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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
SPAIN EXCITED
OYER MOROCCO
The Security Of the Remnant of the
Spanish Empire Is Seriously
Menaced.
:7E-
London Reports Missionaries Welli-
yer Of Minnesota and Reed Of
Kansas City Safe.
Two Spanish Warships Sail for Mo-
rocco-A Force of Men May
" Be Sent.

London, Dec. 31.-The missionary head
quarters in London telegraphed to Tan
gier for information regarding the mis-
sionaries In Morocco, for whose safety;
however, not much fear is felt. N 49,.
The latest advices from the Americans
at Mequinez show that Messrs. Welliver
Of Minnesota and Reed Of Kansas City
went to Fee after the recent trouble at
Mequinez. Six other missionaries are
presumed to be at Mequinez. ~
The necessity for sending several Brit
ish ships to the coast Of Morocco Is rec
ognized as a consequence Of having a
fleet in the Mediterranean but every
journal which discusses the situation pro-
tests against the premature Intervention
Of European powers. -..E 50.
<'t~, Why Madrid Is Excited. e., .
~, The excitement is increasing in Madrid,
where the security of the remnant of
the Spanish empire is believed to be Sc
riously menaced, and where the dispatch
of troops as we'll as vessels Of war is
under consideration. T.. s..... =.
There is more self possession in Paris,
where little anxiety is manifested re.
speeding the spread Of fanaticism from
Morocco to the French possessions, and
where also there is wholesome dread
Of the consequences Of converting the
question Of Intervention into European
easily control the situation, but it wiz
be difficult to keep Germany and Italy
out, and the British government. from
force Of habit, will adopt precautionary
naval measures, although it's interests ir
what goes on in Morocco cannot be easily
defined. -.
Spanish Navy Is WobbIy.
The remnant Of the Spanish navy il
not in condition for active operations or
the coast. 1t is doubtful if more thar
half a dozen vessels can be mustered
during the next month. The army is Il
a better state, and reinforcements car
be dispatched to the garrisons in north
ern Africa without delay. The pretendel
while passing himself off as brother O
| the sultan, is rough and ready soldier
who has taken up arms against the
European influences prevailing in tn,
court and has incidentally proclaimed wa
against Christianity.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
METHODIST + SOCIALISM
A Convention of Prosecuted Chris.
i. tian Socialists Is Held in q
Kansas City. 9:
Now York Sun Special Service.

Kansas City, Dec. s1.-Nearly 100 per-
sons who claim to have been prosecuted
for their faith are In session here in re-
Spouse to call sent out by Rev. Granville
Lowther for a convention Of Christian
Socialists. Mr.. Lowther was Methodist
in Winfield, Kansas. He was expelled
from the pastorate after a sensational
heresy trial because he preached social
ISM; Mr.. Ryder of Kansas City said:
Because I preached Christianity, as
Christ taught 1t I was set aside with my
wife and four children from the Methodist
church last spring, but have had faith in
Christ and now I have a church in Kansas
CITY. No ecclesiastical denomination has
any slackles on me- s1, - ~ ( 4
~: A. Hankins of ,Collinsville. +. T., told
Of being expelled from the Methodist
church because he attempted to preach
the tenets Of socialism. Mrs Rymer Of
Lincoln. Neb., made a speech in which she
declared that Christ had made special
revelations to her. -.'2 = .,..r.,.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
- A SHEATH OF BONE
%. -1...., -. E4aS79as,a....-- L D.
It Grew Over the Rev. Dr. Marks
..~ i. - and Killed Him, r.

New Decatur, Ala. Dec. 31.-Rev. DR..
Marks, a retired Methodist clergyman,
aged 80. is dead near Shelbyville. Tenn,
from a disease which baffled the diagnosis
of skilled physicians from New York
Chicago and many other cities. IA thin
sheet of cartilage or bone, commencing
it's growth four years ago had encircled
the mans body from the .pelvis ito the
chest, gradually 'suspendfng the functions
of the organs until death ensued. The
pressure of the cartiiag enous growth upor
the heart and other organs of respira-
ton, is believed to have been the irnme-
date cause of DEATH az :. -.-ss.s;. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
HE "ENTERED' CANFIELDS
Police Inspector Held for Trial by
Mapistrate Brann.

New York. Dec. 31.-Magistrate Brann
to-day handed down a decision that
Police Inspector Brooks had violated Sec
ton 100 of the penal code and had ex.
ceeded his authority in forcibly entering
Canfield's alleged gambling house on Dec.
t. 1902 The magistrate heidi that
Brooks must he held for trial and must
answer in the court OF special sessions.
The decision was the outcome OF a pre-
liminary hearing in the action brought
against the Inspector for forcibly enter
ing Canfelds 3 S ..s.F e
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
NEWFOUNDLAND TREATY
Mr.. Nelson Will Work for Twin
ter Too Much for Munro.
From The Journal Bureau Room IS, Post Build.


ing, Washington.
Washington, Dec. 31.-Wednesday of
next week Senator Nelson will appear be-
fore the senate committee foreign
lations to argue in favor of the ratfica-
ton of the Newfoundland treaty. He has
received a good many urgent letters from
Minnesota business interests along lines
already pointed out by h ] our
n a and will do what he can in the trea-
tvs behalf. ...-.
w. J. Munro Of Morris, Mimi, special
agent of rural free delivery. is in Wash
ington apparently not much the worse for
his six weeks illness in the Minnesota
hospitals Superintendent Machen has
gladdened his heart by giving him a
southern assignment for the next six
weeks. This winter is so severe that all
outdoor work Of rural free delivery in
spection and other service has been aban-
doned in the Minnesota ATTITUDES. Last
winter the department worked there with
out interruption. 49,
w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
sH1PBUILD1NG PLANT
Plans for a Fine One on the Detroit
River,

Detroit, n1c. 31.-The News this after
noon prints the plans of the Great Lakes
Engineering Works of this city for its
new shipbuilding plant on the Detroit river
below Smiths coal dock. There will be
four shipbuilding berths in the new yard,
each 800 feet long and between these
berths will be two slips for side launching
ships, one 900 feet in length, IA feet deep
and 1875 feet WIDE and the other 500 feet
long by 100 wide and 80 feet deey. The
most important feature of the new plant
will be the immense floating dry dock it
is intended to build, of a size sufficient to
handle any vessel on the lakes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
THE STATUS QUO

All the Powers In Accord with Spain's
t. .~- Desire to Maintain 1t. .>.-.
Madrid, Dec. s1.-Germany has notified
Spain that she intends to observe all atti-
tude towards Morocco similar to that Of
France and Great Britain. All the powers
are thus in accord with Spains desire to
maintain the status quo.
J. A dispatch received here from Ceuta,
Morocco, says that Moor who was Under
British protection has been murdered by
Moors between Tangier and Tetuan.
THE Kabyles in the vicinity of Molil1a,
Morocco. are quiet. . People who have tar-
rived at Ceuta' from Fee do mot take Very
serious views Of the situation there. .s< %.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
THE SHIPPING TRUST
It Asserts Itself at the Custom House
for the First Time.

4. New York. Dec. 31-The International
Mercantile Marine company HAS asserted
itself at the custom house for the first
line steamer Philadelphia for Southamp-
ton. From this time the name selected
for the Morgan combination will appear
on the papers of the American. Red Star,
laeyland and White Star lines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
Spanish Warshlps Sail.

Gibraltar, Dec. 31.-The Spanish sloop-
of-war Infanta Isabel sailed from Alge-
ciras to-day for Morocco.
: General Chacel will assume command Of
the Spanish expeditionary force, should
developments in Morocco necessitate its
dispatch to that country.
The cruiser Rio de la Plata has been
ordered to Tangier, where she will watch
events. ''~-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
Do go
8 1t ~.
Now

Advertise your sleighs, hobs or cutters
in The journal classified columns and you
can make deal. The Journal Want Page
is read by thousands every night. & If you
can't bring your ad. telephone either line
No. 8 and the Journal win trust you.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
WAGES ADVANCED
New Year Gift for w. G. Engineers
and Eiremen,

Milwaukee, Dec. 31.-All the regularly
employed locomotive engineers and fire
men connected with the Wisconsin Cen
trail road, numbering between 600 and 700
employees, will receive a. New Years greet
ing tomorrow morning from General Su-
perintendent E. E. Potter Of the company
in the shape of an official announcement
of a general advance In their wages, ac-
cording to the present mileage schedule
in effect. The advance will become effect
i've Jan. /, 1903, and will range from 10 to
Is per cent. sS2E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
Salt Rheun1

You may call 1t eczema, letter or mill
crust. sa
But no matter what you call it, this skE!
disease which comes in patches that burn
itch, discharge a watery matter. dry sni
sscale, owes its existence to the presence 0.
shumors in the system.
It will continue to exist, annoy, and per-
shaps agonize, as long as these ;hnmots
s.yernain. .ssa s. sss
HI It Is always radically and permanently
cured by 8.
Hoods Jdrslpdrilla
which expels all hunors, and is positively
unequalled for all cutaneous eruptiOns.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31

Eldorado Kan.-Olin Castle. husband OF the
woman whom Miss Jessie Morrison was con-
victed of numbering, has departed for California.
accompanied by his mother aud sister, to find a
new home. E.< II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
ReheIs Got His Treasure,

Tangier, Morocco. Dec. 31.-During the
recent battle with the government forces.
the rebels captured twelve Of the sultan's
cannon and his treasure chests.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31

To cure Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
dru9sists refund the money II 1t fails to curs.
e. ". Groves signature IL on each box. &c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
DIR. POLLOCK CHAPLAIN

LItchfield Man VIII BE Spiritual Adviser
81 LII of the Senate. @
DIR. George; E. Pollock; a retired Presby-
terrain minister Of Litehf1eld, will be chap
the slate of the combination that controls
the organization. = The senator from that
county is democrat, but the chaplain is
charged. to Senator A. B. Cole Of Fergus
Falls, where DR.. Pollock was formerly
pastor He has also been: in the minis
try at ManEate. = -..''' =. = =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
-.t'. II ssrt-
To Hot Springs, Ark,
To sFiorida,. ri
TIA CalifornIa.

The Minneapolis Est Louis road sells re-
turn tickets at greatly reduced rates
besides you get the best service, and that
counts City ticket Office No. i Wash
ington avenue S. #9zgss s.e5
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-12-23
A Nobls GIT.

Mrs. Heatiington. late county superin.
tendent Of Latah county, has recently
made bequest to the university Of $1,000.
This money is to be used for the purpose
Of endowing three swear scholarships in
the university. These three scholarships
will be awarded to young women in the
freshmen class and are intended to help
them finish up their college course. The
scholarship will amount to 5000 each,
paid in yearly instailmen,s Of $Ioo. This
is to run in this manner for 10 years.
After that the amount ofthe scholarships
will be reduced to $7s piece. 1t is like
wise provided that as soon a. three other
counties have made similar bequests to the
university that the recipients Of these
scholarships will be chosen from Latah
county. To say that the university
appreciates this liberal gift is inadequate
The donor states that this bequest comes
Is a memorial for her little daughter.
Matte, who died at the age Of IA = few
years ago. aud the scholarships will be
known as the Matte Headington scholar.
ships.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-12-23

Just to show the world that Spokane.
the great wide open town where citiaens
from surrounding cAmps are welcome to
spend money. is all right. citizen Of
Orofino tells this sad story. He went to
the city to spend the holidays aud vas
turning some Of his money loose to aid
the struggling business community and
was all right until he went into one of
the swell restaurants to enjoy IN oyster
dinner. II is not fashionable to ut 1t =
table clad in fur overcost, especially in
wide open town. So ]. J. Cerlick
Of Oro6no. removed his coat and hung It
upon an expensive silver mounted rack.
When he finished his dinner he was pre-
sented with 81 IS ticket and promptly
paid his hill. Bnt when be went to the
rack for his coat II was not there, and the
81 policemen Of the city have been I'M
able to find it At any rate it cost him
SIS for an oyster stew in the big "wide
open town."
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-12-23
win Eztead City Limits.

The city council is preparing a
memorial to present to the legislature
asking that the boundaries of the city Of
Lewiston be extended to embrace ter.
ritory two and one half miles square.
The present southern limits will be
extended three quarters of a mile
south or half mile south Of
the Eaves, Dose and Foresmsn resi-
dences. The western bou ndary will be
the mid channel of Snake river and the
northern boundary will be one.half mile
north Of the north bank Of the Clear
water. The eastern boundary will in.
ciude shout one half Of the Dclsol fruit
farm. To meet the demands Of water
supply for the district to be enclosed. I
new reservoir will be built on the hill at
an elevation Of about las feet above the
present site.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-12-23

The U. S. Civil Service Commission re-
ports that for the year ending June 80.
Iooa. there were l4.sS3 persons appointed
from its registers. This WAS 4.6os more
than was ever before appointed IN
in q single year. Anyone wishing in
fo-anation about these positions can se-
cure it free BY writing for the Civil Ser
Vice announcement Of the Columbian
Correspondence College. Washinxton,
d. C.. The Commission will hold ex-
'aminatious to secure young men and
women for these positions during March
and April. at Boise.
Many people do not know that these
appointments are made without political
iaBuerce and that large share Of them
arr filed by those having only com
mon school edacatiou. but such h nov
| the case.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-12-23
SPLENDID HOLIDAY SHOPPING
A Good Luck Story by Lewiston Merchants "A
Splendid showing In the Shop Windows. and
the Largest Trade Ever Known.

Lewiston merchants interviewed today
are unanimous in their good luck story
Of holiday trade. Since the holiday dis
play has been brought out it was known
the largest and best stock of goods ever
shown in the city had been bought for
the holiday trade. The shop windows
were brilliant with holiday display, and
now almost on the eve of Christmas it is
known that the trade is far in exc .ss of
last years buying The prevailing ex.
preston this morning is that the
trade is all the way from IS to 100
per cert greater than last year.
The Lewiston Mercantile Co. say that
their trade is on conservative estimate
rs per cent greater than last year. White
Bros. commission merchants. report q
large trade. Their car of oranges will be
closed out during the week, something
greatly in excess of last years business
In toy land there has been large dis
play, regular feast for the joyous eyed
children and happiness supreme for most
of them, for the buying as reported by
the merchants is 100 per cent better than
last season. In novelties and useful
presents the sales are showing about one
third above last year. And shopping for
the Christmas dinner indicates feast for
the inner man that will add both to the
joys and regrets Of the small boys holi
days
The trade began early. Last Saturday
was shopping day for the outside buyers,
espec ally for those who drive to town.
but the train schedule favors the
holiday trade, as it has all trade
since it was inauRurated and many
people are coming to Lewiston
for holiday shopping. The Clearwater
train in the afternoon is loaded down
like Santa Claus special. The Lewiston
shoppers have followed their usual Gus.
tom of prolonging the actual purchase TO
the last few days but yesterday showed
them actively engaged in buying. Yes
terday's sales are generally reported as
IN excess of the best day OF last year and
the day before Christmas is always con
sidered the best day for holiday buying.
With two days yet to add to the list and
these the best Of the season Lewiston
merchants are a unit in promising the
holiday trade complete and unprece.
dented success.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-12-23
4 Good Thing.

Ii there is one institution above another
that adds TO social side Of q city life 1t il
first class musical organization. That
is just what this city has in the brass
band recently organized. It costs both
in time and money to maintain such an
organization The band needs money
to enable it to do better work. The
boys will give an entertainment at the
opera house Friday evening and hope to
get . goodly sum for the treasury. Ia
addition to the musical numbers BY
solists in the band. Mrs Arthur Stacy,
Mrs. Ely, Mrs. Miller and Mics Coburn
and Arthur Stacy and Mr.. Barnett will
lend their services. The admission ID
IS. 50 and as cents.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-12-23
CLAIMS HE WAS ROBBED
Reservation Farmer Loses $500 Last Night in
the Caslao o-Rescusd Today BY fr'ends-
Buying Cider At S. 90 per Bottle.

James McVicker, 4 reservation farmer
aud stockman. makes complaint at police
headquarters today that he was robbed, Of
81 400 at the Casino theatre last night. MIR.
McVicker- was taken from the rooms ad.
joining the theatrr by his friend William
Denny and by Oficer Conley about 2
O'Clock this afternoon and by his story
told at police headquarters he has lost
tI7oo since he went into the place at 9
O'Clock last night. Mr.. McVicker claims
that after few drinks in the place some
Que put gangrene in his whiskey and
that af e. that he lost all sense Of his sur
peuen till about 4 O'Clock this morning
when he asked for a room and wanted
to 60 10 bed. When William Denny and
Officer Conley took him from the place
he only had fifty dollars in hills and some
small change in silver.
William Denny. who called Officer
Conley to the rescue Of McVicker. states
that he knows Of certainty that Nc
Wicker had two large rolls Of bills OH
his person last night Mcvicker
had just sold q ranch near Kippen
for $r7oo and a lien for fzoo aud had
most of the money with him when Mr..
Denny found out this morning that Nc
Qicker was still in the rooms adjoining
the saloon, he went and tried to get him
away. In this attempt he was resisted
by the bartender and then Officer Conlev
was called. When found today McVicker
was still buying the drinks and paying.
Mr.. Denny states, S. 90 per bottle for
straight cider.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-12-23
WILL SEND DOWN A LOBBY
Nezperce to Make Fight for County Division
HAS Now . Fund Of $iS0O-D Securing
SiSnstures In the New Tesritesy.

Nezperce 70 Make Fight tor County Division
Has Now . Fund Of $iSoO-b Securing
SlsAatures In the New Tesritery.
A special from Nezperce this morning
says that activity in the county division
6ght exceeds any other interest. There
are now IL men csnvsssing the field Of
the proposed new county, getting sigma
lures to he petition. The report is that
they are meeting with unqualified sue
cess They have invaded the Oro6no
territory and have W. J. Rsmey and Will
Hardwick this week canvassing in Greer,
Frazier. Pierce and Weippe. In Greer,
they report the signature of every citizen
except one. and at Frazier, Weippe aud
Pierce they are meeting with success.
Nezperce is soliciting funds to send
lobby to Boise to fight 70. the bill. Some
t1soo has been raised already and from
$4,000 to t3ooc will probably be secured
for that purpose. Some Of the best citi.
zens Of Nexperce will leave for Boise
about the first Of the year.
In Green creek precinct, Of Idaho
county, the meetings held were favorable
to an extension Of the proposed
county line two miles further 10 the
south and in the Wesllake country the
citizens propos to take in The territory
to Salmon river. With all the additional
territory favorable to annexation the
promoters Of the new county scheme
think they can secure petitions contain
ing 1000 names to present to the .egisia-
ture.
G. d. Thomas, representative elect,
left Nezpeace Monday for Boise.
Jno. Hildebrand. . pioneer reservation
farmer. fell from his wagon Monday and
suffered 4 broken leg Mr.. Hiidebraud
lives about 3 miles from Nezperce and
was driving to town when the wagon
run into chuck hole and he was thrown
suddenly into the wheel. He Is aged
about IS years and the accident will
keep him a long time confined to his
bed. He was brought to Nezperce for
treatment.
There was heavy snowfall on Neg
perce prairie last night and the ground 10
we'll covered with Christmas mantle.
The small pox scare has subsidized ma
terially and the quarantine is raised from
all public meetings No new cases are
reported.
The Christmas trade was injured by
the small pox scare aud merchants have
suffered from the result.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-12-23
Badly Burned.

Archie Durham, steward ON the steamer
Lewiston, was badly burned in the FIRE on
that boat last week. Durbin made he
roic effort to check the ERE, when some
oiled rags ignited and he was caught in
the flames. His face was blis.ered, and
eyebrows and lashes completely removed.
His hand was Literally roasted. 1t win be
several weeks before he fully RECEIVERS
Luckily he did not inhale the flames, %
that no injury was done his lungs. Al
best it was q narrow escape from blind
ness and death
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-12-23
Saw Mili Al.a le.e. Home.

The home Of F, Hanson. who runs =
cav mill In the Central Ridge country.
was destroyed by FIRE Sunday morning.
The 6re was caused by defective hue.
Both house and contents are total los.
The mill property adjoining was in some
danger for time but no damage was
done it.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-12-23
Turkeys 90 Up.

The Portland and Spokane market 70,
Christmas turkey is hot number. The
turkey is made luxury aud the price is
placed beyond the reach Of one Of limited
means. OF course if he desires only
turkey and cares not for the trimmings
he can afford to buy. The price is only
80 cents per pound-cold storage product
at that.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-12-23

It is surprising how some things In
this world fail 10 cure evils aimed At
down At Portland. The city established
rock pile where hobos and plass drunks
are made to work six hoays . day aud
get two meals and chance 10 sleep in
jail. This, il was thought. woald rid the
city Of bosh these undesirable classes.
According to the Oregouian there h I
daily average Of Is persons Who break
rock for the city, hut the fact remains
that that the festive hobo and plain drunk
are sill present just - before the rocA
pile was createsl and possibly will BE- foi
years to come.