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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-10
LARGE CROWD TO
GREET. Mr. HOOK
Wholesale Wife Murderer in Jail
at Chicago
WIVES CALL ON HIN
"You OLD HOG, YOU GoT NY $3.50,
DIDN'T your SAID ONE, AND
HOOK LAUGHEp-ADMiTS
HE MARRIED TEN. 4f

htli4ff
Chicago, Feb. Johann Hook, In.
dicted for bigamy suspected of muir
der and man of many aliases, arriv-
cd in Chicago tonight and Tor several
hours after reaching here was inter-
rogated by he police with small re
suits.
When the train bearing Hook and
Officer LOTUS wao held him in custo-
dy. rolled into La Sale street station
a large crowd had gathered to see
the famous prison er. but contrary 10
general expectation there were none
of'the alleged wives among the num-
Der, Hook had evidently expected
a number of his alleged wives to
meet him at the station, and he was
plainly disappointed that they did not
come.
Crowd Hard TO Control.
When Hook and LOTUS alighted
from the train the detail of police
men who had been sent to the depot
TO meet them was unable to control
the crowd without great difficulty.
People pushed and showed in an ex-
cited manner as they stroye to gel
close TO the prisoner to get a look
at him. When he vas recognized a
number of people jeered and hooted
him. The police hurried Hook through
inc depot and on the sidewalk outside
had another crowd 70 deal with, but
tacy quickly hustled Hoci, into pa
rrol wag N ard started FER The East
Chicago ~ enip polr> 's'atoa. a
mile distant
Put Through s-atc..ih1 Examination
Outside the station a third crowd
was gathered and it was larger and
more obstreperous than the others.
II was found necessary TO call officers
from inside the station before the
walks could be cleared sufficiently to
allow the prisoner TO be taken into
the station. He was taken at once
10 the office of Police Inspector Geo
Shipley where he was submitted tc
searching examinai Ion which con
tinnei several hours, Hook admit
ted at the outset that he had married
Mrs. Marie Goerk Hook and that this
marriage was Illegal He would ad
nit nothing else.
Wives Cali on Him. M
During the evening five women
who claimed TO be wives of Hocl
called at the police station and were
placed in a separate room under
guard of several policemen. One o.
them. Mrs. Emile Fischer-Hock, saw
him for a. minute and saluted hin
with the exclamation: You old hog,
you got my $3.50, didn't you!"
They all Identify Him.
Later the five women We're, one al
time, admitted inlo the office OF
the inspector. and all identified Hook
as the man TO whom they were mar
ried
When Mrs. Goerk-H Hook was admit
ted into the room Hook for the sec
ond time declared he married her
but that the marriage was illegal, He
also confessed 10 having married Mrs
Emile Fischer Hook. when she was
shown into the room A physician
VINO had attended Ms. Walcker-Hoc
the last wife of Aock. identified hin
as the husband of Mrs. Walcker. Al
midnight Hook was still being ques
TONED by the police but had confess
ed nothing of any murder.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-10
Latest Partisan Fad.

The latest Paris toy Is lena
-9ita head. on the top Of which. an.
the place of which the eyebrows
hould be. are burrows. A packet Of
Inc grass seed is sold with the head
Tie head is well wetted and the seed
IS put in the furrows. in a few days
4 fine crop Of green hair and eye
5rows is produced. to the great de-
ight Of all beholders.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-10
ALL CHARGES holLEo
And "Get-Rich-Quick" Ryan is Ready
Fer Business Again.

St Louis, Feb. Sustaining the
demurrer OF the defence, Judge Eos
ter today entered a verdict of &C
quittal In the case of John J. Ryan.
charged with embezzlemeni. grand
larceny and obtaining money under
false pretenses in an alleged get
rich-quick" investment concern. Cir
cuff Attorney Sager Immediately en-
tered nolIe prosequi in the other in
dictments against Ryan, thus wiping
out all the charges against him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-10
ADMITS MARRYING TEN.

Chicago, Feb Examination of
Hook by the police was concluded af.
ter midnight. and just before its clos
he confessed that he had married ten
women. Hoch also admitted heb ad
intended suicide, and that the white
powder found in the founta ain pen
taken from his room in New York
city was arsenic, which he had pur
chased with the intention of killing
himself
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-10

Comforts the heart. strengthens The
mind. Is good III or wen. Makes the
face bright as the summer morn.
That's what HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea viii do. Cures when all else
fails. 35 cents. Paul G. Schuh &
Son.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-10
MEETING OF Shareholders.

CAIRO, III, Feb. 6, IYU3.
Office of the Cairo City Gas Co.
The annual meeting of shareholders
of the Cairo City Gas company will
be held at the office of the company
100 Ohio street, in Che city of Cairo,
illinois. on Monday. the 18th day II
February. AID 1905, between the
hours of 10 o'clock a. N. AID O'Clock
p. m.
mo. ". EAKTN Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-10

Mr.. Booze-Yon'd better go see the
doctor today. think there is some
Thing the matter with your lungs.
Mrs Booae-How do you know?
Mr. Booze-When came in at a.
m. you only talked for an hour and a
half.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-10

plenty--a few hours shooting brought
me fifty the other day, and parrots.
which make excellent eating, ha wing
much the flavor of SQUADS, are also
plentiful Denver Post.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-10
WISCONSIN Gilbert A. Eldredge

gave series of character sketches in
the assembly room of the Y NJ. C. A.
The audience was moved from tears
to laughter and from laughter back
TO tears by the impersonator-M
waukee Sentinel At the Library
Hall. Cairo, Monday Feb. IL, under
auspices of Woman's Club.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-10

When you feel a sense of weight
and oppression after meals it means
indigestion. HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea positively cures indigestion.
constipation and stomach troubles. IS
cents. Tea or Tablets. Paul G. schuh
& Son.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-10

remains being found in .he ruins
Mrs. Hoffman was blind snd an ina.
lid. and her husband was old. feebse
and not able 10 save himself Ths
cause Of the IRE vas defee:ive fue.
L IS though:
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-10
BURNED TO DEATH
IN THEIR HOME.

Unity. Wis. Feb s.-The residence
Of Carl Hoffman. two miles from this
city. burned today, Mr. and Mrs.
Hoffman were cremated. their charrea
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
MADE MORE "WIDE 0PEN''
G CONFERENCE .'coMM31rrElE ON
TAXATION AMENDMENT MAKES
FURTHER CHANGES in SECTION
TO BE SUBMITTED. :.~.*. IT, 49, >,rrTA.

- The wide-open'i tax amendment to-
the constitution has been: agreed upon
by the conference committees of the
house and senate. The house accepted
the unimportant senate amendments ex-.
cept one change in. designating the sec
tions of the Constitution to be struck
oqt The committee then agreed On 1d two
or senate bill. One strikes out the
words "Under general laws,'' SO as to
permit the state to adopt the Purdy
plan of apportioning state taxes. This
change is still farther in the "wide-
openO direction. The other change re-
stores a clause authorizing taxes to be
levied for permanent improvements
The report. Of the committee was
presented to the senate gust before ad-
journment by General Wilson and the
bill was repassed as amended: AZ to G.,
the negative votes being cast by Sena-
tors Collier, Dunn, Hawkins, Laybourn,
Morgan and Schultz The amendment,
as agreed on for submission to the peo-
[ pie, reads as follows:
The power of taxation shall never
be surrendered, suspended or contracted
away. Taxes shall, be uniform upon
the same class of subjects, and shall be
levied and collected for public purposes,
but public .burying grounds, public
schoolhouses, public hospitals, acade:
mics, colleges, universities and all semi
nAries of learning, all churches, church
property and houses Of worship, institu
tions Of purely public charity, and pub
lie, property used exclusively for any
taxation, and there may be exempted
from. taxation personal. property to the
value Of 5000 for each household, in
dividual or head Of a family, as the
Legislature may determine.
y Provided, that the legislature may
authorize municipal corporations t
levy and collect assessments for loca
improvements upon property benefited
thereby, without. regard to cash valu
thing herein contained shall be construet
to affect, modify or repeal any existing
law providing for the taxation Of tn
gross earnings of railroads. :"
The bill was repassed by the hous
|. this afternonn. 49, - . -.. '....s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
MEET ISSUE sQUARELY
Governor Agrees that Legislature
Should Increase State Levy.

The conference between the subcoin-
mittee on appropriations and Governor
johnson yesterday afternoon resulted in
a complete understanding between
them. The governor told the members
of the committee that if an increase in
the state tax levy was necessary, he
his share Of the responsibility There
should be no politics in the proposition.
Three alternatives are considered by
the committee. One is to levy the nee
essary. tax in one item including the
special levy for the agricultural school,
and the total for necessary purposes
would have to be about two mills. An
other is to increase the revenue levy
! slightly, and make special levies for
other purposes. The third is to make
the tax levy the same, but to authorize
the. governor, auditor and treasurer to
make IN arrangement with banks. to
care for the deficiency that is already in
sight. by. issuing warrants on the banks
and paying interest. Governor John
son declared himself in favor of meet
ing the situation squarely and making
the necessary levy in one item.
The committee is still at work on the
details Of the bill, and probably will re-
port it out Thursday, and ask to have
it made a special, order for Friday morn
ing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
MIGHT CUT OUT
THE COMMISSION
PROPOSED AMENDMENT MAKES
"A CURIOUS OMISSION. JILL.
While Raising the Amount of State
Levy for Roads and Bridges, It AL
lows the Legislature to Abolish Com
mission and Cut the Pie as of Old.

The state highway commission may
not be permanent institution after
all. The house committee on roads and
bridges. after agreeing on the good
roads, bill which has become law, fol,
lowed it up with constitutional
amendment, which is now on the senate
calendar, raising the limit that may be
levied for road and bridge purposes by
the state from one-twentieth to one
fourth Of mill. ......... -
However, the proposed amendment
does not stop there. 1t restates sec
ton l6 Of article 8, adopted in 1898,
but leaves out Of it the two paragraphs
providing for the highway commission.
Members of the committee declare
that they did not do this Intentionally.
They only wanted to raise the limit,
and are satisfied with the idea of a
highway commission
If the amendment should be adopted,
it would not abolish the highway COM
mission, but would leave the way clear
for the legislature to abolish the COM
mission if it desires. AS the constitu-
ton now stands, the road and bridge
tax cannot be levied without providing
for the commission to expend it. The
adoption OF the amendment in II. f..
$40 would permit the legislature to
wipe out the highway commission and
! levy: tax of one-fourth of a mill,
raising something like 100000 a year,
and divide it among the counties by
the present log-rolling methods with
out state supervision. This is Attorney
General Young's opinion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
FOR "U' HOSPITAL
House Passes Bill Which May Make
Institution Possible,

/ In order to pave the way for the long
mooted project of a general hospital in
connection with the university medical
department., bill was passed yesterday
in the house under suspension of the
rules authorizing the state university to
receive donations Of lands and gifts for
a hospital.
B. H. Timberlake is the author of the
bill, which permits regents of the uni
versity to accept gifts, devises and be-
quests. The measure provides that for
a gift Of not less than $4,000, a person
may endow a professorship in the uni
versity, but the name and object of the
chair. shall be determined by the
regents.
Mr.. Timberlake explained that gifts
of 100000 had been offered for the hos
pital and others would be needed be-
lore work could be undertaken.
The need Of a general hospital at the
university to bring it's clinical work up
to the high standard Of its laboratory
work has long been felt and friends Of
the institution are anxious to see a
| move made to secure this in order that
the medical school may be able to main
tain it's prestige, which is now consid-
cradle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
CUT OUT UNIVERSITY
Rachie Bill, as Recommended, only
Abolishes High-School Traits.

Elias Rachie's bill prohibiting Greek
letter societies at public schools was
recommended for passage by the house
sitting as a committee of the. whole
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Rachie, who
confessed to. having been an unquali-
made fervid grafton on the iniquity
of Greek letter fraternities and sorori-
ties, which were un-American and ,un-
democratic. He read a large number
of letters from high-school principals,
university and normal school authori-
ties strongly criticizing the secret So
ciety movement. Karl De -Laittre had
the state university struck out from
normal and high schools, and it was
thereupon recommended to passage.
The bill by 0. T.. Ramsland prohib-
iting the issuance of mineral leases on
state lands was recommended after a
warm debate. P. E. Bowling of Eve
leth was the only active opponent of
the bill, and in his somewhat heated
remarks, insinuating that Karl De Lait-
voring the measure. Sherman S: Smith
reminded the gentleman from the range
Of his offense, and he made a manly
and complete retraction and apology,
which Mr.. De Laittre accepted in silence
S. D. Peterson g bill providing that
suicide shall not be a defense against
the payment Of life-insurance policies
was killed by indefinite postponement
| Senator Schaller' g bills allowing per
sons accused of crime to plead guilty
in advance Of grand-jury indictment
were favorably. acted upon. ,,..
Alvin Rowe's constitutional amend
| ment permitting farmers and market
gardeners, to peddle their products with
out obtaining, licenses, was likewis'
recommended for passage:
Among the other measures recon
mended for passage were the Fannins
bill levying a 4 per cent gross earn
ings tax on sleeping car companies
Senator Gjertsen's bill requiring tina
promises reviving debts discharged b,
bankruptcy proceedings must be il
writing; Senator Lord s bill amendin,
the stipulated premium insurance law
the Adams bill defining legal newspa
pers; Zelch g bill preventing the fraud
ulent record of log marks; Sherma
Smith g constitutional amendment pei
hitting special legislation with regar
to cities, and the Bardwell bill maxim
certain municipal Offices in Minneapc
lis elective by the people. ..>.>
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
BILLS PASSED By THE SENATE.

H. ESQ, Timberlake- Permitting the state
university to receive gifts and beGuests:
in Ell cities e Of oves $4,000 @s A'' taxes
II. IF. 437. Ramsey Observation-Disclosures
county office salaries in counties Of over 200. 900
In event the state census shows Ramsey to be IN
H. F. 1885, Ramsey egation-same provis-
ions for exemption as H. F. 437, relative to dis
Il. +. t. notwithstanding a constitutional
amendment for freer tax legislat ton;
H. T. ego. smith-To provide for securing
evidence against persons illegally disposing of
Intoxicating liquors and for the prosecution of
| s. +. 2s2. schain-To legalize and confirm the
action Of the board of county commissioners who
have purchased property for the use OF poor
and Pva for fer an aet
ing village councils to furnish musical entertain
ments fc "a public. hi, cor an not nerm,+,ns
any weekly newspaper to change its day of pub,
lication without losing it's standing as legal
ne s. F. lis, somervillea amend section 1881
Of the Jaws of 1894, relating to laying out alter
ing or disseminating judicial highways in Ger
Il. F. los, Hogue Requiring railroad com
panies to provide suitable toilet rooms IN rail-
N Il. F: 25s, Bennett -Relat,ng to the addition
Of Villages o. less tnah IN
ii. +. s44.> Putnam-To amend section 4 Of
chapter 49, laws OF 1901, relating to repositories
fof H. s +. AS. Committee on Public Lands Dehn-
ing trespass on state lands ana prescribing pen
All. r. 5ss, r. r. I.ewis-To authorize cities
having population Of more than $4,000 to ac-
ouire by condemnation proceedings under the
right Of eminent domain lands or lands covered
i n. F. Sal, R. T. Lewis-To authorize any city
over OOOO to issue bonds for the purpose Of tax
ing up payment exchange or otherwise bonds
which are lien or secured by lien upon water
or gas plants ;,
/ s.. F. 427. stephens-To legalize certain bitches
dra ms, watercourses.
H. +. 49,. Ward stone.To authorize the board
Of county commissioners in counties in this state
having bonded Indebtedness sinking fund to
invest the money Of said sinking fund: oe-- !.
II. F. 376. Mannix-To amend section 6677 Of
!. 1894, relating to the crime of burglary in the
Fl. +: 4s9, Misunderstanding for the estab
a lishn,ent of public hay tracks. and the weigh
J, ing and inspection OF hay and straw at termina
points In this state.
s. f. 4e9 Durant-To prevent the fraudulen
record Of log marks and punish the unlawful us'
, OF log marks.
81. r. 7os-To promote the sale Of state lands
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
DUNNELL FOR EDITOR
SENATE PASSED BILL PROVIDING
. FOR ADVOCATING AND PUB
LISTING REVISED STATUTES.

Mark B. Dunnell is appointed COM
missioner to edit and annOtate the re-
vised laws of 1905 thru the provisions
of S. F. $40 by Senator Wilson, intro
duced today and passed under suspen-
sion of the rules. The bill appropriates
$4,000, Of which the commissioner is
to receive $500 and $500 remains
for clerkhire and expenses. The SUI
preme court is authorized to fill any
lied to include in the same volume with
the revised laws the federal and state
constitutions and the organic act of
Minnesota. - -...-
S. r. $40, introduced by Senator Will
son and also passed under the suspen-
sion of the rules, provides for printing,
binding and distributing of the revised
laws. 1t makes the attorney general,
secretary of state and the state printer
special commission for this purpose.
This commission: may fix the price at
which the volumes may be sold, not to
exceed SIS per volume, to citizens of this
state. The work is to be copyrighted
by the state, the copyright never to be
sold or transferred. II, the laws are
published by a private party, the COM
mission is to purchase not to exceed
1000 volumes for officers of the state
| and for exchange. The bill appropri
! ates $4,000. i, -,
Rapid progress on. the code was made
by the conference committee in two
hours work this morning. An adjourn
ment was taken before noon to let the
house members respond to call, ano
when the work was stopped the com
mittee was on Chapter -. It is ex
pected that q report will be agreed
upon before stopping work this after
noon. .t>.:t ;>s =
Sixty chapters were completed yester
day afternoon without difficulty. TIL
senate receded from it's amendment tt
the drainage chapter, which restored tn
old law, the house: chapter being &C
copied. The house receded on tn
game and fish law, accepting the senat
amendment, which is the present Law
inserted. The house agreed to the sen
ate amend ent striking out the provis
ion requiring franchises to be liste'
separately in making returns for taxa
ton One amendment was agreed or
which had not been thought of in eithe
house. 1t exempts fraternal insuranc
companies from the. provision requiring
deposit of $loo,oo6 in securities wit
the insurance commissioner of this Q
some other state x 80. !,j"" - =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
w. e., J. HERMANN,
Fire and Tornado Insurance, Real Estate,
Loans and Rentals.


WEsrcHEsTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY;
in 1881 George R. Crawford president; Mo-
reI Q. Brown, secretary. Attorney to accept SER
vice in Minnesota: Insurance Commissioner. Cash
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
Express Companies Taxes,

The house and senate committees on
taxes and tax laws recommended for
passage L. H. johnson 8 bill providing
FOR a gross earnings tax Of 4 per cent
on express companies.
The committees, upon advice of the
attorney general, recommended indef-
mite postponement of the MCGOWAN
Fosseen bill providing for a tax on
real-estate mortgages and deducting the
amount from the assessed valuation of
the land. The attorney general said
such law would be unconstitutional.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
NAV Recommend Building Site.

THE special house committee to inves-
tigate possible sites for q governors
erty Yesterday on the summit Of Capt.
tol hill, near the state building. There
are no buildings on the ground, which
contains fifteen lots, and the mmit-
tee is likely to recommend that the
state buy this property and erect a gov:
ernor' g mansion on it. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
DEMURRAGE HEARING
Senate Committee Has Final Session on
~...- the Nolan Bill.

The final hearing on the Nolan recip-
rocal demurrage bill was held yesterday
afternoon before the senate railroads
committee. =. J. Cannon, attorney for
the Minnesota Shippers association, re-
piled to the legal objections which had
been made against the bill, claiming
that it does not infringe on interstate
commerce. Exception was taken. to
this claim by Pierce Butler, attorney
for the Omaha road. w: A.. Nolan, au-
thor of the bill, read a letter from his
partner, L. G. Lindsay, who had signed
a remonstrance. to the bill, explaining
that he did not know he was .objecting
to the Nolan bill when he signed his
name.
Lindsey is whole-souled fellow,
who will do anything for anybody,
said Nolan. i'To prove that he has
before done foolish things, / will only
state that he once Endorsed my note fol
isl $780," rs.
George S. LOTUS Of ST. Paul, and
others spoke briefly in favor of the bill
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11

George S. LOTUS Of ST. Paul, and
others spoke briefly in favor of the bill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11

Senator Frater BY request today in
troduced s. F. So an amendment to
the insurance laws to permit implement
dealers to form a. mutual fire insurance
company. The bill was referred to the
committee on insurance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
Retained Corrupt Practices Law.

The senate Indefinitely postponed the
Peterson bill to exempt congressman
from the provisions Of |, the corrupt
practices law. Mr.. Peterson stated to
the senate that congressman were ex-
empt. from it anyway by. the federal
constitution. The senate didn It look
at it in the same light as the author
of the bill and decided congressman
should remain under the provisions Of
the law. n
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
LEGISLATIVE DOINGs
TODAY

SENATE.
Report of conference committee on
tax amendment accepted.
Bills presented and passed provid-
ing for editing and publishing re-
Vised code.
Long list of bills passed.
Adjourned to Wednesday, 10 am.
HOUSE.
Drainage bill passed.
Governor Sarles of North Dakota
invited to address members.
Resolution offered for steering COM
mittee to sift out bills. f.
Adjourned to Wednesday. 10 am.