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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
DEwEY,s POSITION
Judge Advocate Interprets His Sign
ing of the Courts Report,

Washington, Dec. 14.-The secretary OF
the navy has before him for review the
report OF the court OF inquiry in the
Schley case. He is taking time to do this
carefully, so that immediate action is not
expected. Meanwhile the court Is techni-
cally in session, and will remain SO until
dissolved by order of Secretary Long, who
convened 1t. The practice In such cases
is laid down specifically in the naval reg
ulations. The question has been raised
since the appearance Of two reports In
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
DIED IN SCHOOL YARD
Unknown Man Frozen In u Suburb of
Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Dec. 14.-Eleven degrees be-
low zero is the record of the weather in
Milwaukee to-day. This is a fall of for
ty-three degrees in the past forty weight
hours.
An unknown man was found frozen to
death in the public school yard at Wau-
Watosa, suburb of Milwaukee, to-day.
The body was thinly clad, and it is sup
posed the man was seeking shelter when
he was overcome by numbness. 1t is
thought he was an inmate of the asylum
or one Of the other institutions of that
suburb. Severe cold prevails throughout
the state
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
Coolest Day Since 1884.

La Crosse, Wis, Dec. 14.-At 7:4O
o'clock this morning the Mississippi river
at this point closed. the ice forming in
the channel. At o'clock the mercury
in the government thermometer at the
federal building registered % degrees be-
low zero. This is the coIdest day the city
has experienced since 1884, when the tenn
perature dropped to 26 degrees. The ther-
mometer has fallen so degrees since yes
terday morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
~KIssER" HOBsON

Very Brilliant Utterance Regarding
the Newspapers.
NesC York Sum Special Service
Terre Haute, Ind, Pee. 14.-Captain
Richmond P. Hobson Of Merrimac fame,
who is here. said in regard to the Schley
court of inquiry decision said:
We'll, think the newspapers got about
$4,000 columns out of it and they ought
to divide the proceeds Of the sale of pa
pers on that account. The newspapers
are responsible for the whole affair and
the navy gets all the discredit.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
A MONTANA WRECK
Light Engine and Freight in Col
HsiOn Near Livingston.

Special to The Journal.
Helena, Mont, Dec. IA light engine
going down the mountain from Bozeman
tunnel, on the Northern Pacific, collided
with west-bound freight about ten miles
west of Livingston. Roadmaster Pat
Cummings, who was riding on the light
engine, jumped and was unhurt. Engineer
Lowry and Fireman Vokelander of the
engine were badly injured by coal
from the tender, which the force of the
shock threw into the cab No others
were hurt.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
STREET RAILWAY MEN ORGAN1zF

STREET RAILWAY MEN ORGANIZE.
Columbus, Ohio. Dec. 14-The protec-
tive Order Of Street Railway Employees of
America with headquarters at Cleveland.
was incorporated Saturday by L. P. VIII
son; ]. p Doyle, P. M. Joyce, J. B. Libel
and j. E. LIE Sage. There are to be sub
ordinate lodges all over the country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14

The Argentine Republic has been Obliged
to put the telegraph line between Ro-
sario and Buenos Aires under ground. be-
cause on wet days the electric current was
dissipated through the numerous spider
webs attached to the wires.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
80 Below and This No K1ondike.

Special to The Journal.
Park Rapids, Mimi, Dec. 14.-It was
80 degrees below this morning. The wind
has changed to the south, and the weather
is rnodefating.
Bird Island, Mimi, Dec. 14.-The bliz-
ard blew itself out during the night 1t
was 27 below this morning.
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Dec. 14-The gov
ernment thermometer registered 80 below
last night, the coldest since February,
1899.
Montevideo, Mimi, Dec. IA severe
cold wave set in yesterday and a drop
of almost forty degrees took place in
twelve hours. The mercury was 81 below
yesterday at the government station.
Madison, S. D., Dec. 1.-THE mercury
fell thirty-five points in ten hours.
Lidgerwood, N. D., Dec. 14.-This is the
coldest day of the season, the thermometer
registering 40 below this morning.
Marshalltown, Iowa, Dec. 1.-THE ther-
mometer reached 20 below last night,
dropping A degrees in twenty-four hours.
All trains are delayed from one to three
hours. Railway and commercial tele-
graph business is greatly interfered with.
Red Wing, Mimi, Dec 14.-The govern
ment thermometer at the state training
school registered % degrees below last
night.
Saltwater, Mimi, Dec. 14-This has
been remarkably cold day. At o'clock
this morning the government thermometer
stood at % degrees below. Others indi-
Gated over 80 below.
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 14.-This is the
coldest December day known here in
twenty years. 1t was II below zero this
morning and 126 degrees colder than July
Z, 1901.
Faribault, Mimi, Dec. Att was "a
degrees below zero this morning.
Outside the Northwest.
Terre Haute, Ind, Dec. 14-Wright
Fisher and DR.. De Witt Jordan of Vim
cennes were frozen to death near Rose
dale, few miles north of here, last night
Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 14.-The bliz-
zard prevailing over the Panhandle of
Texas will very probably prove disastrous.
Kansas City, Dec 14.-At o'clock this
morning the temperature at the points
given in the southwest registered as fol-
lows: Kansas City, s degrees below zero:
Concordia, Kan, 10 below; Springfield.
Mo-. below; Oklahoma City, Okla, 2 be-
low; Abilene, Texas, 10 above
Chicago, Dec 14.-The cold wave arrived
here last night, accompanied bya gale from
the northwest and light fall Of snow. At
o'clock the thermometer registered 8
degrees below zero. According to the
weather bureau the wave Is the severest
that has struck Chicago in twenty five
years. The forecaster predicts a tenn
perature tonight Is below. Traffic has
been delayed to a considerable extent
Denver, Dec. 14.-Fourteen degrees be-
low zero was recorded at a. m. to-day.
Pueblo, Col, reported below zero. At
Cheyenne, Wyo., it was 20 below zero and
at Lander, Wyo., "a below.
Louisville, Dec. lathe first general
snow Of the season in Kentucky is fall
ing to-day and cold wave extends over
the entire state.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14

print how far Admiral Dewey, the presi-
dent of the court, subscribes to the opin-
ion expressed in the first report and in
the findings by appending his signature,
that signature being required of him, ap-
parently, by the regulations above al
luded to, regardless of his individual
opinion. In response to inquiry on this
point, the judge advocate general Of the
navy says:
o.. .'''',..''. ..'..'. .......'...o
According to naval practice, Ad- :
miral Dewey, by afixing his sig :
nature to the report Of the court, 4:
expresses full concurrence on all
the findings of fact and in all of
the opinions reached by the court
except those with respect to which
he has in terms signifed dissent in
his minority opinion
o. '''''.-'O
Opinion in the senate is divided as to
the probability Of congressional investi-
cation, but is upon the whole against
the probability Of such a course. ma
jority of the republican senator's appear
to be adverse to the reopening Of the
question and those Of this view include
friends of Admiral Schley.
Representative Pearre of Maryland, who
represents the Maryland district from
which Admiral Schley came, st ated to-day
that he would introduce a resolution for
a congressional investigation unless his
colleague from Maryland, Mr.. Schirm,
who had contemplated introducing such
a resolution, carried out this action.
Chairman Payne, the majority floor lead
er. said:
why should congress go into the sub
Ject? Admiral Schley has had his day in
court, and l doubt whether it would be
advisable for congress to go over the
ground already covered by the court"
Several members of the house who were
interviewed did not favor the idea of an
investigation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
TO SUE FOR LIBEL

Schley to Bring Action Against
MacIay's Publishers.
Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Dec. IA Washington special
to the Chronicle says: 1t has leaked out
that Rear Admiral Schley will shortly in
stitute a libel suit against Appleton @
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
POSTAL THIEVERY

Registered Letters and Packages
Missing i'm the N. Y. POstoRce.
New York, Dec. 14.-Postofice inspect
ors are investigating complaints which
have been made regarding the registered
mail department Of this city. Regis
tered letters and packages have been lost.
1t is generally understood that definite
charges have been formulated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
CRO0KSTON-ADA
Former Wins the Inter-High School
Debate.

Crookston, Mimi, Dec 14-Crookston
won the inter-high school debate from
Ada last night by a close score.
The winner will meet Moorhead next
month. A large delegation Of Ada teach
ers and pupils came up and spent the day
here visiting the schools.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
INSANE PRIEST

Claims to BE From MinneapOlfs and
Is Arrested in Louisville.
Louisville, KY, Dec. IA man dressed
as a Catholic priest mad giving his name
as Rev. John Cochrane of Minneapolis,
was arrested here to-day on the charge Of
lunacy. Papers in his pockets included
clerical railroad certificates made out in
the name of Rev. ]. Walsh. He is not
known in this city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
DIED OF A BROKEN HEART

MAnkHtO NOIher DID Not Long Sur
vive Her Son.
Special to The Journal
Mankato, Min, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Sophnia
MEME died of broken heart last night.
She received news of her sons sudden
death at st. James and although well
during the day she died few hours later
of sorrow attending the receipt of the
news. She was 69 years old and had been
q widow for some years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
TRUAx9s BIG JUDGMENT
500 Road Held for Damages in the
Sum of $15,5OO.

Sum of $15,5OO.
Special to The Journal.
Buffalo, Mimi, Dec. IA. L. Truax was
given verdict in the district court this
morning against the 500 railway company
of $15,500 for the loss of his right hand.
He sued for $3.50 and the verdict is the
largest ever returned in a damage case
trial in Wright county. He fell under the
cars at Kimball Prairie, July 21, 1901,
while transferring mail from one train to
another, and alleged that the accident was
caused by a defective platform.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
BILLINGS EXPIRES
Ex-POstnsaster of Marquette and .
Former Legislators.

Special to The Journal.
Marquette, Mich, Dec 14.-S. NJ. Bill
ings, ex-postmaster and legislator is dead
aged 63.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-14
Admiral Dewey the Only Member That Finds
the Result of the Inquiry Favorable
to the "AppIicant"
The Belief Prevails That the Controversy Will
Now Become the Subject of Con-
gressionaI Investigation.

Findings
L. of Ths Issue1
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-08
OLD HOME WEEK

Two hundred invitations have beef
issued for the Old Home Week cele
bration in Westminster.
Tudor jerks, the well known maya
zine writer, regrets that he canno
visit Vermont during Old Home Week
lie is native OF Townshend.
Stannard post, q. A. r., of Burling.
ton, will keep open house during Old
Home Week and has appointed a com.
mittee to entertain visiting comrades.
Aug. IS, fraternity day at the Mont
pelier street fair, an address is TO be
delivered by Chas. E. Whelan of Mad
ison, Wis, p. G.. NJ, of the Masonic
grand lodge of Wisconsin.
Admiral and Mrs. George Dewey
viii be very near the admiral's native
state during Old Home Week. They
have engaged apartments at a Ports
mouth. N H.. hotel Tor several weeks
from Aug. sth.
Writing from Topeka. Kans.. to the
of the Waterbury Old Home
Week association, Rev. Charles NJ.
sheldon says II regret | cannot be
present at the meeting OF the Old
Home Week association. Accept my
hearty good wishes. / have many
pleasant memories of my first parish
and ] shall always owe much gratitude
to my friends there who We're loyal in
their support of the church and parish
work. The Lord bless YOU all
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-08
RECENT DEATHS.

William W. Young, aged 20 years,
is dead at his home in Rutland.
Oscar Wheeler. a former resident OF
Healdville, is dead in Spokane, Wash,
at the age of 10 years.
The Rev. John Jones, former pastor
of the Welsh Presbyterian church in
Fairhaven, is dead in Emporia, Kans.
Oscar c. Warehouse, aged g. years
is dead at the home Of his daughter in
Rutland. He was a native of Sails
bury.
News comes to friends of Prof. c. b.
Wright OF Middlebury OF the death of
his wife's brother, John p. Alexander
Jr., which occurred on board a steam
ship July 10, when on a voyage to
Glasgow for his health.
Z. II. Sheldon. a native of Middle
bury, who died in San Francisco lately
from the shock following a surgical
operation, was secretary of the Oceanic
Steamship company and OF several
of Spreckels Hawaiian sugar planta-
tions. He was a prominent member OF
the Bohemian club and other social
organizations.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-08
A NOTED AUTHOR.
Frederic w. Pangborn, the Novelist, a
Native Of St. Adams.

Frederic w. Pangborn, one OF tn,
most prominent men in the American
literary world today, is a native of st
Adams. He is the son of Mai. u. X
Pangborn, for so many years editor OF
the Jersey City journal, and was born
in March, 1855, lat st. Adams. Soon aft
er the close of the Civil war Major
Pangborn established the Jersey City
Journal, and in 1877 his son entered
the service of the paper. When he re-
tired from the Journal Mr.. Pangborn
was its managing editor. For two
years he was editor of GOdey's Maya
zine and brought new life and energy
into the publication, but a complication
of matters in the business office, how
ever, caused him to resign in Septem-
Der, 1898.
Apart from his editorial work Mr..
Pangborn has been a contributor to
various weekly and monthly publ
cations. In 1888 he issued a small
novel. alice" and a short time ago
Thou Art the Mar" appeared, closely
followed by bis most famous story,
"Perdida." Another novel by Mr..
Pangborn is shortly to appear This
will have for its title ''Pascack A
Tale of the jersey Dutch
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-08
Edward n. Sheldon.

From San Francisco comes the news
of the death of Edward H. Sheldon,
eldest son OF Mrs. Mary B. sheldon, OF
Middlebury. After fitting for college
in Middlebury he went to Ellicott City,
Nd, and pursued course of study at
a seminary conducted by a relative,
the Rev. DR.. Shepard. After a brief
experience in a banking house in Bal
timore he went 10 Virginia City. New.
to take a responsible position in bank
there and in two years was transferred
to San Francisco. There in a short time
he became private secretary to Claus
Spreckles, the great sugar king, and
has been his right hand man both in
his vast business and magnificent social
affairs.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-08
MIsoEEps AND PENALTIES.

For beating a horse to death George
Danyou of Ferrisburgh has been fined
$40 and costs.
Six small Montpelier boys are under
arrest for stealing apples and damag-
inc fruit trees. They will have hear
inc in city court Aug. p.
At a dance the other night at the
Green Mountain house in Lincoln,
there was a free fight in which several
persons were injured. Prohibition
rum was the cause.
Thieves in East Barnet recently
stole two valuable horses, two brides
and pair of blankets. The horses
have been recovered. but the thieves
have not yet been caught.
John Fuller. an officer of the State
Humane society, has been fined SO
and costs for cruelty treating a horse.
He took an appeal and bonds of $50
were furnished for his appearance at
the next term of county court.
Alexander Letourneau Of Granite
Vile has been sued for $1,000 by Odele
Gilbert of the same town, charged
with alternating the affections of Gil
berts wife Letourneau was not able
to secure the necessary bonds and was
placed in Jail.
A tramp was arrested last week at
Island Pond for the burglary of store
in Lewiston. Me, He had in a grip
about 500 rings. several of which he
rendered for a lunch. The grip was
picked up and handed to officers who
later sent it to Lewiston. The thief
was captured near the Canada line.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-08
AROUND The CAMPFIRE.

Burlington pastors are conducting
regular services at Fort Ethan Allen
and Y. NJ. c. A. reading room will
be established there soon.
The Ninth Vermont Veteran associ-
alton will hold It's annual reunion at
the camp OF the Vermont National
Guard, near Fort Ethan Allen, Thurs
day, Aug. %. The business meeting
will be called to order at p. m.
Major Geo. A. Dodd, L. 5. A., has
arrived in San Francisco from the
Philippines on the transport Meade
lie will come at once to Vermont TO
pass his three months leave ofabsence
with Mrs. Dodd at Fort Ethan Allen.
Senator Redheld Proctor, John c.
Stearns of Bradford and Cassius Peck
of Burlington, the committee which
has in charge the construction and
erection of monument and markers
TO commemorate the heroism Of the
Vermont soldiers upon the battlefield
of Antietam, met in Montpelier last
week and awarded the contract for the
work to Wells d Lamson OF Barre, who
will complete it by Oct. /. There will
Dt Otlt &c AlbhMlitIAs AbEAiii-- eARRhh
81 800 and two small markers for the
sharpshooters, costing about $3.50
each.
New features will be inaugurated
this year at the muster of the Vermont
National Guard. At former musters
the men received 3 per day and each
company furnished its own mess.
Under the new system the privates
receive Sl.50 per day and the COM
missioned and non-commissioned
officers are paid according to the
sliding scale OF the regular army. the
state furnishing the food. Another
change this year will be the increase
| in the size of the regiment ordered at
| the last session OF the legislature,
which gives each company GO men and
officers. 1t is probable that several
new features will be introduced in the
work this year and that the men will
be given an experience as nearly like
actual army life as possible.
Ordnance Sergeant A. Won Nyven-
helm, who was formerly stationed nc
Fort Ethan Allen, has returned to that
post after an absence of nearly year
in China. Sergeant Won Ayyenheiul
left the United States last August ana
went directly to China, where he re-
NAMED until May, when he lett ior
home, canning by way OF Manila, IN
, China he was attached to Gen, Csat-
fees headquarters and was the later
lpreteT OF the Representative o. tbs
limited States on the Internationa'
/ committee, Which was appointed to
I have charge of the city. At the meet
+ ings OF this committee the language
: usually spoken was German. This i
t the native tongue of Sergeant Vof
! Nyvenheim and he found friends and
4 classmates among the German troops
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-08
Reunion Of the Eighth Vermont.

The sth Regiment Vt. Vol. I'M, VIII
hold its 2sth annual reunion at NOM
heller wednesday, Aug. Il. Those at
tending this reunion will inquire 60 Of
station agents for tickets to MontpeII,,
ieT and return as all railroads sell
tickets at reduced rates during olu
4ome Week. Comrades will report al
q AR. hall on their arrival at Mont
heller.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-08
Vermont Pensions.

Original, John Clogger, Burlington.
So.
War with Spain, original. John w.
Austin. Franklin, SO; original. Stephen
Brooks, Winooski, Sc; increase, Chas.
III. Manley, West Salisbury, Sl4; orig
inal, widows, etc. special July Is,
Alkaline A. Gleason, Waterbury, So.
Increase, DR.. Benson, Rockingham,
Sl2; original, widows, Julia c. Fin
ney, East Middlebury, s..
Increase, restoration. reissue. etc,
Benjamin F. Foster. Barnard. IS /;
Silas W, Bailey, Vernon, 80; Daniel
W. Clough. Bethel. $50; original.
widows, etc, Hannah NJ. Weatherbee.
mother. Benson. $.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-08
PERSONAL

W j. Henderson has returned to
Burlington after an absence Of year
in Mexico and Cuba.
Fred A. Cook OF Vermont has passed
I the examinations TOR admission to the
United States Military academy at
I West Point
+. W. Carrier of Bennington, a
graduate of the L. V. NJ, has been
engaged as principal OF the North
Troy High school.
The August number OF the Black Cat
contains a strikingly original story
written by Harle Oren Cummins OF
Montpelier. entitled, 1.-The Wine Of
Pantinilla."
Charles F. Jones, a former Derby
boy. has been appointed secretary to
the assistant general manager Of the
American Express Company in Boston
at a salary of 81, 200 year.
Walter Z. Barney, ex-city judge and
for nearly 20 years a leading citizen of
Barre, has removed TO Alya, Fla,
where he will manage a plantation
and practice law. The removal is due
to the ill-heaith OF Mrs. Barney.
The Chicago American recently con-
tanned a very complimentary notice OF
Miss ROa Eaton, a sister of Calvin Eat
on of Bristol, and a student in the
Chicago Musical college. A bright
future is predicted for her as a singer.
Austin II. Roby of Concord, n. H..
who for a number of years has been
engaged in Y. NJ. c. A. work as gene
raj secretary and of late as travelling
secretary of the interstate Y. NJ. G. A.
of New Hampshire and Vermont, has
resigned his position TO become sales
man for a Boston wholesale coal firm.
Edward II. Hobson. who learned the
trade of machinist in Bellows Falls,
has been appointed ordnance
maehinist in the service OF the United
4 States government He obtained the
position through the efforts of Clinton
Holmes, also a former Bellows Falls
boy, who is government ordnance
inspector.
| Leslie's Weekly has a very good
picture of Miss Elsie Leslie Lyde, the
actress, with the announcement that
she will take the part OF Glory Quayl'
next season in support OF Edward J
/ Moroan's John Storm in "Thi
Christian. Miss Lyde. or MIS-
Leslie, as she Is better kuowp is wei
| known to many Rutland people and
frequent visitor to tbst CITY. Sh
also has a summer bome at Lake s.
Catherine,
Roland J. Bingham Of New Yort
, formerly a mem Der of the NIanhatta
and Reform clubs. a o,odnate
: Columbia university ana n repr,
sentative q one of the lea ling tamilit
l9l ieFlaeaE Is ig the in sane Ward {
tBeuevue nospita as q result o. q
attack he made on former Alderma
Fred Ware. one OF his most intimat
friends. Bingham's fathSr was
wealthy shirt manufacturer who live,
in Middlebury,
Charles w. Musser, the defaultin!
cashier of the Merchants Natlona
bank of Rutland. who was pard0ne,
several weeks ago by President Nc
Kinley and was later operated upol
for appendicitis. left the Rutland cit,
hospital Friday as . cured nan W.T.
his wife he drove directly 10 the Ihi
road station, where he met WE. Win
ship of Albany, Ny, brothef-lH-lsw
who was an important factor in sectii
/ ing Mussey's pardon. The three lief
at once for Albany and viii later % to
the Adirondacks where Mussey will
spend the remainder of the summer.