Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 20, 1908, Page 8

| H } ONLY CHOICE Democratic Convention Instructs Delegates to Fight for Him at Denver. AND NO RUMP CONVENTION HELD St. Paul, May 16—The Democrats -of Minnesota yesterday formally in- dorsed Gov. John A. Johnson as a presidential candidate, and at the same time, by a vote of 772 to 166, re- fused to declare in favor of W. J. Bryan as second choice. The follow- ing delegates at large and alternates were chosen: Delegates at large — W..S. Ham- mond, St. James; Frank A. Day, Fair- mont; F. G. Winston, Minneapolis; Swan Turnblad, Minneapolis; ‘D. W. Lawler, St. Paul; T. D. O’Brien, St. Paul; Martin O’Brien, Crookston; A. C. Weiss, Duluth. Alternates—J. E. Vanstrom, Yellow Medicine county; J. R. Conway, Beck- er; S. P. Nelson, Rock; John Morgan, Red Lake; Peter McCoy, Hennepin; Milo White, Jr., Fillmore; W. A. Bur- net, Hubbard; Daniel Aberle, Ramsey. District Delegates. District Delegates — First, L. L. Brown, J. F. Cook; Second, J. C. Wise, L. A. Fritsche; Third, A. A. Poehler, J. A. Coller; Fourth, R. T. O’Connor, J. G. Armson; Fifth, E. J. Conroy, J. W. Pauly; Sixth, F. A. Silbert, John Reichert; Seventh, J. Driscoll, B. C. Farrington; Eighth, Martin Hughes, John Dwan; Ninth, C. A. Fuller, H. L. Shirle. The followers of Mr. Bryan did not carry out the threat which had been made within the past few days, that they would bolt and hold a rump con- vention, if their contests were defeat- GOV. JOHN A. JOHNSON. ed before the committee on creden- tials, or if they were not able to se- cure a partial indorsement of their leader. They made-a sturdy fight for their man, and when they had been defeated remained quietly in their seats during the remainder of the -convention. Bryan in Platform. The Johnson men were generous in their victory and declared in their platform that while they entertained an affection for and confidence in the integrity and and ability of William J. Bryan, they believed that Johnson was a man better calculated to bring suc- cess to the Democratic party, and was first entitled to the support of Minne- sota. The Bryan men did not make as ‘great a fight before the committee on credentials as had been predicted, ‘They did not seriously contest the vote of Hennepin county. They were awarded the delegation from Itasca county, and one-half the vote of Cot- tonwood county. In all other of the contests which they had declared they would make they either did not appear or were defeated. No Second Choice. It was a foregone conclusion that this would be the result, and they re- served their strength for a fight on the floor in favor of having Bryan de- clared the sole heir to the votes of Minnesota in the event of any politi- cal disaster overtaking Johnson in the Denver convention. Two of the nine- teen members of the resolutions com- mittee presented a platform plank to this effect, which they asked be made an addition to the platform. They did not move that it be substituted for the majority report, but Chairman Works declared that he would consider the minority report as an amendment, and the defeat of the Bryan faction came about on the motion to substi- tute the minoriay report for that of the majority. The fight at times waxed warm, while the debate on the platform was in progress, but there was nothing ap- proaching disorder at any time. Leaving all political questions aside, the convention was throughout a flat- tering tribute to Gov. Johnson. The enthusiasm for him was unbounded and sincere. Every mention of his name was instantly followed by a wild yell of delight, and the final adoption of the platform indorsing him and in- structing the delegates to fight for him at Denver was followed by a dem- onstration of enthusiasm the loyalty of which any man might feel proud. CASH RECORD BETRAYS MAN. Thief Who Presses Key to Open Reg- ister Leaves Clue. Fergus Falls, Minn., May 17. — Charles Moran was brought down from the town of Elizabeth yesterday ‘and was sentenced to the county jail for thirty days for larceny. Moran was in the Greenable saloon at Eliza- beth, when the proprietor stepped out for a few minutes. Moran then went to the cash register, pressed the $5 key to open the drawer and helped himself to a sack containing $22. He might have escaped had he pressed a smaller key, but the proprietor, on re- turning, noticed the $5 purchase re- corded, and knowing that no $5 sale had been made for several hours went after him immediately and recovered the money. PLAN BIG MEMORIAL DAY. Mass Meeting and Parade of 2,000. to . Be Held in St. Cloud. St. Cloud, Minn., May 17. — An or- ganization known as_ the Citizens’ staff has been organized in this city and will have charge of the observ- ance of Memorial day here. Attorney Hall of Minneapolis has been engaged to speak at the mass meeting which will bhe’held in the Davidson opera house on the afternoon of Memorial day. A parade of 2,000 school chil- dren, all of the unions, fraternal or- ganizations and Grnite City band and citizens will be held in the morning. Immediately after the parade the school children will go to Empire Park. MRS. RAKNESS IS SUICIDE. Missing Avoca (Minn.) Woman’s Body Is Found. Avoca, Minn., May 17. —One week ago last Saturday night. the body of Mrs, Ole Rakness, who disappeared from her home.here two weeks ago was found floating in the lake near town. On the night of her’ disappearance a number of neighors spent the even- ing at the Rakness home. After their departure she..suddenly disappeared and it now seems that she went di- rectly ‘to the lake, where she waded in beyond her depth. The cause of her suicide is attributed to poor health, which probably brought on temporary insanity. CUPID KIDNAPS TEACHER. Cedar Rapids. Schoolma’am Departs Ungxpectedly for Minnesota to Wed. Iowa City, Iowa, May 17—Romance tinged the marriage of Miss Emily Mittvalsky, a pretty school teacher of Cedar Rapids, .who came here during the last week, ostensibly to visit friends. She made her visit, but did not return to the Parlor City. She departed unexpectedly for Deer Lake, Minn. When school opened at Cedar Rapids, the next morning, only the pupils were there. A telegram from Deer Lake announces that she has there wed a sweetheart of her school days, Fred Vobejda, a telegraph opera- tor at Deer Lake, WINTER WHEAT DOES WELL. Experiment in’ South Dakota May Work Change in Crop Methods. Pierre, S. D., May 17.—Farmers in this part of the state are interested in a twenty-acre field of winter wheat sown last fall on the farm of W. H. rad, in Dry Run township. The field has survived the winter and is showing up in as good shape as that of wheat in any of tne winter wheat- growing sections of the country. If this field proves to be a success a large amount of winter wheat will be sown to take the place of the spring crop. $50,000 CASE THROWN OUT. Plaintiff Non-suited in Action Against Powder Company. Washburn, Wis., May 17.—The case of Former City Clerk R. A. Herin against the E. I. du Pont du Nemours Powder company was_ suddenly brought to a close here yesterday, when the motion for non-suit made by the defendant’s attorney was granted by the court. Hering was suing the dynamite com- pany for $50,000 for injuries received while at work at the company’s plant near this city last fall. ‘IOWAN WINS AT CARLETON. Edwin. P. Dickinson Is Leader in Ora- tory. Northfield, Minn., May 17.—Edwin P. Dickinson, ’09, Osage, Iowa, won first place last night in the Carleton home oratorical contest. The subject of his oration was “Cavalier La Salle.” The winner of the home contest represents Carleton college in the next year’s state oratorical contest. Besides this first place carries with it a prize of $40. ADMIT FISH DYNAMITING. Two Men Arrested Pay $25 Each for Their Illegal Sport. Fergus Falls, Minn., May 17.—Dep- uty Game Warden J. H. Jones of this city swore out warrants charging Charles Clark and Godfred Koch with dynamiting fish in the Leaf river, in the town of Bluffton. They exploded charges of dynamite under water, and standing some distance below gather- ed in the fish as they floated down stream. They pleaded guilty and paid fines of $25 and costs each. KILLED IN A WELL. Rock Falls and Crushes Workman’s Skull. Chippewa Falls, Wis., May 19. — ienry Mewhorter was killed at Glen Mora while he was at the bottom of . thirty-foot well. With a number of helpers he had »egun to wall up the well and a large itone was being lowered to him ina ub. The tub collapsed and the rock struck Mr. Mewhorter on the back of he head as he was stooping over, srushing his skull and breaking his seck, FORGER IS SENT UP. Wien Who Use Bogus.Paper Drawn on Bank Reaps Prompt Punishment. Crookston, Minn., May 19.—Ole Fun- seth was brought into this city yes- erday by Sheriff Richmond of Ro- seau county and. appeared before fudge Watts here, charged with for- sery of a check on a party named daggland in Roseau county. The theck was forged on the State yank at Warroat. He was sentenced o the reformatory at St. Cloud and was taken there last night. TOO OLD TO MIND TRAINS. Medford Man of Eighty Walks Twelve Miles Rather Than Wait. Faribault, Minn., May’ 19. — A. L. Wright, eighty years old, who lives in Medford and \who wantéd to visit Far- bault and Owatonna on the same day, ‘ound the train conne¢tions not to his iking, so hé’ walked’ }o Faribault, a listance of twelve mils, transacted iis business, caught the train to Owa- ‘onna, finisNed his business there and sot back to¢+his home at 2:30 p. m. BABY HIDDEN -IN; CEMETERY. Body of Murdered Infant Is Found by Accident. St. Paul, May 19.—Clad in swad- lling clothes, with a lady’s silk neck- ie drawn tightly around its neck, he body of an infant was found yes- erday. in Calvary cemetery. Death svidently was due to strangulation, ind the body: was placed in another’s grave in an attempt to hide all traces of the crime. It had been there for nonths: from aH appearances. P.O. BURGLARY LAID TO BOY. Lad of Fifteen :Years Is Accused of Coalville Crime. McMullin, a fifteen-year-old boy, was arrested at Coalville, in this county, ind was brought to Red Lodge to an- swer to a charge of breaking into and sobbing the postoffice at Coalville. The United States district attorney ias been communicated with and no iction will be taken until he is heard ‘rom. CHURCH BANQUET FATAL. Typhoid Fever, Which Afflicts Thirty Guests at Dinner, Kills Two. Waterloo, Iowa, May 19. — Aaron U. Walthers died at Rockwell City of ‘typhoid fever, said to have been con- tracted three weeks ago at a church vanquet. His death is the second to secur from typhoid fever which af- licted thirty guests at a church ban- yuet.. The whole town is excited over che contagion. WHIRLED TO DEATH BY BELT. Breen’s Body Crushed and Broken in Smelter-at Great Falls. Great Falls, Mont., May 19.—Wil- iam J. Breen of Butte was whirled to |: jeath in the belting of the Boston & Montana smelter. Every bone in his body from his hips up was broken, his aeck being broken in several places. Every stitch of clothing was torn from nis body, and when picked up only his shoes and stockings remained. COULDN’T HEAR TRAIN. Deaf and Dumb Inmate of Insane Asy- lum Is Killed. Fergus Falls, Minn., May 19.—Hen- ry Olsen, a deaf and dumb inmate of the insane asylum here, was struck by an east-bound coast train on the Great Northern and instantly killed. Olson was out for a walk and strolled onto the tracks, . Grandstand Falls. Iowa City, Iowa, May‘ 19—Twenty feet of the grandstand front fell at the Iowa high school meet here, throwing forty people to the ground. No one was hurt. Building Falls on Her. Devils Lake, N. D., May 19. — The], four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnson was instantly killed when an out-building was tipped over m her. Brother Gets Fortune. Deadwood, S. D., May 19.Through the death at San Francisco of Henry Bews, one of the Black Hills pioneers, his brother George Bews, formerly of this city, will inherit property said *o be worth from $200,000 to $300,000. Stricken When on Roof. Winona, Minn., May 19.—Peter Mil- kowski, sixty-four years old, while seated on the ridge pole of his house shingling the roof, succumbed to pa- ralysis of the heart and fell to the ground. He was killed instantly. fand Benjamin R. Smith, accused of I$ WRITING HISTORY OF EARLY MINNESOTA DAYS e- © Of St. Cloud, aged seventy-eight years, is engaged in writing a history of the Indian outbreak in the early days of Minnesota, and to judge from the present alertness of her mind and her health in general, she has no need to fear that, were she to extend her work as author over many more years, her task might not be completed be- fore her life’s journey is run. She is a grandmother of Senator Ripley Brower of St. Cloud, who may be a candidate for governor. MRS. MARY BROWER Mrs. Brower is the oldest living pio- neer in Stearns and Todd counties, and she settled in Round Prairie be- fore the Indian outbreak. With her memory of the events of those years so clear, and with her lucid style of telling about them, it is certain that the history she is writing will have a prominent place among the works that treat of the, early days of the North Star State. CATOLICS TO MEET. Intercounty Convention to Be Held at New London May 31. The second intercounty convention of the Federation of Catholic Socie- ties of Outagamie; Waupaca, Winne- bago, Brown, Wood and Langlade will Red Lodge, Mont., May. 19.—George,| be held at New London Sunday, May 31, and it ig expe¢ted that“ over 1,200 visitors will be in attendance. The program will open with low mass at 7:30 a. m., and high mass at 10. At this mass’the Rey. F. X. Steinbrecher of St. Mary’s:church, Kaukauna will deliver a sermon on “The Duties of the Catholic Laymen.” At the parish all the delegates will be welcomed on behalf of New London by Mayor (M. W. Knapstein, and on behalf of the Waupaca county Catholics by County President Theodore Knapstein. Low mass will be celebrated at 11:45 a.m. for the convenience of visiting dele- gates. ; The business session will be called to order at the parish hall at 1:50 p. m. by President J. I. Toner of Kau- kauna. After the routine business has been transacted the order of exercises will be: Song, Appleton Knights of Columbus Glee club; address, “Fed- eration,” F. J. Rooney, district attor- ney of Outagamie county; address, “Church Extension,” John E. Kuypers, Dépere; address, “Socialism,” P. H. Martin, Green Bay; song, male choir, St. Vincent's church, Oshkosh; ad- dress, “The Future of Our Young Men,” Rev. John Hummel, Green Bay; song, Young Men’s Sodality, Green Bay. Bishop J. J. Fox and Vicar Gen- eral P. J. Lochmann of Green Bay will arrive in an automobile during the afternoon and will take part in the ex ercises, . MAYOR ONLY HALF CITIZEN. Charge That Man Elected Mayor Nev- er Took Out Second Papers. “Can a man who has taken out only .his first papers legally.act as mayor?” is the question which is at present agitating the citizens at Che- tek. Dr. -W. G. Malcolm was elected may- or of Chetek at the April election, and according to the records of Barron county he took out his first papers in 1894, -but nothing has been shown that he has taken out his second pa- pers. Dr. Malcolm thinks that he can prove that he is legally qualified, but Former Mayor Somers and some oth- er Chetek citizens say, “Show us.” It is said that action will be taken ‘to oust Dr. Malcolm unless he pre- sents proofs that he is a’ citizen.’ In the meantime Chetek has two men who claim that they are mayor— Dr. Malcolm and Mr. Somers, the lat- ter holding that he retains the office until his successor qualifies. In the Uniteq States court at Fer- gus Falls A. R. Rapplin, accused of stealing a mail sack and rifling the letters which it contained, was given a year and a half in state’s prison, rifling registered letters, was given one year and two months in the St. Cloud reformatory. Both pleaded guilty. _ Fourteen granite mills are closed at St. Cloud as a result of a strike and ver 300 men are out of work: The In and About the State| rane ye ongress. Monday. ‘ Washington, May 12. — The senat yesterday passed the agricultural ap- propriation bill, carrying an appro- fenders. priation aggregating $12,142,146 for king other per- The game and fish commission has | Dullding roads and making § manent improvements in the national been giving special attention to the forests; $1,000,000 instead of $500,000 protection of the lakes in Wright] as provided by the house, was appro- county this spring against wholesale | priated, giving one-half the amount illegal fishing with nets and spearing | asked by the chief forester. ‘ The house yesterday devoted its Dye nent re Dananes @ecath TeeTe time to the consideration of miscel- there have been many complaints|janeous business. By agreeing to and thousands of pounds of fish taken | some senate amendments to an unim- out by illegal means, and the people | portant local hill, upon an anti-gam- interested have complained bitterly | bling provision, placed as a rider, the that the lakes were being depleted of | house took the final congressional bass, pike, crappies and other game | Step by which betting on horses races STOP ILLEGAL FISHING. Game Wardens Get After Many Of; fish. During the past month the depu- ty wardens of the commission have watched the lakes of this county closely and have caught numerous of fenders. On April 10 Game Warden Ellery Williams of Hutchinson arrested three men at Buffalo for fishing with nets; convicted three others at South Ha- ven for spearing bass; on April 29 Warden Osgood of St. Cloud secured the conviction of Nels Nelson of Sugar Lake for netting fish; on May 8 War- den Osgood made a wholesale capture of seven men at Fountain Lake, west of Delano, and convicted the whole bunch for spearing bass by torchlight, each getting a fine of $10 and costs. All except those from South Haven were borught before Justice C. S. Hawker of Buffalo, who promptly im- posed fines in all cases. Wright county has about a hundred excellent fishing lakes, and the ma- jority of the people of the county are determined that they shall be pro tected against illegal fishing. STATE MAY TAKE CHARGE. Smallpox Regulations Not Enforced and Disease Spreading. Unless. the local officials in Leouis- ville township, Scott county, pay more attention to the enforcement of the regulations relating to smallpox the state board of health will take charge of the matter and send a rep- resentative to see that the regulations are. enforced. A letter to this effect has been sent to the local officials there, informing them that such ac- tion was being contemplated. Some time ago the board had an inspector in that, district, who report- ed a number $f-cases' of smalipox, and that he haq taken the matter up with the authorities and what it would be necessary for them to do. The reports . just received are to ‘the, effect. that there ,are now seven or eight families in the township in which the disease has made its appearance and that the au- thorities are’ not taking the proper precautions to check the disease there and prevent its spread. If the proper attention is not paid to the request of the state board, the board will take the matter in hand and send some one there to enforce the regulations, charging the expense to the township. \ The local authorities are also liable in such case to prosecu- tion for neglect of duty. NORMAL SCHOOL FUNDS. Estimates Approved at the Meeting of the Board. Estimates for state normal schools were approved at a meeting of the \state normal board at the capitol, in t. Paul, covering the closing ‘quarter. of the school year and also the sum- mer sessions of twelve weeks at each school. ,.The estimates for .each ‘school are as follows: Current Summer Quarter. _ School. ,Winona +$5,724.15 $6,823.33 ankato 15,956.76 6,999.71 oorhead . + 6,624.41 6,839.27 t. Cloud . -10,588.35 7,030.00 Duluth . - 9,829.73 4,019.95 All the members were present but J. L. Washburn of Duluth. Resolutions ‘were passed regretting the retirement of Alvah Eastman of St. Cloud from the board and expressing apprecia- tion of his services, FISH ON DRY LAND; HOOK CAT. Boy’s Pranks Results in Serious Bites and Scratches for Animal’s Owner. Some boys who had been fishing without good results threw a _ line into the yard of Charles Dresck at Crookston and the hook was baited with a large piece of liver. Dresck has a family cat of immense proportions that he brought from the ‘old country. This valuable family cat came along the river bank and espied ithe liver. Charles Siebeck soon dis- lcovered the cat in agony and the hole neighborhood came out to save informed them |. at Bennings will hereafter be prohib- ited, Tuesday. Washington, May 13. — The senate yesterday passed the postoffice appro- priation bill, carrying amounts aggre- gating $229,027,367. As passed the bill allows $1 per day expenses for railway postal clerks when away from terminals, which will incur a total ex- pense of about $1,000,000. Senator Rayner spoke on his resolu- tion directing the president to order a court of inquiry into charges against Col. William F. Stewart, U. S. A., now stationed at Fort Grant, Ariz. After a debate lasting practically the entire session, the house yesterday by a vote of 136 to 124 agreed to the conference report on the naval appropriation bill. Wednesday. Washington, May 14.—The further consideration of the Brownsville af- fair was yesterday postponed by the senate until Dec. 16 next, This deci- sion was reached after an extended exchange of views among the sena- tors. Senator Rayner’s resolution direct- ing the president to appoint a court of inquiry to investigate the case of Col. William F, Stewart of the army, now stationed at Fort Grant, Ariz., was referred to the committee on mil- itary affairs, with an understanding that Senator Rayner would appear before that committee to make a fur- ther statement on the Stewart case. One-half of the five-hour session of the house yesterday was spent in roll calls on the various propositions pre- sented. When the day’s work had been concluded the agricultural and postoffice appropriation bills had been sent to conference. : Thursday. Washington, May 15.—The Vreelana currency bill, agreed upon by. the Re- publican caucus, was yesterday put through the house, under :a. special rule by a vote of 184 to 148.. Fifteen so-called insurgents of the minority party voted with the Democrats, who went on record solidly against the measure. The closing moments of the. debate were replete with excitement and Re- publican enthusiasm caused by the re- fusal of the great majority of the Dem- ocrats to go on record for the Wil- liams bill, which had been offered by Mr. Kahn of California as a substitute for the Vreeland bill, in’ accordance with a well laid plan of the majority leaders to ascertain where the Demo crats stood on the proposition which, it was claimed by several, was sup- ported by Mr. Bryan. Ninety-three Democrats voted “present,” which aroused the Republicans to a high state of hilarity at the expense of the minority. Only a handful of Demo- crats had the temerity to vote “a or “no.” The action of Mr. Kahn. w due to the refusal. of Mr. Williams to present his bill and substitue, which under.the rule he was specifically au- thorized to do. The great sundry civil appropria- tion bill, carrying a total of about $120,000,000, was passed by the sen- ate yesterday. This is the last of the large supply bills, and its passage broke down the doors of the depot, the house in the consideration of the appropriation bills. Friday. Washington, May 16.—The Vreeland currency bill, which was passed by the house Thursday, was delivered to the senate yesterday and at once went to the committee on finance. Senator Aldrich promptly made a report from the committee, substituting the Ald- rich bill in an amended form for the house measure, and in that form it was passed by the senate. This action threw the bill into conference and an effort will be made to reach an agree- ment at an early day. The work of cleaning up legislation in the house preparatory to adjourn- ment May 23, proceeded at a rapid pace yesterday. With only a short en demanded an increase in wages. | fis to be the Permanent county, seat. the animal. When Dresck, at the tear-| time allowed for debate, both the mili- ful direction of his aged mother, had | tary appropriation bill and the omni- drawn the hook from the cat’s stom-| bus public buildings bills weré pass- ach, he was so severely scratched and | ed, leaving off the supply bills, only bitten that he was taken to the hospi- | the general deficiency bill to be con- tal. sidered. By a strict party vote the Vreeland currency bill as amended by the sen- ate yesterday, was, after a lively de- The Koochiching county commis | pate sent to conference; yeas 150, sioners have completed arrangements | mays 103, “present” 6. for the building of a court house at International Falls, which is*to cost To Make Syrup. approximately $85,000. It will be mod-] Warfbault, Minn., May 16. — The ern in every particular. The townsite | Comercial club has accepted the offer company donated a block of ground:| of several Twin City capitalists to es as a site, amd as soon as plans are | tablish an amber cane syrup.and stock adopted bids will be asked for the | food factory in this : e com- construction of the building. This pany will be capitalizea at ° $50,000. move means that International Falls | Contracts will be made for raising 350 acres of amber cane, 1S SURE OF COUNTY SEAT. Pa