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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
KILLED NEAR HUGO
James Cummins Ground to Death
Under Wheels of a Freight.

Special to Inc journal.
Stillwa ter, March 16--James Cumnins,
supposed to have been on his way with
a consignment of potatoes from Rush City
to Chicago, was run over by freight train
two miles from Hugo station yesterday
and instantly killed. No one saw the ac
cident but it is believed he fell from the
caboose. The remains were brought here
a nd await his rela tives who are unknown
to anyone in Saltwater. He was about
so years of age.
Edward ST. Peter was badly bruised in a
runaway accident on the east end Of the
pontoon bridge and was brought to a.
hospital here for treatment.
Charles Dav wilson of Faribault ca pta in
Of the steamer Ravenna, for several sea
sons. will command the Juniata of the
Bronson & Folsom lines this year. Frank
Whitnall will be his second mate.
Musser, Sauntry & Co. are receiving
about forty-five cars of logs day at their
landing a t Hudson. The shipments by raj
from Hawthorne to that point will be kept
up until April 1st and longer if weat ther
conditions permit.
TWine sales at the prison have been
enormous of late and more than 1000 900
pounds have been contracted for. Two
days last week about a million pounds was
taken each day. The entire output of the
season for standard and sisal has been
sold and many orders returned.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

got up the next morning at her usual
hour, 7:30. without being called. The
Murray girl called to her that the den
door was open, and that the kitchen win
dow was open. and that she had called to
Mr. Burdick and got no answer.
II Mrs. Hull averred she heard no noises
after she went to bed: she did not hear
the Murray girl come in nor hear the bell
ring. When she went to the den she
said she opened the door little way and
called ED. Ed. Ed She saw something
on the couch. 1t was dark in there.
p She saw the Murray girl in the hall and
said:
maggie, fear that something has hap
pened. I do not dare go in there, do
you What shall we do? Then I said
that we had better send for DR.. Marcy.
Were you on good terms with your
next door neighbour Yes, sir" ''Why
did you not call him?" ST thought it
BEST to call the doctor"
why did you not go in that morni g"
II was afraid What were you afraid
OFF, I feared something had happened. +
thought it might be Ed on the couch"
But you had seen him sleeping before:
why were YOU afraid of seeing him sleep
fng?" IF he had been sleeping my screams
would have awakened him. I was afraid
to find him dead in there. OF course,
did not know it was Ed"
y Did you scream?'' Yes as loudly as
could. 1 did not arouse him and I was
frightened"
.-% You had no reason for expecting to see
him dead?" mo. except that he did not
respond to my screams"
She had never told Burdick that he was
as much to blame as his wife.
But you thought he WASP II do not
know that l did ''Then you thought
that your daughter was more to blame?''
IT certainly thought she was imprudent
I thought if she had done differently he
would have
Witness said she and Burdick had never
quarreled.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
BEE TAYLOR LOSES CASE
Judge Bingham Says That Her
Structures on President Were.
License" Not Liberty.
From The journal Bureau Room 4b, Post Build.
inp Warhinpfon

From The journal Bureau, Room 4e, Post Build.
ing, Washington.
Washington. March 1e.--Miss Bee
Taylor's petition for a. writ of rlandamus
to compel the secretary of war to reinstate
her as clerk in his department, was dis
missed to-day by Justice Bingham in the
supreme court Of the District Of Columbia
At the same time the secretary's denur-
rer to Miss Taylor's bill Of complaint was
overruled, and this disposes Of the case
SO far as the lower court is concerned.
Miss Taylor was present and Immediate
ly noted an appeal to the court of ap-
peals Of the District of Columbia.
The substance of Justice Bing1an1's de-
cision was that the court had no 5uristic-
ton. In support of this he cited a. mum
ber Of decisions by the United States dis
trict courts and by the supreme court OF
the United States. He said that the power
to appoint inferior officers was vested in
the president and heads of departments
by the civil service law. The power OF
dismissal and appointment were purely
executive functions, which courts could
not supervise or control, provided the
civil service law had been complied with
AS to the failure of the secretary to
comply with all the civil service rules in
the matter Of notice, etc, Justice Bing-
ham said that that was mere matter OF
detail in which the main fact at issue was
not affected.
In commenting upon the article which
Miss Taylor wrote and which appeared
in the local papers, Justice Bingham said
that the clause in the constitution guar
anteeing the right of free speech and
press did not guarantee license. He held
that Miss Taylor s article rejecting on
the presidents Philippine policy was Sc
far in advance s,of anything ever intended
by our forefathers when they inserted the
liberty of spsecir provision lin the consti-
tuition as to be regarded as license OF
speech. i .855
- # & w. w. Jernnane. L
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
He IS NOT LOBBYING
Public Examiner Johnson Gives
Bills Affecting His Office
a Clear Road.

Public Examiner S. T. johnson was
asked to-day what he intended to do in
regard to the Burns bill, H. +. $50, which.
If passed. will take from him the fees for
examining the st. Paul city office &C
counts. The bill is now on general or
ders in the house. Mr.. Johnson said:
II am not lobbying for or against any
bill The legislature of 1891 enacted a law
for the examination of the official ac-
counts of the city of st. Paul by the pub
lie examiner, making the maximum
amount that could be charged in any one
year $780, and directing that it should be
added to the public examiners compensa-
ton, which was then the same as now.
The same legislature passed a building
and loan law and directed the associations
to pay certain fees and specifically pro-
vided that these fees should be retained
by the public examiner. This latter law
was reenacted with the same provisions
in 1901. The work Of the office in 1891
was very small as compared with the pres
ent time. There WAS then one deputy;
now there are six. The bank and county
work has doubled several times and the
public examiner is by more recent laws
made the custodian of securities which
now amount to 100000. For these he is
held personally responsible under his boutl
Of $50, 900. for which he has to pay. The
public examiner is responsible for the
dCLS Oh, all j1lSI1 anu lley III IL
access to all the money and assets of the
1sstnlzs and county and state ttreasurers.
''These are the facts which am. very
willing to give to any one. = But l have
not lobbied for any measure before this
legisla ture, and while do not criticize
any one else for doing SO, l do not feel
that while in office l should undertake
to do any work for or against any iegis-
lation in which myself or the depart
ment could in any way be interested"
How about the Window bill taking the
examination Of gross earnings corpora
tions from your Officer
"As to that. am maintaining the same
position I took in the first place. Under
the law passed in 1902 there has been
paid into the state treasury as back taxes
about two and a half times the total cost
of that special session of the legislature
Regardless Of whether I am entitled to all
the credit of the work done under that
law. the last legislature Is entitled to
credit for having passed the law, for no
one will claim that those back taxes would
have been collected had it not been for
chapter 5. laws of 1902. I am doing moth
| ing to prevent it's repeal.
'As to an appropriation for carrying
on the work of this department., I stated
| the needs in my report to the governor
and placed a copy of that. report on the
| desk Of each member. I have drawn nc
| bills this year of any kind and shall not
draw or ask any one to present any ap-
| preparation bill If in it's wisdom the
| legislature finds that this department,
| should be supported in it's work l am sure
it will provide the necessary means"
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

Mrs. Burdicks name Is seventh from the
top, and sixth below it, or thirteenth on
the page, is the: name "A. r. sPennell,
Buffalo" This latter name is under date
of Dec. 9, or the day following Mrs. Bur-
dicks coming to Niagara. as told by her
mother, Mrs. Hull, on the witness stand
at the inquest in Buffalo on Saturday.
Mrs. Burdick remained at the Falls until
the morning of Dec. 9. For all "A. R.
Pennell'' registered at the Prospect house
the day after Mrs. Burdick reached here,
the hotel people do not recall any meet
ing between them that commanded their
attention. In fact, were it not for the
recent startling developments, the names
would pass unnoticed. While it has been
said that Mr.. Pennell passed the day after
the murder at Niagara with Mrs. Pennell,
it does not appear that he stopped at the
Prospect house. Mr.. Pennell had dinner
at the~hotel and did not stop over night.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP
The North Dakota Itinerary-Far.
go, Jamestown, Bismarck,
Medora. 49,. .....
From Tho Journal Bureau, Room 45, Post Build

From Tho Journal Bureau, Room 46, Post Build.
ing, Washington. -
Washington, March 1e.--President
Roosevelt to-day told Senator Hans
brough about the itinerary Of the presi-
dents party through North Dakota. The
first stop in the state will be at Fargo,
where the train will arrive at 2:30 a. m,
April Z, remaining until 10. The president
will be visible from S:S0s yuntil 10, and
subject to any program the local commit
tee may make.
The next stop will be fifteen minutes
at Jamestown. Bismarck will be reached
at 4 p. m, and the party will remain
thirty minutes. The last stop in the state
will be at Medora at 8 o'clock for fifteen
minutes. 1t is understood that the day
of April 9Th will be spent in South Da
kota; the day of the 5th and part of the
4th in Minnesota; the day Of the Sd in
Wisconsin. The special train will leave
Chicago at midnight of April for Wis
| consin points. The president will enter
Yellowstone Park April Sth, and will not
be attended here by correspondents or
press association men. He will leave the
park in time to visit several Nebraska
points. make a speaking trip across Iowa
| and down the Mississippi river to ST..
Louis, arriving at the latter city In time
for the dedication of the exposition
grounds April 80. Then he will go to
Kansas City and other Missouri river and
! Yer and the far west. Returning from
| the far west he will cross Iowa by a
different line Of railway and make an
| other series of speeches.
| In view Of the tense state of republican
| feeling in that state on the tariff Dues
tion it Is not improbable that the presi-
| dent may have something to say there
about the administrators tariff views
| Major Edwards Calls.
Senator Hansbrough Of North Dakota
presented Major A. W. Edwards of Fargo
at the White House to-day and then took
| him to the state department, where ar
| rangements were made for Edwards to
start for Montreal It is understood he
| will leave Washington for Montreal the
last of this week, not returning to Fargo.
He is uncertain whether he will have the
| family join him in Montreal or not but
expects to rent a house there and have
Mrs Edwards and the younger children
| join him in the spring.
| New Postmasters.
Postmasters appointed to-day: Mime
| sota-Wanannaha, Meeker county Curtis
S. Clark; Odin, Wotanwan county, J. c.
Jensen. Wisconsin-Pelican Lake Oneida
county, William P. Tice.
,, w. w. Jermane
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
WIDE OPEN PLAN WONT GO
Tax Amendment Passed by House
Will Be Changed in the
Senate.

The wide open tax amendment passed
by the house does not suit the senate.
This is the decision of the subcommittee
on constitutional law, which is at work
on a new amendment to be submitted TO
the senate judiciary committee. This
amendment will be on the lines of the
one submitted last fall to the people.
The subcommittee consists of Senators
Thompson, Wilson, Dunn and Somerville.
The four are agreed in opposing the
house amendment and they will draft one
limiting the power Of the Legislature TO
tax on certain lines. They have been
unable to agree so far on some Of the
details. but their draft will be somewhat
shorter and more easily understood than
the one voted on last fall.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
HERE is EVIDENCE
A Story That May Account for the Rifled
- Drawer.

a story mat May Account Tor the Rlfled
~ Drawer.
Buffalo, March 16.--The Express prints
an interview with a person who at one
time was a stockholder in the Buffalo En-
velop company and for twelve years a
close friend OF Edwin L. Burdick. The
interview in part is as follows:
Il cannot help believing from all heard
from Mr.. Burdick, that the motive for the
crime might have been a desire to sup
press the scandal that would have been
incident to the trial Of a divorce suit.
Soon after Mr.. Burdick told me of his
having begun divorce proceedings he
showed me a letter he had just received
from New York.
"In the letter the writer was tryina
hard to bring about a, reconcilia ton be
tween Mr.. Burdick and his wife She
pleaded with Burdick to take Allie back
The writer also wrote in this letter some
thing that Burdick construed as a threa1
that unless there was a reconciliation
there would be a double suicide. can.
not remennber the exact words, but the,
were something like this: DO you wan
to put an end to all our lives?'
Mr.. Burdick pointed out that particu.
lar part of the letter to me and said
That means suicide. Well, let them gt
ahead and do it.
# Tt seems to me this letter ought to bt
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
'F,,,fP -1.sSI91 ~ .
ONLY ONE siNcREAsE
Hennepln Delegation Would Raise County
ATTORNEYS Paw,

Hennepln Delegation Would Raise County
Attorneys Pay.
At the meeting of Henepin delegation
this afternoon the subcommittee ON salary
increase bills submitted its report II
followed closely the lines of the Com.
mercial Club recommendations already
printed in Th e ] urnal.1
The only increase 3allowed is in the
salary of the county attorney, which is
raised to $4,000. The increase asked fol
by the county surveyor, at first consid-
cred favorably, IS turned down. The
committee recommends that the county
commissioners be left: to say. how many
employees each county; office shall have
and what they slal1,be paid. =
+ There is strong opposition in the dele
cation to this adjustment of the case
and there is a. prospect that the friends Of
the various county Officers might turn
down the committee :report s.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
March
April May

There is a best time for doing
everything-that is, time when a
thing can be done to the best ad-
vantage, most easily and most ef-
fectively. Now is the best time
for purifying your blood. Why?
Because your system is now trying
to purify it-you know this by the
pimples and other eruptions that
have come on your face and body.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
Hoods Jarsapnrilla
and Pills

Are the medicines to take-they do
the work thoroughly and agreeably
and never fail to do it.
Hoods are the medicines you
have always heard recommended.
Il cannot recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla
too highly as spring medicine. When we
take it In the spring we all feel better through
Hoods SarsaparIIia promises TO
cure and keeps the promise.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
MAKE OFFICES ELECTIVE
Many Hennepin Members Favor Bill At
fecting City Officials.

Many Henneptn Members Favor Bit Al
fectng City Officials.
Hennepin county members are begin
ming to pay some attention to Mr.. Greg
ory's bill which makes the city clerk, city
engineer and city attorney elective. 1t
was introduced as a ST.. Paul measure,
but has to- apply to Minneapolis also in
order to be constitutional.
Several members of the local delegation
are inclined to favor the change. They
say that if these offices are to be elective,
they might as we'll be elected by the peo-
Pile as to be traded off by q city council
caucus. The st. Paul offices affected by
the bill are corporation attorney. city
clerk. commissioner of public works and
board of public works.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
POSTAGE STAMP INVENTOR
Henry Waterman Dies in Rhode
S Island Aged SO.
New. York Sun Special Service

Millbury, Mass, March 1e.-Hepry Wa
ternnan, formerly postmaster here, who
invented the postage stamp, is dead at
Woonsocket, r. l., aged Sc years. Mr.
Waterman's prominence as a postmaster
came in 1889. when he made and used
the now famous Milbury stamps, which
are valued by philatelists at $500 to $1,000
each. When he was appointed postmaster
letters We're cancelled by the postmaster
writing his name across the envelop,
with the amount due. He conceived the
idea Of the stamp and designed one which
the United States adopted.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

found What has become Of It? Did he
have 1t in his desk at his house in his
den, and was it taken by the murderer
when rifiing the drawer that was found
open? Another paper that should be
found is a list of twenty meeting places
that Mr.. Burdick had secured for use in
his divorce proceedings"
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
FIFTEEN YEARS
Mrs. Gallaugher Denied New
Trial and Sentenced.

Dp6CIaI 20 In6 JournaI. -@7-9 n
Iowa City, Iowa. March 16A-Judge By
ington overruled the motion of a new new
trial in the Mrs. gallagher perjury case
and sentenced her to fifteen years In the
penitentiary at Anamosa. 8s.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
PROCEEDINGS TODAY

HOUSE
New Judge for seventh judicial dis
trict recommended.
Bill introduced for monument to
Thirteenth Minnesota victims OF
Philippine campaign.
Adjourned to Tuesday, 10 a. m.
|. SENATE FL
Anti Trading Stamp Bill recon-
mended to pass, e-.4
Attempt to reconsider resolution
sending National Guard to st. Louis
falls.
Adjourned to Tuesday, 10 a. m.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
An interesting Hotel Realster.

Niagara Falls, March 16.-On the regis
ten of the Prospect house here appears the
name Mrs. Edward L. Burdick, Buffalo. :
It was written on Dec. s, 1902, the1 day,
on which the victim Of Buffalo's murder.
mystery served divorce papers on his wife,.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

inhabitants or less tocondemn waterworks
plants. Gsss5Ezs5+4 aE Il
S. +. 80, Wilson-Relating to the proba tion
system for juvenile delnquents. ~. ri
S. F." 2Il, .Stevens-Relating to inspection,
weighing and handling of grain. ..HtS
S. +. 800. Misunderstanding to grain and ware
house commission. --..- =.
$. F. 346. Wilson-Definjng bills of lading and
making them prlna facie evidence In court pro-
ceedings. ~ -. - g. i. -...
Also the following house hles:,
H. +. 140. Peterson, Ole--Providing for the
bonding of counties to build county jais. !
H. +. 149, Tfghe-Reating to the levying OF
taxes for county purposes. 5. y
II. F. 31S.~ johnson n--Anthorzing the expendi.
ture of highway labor poll tax, road tax, road or
bridge money on the highways of Henneptn
county. -
H. F. 1925, Simons-xAlltl,orizing the transfer
of records from one county to another in cer-
tain cases. e 81
H. F. 1a, Bennett-Creating an additional
Judge in the fourteenth district
H. F. g., Simons--Cl eating an additional judge
in the fifteenth district. S7>> ~ - .-2s T.
II. F. 29O. Fryberger-Authorizing villages OF
less than 5000 inhabitants to grant exclusive
franchises to street railway companies.
Fl. F. 228, Deming-ro facilitate the Identified.
ton Of Judgment, debtors. r. - i
H.. +. 335, Gandrud-The anti-merger bill.
A Recess Voted. ii
On motion of Senator Hawkins, the SEN
ate decided to adjourn on Thursday mex,
until Monday at 10 a. M, in order to visit
Duluth and the iron. range.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
NEW SENATE BILLS.

S. r. 393 Laybourn-Fixng fees to be charged
by sheriff of st. Louis county for returning sum.
mons when parties cannot be found Ramsey
Hennepn and ST. Louis delegations.
s. +. 394 Hawk kins-Providing that no city.
village borough shall hereafter be incorpora ted
which shall include any land Or territory situated
within two miles of the territorial lines Of any
other municipal corporation. Municipal Corpora
tions.
S. F. 395. substitutes for S. r. 1877. Committee
on Banks and Notwithstanding chapter 140
Laws Of 1901, relating to depositories to state
funds. Advanced to general orders. Z
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
NEW HOUSE BILLS.

II. IF. SAG, Schroeder, A.. M.-Appropriating
81, 800 for construction Of bridge in jackson
county. Roads and Bridges.
II. r. 647, McGregor-Approp $1,000 for
erection of a monument on the new capitol
Thirteenth Minnesota. Appropriations.
H. +: 64s, Dorsey-To establish an experiment
g. F. GAO, Kinds -Appropriating $500 Tor con. d.
structon Of bridge in Todd county. Roads
and Bridges
construction OF a bridge In Anoka county. Roads
and Bridges. 5ssss3
II. F. G51, Rosenwald- Appropriating 81 900
for construction Of a bridge in Lac qui Parle
county. Roads and Bridges.
H. f. 652. Nelson-Changng tie age Of con-
sent from 1e to IS years. Crimes and Punish
ments
ing. Crimes and Punishments IL 'I5S-s g.
II. F. 654. smith-Amending the law relating
II. f. 655, Rider---Leg galizing 4 plat Of the
city of Little Falls. Passed under suspension Of
the rules. Reconsidered. Judiciary. - Is
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

To Cure Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.
E.W. Groves signature is on each box. Csc.
Gerald-It was so cold to-day I had to
get my winter overcoat out.
4Percy-Out Of camphor or out Of hook?
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

The simplest remedy for indigestion, constipas
tton, biiousness aud the many ailments arislnS
from q dfsordered stomach, liver or bowels Is
Rpans Iabules They have accompiishea M .ssdtr Won,
6ers, and their timely aid removes the necessity
Of calling physician for many little Ills that Pc
set mankind. They go straight to tine seat OF M the
trouble relieve the distress, cleanse and cure tne
affected parts. and give the system general tom
ing up. The Five Cent packet Is enough Tor an or
dinary occasion. The family bottle, 60 cents. con-
,aIns supply for year. All druggists sell them.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

to British Columbia to inspect certain
mining properties there, to visit California,
where have some interests. and to re-
turn home by way of Australia. where I
have interests of various kinds"