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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
PROBING FEDERAL
INSURANCE RULE
congressman Hear Arguments on
the Question Of Constitu-
tionality.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Acting under
instructions Of the house, the Judiciary
committee today began an investiga-
ton in order that it may report whether
congress has the power to provide fed
era1 control of insurance. That this au-
thority does exist was maintained by
R. W. Breckenridge of Omaha, Neb.,
chairman of the insurance committee Of
the American Bar association. AT the
August meeting of this association, Mr..
Breckenridge made a motion to have his
committee Instructed by the association
to prepare bill providing such control.
The opposite view Of the question was
presented to the committee by George
Whitelock Of Baltimore. The bar as
ISOLATION, by vote Of 113 to 20, sent
to it's insurance committee for consid-
Grafton a resolution declaring federal
control of insurance illegal and uncon-
stitutional under the decisions Of the
supreme court Of the United States.
Mr.. Whitelock was the author Of that
resolution and presented that view to-
day.
Mr.. breckenridge presented statistics
| to show that the insurance business was
! national and not local in character. Oh
| twenty Of the largest life insurance
! companies, he said, but Is per cent Of
their business was done in the states
wherein they were chartered. -l.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
GENERAL JOHN EATON
CLAIMED BY DEATH

Washington, Feb. 9,-General John
Eaton, a distinguished civil war vet
eran and noted educator, died here to.
day, aged ~ years. He graduated
from Dartmouth college in 1854. and
later from Andover Theological semi
nary. He entered the war as a captain
of the Twenty-ninth Ohio volunteer in.
fantry and had charge Of freedmen IN
the Mississippi valley and subsequent
eral Of volunteers. At one time he
was editor Of the Memphis Post: He
also was superintendent of schools for
Tennessee, and in 1870 became United
State commissioners Of education, wh!ch
position he held for sixteen years. At
terward he became president Of Mar
ietta college, Ohio, and of Sheldon
Jackson college, Salt Lake City City -, lie df
Porto Rico under the military occu-
pancy Of the United States, and be-
came superintendent Of public instrue-
ton there. General Eaton was ma
tive of New Hampshire. He leaves a
widow and three children.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
CLINGS TO SECRET
OF WHITE PLAGUE
Behring Claims He Can Produce
Immunity, and Will Reveal
Remedy Next Fall.

Berlin, Feb. e.-Professor Henry
Behring, the discoverer Of diphtheria
serum, addressing the German Agri'
cultural college, has announced his de-
termination to adhere to the resolution
which he promulgated in Paris of
keeping his tuberculosis remedy secret
till the autumn. :
The professor discussed lengthily the
method Of preventing consumption by
minimizing mich cows. The aim is to-
secure milk having irnmunized proper
ties. He claims. to have approximate
ly solved this problem. Cows are
treated when very young with a fluid
which Professor Behring calls tubercu-
lase: It is injected under the skin of
young cows repeatedly for two to four
weeks. The remedy at first was very
costly, because it was almost impossi-
BILE to preserve in good condition, but
a method has recently been discovered
by which it can be preserved satisfac-
torily and at a moderate cost.
Professor Behring also treated cows
which showed a virulent type Of tuber-
culosis in their milk, but the bacilll
disappeared after several weeks treat.
1nent. His theory is that children fed
on milk from cows rendered immune
/ thru his treatment become themselves
immune. -. 81 <-@s-sts q.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
Staff at Changpu.

New York, Feb. 9.-The mission
staff at Changpu consists of Rev.
James Beattie, Mrs. Beattie, DR.. j..
Howard Montgomery, Rev. H: w. Old,
ham and the Misses MacLeaghan
Leckey and Noltenius. Changpu, was
occupied first by Rev. John Watson,
who went to China in 1880. Mr.. Wat
son was for five days confined in the
Changpu magistrate yamen to pro-
tect him from a sudden assault at the
beginning Of preaching services in the
city. It is this same yamen that the
missionaries are now hiding. Mr.. Old
ham is the colleague of Dr.. j. Howard
Montgomery and the two were assisted
by the missionaries from Annoy, where
they visited Changpu as often as they
could.
The Presbyterian church of England
is the only foreign church to have q
mission at Changpu. The Changpu mis-
sion suffered it's first stroke of misfor.
tune last April in the death Of DR.
HOWE, unique personality with a re.
markable hold on the hearts Of the
Chinese. The city mandarins wor
shipped at his coffin and he had all the
honors Of public funeral. Rev. Mr.
Oldham was called to Changpu at the
death Of DR.. HOWE.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
FAYORS 8.HOUR
DAY ON ISTHMUS
Senator Patterson Would Restore
Provision Cut Out by the
House.

. Washington, Feb 9.-In the senate
toeay Mr.. Patterson moved to strike
ton bill the provision abrogating the
elght-hour law on the canal zone. He
argued that the provision was adverse
to Americans as well as aliens. He
spoke in support. Of the amendment, con-
tending that the inevitable effect would
be to entirely eliminate the possibility
Of employing American. labor on the
canal. He said that with the limita-
ton removed from one class of labor on
the canal others to whom the limitation
did apply would not be employed.
1 He thought that with improved SAM
tary conditions in Panama large num-
Der Of negro citizens of this country
could find profitable employment there
if the eight-hour law was enforced. He
also thought that many American me.
| chanics would find employment in the
canal zone. -. -. E..
Mr.. Hale said that it had been impos
sible to get American negroes to go to
| Panama to work -< r. -5..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
SM0OT MAY CALL
200 WITNESSES
Protestants Against Mormon SEN
ator Complete Their Case
Before Senate.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The introduc-
ton Of testimony against Senator Reed
Smoot of Utah was closed by the prot
estants council today. A. S. Worthing-
ton, who represents the senator, said he
was not ready to proceed but that he
would communicate with Chairman Bur
rows within few days. The character
Of the evidence offered this session, said
Mr.. Worthington, had convinced him
Of the desirability of calling witnesses
for the defense.
With reference to the list Of mem
bers of the Utah constitutional con,
vention, members Of the legislature and
state officers charged to have been
polygamists, Mr.. Worthington said it
might be necessary, to call from 100 to
of the prosecution unless the committee
permitted the filing Of affdavits. He
said that Senator Smoot was anxious
that the case should be closed and that
there should not be one day Of avoid
able DELAY. .g T.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
SENATOR'S ATTACK
The HEPBURN BILL
Foes Of the Measure Offer Amend
ments at First Hearing in
T Committee.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The senate com
mittee on interstate commerce today be-
gan consideration Of the Hepburn rate
bill, which passed the house yesterday.
This measure is now made the basis of
legislation, and has been taken up sec:
ton by section. ~ ,...
Today was DEVOTED to the first sec
ton, which describes the kind Of trans
portation to which the act shall apply.
There was much discussion in the COM
mittee as to whether express companies
and Pullman cars are included in this
section, also. whether under the terms
Of the section railroads would not be
compelled to transfer freight in transit
at the option Of the shipper. Several
amendments were suggested to meet OBJ
jections raised by different senator's.
The committee will meet again tomor-
row. It is generally conceded that the
Hepburn bill, with only few modifca-
tions, will have majority report when
, the committee votes next Friday.
The amendments offered came from
members Of the committee believed to
be opposed to the passage Of the bill
/ None was offered by members known tc
be friendly to the measure. F."
/ Not one Of the amendments was voted
on today. - ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
DEEP SNOW
BLOCKADES ROADS
Heavy Fall Of 1.-THE Beautiful
in Pennsylvania and New
--z. York.

Reading, Pa, Feb. 9.-snow to the
depth Of eight inches fell during last
night thruout the Schuylkill valley.
Trains were from thirty minutes to an
hour late today, and the\city and subur-t
ban trolley service was badly crippled
Mahanoy City, Pa, Feb. 9.-several
collieries in this region were forced TIC
suspend operations today on account of
the heavy snowfall during the night.
Trolley traffic is completely tied up and
trains are running from one to three
hours behind schedule time. A work
train on the Mahanoy & Hazletop divi-
sion Of the Lehigh Valley railroad is
tied up in a cut a short distance from
this place. More than foot Of snow
fell during the night. The storm shows
no signs Of abating. ;.
Schenectady, N. Y, Feb. 9.-Bliz
card conditions prevailed here today.
Snow began falling last night and
drifted by a strong wind filed the
country roads and seriously impeded
trolley traffic on the city and inter
urban lines.
The storm extended thruout the
Mohawk valley. Railway traffic was
| somewhat hampered. The snowfall at
forded the first good sleighing of the
winter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
COAL WARFARE IS
NATIONAL MENACE
Constant Maneuvering Of Miners
and Operators Harmful to
Entire Public.
More Serious Labor Trouble Than
That of 1908 Is Now
Threatened.
Nv w w. Jermane.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The coal ques-
ton seems likely again to command at,
tention during the coming spring ana
summer. Some allowance must be mace
and miners to "bluff' at this stage of
ths game. Mitchell can only keep up
membership in his union by making the
miners think that he is doing some
thing. Since the settlement Of the
strike three years ago, his membership
rolls have fallen off badly, until he set
about recently to strengthen the lines.
His interest as an organization leader
would be best served by coming as near
to strike as possible, at frequent IN
tervals, without actually striking -"
But something will have to be done to
prevent the periodical apprehension UNI
der which the public suffers, over cut
ting off prime essential Of modern life,
in a country where so considerable. a
proportion Ct the population is now llv-
ing in cities. There ought to be some
way of letting the parties at interest
fight out their troubles without involv-
ing the safety and health of the entire
community.
More Serious Strike.
The strike which is now threatened
would be much more serious than that
OF Cnree Years dSo. UeSduSC ~ nou'''
tie up both anthracite and bituminous
fields Then, the bituminous operation
was increased by the quiet in the hard
coal field, so much SO that bitumlnous
operators were charged with contribute
ing toward the maintenance Of the
strike. Whether this is true or not
and it seems improbable, it is fact
that the president Of one Of the great
soft coal roads wrote to President
Roosevelt severely criticizing his eff
forts to bring the hard coal strike to a
close, saying that it's continuance car.
ried commercial advantage to the soft
coal business, to which the industry was
in the circumstances entitled. This was
pretty selfish. It was as bad as if WOO
growers should object to the govern
mont s attempt to stamp out the boil
weevil, because cotton was competit
i've product
Railroads and Coal.
The relation of the railroads to the
coal industry has been prolific Of more
trouble than almost any other transpor
tation question. It may be said that
the so-ealled granger legislation of 8
former period against the railroads was
Continued on Cd sPagey4th Column.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
METHODIST DE PAUW
DROPS BIBLE STUDY
Journal Special Service,

Journal Special Service. d.
Indianapolis, Feb. 9.-The faculty Of
De PAW univ ersity at Greencastle, the
oldest Methodist institution of learn
ing in the west, has greatly surprised
the student by dropping the study Of
the Bible from the list of required sub
iects, and placing it in the elective
class. The Institution was organized
and has been sustained by Methodists
thruout the country as an adjunct to
the church, and the study of the Bible
has always been one Of the required
branches. Graduation was impossible
without it. Hereafter, the only re-
ouired work will be Ian guages, science
and rhetoric, even mathematics being
placed in the elective list and there.
fore not necessary to graduation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
PENSION BILLS PASS
THE NATIONAL HOUSE

Washington, Feb. 9.-Pension legisla-
ton had the right Of way in the house
today. The calendar contained 1875
senate bills, 293 house bills and one cor
recting military record. Seventy
five per cent Of these bills are for the
benefit Of persons either blind or bed.
ridden, requiring an attendant.
The pension appropriation bill, carry
ing $139,000,000 for pensions and ST.
245OOO for pension administration was
passed without amendment yesterday.
The feature Of the bill aside from the
appropriation made is a provision max
ing statute law Of the famous order Of
the president declaring age conclusive
evidence Of disabilities.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
STATEHOOD ELECTION
FOR THE SOUTHWEST

Washington, Feb. AT the begin
ming Of today IS session Of the senate,
Mr.. Foraker presented an amend
the method Of proceedin p in o ATizons
and New Mexico on the question of adj
mission. It directs that within thirty
days after the approval of the state
hood bill, the governors of the two
territories shall respectively call cleo
,tions for submitting the question of
joint statehood to the voters of the two
propoed states separately and that the
union shall not be contaminated unless
a majority Of the votes in each ter
ritory are cast in the affirmative.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
VIEWS SENATE AS
PERJURERS' MODEL
Chicago Man Says Small Fish
Should Go Free, as Do the
o.. Big Ones.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Feb. 9.-George Schilling,
president of the board of local improve
ments, yesterday entered with the civil
service commission novel plea for the
exoneration of sidewalk Inspector Will
lam J. Hatfner from charges Of perjury.
The plea is that Hafner did only what
a good many senator's, life insurance Of
fcials and tax dodgers are doing every
day with i1npunity.
If Haffner, whom President Schilling
calls "a small fish, is punished, It
only will prove, he says,
s. 'Tis wrong to rob henroost Of
hen,
But stealing largely, makes us gentle
Inspector 'Haffner got into trouble
thru his testimony in the trial of his su-
perior, Chief Sidewalk Inspector N. E.
testified that he had never solicited
campaign contributions in the depart
ment. Afterwards he admitted he had
sold tickets to county democracy balls
and picnics. He was then cited before
the commission for PERJURY.
Perjury a Disease.
In his letter to the commission, Pres
ident Schilling, in speaking Of Schaff-
ueI. says I'LL 1copoCG w tuo CudISo
for which he is now on trial, have no
desire to minimize the far-reaching in
! fuence for evil which perjury plays in
our human affairs. I desire to call
your attention, however, to the fact
that this offense is praeticed so gener-
arlly by the so-ealled better element in
society that it has become disease.
cit is reported that every wealthy
! man in Chicago and elsewhere considers
it his duty to make false returns as tc
the amount of property to be taxed and
one court in the United States held that
no mans evidence could be impeached
! because it could be proved that he ha6
! made false returns on his tax schedule
I ~ Worst Element in Society.
1.-The oath which every official takes
on assuming his public duties is that
he shall honestly and faithfully execute
the laws and the duties of his posi-
I tion, and yet it is widely suspected thai
public officials, as a class, are not gen
1 orally the best, but the worst elemen
IN society. The wholesale peculation
=: of officers of insurance companies. re-
Gently exposed, could not have beer
them ! -
/ cit is even charged that the MAORI
/, ty OF members of that august body, tn
! senate of the United Statese, are moth
ing but lackeys and messenger bows 70
corporate wealth, and if this charge b
i. true then I assume that the majority q
: the United States senators have CON
! mltted perjury in it's worst form.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
TALKS IN SLEEP
OF HOTEL FIRE
Mike Dugan, Insane Prisoner in
Monmouth Ill, Jail, Says
He Fired West.
Mike Dugan talked in his sleep.

Mike Dugan talked in his sleep.
God forgive me for setting fire to
the West hotel, he said.
This was in the Monmouth, Ill, jail.
-Dugan was arrested. there for another
offense, but last night his. sleep was
broken and he was restless and nervous.
He moaned and muttered and a passing
jailer heard the above exclamation.
The Minneapolis police were immedi-
ats Notified They th did not haze have any
was incendiary, but they would not
overlook any chance to make discov-
cry. Superintendent Doyle wired back
to sweat Dugan, but when the man was
put thru the process at Monmouth
day, he denied all knowledge Of the fire.
Years ago there was a Dugan en-
ployed at the West hotel, but his name
was not Mike. The Monmouth pris.
oner is an ex-convict. He is believed
to be insane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
Troops May stay in China,

Picking, Feb. 9.-1he trend Of events
in China since the powers assented to
Emperor William g proposals to with
draw their troops from that country
has induced them to reconsider the
matter. With all the governments ex
cept Germany having forces in North
China, their withdrawal is now an
open question. Their decision will de-.
pend upon the developments Of the
next few months The foreign resi-
dents in, China strongly oppose the
withdrawal of the troops.
The proposals Of China in the nego-
tiations with Russia include fixing 9.
date for the withdrawal Of the rail-
way guards, the evacuation of Hardin.
the REIMBURSEMENT of certain lands
and mines in Manchuria, which the
Chinese say the Russians appropriated,
and the repayment with interest of
100000 taels which China contribu-
ted toward the organization of the
Russo Chinese bank, thru the influence
Of the late Ii Hung Chang,sand which
she has since made sewers attempts
to recover.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
CONGRESS MAY PROBE
THE NAVAL ACADEMY

Washington, Feb. 9.-The house COM
mittee on naval affairs today adopted
the following resolution offered by Rep
resentatives Loud (Mich.):
nResolved that subcommittee Of
five be appointed by the chair to visit
the naval academy at once to examine
and report upon the discipline and man.
agement of the academy and to report
to this committee at the earliest posi-
bic time.
Chairman Foss (Ill.) has not yet
named the subcommittee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
LOG KILLS CONDUCTOR
Railroad Man Meets Instant Death
Near Two Harbors.
special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Two Harbors, Mimi, Feb. Grant
J. Miller, of this village, conductor on
the Duluth & Iron Range railroad, was
killed while at work oil a log spur at
Mile 49,. He was crushed to death by
four heavy logs falling on him from q
slowly moving train.
The engine had been coupled to
string of loaded cars and Miller was
standing neas She track, taking the
numbers of the cars as they passed.
Four logs on car highly topped be-
came dislodged and before he could
move out of the way they pinned him
to the ground, killing him instantly.
Miller had been a conductor on this
road for thirteen years. He leaves .
wife and six children.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
CHINAMEN LOOT
CHAN ! MISSION 81;
Rebels Destroy compound and,
Hasten ON Way te Further
Depredations.
Journal Special Service.

JournaI Spec1a1 Sefv1ce' -
HonglSong, Feb. "a band Of revo-
lutiopists> has invaded and destroyed
the premises Of missionaries stationed
at Changpu, near Annoy, according to
dipatch from Annoy to the South Chi
ma Morning Post, and is on it's way to
is not mentioned in the dispatch, but
they are said to be we'll armed. =
The mission buildings at Changpu
were looted. All the missionaries es-
capped but one, Rev. Mr.. Oldham, an
English Presbyterian, and took refuge
in the palace Of the local governor. :
The revolutionists are now march
ing toward Changchow, which is the
seaport Of Annoy. - 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
MISS DEATH IN FLAMES
BY A NARROW MARGIN
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Iowa City, Iowa, Feb. 9.-Alexander
Stewart and Thomas Butcher had mar
row escapes today from being burned
to death in a fire that destroyed the
home Of .Postoffce Inspector G.. E.
Stewart, where they lived. The other
after the fire was discovered, but Stew
art and Kutcher knew nothing Of the
danger that threatened them till awak-
ened by the crash Of the roof falling
in, Their escape was miraculous.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
DAVID B. HILL
IS SERIOUSLY i'll
Sage of Woolfert's Roost Is
Stricken with Malady that
Alarms Friends.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, Feb. 9.-David B. Hill,
ex-governor of New York and former
United States senator, is reported to be
seriously i'll at the Kirkwood hotel at
Camden, S. c., where his physician has
suggested that he should remain for at
least ninety days. Mr.. Hills friends
in New York and Albany are worried
over his condition. He was taken with
"a severe cold Oct. FL, while superin-
tending outdoor work on his farm,
Woolfert g Roost, and later his kidneys
and eyes became affected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
HELEN KELLER I'LL
Noted Deaf, Dumb and Blind Woman
Under a Strain.

Wrentham, Mass, Feb. 9.-The ply
steal and mental strain Of her course at
Radcliffe college and the subsequent
work which Helen Keller, the deaf,
dumb and blind woman, has been doing
to aid those similarly afflicted. has
caused illness on the part Of Miss Kel-
Ter. Her physician has ordered a long
period of complete rest, and in accord.
ance with his directions, all work which
Miss Keller had in hand and several en-
Sggements to appear at public meetings
IN aid of the blind have been given IN.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
Is DISCOVERED AGAIN.

Racine, Wis, Feb. 9.-The private
yacht of Plant, the Standard Oil mag
nate, with John D. Rockefeller on
board, was laid up at Key West, Fla,
Feb. 4, according to Viggo Hansen, a
prominent business man Of Racine, now
travelling in the south, who. sends the
the table next to Mr.. Rockefeller. The
next stopping place of the yacht was
not ascertained.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
HOPES OF RESCUING
EN1OMBED MINERS

Hinton, w. Va, Feb. 9.-It is be-
ieved possible today that some Of the
twenty six miners who are entombed in
the PARCEL mine near Oak Hill may be
still alive. Ten have been taken out,
there having been thirty.six in the mine
at the time the explosion occurred yes
terday afternoon. There IS no telegraph
office near the mine and information is
secured by messenger over the noun
tain.