Newspaper Page Text
c IMPEACH THE JUDGE, DECIDES THE HOUSE Swayne of Florida Must Stand Trial Before the Senate WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 18.—The house today adopted the twelve arti cles of impeachment against Judge Charles Swayne, of the district court of the northern district of Florida, which had been presented by its spe cial committee of investigation. The speaker was authorized to appoint sev en managers to present the case to the senate and conduct the impeachment proceedings before that body. This action was the culmination of a week's debate which developed par tisan feeling and personal vituperation. The first vote, that to table the first three articles, those relating to the falsifying of expenses, went against Judge Swayne by the narrow margin of five votes. This was regarded as the test vote, as the charge regarding expenses was the only one concurred in by the members of the committee signing the minority report. The mo tion to table these articles was lost — 160 to 165. Twenty-four Republicans voted with the Democrats against tabling and three Democrats voted with the Republicans to table. On roll call these three articles were adopted. , . Articles 4 and 5, relating to the free use of> a private car by Judge Swayne, were made the subject of a separate vote and adopted. Like action follow ed with regard to articles 6 and 7, charging him with non-residence in his district. This was the last roll call, articles 8, 9, 10 and 11, relating to the Davis-Belden contempt case, and ar ticle 12, relating to the O'Neal con tempt case, were declared adopted on viva voce votes. . - _ - The debate today was chiefly notable for the closing arguments. That for Judge Swayne was made by Mr. Gil lett, of California, and- that for im peachment by Mr. Palmer, of Penn sylvania. Miv Gillett made an earnest plea for the judge, and Mr. Palmer spoke strongly for purity on the bench , and for impeachment. Stone on Election Methods The charges of impropriety made in connection with the campaigns of 1896 and 1904 were revived for a time today in the senate by Mr. Stone, ef Mis souri, who spoke in support of his reso lution providing for an investigation of the charges. He used with much freedom the names of President Roose velt, Judge Parker and Chairman Cor .tejyou, and again related the allega tions that Mr. Cortelyou had used the information secured by him as secre tary, of commerce and labor to secure money from the trusts. Mr. Stone said: The charges have been made by Alton B. Parker and Theodore Roosevelt. They are not vague, irresponsible campaign ru-. mors; they are definite charges. We can not ignore them. Let the investigatlon go . on. It the Democratic party has also been recreant, if |t Js also guilty of this mon strous crlna^ agamst good government, let it suffer the consequences. '-£. He declared that "under the circum s stances, thi-s act of the national Re publican j chairman and I former secre^ tary of the department of commerc? [ and labor was an act of 'gross \ immor-; :ality, 'if if \ nothing worse." Taking up : the : charge that Mr. Cortelybu \ used his ; secret, official , information as a cabinet officer to secure contributions, Mr. Stone said he could ■ neither, affirm: nor deny "this .terrible indictment," because Ihe 'did \ not ; kn,ow.v He continued: -'iv B' I only know that the damning admis sion stands that the trusts did supply Mr. Cortelyou campaign funds. More over, Mr. Cortelyou has never made an swer to this charge. The only answer he has ever vouchsafed is a statement attributed to him that the collections made by the . Republican -committee in 1904 were not so large as the collections made by that committee in 1896. If that means anything; it is a cry for len iency on the ground of party precedent and because he had not sinned so griev ously as others. Patriotism of Trusts Happily, we have the comforting as surance, vouchsafed both by Mr. Root and the president, that the trusts had no improper motive in making these con tributions, and that no improper means were used to induce them. The country is'&sked to believe that the.trusts brought their gold to Cortelyou out of purely un selfish and partiotic considerations, and that they expect nothing in -return. These, indeed, were virtuous trusts, and theirs an Idealistic, self-sacrificing patriotism. They scorned all base expectation of fa vors to come, and scouted the very thought that their gold would be used to corrupt. I hope senators will vie with each other in running this accursed treason down. Guard the republic against this crime which strikes at the root of na tional life. Corruption is like a worm in the bud. If not plucked forth it will destroy the flower of liberty. Let us make our elections a true expression of the free, intelligent, unbought will of the American people. When Mr. Stone closed Mr. Hans- fFbmklttftY ™mM™ I The world-known 'household remedy for cats, , | barns, braises—congha, colds, sore throat. f=; -' The Story of Frenzied Finance BY Tho3. W. Lawson As Told in the February Number of Everybody's Magazine FREE With every cash want ad left at The Globe business office Saturday, Jan. 21, for Sunday's paper. brough had the clerk read the com plete text of the reply made by the president to Judge Parker's charge last November. The resolution was allowed to- lie on the table. Nelson on Statehood The discussion of the statehood bill continued, with Messrs. Clay, Nelson, Bailey and Stewart as speakers. Mr. Nelson said most of the people of "New Mexico preferred joint statehood to ex istence as a territory. He said the of ficeholders of the territory did not want statehood of any character. There were not to exceed 25,000 bona fide In dians in Indian territory; and while he believed in protecting tliem, his heart went out especially to the white people in that territory who stood in great need of relief. Mr. Bailey appealed for the oblitera tion of arbitrary lines between Okla homa and Indian territory. He never would vote for the regulation by the government of the sale of liquor in any state. Mr. Nelson replied that the pro vision had been introduced as a con cession to the moral sense of the coun i try. New Shipping Bill WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 18.—Rep sentative Littlefleld, of Maine, in troduced a bill today the commissioner of navigation to issue a register for any vessel built in a for eign country whenever* such vessel shall be wrecked in the United States and shall be purchased and repaired by a citizen of the United States, provid ing it be shown that the repairs, ex clusive of salvage, are equal-to three fourths of the appraised value of the vessel when so repaired. Any vessel admitted to American registry pursu ant to this provision, however, which shall engage in the coasting trade or fisheries of the United States shall be subject to forfeiture. Inquiries Into Steel Trust WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 18.—A resolution introduced today by Repre sentative Little (Ark.) directs the sec retary of commerce and labor to inves tigate the iron and steel industries of the United States to ascertain to what extent they, including the output and prices of products, are controlled by the United States Steel corporation and its associates and constituent com panies; to what extent, if at all, do they sell their products cheaper in export trade than in domestic trade, and whether such conditions have resulted from a combination in restraint of in terstate or foreign commerce. BUILDERS TO FIGHT BOARD OF CONTROL Continued From First Page cost last year to that paid for former buildings of the same - pattern was cited!. It was shown that the singTe quar ters of captains costing -a certain sum when constructed several years ago were duplicated last year for much less money. They said that the contractors knowing that the bidding would be public for the government job looked up the figures at which the former con tract was let and then cut under It, on the assumption that if a firm could make money at the former price the bids for the present job would certainly -be no lower and in order to secure the contract it would be necessary for the successful firm to cut under the bill that captured the former contract. Could Save State Money In this way the committee urged that the board of control could save money to the state by shedding as much light on the opening, of bids as It was possible to do under the cir cumstances. One reason that they gave why-bid ders were shy of board of control work was the fact that there was always more or less delay in ascertaining who I had been successful in obtaining the contracts. They said, that this delay ranged from a few days to three weeks and that it was a distinct detriment to the contractors because some of the contracts, were large and if the bids were made on • board of control work without reference to outside contracts they would be swamped if they secured the contract; while if they held off on other work until the result of the bid ding had been made known and then it was found that the firm so holding off had been unsuccessful with the state contract, the firm might suffer severe loss on account of the delay. The value of every minute in the business of contracting was thus em phasized and the committee closed its case. Mr. Leavett replied that it was im possible to grant the request for the reason that if the door was opened for the building contracts it would have to be opened for all contracts let by the board of control. The committee replied that the quar termaster's department of the United States army operated with all the pub licity possible and that it was a model in its methods of working. Mr. Leavett rejoined by calling atten tion to the fact that the state board of control was obliged by its duties to put in a great amount of time traveling about the state and inspecting and vis iting the various institutidns under its charge and that the traveling operated against their adoption of the plan. The committee insisted, however, that* the quartermaster of the depart ment of Dakota had to travel from Fort Snelling to Idaho and visit many times the number of places that the state board of control was obliged to make. Position of the Board Mr. Leavett closed the discussion by saying: , "The request cannot be granted for the reason that if the bids for building were opened publicly all the rest of the bids coming to the board would have to be treated in the same way. While the building bids sometimes run as low as six or seven to a job which would not in itself be much of a problem to tabu late and read, some of the proposals" for merchandise run way up in the hvm dreds and would present a puzzle to handle as you gentlemen desire your bids to be handled. " Under any such plan as you suggest the merchandise bids would have to participate, and that would throw so much labor upon the members of this board and the em ployes of it that it would cost so much additional for clerk hire that any ad vantage such as you indicate would be more than wiped out." A. V. Williams, secretary of the Min nesota State Association of Building Exchanges, in referring to Mr. Lea vett's position, said: "Against the personal honor and hon esty of the members of the board of control or its emplayes the builders have nothing to say. They believe the board and its employes to be honest and sincere in the stand taken and In the operation of the department. But the fact that information of the con tents of a sealed bid is in their posses sion before the last bid on the job is necessarily filed gives the chance-, for information of the early bid or bids to leak out and form the basis of a bid that might be successful in getting the contract. "While with honest men in control of the board and spotlessly honest em ployes there would be no particular disadvantage save from the usual delay that has been experienced in opening the bids, thn possibility for a leak ex- THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, THURSDAY, JAOTTAEY 19, 1905 ists which under the plan of public opening would be destroyed. The builders believe that the safeguard would add little to the expense, as an elaborate tabulation of the results of any competition for a contract is not necessary or at all conditional to the operation of the safeguard. The build ers also believe that the working of the plan of opening bids is distinctly worth while. Remark Would Be Costly "Mr. Leavett spoke of the saving of expenses by following the secret meth od. I would call attention to the fact that one dishonest clerk might wipe out the amounts thus saved by a sin gle remark, while a continuation of the systematic leaking of information would cost the state an immense amount of money over and above any thing that was saved." At the conclusion of the call on the board of control the committee waited upon Gov. Johnson and presented their side of the case to him. The same points were made and the governor replied that his position on the matter of publicity was too well known to discuss. He had always fa vored public operation by the board of control and was on record in favor of more light in the matter referred to while he was a member of the legis lature. The committee then explained that Mr. Leavett had declined to alter the procedure of the board of control in the particular desired by the builders and declared that a bill similar to the one defeated two- years ago in the house of representatives would be framed and presented to the present legislature. ■ They explained that the bill would be a practical repetition of the de feated bill and would be in the shape of an amendment to the special act cre ating the board of control. Gov. Johnson remarked that every one knows- that' the methods-of the board of control should be changed. I "Yes," jeplied President Corning, of the state association, "imagine what would be said if the city council of St. Paul, for instance, attempted to use the same tactics with regard to build ing contracts that are generally in use by the board of control? . "Why, there would be a howl such as was never made before." The proposed bill, according to sev eral members of the committee, will be very brief and will include the one pro vision only. It will apply strictly to the bids on building contracts. The bill will probably be introduced in the house Of representatives about Feb. 1. DECLARES WE DRIFT TOWARDS FREE TRADE John Morley Sums Up His Impressions of United States LONDON, Jan. 18.—John Morley de voted a good part of his first political speech since his return from the United States to his. experiences in America. Addressing his constituents at Brechin tonight, after expressing the belief that there will be"a dissolu tion of parliament three or four months hence, Mr. Morley said he did not despair of democracy because peo ple justly pointed out faults in the working of the American system. It was true, he said, our American kinsfolk had a confidence in things working themselves out, which danger ously approached fatalism, but their confidence in their own common sense was usually justified by the issue. Though there is no .established church in America, there is, Mr. Morley de clared, no country were religion is more genuine or earnest. He believed . the revolt against high duties in Amer ica was growing too strong to be re sisted, and while Britons are discuss ing the advantages of protection America Is drifting towards-free trade. ARE CHARGED WITH MURDERING TEACHER Two Men Arrested on Strength of a Divorced Wife's Statement BEDFORD, Ind., Jan. 18.—City Marshal Myers arrested Frank Evans this afternoon on a warrant charging him with the murder of Sarah Schafer, the Bedford high school Latin teacher, on the night of Jan. 21 r 1904. Evans is a stone grinder. Elmer Browning a da.y laborer, was also arrested, charged with complicity in the murder. Mrs. Cook, the divorced wife of Browning, says the latter confessed to her that he and Evans committed the crime. Both men protest innocence, and Browning says Mrs. Cook proba bly told the story from spite. Clark Succeeds Watchorn WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 18.— The president has decided to appoint John H. Clark United States immigration commissioner for Canada, with head quarters at Montreal, to succeed Rob ert Wachorn, appointed commissioner at Ellis Island, N. Y. Fines Editor and Son-in-Law LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 18.—Har rison Grey Otis and his son-in-law, Harry Chandler, owners and proprie tors of the Los Angeles Times, were fined $500 each by Judge Wilber in the superior court today for publishing articles alleged to reflect upon the re cent county grand jury. New French Cabinet and Vatican ROME, Jan. 18.—At the Vatican the opinion is expressed that the new French cabinet will, as regards the holy see, have practically the same tendency as the ministry at M. Waldeck Rosseau. This was more moderate than the Combes policy. THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL Few People Know How Useful It Is In Preserving Health and Beauty Nearly everybody knows that charcoal is the safest and most efficient disinfectant and purifier in nature, but few realize its value when taken into the human system for the same cleansing purpose. Charcoal is a remedy that the more you take of it the better; it is not a drug at all, but simply absorbs the gases and im purities always present in the stomach and intestines and carries them out of the system. Charcoal sweetens the breath after smoking, drinking, or after eating onions and other. odorous vegetables. Charcoal effectually clears and improves the complexion, it whitens the teeth and further acts as a natural and eminently safe cathartic. It absorbs the injurious gases which collect in the stomach and bowels; it dis infects the mouth and throat from the poison of catarrh. All druggists sell charcoal in one form or another, but probably the best char coal, and the most for the money is in Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges; they are com posed of the finest powdered Willow char coal, and other harmless antiseptics, In tablet form, or rather in the form of large, pleasant tasting lozenges, the charcoal be- : ing mixed with honey. The daily use of these lozenges will soon tell in a much improved condition of the general health, better complexion, sweet- * er breath and purer blood, and the beauty of it-is, that no possible harm can result from their continued use, but on the con trary, great benefit. . A Buffalo physician in speaking of the benefits of charcoal, says: "I advise Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to all patients suffering from gas in stomach and bowels, and to clear the complexion and purify the breath, mouth and throat; I also be lieve the liver is greatly benefited by the daily use of them; they cost but twenty fiye cents a box at drug stores, and al though in some sense a patent preparation, yet I believe I get more and better char coal in Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges than In any of the ordinary charcoal tablets." NEGRESS GOT MUCH MONEY FROM "PAPA" Mrs. Elias Tells How She Dis tributed the Gifts of Old Mr. Platt NEW YORK, Jan. 18. — Hannah Elias, the negress whom aged John R. Platt is suing to compel her to return $685,000 which he claims she extorted from him during an acquaintance of twenty years, today told the story of her life before Justice O'Gorman in the supreme court. It was an extraordinary tale of sud den elevation from the lowest and most vicious surroundings to a position of affluence, where money was literally rained upon her and where she had everything that great wealth could provide. She declared that she had nothing to conceal, and insisted that every dollar that Platt gave her had been given voluntarily. She believed, she said, that she was under no obli gations to return any part of the mon ey _ which she now possessed. How. much money Platt gave her she could not say even approximately, as she never kept any accounts of his gifts, which were made in large sums at fre quent intervals. After the death of his wife in 1893 he told her that he wanted to provide for her handsomely, and explained that if he mentioned her in his will a contest might result. He had decided, therefore, to give her a great deal of money while he was yet alive. He advised her to invest this money carefully. Presented Dead Wife's Treasures. Six months after his wife's death he gave the witness Mrs. Platt's watch and pocketbobk. She identified these articles when they were produced by Mr. Black. Mrs. Elias apparently made no attempt to cover the details of her early life. She admitted that she had served two terms in prison, one in Philadelphia for larceny and the other in this city for disorderly conduct. It developed today that Mrs. Elias had distributed her wealth with a free hand among those who had been of assistance to her. Lawyer August C. Nanx said she had paid him $20,000 in fees. Lawyer Washington Brauns re ceived from her over $10,000 in fees. She paid more than $60,000 to one firm for carpets and furniture. Good Wage for Godfather A man who acted as godfather at the christening of her child received a present of $1,000, and when the child died It was placed in a mausoleum, which she erected at a cost of $6,000. Patrick W. Dugan, an upholsterer who did much work for Mrs. Elias, said that Platt made him a present of a $500 bill every Chrisfrnas for three years, "because he had been good to 'Dolly 1," the name by which Mr. Platt always addressed Mrs. Elias. She called him papa. Platt had offered him more money when he called at his office to tell him about Mrs. EJlas, but-fce de clined it. Dugan said that Mrs. Elias had given him about $300 a year in presents during the past eight years. On cross-examination Mrs. Elias said that she drew $160,000 from the bank when she heard that suit was to be brought against her. After "her arrest, she said, she gave this money to Pat rick Dugan and took no receipt for it. She had since received $15,000 from him. When the defense rested a lawyer representing the banks that were brought into the case by an order of court directing them not to dispose of moneys in their possession belonging to Mrs. Elias, asked for a dismissal of the order and the judge granted the request. After adjournment Mrs. Elias was driven away in her carriage. JURORS SLEEP ON FATE OF DR. KOCH Continued From First Page not desire to be disturbed after 6 o'clock in the evening if a verdict was reached and that they should retire and rest for the night, informing him of the fact in the morning. It was 4:25 when Judge "Webber or dered the bailiffs to take charge of the jury and they marched to their room to begin deliberation. The defendant, George R. Koch, charged with the murder of Dr. L,. A. Gebliard on the evening of Nov. 1, was taken back to his cell in the jail by the sheriff to await the decision of the twelve men who have his life in their hands. Outwardly the defendant did not seem to realize the gravity of the situation as he followed the sheriff from the room where he has been on trial so many days. Plea fop Dr. Koch Concluding his address for the de fense when the court opened today, Attorney L. L. Brown continued his attack upon the testimony of Ole Uleri; He pointed out the difference between the two statements of the prosecution in regard to what Dr. Koch told Ulen about Gebhard. In the one, Ulen first suggested murder, while in the other it was Dr^ Koch. Said the attorney: If you take all the testimony of the state you have not a sufficient case to justify you in sending this man to the gallows. The case is~ one of circumstantial evidence without an adequate motive. The matter of sending poison is a nice theory, but it is not substantiated; it does not appear that this defendant had poison. This phase of the case was built up of theories.. First, there was suspicion, then followed theories, and the evidence was built to conform to these theories. Beware of that when you analyze this evidence. Dr. strickler's testimony is not positive. He says "I think," or "to the best of my recollection." He says he lost strychnine. He does not know how much, but thinks there eighty or ninety tablets. He says that the bottle was half full. It is half full now. -My brother Childs gives Dr. Koch credit for being a-shrewd, scheming man. looking ahead to the time when he will be compelled to face a jury, and yet they say that he spoke to Ole Ulen over a year ago of killing Dr. Gebhard. As to the Bottle Then they say that Dr. Koch had access to a bottle like the one in which the poison was sent. So did thousands of oth ers have access to such bottles. Bromo caffeine is a medicine young men take for a bracer after a night of fun. Be cause a man has access to a bottle like this does it prove that he is guilty? And then comes the testimony in regard to the box which contained the poison. A thousand men had access to such a box. Several came to New Ulm. Because Dr. Koch has his box now, and because it was xept by his brother-in-law, they say that it is suspicious. They think that it ought to have been shown to that hostile com mittee. He knew he would come to trial, in fact he courted trial, for it was the only way he could be cleared of suspicion. They tell you that "he mailed the poison at Han ska when he went there on his last trip. We have shown that Dr. Koch was M his home when every mail train went through New Ulm, and it is not dis puted. The address on the box of poison they say was written on the typewriter which was kept in the office of the insurance? company. They have sworn typewriter, experts. 1 don't believe in suctr experts', I never heard of such experts before. They tell you that the machine that wrote this is the machine that has been introduced in evidence. They say that they can identify the writing of one machine among 300,000. Now this typewriting testimony is all bosh. Two experts have told you that there are only two ways to identify typewriting—one by a chipped ingV^fSft. 1™6 by a le"er be" ..■.■.■«-.r-'V.» -.•_.:—••■-4 •».--.-.>- - ■ .-_ -•".-.•■•■•.. ■ Vv - ... <; New Typewriter Roller ~-^M ||Th£n i thJ s typewriter has : a different rol iv,« tS? IU t"<? ld2?efore"it was sent back to the St. Paul office. This has a new rol {.^.v On<? -at has not been used. The ribbon is Jof a different color.>: ■■--:■" --.; > The handkerchief .^ bears the r. initials, they say, of "G. R. X.," but can you say that ; the ; initials "are 5 not S "G. ' R --■ R?" 5 You' n£* c°m it with these. You will find nfal t c ™arks do 1 not compare with those of these handkerchiefs. The texture Eis different and j the 5 mark \is different. The ■ *&W?*g.z^t^thesiead* encU s i%. that: L - i? wh Y Dr- Koch has * the § pencil; ???;,. If anybody furnished him i with £a y J^s" a.fter the murder that ? man is gan accomplice S after g the fact Where " the 1 £«« c fom We don't know- " may have k fallen | f£ onV the 2 assassin's^ pocket \ , and J yet Dr. Koch V : be * not - guilty *% They w£ **& " ,is old man Koch's liamme? Why, there» is i a hammer like that sin i cv-" ; cry junk i pile iin Minnesota. If ?. we were manufacturing evidence we could have brought a hammer into court and identi ned ;lti as t Mr. ? Koch's "hammer. But * s we •j 5 n°t s criminal | lawyers I and :. we f are " not i defending criminals. ;- , - .-..-,. Mr. Brown then took up the testi mony of Dr. G. F. Reineke, who swore at the coroner's inquest that the ham mer belonged to Gebhard, and" in this trial as not belonging to Gebhard. He said the least the jury can do is to throw the testimony out of all consid eration. The injuries to Dr. Koch's hands were dwelt upon by Mr. Brown, who pointed out the contradictory •statements of witnesses. The clothing that Dr. Koch wore on the night of .Nov. 1 was also discussed. Mr. Brown asked what was there left of the state's case and closed: Condensed Defiance There is the motive, based only upon the statement of O!e Ulen. There is the gol?°n theory, which is bas-d upon Dr. Sticklers own story. There is the type writing testimony, which is not thoroughly substantiated. There is the inailing of tho poison, not proved. There is the hand writing, not positively identified. There is the ownership of the hammer, based upon Dingler's story alone. We have showed you what he is. Then there is the lead pencil, whose ownership has not been proved. We have shown you Dr. Koch's pencil. There are the handkerchiefs You can examine them for yourselves; and there is the burning of the hands, purely accidental, according to the state's own witnesses. And now what is left of the state's case? Did the defendant, Dr. George R. Koch, act like a murderer that night? He was at his office. He went to call upon that beautiful young lady. He went back to .his office and joined in songs. Men who nave murder in their minds never have birds in their hearts. . He started home, and then remembering that his lights were not turned down went back to his office. Then he went down to the barber shop, stamped up the stairs to Gebhard's office, slammed the door and went in and committed this terrible deed. That is the state s case, gentlemen, and I ask you if it is reasonable. Burkett Sure Enough In LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 18.—The election of Elmer J. Burkett as senator was com pleted by the joint assembly today. OABTOAIA. : BeiMtfee ;fi^» T^ Kind You Have Always Boogja PROCLAMATION OF THE RATIFICATION OF INCREASED GROSS EARNINGS TAX STATE OF MINNESOTA, EXECUTIVE Department. Whereas, The Legislature of the State of Minnesota, by "An Act providing for the taxation of railroad properties, the collec tion of such taxes, and repealing acts in consistent therewith," approved April 18, 1903, did enact as follows: "Section 1. Every railroad company owning or operating any line of railway situated within, or partly within, this state, shall during the year 1905, and an nually thereafter pay into the treasury of this state in lieu of all taxes and as sessments upon all property within this state, owned or operated for railway pur poses by such company, including equipm ent, appurtenances, appendages and franchises thereof, a sum of money equal to four (4) per cent of the gross earnings derived from the-operation of such line of railway withjn this state; and the an nual payment of such sum shall be in full and in lieu of all other taxes and assess ments upon the property and franchises so taxed. The lands acquired by public grant shall be and remain exempt from taxation until sold or contracted to be sold, or conveyed, as provided in the re spective acts whereby such grants were made or recognized. Sec. 2. The term "the gross earnings derived from the operation of such line of railway within this state," as used in section 1 of this act is hereby declared and shall be construed-to mean, all earn ings on business beginning and ending within the state, and a proportion, based upon the proportion of the mileage within the state to the entire mileage over which such business is done, of earnings on all interstate business passing through, into or out of the state. Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts not inconsistent herewith regulating the pay ment, collection, time of payment, en -forcement or reports involving the amount of taxes upon the gross earnings of rail road companies within this state, or pro viding penalties for the non-payment of such taxes, are hereby made applicable to this act so far as may be; and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby re pealed. Sec. 4. Upon failure to pay the amount of such taxes legally due upon the date heretofore provided by law for the pay ment thereof, in addition to existing rem edies, collection may be enforced in a civil action brought in the name of the State of Minnesota in the district court of any county. Sec. 6. Before any railroad company shall be heard to contest or continue to contest the validity of this act or any part thereof, such railroad company shall as a condition precedent thereto, pay into the treasury of the State of the amount of taxes due or payable from such railroad company under the existing tax laws of this state applicable to such company. Sec. 6. This act shall be submitted to the people of this state for their approval or rejection at the next general election for the year 1904." And Whereas, It appears from the of ficial canvass of the votes cast for and against said act, made in conformity with law, that a majority of all the elec tors voting at said election upon the ratification of said act, voted for its rati fication; Now, Therefore, I. John A. Johnson. Governor of the State of Minnesota, by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby publish and proclaim that the said act has been approved and ratified in the manner prescribed by the Constitution and laws of this State. In Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be hereto affixed, at the Capitol, in the City of Saint Paul, this 18th day of January. A. D. 1905. JOHN A. JOHNSON, (Seal.) Governor. Attest: P. E. HANSON, * Secretary of State. -'x^^SSS^w^tnTanacfleetiTe Cough, balsam '1 made. > Elegant for children. Will burst up an old l: and deep-seated Cough quickrr than say oihprroav- -1 edy. A fine thing in Consumption and all diseases * of the Throat andLnafs. ■ . . J. P. ALLEN, Druggist and Chemist, feJU: E. Cor. 7th ft l»ctoMW SU- ST. PAUL. UWH. Edison Phonographs ]i $1.00 Down /^^\ v $1.00 re#7 «" Per Week 1 Edison ; Record*, f" i 4% W*l - Mi"Tfi'n.'L.u- * fTf rt^&Ef'g* Aa Q 'in jj Minnesota Phonograph Go,, \ ;~ 37 East Seventh Street. : All for A Great $1.80 A Great M&<g&,zine Offer I*HE METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE is glad to ...y-. * - announce &. truly remarkable magazine offer. whereby all citizens of the United States may re r ceive a popular, leading illustrated magazine, for 0 V? 12 months, and a copy of a vital and unique book,< entitled . The Roosevelt Doctrine ' for $I.Bo—the price of the Magazine alone. This is a copy .-.•,,: righted book. It is edited by E. Garrison, is bound in cloth, is I- : ; ■,: ■: 7 handsomely printed, c3ntains 193 pages, and sells through the k i i :; |i book trade for $ 1.00. The METROPOLITAN pays all p sstage 2 - 'on the book and on : the 1 2 magazines. $ 1 .flO includes every thing. This offer should appeal strongly to ovary man and 1~ '. woman In the land. ' -_ ' "" ' WHAT THE BOOK IS: It's a book that should ba read carefully - by every American, no matter what his party affiliations may be. Nowhere else can be found expounded the faith and tenets which our fellow countrymen have cbclded to regard as American, pure and simple, and nowhere else can be found so convincing an exposition of our duties and rights as American citizens. Leslie's Weekly says: "It is worthy of a place in the libraiy of every household. [The book is published by Robert G. Cook), New York.] As Theodore Roosevelt* is to rule us for the next, four years, IT IS OUR DUTY to know what* he thinks of the great* issues of our times, such as: Anarchy- Immigration—Citizenship-Trusts—Capital — Labor—Corporations— The Panama Canal—Cuba—The Philippines—Lynching—The Tariff—The Navy— The Army—Civil War Veterans —Foreign Policy—Monroe Doctrine—War—« Consular Service—Forestry—Currency—Money—Banking! The Great February Number NOW ON SALE Contains 20 Features, among them the following: Courting Death in a Motor C&r The Greatest Story of Automobile Racing ever written. By Barney Oldfield The World's Champion Track Racer ALSO SeCc Morton on " Making Business Fighters For Uncle Saon's New Navy" The Issue Contains OVER 100 ILLUSTRATIONS! Begin your subscription with • The GREAT FEBRUARY NUMBER Cut* out this coupon and send it* to us with $1.80 Gr;at Writers who contrbue to the METROPOLITAN: RUDYARD KiPLING, ANTHONY HOPE, JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS, THOMAS NELSON PAGE, JOHN FOX, Jr., JACK LONDON, GEORGE ADE f MRS. THURSTON, ALICE DUER MILLER, AND MANY OTHERS! '. ...» THE METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE, 3 W. 29th Street, JNew York City: / accept your special offer and seni you $1.80 herewith. Please send me the majazne far the nsxt 12 months and The Roosevelt Doctrine (both prepaid). , \ Name • *••* Street No. ..,.« (95) Town State , « WHIRLPOOL BREAD Wm. Schornstein, grocer, 707 Hudson avenue, says: "There's no bread like Whirl pool Bread." ASK YOUR GROCER. ST. PAUL BREAD CO.