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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
LET THE PUBLIC IN
Representative Burns Opposed to
Discussion of Public Accounts
Behind Closed Doors.
The House Declares for Secretive
Methods by a Large Vote
Warm Debate.

Representative Burns of Lanesboro in
troduced resolution in the house this
morning, asking that meetings of the COM
mittee on public accounts and eNpendi-
lures be open to the press and public
The resolution caused a protracted and
somewhat acrimonious debate and was
finally defeated II to 50.
For some reason this particular COM
imittee has Stunned publicity. Last week
lit was instructed to investigate the &C
Ecounts of the capitol commission. This
work was taken UP under protest although
the accounts have never been audited
since the commission was organized, de-.
spite the fact that several millions Of dol
lars have been expended.
The committee met last Friday and de-
,cided to summon the members Of the COM
mission and to order the books produced.
apparently the meeting was unimportant,
but the press was excluded. On Monday
the committee held a second meeting.
Again it's proceedings were yelled in Sc
icrecy. These facts led Mr.. Burns to move
his resolution.
He gave it as his opinion that the peo-
piles business should be transacted SO that
the people might know what was being
Idone. Mr. Armstrong of Minneapolis
Thought that the committee ought to be
trusted to transact it's own business in
its own way Mr.. Burns retorted that it
twas the only house committee that eX-
lcluded the press from its meetings and
tasked. pointedly, if there was any reason
for the course adopted. Mr.. Shearer of
d Hennepin said he thought no one had
been excluded, but he was promptly cor
rected by MI Bowling of Duluth, who
offered to prove that Representatives OF
twin city papers had been denied admis-
sion to the committees deliberations. Mr.
bowling thought the question involved was
not one of the personal integrity of mem
bers of the committee, but of their bust
ness relations with the people of Mime
sofa. He could see no reason why the
resolution should not be adopted.
Then Mr.. Stark of Chicago was recog-
nzed by the speaker. Mr.. Stark is a
young man, tall, slender and somewhat
ungainly. He takes himself very seri-
ously.
rs it a crime" he demanded, at the
top of his voice, ''to exclude the press
from a committee meeting? From what
I have seen of the press, l believe it
would be d credit to this legislature to
say: Boys, stand back till we get through,
then you can print what we have DONE -
Continuing, the Chisago solon said he
supposed there were some honest papers,
but he knew Of only few that came
under that head. When he subsidized the
house rewarded him with mingled laugh
ter, jeers and applause --
MI. Hickey, of the committee, spoke
against the resolution. He promised
that a full report of the results of the in
vestigation would be made and said ex-
ecutive sessions would be necessary if the
committee was to accomplish anything.
The question was then demanded and. the
house turned down the resolution, the
Of hahn oil
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
HEADED OFF AT BILLINGS
Chester and Bernie Clsgg of Lu.
verne, MIMI, Arrested on
Orders From Home.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. 49,.
Billings, Mont, Feb. 4.-Acting upon
wired instructions from Sheriff J. E.
Black of Luverne, Rock county, Mime
sofa, Chief Dulin yesterday arrested
Chester Clegg and Bernie Clegg, young
men, who arrived in this city last Fri
day. They were locked up in the city
Jail. ".
The telegram from Sheriff Black gave
no information, simply stating that he
would arrive here as soon possible with
a certified copy Of the warrant and ex-
tradition papers giving him authority to
take the young men back to Minnesota.
The young men say they. left Luverne,
their home, last Wednesday and went to
ST.. Paul and thence over the Northern
Pacific to Billings; that their father is
chief of police and deputy sheriff Of the
town of Luverne and that there was moth
ing against them whatsoever when they
left home.
The boys declare they came west in
search of employment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
LUVERNE SURPRISED
Troubles of the Cleggs Were Thought to
Have Been Fixed Up.

Special to The journal.
Luverne, Mimi, Feb. 4.--The arrest of
Chester and Bernie Clegg at Billings,
Mont, will be news Of much interest to
citizens of Luverne, as it was generally
supposed their delinquencies had been
extent.
Chester, "Chet,'' as he is known in Lu-
verne, was employed in the Handy Groc-
cry a branch of Nelson brothers big de-
partment store. He is charged by the
Nelson's with embezzling $500. The firm,
however, is short over $4,000, all of this
amount having been taken in little over
two months. No reason is known for the
arrest of Bernie Clegg.
There was no secret that the boys were
going to Billings to make a fresh start in
life, and surprise will be general that
they are to be brought back on warrants
which indicate regular court trials.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL REFORM
It Will Be Considered at Relig-
ious Convention in
Chicago.

Chicago, Feb. A national organiza.
ton for the reformation of the American
Sunday school along modern educational
lines and the general Improvement of reli
gious education through all agencies will
be effected at a convention to be held in
this city next week.
The new organization is designed to fill
the same place in religious education that
the National Educat ional Association does
in secular Over 500 delegates from uni
versities colleges. churches and Sunday
school organizations in the east and middle
west are expected
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
NEW SENATE BILLS.

S. +. 129. Putnam-Providing for recording of
attested wills and the probate thereof affecting
land titles. Judiciary.
s. F. 100, Laugen--Amending section ID. chap
ter 1S9, laws of 1901, amended relating to
graded schools, so as to increase state appropria-
ton to $500. Education. q.
S. +. 131, Understanding section 1919.
statutes of 1894, amended. relating to duties
of village officers. so to provide for the pay
ment of village orders in order of registration.
Judiciary.
s. F. 1872 Torson-Prohibiting bucket shops
and bucket shopping. Judiciary.
S. F. 1873, Mausten-Appropriat ting, 81 200 for
support aud extension of work at northeast ex-
pertinent farm at Grand Rapids. University
and university lands.
S. f. 1874, Benson-Repealing chapter 255,
special laws of 1878. requiring county commits
sioners of Sibey county to give bonds. Passed.
S. F. 1856, Jepson-Prohbiting gift enterprises
and creating penalty. for violations. Judiciary.
s. F. 1856, -Comstock-Appropriating money for
the maintenance of the University of Minnesota.
University and university lands.
S. F. 1877, Johnson-Amending chapter 40,
laws Of 1901. relating to repositories for state
funds. Banks and banking. seN
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
Pains in the Back

Are symptoms Of a weak, torpid or stag
nant condition of the kidneys or liver, and
are a warning it is extremely hazardous
to neglect. SO important is healthy &C
ton of these organs.
They are commonly attended by loss
of energy, lack of courage, and sometimes
by gloomy foreboding and dependency.
II had pains in my back, could not sleep
and when I got up in the morning felt
worse than the night before. I began TAX
ing Hoods Sarsaparilla and now can
sleep and get up feeling rested and able to
do my work. I attribute my cure entirely
care Fl. S. Copeland, Pike Road, Ala
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
BILL TO FIX SALARIES
Employees Salaries In County Court
Clerks Office May. Be Estab.
list1ed by Law.

A bill to fix the salaries of the EN-
ployes of the Hennepin county court
clerk office will be introduced in the
legislature within a few days. The bill
IS Endorsed by members of the district
bench, and many others acquainted with
the nature of the work. The scale of
salaries, as suggested in the measure,
PROVIDES for a slight raise in all of the
departments, but fixes all Of the salaries
SO they will not be subject to the whims
or county commissioners. The measure
is similar to the one which applies to the
sherlfts office. The county auditors,
county treasurer's and possibly the regis
ter OF deeds offices will formulate sim
liar bills.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
LEGISLATIVE NOTES,

=. Inc special committee appointed by Speaker
hapcock TO investigate the coal famine held It's
irst meeting late this afternoon
TN. Inc mouse committee on state public schools
WI Mni 20 70 uwatonna Monday morning to inspect
Union Station, st. Paul, ut $50.
me committee on elections held a brief meet
ing ms afternoon, at which Mr.. Cole, the
conn committee had requested joint session. It had
peen suggested, he said, that subcommittee be
a sl to draft a bill which should embody
me pet features of the many election bills sub.
mitted IN both houses. and then presented as a
line. III. -. : 1910 -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
A CRISIS At HAND
Northern China Is Ready to Renew
the War on All Foreign
~~.~ Devils"
Large Army Is Being Organized and
Kan-Su Is Full of Rebel
.:...s.". ......-.. Troops. ~,

Victoria, B. c.. Feb. 4:-Chinese papers
received by the Empress of China have
further news regarding the crisis in north
ern China.
The writer's say that the situation is
most serious and that in Kan-Su a large
army is being organized to proceed against
the foreigners and only the exposure of
this movement and the aid it is receiving
at present will open the eyes of the people
of Great Britain, America and Germany
to the danger which threatens foreigners.
c. J. Anderson, Chinese inland mission
airy in Monan, says in a letter that Kan
Su is full Of rebel troops, all of whom,
want to fight and declare there will not be
one foreign devil left. All travellers are
being searched and letters opened. Car
avans Of camels are bringing arms and
ammunition and stores of feed and grain
to the rebel headquarters and from all
sources it is learned that trouble is OK
pected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
PROHIBITION ENDED
Local Option in Vermont After Fifty
Years of Water.

White River Junction, VT, Feb. 4.-The
advocates of local option carried the state
yesterday, and after more than half a CEN
tury of prohibition. cities and towns of
Vermont will, after March 1, be permitted
to decide whether or not intoxicating liq-
uors shall be sold In those communities.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04

Hongkong, Feb. 4.-The Chinese COM
mission agent of a German firm has been
arrested at Canton, in connection with
the capture at that place Jan. 81, by the
Chinese authorities of arms, ammunition
and commissary stores, collected for the
"reformers.'' The German consul has
attempted unsuccessfully to obtain his
release.
The prosecution of the seven Kwangsi
rebels arrested in this city Jan. q, and
whose apprehension led to the discovery
of plans for simultaneous rising here
and at Canton, has been abandoned on
account of insufficient evidence. 3D. 49,, g..
When these men were taken into Gus
tory they were found to be in possession
of banners and secret codes for commune
eating with their fellow conspirators.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
SIGNS OF MENTAL WEAKNESS,

Berlin, Feb. ALFRED Agster "a socialist
member of the reichstag. fired a revolver at him
self In committee room of the house at noon
to-day, but, as he had previously removed the
bullet from the cartridge, the deputy was only
slightly injured. Agster wrote to some of his
fellow deputies yesterday saying he intended to
commit suicide. He lately had shown signs
of mental weakness.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
GRlEVED AND PANIED
Capitol Commission Members Offended at
Evidences of Distrust

Evidences of distrust shown by some
members Of the legislature have seriously
offended the members of the state capitol
commission, and at the meeting yester-
day there was a considerable talk Of re :
signing in a body. Governor Van SAINT
dissuaded the board from such action.
The members of the commission are es-
pecially indignant over the amendment to
the appropriation bill, which requires
them to finish the building by 1905. They
say, however, that the building will GER
tainly be finished in that time, and Gov
ernor Van SAINT declares that he will move
in July f. 1904
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS
Senate and House Committees Hear the
Subject Discussed.

A meeting in the interests of modern
highway improvement was held yesterday
afternoon at the capitol the participants
being the members Of the senate and
house committees on roads and bridges
and delegates from the Minnesota Good
Roads Association. The association is
pushing a bill framed along the lines of
article 9, section Is of the constitutions
which authorizes the governor to appoint
a state highway commission, and which
also authorizes a state levy of two-tenths
of a mill for road purposes. There was
some debate on the minor details, but no
action was taken, and the bill was referred
to a special committee consisting of Rep
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
NEW HOUSE RILI.s.

II. +. 100. Lohren-Fixing the wolf bounty at
SaS and $40 for adult animals. Towns and
II Fl: F: 200, Mark-Amsnding the law regarding
H. r. POI, O Notwithstanding graded
annual am salary for county
county. Towns and counties.
Fl. F., POI, Notwithstanding a graded
for construction of bridge in wabasha county.
Roads. bridges and nayigable streams.
the fifteenth judicial district and to fix the *,
H. +. 204, Smith-To prevent the abandonment
and neglect of wife or children Of persons
charged charged by law with the maintenance hereof.
Il. F. 2o5. Wichman-To appropriate $500 to
in County Rasds n9
creating the board # neth crest ing
tary laws of the stale. Public health.
Fl. F. 2o! Bosworth-Appropriating $500 to re-
Houston county. Roads, bridges and navigable
H. s, 2os, putnan-Requi the payment of
such corporations as are subject to the exam
ngFs Banks and barking
So 900 for building bridge across the Minnesota
river at the Fort Ridgeley ferry crossing. Roads
IF. 21o, -Appropriating $4,000 for the
removal of sandbars, etc, from the west branch
Of. the Rum river, in Morrison county. Appro-
H.F. 211, Wells-Apply the primary law to
state Officers Elections. #2
H. +. PIP, Stevenson--Fi Fixing salaries of EN-.
ployes i'll Clerk Dickey's office. Hennepin dele
CATION. Sc
H. f. 21s, Fraser-To establish the Minnesota
state board of surveyors and to provide for tho
examination and licensing of surveyors and reg.
counties. 80 5 n t5z8 .
II. II. 214, Stevenson (by request Amending
oe ar5s Re cd
Fl. +. 215. Soule-R educing the exemption in
punishment proceedings to $25 month. Ju
dietary.
HE. 2t6, Stevenson (by request -Amendine
the tTorrens land title law Hennepin, Ramsey
and St Louis DELEGATIONS -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
ACTION ON SENATE BILLS.

SENATE BILLS. Y
S: Il: A, Sundberg-To authorize the issuing
Of bonds by organized towns for the purpose OF
laying out and building roads Passed,
S. F. 60, Wilson-Relatng to the abandonment
and neglect of wife and children by persons
charged by. law with the maintenance thereof,
and prescribing punishment Passed.
S. F. 1874, Benson-Repealing chapter 255.
special laws Of 1878, relating to bonds of county
commissioners. Passed.
S. r. 10, misunderstanding section 6O2S,
statutes of 1894, relating to limitation for mort
gage foreclosures. Recommended to pass
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
Plan to Save Money.

State Treasurer Block will ask the
legislature for a liberal allowance for his
department to enable him to avoid the
present difficulty and loss in paying state
employees. Checks are made out in the
state treasurer's office, for the pay of en-
ployes at each institution. Though made
on the local banks, the extra trouble
causes these banks to charge exchange.
This is constant loss to the employees,
which Mr.. Block would avoid
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04

'resentatives Z. H. Johnson OF Minneapolis
and a. y. Cole of Walker. and Senators
A. Q. Eberhardt of Mankato, F. II. Peter
son 81 Moorhead and l.. 0. Cooke of KEEL
logg.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04

Clerk Dickeys office at $24,60O per an
mum. and providing that extra help may
be employed under the supervision of the
judges of the district court. The new
schedule allows Mr.. DiCkey 5000 a year,
provides for chief deputy at So. O0O two
deputies at 500 each, two at $1,000 each,
five at $1,000 and five courtroom deputies
lat 81, 200.
New Corporation Tax.
Mr.. Putnam Of Red Wing sent up a
bill providing for the payment of fees to
the public examiner by such corporations
as come under the supervision Of his
Office. The fees are graded according to
the assets of the company affected. Cor
porations whose assets are $4,000 or
under are to pay $40. Those between
$4,000 and 100000 $25. For each $780,
600 additional up to 81. 0OO,0o IS is added
to the fee, and for each 100000 over a
million, $3.50 is added.
Exemptions in Garnishment.
Mr.. Soule of Washington county intro
duced a bill which has the effect of re-
ducing the exemption in garnishment pro-
ceedings to $25 a month On it's face this
bill is practically the same as the existing
law. However. the present statute. pro-
vides for a SIS exemption without re-
gard to previous payment in the same
month. Under the new bill the creditor
may garnishee wages in any amount over
SIS per month. 4. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
Bowling Drops In,

NJ. j. Bowling, speaker of the last
mousse was visitor to-day. for the first
time this session.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
INSTRUMENTATION FOR IANuARY

New York, Feb In January the authorized
capitalization of new concerns that filed papers
in the eastern states with capital Of 81 OOO.-
600 or over, as well as increases for companies
previously in existence, reached a total of
SLIT 600. In December the total was $97, :
25o,O0O; in November, $115, 14O, 900, and in Oc-
tober, $A4,55o, oOO.s In July; which was the
record month in 1902, II waz S4Ra. aha 400.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
1O1 YEARS OLD
Death Of Mrs. Flood, a Centenarian,
at Fargo. BID

Special to The Journal.
Fargo, N. D., Feb. Mrs. Flood died
this morning at Sacred Heart academy,
aged 101.
She came to this country more than
half century ago, from Ireland. Her
daughter, Mrs. Harry O'Neill, died last
week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
Hoods Jarsaparilla
and Pills

Cure kidney and liver troubles. relieve
the back and build up the whole system.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04

To Cure Cold IN One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it fails to euro
e. W. Groves signature is each box. Csc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04

ond Wisconsin congressional district was
born in California and educated at Mad
ison, Wis. He won his appointment in
an examination against ten candidates.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
More Money for Schools.

Senator Laugen> appeared this morn
ing as the champion of the common
schools, sending UP a bill Increasing the
appropriate ns for graded SCHOOLS from
$40O to $500 for each schools complying
with the requirements of thesdepartment
Of e611ca ior, 49,"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-14

Bear in mind these few facts:
That all plants to grow must have
moisture; that this moisture does
not lie in a good soil in the spaces
between the soil grains, but on their
surface: that when land is so full OF
water that the spaces between the
grains are filed up, plants will not
grow at all for lack of soil air, lack
of breathing capacity, 81 to speak.
Bear in mind that when the soil is
too loose on top, it dries out; that
YOU form this loose condition on
top in growing corr for the purpose
of shutting off capillary action at the
surface. Study these things out
carefully and it will save you many
thousands of dollars in the course
of a lifetime. Figure it out for
yourself just how plants grow, how
water exists in the soil, how it must
be handled so that plants can get
it, and you have got hold of the
first essential principle in all good
farming.-Dr. Henry Wallace, in
Wallace's Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-14

years with mulberry leaves at hand
is able to attend to one ounce of
eggs and their produce. The Weld
should be at least 80 to 40 ponnds
of dried cocoons worth $1.OO nor
pound. The work is done at home
indoors, and is quite easy except dur.
ing the last few days when the worms
are ravenous. No other occupation
open to women and children of re-
fnement will pay more for the time
and investment than silk growing.
The establishment of a flature in
the South marks the turning of the
most difficult corner. The future Of
silk growing is along a straight line.
Skill, industry and perseverance are
all that is required to make this
enormously valuable industry a per-
manent fixture.
A magazine devoted to s~ilk-culture
has been established in Georgia. A
specimen copy may be had gratis by
any one interested by addressing
Silk, Tu1lulah Falls, Ga.
The undersigned will undertake to
find sale for all the good cocoons that
a be produced in the State this
year. Growers r advised to choke
all their cococns and buy fresh eggs
next year. Practical gardeners find
it more profitable to procure their
seed anew each year from dealers
who make a special business of rails
ing seed. So it will be with silk
growers.
Those who have O to sell are
requested to send me a sample as
soon as choked and dried and to
state how much they have for sale.
Don't be afraid of overburdening the
market. The more there are to sell
the easier it is to sell them.
GERALD MCCARTHY,
Biologist, N. G. Department Of Agri-
culture.
Raleigh, N. c., April 8, 1903.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-14

Newton Enterprise: Strawberry
growers say a good many young ber-
ries we're killed by the frost last
week, but the new blooms are coming
on every day and they expect an
early and full crop. Mrs. P. e.
Shuford of this place has a Ply
mouth Rock hen hat up to last
Thursday had laid 100 eggs. The
hen began to lay November 15th'
and is still at it. -Mr. M. N. Cline
says he has the best wheat this year
he ever saw. 1t was knee high a
week ago, and as thick as 1t can
stand. All the farmers we have talk
ed with are jubilant over the wheat
this year.