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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-21
By Associated Press

Washington, Sept. 21.-President Roose-
welt walked early to the White House to-
day from the residence of his brother-in-
law, Commander Cowles of the navy, ar
riving shortly before $3.50. Secretaries
Hay, Gage and Long came almost upon
his heels and saw the president in the
cabinet room. The doors OF the White
House were closed to the public, but ad-
mission, of course, was accorded to those
who desired to see the president PERSONAL
ly, and within an hour a score Of men.
prominent in public life, had called to
pay their respects and to extend their
good wishes for a successful administra
tion. Among them were Senators Scott
and Elkins of West Virginia, Senator
Pritchard of North Carolina, Millard Of
Nebraska and Burton of Kansas. and Rep-
resentatives Heatwole, McCleary and
Stevens of Minnesota, Gibson of Tennes-
see. Livingstone of Georgia and Dayton of
West Virginia. All were delighted with
the reception accorded them. Senator's
Elkins and Scott congratulated the presi-
dent upon the declaration he had made
when he took the oath of office.
THAT simple declaration" said Senator
Scott, Immediately restored confidence in
the business world
Representative Livingstone of Georgia
was especially pleased with his reception.
The Georgia representative had congrat-
ulated the president had expressed the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-21
JEWELS STOLEN
Burglars Carry OFF $40 in
Property at Hell
ena, Mont.

Special to The Journal.
Helena, Mont, Sept. 21.-Thieves en-
tered the home of Willard Bennett last
night and carried off $4,000 worth of
jewels and silyerware. Entrance was
effected through front window, and the
thieves succeeded in thoroughly ransack-
ing the upper chambers before L. G. Alex
ander of Kansas City and Albert ]. Galen
visited the house shortly after O'Clock.
AS they entered the front door the thieves
jumped out of second-story rear window.
Much of the plunder was priced highly
is treasures that could not be replaced
by money. Three diamond rings taken
belonged to Mrs. A. ]. Galen, and were
valued at $40O, the remainder of the plum
der being the property of Miss Alexan-
der
The police have several clues. printed
description Of the stolen property has
been sent all over the country.
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IA years old, who had fallen into the river
while fishing. The accident occurred near
the Eighteenth avenue N gap where
Sewell and twenty other men were work
ing.
Sewell saw the lad tumble into the
water from the walk that leads from the
east shore to the boom, and plunged in
after him. Being an excellent swimmer,
he did not expect any difficulty in rescu-
ing the little fellow. The drowning boy,
however, as soon as Sewell reached him,
grasped the strong man about the neck
convulsively and clung with an iron grasp,
which his would-be rescuer was unable
to break. With the lads arms wrapped
tightly around his neck, making it i'm
possible for him to use his arms in SWIM
ming and at the same time strangling
him, the brave man went down to a hero's
death. Other men at work on the boom.
who saw their companions attempt to
rescue the boy, were unable to save
either. The bodies were recovered late
this afternoon.
Boys Went Fishing.
Emil Irmen is a son of M. Irmen an
employe in the car shops of the Milwaukee
road, who lives at 1901 Marshall street
NE, just up the steep bank from where
the drowning occurred. Emil left home
shortly after II o'clock with his little
brother, Louis, going towards the river
with fishing tackle. Fifteen minutes later
boom men were telling the stricken
mother Of the sad fate of her boy. She
went directt to the scene of the accident
and remained on the bank all afternoon.
weeping piteously and refusing to be COM
soled.
When the little fellows went to the
river, they walked out on the narrow
board walk over the stream. Emil was
leading the way and was carrying a soap
box for seat. This box struck against a
pier that supports the walk and extends
four or FIVE feet above it. The boy was
knocked backwards into the river.
SewelI's Prompt Action.
The boom crew was working at the gap
some fifty feet away. Sewell was the first
to see the accident and ran along the walk
to the point where the lad had fallen in.
When he arose. Sewell dove and caught
him. The drowning boy was waving his
arms frantically, in an effort to fix his
grasp ON some object that might save
him. The little fellows arms circled
the strong mans neck like tentacles and
made it impossible for him to swim or
keep his head above water.
Clinging to each other, the two were
seen to sink and rise once. twice and
a third time. Other men were Fastening
towards the struggling pair, but though
two or three dove into the waters ssw-,
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Captain Harber continued his testimony
and most of the time was devoted to his
cross examination by Mr.. Rayner. He
adhered to his statement made yesterday
concerning coaling at sea, and objected
when Mr.. Rayner sought to refresh his
memory by quoting the 1og-book Of the
Massachusetts,
Admiral Higginson was recalled and
modified his statement of yesterday con-
corning the distance which the feet before
Santiago stood out to sea. He said that
during the first portion Of the time it was
about five miles during the day and about
four miles at night.
Admiral Dewey observed his usual rule
Of promptncss in calling the court to or
der. The attendance was somewhat 1arg-
er than yesterday.
The first witness called was Captain
Harber, executive officer OF the Texas,
who was on the stand when court adj
journed yesterday. Mr.. Rayner, of coun-
sci for Admiral Schley questioned him
concerning his statement that he did not
recall that any picket line was established
inside the line OF blockade at Cienfuegos.
A report by Admiral Schley was read that
a picket line had been maintained, but
the witness declined to change his state
ment.
Memory mt Fault.
Asked If the Brooklyn had not, on May
"a, signalled the Texas to go alongside
the collier and coal. he said he did not re-
call anything of the kind. Mr.. Rayner
read the signal message as follows: go
alongside the collier and coal as rapidly
as possible but no amount of pressing
could bring the witness to say that he re-
membered the incident. He had, he said,
had very little to do with the signalling
The same replies practically were made in
response to questions regarding other sig
nails. Mr.. Rayner quoted several Of these
One transmitted from the Texas to the
Brooklyn read: "On afterthought the cap
tain thinks 1t unsafe to put collier be-
Texas read: "Do not think it safe to col
lier. The two ships will surely crush
her"
Captain Harber replied that he remem-
bered there was some talk of the collier,
but he could not recall what it was.
Speaking Of the signals observed off
Cienfugos, he said his supposition, like
that of the other officers, was that they
were between the Spanish forces
Captain Harber was also questioned
closely concerning the rate Of speed of
the feet on the sail from Cienfuegos to-
Santiago ON May Is. He said the weather
was fresh and the sea moderate; that 1t
was hard for small vessels, but that It
was nothing much" He thought the
Texas could have made from ten to
twelve knots.
Mr. Rayner had the witness reading
logs of the Massachusetts,, the Iowa, the
Brooklyn and other vessels concerning the
weather at that time. Mr.. Rayner read
a report from Captain Higginson saying
that the weather had been rough and
squally'' on the 25th. Captain Harber
stated that the report of Captain Higgin-
Continued ON secona pa.
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NYE FOR GRAND SIRE
HONOR FOR A M1NNEAPoL1TAN
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fell
lows Votes to Exclude
SalOOnkeepers.

Indianapolis, Sept 21.-The sovereign
grand lodge, I. o. o. F., to-day decided
that where saloon is run in connection
with hotel the proprietor of the hotel
shall be regarded as a saloonkeeper and
not eligible to membership in the order.
The grand lodge holds its last session to-
day. Most of the session was devoted to
discussion of the liquor laws. 1t was de-
cided that hotel keepers with bars. al
ready admitted to the order, may take out
withdrawal cards.
Wallace G. Nye of Minneapolis will. it
is believed, be elected deputy grand sire
at next years session at Des Moines.
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WILL REACH THE POLE
Prediction of Conductor of Relief
Expedition.


Expedition.
New York, Sept. 21-Herbert I. Bridg-
man, secretary Of the Peary Arctic club,
who conducted the Peary relief expedi-
tion of this year, and the young men who
accompanied him have returned home.
With them came Mrs. Peary and her lit
tie girl, who was born in the Arctic re-
gions eight years ago. Said Mr.. Bridg-
man:
Next April Peary will start for the pole
from Cape Hecla, the highest point Of land
he has discovered in the west, which is only
500 miles from the pole. If he should never
reach it, his discoveries have been Important
enough to warrant the time he has spent in
the north, but he will reach the pole.
Mr.. Bridgman said he had the satis-
faction Of knowing that Peary had a sup
ply OF walrus meat large enough to carry
him through his undertaking. The ex-
plorer returned with the Bridgman party
as far as Cape Henschel where his winter
headquarters are.
-Four days after it occurred, Mr.. Bridg-
man, at Sydney, heard of the shooting
OF President Mckinley. Peary will not
hear of 1t until next summer. Mr.. Bridge
man said:
The last relief expedition was the eleventh
sent out by the Arctic Club. They have lost
all elements of the dramatic. We were in
danger, however, twice. Once we got caught
between glacier and an ice-1oe and went
aground ON a muddy bank We we're fast for
several hours. and the danger was lest tho
ice pack should sweep in around us and make
us prisoners. The captain pounded hole in
the nose of the foe, fastened big hawser to
the foe, and in ten minutes the great body
of Ice, whose movement you could not see at
all, had swung US clear of the whole thing
The most serious time was when we got
caught between the lip of ice, under water,
and the glacier. We got away all right, how
ever.
Mr.. Bridgman said that. so far as ha
knew, there was no truth in the rerort
from Halifax, N. S., that Peary had dis
covered gold in the Arctic regions.
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Sensational Revelation in Connection With
Peary's Latest Expedition in Quest
OF the Pole.
Dr. Diedrick Surgeon Of the Party, Is Marooned
and His Fate Is a Matter of
Conjecture.

no foundation for the truth Of such a state
ment when one considers that 1t would be
nearly improbable to dig deep enough through
the ice to strike ground. have had a varied
experience through the world and have vis-
tied nearly every quarter Of the globe In
that time have had mitch experience In
mining for gold and silver, but never heard
OF riches being found in the ice. To prove
that the foundation for report of a quar-
rel between Peary and DR.. Diedrick on these
grounds is absurd, l will say that few sane
people believe that there is any land boz
meath the Ice Of the arctic regions.
What the cause of the friction was,
Engineer Stats says he does not know,
head to follow here
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BEsIEG1NG ROOSEVELT
Will Place-Hunters Succeed in
Crushing Hint

Washington, Sept. 21-From now on
there will be a stream Of favor seekers at
the White House. Notwithstanding the
announcement that the Mckinley policy
will be continued, it is expected there will
be more or less change in the personnel
Of the governmental staffs, and the pres
sure on President Roosevelt to provide
for friends who have been Oh the waiting
list will become great. Everybody wants
to see the president and establish cordial
relations with him. Politicians in every
state are planning how to convince him
that they were Roosevelt -in-1904" men
from the start and therefore entitled to
consideration in the new deal. Happy are
they who made connection with the Rose
velt forces during the vice presidents re-
cent trips in the west for they are COM
forting themselves with the thought that
their claims were filed while yet he was
in the background.
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MoKINLEY MONUMENT
All the People to Have an Opuortu~
nifty to Contribute.


nifty to Contribute.
chicago, Sept. 21.-The committee res
Gently appointed to determine the adyis-
ability Of inaugurating movement for
the collection Of funds to erect memo-
rial in Washington in honor Of President
Mckinley met at the Union League club
to-day and decided to hold the matter in
abeyance for the present. This action
was due to statement OF the chairman
OF the committee, Alexander H. ReyeIl-
who had conferred with a number Of the
close friends of the late president, in
Guiding Judge Day, Senator Hanna. Ab-
ner Mckinley, Myron T. Herrick and
controller Dawes. These gentlemen. Mr..
Revell said, intended to take steps ma
tional in scope, for the erection OF q
monument at Canton, Ohio. AS soon "a
their plans are formulated, the people Of
the United States generally will have an
opportunity to contribute to the proposed
memorial. 1t was the judgment OF the
committee that no steps should be taken
which might in any way conflict with
the plans.
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Less Hopeful for Mrs. Mckinley

Canton, Ohio, Sept. 21.-Mrs. Mckinley
went for a short drive this afternoon ac-
companied by DR.. Rixey and Mrs. Barber.
On their return DR.. Rixey said:
do not feel so confident as earlier this
week. Mrs. McKinley's grief is crushing her,
though she is bearing up bravely and doing
as well as could be expected under the cir
cumstances. However, too much encourage
msnt should not be- taken at this early DAY.
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u Don,t Care for section..y .


The president was even more emphatic
IN his declaration to Senator Pritchard of
North Carolina, Representative Klutz of
North Carolina and Representative Gibson
Of Tennessee.
THE south will support you most heart
lily, Senator Pritchard said, speaking for
all three OF the southern men. "The dem
ocratic newspapers are predicting good for
you and of you, and the feeling Of all the
people for you irrespective of party, is
mcst kindly"
Il am going to be president Of the
United States and not any section" said
the president. Il don't care for sections
or sectional lines. When was governor
of New York was told could make four
appointments In the army. When 1 sent
IN the names, three were from the south
and the other from New York. They
were brave men who deserved recognition
for services in the Spanish war, and it did
not matter what states they were from. :"
The president talked in the same strain
with Senator Money of Mississippi when
the latter called, reminding the Missis-
sippi senator that his mother was q
southern woman.
Il am half southern" said he, "and
have lived in the west so I think / can
represent the whole country
The Cuban Outlook.
General Wood leaves for Havana to-
night, but expects that he will be obliged
to return to Washington next month He
expects that the new electoral law will be
simplihed. General Wood said further that
the government expected to be at;e to
turn over the administration of the affairs
of the island to the Cubans by the first
OF next May.
At 1880 the president left the White
house for luncheon. He had on a black
cutaway coat and black slouch hat and
wore band of Grape around his left
arm. He was accompanied by General
Wood. The two walked briskly through
the eastern driveway of the grounds and
across Pennsylvania avenue to Lafayette
Park, through which they passed to Com
mander Cowles' residence.
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When Mrs Mckinley nrst looked out oe
her window to-day she saw the guards on
patrol in front Of her house. Directing q
maid to call DR.. Rixey, she asked him to
have the guards removed.
Il do not need them," she said. They
are unnecessary"
Five minutes later the only man on
duty was q gardener from the White
House who was raking the broad lawn OF
brown leaves
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Almost Lxnohed.

Leadville, Col, Sept. 21-An Italian
miner at the Elk mine remarked that all
kings and presidents should be killed and
it was the right thing to kill Mckinley.
Three hundred miners gathered at the
shaft house and when the fellow appeared.
placed a rope around his neck and started
for a railroad trestle. On the advice of
some of the crowd the mans life was
spared, but he was badly choked and
driven out of the camp by the miners with
drawn revolvers.
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Nevermore an interviewed


far i
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Hanna said:
rviewed for time"
syourop
the br
by
Its mark. - = - ~ - Ne'"s
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Earlier Reports at Fault-WOrst
Feared by His Family

Feared by His Family.
Port Huron, Mich, Sept. 21.-Captain
W. D. Ragan, Of the lost schooner Jupi-
er, was not rescued from a raft on Lake
Huron by Canadian tug, as reported last
night. Captain Ragan's son has received
the following telegram from Southamton,
Ont:
RAFT seen to-day by fish tug in good
order with life lines attached abreast Lyall
island, light, ten miles from Southamp-
tom
1t was signed by George E. Smith, tug
owner of Southampton Additional con-
frmation from Southampton shows that
the raft was upside down when found, the
occupants evidently having been washed
off. Captain Ragan's family have about
given up hope of his safety.
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PHILLIPS TRIES AGAIN
President of a Grain Company Ora
Eanized To-day.

Chicago, Sept. 21.-The George H. Phil.
lips company, with $5OO,OOO capital. 20
per cent paid up, was formed here to-day,
with the former corn king as president.
The plan to form a company of the
creditors of the old company was recently
abandoned. Mr.. Phillips owns 20 per cent
OF the stock of the new company. He will
draw salary as president and manager
of the new concern and stated to-day that
whatever dividends his stock paid him
would be applied on the debts OF the de-
funct company.
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TAXES DROPPED

Canadian Pacific Road Returned of
$59,422 at Winnipeg.
Special to The Journal.
Winnipeg, Man. Sept. 21.-The city tax
collector to-day wrote off his books the
sum Of $780, ,422 charged against the Ca
madam Pacific road for taxes. A decision
was recently given by the imperial privy
council that the road is not liable to civic
taxation.
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hope that his administration would be
a success and had informed him that as a
southern man and a Georgian he would
contribute everything in his power to
that end.
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Boer Appeal for Arbitration

OF
forwarded the Legations Of the council
the appeal
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BOOM HANDS
HEROIC DEATH
Dennis Sewell Gave His Life
in Vain.
HE AND A BOY DROWN
Double Tragedy Occurs at Eight
eenth Avenue Northeast.
"A TRULY HEROIC SACRIFICE
The Drowning Boy ThrOttIed His
WOuId-Be Rescuer and
Both Sank.
He AND A BOY DROWN
Double Tragedy Occurs at Eight
eenth Avenue Northeast.
TRULY HEROIC SACRIFICE

Dennis Sewell, boom hand, gave up
his life shortly before noon to-day in an
unsuccessful attempt to save Emil Irmen,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-21
Repeats Former Statements
as to Coaling at Sea.
A TIFF WITH RAYNER
Captain Bandies Words With Coun-
sci for Schley.
coALING UNDER DIFFICULTIES
Admiral HigginsOn Is Recalled and
MOdtfies a Friday State
ment.

Washington, Sept 21.-At the forenoon
sitting of the Schley court of inquiry to-
day no new witnesses were upon the stand
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RAGAN NOT RESCUED

left for Cleveland by train this morning.
The boat is practically total loss.
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fIssv YORK Sum SDecEas servEoe

Boston, Sept. 21.-If the statements of
Engineer Stats are true, and the fact
that he consents to the use of his name,
warrants them as such, Lieutenant Peary
and DR.. Diedrick, thes urgeon and ply
sician chosen to administer to the wants
Of the explorer and his men, did not live
most amicably, even from the time the
Windward reached Sydney, Cape Breton,
on the way north. Constant quarreling
between the chief of the expedition and
DR.. Diedrick resulted in many threats
being made by Peary and the latter.
Most of these threats, however, resulted
in mere talk, but finally in the abandon
ing of the doctor at Etah Greenland, in
latitude 70 degrees and 10 minutes, north.
He was put ashore by Commander Herbert
L. Bridgman from the Erik at 2 o'clock
in the morning of Aug. II, last. DR..
Diedrick was without any food whatso-
ever and the only means he had of pro-
tecting himself from the assaults Of the
north, were a few guns and a little am
munition.
His Fate EnIgmaticaI.
What his fate will be is hard to imagine.
His only means of procuring eatables will
be by shooting walruses and seal. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Stats, little sorrow was
expressed by Lieutenant Peary and the
seven members of the expedition aboard
the Erik. Etah is but place in name
only. 1t is as barren and cold as the rest
of the surrounding ice felds;- save for the
inhabiting of the spot by a group of
Eskimos, not more than fifty in number,
and these live in small huts built of ice.
and snow. To be sure, one of the Peary
storehouses is situated there, but nothing
but hard biscuits are kept there. These,
with the meat he might get from the kill
ing of walrus, or the Staying of a deer,
are the only encouraging prospects held
out for the exiled man, according to re-
turned traveller.
Not a Dispute Over Gold.
1t has been intimated in a private dis
patch from Sydney that the real cause Of
the quarrel between Peary and his sub
ordinate was due to a dispute in regard
to the reported discovery of gold and dia-
monds In the far north. Said Engineer
Stats:
This is absurd. In the first place there is
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FATE OF THE HUDSON
All Doubt Now RemOved-Body O
WheeIman Found.

Wheelman Found
Sault Ste Marie, Mich, Sept. 21.-All
doubt about the fate Of the steamer Hud-
son was removed when the steamer F. G.
Ford landed here to-day with the BODY of
Sherman G.. Brooks, one Of the Hudson s
wheelman, aboard. The body was picked
up seventy-flve miles from where the
Hudson is supposed to have foundered last
Monday, in the pilot house of the wrecked
craft, which was floating bottomside up.
The ships compass also was found.
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The president replied he would
be the president of the whole
people without regard to
geographical lines or class. dis
tinction, that it was the welfare
of all which he should seek to
promote.
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Continued ON Second Page.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21

: hcr ol women has boon growing more
RAPIDLY thnn men
The boa.s VI a mans sAelelon Weisa
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time ago. opportunity was given 10 send
packages and registered letters only
one OF each was received at Stamboul
in ten DAYS.