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illS OF IRTHWiT LEGISLATURES
ii inn i
REHBLICA\S UNABLE TO AGREE
ll'()\ PLAN FOR REDISTRICT
ING THE STVTE
DAUGHERTY PLAN SUBMITTED
Honnrplu Delegation Offers Objec-
tions mid Everything !■ Off—
Mh.v Be Ko Rpnpportlon
inent.
•'l'll bet that after all there wl'l not
be a reainn>rtionnient of the state, and
that the two additional representatives
In congress which, under the new cen
sus, we are entitled to will be elected
et large."
This statement was ventured by a
prominent m«mber of the Ramsey coun
ty delegation y< stenlay, who, by the
way, is a Ro-publlonn of the deepest dye.
lici had htn-n to the meeting of the re
apportfonment committee, which was
held late in the afternoon, and there
fore had a right to his opinion.
It was supposed that' when the full
committee met yesterday to receive the
report of the subcommittee a plan would
be BHtintftted by the latter, which would
meet general approval, and be determin
ed upon a 8 the plan to be followed in
making the new divisions of the state.
The subcommittee did present a plan,
but It failed to ge-t by the Hennepin
delegation and some members from thfe
southern part of the state. The plan sub
mitted was that heretofore known as
the "Dnug-herty'' plan, and which was
substantially made public some weeks
ago. It provides for the following sys
tem of redistricting:
PROPOSED DIVISION.
First District—Steel. Dodge, Wabusha,
Olmstead, 'Winona, Freeborn, Mower,
Fillmoro. Houston.
Second Mstrlct—Waseca. Blue Earth,
FaribHult. Martin. Watonwan. Cotton
wood. Murray, Pipestono, Brown, Jack
eon, Noble and Rock.
Third District—McLeod. Carver, Scott,
Dakota, Sibley, Nicollet. Le Sueur, Rice
and Ooodhue.
Fourth District—Chisugo, Ramsey and
Washington
Fifth Dlsttirt—Hennepin.
Sixth District—Hubbard. Cass, Todd.
Crow Wing, Wadena, Morrison, Steams,
Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Meeker and
Douglass.
Seventh District—Lincoln. Lyon, Red
wood. Renville, Yellow Medicine, Chipee
wa. Lac oul Parle, Kandiyohl, Swift. Big
Stone, Stevens, Pope, Trovers* and Grnnt.
Eighth District—ltasca, St. Louis, Lake,
Cook, Aitkin. Pine, Mille Lacs, Kanabec,
Isantt. Anoka and Carlton.
Ninth District—Marshall, Beltraml,
Polk. Clay. Becker, Otter Tail, Wilki-.i,
Norman, Roseau and Kittson.
All the districts as thus suggested
■would be normally Rf-publican. Their
relative populations would, it is claim
ed, be as nearly uniform as it will be
possible to make them. The following
figures are given as the respective pop
ulations of the diHtricts: First, 195,404;
Second, 159.534; Third, 183,106; Fourth,
211,610; Fifth, 228,340; Sixth. 208,162; Sev
enth, 154.35T; Eighth 156.14U; Ninth, ISO,
--052.
HENNEPIN OBJECTS.
This system is objected to by Henne
pin c-ounty people, and as the subcom
mittee of that delegation, Messrs. Rob
erts and Waßhburne, appeared before
the committee and sub
lnltU-Ti their case. Their argument Is
that the plan above suggested would
create two abnormally large districts,
with Ramsey and Hennepin as the cen
ters, which would not be upheld by the
supreme court, and that therefore the
whole plan would be thrown out, and
after all be the means of !o;-hiij the
chance to make the state solidly Re
publican with regard to congressional
districts. Mr. Roberts and his colleagues
■would take Chlsago off the Fourth dis
trict, and also rip off the east side of
Minneapolis and throw them into a
new district. This was strongly objected
to by Ramsey county men. Senator Bar
ton protested that it would not leave the
Fourth district with a safe Republican
majority to subtract Oliisago county"
from its territory, and that Ramsey
would not be trodden upon in this man
ner. It was impossible for the Ramsey
and Hennepin people to get together
on the proposition, for each accuses the
other of knifing. Mr. Roberts submitted
the following plan for a new district,
taking Chisago out of the Fourth:
Steams, Benton, "Wright, Tsanli, Ca
e&go, Anoka, Sherburne, - Todd ar.d East
Minneapolis. This meets the general
approval of the Hennep-ln delegation, but
It Is safe to say does not find many
supporters outside of that county, ,
LARSOX CHOKED OFF.
Representative Jamee Larson, of Red
wood county, which is in the Second dis
trict, claimed that he had been denied
tho right of submitting a plan to the sub
committee, and that his part of the
state had been denied a representative
on the committee. He said the commit
tee was trying to railroad matters
through, and had evaded the reception
of other plans than the one which the
seven men of that committee favored.
This imputation was repeated by others,
and a general controversy took place,
the committeemen resenting the charges
that they had been arbitrary In their
action.-.. Mr. Larson was called upon
for his plan, which he linally submit
ted. It proposes the nine new districts
in this manner:
First—Same as the committee plan
Second—Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault,
Jackson. Lincoln, L.yon, Martin. Murray,
Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Wa
tonwan. Yellow Medicine.
Third—Blue Earth, Carver. Dakota
Goodhue. Le Su«ur, NicoJlet, Rice, Scott,
■\Yasc- a.
Fou'th—Ramsey and Washington
Fifth—Heonepln.
Sixth—Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas,
Cram. Kandiyohi, Lac gui Parle ;»le
l.eod, Popo, RcnviUe, Sibley, Stevens
Swift, Traverse.
Seventh—Case, Hubbard, Crow Wing,
Benton, Morrison, Meeker, Sherburne
Btearns, Todd, Wright, Wadcna
Kischth—Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Chis
eg->. Cook. Itasca, Kannbec. Lake, Miile
Lacs. Pine, St. Louis, Isantl
Ninth—Becker, Clay, Btltrami, Kittson
Marshall, Norman, Polk, Red Lake'
Koseau, WUkln, Otter Tail.
There wan a great deal of discussion
as to whether the sub committee should
be continued In service and further
plans submitted. It was finally decided
that any plan hereafter to be formed
rau.st reach the committee within twen
ty-four hours. The sub-committee -will
examine them and report to the com
mit; cc at large a week from yesterday,
When probably the same routine of dis
cutiMon will be gone through with again,
and the matter be as far from settle
ment ;is ever.
J. A. Peterson said he had a plain ma
turing, but could not get it ready with
in the time allowed, so it was held that
the committee would use its discretion In
extending this time.
A strong light will be made by the
members of the sub-committee to con
vince their associates on tho larg* com
mittee of the wisdom of their original
plan.
Tho "l*ke Superior Limited."
S?m Ji°¥ un? Pacific's new Pullman
t>bilt train for service on the "Duluth
Short Line on and after Feb. 24 nVVt
™£, '% surpasaed- if it can even be
equaled, by any of the great -limit".!
trains of the East. Go down and look at
the train next Sunday-leaves Minne
apolis. 2:00; St. Paul. 2:25 p . m-and
*ou will be satisfied of this
ml l n
HENXEPIX MEMBER GETS OVER
ANXIOUS FOR SUCCESS OF
HIS MEASURE
EXTRAORDINARY SENATE BILL
Way Into the Legal . Profession
I« Made Kiiay for Members
of the Legisla- \ '
ture.
The feature of the house proceedings
yesterday was the slaughter of a bill
introduced by Mr. Sweet, of Hennepin,
proposing a change in the length of terms
for probate judges .from two to four
years. The measure might have gotten
through with less argument, but in his
zeal for the bill Mr. Sweet disclosed a
purpose which some of the other mem
bers. Mr. Stites in particular, at once rec
ognized as a "woodchuck."
The fatal argument used by the author
of the bill was that if the office was made
a four-year position it foiild become an
enticing honor, for which those skilled
in the art of officeseeking would engage.
Mr. Sweet's measure proposed original
ly that the question of allowing the legis
lature to fix the term of these officers be
submitted to the people at the next gen
eral election in the form of a constitu
tional amendment, but Mr. Jackson
amended it to specify the term as four
years.
Mr. Sageng, who had opposed the Dow
ling bill to increase county commission
ers' salary for the same reason urged
in this case by Mr. Sweet, opposed the
bill. Mr. Jacobson and Mr. Umland wore
also against it. saying there was no de
mand for the lengthening of any office
in the state, except from the officehold
ers. The bill was lost.
The house introduced two new bills
yesterday, and passed six. Those passed
included Speaker Dowlings bill to raise
the salary of county commissioners from
$3 to H a day. The vote stood 63 to 23.
Armstrongs eight-hour labor bill went
through, as also did the Sageng bill, com
pelling a person to be in a precinct thirty
days before he is eligible to vote, and the
Mil to adopt the Central standard time
as legal time for this state.
WAST ALFOtRD BILL KILLED.
UulntU Politician* Stand |*> Sheriff
of St. Lohlk CoHHty.
A delegation of Duluth politicians ar
rived in the city last night and will do
some lobbying at the capltol today. The
object of their visit is to prepare for
the defeat of the Alford bill, which re
duces the salary of the St. Louis county
sheriff to a permanent annual income of
$4,000. Sheriff Sargeant and his friends
will make a desperate fight to prevent the
bill from passing the senate. It has al
ready passed the house and as the St.
Louis county delegation is in favor of it,
there are strong probabilities that it wIH
go through the upper body.
A meeting of the two delegations was
held last night at which the matter was
discussed.
Xciv Houae Bills.
H. F. 310, Schutz—To amend an act to
regulate the payment of grand and petit
jurors" fees and mileage in the district
courts of th«> state of Minnesota, and to
make the same equal and, unlioim in all
counties throughout the state. Judiciary,
H. F.. 311, Hinton—To repeal subdivi
sion 10, section 1512, General Statutes of
Minnesota, for the year 1834, re'atinr to
taxation. Taxes and tax laws.
House ScreenlngH.
Mr. Schutz introduced a bill yesterday
which seeks to effect a uniform fee for ail
petit and grand jurors throughout the
state of $3 a day.
Yesterday was the thirty-second day of
the legislative session. To date there
have been 311 bills introduced and 33
passed. Some have, of course, di^ij nat
ural deaths, but the bulk are still lan
guishing in the hands of the commit
tees. . .
Gov. Van Sant .addressed an audience
in the house chamber after the session
yesterday on the subject of mutual farm
ing insurances.
Messrs. Mallory and Laybourne were
appointed on a joint committee, of which
the senate Is to appoint one member to
confer with a like committee from Wis
consin on vessel taxation. The matter
came up by resolution In which both
house and senate concurred.
The house committee on.public expen
ditures and accounts wants more time in
which to complete its work than the
rules allow. It also asks for a cleik at
the salary of ?5 a day, but this the house
yesterday objected to. referring the
matter to the committee on legislative
expenses.
KXiATVOLD HAS ASPIRATIONS.
Seeks to Enter I.eKiil !*<-«>!.-.-ton by
Way of Easy; Street.
An extraordinary bill was presented
In the senate yesterday, the author of
which,"by the way, is in Chicago. It i 3
labeled as a ■ production ' of Senator
Thompson, and provides that any mem
ber of the state legislature who has
served four consecutive 'terms, and who
shall read law for one year, six months ;
of which shall be in the office of a repu- ;
tab)e lawyer, may be admitted to prac
tice at the bar of Minnesota without ex
amination. It is merely specified that He'
shall convince some district or supreme
court judge of his fitness. •
A great light has broken in, with the
bill, upon the minds of the. lawyers of the
senate. They have hitherto looked ask
ance upon what they considered the un
i ■« readiness manifested by a southern
ci»Unty member, upon every possible oc
casion, to make speeches relative to bills
referred to the judiciary committee.
Senator Knatvold would be - a lawyer.
He has evidently found the banking and
law-making business too narrow for his
greater abilities, and he would essay th*
role once successfully attempted by Por
tia. A colleague has, in his own absence,
.introduced a measure which paves, very
smoothly, the way by which the gentle
man from Freeborn may enter the pro
fession, and by which a peculiar, new
college of law shall be established.
. The senate was conscious of an inno
vation, and the Albert Lea statesman
blushed becomingly when the title- of
the measure was read. The bill has been
referred to the judiciary committee,
which, in the absence of Its author, post
poned consideration until today. It is
hinted that the bill will encounter serious
opposition in committee, and it -is far
from likely to become a law.
Senatorial Gossip.
men? Jlf «c ' t Vi l!- Pro^ing for the pay
ment of a $l» bounty for full-grown
wolves, will be recommended to pass "
The committee on public buildings will
recommend the bill raising th" limit of
appropriation for the building of the n-w
capitol another million dollars
Senator Brower yesterday introduced a
bill providing that all second-class rail
road stations in this state, where the
D «™ buslness of the railroad amounts
to JS.OOO and upwards, based on oiita'oin
and incoming freight and passenger
traffic, the railroad company shall keen
an agent at the depot during business
houi each day of the year.
A bill by Senator Dv Toit provides for
an appropriation of $10,000 for monuments
to designate the positions occupied by the
Seventh ' and Ninth Minnesota regiments
before Vicksbuig between May 23 and
■ July 4, 1863.
Senator Knatvold Introduced a bill ap
propriating $43,000 for additional aid to
public schools, to be ' divided as follow--
Jll.aOO to be divided equally between 115
high schools. $15,200. between spve'uty-pix
I graded schools, and "j the r remainder vis-
I
THE ST. PAUI, GLOBE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1901.
posed among the semi-graded and rural
schools.
Senator McGlll introduced a measure
permitting the American Grass Twine
company to own more than 5,000 acres of
land, which is the limit that can now be
owned by foreign corporations in the
state. i
NEW SENATE BILLS.
S. F. 213, Knatvold—To appropriate
money for high schools, graded, semi
graded and rural schools. Finance.
S. F. 214, Myran—To provide for munic
ipal courts in villages already incorpor
ated having a population of more than
2,000 inhabitants. Judiciary.
S. F. 213, Thompson—To provide for the
admission of certain persons to practice
law in the courts of this state. Judiciary.
S. F. 216, Coller—To increase fee 3of
petit and grand jurors. Judiciary.
S. F. 217. McQill—To amend section 3,
chapter 204, General Laws of 1887, being
section 3. chapter 113, General Lawa of
18S9. relating to ownership of real estate
in Minnesota. Corporations.
S. P. 218, Dv Toit—To provide markers
and monument* on position"? gamed nnd
occupied in the assault upon the fortifica
tions of Vicksburg between May 22 and
July i, 1863. Military affairs.
S. F 219, Brower—To amend chapter ttO.
of General Laws of ISBS, as amended by
chapter 105, General Lawn of 1891, am
anu-nOed by chapter !H. General Laws of
1897, relating to common carriers. Rail
roads.
S. F. 220, Snydor—To amend section 4
of chapter 351 of the General Laws of
1899, relating to etty charters and pro
viding that any city may frame its own
oharter for Its government as a city.
Municipal corporations.
IIS m 111
CHAPLAIN O>F HOUSE LASHES HIM
SELF KVTO fiUM.HiMREM'
MOOD
PASTORS DECRY WINE ROOMS
House Committee on Temperance
Listens to Arguments in Favor
of Abolishing That Fea
ture of Saloon*.
"In the name of the holy God, when
things like that can go on under our
flag, I don't wonder that Mrs. Carrie
Nation feels obliged to resort to her
hatchet; I feel like taking my shotgun
sometimes."
In a speech in the house chamber last
night the above sentence was uttered by
the Rev. Mr. Knowles, chaplain of the
house of representatives. The subject of
discussion was the wine room, and the
chaplain had just related some shocking
examples that had -accrued from them.
The house committee on temperance
was in session to hear arguments on
the anti-wine room bill submitted by
J. A. Armstrong, which abolishes the
saloon adjunct altogether, and seeks
to compel saloonists to remove curtains
and screens from their places of busi
ness on Sundays. There was a large rep
resentative audience of temperance peo
ple, composed chiefly of St. Paul resi
dents, though many Minneapolis people
were present. Some fifty ministers from
the two cities were in the audience.
A resolution was approved by the as
semblage, independent of the committee,
condemning the wine room and urging
the passage by the legislature of the
bill, which would abolish them. The
resolution was strongly framed, partak
ing of the tenor of many speeches de,
livered at the meeting. Among those
who spoke against the wine room, asidt*
from the Rev. Mr. Knowles, were Sen
ator Halvorson, Rev. David Morgan, of
the Eethel boat; ReM. Mr. Cowgill, of
the First M. E. church; Rev. Mr. Still
well, of the First Baptist church, of St.
Paul; R. H. Beatty, superintendent of
the State Anti-Saloon league; W. W.
Dawley and C. M. Stocking, of Minne
apolis. Mrs. Reed, of St. Paul, took a
part in the discussion.
'The speeches contained striking ex
amples of the effects of the wine room,
and urged the Immediate action of the
legislature against their existence. The
temperance forces will continue their ac
tivity in this departure.
South Dakota.
BEFORE SUPREME COURT
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES MID
DLE COM IP _ .HOLDING UP
API- UiRTIONM BILLS.
PIERRE. S. D., Feb. 20.-The state
board of charfties case is on before tiie
supreme court today. The main eon
lention is based on a former decision
of the court in what is known aa tho
Finnerod case, which is very much like
the present one.
All the forenoon was taken up by the
attorney general on the part of the
state, he pointing out the difference be
tween the two cases.
The defense is having its inning this
afternoon and it will probably be several
days before there is a decision.
The apportionment committee of the
legislature are taking their time for the
work, and although innumerable bills
are before them, have offered nothing
for the consideration of the house, al
though less than three weeks of the ses
sion remains, and it is said the report
■Rill bo timed so that it cannot be passed
until Fhe very end of the term.
It Is asserted that the requisite num
tiei of votes have been secured and that
the Ninth circuit bill will pass when it
comes up on Thursday. Willmarth has
made a valient fight and has earned suc
cess.
* • •
Doane Robinson, secretary of the State
Historical society, has been receiving a
number of articles for filing in the
museum of the State Historical society,
among them the manual used aa a legis
lative guide by the squatter legislature
which met to secure organization as a
territory. His collection bas already
reached proportions where special prep
rations will be necessary to care for it,
and while the present session has held
down very closely on appropriations, it
will likely make some arrangement. The
books alone are of great value, as they
are records of early explorations of thia
part of the Northwest for more than 100
years;
* * •
The principal house bills introduced to
dr.y were: To fix the salary of the clerk
of the supreme court at $1,200 per year,
and making intoxication a misdemeanor
with a maximum penalty of a $20 f'ne
and twenty days' imprisonment. The
principal house bills passed were: To
prevent the transportation of diseased
swine and dividing the cost of the mani
tonance of bridges between towns and
counties. The principal senate action was
the concurrence in the house amendments
to the anti-fire, cracker bill and passing
the bill to prohibit druggists from hand
ling liquor.
Senators LeCtaiie, Kdgerton and Ben
nett were appointed a committee, to draft
lilting resolutions relative to the death
ox ex-Oov. Gilbert A. Pierce.
oet the laugh on the other :>ilo«v by
reaching Omalia earlier over Hie Minne
apolis &, St. L.ouis R. R.
North Dakota.
Hi 111 FUNDS
STATE INSTITUTIONS "GENEROUSLY
SUPPLIED BY fUOSKERTAII, v .
SOIvOXS
. • • ■•■%» TO" . "«. ■ '. '
MEDICAL MEN TO IN ARMS
■■> art-
Same Old Fight Over Wolf Bounty—
Anti-Cigarette. BIJ^ and the w .,
" Tax Ferret La.vr , .'
BISMARCK, N. D.* Feb. 20.—(Special.)
—The matter of the - appropriations for
the session -Is--practically settled. The
appropriations committee of the senate
has made recommendations'for all of the
Institutions and their 1 - recommendations
will probably, be paased by "both houses
without • material; change. • The - separate
"provision for the maintenance ' of ; the •
educational iustltuti&ns enabled the~ com
mittee to make liberal recommendations
for all of the institutions, arid represen-'
tatives from all sections: that, have Insti-:
i itions are feeling' Tgood. The amounts
1 •scommended will support the penal -an i
charitable institutions In good shape and
enable them to make some needed im
provements, The budget Kt or' the institu
tions not provided for in"the special tax
bill carries about $235,QC0.,. ■': — ~;-; -
. There ia general relief that the appor
tionment and appropriations ~ matters'
have been disposed "of:, There has been
hard work done on" both" measures and'
their .disposition will g_ive the mem
bers a breathing spell. None of the other
matters before, the legislature is of
more than incidental interest and will not
excite any great contests; although some
spicy debates are promised, on some pend
ing measures. ."",'. " ',-'."" " ""
.The, fishes now.are i to.get bills. In which
members are especially interested, out pi
committees and "get .them started on
passage through the^house. Bills that
are not poon reported- and. put on the
calendar for action. stand a good chance
of being "souped" In the rush of the
last'fGw days. As there are only about a
dozen working days of. the session; left,
the Importance of; seopKing: Quick action
on,measures apparent;^ : -. :.•
.The medical 'associadtiQm/..bi1l has been
one of the greatest bonea of contention
of the session.- The bill- has teen report
ed bank several time* ansl then referred
back to the committee again. The-roedi.;
cal men' are not inclined./ to make any
further changes.: They say they have
done all they" can and they want the
bill to go before the assembly now-~and
1-1 the members of the if gislature ; say
what standing-:the pro«**ion has in the
state; . . ijbs n : ....... ,:,.
A repeal of the entiw system of drug,
gists permits for the *ih of i:.|or for
inedt'.-liiai purposes premises to furnNh
som<! interest for th-iH?atter part or th.:v
session. There has. Mfcfvfa good deal..of
trouble through the kttH&iwfth this law
the ( force-men leasul-.TiSving' complain^
c.l f:£.a!nst a number of druggists, and
soroo of the nwu engayjeeMn the Ivist-.oss
say they are willing to have the permit
-wiped; our altonretlvr. - The bill
st.ip.d* .1 good chance of- passage. <- -'v.««
There are also indfeatfons of a pretty.
row iftttie house over the ciuestion of
wolf bounties.- A number of the Extern'
members want to pay: off th» indebted
ness arising ■under the'old appropriation
and quit levying taxes-Tor more "boon-'
.ties. The Western members are ardently
in , favor of a continuance of the appro- 1
: rnations and there promise to-: be some
, heated debates' .between" "the-" West and
East when the 'matter r comes up. ":i.-.
, 7'ho Mandan fair people --have won Out
;-Jn the bill for repeal" 1 dFTSreir ?f,^so- an
nual appropriation'and the measure has
been killed in the hoase?e~Thls is another
till . tjja-t. was,, .favored by some of th 9
members from the valley, on the ground
that it was 'a-?waste .off state nlpfrey, but
the ; Western representative^ inafie'such a
vigorous ■ fight -that '>*Me repeafeW were 5
r l«ut: to rout.
The bill repealing the law creating thai
office of state superintendent of Irriga
tion ,aad,-,forestry is one of . those - that
have -passed^ both .houses and ends the of
ficial career of" W. W. Barrett who has
held the office'since statehood.- ' The ap
propriation committee of the senate play
ed a little Joke by reporting back a bill
fixing the salaries with all of the appro
priation i provisions stricken .' out | and.
nothing left but a clause providing that
slate officers must live at the capital
or receive no salary. ,The lowa tax fer
ret law has been killed. Although thoro
v/ere strong arguments" "for the pas
sage of this bill, notably -©he that in spe
cific instances thousand^] of dollars of
taxable property was never put on th^
tax rolls, the senate decided by a small
majority that the state did not need
such a ? law, The matter of grain ele
vator taxation has , not been .settled yet,
c.nd bids fair to be joshed to death by
WoJbert's bill,. reciting," ( in ..' a .laughable
emergency clause the^. reasons ] for ■ the
repeal. of c the old law." '. "The anti-cigar
ette people, having los't'th^ir bill to pro
hibit the sale of the Weeds.' has : come
to the front with a bttt'W; prohibit their
sale to persons i uncteipfw'enty-one years'
of age.. ,It is pretty, late'now f<jj resump
tion of the fight and?'"thisl bill is likely"
to •go into the . soup fo* want of time. - - -?
Wisconsin.
810 FLOOD OF BILLS.
IMPORTANT - MEASURED PROPOSED
FO>R TAX I. JIG STREET OAR AM)
TEJ..E}**HOIXEI COMPANIES.
MADISON, Wis., Feb.- 20.—A bill rais
ing the standard of admission to the bar
by requiring three years" study instead
of two was introduced In tha^enate.to
day by the judiciary committee. l.ittle
business was transacted in either house.
The assembly had sport ! with the Dills
taxing bachelors and old maids," and then
killed both measures. - ;. _:„,:.,f..
Yesterday's record of bills Introduced
was even greater than ) the "day' - before,
being 156 hi the assembly and 110 in the
senate. This brings the record in the low,
er house up.to over 600, while the senate
ran up to nearly 400.
The moat important measures came in
from the, tax commission,. one giving
the commission general supervision over I
assessors | and| boards i of»-revlew; another i
for the . punishment of -assessors or tax- i
payers, asking or larivtag bribes; another !
making license fees, of • telephone .com j
panics 2Vi per. cent of the ;gross .earnings
on companies where t,h« gross ; earning '
per annum are $10,000 or leas, .up to 5 per j
cent on companies whose .-.gross earning.-,- '
are $190, or over. { t '.+. . . ....;...
. Another fixes the , f€.es i^qr I street rail- J
way companies. The, rates for license ]
fees vary, from 3 per cent|o| annual gross !
earnings of all street railway companies !
whose gross earnings dp* not exceed (SB,- i
000, up to 5 - per cent 'of gross; earnings, I
with a gradation of one-tenth of 1 per j
cent additional for: every rfc 7,500 of gross j
earnings over $23,000 vp 1 'ttFfLOO.OOO,' after j
that an increase of j cW-linth -ot -' 1 per j
cent for each additlon:»lJ^lCii?X!o up to $I'JO.
--000 of gross earnings. --fa -
All gross earnings of^iftWiO or over are I
taxed 5 per cent. . A^clfange. Is ' made
in the proportion of tiifc license : fe«s that I
go to the state and the proportion that 1
goes to municipalities through or -in
which the. roads;are operated.:- '•
Under this bill 20 per c-(Hnt of-which i
Jkense fees are to be paid to the state j
treasurer and SO; per cent to the munici- !
j palities.' The statement of .-gross earn
ings .to be 1- made by the = street' railway,
companies must be approved by the com-
I missioner of taxation.
111 ill!
THE SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
DELEGATES 1110 Alt HBV. P. '
- SJOBLOM'S ADDRESS
NEW CKUECHES DEDICATED
First Vote tor th« Selection of; a
Presfde&t Taken— to Be
Announced Tills Mihu
inar.
STILL WATER, Minn., Feb. 20-(Spe
cial. )-Delegatea to the meeting of th»
Minnesota conference of the Swedish
Lutheran church put in a busy forenoon
this being the first business session of the
meeting. A large number of delegates
had arrived since the last session yes
terday, and the church -was filled today
with ministers and lay delegates. The
roll call demonstrated that HO pastora
and 170 lay delegates were in attendance,
and nearly all of them took part In the
exercises of the forenoon. Additional
delegates will arrive tonight and tomor
row morning, and the attendance during
the remainder of the session will exceed
the 300 mark.
Rev. P. Sjoblom, of Dunnell, Minn.,
president of the conference, delivered his
annual address this morning, the address
being a thorough history of the work
accomplished during the past year and
suggestive of changes to be made for the
betterment of the work. Te report seated
that the churches had been able to wipe
out a large part of their indebtedness
during the period, and many of them
hoped within the next year to free them
seelves from the burden of Indebtedness.
During the year churches had been dedi
cated at Hector, Minn.; Union Creek, S.
D.; Swede Park, Minn.; Steel Plant, Wis.;
Two Harbors, Minn.; Midway, Minn.;
West Duluth, Minn.; Gibbons, Minn.;
Groton, S. D., and a chapel had been ded
icated at Scandia, Canada. The pastors
orcTainCu TTuring the year were Revs, A.
M. Broton, G. E. Lindsten, Kr. Rosen
thai, P. E. Fredlund, F. E. Sard, G. O.
Schoberg, Christian Swenson, P. A. Carl
son and C. O. Swenson. One or two pas
tors had removed from the jurisdiction
during the year, but no deaths had oc
curred.
The report of the president gave rise
to considerable discussion, and the fol
lowing committee, consisting of one from
each mission district, was appointed to
review the repeort of the president and
to prepare resolutions for presentation
bearing upon the report: Rev. J. T.
Kjellgren, Mr. A. Barquist, Mr. T. .1.
Pearson, Rev. C. J. Edman, Rev. C. B- L.
Bowman, Rev. A. Hult, Mr. H, L. Le
vlne, Mr. Linus Johnson, Rev. J. O.
Sundquist, Mr. P. M. Hedenstrom, Mr. i».
Dahlquist, Mr. C. F. Anderson, Rev. B.
O. Berg, Rev. A. Engdahl. Mr. C. M.
Ahl and Rev. A. Nyvall. This commit
: tee will report in a few days, and the
report will be acted upon at a forenoon
session, the delegates in attendance hav
ing decided to enforce the plan of trans
acting the business of the meeting only
at forenoon sessions, devoting the re
mainder of the day to religious ques
tions.
The election of officers was on the
programme for this morning, but the
meeting adjourned before time had been
■ taken to make the selections. Rev. P.
Sjoblom, of Dunnell; Rev. L. A. Johns
ton, of St. Paul; Rev. L. G. Almen, of
Balaton, and Rev. J. Fremling, of Vasa,
were nominated for the presidency, and
a vote wa-e taken, but the result was
not announced prior to adjournment,
and will no-t be "given out until tomor
row. The by-laws provide that the suc
cessful candidate must have a majority
of all » votes cast, and several of the
delegates were of the opinion that the
first ballot would not result In election.
The ciuestion of salaries for the com
ing year was discussed, and upon mo
tion the various officers will receive the
following sums for their services: The
president will receive $300 per ■ annum;
the treasurer, $200, and 1 the secretary,
150. ■
. At the opening session this afternoon,
Rev. Harold Ardahl was to have, preach
ed a sermon on "The Teachings of the
Bible as to Living a- Worldly Life," but
was not present, and the topic was dis
,c.us»ed without the sermon. A large
. number of prominent -pastors and dele
" gates from all parts of the jurisdiction
took part in the discussion.
This evening Rev. E. J. Werner, of
West Union, preached a sermon In the
Swedish Lutheran church on "The Prom
inent Characteristics of the Worldly
Spirit as at Present Manifested." Rev.
J. H. Randahl, of Sven, Minn., preached
In the Norwegian Lutheran church in
this city, and Rev. J. P. Leaf and Rev.
M. A. Nordstrom preached In the Swe
dish Lutheran church at South Still
water.
Tomorrow's programme Includes a
business session from 9 to 12 a. m. At
2 o" clock Rev. C. J. Edman, of East
ITnlon, will preach on "What it Means to
Find Christ." This sermon will be fol
lowed by discussion. In the evening
Rev. J. J. Frodeen, of Spring Garden,
will preach a sermon for young people
on "The Proper Relation of the Pastor
and Congregation to the Young People,"
and this will be followed by a sermon
by Rev. J. Moody, of Bagle Lake, Minn.,
oh "The Proper Relation of Young Peo
ple to the Pastor and Congregation."
Rev. Gustaf Peterson will preach in the
Norwegian Lutheran church In the even-
Ing.
DAMAGES FOR LIBEL.
La, C*-ro*se Morning Chronicle Matt
Pay fICO and Costa
LA CROSSE, Wis., Feb. 20.—(Special.)—
The jury In the $10,000 libel suit of
George Dabold against the La Crosse
Morning Chronicle, brought for the al
leged publication of a statement that the
plaintiff was engaged in the illegitimate
sale of oleomargarine, returned a ver
dict today giving Dabold $100 and costs
This is the second time In the entire his
tory of La Crosse that a libel suit has
been successfully maintained.
TESUOSS PtLLEB OlfT.
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Frljfhtfal Accident to Employe of
Weodnorklns Factory.
■LA CROSSE, Wis!, Feb. 20.—(Special.)—
KENOSHA'S MAYOE AND HIS BKIDE.
HP/Tl'Tyr'^^i^'^TvT^^T.p'^^^.^^rr.^'-T-"^ ?TVT'rV:T».* '-T.T»r.' r- 'i rr-r - r 1.-. . . ■. . .... .J.I m. u.ji.y. i t . t^. j. w JITT- —'^.■■^MMmi" ly'W" l■-/ WW ..1.1..JM
.". mcs [■:. Gorman, Mayor of Kenosha, Wis., Courted Miss Maria Rosa Moeller Fur
Twenty years. Monday They Sfc'i>;>etl Off to Milwaukee and Were Married.
WORN OUT MEN, YOUNG AND OLD,
CURED TO STAY CURED,
By the Stata Electro-Medical Institute, which combines all the
curative powers of both Medicine and Electricity in our system of
Electro-Medical Treatment. The latest up-to-*date methods of
treatment.
Nervous Debility, Varfcocele, Stricture, Blood Poison Kid
ney and Bladder Disease. Loss of Vitality, Rheumatism
Rupture, Atrophlod Organs and all allied and associate
DISEASES OF MEN
SAFELY. SPEEDILY AND PERMANENTLY CURED,
STATE ELECTRO-MEDICAL INSTITUTE
3Di Hennepin Ay., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Consultation, in person or by tatter, FREE.
OFFICE HOURS-8 to 8. SUNDAYS-10 to 12.
DOCTOR TOLSON,
Specialist in dis
eases of men, and
consulting physi
cian of the State
Electro-Medic a 1
Institute, 301 Hen
nepin Avenue Min
neapolis, Minn.
William Carrol), an employe of the Nov
elty woodworks, suffered untold agony
}ilSnB-> iCn€>uappoß SuiAßq i{9noj!i)
his thumb in a working pulley. The
thumb was torn off, and ten Inches of
tendons and ligaments were jerked from
his arm. The thumb was amputated, but
It la • hardly hoped his forearm can be
saved. .....; o '■ „;. ..-■:.-..:.
TO A ST. PAUL. CONTRACTOR.
Contract Annrdrtl for Kreetluje a
$100,000 Hotel, Sioux Falla, S. D.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D. ( Feb. 20.—(Spe
cial.)—The contract Tor the erection of
the new Cataract hotel building, to take
the place of the structure destroyed by
fire June 30 last, was today awarded to
Nels Peterson, a St, Paul contractor.
The cost of the new building will be in
the neighborhood of $100,000. Six bids for
the construction of the building were
submitted. Two were from Milwaukee
contractors and one each from St. Paul,
Minneapolis, Le Mars and Sioux Falls
contractors. As the successful bidder is
now in the city the work of construction
will begin without delay.
CONTEST FOR A PMM.
Candidates for Wnr-ilonsliip of South
- Dakota's Penitentiary.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. Feb. 20.—(Spe
cial.)—Capt. Dlxon is" a candidate for
the wardenshlp of the Sioux Falls peni
tentiary at the hands of the Republicans,
when they succeed. in securing control
of the state board of 'charities' and cor
rections, which selects the warden. Dur
ing the last few weeks it has been gen
erally conceded that O. S. Swenson, of
this city chairman *of the Republican
county central committee of this (Mln
nehaha) county, would secure the prize
as a reward for his good generalship in
carrying the county for his party In the
last campaign. Now, however, the friends
of Capt. Dlxaon believe he has prepared
a coup which will i?tartsc.new speculation
as to who will secure the wardenshlp of
the penitentiary, and remove Mr. Swen
son's name from the list of certainties.
Capt. Dixson, who is.. an old soldier, and
Is making his contest on the considera
tion granted by the law of South Da
kota to those who have served their
country.
BELLE PIiAINE WEDMJiG.
■ ■ . •—-^ ;Vf.-;v.
George KaMe Married to Minn Lena
11.-aoi, of Jordan.
BELLE PLAINE, Minn., Feb. 20.—(Spe
cial.)— George Kahle was married
on Sunday evening .by-Judge H. B. Cor.
lon at the home of his father,. Mr. Hen
ry ICahle, to Miss Lena Brass, "of Jor
dan. The groom was attended by Mr. J.
C. Gates and the bride by Miss Maymie
Kahle, a sister of the groom. The groom
la one of. our prosperous young business
men, , haying been born and reared here
and'the' bride Is the highly esteemed
daughter of Mr. Mat-iew Broos, one of
the oldest settlers of Jordan.
BAD BLAZE AT DULI'TH.
Kevr Xormal School Building Prae-
ttcally Destroyed.
- DULUTH, Minn.. Feb. 20.—The new $70,
--000 normal school building was gutted by
lire tonight. The origin of the fire ta a
mystery. Although the Interior was not
quite completed, the building kept heat
ed all winter, but the flames did not orig
inate in the boiler room, where tires bad
been carefully banked late In the after
noon. Considerable uneasiness here as to
what action the legislature will take
towards rebuilding at once.
Belle l'la!«e Happening*.
BELIZE PLAINE, Minn., Eeb. 20.—
(Special.)— Henry Jago, a young man
who was brought here from St. Thomas,
Le Sueur county, for mecii.al treatment,
died yesterday at the Belle Plaine hotel,
from catarrh of the stomach. The
funeral was held from the Church of fhr;
Sacred Heart, and the body tfcken'to St.
Thomas for interment yesterday. -J. P.
Courtney, who sold his satodb business
here last Week to Allen & Oono'A of
Minneapolis, bought out L>. 3. Sullivan's
saloon yesterday for (LOO). Mr. Sulli
van Intends to travel for a Chicago
wholesale liquor house,—Sheriff Fra-itt
Wagner, of Shiakopee, bought a span of
young driving horses yesterday from Mr.
August Miller, of this plants, for $350.—
The last social event before the Lenton
sc&fon was given lasr. night by the Belle
Plaine fire department's annual ball.
One hundred and fifty coupled were in
attendance. Many were from Le Sueur,
Henderson, Shakopee, Jordan. Httgrea
orchestra, of Jordan, furnished tha mu
sic. An elaborate supper was served
at the Gem restaurant.
Insane on Hedßlon.
MORA, Minn.. Feb. 20.—(Special.) -
Israel Israelson, a man of twenty-five
years of age, a resident of Grass Lake
town, was brought to this village last
Saturday and taken before Judge Nelson.
He was adjudged insane and taken to
the asylum at Fergus Falls yesterday
morning. Religion Is thought to be th'o
cause of his Insanity...Rumor reached
this village today that a severe case o?
smallpox had been discovered In the town
of Grass Lake. The patient has been em
ployed in the woods during the winter and
it is thought many havo been exposed,
several families having been quarantined.
The victim haa been placed in a vacant
house and Is attended by a man who has
passed through a siege of the dreaded
disease..Hugo Nanmann, one of the pio
neer residents of this village, sold tun
store building and complete stock of gro
ceries ans dry goods to Alex Borgeson
the first of the week.
CsttiKlit 'in j Ice Tons?*.
WIXONA. Minn.. Feb. 20.—(Special.)-
James Keid, ar; employe in the Ice bouse
of William Mllk-r, of this city, was se
riously Injured today. In some manner
a large pair of Ice tong-s caught him.
7
one tong on either side of his head, and
h«a was picked bodily off his feet, and be
fore the machinery could be stepped ha
had sustained a very serious injury, his
head being badly torn by the tongj.
Lake Cltr Marriage.
LAKE CITY, Minn., Feb. ©.-(Special)
—Frank Torrel, of Horton. Kan.. and.
Mls3 Bessie Ir.ghram w©ro married thfar
evening at 6 o'clock. They depart*! for
the groom's home on tho evening-■ train.
Reduced Rates to California Via The
Milwaukee* "Snmkine Route/
On February 12th, and on each Tuesday
thereafter until April 80th. C, M. & St
P. Ry. will sell settlers' tickets from St
Paul and Minneapolis to points in Ca;l
fornia at $32.90.
For full particulars writs J. T. Conler,
Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent. St. Paul or se«
C, M. & St. P. Ry. ticket agents.
Toilet Luxuries of a Modern Train.
The woman traveler will find all the Ht
tU. toilet comfortß of her own boudoir in
the luxurious private compartments and
palace sleeping cara of the North-West
ern Limited. This famous electrto lighted
train runs every night via the North-
Western Line between Minneapolis. St.
Paul and Chicago. Ticket Offices, 413
Nicollet Aye.. Phone 240, Minneapolis- 382
Robeit St., Phone 480, St. Paul.
Xevr. Cooiy and Sumptuous
Are what the new "Lake Superior
Limited" trains on the Northern Pa
cific's "Duluth Short Line" are.-
They are marvels of car building even
for the Pullman company.
Once "tried, always used. The Minne
apolis & St. Louis road to Omaha.
BBW HAMPSHIRE FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
Principal office, Manchester, ti! H. Or
ganized in 1870. N. C. Crosby, President;
F. E. Martin, Assistant Secretary. At
torney to accept service in Minnesota
Insurance Commissioner.
Cash capital $1,000,000
INCOME IN 1900.
Premiums other than per
petuals $1,304,125.7S
Rents and Interest 152,531.53
Profit on ledger assets over
book values 10,551 12
From all other sources 2,473.44
Total income $1,469,980.87
DISBURSEMENTS IN 1900.
Amount paid for losses $528,594.06 -
Dividends and interest 100.000.C6
Commissions, brokerage, sal
aries and allowances to
agents 306,605.63
Salaries of officers and em
ployes 65.H3.T3
Taxes and fees 60.695.G5
All other disbursements 110,948.?.5
Total disbursements $1,471,294.47
Excess of disbursements OTer
income.. 1,313.C0
ASSETS DEC. 31, 1300.
Value ol real estate owned.. $156.417 83
Mortgage loans 55r.,374.0i
Collateral loans 52,755.00
Bonds and stocks owned 2,l7l.fßi(>!flt>
C»«h in office and in bank.. i-tS/JTU 33
Accrued interest and rents.. 7,b85.45
Premiums in course of col
lection 143,681.60
Total admitted assets .... $3,367,02i1.;;7
LIABILITIES.
Losses adjusted and unad
justed ■ $164,266.04
Losses resisted and disputed.. 16,520.00
Reinsurance; reserve ... 1 177 IS''7S
All other liabilities : ' o'so;j'42
Capital stock paid up 1,000/jooioo
Total liabilities. Including
capital $2,363,771.2 i
Net surplus $1,01)3,255.03
RISKS AND PREMIUMS 1900 BUSI
NESS.
Fire risks written daring the
>'ear J151.157.717.00
Premiums received thereon.. 1,741,058.3$
Net amount in force at end
of year $197,697,818.0)
BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN 1900.
Fire risks
Risks written 13,953.167.00
Premiums received 44,716.12
Losses paid 41,462.96
Losses incurred 51,981. 6ti
Amount at risk 6,207,711.00
Whereas, the New Hampshire Fire In
surance Company, a corporation organ
ized under the laws of New Hampshire
has fully compiled with the provisions
of the laws of this State, relative to tho
admission and authorization of Insurance
companies of its class.
Now, therefore, I, the undersigned, In
surance Commissioner, do hereby em
power and authorize the said above
named Company to transact its appro
priate business of fire insurance in the
State of Minnesota, according to the
laws thereof, until the thirty-first day
of January, A. D. 1902, unless said au
thority bo revoked or otherwise legally
terminated prior thereto.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my official seal
at St. Paul this 18th day of February,
A. D. 1901.
ELMER H. DEARTH,
Insurance Commissioner.
STATE OP MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey— ss. In Probate Court, Special
Term, February 6th, 1901.
In the Matter of the Estate of John G.
Donnelly, Deceased.
On reading and filing the pHition of
Annie E. Donnelly, administratrix, of the
Rstate of John G. Donnelly, decease 1.
representing among other things that .' hu
has fully administered said estate, a n't
praying that a time ami place be fixed
for examining and allowing n^r final ac
count of administration, and for the as
signment of the residue of said estate to
the persons entitled thereto:
It la ordered that the said account be
examined, and petition heard, by the
Judge of this Court, (tn Monday, the
fourth day of March. A. D. 1901, at 10
o'clock a. m., at the Prob-ate Couit Room
in the Court House, in St Paul, In sa.'d
County.
And it is further ordered that notice
ther'X>f be eflven to all peraorm interests
by publishing a copy of this order for
three successive weeks, once In each
week, prior to said day of hearing, In the
St. Paul Globe, a daily newspaper printed
and published in said County.
By the Court:
L- S.) E. W. BAZELISB,
Judge of Probate.
Stevens, O'Brien. Coin & Albrecht, At
torneys for Administratrix.
TIC-O
Allays all irritation of the
Sexual Apparatus, which
causes—BAD DREAMS—
that results in involuntary
Emissions. It strengthens
the weak and relaxed sem
inal vehicles, tones up the
Intrinsic muacles; and.
Stops Night Losses
Carried in -est pocket and
taken without observation.
Two months treatment for
$4.00, sent by mail. This
cures. Write Minneapolis
I'wvatb Institute, Min
neapolis, Minnesota.