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The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-14
Root-Gardner Fight.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. IL
Considerable disappointment is mani
Tested in sporting circles over the
failure of the promoters to pull ofi
the twenty round bout between Jack
Root and George Gardner which was
originally scheduled for tonight The
club Ia now confident of its ability to
bring off the contest within the next
few days, permission to that effect
having been obtained frqrs the
authorities. Both fighters are on the
field and are keeping up their training
so as to be in the best of condition
when they are called upon to enter
the ring.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-14
Webster Centennial,

Fryehurg, Me, Aug l4-One hun
dred years ago Daniel Webster was d
teacher in the village school of Frye
burg and today interesting exercises
were held under the auspices of the
local historical society to celebrate the
centennial. Distinguished judges. ed
ucators and other public men gathered
from all parts of Maine and from
Massachusetts and other states as well
to take part in the observance Sena-
tor Frye delivered the Grafton of the
day and Congressman Littlefield and
Others made addresses ON the lite and
public services of America 5 famous
orator and statesmen.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-14
Trans-Misslssippi Congress.


st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 1.-The
Trans Mississippi Commercial CON
gress assemblies here in annual session
next week and from all indications
the gathering will be by far the most
notable in the history of the oragniza-
tion. Delegates will be in attendance
from Oregon, South Dakota, Utah
Wyoming, Washington, North Dakota,
Missouri, Montana, Louisiana, New.
ada, Nebraska, Kansas, Idaho, Iowa,
Arkansas, California and Colorado.
Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Hawaii and the Philippines will also
have representatives present,
Governors, senators, representa-
tives, mayors of large cities, men
prominently interested in irrigation
and mining, railroad presidents and
other identified with the industries
and development of the west have sig.
nitied their intention to be present
and participate ia the discussions.
Among the chief subjects to be con-
sidered are: Department of commerce
and postal service, live stock industry,
irrigation, good roads aud drainage,
reclamation of arid lands, rivers,
waterways, harhors, mines, home
manufactures, gulf and Pacific ports
and their export and import trade,
Pacific cable, isthmian canal, merch.
ant marine, Louisiana Purchase ex.
position, trade with the Orient, state
hood, consular service, preservation of
forests, railroad transportation, Amer
ican sugar. and rice and oil industries
John Henry Smith of Salt Lake City
will preside over the sessions. Presi
dent James j. Hill of the Great
Northern will discuss trade with the
Orient, and Ex-Governor Francis of
Missouri will tell of the preparations
for the Louisiana Purchase exposition
Other speakers of note will address
the gathering, among them Governor
Van SAINT, one or more representatives
of the agricultural department at
Washington and number of western
senators.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-14
NEW EVIDENCE
|. IN BARTH0L|N CASE
Oscar Thompson will be Put
in Sweatbox Today.
Believed Bodies of Murdered Women
were Hauled to Lonely Field in
Laundry Wagon--Work-
ing on a New Clew.

Chicago, Aug. Inspector Hunt
of the Hyde Park police force today
began Systematically to weave net of
evidence in the mysterious murder of
Mrs Bartholin and Miss Mitchell,
around Oscar Thompson, who has been
"a roolher at the Bartholiu residence
for twenty years.
The mysterious woman in black
who last night told the police of seeing
William Bartholin, Oscar Thompson,
driver for laundry company, and
John Claffy, barn boss for the same
company. wrangling over a laundry
wagon early in the morning after the
disappearance of the woman, is known
to the police and her story is credited.
Today she identified the laundry
wagon and Thompson as It's driver.
Thompson will be ''sweated'' this af.
ternoon, and it is believed that it will
develop that his horse and wagon were
employed to convey the bodies to the
lonely field where they were found
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-14

800 pairs of ladies and childrens
shoes at one dollar per pair at
3ltf $. b. AUSTIN.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-14
To Investigate Lens Making.

New York, Aug. Al +. Fischer,
president of the board of United States
general appraisers, was among the
passengers sailing for Europe today on
the Auguste Victoria. Mr.. Fischer
has been authorized by the treasury
department 10 investigate the cost OF
production and other details of the
manufacture of lenses He will visit
Paris, Berlin and London aud also.
spend considerable time in Bohemia,
where he will look into the cost of
ertain kinds of rare chinaware.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-14
Racing B egins at Kinloch,

st, Louis, Mo, Aug, l4-The Kin.
loch race track never looked better
than it did today at the inau guration
of the fifteen days meeting, Under
the new management extensive i'm,
proyements have been made and the
patrons found the stables, grand stand
and betting shed in thorough repair
and bright with fresh paint. The
stables are filed with fast horses from
many parts of the country, including
several well known strings, and with
favorable weather the meeting prom
ises to be highly successful,
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-14
Seventh Texas District,

Galveston, Tex, Aug. I4-Dele
gates are here for the democrats con,
gressional convention of the Seventh
district which takes place tonight.
AS A. W. Gregg of Palestine has more
than enough votes pledged to give him
the nomination, the convention pro-
ceedings will be somewhat in the
nature of a formalitv.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-14
Work on Pyrites Road Begun.

Birmingham. Ala Aug. l4-Actix.-
work has been heguA ON the extensioN.
of the Louisville & Nashville railroad
from fsliadega into Chyco unity.
The road will touch the gold fields of
Tall'degs and Clay counties and open
up the extensive pyrites deposits in
that locality. The extension will la
20 miles long,. and it is thought tie
pyrites will keep the line busy.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-14
More Land for Settlement.

Abeuf l5,oo0 acres OF land in the
valley of the White river and
Williams fork of the Yampa will be
thrown open for settlement November
1. Owing to squatters' rights much
of the best land will not be available
for newcomers. but II is believed
many good agricultural bodies will be
taken up after November l. This land
VISA included in the White river tim.
Der preserve. The land may be taken
under the homestead act. requiring
five years residence. or under the
-emption law. requiring six months
residence and 81 25 an acre.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-14
IMMENSE GOLD
FIELDS FOUND
johannesburg IN a Ferment
Over Discovery.
Lecaters Say it will Eclipse the
Great observation-disclosures
Think it Continuation of
the Wittersrand Reef.

Johannesburg. Aug, l4-Consider-
able excitement has been created here
by the discovery of new gold reef
which is said to traverse large extent
of territory.
Local geologists say il is contin-
uation of the Wittersrand, but the
discoverers claim they have found
gold fields that will equal if not ex-
ceed in extent and richness, the
Wittersrand
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-14
Kokomo Man the Nominee

Lebanon, Ind, Agu. 1.-THE demo
cratic congressional convention Of the
Ninth district in session here today
named Judge J. l.. Kirkpatrick of
Kokomo to make the race against Con.
gressmsn Lands Of Delphi.
GET BUSY
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02
IGNORE The BOARD
U. If M. Regents Still Independent
Of Board Of Control.
LATTER BOARD NOT lNslsTENT
An Amendment Excepting Educa-
ttonaI Institutions From Control
Il Board Act is Favored.

The state board of control has had
nothing whatever to do with the state
university during the school year just
closed. Two on, three conferences between
the regents committee and the board were
fruitless, as far as any definite agree
ment was concerned, and the regents have
conducted the affairs of the institution
without let or hindrance.
The regents were willing to submit
vouchers to the hoard Of control for ap-
prevail, but wanted the financial super
vision to end there. The board declined
to accept this arrangement, and would
not take any hand unless they were con-
suited at every step. They were not
strenuous in their desire to help run the
university, SO the question was not fol-
lowedsnp. All vouchers have gone to the
state auditor direct from the regents, and
have been paid without being vised by
any member or officer of the board OF
control.
heconference committee of the regents
will meet tomorrow with the board OF
control at the latters rooms. The COM
mittee consists of Governor A. E. Rice,
Willn,ar; Judge Thomas Wilson, St. Paul,
and Dean w. NJ. Liggett Of the state agri-
cultural school. It is supposed that the
purpose of this interview is to arrive
at some understanding for the next fiscal
year, which begins August /. Governor
Van SAINT went on record in T e O u r
l recently in favor of an amendment
to the board of control bill, removing the
educational Institutions from the author
ity of the board of control. The members
of the board are anxious for such an
amendment, and II Will probably be car
ried next winter by votes of both the
friends and enemies of the board, Of con-
troll system
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02
NOT CHEERFUL NOR NEW
Trigss' Talk on Longfellow Con
tanned Little of Interest.

TT1RSs Oh Lung ACAAoN Wan
tanned Little of Interest.
Oscar L. Triggs of Chicago university,
lectured ait Plymouth church Saturday
evening on "Longfellow, Sixty Years
After" The audience was small, and
the message they received was not a
cheering one. Longfellow seems to be
Mr.. Triggs' pet aversion He diseected
the poet without mercy and with GER
tain gusto, unpleasantto Longfellow low
ers, and unexplainable to the others pres
ent, who had heard Longfellow scored be-
fore they had heard Of Mr.. Triggs. They
had already heard of the poets "senti-
mentalism," his "imitativeress,' and his
'intellectual aloofness." To these Mr..
Triggs told nothing new.
Those who hoped to hear some words Of
praise for Longfellow as poet were dis
appointed. They thought that even a
third rate poet might have some good
points, but the only concession Mr.. Triggs
was willing to make was that Longfellow
was ga master of versification.' He was
teacher, not poet. His mission was to
| instil love Of the beautiful into the
New England mind, hitherto given over to
the practical and the stie1y moral. Long
| follow sugar coated the aest hetic with the
moral, and taught New England to like
| 1t. Now his pupils have passed their
teacher; the obtrusive morality of his
work spoils it for poetry, and his day is
done.
This cold and merciless dissection Of lit
erary reputation was an unsati satisfactory
| close to the new century lecture course
which has been for the most part highly
| successful .t%1
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02
SAWED OUT A TOWN
COrnucopia Started in Northern
Woods by Three Iowa Men.

woods by Three Iowa Men.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, June 2.-The town of
Cornucopia, Wis, has been born, and as near
born in a night as a town may be. Two
nanths ago the $4,000 acres OF bayfield,
county, Wisconsin, were no more than raw
timber fronting Lake Superior for fifteen
miles. Then the Cornucopia Land company
was formed by T. j. Stevenson and r. D.
Maxon Of Sioux City, and Albert Westcott of
Iowa City, and these $4,000 acres were bought
Wagons hauled men and machinery through
the woods to Ssktwit bay, saw mill was put
up and twenty men started to saw out the
town of Cornucopia.
The postofhce department was asked to call
the new town Sioux City, but refused, be-
one word in name. Then Cornucopia was
chosen, the pastofice established, and Albert
Westcott is postmaster.
Charles E. Hunt, recently editor of the
Grundy County, Iowa., Gazette has issued the
first number of the Cornucopia Gazette The
land company is sending more men to the
saw mill and from the timber on the com
pany's land is being sawed the lumber that
will build with the company's money a
school house, a church, a hotel, and three
stores. A score of families are waiting till
| roofs are put on new houses that they may
| take up their residence In Cornucopia.
| The town is built and the land has teer
| bought because three men believe BAYFIELD,
county, Wis. which has surnbered half 2
century, has future. They have brough
back blackberry bushes that grew ten fee
high, and can point out the spot where the
the red clay soil bore 1,4oO bushels Of pota
toes in four acres
Within six months there will without ques
ton be 500 people living on this spot which
three months ago was as wild as the primeva
forest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02
BIG BEND The PRIZE
That Country the battle-ground #
Hartman and Hill.
IT IS SEATTLE VERSUS PoRTLA, D
Minneapolis Jobbers May Have t.
Meet New Competition From
San Francisco.

Northwestern business men are deeply
Int crested in the fight brewing between
rival towns on the Pacific coast for the
control of the Big Bend country in eastern
Washington. The announcement that Il.
H. Hartman will spend 100000 IN ad-
vertising the advantages OF that sect1o
of,the state is taken as evidence that the
Southern Pacific has finally decided to as
sist Portland in securing part OF the
trade.
Since James j. Hill said that the group
system and the survival Of the tttest
We're the plan and principle of American
railroading at present, ideas as to the
far reaching effect of the community OF
interest have been much modified.
While both Hill and Hartman are con-
tending for the right of railroads to COM
bine. each is guarding the territory of
his respective group. 1t has been under
stood that since the organization of the
Northern Securities company there has
been an agreement between Hill and Har
riman as to territory and troubles In
Washington and Oregon were supposed to
be at an end. But clouds are appear
ing in hitherto clear sky. Portland bus
mess men have offered to build a line
into, the Big Bend country and turn it
over to the Southern Pacific. Hartman
has taken the offer under considerat ion
and his immigration plans are the first
Indication that he may accept.
In the meantime, Seattle is up in arms
and the Seattle Times, an organ of James
j. Hills, edited by Alden J. Blethen, is
urging Seattle people to resist the
threatened invasion from the south.
The Big Bend country is the wheat
raising section Of Washington which sup
plies the export trade through Puget
Sound ports. Seattle can reach it over a
Great Northern branch line. Twin city
jobbers are increasing their trade in that
section and if the Southern Pacific should
enter the territory they will have new
competition from San Francisco in lines
which are not now represented in Wash
ington.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02
70 OPEN ABIG TRACT
The Stinson Tract Has Been Pur-
chased by J. T. Elwell.
.lEARLY 1000 LOTS INVOLVED
rhe Work of Dressing Them Up for
Residences Is Already In
Progress.

Another big residence property deal de-
yelope dto-day. It brings into the market
IT. one time about IT'S acres, or nearly $50
lots. This property has been purchased
from the receivers Of James Stinson OF
Chicago by j. T. Elwell. The deed was
not filed and or Friday application was
made for registration Of title under the
Torrens law.
The property is blocked out, but has
never been plated. Mr.. Elwell intends
TO plat although he has not determined
the name under which it will be dedicat ed.
The tract is known as the James Stinson
Boulevard addition, lying between Four
teenth and twenty-third avenues Sc and
Division and Broadway. 1t is adjacent
and lying north of Mr.. Elwell's first and
second additions, and is two blocks from
the Como Harriet car line
Several teams and a crew of Workmen
have been preparing the property for the
market Mr.. Elwell planted 1000 elm
trees and the park board 125 more, and as
soon as these are growing, the lots will
, be marketed.
What has been known as stinson boule-
ward runs across the tract and In con-
sideringsthe plating of the new addition,
Mr.. ElWell decided to leave the boulevard
intact. He has already planted trees in
and alongside of it under the direction
of the park board and the parkway mas
also been graded and seeded. This VIII
be the widest boulevard In the city ana
runs three quarters of a mile through the
addition at width of 200 feet. 1t is
hope dthat the improvements already
made in the boulevard will stimulate con-
nection at the southeast end with Van
Cleve park and in the other direction with
Moulton and other northeast parks.
In tdressing up the addition after the
modern manner of disposing of vacant
property, Mr. Elwell has plans for re-
tanning symmetry in the placing of
houses. At present not a structure stands
on the plat Lots will be sold under
building restrictions as to the distance
from lot lines and style of houses. AS
boulevard lots will sell for not less than
81 900 and others at a corresponding rate,
it will be seen that the addition promises
to be built up with fine class of homes.
Mr.. Elwell will begin this summer to put
several houses having the general charac-
teristics of the style desired. They will
cost from $4,000 to $4,000.
Following Immediately upon the Good
now and David c. Bell Investment com
pany deals by which Island Park addition
and Lynhurst have been placed in bulk
upon the market in dressed up" condi-
ton, ready for residences, Mr.. ElWell,s
plan is very significant as indicating the
| tendency to big things in this class OF
property and tendency to have the lots
| ready for building before they are sold
George D. Dayton, the Minnesota Deben-
! ture>. company with Edmund G. Walton
the Gillettes and the Perkins family, have
already followed the same plan In Bla1s.
| d,ell's revised and Walton and Rosedale
parks. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02
VICTIM OF DESPERAD0ES
Daniel Murphy Lured to Dark spot
Shot Cut and Robbed.

Iured into a dark place near the Sew
enth street N railroad bridge by young
woman with whom he picked up an &C
ouaintance on the street. Daniel Murphy,
a nainter. living at 1411 Laurel avenue,
was robbed of S73 Saturday night, after
being shot and cut by his. assailants' he
was picked up in a dazed condition by Om-
Ger Buck and sent to the city hospital,
where It was found that four bullets had
entered his left arm and one had passed
through his hat His injuries. while pain
ful are not considered dangerous.
Murphy first met the young woman SAT-
urday afternoon on the street, and again
at 10 o'clock. AS they walked up Seventh
street two men jumped out of the dark
ness and assaulted Murphy. One OF the
men had a knife in his hand, and with
it he struck Murphy, INJECTING deep
cash in the right hand. Murphy at once
grappled with the assailant and felled him
OF the ground with heavy blow. AS soon
as the robbers saw that their victim was
going to show fight, the other man drew
revolver and began firing. The shots
were fired at close range; the marks OF
the powder could plainly be seen.
The woman ran away across the Sew
| enth street bridge without screaming OF
| uttering a sound. This leads the police te
| conclude that she was an accomp1ice II
the crime. No clue to the criminals has
been found. e .. .....-.' .--, II .-.ss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02
IOWA INSURANCE .l:SKS
Increase of One Hundred Millions in
the Year 'O1

Des Moines, Iowa, June 2.-The annual re-
port of the auditor of state for the year 1901
on insurance business other than life has
been issued. It shows the number of fire
companies dropped from 100 in 1900 to 112 at
the close of 1901. The business of 1901 in
creased over that Of the year preceding. The
grand total of risks written in Iowa in 1901
fire, tornado and hail-was s4O2, GAS, S5s The
corresponding sum at the close of 1900 was a
little over 1885, 100000. But while the risks
written increased largely, the amount paid
out for losses also increased from 1924, 234
In 1900 to 81, III, 069 in 1901. The risks in
force at tho end of 1901 were 500, 1851, 1922, or
about a hundred millions more than at the
close Of 1900.
On fire business alone in Iowa, in the year
1900 there We're risks written to the value Of
$375, 00265S. The losses paid were $4,022, 291,
and the risks in force at the end of the
year were 1904, 863,5s7. For the preceding
year the risks written were $340, 1892, LAG. The
losses paid were $2,341,8 800, and the risks in
force at the end of the year were $7c9, 816,-
s73 These figures are on the business OF
Iowa and non-Iowa companies of all classes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02
ENGLISH .LUTHERANS
Twelfth Annual Convention of Sy-
nod of Northwest.

nOO OIL NOrtn"SSls
The twelfth annual convention of the
English Evangelical Lutheran church of
the northwest will open at 8 o'clock
Wednesday evening at the Salem Luther
an church, West Twenty eighth street
and Garfield avenue. The synodical ser
mon will be preached by Rev. DR.. G. H.
Trabert Thursday morning matin serv-
ices will be followed by the organization
and business of the synod. The evening
session will be devoted to home missions.
Friday, June 6, will be devoted to matin
service, doctrinal discussions, theses on
confirmation and foreign missions. Sat
urday will be given up to the special
Sunday school convention, which will be
presided over by Rev. G.. F. Gehr.
Several addresses by visiting pastors
are scheduled for Sunday, June 8, among
them sermon by Rev. j.. H. Harpste1
and an address on education by Professor
M. Wahlstrom. s--,.s -"
The last day of the convent on will be
taken up with business session In the
morning, brief tour of the city in the
afternoon and a reception in the evening
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02
POLICE VS.. SOLDIERS
Lively Row at Minnehaha Park Fol-
lows an Arrest.

A free for-all fight took place Saturday
night at Minnehaha Park, the park police
men and soldiers from Fort Smelling being
the contestants. Mounted Patrolman G..
O. Rodien received a painful cut in the
wrist and others were more or less in
jured.
The trouble grew out of the arrest of
some of the soldiers several days ago by
Officer Burns. Saturday night Officer
Burns again arrested soldier, this time
for riding a bicycle on the paths Of
the park. The soldier awaited an oppor-
tunity and then escaped from the officer,
leaving his wheel behind. A little later
several soldiers came up and demanded
the wheel. The officer refused unless
the prisoner was returned. Words ensued
and Burns considered 1t wise to with
draw, He found Mounted Patrolman Ro-
diem and together they returned to dis
perse the mob of angry soldiers. Both Of
ficers were assaulted and the soldiers
made their escape. . The injured officers
believe they can identify their assailants
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02
Weather Conditions.

Rain has fallen during the Fast twenty four
hours in Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota,
the Lake region, Iowa, the middle Ohio val
ley and on the south Atlantic coast, also at
Portland, Ore, Winnenucca and New Orleans
in southwestern Minnesota and southern
South Dakota the rain seems to have been
very light. The temperatures continue high
in the Mississippi valley, being above 70 de-
grees this morning as far north as central
Minnesota. 1t is cold in the Rocky Noun
tain region, with temperatures near the freez-
ing point in Arizona. Utah and northern Mon
tana, with a snowstorm at Havre. A low pres
sure Is central north of Minnesota.