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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-01
Mr.. BUCHANAN GOT MAD
Angry Because ForcibIy
Made TO Attend
the House

one OF the victims OF the order Of
Speaker Cannon Tuesday evening
that the sergeant at arms arrest
enough representatives to form .
quorum. The attendance has been
slack in the house lately, and the
speaker exercised his authority. and
Mr.. Buckman was among those
caught. Mr.. Payne of New York.
leader Of the republican side, would
not aRree to any excuses, and tho
Sixth district oongressman, accord.
ing to 9 Pioneer Press dispatch, was
angry and felt like going after the
New Yorker.
Clarence B. Buckman Of Minnesota,
among others, was caught In the drag
net. The story OF the incident as Mr..
Buckman tells it 10 substantially @
follows .z..ss.i..1sz .s
Mr. Bockman was dining with
Mrs. Buckman ct the downtown
hotel where they reside. A card was
brought in, stating that the member s
presence was desired in the lobby.
Proceeding to the lobby the Mime.
sofa congressman was confronted BY q
deputy sergeant at arms, who in.
|furmed him that he was needed at
the houEe. Mr.. Buckman said he
would hurry to the capitol right at
ter dinner.
That won't do, said the deputy.
now, and that I'll do. y
Mr.. B7ckman was incensed at the
manner and the bearing of the house
deputy. whom he told that he had
just begun operations on an elaborate
course dinner, and that when inter-
rupted the ice cream and toothpicks
we're tar inEthe future. ==5s s
This had nc effect en- the govern.
ment hireling, and Mr.. Buckman,
pocketipg his pride and trying to for
get his dinner, started for the capitol
When he got there he was escorted to
the bar Of the house, and, looking
around, saw that he was touching
elbows with others who had been
r~unded up, most Of whom we're
democrats, among them John Wesley
Gaines Of Tennessee, the human rat
tlebOx.
Repesentative Buckman was hu.
initiated, and hs rot very angry. AZ
ter the noses W1to counted and the
(spsaker had snnoSnced that g quorum
WaA pleseat linority Leader Will:
oy If the record of the
nnemters be
M obdoction
vs. entofs,dds 5ofIty Esadell
That was the unkindest cut of
a{, said Representative Buckman.
IT was not enough that We should be
haled to the bar of the house by Of.
der Of the speaker. This was not
humiliation enough to satisfy them.
They had to leave q narrative Of the
incident in the record. The speaker
wanted quorum. and.he got it, and
that shoul1 have been the end OF II. =
Representative Buckman is highly
tncensed ct Leader Payne, aud friends
OF the two statesmen fear q scene
when they next meet. It developed on
Inquiry today that I've members Of
the Minnesota delegation were absent
when the speaker took heroic measures
to get quorum, but Mr.. Buckmau
was the only one caught.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-01

Joe Smith will be operated on al
the Rochester hospital, for appended.
tbs, today.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-01

The Odd Fellows lodge has elected
n. N. Bergheim Noble Grand, Chas,
Bernhardt Vice Grand, and Geo. La.
Fond secretary.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-01
ANS CONCERT At ST. CLOUD 4
GREAT SUCCESS.

aether part from st. Cloud. They have
Nleen in training for several months
~ Prof. Cans. To make mention Of
|each individual instrumental number
n the program would be tedious All
Z gere good, the younger people dis.
1lsying much ability in execution,
md showing excellent training. The
roaram Was q long one, there being
nineteen numbers in all, but the large
sSudlence did not seem to tire, and the
Anrtain dropped ct 10 :l6. Ez
The work Of the chorus 10 greatly to
|he commended. 1t u not an easy task
st1 train chorus. especially when 80
nany voices have to be harmooi1ed.
SO showed that st. ClouS has an
abundance Of talent in this line. A
s1emarkable feature was the absolute
sime in which the numbers were sung
md the expression given. The 6rst
las Spirit Immortal, = arranged
EAom Attila. It was q fiue rendition
Eof this grand old chorus number that
has besn sung the world over and was
g fitting opening for the evening.
EtQuesn Of the Night was the next
Enumber, to which the chorus re-
Esponded to an encore. up and
Away" was perhaps one Of the most
dramatic numbers on the proeram,
and the chorus was again obliged t
respond to an encore, giving this time
IS S. Mighty Like q Rose. = Another
snumber was, Now Tramp Der Moss
Esnd Fell and still another encore
was given. The last was perhaps the
best of any Of the NUMBERS It was
EKlemser's Prayer of ThanksRiy.
ling. y Great credit il due the mem.
he's of the cherus for their excellent
work. It was by far the most preten.
tious effort ever attempted in q musical
way IN st. Cloud. and was greatly
appreciated.
The first part of the program con-
sisted mostly of numbers BY the
younger pupils Of Prof. aans Ia this
city, while the latter were BY some
lot the more advanced pupils The
duet. LeCarilon, By Rinset. 81 Misses
Ito Lsimbacher and Gladys Vye
EW6 received with enthuslaofio vap.
r. se. Miss Margaret BulAell -
in piano SOLO
. d ~ q lilii t.
most creditably. An excellent mum
her was the piano duet fanfare
Militaire''' ~ the Misses Ethel Mar
tin and Adelaide Enright. A number
which was greeted with rounds Of ap-
plause was the two pianos, four
hands. BY Miss Zelah Freeman and
Prof. Cans. The Drowning event Of
the evening Was the piano solo by
Miss Frances Rensken. Miss Rensken
played from memory the PaRanini-
Wallace Witches Dance and the
NAA6S$SAAAS 1,0a SAm 49,, ,A11Av>nn e Sx9rAok
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-01

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Be
LANCER, Tuesday, May 96th, son.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-01

lliss Mary Hlxgos leaSes next wee
Tor ssvisit = Ohio And lsnlGylyania,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-01

The river is rising steadily, bu,
would have to rise q great deal tt
equal conditions last summer.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-01

Herman Lange. for several years .
popular employe. at j. Burton's store,
has resigned. Mr.. Lsnge will prob
ablY remain here. ..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-01

The hiRn school commencement ex
ercises will take place tonight.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-01

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. R. G
Scoles. May 29th, a daughter, 12 lis
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-01

Lester Barton returned to Aitkin
Monday. .=s
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Shippers Receive Rebates

CINCINNATI, March 10.-That the
Big Four railroad had paid cash re.
bates for q shipment of steel from
Plttsburg to Kansas City, and had
otherwise favored shippers, was testi.
fed to today by General Freight Agent
Ingal in the hearing before the inter.
state commerce commission. T. E.
Connor, general agent of the road in
this city. after being promised i'm.
munity from prosecution for anything
he might disclose, said that a large
number OF shippers were permitted to
ship over his road at their own state.
ment of weight shipped.
Mr.. ingalls, then was called and
claimed the same immunity granted to
Mr.. Connor. ingalls, said that he un-
derstood that coal had been shipped at
weights less than actual weight, so
tn at the difference caused q reduction
In earnings OF from % to SO per car.
Being pressed for q specific instance
where any traffic on his system had
been carried at less than published
rates, Mr.. Ing alls said: "We carried
shipment Of steel from Pittsburg to
Kansas City last year at less than
tariff"
He declared cash rebate had been
paid. The witness was unable to give
further instances from memory, but
expressed willingness to give any facts
be could obtain If so ordered. The
commission issued q sweeping order
directing Ingalls, to give all facts in q
sworn statement, showing all rebates
paid within the last two years. He
was then excused.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Strong Protest From Valley County.

WASHINGTON, March GA join.
protest, signed by Senator Carter and
Representative Dixon, was filed with
Commissioner Leupp of the bureau oi
Indian affairs today, vigorously OBJ.
jecting, in the names Of the citizens OF
Valley county. against the location OF
the Turtle Mountain Indians in tha
section. 1t is contended in the pro-
test that such settlement in Valley
county would seriously embarrass the
growth of the county by appropriation
of lands that afterward would yield
no taxes; that it would be an obstacle
to the profitable construction of the
Milk river reclamation project: that it
Is without precedent in the Indian
policy OF the federal government; tn at
there is no warrant in the treaty OF
1892 with the Chippewas for the agent
of the Indian bureau to direct this
proposed settlement of Indians in
Montana, or to select lands for them.
but on the contrary, the treaty con-
templates the selection of lands by the
Indians themselves and not in q COM
munity such as indicated by the
bureaus agent in~Valley county. A
reply from Commissioner Leupp is cx.
pected in a few days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Washington New Notes.

WASHINGTON, March The case
OF Hearst against the anthracite coal
carrying railroads was today ordered
by the interstate commerce commits.
son to be re-opened and was assigned
for reargument in this city on March
20.
The house committee on public land q
agreed today to make favorable re.
port on bill to protect historical
landmarks. 1t is desired especi ally
to preserve the cliff dwellings in New
Mexico and Arizona, and provides
that land on which objects of historic
interest are located may be set aside
by the government and protected from
vaudals.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
has directed the reclamation service to
prepare specifications for new adver.
tisements for divisions 2, 3 and 4 in
schedule Of the first contract on the
main canal OF the Fort Buford project
in North Dakota and Montana. This
was made necessary by the suspen.
sion OF the contract with Callahan
Brothers, Phelan and Shirley.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Discussing Statehood Hill.

WASHINGTON, March 10. - The
statehood question will not be taken
up by the house committee until after
the return of the members OF the river
and harbors committee, who are MAX
ing trip of inspection through the
south. These members will not return
until March IA. Before they left an
agreement was reached that nothing
should be done with the statehood
question until their return.
House leaders who represent the ad.
ministration measure are positive th at
the house will not concur in the
amendment of the senate elimin ating
Arizona and New Mexico from the
bill. The positive assertion is made
by the "stalwarts' that the insurgents
have not gained single vote since the
bill left the house, and consequently
will be unable to carry motion to
concur in the senate amendments.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Boy Train Wreckers Confess.

NEW YORK, March S.-Four young
men who we're arrested near Passiac,
N. j., today, charged with attempting
to wreck an eastbound Buff alo express
train on the Delaware, Lacawanna &
Western railroad early today, have
confessed that this was their sixth at
tempt At train wrecking.
All of the attempts were made iu the
vicinity of Passiac. They said the
only reason for the act was desire
10 see the excitement which would re-.
suit. The Buffalo train today escaped
disaster by an exceedingly narrow
margin. 1t was running at high
rate Of speed when the engineer saw
the obstruction. He managed to stop
the train less than car length from
where a number of ties aud iron fish
plates were placed upon the track.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Insurance Risks In Russia,

ST. PETERSBURG, March 8.-Afte,
today the Equitable Life Assurance
society Of New York and other Am.
erican insurance companies will write
no more policies in this country, a,
least not until internal peace is again
restored. The insurance companies
were compelled to take this step for
their own protection, as of the deaths
among the policy.holders in Russia
fully 6 per cent were directly due to
the political and economical distur
Dances existing in Russia.
The American companies which are
doing large business in Russia suffer.
ed considerable loss last year owing
to the fact that 80 many of their
policy.holders were killed in riots and
as there seems to be but little prospec,
OF an Improvement of the situa alton In
the near future, they found it neces
sary to suspend their business until
further notice.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14

Indians have built extensive irriga-
tion works, and the part that will be
thrown open to settlement can be irri-
gated without tremendous expense. In
general character the lands in that
portion of the reserve corresponds to
the country in the Yellowstone valley
around Billings and Miles City.
These lands. where irrig sted, produce
immense crops OF alfalfa and other
forage, together with grain, fruit and
all that may be grown in eastern
Montana. where the altitude is much
lower than In the cntral portion. The
opening Of the reserv alton will add to
the Importance of all Of the towns on
the Northern Pacific east Of Billings
and including that city. Undoubtedly
several new towns will spring up on
the reservation, which in time IL des.
tined to be one Of the richest sections
In the state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
A Bold Bank Robbery.

SPOKANE, Match g. About 3
o'clock this morning three masked
men smashed in the door of the Inland
bank at Cunningham, eighty five miles
west of Spokane. Banker F. W.
Parker, who slept in the building, was
seized, gagged, blindfolded and his
arms and legs tied with wire.
The robbers then blew open the bank
safe with nitro 'gly lycerine, five charges
being fired. The force of the explo.
sion wrecked the building badly and
destroyed some Of the money in the
safe,' which contained 81, 700. The
bandits then left, leaving Banker Par.
ker tied 80 securely that it took him
nearly an hour to get loose and give
the alarm. The sheriff is now hunting
the robbers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14

ident, George D. Eldridge, first vice
president, and Geo. Burnh am, Jr.,
second vice president, Of the Mutual
Reserve Life Insurance company,
were found by the grand jury today.
In all, five indictments were brough,
against each officer, two for grand
larceny and three for forgery.
The alleged larceny and forgery was
brought about, according to the in.
dictments, by payments Of $1,000 oi
the company's money to law frms,
the apparent purpose of which is al.
legged to have been to settle claims
against the company, while the real
object is alleged to have been to set.
tie actions which had been brought
against officers of the company as in.
dividuals.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
A THOUSAND MINERS DEAD.
Explosion In French Coal Mine Results Ii
Awful Loss Of Life.

PARIS, March 1.-THE worst fears
as to the enormity of the mine disaster
In the Courrieres district of the Pals
de Calais on Saturday have been rea-
lized. The death list numbers l,1OO,
and the whole region stands appalled,
At the terrible tragedy which has
brought sorrow to six thous and
fathers, mothers, wives and children.
The last great mine disaster 10 France
occurred In 1883. when 235 persous
were killed and so injured, but that
and all others sink into insight ficance
beside Courrieres.
Four hundred troops have arrived
to hold in check the distracted mourn.
ers. For time hope had been held
out to the people that tappings on
pipes by the imprisoned men had been
heard, but gradually this hope van
tshed, and the people demanded per.
mission to see the bodies and even
threatened to break their way through
the Gordon of troops, who had the
greatest difficulty in keeping the
crowds from the pit. One man suc-
ceeded In entering the mine but he
never returned. 1t is said that be
groped around inside until overcome
by the gases and he perished.
The scene of the catastrophe is the
mountainous mining region near Lens,
In the department of Paz de Calais.
Here are huddled small hamlets of the
mine workers, who operate the most
productive coal mines in France. The
subterranean chambers form q series
Of tunnels.
Six OF the outlets are near Lens and
others q: Courrieres, Verdun and
many other points. The output of
these mines Is particul arly combusti BILE
and is largely used in the manufacture
of gas and In smelling. About 1900
miners work the group Of mines and,
with their families, make population
of from 5000 to 5000 souls.
The catastrophe took place shortly
after l, 795 men had decended into the
mine this morning. There was deaf
entng explosion, which was followed
by the cages aud mining apparatus
being hurled from the mouth Of the
Courrieres mine. Men and horses
near by, outside the mine, were either
stunned or killed. The roof OF the
mine Office was torn off. [mmedi ately
following the explosion flames burst
from the mouth OF the pit, driving
back those without who sought to enter
aud dOOming those within.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Indians Tell Horrible story.

BILLINGS, March 9.-Indiaus who
have reached Billings from the Crow
reserv alton tell OF the burial alive of
Big Rock, q we'll known young buck
OF the Crows. Big Rock had been i'll
for some time. and yesterday the
medicine men of the tribe pronounced
the warrior dead and ordered the
body Inferred with all the tribal hon.
ors OF the Grow tribe.
The ritual provides that the squaw
must mourn for the departed over bis
freshly filled grave aud while this
part OF the ceremony was being com.
piled with by Mrs. Big Rock she
heard her supposed dead lord m making
desperate efforts to get out Of his
grave. The mound of the shallow
grave heaved again and again, &C.
cording to the Indians, and the terri.
fed squaw fled to the tepees and gave
the alarm.
The Indians at once opened the
grave to find that Big Rock had kick.
ed in the top of his coffin and burst
the sides in his frenzied efforts to es.
cape his horrible fate. He had claw
ed his face and pulled out his hair.
Life was extinct, however. Satisfying
themselves that Big Rock was dead
for certainty, the Indians reinterred
the body in the same grave, and the
squaw was permitted to resume her
mourning.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
STATEHOOD FOR OKLAHOMA.
senate Favors Popular Vote Regarding
Arizona and New Mexico.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Today at
5:35 p. M, the senate passed q bill for
the admission of q new state to be
called Oklahoma and to be composed
OF the territory of Oklahoma and In
dian Territory. 1t was the house joint
statehood bill, with all the provisions
relating to Arizona and New Mexico
stricken out. The motion to strike
out was made by Mr.. Burrows, and it
was carried by the close vote of 81 to
81, after having been lost by the still
closer vote Of IS to 36.
Immediately after the disposal of
the statehood bill the house railroad
rate bill was made the unfinished busi-
ness, but as the senate adjourned over
Saturday and Sunday, the actual
formal consideration of the measure
will not begin until Monday.
The vote on statehood came as the
climax of a day devoted exclusively
to that bill. The test vote upon which
the opponents of joint statehood
showed their greatest strength was on
the Foraker amendment, which pro-
vided that Arizona and New Mexico
should have an opportunity to vote
separately on the proposition of joint
statehood. This was carried by a
vote of AZ to %. Previous to this &C.
tion provision for increased appro-
priations in the bill were stricken out
in order to afford an opportunity for
q motion to concur in the senate
amendments when the bill is sent to
the house.
The speech making began at eleven
O'Clock, and was under the 10 minute
rule after the first hour. About a
dozen speeches were made by Messrs.
Dubois and Burrows in denuncia alton
OF polygamy in Arizona and New
Mexico. Mr.. Dubois secured incor.
poration Of an anti-polygamy amend.
ment, but the elimination Of Arizona
from the measure detracted somewh at
from the Importance OF the accomp
lishment.
AS amended by the senate, the bill
provides for the creation of the state
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
upon the adoption Of constitution.
The state Is allowed the usual quota
of executive and judicial and legisla.
tive officers, two United States sena.
tors and fiye members of the national
house of representatives.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
WOULD AMEND RATE BILL.
Several Senators Have Plans to Modify
Hepburn Measure.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Rega ard.
less of the fact that the statehood bill
was the only question discussed in the
senate today, the house railroad bill
continued as an absorbing topic, and
groups of senators met in earnest, but
informal. consideration.
Judicial review Of orders of the in.
terstate commerce commission has
from the first been the only real issue
between the opposing factions. One
faction, that supporting the bill in its
present form, declares that it has no
objection to railroads having their
day in court, and it has made the as.
sertion that this is provided by the
present bill. The other positive fac.
tion contends that it wants the same
thing, but that the bill should provide
for this in specific terms.
There are other factions which have
amendments, such as the Spooner plan
of impounding the difference between
the commissions and the railro ad
rate, pending adjustment of the for.
mer: and the sen ators advocating the
Bailey proposition, declaring for a
full review by the courts, but limiting
the power of the circuit courts to en-.
join the orders of the commission.
Several senator's will answer Sena-
tor Bailey's speech, among them Sen
ator Nelson. He takes the position
that Senator Bailey has brought for.
ward q plan that is not in harmony
with the constitution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14

CHICAGO, March 8.-Western rail.
roads, according to the Iecord.Her.
aid, have decided to make voluntary
reductions in transportation charges
amounting in the aggregate to many
millions OF dollars annually. The
proposed reductions are to be made in
all the rates of the six classes into
which freight Is divided, and will be
effective in the entire territory between
the Atlantic seaboard and the Mis-.
souri, river. In general the reductions
will amount to approximately Is per
cent.