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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03

masters corpse, followed it to its last
resting place, and when the human
nnourners had departed, has stretched
himself upon the mound over the beloved
remains and, refusing all allurements Of
food and drink, has died from grief and
starvation. 80 .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03
MIGHT.
n,,nL

MIGHT.
Puck.
Mieht doesn't make right; but as rule,
It manages to make good
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
THE PATRICK
MURDER CASE
DOCTORS MAKE SOME EXPERT
MENTs WITH cHLoRoFoRM,
DESCRIBE THE RESULTS
Court Refuses to Order Other Tests
Of Drug, Suggested BY Dist
trict Attorney.

New York, March 12:-Dr. John H.
Girner was on the witness stand again
today in the trial of Albert T. Patrick,
indicted on the charge that he murder
ed William Marsh Rice. Assistant
District Attorney Osborne handed the
witness a bottle of chloroform, towel
and sponge and asked him to saturate
the towel and sponge with chloroform,
let them stand half an hour and then
put a match to them.
Charles F. Jones testified that he
burned the chloroform saturated towel
with which he said he killed Rice, af-
ter it had been ON Rice's face for half
an hour and that it burned as though
oil soaked.
Defense objected and asked that
two physicians. one for prosecution
and n for defense, make experiment
with materials purchased by them
selves. This was agreed to. The
recorder directed that the experiment
be made at the noon recess and this
was done.
DIR. Girner said the experiments
with towels soaked in chloroform had
been finished. First towel blazed for
nine minutes, smoldered for 81 min
utes, then went out. Second one
burned slowly for Is minutes and
smoldered "a minutes. One third of
the material was consumed by the
blaze in the first test and one-fourth
in second one The sponges used re-
sisted action of fire better than the
cotton material of the towels.
Assistant District Attorney Os-
borne produced a false beard and
mustache on wires and asked an op-
portunity to pour an ounce of chloro-
form on It and hang it by an open
window to prove that the odor of the
drug would not remain on the beard
for an hour, as DR.. Curry, Rice's ply
sician. said it would. Recorder would
not agree to this and court adjourned
until tomorrow.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
FELL IN A FAINT.
Ex-Governor AltgeIt Taken Seriously
III In Opera House.

Chicago, March 11.-At the conclu-
sion of an impassioned appeal in be-
half Of the Beers, delivered tonight in
the Joliet opera house in Joliet, Ills,
former Governor John P Altgeld fell
into a dead faint as he was walking
from the stage.
No doctors were in the opera house,
but a block away a banquet of the
Will County Medical society was be-
ing held. A messenger was dispatched
and in five minutes Doctors Nash and
Gushing had reached the bedside of
the unconscious man. Restoratives
such as could be found were called for
and after much effort Mr.. Altgeld re-
gained consciousness. He was then
taken to the Monroe hotel, where he
was cared for, and it was announced
that he was out of danger. The ply
sicians diagnosed the attack as a re
suit Of stomach trouble.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
ALTCELDT JOINS SILENT MAJORITY

Chicago, March 11.-At 2:20 o'clock
this morning a telephone message
from Joliet reports former Governor
Altgeld unconscious. His condition
was said to be critical.
Joliet, 4.arch 12.-EX-Governor Alt
geld died at 1909 this morning. He
had been unconscious since midnight.
The cause of death is given as cere-
bral hemorrhages. Mrs. Altgeld is
Frustrated by the shock of her hus-
bands death, and grave fears are felt
for her.
The remains of Ex-Governor Altgeld
were taken from Joliet, this afternoon
on a special train over the Alton road,
leaving at 4:56 O'Clock, for Chicago,
A delegation of Joliet citizens accom-,
panied the body. The funeral cortege
passed through the streets this after
noon, headed by the police, depart
men.
Several scores of Joliet citizens,
representing all parties and profess
sions, walked behind the hearse. All
flags are at half mast.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
N TO BE BUSY,
attending Coronations and Showing
"a. off Big BattIeships.

Kiel. March 12.-lmmediately upon
his return from the United States
Prince Henry will assume command
of the largest naval squadron eve
formed under the German flag and
will prepare to depart for Cadiz to
represent the German emperor at the
coronation of King Alfonso. Prince
Henry will then proceed with his
squadron to England for the corona
ton of King Edward VII.
The navy yards at Wilhelmshaven
and Kiel have enlarged their forces
and are working day and night on bat
tie ships and armored cruisers. The
kaiser desires to impress the world
during the ceremonies in Spain and
England with the fact that Germany's
naval strength is greater than current
naval statistics indicate.
Among the new vessels that will
sail under Prince Henry's flag will be
the powerful fighting machines now
being completed-Kaiser Karl Der
Crosse, Furst Bismark and Prinz Helm
rich.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
BUILDING TRADES TIED UP FROM
LACK OF MATERIAL.
LONCSAoREMEN QUIT WORK
Boston Central Labor Union Consid'
.ering ACCESSIBILITY Of Ordering
Out Its Members.

Boston, March 1.-THE second day
of the great strike of organized labor
against the demands Of the railroad
and steamship companies that mer,
chandise delivered at freight depots
by the r. S. Brine Transportation
company be not Disseminated against
found large additions to the ranks of
the strikers. Nearly 5000 union men
were ordered out today. bringing the
grand total of idle men up to about
10000, with the prospect of still great
err increase tomorrow.
One of the most important develop
ments, of the day vas the ordering out
of the longshoremen at the docks Of
the Philadelphia and Metropolitan
steamship companies, in consequence
of which vessels of those lines were
compelled to depart with only partial
Gargoes, while the wharves are practi-
cally filled with the freight which
the men refused to handle. Other
docks are in similar conditions and
business there is practically tied up.
The members of the Transfers un-
ion, comprising 1,4OO brick, sand, lime
and cement teamsters, also went out
this afternoon, which virtually ties up
the building trades by depriving them
of material with which to work.
A strong effort has been made to
induce the Boston Central Labor un-
ion, which is composed of 80 affiliated
trades of all descriptions, to officially
endorse the strike by ordering out all
it's members and that body has the
matter under consideration. The eff
feet of such action would be to para
lyze business of all kinds. The Cen
trail Labor union has thus far taken
no part in the fight.
The state board of arbitration today
had before it President Cox and the
strike committee of the allied freight
transportation council but no way of
settlement could be agreed upon.
This committee also waited upon
Mayor Collins, where the serious con
dition of affairs was discussed and
he promised his best efforts to effect
an understanding between the parties
at issue.
Deeming the situation sufficiently
grave to warrant his taking such &C.
ton Mr.. Collins sent a telegram to
Hon. NJ. A. Hanna at Washington,
asking that the National Civic fedora
ton. of whose executive committee
Mr.. Hanna is chairman, should inter-
est itself in the matter and endeavor
to effect a settlement by arbitration.
Labor unions having a membership
of over 5000 men voted tonight to
strike and will tomorrow morning
join the army of unemployed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
POOL DISSOLVED
TRUNK LINE ASSOCIATION TAKES
TIMELY WARNING.
Richest and Most Powerful Combina
ton Ever Formed to Maintain
Railroad Rates..

New York, March 1.-THE Herald
dents and traffic managers composing
the Trunk Line association met yes
terday and decided that the Money
pool of the railroads of the associa-
ton shall cease to exist after April
/. Railroads composing the pool,
which is the strongest association ever
New York Central & Hunson River;
Pennsylvania; Erie; Baltimore &
Ohio; West Shore; Delaware, Lack
wanna & Western; Lehigh; New
York, Ontario & Western, and Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey. Disso-
luton of the association, the Herald
news from the west that President
Roosevelt had intimated that proceed
ings would be commenced against all
roads which were members of pooling
arrangements. Several western pools
have been abandoned in the past few
days for the same reasons. The ac-
ton of the Trunk Line association is
said to be by far the most important
event in the eastern freight traffic
situation which has occurred in many
years, and the abandonment of the
association was strongly urged by
President Newland of the New York
Central. This pool was the richest
and most powerful combination ever
formed to maintain rates and divide
business among it's members.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
STATE HAS NO REMEDY
CAN FIND NO WAY OF ATTACKING
MERGER.
Minnesota's Attorney General Said to
Be Ready to Admit His
Difficulty.

st. Paul, March 12-The Pioneer
Press tomorrow will say that attor-
neys for the state in the prosecution
of the sc-called merger of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail
way companies have about decided
that the state is in a helpless condi-
ton owing to inability to find a court
with jurisdiction. 1t is said that the
decision of the supreme court in re-
fusing to take the original jurisdic-
ton in the suit, in effect barred the
state from bringing action in any of
the lower federal courts. To bring
suit in a state court, it is claimed,
would be ineffective, because the
Northern Securities company is a for
eign corporation and SO not amen
able to the state courts. If the case
was brought in New Jersey, the home
of the Northern Securities company,
then the same obstacle would be en-
countered, namely, that the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific were
foreign corporations in the eyes of
the New Jersey courts. If the state
should bring proceedings in quo war
rant to forfeit the Great Northern
company's charter, it would be incum-
bent upon it to prove actual consol-
idation of the two roads. In order
to bring it within purview of the state
statute prohibiting such consolida-
tons.
Attorney General Douglass is said
to have favored the issuing of a frank
statement to the public, but in this
he was overruled by his associates.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
MINNESOTA IRON ROADS UNDER
COMMON CONTROL.
STATE WILL START SUIT
Making United States Steel Corpora
ton, Alleged Owner of Two
Roads, a Party.

st. Paul, march Ex-Governor Van
SAINT has instructed Attorney General
Douglass to begin proceedings in the
state courts against the alleged merg-
er Of the Iron Range railroads. A
bill will be filed very soon and the
United States steel corporation,
which is reputed to own the stock of
the Duluth, Missaba & Northern and
Duluth & Iron Range roads, will be
made a party defendant.
The steel corporation maintains an
Office at duluth, and it is thought
there will be no difficult yin reaching
it through the state courts.
The state senate, before final ad-
jburnment. adopted a resolution call
ing for an investigation of the u
chase of the roads, and the governors
action is in response to this demand.
The railroads have not actually con-
solidated and maintain separate or
CARNATIONS, but are alleged to be I'M
der common control. The same Ques-
ton involved in the states complaint
against the Northern Securities COM
pany is at issue in the present action,
namely: SIS it consolidation for one
person or corporation to- hold a con-
trolling interest in two parallel and
competing roads?"
It is hoped that it NAV be possible
in this cas to settle the question
which the state has so far been unable
to get before the court in the North
ern Securities case. It is not stated
definitely when suit will be brought,
but Attorney General Douglass is un-
derstood to be at work upon the bill
of complaint and as soon as it is
completed action will be commenced.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
ARBITRATION REJECTED

Boston, March 12.-With 20, 900.
men idle, their ranks likely to be
greatly swelled by sympathetic votes
OF Building Trades council and Boston
Central Labor union, which meet to-
morrow night and the entire city be-
ginning to suffer from the effects of
the congested traffic, the only ray of
light visible tonight is the hope that
the conference of business interests
which has been arranged for tomor-
row may lead to a settlement of the
strike. This conference, which is due
in large measure to the influence of
Governor Crane, was arranged late
this afternoon at a meeting of repre-
sentatlves of the Boston chamber of
Commerce, Boston Associated Board
of Trade, and Boston Merchants asso-
citation. with the state board of arbitra-
ton. Everybody present realized the
seriousness of the situation and after
an interchange of opinions, it was de-
clded that the best way of getting at
public opinion, would be to call a con-
ference of business men Of the CITY
to which, among others, presidents of
the Produce exchange, Coal exchange
and of all the railways will be invited
It is also hoped that Secretary Eastey
and other representatives of the Civic
federation may be present.
During the day Governor Crane had
a long talk with a committee of the
Allied Transportation council, having
the strike in charge, but at it's con
clusion he announced that he could
e no way at present of solving the
problem.
Later he sent for Mayor Collins
and the two executives were in con
ference for some time. A little later
the mayor made a statement that he
had no power to act. He said further:
Until the railroad officials consent
to having the differences considered
by an arbitration board there is moth
ing more we can do. They are obdur
ate, therefore hands are tied. The
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP,
Martin A. knapp's Lecture on "Trans-
portation."

New York, March 12:-Martin A.
Knapp, chairman of the interstate
commerce commission, delivered a lee
ture tonight in Cooper Union on
Transportation" in which he advo-
Gated government ownership of all
railroads. In part Knapp said: GAS
l view this matter, state has as much
right to farm out business of collect
ing it's revenues or preserving peace
and allow parties entrusted with these
duties to vary the rate of taxation &C
cording to their own interests or to
sell personal protection to the highest
bidder, as it has to permit the great
function of public carriage to be the
subject of special bargains or secret
dicker to be made unequal by favor
itism, or oppression by extortion.'
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14

governor and myself have done all in
our power to render assistance.
''The answer from Senator Hanna
does not leave a further opening for
working for immediate settlement.
"The saloons cannot be closed until
rioting starts.
"a prominent strike leader said to-
day when someone suggested closing
the saloons, that the best way to
close saloons was to keep out of them
Now, I fully agree with that opinion.
There does not appear to be any ne
cessity for closing the saloons. There
is no rioting and only when there is
can the power to close them be ex-
ercised."
The railroad company against which
the strike is chiefly directed, the New
York, New Haven & Hartford, shows
no inclination to ask for interference
by the National Civic federation and
reiterates what it has said from the
first, that it's duties as a common car
rier are defined by law and that it is
compelled to handle all freight deliv-
cred to it, whether by union or nom
union teams, and that it has no option
in the matter. This position, if adher-
ed to by the company, may result in
a refusal of the Civic federation to
interfere in the quarrel as it desires a
request from both sides before taking
up the matter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
WHOCPlNG COUGH AT 90.
"Grandpa" Stage Of EIdora, Iowa, Has
a Severe Case.

Eldora, Iowa, March 12.-"Grandma''
Stage, agen So, has a severe case Of
the whooping cough. A few days
since she began coughing violently
and, being unable to cure it, a doctor
was called. He pronounced it whoop'
ing cough. She had never had it be-
fore. Being a child's disease, it was
considered rather peculiar.
Another peculiar case is that of Mar
tin Riley at Storm Lake, who, al
though past middle life, died of dipth-
liberia. His daughter also died Of the
disease and it. is supposed he con-
tracted the disease while caring for
her.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
CYCLONE THAT KILLED.
At Least Seven People Known to Be
Dead. ~s

Vicksburg, Miss, March ia cy-
clone swept through the southern Sec
ton Of Copiah and northern section
of Lincoln counties this morning, kill
ing at least seven people and leveling
buildings, trees and fences. Mont
gomery, a village in Copiah county
on the Illinois Central railroad, vas
the worst sufferer and four bodies
are known to be under the debris Of
collapsed buildings. Three miles
further south a railroad camp was
wrecked and three negroes killed.
The passenger train on the Illinois
Central railroad was struck by the
storm and every window in every
coach was blown in.
At Hazelhurst considerable damage
was done, but no lives lost.
Wires are down in all directions
and it is impossible to hear from out
lying districts.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
SOME STILL OUT.
But Trains Are Running on the Rocky
Mountain Division.

Missoula. Mont, March PA num-
Der of Northern Pacific trainmen who
struck recently have returned to work
and are now operating trains. Others
declined to accept the view Of the
matter which considers the strike as
settled, and will not return to work.
Meanwhile trains are running as usual
and each side continues to make con-
ficting statements in regard to the
status of the strike.
The men who refuse to return to
work insist upon a conference with
the division superintendent, who says
there is nothing upon which he de-
sires to confer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
THE FRIAR LANDS.

President Has Appointed No Commits
sion to Purchase Them.
Washington, March 12.-Contrary to
published reports, it was authoritative
ly stated today that President Roose-
welt had not appointed anyone to ne
gotiate for the sale of the friar lands
in the Philippines to the United
States. The president, however, has
the matter under consideration and as
soon as Governor Taft can arrange
for a conference with the president
the matter will be discussed, with
the probability that a commission will
be appointed to see what can be done
toward acquiring these lands.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Senate Committees Will Report,

Washington, March 12.-The senate
committee On isthmian canals has de-
cided by a vote of 7 to 4 to report the
Hepburn bill providing for the con
struction of an isthmian canal via the
Nicaraguan route.
The senate committee on immigra-
ton has agreed to report favorably
the Mitchell bill for Chinese exclu-
sion.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
WILFUL
Coroner's Jury So Holds In the Herd
Charles Shooting.

st. Cloud, Mimi, March 12.-The
coroner's jury, which has been inves-
tigating the shooting OF Robert Charles
by John Herd, near Eden Valley, has
returned a verdict of wilful murder.
The feeling is strong against Herd.
who it is believed shot without provo
cation. He is in Jail here and will no
doubt be held for murder in the first
degree.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
New President of Western Union

New York, March 12.-The Western
Union Telegraph company today elect
ed Colonel Clowery, now of Chicago,
president and general manager of the
company. Mr.. Exert was elected
chairman of the board of directors.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
A BAD INDIAN.
Kills Wife and Two Daughters With
a Club.

Winslow, Arizona, March ia
son OF Indian Jim, a full blooded
Sioux living a few miles from Wins
low, rode into town today and report.
ed that his father had killed his moth.
er and two little sisters, beating them
to death with a club. A posse left for
the scene of the crime at once and
found the three bodies. Indian jim
had fled to the broken country.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Will Meet In Denver.

Boston, March 1.-THE executive
committee of the board of trustees of
the United Society of Christian En-
deavor met today, and decided to hold
the international convention in Den
yer, Colo, in July, 1908.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
A Lake Of Oil.

Lander, Wyo., March 1.-Two
sheepmen this morning discovered
near the Bridger mountain and not
far from Lost Cabin, Wyo., 25 flowing
oil springs, together with a lake of
oil. The formation resembles that of
the Lander oil fields and the oil is the
same as is found here.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Raw or InfIamed Lunus

Yield rapidly to the wonderful cura-
tive and healing qualities of Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t prevents pneu-
monia and consumption from a hard
cold settled on the lungs. Sold by
Holmes & Rixon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
AKY| IME TABLE,
!!|dl{I5 Billings, Mont.
LINCOLN, KANSAS CITY,
OMAHA, ST. LOUIS.
CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO
ST, JOSEPH, DENVER,
CATT ia EyE

81. bTy1~ tILlSs
SALT LAKE,
and all points east. south and wet.
TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AS FOLLOW
No. AZ. Passenger, daily, Chicago, st.
Lolis, Kansas City. st. Jo-
seph, Atchison, Omaha, Lin
coin, Denver, California, Col
orado and Texas points.
Leave 1850 p. N
No. Al. Passenger, daily from above
points. Arrive. 1:55 am
No. 46. Freight, daily, Sheridan and
intermediate points. Leave. 1000 am,
No. d. Freight, daily. from Sheridan
and intermediate points.
Arrive MINIMUM. -. 6!OOa.m
Sleeping, dining and reclining chair
cars (seats free) ON through trains.
Tickets sold and baggage checked to
any point in the United States or Can
ada.
For information. maps, tables, and
tickets call on or address J.. L. Har-
rington, agent. H. B. Sagur, general
agent, Billings. Mont. gor ]. Francis.
general passenger agent, Omaha, Neb.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14

Made by Electric Power. When you
the saving in insurance and painting.
1t only requires about $3.50 worth
of brick for any ordinary dwelling.
All contractors will gladly give you
estimates.
Office, Real Estate Block.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30

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