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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
CONGRESSIONAL DOlNCS.
Tuesday, March Is.

House representative Rhea Of
Kentucky. Dem, unseated by major
.ity of 10 and j. Mckenzie Moss seated
In his place. The Republican majority
In the house is 43, but a number de-
clined to vote. Consideration Of the
army appropriation bill begun.
Senate Money Of Mississippi bitter
ly attacked the pending oleomargarine
BILL as Unconstitutional, immoral,
dishonest and unjust Hansbrough Of
North Dakota supported the measure.
Wednesday, March 26.
Senate Oleomargarine bill under
discussion most of the day. Hans
brough~ d., Dolliver (Ia.), Hoar
and Lodge (Mass.) supported the
measure and Stewart (Nev.) opposed
it. < 49,. e' t':.s -
General debate on the mil
itary appropriation bill closed and
consideration under the 5-minute rule
begun. During the debate Mr.. Bur
Lesson (Tex.) renewed the attack on
Secretary Hay on account of the allie
cations regarding the Boer relief funds
subscribed in Illinois.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
LETTERS MADE PUBLIC.
Correspondence Between General
Miles and Secretary Root.

Miles and Secretary Root.
Washington, March 31.-The CORE
spondence between Secretary of War
Root and Lieutenant General Miles,
resulting from the latter's request
that he be permitted to assume con-
troll of the army in the Philippines,
has been laid before congress.
The correspondence reveals unmis-
takeably the tension between the
general and the war depart
ment and shows how completely Presi-
dent Roosevelt has approved of the
position assumed by Secretary Root.
Lieutenant General Miles proposed
plan Of his own for the pacification
Of The Philippines. Secretary Root in
timated in reply that the plan was
Spectacular" General Miles in reply
defended his proposal to take repre-
sentative Cubans to the Philippines
and claimed the credit for the visit to
Washington of the delegation from the
Cuban constitutional convention.
To this Secretary Root replied that
it was General Wood who arranged
for the visit to Washington of the
Cuban delegates. The secretary also
revealed to the public the fact that
two years ago General Miles proposed
to denude the Philippines of troops in
order that the United States might
send $1,000 soldiers to China-more
than any other one power proposed to
send-and upon that score claim com
mand of the allied forces The secre-
tary further revealed the fact that
General Miles requested the war de-
| partment to obtain for him the SUI.
preme command of the forces that
marched to the relief of the besieged
| Legations in Peking
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
OVER SCORE DEAD.
.Featssl Explosion Of Gas II Tonnes.
see Mine. .s:s.z $3s=

Sf3edkt1l explosion 0r%1aS ~ ouueS'
i 81: see Mine.
Chattanooga, Tenn, April AT 4:45
p. N. an explosion of gas in the Mel
son mine of the Dayton Coal and Iron
company at Dayton, Tenn. ignited the
dry coal dust in the mine and caused
a terrific explosion. twenty-five men
are known to be dead. Ten bodies have
been recovered and IL bodies are still
IN the mine. fZ
Gas exists in the Nelson mine and
the men are required to use safety
lamps. It is the rule Of the company
for the miners to place their fuses
ready to be lighted for blasts just
before quitting work each day, and
there are workmen known as fire
men" who go through the mine after
all the miners are out and set of these
blasts. The miners quit work at 1870
o'clock. It takes them about IS min
utes to get out of the mine. The two
"fremen" who are supposed to have
caused the explosion are Luke Hunter
and John Harvey. They shot the
blasts about 4:45 o'clock before all
the miners could get out Of the mine.
It is supposed that one Of the fuses
was defective and resulted in what is
known as "blown blast" The flames
shooting out from the blast ignited the
gas, which in turn ignited the accumu-
lation Of dry coal in the mine. The
explosion that followed was horrible
II it's intensity. 1t shot out of the
I1outh Of the mine and completely
wrecked the shed at the mine en-
trance. Three men were killed while
standing outside the mine and two Sc
riOusly and one fatally injured.
The force of the explosion was ter
rible. Bodies were literally mangled
and torn to pieces. The company
states that there were but rs men at
work in the mine. Most of them were
. out of the mine when the explosion oc
cured
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
RECIPROCITY WITH CUBA.
Favorable Report on the Twenty PEI
Cent COMPROMISE.

Favorable Report on the Twenty Per
= Cent Compromise.
Washington, April 1.-The ways and
means committee by vote of IL to 5
has ordered a favorable report ON the
Payne bill for 20 per cent tariff con-
cession to Cuba. Eight Republicans
voted for the bill.
Two Republicans--Tawne of Min
nesota and Metcalf of California
voted against it. No amendments on
the reciprocity features were made,
but by general consent the United
States contract labor laws were in
cluded with the naturalization and
exclusion laws as applicable to Cuba
A series of Democratic amendm ents
for general tariff revision were de
feated On strict party votes.
Although the actual vote was II to
5, by general consent, Mr.. Hopkins
who was absent was recorded in the
affirmative, making the recorded vote
IL to 5.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
Thursday, March 81.

transformations charges Of brib-
cry made in connection with purchase
of Danish West Indies. Committee Of
seven named to investigate.
Senate-Messrs. Harris (Kan.) and
Quarles (Wis.) spoke at length in sup
port of the oleomargarine bill Mr.
Patterson (Colo) discussed the cap
ture of Aguinaldo and criticised the
methods of General Funston in making
the Filipino leader prisoner.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
LOSS OF LIFE heavy.
More Than a Score Of People Drowned
in Tennessee Flood.

wore SCOTS o. VCOfIC 0tO"!sVN
in Tennessee Flood.
Nashville, Tenn, April lit is
known that "a lives have been lost by
the floods in Middle Tennessee, while
the fate of three men is yet uncertain.
Property losses, the railroads being
the heaviest losers, are estimated at
$4,000, 900, and may go higher :
At McMinnville the number Of
drowned is given as five; at Lewis
burg four; at Pulaski ten; at Mount
Pleasant one; at Hartman three. :
In most instances the victims are
negroes or laborers and their names
are not given. s.e. 81. ,.>
Three men in the Hermitage district,
Is miles southeast of here, were cut
off by rising waters of the Cumberland
and the last heard of them they were
in the top of a tree with the water
almost over them. -,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
BRIBERY rs ALL LEGGED
SENSATIONAL CHARGES IN CON.
NEcTloN WITH SALE OF
DANISH WEST INDIES.

W.T. FN1CIaJOSOtI W VlulS0OSSe ss'S 0Os..
ocratic Leader, Starties the House
by Reading Extracts From an A.
legged Secret Report Of a Danish
officer to His Government-lnvest'-
eating Committee Appointed. M
Washington, March 2s.--A genuine
sensation was caused in the house by
the presentation by Mr.. Richardson OF
Tennessee, the Democratic leader. OF
charges alleging the corrupt use OF
fund Of $500, 900 in connection with the
sale of the Danish West Indies. The
charges were contained in an alleged
secret report of Captain Walter
Christmas to the Danish government,
which declared that he had employed
corrupt negotiations for bringing the
sale of the islands to a consumma-
ton. The report, extracts from which
Mr.. Richardson read, mentioned the
names of Abner Mckinley and his
partner, Colonel Brown; G. w. Knox,
w III "do uCoSA4OOu SAo s~AA
friend of Senator Hanna; Richard r.
Evans, who was said to represent mr..
Gardner and his friends in the house,
and two press associations, the names
of which were not given, as having
been interested in the matter.
The charges against members OF
congress were not specified. Upon the
basis of this report Mr.. Richardson
asked the adoption of resolution Tor
the appointment of an investigating
committee OF seven. The speaker
ruled the matter was privileged after
Mr.. Richardson had amended his res
plution so as to specifically
Include Members Of the House.
Great excitement attended, the whole
proceeding. Mr.. Cannon of Illinois in
sisted that Mr.. Richardson's presenta-
ton was fragmentary and that the
whole matter should go over in order
that members might read the docu-
ments presented, which included news
paper extracts, afhdavits, etc., in the
record. Christmas, he declared, on
his own statement, was briber and
worse. But the house voted down the
motion to postpone, and the resolu'
ton, after being amended in minor par
ticulars was adopted. The speaker i'm
mediately appointed the following
committee to make the investigation
Messrs. Dalzell (Rep., Pa.), Hit (Rep.
[lls.), Cousins Rep., Ia.), McCalla
(Rep., Mass.), Richardson Dem.
Tenn.), Dinsmore (Dem., Ark a:d
Cowherd (Dem., MOI.
The army appropriation bill was
subsequently passed without material
amendment and a rule was adopted
to make the bill to retire officers of rev
enue cutter service a continuing order
until disposed Of, the order not to in
terfere with appropriation or revenue
bills or conference reports.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
STATE DEPARTMENTS REPLY.
Paid No Commissions on Sale of the
Danish West Indies.

OdnISn West InUiSSs
Washington, March 28.-It is said
that the answer of the state depart
ment to the Richardson resolution di-
recting an Investigation into the charg-
es made in connection with the Dan
ish West Indian treaty will disclose
the fact that, according to the record:
the United States government has re-
fused TO have to Go with any persons
as party to the treaty who were not
directly connected with the Danish
government. The department also
placed on record it's determination to
pay no commission to any person on
account OF the cession of the islands.
1t will be pointed out that our govern
ment had no right to dictate to the
Danish government as to what it
should do in the matter OF paying com.
missions.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
JONES TURNED DOWN.
Chairman Of Democratic National
Committee Defeated.

Little Rock; Ark, April RE
turns from majority of the counties
indicate a victory for Ex-Governor
James P. Clarke for United States SEN
ator over Senator James x. Jones,
though his majority on joint ba...ot
probably will not exceed Ia
i. Complete returns are rot yet in and
in several. Of the large counties the
vote is SO close that the official count
is awaited.
Senator Jones will sot concede
Clarke's victory.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
CHICAGO Grain, and Provisions.

Chicago, March 31:-Wheat-March,
70Ac; April, 70Ac; May, 71h@71Ac;
July, 72@72hc; Sept, 72Ac; Dec,
72Ac. Corn-March, 591hc; April.
591zc; May, 60hc; July, 6G%c; Sept,
soc; Dec, 1850. Oats-March, 41Ac;
May, ACC; July, 34Ac; Sept, 29A@
1880; Dec, 29Ac. Pork-March.
.$16,45; May, $685. July, $16.72k.
Fla1-Cash Northwestern, STA;
Southwestern, $1.oS; May, SLIP; Sept
$1.35. acknowledgements, 2O@25hc;
diaries, 20@25c. Eggs-14@14Ac.
Poultry-Turkeys. ,10@12ke; chick
ems, 10@11c.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
Monday, March 81.

House-Favorable report on the Gu
ban reciprocity bill presented. Sundry
civil appropriation bill taken up and
general debate on the measure con-
cluded before the close of the session.
Senate--Oleomargarine bill under
discussion during the entire session.
McCumber IN. d. and Dillingham;
(Vt.) supported the measure and Sim
mons On. CO. opposed it.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, March 31.-Cattle-Fancy
butcher steers, s6.25@6.50; fancy
butcher COWS and heifers, $5.O0@5.50;
good to choice veals, S4.50@5.25.
gs-$6.s5@6.771.. Sheep-Good to
choice, $4.50@5.75; lambs, S5.00@6.35.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
Saturday, March 29.

Neutrality-suspicious. regarding
General Miles request to be allowed to
visit the Philippines sent in and read.
Senate-Nut in session.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
FRIDAY, March %,

House-Most of the day spent con-
sidering private pension bills. Two
hundred and fifteen were passed. Sun
dry civil appropriation bill reported.
Senate-Not in session.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, March .-Cattle-Prime
steers, $6.6O@7.10; medium, $4.25@
GAO: Texans, $5.00@6.00; stockers,
$2.5O@5.00. Hogs-Butchers, $6.45@
$50; choice, s$6.75@6.95; light, $3.50
6.55. Sheep-Choice, $5.00@5.40;
lambs. $4.25@6.75. ''
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04

Sioux City, Ia, March 31.-Cattle-
Beeves, $450@5.75; COWS, bulls and
mixed, $2.50@4.50; stockers and feed.
ers, $3.00@4.50; yearlings and calves.
s2.5O@425 IIogs-$6.3G@6.70.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
PLAGUE SITUATION WORSE.

Seventy Thousand Deaths Occurring
Monthly in Punjab.
Simla, India, April 1.-THE plague
situation is growing worse in Punjab.
Seventy thousand deaths are reported
monthly. .S:s a
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
Duluth Grain.

Duluth, March 3l.-Wheat- Cash.
No. 1 hard, 73Bc; No. 1 Northern,
7O1Ac; No. Northern, 679sc; No 3
spring, 655sc. To Arrive-No. hard.
73hc; No. 1 Northern, .70Ac; May,
7O5sc; July, 71kc. Flax-Cash.
S1,72h -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.
Sioux CITY Live Stock.

Minneapolis. March 31.-Wneat-
May, 69%c; July, Tic.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
PATRICK CONVICTED.
Jury Finds Him Guilty Of the Murder
of Millionaire Rice. -

of Millionaire Rice. =
New York, March 27.-Albert T.
Patrick, lawyer, has been convicted of
the murder on Sept. %, 1900, of the
aged millionaire recluse, William
Marsh Rice. The penalty under the
statute is death in the electric chair.
Recorder Golf fixed on a week from
Monday as the day on which to pro-
nOunce sentence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-08-15
PUTS CRIME ON ANOTHER
He Says That for Love of Him Mrs
Gaullagher Killed Her
Husband.

Iowa City, Iowa, Aug. Is. - Charles
Holada has made "a confession I'M which he
states that James Gaullagher was muir
dered by Mrs. Gaullagher with his COM
plicity and that the crime was committed
because he and MRS. Gaullagher were in
love.
Gaullagher was wealthy stockman.
Four months ago he was murdered at
midnight while sleeping by the side Of his
wife and child, the assassin. sending a
bullet from large rifle through his head.
Tracks led across a cornfeld to
Holada's house and he was arrested.
Holada had sought employment of Gaul-
lagher under an assumed name and says
he won Mrs. Gaullagher's heart while her
husband was away on business trips.
Gaullagher trusted both implicitly and
gave Holada a farm on easy terms and
donated farming implements and stock.
Halada declares they planned to poison
Gaullagher. While he was present at the
house the night of the murder, he says he
left hours before it occurred and had nc
hand in the shooting.
States Attorney Zmunt and Detective
Chairman say that Holada's confession Is
merely an Endorsement of their charges
against him, so far as his own guilt is
concerned. They aver that his attempt to
throw the responsibility Of the crime on
Mrs. Gaullagher will not save him from
conviction, and that his statements con-
corning her are not supported by evidence
that the state holds. Attorney George B.
Holbert, Mrs. Gaullagher's counsel, says
she is eager for an investigation. -''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-08-15
LONG ROW MAY Be OYER
OWATONNA GETS ITS POLICEMEN
Breach Between the Republican
Mayor and Democratic Majority
Brfdged for the Nonce.

Special to The Journal.
Owatonna, Mimi, Aug. 15.-Owatonna is
no longer without police protection as q
result of the quarrel, long waged, be-
tween Mayor Bach and the republican
minority Of the city council on one side
and the democratic majority on the other.
The first breach occurred when the new
mayor attempted to appoint police Of
ficers. The democratic majority refused
to confirm his appointees and at a follow
ing meeting elected police officers Of their
own. ...,- ,..
AS consequence the city for some time
had a double police force. At other
meetings the democrats refused to. allow
the bills; presented by the mayors, ap-
pointees and fixed their compensation at
rs cents a day. ;..,-..,
About this time proceedings were COM
menced in the district court to remove the
police elected by the council. These off,
GERS have since resigned, but the case is
| now bfore the supreme court on de-
murrer.
Mayor Bach's appointees presented
their bills this week and the council re-
fused to allow them. The officers then re-
signed, and the city has since then been
| without police protection. At joint
meeting last night, however, of the coun-
Gil and members of the Merchants asso-
citation the mayor made two new ap-
pointments of night policemen and both
| were confirmed and will draw salaries.
| The difficulty is settled and it Is hoped
| it will stay settled. The suit in the
courts to recover salaries will be pushed,
| however.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-08-15
TOO MUCH RAIN FALLING
SOME FARMERS ARE COMPLAINING
Corn Is Given n Boost in s. Dakota
Where the Benefit Overhaul
ances the Damage.

Specials to The Journal.
Redwood Falls Mimi, Aug. 15.-Crop
conditions in this section are anything put
favorable. Following up the severe storm
of two weeks ago has come almost con-
tinuous rain, with the result that farm
crs are unable to stack or thresh. In view
of the fact that much grain was partly
down when it was cut 1t Is necessary TO
thresh 1t from the shock, and but one or
two of these fields have been thresned
In fact. threshing machines have not been
running over five days since the season
opened. One field of wheat threshed a
week ago averaged over twenty bushels
of No. l wheat, weighing so pounds to the
busheL.
Churchs Ferry, N. D., Aug. 15.-The
crop conditions in this section OF the state
never were better. The wheat is almost
ripe and many of the farmers are cutting.
A great deal of barley is cut and at
Maza, the first station north of here, bar
lev is being threshed. Many fields or max
are turning brown and will be ready for
the binder early next week. The light
frost of Sunday night did no damage. The
same conditions prevail at Cando and up
the St. John branch Of the Great North
ern.
Woonsocket, S. D., Aug. ia heavy
rain fell oyor this section to-day, making
corn a sure crop. The soil was getting
dry and corn was suffering. Most of it is
past the milk stage ana ALMOST out VI lue
way of FROST Wheat being threshed is
grading No. 1 and is yielding from IA to rs
bushels an acre. Oats will average over
40 and barley is very heavy.
Pembina, N. D., Aug. 15.-Harvesting
wheat will be general next week. Some
barley and oats have been harvested. Rains
have helped the late crops, which were
very poor. Early sown wheat looks we'll
and with everything favorable will be bet
Ter than last season. but the acreage is rs
per cent less than last year. Early fax
on new breaking is good.
Mandan, N. D., Aug. 15.-The harvest on
the Missouri slope Is we'll advanced, and
the crops are coming UP to the most san
guine expectations of the farmers. Many
landseekers from eastern states are sur
prised at the crops raised on the cheap
lands Of this region
Springfield, Mimi, Aug. 15.-The heavy
rains this week are seriously damaging
grain. Very little has been stacked here
So far.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-08-15
MCMILLAN FUNERAL SEPT. Is The DATE
Of the Presidents Visit to Mime
-..se apolis. ~..-.-- . r. b
FROM THE TWIN CITIES TO S. D.
General Miles Likely to BE at Fort
Smelling at the Time of the
State Fair.

Fron, Tho journal bureau. Room 4S. Post
building, Warrington.
Washington, Aug. 15.-Secretary Cortel-
you, who is in Washington arranging the
itinerary OF the presidents New England
and western trips, announces that the
schedules are practically made up, but
that in detail there is possibility of
change. 1t is settled that President Roose-
welt will be in the twin cities from soon
after 2 o'clock until midnight of Sept. 25,
probably in Minneapolis first, that to be
arranged by the committees. The presi-
dents train will enter the state from
La Crosse, where he will be on the night
Of the oath. From the twin cities the
train will go to Sioux Falls, S. D., thence
south to Sioux City and into Kansas as far
as Topeka. Stops have been arranged for
smaller cities along the route, but this
part Of the schedule is subject to change.
General Miles to-day notified the off,
Gals at headquarters that he would not
return to Washington from New York I'M
til Sunday, and would then make arrange
ments for a western trip. His present plan
is to inspect a. number of posts in the
west and northwest, and he may be at
Fort Smelling about the time of the state
fair.
w. W. Jermane