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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
Proposed Steering Committee.

In order to expedite the work of the
ment of "steering' committee of two
members from each congressional dis
trict. Everybody thought the idea a
good one, except George W. Armstrong
from Shingle Creek, who gave notice
Of debate, thereby putting the matter
over until tomorrow.
Burdette Thayer was also thwarted
in his efforts to hasten legislation. He
asked for the suspension of the rules
appropriation of $4,000 for the aid of
county fairs. Il. T. Ofsthun of Glen
wood gave the deadly notice of debate.
Traverse des Sioux Monument.
Senator Johnson's bill appropriat ting
| $500 for the purchase of the site where
the famous treaty between Governor
Ramsey and the Sioux Indians was
signed in 1851, passed thru the efforts
Of Ole Peterson; A commission consist:
ing of James H. Baker, AFRO A. Stone
and L. F. Hubbard, is authorized to
survey the location at Traverse DIES
Sioux on the Minnesota river. 1t is
one Of the most historic spots in the
state and the intention is to erect
monument there. - J.,
B. H. Timberlake introduced a bill
! authOrlZlng county DOdfOS TO OfUof CoI
tain public works without advertising
for bids in case of emergencies. 1t wa:
passed under suspension of rules, as Il
applies only to Hennepin county.
Relief for Cyclone Sufferers.
Elias Rachie introduced bill author
izing county boards to make appropria
tions for the relief Of persons who suf
fered loss by tornadoes between Jan.
and April l, 1905. The measure, Whicl
is intended for the relief of the inhabit
ants of Louisburg, was passed unde
suspension.
T. Senator A. B. Cole s. bills relating t.
the offices Of registers Of deeds, judge
of probate and county superintendent
of schools in smaller counties wer
passed.
Among the bills reported out by com
mittees was the McGill measure apprc
priating $4,000 for statue of Alexan
der Ramsey at the national capitol
Lauritsen's bill requiring the stat
dairy and food commission to publish
test of fraudulent and adulterated foo
products; = 'Selb's measure requiring tn
Registration of nurses diploma and eel
tihcates; Wares bill, licensing whole
sale milk dealers by the state.
A bill regulatin 6 the practice o
veterinary medicine and surgery was in
definitely postponed upon recommends
tion by the committee on public health
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
DRAINAGE Bill
WINS VICTORY
HOUSE PASSES VoLUMINoUs SEN
ATE BILL.
Measure Codifying Bills on Drainage
Question Is Passed with Eight Dis
senting Votes-Important Committee
Action Reported. .%:.+

By a vote of 80 to s the general
drainage bill prepared by the senate
committee on drainage was passed to-
day by the house. The measure is
really codifcation of the present laws,
with such amendments as experience
has shown to be desirable. 1t enables
county. boards to order the construc-
nation of wet and swampy lands and
to assess the cost against the lands
benefited State and railway lands are
subject to assessment like taxable
lands.
Many amendments were proposed,
mainly for the purpose of protecting
such lakes as should be preserved. No
fifty voters living within four. miles
make formal remouStrance.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
MOUNTAIN SNOW MELTS;
RIVERS EAST RISING

Denver, Colo, April 29.-The warm
weather of the past two days has
melted the snow in the mountains and
all rivers on the eastern slope of the
Rockies are very high. Some dam
age is resulting in places not hereto
fore reported and conditions in South
ern Colorado are still threatening.
Many farms between Boulder and
Long Mont are under water from
floods in Boulder and Lefthand creeks
and the st. Vrain river. The local
branches of the Colorado and South
ern and the Burlington roads are COM
PEELED to run trains slowly to avoid
wrecks because of the softened road
beds.
La Junta, Colorado, reports all
trains running east and west on the
main line of the Santa Fe after sew
eral days delay, but trains south are
still held up. They may be started in
that direction again tomorrow morn
ing.
Prominent sheep men from north
ern New Mexico who arrived at Albu-
querque today say that reports of
losses to the sheep men as conse-
quence of the recent storm are great
ly exaggerated Some lambs perish
ed, but on the whole sheep in the Sec
ton referred to were never in better
condition. The benefit to the range
brought by the moisture will greatly
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04

exceed any losses in livestock, they
declare.
In Colorado reports indicate that
damage to the livestock industry was
considerable. Stockmen in the south
ern portion of this state are said to
have lost from to 35 per cent of their
stock. One report is that the Ellen
C. ranch, north of Fowler, Colorado.
lost 1000 head of cattle.
Las Vegas, N. NJ, April 27.-The
Santa Fee railroad yards at Las Vegas
tonight are filled with trains from the
coast, held because Of the floods in
the vicinity of Trinidad. There are
nine long and heavily loaded passeng-
er trains in the yards here and num-
Der of others are laid up at different
points west of here.
A message was received tonight
from the division trainmaster at Nor
ley to the effect that it will be i'm
possible to repair the break before to-
morrow evening.
The trestle bridge over the river at
Morley is in an extremely dangerous
condition and requires over 125 men
to keep it in position. The track for
ten miles west of Trinidad is in an
extremely dangerous condition from
melting snow. A landslide has &C.
Cured at Morley, but the extent and
probable length of time necessary to
repair it have not been learned.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
FIGHTING is RESUMED FOR
The JAPS WILL NOT WAIT

London, May 1.-The news of the
resumption of fighting in Manchuria
is supposed here to show that the
Japanese have decided not to await
the issue of the impending naval con-
test, but to utilize the few weeks in
tervening between the drying up of
the thawed winter roads and the ar
rival of the summer rains in June for
the resumption of the land campaign.
The completion of the railway to Muk-
den will greatly simplify Field Mar
shall Oyama's task of provisioning his
vast army and will thus facilitate the
renewal of hostilities.
No further news has been received
of either Rojestvensky's or Nebogat-
offs squadrons. The report is con-
firmed that the submarine cable has
been cut at Hainan, but according to
the Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at Toxic, the authorities have learn
ed that the Russians are using Hainan
aS a base
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
fITzHUGH LEE DEAD.
Was Retired General In fhe United
States ARMY.

Washington, May 1. = Brigadier
General Fitzhugh Lee, U. S. A, re-
tired, died at Providence hospital here,
aged 6S years, from an attack of
apoplexy, which he suffered on
train while en- route from Boston to
Washington. After General Lee had
been removed to the hospital it was
evident to the attending physicians
that his case was very serious one,
but they believed that his strong vi
tally and will power would assist
materially in a partial recovery, at
least, from the attack. His condition
remained fair, considering the sever
ity of the attack during the day, but
he began to grow weaker, his breath
ing became more rapid and his pulse
lower, terminating in less than two
hours in death. The end was peace
full and without pain, the general re-
tanning consciousness until within
five minutes of the end. Half an hour
before death General Lee recognized
his brother, Daniel Lee who came
into the room for a moment.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
WHY CALLED rHUckET Shops"
Small Trading Places Were Thus
Referred to in Derision.

Bucket shops . were called
bucket shops because when they
were first started in Chicago the only
article dealt in by the small specula-
tors to any extent was wheat. The
legitimate brokers would not handle
an order for not less than 5000 bush
els, and a lot of places sprung up
where men could speculate on as
small capital as 81, and this class of
spectators were spoken of con-
temptuously as buying and selling
wheat by the bucketful Hence shops
where a small business was conduct
ed in grain on margin became
known as bucket Shops and the
term was eventually applied to all
brokerage in stock and grain where
the amounts dealt in were smaller
than legitimate dealers or brokers
would handle, and more particularly
to places where there were really no
legitimate transactions, but the pro-
prietor and his customers simply bet
on the market, the proprietor allow
ing the customer to take either end
of the bet in consideration of a COM
mission, which was in reality his per-
centage in the game.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
MAKES ABSOLUTE DENIAL,
SAYING COURSE WAS STRAIGHT

Washington, April 2s.-Absolute de-
NAL of certain charges affecting his
official integrity while minister at
Caracas was made by Mr.. Loomis,
acting secretary of state. in state
ment given out by him tonight, in
which he says:
In view of certain charges af-
fecting my official character, publish
ed in the New York Herald. April
&c, and again referred to in that pa
per's issue of April 81, and otherwise
widely circulated, think it proper
to make the following statement:
Those charges were, in sub
stance:
First-That while acting in my
official capacity as United States min
lister to Venezuela 1 obtained consid-
cradle pecuniary benefit from the
New York and Bermudez Asphalt
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04

st. Petersburg. = The chief of po-
Ices and Governor General Trepoff's
proclamations, which were issued this
evening, were posted at all corners
and on the dead walls of st. Peters
burg tonight. The documents probab-
ly will have good effect in quieting
the alarm. General Trepoff's procla-
nation after referring to the news
paper predictions of disorders on
large scale, closed as follows:
Addressing myself to the good
sense of the public, 1 ask that faith
be not attached to these rumors and
that no fears be entertained, because
no violation of public tranquility or
order will be permitted and any at
tempt in this direction will be quell-
ed in most energetic way.
Beginning this evening, frequent
police patrols, mounted and foot, will
be instituted in all the outlying dis
tricts, and garrisons of Cossacks and
infantry will be installed in isolated
factories.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04

Il suffered for more than seven years with
q very complicated form OF female trouble
after doctoring with six physicians tall bear
ing excellent reputations) was informed that
unless an operation was performed would
wonderful cures effected by DR.. r. v Pierce's
remedies and believing that there must be @
cure for almost every silment, determined
Pierce. and 1 will never forget his kindly ad-
vice. telling me to follow his instructions
In five months my improvement was so no
uceable to friends that they began to inquire
about my method OF treatment was
Of cure that had most fortunately found.
and. as so many ladies applied to me for
famed medicine ~ and his plans Of treatment.
/ felt in duty bound to give them the benefit
of my experience. 50. told them the facts.
by DR.. Pierce's remedies alone. used by my
recommendation, seemed, In one years time.
nothing short Of a miracle. couldn't have
believed 1t had not seen the parties and
known the facts"
Weak women are made strong and
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Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t Is
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crates and regulates the entire wom-
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If you want to know about your
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Medical Adviser, which can be had for
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clear the
complexion and sweeten the breath,
they cleanse and regulate the stomach,
liver and bowels and produce perma-
nent benefit and do not react on the
system. One is gentle laxative.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04

Company, and that a check showing
the payment of $4,000 to me by that
company is now in the possession of
President Castro. This charge is an
absolute falsehood.
1.-The second charge made is that
while minister to Venezuela 1 pur-
chased a claim of 10000 bolivars Cor
$4,000, against the Venezuelan gov
eminent and then used my influence
as minister to collect the full amount
from the government. 1 never pur-
chased or owned or had any interest
n any claim against the Venezuelan
government.
1.-The third charge is that l agreed
with Mr.. Meyers to use my influence
to adjust an obligation to the amount
of $10,000,000 for a consideration of
one-seventh of that sum or nearly
$1,4O0,O0O. The charge is absolutely
false.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
THREE PROPOSITIONS:
SAIL FOR BRUSSELS

Washington, April 2S.-Representa-
tive Bartholdt of St. Louis arrived in
Washington today and will sail next
week for Brussels, where he will pre-
side over the meeting Of the execu-
tive council of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union.
The date for the conference will
be fixed at the meeting of the execu-
tive council at Brussels on May Is,
which Mr. Bartholdt will attend.
Mr.. Bartholdt will present to the ex-
ecutive council which prepares the
program for the conference the three
propositions adopted by the American
group, as follows:
1. That an invitation be extended
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn
that there at least dreaded disease that science
has been able to in all its stages, and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires constitu
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternaly acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials,
Address F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04

to the South and Central American
republics to join the Inter-Parliamen-
tary Union.
2. That a general arbitration treaty
be drafted, with specific details as to
what questions must be submitted to
arbitration in order to obviate the ne
cessity of the executive of the gov
eminent obtaining consent of the leg
islative branch, when The Hague
court is to be appealed to.
8. That the basis of representation
be fixed for a permanent congress of
nations to enact a code of interna-
tional law, subject to the approval of
the legislative bodies of all countries
represented.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
PLEASED WITH ARMY
General unsvIioh Says Reports Were
Exaggerated.
REGRETS MUkDEN's RETREAT.
Believes That the Peril of the Army
at That 'unetevs ovs,-E.s'm.tsd
and That the bay Was Far From
Lost When Retreat Was Ordered.

Gunshu Pass, May General Line
witch granted an interview to the
Associated Press at his headquarters
here in the course of which he ex
pressed himself as highly satisfied
with the present condition of the Rus
sian army and its readiness to assume
the offensive. He manifested en-
phatic regret for the retreat from
believes that the peril to the army at
that juncture was over-estimated, and
that the day was far from being lost
when the retreat was ordered. with
his eyes cleaning with great energy
and emphasizing his words with a
blow upon the camp table before him,
General Linevitch exclaimed:
81 would certainly not have re-
treated. l realize that it is easy now
to pass judgment upon accomplished
facts, but nevertheless 1 repeat
would not have retreated. I persuad-
ed Kuropatkin to stand at Tie Pass
and we halted there for time. We
could have remained, but on account
of the factors he considered it mex
pedient, and the retirement was con-
tinued. After assuming command 1
gave the men a days rest The
Japanese did not press us, and could
not do so, as their condition was
quite as bad as ours. AS for that
unfortunate retirement itself, any OBJ
server can convince himself that it's
ence upon the army has been indus
triously and greatly exaggerated by
the Japanese and the foreign press.
The retreat was in no sense in the
nature of a complete rout, proof of
which is evident in the fact that in
less than a month after the retreat
the two armies were thrown into con-
fusion by the Japanese, had been col
lected and fully reorganized. The
first army did not require this, hav-
ing retired in order
General Linevitch attributes the
great success of the first army during
the retreat to the relatively more ad-
vantageous position in which it was
located. He admitted that there were
heavy losses in both men and ma
terial during the retirement, especi-
ally to the wagon train, but he de-
clared this was also exaggerated.
Touching the breaking through of the
Japanese at the Hun river on March
9, General Linevitch said he did not,
nor did he now attach real signifi-
canoe to it, believing that this force
was not greater than two companies
of scouts or small bodies of cavalry,
and he believes that the report that
Japanese artillery was in action east
of the Great Manchurian road on
March 10 was based on a miscalcula-
ton.
General Linevitch also discussed
the Grippenburg incident, taking the
part of General Kuropatkin as against
his former subordinate, and finished
with an expression of good will to-
ward the press in the present war.
After an expression of regret that
so much harm had been done before
he was given command, a cloud of
sorrow darkened the rugged, ener-
getic face of the venerable general,
and he twice repeated: Yes, it is
a sad inheritance.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04

Clayton, Tex, May 1st-(SpeciaD
That genuine cure for Diabetes
has been discovered is the opinion of
Mr.. ]. H. Bailey of this place. Speak
ing of the matter, Mr. Bailey says:
81 believe Dodd's Kidney Pills is
the best remedy for Diabetes and the
only one that has ever been discover
ed that will cure Diabetes.
81 have genuine case of Diabetes.
I have taken seven boxes of Dodd's
Kidney Pills and am still taking them.
They have helped me so much that
am now up and able to work some.
believe that if had conformed strict
ly to Diabetes diet would now have
been completely cured"
Dodd's Kidney Pills have cured hun
dreds of cases of Diabetes and never
once failed. 1t is an old saying that
what will cure Diabetes will cure any
form of Kidney Disease and that's
just exactly what Dodd's Kidney Pills
do. They cure all kidney diseases
from Backache to Bright's Disease.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
Little Girls Awful Suffering With Ter
rlbIe Skin Humor-SIeepIess
Nights for Mother-Speedy
Cure by Cuticura.

my little girl had been suffering
for two years from eczema, and dur
ing that time 1 could not get nights
sleep, as her ailment was very severe.
l had tried so many remedies, deriv-
ing no benefit, had given up all hope.
But as a last resort 1 was persuaded
to try Cuticura, and one box of the
Ointment and two bottles of the Re
solvent, together with the Soap, eff
fected a permanent cure.-Mrs. l. B..
Jones, Arlington, Ind. T."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
I'LL HLONE

Stand DR.. Pierce's Family Medicines in
class by themselves, being the only
proprietary medicines manufactured
and preserved without the use of alco-
hol.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
and DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04

tacks OF kidney disor
ders which kept me in
the house for days at
a time, unable to dc
anything. What I suf-
fered can hardly be
told. Complications
set in, the particulars
of which | will be
pleased to give in q
personal interview tc
any one who requires
information. This I
can conscientiously
say, Doan's Kidney
Pills caused a general
f,@-A-A-4~ ~ wv
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
Not confined to One free.

Many people think that rubber is
product which it is possible to get
from only one particular species Of
tree. This impression is erroneous.
II has been estimated that one thou
sand different species of trees con-
tain rubber, though commercial guam
titles have been obtained from only
forty or fifty.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
Protesting Against Rate Reduction.

Atlanta, Ga.-The recent PROPOSE
ton of ]. Pope Brown, Chairman of
the Georgia Railroad commission, to
reduce the passenger rate in Georgia
from three to two cents per mile was
protested against by the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, the Order
Of Railway Conductors. and unions OF
The blacksmiths, machinists and teleg-
raphers, boilermakers, railway train
men, carpenters and joiners, clerks
and car men. These organizations en-
ployed an attorney especially to rep
resent them, who, urged that such
reduction would work against the
prosperity of the state and lead to a
reduction in the number of railroad
employees, as well as of their wages.
The Travellers Protective Association
also protested that a reduction, as
proposed, would result in fewer trains
and poorer service.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
Private and Government Proper

Private and Government Property.
There is a difference between gov
eminent and public property While
all property owned by a nation or
municipality is government property,
still there is part of that which is
public property as. for instance, parks
and libraries, which may be used by
the general public. Forts belonging
to the army and ships to the navy
are government property but are not
for the use of the general public.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
ARRANGED For Bio Loan.

Christiana, May 1.-The Norwegian
government has arranged with Paris
syndicate for 8 IL per cent loan
of $S,000,000 subject to the approx
al of the Norwegian parliament. The
money is being obtained to strength
en- the state reserve fund.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
No Iuorrotes at Portland.

Portland, Ore, April 25.-Owing to
a disagreement between the managers
of the Igorrote exhibit and the Lewis
and Clark exposition, this novel ex-
hibit, which attracted wide attention
at the st. Louis fair, will not be seen
in Portland
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
TEXAS TORNADO is FATAL

Louis Austin Texas
Laredo tornado TO the
National
The will
relief the storms suffer
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04

Every housekeeper should know
that if they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron. but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in Apound pack
ages, and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you
a 1907. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
tiers and figures "16 ozs." Demand De-
fiance and save much time and money
and the annoyance of the iron stick
ing. Defiance never sticks.
Influence is oftimes easier to resist