Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 24, 1909, Page 3

St. Paul, March 17. — The house members had a talkfest yesterday on Dalzell’s bill providing that all prop- erty in the state shall be listed by the assessor at its full value. After talking for three hours they killed the bill and then, when they realized that the death of the, bill would mean that property would be listed in the future at 100 per cent of its value they res- urrected it and made it a special or- der again for next week. The bills creating county assessors and exempt- ing $200 instead of $100 from each family were also a special order yes- terday, but the house never reached them and they were continued until next Wednesday with the other bills. Representative Rowe made an at- tempt yesterday to kill the “club” liq- or bill by moving that it be indefi- nitely postponed. There was very lit- tle debate on the motion, and it was killed by a substantial majority. Representative Pfaender presented a resolution callirg for a committee of five to investigate the effect of the building of a packing plant on the site near the university. Notice of debate was given by Representative Lennon and the resolution went over until to- day. That the Steel corporation is acting in good faith and will erect its steel plant in Duluth, is the report of the subcommittee of the house committee on taxes which went to Duluth last week to investigate. _ In the Senate. The fight for the modification of the present primary law is not ended. Senator Sullivan yesterday introduced a bill providing for the nomination of congressional and state candidates at conventions, the delegates to which should be chosen at county conven- tions. The bill provides that dele- gates to the county conventions be chosen at primaries. In other respects it does not modify the present pri- mary law. The full-crew railroad bill, the most lobbied against bill in the senate, was killed yesterday by a vote of 32 to 20. It required roads to increase the size of their crews on long freight and passenger trains. The bill to repeal part of the cor- rupt practices act was passed by the senate. The effect of the bill is to strike out the section of the present law limiting the expenses of candi- dates. The senate put in a busy day yes- terday, passing in all thirty-three bills. The mere important of them were: Extending the grounds for excuse from jury service; rearranging the terms of members of the grain inspec- tion board; requiring the destruction of weeds and brush along public high- ways; relating to a wife’s interest in lands of her husbard in certain cases; permitting veterinarians to inject co- eaine; providing for sessions of sum- mer normal schools; relating to the collection and expenditure of road taxes in villages; enforcing the col- lection of poll taxes; relating to the vacation of village streets and alleys; requiring division of funds when towns are divided; placing naval re- serve on regular army footing; pre- venting use of ferrets to catch rab- bits; relating to funds of forestry poard; legalizing changes of bounda- ries of school districts; providing de- partment of incurables in school for feeble minded; prohibiting sale of pure-bred stock unless accompanied by certificate of health; providing for proper sanitary conditions in factories and workshops; requiring safety funds by insurance companies; rais- ing salaries of officers of dairy depart- ment; establishing grain and flour- testing laboratory; prohibiting killing of wild animals on lands reserved for game. * * *# St. Paul, March 18.—The tonnage tax bill, introduced by Representative Bjorge, was passed in the house yes- terday after a debate lasting from 1:30 in the afternoon until 7 o'clock in the evening. The members listened attentively to the arguments for and against the bill, which is something unusual when long speeches are made, and when the vote was taken every member was present except one. The vote on the bill stood 61 to 57, just one more than needed to pass the measure. The bill in its present form classifies mines into two classes: Those which produce less than 20,- 000 tons during the season are left to be taxed on the old basis, while those which produce more are taxed 5 cents a ton on ore with 59 or more per cent of fron, 4 cents a ton for ore with 54 to 58 per cent of iron, 3 cents a ton on ore with 49 to 53 per cent of iron, - and 2 cents a ton on ore with less than 49 per cent of iron. This is for state purposes and is to be divided petween the estate school funds and the general revenue funds. The mines are to be taxed on the ad valorem REVIEW OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF THE STATE LEGISLATORS FOR THE WEEK. ae ISLA basis, as at present, for local pur- poses. The so-called club bill, authorizing social clubs to sell liquor without a license, passeqd the house yesterday. Te bill got 60 votes and could not pass with less. ‘ The Greene boxing bill permitting six-round boxing bouts in St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth was passed by the house. A tax of 10 per cent on the income from real estate mortgages is pro- posed in a bill by Representative Thayer. The bill vesting attorneys at law with the powers of notaries public was indefinitely postponed in the house on recommendation of the com- mittee on general legislation. A bill prohibiting hunters from en- tering private land, except with the permission of the owner, was intro- duced by Representative McGrath. In the Senate. State aid for tubercular patients is contemplated in a bill by Senator Nel- son. He would have a tax of one- tenth of a mill levied annually for this aid. The state board of health may specify the rules to be complied with. Representatives of the grain inter- ests of North Dakota are toa be in- vited to sit with the Minnesota board of grain appeals, according to a joint resolution adopted by the senate yes- terday. Senator Nelson introduced a bill for a constitutional amendment to be sub- mitted to the people providing for an annual tax levy of one-tenth of a mill for forestry purposes. It is intended that land more suitable for forestry purposes is to be purchased by the state for reforestation. Other bills introduced were: Prohibiting pawnbrokers receiving goods from minors; prescribing regula- tion to prevent collisions on lakes and rivers; authorizing refund of tax cer- tificates; providing for appeal to tax commission from county boards of abatement; allowing school boards to establish medical inspection in schools of big cities; increasing pen- alty for defamatory circulars; to make uniform the law of warehouse receiipts; to promote building of pub- lic highways. ese 8 St. Paul, March 19.—Cass Lake’s normal schoo] bill passed the senate yesterday without a single vote to spare. The count was 32 to 25. Sen- ator Sageng made the principal speech against the billx He accused the managers of the Cass Lake cam- paign of bartering votes on other projects in return for aid on the nor- mal school bill. He declared that the proposed site was undesirable, and read from a report on the reservoirs showing that they back water up at times to the edge of the land picked as the normal school site, making a bad swampy place, The Hackney bill for a correspond- ence schoo] of agriculture was placed on general orders in the senate, the majority report of the committee rec- ommending the bill being accepted after short debate. The senate killed a bill for tuber- culin tested dairy products, and the house bill’ relating to semi-monthly payment of wages, in addition to sev- eral minor bills, A number of unimportant were introduced. The following bills were passed: Denfining banks and savings banks; relating to damage caused by fire from a locomotive; requiring con- struction of culvert when necessary to reach lands abutting public roads; requiring certain vegetables and grains to be sold by the pound; relat- ing to contracts for maintenance of public road; legalizing mortgages given by guardians for wards; relat- ing to service of writ of mandamus; relating to bonds of public contract- ors; relating to writs of certiorari; relating to recording of marriage cer- tificates; regulating proceedings against delinquent financial corpora- tions; relating to corporations; amending law relating to demand notes. bills In the House. The Rowe packing plant bill was yesterday made a special order in the house for next Thursday. Represent- ative Lennon made a motion to take the bill from general orders and in- definitely postpone it, but withdrew his motion, and instead had the bill made a special order for Thursday. The house yesterday began consid- eration of the employers’ liability bill drafted by the special committee. After some discussion a motion was made to continue the special order until next Tuesday. The bills recommended to pass. in- cluded two bills ‘for constitutional amendments to promote reforesta- tion; a bill regulating the provisions to be contained in accident insurance spend money to advertise their re- sources; Robertson’s Dill providin that the wholesaler and not the re- tailer shall be prosecuted for viola- tions of the food laws; McKenzie’s bill to prevent killing of wild ani- mals on state forest reserves; Spoon- er’s bill limiting telegraph tolls to 25 cents for ten words within the state; Opsahl’s dynamite bill and Putnam’s bill repealing the horse thief and trer planting bounties. sss St. Paul, March 20. — Vindications for S, W. Leavett and the other mem- bers of the board of contro] who were concerned in the famous coal rebate deals reported by the public examiner is continued in both the majority and minority report which the public ac- counts and expenditures committee presented to the house yesterday. Both reports agree that in asking for and accepting the rebate from the Northwestern Fuel company the members of the board acted in good faith and with the intention of saving money for the state. Both agree that the practice of accepting rebates for the state is inadvisable. This prac- tice of rebating has been discontin- ued, however. The reports differ in that the majority report holds that the board was acting within the law, while the minority report says that “in view of the requirement of the law, that all the contracts ef the board shall be in writing, that the board shall make rules in regard to supplies and contracts so as to in- sure competition and publicity, and prohibiting the taking of gifts or gratuities from dealers in supplies, it is the opinion of the undersigned that such a system of rebating on the part of state officials is not permissable under the state laws.” The majority report finds that in several matters in which the public examiner reported that the state had lost money, he had not taken into con- sideration differences in quality or other conditions. The house passed the following bills: Specifying the compensation to be paid members of county boards of ed- ucation for unorganized territory; to fix the time within which notice or claim for loss, injury or damage to shipments of live stock in transit may be presented to common car- riers thereof; proposing an amend- ment to the Constitution providing a tax for reforestation; regulating the conditions and provisions; to be con- tained in policies of health or acci- dent insurance issued in this state; relating to fees of insurance compa- nies; relating to the suppression of dangerous, contagious and infectious diseases of domestic animals; to au- thorize county boards to appropriate and expend money for the purpose of advertising and exploiting the natural resources of their county to induce immigration thereto; to prevent the killing of wild animals or birds upon the Minnesota state forest reserve lands and parks and within national forests; relating to the taxation of express companies; regulating charges of telegraph companies; to appropriate money for the purpose of purchase of dynamite or similar explo- sive, with necessary fuse and caps, and to provide for the sale thereof in the development for agricultural pur- poses of lands within this state; re- pealing tree planting and horse thief bounties; providing two months closed season for Mississippi river fishing; prohibiting catching of rab- bits with ferrets, in the Senate. The senate yesterday passed the “pork barrel” bill, appropriating $300,- 000 for roads and bridges over the state. This will be followed by a bill dividing the money among the coun- ties and designating where and by whom the money shall be expended. The barrel this year is $100,000 larger than two years ago. Ten cents penalty for not buying a ticket before the train starts is pro- vided in a bill introduced by Senator Nelson. It is an amendment to the 2-cent rate law. The following bills were passed: Repealing the law establishing a stallion registration board; validating certain bonds purchased by state board of investment; authorizing cit- ies of more than 50,000 to issue bonds for bridge across stream in the city; amending election law to adapt it to voting machines; relating to carnal knowledge of children; legalize col- lection of fees by probaté court; per- mitting tax commission to rebate taxes; punishing issuance of false statements to obtain credit; relating to commitment to the state training school; licensing dining cars to sell liquor; relating to taxation of freight line companies; relating to refund- ment of money paid at tax sale when property is exempt from taxation; re- lating to special levy for state school fund; validating expenditures for ob- servance of Memorial day; amending section 3610, Revised Laws of 1905; increasing grounds of divorce from men in other state prisons; relating to bonds of public contractors; au- thorizing bonds for public school grounds; relating to the organization of cities, Renner Will Join Dwarf Colony. Waseca, Minn., March 21. — Don Ward, a midget twenty years of age, whose home was in this city, stopped off here to visit relatives while on his way from Missoula, Mont., to Pa- ris. Mr. Ward has traveled exten- sively through the Northwest and is now engaged to join a company of midgets gathered from® all parts of the world, who will form a colony near Paris and co-operate in show work. FIND DEAD MAN FN HOTEL ROOM. St, Paul, March 21—D. W. Albright, about forty years old, a resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was found dead in bed in Room 103 at the Merchants hotel yesterday. : Coroner Miller has taken charge of the body, but has not fully deter- mined whether it is a case of suicide or a natural death. He is inclined to the latter belief, but will conduct an autopsy to decide. WOLF ATTACKS BOY NEAR TOWN Shenandoah, Iowa, March 21.—The four-year-old son of C. A. Carlson of this place was attacked by a wolf just outside of town yesterday, and the animal was only prevented from devouring him by the promptness of neighbors in coming to the rescue, The child was returning home from school at noon, when the wolf leaped on him from the side of the road. The child’s body was terribly lace- rated by the animal’s teeth. Central American Executives Will Try to Arrange Plan to Avoid Intervention. City of Mexico, March 22.—It is now believed a certainty that a conference of the five presidents of Central Amer- ican Republics will be held shortly. Word has reached here that President Cabrera of Guatemala, Davila of Hon- duras and Zelaya of Nicaragua have agreed to the proposed ‘meeting. It is thought certain that President Figueroa of Salvador and the presi- dent of Costa Rica will also consent to the invitatin which was sent out by Senor Echeverris, president of the Central American branch of the bu- reau of American republics, and the purpose of the gathering will be of Ways and means to live vp to the let- ter and spirit of the Washington peace pact and thus remove all cause for intervention in Central American af- fairs on the part either of the United States or Mexico. It is considered likely that a request will be sent to the American state department as soon as Salvador and Costa Rica are heard from asking that thee confer- ence be permitted to meet on board of one of the cruisers of the Pacific squadron. The harbor of Amapalal will probably be selected as the meet- ing place, This new turn in Central American affairs is looked rpon by those well informed as the most important that has happened in recent years, and is believed to have been forced by the firmness of the state department at Washington, CZARINA IN SERIOUS CONDITION. Emperor Is Alarmed Over Her Nerv- ous State, Berlin, March 22.—The Kreutz Zei- tung states on the authority of a dis- tinguished personage who _ recently was received in audience by Emperor Nicholas that the emperor expressed considerable apprehension regarding the condition of the empress. Her majesty has been unable to receive visitors. In explanation of the empress’ con- dition the emperor said that since the accident to the imperial yacht in Fin- nish waters her majesty had ‘suffered greatly from nervousness and had been unable to regain her mental composure SHOOT PRISONERS FROM GUNS. Twelve Hundred Arrested in Connec- tion With Plot to Murder Ameer. Peshawur, British India, March 22. —It is reported that twelve hundred arrests have been made at Jellalabad, Afghanstan, in connection with the plet recently discovered to murder the ameer, the heir apparent and _ the other members of the royal family. Ac- cording to advices , batches of prison- ers are being blown from guns daily. THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, March 22. — Wheat—No. 1 hard, $1.17; No. 1 Northern, $1.16; No. 2 Northern, $1.14@1.141-4. Corn —No. 2 yellow, 61 1-4@623-4c. Oats— No. 2 white, 50 1-2@51 1-2c, Minneapolis, March 22 — Wheat— No. 1 hard, $1.17; No. 1 Northern, $1.16; No. 2 Northern, $1.14@1.14 1-4. Corn—No. 2 yellow, 611-4@623-4c. Oats—No. 2 white, 50 1-2@51 1-2c. Duluth, March 22. — Wheat—No. 1 hard, $1.165-8; No. 1 Northern, $1.15 5-8; No. 2 Northern, $1.13 5-8; Flax—$i.657-8. Oats — No. 2 white, 5le. Chicago, March 22. — Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.22@1.247-8; No. 2. hard, $1.15 1-2@1.17 7-8. Oats—No. 2 white, 521-2@541-2c. Corn—No, 2 yellow, 65 1-2c. Mitwaukee, March 22.—Wheat—No. 1 Northern, $1.18@1.19; No. 2 North- ern, $1.15@1.16. Barley — Standard, 67 1-2c. Cxicago, March 22. — Cattle — Beeves, $4.60@7.25; stockers and feeders, $3.85@5.40; cows and heifers, $1.90@5.70. Hogs—Bulk, $6.50@6.75. Sheep — Natives, $3.15@5.65; lambs, $5.50@7.65. Sioux City, Iowa, March 22.—Caittle —Beeves, $4.75@6.50; stockers and feeders, $3.85@5; calves and _ year- lings, ‘$3.50@4.45.. Hogs — Range, $6.30@6.60. South St. Paul, March 22.—Cattle— Grain-fed steers, $5@6.25; cows and heifers, $4@5; veal calves, $5.75@ $6.50; good to choice stock steers, $3.75@4.25. Hogs—Bulk, $6.35@6.40. Sheep — Yearlings, $6@6.85; spring lambs, $6@6.85. Seldier Rebels Imprisoned. Havana, March 22.—Sergeant Cor- tes, his son and Corporal Richardo, three of the rural guard who were identified with the late uprising in Santan Clara province, have been im- prisoned at Fort San Severino, at Ma- tanzas. The remainder of the band, who are civilians, have been held for trial in the civil courts. Sentenced and Fined. New York, March 22.—Francis Pal- mieri, president of the Co-operative Securities company of this city, who was convicted of using the mails to defraud investors, was sentenced to three months in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $250. Half Toothpick Is Fatal. Baltimore, March 22.—Half a tooth- pick swallowed nearly a month ago was responsible for the death of Wil- liam F. Murbach. Blood poisoning re- sulted. $ State News of the Week Brietly Told. Ottin O. Sietvold, a farmer of Fer- gus Falls, died from being kicked by one of his horses, : Torger Hovland, one of Goodhue county’s early settlers, died at his home in Zumbrota, Johnannes P. Halden, a pioneer resident of Fergus Falls, died at the age of ninety-two. He is survived by two. sons, Matthew Hayes, a farmer, was in- stantly killed by a falling tree at Rosemount. His neck and jawbone were broken. Mrs. Sigrie Smogaard died at her home in Roscoe township near Zum- brota. She is survived by only one relative, a grandson. The jury in the case of the State vs. James McCaslin, returned a ver- dict of not guilty at Bemidji, He was charged with grand larceny, While Mat Hayes of Lebanon town- ship, Dakota county, was cutting around his home, a tree fell on him and he was killed instantly. Prof. V. L. Jones, superintendent of the public schools of Faribault, has resigned his position and will enter Harvard to take post-gradtiate course. Stephen Hennek died at Long Prairie after a long illness from cancer of the stomach. He was an old resident and one of the town’s merchants, Dr. Corrigan of Spooner is cleared of the charge of malpractice, with which he was accused by Dr. Oppliger in the death certificate of George W. Toomb of Spooner. Mrs. S. B. Bergandahl, wife of 3 B. Bergendahl, a merchant of Monte video, died in Minneapolis following an operation. She is survived by a daughter and two sons, all grown. Upon complaint of Robert Grignon of St. Cloud, son of Alexander Grig. non, the latter was arraigned at Ap pleton on the charge of assault with intent to kill his son, James Grignon. The board of education of Fairfax has re-elected Supt. J. E, Palmer for next year with an increase of $200. The other teachers elected for the coming year are Victoria Steichers, Nellie Bryan, Ida Davison, Blenda Nelson, Annie Hawes, Ethel Van Vlick and Olga Sell. Edward Madden of Pine City, in the employ of the J. E. MeGrath Lumber company, was fatally injured while ai work repairing the Knife Lake dam above Mora. A heavy timber fell, striking his head. He lived only a few hours. Madden was about forty years of age. He is survived by a widow. A wreck occurred. at the junction of the Omaha and Northwestern roads at Blue Earth. A combination mail, baggage and smoking car was thrown from the track and overturn: ed. Carl Rosewall, a passenger, of Detroit, Minn., received a bad scalp wound and his back was imjured. Five other passengers were more or less injured. The Benson Bunch of Boosters has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Dr. H. J. Rice; vice president, Paul Pederson; secretary, A. Bullis; treasurer, F. C. Thornton. The club expects to do considerable work the coming season by advertising the possibilities and resources of Swift county and induc ing new settlers to locate there. Henry Cavilin of Hibbing, agent for the Fitger Brewing company of Duluth, was brought to Duluth from the range under indictment by the late grand jury alleging embezzlement of $2,106. Four women and as many men of Hibbing, indicted by the grand jury on charges of running im- moral resorts in the range town, were also brought there. This is the first move in a campaign started to rid Hibbing of the undesirable element. Thomas F. Cole of Duluth, president of the Oliver Iron Mining company, a subsidiary of the United States Steel corporation, has sent in his resigna- tion. His successor, it is generally believed, will be W. J. Olcott, presi- dent of the Duluth ,Mesabe & North- ern, also a United States steel sub- sidfary. Mr. Cole is a multi-million- aire and prominently identified with ‘several valuable copper mining com- panies. eee George Corcoran, veteran of the Civil war, aged sixty-eight, proprietor ‘of an employment agency at Hibbing, ‘dropped dead. He is survived by a \daughter and son at Grand Rapids, ‘Minn., where the deceased formerly resided. A meeting was held at Bird Imand in the interest of building a local ey There was a large attend. ance and the interest was such that is. M, Klarquist, a Minneapolis con- tractor, has decided to erect a cream- ery this spring. DULUTH TUNNEL COMPLETED $2,000,000. Bore Ready for Soo and > Wisconsin Central. Duluth, March 23, — After a year’s work the tunnel of the Wisconsin Cen- tral through the rock-ribbed hill of Duluth has been completed, and the road will now proceed to the erection of its passenger station in the heart of the city, one block from the pres-\ ent union station. The tunnel cost $2,000,000, ang through it the Wiscon- sin Central and Soo will enter the city. The Canadian Northern will also use the station. TRAIN MANGLES FARMER. Body of Dave Johnson, Waseca, Minn. Badly Torn. Waseca, Minn., March 23.—Dave T. Johnson, a farmer thirty-five years old, living five miles north of town, was killed last night by a Minneapolis & St. Louis train on a crossing a mile north of town. The body was not found until morning and was brought to this city, His head was smashed, arms and neck broken and one hand cut off. He was not married. PADEREWSKI IS CRIPPLED. Acute Rheumatism in the Hand Dis- ables Great Pianist. Milwaukee, Wis., March 23.—A sud- den attack of acute rheumatism in his right arm and hand has so dis- abled Ignace Paderewski that he will be forced to cancel all his Western engagements. He is speeding toward New York in his private car to get expert medical attention. Jail for Mail Swindler.” | Sioux Falls, S. D., March 23.—Im- prisonment for a period of one and one-half years in the Sioux Falls peni- tentiary and a fine of $100 was the sentence imposed in the case of Al- bert J. Moore, alias J. L. Ferguson, ex-convict, who entered a plea of guilty to the charge *of using the United States mail with intent to de- fraud. Moore is one of the smoothest swindlers who ever operated in the Northwest. Billings Mill Is Burned. Billings, Mont., March 23. — The largest fire which this city has had for years occurred when the plant of the Billings Milling company was de- stroyed. The fire originated in the lower floor and is said to have been due to defective wiring. The plant had just been remodeled and refitted with new machinery. The loss is es- timated at $50,000, partly covered by insurance. State Conference Is Ended. Gladbrook, Iowa, March 23.—The annual state conference of the United Brethren Church of Iowa, which has been in session here during the most of this week, closed yesterday. One hundred and twenty ministers and delegates have been attending. Bish- op W. M. Weekly of Kansas City pre- sided. One thousand dollars was raised for home missions. Darling Man Is Released. Little Falls, Minn., March 23.—Al freq A. Frederickson, the Darling (Minn.) merchant arrested in con- nection with the Annie Kintop murder case, and who was brought here from Minneapolis for hearing, will come before the court next Saturday, a week’s postponement having been granted on motion of the state’s at- torney, Soldier Rebels Imprisoned. Havana, March 23.—Sergeant Cor- tes, his son and Corporal Richardo, three of the rural guard who were identified with the late uprising in Santan Clara province, have been im- prisoned at Fort San Severino, at Ma- tanzas. The remainder of the band, who are civilians, have been held for trial in the civil courts. Wound Causes Tuberculosis. Pepin, Wis., March 23.—John Olson, a farmer living in Lost Creek Valley, two miles from here, died of tubercu- losis. Some time ago Mr. Olson smashed his instep and tuberculosis set in. He had the foot amputated, but the germs had penetrated his sys. tem. Tat Tornado Does Damage. Fort Deposit, Ala., March 23. — A tornado did considerable damage to this vicinity yesterday. The loss was small in the vicinity of the town, but the entire negro quarter on the Nor- wood Johnson place was destroyed and a number of occupants ef houses injured. Gun Goes Off, Carrying Man’s Leg. Grand Forks, N. D., March 23. — With a portion of his leg torn away, Vernon Morgan, residing six miles northeast of Omemee, may die as the result of the accidental discharge of a shotgun. Accused Winnipeg Man Surrenders. ‘Winnipeg, March 23.—W. Coulson, secretary of the Retail Merchants’ as. ‘sociation, gave himself up to the po- lice here. He has been in hiding. He is charged with misappropriating sev- eral thousand dollars, What is the matter with cold cream as the cream of society? . eee ae Persistency may be a virtne, but it is hard to admire it in a fiy. Chinese cotton yarn is whiter than Indian yarn. } } } | } |