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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
CUMMINS WINS :. :. !.
HIS FIGHT IN IOWA
Counties Fall Into Line for Him
as the Last Primaries
Are Held.
Special to The journal.

Special to The journal.
Des Moines. Iowa, June 23.-Today
practically winds up the county con-
ventions in Iowa, only Buchanan, Shell
by, Marion and Dallas remaining to be
held. y.
Governor Cummips won sweeping vic.
tories thruout the state last night, and
will have instructed delegations from
Carroll, Audubon, Winneshiek, Howard
tai vote in the state convention on Aug
l. on the first ballot at 825,
To offset the majority thus gained
contests will be instituted by the Per
kins men In a half dozen counties
where there was no thought of contest
Ing at the time of the primary election
These contests will include enough
votes to knock out the nolsination p1
Cummins on,vthe first, ballot and make
central committee holds fast to its pla1
to make up the: convention roll an<
seat the Perkins men instead Of tn,
Cummins delegates. ..n
With Cummins already nominated tn
plan framed up will almost certainl,
result in a bolt. Both sides are al
ready talking Of bolt Cummins il
being urged by thousands Of voters t.
%ah the race on an bap pat
form against Cne fFallFOdQS.I Liz" It
suits in the caucuses last night wer
SO one-sided as to surprise even tn
| Cummins men. Cummins carried Red
| field by vote Of 1875 to 1876: Fraud
alleged by the Perkins men and tn
vote will be contested.
Cunmins carried the remainin
wards in the city of Perry, and Dalla
county is now certain to be for hin
tho contests will be Instituted. Gun
Minis carried Waukon, Allamakee cou1
ty, by vote Of 211 to 115. Capital
w. s. Hart, a strong standpatter in
makee county to Cummins. The wor
Of Larrabee and Van SAINT in ths
county is warmly commended by pr
gressive leaders here. .
Cummins men here are claiming go
delegates in the state convention out c
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
TWO BIG BARRIERS
FOR The U. S. NAVY.
Bids Opened for the 10000 Ton
Battleships Michigan and
South Carolina.

Washington, June 23.-Bids were
opened at the navy department for the
proposed 16,000-ton battleships Mich
igan and South Carolina. They are to
be $50 feet long and will have an ,ex-
IRENE breadth at water, line: Of 80 Feet
2s inches. The mean draft at trial
displacement is not, to exceed "a feet
the ships will be 1900 tons each.
Each ship will have main battery
of eight twelve-inch breech-loading
rifles and two submerged torpedo tubes.
The secondary battery of each of the
battleships will consist Of twenty-five
three-inch (fourteen- pounder) rapidfre
guns; two three FOUNDER, semi auto
matte guns; eight one FOUNDER semi
automatic aguns; two three-inch field
The ships will be protected by a
water line belt eight feet wide, varying
in thickness, from eight to twelve
inches. Casemate armor of correspond
ing thickness and breadth will extend
from the top of the side armor belt to
"a level eight feet above. The barbettes
will carry ten inches of armor in front
and the coming tower will be twelve
inches thick, which is also the thickness
cellulose will encircleC the ship to auto
matically close up holes made by shot
below the water level. These vessels
will be driven by engines of l6,5OO
horsepower. ~ .%f
The maximum time for completion
will be forty-two months and heavy
penalty is provided for delay.
William Cramp & Co. of Philadelphia
were the lowest bidders on class one, in
which the machinery and hull are de
scribed by the department. Their bid
for battleship of the class Of the
South Carolina and Michigan was
$3. $40. 900. 80 "- 1870 + -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
STATE TO PRESS
RAILROADS TO PAY
Wisconsin Prepares to Sue TIL
Systems for Millions in
Back Taxes.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Madison, Wis, June Wisconsin.
soon may sue the various railroads OF
the state for back taxes on rebates.
under the ad valorem act, now that
the supreme court has decided the law
constitutional. According to Attorney
General Sturdevant, the taxes on re,
bates the last six years foot up to
$l,5OO,OO0. But, the state may insti
tute suits covering a longer period. In
such event several millions may be re-
covered to the state treasury.
Following the decision of the su-
Preme court sustaining the ad/valorem
law-tho the imposition of $4,000
fines on each of four roads was re-
versed-it is expected by the state Of
fcials that there will be rush by the
companies to pay their back taxes.
Should the companies do this, about a
dozen suits against them will be dis
missed.
For several years the railroads de-
Quoted their rebates from their gross
earnings, and paid license tax only
on the remainder. The state is suing
for taxes on the amount deducted.
Under the supreme court s decision
the Chicago & North-W estern must pay
$4,000 as a penalty for refusing to pay
taxes on $4,000 Of its earnings, which
the state commended was due under the
.ad yalorem tax.
The supreme court IS decision also
sustained an act passed by the legisla-
ture in May, 1905, imposing an interest
rate of Is per cent on taxes withheld
by railroads. v
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TWO ELEVATORS BURN; y" ;.
LOSS IS $350,000

vato a a. ua and eB,''S 7ocatsd sat
Archer avenue and Wood street, owned
by George A. seaverns and occupied by
J. s. Templeton, grain broker, were de-
stroyed by fire early today. Both build;
ings were four-story structures and
contained 100000 bushels of grain.
+ $50 great was the heat that three ad;
jaceDt buildings were destroyed and
twenty-five families were driven from
thei1 homes. Several explosions, which
shook the, surrounding buildings. fol
lowed soon after the fire was discov
cred. 49,.
The intense heat warped the rails
on the Chicago s. Alton railroad, which
runs along the side Of the burned
buildings, and traffic had to be sus
pended for some time. Later trains OF
the Alton road were switched at Ooe
with, Ill, to the Santa F'e track ant
entered Chicago by that road. Spon
taneous combustion. in the dustroom il
supposed to have been the cause O.
the fire. The, loss to the elevators AM
their contents is estimated at $350,000
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
TERMINAL ELEVATORS 49,.
FOR 3 WESTERN CITIES

3Ashland, Wis, June 23.-Several hun
bred North Dakota members Of the
Northwestern Farm exchange, who ar
rived at Ashland yesterday, have ex-
amined the local harbor with view to
ablishing terminal elevator here as
a.shipping port for North Dakota grain,
and at a business session of the ex.
change today the following resolution
was adopted: o.. ri.
Resolved, That, we, farmers Of North
Dakota upon full investigation find that
the site for terminal elevator at Ash
land Is all that can be wished for, and
that the carrying out of the plans for
locating such farmers, cooperative ter
minal elevator at Ashland be taken up
proceeded with and pushed vigorously tc
a unsuccessful contamination.
F. G.. Major, president, and NJ.
Blair, secretary Of the exchange, ant
others will start subscriptions at once
for terminal elevators at Minneapolis
Ashland and Duluth respectively.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
AMERICANS MEET
NORWA AVS KING
Haakon VII and Queen Maud
Hold Levee in Palace at
Trondhjem.

Trondhjem, June 2s.-King Haakon
and Queen Maud today held their first
1evee and the palace again was the
town s center Of interest. All the spe-
cial embassies, statesmen, officials and
other prominent persons attended.
The American special ambassador,
Charles H. Graves, with mis- staff and
the ladies of the party, were present
Mr.. Graves presented Mr.. and Mrs.
W. J. Bryan, Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs
Eddy, Mrs. Meade, Miss Eddy Of Chi
cago, Mrs. Slater and Miss Gwynn of
Washington and Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Of
New York ~
The sun shone warmly and Trond-
HEM was made brilliant by the uni
formed and brightly costumed assem-
blage, presenting an exceedingly at
tractive scene.
. } Audience Monday. I
Arrangements have been completed
for King Haakon to receive Monday
In audience the Norwegian American
delegates to his coronation. DR.. Daae
of Chicago will on that occasion pre-
sent to the king congratulatory ad-
Chicago, F. g. Gade, will give. the king
a portfolio containing music, poems
and drawings in behalf of the Nor
wegians of that city. King Haakon
probably will make one response to
the Norwegian-American delegations,
which number about dozen. The great
bulk of the Norwegians who came to
Norway from America ostensibly for
the coronation did not come to Trond-
hjem, but instead scattered to their for.
mer homes in various parts Of the
country, love Of their old homesteads
and kinsmen proving stronger than
their desire to visit Trondhiem. In
any case the trip here is difficult and
somewhat expensive, and besides the
coronation festivities are not confined
to Trondhiem, but are universal thru
out Norway.
~r~.: - Crowd: Is Leaving.
The crowd which came to see the
king and queen crowned is already
breaking up, but the special embassies
will remain here until Tuesday or Wed
nesday. The formal leavetaking Of
the embassies will take place Tuesday
last night and today. several foreign ex
cursion steamers hoisted their anchors
and steamed down the ford. The for
NAL program ends Wednesday with al
excursion around the fjord, but Kins
Haakon and Queen Maud will remain a
Trondhjem until Emperor William
comes here July 8.
Bryan Makes Speech.
The gian-American delegates
30 the coronation of King Haakon hell
a meeting this afternoon in the, garde1
of the old archbishop's palace under tn
shadow Of the. cathedral, and invite
William J. Bryan to address then
When Mr.. Bryan appeared, he was pre-
sented with American and Norwegian
flags, and the crowd cheered him.
Mr.. Bryan said that Judging Norwa:
by her sons who came to America, h
wanted to offer her his congratulations
He declared that Norway had achieve
high civilization without losing any 0
her early strength. He hoped that tn
country s prosperity would be, as lon
as her days were now.
Peer Stroman OF Wisconsin,. Rev. Nj
Madison Of Minnesota and Dr.. Field
of North Dakota also addressed th
meeting.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
N. Y. LIFE CROWD
TO FORM STOCK co.
They Propose to Take Over the
Risks Above the States
-=s-rs -ss .,-.r-"- 7-t ..-,. ,-s..i
Legal Limit.
Journal Special Service,

Journal Special Service. =. So Al
New York, June 23.-The clique in
control Of the New York Life Insur-
ance company and it's $3.50 100000 Of
assets proposes, 1t is said, to form a
stock insurance company and take over
all the risks turned in by the immense
agency organization Of Of t the company in
maximum limit of new business which
any company may write in one year un-
der the new insurance lazy.
It is also proposed to reinsure any Of
the present poGcyholders Of the New
York. Life who fancy stock rather
than a mutual company.
Credit for the new scheme was given
to George W. Perkins, partner Of J.. P.
Morgan and former vice president Of
the New York Life.
Indianapolis, June Ex-Governor
Hanly has received word from Seymour
Eaton, secretary Of the Internationa]
Polieyholders' committee, that the first
meeting Of the committee will be held
on or about July 10. at a place to be
| fixed later.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
GRAFT BY POLICE,
M0 o. On CHARGE
plain Clothes Mem in New
York Collecting SIS Each from
Street Walkers. r..

New. York, June %. Former Police
man Harry Morton, convicted Of per-
jury in connection with his testimony in
the Bertha Claiche trial, has made a
statement involving grave charges of
graft. G.- ..
In the Charter Street precinct the
plainclothes men were in the habit Of
collecting SIS a week from each woman
whom they should have kept off the
streets. He declared that he found a
considerable graft among the "men
higher UP" in connection with the
gambling houses, saloons and immoral
resorts.
F Denouncing the "vice squad'' as a
body Of men who were led into tempta-
tion they were.not strong enough to re-
sist, Merton alleged that he found in
the Tenderloin among certain Of the
men who work in citizens clothes, an
organization for the purpose Of collect
ing blackmail. -' - s~
Again in this precinct the women
paid as each. Each man had about ter
or twelve women paying protection
money to him. ,'-F - =.
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DIED At HIS POST;
RAILWAY TIED UP
Death of Operator in an Iowa
Town Checked Traffic on a
Whole Division.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa, June 23.-With
Station Agent j. Sloan of Leighton
dead at his post, trains on the Keokuk
and Des Moines division Of the Rock
Island road were tied up for time yes
terday. While the dispatcher tried time
and again to get the operator, the latter
lay cold in death not twenty feet from
the ticker.
A l0-year-old boy was the only per-
son who saw Sloan drop. The agent
was wheeling some freight in a truck
on the platform, when he threw up his
hands and fell dead. The boy ran to
him, and when he did not make answer,
gave the alarm.
The Rock Island officials meanwhile
were in desperation. The dispatchers
hesitated to send trains ahead unless
orders could be communicated to the
Leighton agent. No response came to
repeated calls on the wire, and at length
the passenger train bound thru Leighton
was ordered to proceed slowly. As the
train pulled into Leighton, the body
of the operator was being carried away
There was not another man in the town
who was able to operate telegraph in
strument.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
$4,000 VOTED
FOR PRESIDENT
Senate Passes ass Bill; Bill, Granting 'tin g
Travel Allowance, After:
" s.-...EAt ysalEI-, vuat ~ : SAT- ~ e
- ! Long Debate, pity, Ill.,. 1's:, =:

Washington, June '23.-The : opposi:
tion to the committee amendment to
the sundry civil bill appropriating $685.
900 annually for the payment of the
travelling expenses Of the president,
which was begun by. Senator McLaurin,
resulted yesterday in,othe withdrawal
of the amendment by Senator Hale, in
charge Of the bill, and: the subsequent
passage Of the Independent bill ,provid-
ing practically for the, same appropriIa-
tion which was recently passed by the
house of representatives.
The bill as passed reads as follows:
That hereafter there may be ex-
pended for or on account of the travel
Ing expenses Of the president Of the
l United States such sum as congress
may from time to time appropriate,
not exceeding $4,000 per annurn, such
sum when appropriated to be expended
in the discretion of the president and
accounted for on his certificate solely
"tThere is hereby appro,7 rated out of
any money in the treasury not other
thorized by this act for the fiscal year
1907, the sum Of $25, 000.' -
No Canteens at Homes.
The greater part Of the day was de-
voted to the discussion Of this ques
ton, but considerable other business
was also transacted, including the pas
sage Of the sundry civil appropriation
| bill. There was an effort to strike out
Of that bill the provision prohibiting
canteens at soldiers homes, but insteae
/ it was made stronger. = .[.t
| Senator Hansbrough offered the fol
lowing, which was agreed to-,
Thereafter there shall not be main
tanned at any branch home of the ma
-tional home for disabled volunteer sol
diers any bar or canteen for the sal
Of beer or wine or other intoxicatin.
| liquors
The bin as passed carries an appro
priation Of about $102,400,000.
The bill also retains the house pro
vision for a lock canal at Panama.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
LAWS HAND OYER
REBATE:.TAKERS
Wholesale Men Who Profted by
Rebates May Be Brought
. to Trial.

Kansas City, June 23.-Proceedings
may be brought against the shoe and
drygoods merchants Of St.4Louis, Omaha
and Kansas City. ON a charge of accept
ing rebates from railways secured for
them by George L. Thomas, the New
York freight broker, who with his chief
eral court here yesterday, fined and
given a penitentiary sentence. These
firms, numbering seven, were mentioned
by Judge Smith Mcpherson in sentenc-
ing Thomas and Taggart. He declared
that the rebate taker was as guilty as
the rebate giver and added:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
TILLMAN BALKS AT
RATE BILL REPORT
Refuses to Sign Conference Agree
ment-Will Cause Debate
w.. . in Senate. r

Washington, June Ex-senator Cul.
lom today signed the conference report
on the railroad rate bill, adding his
name to that of Senator Elkins, and
Representative Hepburn, Sherman and
Richardson. Senator Tillman did not
sign the report, and it was turned over
to Representative Hepburn to present
to the house. =. -. 3
It is expected the refusal Of Senator
in regard to the McLaurin commodity
amendment, which would permit pipe
lines to carry commodities they pro
duce, will result in a debate in the sen.
ate when the report is presented there
| for ADOPTION,
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field, Ohio, writes:
"Peruna has saved my life.
IT was so bad our doctor said he could
do no more for me, and said if 1 thought
some other doctor could help me, to get
him. A friend advised me to use Peruna.
So wrote to you and you told me what
to do.
MY stomach was bloated, and belched
up so much gas that I could not sleep at
night. I would have to sit up.
1T seemed as if there was a lump in
my stomach. I had choking spells and
was so short of breath that 1 could not
walk or work.
." could not eat or sleep. ] would al.
most faint If | tried to walk.
'-''I can now truthfully say am cured. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
IMPORTANT THEATER
COMBINATION is MADE
Journal speoial Service,

Journal Special Service,
New York, June 23.--!The most inn
portant theatrical producing combina-
tion in the world was made; known
when the stockholders of the Interstate
Amusement company held their first
regular meeting The company is CAPT
talized at $125,OOO and embraces Q
score of the most prominent managers.
The list Of stockholders includes
Charles Spaulding Of st. Louis, A. F.
Hartz of Cleveland, Rainforth 8 Hav-
lin Of Cincinnati and Harry j. Powers
Of Chicago.
The purpose is to provide capital fo1
native and foreign dramatic and must
cal plays with which-.to feed the prin.
cipal theaters
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Mrs. Ruth B. Brent, Holmes, Ill,
writes: ~ was In poor health three years
ago and kept getting worse.
Finally T got so weak that I could
not sit up all day. My feet and hands
were always cold. I had no appetite.
II consulted one of the best doctors
and he said could not be cured.
IT was nervous, my heart would fiutter,
had a pain in my left side and also
chronic constipation
IT got bottle of Peruna and Manalin
and wrote to you for advice.
while under your treatment gained
three pounds month.
~ took two or three bottles of Peruna
and one of Manalin and now ! am wei
and able to do all my houseWork."~ ~'. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
BILL GOES TO CONFEREEs
Smdry Civil Bill Moves Along Other
Bills Progress.

Washington, June 23.-The sundry
civil bill was sent to conference today
IN the house, the conferees being Mr..
Tawney (Minn9, Mr.. Smith (Iowa)
and Mr.. Taylor (Ala.).
1 The house adopted the conference re-
port on the District Of Columbia ap-
preparation bill, which passes the meas
ure.
The conference report on the post.
office appropriation bill was adopted
which passes theS bill.
the division of the lands and. funds OF
the Usage Indians in Oklahoma was
adopted; also the conference on the
bill authorizing the sale Of timber or
certain lands reserved for the use Of
the Menominee Indians in Wisconsin.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
Canal Plan Pleases Taft.

Journal Special Service.
Washington, June 23.-No vote Of the
session has made the president so jubi-
liant as the declaration of the senate
about the type Of the Panama canal.
Chief Engineer Stevens and Secretary
Taft are equally pleased. Secretary
Taft said today:
The gratifying action Of the SEN
ate yesterday put the problem right up
to the isthmian commission. The ex-
ecutiye part Of its work as compared
with it's purely governmental functions,
will now be greatly enlarged. Mr..
Shonts and the other members Of the
commission, with Mr.. Stevens, the chief
engineer, will sail from New York next
Thursday for the isthmus.
Digging the canal is the big work
and the main work from this time for.
ward. Z.
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Standard Oil Not Worried.

Journal Special Service.
New York, June 23. - The president
wants some sort of a giant frecracker to
get the railroad rate bill thru con-
gress, was the comment of repre-
sentative Of the Standard Oil company
ington that the administration had de-
fnitely decided upon the early starting
Of criminal prosecutions against the
Standard Oil officials. The Standard
Oil people are not worrying over the
situation, he added. Starting q
prosecution is a very different thing
from getting a conviction.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
RAMSEY HAS DOG SCARE

Anoka, Mimi, June ga mad dog
ran amuck in Ramsey today, biting
many other dogs and causing a general
scare. He entered the yard Of George
Stems and passed by his children and
attacked the house dog. Men armed
the dog and several others it had
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CT assume that these concerns viii
be proceeded against for receiving
these unlawful rebates which can be
done either, by indictment or informa-
ton. :
While not admitting that such action
would be begun against these mer-
chants. A.. S. Van Valkenburgh, the dis
trict attorney who prosecuted the cases,
intimated the matter probably would be
brought to the attention of the grand
iury next fall