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

Herald-Review. By C. E. KILEY. . GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. It’s a good thing to make your mon- ey last as long as it will, but it’s bet- ter to make it first. A man in Baltimore, John Healey, takes thirty hour naps. Orioles should ship him home to Philadelphia. If young Mr. Hyde had had to work his way up from a $12 a week job things might have been different. A Minneapolis paper refers to “the aroma of the cold wave.” Watch for it the next time a cold wave comes. The alleged “Frenchman” who says that American women do not know how to walk is surely an imposter. Russian grand dukes will not be overburdened in the future with re- plies to their want ads for coachmen. You may do some close guessing, but you can’t always swear to a man’s politics by, the button he wears. Because a woman weeps is no sign that she is unhappy. She may be en- ing herself making somebody else miserable. It is reported that the public is again buying in Wall street. How soon the public forgets after the blis- ters are gone. A Chicago woman has been granted damages of $1 for being hugged. Dave Hill will probably regard it as an ex- erbitant price. There is a man in Scotland whose beard is over eight feet long and is still growing. Other occupation, if any, not stated. Dorothy Russell says that the idea of a divorce is obnoxious to her, but she must have one. Cannot overcome the hereditary influence. A quiet, peaceable man, who hap- pened to be living in Russia just now might be pardoned for wanting to move into another flat. An American consul says there are some rare business openings in Man- churia. There should be a big bust- ness there for enterprising undertak- ers. It is an unmistakable sign of prog- ress that the women of China are making a vigorous kick for the right to wear their feet as nature made them. The man who has sued his physi- cian for $30,000 damages on account of a pockmarked face would compro- mise, doubtless, for a smaller sum in spot cash. King Alfonso of Spain vows that the girl who becomes his queen must be beautiful. Evidently he has decided not to look for a wife among the princesses. The American woman ought to be particularly interested in Rider Hag- gard’s visit over here. He wrote a book once with the title “She Who Must Be Obeyed.” The movement in favor of knee breeches is reported to be making considerable progress in England. The bow-legged men can’t have much influence-.over there. Two men have arrived at Monte lo with mechanical schemes de- signed to break the bank. If.they are prudent, they also have return tickets to their respective homes. That New York practical joker who held up citizens ior fun ought to be satisfied with the success of his joke. He has just been sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. A well known writer observes that, once you know a woman’s age, you krow the woman. Which simply shows how careful most women are about ex- terding the circle of their acquaipt- ance. One of Rockefeller’s college profes: sors says women are not good mathe- maticians. Yet he will have to admit that women’s figures are generally considered superior to those of col- lege professors. The recrudescence of fiscalitis is re- ported from London. There is some apprehension that it may crowd out the religious revival there. The Hon. Joseph Chamberlain is reckoned the wicked devil in the case. There are four times as many words in the English language as in the French, but young writers always feel that it is necessary to work in a French phrase here and thtre in order to make their meaning clear. They say the circus managers are to “cut out” the chariots, the gilded chariots, this year on account of the cost of transporting them. Well, why not cut out the calliope and the ele- phants and call the parade off alto gether? Two prizes have been offered in France, one of $1,000 and the other of $600, to be awarded for the best pa- pers on rational food for man. These must be written in French and handed in before Jan. 1, 1906. Let’s see, what’s the French for pork and beans? MAKE VICTORY MORE COMPLETE JAPS START TURNING MOVE- MENT AGAINST RUSSIANS AT TIE PASS. ANNIHILATION IS CERTAIN WILL FORCE RUSSIANS ONTO PLAINS WHERE THEY WILL BE EASY PREY. The Russian general staff reports that “the main body has already com- pleted its retreat and the rear guard southward are falling back slowly.” What either the “main body” or the “rear guard” consists of has not been definitely fixed, but from the dis- patches from the Associated Press correspondents with the Japanese and Russians, the two combined must be but a small portion of the army which Gen. Kuropatkin had gathered along the banks of the Shakhe and Hun rivers, And yet those who have reached Tie Pass, worn out from days of fight- ing and retreating, are not yet out of danger, the Japanese, it is reported, having already started Another Turning Movement which will force the Russians onto the plains north of the pass, where, in their disorganized state, they would be easy prey for the victory-flushed soldiers of the Mikado. The men who escaped are strengthening the fortifi- cations in Tie pass, but it is hardly possible that the pass can be held in the face of the overwhelming forces opposed to the Russians, and it is not likely that Oyama will rest satisfied with his victory at Mukden as he did after Liao-yang. There will be no uneasiness as to the food supply as Jong as communications are main- tained to the northward, as large bands of cattle roam the plains under Cossack herders, and at every station on the railway is a huge commissariat department. The Russian soldier is always well fed, the soup kitchens on wheels always keeping in touch with the men. Russian Losses Were 155,000. As to the losses, Gen. Kuropatkin now admits that 50,000 wounded were carried off the field. This, with the 26,000 dead left on the field, the 40,- 000 prisoners and the wounded left in the hospitals, comes somewhat nearer the latest Japanese estimate that the total Russian losses were 155,000. At this rate Kuropatkin cannot have more than 100,000 effective fighting men with him. The army of Gen. Linevitch seems to have made the best retreat, but this no doubt was due to the stubborn fight made by Gen. Rennenkampff on his extreme left, and the equally fierce resistance of Gen. Kaulbars on the right, the latter general losing 26,000 men. Two Armies Missing. Neither the army of Kaulbars nor Rennenkampff has yet been accounted for by the dispatches. After his de- feat around the western tombs, Kaul- bars, finding his retreat directly north cut off, made a detour to the east- ward, where he was still fighting at last accounts. Rennenkampff must still be in the hills to the eastward, ag it took the Associated Press cour- ier three days to reach Tie pass. The Japanese report the capture of 24 more guns, 66 in all, a rather small number considering the decisive de- feat and the number of men captured. The Japanese losses have been re- markably light in view of the length and severity of the fighting. Deceived the Russians. The Associated Press correspondent with Gen. Kuroki’s army tells how the battle of Mukden was won. The Rus- sian general was deceived as to where the blow was to be struck, and after massing his forces on the Japanese right, found, when too late, that his right was the objective of the Japan- ese. In all the speculation as to peace, the one point that is coming to the front is that Russia would prefer to settle directly with Japan without the aid of any third nation. This is in line with the dream of many leading Russians that the natural allies in the Far East are Japan and Russia, they being the only nations whose domains border on Korea and Manchuria, both havizg other interests there besides those of trade. Relentless Japs in Pursuit. While Gen. Kuropatkin has appar- ently succeeded in saving more of his artillery than seemed possible, his losses in men, ammunition and com- missariat supplies in the battle of Mukden are far greater than earlier reports indicated, and even that por- tion of his army which he succeeded. in extricating from the positions around Mukden is still in serious danger. The Japanese generals, real- izing that with a little more speed they could have inflicted a crushing defeat on the Russian army after the battle of Liao-yang, determined not to again allow an opportunity to pass, and are following after the defeated and sorely tried Russian forces. While a small portion of Kuropatkin’s army has reached Tie pass, the great- er part of those who escaped from the battle of Mukden are still Struggling Onward, being at last accounts between twelve and sixteen miles from their goal, with the Japanese, flushed with vic- tory and reinforced by fresh men, harrassing them from all sides. Even should the remnant of the army reach Tie pass it is hardly possible for it to make a stand there against the over- whelming force opposing it, especially as the Russians must be worn out and weakened by the loss of men, guns and ammunition. It is more likely that Kuropatkin will fall right back to Harbin with what he can save and wait there for the reinforcements that St. Petersburg already has promised him. A possible obstacle to the plan is Gen. Kamamura’s army, which has not yet been located, and which may also be heading for the northern capi- tal, Russia Loses 100,000 Men. Gen. Kuropatkin admits that 1,190 officers and 46,931 men are not re- sponding to roll calls. This is rather vague. It may or may not include the thousands of wounded who have been sent north, and again it may not in- clude the losses suffered by the third army, with which the commander-in- chief was not in communication for some time. The figures given by the Japanese war office appear more rea- sonable, namely, 40,000 prisoners, 26,- 500 dead and left on the field and 90,- 000 killed or wounded, the latter fig- ure, of course, including the dead found by the Japanese. The Russian losses, therefore, total over 100,000 } men, or more than one-third of the whole army. The fact that the Japan- ese report the capture of only sixty guns indicates that Kuropatkin at the last moment succeeded in sending a considerable portion of his artillery northward on the railway. The Japanese Losses up to this morning were reported as 41,222, not including the army which pushed north between. Mukden and Fushun. Official Russia is determined to car- ry on the war and St. Petersburg re- ports that orders have been issued for the mobilization of more troops. This may prove a difficult task with the temper of the Russian people in its present condition. There is still hope in St. Petersburg that Russia) can ex- haust Japan financially, and for months there has been talk of the mo- bilization of an army on the Siberian border which would compel Japan to keep her vast army in Manchuria. The Japanese have not yet reported the capture of guns, which they gen- erally do almost immediately, but it seems hardly likely that Kuropatkin could have removed all of his artil- lery. On the 1st of January, accord- ing to correspondents who have just returned from Mukden, the Russians had in position along the Shakhe and Hun rivers 1,500 guns, including a number of 6 and 8inch guns on _ce- ment foundations stradding the rail- way just north of Shakhe station. In addition, many guns arrived in Muk- den during January and February, so that the Russian artillery when the big battle started must have num- bered nearly 2,000 pieces. It is likely that Kuropatkin has sacrificed some of these, and is bending all his ener- gies to exiricating his army. That his task is a difficult one all the dis- patches indicate, but Russian sympa- thizers point to his retreat from Liao- yang, where conditions were opposed to him. The retreat from Liao-yang was accomplished during a terrific rain storm over roads hub deep in mud, while at the present time the Manchurian roads are frozen as hard as stone, and have been worn as smooth as asphalt by the continual passage of the big wide-tired commis- sariat wagons. The result of Oyama’s Great Turning Movement depends almost entirely upon Kawa- mura’s army, which has not yet been located definitely, although supposed to be moying from the east toward Kuropatkin’s line of retreat. Should he reach the military road, which runs almost in a direct line from Fushuu to Tie pass, before the passage of the Russian army, the circle will be com- plete. Even should Kuropatkin extricate his army, it is believed in European capitals that peace soon will follow this latest Japanese victory. The call- ing to St. Petersburg of M. Iswolsky, Russian minister to Denmark, who formerly was in Tokio, is most signifi- cant. No time will be lost in starting the negotiations as ‘soon as Russia in- timates her wish to close the war. Onenenrnrmnrrmenmrmmrmemrermr m OO ooo > 2:00.00 00000 0 meer STEFFEL NOT GUILTY. Milwaukee Jury Finds He Did Not Murder Saloonkeeper. Milwaukee, March 14.—Joseph Stef- fel, who has been on trial for two weeks, charged with the murder of Hans Tritehler, an East Water street saloonkeeper, was acquitted’ yester- day by a jury in Judge Brazee’s court. Tritchler was murdered in his place of business Dec. 30. There was noth- ing but circumstantial evidence intro- duced, and the jury brought in a‘ ver- RECOVERS FROM OPERATION. President Harper Will Leave for Eu- rope Soon, © Chicago, March 14. — President W. R. Harper of the University of Chicago has so far recovered from the effects of the recent operation for cancer jthat he feels equal ‘to taking a long journey. It was reported at the uni- versity that he would leave this week for Europe. Two destinations are given, Carlsbad and Italy, but Dr. Harper has not yet decided for cer dict after several hours’ deliberation. | tain. St. Paul, March 8.—A cent-a-mile ex- eursion rate in effect Saturdays and good returning through the following Monday is prescribed for Minnesota railroads by a bill introduced by Rep- resentative G. W. W. Harden. Theaters and amusement halls in Minnesota must have fire proof cur- tains for the proscenium opening un- der a bill introduced by Representative W. A. Nolan. The claim of the heirs of Charles Bazille to the old capitol site was brought up in a bill introduced by the Ramsey county delegation directing, that the site be recovered to the heirs. An anti-compact law, the third intro- duced in the house this session, was of- fered by Representative S. D. Peter- son. Beer bottles and other receptacles permanently marked with the name of the owner, in , which beverages and other products are sold, are protected by a bill introduced by Representative M. D. Flower. The bill applies to bot- tles in which are sold a long list of beverages, including the best known stimulants and summer drinks. An advisory initiative and refer- endum system is established in Minne- sota by a bill introduced by Represen- tative I. W. Bouck, Two bills designed to protect live stock from death by railroad trains were introduced by Representative W. C. Fraser. A bill aimed at bucket shops was in- troduced by Senator G. B. Ward. It empowers any city or village to pro- hibit the maintenance of bucket shops by a majority vote of the electors. A bill appropriating $5,000 for a summer school at Bemidji was intro- duced by Senator E. J. Swedback. Senator R. B. Brower of St. Cloud, introduced a bill appropriating $23,000 for the payment of claims for cows killed by the live stock sanitary board. The Minnesota Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty is constituted a state bureau of child and animal pro- tection in a bill introduced by Senator Henry A. Morgan. St. Paul, March 9. — After a lively discussion lasting nearly an hour the senate committee of the whole yester- day recommended for passage Sena- tor O. G. Dale’s bill prohibiting the sale of cigarettes or cigarette wrap- pers in Minnesota at retail. The vote on a motion that the bill be recom- mended for indefinite postponement was 20 to 26. Minnesota is asked to arm itself with one of the weapons forged by the legislature of Kansas to combat Standard Oil by a bill introduced by Representative W. C. Fraser. The bill is a copy of the unfair competition bill offered by Senator Smith of Kansas prohibiting discrimination in prices to stifle competition, modified to meet Minnesota conditions. Public discussion of questions of government, public policy are provid- ed for by a bill introduced by Repre- slentative W. I. Nolan, with a view of educating the voters, and enabling them to vote more intelligently on state and local legislation or constitu- tional amendments that may be sub- mitted to them for adoption. An investigation of the adequacy of the Minnesota system of oil inspection will be undertaken by the house under a resolution introduced by Represen- tative John L, Olson. This resolution was referred to the house committee on illuminating oils and yesterday was reported for adoption by Chair- man James R. Hickey. Several permanent improvements at the Mankato normal school are ‘pro- vided for in’a bill introduced by Sen- ator A. O. Eberhart. The bill carries an appropriation of $45,000. Railroads are required to move live stock at the rate of not less than fifteen miles an hour in a bill. intro- duced by Senator F. H. Peterson. Attorneys are forbidden from occu- pying offices with or adjacent to dis- barred attorneys by a bill introduced by Representative Andrew Miller. A bill proposing an amendment to article 9 of the state constitution so as to empower the legislature to pro- vide for a state hail insurance tax was introduced by Senator B. E. Sundberg. County license inspectors in coun- ties of more than 75,000 are author- ized by a bill introduced by Represen- tative Thomas C. Fulton. _ The house can see no end of its consideration of the proposed revised laws, and a motion is likely to be made to-day fixing the time of the final vote on the code. Every chapter extensively amended by the judiciary committee has now been considered, and though there are a dozen amend- ments as yet not acted upon, these will probably be disposed of to-day. St. Paul, Maren 10.—The Iowa dis- tance tariff and anti-trust law. which, | becomes a law. among other things, provides that freight rates shall be proportionate to the distance traveled, will be extended to Minnesota if a bill introduced by Senator H. Witherstine becomes a law. The Iowa law is voluminous, covering the general subject of state regulation of railroad rates. If ecar- ried out to its logical conclusion, the Iowa plan would mean that the rate on any commodity from Crookston to Minneapolis would be less than from Crookston to St. Paul, on the theory that the rate should be commensurate with the distanced. Two bills relating to the taxation of inheritances were introduced by Sen- ator George W. Somerville. One pro- poses an amendment to the constitu- tion increasing the inheritance tax limit from 5 to 10 per cent. The other levies a tax on inheritances, legacies and bequests from 11-2 to 5 per cent, according to the value of the bequests. The legislature of 1907 may levy a registry tax on mortgages, if a bill by Senator George W. Somerville pro- posing an amendment to the constitu- tion is passed and the amendment is ratified by the people at the 1906 election Senator D. W. Cowan introduced a bill creating a state board of horse- shoers’ examiners and regulating the practice of horseshoing. A bill intended to prevent fraudu- lent deaiings on the part of! commis- sion merchants was introduced by Senator L. O. Thorpe. Senator A. D. Stephens introduced a bill proposing an amendment to the state constitution exempting property of the Grand Army of the Republic and personal property of veterans of the Civil was to the extent of $1,000 ‘| each from taxation. The members of the house took the bit in their teeth yesterday and by a vote of 83 to 25 expressed their ob- jection to the rule of the committee on rules. A resolution by the commit- tee on public accounts and expend- itures providing for the appointment of an assistant to its expert account- ant was the signal for revolt. The rules committee, to which the resolu- tion was referred, reported it back with an amendment assigning one of the house clerks, who is a stenograph- er, to the committee. Representative P. E. Dowling and other members of the accounts committee objected to this, and finally won out. St. Paul, March 11.—Two new build- ings are provided for at the state uni- versity by bills which will be recom- mended to pass by the house commit- tee on university. The measure by Representative B. H. Timberlake of Minneapolis appro- priating for a new main building $473,- 000 and the $58,000 insurance received on the main building which burned, will be favorably reported. The committee will also recommend to pass the bill by Representative M. J. O’Laughlin appropriating $50,000 for a women’s building at the state uni- versity, and the measure by Represen- tative W. H. Putnam, providing for the establishment of a teachers’ col- lege or department of pedagogy. - Bills increasing the salaries of the associate justices of the supreme court from $5,000 to $5;500 and of the dis- trict judges throughout the state from $3,500 to $4,200 were reported for pas- sage by the senate judiciary commit tee. Senator B. E. Sundberg’s bill pro- posing an amendment to the state con- stitution authorizing the state auditor to levy a state hail insurance tax will be recommended for indefinite post- ponement by the senate judiciary com- mittee to-day. A civil service system for the state dairy and food department is estab- lished by a bill which the house com- mittee on public health will Monday recommend for passage. A new judicial district, to be known as the Nineteenth, consisting of Doug- las, Wadena, Otter Tail, Clay and Becker counties, is created in a Dill introduced by Senator F. H. Peterson. Believing that many stenographers, typewriters and office employes who are graduates of business colleges are deficient in “reading, writing and arithmetic,” Senator Lowell E. Jepson introduced a bill creating a state board to examine applicants for diplo- mas from schools of commercial law, stenography and typewriting. A bill requiring the board of control to let contracts by public competition and providing that bids shall always be open to inspection was introduced in the senate by Senator Henry Gjert- sen. Women will not be permitted to work in rétail stores more than eight hours a day or to work before 7 a. m. or after 6 p. m., except during the six days preceding Christmas, if a bill in- troduced by Senator Henry A. Morgan The bill permits olons Are Doing women to work until 10 o’clock during the week preceding Christmas. The measure makes it a misdemeanor for the owner, superintendent or manager of a store to permit or require women to work in violation of the bill. The penalty is fixed at $10 to $100 fine. St. Paul, March 13.—Work on house file 43, the new code, began in the state senate Saturday. The bill was given its first reading by Secretary Langum and was referred to the judi- ciary committee by Lieut. Gov. Jones soon after the senators assembled at 10 o'clock. The judiciary committee in the afternoon met to decide on a plan of procedure. The prevailing sentiment was in favor of referring the several chapters of the code with the house amendments to the special subcommittees appointed to consider the senate file. Picnic parties in Southern Minneso- ta will not be disturbed by rattie- snakes if the members of the Minne- sota house take the same view of the situation as the state senators. By a unanimous vote the senate committee of the whole recommended for passage Senator O. G. Laugen’s bill offering a reward of $2 for every rattlesnake killed in the state. Senator R. B. Brower’s bill appro- priating $65,000 for taking a state census next summer was recommend- ed for passage by the senate commit- tee of the whole without a dissenting vote. County superintendents of schools who receive less than $1,200 a year salary are given not exceeding $250 each year for traveling expenses and for the maintenance of a team in a bill introduced by Senator Albert Schaller. The house was not in session. St. Paul, March 14. — A municipal dispensary system for the sale of in- toxicating, liquors is authorized by a bill introduced in the house, by re- quest, by RepresentativeJ,.R. Morley. The measure provides that on petition of one-third of the voters of any town or city an election shall be held at which the electors shall vote on three questions: Whether the manufacture of liquor shall be allowed; whether saloons and barrooms shall be al- lowed, and whether the municipality shall establish a dispensary system. Personal service of summons and complaints in actions brought in Min- nesota on persons in foreign lands is provided for by a bill introduced in the house by Representative Frank Haskell. A state commission or commission- er to codify the laws of Minnesota re- lating to charity and correctional laws of Minnesota is provided for in a bill introduced by Representative H. B. Chamberlain. A state inspector of apairies is pro- vided for by a bill introduced in the house by Representative M. J. O’Laughlin. The house committee on roads and bridges introduced a bill proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum tax levy for the state road and bridge fund from 1-20 to 1-4 of a mill. The governor is to appoint three delegates to the state agricultural so- ciety from each of such counties as have no agricultural associations, un- der a bill regulating membership in the state society, which was intro. duced in the house by Representative James R. Hickey. Representative B. S. Bennett intro- duced a bill in the house to levy a special tax of one-fifth of a mill for two years for building ands and per- manent equipment of the agricultural department of the state university. Domestic animals owned by farmers are protected from hunters in a bill introduced in the house by request by Representative John A. Zelch. The safeguarding of mines so as to furnish employes adequate protection is sought by a bill introduced in the house by representative John Saarf. Senator L. O. Thorpe’s bill, which proposes to send proprietors of blind pigs to the state prison, was passed by the senate yesterday without a dis- senting vote. The measure provides that a person convicted three times in two years shall be sent to the state penitentiary for from three months to three years. The senate passed without,a dis- nenting vote Senator H. W. Stone's pill making mileage books transferra- ble. Senator E. B. Wood’s bill abolishing the office of senate fireman passed the senate yesterday by a vote of 35 to 0. There were forty-four bills on sen- ate general orders yesterday, of which eighteen were recommended for pass- age by the committee of the whole. The first bill favorably reported was one by Senator A. R. McGill appropri- ating $15,000 for the erection of a bust of Alexander Ramsey in the stat- uary hall of the national capitol. RRR nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnmrmnnrmrmermmrmoowmoommn_mernmmmmmmn 10000000 0.050.002 0 2 rn nn FUNDS FOR BUILDINGS. Districts Get $32,575 From Board of Investment. A special meeting of the state in- vestment board was held at St. Paul at which applications for school loans from forty-two districts and twenty- two counties were allowed. Each ap- plication was for the purpose of erect- ing schools. The applications allowed aggregate $32,575. There is great rivalry among the School counties in getting these loans from the state to put up school houses. Ap- plications have been coming into the auditor’s office until now there are a great many more than the state can ever accept. The state has gone into the school building business on a large scale in the last few years. The state spent more than $400,000 in 1902, prin- cipally to aid school districts to build new houses, and last year more than $500,000 was loaned by the state for the same work. A list of the loans made yesterday follows: Isanti, District No. 3, $2,- 755; Itasca, No. 1, $475; Jackson, No. 3, $2,000; Kanabec, No. 2, $1,800; Kan- diyohi, No. 3, $2,800;Kittson, No. 3, $819;Lyon, N. 1, $750;McLeod No. 2, $2,900; Marshall, No. 2, $1,450; Martin, No, 1, $1,000; Morrison, No. 1, $700; Nicollet, No. 1, $800; Norman, No. 2, $1,400; Otter Tail, No. 5, $3,200; Pine, No. 2, $3,200; Polk, No. 2, $800; Red Lake, No. 1, $500; Rock, No. 1, $2,000; St. Louis, No. 2, $1,100; Swift, No. 1, $600; Watonwan, No. 2, $2,000; Wil kin, No. 1, $700. ‘4 ”