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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
P.0.CLERK ARRESTED
Harvey S. Rogers Is Held on
Serious Charge.
MANY LETTERS WERE RIFLED
Have Long Been Mysti-
fed, but Finally Lay 1t to
Rogers.

Harvey S. Rogers, a clerk in the mail
ing division Of the postof6ce. day division,
was arrested this morning for "secreting
and embezzling from the United States
mails two letters. soy, -
He appeared this afternoon before
United States Commissioner Howard S.
Abbott and was held in $1,000 bonds.
Hearing was set for Thursday at p. m.
Rogers was member Of the Thirteenth
regiment of volunteers, Company I. He
has been connected with the postof1ce for
about fourteen years. Although he
worked on the day division, his time
Tapped over until about 1880 p. m.
He was detained last evening by Post
Office Inspector H. r. Gregory of North
Carolina, not yet assigned to division.
Captain Charles E. Bond of Bond & Arm
strong, appeared for the defendant and
Assistant United States Attorney Al J.
Smith for the government.
For three years complaints have been
registered with the postoffice officials of
losses of money in the mails. Investiga-
ton has proceeded without detection of
the offender. thousands Of letters have
been rifled since complaints were first
entered, and the total amount abstracted
is unknown.
H. T. Gregory was put on the case two
or three days ago by M. c. Fosness, in
spector in charge, late director Of posts
In Cuba. Gregory served under him in
the famous Neeley and Rathbone fraud
Investigations.
Rogers is charged with tampering with
two letters, one containing four 81 bills
and the other two 50 bills.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
MADE SPURIOUS MONEY
Girl With Whom One of the Men
Had QuarreIed Gave Secret

E. A. Frasier, alias E. A. Bryant, for
merly Minneapolis street car conductor,
ard Edward Brown were arrested yester-
day In ST. Paul by Captain j. W. Law
renee Of the United States secret service,
charged with counterfeiting. A complete
outfit for making counterfeit nickels,
dimes, quarters, half dollars and dollars
was found in their possession, also a
large Eumber of spurious coins. They
were arraigned yesterday afternoon and
held in $4,000 bail. -.
Agents Of the treasury department have
known that counterfeiters were at work
In or near st. Paul. Captain Lawrence
worked on the case and learned that a
woman was willing to talk about the case
She told him that the men were working
at 113 Randolph street. He went to the
place and arrested Frasier and Brown.
The men worked in the second story and
refused to admit any one to their shop,
explaining that they were secretly con-
structing a perpetual motion machine
Their molds were hidden under a barn
One day a child erawled under the barn
ana found the safe containing the mods
Shortly afterward girl who was en-
ployed by the counterfelters in passing
out the coin had a quarrel with one of
the men, and then gave the secret away.
Both Brown and Frasier have been en-
ployed at the Highland bottling works
The coins are said to besexeellemt courl-
terfeitS. -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
ON CRIME
Useless to Pay a Forger to "Be
Good.'
BECKER TURNED ONE TRICK HERE
'Twas So Neatly Done That the
Signature Fooled Even
the Victims.

James G. Doyle, chief of detectives,
smiles at the idea that the American
Bankers association would put Charles
Becker, the notorious forger, on it's pay
roll at the expectation Of his term In
San Quentin, California, prison. To-
days dispatches state that the association
would pay Becker $500 month to abstain
from further forgeries.
II don't believe it," said Doyle "The
association could employ detective, or
two, to follow Becker all over the coun-
try and know what he is doing for the
amount stated as his proposed salary"
Doyle pays tribute to the great skill OF
Becker as craftsman Of ink and chemi-
Gals. He regards. him as one Of the
smoothest in the country.
When Doyle was a. plain clothes man
seven years ago in July, he had an expert
ence with the Becker gang in Minneapolis.
He made three trips to Baltimore for
Arthur Dearborn, Becker's pal, before he
secured him on a Minneapolis charge.
The case was fought all the way up to the
supreme court. Dearborn was sentenced
for six years, but Becker was not caught
He worked in the dark and Dearborn and
a third man did the: counter work.
The crowd passed a forged Dunham &
Eastman check for $1,000 on the North
western. National bank. The gang had
gone to Saltwater and written for figures
of the wholesale firm on lot Of groceries
for camping party Of twenty-five. With
the order they sent postal note. BY the
next mail the order was countermanded
with a request that the money be returned
by check. This was? done, and with the
genuine signature .'for copy a signature
was initiated on a forged check so skill.
fully that even member of the firm was
unable to detect the fraud.
Dearborn met the gang at Sing Sine
and remained with them until he pleaded
guilty in Minneapolis. g.
The local bankers scout the idea that
the association would place Becker on its
pay rolls for the sake of keeping him
good. It would be putting premium or
crime, in their opinion, and would form
the nucleus of a kindergarten of criminal
which every crook in the country woult
attempt to join. l....
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
MILES TO REVIEW
Possible Significance in a Remark
= by Gen. Ell Torrance.
REPORTS MADE MILES MARSHAL
Commanders Torrance WIFI Soon Is-
sue Detailed Orders Regarding
the G. A. r.. Encampment.

Judge Ell Torrance, commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic,
and Adjutant General H. fowler re-
turned this morning from Washington.
At present the program Of the grand en-
campment to be held in Washington is in
tentative form. Details will be given
in the next general orders to be issued
at an early date.
The commander was much pleased at
the action of the Milwaukee road in
granting a rate Of 1 cent mile for the
encampment. This is better rate than
ever before secured in the history of the
Grand Army General Torrance said this
afternoon
1t is my expectation that the parade will be
reviewed by the president and Lieutenant
General Miles. l am graft fed to know what
the general may be able to arrange his tour
of inspection SO as to be present at the en-
campment.
General Miles was asked to act on the re-
ception committee and declined, not being
able to be present as his tour would take
him to the Pacific coast
General fowler talked enthusiastically
this morning of his trip to Gettysburg
last Saturday evening. The commander
in chief was accompanied by Mr.. fowler
and A. Noel Brakeman, chief Of staff.
The evening was spent with two COM
missioners of the battlefield of Gettys-
burg, national officers. The party studied
carefully the large maps showing with
exactness the different positions of corps,
divisions or brigades at any hour of the
three days battle.
One Of these commissioners was Major
Robinson of the One Hundred and Twen-
ty-fourth New York, and the other was
Major Robbins Of the Fourth Alabama.
With. these two experienced men as
guides the three men went carefully over
the ground. So carefully were the diff
ferent spots indicated that the party
stood on exactly the same place from
which Generals Lee and Longstreet
watched Pickett's charge.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
McNEELY HAS TO GO
Courthouse Elevator Man Tried to
Collect Nickel Fares. "


Captain A. D. McNeely, who has been
employed as an elevator operator at the
courthouse, was this morning discharged.
Yesterday afternoon A. j. Edstrom and
Sam Nestrom, two visitors in the city,
reported that McNeely had attempted to
hold them up for scents each before he
would take them on his car to the fifth
story of the building, whence they could
gain entrance to the tower McNeeley
denied the charge, but the conversation
had been overheard by another court
house employe, and his dismissal fol-
lowed. - '48 ~
The two men, who said they resided at
Quamba, Minn., We're very indignant over
the matter and made affidavit to their
charges before Assistant County Attorney
G. L. Smith. McNee1ey is veteran Of
the civil war and in addition to his pay
of $55 a month from the county, has
been drawing a pension of $25 from the
government. County Commissioners
Sweet says that similar complaints have
reached his ears before.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
TOWN HALL AT STAKE
Town of Excelsior and Three VIII
ages Involved In Lawsuit.

Town of Excelsior and Three VIII
ages Involved In Lawsuit.
A peculiar suit was begun in the district
court this morning which involves the
ownership of the town hall at Excelsior
and in which the town Of Excelsior is
plaintiff and the villages of Excelsior,
Deephaven and Tonka Bay are defendants.
The hall was built some years ago at an
expense of about $4,000, before the sepa-
ration of any one of the villages named
from the township. Since then none of
the villages have paid anything toward it's
maintenance; and the town authorities
now ask the court to pass upon the aues-
ton Of ownership, and, if the villages are
found to have an interest in the property,
to order it sold, that the sum obtained
may be divided pro rata among the own
ers. The court is also asked to permit
either the town or village of Excelsior
to become the purchaser. The hall is Sit
uated in the village of Excelsior.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
He SAVED MONEY.

April lst, 1867 young in Eastern state took
ten payment "a endowment policy for 6O0G in the old
STATE MUTUAL LIFE OF WORCESTER, MASS.
The policy matured April ls 1901 and its complete record
is as follows: ..'-@@ .-#
Gross cost 10 premiums, $3O1 "a each s3O1740
Less cash dividends 1868 to 1901 inclusive 182681
Net cost Observation-Disclosures. l19o59
An investment of 81 19059 which gives insurance pro-
lection of 900 for 81 years and then yields cash return
Of S. 1000 requires comment far the investment ea-
ture is concerned.
The large dividends and the splendid results under this
policy obtained throughout the entire period under the
aegis of the insurance law This that
the returns not the result of forfeitures The policy
holder not required to the risk of losing his equity
in of lapse throughout the "a years. We don't gamble
in life insurance in Massachusetts.
One feature about such investment not be
emphasized That feature the sautay incentive
teatic saving The holder of the above policy would not
have saved and invested $1,000 if he had contracted
pay $500 year. 1T WAS THEPOLlCY WHICH SAVED
THE MONEY.
Would you like to what the old State Mutual will
offer now? Its policies unsurpassed and your
and address to either of the undersigned will spec
with full particulars
G. VAN TUYL General Agent, 500 Lumber Exchsng.
AUGUSTUS WARREN. GEO. A. AINSWORTH
G. B. GRAVES G: A. CODE
G. L. NICHOLS, Fergus Falls.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20

It is understood at the Lake Park Hotel
the Lowry interests and the Minneapolis
&. ST. Louis read. Thomas Lowry and l..
F. Day, general manager of the St. Louis,
were at the hotel yesterday looking over
the property. 1t is believed that the
property has been divided in such way
that Mr.. Lowry takes the hotel and the
immediate grounds, while the road takes
the picnic grounds and pavilion.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
DIED IN MINNEAPOLIS
State Senator Andrew SlOtten of
North Dakota.

State Senator Andrew slotten OF
North Dakota.
State Senator Andrew Slotten of North
Dakota died yesterday at St. Barnabas
hospital after an illness of about a month.
He lived at Wahpeton, and was we'll
known throughout the state, having
served two terms as senator and also as
labor commissioner. Slotten was also
we'll known in Minneapolis, where he had
been one of the first mail carriers and
police officer. He organized the first
Scandinavian band in Minneapolis, acting
as it's leader. He left Minneapolis to try
his luck at mining in the Black Hills, but
was unsuccessful. Then he went to farm
ing near Wahpeton and advanced rapidly
in wealth and prominence. He was 62
years of age and had lived in America
about thirty years.
J. OTIS SMITH, formerly of Chicago,
died at Osceola Tuesday afternoon The
funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon
at the residence of his son-n-law, Joseph
Holmes, s26 Nineteenth street. The funeral
will be private. Mr. Smith was formerly en-
gagged extensively in the mercantile business
in Chicago, but of late years, owing to
failure of his health, he has devoted most
of his time to travel and rest. He and Mrs.
southern California to Osceola, which has
been fayorite resort with him at this time
OF the year.
p. JAMES FINNEGAN-Funeral serv-
fees for the late P James Finnegan, who died
a the family residence, 300 Bryant avenue, N
Monday, will be held from the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, Third avenue N an6
Third street, Thursday at a. M
MRS. S. F. BOYNTON died at ,hel
home, 272S Fourteenth avenue S, this morn.
ing. Funeral notice later.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH


Begin Celebration Of Jubilee Anni-
versary in st. Paul.
The first service III the series by which the
sisters Of St. Joseph will celebrate the jubilee
anniversary Of their establishment in ST..
Paul, was held to-day at the convent chapel
on Nelson avenu, st. Paul. Pontificial high
mass was celebrated by Right Rev. j. b.
Cotter, ID, OF Wfnona, and the sermon was
preached by Archbishop Ireland.
To-day was sisters day and the assemblage
Of nuns and prelates was notable one.
Nearly hundred priests were present and
more than 300 sisters. Among the prelates as
sstihg i'll the celebration Of mass or seated
upon the chancel were Bishop McGolrick,
Archbishop Chartraux. from Japan: Rev
Thomas Gibbons. Rev. Father Dahahy and
Rev. Father O'Neil. Al.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
DIVORCE FOR l.. ARCTANDER

Sued for Release ON Ground Of
Wife's Desertion.
Ludwig Arctander, member of the
Minneapolis bar, was this morning grant
ed q divorce fom his wife, Laura Arctan-
der, on the grounds of desertion. the de-
cree providing that Mr.. Arctander shall
have control of their son, Carl Louis, but
that his mother shall be permitted to
visit him. with the understanding that she
must not attempt to prejudice the child
against his father or his fathers friends
On his part Mr.. Arctander is to pay his
former wife $50 month aliniony SO long
as she shall remain unmarried. =.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
TO Select Candidates.

Republicans of the sixth ward will meet
this evening at Cedar Camp hall, Cedar ave-
nue. and Two-and- -a-half street, to select two
candidates for the legislature. There are
four who have filed, A. E. L. Johnson. J. w.
Stokes, Iver G.. Nelson and G. s. Dokken.
get any Will have to combine on two men.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
CAN'T AGREE
Attorneys in Gardner Case Unable
to Get Together.

s to Get Together.
Considerable trouble is likely to be
experienced before a settled case is final
ly agreed upon in the case of the state
against Irwin A. Gardner. The matter has
been twice set already and as many times
postponed. 1t came up again before Judge
Pond this morning and was again reset
for Monday morning, before Judge Harri-
son, who presided at the trial.
AL J. Smith, who tried the case for the
state and secured a conviction, but whose
connection with the county attorneys
office has since closed, will represent The
state, while Erwin & Mead will appear for
the defense.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
OVER THE TERM
Latest Conspiracy Cases Against Pc
..~, lice Are All Continued,

The conspiracy cases against Former
Chief of Police Frederick W. Ames and
Joseph Cohen, and against Mayor A. A.
Ames, christopher c. Norbeek and Irwin
A. Gardner were this morning continued
over the term Oh petition Of Colonel
Ames' attorney, who declared that It
would be Impossible to secure the at
tendapce in court OF either the mayor Or
Cohen unless the trials should be de-
layed, both of whom, it was explained,
will be important witnesses for the de-
Tense. Assistant County Attorney c. S.
Jelley made no objection to the continu-
ance.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
NEW RATES AUG. 20
The New Grain Schedules Will BE.
come Effective Soon.

CO1He EHeCtIVe oUUHs
The general reduction in grain rates
from Minnesota, North Dakota and South
Dakota to Minneapolis, st. Paul, Duluth,
Milwaukee and Chicago, according to an
agreements reached to-day at the Great
Northern building, will go into effect
Aug. %.
The milwaukee, and the North Western
agreed to print joint tariff on the scale
Of rates, which Mr.. Hill proposed for the
Great Northern and which, as matter Of
course, was approved by the Northern
Pacific, but the two lines mentioned we're
reluctant and were forced into the propo-
sition by the merger roads. They may
find ways of retaliating later.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
CITY NEWS
WEATHER NOW AND THEN
Maximum Temperature To-day 65|
Degrees; II Year Ago 9S Degrees.

Meeting OF Deaf People-The deaf
people Of the twin cities Will meet at 4049
Adrich avenue S next Saturday evening. rake
Monroe and Bryant avenue car to Forty-hrst
street.
PIasterer Injured-Constantin Nor
ris. so years old, plasterer, working at 2S
Washington avenue IS, this afternoon fell
from a scaffoId. He was injured IN the back
and his injuries may prove fatal. lie lives
at 151 W Clark street, Chicago.
Grain Dealers dmnket-The cham
ber of commerce men made their annual
visit to-day to the state exprimental station
to witness the workings OF the practical end
of the agricultur college,. About thirty
members went out IN a special Como inter-
urban car al $50.
"Omnha" Employees Outing The
twin city employees of the Omaha road VIII
hold their annual outing at Cumberland, Wis,
Sunday, Aug. "a. There will be everything
that contributes to good outing to be en-
joyed. Trains leave union station at $50
and $40 a. m Friends are invited.
Ben Aarons Returns - Ben Aarons
made his appearance at the city hall this
morning. coming straight from Washington
where he is a clerk in the money order diVls-
ion of the treasury department. He had a big
fund of new stories, the same bland smile,
and was warmly welcomed on all sides.
State III. S. BOard--The ANIMAL meet
ing of the state high school board will be
held at the Office Of the president of the uni
versity next Saturday at 1880 m. Special
and state graded schools. The board is com
posed OF c. NJ. Jordan, president; State Su.
perintendeut J. w. Olsen, secretary, and
President Cyrus NOrthrop, examiner.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20
TO PICKlPOLLING PLACES
The Council Will Hold an Adj
journedeMeetingT Tonight.

An adjourned meeting Of the council
will be held this evening for the principal
purpose Of designating polling places in
the 139 city voting districts. There will
be few changes
1t has been expected that some commu-
nicatiou would be received from Acting
Mayor Jones, submitting the names of
appointments to the police force for con-
firmation, but Mr. Jones said this morning
that he would send nothing to the council
for the present.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-20

MRS. S. F. BOyNTON died at her
home 272S Fourteenth avenue S, this morn
ing. Funeral notice later.
The age-herald., 1902-04-27
MONTCOMERY'S
 SOCIAL SIDE.

uortgomery. April 6.-(Special)-M Terry Richardson entertained the Satur- aav Card Club at her home on Jefferson Davis avenue. The apartments were adorned in roses and carnations. The prize was won by Mrs. Jack Thorington
 The Tintagil met with Miss Alice Lahey Monday afternoon. The subject was Ara hia and the programme included; "A Talk on Ancient Religious Systems" by Miss Sophia Holmes; paper on Mo ; ybammed. the Prophet of Arabia, by Mss Carolyn Haralson; "A Talk on the Ea-an." by Miss Edith Hurter; A reading from Carlyles Heroes and Hero Wor- chin by Miss Fannie Mathews; paper on Current Events, by Miss Laura FL norc Miss Aurelia Hannon of Mobile xyas A guest of the club at this meeting.
 Miys Mary Custis Lee who was the ~,,est of MT and Mrs. J. D. Beale for several days. and was the recipient of me rke6 attention while in the city, has returned 70 her home in Virginia.
 A marriage of interest last Tuesday was that of Miss Jamie Watts and Mir. Daniel Troy which was celebrated at the First r,snti.t church, the Rev. Charles A. StnlSely officiating. The altar was decor .ted in beautiful scheme of palms ferns and flool..rc white DeutZia, The bride was sown4d in . travel.ng suis of blue can,ers hair cloth ant carried Bride roses The bride with her rather Hon. Thomas IT, Watts was met st the altar by 1he groe,p arG his best man, Mir. Temnlc Selves. Tho maid of hanor was M,-s Nina Wadsworth who wore a tell
The age-herald., 1902-04-27
SOCIETY IN MOBILE.

Mobile, April 6-(Special )-Mrs. David M. Rec entertained the Do-As- You-Please Card Club Friday afternoon at her home on Montauk avenue. Ice cream, straw berries and cakes were served after which
 the three prizes were awarded as follows;
 The first a set of Ice cream plates to
 Mrs Jim Gray Thomas, Jr., the second
 mayonaise bowl to Mrs. Edwin Macart- ney and the consolation, which was se- cured on the cut by Mrs. Wm Patter- son.
 The recital given Thursday night by the Clara Schuemann Club was very en-
 joyable Two new features characterized the performance, the debut of Miss An
 nie Louise Harrison and the "Neyin Song
 Cycle" Miss Harrison was warmly ap7
 plauded and was obliged to respond to an
 encore The last quartette of the Nevin
 song cycle made such a pleasing impress
 sion that the audience would not be con-
 tent to leave without a repetition. Mrs.
 Harry Inge played beautifully in the
 quartette with Misses Tacon, Poe and
 Kern. MT. Plauck possesses a fine tenor
 voice and was showered with compliments
 upon his singing on this occasion. The
 other performers, Mrs. Brown, Misses
 Waldaner, Baugh, Weddell, Black, Me-
 Phillips. Mitchell, Heutis, Tacon, Poe, Kern and Green are great favorites with
 Mobiles music-loving people, as also are | MT. Dudley and MT. Powers. | Miss Thurber left Friday on visit to | the Fairfax family in New Orleans. Miss Claude Melvin of Selma is the | guest of her aunt, Mrs. E. E. England, | having come to Mobile to attend the l England -Rogerson wedding.
 Among the Mobile visi,ors to the re- | union at Dallas, Tex, are Mrs Harvey I Jones, matron for Alabama, Miss Jen- | nie Fee Austell, Miss Virginia Thomas, | Miss Nellie Davis, Miss Ola Smith and | Miss Margaret Lake.
 MT and Mrs. A. s. Benn gave pink 1 dinner Thursday evening which was one | of the handsomest small affairs of the season. The dining room was exquisitey beautiful. In the center of the large | round table which sparkled with cut | glass and silver were the most superb | Duchesse roses and pink ribbons fell from | the chandelier and were caught to the | candelabra on the table. The dainty | place cards were the work of the gifted | artist Miss Brown. For the ladies they | represented boys in the latest golf suits | and for the gentlemen, pretty girls in | up to date golf costumes.
 l Miss Lily Higlcy and Miss Rosa Rem l bert are visiting friends in Birmingham. | Mrs. John Chapman of Selma is the | guest of Mrs. Oley Hoffman on Danplin | Way.
 Mrs. E. D. Bondurant and her sister, Miss May Price have returned from a visit to relatives in Livingston. MT. H. P. Vass gave luncheon to twenty-five of his men friends Saturday at noon at his ofnce on Comm cree street in honor Of his birthbay.
 Col J. w. Whitney. president of the Peoples Bank is in New York attending the council of American Bankers.
 Ex-Gev. Joseph F. Johnston spent Sum day in Mobile as the guest of Col. E. l.. Russell
 The Pivot Whist Club was entertained
 Monday afternoon by Mrs. Charles s.
 Shawhan. The games were contested
 with interest and enthusiasm. The high