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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-05

grip, which undermined his system. Since
last Sunday night he has been in an UNI
conscious condition. -
When President Roosevelt visited Pitts
field last fall, he called upon the veteran
statesman. It was while returning from
the visit to the Dawes house that the
trolley accident occurred in which the
president figured >.s.'. s.- %.
Henry Laurens Dawes was born in Cumming
ton, Mass, on Oct. 80, 1876 He was graduated
from Yale in 1889, and for short time taught
school. He later became editor of the Green
field Gazette. and still later of the Adams Trans
scr1ps While he was working as editor he
also studied law and was admitted to the bar
In 1872. His public work began with his cleo
ton as republican to the Massachusetts, house
OF representatives of 1S4S. He served three
terms as state representative. one as state sem
ator. was district attorney for the western part
or the state from 1853 to 1857, and then served
nine terms as a congressman and three terms
as United States senator, from 1875 to 1888.
Mr.. Dawes was always deeply interested in
the welfare of the Indians, and while in the
senate was responsible fbr good deal of legis-
lat1on affecting them. In 1893; when he left
the senate, he became the head of the Indian
commission. At; the fall election last year,
ME-. Dawes told story which excited wide in
terest at the time. The story was that he and
his coachman, Patrick OHearn, had driven to.
gether to the polls for twenty seven years and
that the former senator had always voted the
straight republican ticket while his coachman
held the horse, and that the senator then held
cratic ticket. 81 hold him in high regard, y
said the old statesman. because what T have
said has never turned him from his political be-
lief.'' =
Mr.. Dawes. besides working for the Indians,
has in recent years lectured at Dartmouth col.
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NEW HOUSE ,5 BILLS.

+. F. 217, Tighe (by request "A ppropriating
$191:5 to pay bill for file binderR cotracted by
the session of 1897. Claims. H5.as.s
II. T. 21S, Wichnan-A pprepriating $500 for
the construction of bridge at Beaver Falls.
Roads, Bridges and Navigables Streams
H. p. 219, Cole-Appropriating $4,000 for con-
struction of bridge at Pokegama Lake. Roads.
Bridges and Nayigable Streams
H. +. 22O, Notwithstanding 81, 200 for
construction of bridge in Wadcna county.
Roads: Bridges and NavIgab1e Streams.
u. f, I'll. Stone-To prevent railroad conpa-
MES doing business III this state from raising
rates, for the transportation of freights between
points in the state without the consent Of the
HI F.. 800, Stone-Appropriating $1,000 for
construction OF 4 bridge in Stevens county
Roads. Bridges and Navigable Streams
III. o. 223, Dowlng-Making it a lnisdemeancr
for Judge, grand Juror. county attorney. clerk
or other official to disclose the fact of an indict
ment having been found before the accused per-
son is in custody. Judiciary.
II. f. "a. Lewis, r. T.--Authorizing judges to
admit persons accused of crime to bail secured
by two or more sureties, or In lieu thereof, by a
cash deposit. Crimes and punishments.
~ T. 225. Perley-Making the offering of
grain, faXseed or other property from any car
or sweeping any car while in transit or on any
track of any railroad in the state, misdemeanor
IL. f. 22G, Misunderstanding for the paw
Eent of an estate Judiciary. IL
IL. p. 227. Sander authorizing counties to ian
proprfate not more than $500 In any one year
Tor aiding county fairs.t5 Towns and Counties.
II. +. 22S, Deming--To facilitate the identif7ca
t1on OF Judgment debtors. Judiciary,
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= OTHER WOMEN TESTIFY. - +.
Their Evidence Was Received With Re-
strIctIons Yesterday.


After a long argument by the attorneys
for the defense, yesterday afternoon, Judge
Harrison ruled that the evidence Of Bessie
Lee. Addie Mills and other women from
Ewhom Cohen Is alleged to have collected
graft" was admissible. The court, how
ever, reserved rulings to how far the
state could go in it's questioning. This
preservation proved Of much Importance,
flor while the women named were allowed
ito tell Of the visits paid them by Cohen.
land the arrangement for the delivery of
ienvelops at Cohen's office, they were not
permitted to state whether they had act
!ually paid money to the defendant.
The testimony Of Bessie Lee. Addie Mills
and Carrie Emerson was accordingly brief,
and the defense cross examined none of
these three witnesses. Carrie Emerson
land Addie Mills testified, however, that
Cohen had told them to enclose money in
the envelops which they took to his store
Following the evidence of the three wo-
Imen, County Attorney Boardnan tried to
lpresent in evidence the criminal court rec
ords to show that Cohen had pleaded
guilty to a. case Identical with the one on
trial. The court. however, after vigor-
Gus protest from the attorneys for the de-
Tense. excluded the files.
The state then rested and Attorney Hall
moved the court to dismiss the Indictment
and discharge the prisoner, on the ground
that the proof offered failed to establish
the offense cited in the Indictment. Mr.
Hall argued that the state had not shown
that Cohen had agreed to abstain from
prosecuting Augusta, Hayden for keeping
a disreputable house, or that any money
had been paid in pursuance Of such an
agreement. The court took the matter
under advisement until this morning.
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old GLORY BALLOTS
Rep. Shearer's Plan to Give Promi-
hence to Constitution Amend
ments at Elections.
One Of To-day's Bills stiffens Up the
Law Regulating Wheat
Sweeping"

Representative James d. Shearer OF
Hennepin proposed to the house this
morning that the HAmericane flag be
printed on ballots bearing proposed con-
stltutlonal amendments, as a hint to
voters that the amendments are worthy
Aof their attention. The flag is to be
printed in red white and blue, and the
ballot is to carry nothing except consti-
tutlonal questions Red, white and blue
ballot boxes are also to be provided
MT. Shearer's suggestion was sent to
the desk in the form of an amendment
TO the Haugland election bill. After some
DEBATE both bill and amendment We're re-
committed to the committee on elections.
Ihe attendance was comparatively
light, many having gone on the junket
TO the state school at Owatonna. The
session was short and unimportant. The
calendar was passed until tomorrow.
"A Wheat Sweeping Bill.
Twelve new bills were introduced, one
OF winch. although sent up by a country
member, is of Importance to Minneapolis
Inns is a Dill introduced by Mr.. Perley
OF Moorhead designed to do away with
the sweeping of wheat in railroad
YARDS, practice that has caused local
grain men much trouble. Such ssweep-
lns' under the new bill, is made a mis-
demeanor, punishable by a fine of not
more than $10O or imprisonment for not
more than ninety, days. u.
A Check on Freight Rates.
MI. Stone of Morris introduced a. bill
recommended by the state railroad and
warehouse commission in their report It
pfohlplts railroads from raising freight
rates or changing cIassif1cations without
the consent OF the commission. They are
also estopped from disseminating or rails
Ing Joint rates between points within the
state without consent of the commission,
but Joint rates may be lowered without
Application at any time.
Every application for raising a rate
must be made in writing to the commits
sion, with full statement of the facts,
and public hearing is then to be set Of
which notice is to be given to interested
shippers For violation of the act a pen
atty Of 500 a day is imposed.
For Suffering Cattle.
Mr.. Nelson's resolution, protesting
against. the passage by congress of a bill
increasing the maximum time cattle may
pc kept in cars without care. during tran
SIT. from twenty eight to forty hours, was
referred to the committee on railroads.
Minnetonka Vacations o KID.
In committee of the whole the house
voted to recommend for passage Mr.. john
sons bill vacating certain abandoned high
ways, a measure of interest to property
owners around Minnetonka.
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HAUGLAND BILL ENDORSED
House Committee Approves Measure with

T'ouSe SoIlHittee approves measure With
"a ~ a.. D. One amendment
The Haugland bill again ran the CANT
let Of; numerous amendments before the
house committee on elections this after
noon,. and once more came out practically
unscathed. 1t sill be reported for pas
Usage to-mo1rosv naprhing, amended in only
one particular. This amendment provides
that any proposition designed to increase
gross earnings taxes shall be placed at
the top of the ballot bearing constitu-
tionalgamendments. The bill as originally
drafted, provided that all proposed con-
stitutional amendments submitted to the
voters at any election be printed on a
separate and yellow ballot. The amend
ment simply includes the gross earnings
provision with the others. e !
The committee meeting was largely at
tended by, members of the house anxious
to amend the bill. Mr.. Gillette of Henne-
pin asked that provision be made for sub
hitting the gross earnings proposition on
a. separate. ballot After some discussion
this plan was rejected as too cumbersome.
Mr.. Shearer, also of Hennepin, urged that
the Haugland yellow ballot be changed
to white ballot bearing the American
| flag. This amendment he introduced in
the house this morning, whence it was
referred back to the committee, which,
however, did not take much stock in the
scheme and turned it down. -"
CHAIRMAN Cole suggested that the Sec
rotary of state be. instructed to prepare
a printed pamphlet containing explana-
| tons of all amendments submitted anC
| their wording, and that these pamphlets
be sent to all county auditors, who in TURF
should distribute them among the polling
| places to be given to voters on .appIica-
| ton. He. thought this would tend to in
crease the vote, which had been small be.
cause voters generally had not under.
stood the purport of the amendments
! This suggestion, however, was not EN-.
bodied ih the motion, and when the com.
mittee arose the Haughland aIoill had beer
reported for passage with only the one
amendment already noted. 4
Regulate Speed of Autos.
The house committee on roads an,
bridges voted this afternoon to recon
mend for passage the johnson bill, regu
lating the speed Il of automobiles. Th
speed limit was fixed at twenty miles al
hour but autos must slow down to fou
miles an hour when ,overtaking a hors
! vehicle. -, = -,
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Des Moines Wives Are Taking Ad..
vantage Of It to Obtain
Divorce DEGREES.
snecial to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
& Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 5.-Des Moines
wives ares taking advantage of the new
dipsomaniac law to get divorces. This
latest sensational development in connec-
ton with the inebriacy measure came to
the notice Of the Polk county district
court recently.
While habitual drunkenness is a ground
for divorce it is extremely difficult to
prove 1t, and hitherto it has not been
easy to secure divorce on this ground.
1t appears there are at least five cases
In which petitions for divorce have recent
ly been filed in the court here, in which
the wives first were instrumental in get
ting their husbands committed to Mount
Pleasant under the inebriacy law. Then
they filed divorce petitions, relying on
the court record in reference to the COM
nitments for inebriacy to bear out their
claim that their husbands were guilty of
habitual drunkenness
This turn of affairs increases largely the
terrors of the inebriate law for the dip
Sonaniac
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Cohen had pleaded guilty under promise
of the county attorney that Cohen would
be let off with a fine, and that he had
withdrawn his plea of guilty under d.
rection of the court. The court finally
cut off the redirect examination upon this
point.
.'Mr. Lydiard." said the county attor-
ney "you are member of the bar. Is
1t not news to you that a county attorney
can fix the sentences of a criminal, as
implied by the attorneys for the defense,
when they say that County Attorney
Boardman promised to let the defendant
off with a fine?'
: Objected to by defense as incompetent,
Irrelevant and immaterial. Objection
sustained.
IL, C. f. E. Peterson, city controller, tes-
titled that Cohen's reputation had been
good cup to the time the newspapers be-
gan to call him .Reddy Cohen" 0. E.
Brown and George J. Sherer also testified
to Cohen's good reputation.
A. E. Allen. clerk Of the municipal
court was called. Mr.. Hall attempted to
question him in regard to the enforce
ment of the municipal ordinances against
disreputable houses, but Mr.. Boardman's
objection to this line of testimony was
sustained by the court. Mr.. Hall then
offered in evidence a copy of the ordi
nance in question. butthe court refused to
admit It,
II. 4. ROyCe. VINO mas charge OF the
criminal court records, was called and Mr..
Hall questioned him also in regard to
prosecutions of keepers of dsreputable
houses, but the court again, upon Objec
ton by the state, cut short the testimony.
The defense evidently trying to show
the infrequency of prosecutions under the
state law, but the effort was fruitless in
the face Of the courts ruling.
Mr.. Hall then took the stand in his
clients behalf. He testified in regard
to a, conversation with Detective Written
sohn. in regard to the latter's tour of the
disreputable houses with Cohen. Wit
ness testified that Wirtensohn had said he
did not know who sent him on this tour,
further than that it was "some one from
headquarters The defense then rested.
and Mr.. Boardman began his argument
to the jury.
County Attorney Boardnnan this after
noon continued his plea to the jury in
the Cohen case He dwelt at some length
upon the Ames tours of the disorderly
houses of the city and Defendant Cohen's
connection with these jaurneys Of graft"
collection. The case will probably go to
the jury before evening.
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STATE SHOULD PAY
Cities Position as to Assessments for
InnnrouSnaents Adioininn Railroads

The Hugo bill which requires the
state to pay special assessments for i'm
provements adjoining railroad property,
was given a hearing before the house
committee on taxes yesterday afternoon.
AS railroad property is exempt from any
but the gross earnings taxes. the cities
now have to pay the expense of these inn
provements. while the railroad tax goes to
the state revenue fund. Mayor Haynes of
Minneapolis argued for the bill. He urged
that the gross earnings tax paid by the
railroads was in lieu of the general tax,
and also of special assessments, and the
cities only asked the state to pay back
the money paid out for improvements ad
joining railroad property. The bill did
not call for a distribution of the tax. but
only for the reimbursement of cities.
Mayor Hugo of Duluth, and Oscar
Mitchell, city attorney, spoke for the bill.
Alderman n NJ. Krunseig, r. D. Haven
and III. A. Wing were also of the Duluth
delegation. ,
Messrs. Rosenwald, Burns and OLaugh-
lin, house members, spoke against the bill,
and it is evident. that the country mem
bers will fight it almost to a man.
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sTAUFF WON'T QUIT
But He Hasn't Been Able to Reach
- Matchan Vet "'-r

f. G. Stauff of Lake City who has
constituted himself a nemesis for George
J.. Matchan the new surveyor of logs and
lumber in the second district, is back at
the capitol with a new petition from
Wabasha county protesting against the
retention Of Mr.. Matchan as surveyor
general, and urging that a, time be set
for hearing evidence against him:
" Mr.. Stauff gave the petition to the en-
ployes Of the senate, but was informed
that it should be presented by one@of the
members. 1t was offered to Senator L..
0. Cooke, but he declined to have any
thing to do with it, explaining that the
senate was very weary of the Matchan
matter and would have grievance
against him if he continued to press the
matter. No other senator was willing
to father the petition and consequently
Mr.. Stauff for the, time being was
blocked in his efforts to injure Mr.,
Ma tchan. 'ss.FE. ~"
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NELSON IS OPTIMISTIC
Valley County Stock Losses, He Says,
Are Next to Nothing.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Helena, Mont, Feb. 5.-H. H. Nelson
a well-known sheep and cattle man, has
returned from a trip through Valley
county, where he has large cattle and
sheep ranch, and says the published
statements of stock losses in that sec
ton are entirely misleading and untrue.
I desire to correct the statement OF
Valley county newspaper, which pre-
dlcted a SO per cent stock loss in that
county for the winter said Mr.. Mel
son. I have spent a week in the Sec
ton referred to. I believe the cattle an6
sheep loss has not exceeded 8 per cent
and amounts to practically nothing in
point of value. It is only a few old ami
mails which managed to drag through the
last two mild winters that have died."
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BLOODHOUNDS IN PURSUIT
al Trrner of Lead Suspected of Killing
-.|..'s." ~. His Employer. .-

Al Trrner of Lead Suspected of Killing
-.I.-s" His Employer. !
LEAD, S. D.-A sheriff's posse and
bloodhounds are on the trail Of Al Turner.
who is suspected Of having shot and
killed r. M. Dunlap, a vender of hot: tar
males, last night. %
: The hounds have followed the trail all
day. picking it UP near F,nglewooda and
losing it near Terry. ~ 1ss@-ai -
The coroner held an inquest over the
remains Of Dunlap to-day. Turner had
been employed by Dunlap. . a'77--1 X
G. D. Perkins, section foreman fcv the
Elkhorn at Oelrichs, S. D., has been
brought to the hospital hSre with a shat
tered arm! He picked up gun by the
muzZle. " ~ z@e~ g.
c. C. Jones, city editor of the Lead
Call, has returned from Chicago. where
he was operated on for appendicitis He
has recovered sufficiently to resume work.
Charles IIoxie,, mining editor of the
Lead Call; is dying of consumption.
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EX-SENATOR DAWES DEAD NEW DIPSOMANIAC LAW,
The Veteran Massachusetts, States
man Passes Away at the
Age Of SO.

Pittsfeld, Mass, Feb. 5.--Ex- United
States Senator Henry Laurens Dawes
died at 5:45 this morning. in his home in
this city, aged Sc years.
Mr.. Dawes had been Ill since Christmas
night when he contracted a severe cold
while driving. The cold developed into
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-05
GO TO ST. LOUIS
Boil, Houses viii Send Committees to
INVESTIGATES.

Committees of the house and senate will
visit the site Of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition at st. Louis and report to
the legislature. They will probably leave
Tomorrow night, reaching st. Louis
Saturday noon, and leaving Sunday, re-
turning Monday morning.
Lieutenant Governor Jones was by vote
Of the senate included in the senate COM
mittee. He appointed as the other mem
bers Senators Ward, Schultz, Hardy,
Brewer and Ferris Speaker Babcock APP
pointed to represent the house Messrs
W. A. Nolan, r. r. Lewis, Armstrong,
Hinton and Wells.
= The committee will be accompanied by
members Of the Minnesota board of mana
gers, and go at the invitation Of the
fair management. They will present a
detailed report on their return.
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FROZE ON THE ROAD
Costello First Injured by Fall
From His Horse.

Special to The Journal.
Spokane. Wash. Feb. 5.-William Cos
tello, brother of Sheriff James Cos
tello of Williston. N. D., was found frozen
to death yesterday one mile from Cur
lew, Ferry county. Tuesday night he
started from Curlew for his mining
camp, but was thrown from his horse.
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Wide Open Amendment Favored

The house judiciary committee could
order for the day-the controversy over
publication of the supreme court reports
was laid over. -sss
Monday thescommittee will resume con
sideration of the taxation amendment. ,ro
this is being given very careful consider
alton and it seems likely that the com
mittee will report out awide open amend
ment, on the lines Of the one drawn by
the sub committee. :
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Asheville, N c., Feb 5.-Congressman !. NJ
Moody og the .Ashevlle districf died at his
home in Waynesville this morning He only
reaheed home from Washington q few days ago.
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Mr.. ADDICKS PULLS OUT
He Does This in the Interest of the
: Election Of Two Republican
Senators. 81

Dover, Del, Feb. 81. Edward Adj
dicks, in statement issued this after
noon, withdrew as candidate for United
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BILLINGS, MoNT.-Chester Clesg.
who was arrested on advices from Sheriff
black of Juyerne Mimi. is wanted on
a charge of embezzling 5000 from Nelson
Brothers of that place. He denies the
charge, but is willing to return and lace
it. Sheriff Black arrived this morning
and will leave for Minnesota tonight
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The Minnesota Legislature.
PROCEEDINGS TODAY

1 SENATE
| Senator Lord introduces university
| bill aimed at Dean Liggett.
(! Committee appointed to visit st.
| Louis exposition site.
- Senator Wilson introduces .garnish-
ment bill.
L Senator Thorpe Introduces bill for
+ congressional conventions.
t Adjourned till 10 g. M. Friday.
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Olympia. Wash.Ira Ward. the last SURVIVING
member Of the first territorial legislature Of
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/ HOUSE
Mr.. Stcne introduces bill to prohibit
raising Of railway rates without con
sent of commission.
Committee . appointed to visit st.
Louis exposition site.
Bill introduced to prohibit car sweep
ing. \. ,., MA. i,
| Adjourned till 10 a. m. Friday.