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mv'4' W-'$£*" ,P V'J'jM- 1 IN TEN YEA1S GRAND OBlS NO. 12 TOUVtf&aN!!! *••. jfe£ NATIONAL ASSEMBLY «ra IN PARIS TO ELECT A IJGADH| jf ER OF THE RE Kfi- pUBIJo!&!SlfiSii fj'1" Paris, Jan. 13.—Next week the mem "here ot the national assembly, com posed of 300 senators and 589 depu ties, will assembie.in the grandiose- Pa,ace th® former 'kings of Prance »t Versailles, and, under the chair "A* ,J manshlp of M. Fallleres, the presl 'IdJI ^ent senate, will proceed to elect a new president for the repub *'c 'or a Sfi:»»(Ss term of seven years. Though the election is but a few '"-"V". /^®y« distant, forecasts of the result ILL M. HAVE *.£^r-x 7-vkjn 1 ?-^.v Supreme Court Will Probably Decide the Question Next Monday Ucindng.:^^ •fe New York, Jan. 13.—Arguments be t'.i fore the supreme court as to whether •-.« Rogers should answer the questions :in the Standard Oil hearing, was ad journed until Monday morning with «ut decision trom jSjifiw the coiirt. rx •.•-•• vJ I'iv.vtsv.Urt' Wif4i 'If New York, Jaa.'12.^-R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly rdvlew. of trade says: :v Seasonable weather more than off 4 set the effect on business conditions of increased strife between labor and 3 capital. Low t«iiiperatiire' and .snow I brought out the backward demand for heavyweight wearing apparel and rub ber goods, restoring the one lagging trade factor, and the other depart ments of Jobbing and manufacturing continued vigorously engaged in pre paring for the future, except where a few strikes produced hesitation. Thus far these struggles have not affected any large percentage of the wage earners, while in other indus tries the higher scales effected' Janii |j- vSS W 1 have added to, the"purchasing piS [»ower of niany thousand workers. 17 -P .railway blockades' causct complaint in several Important, centers, yet earn if- "I ln8» P= l' ,r25 Thia nament Vl«4*u^ for December were S.2 per cent ,aT8«r l\ than in 1904. Foreign com- 5 merce returixs at this port for the last I *oek showed ap Increase of |3,233, te JS3 oyer the "exports a.. i'Sw imports decreased ^979,447. a trifling los safter the sensational gain of the previous week! TOURNAMENT Crary and Tom Bputley, the former^ winning by the easy score of 14. to 8. The .second jgaipe was between the -Adolph Banlk and Oscai* Banik teams, -the latter winning by the- close -score of 10 to 8. v..':" The remaining schedule is 'sais fol« /'lows: r.^.'v Jan. 20—Bert Crary ^vs. Adolph Bt^ nlk Qscar B&nik -vs. Tom Rontiey: Jan. 27—Tom Boutley vs. Addlph Banik Oscar Banik. y,s..Bert Crary.-:-,-"'. Feb. 8—Oscar tianIK v6, Adolph ttt nik Bert G^ary rt. Tom Routlejr. "x Feb, 10^-Adolph -Bulk VB. Best Crary TomJEloutier ts^Oiu^r Qaiiillc 'Feb 17-r-Bert Craiy: V8.. 'Qseair*Ba-"' nlk OafiaiUSantk Tom 9oAtl«r I it iV.T ••'•itm J'.". .--'.. 1 .*i m'V 11 ISfonnan is out for John l^nie the orepubliinn nomination for mayor of Oc&nd Fprki at u^ -prUnarlea to be held on tfiie' flM Ttiestfav* In .March, the flth. He ic meeti^K' with great en couragen^ent and baa already secured more than.-the required JinmlMar ./tiC signers. Missouri seeks to oust the Standard Oil cqmpany of Indiana and other companies from the state of MiBouri. After spending the day up to 3 o'clock in the, afternoon in an unsuc cessful attempt to have the Rogers hearing completed, Mr Hadley, .who Intends to return to Missouri Sunday, conferred with Frank Hagermazk, at torney tor the Standard'Oil company's interests, and together they agreed to reopen the hearing immediately. A. V. Jockel, a former book-keeper and sub-station manager for the Standard Oil company, was recalled to the witness Btand. He said that when hie went weBt he stopped for a day in the office of the Waters-Herce com pany and saw Mr. TinBley, Mr. Acker, Mr. King, Mr. McKee, and one or two others. Mr. McKee, he said, is the auditor of the Waters-Pierce company would be vain. In France the ex pected Sometimes happens as well as the unexpected, but nobody can now confidently .say what is or is not ex pected. The names of numerous "eliglbleB" are mentioned, but. there are no presidential candidates as the term is understood in the grfeat sister Republic across the Atlantic. M. Fallleros, the president of the senate, is looked upon as first favor ite, partly by reason of his office and partly because he is known to be soupd. He has the advantages of ap proved experience and of a large de gree of that valuable quality which is somewhat indefinitely called "avail ability." Ne'xt in favor appear to be M. Doumer, the president of the chamber,, and M. Leon Bourgeois, who has held many important offices, in cluding the premiership and the pres idency of the chamber of deputies. Messrs. Sarrien, Brisson, Rouvler, Deschanel, Bertoux, Dupuy and other "possibilities" are all well known to the woi"ld as well as to France, and it Is believed that the choice of any one of them would confirm the world's confidence in the stability of the re public. The method of procedure In the coming election will probably be of as much interest to foreigners as the question of the presidency itself. The hall of the palace at Versailles in which the national assembly will meet is an immense oblong room, galerled at three sides, with an unpolished glass ceiling. The hali is situated ii» the southern wing of the palace, be tween the Swiss Pond and the .Bue, Gambetta, and is furnished wltb' s84 gilt franjed crimson silk upholstered chairs for the senators and deputies. fEhe^Bongress wili.bejopeped at about 1 o'clock in,the aftefhoon by'the pres ident of the senate calling the as*, sembly to order. Ife unll then, after informUtf the assembly of the im pending completion of the' term of of fice of President Loubet, recite the articles of the constitution empower ing the assembled representatives to elect his successor. The brisk busi ness of balloting then begins, the pre siding officer carefully suppressing all attempts made by tlia electors to ad dress the-assembly, and as each mem ber's name is called out he steps for ward to deposit his vote in the ballot box. It is not at all probable that an election will refiult from the first bal lot, for in the assembly of 884 mem bers, 443 votes are necessary in order to constitutie the. necessary majority. As soon as. the balloting is finished an adjournment is taken to count the vote?. This usually consumes about, half ran —-mmm ,*&, v, Basket Ball Tournament for a Hftndsome Silver Cnp ]begnn This ItornlBR at the Y. M. A BnUdIi)g 1" —^taterestlng Schednle Arranged. »0? the basket ball tourr aD»ong the bigger boys wa%, the Y. M.^C. A. build- |l»g hy» Secretary Tuttte: liie^ wiU bi schedule of games among the -iour teams which have been organized *and the winners will be presented with a trophy in the nature of a handsome silver cup. "O. .y:.. Two gairies were, pulled off this morning and proved to be most inter |v «sting The. teams, are designated by the respective captains and showed up to good- form. The fliBt game was played between, teams of Bert hour. The assembly is then called to-order again by the presiding officer, who announces the-numbers, and if the requisite majority has been obtained proclaims the chosen one President of the Republic. When the assembly has been duly closed the prime minister, members .of the cabinet and other dignitaries, all in .full evening dress, adjourn to the magnificent Salon Marengo, .where the/Successful candidate receives from the premier the notification of his election. The President takes no oath Of office, is not sworn in, and is not Inaugurated in the American sense of the word. What are the powers of the chief executive of Frahce? In brief, they are as follows. He cannot veto legis lation, but may require the houses to reconsider it. He has the legal power to appoint and remove all public of ficials, including ambassadors and cabinet ministers. He cikn adjourn the chambers for any period of less than a month, can dissolve them after they have sat five months, and, with thtf consent of the senate, can dissolve the chamber of deputies at any time. But extensive as is the' nominal au thority of the president, hls real au thority usually is extremely limited for all of his own acts and those of his appointees must virtually receive the sanction of the chamber of depu ties, which ?n reality wields the su preme power. :. 'V:' 'V .• ,-z, ,.,-7V UNIVERSITY V"!-*' y^ i*' i.iVi 4 "(SAND Av 26 Broadway Employe Refuses to Answer Questions in •'1'w' the Standard Oil Inspection. .1 .New York, Jan. 13.—Attorney. Gen eral Hadley of Missouri late yesterday recommended tke taklng of testimony in the suite by which the stat^ of Last Warren Basket Ball /Ctame at livening. Ended Dteastrolisljr to the U. M. lie Seore to 18 In Farer of Warren. The game, of basket ball 'itiSyejd. last evening between^ the University of North .Dakota team and the high pchobl tepm at .Warren, eriqed dls-,* aktroua^r-.to the U. boys. They ha^ fa off qlght a^d. did not play the game as lri thjBlrjcustom. The Warren.' aggregatlon p^t UP a fast and snappy game. Hie score Btood 14 to lis In favor of, tile Warren team. The Y. if. C. Al ,basket ball team W|li meet that of ^UiiB mtttool at: tHe.. association gymnasium this evening •and a good game is anticipated. The will be called promptly at 8:30. game FORKS, NOMB Mr. Hagerman then began his cross -examination. The witness refused to say where he was employed. "On advice of counsel?". Mr. Hager man asked. "On the advice of counsel," replied the witness. "I've got the habit." Mr. Jockel said that last fall he had written to Attorney Geperal Hadley at Jefferson City, Mo., telling him that he possessed information of value. TO DEDICATE BALTIMORE CHURCH. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 13.—Arrange ments Have been completed for inter esting ceremonies tomorrow in con nection With the dedication of the magnificent new edifice of the Seventh Baptist church of this city. The ded icatory sermon wlil be delivered by the Rev. Thoiqas D. AddlsOn of Al bany, N. Y. ^:v DID 3tOT DiE OF ARSENIC POISONING Des Moines,, la., Jan. 13.—Dr. Hews of Rockwell City testified for the de fense in the case of Mrs. Josiah Pratt, on trial for the murder of her hus band, that Pratt did not die of arsenic poison. Dr. Hews attended jPratt pre vious to his death. Chicago, Jan. 13.—Richard Irvins, aged 24, one of the boys who reported to the police the finding of the body of Mra. Hollister in an ash heap, has confessed tAmurder. Mrs. Hollister left home on Fuller tonavenue early yesterday morning to SEVEN MEN HOE IMPHSWEDIN MINE Heroic Efforts to Release Them .Have Resulted in Failures. Calumet, Mich., Jan. 13.—Heroic ef forts have filled to release the seven men imprisoned in the burning Tam arack mine.' Rescuers who went in yesterday were overcome by gasses and their lives were saved only with great difficulty. THE SCHEDULE DREAM Great Northern Official Says That no New Time Card Has Ever Been Ar ranged Except by Gossip Among the Boys—Nothing Arranged Yet. There has been much ado abbut nothing relative to that much adver tised change of train schedule on the Great Northern.. The local press has fixed up a running time for all trains and brought the. coast trains, Nos. Three and Four via Grand Forks and Crookston to St. Paul. All this new and highly' convenient disposal of Jim Hill's trains was to become effective on Sunday. The fact of the matter is/that there has never been a time card arranged or sent out. The Evening Times states on. the highest local railroad authority that no official notice has been re ceived in Grand Forks, either of a new schedule of train service or of any date on Which It was to become effective. This being true, no tele gram' was received ,at divlsioh head quarters yesterday calling the schedule off. The new time card was the result of guesses among the boys and never had any sanction from schedule makers. .The assitant superintendent of the Dakota division has been in St. Paul for the paBt ten days, In conference with -the officials of the road, looking toward aome new arrangements of trains, whereby the mail service to Butte, Montana, might be lessened by' an hour. This could be done by running Three and Four via Grand Forks but as yet the conference has come to naught. I A J^j^§p$3?p Hi (f '/p BllllillllSI and was instructing anew auditor who expected to audit the accounts of some sub-stations.' Witness could not say whether they were sub-Btatlons of the Waters-Pierce Oil company. "Had you known of Mr. Tinsley and Mr. Backus as being. connected with the Standard Oil company interests at 26 Broadway before you met them In St. Louis in the office of the Waters Pierce comphny?" asked Mr. Hadley. "Mr. Tinsley, yes. Mr. Backus told me personally that he had been at 26 Broadway. He was in-Mr.. Tinsley's office there." S A E A O A I THE EVENING TIMES DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JANUARY I3, CAPTURED PRESIDENT OF SAN DOMINGO LEAVES THE COUNTRY AND GOVERNMENT CHANGES. San Domingo, Republic of Santo Do mingo, Jan. 13.—General Morales' res ignation as president of Santo Domin go was tendered ana accepted later in the day. He will leave this city on board the United States gunboat Du buque, bound for Porto Rico. The former president will be accompanied by Enrique Jimenez. Vice President Caceres, who has been acting as president since the time Gen. Morales fled from the cap ital, is now, according to the constitu tion, president of Santo Domingo.' The change in the government does not imperil the negotiations for a treaty between Santo Domingo and the United States. General Caceres is favorably inclin ed towards the ratification of the agreement reached. General Morales, it is said, was re cently hidden in a cave, nursing his wounded leg. He is now helpless and in the hands of his medical attendants. CONFESSES TO MURDER sing at the funeral of a friend and Sias not been seen feince. Three rings on the right/hand were missing and the police believe she was murdered and robbed in the day time and the body thrown on a refuse pile where Special Term Monday. Judge Fisk will be in his chambers on Monday to listen to the arguments of a motion for a new trial in the case of Barnard Draxtoh, accused and found guilty of blind pigging at North wood. The sentence was suspended pending the motion for a new trial. Badly Burned. Lineman John McKay was badly burned this morning about the face and handB by an explosion in the storeroom of the Northwestern Tele phone company. He was working with chemicals and the explosion occurred. He will be laid up for some time. State Association Will Be Held 5 Here January 31 to February 2. On Jan. 31st and continuing three days the annual convention of the North Dakota Funerai Directors will be held in this city, and this will be one of the important conventions of the year. In addition to .the election of officers and routine work of the asociation, the three days of the convention, will be -taken up with practical demonstra tions in the line of embalming, W. P. Hoheschuh of Iowa-to be present and conduct the same. On the evening of February 3, the state examining board for embalmerB Will conduct examinations for candi dates to practice In the state. The program for the convention is as fol lows: WeilnMilaj-, Jan. 31, 0 A. m. Call to order by the president. Invocation. Address of welcome."1/ Response.v Address—"Church and Undertaker," Rev. J'ohn K. Burlcsbn. Reading- minutes of last meeting-. Application for membership. Reports of officers. Reports of Standing committees. Njpw business. a O'Clock P. M. „Address—"Advice to Beginners, W. P. Hohenachuh. ^Tburnday, Feb. 1, O'clock A. M. School. 1 While- local authorities ,have ceived TU)H6®cial notice it IB under stood that the, schedule makers have not been able'to change the route of Three and Foiir and handle thiir busi ness with cohvenlehceVand dispatch, it 1b also understood from the same source, that tor the .present, at least, no change* will be, made in the' time card.t 8UFFEBWG AMONG -TROOWiLf^ PRACTICE MARCH Washington,, Jan. IS.—Newspaper clippings alleging intense suffering among the men and horses of the Sixth artillery In .the recent practice! march from .TBnrt Jtilny'/iifiinyiW,, tp Fort Sam, HohMbn, Texas,' have leen' fofwarded by toe -war dephrtmelBt to Brigadier Geityfrjtf: Liee,- oonUnandlpg' the department of Texaa, for lntorni^ tlon which the fapta w^rrapt' 2 O'clock P. M. Address—"Funeral Management," W. P.'Hohenschuh. v, School. Friday, Feb. 2. O'Clock A. M. Election of officers., •«-..« School. 2 O'Clock P. M. Address—"The License System." Dr. H. H. Healy, secretary, state board of health. 'Softool.. General business of the association. The association was formed about three years ago ahd this Is its second annual meeting. The present officers of the same are as follows: President, Don MeDona)d, Grand Forks vice presidents^ J. D. Van Fleet, L&rimore, and H/ M. Bushee, Jamestown secre tary,^. W: Wasetn Fargo treasurer, Mi Bormah, Abereromhle. Bmt of Kiudam. JThe state boardvof :examiners are: A. ,C. Iftlnt, Jameatowftr. Q.. C. Gilbert, Max%ell Walhalla Or, H. H, Healy. Omnd Forka, and At tora.67, CMneral H. C. Frlck. The conventioni will probably close .•with amo1nr at Am Commercial club Hfl mi I90&~EIGHI PAGES. ff FREE TRADE WITH THE PHILIPPINES Washington, Jan. 13.—Less than twenty members were present when the house convened. Gaines of Ten nessee spoke in favor of the Philip pine tariff bill as being a step towards free trade with the Philippines. A NOVEL WAY OF COMMITTING SUICIDE Chicago, Jan. 13.—The wife of Frank C. Hollister, member of the typothetae, was found strangled to death by three strands of fine copper wire in the al ley at 368 Belden avenue today. MISSOURI REPUBLICANS TO JUBILATE. Washington, D. C., Jan. 13. The Missouri Republican asociation gives an entertainment tonight in honor of the Republican delegation to Congress from that state. The entire delega tion, consisting of one senator and nine representatives, are to deliver addresses. The entertainment is de signed to be expressive of the associa tion's jubilation over the republican victory achieved in Missouri. Cleveland, O., Jan. 13.—Parsons, Snyder & Co. made an assignment to day. They are stock and grain brok ers and it is stated they did much business for L. W. Prior, who com mitted suicide last Tuesday. it was l'ound some time during the night. The confession of the boy clears up the mystery but an account of the details of his crime have not been se cured at this time. A full confession is expected tonight. THE HEW YORK LIFE THEM They Can Still Do Business In The State of Mis souri. St. Louis, Jan. 13.—After a lengthy conference with F. W. Lehman, spec ial counsel, retained by the Missouri insurance department, State Super intendent of Insurance Vandiver of Missouri, said that his suit to oust the New York Life Insurance company from doing business in Missouri would probably be rescinded as a result of the retirement of President McCall and the restoration of the $235,000 given to Attorney Hamilton for" legal services. "The New York Life," said Mr. Van diver, "has conceded the justice of the position taken by my department. Its trustees at a recent meeting carried out practically all the requirements set forth in my letter to them some time ago. "Recently the company instituted injunction proceedings in the federal court to restrain me from revoking its charter. That proceeding will also be withdrawn as a matter of course." EVENTS FOR CONTEST List of Events to be Contested at First Indoor' Meet of Y. M. C. A. and Uni versity Athletes Jan. 27. The program for the first athletic meet to be held at the Y. M. C. A. be teen the university and the associa tion classes on the evening of Jan. 27, has been arranged and is as fol lows: USED A KNIFE :"s Former Korean Minister of War Attacked by Interpreter in Russian Capital. St. Petersburg,' Jan. 13—Yi Chi 13.—Yi Yong, former minister of war of Korea, who is tsaying at the Hotel De France, narrowly escaped death Ten-yard dash. Fifteen-yard dash. One-lap run against time Four-lap run against time. vi Ten-lap run against time. Pole vault. Running high jump. Standing high Jump. Standing broad jump. Thrqe standing bt oad jumps. Running high dive. vv/' y Eighteen-foot rope climb. Twelve-pound shot put. J* Hitch and kick. Hop, step and jump. Both teams are working hard for the contest and some good events are promised. ip- Kasonic Party. There- will be an informal dancing party at the Masonic temple, Thurs day, January 18, for all Masons and their ladles, dancing to commence promptly at 8 o'clock. The privilege la extended to each Mason to iiavite one gentleman. and hls jadies 1 A jr a TheVe will be "An Older boys meet Ing at the Y. M. C. A building to morrow at the usual hour, Rev. J. K. Burleson will address the members on ftte:aubject of "Weakness and 'V Tt »rt by assassination at the hands of a young Korean said to be the minister's interpreter. The minister was stabbed eleven times with a knife. It is thought he will recover. Guthrie, Okla., Jan. 13.—Governor Ferguson's term of office expired to day, but Captain Frantz, who succeeds him as chier executive of Oklahoma, will not take the oath of office until Monday. Plans are making for the most elaborate inauguration in the history of the territory. The inaugu ration ceremonies will be held in the opera house in the afternoon and will be followed by the usual reception and ball In the evening. A large attend ance of visitors from all parts of Ok lahoma is expected. Minneapolis, Jan. 13.—W. S. Ams den, the tenth victim of the West hotel tire, died at 2 o'clock this after noon. NEW YORK ACTO SHOW. New York, Jan. 13.—Beginning to day and continuing through the whole of next week the automobile is to be the centre of interest in the metropo lis. Two automobile shows, both of mammotb proportions, were opened today. The sixth annual show of the American League of Automobile Man ufacturer is holding forth in Madison Square Garden, while a little farther up town, in the new 69th Regiment ar mory, the exhibition of the Automobile Club of America is in progress. Be tween the two exhibitions, so far as the lay visitor is able to judge, there appears to be little to choose. Every thing in the line of a horseless vehicle is on display—from the lightest runa bout to the heaviest touring wagon, phaetons, broughams, coupes, cabs, and surreys, from the light delivery wagon to a four-ton truck. The American makers are pitted against the foreign visitors and the purchaser has his choice from the greatest array of vehicles ever brought together. Accessories are le gion, and everything allied to the motor-driven vehicle in any form is on exhibition. Gasoline vehicles na turally predominate, both steam and electricity are prominently included. One of the interesting side features of the armory show is an exhibit of the Aero Club of America showing every important development In aeros tation of this country or abroad. BANK'S AFFAIRS WOUND UP. Rutland, Vt., Jan. 13.—The remain ing assets of the Merchants' National Bank, which failed on March 26, 1900, were sold at auction by the receiver today in order to wind up the affairs of the institution and pay the final dividend to depositors. The bank was closed by the govern ment through unauthorized loans of $145,000 by Cashier Charles W. Mus sey to Marvin A. McClure. Mussey was sent to prison, but was pardoned by the president on the ground of ill health. McClure is serving a prison sentence of seven years for complicity in the wrecking of tlie bank. MATT DOYLE ARRESTED Former Prominent Larfmore Politician in Trouble at Dresden on Kidnap ping Charge. It will be of interest to readers of The Evening Times to learn that Matt Doyle, a former prominent resident of Larimore, is under arrest at Dresden, N. D., charged with kidnapping one Vincent Weiler of Mount Carmel township. Cavalier county. Mr. Doyle was at one time alderman of Larimore and a prominent politician of that sec tion. The Cavalier County Republican of the 11th, published at Langdon, has the following relative to the matter: "Yesterday Matt Doyle of Dresden was placed in the custody of the sheriff to await the action of the district court. Ball was flxed at $1,000, which was not furnished last night and up to the time of going to press has not been put up. •Nearly three weeks ago he was arrest ed and lie furnished $200 cash to insure his appearance in Justice Toregeson's court, where his preliminary was held and Tuesday the justice bound him over to the district court, fixing the bail as above stated. "The charge against Doyle is rather agaiiiai, to raiiitfi unique in that it is the first case of the kind 'ever coming up here and is noth ing less than_ the alleged kidnapping of Vincent Weiler. living In Mt. Carmel township. In the df-ai is involved the transfer of a section of land to Doyle from Weiler, who is claimed to be a little simple, and the total disappear ance of Weiler at that time and al though search has been made for the man on both sides of the line his disap pearance seems to be complete. This transaction took place about the 20th of. November and it is claimed that Weiler was last seen in company with Doyle at Snowflake. "Friends of Weiler seem to think that something is wrong and are pushing the investigation in the hope of finding some trace of the mm. If he is found a different complexion may be put on the case. "A reward of $200 for Information leading to the discovety of Weiler's whereabouts is being offered by friends and the notice is published elsewhere in this issue." Lockers Great Convenience. The 25 new steel lockers which Secretary Tuttle is installing for the business men at the Y. M. C. A. build ing are about in shape.. They are modern and convenient in ever par ticular and are situated on the first floor just off the paysical director's office. They connect with the baths and swimming tank by a private stair way and will be a griat comfort and Convenience to business' men. at^ngth "uThe Boy.' orchestra totivTry enttuslas«cWtte n£ furnish music hall aod the exercises of ti^evwaln* EdaMtorr Here.^ Among the people who visited the city Iaat evening and attended the dedication* of the new assembly hall of the high school on the eaat pUle, waB Prof. B. E. Mclntire» mbwrtnteiid ent of the Crookston schools And Thomas Casey, countjr •OMirliiitAatait ofschopU of Polk county JUwy were c» ato it -K LastEditi PIIIGE ffVE GENli i-hYfr. THE DISTANCE OF IRRIGA TION CANALS BUILT WITHIN PAST FEWi «r TEARS COSTING 80 MILLIONS. -f.-, Washington, Jan. 13.—In an addr*M on the reclamation work in the weat before the National Geographic so ciety last night, C. J. Blanchard de clared that seventy-five miles of canals have been made within the past three years and that irrigation canals long enough to span die earth twice and representing an outlay at eighty million dollars have been bnOt during the past quarter of a century. WILL HMI6 01 FEB. 13 V' 41 Governor Johnson Has Fixed the Date for the Taking Off of the Murderer. C0TT0X CONVENTION CLOSES. New Orleans, La., Jan. 13.—The con vention of the Southern Cotton asso ciation in session here during the last three days, concluded its business this afternoon and adjourned sine die. Committee reports embodying the views and plans of the convention were an important feature of today's sessions. Interspersed with other business were a number of thirty-min ute addresses. Included among the speakers and their subjects were the following: "Sapitalization," S. A. Witherspoon, Meridian, Miss. "Organ ization in Arkansas," B. P. Burnett. Chiclcalah, Ark. "Federal Bureaus of Cotton Statistics," Hon. W. F. Living ston, Covington, Ga. "Concert in Ac tion," W. A. Dickson, Centervllle, Miss. "The Newspaper and Its Re lation to the Southern Cotton Asso ciation," H. Y. Brooks, Luverne, Aq MUST REPORT STATISTICS Dr. Henley Issues Circular to CoaMty Auditors of the State Relative to Laws on Health Conditions and Be ports. Dr. H. H. Healy, superintendent of public health, is calling the attention of county auditors to the law govern ing the publication of vital statistics in a circular which he is Bending out today to different county auditors. The circular reads as follows: Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 13, 19M. County Audtor, Dear Sir: For fear that vou may overlook it. ail°2T Pe to l®. it St. Paul, Jan. 13.—Governor John son today fixed February 13 as the hanging day for William Williams, convicted of the murder of John Kel ler, aged about 12 years and Mrs. Keller, the boy's mother. The crime was committed last spring. ON A CHARGE OF HAZING 3 Annapolis, Jan. 13.—liildshipman Minor Merrlweather of Louisiana, who was acquitted of having caused the death of Midshipman Branch, during a fist fight, has been placed under arrest on the charge of hazing. The charge is supported by six specifica tions. caU your attention ®ec. 27#f, laws of 1903, ..relatinir to vital statistics, which provides that you shall publish once a week, for four consecutive weeks, during the month of January of each year, In at leairt one official paper in your county, cer 9f.the !aw relating to: vital statistics. Please read this section. W°"ld. also call your attention to the last eight lines of Sec. 274c lam nf Jov'^e® that county au ditor shall furnish each ohvBlcteB licensed in. his district, names and ad dresses of town clerks and commissioo ers tofacUltate reporting vital atatia t'cs- l$ven if you .have sent out these .1 notices at the time of election of new officers,-you probably have aoaae nefir physicians in your county who should have a list. —H. H. Healy, M. a. Superintendent Public Health. The laws are explicit upon -til* matter and for fear that the s*ni£ iaay be overlooked, by oflUcials Mr. Benly takes this means of reminding then^et' their duties. Conditions gwitiMbrl? throughout the atate ore gopTwtt^ there is no alarming amount ofr— ness otherwise than die nsttftl incident to auddeh chaageeot'i "LITTLE fOMKTTIfi^CtMn nuftnj Loulsvtlle, Jan. lS.^-1 .eaoea^iheLbbvhiviUe ^fUttleJqli^ pa"T were injired, ^. eolllsto* hetween'^n^ apedal cutyla| ifes :M