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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
FIFTEEN YEARS
Sentence of fitzpatrick, Alias
Longbaugh, the Montana
Train Robber.

st. Louis, Dec. 12.-In the United States
tana train robber suspect, was sentenced
by Judge Adams to fifteen years impris-
onment in the state penitentiary at Jeffer-
son City, Mo.
The sentence followed a jury verdict
finding the prisoner guilty on one Of the
seventeen counts in the indictment. Laura
Bullion, indicted jointly, was also found
guilty on one count, but was not SEN
fenced. Judge Adams announced that he
did not wish to send the two prisoners to
the same penitentiary and would defer
sentence on the woman until he ascer-
tained whether he could legally send her
to some penitentiary outside Missouri.
When the jury had been selected it was
announced that Fitzpatrick confessed that
he was guilty as charged in the twe7&th
count Of the indictment, of passing bank
notes issued by the secretary of the treas
ury which had been passed upon Max Bar
nett in ST. Louis
1t was also announced that the Bullion
woman pleaded guilty Of having in her
possession altered bank notes. Thereupon
the court ordered the jury to retire. 1t
required less than fifteen minutes for the
jury to agree.
Fitzpatrick and the Bullion woman were
arrested in this city over a month ago
on the suspicion that they had something
to do with the hold-up Of the Great North
ern train near Wagner, Mont, when be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 of unsigned
Helena National bank notes were stolen
from the express car. In their possession
were found $4,000 worth of these notes.
some of which bore the forged signature
of the banks officials.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12

franchises Of such corporation with, or lease
or purchase, the works or franchises Of or
in any way control any other railroad corpo-
ration, owning or having under it's control q
parallel or competing line; NOR SHALL ANY
OFFICER OF SUCH RAILROAD CORPO-
RATION ACT AS AN OFFICER OF ANY
OTHER RAILROAD CORPORATION OWN
ING OR HAVING CONTROL OF PAR
ALLEL OR COMPETING LINE; and the
question whether railroads are parallel or
competing lines shall, when demanded by the
party complainant, be decided by a jury, as
in other civil issues.
Mr.. Hill having decided to respect one
Minnesota law that has literally applied
to him ever since he was elected direc-
tor Of the Northern Pacific, is still trying
to evade, by means of the Northern Secu-
rites company, the following law (Section
2716, General Statutes, 1894)
No railroad corporation shall consolidate
with, lease or purchase, or in any way become
owner of, or control, any other railroad cc~
poration, or any stock, franchises, rights or
property thereof, whicn owns or controls a
parallel or competing line.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
TranscontinentaI Railway Companies
Fear the Competition of a Canal
Across the Isthmus.
Therefore They Oppose the Treaty
and Attitude of Northwestern
Senators Causes Anxiety.

does not specifically authorize this coun-
try to seize the canal in time of war.
To Secure Delay.
The scheme is said to be to induce two
three or perhaps a half dozen republican
senators to insist on an amendment to the
treaty providing more distinctly for the
complete control Of the canal by the Unit
ed States as much in war as in peace
Such an amendment it is said, probably
would be seized upon by the democrats
and If supported by a few republicans
might be adopted. Any amendment at
all, of course, would lead to further nego-
tiations between this country and Great
Britain. This would mean delay, which is
what the transcontinental railroads are
working for.
In the opinion of well-informed diplo-
mats here, if regularly negotiated ca
nal treaty is amended for the second time
by the senate Great Britain would dron
the whole matter just where it is. the
Clayton -Bulwer treaty would again be in
Yoked to prevent the United States con-
trolling the canal and the triumph of the
transcontihentaI railroad interests would
be complete.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
CARDINALAGAIN
Plan to Elevate Archbishop
Ireland and Have Him
Live in Rome.

Rome. Dec. Ito maintain the de-
cision Of the pope not to create any new
cardinals in America while Cardinal Gibs
bons lives, and satisfying at the sans
time the urgent solicitations which some
have even attributed to President Roose-
velt, it has been suggested to create
Archbishop Ireland a cardinal to reside in
Rome, and to make Archbishop Corrigan
a cardinal, reserved Gin pectore" for an
nouncement after the death of Cardinal
Gibbons. 1t is reported that DR.. Farley.
auxiliary bishop of New York, is now here
pushing the plan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
GETTING RIGHT OF WAY
Senator MOrgan's Bill Is Favored
Statements of Ren0rt


Statements of Report.
Washington, Dec. 12.-The senate COM
mite on isthmian canals TODAY an
thorlzed favorable report upon Senator
Morgans bill providing for the acquisi-
ton from Nicaragua and Costa RicaL of the
right of way via the Nicaragua route.
Senator Morgan later presented this re-
port to the senate with a voluminous re-
port upon the general subject of a canal
across the isthmus Action on the bill
providing for the construction of the canal
was deferred
Secretary Morgan's report says that the
letter Of President Hutin of the Panama
Canal company to Secretary Hay was
dated Nov. % last and that it was written
after Admiral Walker, as president of the
commission, had closed his correspondence
with Mr. Hutin relating to the sale Of the
Panama canal. He then adds:
Inc letter to Mr. Hay, with the appendix
thereto, and the memorandum that accom-
panied IT, is an attack on the president cf
the commission, replete with false assumn-
tions and perversions of fact. and is avi-
IDENTIFY intended to create a side issue. the
debate upon which, 1t is hoped by NJ. Hutin
will delay, If it does not defeat. the final
action of congress in providing for the con-
struction of any canal.
This proceeding. and the placing of this
correspondence IN the hands of the president
of the United States by NJ. Hutin with a
request that it be communicated to congress.
is but continuation of the presumptuous and
offensive proposition previously made by the
Panama Canal company The desperate finan-
cial straits of the new Panama Canal conn
pany compelled them to make overtures to
the United States to unload their enterprise
On the United States, and their agents be-
came accordingly aggressive in this effort.
Speaking Of the canal project itself.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
Congressman Object to Mr..
Carnegie's Offer.
TT DOESN'T MEAN CASH
Gift to Be Made in the Shape of
Steel Trust Stock.
THE PRoFFER TO BE MODIFIED
Why President Roosevelt Has Not
Sent in Message ON This
Subject.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Dec. 12.-Walter Wellman, in
special telegram to the Record Herald,
says: Congress is disposed to look in the
mouth of Andrew Carnegies gift horse.
1t does not like the steel trust which it
finds there.
1t has become known that the cause of
the delay of the public announcement of
Mr.. Carnegie's generous gift, which Presi-
dent Roosevelt had expected to make
Tuesday by means of special message to
congress, is the fact that Mr. Carnegie
proposed to give, not $4,000, 900 in cash,
but $40, ,OO0, 900 in United States Steel pre-
ferred stock. In this form 1t is feared
congress could not be induced to accept
the endowment, and it is probable the
offer will soon be renewed in cash, United
States bonds or acceptable securities.
Mr.. Carnegie's proposition was to give
$10,000,000 Of steel trust stock to a board
of regents, to be organized by act of con-
gress, and to be named either by Mr..
Carnegie himself or by President Roose-
velt. This great sum was to be held in
trust for fifty years, only the income to
be devoted to the special scientific in
vestigations and explorations which the
donor wishes to encourage. The income
from this stock would be $780, 900 a year,
and in his letter to the president Mr..
Carnegie offered to guarantee that the in
come should never fall below this sum.
His estate should be bound to make up
any deficiency that might arise through
possible disaster to the United States
Steel corporation.
President Roosevelt was ready to send
his special message to congress according
to the program arranged a week ago, but
on consulting a few senators he found
there was objection to congressional ac-
ceptance of the gift in steel trust stock.
These senators were asked to confer with
some of their colleagues. They did so,
and the judgment of the leaders of the
senate, almost without exception, is that
it would be a mistake to send to congress
a proposal that the United States gov
ernment accept the gift in such securities.
II is understood that the president has
undertaken the delicate task of suggest
ing to Mr.. Carnegie that a conversion of
the steel stock into cash or government
bonds and an amendment of the terms
of the proffer would be advisable Whether
or not Mr.. Carnegie has accepted this
suggestion and acted upon it cannot be
learned here, but it Is presumed that he
has or will do so at an early day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
HILL WITHDRAWS
FROM NOR. PAC.
Great Northern President Resigns
Ills Directorship A Victoryfor
Van SAINT and Minnesota.
Special to The Journal.

Special Joun
New York. Dec 12James Hill has
Northern Pacific
all
in trust
Hartman OF the Union Pacific who
board is said to be the
Ihs to
Governor to prevent the merge
The
ant
THE ASSOCIATED
York Dec
from the board of directors
plated
Mr. Hill president, Northern
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
1T WAS A PLAIN VIOLATION
The Law That Mr. Hill Broke in
Holding DirectOrship.

The Law That Mr. Hill Broke in
Holding DirectOrship.
The resignation of Mr.. Hill from the
Northern Pacific directorate is locally
held to be very significant. 1t is consid-
cred a concession to the indignation Of
the northwest against. open viola
tion of the law by railways and railway
officials. Whatever may be the status of
the Northern Securities company before
the law, it is apparent to any layman
that in retaining membership in the
Northern Pacific board of directors while
president of the Great Mort hern, Mr.. Hill
was plainly violating "a Minnesota law
that forbids such double off1ceholding in
the most unmistakeable language. The
law governing this point was originally
enacted in 1874, and as it stands to-day
(Section 2717 Revised Statutes) reads as
follows:
No railroad corporation, or the lessees, pur-
chasers or managers OF any railroad corpora
tion, shall consolidate the stock, property or
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12

Senator Morgan says the failure to con-
struct such a canal would cause national
despair.
For fifty years. he says, ''the power
Of the British government and combina-
tions in the United States. aided by
France, have defeated all efforts to open
an American canal
He declared that the Clayton -Bulwer
treaty was an injustice.
Great Britain's control of the Mosquito
coast was a pretense and held us in leash
until the control of the Suez canal could
be effected. If no other course is open,
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty should be alb
rogated by congress-"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
M. & ST. L.
Wall Street Regards It's Present
Policy a Wise One.

Special to The Journal
New York. Dec. 12.-It is said in Wall
street. in connection with the Mime
apolis & St. Louis roads phenomenal
showing since it fell into the hands of
the present controlling interests, headed
by Edwin Hawley, that efforts were made
some months ago by the Illinois Central
to lease the property on a guaranteed
dividend Of per cent on common stock
This was for the purpose of giving the
Illinois Central an entrance of its own
into Minneapolis and st. Paul and the con-
troll of valuable terminals. Earnings are
now on so large a scale that the refusal
to make such a lease has proved to have
been good policy. The Illinois Central
is controlled by the same syndicate and
it is only a question Of time and prob
ably short. when the two properties will
be consolidated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
YERKES' BIG JOB
Largest Electrical Generating
Station in All the
World.


London, Dec. 12.-Charles T. YerkeS
will build the biggest electrical generat-
ing station in the world. 1t will be OF
10000 horse power and will work all OF
the Yerkes London tubes-the District.
Brompton and Piccadilly, Great Northern
and Strand, and Charing Cross and Hamp-
stead. Yerkes' scheme of electrification
is gigantic in character Its total cost ID
estimated at $10,OOO,OO0, and two years
will elapse before the work on the Dis
trict section, which is the shorter, 10
completed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
NEURALGIA
Peculiar Movements in Anal
gamated Copper Finally
Explained.

Special to The Journal.
New York, Dec. 12.-H H. Rogers Of the
Standard Oil company and controller OF
the Copper pool, has been seriously i'll of
neuralgia for several days. The myster-
ious movements of Amalgamated copper
have been due to the fact that while Rog-
ers is disabled his colleagues refuse to
take any aggressive action in the stock
market
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
COLLIER MATTEWAN
Six Days Overdue and Believed to
Be Lost.

Port Townsend, Wash, Dec. 12.-The
mail steamer Gertrude, from Noah Bay
this morning brings news which SEEM
ingly accounts for the fate of the collier
Mattewan, now six days overdue at San
Francisco from the sound. On Saturday
near Ozette, on the coast, the natives
found a complete medicine chest and sew
eral water and fire buckets, also a board,
and every piece bears the name Matte
wan plainly painted A boy from the
Indian school, visiting his family at the
reservation, saw the wreckage and afirms
the identity.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
G. A. R. REUNION
Executive Council TacIxIing the
Question of Meeting Place.


Chicago, Dec. 12.-Members Of the ex-
ecutive council of the national committee
of the Grand Army of the Republic con-
yened here to-day in Memorial hall and
began the task of selecting the city in
which the next reunion is to be held.
Three cities put forth claims to the con-
vention-Atlantic City, n j.. Washington,
D. c., and Denver. Objections were made
by members of the council to the first
two named cities on the ground that they
were not centrally located. 1t is not ex-
pected that decision will be reached un-
til late tonight. Among the officers
present were Commander-in- chief Ell
Torrance, Minneapolis; Adjutant General
Silas H. fowler. Minneapolis and Loren
w. Collins, st. Cloud, Mimi. 1t has been
practically agreed by the council mem
bers to hold the encampment in the fall
in order to avoid the crowds Of summer
tourists.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
NEED PHOSPHATE

Paris, Dec. 12.-The physical weakness OF
the people of AMMAN and Tonquin is being
attributed to the absence of phosphate in their
rice diet M. Doumor, governor general of
French Indo-China has ordered a cargo of
phosphate from Tunis in order to introduce it
in the rice fields.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
REFORMERS ENCOURAGED
Civil Service Association COmmends
President Roosevelt.

Boston, Dec. 1.-THE twenty-first an
nual convention of the National Civil
Service Reform association opened here
to-day. The report Of the council says:
The past year has been one of encourage
ment for the friends of civil service reform.
The language and official action Of President
Roosevelt leave no room for doubt as to his
hearty sympathy with the friends of good
government and pure politics. The recent
election in New York will be almost certainly
followed by a great advance in the practical
application of the principles of the league
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
NELSON FOR CHAIRMAN
Minnesota Senator May Have the
Place of Wellington.

NesO York Sun Special Se1'USoe
Washington, Dec. 12.-Senator Yelling
ton Of Maryland will lose his place as
chairman of the committee to establish
the university of the United States, for
the reason that, having bolt ed the repub-
lican nominee for president he cannot
claim favors at the hands of the republi-
can majority during the congress.
The appointment will go to a republican
in good standing, probably Senator Nelson
of Minnesota. No change would be made
if the committee did not give promise of
becoming an important factor in legisla-
tion, owing to the offer of Mr.. Carnegie
to endow national university by a gift
Of $10,O00,000. Wellington is taking his
ostracism very hard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
Special to The Journal.


Chicago, Dec. pa Washington special
to the Tribune says: From source close
to the administration it is learned that
secret influences have been brought to
bear in the senate to further an attempt
to kill off the -Pauncefote treaty.
These influences, it is said, are being op-
Grated under cover in the executive ses-
sion of the senate, but it is quite apparent
that they have their origin in the we'll
understood opposition of transcontinental
railroads.
1t is aid that two or three northwestern
senators have developed a sudden spirit
of criticism and as they are republicans
the fact has created considerable anxiety.
AS is generally understood, the old
Huntington railroad interests practically
control the Panama railroad. That line
has a monopoly of the transit across the
isthmus, both freight and passenger. 1t
would be the first sufferer by the opening
of a canal, but the transcontinentaI rail-
road lines themselves also would be
forced to reduce their freight charges
from California. AS the Huntington in
terests own the Panama railroad, freight
rates from California to New York have
been fixed at a high figure, both by land
and water, because the trip around Cape
Horn is so long as to eat up all the profits
of voyage.
AH-Year Competition.
With the opening of a ship canal across
the isthmus many Independent lines of
steamers would run direct from San Fran
cisco to New York and the transcontinen-
tai railroads in the United States would
have to meet this water competition all
the year around. The canal, of course.
means the practical destruction of the
Panama railroad, except for purely local
traffic. The interest of the transconti-
mental railroad companies, of course, is
entirely adverse to the canal.
For a considerable length of time the
Panama canal was used as a stalking
horse for this opposition. The Frenchmen
were unable, however, to prevent the ne
gotiation of the Hay -Pauncefote treaty,
and the railroad interests have therefore
been compelled to go into the senate They
have been endeavoring to stir up demo-
cratic opposition, but soon saw this would
not be sufficient, and so the railroad
lobby has been industriously at work
poisoning the minds of certain republican
senators.
The senators have been persuaded to
object to the treaty because it does not
give the United States the right to fortify
In SO many words. and also because it
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
Married at the Age of 81
Special to The journal.

s
Monticello Mimi Dec 12w w Marvin aged 81 resident
She
handsom upon IS young and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
Day Will Double in Length
Special to The Journal.

81
be i
will
Tume
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
nEPEw,s NEEDING nay

New York, Dec Pit is now announced
that the marriage OF Senator Depew to Miss
Palmer viii take place at Nice, France,
Christmas Eve
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
NO WAR

Chile and Argentina Will Probably
Keep the Peace.
Washington, Dec. 12.-Secretary Hay
has received cablegrams from Minister
Lord at Buenos Ayres and Minister Will
son at Santiago de Chile, stating that
while the situation is extremely grave,
the best opinion is that war between
Chile and Argentina will not follow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-12
THORSON WON'T ACCEPT

Salary OF InspectOr OF Rural Routes
Is Too Small.
Special to The Journal.
St. James, Mimi, Dec. II. - Thomas
Thorson announces that for business rea-
sons he viii not accept the appointment of
inspector Of rural mail routes. The salary
is too small to pay him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-16
Thousands of Women Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect it.
aamahDaly NewsMa 1ave Sample
Women as Well as Men Are
Made Miserable by Kidney
and Bladder Troubles.

II used to be considered that only uri-
traced to the kidneys, but now modern
science proves that nearly all diseases
have their beginning in the disorder Of
these most important organs.
The kidneys filter and purify the blood
that is their work. So when your kid
neys are weak or out of order YOU can
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is affected, and how every organ seems
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Many women suffer untold misery
because the nature of their disease
IN not correctly understood. In most
cases they are led 10 believe that
womb trouble or female weakness
of some sort IN respOnsibIe for their
many ills, when i'm fact disOrdered
kidneys are the chief cause OF
their distressing troubles.
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fy or dark circles under the eyes. rheu-
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the back, weakness or bearing down SEN
sation, profuse or scanty supply Of urine,
with strong odor frequent desire to pass
it night or day, with scaldiug or burning
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If there is any doubt in your mind as
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On rising about four ounces, place Il in
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Other symptoms showing that you need
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