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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
STOCK SOLD THIS TINE
For an East and West Railroad
Through South Dakota to
~, 1.-THE Hills

Special to The Journal. NJ 3 ~
Hot Springs, s. d., Dec. 9.--For many
years residents Of the Black Hills have
been treated to various rumors and specu-
lations regarelirg the building OF a rail-
road to the Missouri river. thus giving this
region direct railway connection with the
eastern part Of the state. Thus far ru-
NOR and specuat ion has been the only re-
suit, but at last it seems that something
definite and certain, has been accom-
plished. - - L. y 40. =. =.
It is reported on excellent. authority that
William T. Coad president of the Federal
Railroad company, has succeeded in sell
Ing to a. syndicate insBerlin. Germany.
s5.o0o,0 900 Of six per ceIt preferred stock at
par. The proceeds Derived from such
stock are to be used in paying for ties.
eteel rails and steel blidge across the Mis-
souri, river. stations aid the equipment Of
a line of railway to he built from Oacorla
to Rapid City. in 1903. Other lines and
extensions are to be constructed from time
to time. until the Federal in connection
with the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway is a transGntne line. The
money necessary to complete the success
of this company is I, be raised from addi-
tional sales Of 6 pei cent preferred stock.
The Federal is organized not to invade
the territory Of any other railroad COM
pany. but to ope, to development and
traffic a region west Of the Missouri river
and the Black Hills in South Dakota and
Wyoming. in extent almost an empire,
which is now without a single line Of
railroad. This rtgion Is rich IN desposits
Of gold. copper. lead and iron ores and
coal. stone and gypsum. In it are large
forests Of timber and millions Of acres Of
grazing lands AID lands capable OF irri-
cation and cultivation. There are large
streams and abundance of water In the
valleys through which this railway line
will be operated. The local business de-
velopetl and to be developed will beyond
doubt make tie enterprise profitable one
1ndependnt ofany through traffic. +:
When this line Of railroad is In opera =
ton the distance over it with its connec-
tons from Black Hills points to Chicago
Will be more than 1870 miles shorter than
by any other QUITE. and between the Black
Hills and points in eastern South Dakota
still shorter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
RAILROAD NOTES.

. The Burlington has solved the labor question
IN NeDraska by Importing fifty Japanese sec
tim hands at S1.21 day. H.: 49,
sEhe Lake Shore is to be four-tracked nearly all
ears as ntinuntion Of the New York Central
The company has bought extensive gravel nita
near Erie and the third track work viii hexinfar
once. eeIF~
The first week Of January. 1908, the .Milwaukes
will add new train from Chicago to Omaha.
This train Will connect at Council Bluffs with
Union Pacific train If the traffic at any time
demands 1t a solid train will be run from Chicago
to the coast. '' - - -
The Minneapolis Chicago lines have met the
500 rate for holiday excursions to eastern Cana
dian and f New Englsnd points which Is practi:
nntl Jan. ~. Connection east will be made over
the Grand Trunk. ~,
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway to.
DAY began regular train service over the exten-
sion from Eureka to Linton. NJ D.. The rails
have been laid only to Strasburg ton miles from
Linton. and 1t is announced that no EFFORT will
be made to lay the remainder until spring
The first meeting Of the general. passenger
their promise to be good was held to-day iii
st. Paul With eight lines In the held coinpe-
ttion strenuous and the elimination OF tavors
business II promises hold good. J. : : VI
Of he trunk line freight committee daily meet
lngs an official said yesterday: ''The commit
tees are busy revising the commodity rates on
westbound rates on Iron and steels, lead tin.
zlnc9and their products had been practically
agreed on. -
Minneapolis Is interested in a new alliance
beKeen the Illinois Central and the Southern
Palc. Connections are made by the Southern
Psihc c With the New Orleans special and BY. that
Tppolis has new California connection. It is
hlieved that the louisville & Nashville, whose
make r Ssp nnS th by the t.
Texas Pacific and the Gould interests
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
The Abraham Lincoln Type,

/ Wesley o. Howard of New York was
born Of poor parents and left an orphan
when very small boy. With everything
against him he worked out his education
and became a lawyer in Troy. NJ Y.
Within a year he was the leading Ia wyer
of that city and one the 4th of last No
vember he was made judge of the SUI
preme court Of New York. His rapid ad-
Vancement and success. while yet a young
man is. due entirely to his energy. and
ability to work hard. If you lack that,
drink golden grain belt beer. 1t puts you
in perfect health. after which come en- :
ergy. success and happiness. Better or
der g. case to-day. - .-,... =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
AN ADVANCE DEC. q,
The Western Roads Decide on Flour Rate
Schedules. =

The western lines decided yesterday to
advance all rail rates on Minneapolis flour
for domestic use to 27h cents a hundred
pounds and on flour for export to 20 cents,
effective Dec. 90. If the eastern roads
do not join the western lines in maintains
ing the western roads will have to main
tain the former through rate of 221a cents
on export and IS on domestic by making
rate OF cents between Minnea polls and
chicago: Eastern roads have not yet
made the advance as announced
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
MAY SHAVE COAL RATES

o. . Roads May Cut to Meet Rate Over
the 500.
All rail coal will probably be hauled at
$3.50 to meet the same rate over the 500
from New York, Ontario and Western
from the New York. Ontario & Western g
mines near Scranton. The 500 haul IS
over the New York, Ontario & Western,
Canadian Pacific and 500. No ali rail ra te
with the United States limits Is now in ex
istence. but the eastern tariff to Chicago,
$3.50. plus the local. $3.50, would make
$6. The roads will probably shave at
least 30 cents a ton. In ten, days ali
rail- coal will begin to arrive 81 T. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
-E5- - ~ Ss5ss-+-
They Put Salaries I'm,

The Rock Island is said to be RESPONSE
BILE for advances in the wages of rail-
road men IN Minneapolis, In that former
$50 bill clerks now get SIS, and sd, on
through the depot force. When the Bur
lington. Cedar Rapids & Northern de-
cided to make Minneapolis Headquarters
the officers looked around for competent
men and first secured R. G. Brown. Of the
Minneapolis St. Louis for general
northwestern agent. T. A. Matthew's.
Jr.. for eight years with the Northern
Pacific and for four with the Great West
ern. became commercial agent. Two
more men were taken from the. Great
Western and two from the Omaha, The
ROCK Island has carried out the B., C.. r.
q n. policy. The local offices on: Nicol-
let are now Very active -,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
Holiday Excursions East, ~:
You Make No Mistake

When you use Journal Want Ads, only
cent a word under any heading, Moth
ING less than 20 cents. XII;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
Minneapolis, 81. Paul & SaQlt Ste. Marie

Lv. Depot. Sc and Washington avs S. Ar,
9:45 ami. Pacific Express. daily. 600 pm
6:35 pmI At. antic Limited, daily. 9:30 am
Depot. 9Th and Washington avs N.
6:15 pml. .Dako.a Express ex. Sun. 1880 am
S:55 ami Rhfaelsl ader Local. ex. SUM-. sos pun
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
IN FATHER PRESTON'S MEMORY.
A Pieta Unveiled In ~. AIMS Church
Golden Jubilee To-day.

Hundreds OF schoolchildren gathered
In st. AIMS Roman Catholic Church on
East Twelfth street yesterday morning
to witness the ceremony attending the
unwilling of Pieta, representing "Our
Lady of Sorrows" gift to the church
from William O'Connor in memory of
the late Mgr. Thomas Preston who, at
the time of his death, ten years ago. had
been for Twenty-Five years rector of 81.
AIMS
Father Thomas F. Myhan. who az
boy WAS one Of the pupils Of the school
celebrated the mass and Mgr. John Ed
wards. rector of the Church Of the In
maculate Conception, blessed the statue
Father Edward afterward reviewed the
life Of Father Preston, whose memory
was being honored. He was born in Hart
ford in 1924. and was ordained az an Episco-
palian minister. But at the age Of rs,
while serving an Episcopal parish, he be-
came "A Roman Catholic and three years
later. in 1852, he became priest He
Went to st. AIMS Church in 1882? where
he remained until the time of his death
at the age of 81. in 1891
st. AIMS golden jubilee will be cele-
brant this morning at Illj O'clock by
solemn pontitical high mas. Bishop
Henry Gabriels. Of Ogdenshurg. will be
celebrated The Rev. Father Campbell
will deliver the sermon al the mass In the
evening the Rev. Joseph +. Delaney Of
the church of the Holy Name will preach.
There will be a special musical service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
STORES TO CLOSE At 7 O'CLOCK.
Big Brooklyn Bakaars Win Spare En-.
plOyees Much Nerve strain.

Abraham h Straus, Frederick Loeser
4 Co, Journey 4 BuTnham and A. ID
Matthews Sons posted notices III thei,
respective store. yesterday that during
he week before Christmas this year the
stores will close at ! =. NJ instead of 10
p NJ, as had been the custom previously
Gardiner Matthews of A. ID. Matthew'S
sons said yesterday that the early closing
for the health and comfort Of the employees.
and that it was done in the belief that the
women who make up the great bulk of
purchasers would exert themselves to
cooperate with the movement and do their
shopping earlier in the day.
In previous years the amount Of business
done after p. NJ" Mr.. Matthews said.
always amounted to many thousands Of
dollars 20 looking at it from the money
viewpoint, this course means many thou
sands of dollars to the four big stores that
have entered into the agreement.
Prom now on until Christmas the stores
will be jammcd. The nerves of each en-
plovee will be at the highest tension all
day long. One has to spend only few
minutes m a great shopping crowd TO appre-
Ciate this feeling of nerve-weariness. and
when il is remembered that the salcswomen
have to undergo this tension for ten hours
On stretch II needs no argument to prove
that ten hours is about all that flesh and
blood can stand.
"We consider this early closing common
sense measure, without putting forth
any claim a. philanthropists, and we hope
the press and clergy and the labor organi-
cations will give their support by urging
christmas shoppers do to their buying early
in tie day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
KILLED BY 4 BANJO PLAYER,
shoots One Girl Dead. Wounds Another
ami Then Commits Suicide.

PROVIDENCE. r. J., Nov. 29.-Henry
Critchfeld, % years old, a strolling negro
banjo player, who says his home is in Vir-
ginia, shot and killed Elsie Lewis. II years
old. at her home, Tyler street, this fore
noon. He then went to the house Of Mabe
Nixon, II years old. at 81 Wadsworth street,
in the left cheek. She will probably. re-
cover. After that he fired a shot into his
head and fell at her feet in the yard and died
at the Rhode Island Hospital an hour later.
Critchfield fortified himself with a guam
tity of whiskey just before shooting Miss
Lewis. He then fired shot into the back
Of her head and another into the left side,
either one Of which would have been fatal
He also fired at Miss Lewis's mother. an
aged woman, but the bullet went wild
Running from the house to Wadsworth
street he found the Nixon girl walking
up the stone steps leading into the yard
Of her house
He fired one shot at her, striking her in
the left cheek and she fell upon the doorstep
The next shot he fired into his own brain.
Critchtield had been boarding with the
Lewis family up to last spring, when he
returned to the South. During his absence
the Lewis girl is said to have learned that
while PROGRESSING affection for her and pray
ing for her to end il in marriage he had
been paving attention to Miss Nixon also
After she learned that. Miss Lewis wrote
letter 10 Critchfeld. upbraiding him for
his conduct.
In response TO that letter Critcbne,d
eft the South and came back to this city
about week ago 1t has developed since
the shooting that Critchfeld had threatened
the life Of the Lewis girl and that she laughed
at him and even dared him to kill her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
ORI7I AIRY.

While giving n music lesson to dlugh r
of ex-senator Christian Braun in her hone
Yesterday. in Paterson. y. j. J.. n I. Wil'im
RauChfuss was stricken with heart iai|ur"
and expired before medical aid could be
summoned He was g years old and Wa
born Mt Jes-cn, Prussia Educated a. a
mechanical on pineer at the University Of
Bonn. he later took NJ tho study of nu-!"
NJ the University of Berlin. Mi. Rauchfuss
came 70 this country in 1855 and became a
he becsme teacher, OF music and met with
great success lie had been Identified with
number of churchr, her" a. orSani.t and
high degree. lie i survived by a widow.
three daughters and son
Mrs Ailcc Hnnson, the oldest woman In
New Hampshire. died on Friday at her home
She married Jeremiah Dow. a revolutionary
solder. and TO them 4 son vas born when she
ago at the age of 10, Her second husband
was John Hanson, who died twenty years
ago az the age of 50 She Is survived by three
Bctscy Bagley of Boscawen, with whom
she resided Mrs. Clara Heath Of hopk lnton.
seven at-grandchldren.
James +, Delaney, WE'LL known East Side
afternoon at the Beth Israel Hospital. The
funeral viii be held from his late residence.
% Ridge street. at 1890 O'Clock t0-morrow
Mary's Church. Grand and Ridge streets
Mr. Delaney was for twenty-five years as-
sistant clerk at the Fifth District Municipal
Court. lie was member OF IN" New York
bar. and Of the knights of Columbus. and was
for "A number of years secretary OF Tammany
Hall He leaves one sister, Miss Anna
Delaney.
Nicoll Floyd of Mast,c died IN his winter
home IN Garden City, u. !. Friday night.
from cancer He was 70 years old Mir.
Floyd was descendant of William Floyd
a si9ner of the Declaration OF Independence.
lie wasa lawyer and was prominent IN politics
He is said to have been the first Republican
elected as supervisor OF Brookhaven township
and was dele gate to the last Constitutional
Convention. He leaves a widow and one son,
Niooll Floyd. Jr. Two brothers. John q. and
Augustus Floyd also survive him.
william + Buckley died yesterday at his
home. 40 West Forty fifth street, of Bright i
dsease lie was born IN Mar borough. y
Y, in 1921. came to this city as boy and after
some experience in the dry goods, silk and
shipping business, he went into real estate
lie married Anna Rebeccs Egbert thrty
years ago She died year later, lie was
member Of the Union League Club and the
Chamber OF Commerce and a director OF the
New York Life Insurance Company.
George l. Cunnin CHAM. United State.
Marshal for South Carolina and the best
known Republican OF the State died in Charles
ton yesterday, lie was twice Mayor OF Char
lesion. He was Marshal during the Har
rison. Administration; was Postmaster o
Charleston under appointment of president
Mckinley. He was reappointed Marsha
few months ago. lilo was IS years OF age.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
POISONED VER CHILDRENc
Maine woman Arrested for Killing Her
Daughters to Get Insurance.

DEXTER, No. Nov, 2D-NlrS Hattie l.
Whittcn, a widow who ran n boarding house
here, was arrested to-day suspected Of
having caused he death Of her nine year-old
daughter Jennie who died Yesterday morn
ing, and of her eleven vear-old daughter
Fannie, who died less than three months
ago, The police say that the children
were murdered by their mother to obtain
&l4l. for which they we're insured
Mrs Whuten was arrested today when
she ret urncd from the funeral of her daugh-
ter Jennie. II was alleged in the warrant
that death had been caused by small GUAM
titles of arsenic and stryChnine. The
death certificates gave the cause Of deaf h
a. meningitis and heart failure. The body
of the child who died Yesterday was re-
moved to a local undert ahcr's rooms, when
the nourners had departed and the BODY
of he oi her daughter was also eXhum d
and an autopsy has been ordered.
Mrs VIII, ten. whose husband died three
or four wears AFRO, came here from Dover,
Me. with her two daughters last July and
Fcpt IA boarding house. For the last three
weeks she lived with her sou. Lewis
Wilton
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
TO BEAtTIFI THE CITY.
Municipal Art society Making Progress
With Its Plans,

The Municipal Art Society held a meet
ing in the rooms Of the Merchants Associg-
ton yesterday afternoon to consider ways
and means for beautifying tn" city
The American Society Of Civil Engineers
began the consideration Of this subject
forty years ago and made certain plans
which sought to better the street trans
portation and business facilities The
Architectural League and the National
Sculpture Society have also devoted much
attention 10 schemes for beautiiyirg the
city.
The discussion yesterday showed that
before any plan for identifying New York
can be successfully carried out the ri rue
tural and transportation changes should
first be determined. II will he neces sary
20 open new avenues from the entrances
20 the new bridges as well as to the pro-
posed tunnels. Many avenues now ex-
istiug must be widenod and new streets
made.
The meeting adjourned TIL next Satur-
day, when further plans will be considered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
REL MON or UOWiN LAWYERS.
Law for women Must Ever Remain Good
Inv for Wen. SAYS Prof. NlIssClI.

The ahmnm Of the WomanS law class
of Now York University held their annual
reunion Yesterday afternoon AZ tho Uni
varsity Building Washington Square. The
guests We're received by Mrs John = Mum
president of the Woman's Legal Education
Society. and Miss Isabella Mary Pettus.
president of the Ahmnn Association
Brief addresses were made by Chancellor
Mact racken and DR.. Clarence D. Ashley
dean Of the law faculty and head lecturer
20 the woman's law class This class this
year has had its usual success in at racing
students from representative New York
families
Among those present were; Miss Helen NJ
Gould, Mrs Angus Cameron, Signor Piran
and Mrs, Alma Webster Powell
Prof Isaac Franklin Russell, ~. D., for
ten years senior lecturer to The Woman's
law class has resigned his chair in order
to resume practice AZ the bar. but he was
present at the reunion vest erday and spoke
lie said that law for women must ever re-
main good law for men. while certain por-
tons Of this large field will always be spc-
officially inviting to feminine study and
observation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
NIRDER MYSTERY SOLVED.
\ Testament and Letter Found on the
Victim Identified by Ills Mother.

BISGHAMToN. NY, Nov, 20 A Testament
given at the last class day of the Bingham
ton High School to Harry Thompson will
solve a Chicago murder mystery Last
Saturday dispatch was sent from Chicago
announcing the finding of body in the
railroad yards in that city, the victim having
been evidently murdered and his body
placed on the tracks, On his breast were a
number of stab wounds and in his pockets
wa. Testament marked Harry" and a
letter postmarked Troy.
The mother of Harry j Thompson, a
Binghamton drug clerk, read the despatch
in Troy paper and identified the letter H.
one mailed 10y her son and the Test ment
as the one given him by his classmates.
Last June Thompson went to San Francis
co to take u position, but If he did not like
it, was to return here, 1t is thought that he
left San Francisco with 500 in his pocket
and met with foul play. kilograms to the
San Francisco firm for hich he worked and
tn. boarding house AT which he stopped
there failed to locate him, and now ii is
believed the pocket Testament has furnished
the clue to his fate,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
FROM MANILA, RAINBOW TOW
TRANSPORT MCCLELLAN HAS
FILIPINO SEAMEN.
I.ieutenant.C commander Knapp. Who Is
Training More FiIipinOs for the Sea.
Comes With Her-Secretary Ferguson
Reports Conditions There Improving.

HcpOTtS VuubuVuS suOsV a"ps
The army transport Mcclellan, from
Manila, flying a gorgeous homeward-bound
pennant and carrying forty-three cabin
passengers, mostly officers of the army
and navy. passed in at the Hook yesterday
afternoon. and after a perfunctory intpec-
ton at Quarantine, dropped anchor in
the darkness of Liberty Island The end
of the pennant was taken aboard of the
Hook to Neyent il from fouling the pro
peller, the wind being from astern. and the
transport looked as II she had rainbow
in tow In the transports crew are many
natives OF the Philippines and folk from
other pl,oss in the South Pacific. When
she left here last February ehe had crew
Of white men.
Gen ChaAee's aide, Capt. Frank de ".
Ramsay arrived by the transport. as did
also Arthur W. Ferguson. Executive Secre-
tary Of the Philippines; Lieutendant Com
cirote Hutcheson William Z. Horton. L. d.
Wildman and W T. Johnston. Leuts, j F.
Edwards. J; r. Slattery and William Kelly.
G lorge W Aiair, all Of the army
Mr. Ferguson said that when the Nc
Clellan left Manila on Oct 2 the cholera had
pract ically been stamped out there. and
here were only forty-eight cases in all the
provinces. The natives were becoming
reconciled to American rule. In Manila
there was no dissatisfaction. The Filipinos
received Governor Taft enthusiastically on
his return to Manila in September.
Lieutenant e Commander Knapp has charge
of the naval school at Manila for the
training of Young Filipinos for service in the
merchant marine. He said that he Filipinos
were quick and willing to learn and that lie
believed they would make excellent seamen.
The McClellan's passengers were landed
at Pier IL. East River. by tugs sent out "a
her by the Commercial Union Co. All are
waIl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
SHOULD TAKE "SUNDAY SUM-"
susan ID. Anthony's Advice 10 . CORE.
spOndent in jersey City.

Susan B. Anthony gave some good ad-
vice in the following letter TO the editor of
our Club Outlook. the organ of the Jersey
City Woman's Club which appeared in the
December number Of that paper. issued
yesterday:
DEAR FRIEND: Your kind letter Is re-
ceived also your Club Outlook ] am
glad you are publishing the little paper, and
hope YOU Will gather up all the news with
REGARD to the progress Of woman. To do
this. YOU will need to read the New York
daily papers for they all record something
new almost every day. Mrs Harper's ar
ticles in THE NEW YORK SUNDAY SuS under
the head of The Cause Of Woman" are very
important Every one ought to take TIE
ST. DAY Sun
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
THIS HEAVEN SAFE FROM FIRE.
Band In Texas Woods Say They'll BE safe
When the World Burns.

LIVINGSTONE, Tex. Nov. ?s-The re-
lgious enthusiasts who came here from
Ohio and Michigan and established -ter-
re~trial heaven" In the dense fores, of pine
trees five miles from here have just cele-
brated the seventh anniversary Of their
arrival This band call themselves the
New House of Israel and they say they
have received divine instruction to estab-
li.h heaven in the wilderness of Texas,
whore shall he gathered together the twelve
tribes of Israel. numbering i44, 900 people
This heaven. they say. will not be- de-
Stroyed by fire when the remainder of the
world is consumed. The colony has less
than one hundred members, They live
in rude log cabins, till little patches OF
garden and are good citizens