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The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
MAIL HELD Up
Two Minneapolis Concerns
Investigated by U. S.
Postofice Dept.

From The Journal Bureau. Room IS, POs
Building, WGsItiIgtO'l-
Washington, Nov. 15.-Assistant Attor-
ney General Tyner of the postofice de-
partment is investigating the Tontine
Savings association and Northwestern
Agricultural Land company, both Of Min
neapolis, with view to discovering
whether their methods of doing business
are not contrary to the postal laws and
the regulations Of the department. The
reports of the postofice inspectors on both
associations have been received here, and
they have been of such character that
orders have been issued to Postmas tel
Lovejoy at Minneapolis to hold all thei1
mail until further notice.
In the case of the Tontine Savings as
sociation, the mail of all it's agents OF
whom the department has knowledge has
also been ordered held at their respective
postoff1ces. In the case Of the Northwest
ern Agricultural Land company only the
mail at Minneapolis is held.
The departments information is such as
to cause a demand to be issued for both
Of these companies to appear at the de-
partment or to show cause by letter or
agent why they should not be barred from
the further use of the mails 1t is ex-
pected that the investigation will last
three weeks or a month.
W. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
LIGHT FROM OFFAL
F. L. Decarrie Offers to Install a
Municipal Lighting Plant.
cREMAroRY TO SUPPLY POWER
From 400 to $50 Horse Power Gould
BE Developed by the Present
CrematOry.

Given the present Minneapolis crema-
tory in central location, where he can
be assured of getting garbage up to the
full capacity of the plant, and F. l..
Decarrie of Montreal, who furnished the
plans for the crematory and directed its
construction, will guarantee to furnish
the city of Minneapolis not less than
400 horse power for the operation of an
electric light system. equal to 400 arc
lights. This is all to be without cost to
the city other than the collection of the
garbage and the present expenses Incl
dental to the operation of the plant
By adding to the efficiency of the plant
through improvements to the smoke stack,
he will guarantee $50 horse power, which
will furnish more than one-haIf the arc
lights necessary to light the city in 20
per cent better shape than it is being
done to-day.
Mr Decarrie is in the city to-day look
Ing over the plant, and made this PROPOSE
tion to Aldermen Powers and Schoon-
maker at the city hall this afternoon.
Ex-Alderman Lloyd, father of the crema-
tory, put in guaranty of his own that
Mr.. Decarrie could do all he said he could
and even more.
The city of Minneapolis has about 900
arc lights and the cost on all night and
every night in the year schedule is sos
per lamp. If the crematory under the
conditions named would run even 500
lamps the saving to the city would be not
less than $4,000 per year, enough to pay
for the collection of the garbage twice
over. With garbage serving the purpose
OF fuel in the development of electric
lighting. there would be every incentive
to get all the garbage possible Mr.. De-
carrie shows, and the result would be
that Minneapolis would be the cleanest
city in the country and at the same time
get its electric light at the least cost
There is not the slightest doubt, he de-
clares, that the plant will do all that he
says it will in this regard, and under the
new system of city collection of garbage
that goes into effect next year he has no
doubt that there will be garbage enough
to keep the plant in operation at it's full
capacity. The cost of transferring the
plant proper to a downtown location will
not exceed $4,000, he estimates.
Alderman Powers went all over the
matter in detail with Mr. Decarrie this
afternoon and at the proper time will
set the information before the council and
play it for a trump card in his campaign
for municipal lighting system.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
NIEMANN IS ARRESTED
With a Warrant When Her
Health Permits.

Aaron Niemann, proprietor of the gro
Gerry store at 632 Monroe street NE, in
which most peculiar incendiary fire was
discovered Monday, was arrested yester-
day by Detectives Mic Smith and Tom
Gallagher, on a warrant charging him and
his wife with arson. There was a delib-
crate attempt to blow up the building,
candles and kerosene being used-but it
was frustrated by the early discovery of
the plan and the quick work of the fire
men. Niemann left home at 9 o'clock on
the evening before the burning and sus-
picion was directed towards him. 1t
was learned that he had gone to Wales,
N. D., and a letter was sent to him at
that place. He returned this morning and
an officer who had been detailed to watch
the store, took him to police headquarters.
Detectives questioned him as to the
fire and his trip to North Dakota and his
bearing under the inquisition prompted
the officers to lock him up at Central sta
tion.
The warrant was made to include Mrs.
Niemann as the officers suspect that she
tried to mislead them in their search for
her husband. She was found sick of a
fever at friends house at 316 Sixth
avenue N this morning Her husband was
not permitted to see her. The stories
told by each differ in essential particulars
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
State Capitol News
DID A LARGE BUSINESS
FANNON, THE BOX CAR MERCHANT
Says He Has Sold Seventy Carloads
of His ''GrOceries" This
Season.

George L. Dingman, assistant dairy and
food commissioner returned this morning
from his raid on box-car merchant at
Hallock. AS told in yesterdays J o u +
|, the man paid $3.50 in fines for SELL
ing adulterated and improperly labeled
goods. Mr.. Dingman said this morning:
The man in charge of the car was George F..
Fannon, and he represents Chicago house.
He had at least 1000 worth of goods, nearly
all of inferior grade. His solicitors went
ahead and took orders the purchasers sign
ing contracts. The prices were low, but few
noticed the clause compelling them to pay
freight. This brought the price up to what
they paid home merchants, and the stuff was
for the most part damnable His dried fruits
were renovated, and the spices all adulterated.
The mustard was mostly fine corn meal, COL
ored. Fannon paid $75 for selling baking pow
der improperly labeled, and $25 each on three
cases of adHlterated mustard ginger and
cloves. All the stuff that was illegal was
boxed up by order of the justice and put in
my charge. If not shipped out OF the state
it will be confscated
Fannon told me that he had sold seventy
cars this season in North and South Dakota,
Iowa and Wisconsin, but this was the first
time he had struck Minnesota. l don't think
he will stay here long. His men have can
vassed several other towns, but now that mer-
chants know that he can be reached by law,
they will make it hot for HIM and others of
his kind.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
FOUND OUT IN TIME
Addition to the Armory Begun With
out Due Authority.
C.C.BENNETT DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
He Thought Money Had Been ApprO-
priated and Proceeded With
the Work.

II Captain G. G. Bennett of Battery B
mad not had an inspiration to call on
controller Joshua Rogers this morning,
the Minneapolis board of armory COM
m1ssioners as we'll as Captain Bennett
personally might have found themselves
IN a most embarrassing situation.
The information that Captain Bennett
OBTAINED from the controller this morn
ing was that the city council had made
no appropriation for the addition to the
armory for the use of the artillery.
Now Captain Bennett and the armory
commissioners have been proceeding un-
der the impression that the council had
already allowed 81 900 for this purpose.
1t was only to-day that they learned to
the contrary, and it was well nigh too
late, as Captain Bennett had let the con-
tract Tor the building; some of the ma
terlal is already on the ground and part
or the foundations laid
Inc responsibility rests on Captain
bennett, according to Major Corriston
one OF the three members of the armory
poard, The other two are City Treasurer
hubert and the mayor. The mayor has
peen away and before going told the other
members to look after the matter. Messrs,
hubert and Corriston were assured by
captain Bennett that the appropriation
was made He urged them to go ahead
WIN the construction of the building at
once, and they consented. But actual
building operations were never author
lied by the board, Major Corriston de-
clares, and 1t cannot be held responsible,
lie has signed no contract for the lease
OF the ground nor any contract for the
erection OF the building, and he was sur
prlsed to learn that construction was al
ready under way
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
A BUCKSHOT LIMIT
1t Is Suggested as a Protection for
Deer Hun ters.
A NEW LAW MUST BE ADOPTED
So Says Sam Fullerton, Who Then
Starts for His Shooting
Preserves.

Something must be done to stop this
reckless shooting in the woods during the
big game season." said State Executive
Agent Sam Fullerton this morning 1t
is getting worse every year. That is be-
cause the new makes of rifles shoot
straighter and harder. We need some new
laws. Some have suggested law pro-
hibiting shooting with anything larger
than buskshot. You cannot kill a man
with buckshot farther than $50 yards, and
most deer are brought down within that
range. You seldom get shot at one over
200 yards. Such law would save good
many lives. We should either have that
or law making it imprisonment for life
to shoot man in the woods"
Mr.. Fullerton will not believe until he
IS assured that Attorney General Doug
las was the companion of young McLain,
who was killed in Lake county this week.
Mr.. Douglas went with Joseph Wood,
Alexander McDougall and Barney Keegan.
The latter who was Mr.. Douglas shoot
ing partner, is one of the best woodsmen
in the country. How Mr.. Douglas got
with the other party Fullerton does not
understand. Quite likely the news was
sent by Mr.. Douglas.
Nothing daunted by the already terrify-
ing record, Fullerton goes tonight to his
old hunting camp in Beltrami county. He
has uOI LulSSSu S0lIAnS q uS0G AOT SCFSAo al
seasons. and does not fear anything on
his hunting ground, which Is not much
frequented.
G. w. Somerby, assistant attorney gen
eral, left last night to join the Douglas
party, which has been broken up by the
fatality.
J. S. Vandiver, the st. Peter editor, IL
going to take no chances. He has ordered
vest from the boilermaker's, made Of
sheets of steel strapped together and
reaching entirely around the body. Thu:
equipped, he will face the music un-
daunted
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
ALASKAN CHICANE
Woman Prospector Gives an
Interesting Recital in the
Noyes Trial.

Special to The Journal.
San Francisco, Nov. 15.-In the Noyes
contempt hearing to-day District Attorney
Joseph K. Wood, one of the respondents,
finished his testimony. Amicus Curiae
Pillsbury, in cross examination, brought
out that he had talked with ex-Marshal
Vawter in his cabin. Vawter told him
that he had made an offer to Noyes of
$40 900. Woods kept every one smiling,
but aroused Pillsbury's ire by intimating
that his zeal had been inspired by some
thing besides duty Mr.. Pillsbury re-
ferring to the assistance and prompting
that Mr.. Pillsbury had received from At
torneys Knight and Metson.
Mrs. S. Requa, one of the women pros
pectors of the Nome country of 1899, was
called. Her story covered her early ex-
perience. She had a hard time in pros
pecting as nearly all the country had been
staked. When she did find some unstaked
land on Dexter creek and had located it,
she was visited by two men who ordered
her to get off. She refused and they went
out and staked her claim in their own
names. To get this property she had be-
gun suit in Judge Noyes' court. Alex
Mckenzie had been appointed receiver,
but before the case could come to a fair
trial writs of supersedeas and warrants
for McKenzie's arrest arrived and she
never got a fair chance for her property.
She had seen the Laplanders stalking
claims. They located as many as possi-
BILE. She had followed them, thinking
there was a limit to their number, but
they never stopped until everything on
that creek had been staked. G. D. Lane
afterwards got those claims by transfer.
Mrs. Requa testified that in her travels
she found claims staked by power of attor-
ney for DR.. Gregory, Captain Lawton and
Lieutenant Spalding, army officers at ST.
Michaels, Nome. The Swedes located the
claims and got all the protection they
wanted from the officers. The Swedish
missionaries, Anderson, Carlson and HON.
berg, had claims located by power of at
torney. Mrs. Requa was at one time re-
corder of the Arctic district. She had
many occasions early in 1899 to examine
the recorders books. She found changes
erasions, interlineations, whole pages torn
out and new pages pasted in. She knew
of her personal knowledge where dates Of
discovery and location had been set back
month and some nearly a year. Hell
whole story was one of the domination o1
Nome by the missionaries, who terrorlzad
everybody. She had lot of memoranda
and copies Of location notices that were
made at Nome, showing methods of the
Swedish and Lane crowds in getting prop
erty. They were made part of the record
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
THINKS LAW IS WRONG
MAKING NoN-suPPoRr A FELONY
Judge Dickinson Hears Case Which h
Comes Under the New
Law.

Judge Dickinson this morning expressed
his dlsapprobation of the law passed by he
last legislature making non-support a
felony 1t was after Mathew Sagendorf
mad been held to the grand jury.
Sagendor has a wife and six small
children. 1t appears that he has not con-
tributed much to their support during
the past few months and the little ones
have been forced to pick up fuel and beg
for food and clothing on the streets. On
Oct the husband and father was ar
rested, but his case was continued for a
month and he was instructed to take care
of his family. He secured a position and
gave some, money to the family. To- day
1t still seemed evident that he had not
complied with the law, and Judge Dickin-
son expressed his desire to place the man
on probation Under the law, however
he had to be held to the grand jury for
decision as to whether he should be tried
Said the judge after court had adjourned:
If this man is found guilty of non-support
he will go to the penitentiary. His wife and
six small children will become charges on
the city or state. Winter is coming on and it
will be necessary to give them a great deal Of
assistance. With a sentence hanging over
him, the man would, believe, take care Of
his family But he must be held to the
grand jury. InPthe hope that his conduct
between now and the time when the grand
jury takes up his case will be such that he
cannot be found guilty of falling to support
his family, ! have released him on his per-
sonal recognizance. To my mind the law is
wrong, and should not be continued in force
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
]. WILEY IS SCARED
Writes Judge Elliott That He Is Be-
ing Prosecuted.
ACCUSES HAMILTON AND POLICE
ne Is the Leading Witness in the
Opium Joint Case Against
Hamilton.

Judge G. B. Elliott received a letter
Ia TINS mornings mail from John Wiley
ilo Washington avenue N, giving him the
Impression that some one has been making
strenuous attempt to tamper with JUS
tlce In the case of the state against
Charles Hamilton, the colored saloon
keeper and gambler, under Indictment for
Keeping an opium Joint
The letter on it's face warrants an in
Vestlgatlon. Judge Elliott promptly
placeu the communication in the hands of
County Attorney Boardman and at the
noon recess they held a consultation. Ac-
tlon Will be discretionary with the coun-
" attorney Mr. oBardman has not yet
decided what move to make, but it is
probable that the grand jury will be asked
to investigate.
In the letter Wiley makes damaging
accusations against Hamilton and incl
dentally duplicates police officers in the
attempt to force him to leave the city.
He gives the court to understand that he
was 'jobbed" in being sent to the work.
house for running the joint, that Hamilton
was really the proprietor, and that the
police have Joined in the threat to i'm
prison him again unless he gets out of
town.
The fact that he is the principal witness
against Hamilton in the Forthcoming
case, he says, explains Hamilton's desire
to get rid of him. He asks the court 8
protection, and solicits advice as to his
duty in the premises.
1t is possible that the letter may have
a serious bearing on Hamiiton's case
when it comes to trial.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
AL ]. Smiths Hunch on the Game

It's all over now. There Is no longer
any doubt as to the outcome of the game
between Minnesota and Wisconsin Satur
day. Bet your money on Minnesota and
copper all the coin" the badgers are
willing to dig I'D.
AL j. Smith, assistant county attorney,
has seen the handwriting on the wall.
Like McCutcheon, of Iowa, he has had a
''hunch," and while the occult tip which
the latter received was not infallible in
the Minnesota-Iowa game, let it be re-
membered that for three long years before
that it had kept Iowa's goal line sacred
from intrusion. No reasonable person
could expect a hunch to last forever.
But here's Mr.. Smith with a brand new
~hunch''-a hunch which materialized last
night in such striking form as to leave a
vivid and lasting impression on its sub
ject. 1t was so real that the attorney
has absolutely no doubt as to the outcome
OF the game, and on the strength Of it to-
day negotiated several bets of respectable
dimensions.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15

1t was In a dream last night that Mr..
Smith got his psychic impression of the
outcome OF Saturdays game. He graph
cally describes the vision thus:
The dream carried me into the game along
toward the finish; at least, I have no remem-
brance Of any Of the play that had gone be-
fore. | could see the two teams struggling
desperately near Wisconsins s goal line with
the vast crowd roaring its rival yells. the
grand stands and bleachers ablaze with the
cardinal and old gold and maroon. Slowly
but surely the badgers, fighting like demons,
are pushed back toward their goal line. and
then in a flash one Of our men-Hoyt's the
man, believes around the end like light
ming, on quick pass of the ball, and has it
touched down fairly behind Wisconsin's goal
posts before the startled badgers realize what
has happened. A goal is kicked
Then pandemonium breaks loose. With
"Ski-u-mah" ringing in my ears-as plainly
as I see you now-I see the scorer stack I'D
the large white figures on the blackboard:
Minnesota, IL; Wisconsin, 0.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
COURT ABDUCTION
Philadelphia Girls Want Ma
cedonian Brigands to Cap
ture Them.

Paris, Nov. 15.-The Turkish govern
ment is much exercised over the report
that two American girls named Delaney
and Stetson, have started for Turkey with
the idea of getting captured by brigands
in maner similar to the case of Miss
Ellen M. Stone. The Turkish legation
here has received a dispatch from the
officials at Constantinople to investigate
the matter, as 1t is thought the girls
will pass through Paris.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
Orders Were Bogus.

The Potter Chemical company, manufactur-
ers of disinfentants, says it has been vic
timiZed by an employe. Recently the COM
pany delivered a can of disinfectant to Colo
mel Trowbridge, custodian of the state capi-
tol with bill. He wrote the company that
he had ordered nothing from them since
July. The company explained that a young
solicitor had turned in large bunch of or
ders, for which they had paid him COM
mission. The man had left the company to
work for rival firm. Most of the orders,
it is added. have turned ouh bogus.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
Nice Legal Point as to Bets

Can money paid over on gambling bets
be recovered?''
That was the question which interested
the members of the green cloth fraternity
who gathered in Judge Harrison's court
this morning to hear the testimony in
the case against E. Glover Atkins, "arti-
cled clerk to an English barrister," who
is being tried for extortion.
Atkins is alleged to have attempted TO
collect money, said to have been lost in
gambling, from Ed Wilson, proprietor of
one of the museums which flourish un-
der the present administration. It is said
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
ANClENTY HISTORY

How Some OF 1t Came 70 BE Regarded
as News.
A little more careful discrimination be-
tween ancient history and news would
have saved a contemporary the tolls on
dispatch Of considerable length from
washington yesterday. The testimony of
B. Prom, Of Milton, n. D., before the in
dustrial commission at Washington was
published in T h Journal Of Feb. 7.
1901, the day it was given, and more in
detail than in the publication Of yester-
day. The purpOrt of that testimony was
that the elevator companies discriminate
against the farmer; that Minnesota in
spection is unfair to Dakota wheat; that
the whole system of inspection should be
taken out Of politics, and more to similar
effect. The whole story may be found
in he Journal of the date men
toned
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15

he threatened Wilson's arrest falling set
tlement. Atkins maintains that he was
within the bounds of the law because
gambling bets are eollectable.
1t is rather a nice point of law and
one on which Judge Harrison has not yet
made ruling. The authorities seem to
justify the contention Of the defense.
Assistant City Attorney Waite, who
was called to testify as to wilson's char
acter, said he had the reputation about
town Of being sure thing gambler" OF
his own knowledge he knew nothing Of the
good or bad character Of the complainant.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
HENNEPIN CHURCH PLANS
Provide for "a New Church or a Large
Addition.

Hennepin Avenue Methodist church is
taking active steps toward the immediate
settlement Of the proposition to erect a
new church building suitable for the pro-
per continuance Of the extensive work in
which the organization is engaged. Five
men prominent in the parish have been
plans and make communications These
men are IT. B. Walker, Perry Harrison,
s. c. Robinson, j. T. Wyman and W. j.
Dean.
The two plans are as follows: First,
to tear down the present chapel, erect
an auditorium to seat 1900 persons, con-
vert the present church proper into a
chapel probable cost $4,000; or second,
to remove the entire present building and
build new institutional church at an
expense of from 100000 to $125,OOO.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
HAIR CUT AND SHAVE So
Revival OF an old SwIndIe Reported
to Police.

The revival of an old swindle has been
reported to the police. According to the
story of victims, the proprietor of a bar
ber shop located on lower Washington
avenue has raised his prices, although he
is not advertising the fact.
A farmer drifted into the shop last night
and told the tonsorial artist in charge to
trim his hair and give him close shave.
The barber complied, and then demanded
81. The stranger kicked, but was finally
compelled to pay. Then he walked into
neighboring shoe store, where he told
his story. The proprietor said it was not
the first time he had heard complaints,
and advised his caller to go to the police.
1t is not on record, however, that the man
got his money back.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-15
NORTH DAK0TA'S FLAX
George Heising Makes Final Esti-
mate of 100000 Blu.

George Heising of the chamber of com
merce returned this morning from a
final run through the North Dakota fax
area. About 80 per cent of the crop has
been threshed to date. High prices have
induced farmers to market their fax
promptly. Mr.. Heising estimates that Of
the quantity threshed fully 65 per cent
has passed out of farmers hands The
quantity that has reached the principal
primary points to date has been less than
would have been received had there been
more cars.
Late estimates have shown the crop a
little under those made earlier in the
season. Mr.. Heising estimates 100000
bushels as the probable final total for
North Dakota