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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
DEATH 70 A PRISON
Convicted Burglars at Missoula
:. Swallow Morphine.
ONE IS DEAD; OTHER WILL LIVE
?.
Cracksmen Jack Burton and George
-: KirlSvvood Preferred Death
to Long Terms.
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Cnnnial Ia Tho InnrnaI

Special to The. Journal. -, <z=,~,-
! Missoula, Mont, May, l..---Jack Burton.
alias Charles Fisher, professional bur
glar, committed suicide at the county
Jail here this morning with, morphine
poison. He had been sentenced to twelve
years in states prison for first degree
burglary and would have been taken to
Deer Lodge to-day.
George Kirkwood, whose professional
name is e Frisco Skinny companion to
Burton in the crime. also took the drug
with the intention of ending his life, but
prompt medical aid has averted death.
Kirkwood was found guilty with Burton
and. was to have been sentenced to-mor-
row.
Burton and Kirkwood We're considered
the smoothest Of burglars Their arrest
followed an attempt to open the office
safe of the Western; Montana FIGURING
Company of Missoula with nitro glycerine
some weeks ago.
Burton was about As years of age and in
conversation mentioned Familiarity many
Minnesota incidents, as though from that
state. He conducted his own defense at
the trial with shrewdness, cunning and
intelligence, but, strong defense was
broken down by the. admission of a letter
he had written which was discriminating
and disclosed an attempt, which was
almost successful, to break Jail prior to
ttleh trial.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
VALUE OF CONVERSATIONS
"A Ready Tongue Worth More Than
E the Strongest Letters.

q
Great and important as are the uses Of con
versation described by me IN former paper,
there is another more practical beneHt Tom 1t,
namely, as help to worldly advancement,
or success to be derived from the understand
ings Of other men in the exercise OF our own
Every man in a social circle* has his strong
point-his special subject on which he is at
home and better qualified to speak than sany
one else No individual, however acute or
strong minded, can SIT and probe 10th bot
of. many men conveyed on it, and looking
at it from different points of view. 5...s9.ts
: Daniel Webster, who, If ANY man could
do SO, might have trusted his own nna.ded
judgment in forming an opinion or deciding a
question, had, nevertheless, great faith in
the aid to be derived from conversation. In
my education he once said to Charles Sum-
the the intelligent men have had the good for
tune to meet has, done more for me than
books ever. did; for ! learn more from them
bly, 81 = learn ear. from their books Their minds
in conversation, come into intimate contact
with my own mind and ! absorb certain Sc
crets of their power, whatever may be. Its
quality, which I could not have detected in
their books Converse, converse, converse.
with living men face to face, and mind to
mind-for that is one of the best sources Of
locke aed great s hasn
asked how he had contrivedtto amassssuch an
amount of knowledge as he possessed, he re-
piled thai he attributed what ,llLlleEHe Knew
to his not being ashamed TO ask for informa-
ton. and to "a rule he had adoptedaof con-
versing. 80;
AS a means OF introduction to other men
cor women whom, on account OF their intelli-
gence, stores of experience and knowledge
position or influence, it may be desirable tc
know few well-chosen Words-the manly
yet deferential and conciliatory expression OF
! an opinion-an acute criticism Of recent
book, public speech or painting. or the witty
defense of a sport or pastime--are worth more
to young man than any personal a vantage.
or the strongest letters Of introduc ton. s. Hun
dreds of young men and women oweta grea
success in life ALMOST wholly to their CONVEX
sational tact and power. yo!ng ven 81 !,
ways carry away the palm in the long rur
from the possessor Of aSbeautifuis face, or tn
most brilliant pianist or vocalist that car
chat cnarmngy TH ,,u men srs sup
knowledge and skill only. or by their ac
auaintance with the secrets Ct ana nc =,
social qualities, by their cunning sor aEree
able ways of putting things or their arts Q
| persuasion, and not by their more solid smer
Its, that they make their way to the front.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
NYE MAY ENTER FIELD
HEARS THE CONGRESSIONAL BEE
Will Not Enter Contest Unless. He
ST. Sees n Good Chance for
4 -, >. Victory. -


sAnothers week may bring another candi-
date flor the republican nomination for
congress into the field. I'm I.,;..5.s.l]>>
= Frank M. Nye admits that he is now de-
seriously over. the question Of
adding, his name to the list of candidates,
and that,he will make final decision be-
fore the campaign is much older. Mr.. Nye
said o-day: >T@s y ~ %:F;EfT'. -"
have not yet figured out just what would
be the effect Of my: candidacv,. but you can
rest assured that If I am a candidate, I have
figured it out that I have a. hrstsrate chance
to win the nomination., I am certainly not
going into the contest with the idea Of help
ing any one else to. get 1T. g&s ~
have given the matter some consideration
already and shall think it over carefully
from every standpoint before l make UP my
mind either way. ....' i
am not as anxious to break into congress
as was ten years ago, and there are impor-
tant considerations against my being candi-
date. On the other hand. there are good
reasons for my coming into the field at this
time, ..r .D ..' 80. s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
NEXT GREAT WAR
A European Diplomat Tells When
It Will Occur.
WHEN AUSTRIA BREAKS UP
Germany Will Go After the German
States and a Port on the
- - = rf.-1 Adriatic.

Baron Pierre de Coubertin in Christian
.' Register.
1t is very sad for peaceful Europeans
great war breaking out in their Old
World. Yet it is but time that they
should realize the danger that lies ahead
of their way. Few, up to last year, had
noticed it. r People get quickly accus-
toned to what suits them and makes them
feel comforta BILE.
> The Fashoda affair darkened the sky
altogether. The idea of an Anglo-French
war began to creep into the minds most
unpleasantly. AS there is no more posi-
bility for an English invasion in France
than for French one in England, every
body knew it could be but a naval war;
and upon continental people such Ger
tainty proves ever highly quieting. Yet
confidence in the maintenance of Eu-
ropean peace began to shake at the very
moment when The Hague conference was
I endeavoring to make it stronger. Since
two great neighbcrs had been drawn upon
the very edge of war, one failed to see
why two others would not, the next day,
follow Just the same path and reach the
same point. 60. ~ 80 -s--',..-2 - .
+ Precisely 1t soon became obvious tina
central Europe was in a dangerous state
of unfinishment. A work OF national
unity, like Bismarck's German work, can
hardly be considered completed SO long
as pure representatives of the race re-
| main outside Of the nation. And, even if
they show no hurry to join the rest of the
| flock and rejoice in their present lot, a
! day must come when the race feeling will
prove stronger than the strongest
| of dynastic ties, and command tradition
as we'll as interest Nine millions OF
| Germans are ruled by the Emperor OF
| Austria, out of which no more than a few
Hundreds were willing, thirty years ago.
Ito pass under the rule of the German en-
1:peror, while it is generally admitted that
4 lone third to-day are anxious for such a
| change. Another third seem irresolute
and the rest would object. All who know
Austria agree that Francis Joseph's death
will greatly reduce the number of the
Halter. His successor is by no means
popular enough to rely upon the
prestige of his name alone, and will there
/ fore be bound to seek popularity either
j:among the German or his Slav subjects
1.-The Germans and the Slavs Of Austria
hate one another more and more daily
1.-The Germans, being fewer, can pre-
! tdominates only under despotic regime
and such regime would lead readily tt
a civil war. On the other hand, if the
Slavs are privileged loyalty will entirely
disappear among the Germans, who viii
| look forward with more 7eagerness thar
before toward joining the German flock
/ No peaceful settlement of the Austrian
problem is therefore to be contemplate e
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
STATE GETS A jolt.
Gray's Acquittal One Of the, Jury
System Puzzles.
HE HIMSELF DIDN'T EXPECT IT
Jurors Relieved the Identification
and Direct Evidence Regarding
ORense Detective.

James Gray, :big mitt" man, was yes
terday acquitted Of swindling Louis O..
Twitten out of SIS in three-card monte
game The evidence appeared conclusive.
Billy" Edwards, the confidence man, who
has been such a valuable witness before
the grand jury, testified that he and IAN
other man" inveigled Twitten into one of
the vacant rooms on the city side of the
public. building and worked three card
monte game. He, referred to his ac-
complete as "the other man. but did not
identify Gray. The Identification was
completed by Detectives De Lafttre and,
Norbeck, who followed and watched the
game through a glass door. Their backs
We're turned, but the detective plainly
recognized Edwards and Gray. The form
or gave the name of Moore when arrested
and was indicted under that alias.
No defence was submitted by Gray, the
case being considered hopeless. con-
viction was expected by every one. When
the jury returned in about forty minutes.
with verdict for ,acquittal, great sur
prise was shown. The county attorneys
Office was disappointed, as it hoped to
deal the "big mitt'' element severe blow
by the conviction of another principal.
The jurors were:
Charles Wadsworth, George w. Smith,.
William C. Allen Theodore Thies,
A. Edwin ,.zonne. John Carlson,
William L.. Waldron, VIM. H. B. Denckert,
. l.. B. Nickerson, Fred G. Famous,
F. T. Dinsrnore, Frank L. Thresher,
. One Of the jurors on being criticized
this morning for agreeing ~acquit Gray
stoutly maintained that there was moth
ing else to do. fs -.
|. There was no evidence against the
prisoner" he argued. "a convicted
swindler went on the stand and said
something about another man dealing
cards and two detectives peeking through
door saw three men standing by win
dow across the room doing sopethlng:
What does that prove?: If the victim had
been produced, if Edwards had identified
tives had seen more than they did; the
case would lave been vastly different.
Another juror now regrets bitterly that
he consented to acquittal. He says that
on the first ballot there were seven for
| acquittal and FIVE for CONVICTION, put the
latter allowed themselves to be talked
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
Corrections and Charities Depart
1pent Faces Deficit Of $4,000.
McDoNALn's BILLS HELD uF
Superintendent of the Worl1hOuse Is
Turned Down Hard by His
Superiors.

s The board of corrections and charities
and the departments under it's control are
in bad way financially. The present out
look is that no person in the employ OF
the board will receive cent Of salary be-
tween Oct. and Jan 1 next. and that all
supplies purchased after that time Will
have to be bought on credit. r sa
Superintendent of the Poor Johnson
who is also secretary of the board, pre-
sented a stat ement at the meeting last
night, and declared that, with the best OF
economy. the appropriation would be eX-
hausted by Oct. ! and that the depart
ments would have to run on credit the
rest of the year. He estimates that the
deficit will not be less than 5000.
The boards appropriation, less 10 per
cent for delinquent taxes, was $119,5S8
There was left of this amount on May /,
to meet the current expenses Of all de-
partments but $685..
For the corresponding eight months last
year the running expenses were $63,527.
With one new building, larger force of
employees and more patients In the city
fully as heavy as in 1901, and probably
heavier. 49,. o. -" =,
Contagious Ward Causes Deficit. y
The occasion for the unusual deficit, it
Is explained, Is the excess cost Of the new
contagious ward over the appropriation
There was set aside for this purpose
$2e'l13. Later it was decided to add one
story. -~5 - .*'~
This, with the increased cost Of mate
rial, has practically doubled the cost OF
the building. Almost $43,O 900 has already
been expended and the outstanding bills
Will bring the total up to $4,000 or more
The board last night locked horns with
workhouse superintendent Mcdonald
again, and, as usual he returned to his
Single Creek headquarters much per-
turbed. The board started in by holding
up two of his bills, and then elected
James Tansey, former night engineer, tc
the position of guard, against the protest
of the superintendent. s~.-
One of the bills held up was for bar.
! Der chair, the other for bone crusher fol
the manufacture Of chicken feed.
In Imitation of St. Paul.
Superintendent Mcdonald visited thu
| St. Paul workhouse lately and found in
| cluded in its equipment two barber chairs
They appealed to him as being just wha
were needed at the Minneapolis institu
! ton, and he Immediately purchased on
for $50. The board decided that the pur
chase was -unwarranted and INSTRUCTED
| him to send back the barber: chair ais
! the bone crusher.
| Engineer. 'Tansey was put on salary O
$40 a month. During the past month b
has done nothing and has drawn a sal
| airy Ct $50. Commissioner Woodland pro
tested against the appointment on tn
I ground that it was encouraging insubor
dination in the institution, but he stoo
alone. Mayor Ames was not present.
The board confirmed the city physician
appointment of A. NJ. GUM as pharmacis
at the city hospital, and Mrs. Mary Clyd
as night superintendent of nurses.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
IT HAS ALL WALKED IN
J s..' p Y
PARK MUSIC FUND GROWING
To-day 1t Exceeds $1,1OO Which Has
All Been Secured Without
Personal Solicitation. ~. g.. -.

J The park music fund now exceeds SLIGO.
This is about one sixth Of the, amount
(which it Is desired to raise; and every
cent Of it has been sent to the committee
without personal solicitation, and within
ten days. subcommittee was appointed,
this morning to interest residents in the
heighborhood Of Loring Park. the mem
bers being Jacob F. Tourtelotte, F. G.
z winston, DR.. H. L. Staples, Albert L.
Carpenter and J. X. Wetherby. Subcom-
mites for the other parks were announced
several days ago. and as soon as; they,
begin work the fund IS expected to grow
4 by hundreds daily Charles A. sCornman,
formerly city clerk, will have general
charge of the work from now on, mem
4 bers Of the committee having decided that
It would be best to have some one devote
his entire time to the project. =
Subscriptions up to date are as fol-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
CALL OFF THE STRIKE
Work May Soon BE Resumed Upo1
Pillsbury Library.

A meeting of the trades interested in the
strike now in force against the 5Pillsbury
library building will be held tonight, and
in all probability work will be resumed
shortly.
The trouble arose over the marble. AL
though the contract for this marble was let
to Chicago firm, the stone comes from,
Proctor, Vt, and is dressed by nonunion la
Dor However, no Minneapolis firm is
equipped to cut the stone, and as the build
ing is to be gift to the city. the local stone
cutters, it is said, have decided to withdraw
their objections and let the. work proceed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
REPEAT PASSION PLAY
LeVure Will BE Given
Again at Wesley Church.

311IuSGrHIEU LENUIS - ~
e Again at Wesley Church.
i The Passion Play of Oberammergau is
ito be repeated at Wesley church Friday eve
ming BY Mr. and Mrs. Bowden.
When the play was given at Wesley &last
week hundreds were turned away. There
has been such demand on the part of the
public for Its repetition that it will be given
again FRIDAY evening. The LOO coloreds and
moving pictures, together with the instructive
and eloquent lecture by Mrs Bowden, pre-
sent an evening IS entertainment which is sell
dom edyens to- a Minneapolis audience. Seats
are now on sale, at. the Metropolitan music
lstore,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
LIABILITY. oNs STOCK:
ydahIon MilIer's Creditors May Try to
Enforce 1T.

=, One of the founders of St. Paul Park
Mahlon 3. Miller, has filed petition IN
bankruptcy. While he alleges legal debts
of $677, 249, his creditors may try to prove ' ;
them to be $2,22O,72 with assets OF
So, Oos, of which $73S is claimed as exempt.
One Of the liabilities Miller. denies is
}1,496, 900, for which the receiver OF the
St. Paul Investment Savings association
holds him. Miller owned $4,000 stock in
the association when 1T failed. He also
denies a liability of s52,571 for which the
receiver Of the St. Paul Park Improve
ment company wishes to hold him, IN
which he had 100000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
S. +. MoKNIGHT BUYS
He Picks Up Two Bargains Mt $1O,-
900 Each.

Sumner T. Mcknight has purchased two
pieces of property from the Industrial Trust
company for $4,000 each. One is the north
east corner of Fourth street and Sixth ave-
nue. S. and the other is the southeast corner
Of Mary place and Twelfth street. The for
mer is 66x165N feet and the other 11ox165 Both
properties are improved to some extent.
William E. Goodfellow has purchased from
Thomas W. Robinson for $4,000 the Barge
property on Fifth between Hennepin and
Nicollet. The Robinson leases to Jacob
Barge for ffty-nine months at $3.50 and three
years at $3.50 per month were filed Syester,
day. - = . -5S's ..E. III az = ss.2. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
An Alleged "Fence.'

Michael schulman is on trial before Judge
Simpson and jury for receiving stolen prop
.erfvt 4 lot OF brasses stolen from the Chis
"a 90 rCeat Western. 1t is remarked as pass
Ing strange that Schulman should be indict-
ed while the man who sold him the brasses
still has his liberty and has been in the city
fbo me 81 ;. Is -. q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
BUY COUNTRY HOUSES.
Spencer Grain Company Acquires l16
Additional Elevators. Is

The Spencer Grain company OF this city
has bought control of sixteen country ele-
vators which will be added to it's line. The
deal involves the houses along the Hastings
& Dakota division Of the Milwaukee road,
formerly controlled by s. Strong & Co. 1t
also includes several properties on the Fargo
& Southern division and the Breckenridge
division Of the Great Northern. which were
owned by the Citizens Elevator company OF
Minneapolis. The properties will pass to the
new owner at once. 90 s. .-:,.-s:-. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
REFUSED A WORM COIN :
The Court Says Street Car Conduc-
j.. IT, s.a tor. Did Right. -. ~, M

2 Smooth coins don't go with the street
railway company, and those who tender
them must be prepared to take the con-
sequences for the law is behind the street
car company: William H: Thaxter =: IS
directly. responsible for determining this
question. He rendered a smooth bit OF
silver to a conductor and minated that
it was ten cent piece, but the learned
con had been reading UP on fiat money
and knew that more than a mere man 8
dictum was necessary to convert piece
of metal into real money. He refused the
metal disc and threw Mr.. Thaxter off the
car when he refused to pay his fare. Mr..
Thaxter brought suit for $4,000 damages
and. got left again. ''-.H -. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
A SCOTTISH WITNESS =

A Clarke BanKruptcy DepositIoh 10
.4a51fs4 Be Taken, Abroad; :? Aa:I. !:
y. Judge Anfd0t, OF the federal court.fyesE !
te rdays ordered ztilat lin the NJ. Clarke
case from St. Cloud the depo-
sition be taken of Andrew Montgomery In
Dumfries Scotland. 2 Clarke, went into
several years ago, but has not
been discharged from his debts. Mont
gomery was creditor to the extent OF
$25, 600, in the.3shane' Of MORTGAGE Ihe
deposition is .re.urnable to Referee Mer-
riman before July=7.s ,sta-,> 49, 49, -
The case OF George F. Porter against
Charles E. Seelye and others, was re-
nianded by Judge Amidon to the state
court from whence it came. ...sy...., .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
HENRY HILLS ESTATE
HENH1 TIIII 11H5 =
Divided Equally Among the W1e
."s*E and Children. ~ !

V@71 and ChiIdreh. = = = J
According to the statement OF his nelrs
the estate of the late Henry Hill is estl-
mated to have a value of $445, 900. The
personal property, consisting OF the BANK
and other stock, is valued at SlS5,oo the
improved real estate at 1927 200, and the
unimproved at $12,800.; The estate is TO
be divided equally among the WIDOW, Ann An q
Eliza Hill, and the six children. The
homestead with all the contents is to
become, the property: of the widow. The
management of the estate is left to
board of trustees, consisting of five of the
Children. Explicit instructions are given
regarding the disposition Of the various
Interests. ':a5f. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
.!Many Jurors in Demand.

The sixth special venire for the. present
term was drawn in Judge Harrson's court
room this morning. Those summoned will re-
port next Monday and with the regular ventre
will supply long list from which TO draw
Jurors for the Megaarden case
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
FOR HIS FIFTH YEAR.
Rev.. j. S., Montgomery Invited to
Remain MT ,Wenley.sg..

.za=s,.a -. RematnfAf w enley.
Twenty-fourth Street NJ e. church is to be-
come part of the Wesley church congrega-
ton. The. ofncia1aboard of Wesley church last
evening voted to am ex the smaller church.
The board Also voted to recommend gem
era! scheme OF missions, as presented by the
Methodist City Mission and Church Extension
Society Rev. j. S.aMonte omery was invited
to remain as pastor for the ensuing year He
thus. enters upon the fifth year of his minis
try at Wesley, Il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
ACCOUNTED FOR.

7 OuKeTSI SCdteSn1aN,
Hubb-You call Boston slow. and yet We
spent S. per capita for postage stamps last
year, while New York spent only SO per
capita. ,fF-
Gotham-W Well, we can't always wait for a
letter to get there; we telegraph.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
FORCE SEWER CONNECTION
City Departments Cooperate in Re
&ard to New Buildings.

gard to new BuIIdlnSs.
The health department and building in
,pector's department will cooperate hereafter
h the work of enforcing the new city ordi-
nance requiring all new building erected on
Hreets having sewers to make the connec-
hons.
Violations Of the ordinance have been dis
lowered recently, and this morning the heads
ST the two departments agreed on program
IL cooperation.
Health Commissioner Hall is insistent that
acre shall be no more vaults or cesspools in
hWer territory.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
. NOMINATED TEDDY"
Editor Lafe Young to Address South
Dakota Republicans.

Special to The Journal. .-.--..... . >.
Sioux Falls, S. D., May 1s-President W.
A. Porter Of the State League of Republican
Clubs was to-day advised by LATE Young,
editor of the DesMoines Capitol, that he has
accepted the invitation extended to him by
the league to be in Sioux Falls June and
address the republican state convention and
convention of Republican League Clubs of
South Dakota The several thousand repub-
licans who will be here at that time, will
cordially greet men who nominated Theodore
Roosevelt for vice president in the, t,Phila-
delphia convention. s~-=:..s.Sr e ~ |: