been arrested and arraigned before Ald. S. J. Toole. Many of them were unable to furnish bail and went to jail. In Allegheny there are said to be over 200 objectionable resorts and gambling houses, and complaints have been Made against a majority of the pro- prietors. The crusade is the most sweeping in its nature that has, been inaugurated in this part of the state. The warrants charge proprietors with selling liquor illegally and on Sun- days and with maintaining disorderly houses. The warrant against Supt. Campbell chatges aiding and abetting the establishment of disorderly houses. RELIEF FOR WHEAT MEN. Shaw Will Recommend That Bars Be Let Down. Washington, Jan. 18. — Attorney General Moody has not prepared yet the opinion he is to write on the re- quest of the millers of the Northwest that they be permitted to grind for the export trade flour from a‘ mixture of Canadian and American wheat. Sec- retary* Shaw will recommend to con- gress the enactment of a law, tempor- ary in its operation, providing that spring wheat growers may import free of dxiy from Canada a_ sufficient amount of wheat exclusively for seed- ing purposes. The law, if enacted, would be operative until about the first or middle of next June. GETS ONE DOLLAR DAMAGES. Woman Wins in Suit Against Saloon Where Spouse Got Liquor. Lead, S. D., Jan. 18. — The jury in the famous damage suit of Mrs. Mary Tallman vs. the Cotton & Andrews sa- loon of this city brought in damages to the amount of $1. This is the case where Mrs. Tallman sued the saloon for selling her husband intoxicating liquors. George Northam, a private detective for the Homestake company, shot and killed Tallman in self-de- fense and the testimony showed that Tallman became intoxicated in Cotton & Andrews’ saloon. * PROVIDING FOR SETTLERS. Senator Nelson’s Bill First Step To- ward Opening Reservoir Lands. Washington, Jan. 18.—Senator Nel- son’s bill providing for restoring a large area of land in Cass and Itasca counties for homestead entry is the first step toward opening for settle- ment lands which have heretofore been set aside for reservoir purposes. It is held that not one-quarter of the lands which were left outside the for- est reserve will ever be overflowed. CLUB HOUSE BURNED. - Young Men’s Hebrew Association at New Orleans Sustains Heavy Loss. New Orleans, Jan. 18—The Athen- aeum, the handsome club house and the hall of the Young Men’s Hebrew association and some _ surrounding property was destroyed by fire yester- day. Elbert Hubbard lectured in the hall Sunday night. The loss on the Athenaeum and its equipment is about $75,000, and other losses “bring the aggregate to $100,000. Section Foreman Kills Himself. Centerville, S. D., Jan. 18. — John Dowling, section foreman on the Chi- cago & Northwestern railway here, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a revolver. He was in the insane hospital for some months about seven years ago as a result of getting overheated, and_ since that time he has been considered not ex- actly right. Is Found Ill and Starving. Le Sueur, Minn., Jan. 18. — Mrs. Cyrus G. Myrick, an aged woman of Le Sueur, who lives alone, was found ; yesterday morning by neighbors who noticed that no smoke was coming from the chimney, sick in bed, where she had been for thirty-six hours without food and with no fire in the house. CRA rk Brige Across Red River. Washington, Jan. 18—The following bills were passed by the senate yes- terday: Transferring the control of forest reserves from the interior de- partment to the agricultural depart- ment; authorizing the construction of a brige across the Red river in Mar- shall county, Minn. Two Killed by Explosion. Bedford, Ind., Jan. 18.—By the ex- plosion of dynamite one mile east of Bedford last evening two men were killed and four others were severely injured. Postoffice Is Burned. Fergus Falls, Minn., Jan. 18.—A. J. Davies’ store and residence at Davies Postoffice, this county, was totally de- stroyed by fire last night. The loss is several thousand dollars; partly covered by insurance. Log Crushes Out Man’s Life. Superior, Wis., Jan. 18. — August Malquist, thirty-five years of age, was killed while unloading logs at the Hines landing on the bay front: Two logs rolled upon him. He died on the way to the hospital. St. Paul, Jan. 11.—The appointment of a joint committee from the house and senate to investigate freight rates in Minnesota preparatory to proposed legislation, increasing the powers of the state railroad and warehouse commission, is provided for in a reso- lution adopted by the. senate yester- day on motion of Senator A. O. Eber- hardt of Mankato. Resolutions were also introduced in both houses urging congress to pass the so-caJled Quarles-Cooper bill, giv- ing the interstate commerce commis- sion power to set aside a rate which it may deem to be unreasonable, fix a reasonable rate and put it into effect. The resolution, introduced in the sen- ate by. Senator Eberhardt, mentions the Quarles-Cooper bill, but the one presented in the house by W. P. Rob- erts of Minneapolis does not. Both resolutions were ‘referred to the rail- road committee. The standing committee of the house of representatives were an- nounced yesterday morning by Speak- er Frank Clague. A constitutional amendment remov- ing all restrictions upon the power of the legislature to prescribe methods of taxation except that taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of sub- jects was the first bill introduced in the house of representatives. The capitol commission is author- ized to appoint one of its members superintendent of the new capitol at a salary of $3,000 a year for not longer than two years in a bill introduced yesterday by Senator Hiler H. Horton of St. Paul. The measure was given its second reading and ordered print- ed and placed on the calendar for final passage. A bill was introduced in the senate prohibiting the giving or receiving of free railroad-or street railway passes or free coupons for telegraph or tele- phone messages. Goy. Johnson submitted his list of appoointments to the senate yester- day. St. Paul, Jan. 12—The members of the statute revision commission will be requested to resign and a new com- mission will be appointed to com- plete the work, if the suggestion of the special committee of the senate appointed to ascertain when the re- port will be ready is approved by the legislature. The special committee, which reported yesterday, took occa- sion to criticise the commissioners for not having their work completed pe- fore the opening of the session. The jurisdiction of the state board of control over the financial affairs cf the state university and the state normal schools is removed’ Aug. 1, 1905, by a bill introduced in the sen- ate yesterday by Senator F. H. Peter- son, and in the house by Representa- tive George E. Perley. An extension of the primary elec- tion law to cover all state officers, a change in the date from September io June and the selection of a non-parti- san judiciary are provided for in a bill introduced in the senate yesterday ly Senator J. T. Schain. Provision for calling a constitution- al convention to revise the state con- stitution is made in a bill fntroduced yesterday by Senator fF. H. Peterson, It provides that the question of cal!- ing a constitutional convention shall be submitted to the people at the gen- eral election of 1906. ‘ There were fourteen bills intro- duced in the senate yesterday. Lieut. Gov. Jones announced the senate committees. The membership is the same as two years ago with few exceptions. A definite and complete plan for the drainage of all swamp lands owned by the State of Minnesota is provided by a bill introduced in the house by Rep- resentative A. L. Cole. The house passed the joint resolu- tion memorializing congress to enact the Quarles-Cooper bill. St. Paul, Jan. 13.—Substantial finan- cial encouragement for townships building permanent roads is the fea- ture of the state highway commission bill introduced in the house by Repre- sentative Ole Peterson. The bill provides that on Noy. 1 of each year townships shall report to boards of county commissioners the amount of money spent in the con- struction of permanent highways, in addition to the ordinary road appro- priation, and full information regard- ing the roads constructed. The county commissioners shall certify the list of permanent roads so constructed to the state highway commission. The state commission shall investi- gate the roads constructed, and if sat- isfied that they are of sufficient impor- tance, and the work is done in a man- ner to warrant making them state highways, shall refund to. the town- ships, through the county, one-third of the cost of the highways constructed. If the state road fund is not sufficient to pay one-third of the cost of all roads CARTER IS ELECTED. Former United States Senator Sent Back to Washington. Helena, Mont.,, Jan. 18—Thomas H. Carter, former United States senator, was yesterday, on the sixth ballot of the session, elected United States sen- ator for the term beginning March 4, to succeed Paris Gibson, Democrat. All but one of the Republicans voted for Carter and one fusionist voted for him. The Democrats with two excep: tions voted for W. G. Corrad. ‘The Week’s Proceedings. | so ‘built, the fund is to be distributed pro rata. B pm - The unlawful cutting of timber on state lands is made a criminal offense, and a state reward of $200 for infor- mation leading to the arrest and con- viction of trespassers offered by a Dill introduced by Representative J. H. Jefferson. / The stamping out of “blind pigs” in the woods of Northern Minnesota is the object sought by a bill offered by Representative P. EH. Dowling. The bill makes the possession of liquor by persons not licensed prima facie evi- dence of the illegal sale of liquor, and the person accused must prove that he was not running a “blind pig.” A bill appropriating $50,000 to pay deficiencies in the state aid to high schools for the school years of 1903 and 1904 was introduced by Represen- tative W. A. Nolan and in the senate by Senator R. E. Thompson. The board of regents of the univer- sity of Minnesota is directed to estab- lish a branch school of agriculture at or near Crookston by a bill introduced by Representative B. S. Bennett. Memorial services commemorating the life and character of Senator A. F. Ferris of Brainerd were held in the senate yesterday from 11 o'clock to noon. A bill which provides solely for the extension of the primary election sys- tem to all state officers was introduced in the senate by Senator E. B. Wood. The house and senate yesterday : adopted a joint resolution urging con- gress to pass the bill introduced by Congressman Steenerson, permitting the importation, free of duty, of Can- adian wheat to be used for seed pur- poses. The house and senate yesterday ad- journed until 8 o’clock Monday even- ing, as long an adjournment as is al- lowed by the state constitution. St. Paul, Jan. 17.—Senator Hiler H. Horton's bill providing for the tem- porary care of the new capitol passed the senate last night by a vote of 35 to 4. The bill provides for the appoint- ment of one of the members of the capitol commission as superintendent of the new capitol at a salary of $3,000 a year and carries an appropriation of $75,000 a year for maintenance. Goy. Johnson sent to the senate last night the recess appointments of Gov. Van Sant, and the following appoint- ments of his own: Member of the normal board, John C. Wise, Jr., of Blue Earth county, to succeed George H. Clark; member of the soldiers’ home board, A. L. Sackett of Nicollet county, to succeed Walter -S. Weather- stone; member of the state board of health, Christopher Graham of Olm- sted county, to succeed Dr. Charles H. Mayo, who resigned; and J. D. Me- Gaughey of Winona, to succeed him- self; member of the state board of osteopathic examiners, Clara T. Ger- rish, to succeed herself; member of the state art society, Mrs. George Thompson of St. Paul, to succeed her- self. Former Gov. Van Sant’s recess ap- pointments were confirmed and the other appointments went over under the rules. Senator Durant introduced a bill re quiring receptacles containing wood alcohol to be labeled. Copies of the report of the statute revision commission were placed op the desks of the senators and repre- sentatives at the session last night. A purely perfunctory session of the house of representatices was held last evening, occupying less than five mia- utes. The roll call showed a quorum present, and after the journal was ap- proved, the house adjournoed on mo- tion of Representative William Wich- man of Beaver Falls. The house will meet at 10 o’clock this morning. Nugget in Chicken’s Crop. Deadwood, S. D., Jan. 18. — A con: signment of spring chickens arrived in Deadwood this week and were dis- tributed among those who had the money to pay the price. The fowls came from Hay Springs, Neb. One of the buyers on opening the chicken’s crop found a gold nugget valued at $2.40. It is a question among Black Hills people how gold nuggets could be found in the Nebraska sand hills, 200 miles from a mining center. Robbed the Mail. Worthington, Minn., Jan. 18, — Stephen Murch, a young man of twen- ty, has been arrested by the United States marshal for robbing the mails. He had been taking the mail of the State bank and cashing checks found therein. His father, Bling Murch, a year ago shot his daughter and then committed suicide at Iron City. One brother is serving a life sentence at. Jefferson City and another one is in the reformatory at St. Cloud. ARMSTRONG WILL RESIGN. tant Secretary of Treasury Will Accept Business Position. Washington, Jan. 18.—It is learned from a high source that Robert B. Armstrong, assistant secretary of the treasury, in charge of customs, has indicated to the president and Secre- tary Shaw his purpose to resign to ac- cept an important business position in New York. It is understood that Mr. Armstrong’s resignation will take ef- fect on March 4. As: State News of the Week Briefly Told. Most of the farmers of Mora and vi- cinity are holding their potatoes for a better market. Bartholomew - Driscoll, a pioneer farmer of Marshan, died at the ad- vanced age of 89 years. Business houses at Long Prairie have agreed to close at 6:30. each evening during the winter. The Faribault city council has grant- ed a franchise for a local exchange to the Rice County Rural Telephone com- pany. Miss Vivia C. Mattison, daughter of the late Calvin Mattison, formerly of Minneapolis, died at Hastings from tuberculosis, aged 20. The Mower County Poultry associa- tion has closed its fourth annual show. Large crowds attended and nearly 400 birds were on exhibition. J. J. Collins of Frazee has received |- notice from St. Louis that he has been awarded a medal for corn. He has an ideal farm near town and is a scientific farmer. Howard Middleton, 14 years old, son of John Middleton, a farmer of Mar- shall, accidentally shot and killed him- self while hunting rabbits in company with two other boys. Business men and farmers held a meeting at Mora for the purpose of considering the proposition of a starch factory. A committee was appointed to sell shares among the farmers. ’ Watson ,a prosperous town on the Milwaukee road, is to have a newspa- per, the Messenger. C. E. Mills, for years editor and publisher of the Com- mercial of Montevideo, will edit the new paper. The new city officers of Granite Falis for the ensuing year are: O. G. Fostvedt, mayor; G. H. Wefien, T. H Brown and Jake Knudtson, council- men; H. P. Bengtson, recorder; B. C. Schram, treasurer. John Olson of Rush City was han- dling a shotgun when it was acciden- tally discharged, the load entering and tearing away the right side of the face of Louis Clausen. Clausen will prob- ably lose an eye, while part of his nose is shot away. The ladies of the Episcopal guild of St. Paul’s church at Pipestone ten- dered Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Rowse a farewell reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Robinson. Rev. Mr. Rowse goes-to Ascension church in St. Paul. \ Joint installation of the W. R. C. and G. A. R. was held at Janesville. Mrs. Laduskey J. Taylor of Le Sueur, past national president, was installing offi- cer for the corps. Daniel J. Dodge was installed post commander and his wife corps president. George E. Allard, confined in prison at Stillwater under the name of Wal- ter Trapp, for burglary in Goodhue county, ended his term on Wednesday. He was turned over to the sheriff of Dodge county to be taken to Mantor- ville to stand trial onan old indict- ment. Rev. Noah Lathrop, A. M., gave his lecture, “The Methodist Preacher of the Olden Times: His Trials and Tri- umphs,” at Frazee. The lecture was very able and interesting, and was lis- tened to by a large congregation. Mr. Lathrop has been in the ministry fifty years. The taxes to be paid in Winona county the present year show a total of $333,901.18, compared with $320,- 539.10 the previous year. The tax rate in the city of Winona is 32.9 mills, compared with 30.8 mills a year ago. A part of the increase is accounted for by the decision to erect a new poorhouse. E. K. Roberg and his family narrow- ly escaped death by coal gas asphyxia- tion at Hanley Falls. A young collie dog twice dragged the bed clothes off of Roberg and scratched the man’s hand to arouse him. Roberg fell twice before reaching the door, and each time the collie scratched him until the farmer rescued his Wife and children, who were unconscious. William Sariff of Browerville, who is visiting his daughter at Long Prai- rie, narrowly escaped death by acci- dental poisoning. He swallowed acon- ite, believing it to be a cough medicine which he had been taking. A physi- cian was within, easy call, and by prompt action Mr. Sarff was relieved of the immediate effects of the poison and seems to be doing nicely. Philip Young, city electrician of Tracy; a brother of Carl Young, for merly treasurer of the Mail Carriers’ association, now in jail awaiting tria) on the charge of grand larceny, left for parts unknown after borrowing va- rious sums from friends and drawing both his own and assistant’s salary. Senator Nelson has introduced a res- vlution giving the University of not nesota a condemned cannon to placed on the campus as a memorial to the students who were killed in the Spanish-American war and the Philip- pine insurrection. Calumet Baking Powder Is Most Healthful, Wholesome and Economical Tyranny. She—I think we might as well break off our engagement. He—Why? She—Because you just say “Why,” in such a cold-blooded way.—Philadel- phia Bulletin. WHILE THE HAY BURNED; H-A-Y. At Last A Light Dawned on the Desk Sergeant. The drowsy winter calm of things at the Coney Island police station was broken by a wild-eyed man who rush- ed in and announced excitedly: “There's a fire down in the street.” “What’s burning?” asked the ser- geant, lazily. “Hay.” “IT say, what’s burning?” repeated the sergeant, irritably. “Hay,” responded the man again. The sergeant lost his patience. “Say, are you deaf?” he roared. “If you ain’t, you'd better quit trying to kid me. I say, what’s afire?” “Hay,” said the Coney Islander a third time. Then a light dawned on him as the sergeaat arose in wrath and was about to call the, doorman. “It’s a carload of hay that’s burning,” he added, hastily. CAUSE AND CURE OF RHEUMATISM, Shown by numerous cures made by Dodd’s Kidney Pills. They cure the Kidneys and the Rheumatism cures itself—Remarkable case of Maggie E. Deckert. Eagle River, Wis., Jan. 16.—|Spe- cial)—That rheumatism is caused by disordered kidneys is proved by the cures Dodd’s Kidney Pills are making in every state in the Union. They cure the Kidneys and the Rheumatism cures itself. A cure that has caused deep interest in this neighborhood 1s that of Maggie E. Deckert. In speak- ing of it she says: “I had kidney trouble and rheuma- tism and was so lame I could not walk. I could not,sleep for 1 ached all over. I was in a terrible state and firmly believe that if I had not used Dodd’s Kidney Pills I would be dead. I took nine boxes of them and they have done me more good than all the other medicines I ever took. Now my aches are all gone, I_can eat and sleep and I am feeling good. I want all the world to know that Dodd’s Kidney Pills cured me.” On the Strand. The Leading Man—What’s to be done? We've got the wrong trunks. The Pessimistic. Stage Manager— Aw, what of it? What difference will it make to the hotelkeeper?—Puck. YEAST FOAM is the Strong Sweet Yeast that makes the J Strong Sweet Bread that makes a Strong Sweet Tempered People ‘Yeast Foam is the Send a postal card for our new illustrated book “Good Bread: How to Make It,” NORTHWESTERN YEAST CO. * f Chicago, Ill. 7