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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
BARR0WS CASE
A Supreme Court Decision
That Will Result in His
Freedom.

From The Journal Bureau. Roo1,, 45, Post
BuiIdss1gs Harrington
{ Washington, May 19.-The supreme
court to-day held that the trial of H. G.
Deming. in the Philippines, was without
authority of law, and that the court
martial which sentenced him was wholly
an illegal body Deming was one of three
volunteer officers arrested with Captain
4 F. C. Barrows Of Minneapolis for frauds
in the comnlissary department. A court
martial composed OF officers of the reg
ular army was called to try them and all
were pronounced guilty
The supreme court holds that the Dem
ing court martial, in order to be legal,
must have been composed of volunteer
officers. This decision will virtually affect
the Barrows case. Barrows is probably
now on his way to America and as soon
as he lands and the usual preliminaries
are taken he can swear out a writ of
habeas corpus and secure his freedom.
The circuit court Of appeals for the sew
nth circuit several months ago held that
the Deming ourt-martial was Illegal, and
the government took the appeal to the
supreme court To-day decision will at
feet all cases Of similar nature in the
Philippines. and there are q good many
e them &, s,
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BRIBERY!
The Grand Jury at Toledo
Gets a Nest Of City
Officials.

Toledo, Ohio, May 1s.-The grand Jury
impaneled to investigate the rumors of
bribery and official dereliction, made
partial report this morning. Indictments
were found against the following persons:
Morse r. Bradley, city solicitor, three
counts for bribery.
Edgar H. Eckert. claim agent Of the
Toledo Railways & Light company, bribery.
Moses R. Bradley and Edgar H. Eckert, OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
bribery.
James sheehan. contractor on city work.
bribery.
Fred y. Young, assistant street commits
sioner. bribery r
Thomas j. Purtil, member OF the board Of
revision, bribery.
Ira G, Moore. secretary board of revision.
bribery.
& Michael Howard, bribery.
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effort on the part of friends Of John f.
Gaynor and Benjamin D. Green, to gain
forcible entrance to their rooms. Ten OF
the stoutest officers of the Montreal po-,
lice force stood guard over the prisoners
and when Attorney Taschereau, the pr1s-
oner's counsel, tried to get through their
line he met anything but polite treat
ment. 81 - .a 9
The clash came about over a rumor that
the prisoners friends had plan to res
cue them. 1t was necessary to get the
prisoners out of the hotel and 80 Judge
Lafontaine was sent for and told that
an important point was to be argued.
Followed by a dozen lawyers the judge
went to the corridor, and within fifty feet
of the rooms occupied by Gaynor and
Green, he opened court
Lawyers for the defense declared they
knew Of a plot ON the part of the United
States authorities to kidnap the men at
night and hustle them out of the country
in the same way they had been brought
from Quebec to Montreal. Mr.. Tasche-
reau demanded that his clients be at once
removed to the common jail, where they
could be safely locked up. Crown Prose-
cutor Lemieulux had no objection, but
Senator Dandurand, acting for the
United States, denounced the statement of
a plot as a, falsehood.
1t was then declared, amid great ex-
citement, that the reverse was the case
and the excuse of placing the prisoners
in Jail simply meant that, as soon as the
men were out of the door of the hotel,
hired men, hiding near by would spring
upon the party and drive them to safe
place.
Judge Lafontaine said he would go in
and see the prisoners, but Inspector Nc
Mahon showed him back, and, backed up
by nine other men, shouted defiance to
Judge or LAWYER who dared to try to get
into the rooms. Some of the lawyers de-
cided to see the attorney general, who is
in the city, and point out to him that no
one had a right to maintain private pris-
on. Others followed them and then the
police cleared the corridors.
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Reports From L, s, Officials.

Washington, May 19.-Secretary Hay to-
day received the following from United
States Consul S. A. McAllister at Barba-
does, w. l., dated to-day: 30
Sixteen hundred deaths at St. Vincent; 4.e9f
destitute. Immediate wants supplied. Aic
needed for six months. This authentic. IS
The navy department received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Comma nder Mclean
Of the Cincinnati: f--t.- -.
Fort de France, May 19.-Water barge not
needed. Ashes and volcanic dust now fall.
ing thickly here. Now like thick fog; decks
covered
The Potomac is reported to have reached
St. Lucia Saturday.
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DUMDU MS USED
Testimony of Corp. 0'Brien
Before the Philippine
Committee.

Washington. May 19.-In the Philippine
investigation before the senate commit
tee this morning, a letter was read from
General Hughes denying he had ever Civ
en- orders for the water cure and say
ing he wanted the fullest investigation
of such charge.
Corporal Richard O'Brien, formerly of
the Twenty sixth volunteer infantry, tes
titled to seeing the water cure" admin
istered. He also testified to seeing Off
GERS violate a Spanish woman. At Iloilo,
three officers. Major Cook, Captain Nc
Donald and Lieutenant Plumber, of COM
pany NJ, became intoxicated at reception,
took off their coats. seized some of the
native women and insisted upon dancing
with them, much to the disgust of the
women, who were above the peasant
class. He said he was not on good
terms with his cartain. He also said
that at one place a woman with two
children was burned 20 death in a BAN
boo shack when the troops were burning
the town.
"Dumdurn" or explosive bullets, he
said were issued to the trcons in the
regular WaJ ana dlC nOrflDie execution.
There were "unwritten orders" to "take
no prisoners which were carried out.
He did not know who issued the orders,
but he knew they were understood to be
in effect. Upon close questioning he adj
mitted that he had seen many prisoners
ard that they were being treated we'll by
the officers and men. He will give fur
tier testimony tomorrow.
O'Brien described the capture of La
nag in Panav when a soldier fired at a
ma tive boy on a carafboo. He missed,
then al! the soldiers fired. himself in
cluded This was not done by orders.
The shooting brought the people to their
dc ors. One old man was shot in the alb
dcmen. Two other old men came cut
with a white flag and both were shot
down.
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MONEY NOT
NEEDED NOW
U. S. Officials Report That
Relief Is Sufficient for
the Present.
Pelee Now Scattering Gin
ders Over the Island
$4,000 Victims.

Washington, May 19.-The following
statement was given out at the White
House to-day: -. -.
On Saturday, Immediately receiving
Consul Aymes' dispatch, the president di-
rected the secretaries of war and the navy
to inquire and report as to the true condi-
ton of affairs in Martinique and St. Vincent
These reports will be, made public as soon
as received. All the supplies and all tie
money subscribed hitherto have been urgent
ly needed, but until further information Is
received it is deemed best that the receipt
of subscriptions be suspended.
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ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE
The Government Confident of Win
ming It's First Point.

Ncsc York Sun Special Serutoe
Washington, May 19.-Former Judge
Day and Solicitor General Richards left
Washington last night on the 8 o'clock
for Chicago to take part in the argument
in behalf Of the government in the APP
plication for preliminary Injunction,
which will come up Tuesday in the United
States circuit court. They went laden
with additional evidence which has been
collected during the last week. by United
States District Attorneys in various parts
of the country in accordance with instruc-
tions issued more than week ago by At
torneyz General Knox.
The evidence received here covers the
states Of Georgia, South Carolina, Vir-
ginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania,
New York, Massachusetts, and Connecti-
cut 1t is said to be very strong and is all
in the direction of showing violations OF
the Sherman antitrust law.
The department of Justice is confident
Of proving its case to the satisfaction OF
the court at Chicago and Of getting the
preliminary Injunction for which it is now
striving.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
A Report That They Have
Decided to Continue
the War.

London, May ia dispatch to the
Times from Pretoria says that the de-
meanor of the Boer delegates on their
way by train to Vereeniging led to the
belief that their ballots will be for a
continuation of hostilit les.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
THE ..pER jones' MAN FOUND

He Says That Some One Has Stolen
One of the Letter Books.
Ne.v York su,. Special Servtce
Chicago, May 19.-Oficials Of the pack
ing companies and their attorneys would
not talk Of the correspondence. The, men
directly Interested, with the exception Of
the letters, were said to be out of town.
q Harry p. Jones, 425 Clinton avenue, Oak
Park is evidently the correspondence clerk
who figures in the letters When seen at
his horne he intimated that one Of the let
ter books had been stolen from Armour q
Co.'s once He would neither deny nor
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
Shot Down for LOOtinH,

Fort de France, May 19.-Acting Governor
lHuerre is taking precautions to prevent
Wholesale looting at st. Pierre during the
relief work. Officials arrested on Wednesday
Thursday and Friday eighty-one looters.
Eleven Of these were women. -..
The officers shot many Of the looters whom
they found robbng the dead. The shooting
Of these people has been hushed up, as the
French law does not justify any such action.
On Thursday Presiding Judge des Fountains
sentenced forty-four men and four women to
various terms Of imprisonment and on Friday
twenty seven men and seven women were also
convicted Of lootng. The men were sent to
prison for five years and the women for three.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
PELEE'S VICTIMS
An Official Estimate-Mr. Prentis'
Body identified.

New York, May 19.-The first official
estimate of the results Of the explosion
Of Mont Pelee have been announced, says
a Fort de France dispatch to the World
This gives $4,000 as the number of people
buried in the ruins of St. Pierre. Six
thousands persons were rescued by steam
ships or fed to places of safety. Three
thousand probably were drowned. The re-
lief steamers now on the scene are the
American ships Cincinnati, Sterling, Po-
tomac and Longfellow; the French cruiser
Suchet and the British supply boat Mari
ana. Owing to red tape it has been found
impossible, up to the present time, to
unload the supplies sent by the chamber
Of commerce of New York
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
NINETY DEAD
Fuller Details of the Destruc-
tive Tornado in Texas
Yesterday.

Dallas, Texas, May ia ath-dealing
storm which swept over the state of Texas
yesterday afternoon killed at least ninety
persons injured over 100. and left the
historic little town of Goliad ruin.
Within five minutes the work of the
tornado was over. A strip through the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
BUTTER TRUST
SUGGESTED
Big Packers Contract for
Large Quantities at
Higher Prices.
Activity of Armour, Swift
and Others Attracts
Much Attention.

ss>ou, The Journal BureGn. Eoon. 10, Post
Building, Washington.
Washington, May 19.-Represen
OF dairymer, renovated butter makers
and oleomargarin manufacturers had
conference with Internal Revenue Com
missioner Yerkes to day about the regu-
lations for carrying the oleo-
margarin act into effect. Commissioner
Yerkes has completed the draft of the
regulations but called the representatives
of these interests to Washington to re-
ceive suggestions as to notifications or
additions that would make them clearer.
The law as finally determined by congress
was changed so much from the draft
that was originally submitted to the COM
missioner that it complicated the prepa-
ration OF the regulations and it was
thought best to consult with parties in
terested before promulgating them.
Packers Go Into Butter.
Charles Y. knight, secretary of the
National Dairymen's association, who
represented the dairy interests, said to
The Journal correspondent that
Armour & Co. and Swift & Co., of Chi
cago, had begun preparations to go into
the butter business on an extensive
scale, they have recently had agents in
the dairy centers contracting to purchase
from farmers for future delivery large
quantities Of butter at four cents pound
higher than the present price. This would
indicate that the meat packers are about
to abandon their oleomargarin factories
and are going into the butter business on
an extensive scale.
Talk of u Butter Trust"
The natural deduction from the activity
of the Chicago packers in this direction
is that they have in mind the formation
of a butter trust" The effect of their
activity in the egg market recently when
they practically controlled the entire sup
ply of eggs in the country is foretaste
of what they will be able to do with the
butter output. By Offering a four cent
advance on the present price and agree
ing to take all that is manufactured by
a number of creameries for a consider
able length of time these firms will
eventually secure control of a large per-
centage of the butter output and thus be
able to fix the price of butter for the
whole country. w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
|B0ERS NOT DONE LEGAL BATTLE
A Hot Time in the Corridors
of a Montreal Hotel Over
the Embezzlers.

New York May 19.-There was an ex-
citing scene Sunday in the corridor on
the fifth floor of the Windsor hotel when
for the first time in Canada within the
recollection Of lawyers, hotel was
turned into court of justice.
This event was followed by determined
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
Cinders From Mont Pe1ee.

Paris, May Ex-Governor l'Huerre, of
Martinique, has cabled to the colonial
minister, M. Decrais, announcing that
Mont Pelee continues to throw up i'm
mense quantities of cinders, which, owing
are now covering the southern districts
OF the island. Violent explosions have
been heard at LIE Carbet. ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
CALIFORNIA SHAKEN

A Slight Earthquake In the Northern
Part.
San Francisco, May ia slight shock Of
earthquake was felt in northern California
at 1880 o'clock this morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
ROURKE NAMED

To Be Q. s. ATTORNEY Tor the North
Dakota District.
Washington, May 19.-The president to-
day sent the following nominations to the
senate:
Jacob Sleeper, Massachusetts, secretary of
the legation of the United States at Havana,
Cuba; Henry T Dunn, collector of customs,
district of Brunswick Ca; Patrick II. Rourke.
attorney for the district of North Dakota
Postnasters-Iowa-Thom L. Green, West
Union; Wisconsin-Adele Barnes, > Delevan;
South Dakota-Delbert w Wilmath, Desmet.
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Prentis' Body Identified.

The bodies of Thomas T. Prentis, Amer
lean consul, and James Japp, British con-
sul have been identified and will be
brought here for shipment. Both bodies
are bruised by the fall of lava and stones
almost beyond recognition. 10y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
HURRICANE IN INDIA
Many Lives Lost and Forty Miles of
Railroad Gone.

Bombay, May ia destructive hurri-
cane has swept over the province of
Scinde, British India Forty miles of the
Scinde railroad with bridges, houses and
entertainments disappeared. Fifty miles of
telegraph wires were also destroyed. Many
lives were lost.
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Talk of Il "Butter Trust"
STRIKE OF BUILDERS
Carpenters and BrickIayers of Fargo
Demand More Money.

Demand More Money.
Special to The Journal.
Fargo, N D., May 19.-The first building
trades strike was started here this morn
ing The men who are out are carpenters
and brick layers. Some paper hangers and
painters will go out also. The contractors
declined to sign the wage schedule submitted
by the unionists and efforts to secure cor
ference of employers ard men failed through
insufficient rotice. All the union men are
not out. On some jobs non-union men were
taken to supply the vacancies. The demand
for increased wages is made the ground
Of increased rates Of living.
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HILL INsPECTS c., B. 60.
But He Says the Trip "Has No Sig


nifcance.''
Chicago, May 19.-James j. Hill arrived in
Chicago to-day to inspect the property Of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. In company
with President George 3. Harris, Of the
Burlington he began a ten days "trip, which
will cover the greater parto the Burlington's
property. Mr.. Hill said his trip was one q
mere inspection of terminal facilities.
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PERJURER- GETS TWO YEARS.
St. Louis. May 19.-Julius Lehman, former
ly member of the St. Louis house of delegates,
tried in the circuit court for perjury, was
found guilty by the jury and his punish
ment fixed at two years in the penitentiary.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

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FROM MIDDLEBROOK.

Regular correspondence
Bud Wyatt died at Sawyer's Mill
of lung trouble.
Mrs. Will Cowell has been quite
sick, but is some better.
P. A. Bridges and D. B. White
sold lot of fine cattle to-day.
Rev. Mr.. Pugh and John Kee
are reported very sick this week.
Willis Thompson is making ex-
tensive improvements on his farm.
BERTHE Thompson and Virgil M.
Rhodes are going to school at Cross
Roads.
Bryant Pierce has bought the
saw mill plant Of Tom Reed near
Devider.
The little son Of Noah Wright
who resides near Cross Roads, died
last night.
We extend welcome to Richard
Presson and family, who have re.
Gently moved into this community
The home of Alvin Jordan, jr.
was burned last Thursday night
The fire is thought to be of incen
diary origin.
MIDDLEBRooK, January Z.
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FnOhi noLLADAY.

Regular correspondence.
Kit Whitfield has returned from
Springville.
Oscar Holiday is reported quite
sick this week.
Holiday was well represented
at Camdon yesterday.
WI. Neal went to Camden Sun
day, returning yesterday.
Uncle Charley Pritchard Of Pop
lar Bluff was here yesterday.
Oscar Merrick of McIllwain has
moved to the Gossett houses.
w. F. Harrison and o. P. Kirk
went to Huntingdon this week.
School opened yesterday. There
was very fair attendance for the
first day.
Mrs. Dida NJ. Whitfield has been
very sick, but we are glad to learn
that she is better.
Rev. J. G. Anderson of Beech
Bluff lectured at the Christian
Church last night.
w. S. Morgan's family left to.
day to join Mr.. Morgan at Tupelo
Ark, where they will reside.
HOLIDAY, January 7.
ANOTHER.
We are having fine weather fol
picking peas.
Herbert McAuley is very sicl
with pneumonia.
Miss Addie NOVEL; will enter
tain her young friends Saturda,
night. All are invited,
Bob Brown lost his overcoat a
the tea party given at the home 0
Ebert Oxford the other night.
The young folks were given a
enjoyable entertainment Saturda
9 night at the home of Willis Novel
Charley Wilson played the orga
and George Arnold the fiddle.
HOLIDAY, January Z.
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GENERAL j. w. LEWIS.

The American in its write up of Jack
son had the following to say of Gen. ]. W.
Lewis:
One of the best known men in the
Eighth Congressional District is Gen. ]
w. Lewis, of Paris. General Lewis is
candidate for Congress, and is conse'
quently identifying himself with the citi-
zens of Madison County, which sort of
thing he has habit of doing thoroughly.
General Lewis is we'll known in State
politics, having been three times MEM
Der of the State legislature, serving in the
house in 1885, in the senate in 1887 and
as foterial representative from the coun-
ties of Henry and Weakley in 1889. He
declined further honors of this character,
though the solicitations for him to contin-
ue in harness were of very gratifying
nature.
In March. 1891, he was appointed to the
office of attorney general in the old twelfth
judicial circuit to fill out an unexpired
term, and was subsequently twice elected
by the people to the same position, and
is now serving in that capacity, being rec
ognized as one of the strongest advocates
in the State before jury. His speech in
the famous Ciscoe murder case, tried at
Nashville, in which he volunteered his
services to the defendant on account OF
personal friendship was gem of oratory
and was commented upon at the time by
the Nashville papers.
General Lewis is one of the staunches
Democrats in the State, and nothing at
fords him more pleasure than to take the
stump in defense of the principles of hi'
party. Personally, he is a man whom i
is pleasure to know, because he has thu
happy faculty OF always making it appea
to friend, or even a chance acquaintance
that in life there is much sunshine. /
isn't every man who possesses that trail
of character, and when one is found he i
not easily forgotten. General Lewis
also man who always stands ready
push forward an enterprise and that
certainly indicative of good citizen.
Ii is doubtful if there is a man in hi
home county or those of his judicial Gil
cult who never enjoyed as great degre
of popularity and esteem.
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Atthe meeting of the Democratic
executive committee of the Eighth
Congressional District at licking
ton last Saturday, it was ordered
that a legalized primary be held on
Thursday, August Z, 1902, for the
purpose of nominating a Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

The properties of Billiards. Snow
Liniment possess a range of useful
ness greater than any otherremedy.
Aday seldom passes in every house
hold, and especially where there are
any children, that it is not needed.
Price, Is and so cents. Sold by all
druggists.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

Wanted-The public to know that I am
prepared to remove grease, stains, etc,
from clothing, ladies' skirts and coat col
lars cleaned and colored, ribbons renewed
in original colors or old colors extracted
and goods recolored tar, paint or grease
efIectually removed. Terms reasonable.
Call on Mrs 0. IL. WILLIAMS, Camden,
Tenn, and leave your orders.
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Many bright and happy household has
been thrown into sadness and sorrow be-
cause of the death of loved one from a
neglected cold. Billiards. Horehound
Syrup is the great cure for coughs, colds
and all pulmonary ailments. Price, %
and so cents Sold by all druggists