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& $ *i$ Doited States Because of i'« 1 1 Chicago, I1U, l?eb 2tf/^igelevatbr interests In the vest s$ow no sign* of swallowing wimn|l| ifie btofirplljk .proposed' In the MK3umberblli, of fed eral inspection of graln,vaiti|ough the^. United States recentl ^has ^st he*yr tiy ln?«*iu |«p$r^ip'$!ujx%jeca u%© Of the unsatisfactory gride of export grain. The big elevator-houses main- wrong prescription and they welcome, tie prospect that the present congress may refer the matter to a commission ?tor investigation." It .was -given, how ler ilaeSflnqua^ commendation of the senate committee which looked into the case. RepsOns that bristle lirtth 'dollar signs were ascribed by Senator Dolliver for the reluctance of elevator companies to have the federal government stetp in and establish a uniform system or g^ing so that wheat whlcb- gradedv No. 2 in Kansas will not getsiNoUi 'grade'fin Kansas 3»ty. No. 4ajX^cagoand "nograde" at New Orleans, and then become No. BrWe of Fwr B»yi Shot TTiroSjIi BMI IBCT Seen Lwiag Chicago, 111., Feb, 20—Mrs. Thdmas Cooper, keeper of a boarding house at 4224 Emerald avena? a?brideof ,o#ly tour daysi wa"s murdered irf'ner' tloriie today by an unknown ^ssassjn. There iWere fingermarks b^ihieir ^irbat, indi cating a struggle, but? death was due to a bullet wound in her head. Several boarders,^were arrested, but released when the police were told that a^fbrmer *suitor* had been seen leaving the house shortly after the sound of two shots had been h^rd bytwo ^ittle gjrls wib^ere playing in the Jn^eighpprhbod. "I* Another story given the^ police was that the former suitor had been given a ticket to New York by Mr. Cooper hri the day of his (Cobpelr's) wedding, but that lie apparently had hot used, it Mrs.: Coopers^maiden name Was Ida Mjller^ and her home Chicago. Heavily io Export Trade to Europe Grading-Federal Inspection tain that federal inspection is the* 'llfrjv2i of "no grade" and 59,742 of "reV 2 again for export purposes, as It ^s charged, often now- (happens undejf boards of trades and state inspections The thing awkwardest for elevatqri men to explain was the report, of the North Dakota Bankers' ^association bhftt J^e ^minal, elevator In ?M4nne^ sota which received during three months-201,267 bushels of No. 4 wheat BISMARCK GETS thr D. S. Cofnmisstener of Labor and Worcesteif Mass, P^b. 20.—Carroll D. (Wright president of Clark college? and, former commissioner of labor| died tonight, aged sixty-nine years, j) .-'. President Wright has been a sut ferer .'front' Diabetus.for more than two years but that-- disease did not glVe him any serious trouble until after his return from Washington, on '.^^i^K'S-'^i-S Washinjg^ojyD. Feb. 20.—The sundryjclvii appropriation bill reported to -the house yesterday contains the following Items of interest to North Dakota: Bismarck federal building |30,M)0?JJeviis take^, $75^00. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SUNDAY December 7. HJs la"t public appear ance was at the dinner of the trustees of the Carnegie institute with -which he had been connected for some years. He wo? obliged to take to his bed tour days after Ms return, but rallied within a week, Still he did not leave his room and conducted the adminis^ tration ot Clark college through his secretary, George S. Aldrich. jThis continued for nearly two months, 'but ten day ago complications set in and he was forced to. relinquish all busi ne&s and failed gradually. His physicians for several days have held out hopes for his recovery. Sif-no its TOO jected" shipped only No. 1 northern,^ No. 2, and No. 3, but had on hand no low1 grade wheat, an anomaly involv ing an extra profit to the elevator gj, feated by his 'Republican rival for the $83,720. fCOmmentlng on this Senator Dolliver made the caustic comment: ,rAnyone acquainted with. the grain. trade •will know at a glance that this: great difference arising from changing a igrade1 froins a low' 'grade' to* two oi* three grades higher, whereby all of the "lower grades- are entirely'-lost, could not be produced by any syetenv of mixing if bothx the Inspection ip and the Inspection are made by.'" same standard 1 Chicago, Feb. 20.—Adlai K*Steven son, former vice president of the.lfni ted States, is ill, af his, home in Blbojn. Ington, 111., according to reports, re ceived here today. The activities of the' recent campaign by which he was. de? governorship is said'to have proved a strain on his seventy-four years, and he has, it is stated^ visibly weakened dur the last few weeks. ... *& I S A E WEATHER. NoYth and South Dakota Genen ally fair Sunday and Monday. Minnesota Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday. ..•'.' Washington, D. C, Feb. 20.—By a Hvote of three to two, the sub-commit tee of the committee on judiciary, which has been investigating the mer ger of the ennessee Coal and Iron com- poration, today decided to report to the full committee that the president was unauthorized to permit the ab sorption. The committee found also that President Roosevelt was equally unauthorized to direct the attorney general not to interfere with the mer ger anjl not to enforce the federal statutes against it. It was decided al so that as both companies were en gaged in interstateNcommence and ab sorption was in violation of the Sher man anti-trust law. tl was. found the effect^ and purpose of the absorption were to monopolize the iron ore sup ply of the country and generally to eleminate the Tennessee company as a competitor of the United States Steel Corporation. The fact that such a report was to be made created consternation in the senate. It was. realized that if the full committee subscribes to the findings of the sub-committee the effect would bukes to* President Roosevelt, and be to administer the severest-'of re- Stewer awl $wk With Alloi Vfa ts Conntttlag, One That Bat 20 Lost Tlielrll»(!$ Jehas Ayres, Feb. 20.—The Argen jOTjjftL-vSjteamer President. Roca, frpm "spnjpjern ports,, acjtording to reports received here, has been wrecked- be tween Puerto vde San Antonio and PttejIf&Aiadrm", one the^east coast Tbfe "sf'eaaijer caught fire and it is believed that-tbe crew' and two hundred passenr gers? have perished. It is reported also that the steamer sank. wKeis dispatches received here this a^ter^MDon state the flames spread with great rapidity and that, the steamer was headed in to shore as rapidly as poV *sib|e,iA panic prevailed and many iivis practically to direct the attorney gen erai jfo bring proceedings against the steel? corporation under the^ Sherman ia^l^Leaders in the senate make no aeeE|t of the act that they are un- #Be^ull committee, when- it meets on Monday, probably will decide •. to consider very carefully the possible ef fect of the report before. deciding to adopt it. It is considered the deliber ations of the committee must extend over many days, and it is likely that action rannot be had at this session: The report acted upon was drafted by Senator Culbertson, author of the resolutions providing for the inquiry. The' wqMiry was conducted by a sub comml^e of five, Clarke of Wyom ing, Dillingham, iKttridge, Culbertson and Overman. The first three of the^ A»» Republicans, and the last two Democrats. Senator Kittridge joined.fjjjrlth the two Democrats in makingsthe majority report. No mi nority report will be made 'by Sena tdrs G|^rk and Dillingham as they ex pect thjfct'.. when the whole matter^is gone ovisr*y the full committee there! will be & division requiring more than. one repprt. Whatever report they will make v*aj$. be to the/senate. were lost, "some of:the estimates ream ing as high £S two hundred. The President Rock was on her way north from Puerto Madrin to San Antonio. Liter effi|jal nj^sage^, bowevet, re port the7 v^s^^l^b u|/'!^at^ nly twenty' ljv^^*fi|ir^4lc^4-' ^^*®.i^n:^re^ and^ty ^ss^geMvsind members of the «rejW? were sav^, according to the advidts.^ ^mmmm^M -3«By-" the iise of $gh .frequency/' elec trical caVrents to•• reducfc"the pressure on the arteries a French scientist be lieves he can delay^the inroads of old fage.U'j I*•&'-£'£ 1 %. IN BIG RACE 1 W :.V. urg, Pa., Feb. 20.—Four thous- and boys under sixteen years of age competed here today in a modified li|arathon race of ten miles, and more than three thousand of the contest ants .finishe•d th'e .race. JKrtjn L. Silveston, aged 15 years, came in first, his time beings one hour and one'second. William Mears and J. C. Rooney- fol lowed the leader closely/ finishing in the order named. -The majority of the boys had receiv ed: little or no training and started in the race in street clothes and an od# assortment of running gear. •A-'U Robin Cooper, Accused of Murder of Ex-Senator Cannock, on Stand in De of Htaself, Fatter and & 0. Sharpe Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 20.—This was the defense's day in the trial of Col. Duncan ,B. Cooper, Robin J. Cooper .aid Jobit D. Sharpe charged With the murder of former United States Sena tor Carmack. There was only one witness exam ined, the boyish defendant, Robin J. Cooper, and he made.an excellent wit ness. He answered every question with a deliberateness and caution that at times seemed to exasperate his counsel, Judge, Anderson, and put him in the light of an unwilling witness. But there is no doubt that his evi dent sincerity and disinclination to take advantage of the situation made a-very strong impression on both jury and spectators. His cross examina tion was postponed until Monday, when it will, consume probably most of the day. Fort.Monroe, Va., Feb. 20. —When the saluting guns on the forward bridge 6f- the armored cruiser North Carolina boomed thirteen times in honor of the blue flag of Rear Admiral Sperry of the battleship Connecticut, the combined forces that are to enter the Virginia ^apfis on Monday morning to be re viewed by President Roosevelt in eel Ration of the world cruise of the six teen Amesican battleships were com peted. Wifeless signals received from the North Carolina and junior consort, the Montana, today told of the approach of the last two ships sent to welcome the homecoming of the main body of the iket. The wireless station "at the Nor folk, navy yard could not pick up the fleet direct either last night or today ^ibn. account of the static interferenc in the atmosphere, but the messages from the North Carolina were sufficient evi dence that the fleet was near enough to ybfrVirgujiia capcjs^tom^^*m^f^:iUt jasrival in Hampton Roais some time ^ttipVrqw. v./-'.„, ,' .." Tte fleet will lay to or: maneuver off the capes tomorrow afternoon and even ing and will jgiit under way Mofd»y morning to pass into home waters and begin filing by bne Mayflower exactly at the hour mdicated. There is a way •&•£&£&!>?'*.:• GRAND AND HEARTY WELCOME AWAITS RETURN OF THE FLEET ..... .-. .'J\"- ''^^:$Mp$Hp- v!»''iv::: :r'^'^r" 1^-:'ii''V.iii£ PresMeat-Hecl Gives Ovt tian While Esroate to Philadelphia 9: .•' •, TAF"T8 CABINET AS BUILT *y-:- •*••". •fr. Secretary of State—Philander.• Knox of Pennsylvania, Republi can. Secretary of War—J. Dick inson of Tennessee, Democrat.. Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock, New York, Republi can. Secretary of the Interior R. 4 A. Ballinger, Washington', Repub lican. Secretary of Commerce and Labor—Charles Nagel, Missouri. Columbus, O., Feb. »0.—J. M. Dick inson of Tennessee, .will be secretary of war in the Taft cabinet. Charles Nagel of St. Louis will be Taft's sec retary of commerce and labor R. A. Ballinger will be secretary of the Interior. This statement is not made upon the ?«I^S(Jnncement:of Mr^-Taft^b^lfeSebr rectness may be accepted without: any question. Nagel was a caller upon the presi dent-elect Friday and Mr. Dickinson had a conference with him today. MT. Taft will permit no announcement as to those conclusions. It has been known for some time, however, that he had practically decided upon Nagel's appointment and the interview yesterday bears all the earmarks, it having been arranged for the express purpose of an offer and acceptance. Mr. Dickinson came to Cincinnati from Chicago today. He has not been under consideration as a cabinet pos sibility for a great length of time, but has been personally and most favorably known by Mr. Taft for years. His eminent legal record and acknowledged ability are such as to commend him particularly to Mr. Taft. Mr. Dickinson is a Tennessean, although temporarily residing in Chi (Contlnueo on page g.) of doing things in the navy exactly ai they plan to do, and so the arrange ments and details of the review art being carried forward with the samr degree of certainty as though the bat tleships and their escort were already in view of the Virginia coast. Last night's static interference with the wireless and the inability of the apparatus to carry over great distances during the May, have resulted in a congestion of messages at the orfolk station which probably never would be all straightened- out until the fleet actually is in port. Hundreds of mes sages are from wives, sweethearts and relatives to the various ships. Others have to do with the details of the en tertainments being planned here and at Norfolk for the officers and men of the fleet. Scores of officers' wives are already at, the hotel here, among whom ate' about nineteen who made the journey all the way around the world cm nier •jJrtittv.sli^'^a*^ awaited the naval vessels at the varioai ports visjted.': .San|e of'.thwse intrepid .}»fcj^.. 'e^:i^ Au^ .:^^^S'-^,^M tTaliaybm ^"'•^^^^i^i Japaa whifc,Adr Jwsbatfils w«s in'•t'r,• ":mm^^ to be *s notable as at the departure. 'mmm*m*mmmim m—mmmm mMsSSSiSS^^B. '•Hx'b'-'^*'^^ mm & :M&M ft£:kvi