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ii 111 is TIRED
CITI BY THE LAKE DOES NOT
APPRECIATE LAW EN
FORCEMENT
CITIZENS IN MASS MEETING
Pass Resolutions Calling on Mayor
Parker to Relax a Little
in His Air-Tight
Crusade.
WEST. SUPERIOR, Wis., Nov. 27.—A
mass meeting was held by business men
last night for the purpose of exerting
Influence to have the strict law enforce
ment order called off by Mayor Parker.
There were about forty business men
present, and the meeting was unanimous.
Two resolutions were passed, and the
business disposed of in a very short
time. One resolution has been presented
to Mayor Parker, and the other to the
Evening Telegram, the ' paper which
started the crusade. The resolution to
the mayor asks him, in the interests
of business and to preserve the
name of the city, to join with the coun
cil in ashing the chief of police to let
up on the order.
It is claimed that Mayor Parker has
agreed that he will acquiesce, providing
the business men demand it. Tne me-'ting
seemed to be in favor of the former
wide open policy, although there was
no agreement to that effect. It is said
that it will likely be the result, however,
providing the paper drops the matter.
John hahn, who lias heretofore been
held in respect by his neighbors at the
East end, is under arrest, charged with
burglary. He is said to have entered
the home of J. E. Erickson, while the
family was away, and to have taken $159
worth of clothes, etc. VVhalen's actions
in starting a bonfire of some valuable
doming aroused suspicion, and when his
premises were searched there was found
a quantity of stuff said to belong to
others.
ILIA MARIA MUSICAL.
Fourteen IV v nib erg Given by Pupil*
at Frontennc.
FRONTENAC, Minn., Nov. 22— (Spe
cial.)— November musical of fourteen
numbers was a pleasure to teachers and
pupils, eleven 10*s—the highest mark—be
ing merited. The programme was given
by Misses Hazel Cooke, Orpha La Croix
and Elsie Sullivan, Minneapolis; Misses
Goff, Emerson, Luella Warren and Eve
lyn Trcgilgas, St. Paul; Miss Kate Grif
lin, Hastings; Misses Hitchcock, Maude
and Katherine McKinny, Cass Lak»-
Miss Martha Rosser, West Superior'
Wis.; Miss Mcintosh, Morton; Miss
Sears, W atertown, S. D.; Miss Heath
Mansion, Wis.; Miss Mansfield, Duluth'
■j The pieces that delighted every one
were a guitar and piano number by Miss
Go« and teacher, and the expressive ren
dition of "If Holly Was Alive," sung by
Orpha La Croix. Miss Rosser, whose
voice is very promising, sang "Absent,"
and Miss Hitchcock's ease and natural
ness in interpreting "Mignon's Song" de
lignted the eye as well as the ear. "The
Lost Chord," in three parts, sung by
six young ladies, closed the programme
STEAM TANK BLEW UP.
ratal Accident at Grand Rapids,
win;; Wood Palp Mill.
GRAND RAPIDS, Wis., Nov. -The
blowing up of a steam tank at the Pio
neer Food Pulp company's plant in this
city, today resulted in instant death of
Christian Pagel, aged fifty-nine, un
married, and the probable death of
Adolph Middlestadt; aged nineteen un
married. The tank which blew up was
n«» ..l.p' h!^', thi pulp wood is steamed.
One half of the tank partly demolished
a wall of the mill, and the other half
destroyed .the engine house. Middle
stadt s body was blown out on to the
7.. .' ! h< _,£' er' Denlss McCarthy, Fred
iagel and Henry Podawilta were buried
Selections From Favorite
STANDARD OPERAS
Arranged for the Piano.
Each number represents in reality a condensed
edition of the vocal score rather than merely a
selection cf airs.
B^* Price, bound in heavy paper, each 50c
or any 5 numbers for *2. If to be sent
&__?*_, by mail add 20 cents for each set of
****"! five books.
Number.
1 "&;?t c"'" fey Bizet.
% ..^" ust ' .".*_•, „ " Gounod.
3 Romeo and Juliet," "Gounod.
4 Tannhauser." •• Wagner.
5 . Lohengrin, " Wagner
6 Tristan and Isolda," " Wagner'
7 ■■£- da\" „ " Verdi '
8 Rigcletto, *• Verdi'
9 "Travatore," " Verdi'
10 "Travlata," •< Verdi'
i „,parber of Seville," " Rossini.
W »i? =JS. .. - '.'. Donizetti.
13 . Martha," - " Fiotcw.
14 "Don Giovanni," " Mozart
15 es"l l*s'7 ots'" " Meyerbeer
!$ ..9. avallerV. R"sticara," " Mascagni. '
17 Mignon," " Thomas
18 "Bohemian Girl," . '* Balfe.
Vocal scores, Piano Selections. Librettos, etc.
of all standard operatic works, including the
repertoire of the ; - '-..-. <
Grau Opera Company
will be found at
W.J. Dyerfrßro's
17 W. sth Street, St. Paul.
We want every singer In the Northwest to
examine the new catalogue,
-250 BEST SONGB,
just compiled. Free to any address.
in the debris, but only slightly injured.
The chunks of wood and iron were
thrown into the street against houses
hundreds of feet away.
RESORT KEEPER MURDERED.
Mysterious Killing Took Place Yes
terday at Thorpe, Wis.
THORPE, Wis., Nov. 27.—(Special.)-
Miss Nora Myers, the proprietress of a
house of ill-fame located about four
miles west of the village, was shot and
killed about 2 o'clock this morning at
her resort. Three of the inmates heard
the shots fired, but disclaim all knowl
edge regarding the affair. The inquest
has been adjourned until Saturday, and
the inmates held as witnesses. The mur
dered woman's maiden name was Nora
Dargen. and she has a brother in Chi
cago. Her assumed name here was Ollle
Odell.
COLD WATER AT FERGUS.
Prohibitionists to Establish a Rea«l
inpr Room and Down the .Saloons.
FERGUS FALLS, Minn., Nov. 27.—(Spe
cial.)—A prohibition meeting was held in
the Presbyterian church here last night,
and a proposition to establish a reading
room was discussed, a committee, con
sisting of one member from each church,
was appointed to ascertain the probable
cost of maintaining a reading room, and
to ascertain what financial aid could be
obtained from the merchants. The Pro
hibitionists are preparing to vote the
saloons out in this city next April.
STUDENTS ON STRIKE.
Walk Out Because of Hl^li School
Principal's Suspension. "
NEENAH, Wis.. Nov. 27-The students
of the high school left that building in
a body today, because of the suspension
of the principal*, Prof. O. J. Schusler, by
Superintendent of Schools J. 11. Healy
The action of Supt. Healy was the climax
of long-existing. trouble in the school
board. Mr. Healy has engaged a suc
cessor to Prof. Schuster. The members
of the sophomore and senior classes,
however, declare they will not go back to
school under a new principal.
IOWA OFFICIAL RETURNS.
Constitutional Convention and Bi
ennial Election Both Carried.
DES MOINES. 10., Nov. 27.—The elec
tion returns of lowa by the state board
of canvassers today, shows the vote on
president was: Republicans, 307,818; Dem
ocrats, 209.466; Prohibition, 9,502; People's
Party 613; Socialist Labor, 295; United
Christian, 707; Social-Democrat. 1.063.
_°c-^ V. ote 880.007. Republican plurality,
»b,803; Republican majority, 80 629.
I Constitutional convention majority 448;
biennial election amendment majority,
' 31,686. -'.-;. -■ * .""-
SALE OF WHITE EARTH PIKE.
Crookston Land Office "Will Take in
About $300,000. ..
CROOKSTON. Minn., Nov. 27.—(Spe
cial.)—The public auction of pine on the
Y\ hiteEarth lands held here today brought
good prices and the bidding was lively •
upwards of a hundred of the leading pine
owners and lumbermen of this state and
Wisconsin are here. The sale will con
tinue tomorrow and will aggregate up
wards of $300,C00.
Hastings Happening;-..
HASTINGS, Minn.. Nov. -(Special )
—Theodore Schaal, jeweler, on Vermil
lion street, and Miss Mary A. Mamer
of Vermillion, were marri.-d at St. Boni
face church this morning, by th« Rev
Jerome Holder, of St. Paul. "Miss Kate
Schaal, sister of the groom, was brides
maid, and Miss Regma Zilloix, of St
Paul, maid of honor. Charles Mamer'
j of Rochester, a brother of the bride act
i ed as best man. The ushers were Messrs
I N. F. Kranz and B. J. Raetz. A recep
tion was held in the eiren : pg at the home
of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs Ja
cob Mamer. It was a society affair
both the contracting parties being
1 quite popular. They were the recipients
of a large number of handsome and cost
: ly presents.
! T_.Re, v '- Othmar . Erren went up to St.
, Paul this morning to attend the funeral
! or his brother, the late Peter Erren
I James K. Hull, a former 1, eber of "the
I thirteenth Minnesota regiment, arrived
. here today from China, for a visit
1 JL°™. c ' He was among the first to enter
I Pekin, and scored a big. beat for the
paper he represented. / He expects
to return there in the spring. His lar«e
circle of friends here an glad to Fleet
him once more.
Dennis McNamara, a prominent and
well-to-do farmer of Marshall! died this
morning from paralysis, after a protracted
illness, aged sixty-four years. A wife
I five sons and three daughters are left
I to mourn his departure. One of his sons •
Ihomas P., a lawyer, resides In St. Pan
The funeral will .be held from the
Church of the Guardian Angels oc
Thursday at 10 a. m., the Rev. ... A Fitz
gerald officiating.
Burned to Death.
COURTENAY, N. D., Nov. 27.-A voun-
SE£_, n!!i d N°ssrew perished In flames «
which destroyed his dwelling. H e and I
another young man named Evinson were
staying on the place, and were in bed
when the fire broke out. They got no
h£in Ey&l°n £' ent to a neighbor's f&
help. When he returned he could find i
no trace of his friend. The next day he
charred remains of Nosgrew were found I
in the cellar. It is supposed that in at- I
tempting to save some articles from the ;
names he was overcome.. i
Wise Case Goes Over.
ANOKA Minn., Nov. 27.—A1l court pro
ceedings in the case against Miller and
Hardy will be permitted to slumber un
til the March term of the district court
County Attorney Pratt and Attorney Wv
man have filed their authorities on tire
question of trying the boys for the mur
der of Willie Wise and the court is ex
pected to hold it under advisement until
the next term. In the meantime the boys
will be out on bonds.
Died While Drank.
T SIOUX CITY, 10., "Nov. 27.-Peter
Llines Sunday drunk cost him dearly,
for today his body lies in a casket' at his
home at 506 South Wall street, where
there Is consternation and grief in hi*
family. Generally speaking. Uline was a
sober and industrious man, but Sunday
he filled himself up with alcohol, pro
cured at some of the drug stores, and
died on his. way home., He was within a
block of his house when he fell, and when
a doctor reached him he was dead.
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SENATOR C. K. DAVIS ASLEEP IN DEATH
campaign, and, although but twenty-two
years of age, mounted the* "stump" and
spoke for the election of Mr. Lincoln.
Two years later Mr. Davis closed his law
office to serve his country. He enlisted
in the United States volunteer service
and served in the Vlcksburg and Little
Rock campaigns until 1864, when he left
the service broken down by its hard
ships. Mr. Davis served nearly two years
in the army of the Tennessee, in Ken
tucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and Missis
sippi, a part of that time on responsible
staff duty.
SOUGHT HEALTH HERE.
When disabled Mr. Davis resigned his
commission as first lieutenant of Com
pany B, Twenty-eighth Wisconsin regi
ment, and, like, many others, came to
Minnesota, where he sought and found
restoration to health.
In the same year Mr. Davis com
menced the practice of law in St. Paul,
and formed a copartnership with his late
chief in the array service, Gen. W. A.
Gorman, ex-governor of Minnesota ter
ritory. He was at once recognized as a
promising lawyer and brilliant orator,
and was quickly sought out and pressed
into service as a campaign speaker. In
the fall of 1866 he was elected to the
state legislature from one of the St.
Paul districts and served efficiently in
that capacity. In 1868 Mr. Davis was ap
pointed United States district attorney,
in which office he served for five years.
His record here was one of tine profes
sional success, soon placing him in a lead
ing position at the bar and rendering
him prominent in the political counse.s
cf the party. In the congressional cam
paign of 186$, when Ignatius Donnelly
first found the Republican party uncon
genial, Mr. Davis was one of the chief
figures In the anti-Donnelly faction..:.
In June, 1873, Mr. Davis was nominated
for governor of Minnesota. He received
the nomination b.y a majority of one.
Twenty years afterward he was re
elected .to the United States senate by
the same narrow majority. He . was
duly elected governor. The issue upon
which he was elected, which was then
hotly contested, was the : right of the
sta.ie .control the charges of railroad-.,
ln asserting this right he was a pioneer.
Such railroad legislation was passed
during his term of office and enforced.
It has now became such a matter of
course that few people remember how
vigorously contested and doubtful the
right was at that time.-
DEFEATED FOR SENATOR FIRST.
''During his term as governor Mr. Davis
was a candidate for the United States
senate. There was a protracted contest,
which finally resulted in the choice of
Chief Justice S. J. R. McMillan. During
that. contest Mr. Davis was repeatedly
promised sufficient Democratic votes to
elect him senator .If he would publicly
Criticise the actions of Gens., Grant and
Sheridan ln regard to federal interfer
ence with the mob at New Orleans. This
he positively declined to do.
It was during his term that the grass
hopper plague devastated Southwestern
Minnesota, everything in fact, west of
Lake Crystal. In order to help the peo
ple of the country, he expended nearly
$100,000 in money, which he raised by
contributions from the people, and prob
ably sent in an equal amount in supplies,
clothing, etc. >.
DULUTH HARBOR CASE. .
To the great surprise of the politicians
and regret of a great many of his friends,
Mr. Davis declined a renomination, and i
resumed the practice of law. • He was j
retained by his successor, Gov. Pills- |
bury, to argue in the supreme court of \
the United States the case against the |
city of Duluth and state of Minnesota, '■
brought by the state of Wisconsin, to ]
restrain the opening of the present Dv- i
luth ship canal, through which all the
great commerce of that port now pass
Duluth was a mere straggling village at
that time, and its very existence depend
ed upon the successful re?ult of the _H.il
Mr. Davis was successful in the suit.
Mr. Davis pursued the practive of the
law until 1887, with ardent devotion and
increasing success. His voice and pen
were in frequent demand on occasions of
public ceremony, and he always filled the
full measure of the occasion—thus con- I
stantly increasing and extending his ora- I
torical fame. He was also an interested,
active participant in public affairs. In .
ISM Gov. Davis worked successfully for
the nomination and election of his old
time friend and supporter, Gen. L. F. ■
Hubbard, as governor. v=.
NOMINATED BLAINE IN 1884.
In 1884 the Blame men of Minnesota
selected C. K. Davis as their standard
bearer, and sent him as a delegate at
large' to the Chicago convention. Here
he made the principal nominating speech
for Blame, and contributed largely to !
his nomination. |
Throughout every campaign for the Re- j
publican party he was on the stump es- I
pecially advocating the doctrine of pro- I
tection at a. time when it was not con- j
ducive to any speaker's political prospects j
to do so in this state.
The defeat of the Republican national :
ticket at the polls in November, for the
first time since 1860, was a severe blow
to Gov. Davis' feelings, but, as it turned
out, it was really a help to his ' future
career. By the advent of a.Democratic .
president, the federal officials throughout
the state, who had uniformly opposed
his every candidacy since he ran for gov
ernor in 1573, were displaced, Meantime,
the editors of weekly Republican news-"
papers of the state had come to regard
him as an exponent of pure politics and
independent Republicanism. Their influ
ence could now be exerted vn trammeled
At last it was triumphant.
During all of 1886 the state press, with
striking unanimity, advocated the elec
tion of C. K. Davis as United States sen
ator. When the legislature of 1887 met
it was found that the sentiment in his
favor was so strong: among the members
that Senator McMillan gracefully with- :
drew as a candidate for a third term, and
on the roll being called in. the Repub
lican legislative caucus Gov. Davis re
ceived every vote. The legislature con
firmed the caucus decision, and he was
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CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.
elected for the term of six years,- com
mencing March 4, 1387.
Senator Davis' fame had preceded him.
He received a hearty welcome from his
illustrious compeers in the United States
senate, and was soon assigned to posi
tions of commanding influence seldom
conceded to new men there. An early
and conclusive evidence of his prompt
recognition was his. appointment to the
chairmanship of the .committee on pen
sions. No such important trust was ever
before committed to" a senator* in the
first months of his career. Thencefor
ward he had charge of all pension leg
islation, general and private, and the
zeal, intelligence and- patriotism of his
acts earned for him the special gratitude
and devotion of the veterans of the war.
Mr. Davis held that position for six
years; labored very assiduously, and was
he author of the pension act of 1890, which
teminated the demands for excessive pen
sion legislation, and which satisfied the
soldier element. £*"~*
FATHER OF PENSION BILL.
The wisdom of this measure, origin;
by Senator Davis, has been amply jus
tified by results. It .has .remained the
law for more than nine, years, and its
operation has been so.just, in spite of
obstruction, that it may be said to have
settled the character, if not the detail, of
pension legislation. The 2ferment among
the soldier element which, before the act
of 1890 increased with every approach
ing session of congress, has since its pass
age died away, under the general con
viction that it affords the fairest, most
feasible and 'judicious adjustment of
pensionary rights and obligations for the
present, at least obtainable. . This uni
versal acquiescence 5 in its provisions is
the highest compliment" that can be paid
to the practical common sense of Sena
tor Davis, and to his devotion to "the true
Interests of the brave men who, having
been his comrades'in. war, remained the
objects of his fraternal, solicitude and
care. v . .
. FOUGHT FOR TWJD^DAKOTAS.77
Senator Davis was also a member of
the committee ;on military .affairs. His
most, important service; however, was as
a member of the committee on territories,
where he led the fig-fit for the admission
of the Dakota..", ' malting'his-': first speech
in the senate on that subject, a speech
which attracted a great deal of atten
tion. [Many of the speeches of this mem
orable debate dealt With signal ability on
one or another of the various topics em
braced in the great question. "*"' ' " .
That of Senator Davis alone covered
all with a fullness and dignity that made
it at once a model, encyclopedic, historic
and judicial statement, ranking among
the best examples of parliamentary: elo
quence. It was his maiden speech, and
it established a reputation so high that
it afterwards required, the exertion Of
his best powers to maintain it. It prac^
tically closed debate on the subject in
the.senate and compelled a reluctant op
position to perform an act of justice
in the house. Upon his appointment to
a position on the committee of foreign
relations Senator Davis came rapidly to
the front as an authority on diplomacy
and international law.- : His previous stud
ies in that line ,his general grasp of large
questions, and his .special faculty of
analysis and research"; enabled him to
render services seldom -■' expected from
"new" men on that committee. During
the controversies attendant on th? Chi
lian dispute and the Behring sea matter.
Senator Davis was" the: trusted confidant
and legal adviser of ? President Harrison
and Secretary Blaine^ furnishing, at their
request, briefs on some of the most in
tricate questions involved, which wer*
gratefully acknowledged' as very import
ant contributions- toward strengthening
the case of the government. - ..:'.-'
He opposed, in ai speech, a passage
of a bill to subsidize a private constiuc
tion company to build "the Nicaragua
canal with bonds of the 5 United States
for $100,000,000. His 1 speech was never
answered and the measure never brought
to a vote thereafter. ;.i';.e
His most important service to the state
was, perhaps, his connection with the
construction of the new lock at the Sault
Ste. Marie, with the-Improvement of Hay
lake channel below, whereby vessels of
nineteen feet draught go through now.
where before vessels;' of only fourteen
feet could go. This is the basis of the
vast amount of increased freight and
tonnage capacity, with lessened charges. j
and the great vessels' now navigating j
that waterway. . . j
He proposed an amendment to the river h
and harbor bill that that great work j
should be expedited by contract instead
of being drawn along by inadequate ap
propriations through many dreary years,
as is the general custom; in fact, the
unbroken custom prior to that time, ex
cept as to the Fads jetties at the mouth
of the Mississippi river. He spoke elab- j
orately in favor of. this, and the disclos
ures in that address as to the amount I
of commerce and the latent possibilities- |
of the mineral. resources of Minnesota!
were a surprise. Everything he predict- i
ed has since been more -than verified. j
The lock and improvements were finished :
years sooner than would have been !
possible under the old System.
During the tariff legislation, which re- :
suited in the McKinley bill, Senator Davis
attacked the binding twine trust, insist
ing that it was not entitled to protection.
He made an elaborate speech on that
subject, attacking the trust, and in con- ;
sequence the. duty was reduced from 2% |
cents to 7-10 of a cent a pound; the trust i
went to pieces and binding twine fell from !
18 cents a pound to 10 and 11 cents imme- .
diately.throughout Minnesota and every- I
where. - -. "•->--•- *-* - j
Senator Davis illustrated his Ameri- |
canism by his speech in, the senate de- !
livered In the ' month 4'of* April, 1892. It;
was called out by "the ""proposition of .
Herr Cahensly, a member of- the ' Ger
man parliament, appealing to the foreign
nations to denationalize American insti
tutions by planting fcolonies on her soil j
in compact masses, so -as to-perpetuate i
foreign customs, languages and allegiance I
through generations yet unborn. This
scheme was denounced by Senator Davis
in a speech which -attracted profound
attention at home and abroad, for it was
given great circulation-in Europe, by
translation into many .foreign languages.
As the first term of Senator Davis ap
proached its conclusion it became evident" !
that he was practioally the unanimous I
choice of his party for re-election. Tne
i^epubiican state convention which as
sembled in St. Paul in May, 1832, to elect
delegates.at large to.the- Minneapolis na- !
tional convention, after' listening -to an
speech from him. on the issues of
tne day, adopted, by at rising vote, a
motion by R. G. Evans, indorsing him
lor his own "successor.---When-. the state
convention met in-July to nominate a
state ticket, the unprecedented action
was taken of formally announcing . him
as the senatorial candidate -of t.i? party.
In neither convention was a . dissenting
voice raised. Knute Nelson Was nomi
nated governor, and togethervthey made
the notable canvass .which resulted in
Holding the state ticket and the: legisla
ture firmly Republican when so many
other stales in the Union went Demo
cratic. The legislature met in January,
it*.., with a Republican majority of sev
enteen on joint ballot, most of them in
structed by their nominating conventions
to support. Mr. Davis. He' received the
unanimous caucus nomination, but be
tween that date and the day of the elec
tion certain persuasive influences inter
vened, based upon strong and valuable
considerations, so that he was elected by
a bare majority of one. The verdict of
the party at large on the action of its
members who proved recreant may be
judged from the fact that only one of
them returned to the next session.
ON FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Senator Davis was placed, at the com
mencement of his second term, upon the
committee on foreign relations, and be
came its chairman when Senator Sher
man went into President MsKinley.'s cab
inet.
He defended the* ratification of the
treaty by which the Sandwich islands
were to be annexed to the United States
in a speech wherein he attacked Presi
dent Cleveland and Secretary Gresham.
Shortly after a very Important article
from him appeared in the North American
Review, attacking the foreign policy of
the Cleveland administration generally,
and particularly in legard to Hawaii and
the sugar duty as to Prussia; and the
surrender by the American consulate at
Shanghai of two Japanese students who
were tortured and afterwards beheaded
at Nankin. . . *
ON THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Senator Davis was the author and in
charge of the report of the committee on
foreign relations defining the Monroe doc
trine, as applicable to the controversy be
tween the United States and England re
specting England's claims upon Vene
zuela. He took advanced grounds in a
very elaborta speech which he delivered
upon.that. subject, which.grounds, though
somewhat criticised, at the time, it is to
be noted are the basis of the treaty for
arbitration" afterward Entered into between
this government and that of Great Brit
am. :. ■•" •., •:■■■- ';-■■ .-.:.'_
His fearless and patriotic stand upon
this grave question commanded the ad
miration of the whole country. Criticism
there was from high authorities, too,-but
the voice of the people silenced It. The
press 1 generally commended the Davis
resolution, and the comic papers car
tooned its author in complimentary fash
ion.
About July 1; 1894, Senator Davis per
formed the unpremeditated act which
gave him at once a national prominence
As a result of the Pullman strike inter
state commerce was paralyzed in Chi
cago, and its suburbs, mail trains were
stopped, and anarchy seemed about to
prevail. A committee of assumed labor
leaders at Duluth wired Senator Davis
asking him to support a resolution in
troduced by Senator Kyle, which was
plainly intended to embarrass the au
thorities and encourage rioters. The sen
ator promptly returned the following tele
gram:
• "To D. D. Mclnnis, Duluth, Minn —I
have received your telegram. I will not
support Senator Kyle's resolution. It is
against your own real welfare. It is
also. a blow at the security, peace and
rights of millions of people who never
harmed you or your associates. My
duty to the constitution and the laws
forbids me to sustain - a resolution to
legalize lawlessness. The same duty
rests upon you and your associates The
power to regulate commerce among the
several states is vested by the constitu
tion in congresss. Your associates have
usurped that power at Hammond and
other places and have thereby destroyed
commerce among the states in those
particular instances.
"You are rapidly approaching the overt
act of levying war against the United
States, and you will find the definition of
that act. in the constitution. I trust that
wiser thoughts will regain control.
"You might as well ask me to vote *o
dissolve this government." .-- .
Mr. Davis' castigation of Senator Puf
fer, who, in the course of a speech in
the senate-upon the Debs incident open
ly avowed that the present form of gov
ernment ought to be abolished and the
whole thing run by a committee of one
from each state, will not soon ha forgot
ten. °
Throughout all the monetary contro
versy Senator Davis was unninchincly
opposed to the free and unlimited coin
age of silver. He, of course, opposed
the Gorman-Wilson tariff bill. Durin<* '■■
the. campaign which resulted in the de"
feat of Mr. Harrison, he strenuously
advocated the McKinley bill before the
people. _--*'--
While it is true, that by a sort of rule
in the senate, new senators are not ex
pected to say much the first year yet
there was an exception in the case of
Mr. Davis, not sought by himself, but
imposed upon him by his chairmanship
of the committee on-pensions and his
advacacy of the admission of the two
Dakotas; so that shortly after his entry '
into the senate he was compelled to take
a prominent part in the debates.
Prior to the time when the nomination
of Mr. McKinley was assured, in 1896
Senator Davis was quite, prominently
considered as. a candidate for the presi
dency, especially in the East, but im
pressed by the validity of Mr. McKin
ley's claims to the nomination, he with
drew his own name from the considera
tion of the convention of his own state.
As chairman of the senate committee
on foreign relations, Senator Davis was
one of the foremost figures in the trying
days following the destruction of th *
battleship Maine in Havana harbor, and '
throughout the diplomatic negotiations
between this country and Spain, concern
ing the status of Cuba, he was one of
President .McKinley' 3 most trusted 'ad- ;
visers.^ His connection, with subsequent :
war, history, and as one of the commis- I
sioners at the treaty of Paris is = 0 j
fresh in the public mind as hardly to re- !
quire recital here.
In his profession, the law, Mr Davis j
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was not a specialist. During the early
portion of his career he was engaged in
some very notable criminal cases, and
defended a great many murder cases, in
which he always secured acquittals. He
got his first start in one of the most re
markable cases of circumstantial evi
dence in IS66' known as the Van Solen
case, in St. Paul.
'& Mr. Davis had an unvarying rule
for more than twenty years of not do
ing any law business at his house; he
had no law books there, and this gave
him considerable opportunity to indulge
his literary tastes, which he did
in many lectures, notably on Mme. Ro
land and "Hamlet." He was also the
author of a work on the "Law in Shakes-
S^ arl* . t .d„ m this connection it may be
noted that Senator Davis was one of the
best Shakespearean scolars in this coun
try having brought to his aid -in the
study of the great poet, the clear, crit
ical and analytical powers of a trained
legal mind.
Mr. Davis was a man of fine "literary
tastes, compounded with a large amount
of business capacity. His magnificent
library of 5,000 volumes bears testimony
£°_, cl S ,love of "terature. Aside from
nis Shakespearean researches, Mr Davis'
literary specialty was the study of the
Napoleonic literature. His collection of
™o£ s SFV he, ht. tle Corsican inspired is
unexcelled including, as it does many
works in the original French, which have
never been translated into English Sen
as 0 Italtai? read French fluently, as well
cl£> 113.113.11.
Indeed, he kept up nearly all college
studies save the Greek language, which
he dropped after receiving his degree
Reading Virgil, however, was one'of his
favorite pastimes. *
Senator Davis was essentially a stu
dent, not a society man, although hos
pitable to a degree in his own home
His family consists of Mrs. C. K. Davis
and his father and mother, who are
eighty-nine and eighty-five years of age
respectively. ■*• s OI age
Mi. Davis married Miss Anna Mal
colm Agnew in 1880. Mrs Davis was
born in St. Paul, of Scotch parents
TRIBUTE 10 THE DEAD
Continued From First Page.
portent questions which came before it.
The past two years have devolved
upon the foreign relations committee
and more especially, upon its chairman!
Senator Davis, the immense and unusual
responsibility of the initiative in shaping j
the policy of the country on the momen- !
tous questions, growing out of our em- i
broilment with. Spain. It was Senator
Davis who framed the resolutions de
manding the withdrawal of Spain from
Cuba, which were equivalent to. a declar
ation of war, and it was Senator Davis
who framed the terrific indictment of
Spain in the preamble which formed, -ne
complete justification of our belligerent
demand upon that power. When this
brief war ended in . the complete triumph I
of our arms by land and sea, Senator
Davis was appropriately appointed on !
the commission to. negotiate a treaty of J
peace with Spain. It is not too much to !
say that his advice and inspiration were i
the controlling 'nfluences which decided !
the policy of this government on the j
most important question left unsettled
by the protocol—what should be done
w'th the Philippines? * * * *
"He is gone, but he will not be forgot
ten. His name is already written high in j
the annals of his country. It .will be for- \
ever identified with one of the rtibstl I
eventful, the most critical, the most bril- j
liant epochs in the country,' history as ;
one of the men who understood it best j
and contributed most by the boldness
and far-sighted wisdom of their initiative
to its memorable achievements and to tha |
policies which have opend a new and
grander path for the beneficent progress
of the republic."
PRESIDENT SENDS TELEGRAM.
c-- ..-*..■_•.. . . .-.-- . I
Today Senate Will Appoint Com- 1
mittee to Attend Funeral. .
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—The news of
Senator Davis* death, although expected
came as a shock to his colleagues in tho j
senate, who are gathering here prepara- j
tory, to the meeting of congress. The
senator's genial manner had endeared j
him to his colleagues and others. Many j
genuine expressions of regret were heard
when his death became known. Presi- •
dent McKinley was informed of the sen- j
ator's demise and sent a telegram of i
condolence to the widow. Tonight S?r- \
geant-at-Arms Ramsdell, of the senate, I
after an announcement of Senator Davis' i
death, sent notifications to the follow- |
ing senators to represent the senate at
the funeral:
Nelson, Cullom, Lodge, Foraker, Wol
cott, Morgan, Clark, of Wyoming, and
Pettigrew.
SENATOR HAD A PREMONITION.
Expressed to Senator Spooner Pear
That His Service Was Done.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 27.—While on his
way to West Superior to make a cam
paign speech three weeks ago Senator
John C. Spooner called on Mr. Davis and
remained with him nearly an hour.
Though his illness was not considered
unusually serious at that time. Mr.
Davis seemed to have a premonition that
he would never recover. In speaking
later of the visit Senator Spooner said:
"Senator Davis seemed to be exceed
ingly pleased to see me. He brightened
up noticeably, when I entered the room
and his greeting was more than cordial.
We chatted of various things for an hour
or so and when I got up to go ho clung
to my hand like a child in the dark and
tears rolled down his cheeks. -7,77"
"I did my best to encourage him and
make him feel that he was going to get
well but he seemed to know that he
could not recover. That farewell will
be one of the most touching memories of
my life. I have known him long and
intimately and I have the highest esteem
for him as a friend and the greatest ad
miration for him as a student and states
man." '
IS A NATIONAL CALAMITY.
Senator Qnarles. Comments on Sen- j
tor Davis' Demise.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 27.—Senator J. V.
Quarles tonight • expressed the highest
admiration -for the personal character
and -statesmanship of.". Senator Davis.
"I became well acquainted with Senator
Davis in Washington he having been
originally a Wisconsin man bringing us
together frequently" said Senator
Quarles. "He was an intellectual man
and bis legislative training- made his
services of great value to the senate and
country. He had been at the head of the
foreign affairs committee a long time
and had been connected with so many
of our foreign diplomatic negotiations
that we can ill afford to lose him now.
He did not take the tloor in the legisla
tive session thereafter for hie work was
chiefly done in the executive session;
where treaties were considered behind
closed doors. His knowledge of Inter
national law was exceedingly large. He
was a fearless advocate and an inde
pendent thinker and altogether was one
of the strongest men in the senate. In
addition to his attainments as a states
man and lawyer, he was a very scholarly
man, and 1 think I never met a man
with a greater knowledge of literature-
He loved to talk about books and if he
could get a congenial companion lie
would sit up to early morning discussing
literature. In every respect he was a
most delightful and entertaining man,
and in his intercourse with his friends
was always pleasant and genial. His
death is little less than a national ca
lamity." .-■'*;-.
TRAIN RUNS INTO A RiV£-<
J KIT o.VK MAX WAS REPOHTEn
KILLED.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Nov. 28.-At 1:18
o clock this morning the night express
tor Cleveland on the Cleveland & Pitts.
: burg was thrown in th • river, two miles
below Beaver. The scanty information •
at hand shows on e man di owned and four
others badly hurt.
The dead— Adams Express mes
senger, lived at Cleveland.
.Injured—Frank Connelly, Conductor, of
Cleveland, badly b'rtt sed: L. Ceun-fi->our
engineer, Cleveland, right foot tut off;
J. A. Al.en, Pittsburg, baggngemaster,
several hones broken; John Taylor color-
I , orter ' ankle sprained and cut.
I The accident occurred at a point where.
extensive fill-ins have J been ma and
it is supposed the high water had wash
ed the fill from under the track and "let
: the entire train, consisting of engine"'
' 2. d. f!ve cars into the Ohio river. The!
officials gay no passengers were hurt. The
excitement was indescribable. The pas
sengers were compelled to make their
way out from the cars by break ng the
windows and climbing to the bank
The express messenger is supposed to
nave been imprisoned by baggage
LIEUT. BAHE IS HURT.
Struck by a Street Car at Seventh
and Wabn-lm Streets.
Lieut. Henry Bahe, of the cec.t.al police
station, had his leg cut ab iU 12 o'clock
last night by being struck b. n ,ar at
Seventh and Wabasha streets. 11. walk
ed to a nearby drug store and after Hie
wound was dressed, he got on a car and
went home.
_—, —
l Inn.HKeii Is Mot Dlmcora»e«l.7;- ~
The municipal lighting- plant will vet be
provided for. in a degree at least. City
Engineer Claussen predicts, when the
council have the tax budget under con
sideration. When his proposition to Set
aside $25,Oart for the purpo was turned
down In the conference committee lie de
cided not to give up the fight and In
consequence will make a strong plea be
fore the council where he believes the
plan to save the city at least $C(.,0'0 a
year will have many friends.
JVew (aniline Factory.
CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis., Nr,-. >: ___.
The stockholders of the new canning fac
tory to be built here met yesterday and
named the corporation the Chippewa
Falls Canning company. The following
officers were chosen: President, Thomas
Kelley; vice president, L.C.Stanley; treas
urer, L. M. Newman; secretary, M. S.
Bailey; directors. Thomas Kelley, L C
Stanley. A. B. McDonell, William It vine.
M. D. Stanley, or* Chicago, the builder.
will begin work this week, and expects
to have the machinery installed and in
operation by the time the canning season
arrives. _ ■■■>. -..-.
Robbed a Car.
STAPLES, Minn., Nov. 27.-A loaded
car in the west end of the yard was
rifled yesterday of about 5100 worth of
goods. Arthur Brown, Win. Green, Har
ry Westcott and John Swaford were ar
rested, and when arraigned Brown waiv
ed examination, and was held to the
grand jury on $500 approved bonds. Green
pleaded guilty.. : ' ..
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