Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 18, 1905, Page 2

| | 4 | By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. There is popular distrust of the proposition to monkey with the prune crop. President Stillman said any banker is likely to make an error. Aunt Cas- sie Chadwick agrees. It’s an ill wind that blows good to nobody. The “glass-put-in” man will have plenty to do for a while in Rus- sla. An English clergyman says that meat makes man immoral]. This may explain why -he trust is boosting the price. Sir Henry Irving’s son is to play in “Hamlet.” May he never be troubled t the apparition of his father’s st! It is fortunate for the Oberlin stu- dents, perhaps, that Mrs. Chadwick didn’t sign Russell Sage’s name to those notes. A Pittsburg teacher notes that col- lege professors are paid less than many cooks. Well, perhaps the cook¢ are really experts. Watches are now made only an eighth of an inch thick. Your pocket book looks thin, too, after you have paid for one of them. A leading critic says: “Few of the poets are now working at their trade.” How does he know, since the real poets are always dead? New York’s gilded youths have call- cards for their dogs. Thus a host- s knows at once which to address when they are ushered in. Pennypacker of Pennsylvania says he believes the devil is an editor. This shows that a very small reason may sometimes totter on its throne. New York dealers in automobiles report the sale of over $10,000,000 worth of their machines in the last two weeks. The gasoline age is upon us. J. Pierpont Morgan has bought King Leopold’s interest in a Chinese railroad. It is pretty safe to say that Leopold didn’t soak anybody en the deal. It is found that Mrs. Chadwick's as- sets amount to about $100,000. Fool- sh woman. Think of the fun she might money. The fact that a silver dollar of the vintage of 1804 recently brought $1,100 in Chicago will bring tears to the eyes of the man who last blew it in at its face value. When a woman falls in love you can’t make her believe all- men are alike, and when she has been married ten years you can’t make her believe that they are not. This “epidiascope” that makes a ladybug look as big as a bat may make the feminine bathing suit look as big as a handkerchief. But the machine looks like a cook stove. A California professor has invented a logic machine, which on being fed with major and minor premises gives the correct conclusion. Congress would have no use for it. A Chicago man is supporting his nineteen children and their mother on an income of $9 a week. When it comes to expert financeering there is something worthy of study. A good deal of fun is made of the fe- male bargain hunters, but it is just this class which saves many a man from misery by making the ends meet and a little more.—Manchester Mirror. There is a man in Brooklyn who has a gold brick worth real money. There are such gold bricks, but they are about as rare as the conscience will not let its owner dodge his A Cleveland editor advertises the loss of a diamond scarfpin and dia- mond watch charm. As editors are supposed to live the simple life, the question is, Where did he get those trinkets? A girl in Tampa was wooed and won by mail, but she backed out when the would-be bridegroom called. It is a sad fact that a good many men make their best appearance through the postofiice. This story that Hetty Green has a doughnut for her lunch every day should be discredited. Probably some enemy is trying to spread the notion that she is leading a life of reckless self-indulgence. Thousands of children in New York have no breakfast at ‘home before leaving for school. It was a wise mis- sionary who said he could not convert a hungry man, and we listen to hear a teacher apply his words to another field. According to census bureau statistics telephone users in the United States shouted “Hello, Central!” 5,070,554,553 times last year. The census bureau has failed to gather statistics showing have had with that much} ADMINISTRATION SAID TO BE APPREHENSIVE OF SERIOUS TROUBLE. PRESIDENT MORALES OFFENDS ORDER FOR UPRISING DELAYED BY ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN WARSHIPS. SITUATION IS VERY. SERIOUS ONLY AMERICAN INTERFERENCE CAN PREVENT OVERTHROW OF MORALES. . Washington, Feb. 15. — Recent de- velopments and confidential reports have made the administration appre- hensive of serious trouble in Santo Domingo. It was admitted yesterday that the port of Monte Christi was taken possession of at the urgent re- quest of President Morales, with a view to checking the spread of the revolutionary movement and not be- cause there was any necessity for an increase in the revenues to meet the payments to the Santo Domingan Im- provement company, which was the reason at first given. It was at first believed that the seizure of the revo- lutionary stronghold would overawe the rebels, but that it will have that effect is now doubted. It is known at the state department that the revolutionists had plans for an uprising on Dec. 30. Troops had been drilled and arms distributed and all arrangements made to seize all of the-northern ports ‘and march on San Domingo. Revolt to Be Sudden. The order for the uprising was de- layed by the arrival of American war- ships and a desire to await the out- come of the negotiations between President Morales and the United States. The negotiations were con- ducted by Morales in a way that was most offensive to all of the opposing factions, and it now is stated that the postponed revolt may break out at any time. Should the rebels attempt to seize the ports of Puerto Plata and Monte Christi, which it is supposed they would, as they are opposed to the terms of the protocol concluded by President Morales and Minister Dawson, this country would at once be involved in the troubles. It was officially admitted yesterday that the story from San Juan, in which it was stated that a revolution is imminent, does not go beyond the facts as they are known at the state department, but it was added, “revo- lutions are always imminent in Santo Domingo and Venezuela.” ' Gravity Not Overdrawn. From a man who is thoroughly fa- miliar with conditions in Santo Do- mingo % was learned that the situa- tion is fully as serious as indicated. “It is with difficulty,” he said, “that the opponents of President Morales are being held in check to await the coming of the proper time to strike. Ratification by the United States sen- ate of the treaty with the Morales ‘government will be the signal for,a re- volt that will end in the overthrow of Morales. Nothing but the armed in- terference of the United States could prevent the defeat of Morales, and this country would be forced to send at least 10,000 soldiers to the islands to put down the rebellioon and restore order. Not Popular Choice. “Morales does not represent the people. If there was to be a popular election for president to-morrow he would not secure 10 per cent of the vote, and probably not more than 5 per cent. “It is not the treaty itself which the great mass of the people object to, but the manner in which it was ar- ranged and the purpose to which it |, will be put, which is simply the con- tinuance in power of Morales. The majority of our people would like to have the United States do with Santo Domingo what it did with Cuba — re- store order, reorganize our finances, and then turn the country back to us and let us elect our own president.” COUNTY TO HAVE RAILROAD. Calumet Line Is to Be Extended Into Keweenaw. Houghton, Mich., Feb. 15.—Charles A. Wright yesterday transferred to the City Trust Company of Boston 20,000 acres of copper lands in Kewee- naw county formerly owned by the Lac la Belle Mining company and serving the Lac la Belle & Calumet railway that is to be extended to Traverse, Keweenaw county, which has no railroads. Other big transfers will follow, and several important mining companies are being formed. YAQUIS STILL BUSY. They Hold-Up Two Americans, Killing One and Wounding the Other. Hermosillo, Mex., Feb. 15.—A band of Yaqui Indians held up two Ameri- cans near Carbo, this state, and after robbing the men the Indians killed one of them and wounded the other. A force of rurales has been sent to hunt for the Indians. Marauding bands of Yaquis are still operating in how many times central replied: “The | the vicinity of La Colorado despite the dine is busy!” vigilance of the Mexican troops. ‘ er of Corporations Garfield is le the finishing touches on the report of his investigation of the beef trust, but there is such an enormous amount of mpilation that it may not go to the president for a week or more. Mr. Garfield is himself unable to fix the probable date of the completion of the report, but says it will be Sxished so that it can be sent to congress before March 4. Mr. Garfield’s investigators, who were at work for nearly a year, secured a great mass of testimony of} varying importance, and its arrange- ment bas taken much more time than Was expected. There also have been delays to the inspection by the de- partment of justice of the most im- portant evidence against the trust. Mr. Garfield has refused to indicate what the report will contain, even to the author of the resolution calling for an investigation. RAILROADS STILL HAMPERED. Big Packing Plants Shut Down for Want of Fuel. Omaha, Feb. 15. — Although there was a moderation in temperature throughout Nebraska and Western Iowa yesterday, the railroads were still badly hampered in operating trains. The Chicago Great Western and the St. Paul & Omaha roads did not run a train either way over the Omaha lines. All freight trains were abandoned. In Omaha the fuel con- ditions have become serious. All of ‘the packing houses have shut down their plants for want of fuel. None of the city dealers have any anthracite coal and none is coming in. The im- mense railroad yards at Council Bluffs transfer contain several hundred cars which the roads_ will be unable to move until they can be dug out of the snow. TO FIGHT MARTIN BILL. Section Homestead Measure to Come Up Next Monday. Washington, Feb. 15.—-Congressman, Martin yesterday said that the section homestead bill affecting land on the great Sioux reservation in South Da- kota in all probability would come up for consideration in the house Mon- day. While the South Dakota delega- tion is hopeful that the measure will pass, a strenuous fight will be made against it. Members interested in ir- rigation are opposed to section home- steads, and “Irrigation Bill” Reeder of Kansas is on the warpath against the Martin bill. “I am an optimist,” said Congressman Martin, “and believe that the bill will be enacted into law at this session.” ‘Sake RRS SSeS oy SAYS MAYOR LIES. Member of Cleveland City Council In- sults Mayor Johnson. Cleveland, Feb. 15.—The session of the city council Jast night was the most exciting that body has ever held. The Republican members took up Mayor Johnson's recent statement that he believed their votes on the question of annexing the village of South Brooklyn to the city of Cleve- land had been unduly influenced. Councilman Halle, a Republican, said that if the mayor included him among those whose vote had been influenced the mayor was a liar. CHURCHMAN A BURGLAR. Man Teaches Sunday School and Dynamites Safes. Portland, Or., Feb. 15. — The issu- ance of a warrant for the arrest of J. F. Kingsley on the charge of being a member of the gang which recently dynamited and robbed the safe of the Lebanon, Or., bank has caused a sen- sation here. Kingsley has been prom- inently identified with Sunday school work. FAMILY REUNION IS BIG. Fifty-Six Descendants of Aged Woman at Her Birthday Party. Janesville, Wis., Feb. 15. — Mrs. Eliza Snyder of Footville yesterday celebrated her ninety-second birthday with a reunion of nine children, thirty- four grandchildren and thirteen great grandcigildren. Adams Closes Defense. Denver, Colo., Feb. 15. — Gov Alva Adams closed his defense in the con- test for the office of governor last night, and to-day the contestor, ex- Gov. James H. Peabody, will begin the presentation of evidence in rebuttal, for which five days are allowed under the rules governing the contest. The legislative committee hearing the con- test is required to report its findings to the legislature March 1, and on March 2 the contest will be decided. » Prefers Death to Deafness. Minneapolis, Feb. 15. — Preferring death to deafness, Emil Cussler, aged twenty-nine years, yesterday after- noon died by his own hand. Cussler shot himself through the temple. Woodmen’s Consul Dies. Los Angeles, Feb. 15.—F. A. Falken- burg, head consul, Woodmen of the World, died here yesterday after a long illness. Pioneer Suddenly Stricken. Slayton, Minn., Feb. 15.—One of the oldest pioneers of this county, J. A. Poulsen, passed away yesterday morn- ‘ing very suddenly of heart failure: For many years he has held the office of county commissioner. — Killed by Falling Tree. Downing, Wis., Feb. 15. — Frank Unterdosky, a farmer living five miles north of here, was killed yesterday by a falling tree. He leaves a wife and one child. St. Paul, Feb. 8.—Cigarettes are to | lution introduced by Representative | mittee Saturday advocating as many be banished from Minnesota by a Dill introduced in the house by Represen- tative Burdette Thayer. The bill makes it a misdemeanor for any per- son to sell, keep in stock, give away or otherwise dispose of any ‘cigarette, cigarette paper or substitute therefor, and imposes a fine of from $50 to $100 for violations of the act. Druggists selling any medical com- pounds containing more than 20 per cent of alcohol are to be required to secure a retail liquor dealer’s license, according to a bill introduced in the house by Representative ‘Gustav Erickson. A special committee of the house will make a trip of inspection to the industrial schools of Menomonie, Wis., under the resolution introduced by Representative L. H. Johnson, which provides for a_ special investigating committee of five members to be named by thé speaker. A step toward the establishment in Ramsey county of a hospital for indi- gent, crippled and deformed children is taken in a bill introduced in the senate by Senator W. W. Dunn. The measure creates a commission consis- ‘ting of Arthur J. Gillette and Robert O. Earl of St. Paul and Stephen Ma- honey of Minneapolis to investigate the advisability of establishing such a hospital and report at the 1907 session of the legislature. Any high school in the ut which is not properly lighted, heated or ven- tilated or is unsanitary may be con- demned by the state high school board if a bill introduced by Senator J. 7. Schain becomes a law. A commission for the selection of a site for the proposed girls’ training school is created in a bill introduced by Senator Henry A. Morgan. The promiscuous poisoning of dogs, cats and other animals is prohibited in a bill introduced by Senator Julius Coller. | Senator A. R. McGill introduced a bill to appropriated $15,000 for a bust or Alexander Ramsey to be installed in the statuary hall in the national capitol at Washington. Loan companies are placed under the same provisions regarding the method of taxation as banks in a bill by Senator Julius Coller. The senate passed the bill placing the settlement of timber trespass cases in the hands of the timber -board instead of the state’ auditor. St. Paul, Feb. 9. — A preliminary skirmish of the fight on Senator L. O. Thorpe’s resolution opposing draw- backs on Canadjan wheat shipped into the United States for export in the form of flour took place in ,the senate. yesterday, when the Minneap- olis delegation fought to have the res- dlution referred to the grain and warehouse committee for a hearing. Senator Thorpe at first strenuously opposed the motion to refer the reso- lution, but later withdrew his opposi- tion, and the resolution was referred, to the grain and warehouse commit- tee and will be given a hearing at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Several changes in the laws relat- ing to the sale of state school lands are made in two bills introduced bv Senator E. B. Wood. One bili pro- vides that the state land commission- er shall grant to persons who settle on the land with their families a re- bate of the first three vears’ interest. It also raises the minimum price at which state lands may be sold from $5 to $6 an acre. The other Dill au- thorizes the land commissioner to sell as agricultural lands, tracts on which there are small quantities of timber The senate passed without debate the bill introduced by the committee on state prison authorizing the state board of control to purchase a site ‘| for a new prison and setting aside for two years the net prefits of the indus- tries at the prison to pay for the site and the construction of buildings. Graduates of dental coileges in Minnesota will not be required to take the regular examinations of the state board of dental examiners be- fore practicing dentistry in the state if a bill introduced by Senator George P. Wilson becomes a law. The recommendations of the Min- nesota State pharmacy board as to the regulation of sales of cocaine are made effective by a bill introduced by Representative W. B. Anderson. measure prohibits the sale of cocaine, hydro-chlorate, or salts of compound of cocaine, or preparations containing bocaine, except on the written pre- scription of a regularly licensed, practicing physician or dentist. A thorough investigation of the present system of inspecting illumi- nating oil, and of the adequacy of the tests imposed. is directed by a reso- ~__———_ee~=—_~eeeeeeee> ~—~ PRIZE CATTLE AT THE FAIR. Secretary Randall Arranges for Show and Sale at Minnesota Fair of 1905. The Minnesota State fair board since its annual meeting has made several interesting announcements for the fair of 1905—first, Dan Patch, then Senator Dolliver as orator for oopening day, and now an arrange- ment with the American Hereford Breeders’ association for a Hereford show and sale during fair week. Second, E. ‘W. Randall has just re- John L. Oleson. The house passed the following bills: Authorizing towus to issue bonds for the construction of roads and bridges and town halls; allowing counties to condemn sites for court houses and other public buildings. St. Paul, Feb. 10.—Local boards in charge of the state educational and pena] institutions, including the® board of regents of the state university, are abolished, and the membership of the state board of control is increased from three to five, in bills introduced in the house and senate yesterday. The bill was introduced in the house by Representative A. J. Rockne, and in the senate by Senator Charles A. Johnson. One of the two additional members of the board of control, the measure provides, shall be an expert on educational matters, and his duty shall be to look after the interests of the educational institutions, including the university, the normal schools and the Owatonna and Faribault institu- tions. The citizen-soldiers of Minnesota's pioneer days who aided in the sup- pression of the Indian outbreak of 1862 are granted a state pension of not more than $12 a month for life by bills introduced by Representative George Mackenzie and by Senator C. A. Ben- son. The pension is not to apply to persons drawing pensions or other re- lief from the State of Minnesota or the United States. Normal schools are authorized to hold summer terms, and an appropria- tion of $10,000 is made to cover ex- penses in a bill introduced by Senator H. H. Witherstine. Embalmers of human bodies must secure a license from the state board of health under a_ bill introduced by Dr. J. H. Dorsey. Voting machines are authorized in cities, villages and counties and city councils and county commissioners are authorized to issue bonds for the purchase of the machines in bills by Senator W. W. Dunn and Representa- tive Carl Wallace. A number of bills of minor impor- tance were passed by both houses St. Paul, Feb. 11. — The friends of the movement to remove the educa- tional institutions from the board of control are wondering whether they won a victory yesterday when the sen- ate committee of the whole adopted an amendment to the bill introduced by the committee on education so as to cover the Owatonna and Faribault in- stitutions as well as the state univer- sity and the normal schools. The bill was made a special order for 11:30 o’clock and the amendment offered by Senator George W. Peabody of Owa- tonna passed by a_ vote of 30 to 27. Several senators who say they are op- posed to the project of removing any of the institutions from the board of control, voted for the amendment, hoping that it will kill the bill. Action on the bill as amended was deferred until 11 o’clock next Thursday morn- ing, when it will be taken up as a spe cial order. Senator Thomas M. Pugh introduced a bill establishing a Minnesota naval militia as a part of the military forces of the state. The purpose cf the meas- ure is to place the recently organized naval reserve at Duluth on the same basis as the Minnesota national guard. Senator L. O. Thorpe’s resolution denouncing drawbacks on Canadian wheat imported into the United States for export in the form of flour was passed by the senate with only one dissenting vote. A thorough investigation of fire in- surance rates in Minnesota is provided for by a resolution introduced by Rep- resentative A. K. Ware. The sale of confiscated game at re- tail is required by a bill introduced by Representative M. D. Flower. All game and fish’ confiscated by the state game and fish commission is to be | tagged stating that it is offered for sale by the state commission, and is to be placed with a retail dealer for sale. The senate passed bills appropria- ting $50,000 for a ladies’ dormitory at the St. Cloud normal school; authoriz- ing towns to issue bonds for the con- struction of roads, bridges and halls. The house passed a bill increasing from 7 to 15 per cent of the assessed valuation of school districts and municipalities the amount that may be loaned them from the permanent school’ fund. St. Paul, Feb. 13—Three plans for the maintenance of the new and old state capitols will be considered by the house. Three reports were re- ceived from the public buildings com- turned from a trip to Kansas City, where he met the board of directors | of the Hereford associatioon and com- pleted arrangements for the exhibi- tion at this year’s fair. This means a great display of one of the favorite breeds of cattle and a sale of perhaps seventy-five head to Northwestern farmers and breeders. Arrangements with the American Shorthorn Breed- ers’ association had previously been concluded, and” the state fair of 1905 is now assured another cattle exhibi- tion of national importance. bills, and after much discussion and a half dozen motions, it was agreed to place the three bills on general orders, and allow the house to thresh the mat- ter out in committee of the whole and select a satisfactory measure. Binding twine manufactured at the Stillwater penitentiary must be sold actual consumers at cost, under the provisions of a bill introduced by Rep- resentative H. C. Block. The bill re- quires the price of twine fixed by May 1 of each year, and twine is to be sold actual consumers at cost either for cash or approved security. The corrupt practices act requiring candidates for a political office to file statements of the money expended by them for political purposes is repealed by a bill introduced in the house by Representative Elias Rachie. The house concurred in the senate memorial to congress protesting against “drawbacks” on Canadian wheat ground for export in American mills. The senate, in its desire to work on Saturday, met in the morning, recom- mended a couple of measures to pass, passed the Durant bill governing the sale of wood alcohol, and adjourned until Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, after being in session fifteen minutes. Four bills were introduced during the session, one of which prohibits the sale of giant firecrackers, and another extending the power of the public ex- aminer in examining city offices, to all counties in the state. St. Paul, Feb. 14.—An inheritance tax law imposing a tax on the amount of inheritances or bequests in excess of $5,000 was introduced in the house by Representative H. Ward Stone. The bill is drawn with the idea of overcoming the constitutional limita tion that has thus far been fatal to the validity of every inheritance tax law enacted. The bill provides that the tax is to be paid only on the amount of inheritances or bequests in excess of $5,000, as follows: If for the benefit of the wife or minor child, one-half of 1 per cent; if for the bene- fit of other direct heirs, Y per cent; bequests to all other beneficiaries are to pay a tax of 5 per cent. A county option law, applying only to counties containing no city of 10,- 000 inhabitants or more, was intro duce@ in the house by Representative Neil Jacobson. The bill provides that the question of license or no license is to be voted on at an election to be held the second Tuesday in March, which may be held in connection with any township, village or city election falling on that date. The election is to be held only on the writ- ten petition of one-tenth of the total registered voters of the county. The management of the state sana- torium for consumptives at Walker is taken from the state board of control and vested in the advisory board of five physicians, except as to the erec- tion of buildings and strictly financial matters by a bill introduced in the house by Representative George HE. Perley. An investigation of fire insurance rates throughout Minnesota was de cided on by the house, which adopted the resolution offered by Representa- tive A. K. Ware. The Flower bills extending the present statutes relating to the bribery of legislators to members- elect were unanimously recommended for passage by the house committee of the whole. The examination of books, accounts ind records of townships, school dis- ricts, villages and cities by an expert accountant appointed by the judge of the district court is provided for by a bill introduced in the house by Repre- sentative John Saari. CLEMENT HELD TO GRAND JURY. St. Paul, Feb. 15.—Thomas B. Clem- ent, the aged president of the defunct First National Bank of Faribault, charged with embezzling and misap- propriating the bank’s funds, was ar- raigned before United States Court Commissioner C. L. Spencer yester- day. He waived examination and was held to the federal grand jury which meets June 6. Bail was fixed at $10,. 000, which was furnished by ‘his son- in-law, Charles Hutchinson, and Ar- thur B. Cooling, both Faribault mer- chants. Mr. Clement, who is ‘seventy- one years old, appeared to be quite weak. The strain due to the failure of the bank, of which he had been the head since its organization thirty-five years ago, followed by the pending criminal prosecution, seems to have greatly impaired his health. Some doubt is felt by his friends to Mr. Clement’s ability to stand the strain until the session of the federal court next June, tte ee eee eee eee The American , Hereford Breeders® association is one of the largest or- ganizations df its kind in the world, having members in nearly every state in the Union and constantly carrying a large cash balance from which to draw for the encouragement of spe- cial exhibitions. The appropriation for the Minnesota State fair will be made from this fund, and the state agricultural society will contribute a like amount, making the premiums worthy of competition. 4