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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
THE CHANGE
President Roosevelt 10th to Part
w ith Mr.. Smith.

Washington, Dec. 18.-Charles Emory
Smith, of Philadelphia, has rendered to
the president his formal resignation as
postmaster general, to take effect early
next month, and Henry G. Payne, of Wis
consin, vice chairman Of the republican
national committee, has accepted the ten
der of the office, to which he will be nom
mated Immediately after the holiday re-
cess. CThis was announced by T h e
ourna l yesterday Mr.. Smith has
agreed to remain until Jan. 15, if neces-
sary, but he will return Immediately
thereafter to Philadelphia to resume the
editorship of the Philadelphia Press. The
president said that he had sought to per-
suade Mr.. Smith to alter MS determina
ton and to remain in the cabinet, but
without success.
Mr.. Smith first announced to the presi-
dent the latter part of last month that he
had decided to return to his editorial du-
ties. The president at that time urged
him to remain.
Mr.. Smith, however, had been frequent
ly reminded by his business associates Of
the duties devolving upon him, and he was
anxious to return then. He had several
talks with President Roosevelt on the
subject and finally on Saturday last form
ally rendered to the president the follow
ing letter of resignation:
Following my verbal statement some time
ago l beg to teEder my resignation as post
master. general, to take effect at your ear
liest convenience on the appointment and
qualification OF my successor. My step is
taken in fulfllment of plan long since
formed for purely personal reasons, the exc
cution of which has been delayed until it,
could be carried out without embarrassing
your declared policy and until department
measures in which / am deeply interested
could be satisfactorily advanced and assured.
In laying down the trust committed to ny
hands, l want to thank you most sincerely
| for the confidence you have reposed in me
and for the great pleasure l have found i'll
an association which has deepened my es-
TEEN for you personally and my admiration
| for the spirit and aims of your administra-
| ton With my best wishes that you may
have the largest measure of success I re-
main, etc.
Mr.. Smith delayed the formal tender un-
til the president had chosen his successor.
Mr. Payne is now at his home in Wiscon-
sin His name will go into the senate
for confirmation the first week of January.
It is stated that no other changes in the
cabinet are at present contemplated.
Mr. Smith has been postmaster general
since April 81 1896. succeeding James A.
Gary, of Maryland, virtually at the outset
| Of the Spanish war Henry G.. Payne has
been a citizen of Milwaukee for many
years and has been prominent in political
circles in Wisconsin for over twenty five
years. For several years past he has
been republican national committeeman
from Wisconsin and during the last two
national campaigns he was vice chairman
of the republican national committee Mr..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
M. P. SENTENCED
Irishman Punished for Making In
timidating Speeches

Castle Bear, Ireland, Dec. 1S.-The hear
ing of the charges of holding meetings
and delivering intimidating speeches in
defiance of the police brought against
Conor O'Kelly, M. p, chairman Of the
Mayo county council, and several other
officials Of Mayo county, was concluded to-
day. Mr.. OKelly was sentenced to two
months Imprisonment, and four other de-
PENDANTS were sentenced to terms of i'm
prisonment ranging from fortnight to a
month.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
ANTI.ANARCHY
Bill Consolidating All Pend
ing Measures on the
Subject.

Washington, Dec. 18.-Chairman Ray of
the house committee on judiciary to-day
introduced an anti-anarchy measure
which probably will be the basis of legis
lation on that subject in the house. The
measure brings together features of the
many propositions made for dealing with
the subject. 1t provides the death penalty
for assaults on the president or other ex-
ecutive officers. 1t is made a felony to
advise or teach the overthrow of the gov
ernment or any interference with gov
ernment officers. The death penalty also
is provided for conspiracies in this coun-
try leading to the killing Of foreign
ruler.f
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
DEWEY'S FINDING
SIMPSONS Lawyers Drawing Up a
Protest Against 1t

New York, Dec. 18.-slayton and Camp
bell, attorneys for Rear Admiral Samp-
son, are drawing up a formal protest
against the minority finding of Admiral
Dewey in the Schley court of inquiry
Mr.. Campbell said to-day:
we are preparing a brief, and have until
thursday afternoon to file it. 1t is based
upon the record of the court. Three times, in
behalf of admiral Sampson. there was ten
der OF evidence to show who was in command
at the battle of Santiago. The court ruled
that such testimony was inadmissable and
the question was not gone into
The question of command at Santiago has
already been passed upon by the court Of
claims, which awarded that honor to Rear
Admiral Sampson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
PRESSED FINANCIALLY
For This Reason Charles Anderson
Takes His own Life.

Special to The Journal
Brainerd Mimi, Dec 1S-Word was re-
ceived here this morning from Peouest
that the body of Charles Anderson was
found in the woods a short distance from
that village. He is supposed to have
committed suicide. Anderson was 81
years of age. He leaves wife and sew
eral small children. Financial en-
barrassment is supposed to have been the
cause of his deed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
Washington Small Talk.

Senator Gamble called at the war depart
ment to-day and secured the appointment of
Anton Jureck, of Lead, S. D.. as second lieu
tenant in the regular army. He was recon-
mended for the appointment more than a year
ago.
Senators Gamble and iKttredge saw Secre-
tary Hitchcock to-day and arranged for a
hearing to be given Major Harding, former
Indian agent at Yankton soon after the holi-
days
Postmasters appointed to-day: Montana
Sandstone, Custer county John H Hasbv.
North Dakota-Peasant Ward county Hans
o. Johnson. South Dakota-Alpena JerauId
county, Robert E. Dye. Wisconsin Mills,
Washburn county Joseph johnson: Trout
Lincoln county, c. E. Moore
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
Sampson CriticaIIx III

Washington, Dec. 18.-Admiral William T.
sampson IS critically ill and probably will
never again leave his house He has not
been cognizant of the various features of the
so-called Sampson -Schley controversy for a
year or more. Until recently he has known
IN a general way what has been going on,
but he has taken no personal interest in the
case, not even while the court of inquiry
was in session. He has displayed no interest
whatever in the findings
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
Deathbed Reconciliation
Special to The Journal.


Philadelphia Dec 1SAter is
With
a
babies her from
~
The esangment resulted
Of the
in the home
anvm moment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
The Benevolent Old Merger Credited
With Having a Grand Coup
in Preparation.
First Definite Information Secured Re-
garding the Exact Line of the
States Action.
THE STATES LINE OF ACTION

ACTION
special dispatch
delay the
filed i o
be n a of
Junction against the officers and directors
will
0
O h
The confident Following
the
a he law.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
FIRE QUENCHER BURNED
of HaIstad Loses Its Fire
Apparatus.
!pecial to- The Journal

Special to The Journal.
Halstad, Mimi, Dec. 1S.-Yesterday aft
ernoon the village hall and fire appara-
tus were burned The fire is supposed to
have started from a stove in the room
where the chimicals were kept Loss.
$4,000: insurance, 81, 500.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
GIRL SHOOTS
Robber Could Make No Head
way With This
Clerk.

Youngstown, Ohio, Dec. 1S.-A stranger
entered the Office of Justice Webb this
morning and, finding his clerk, Miss
Clementine Hamilton, alone, demanded
that she open the safe, which contained
81 900. Upon her refusal, he attempted 20
strangle her, saying: "If you don't open
the safe I'll kill you"
Miss Hamilton broke away and, securing
a revolver, fired at the fellow. He es-
capped.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
HELD FOR STREET MURDER
Ex-COnvict Bound Over ON Circum-
stantiai Evidence.
Special to The Journal


Lincoln Neb., Dec. 18.-C. E. Hayward
was bound over to district court for the
murder of John ]. Gillian last August.
The murdered man was a prominent real
estate dealer, and was killed on a public
street at 10 o'clock at night. The evi-
dence against Hayward is all circumstan-
tial. He is a burglar and ex-convict
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
ST. PAUL "AIN'T SAYING MUFFIN, !"

Hill Announces Extensive Improves
ments in His St. Paul shops.
HE certainly is good to me-" ST. Paul
sings Of James j. HILL and with that mod
ern sirens song St. Paul business men
justify their acquiescence in the Great
Northern's great railway swallowing act.
The railroad king has made his St. Paul
friends handsome Christmas present 1t
has been heralded in the newspapers of
the capital city for the past week that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
HEATING CONTRACT AWARDED.

Special to The Journal
Foley, Mimi, Dec. 1S.-O. f. Doyle of St.
Cloud was awarded the contract for the
heating plant for the new courthouse His
bid was 1920 and there were i've others.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18

From The Journal Bsreau, Room 10, Pos
Building, Washington.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-03-21
STRIKES A RICH FIND.

Il was troubled for several years with
standardization and nervous debility,
writes f. j. Green, Of Lancaster, n.
H., mo remedy helped me until | began
using Electric Bitters, which did me
more good than all the medicines | ever
used. They have also kept my wife in
excellent health for years. She says
Electric Bitters are just splendid for
female troubles; that they are a grand
tonic and invigorator for weak, run
down women. No other medicine can
take its place in our family" Try them.
Only SOC. Satisfaction guaranteed by
Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-03-21
may be a food.

Through the generosity of Il. u. SIM
mons and Father H. J. Roche, pastor OF
st. James Roman Catholic church, Ken
osha, will be relieved of $1,000 of the
| heavy Indebtedness that has hung over
it for so many years. The congregation
! is one of the largest in the city but 1t Is
composed largely Of poor people and the
building of the church left a large debt
unpaid.
Fire in the Lutheran parsonage at
Neillsyille on Sunday morning destroy
ed the upper story and some household
goods The loss is approximately $1,000
fully covered by insurance in the Wis
consin Church Manual Rev. Thrum,
the pastor, was quite badly burned in
attempting to save his library
II is reported that there are abont for
tv cases Of smallpox in the town Of Chill
ton. Strict measures have been taken
to prevent the further spread Of the dis
ease.
Dr. Oliver p WaIcott Of Milwaukee
died Saturday afternoon at the age Of -
wears and the funeral took place Monday
morning. He quietly slept his last
away. his friends scarcely being able to
.,,,t, tI.. ,,a..ipt, In romulinucr with
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-03-21

The term Algebra comes from two
Arabic words signifyiug The putting to-
gether Of broken things
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-03-21

Whole Gloves viii mGeoGcolually,z.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS than cmuphpr tohgcco
or criu. -haylug-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-03-21

Amoma paiutcl over wood will dark
ON IL
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-03-21

Pickles should never be kept in glazed
ware as the vinegar forms a poisonous
compound with the glazing.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-03-21
STATE NEWS.

Mrs. F. {. Neville of Green Bay, dis
trict president of the Woman's Fedora
ton of Clubs accepted the invitation ex-
tended bv the Woman's clubs of Kan
kauna to hold the the next meeting OF
the federation in that city. 1t will oc-
chr Nav and 3. Thursday and Friday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-03-21

1t is reported that there are abont for
tv cases Of smallpox in the town Of Chill
ton. Strict measures have been taken
to prevent the further spread Of the dis
ease.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-25
SELF-INFLATING RAFT.

dium or potassium, which will be at tackled by an acid, so as to evolve a sufficient quantity of gas for the ex- pansion of the air-tight ring. In or der to provide the raft with means for giving q day and night signal, the central mast is hollow and contains quantity of calcium carbide, which forms an Illuminating gas as soon as submitted to the action of the water. As the tube is provided with burners nj either end. it makes no difference which side up the raft falls For day signalling flag is lashed to the mast. The netting in the center is tightly strung and will support several per- sons. being suspended above the wa ter level to keep the passengers as dry as possible under the circumstances- Louisville Courier-Journal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-25
Case of "Aay-Foot, straw-Foot.n

Il remember quite well," said an <x-soldier the other day, ''how, when we were in the army, we would fast en hay and straw on the feet of re- 'cruits-hay for the left foot and straw for the sight. As we marched the corporal would yell: .Eay-foot! StTaw-foot! Hay-foot! Strawfoot.' In this way the recruits learned to keep step and time.
 My son was married a couple of weeks ago, and l am thinking that our old corporal would have a chance to use his hay and straw, for it is . fact that, although well educated and anything but obtuse, his wife can- not tell her right shoe from her left one. It is the same when she gets a pair of rubber overshoes. At home We look after her, but is she goes yis- itt1ng she is sure, unless it is one of her lucky days, to come home with the right rubber on the left foot or vice versa. Sometimes when she gets = pair of new shoes she marks on the lining in ink 8 large L or R. She was In somewhat of quandary the other day when she looked at her shoes to find both l. and F on the lining of each shoe. Her young brother-in-law had contributed the extra letters.''- Cleveland Leader.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-25

the body and occasionally sang in minor, dolorous strains some hymn or prayer. Parallel with the corpse lay an old woman so utterly exhaust ed that she was sound asleep. She had been on her knees when she fell asleep, and had rolled over partially on her back. Her face was turned up and so full of woe and misery, even in her sleep, that ones heart bled for her.
 We stood and waited. For half an hour there was dead silence, broken only by the chatter of the boys and barking of the dogs without. Then the Indian priest stood up and prayed rapidly but quietly, for few min utes. Again silence reigned supreme, to be broken after long lapse by his starting the hymn of prayer to Our Lady of Guadaloupe. He sang sweet ly and in good tune, but on a pitch much too low.
 In a sweet, gentle manner the wom- en joined in this chorus, which was many, many times repeated. Then another silence. Soon the priest and another man knelt and read an invo- cation to the saints, in which, after mentionir~ tho wave nf the saint. all
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-25
Theatrical = = Fraternal
MAY FISKE.

The Frankie Carpenter company, headed by Miss May Fiske, begins a week of repertoire at the Jacques this evening, the opening bill being "The Garrison Girl" The company is well known here because of it's previous successes, and with Miss Fiske at its head has been winning golden opin- ions everywhere this season. She is certainly a very clever little comedi- enne, having much of the dash and magnetism that made Miss Carpenter such strong favorite, and in her ca pacity as star of the company is more than effectively replacing Miss Car penter. The company carries it's own concert orchestra. and with the spe- ciaities introduced makes it's perform ances very interesting. Matinees will be given daily beginning tomorrow. when Poverty Corner' will be the bill. Prices are popular.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-25
AN INDIAN FUNERAL.
Solemn Ceremony Conducted with
 Dignity and Decorum.
The Wake That Preceded It Was Also 1mpressivo and Significant Body Was Covered with .
 Heavy Stone Mound.
Especial cahuilla (Cal.) Letter.1

@N AHUILLA is one of the tiny In- NS dian settlements in southern 0 California, where the natives never came under the direct control of the Spanish padres who stabished the California missions. They are an in- dependent, sturdy lot of people, in- ha biting reservation on which not a tenth part of the same number of white people could manage to sub- sist. Yet they are hard-working and non-complaining, as a rule, and they resent the Idea that they are unable to care for themselves and need the assistance of the whites.
 I have visited them several times, and always With great interest. On my last visit learned that woman had just died, and that the wake would be held that night and the funeral on the morrow. Accordingly I arranged with my friends to visit the home of the deceased. It was solemn ceremony and shall not soon forget the impression made upon me. The following is the ac- count wrote in my notebook early the following day:
 We walked two miles from tbe camp to the house, in the dark. The same solemn, silent stars that looked down upon the tragedy at Calvary gazed upon the sad scene that met our eyes as we reached the home of the dead woman. The house was perched high on a hill dotted over with innumerable large granite bowlders 1t was dark and we stumbled on ou1. way, hearing now and again a low, snbdued wal. A camp fire, with men sitting around it, led us to the spot. In the rear, where it was dark, half a dozen or more young men were sitting and standing, smoking, chat ting, laughing and acting as young
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-25
"RICHARD SAVAGE"

Henry Miller's presentation of "Rfchard Savage on Wednesday evening at Poli's is looked forward to with much interest by that sterling actors many friends in Waterbury. The play, which is from the pen Of Madeline Lucette Ripley. being in q serious vein. is q distinct contrast 10 anything this popular author has writ ten before. According 10 Johnson's $ biography of the poet, which suggest ed the theme for the play. Richard Savage was highly strung, proud. cratic genius on whom fate continu- ally rung the changes At one time he would be on the topmost Wave of afHuence. at another in the utmost depths of poverty, now the pet of the populace. now shunned even by his friends. His life was at once a com edy and tragedy. IT was | tragedy In the fact that he was illegitimate by birth, comedy in that he laughed at his inevitable destiny and to his last breath detied it to do it's worst. The author is said to have made but little use of the historic Richard Saw age, but has simply taken the charac- ter in the light of suggestion and made it the center of a moving. stir ring plot. AIr Miller is an actor of forceful methods and it is said the AhS" pay dfS ell illlil lIc pest Op- portunity of his career Managers Wasenhals and Kemper have provided him with one of the most able con- pan1eS seen with any AInerican star. the more prominent people being Mrs Boucican1t- Jennie EuStace. Florence Rockwell. Joseph Wheelock. Arthur Elliott and Owen Fawcett. The seen fc equipment and costuming is said to be both elaborate and artistic The production here will be exactly the same as was given at the Lyceum the ater. New York. The sale of seats opens tomorrow.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-25

of their grief and yell in piercing and blood-curdling manner.
 A little distance from the camp fire ramada-a shack of tree trunks and branches-had been constructed, in which was table covered with re- eshments-biscuits, coffee and acorn mush. Now and agaln a man or wom- an went for small refreshment and then resumed his or her place.
 Before five o'clocK next morning the corpse was placed in box neat ly covered with black cloth, and brought in a wagon to the church. The women sat on the right hand side. on the rude benches, silent, sub- dued and sorrow stricken, but only few men came in and sat on the other side. These, except the priest and another, remained but a short time. After an hour or more of this silent waiting the priest read a short service and the coffin was placed in the wagon. Quite an excitement was caused by the frightening of one of the horses in the wagon, who fell down in his frantic struggles to get away. After the scared creature was quieted the rude procession marched over to the graveyard, where a serv- ice was conducted as decorously as in any city. As sdon, however, as the body was lowered in the grave every woman arose and threw upon the coffin handful of dirt and then, throwing her apron over her head, yielded to an abandon of grief and despair that was rt-breaking. The walls were piercing. As the priest and captain threw the dirt into the grave the chief mourners continued their weeping and wailing by the side of the grave, but those who had dead buried elsewhere in the graveyard went each to the grave most precious to her. and. removing the weeds, smoothing down the unsodded soil, walled and cried to her hearts con- tent.
 Soon after the grave was filled and covered with the usual shaped mound one by one the mourners departed to their homes-the relatives going last, bearing their sorrow from heHce forth bravely, silently and apparently with stoicism, but, nevertheless, with a keenness of feeling as deep and as sincere as that shown by any civilized person who has placed his beloved dust in the earth.
 - G. WHARTON JAMES.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-25

hoodlums of any race or color do any where. As we stepped into the house by the rear door we saw by the dim light of two candles in the front room that in this small 1ean-to a sis ter and child of the dead woman were stretched out on the bare ground by the side of the cook stove.
 The poor creature was utterly ex- hausted with her care of the dead woman, and now nature had kindly thrown the oblivion oi sleep over her from which we hoped she would not awake until morning. Other mourn CTS were squatted in thls small room Standing at the doorway of the main room-a rude lumber shack-and gag ing in, we saw the corpse, dreslsed in black, stretched out on tiny raised platform on the right. Two lighted candles were at it's head. Seated around on the bare ground, which was the only floor of the room, were number of mourners, mostly wom- en. Two men, acting as funeral di- rector and priest, sat at the foot of
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-25
Wom an Lands q Big Shark.

At Palm Beach, Fla, one of the most exciting sports of the season is shark fishing. The ravenous mon sters are plentiful in the waters rounda bout, and many of the tran sient residents have had "the fun of their lives' in hooking and landing them. The other day Charles Dana Gibson, the well-known sketch artist of New York, and his wife were on the pier. The couple are enthusias- tic over the sport, but MT. Gibson had caught all the fish. This time Mrs. Gibson held the line, and when the shark took the bait she had great difficulty in holding on, but with the assistance of her husband the fish was landed. It proved to be of the shovel-nose variety, and weighed $50 pounds.