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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
ON ARM0RED TRAIN
South Dakota Boy Is Fighting the
Gallant Beers.
SON OF EDITOR TINAN OF K1MBALL
Left an Eastern University With q
Chum to Get u Bit OF
Adventure.

Special to Tho Journal.
Sioux Falls, S. D.. April Percy w.
Tinan, son Of Clate R. Tinan, one of the
best known newspaper men In the state,
who enjoys the distinction Of being the
only South Dakotan who is serving tn
the British army in the land of the
Beers, has written an interesting letter
to his father descriptive Of the. armored
trains utilized by the British in South
Africa, the work OF the men detailed for
duty upon them. and other matters which
do not find place in, the press dispatches.
Young Than, after putting in two years
at an eastern. university, thought it not
worth $4,000 a year to pull an oar in a
racing shell, and left with a college chum
in search Of adventure IN South Africa
With him on the armored train is "a
young Chicagoan named Richardson.
Young .Tinan has had exceptional facili-
ties for securing information, for since
going to South Africa he has been with
several branches of5the British service
first with the mounted coast patrol, then
with a bicycle corps doing scout duty, and
lastly with the armored train. His letter
is in part as follows:
There are ffty-eght men with the train,
scattered through the different trucks. The
entire train is sheeted with 5.8-inch armor,
with loopholes and so on The train guards
the frontier and is used for general pur-
poses OF that nature. We have a cycle ma
chine for patrol and scout duty 1t is a
four-wheeled machine used on the track and
constructed on the same principle as BIZ
cycle. Great speed can be made with It, l
do most of the work with it. .FTE' u
When nothing is doing we occasionally
have concerts Nearly every Tommy has a
song he can sing in public which together
with the musicians among them always
makes something doing. There are two man
dolins, banjo. an autoharp and two ac-
cordions in the outfit. All but two Of the
men who have them are fine musicians.
As finish my letter the Tommies are all
out on the grass on the shady side of the
train playing cards. chess and checkers. The
veldt is covered with a most beautiful
growth Of grass. The thornbush about here
Is green now and covered with flowers. There
is species of red cacti that is also very
pretty. The temperature where we now are
is about 80 by day: the evenings are cool
and delightful. SIS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
IOWA SHOT FIRERS BLIND NEGRO SLAIN
State Ia Making a Strong Case
Against Reynolds.
TRIAL ON AT ORANGE CITY, IOWA
Wrench Found Near the Body Iden-
tilted nv Belonging to the
Defendant.

Special to The Journal. s5,s +
Orange City, Iowa, April 7.--Dtstrict
court In which the murder trial OF =. w.
Reynolds Is taking place, reeonvened this
afternoonssat 2:S0 O'clock, " having adj
journed Saturday noon. The state has al
ready examined nineteen witnesses and
has made surprisingly strong case against
the defendant, who is accused of having
murdered blind negro preacher, Sam
uel Crofton, August 2, 1901.,@ III
me most damaging evidence against
Reynolds was given by Deputy Sheriff
Valeschers, OF Sioux Falls, who arrested
the defendant. The officer says he went
to REYNOLDS house with the prisoner and
reynolds said to his wife: =
MY dear wife, do you know. what has
happened 2"
No" said the wife, ''What?"
Well, I've been arrested for murder"
The wife is said to have responded,
1--WE know BETTER" without displaying
any emotion or surprise. She wanted ito
know more about it and Reynolds said:
! You remember we read about the find
ing OF negro's body in corn field near
lreton, Iowa, and said we would likely
get into trouble about it. You remem-
Der that told you that negro had ridden
with me from Hawarden to within a few
miles OF lreton where I left him with a
colored man and white man, who were
going to walk to Ireton and with whom
Cfofton wanted to go because 1 had to
see a customer near there. You remem-
Der that told you stayed in Ireton that
night and that the negro did not come to
lreton that night. Now you have always
been loving wife and I hope you will
be IN the future. want you to stand pat
and we will come out of this all right
d. Montgomery, of Ireton, told of the
location OF the corn field and dened that
Reynolds had come to his home on August
| 2, as the prisoner asserted. wrench
found IN the corn field near the body OF
the murdered man was identified as be-
longing to the tools which were in Rey-
nolds buggy.
Ray Whaton testified to having seen
fresh wagon tracks in the corn field on
August 2.
The case will not go to the jury before
| the end of this week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
COAST MEN PROTEST
Say the New Lumber Rate Hits
Them Hard.
A HANDICAP ON CHICAGO, TRADE
Railroad Men Believe the Interstate
Commerce Commission Can't
Touch the Case.

Commerce Commission Can't
Touch the Case.
Minneapolis lumbermen are discussing
with much interest the request Of the
Pacific coast lumbermen for help from
the Interstate commerce commission in
removing the discrimination against coast
lumber which they say is created by the
new lumber rate between Minneapolis and
Chicago. Some of the prominent local
manufacturers put In the morning dis
cussing the situation with traffic men Of
the various lines. It is the opinion Of
the traffic men that the conditions sur
rounding the traffic will quickly convince
Chairman Knapp of the commission that
there is little chance for that body to act
in this instance. s- $50 81
Some time ago the Minneapolis & st.
Louis published lumber rate of cents
per 100 between Minneapolis and Chicago.
The old tariff was 10 cents per 100, but
was rarely maintained. Chicago is VAL
liable to northwestern lumbermen as a
dumping ground for a class of boards
which otherwise would find a limited mar
ket. A rate Of s cents made by the lake
carriers from Duluth to Chicago forced
the same rate for the lumbermen of Min
neapolis In order to give this market an
equal chance at the Chicago trade. This
rate has been confined to business orig
mating in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The
rate on shingles from the coast to Chi
cago is 62R cents per 100 and so cents
for fir lumber. The coast single manu-
facturers, as we'll as the lumbermen, are
protesting to the commission, but as 50
little of the eastern supply of shingles
comes from Wisconsin or Minnesota, the
coast shingle-makers have little to lose.
The competition lays between the refuse
grades Of lumber from the white pine re-
gion and, from the coast. AS the water
carriers will continue the 8 cent rate from
Duluth to Chicago, and as the Interstate
commerce commission has no control over
the rate, there is every probability that
the commission will be unable to do much
for the coast men.
Some of the Minneapolis Chicago lines
reaching other lumber centers hope that
something will arise to cause "a with
draWal Of the Scent rate from Mime
apolis to Chicago. 1t is making trouble
in deciding the divisions on through
traffic between the eastern and western
lines. The local lumbermen fear that this
may cause withdrawal of the rate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
SOLD AT A SACRIFICE


Conrad-Harris Cattle Company's
Claim Against Great Northern.
Special to The Journal.
Fort Benton, Mont, April THE recent
snow storm caught several shipments of
stock from Montana, but so far as re-
ported all escaped without great loss.
John Harris, representing the Conrad
Harris Cattle company, was compelled to
unload a shipment Of steers at Williston,
after being held forty eight hours in the
storm. The cattle fell away SO much that
he was obliged to sell them to local
butchers at sacrifice. He will present
a claim to the Great Northern for his
loss.
All stockmen report the ranges in bet
ter shape this spring than for years, and
stock of all kinds looking well.
DR.. Knowles, state veterinarian, is in
town, investigating the death of several
horses, seemingly due to distemper, but
unusually fatal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
THE USUAL SPRING TIE.UP
FIREMEN WANT A BIG ADVANCE
Lake Tug Trust officials Say They'll
Not give Up, "And There
You Are"
Special to The Journal.

\.
Duluth, Mirn., April o. Serious
trouble and delav at the ports of Duluth
and Superior, as a result of the strike by
the tug firemen. is seemingly assured.
What has looked like trifling labor diff
ficulty involving wages has developed
more, serious phases.
1t is reported that the Great Lake Tow
ing company is going to take firm stand
and resist what it considers unjust and
arbitrary demands. The mysterious sink
ing Of the tug Superior has angered the
officials Of the towing company and while
the tug aremen strenuously declare that
the beat was not sunk by any of their
number, still the fact that the boat was
sunk during the strike, causes more or
less suspicion to be directed toward the
men.
The officials OF the tug trust declare
they will lay their tugs up and wait UNI
til the men moderate their demands. The
firemen den and $50 a month and board,
which is an advance of $3.50 over last sea-
sons scale, with the exception Of last De-
cember, when they received $50 in adj
vance which was procured at that time
as result of strike.
The strike Is tying I'D boat traffic, and
in a few days the situation will be acute.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
GUsHER ON SPINDLE TOP

Representative Larson of Redwood
County Head of an Oil Company.
Special to The Journal ~
Redwood Falls. Mimi, April 7.-Repre-
sentative James A. Larson of this county
is president of the Star-American Oil
company of Beaumont, Texas, company
which has just been organized by group
of Redwood county people, who have
struck gusher on Spindle Top, near
Beaumont, which sends forth 10000 gal
Ions Of crude oil daily. The gentlemen
were very secretive about their invest
ment until after the we'll came in, two
weeks ago. when they Immediately com
menced to organize. w. j. Swoffer Of
Walnut Grove is vice president; A. Clark
Gleason is secretary; r. r. Freeman,
treasurer, and w. H. Cooler, general at
torney. The company has no desire to
sell stock, except enough for the securing
Of money to put in pipe lines, owing to
the fact that Its we'll is in and is not q
speculation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
RICH GOLD STRIKES
Three in as Many Days in Madison
County, Mont.
PONY MAY TAKE ON NEW BOOM
Ore Assays $3.50 in Gold and Good
Values In Lead and
silver.

Special to The Journal.
Helena, Mont, April Three rich gold
strikes in as many different mines In
three days is the record of Madison
county for the last week.
The Fourth Of July mine, near Pony,
which was recently purchased by the
Largey estate, is the scene of the hrst
strike. An unusually rich streak OF gold
ore in the tunnel was found, and while
its extent is not yet known, the outlook
Is considered most promising. The one
assays S170 ton in gold.
Gilbert and Parker. owners OF the
Olympia mine. near Pony, have struck
high grade ore, an average sample assay
showing $3.50 gold. 80 per cent lead and
seventy ounces silver. The vein is from
20 to IS inches wide. The mine is an ex-
tension of the noted White Pine prop
erty.
Still another extremely rich discovery
has been made at Pony, in the Pan
American, under lease to McFadden,
Bracket & Erwin. This streak Is from s
to II inches in width and assay returns
show S156 in gold, % per cent in lead and
IL ounces in silver to the ton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
Hoods Jarsaparilia
and Pills

Remove all humors, overcome all
their effects, strengthen, tone and
invigorate the whole system.
IT rad salt rheum on my hands so that I
could not work. I took Hoods sarsaparilla
and 1t drove out the humor. continued
its use till the sores disappeared" MRS.
IRA O. BROWN, Rumford Falls, Me.
Hoods sarsaparilla promises, to
cure and keeps the promise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
River Boats Inspected.

Special to The Journal.
Winona,. MINI, April steamboat In
spectors G. R. Knapp and J. j. Carey, who
we're in Winona on Saturday have gone to
Rock Island, where they inspected the steamer
City OF Winona. They went to LIE Clair to-
day, where they inspected the steamers. j.
w. and Lydia Van SAINT, being the last steam
ers of the Van SAINT feet to be inspected this
year. For the inspection of the Musser, in
this city, on Saturday, Governor Van SAINT
made a flying trip to Winona arri wing at noon
and returning In the evening. The Musser,
and also the steamer Frontenac, of the Laird
Norton company, and the little steamer Robert
Harris, which plies between Winona and
Fountain City. passed good inspection. The
inspectors will be up this way again by the
middle of the month
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
BONDS FOR 100000
Two Propositions Before the. Elec-
tors of Cass County.

tors of Cass County.
Special to The Journal.
Cass Lake, Mimi, April AT the meet
ing of the board Of county commissioners,
held at Walker last week, resolution
was passed authorizing the auditor to call
a special election for the purpose Of yot-
ing on the question Of bonding the county
(Cass) in the sum of 100000 for court
house fund, and also for 100000 for the
road and bridge fund. A new Jail was
recently completed at Walker, the county
seat, at cost Of about $4,000. II the cleo
ton is held, it is doubtful If either of
the above propositions will carry, al
though the creating OF road and bridge
fund is undoubtedly good thing, the
roads in Cass county not being of the
best. The courthouse at Walker Is a
wooden building and is said to be far
from what the county requires.
The news that the house committee on
Indian affairs had at last reported the
Morris bill favorably, without the unde-
sirable amendments, was received here
with much satisfaction. So far as is
known here, there is no strong opposition
to the bill now that the committee has
made its report. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
Winona Fire Losses.

Special to The Journal
Winona, Mimi, April THE annual report
of Fire Marshal Wise c.. Norton for the
municipal year ending March 81 has just
been completed 1t shows 1853 alarms during
the year,-with total fire loss of sS1 1884, as
J. Orchard, field worker for the State Sum
day School Association, spent Sunday in Wi
mona In the interest Of the state Sunday
school convention, to be held here April L.
Is and II. He met the different committees
at the Y. M. c. A. rooms this morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
Trout for wisconsin Streams.

Special to The Journal
Black River Falls, Wis, April 7.-Game
Warden R. G. Mason received from the state
fish hatchery, this morning 20, 900 young trout,
which have been planted in the various trout
streams Of the commissioning has been
greatly delayed all over the county by the
cold weather.-C. E. Mower will have his new
creamery in running order by April 10, and
expects the milk from 400 cows, which will
PrGbably a pc increased ,1 to go by
nuaI banquet at the Knights Of Pythias hall
tonight, with fine program and addresses
by Rev Messrs. Bremen and Wescott, Father
Clarity and J.. r. Ogden. tSAfSi ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
AH Hun10rs

Are impure matters which the skin,
liver, kidneys and other organs can
not take care Of without help, there is
such an accumulation of them.
They litter the whole system.
Pimples, boils, eczema and other
~eruptions, loss of appetite, that tired
feeling, bilious turns, fits of indiges-
ton, dull headaches and many other
troubles are due to them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
CHIEF AND HEALTH OFFICER
q. w. Mead Elected by Redwood
Falls Council.

Special to The Journal. F. 'h'
Redwood Falls, Mimi, April AT the
last meeting of the city council G. ".
Mead was elected chief of the fire DEPART
ment for the ensuing year to succeed A.
W. Bager, resigned. Mr.. Mead was also
appointed health. officer for the ensuing
three years, while W. s. Crooks was APP
pointed fire marshal
The proposition to run the Minnesota
avenue sewer into the head of the lake,
which will be created as soon as the Bur-
meister dam is completed, met with some
opposition on the part Of the business
interests Of the city, and as result the
matter Of constructing the sewer was laid
over until future meeting: 1t is under
stood that majority of the aldermen
are opposed to the proposition, and if the
sewer is constructed it will have to be
given an outlet below the dam.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
Fargo Voting To-day.

Special to Tho. Journal
Fargo, N. D.. April There were two OF
three political rallies Saturday night, which
closed the municipal campaign in Fargo To-
day the voters are in the contest through the
booths close at 5 D. M, but the results will
probably not be known for several hours
as two or three precincts are very large, ani
unless the vote for the 1nayoralty is first can.
vassed the job is a rather tedious one.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
Low Sleeping Car Rates,

Twice week the Chicago Great West
ern Railway runs comfortable tourist
sleeping cars to Chicago, Des Meines. ST.
Joseph and Kansas City at half the regu-
lar double berth rates. For further In
formation apply to A. j. Aioher, City
Ticket Agent, Cor. 9Th and Nicollet Ave-.
Minneapolis. MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
"a DEAL IN GRANITE
Polishing Plant and Quarry at Orr
tonvilIe Sold to Aberdeen Men.

tonvilIe Sold to Aberdeen Men.
Special to The Journal.
Ortonville, Mimi, April THE Aber-
deem Marbel and Granite Works has just
closed the purchase of the Light Granite
company's granite polishing plant and
quarry in this city. xKoon Bros, Of Aber-
deem. 8. D., who arg back of this enter
prise, are practical monument men, and
will push the manufacture of both gran
lite and marble monuments, and make that
line speciality. Their principal office
and point of distribution will be Aberdeen,
to which point marble is shipped In car
lots. 1t is there sawed by means of gang
saws into blocks of the desired dimensions
These saws are capable of saving granite
The blades are without teeth and accom-
plish their work through friction by the
placing Of crushed steel between the
blades and the stone being cut.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
GAME WARDENs BUSY
Twenty-three Convictions In Three
Days-Fines All Paid.

Game wardens are extremely busy
rounding up violators of the law. On
Thursday, Friday and Saturday there were
twenty three monvictions recorded, nine
In Winona county and five in Otter Tail.
They were for illegal fishing and duck
shooting. Fines were paid in every case,
aggregating $500, besides costs.
Executive Agent Fullerton has sent
$500 feet Of wire netting to Perham. 1t
will be stretched across the Red river
there to prevent the wall-eyed pike from
scattering The intention is to collect
great quantities of spawn there this spring
to stock the waters Of the state more
literally than ever before.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
1876, Portland. Tacoma, Seattle.
$3..0O, San Francisco, Los Angeles
California Points.

The above cheap one way colonist ex-
eursion tickets are on sale daily during
month Of April via the Northern Pacific
railway CORE spondingly low rates are
in effect to intermediate points in Wash
ington, Idaho and Montana. City Ticket
office. No. IS Nicollet House block.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07

railway has opened gravel pit at Ionomonie
Junction and wants 500 common laborers I'M
medately. The company intends to ballast
the road bed and do a good deal of filling on
the line near Black River Falls.-E. A. Hof
land has invented a pearl barley hullef and
has gone to Washington with his model to
get a patent.--The firm of Kamke & Anderson
has dissolved partnership, Mr. Anderson re-
firing. 1t operated the Menomonie Iron
Works and did a prosperous business.-Rev.
A. B. G. Dunno of Eau Claire will lecture at
the memorial for the benefit of the Audito
rum fund
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Gated here.-Judd Smith, with the Chicago
& North Western Railway company, has re-
signed and accepted position with the Brook
the Beadle county republican central con-
mittee has been called by Chairman Gedd
for April ID. NJ Bachelor taken to the
Rochester hospital for treatment. has re-
turned, physicians saying nothing can be
done for his relief.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
COSTLY BLOCK BURNED
Fire Loss at LIE Mars, lows, VIII
/ Reach $4,000.

Fire Loss at LIE Mars, Iowa, VIII
Reach $4,000.
Special to The Journal. .E
LIE Mars, Iowa, April THE Flaugher
block, one of the principal business blocks
was totally destroyed by fire. The loss
was $4,000. The dry goods and grocery
stocks OF Barron Bros, the furniture store
of the Grand Rapids Furniture company,
and the LIE Mars Post newspaper plant
occupied the block and sustained total
losses The building was valued at
$25, 000 Barron Bros loss was $40, 900 on
stock with SIS, 600 insurance. ThesGrandi
Rapids company's loss was $1,000, with
81 1000 Insurance, and the Posts loss was
50 800 with 50. 400 insurance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
Centerville Nominations.

Special to The Journal
Centerville, S. D., April THE following
city nominations were made Saturday: For
alderman. N. Noble William Lowrie and G.
Morgan: school treasurer, w. H. Markham;
members OF board of education, N. P. Peter
son, s. S. Brown, Arthur Damn. A. Blades
and f. NJ. Cope.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
A. S. REED FOR MAYOR
Republican Delegates at Aberdeen
Are Instructed.

Republican Delegates at Aberdeen
Are Instructed.
Special to The Journal.
Aberdeen, S. D., April AT the eau
cuses held Saturday night to elect dele
gates to the republican city convention,
delegates were instructed in every ward
for A. S. Reed for mayor. Candidates for
aldermen were nominated as follows:
First, Frank Hill; second, A. N. Aldrich;
third, I. D. Davies; fourth, E. G. Perry.
Board of education nominations: First
ward, Charles Saborn; second, Albert
Young; third, c. B. Andrus; fourth, E. j.
Haasze. Democrats have not yet nOmi-
mated candidates..
The Brunswick hotel of Groton has been
closed on account of two of the female
help having come down with smallpox.
Several travelling men who were stopping
at the hotel, and the boarders, are re-
ported quarantined. Two cases also ex-
ist in private houses.
Rev. M. B. Ainsworth, the St. Paul
evangelist, yesterday began series of
revival meetings at Bethany Christian
church in Aberdeen, and expects to con-
tinue them for few weeks.-The Mil
waukee company to-day began daily
passenger train service between Aberdeen
and Evarts. A daily train service con-
meets with the passenger at Roscoe for
Eureka, and tri-weekly mixed service
runs from Roscoe to Orient, with a daily
freight from Aberdeen to Roscoe, and tri-
weekly from Roscoe to Eyarts. ys
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Locates In Huron.

Special to The Journal
Huron. S. D.. April John B. Trevett, OF
Champaign, ILL.,. is now connected with the
real estate and loan company of Trevett-
Maths and Abell-and has permanently To-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-07
REFUSES A "Y"
Great Northern Won't Put One In at
Granite Falls. - :s'+1

The Milwaukee has refused to put in
"Y" connections with the Great Northern
at Granite Falls and filed an answer to-
day with the railroad commission, de-
nying the necessity for the connection.
A hearing will held later.