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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18

The one man who is just now attract
ing more attention in New York than any
other individual is the young Italian Mar
conf. The hotel at which he Is staying IS
constantly besieged with reporters, VINO,
when they finally get his ear, can ask only
one ouestion-"How did you do it?" One
congratulatory dinner after another takes
I'D most of his time. and it is to be in
ferred that he is spendig an occasional
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
Marconi Being Bombarded With Dinners

hour with his fiancee. Miss Josephine Hol-
man His present plan is to allow only
one week for his New York visit on this
trip When he returns, however, in three
months, with a complete trans Atlantic
equipment, he will make New York his
headquarters. 1t is not generally known
that his main station is this country will
be located at Cape Cod. Work on the
stone towers which he needs for his
''plant" is already under way.
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great painter; while he was learning he
was willing to- do anything that was
honest On landing, young Funk had very
little spare cash and meager knowledge
of English, combined with a guileless
confidence in his ability TO get on some
how. After wandering about the water
front for a while, he strolled down on a
pier and fell'in with man whose appear
ance was hopefully Teutonic. Funk
promptly asked him for Job.
What can you do 2, asked the, man.
i can paint . replied Funk. He
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
Scope OF American Exhibition in London

London, Jan. 1s.-The aims and scope of
the proposed American exhibition were
explained yesterday at luncheon at the
Trocadero, given by Ernest Schenck, man
aging director Of the Crystal Palace.
Speeches were made by Schenck, President
Richards Of the American Society, F. c..
Won Duser. Sidney Low. Lorin Lathrop
and others. The American Society is
the enterprise for solely patri-
otto reasons on account of the name Of the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
REIMBURSING CHINA

President Directs Payment of $780,
900 for Silver Bullion Seized.
Washington, Jan. 18.-President Roose-
Welt yesterday took the first step in re-
storing to China the property belonging
to her which was seized by the United
States. He directed Secretary Long to de-
liver to the state department for trans
mission to WI Ting-fang, the Chinese
minister, the sum of $376,000. This
amount represents the value of the silver
bullion seized in Salt Yamen, Tientsin, by
the United States marines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
NO DISAPPOINTMENT

St. Louis Fair Will Positively Open
in 1903.
St. Louis, Jan. 18.-To set at rest state
ments coming from Washington to the Of
feet that the Louisiana purchase EXPOSE
ton might have to be postponed from
1903 to 1904 the executive committee of
the exposition company unanimously
adopt ed the following resolution:
Resolved, That under the act Of congress
and under every plan Of the board of drec-
tors and executive committee, the exposition
will open and close in the year 1903.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
IN CONFESSION BOOTH

ChicagO Woman Arrested on a
Charge of Burglary.
Chicago, Jan. 18.-A woman giving her
name as Annie Jones whose presence had
become known through the noise she made
in breaking open a collection box was
found hiding in confession booth in St..
Joseph's French Catholic church last
night The janitor was at work in the
basement of the edif1ce when he heard a
noise. Accompanied by the pastor he
made search Of the church and found
the woman concealed in the confessional.
She was taken to the police station and
booked on the charge of burglary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18

London, Jan. 1s.-From Liverpool comes
again the report that ]. Pierpont Morgan
has under way deal OF vast Importance
to the electrical world. Involving com
3bined capital Of $50; 00O, 900 The Westing-
house Electrical Manufacturing company,
the Pattsburg md Nenchesters and the GeR-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18

exposition. The success Of the exposition
Is assured by the range and variety Of
American Industries already supporting it.
What the projectors want is the heartier
cooperation of American manufacturers
in securing representative exhibit Of
labor saving machinery. Improved tran
sit facilities to the Crystal Palace arc
promised and the exhibition promises to
be an excellent side show for coronation
wear
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
ERNEST VICTOR CLERGUE

Death in Chicago of the Brother of
the 500 Man.
Special to The Journal
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Jan. 1S.-Ernest
Victor Clergue, brother of Francis H.
Clergue, who is at the head Of the big
Industrial works here, died in Chicago last
night Of heart trouble for which he had
been taking treatment. He was Al years
old and had been prominently identified
with the work here
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Empress Dowager and New Order of Things

Peking, Jan. 18.-The foreign board has
complained to the ministers that foreign
ers are attempting to enter the forbidden
city and imperial parks. 1t is understood
that this means sightseers. The empress
dowager will receive the legation ladides
in her own palace quarters. on Feb. 1.
Heretofore they have not been allowed to
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political capital and not smoney that in
duced her kidnapping, although doubt
less a ransom would he a welcome adj
dition to the committees funds. He con-
firms absolutely the statement that the
leader of the so-called brigands is not
a brigand, but political agitator named
Sarapoff, Bulgarian ex-oficer of evil
reputation. The letter gives an interest
ing sketch of what Mr.. Maud has done to
date, but it contains no news.
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Threatened to Assassinate
President Roosevelt.
TEN YEARS LAT !. II. IN !. PRISON
He Voiced AnarEhistic Sentiment
While on Duty at Fl. Columbia
is DISHoNORABLY DISCHARGED
Likewise Included in His
= Sentence.

Astoria. Ore, Jan. 18.-Frank RaKoW-
ski a soldier in the United States army,
was to-day degraded at Fort Candy and
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment in
the military prison on Alcatzaz island,
Gala. Rakowski had threatened to assas-
s1nate President Roosevelt.
Rakowski was a member of Captain
Clole's company stationed at Fort Ste
vens. He was on detached duty at Fort
Columbia, Wash, when he voiced the an
archistic sentiment, and after arrest by
the civil authorities was turned over to
the military officials at Fort Candy. He
was tried before general court mar
tial. A few days before Christmas Ra-
kowski became intoxicated at Chinook,
and while in a saloon there made the fol-
lowing statement:
President Mckinley got what he deserved.
My time OF enlistment in the army will soon
expire and when it does Ill see that Pres.-
dent Roosevelt gets the same dose that Czol-
gosz gave Mckinley.
Rakowskis sentence is dishonorable
discharge, forfeiture Of all pay and allow
ances and confinement in the military
prison at Alcatraz island for ten years.
Captain Cloke stated that he knew lit
tie of Rakowski except that he formerly
resided on Milwaukee avenue, Chicago
The man seemed to be a quiet fellow
said Captain Cloke, "and prior to the
time of his anarchistic utterances at Chi
nook never gave any trouble. He was
drunk when he threatened the life of
the president
Portland, Ore, Jan. 18.-Frank Rakow-
Ski, the degraded soldier, passed through
this city under guard on his way to Cal
tfornia, to serve his sentence of ten years
ON Alcatraz island -
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MINERS KILLED BY GAS.

Victor, Col, Jan. 18.-John Warner and
Gus Peterson, miners, lost their lives in
the May B mine while being lowered in
bucket to the bot tom of the shaft They
We're overcome by gas Reports from
different parts of the district show that
the prevalence of gas is quite general,
due to changes in the atmosphere.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18

visit the private garden Of the palace.
Her majesty has expressed high regard
for the foreigners on finding that her and
the other women's quarters had not been
entered by the foreign troops. A large
private treasure in gold that was buried
beneath the floor when the court fed was
found untouched on its return.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
British Steamer Lagos Goes Ashore

Funchal, Island of Madeira, Jan. -
The British steamer Lagos, from Liver
pool, went ashore at Las Desertas, a
group Of islets in the Atlantic to the
southeast Of Madeira, during fog. The
crew and passengers were saved and it is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18

hoped to recover the mails which the
vessel was carrying. The Lagos is owned
by the British African Steam Navigation
company, limited Glider, Dempster & Coz
and was built at Port Glasgow in 1883.
She is 300.3 feet long, has 1862 feet beam
and is 2O.2 feet deep.
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Portland, Ore, Jan. 18.-Frank Rakow-
SKI, the degraded soldier, passed through
this city under guard on his way to Cal
ifornla, to serve his sentence of ten years
on Alcatraz island.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
POKER PLAYERS WON'T DO.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw ReIegates
Clerks Who Are Bitten by the
Gambling Mania.

Washington, Aug. 21.-Secretary
Shaw is moving most vigorously
against the poker devotees among
his force. Three clerks learned of
reductions in their salaries, in one
instance the drop being from $1,000
to $1,000, all employees of treasury
branch which handles large amounts
of currency. Their poker playing
has not only brought them this re-
duction, but a transfer to another
part of the service. The wife of one
of the men recently appealed to the
treasury for part of his salary,
as he had neglected, she alleges, to
make provisions for his home. In
quiry developed that these men took
a trolley car at the close of office
hours nearly every day for a gam
bling resort outside the district and
Secretary Shaw positively refuses to
have men bitten by the gambling ma
mia handle large sums of govern
ment money.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
TRANsMIssIss1PpI CONGRESS
The Trust Question Comes Up Again in
the Observation-Disclosures WetmOre Intro
duces Some Strong Resolutions.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 21.-The trust
question was in evidence again yes
terday in the discussions before the
Transmississippi congress and a
number of resolutions bearing upon
its various phases were introduced
and referred to the committee on
resolutions. Col. Moses C. Wetmore,
of st. Louis, introduced a series of
strong Antitrust resolutions,
which declared that trusts are
menace to a republican form of gov
eminent and to the hopes and am
billions of youth and urged the presi-
dent to enforce existing laws against
illegal combinations and, if those
laws are insufficient, he is asked to
call upon congress to supply the de-
ficiency. On the other hand, Mr.. F.
r. Thurber, of New York, intro
duced a resolution asking the con-
gress to suspend judgment until it
can be learned from experience
whether or not trusts are an evil.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
A Summary OF the Appropriations Made
by the Last Congress, Which Agere-
gated $500, 24,4e6.

Washington, Aug. 20.-The volume
containing statements of appropria-
tons, new offices, etc., required by
law to be prepared and published at
the end of each session of congress,
under the direction of the commit
tees on appropriations of the senate
and house, has been completed for
the session of the Fifty-seventh con-
gress by Thomas Cleaves and James
C. Courts, chief clerks, respectively,
of those committees. A summary
of the appropriations shows the
grand total of $8OO,624, 1865. The
details by bills are as follows: Agri-
cultural, $5,208,96O; army, $91, $780,
1864; diplomatic, $1,957 ,925.69; Dis
trict of Columbia, So, 544, 469.97; forti-
fications, $7,298,95 Indian, SIS, 1885,
O28.1O; legislative, $25, 1896, 691.5O; mil
itary academy, $2,627, 324.42; naval,
$78,856, 363.13; pension. $139, s42, 23O;
post Office, $138, Ale, 59s.75; river and
harbOr, 26,771, 442; sundry. civil, $780,
163,359.13; deficiencies, $26, 05O, OO7. 50;
miscellaneous, $2,772, 1858; isthmian
canal act, $5O,13o,OOo; permanent ap-
preparations, 1923, 1921, 22O. Total, $780,
62449655
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
CUBA TO RETALIATE.
Proposed Revision of the Islands Tarin
Includes a Heavy Increase on
American Products.

Washington, Aug. 2O-The news of
the proposed revision of the Cuban
tariff as authorized by the Cuban
senate and now before President
Palma for approval, has been viewed
by the officials at Washington not
only with interest, but with some
thing as due directly to the failure
of congress to enact reciprocity
agreement with the island, and it's
possible influence on the calling of a
special session is now much dis
cussed.
The proposed alteration of the Gu
ban schedules amounts to direct COM
mercial retaliation against this coun-
try to secure the increased revenue
which the island failed to secure by
reciprocity on sugar. On corn, of
which the United States sold Cuba
$617,OO worth last year, the duty is
increased 333 per cent. On many
articles the increase is 100 per cent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
STORMS IN KANSAS.
Wind and Rain Do Considerable Damage
at lola and Other Places in the
SuDfIower State.

lola, Kan, Aug. 21.-After one
windstorm had passed harmlessly
yesterday afternoon a second came
up and developed into a tornado,
which caused damage estimated at
thousands of dollars. Trees were
blown down, shrubbery wrecked and
houses flooded. Roofs and windows
proved. inefficient against the tor
nado, which dashed the rain and hail
against buildings with great force.
The worst damage was in East lola,
where the tornado swept the facto-
ries. Two brick buildings of the
Aurora foundry were demolished and
the roofs were blown a block away.
Great Bend, Frankfort, Hutchin-
son, Emporia, Manhattan, Junction
City and other places report more
or less damage from wind and rain
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
THRAsHRRs IN A DUEL.
Desperate ARRAY Near Heastou. Ok, Is
Which Charles BerEew Was Killed
and Rodney SiPes Wounded.

Guthrie, Ok, Aug. IA special
last night from Heaston, an isolated
town in Canadian county, says thai
Charles Berlew, who came recently
to that vicinity from Illinois, was
shot and instantly killed in despeT+
ate four-handed duel, and Rodney
Sipes seriously wounded, the shots
said to have been fired by Elisha p.
Barker, farmer. The trouble arose
over the threshing machine crews
using water from Barker's we'll
Barker after the killing took his wife
behind him on a fleet horse and was
captured after he had placed a long
distance and the South Canadian river
between him and his pursuers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
Fleets Playing ut War.

Rocl1port, Mass, Aug. 21.-The
unique war game in which the rival
fleets of Admiral Higginson and
Commander John E. Pillsbury are pit
ted against each other began at noon
yesterday. The North Atlantic coast
is now threatened by a theoretically
powerful squadron of hostile ships
from the attack of which an equally
able fleet will attempt to defend.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
FAILED TO ESCAPE.
Desperate Convicts Make a Futile
Attempt to Gain Liberty.
Three OF tho Criminals Wounded and Wal
lace Bishop, Alias Burns, Died of His
Wounds at NIght-MutIny Lasted
Over Four Hours.

Frankfort, KY, Aug. 21-Fired by
desire to gain their freedom, Wal
lace Bishop and Thomas Mulligan,
of Kenton county, and Lafayette
Brooks, of Morgan county, all muir
derers and desperate criminals, made
a futile attempt to escape from the
state penitentiary yesterday morn
ing and, as a result, Bishop got a
bullet wound in his breast; Brooks
is shot through the shoulder and AL
fred Ransome, colored, a Louisville
murderer, who for a few moments
essayed to follow the three daring
leaders, is suffering from a wound
in the shoulder.
The mutiny, which lasted for four
and half hours and ended in an
ignominious surrender by the con-
Nicts, caused great excitement with
in the prison and among the people
of Frankfort. The convicts chose
what they considered a most pro-
pitious time for their outbreak. Sc
lecting the breakfast hour for their
dash for liberty, when they hoped
to stampede a large number of pris-
oners, they overpowered the guards
with their pistols, captured Charles
Willis, foreman of the reed depart
ment of the chair factory, and, using
him as a shield, entrenched them
selves in room where they defed
the officials. 1t was not until they
discovered that Warden Eph Lillard
intended to starve them out that they
decided to surrender.
Ransome was shot by Eph Lillard,
Jr., while the men were entrenched.
Bishop was wounded as he was sur
rendering, because, when told to hold
up his hands, he attempted to put
one of them in his pockets, as though
reaching for a weapon, and Brooks
was wounded by stray ball at the
time Bishop fell.
Brooks made a statement to the
warden yesterday afternoon. He
places the responsibility for the at
tempted outbreak on Wallace Bishop.
He says that he and the other two
men had worn shackles constantly
for months for bad conduct and that
Bishop assured them that he could
get them out.
Wallace Bishop, alias Burns, died
at night. At his request Father
Major, of the Catholic church, was
sent for and baptized him shortly
before he died.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
wealthy nIlser starved to Death.

Salt Lake City, Aug. 19.-The dead
body of Peter Anderson, known as
the hermit prospector of Park City.
has been found in his lonely cabin
near the Anchor mill in the Park
City mining district. Anderson had
evidently been dead for weeks. It
is believed that he died from starva-
ton, notwithstanding the fact that
$1,700 in cash was found secreted in
the cabin. It is believed that fully
$4,000 lies to his credit in various
banks. For 20 years Anderson had
lived around Park City.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
MOB SURROUNDED JAIL.
HystericaI Women at Jefferson, o.. Urged
Men to Take the Life of q Negro
Charged with Assault.

Jefferson, O., Aug. 2o.-Because it
is believed that John Grooms, col
ored, assaulted two old ladies, Har-
riet and Sabrina Hotchl1iss, Monday
night, mob surrounded the jail and
there was danger of lynching.
Grooms is alleged to have assaulted
and nearly killed the women. He
is said to have chewed an ear off of
one and torn the flesh from the arm
of the other with his teeth. The
women identified Grooms as their as
sailant and his hat and part of his
clothing were found in the Hotchkiss
home. Some of the women in the
crowd were hysterical and melted
the men to take the law into their
own hands. The excitement has now
died down
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
ALL ON BOARD LOST.
Particulars Received 81 the WrsckIng OF
the Chinese Cruiser KaI-Chih
on Marking.

Washington, Aug. 2o.-The navy de
partment has received information
concerning the explosion which COM
pletely wrecked the Chinese cruiser
Kai-Chih while the ship was lying at
her station off Marking. The vessel
was blown to pieces and all of the
officers and men, about $50, were
lost, with the exception of a seaman,
who was picked up slightly wounded.
The jar of the explosion was felt on
board the United States ship Helena,
which was lying about half mile
distant from the unfortunate Chi
nese craft. In less than two minutes
after the explosion six boats from
the Helena, under the personal di-
rection of Commander r. r. Inger-
soil, were skimming toward the
wreck
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
UNITED STATES THIRD.
Statistics OF the Worlds Commerce for
1901 Puts Great Britain First and
Germany Second.

Washington, Aug. 19.-The state de-
partment made public to-day a report
from United States Consul Winter at
Annaborg, dated July 10, showing
the commerce of the world for 1901,
according to the German statistics.
The total import and export trade of
all countries is given as approximate
ly So, 600,000,OOO. Great Britain and
her colonies heads the list with the
great total of $1,000, 0OO,O 900. Ger
many is placed second with $2,61s,-
100000 and the United States third
with So, lis, 100000. According to
United States treasury figures, the
United Stat re was So, $40, O0O,-
600.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
NO OFFICER NEEDED.
Full Blood Indian Who Killed His Broth
erin Law Walked IS Miles to
Surrender.

Muskogee, L T., Aug. 2O.-Edmond
Butcher, full-blooded Indian,
walked rs miles from his house west
of this city and surrendered to the
officers, stating that he had killed his
brother-in-law, Jack Fish, in seIf-de-
Tense. With him were his wife, two
children and a black cur. Butcher
told his story and the Jail was point
ed out to him. He went alone and
entered without an officer or com
mitment. His squaw turned her back
upon the Jail and with the children
and cur started back on the long
tramp to their home in the hills
Her bare feet were bistered by the
hot sands, but she did not complain.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
DELUGED BY A CLoUDBURsT.
Several Thousand Acres of Corn Washed
Away-RaiIrOad Track Destroyed, Caus-
Ing Fatal Ace dent

Sterling, Ill, Aug. 21.-A cloudburst
near Fenton, 20 miles southwest of
here, yesterday deluged several
thousand acres of land, destroying
the corn crop. Two miles of track
OH the Mendoza bronch of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
were washed out, and a freight train
ran into the washout and was
ditched. George Wells, fireman, of
Fulton, ILL.,, and Frank Murray, en-
gineer, of Fulton, Ill. were killed
One of the cars was loaded with
horses, which were killed and
manned. The loss to the farmers
is estimated at $15O.OOO.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
MAY TELL IT LATER.
In q Speech at The Hague Gen. BOtha Says
the Boer Side of the War Would
BE Revealed.

The Hague, Aug. 2O.-A public re-
ception was, accorded to the Boer
generals on their arrival here from
Rotterdam. Gen. Eyter, in a speech,
paid tribute to their heroic deeds.
Gen. Botha replied, expressing the
appreciation of the Boer officers at
the warmth of their reception and
referring to the consolation which
it had been to them to know that
while they fought their women and
children were being supported by
Dutch generosity. The time, added
Gen. Botha, had not yet arrived to
make public all they knew, but prob
ably at no distant date they would
publish their account of the war.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Mrs. Meyer and Her Granddaughter Lose
Their Lives During Thunderstorm
Others of the Family Get stunned

EmpOria, Kan, Aug. 21.-During a
severe thunderstorm yesterday after
noon lightning struck the farmhouse
of Henry Meyer, nine miles west
of here, killing Mrs. Meyer and her
little granddaughter. Four other
members of the family were in the
house at the time. Neighbors came
to the house shortly after the disas-
ter and found the whole family
stunned and Mrs. Meyer and the lit
tie girl, who was locked in her grand
mothers arms, quite dead. All the
other members of the family recov-
erred