Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-13


ing So senator's and 126 representatives..
The house passed it leaving the senator's
The same but cutting its own member
ship down to 119. By this arrange
ment Crow Wing, Big Stone. Fillmore,
Faribult. Swift, Washington. Wright
and Wabasha counties each lose rep
The bill is now in the
hands of conference committee to see
if the two houses can agree.
st. Paul, April 1O.-The bill taxing
department stores. which has been one
of the conspicuous bones of contention
in the legislature this winter. was I'm
ally killed in the senate yesterday.
The bill was debated nearly all day
and just before adjournment was indie
finitely postponed by vote of % to 2S.
The bill making ageneral revision OF
the game and fish law was the subject
of long debate as soon as the depart
ment store bill was killed. but no con-
clusion was reached.
The bill preventing minors under 81
years of age entering saloons and wine
rooms was passed under suspension of
the rules.
The house passed IS bills and de-
feated two on attempted passage yes
terday, the greater portion of the day
being devoted to work on the calendar
and the incidental debate. Among the
measures passed was bill prohibiting
the use of tobacco by persons under IS
years of age and by all minor pupils of
public schools.
A bill requiring railroads to issue
mileage books at 2 cents per mile. and
under certain restrictions redeem un-
used portions, was passed. A large
number of bills were killed in commit
tee of the whole, and still larger
number are practically dead, owing TO
being held back by committees.
An effort was made yesterday to
order al committees to return bills in
their hands to the house with or with
out recommendation, but the effort
failed. An attempt to railroad through
new state printing law was made,
but it was sent to a special committee
instead. The reapportionment bill
which went to conference committee
has been agreed to with the exception
of Ramsey county. The Ramsey dele
cation are in hopeless fight on the
measure and the legislature Will have
to settle the dispute for them.
Insane Number ), 100.
The number Of patients in the insane
hospitals of the state, March 81, 1897,
was exactly 300. This is an increase
of 10 since the corresponding time last
year. The number of insane has in
creased three fold, and the ratio to pop
ulation has doubled in the past IL
years.
Secretary Hart, of the board of cor
rections and charities, has just COM
pleted for the next biennial report of
the board table showing the mum Der
of patients in the state aud from each
county, with the ratio to population,
on July 81, of 1880, 1890, 1894 and 1896.
1t shows that Minnesota has not more
than the average number of insane, as
has often been asserted.
Perhaps the most significant feature
of the table is the testimony it gives
relative to the increase of the proper
ton of insane to population as the
communities grow older. The ratio of
insane patients to the million inhab-
itants at the dates named was as fol-
lows: 1880, $50; 1890, 1900; 1894, 1, GAO,
1896, 1870. This ratio shows remark
able similarity to the conditions that
have existed in the other states in the
west The younger localities show the
smallest ratio of insane.
Gold
Some time ago it was reported that
a marvellous run of ore had been struck
river, and soon after it was learned
that the ore was being sacked in the
shaft instead of being put on the stock
pile. Now comes report that the new
stamp mill just put in is being worked
by the officers of the company only and
that no one outside is allowed step into
the mill while the ore is being crushed.
This is taken to indicate the fact that
the run of rich ore is holding out and
thatit is not a mere pocket, as was
feared at first. Charles Nelson & Co.,
of St. Paul, representing new syndi-
cate capitalized at $1,000, 900, has pur-
chased for $4,000 rich property in the
Manitou country on the American side.
There is quite a stir. and several COM
panies are prospecting for nickel.
Released.
The land Office at Crookston is mott
titled that Secretary Bliss has released
the pine lands bought by 7. B. Walker,
Weyerhauser and other lumbermen,
which were held up on the report of
Colonel Wright that the estimates had
not been fair and the lands were sold
too cheap. and has ordered the land
patented to purchasers. Thiswill SET
tie question which has seriously re-
tarded the pine sales and will add $780,
600 to the fund due the Chippewas.
Found Dying.
An unknown man was found on the
Great Northern track at Paret IN q
dying condition. He was removed to a
stable, where it was found his back
was broken. besides other internal in
juries, from which he died soon after
being picked up. He regained con-
seriousness before death, and made a
statement that death was the result of
being thrown from freight train by
the train crew.