Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 3, 1906, Page 4

ERROR FOUND IN NEW CODE STANDING APPROPRIATIONS ARE OMITTED—FLURRY AMONG STATE OFFICERS. St. Paul, Feb. 28. — The omission from the new code of the standing ap- propriations for state institutions and the possibility that a special session of the legislature would have to be called on that account caused a tem- porary flurry in some of the state of- fices yesterday. But before evening the excitement subsided, a way out of the difficulty was apparently found and the need of the special session was averted. ™ As soon as the omission was discov- ered the governor, the attorney gen- eral and the board of control members were informed and Representative W. P. Roberts of Minneapolis, chairman of the committee on appropriations of the last house of representatives, was summoned to meet them for a con- ference in the afternoon. At the conference several plans were proposed, but as each of them would have to be approved by the state auditor, who was out of the city, nothing was decided. Apparently any of the plans proposed might be feasi- ble, and if approved by the auditor would avert the need of calling a special session. It was agreed that there was no ap- parent hurry in calling the legislature for the trouble probably will be ad- justed, and even if it is not the instt- tutions can wiggle along a month or more on what they have. ALLEGE TOO MANY WIVES. Prominent North Dakota Contractor Is Under Arrest. Bottineau, N. D., Feb. 28. — Donald McIntosh, for many years a prominent resident of Bolineau, is under arrest Mcintosh has been for some time engaged in rail- road work in Winnipeg, his family re- maining at Bottineau. Recently, it is alleged, he married a woman at Win- nipeg, d then returned to Bottineau to arrange for sending his first wife to her mother. Sheriff Gardner went to Winnipeg to investigate the report- ed second marriage, and from there telephoned orders for MeIntosh’s ar- rest on a charge of bigamy. TURN NOT ON THE PROGRAM. “Strong Man,” While on Stage, Is Ac- cidentally Shot. Manitowoc, Wis., Feb. 28.—A_ per- formance at a local vaudeville house almost culminated in a tragedy, when La Francelais, who does a “strong man” turn, was shot in the side by the accidental discharge of a small cannon which he uses in his act. The force of the concussion knocked the actor down. Women screamed and the audience was almost panic-strick- en. La Francelais, however, soon ap- peared before the curtain and quieted them by the assurance that he was not seriously hurt. ‘NNO MONEY FROM CORPORATIONS Senator La Follette Introduces a Dras- tic Measure. Washington, Feb. 28—Senator La Follette of Wisconsin introduced a sweeping bill yesterday requiring committees of all political parties in national and congressional elections to account for all moneys expended in said elections, for filing of statements of receipts and disbursements of po litical committees with the secretary of commerce and labor, and to pro hibit corporations from directly or In- directly contributing money to any po- litical committee or to any candidate Yor politi¢al office. FALLS UNDER MOVING TRAIN. T. E. Kroust, an Iron Range Brake- man, Is Killed. Duluth, Feb. 28. — T. E. Kroust, a brakeman in the employ of the Duluth & Iron Range rgad, met death here yesterday. He was attempting to open the knuckle of an automatic coupler while the train was moving five miles an hour, and slipped and fell on the rail. Several cars passed over him, and he died soon after he was taken to the hospital. Kroust came here a few years ago from Potts: town, Pa. He was unmarried. | CHINA WANTS MACKENZIE. Minnesota Iron Mining Man Receives a Flattering Offer. Duluth, Feb. 28.—A very flattering offer has been received by Supt. Mac- kenzie of the Pettit iron mines to take charge of the mines in China near Tien-tsin. Mr. Mackenzie has the of: | fer under consideration. Mr. Mac-! kenzie’s brother is in the diamond drill business in China. Northwest News. ENGLISH GRAND OPERA. Celebrated Singers to Appear in Min- neapolis and St. Paul. Among the English-singing song birds tobe heard in Minneapolis and St. Paul during the coming engage- ment of the combined “Parsiftl” and English Grand Opera company, March 11 to 1%, are several of the old favor- ites, together with a number of the best voices from the “Parsifal” com- pany of last year, and some who have been brought to America this year by Manager Savage. The roster includes! place ten days ago, resulted in the the best English-singing voices on the stage, as follows: Sopranos—Florence Easton, Helen Petre, Mme. Martha Miner and Ger- trude Rennyson. Mezzo Sopranos and Contraltos— Claude Albright,‘Margaret Crawford, Rita Newman and Elsa Van der Voort. Tenors—Alfred Best, Stephen Jung- man, Francis Maclennan, Joseph Shee- han, William Wegener. Baritones—Arthur Deane, Winfred Goff, Thomas D. Richards and George White. Basses—Harrison Bennett, Ottley Cranston, Robert Kent Parker and Martin L. Bowman. The orchestra will consist of fifty musicians, under the musical direction of the Chevalier N. B. Emanuel, Elliott Schenck and Eugene Salvatore. The management has arranged to open a’season ticket sale for the grand opera festival. This is for the purpose of permitting opera patrons to secure seats to all the performances in either city in advance of the regular sale. Season tickets will be sold by subscrip- tion mail orders only. Remittances should be made payable to L. N. Scott, manager Metropolitan opera house, and if accompanied by a self-address- ed and stamped envelope, orders will be filled at once and tickets returned by next mail. MAKING ROAD SURVEY. Near the International Boundary. Duluth, Feb. 25. — A large crew of engineers, working under the direction of E. T. Abbott of Minneapolis, is en- gaged in surveying a line for a rail- road from Gunflint lake, on the inter- national boundary between Minnesota and Canada, to Highland, on the Du- luth & Iron Range road. The proposed road is nearJy ninety miles in length and runs in a-southwesterly direction from Gunflint lake to the station named on the Iron Range road. The line evidently contemplates a connec- tion with the old Port Arthur, Duluth & Western, which is now owned by the Canadian Northern, near Gunflint lake, and looks as if the projectors contem- plate a connection that will give Du- luth a very direct line to the Canadian Head of the Lakes. Engineers FIRE RAIDS IOWA TOWN. Onslow Loses Several Business Build- ings and Residences. Clinton, Iowa, Feb. 25.—The town of Onslow has sustained a severe fire. The implement warehouse of M. D. Walters and a harness shop in con- nection; the residence and barber shop and photograph gallery of J. W. Wanichek, and the home of Mrs. Spooner, containing the Iowa Tele- phone company’s exchange, were purned to the ground. The fire started in the early morning in the Spooner residence. The loss is said to be cov- ered by insurance. FARMHAND HELD AS THIEF. Paul Alex Campbell Is Taken to Blue Earth for Trial. Blue Earth, Minn., Feb. 25. — Paul Alex Campbell was brought from Wells yesterday on a charge of stealing $36 besides a number of articles from the residence of William White, near Wal- nut Lake, this county. The theft was committed while the family were away from home. Campbell had been em- ployed by White on the farm. He gave Deputy Sheriff Olson a hard chase for several blocks before he was captured. Campbell is now lodged in the county jail here. Farmer Accidentally Killed. Litefieeld, Minn., Feb. 25. — Fred Blunk of Mannanahtown, a well known farmer, met an accidental death by be- ing caught under a load of lumber that tipped over while he was driving home from Litchfield, and crushed him under its weight. He was 63 years old. Woman Acquitted. Helena, Mont., Feb. 25.—Mrs. Nellie Leary, indicted for rifling the mails, was yesterday acquitted by a jury. The defense was insanity. The indictment against her and her husband was then nolled. Six Poisoned by Cheese. Iowa City, Iowa, Feb. 25. — L. H. Langenburg, county superintendent of schools, his wife and four children were poisoned by eating cheese. The lives of the children were in peril many hours. All will recover. Make Indian School Larger. Pierre, S. D., Feb. 25.—Bids will be ‘opened on March 19 for the construc- tion of a new brick building at the {Indian school in this city. The school has been obliged to turn away pupils on account of lack of room. In and About the State PSSSESSSESSSSESESESERE! MINNESOTA SWEEPS BOARDS TAKES EVERYTHING OFFERED IN WAY OF PRIZES IN BUT- TER CONTEST. Chicago, Feb. 23. — The National Creamery Buttermakers’ association butter judging contest, which took awarding yesterday of first prize to the State of Minnesota, whose com- bined points numbered 176, as against 147 for Wisconsin, its nearest comptet- itor. Iowa was third in the contest, Michigan fourth and Illinois fifth, with 35 points. Twenty-two states tock part in the competition. Gold Medals were awarded to A. Carlson, Rush City, Minn., for excel- lence of butter exhibited, and silver cups to S. J. Simonson, Milton, Wis., W. H. Bechtel, Caro, Mich.; Louis Nel- son, Camp Point, Iowa, and F. L. Odell, Greenfield, Iowa. The highest average, the highest score and the second highest score is what the Minnesota buttermakers captured. This means that the “Bread and Butter State” has made practical- ly a clean sweep of everything offered in the way of prizes for good butter. It means that the reputation of the state as a butter state has been sus- tained. It means that Minnesota now has :wice as many butter banners as all other states together. The national association has only awarded six banners since it was or- ganized, and four of these have gone to Minnesota. The banner is awarded to the state securing the highest aver- age fo rall the butter entered. $80,000 BLAZE AT DAWSON. Minnesota Village Loses Two Blocks Out of Business Section. Madison, Minn., Feb. 24. — The vil- lage of Dawson, nine miles east of this city, was visited by the most disas- trous fire in its history at 2 o'clock yesterday morning, when two blocks of the west side of the business street, with the exception of the Bank of Dawson and the Carlson building, were reduced to ashes. The total loss will foot up to $80,000. The amount of insurance is unknown. The Madison fire department went down by a special train and was the means of saving the rest of the busi- ness portion of the city. Nothing is known of the origin of the blaze. It started in Jerde & Fon- dell’s hardware store, and a report is current that it was the work of an in- cendiary, but this could not be con- firmed. HURT IN PLAY WITH CARBIDE. Experiment With Their Find Leads to an Explosion. St. Joseph, Minn., Feb. 24.—While playing about the home of Michael Loso three boys, Clarence Loso, Jo- seph Meyer and Joseph Pallansch, dis- covered a can of calcium carbide, used in connection with a gas lighting plant. The boys took the can outside, threw some snow on it and then ap- plied a match. There was a terrific explosion and all three boys were temporarily blinded and had their faces severely burned. It was at first thought they had received permanent injuries, but physicians now believe that they can pull through without this result. NO 1CE FOR NEIGHBORS. Winona Has Enough for Self but None to Spare. Winona, Minn., Feb. 24.—There will | be no dariger of an ice famine in this city next summer, as was greatly feared a few weeks ago. The recent cold weather changed conditions an the local dealers have completed fill- | ing their ice houses. They have put | up more than 40,000 tons. Other| places, however, that were depending | upon Winona may suffer because the | warm weather has come before it was possible to put up any ice for _ship- ment, and all operations on the river now have come to an end. Unknown Man Killed. Shakopee, Minn., Feb. 23. — While patroling his section, the section fore- man of the St. Paul road discovered the dead body of an unknown man lying across the railroad track about seven miles east of here. The body, which was mutilated badly, was brought to this city and buried by the coroner. The man is supposed to have been run over by a train. Farmers’ Club to Meet. Farmington, Minn., Feb. 23. — The third annual meeting of the Dakota County Farmers’ club will be held Sat- urday. Addresses will be given by a number of professors of the state uni- versity and others. Leaves Farm to Orphans. Fort Dodge, Iowa, Feb. 23. — The German orphan home of this city has been bequeathed a 240-acre farm valued at $15,000 by the will of Hulda Reck, who last week was. killed by a | fractious horse. | 441,974.19, passenger earnings STATE IS BOOMING. Minnesota Manufacturing Statistics Show 37 Per Cent Aggregate In- crease. In the five years from 1900 to 1905 the value of the aggregate annual products of the manufacturing estab- lishments of Minnesota increased more than 37 per cent. In 1900 the total value of the products of the man- ufacturing industries of the state amounted to $224,000,000 in round numbers, while during 1905 they were $307,000,000. The detailed figures of the manufac- turing business of Minnesota made public by the census bureau covers the returns for the state during 1905, com- pared with 1900, not only on the ag- gregate of the entire state, but the figures for the cities of St. Paul, Min- neapolis and Duluth are given sepa- rately, and the comparative summary of the aggregate business in the se- lected industries of dairy products, lumber, slaughtering and packing and flour and grist mill products are given. With respect to the aggregate busi- ness of the manufacturing establish- ments of the state, it is shown that there were 4,096 manufacturing estab- lishments in 1900, with a capital stock of $133,000,000, a percentage of in- crease in number of 16 per cent and an increase of capital stock of 38 per cent. While the total number of wage earners in the manufacturing plants decreased 2 per cent, there was an in- crease in wages of 15 per cent, so that in 1905 wage earners in Minnesota fac- tories to the number of 69,396 received in wages $35,705,873. The cost of the materials utilized by these establish- ments increased 39 per cent, the total cost last year being $210,000,000. The statistics of St. Paul’s manufac- turing plants shows by these returns a 14 per cent increase in the number of establishments, the number last year being 613, with an aggregate capital stock of nearly $36,000,000, and the to- tal value of the products of the St. Paul plants increased 26 per cent, reaching a total of $38,000,000. The number of wage earners in St. Paul factories increased 7 per cent, and their wages increased 31 per cent, the total number last year being 14,000, and the amount of their wages $7,000,- 000. Of the five selected industries in the manufacturing of Minnesota, flour and grist mill products make the best showing, with a total value of all products in 1905 of $122,000,000, as against $82,900,000 in 1900. There was an increase of 27 plants in the grist mill industry and an increase of about 400 in the number of their employes, and an increase of $300,000 in wages paid. The cost of the materials used in the grist mill industry last year was $109,000,000. a The next largest item in the selected industries is represented by lumber, and in this industry there was a de- crease of 33 plants and a decline in the value of the total products of this industry of nearly $6,000,000, the total value of the products last year being $41,000,000. The cheese, butter and condensed milk industry increased the number of its plants from 595 in 1900 to 771 last year, and increased the total value of their product more than $4,000,000, reaching last year a total of $12,871,- 000. EXTRA MILLION IN MINNESOTA. Northern Pacific’s Earnings Show Big Increase. The annual report of the Northern Pacific for 1905, filed with the state railroad and warehouse commission, shows an increase of almost a million in the company’s Minnesota earnings and an increase of more than $150,000 in the taxes the road pays the state. The share of the company’s busi- | ness credited to Minnesota is $12,207, 13.48. This is an increase of $956,- 356.26 over 1904, when the earnings were $11,253,757.22. The tax has in- creased from $337,612.72 to $488,284.54, an inerease of $150,671.82. An examination of the report shows an increase in the receipts from every source except switching and excess baggage. The freight earnings have increased from $8,301,264.11 to $9,- from $2,123,112.59 to $2,206,197.04, mileage pook receipts from $94,109.14 to $96,- 658.62, sleeping car receipts from $42,- 900.27 to $56,962.94, chair cars, parlor cars, ete., increased from $11,463.11 to $12,677.24, mail car rents from $219,- 297.90 to $221,079.31, express car rents from $178,625.68 to $183,144.52, The switching receipts have decreased from $227,993.86 to $222,889.50, and the excess baggage from $32,336.95 to $30,- 480.90. ——_——_——- Fortune for Laborer. Elk River, Minn., Feb. 24.—By the death of an uncle in Toronto, Perry Clute, a workingman of this place, has become heir to $10,000. Mr. Clute knows little about his deceased rela- tive and the inheritance is a surprise. oo Platte River on Rampage. Fremont, Neb., Feb. 24. — Yester- day’s warm weather started the Platte river on a rampage. Last evening the ice broke up. A gorge formed be- low Rogers, and the water backed up, flooding the south part of that tewn. Resume of the Week’s Proceedings. Wednesday. Washington, Feb. 22.—The senate yesterday passed a pure food bill by the decisive vote of 63 to 4. The vote was taken after a day devoted almost exclusively to debate of a desultory character on the measure. Several ef- forts were made to amend the bill and the committee accepted a number of suggestions, but only those accepted were incorporated in the bill as passed. The bill makes it a misdemeanor to manufacture or sell adulterated or misbranded foods, drugs, medicines or liquors in the District of Columbia, the territories and the insular possessions of the United States, and prohibits the shipment of such goods from one state te another or to a foreign country. It also prohibits the receipt of such goods. Punishment by a fine of $500 or by imprisonment for one year or both is prescribed. Chairman Hull of the military af- fairs committee, in presenting the army appropriation bill to the house yesterday, urged the necessity of com- plete preparedness as to our army and navy for trouble in the Orient. He de- clared that any nation not prepared to defend its position in China, might as well haul down its flag and quit the Pacific. Speeches on tariff, immigration and the Bayne customs house bill con- sumed the balance of the day. Thursday. Washington, Feb. 23.— Mr. Knox’s much discussed and long expected railroad rate bill was introduced in the senate yesterday and because of the exceptional interest in the subject was accorded the unusual privilege of a reading at length on the day of in- troduction. Close attention was given to the reading. Mr. Foraker gave notice of a speech for next Wednesday on the rate ques- tion. The remainder of the day was de- voted to listening to the reading of Washington’s farewell address by Mr. McCreary and tle consideration of the hazing bill. The house refused to adjourn in celebration of Washington’s birthday, and its members participated in gen- eral debate on the army appropria- tion bill. The speeches took a wide range. Friday. Washingtoa, Feb. 24.—Preceded by a debate which indicated no hesitancy but rather a relish in taking action against alleged railroad combinations, the house agreed yesterday to the Tillman-Gillispie resolution directing the interstate commerce commission to make an immediate inquiry and re- port regarding alleged restraints of trade on the part of certain railways regarding the handling of coal and merchandise. The resolution is not in the form it passed the senate and will go back to the senate for second action. The debate occupied an hour and consisted of a succession of speeches in denunciation of alleged re- straining practices. Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio supported it as a “rebuke to the recent puerile report which had been made by a certain railway official.” The house devoted the remainder of the day to minor matters and passed several bills, among which was the famous Mussel Shoals dam bill. Saturday. Washington, Feb. 26. — In a two- hour session Saturday the house passed 416 private pension bills be- sides a number of minor measures by unanimous consent. An effort was made to secure the passage of the bill making the records of the internal revenue bureau available for court evidence against violators of the pro- hibition and local option liquor laws, but as the proceeding was by unant- mous consent a_ single objection blocked the measure. Monday. Washington, Feb. 27—The Hepburn railroad rate bill was presented to the senate yesterday by Senator Tillman, in accordance with the action of the committee on interstate commerce last Friday. Large crowds assembled in the galleries anticipating a field day of debate, but were disappointed. There was little of interest in the pro- ceedings regardjng the bill. A brief statement from Mr. Tillman, and the necessary arrangement for the print- ing of the report of the hearings be- fore the committee and the promise that a formal report would be made later was followed by a few remarks from Mr. Aldrich showing the position of the five Republicans who opposed the bill as reported. Mr. Aldrich indi- cated that there would be no unneces- sary delay, but that the bill would be discussed in accordance with its im- portance. Mr. Clapp called up the bill to dis- pose of the affairs of the Five Civ- ilized Tribes in Indian Territory and the preliminary discussion showed there was considerable opposition, also that there was to be criticism of the disposition of the coal lands owned by the Indians. The death of Former Speaker David B. Henderson was the subject of ap- propriate action in the house of rep- resentatives yesterday when, after the transaction of less than a day’s bust- ness, resolutions of regret and esteem were adopted and adjournment taken as a further mark of respect to his mewory. HIS ONE WEAK SPOT. 4! Prominent Minnesota Merchant Cured to Stay Cured by Doan’s Kidney Pills. O. C. Hayden, of O. C. Hayden & Co, dry goods merchants, of Albert Lea, Minn., says: “I was so lame that I could hardly walk. There was an unaccountable ‘weakness of the back, and constant pain and aching. I could find no rest and was very un- comfortable at night. As my health was good in every other way I could not un- derstand this trouble. It was just as if all the strength had gone from my back. After suffering for some time I began using Doan’s Kidney Pills. The remedy acted at once upon the kidneys and when normal action was restored the trouble with my back disappeared. 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