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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-02-24
Convicts Build "Arks.N

Pittsburg, Feb. 22.-In the budget of
news from the Western penitentlary
at Riverside comes the following
warden Francis on the anxious
seat, because of the prospects of a
food this spring and mindful of the
fact that boats in time Of flood are
harder to rent than a fire engine when
a confagration RACES, has set corps
of convicts at work building num-
Der of skiffs. When the flood comes
the prisoners and the turkeys may
sail about within the prison walls, in
their cells and workshops without
getting wet feet" -, IT,.
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ANOTHER BRITISH CRISIS Due
KINGS SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT
DISAPPOINTING.
Another General Election Within Few
Months Is Now lndi-
Gated.

London, Feb. 22.-The players in
the game of politics threw their cards
upon the table in the house of com
mons. The government is without
the allies necessary to carry legisla-
ton, and the present prospects are the
country will be stirred up by another
general election within few months.
Premier Asquith announced that the
financial legislation will be put ahead
of the proposals to curb the power OF
the house of lords. John E. Redmond,
the Irish leader, declared fatty that
the Nationalist would not support
that program. The Laborities are
holding meeting to decide their
course. They probably will follow in
the footsteps of the Irish members.
The government may be able 2 to
adopt the budget by the grace of the
conservatives, who possibly will vote
for it in order to avert financial chaos
and keep the wheels of the empire
turning" u. Q. <t".',
But the enactment of the budget
will, as Mr.. Redmond pointed out,
leave the winning cards in the hands
of the lords where they will be free to
reject the bill for the reforming of
their house and force another election
King Edward failed to solve any
problems in his speech from the
throne, and by his indecision has pre-
cipitated crisis between the liberals
on one side and the Irish nationalists
and laborites on the other, all three
parties supposed to form the minister
[al coalition.
It was expected that the king would
state definitely which of the two is
sues, the budget or the bill to limit
the veto power Of the lords, should
have the preference. He failed to do
SO, however, although from the prom
inence he gave the budget in his
speech and his reference to it's first,
It is assumed he wishes it passed be-
for the veto bill.
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PIONEER LIMITED IN DITCH.
MinneapoIis-Chicago Train Wrecke,
. Near Hastings.

Hastings, Feb. 22.-Steel and con-
crete, chief constituents in specially
constructed passenger cars for the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
railway, saved 100 passengers from
serious injury, if not DEATH at a point
two miles below Hastings, when train
NO. ID, the second section of the Pho
neer Limited, struck broken rail.
The compartment car, one sleeper,
and the baggage and express cars left
the track. The dining car, two coach
es and a sleeping car were not de.
rallied.
John Willis, aged IS years, of Mil
Waukee, ,baggageman and electrician.
was instantly killed. e. E. Borror OF
Milwaukee, sleeping car agent, re-
ceived a slight scratch on the arm.
and w. N. Nelson, a brakeman, was
also slightly injured. George Wond-
berg of Minneapolis and P. A. Schauh,
st: Paul, received trifling injuries. -
ft~.'% Three Are Hurt in Wreck. 20
( Butte. Feb. 22-Running wild about
six miles down the mountain p. at an
average of a mile a minute, gathering
speed with each succeeding mile, two
Great Northern; engines and IL cars
forming an extra freight train, which
started down long grade from Noun
tain junction, crashed into the rear
end of the Great Northern passengc.
train No. 237 in the local yards, a.
most demolishing the dining car
r"Chewah" and injuring three members
OF the freight train crew. The flame
completed the havoc wrought to. tn.
dining car soon after the collision, ana
it was almost totally destroyed, One
engine was demolished and the othe :
badly wrecked. "@ .65,f-.@ w. ~ts@5
The injured are: = -& z3S ~ p1t,'
V Tim Grace, head brakeman on the
freight train, back sprained and body
bruised. y .4,,.,:. a...E 49,. ,.y+.4,.;.t "a
William Allen, colored porter on the
dining car, leg. injured. s : ~. ~. /,
J. c.. Zoubach, engineer on the
freight train, shoulder and leg slight.
" bruised. fQe & II Il .j435EsE&
All ofsthe. crew Of the.wild freigh,
train jumped. Ii j 81, .l.3 81 II,
Two Train Men; Hurt -,4..
al Bismarck, Feb. 22;-Ffreman Dab
twas probably fatally injured ana En-
tgineer Wendall slightly injured as 4
result of a wreck one mile east 8,
Stewardale. III + i fs5 Il; siiisg4;t Gf n
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Or. Cook Approac Kes North Pole.
Santiago Chile, Feb. 222..=7 Drh Fred:
erick a. Cook left here for VALPARAISO
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INTRODUCES BILL TO REFORM
BUSINESS METHODS OF
GOVERNMENT.
CAN SAVE $300,0O0,0O A YEAR
Declares Present System Is Obsolete
and Cause of Waste-Other go
Congressional
Doings.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Aid.
rich said that if permitted to do so
he would undertake to run the govern
ment of the United States for $780,
100000 a year less than it now costs.
He was not presenting formal propo-
sltion, but was. making speech to the
senate on his bill providing for the
creation OF commission to reform
the business methods of the govern
ment. 80 49, ~" ~ + sz3H2G5t
He pleaded earnestly for the author
ity, saying that present methods were
obsolete and involved the annual loss
of at least S100,Ov0,OOO a year. At
his instance the bill was so amended
as to provide that the commission
should be composed entirely of mem
bers of congress-five senators and
five members of the house.
Mr.. Aldrich spoke in response to
Senator Dolliver, who opposed the bill
On the ground that it would create
suspicion in the minds of the public
as to the methods of conducting the
government business.
did not desire to serve on the pro;
posed commission. He spoke at length
Of the. duplication of the work of the
various departments. He did not doubt
hat 10 per cent of the present ex-
penditures could be saved by a com.
mission. J..
Nh. Money regarded as most serious
Mr.. Aldrich's admission that 500, 00O,-
700 year was being wasted by NAL
administration. He agreed that there
should be commission, but he did not
believe that it should be composed of
members Of congress, for he had little
~aith in mixed commissions. .@sf@~'
Credit to Indians Opposed. l.".
Credit accounts Inevitably work; in
Justice and hardships upon Indians, in
the opinion of the interior department,
and traders are being discouraged
from entering into such transactions
with the redmen. There are many
claims outstanding, and Secretary Bal
niger instructed the field officers. of
the Indian service to submit an item
lied statement Of these accounts not
later than May Is SO that they can
be settled, ~. s.:>, .s.>r.35..Hs
TO Improve Missouri River
Senator McC umber of North Dakota
introduced an amendment to the. river
and harbor bill to provide $3.50, 900 for
the Missouri river! = 5lE4'H &5'} Fl
1t proposes also to use $4,000 Of
this in snagging and, clearing theiriver
from Lebeau to, Fort Benton. The to-
tai appropriation is for the, river from
it's mouth to Fort Benton.
= Representative Steenerson's bill au-
thorizing the secretary Of the interior
to sell some land in the Leach Lake
Indian reservation, to, the Manitoba
railroad company any. passed the, house.
The land is Is be used as q, gravel. pit.
c,< The house sbill to. require railroad
companies to supply hand.brakes, step
ladders, ETC.. was passed by the sen
ate. y FIJI aa;z5fii '#
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/ Nebraska,s seed Corn Situation.

Nebraska's Seed Corn Situation.
Omaha, Feb. a22.-As a result Of con,
tinued tests of Nebraska seed corn,
the Commercial club of Omaha an
nounces that only 271a per cent Of the
corn held by farmers for seed in Ne
braska will grow. The state has, been
alarmed by such reports, which are
said to be absolutely authentic. The
corn in the northern part Of the state
is absolutely worthless for seed In
the southern part those farmers who
have tested corn find they have only
SUFFICIENT corn for themselves and will
have none to sell.
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Congressman Perkins Near Death. :
Washington, Feb. 22.2The fcondi.
ton of Representative James B! GPerlE
kins Of New York is extremely grave:
Another consultation Of physicians
was held. s5.aGsE: .ss,s'
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the road was taxed and the claim of
the Great Northern that this legisla-
ton constituted contract with the
state, under which the rate of taxa
ton could not be increased as pro-
vided in the per cent law.
The Great Northern and Great Wes-
tern tax cases arose out of the 4 per
cent gross earnings law of 1903. Prior
to the passage of that law all Mime
sofa railroads had paid per cent of
their gross earnings in the state, as
taxes, and in lieu of all other taxes
and assessments. The Great Western
on it's main line from St. Paul to the
Iowa line had paid only per cent,
claiming that it's territorial charter
exempted it from paying a higher rate
on that line
The Great Northern,
This and similar Great Northern
charter were used as arguments
against the per cent bill, which was
fathered session after session by J. F.
Jacobson, and finally passed by the
legislature in 1901. But the constitu-
ton required that it be ratified by
majority of all the votes at the next
election. In 1902 it failed of that ma
jority but the 1903 legislature passed
1t again, and in the 1904 election it
was ratified, taking effect on the 1905
taxes.
When these taxes became due in the
spring of 1906, the Great Northern
Railway company paid the per cent
on the line covered by the old Mime
sofa & Pacific charter of 1857, anC
refused to pay the balance, which was
$120,737.38. The old charter wal.
claimed to be an irrevocable contrac;
binding the state.
Great Western Joins.
A similar position was taken by the
Great Western The Minnesota &
Northwestern charter of 1856 had linn.
tied taxes on that line to 2 per cent,
and the modern company claimed the
rights of a successor. It refused to
pay thep additional $24,979.62 claimed
by the state for 1905. -
The state brought suit against both
companies for the. balance due and the
legal penalties. The district court of
Ramsey county decided for the de-
Tense, but the state supreme corut,
Justice Calvin L. Brown writing the
opinion, reversed the decision. The
supreme court held $ that the COM
panies did not have any contract right
to the lower tax rate, but that the
state had the right to levy any rea-
sonable rate of tax on their systems.
From this the defendants went to the
United States supreme court on
writ of error. -
The cases were argued before the
supreme court on Nov last, by At
torney General George T. Simpson
and Assistant Attorney General Geo.
w. Peterson. In the entire conduct OF
the cases no outside legal assistance
was asked or given the attorney gen
erals Office. The cases were handled
NJ state officials alone. l.5.55
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Clay Clement Dies Suddenly. NJ
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 22---Clay
Clement, actor, dramatist and writer
of short stories, died suddenly at q
hospital here Of uremic poisoning
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Georgia. Railway, Wins Tax cas-:

III 49, ~ ~
The Georgia Railroad and Bankine
company today won d victory over thu
state of Georgia. The supreme cour;
of the United States afirmed the mails
points in an opinion of the lowerEfed.
eralE Y court " Gliding that, the railroad
was required to pay; only. a state tas
of ore-half Of one per cent on ne
earnings and is not subject to prop
erty or franchise taxes
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
KILLS HIS YOUNG sTEPSON
Becker County Farmer Then Ends
His Own Life.

An innocent and defenseless boy of
twelve years was murdered by Louis
Johnson, farmer living in the town of
Green Valley, Becker county. The lad
was a stepson Of Johnson and was
shot dead with rife.
After committing the foul deed
Johnson turned his gun upon himself
and fired shot which ended his own
life.
The murder and suicide occurred in
some woods near the home Of the
Johnsons. The murderer and suicide
was about forty-five years old
Johnson had a daughter by his first
wife and fears that she would be dis
possessed of his property, in the event
of his death and that the stepson
would inherit it, are supposed to have
led to the tragedy. The first husband
of Mrs. Johnson, man by the name
of Hill, also died a suicide in the same
neighborhood about eight years ago.
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
FORMER TREASURER IN JAIL
School Board Official Charged With
Forging Warrants.

A. o. Wharton, sixty years old, for
years respected deacon in the Meth
odist church at Bruno, is in Jail at
Pine City charged with the forgery
of school warrants amounting to about
$4,000.
Mr. Wharton was brought back to
Pine City by Cashier Greeley of the
Pine City State bank. Mr.. Greeley
left Pine City several days ago as
the result of information put in his
possession, going to Parksville, Mo-,
ten miles north of Kansas City, where
he found the object of his trip on a
farm three miles in the country. Mr..
Wharton was staying at the home of
friends He had gone there to settle
the estate of a dead brother, it is said.
He returned peaceably.
Mr.. Wharton's alleged peculations
date back to 1904, although most of
the questioned warrants date within
the past two or three years.
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT
Sentence of Minneapolis Attorney Az
firmed on Appeal

The sentence of E. S. Cary, the
we'll known Minneapolis lawyer who
was given thirty days in the work
house for contempt of court by the
Hennepin county district court, has
been confirmed by the state supreme
court and Mr.. Cary will be forced to
serve his month in the workhouse.
Disbarment proceedings are now.
pending against him, and will be heard
on June 2. Both actions arose out of
Cary's conduct of the defense in the
case of the state against Baker. The
attorney called opposing counsel "a
stiff and swore in the presence of
the court.
In it's unanimous decision the SUI
preme court finds that Cary conduct
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
HUGHES GOES ON BENCH
Named as Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court.

Washington, April 26.-President
Taft has received from Governor
Charles E. Hughes of New York let
ter accepting a rendered appointment
as an associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States. Five min
utes after the letter was handed to
the president the nomination of Gov
ernor Hughes was on it's way to the
senate. That body had adjourned for
the day, however, when the papers
reached the Capitol, and so the SEN
ate did not hear officially of the desig-
nation of Governor Hughes to succeed
the late Justice David J. Brewer.
While it is expected that Governor
Hughes will be confirmed with little
or no delay, it is understood here he
will remain as the chief executive of
the state of New York until next Oc-
tober and will not take the oath of
his new Office until the fall term of
the supreme court opens the second
Monday of that month.
There has been much speculation
ever since it was first intimated that
Governor Hughes would be rendered
place on the supreme court bench as
to whether or not his appointment
would take him out of the fall cam
paign in the state of New York, where
all the Republican leaders admit he is
soreIy needed.
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
PEACE TEMPLE DEDICATED
New Home of Bureau OF American
Republics.

Washington, April 27.-The beauti-
full new home of the international Bu-
reau of the American Republics was
formally dedicated in the presence of
a most distinguished company, which
included the president of the
United States, the secretary of state,
the Mexican ambassador, Cardinal
Gibbons, Senator Elihu Root, Andrew
Carnegie, Bishop Harding, Director
John Barrett, members of the diplo-
matte corps, of the supreme court and
the cabinet, as we'll as senators and
representatives of the national con-
gress, high army and naval officers
and a long list of distinguished men
and women
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29

daughter, physician and nurses, and
during part of the journey travelled
with the king of Denmark in the
kings private car.
In Paris. however, he was unable to
receive the treatment for arterio seller
osis, from which he was suffering, but,
Notwithstanding this, he showed
marked improvement for a time, due
entirely to his wonderful vitality.
Again last February his death was
expected momentarily. but the crisis
passed, leaving him less able to with
stand the next attack. During the
past week it was apparent that he
could not hold out much longer. Prior
to his death he was unconscious for
some hours.
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
Cold Wave Destroys Vegetation
in the Northwest.
LARGE SECTION is AFFECTED
Loss in Crops Estimated
Twenty-Five Millions.

st. Paul, April 25.-Bearing down
Great Lakes to fury and crossing the
Northwest states into the Central Mis-
sissippi valley with destruction to
early vegetation, the storm that began
Friday increased in violence on Sat
urday and continued until Sunday
morning, when it began to abate. Es-
Inmates of damage running into many
millions are reported from the Dako-
tas, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and
the states further south. The early
fruit crop has been badly injured and
in many places is total loss.
Losses aggregating $25,000,000 are
probable in Minnesota and the Dako-
tas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Mis-
souri, and Kansas as a result of the
west states may be summarized as
follows:
MINNESOTA - Probable damage
close to $5,00O,000 from injury to early
blossoming fruit trees. Possible dam
age much greater, depending upon ex-
tent of injury to potatoes and corn
that was seeded early in some por-
tions of Southern Minnesota. Re-
seeding probably necessary in many
cases.
IoWa's Loss Very Heavy.
IOWA-Damage estimated between
$SO00,000 and $10,000,000. Cherry,
plum and apple trees in blossom badly
injured and the crop total loss in
many places. Early vegetables frozen
in some localities.
KANSAS-Estimate losses to early
fruits and vegetables $50,000,O0O. Win
ter wheat damage uncertain.
NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA
Damage to fruits and vegetables prob
ably $1,000,000. Spring wheat and
early sown oats, barley and winter
rye crop affected, but not believed to
have been injured beyond possibility
of recovery.
WISCONSTN-The cranberry crop
has probably escaped serious damage,
but losses in the state are placed at
more than $1,OOO,OOO to small fruits.
Early vegetables have been killed in
many portions of the state.
ILLINOIS, MISSOURI AND NE
sRASkA-Probable damage $1,000
00O
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
Acquitted of MansIaughter.

Frederick H Camp of st. Paul, man
ager of Twin City Wonderland, was
acquitted of charge of manslaughter
in the second degree by jury in the
Hennepin county district court at
Minneapolis. Mr.. Camp was accused
of negligence while driving his auto
mobile in North Minneapolis on the
evening of Sept 20 last, causing the
death of Mrs. D. R. Thompson of
Rockford, Mimi, who lived in Mime
apolis temporarily while her children
attended school.
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
DREDGE SINKS DURING Gal :
All of Those on Board Manage
Escape.

Only presence of mind and pecu-
liar freak of the wind saved ten men,
the crew of the Zenith Dredging COM
pany's dredge No. 2, from fearful
death in Lake Superior when, in a
binding snowstorm, the dredge was
driven close enough to the piers at
Ontonagon so that the men could
jump off.
A terrible gale was blowing and for
a time it looked as though the crew
was doomed but the wind drove the
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
ADOPTS COMMISSION PLAN
Mankato First City in Minnesota to
Vote on Proposition.

J. At a special election at Mankato for
the adoption of the proposed charter
biased upon the commission form of
government there were 969 votes in
favor of the charter and 671 against
it. This gave majority of 298 votes,
this being thirty one votes more than
the four-sevenths required by the con-
stitution, so that the new charter
voted upon will go into force thirty
days from date.
Mankato is the first city in Mime
sofa to adopt the commission form of
city government. 1t is the first city
in Minnesota to which the commission
form of municipal government has
been submitted.
The contest in Mankato was very
spirited one, but friendly on both
Sides
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
STEAMER IS REPORTED LOST
Vessel Had Crew of One Hundred and
Eiqhty-seven.

st. Johns, n F., April 27.-The seal
ing steamer Beotheic, which arrived
here, has brought from the fishing
banks a report that the steamer Au-
rora has been sunk.
1t is feared, according to the report
current at the fishing banks, that her
entire crew OF 1877 men lost their lives.
The Aurora had been missing since
April /. No more definite news is ex-
pected until the next arrival from the
banks.
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
Chicago Live Stock.

ChEtago, April 26.-Cattle- -Beeves,
S5.75@8,50; Texas steers, $4.75@6.25;
Western steers, $5O006.S0; stockers
and feeders, $3.SO@6.75; cows and
heifers, $2.S007.40; calves, S6.75@8.-
so. Hogs Light, $9.30@965; mixed,
$9.30@9671a; heavy, S9.30@9.70;
rough, $9.30@945; good to choice
heavy, $9.45@9.70; pigs, $9.O0@9.55.
Sheep-Native, $450@S25; yearlings,
SG25@8.50; lambs, S7.5009.70.
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
Child Killed by a Train.

While playing with his dog in the
Chicago Great Western railroad yards
at St. Paul little Willie Gribble,
four years old. started to crawl under
a freight train standing near the Rob-
ert street bridge. Unseen by the
trainmen the train passed over the
child's right leg, severing it at the hip,
and cutting off his left foot. The boy
died on the way to the hospital
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, April 26.-Wheat-
May, $1.O63s; July, $1.O71s; Sept, 800
$3.50 On track-No 1 hard, S1.09B;
No 1 Northern, s1OS@1093s; No. 2
Northern, $1.O6@1.O73s; No. 8 North
ern. S1O3m1O6
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
One Killed and Another Wounded.

During brawl in saloon at Min.
neapolis Nels Munson, a cook, was
shot and almost instantly killed and
Andrew Swanson of Buffalo, this
state, lies at the city hospital
with a bullet hole across the back
from shoulder to shoulder, as the re-
suit of shots fired by Mike Vivo, an
Italian glass worker, who is under ar.
rest at the central police station.
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29

dredge near enough so that the men
could jump off on the piers.
In binding snowstorm, the wealth
er cold, and the dredge rocking, the
men one after the other leaped in
safety to the piers and the dredgc
went to her destruction alone.
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, April 26,-Wheat-May,
$1O8as 01.081a; July, $1.01A; Sept,
99%c@$1.00. Corn-May, 591s@5sAc;
July, 62B@62Ac; Sept, 6S1sc, Oats
May, 42h@42Ac; July, 1910
4OAc; Sept, 3SA @3Ssc. Pork-May,
$21.15; July, $21.3215 Butter-Cream-
cries, 26@29c; dairies, 22@26c. Eggs
-17R 0201ac. Poultry-Turkeys, 15c;
ehiclr ems and springs, 181sc
Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
St. Paul Live Stock,

ST Paul, April 26.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $6.5007.5O; fair to good,
$5.25@6.50; good to choice cows and
heifers, $5.00@6.00; veals, S6.00@7.50.
Hogs-$9.15@9.30. Sheep-Wethers,
$750@7.75; yearlings, $775GS.75;
spring lambs. $S.75@9.50.