Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 7, 1906, Page 7

ee j | | j ~ BUSY’ SESSION] LEGISLATORS ADJOURN WITH A GREAT RECORD OF CON- STRUCTIVE WORK. LAWS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE PRESIDENT IS PLEASED WITH RESULTS—HILARITY MARKS THE END. Washington, July'3.—Promptly at 10 o'clock Saturday night Vice President Fairbanks in the senate and Speaker Cannon in the house declared the final adjournment of the first session of the Fifty-ninth congress. For the first time in the history of the government, congress adjourned on the day which closed the fiscal year. Other sessions had adjourned before and some after June 30, but the Fifty- ninth congress ended its first session on the day when the government strikes its balances and closes its books. Both Houses Lack Quorum. There were some interesting fea- tures to mark the end, which finally came when there was less than a quo- rum in either house, as many senators and representatives, relying on the be- lief that adjournment would come early in the day, made their arrange- ments to leave in the afternoon, and they did not remain for the closing scenes. An error in the enrollment of the sundry civil bill caused quite a flurry about the capitol. It was found by Secretary Root in looking over the bill after it had been signed by the president that it con- tained an appropriation of $3,000,000 for a site for a public building in Washington, a provision which had been eliminated from two different bills. After some perplexity the error was corrected by a joint resolution. Important Legislation. Important legislation which the president has succeeded in obtaining from congress includes: A railroad rate bill with provision for review by the courts of the find- ings of the interstate commerce com- mission, Thorough federal inspection of the packing houses, as a result of the ex- posure of unsanitary conditions. Provisions for the construction of a lock type of canal through the isthmus of Panama. Non-immunity bill for trusts and corporations alleged to be illegal. Twenty-five thousand dollars a year to pay his traveling expenses while on tours through the country. Confirmation of the appointment of B. F. Barnes, formerly assistant secre- tary to the president, 'as postmaster at Washington. A pure food enactment, prohibiting adulteration of food. A uniformly strict method of natu- ralizing aliens. The consular service given a com- plete legal status, which will permit of an entire reorganization. A bill removing the internal revenue tax on denatured alcohol. The annual appropriation for the state militia was doubled, and $2,000,- 000 will be spent from the federal treasury for the purpose of keeping the state military organizations in touch with the regular army. Speedy appropriations for the San Francisco earthquake sufferers, which resulted from requests by the presi- dent; $2,500,000 appropriated and re- lief supplies were sent immediately. Legislation That Failed. Legislation which Mr. Roosevelt de- sired and has failed to obtain from congress includes: The Philippine tariff measure, which he was anxious to have passed. The Santo Domingo treaty, which, it is now believed, will be defeated. Specific laws for the purpose of pre- venting corruption at elections. Modification of the present laws ex- eluding Chinese from emigrating to America. Immediate construction of a 20,000- ton battleship. Direct federal control of and super- vision over life insurance companies. President Is Pleased. President Roosevelt is gratified at the work of congress and he is espe- cially pleased with ‘the meat inspec- tion bill and the railroad rate legisla- tion. The closing scenes in the senate were formal and without interest. In the house there were the usual hilari- ous performances, consisting of amus- ing speeches and sengs, which occu- pied the time during the long waits, and members made the best of the hot- test day of the season with merriment: No business but pending legislation was transacted in either house. VETERAN YACHTSMAN DIES. Capt. Hank Haff Passes Away on Long Island, Islip, L. I., July 3—Capt. Hank Haff, the veteran yachtmaster, died at his home here. He suffered from a com- plieation of diseases and had been fail- ing ever since the death of his wife about a year ago. Capt. Haff sailed the Volunteer and Defender in the in- ternational races for the America’s cup and was master of the Vigilant / when she went to the other side. RUNAWAY CARS .DASH .DOWN - TRACK AND FOUR PERSONS ARE KILLED. Eveleth, Minn., July 3—At least four men were killed in a wreck in Fayal No.3 extension ‘pit at 10:20:last night, and other bodies may be found. Five steel cars, loaded with over fifty tons of iron ore each, dashed down the grade into the pit and struck a Drake & Stratton shovel in the strip- ping and buried the crew in ore and debris. The five cars were the first pulled out of the pit that night and they were left on the track running into the pit. Then they started to run back. The pit is over seventy-five feet deep and the heavy cars were soon running at a speed which must have been to- wards 100 miles an hour. At the end of the track they jumped a bank of ore ten feet high and smash- ed into the back end of the Drake & Stratton shovel in the strippings. LAND FRAUD CASES FAIL. Five Oshkosh Capitalists Discharged by Court Commissioner McDonald. Oshkosh, Wis., July 3.— United States Court Commissioner D. E. Mc- Donald, discharged Leander Choate, Benjamin Doughty, James Doughty, James M. Bray and Thomas Daly, all capitalists of Oshkosh, who were in- dicted for alleged land frauds in the state of Oregon. In rendering his decision the com- missioner said: “In my opinion there has not been adduced a scintilla of evidence on either side, either in cross-examina- tion or otherwise, that would tend to show that the defendants had en- tered into any agreement or combina- tion to-defraud the government.” Rss ite Ee SUSPENDER SAVES LIFE. Bullet Woman Fired by Jealous Strikes Buckle. Des Moines, Iowa, July 3.—A sus- pender buckle saved the life of August Wessels, by protecting his heart from a bullet fired by the hand of a jealous woman. He, with several companions in a boat, were rowing up the river at (Clinton. As they passed the home of a@ woman who, it is said, bears Wessels a grudge and is jealous of him, she fired a revolver. Her aim fell short, but the bullet, striking the water, glanced and struck Wessels. His sus- pender buckle proved armor, and the bullet fell harmless into the bottom of the boat. BLOW STORE SAFE. Burglars, Evidently Experts, Get $900 for Job. Plains, Mont., July 3.—Using nitro- glycerin for the purpose, yeggmen blew the safe in the store of Krueger & Peterson and carried off $900 in cur- rency, besides a large sum in checks and other negotiable papers. The latter, however, have been recovered, being found in the stock yards, where the burglars had thrown them away after examining them. MAN IS KILLED AT DULUTH. Accident Occurs at Carbolic Company’s Plant. Duluth, July 3.—Robert Robinson, aged twenty-seven years and unmar- ried, was almost instantly killed by falling timbers at the new plant of the American Carbolic company at West Duluth. He was foreman of construc- tion. A rope supporting a block and tackle system gave way while Robin- son was under the load. Fatal HANGS SELF ON STEAMER. Body of J. C. Gilchrist’s Uncle Found in Stateroom. Milwaukee, Wis., July 3.—David T. Clough, aged seventy years, of Cleve- land, Ohio, an uncle of J. C. Gilchrist of the Gilchrist Transportation com- pany, committed suicide by - hanging on the Gilchrist steamer Ireland some time last night. The body was found in a stateroom on the steamer’s ar- rival. known. The cause of the suicide is not DROWNS IN A JAR OF WATER. Six-year-old Child Loses Life While Playing. Pipestone, Minn., July 3.—The six- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martinson of Lime Lake town- ship, Murray county, is just reported to have drowned in a twenty-gallon jar of water, while playing about the house. She is supposed to have fallen in, and was dead when found. BLOWS HIMSELF TO PIECES. Deadwood, S. D., July 3.—After lighting a fuse twenty feet long, Ebert Olson of Roubaix lay down on the ground, placed five sticks of giant pow- der on his chest, attached the other end of the fuse to the powder and waited for the end. He had driven all the members of his son’s family, with whom he lived, from the house before attempting suicide. His body wus found horribly mangled. He was six- ty-six years old and was recovering from a protracted “spree. All Stolen but the Hou Sisseton, S. D., July 3.—John fron of Big Coolie has been arrested by; Sheriff Minder on a charge of breaking into the house of John Bear and steal-| ing everything that was not riveted to_ the spot. He will have his hearing Monday. ~ the science school, history; F. E. Smith, superintendent Wahpeton public schools, orthography and grammar; Katrina B. MacDonald, Lidgerwood, geography and reading; AWAY ALL LATE TALK OF DAMAGE. — ' Minneapolis, July 1—H. V. Jones the Minneapolis crop estimator, who, in company with John Inglis, has been covering the winter wheat fields of the United States, issued his annual report yesterday. Mr. Jones finds that the country has raised 420,000,- 000 bushels of winter wheat, the larg- est crop ever produced. In view of the dry periods earlier in the season, when Kansas and Nebras- ka stood in need of rains, which after- wards came, there was much talk of drouth, and the railroads and financial world stood at one time in fear of a possible crop calamity and lessened business activity in the fall. + The Jones figures would indicate greater opportunity this year than ever for large Southwest railroad earnings and general expansion. Southwestern markets at St. Louis and Kansas City received the report, which was sent out from Minneapolis about noon, with satisfaction. . The grain trade in general waited for it, but Wall street evinced as great an interest in view of recent ap- prehension that important damage might have resulted in the Southwest grain states. New York waited for the figures, and a summary of the re- port was cabled to London and Liver- pool. The crop of 420,000,00 bushels of winter wheat is made, and loss of yield can only result now from a wet harvest. The winter wheat crop last year was about 380,000,000 bushels. MANY ATTEND SCIENCE SCHOOL. Summer Enrollment at Wahpeton is Large. The summer school or summer ses- sion of the state science school opened at Wahpeton with a large attendance. About eighty students have enrolled up to to-night and this number prob- ably will be increased to one hundred before the week is out. Following are instructors: Theo. Lindquist, mathematics; N. C. MacDonald, Lidgerwood, pedagogy and Inez Champine, Fargo, primary meth- ods and drawing; R. M. Black, county superintendent, civics and course of study; Lillian “Shields, penmanship; Mrs. Mabel Moll, Wahpeton, music. FLOODS BIG BUILDINGS. Duluth Structure Is Damaged by 15,- 000 Gallons of Water. Duluth, June 30.—The huge water tank on the top of the five-story wholesale building at 223-227 South Fifth avenue, gave way yesterday aft- ernoon aud fell to the dock in the rear, letting loose 15,000 gallons of water that flooded the. building from roof to basement. The building was occupied by H. Heilstein, manufacturer of men’s fur- nishings, and the fifty employes, most- ly girls, were thrown into a panic by the accident. Two men narrowly escaped death by being buried under the mass of falling wood and iron. The damage to the Heilstein stock was extensive. FIRE STARTS IN MATCHES, Big General Store at Pennock Suffers a Heavy Loss. Willmar, Minn., July 1—The mer- chandise establishment of Erickson & Finstrom, at Pennock, was partially destroyed by a fire which originated in a stock of matches in a warehouse in the rear of the building yesterday. The grocery department was destroy- ed and the dry goods damaged by smoke. The fire was confined to the interior of the building. The Willmar fire department was called upon for assistance. The loss is covered by in- surance of $6,000. ACID BURNS CHILD'S FACE. Unusual Accident May Cause the Death of Fergus Falls Girl. Fergus Falls, Minn., July 1—A pe- culiar accident occurred at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nelson, their little daughter upsetting a large can of battery fluid, used in connec- | tion with a gasoline engine, over her body and face. A physician was sum- moned, but before he could reach her the acids of which the fluid is com- posed had eaten into her flesh in a horrible manner, causing excruciating pain. She will be rise orp in case she recovers. ACCIDENT NEAR LAKE BENTON, Way Freight Cars Left the Track—+ Nobody Hurt. Lake Benton, Minn., July 1—Way freight. No. 15 on the-Chicago & North-Western was wrecked one and a half miles east of this station yes- terday. Seven cars left the track and three were ditched. The track was ‘badly torn up. The passenger traffic was continued by transfer and mail, baggage and express were transferred He sa from this station. No one was JONESANGLIS - REPORT: BRUSHES WISCONSIN STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION DECLARES FOR NEBRASKAN. Milwaukee, Wis., June 30.—William Jennings Bryan was yesterday strong- ly indorsed as the standard bearer of the national wing of the Democratic party in the campaign of 1908 by the Democratic state convention, which adjourned sine die late yesterday aft- ernoon. There were only two occasions in which Mr. Bryan’s name was mention- ed during the day,’ and those were when the resolutions were read as a whole and again when the planks were adopted separately. In both in- stances his name was cheered repeat- edly, and the words, “Bryan, Bryan, Bryan—three cheers for Bryan,” brought forth a tumult of applause which continued some time before the chairman could restore order. The convention held two sessions yesterday and spent several hours in deliberating over a platform of princi- ples which was prepared by the com- mittee on resolutions after an all- night session. While several of the planks embraced in the document, as presented to the convention, were sought to be changed by a2 minority of the delegates, with two exceptions the original draft stands at the close of the convention as it came from the committee. The platform adopted will be sub- mitted as a recommendation to the candidates who receive nominations for the state ticket at the primary election in the fall. ARREST MAIMED MAN. Devils Lake (N. D.) Police Capture Suspected Postoffice Robber. Devils Lake, N. D., June 30.--Two men, giving the names of Julius Mar- tin and George Dickey, are under ar: rest here on suspicion of being the men who blew the postoffice safe at Bisbee, N. D., and secured $500 in cash and the stock of stamps. One ‘of the men had recently lost the tips of two fingers and the thumb of his right hand and had a_ fresh wound in his leg, which had the ap- pearance of a bullet wound: He said, however, that it had been made by the premature explosion of a percus sion cap. The postoffice authorities are mak- ing an investigation. and meantime the men are being held. DRIVER FOUND DEAD. Companion Says He Missed Man and Discovered Body in Road. Deadwood, S. D., June 30.—George Knowles, a teamster in the service of Thomas Gillet of Blacktail, was found dead last night after midnight. Knowles and Ben Carroll, another ot Gillett’s teamsters, had spent the day in Deadwood, not:leaving until mid- night for Blacktail with their wagons. As they drew up near Gillett’s house, Carroll, according to his story, turned around to look for Knowles and found that he had disappeared. Jumping from the wagon he made a hurried search and found Knowles lying on the ground. All attempts to revive him were unavailing. The cause of death is not yet known. INNOCENT MAN IN PRISON. W. C. Fuller, Serving Life Sentence, Is Declared Guiltless. Waukesha, Wis., June 30.—An ef- fort is on foot to get a pardon for W. C. Fuller, who, with N. H. Beston, got a life sentence at Waupun years ago for the murder of an aged couple at Black Earth for their money, after- wards burning their home and bodies. Beston died in the penitentiary last week, and on his death bed, it was discovered. yesterday, confessed that he, and not Fuller, did the killing. MISTAKES BOY FOR ENEMY. Railroad Employe Confesses to Mur- der of Young Boy. Sheridan, Wyo., June \ 30.—John Eckhoff, a railroad employe, has con- fessed to the murder of Walter Oel- slager, a ten-year-old boy, whose dead body was recently found near a water tank at Rancheso. Eckhoff said that in the darkness he mistook the boy for a fellow employe against whom he had a grudge. Horses Cremated. Long Prairie, Minn., June 30.—Fire destroyed a barn and ‘three horses on the Hartung farm, about four miles west of this place. The horses belong- ed to William Tesch, who had the farm rented. The origin of the fire is unknown. Find Floater in Goose Lake, Red Wing, Minn., June 30.—The de- eomposed body of an unknown man was discovered floating in’ the water of Goose lake. The body is unidenti- fied. 5 { \\ ebbery at Mondovi. Mondov., Wis., June 30.—Two busi- mess places were entered last night in this city, Canar & Ward’s hardware store and Putzier Bros.’ saloon. Ca- nar & Ward lost $12 in money and cud Ra in revolvers and other small & Republican Candidate’s. Brother Is Made State Chairman, Republican nominees for staté om.! cers met at the room of A. L. Cole of Walker, candidate for governor, and decided on the committees which will have charge of the campaign this fall. Dr. A. B. Cole of Fergus Falls, broth- er of the gubernatorial candidate, was chosen as chairman of the state cen-' tral committee, and R. E. Thompson of Fillmore as chairman of the execu- tive committee. The other members of the executive committee are C, H. Warner of Aitkin, W. E. Culkin of Duluth and Eli S. War- ner of St. Paul. St. Paul is represented in the com- mittee by four members, Minneapolis by five, Duluth by three and the rest of the iron range district by two. A motion was passed at the meeting DR. A. B, COLE, FERGUS FALLS. Selected for Chairman of Republicart State Central Committee. that the chairman of all county com- mittees shall constitute an advisory board. The committee is as follows: At Large—John O’Donnell, Minne- apolis; H. B. Knutson, Duluth; Berndt Anderson, St. Paul; P. S. Nielson, Min- neapolis; C. H. Kelly, Eagle Lake; Grant McMann, Ely; F. G. Warner, St. Paul; B. E, Sundberg, Kennedy; L. G. Hoffmann, St. Paul; Thomas Martin, Duluth; John F. Dahl, Minneapolis; Samuel Moore, Minneapolis. By Congressional Districts—First, R. E. Thompson, Preston; Second, Thomas G. Collins, Windom; Third, J. C. Applegate, Cannon. Falls; Fourth, John G. Nelson, Stillwater; Fifth, W. H. Grimshaw, Minneapolis; , Sixth, James A, Martin, St. Cloud; Seventh, Dr. TT, Thoraldson, Cottonwood; Eighth, John Hearding, Eveleth; Ninth, Dr. A. B. Cole, Fergus Falls. By Judicial Districts—First, Charles Elmquist, Rush City; Second, T. G. Walther, St. Paul; Third, Frank E. Gartside, Winona; Fourth, W. W. Hef- felfinger, Minneapolis; Fifth, G@. L. Carloff, Owatonna; Sixth, Thomas Torson, St. James; Seventh, C. E. Par- ker, Wadena; Eighth, Dr. G. O. Orr, Jordan; ‘Ninth, James A. Larson, Wal- nut Grove; Tenth, R. E. Shepherd, Austin; Eleventh, W. E. Culkin, Du- luth; Twelfth, L. O. Thorpe, Willmar; Thirteenth, C. L. Todd, Slayton; Four- teenth, Dr. N. M. Watson, Red Lake Falls; Fifteenth, Charles H. Warner, Aitkin; Sixteenth, Samuel A. Ander- son, Wells; Eighteenth, E. M. Nagel, Buffalo! FINDS SON AFTER 38 YEARS. Akeley Merchant Is Located After Long Search by Mother, After a search lasting thirty-eight years, Andrew C. Anderson, a mer- chant of Akeley, has been located by his aged mother, who resides in Swe- den. When Andrew was a child of four years he was adopted by an un- cle and taken to a new home. When he was fourteen years of age, hearing a report of his mother’s death, Ander- son decided to come to America and shift for himself. After reaching New York the boy drifted to the Northwest. The uncle, too, came to America later, and the mother, who was not dead, Jost all trace of her son and brother. She kept up a constant search, how- ever, and her efforts at last were re- warded. The mother is now sixty- eight years of age and is anxious to have her son return home. Anderson announces his intention of paying a visit to Sweden and spending some time with his aged parent. Dr. Myron W. Smith of Red Wing smashed his automobile and had a decidely narrow escape himself. He attempted to go up the steep hill to College Bluff. The clutch failed, the chain broke and the machine tumbled down a high embankment. C. J. Weirth, for several years chief of the Red Wing fire department, and Albert Burkard, a Hquor dealer, agreed to settle an old grudge by means of a fight and proceeded in the darkness to a secluded place. Burk- ard was first thrown,. but got to his feet again and punished Weirth se- verely. The Kasson village council having recently purchased a stone quarry near Mantorville, last week placed -a crusher in position and has a crew of men at work improving the streets. é WELELTUVELETISITET ETT BIG CROP OF WINTER WHEAT BRYAN IS STRONY: ENDORSED} °* COs MEARS Commins. | FOOD SHOW AT STATE FAIR. Food Department to Give Continuous Performance. The state food department will have a large display at the state fair this year. If arrangements can be made it will have a small building or a room to itself, but if this cannot be done it will have a large booth in one of the buildings. The state fair managers have asked the dairy and food commis- | sioner how much space his department wants and he will ask for a room with a seating capacity of fifty to a hun- dred and arranged so that it can be darkened while stereopticon pictures are given. The department is planning to give a continuous performance, including !lectures on pure food and pictures showing practical and simple tests for adulterations and enlarged pictures of common violations of the food }>ws. This feature will be new at the state fair. It was tried on a small scale at the Elks’ food show and will be at- tempted on a larger basis at the state fair. Last year the dairy and food de- partment gave its first exhibit of food adulterations. It had some difficulty in getting space, but got a small booth in the dairy building. The large crowds and the demand for the exhibit at the county fairs afterwards showed that the exhibit was a success. The fair managers noted that it was an attraction and therefore offer it lots of space this year. An exhibit will be made this year like the one last year, showing all manner of fad foods, packages and la- bels, and members of the department will be on hand to explain the tricks of manufacturers and the deception practiced through some of the labels on goods sold. Even if room is not se- cured for the picture show, the food exhibit will be given and on a much larger scale than a year ago. STATE’S PURSE WELL FILLED. Nearly a Million Dollars More Than a Year Ago. A small decrease in the revenue fund but a considerable increase in some of the other funds,,is shown for June in the monthly statement of balances compiled Saturday by State Treasurer J. H. Block at the close of business. During the month the revenue fund has gone down from $376,996.40 to $333,703.58. The total cash in the treasury has increased from $1,243,- 810.71 to $1,466,902.76. The balance in the revenue fund shows a much better condition than it did a year ago at this time. A year ago there was a deficiency in the rev- enue fund amounting to several hun- dred thousand dollars, and this had grown still larger by the end of the fiscal year, July 31. This year the balance is expected to grow during July, so that the state will close the fiscal year with a cash balance in the revenue fund of $500,000 or more, which will be about $1,000,000 better than it was a year ago. There is con- siderable to come into the treasury this month from county tax settle- ments, land collections, inheritance taxes and other sources. The special funds are in excellent condition. The general school fund, which was down to $17,319 a month ago, is now up to $274, The gen- eral university fund, which was down so low a month ago that the May sal- aries of the professors could»not be paid, now has these paid up and a balance of nearly $30,000. The trust funds are in good shape. Although a couple of hundred thousand has been loaned to schools and towns during the month, there is still a balance of about $300,000 in these funds. BULL MOOSE COMES TO TOWN. Tormented by Flies, Big Animal Wan- ders Into Duluth. A large bull moose wandered into the fashionable residence district of Edion, in Duluth, recently. He was first seen at Eighteenth avenue east and Jefferson street. He then went west toward the business section and paused to stand on the vacant lot ad- joining John Millen’s house at Tenth avenue east and Superior street for five minutes He passed St. Luke’s hospital on Ninth avenue and continued west on Secend street, and was seen on the court house lawn at Sixth avenue east and Second street. It is not known what became of the moose, but several persons later re- ported to police headquarters of hav- ing seen it. It is supposed the moose was tormented with flies in the woods and was getting away from them. Harry Scherer and a young fellow by the name of Mullen narrowly es- caped death by drowning in the creek west of Litchfield. The young men were driving at a late hour and when near town the horses became unman- ageable and ran ipto the creek, where the bridge was washed out by high water a few weeks ago. The water was twelve feet deep and the occu- pants of the buggy reached the shore with difficulty. One horse was * drowned, the other one broke the harness and swam ashore. soe x