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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20
RATHBONE IS HEARD
He Attacks General Wood Before the
Senatorial Committee

Washington, Nov. 2O.-Major Estes
G. Rathbone, formerly director OF
posts in Cuba, was given a hearing to-
day by the senate committee on mill
tary affairs which is investigating the
charges against General Leonard
Wood in opposition to his confirmation
as major general.
The committee convened at III
o'clock and was in session until noon.
Nearly the entire time was given, to
Major Rathbone, who reiterated the
charges made several times before to
the secretary of war, the senate COM
mittee on relations with Cuba, a nd9in
public documents, following his trial
In connection with the Cuban postal
frauds.
Major Rathbone fled specific writ
ten. charges with the committee. He
alleged that General Wood, while mill
tary governor of Cuba, accepted
money from the Jai Alai, which was
he said a gambling concern, and as
serted that he had made a personal
friend and boon companion Of an ex-
convict. He also charged him with
giving Instructions of an entirely un-
constitutional and un-American char
acter to the courts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20

sufficient, he would, if requested by
the committee, send for General Wood
to return to. the United Statese.
Papers relating to General Woods
military record were prepared at the
war department and delivered to Sem
ator Proctor of the military commit
tee yesterday. It was the intention OF
the officials to make these papers
public, but Senator Proctor said that
the senate, having decided to treat the
matter as executive, he did not think
such a course proper.
1t was learned this afternoon, how
ever, that the matter turned over to
Senator Proctor does not include the
correspondence between General
Wood and the war department in re-
gard to the Runcie article, criticising
the administration of General Brooks
in Cuba; nor does it include the sew
eral charges filed at the war depart
ment by Major Rathbone and which
were brought to General Wood s at
tention before he left for the Philip
pines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20

The leadership of John Sharp Will
liams of Mississippi, is directed along
lines so entirely new, and promise SO
much that is wholesome, as to sug-
gest, temporarily at least, an affrma-
tive reply, to these questions.
In the senate Mr.. German, in
state Of fossilization, is undertaking.
but without success, to marshal his
colleagues In opposition to republic i
can policies, not because these policies
are wrong, but because they are put
forward by the republicans The only
conceives it, is to oppose whatever the
other party supports. This has been
the democratic attitude for more than
a generation, and it has forfeited that
party the respect and the confidence
Of all right thinking men. He has
they do not go very far beyond the
traditional democratic attitude of
wanting to lower duties all along the
line, and approach as nearly as may
be condition Of tariff for revenue
only. This is the. KIND Of democracy
which has seen its best days. 1t is the
kind to which Mr.. Williams stands in
sharp antagonism.
The Williams Idea.
In the house Mr.. williams advocates
letting the republican administration
work it's will as to Cuba and Panama.
so long as the vital interests of the
country are not jeopardized. He does
| not believe that these questions can
| be turned to account in a presidential
| campaign. AS to the tariff, While be-
| lieving in free trade as an abstract
| proposition, and as the better policy,
| il the whole commercial world could
| be induced to accept it, he expresses
| himself in the strongest terms as con-
vinced Of the necessity Of meeting
! trade conditions as they exist. His
! horizonis much wider than that Of Mr..
1 German, or of any other democratic
Header who has arisen for many years,
and his reasoning is sane and logical.
He views our present economic
4 situation, with hostile tariff legis-
i lation agains t us, enacted or
/ pending, all over the world, as
1 extremely critical, and has no
/ hesitancy in saying that this is no
/ time for academic discussion, but for
/ action, and that as the nation having
4 the largest commerce of it's own pro-
i duction, we should meet the advances
4 of other nations in a spirit of fair
ness and Cancellation, having at the
! same time an eye single to the pro-
! lection Of that commerce. In other
words. Mr.. Williams, while willing
i that the tariff should be an issue in
the campaign next year, wants to
4 shape that issue SO as to meet the APP
4 prevail of the country.
4 He is unlike Mr.. German in all his
ideas thus far advanced, and If he
should finally succeed in shaping the
4 democratic. policies for next year, he
will be the biggest man in the party
and will inevitably succeed to national
leadership.
The democratic party under cleve.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20
HOW THE MURDER OCCURREDs
There Was Terrific Death Struggle
on the Bridge


There is every indication that the
murder Of Battalia was one of the
most fendish and deliberately planned
murders ever committed. The great
pools of blood on the Franklin ave-
nue. bridge are in almost the exact
center of that structure, showing that
the murderers led their victim as far
away as possible from either shore
before beginning their deadly assault.
A terrific battle for life took place
at this point and the victim struggled
fiercely even after receiving many
mortal hurts.
On one Of the diagonal supports OF
the bridge there is the imprint OF s.
bloody hand. The thumb is clearly
marked showing a terrific grip, and
the smeared finger marks indicate
that this grip was released and the
loosened hand brushed from its sup-
port. Detective James Doyle discov-
cred this bloody imprint late yester-
day afternoon, and placing his own
hand upon the marks found that it
must have been made by man who
had been forced to one knee and who
was EVIDENTLY using his other hand
violently, probably in self defense
This hand mark is undoubtedly that
Of The murdered man, and was doubts
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20

United States becomes the protector
of the isthmus and of the republic.
With the United States enjoying a
perpetual lease Of the canal zone and
it's engagement to preserve inviolate
the republic of Panama, the isthmus
will be American and American meth
DDS will prevail there. AS soon as the
treaty is ratified by the two govern
ments-and there is virtually no doubt
Of ratification both by the Panama re-
public and by the United States SEN
ate-the United States will have rights
and duties in the isthmus far exceed
ing any it has enjoyed in the past.
thority of the United States will not
be confined to the maintenance Of
freedom of transit, but will amount
to protectorate by stipulation.
Hence there can never again arise any
! doubt as to the authority which the
| United States exercises over that strip
of land, Of such vast strategic i'm
portance to the worlds commerce and
naval power.
Predict Early Ratification.
The treaty will be sent to Panama
for ratification by the junta or what
| ever form Of government is in control
when the duplicate copy reaches there.
| The commissioners will soon return
| to the isthmus and carry copy of
/ the treaty with them. 1t is expected
ratification will be accomplished at
Panama between Dec. and 10. Min
lister Bunau-Varilla will then be au-
/ thorized by wire to exchange ratif1ca-
! tfons with the United States here In
Washington. There is no likelihood
4 however, that the treaty will be rati-
fed by the United States before the
middle or the last of December.
Leading republican senators, how.
ever. have assured the president thai
! the treaty will be ratified without un.
i necessary delay. The votes Of only two
republicans are in doubt. It is no,
yet positively known whether Sena.
! tors Hoar and Hale will vote for the
/ treaty, but altho it Is not unlikely
that both senator's may not approve OF
all the administration has done it i.
confidently believed that when the
question is put their votes will be
recorded in the affirmative.
4 Enough democrats have pledged
their support Of the treaty SO that the
republican managers have felt them
selves warranted in telling the presi
dent that he can feel certain o.
ratifcation Mr.. Morgan will prob
ably talk for a week or two In oppo
4 sition and a few other democrats will
also make speeches opposing ratifica
ton. But with the exception OF Mr.
Morgan the speeches are expected t,
q be brief.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20
OBJECTIONS TO WOOD
They Arc Considered in Executive
Session of the Senate.

Washington, Nov. 2O.-General
Leonard Woods nomination as major
general in the army was considered in
executive session by the senate yes
terday. Senators Quarles and Scott
asked for an open session. Others OBJ
jected. Senator Hanna maintained
Wood was untitled for high command,
basing his objection on the ground
of the generals action in the Rath-
bone case. Major Estes q. Rathbone
was present to give his version of the
treatment he received in Cuba. Sen
ator Teller spoke of Rathbone's char
acter and declared he had been
treated in an unprecedented manner
Senator Proctor, acting chairman
of the military committee, has re-
auested the secretary of war to send
to the committee the military record
of General Wood.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20

rderers The po1fce have his de-
So There Had Been Quarrel.
For some time relations between
Battalia, his brother Philippe Battal-
Ia, and Tony Costa, the shoemaker,
were considerably strained.
Salvador Battalia is known to have
moved from 1901 Western avenue be-
cause of quarrel in which Tony
volved. Salvador moved then to SIS
Western avenue, as did Costa some
time later. Hostilities again broke
out at the new place of residence and
Costa moved out, going to his present
residence at st. Anthony Park. aRela-
later, but Salvador Battalia. had little
to do with Costa or CaIderone.
Whether the strife was renewed just
prior to the murder is not known, but
the police are inclined to think SO on
account of Phillippe's saying II don't
give damn" when told that his
brother had been killed.
Since Costa moved to st. Anthony
Park his place has been general
rendezvous for Italians Of both cities.f
according to the statements of s the
neighbors The police are giving this
condition of affairs previous to the
murder serious thought and it is
thought that it will develop into some-
thing definite.
Cesta's Story Inaccurate.
AItho Tony Cesta's alibf has NOT
yet been disproved, some Of his state-
ments to the police are found to be
false. He stated that he was posi-
tive that no one but Calderone knew
where his shop was situated. One
of the friends of Battalia contradict
ed this, saying that all the Italians
knew it. Hints dropped by acquaint-
ances of Battalia seem to involve a
| mystery about the life of Costa. From
the occasional utterances it wouls1
appear that the man settled at Mid
way in order to be within easy reach
of Italians Of both cities. The fact
| that the murderer went to st. Paul
after the deed was done, stopping at
Cesta's shop on the way, bears out
! the theory that the two colonies are
systematically connected. Working
on the theory that Costa has some
thing to do with this organization. he
is being held pending further inves-
/ tigation.
A PostmOrtem to Be Held.
/ "A postmortem will be held upon the
remains of the murdered man this
afternoon to determine whether the
! wounds were made with the bloody
knife found under the bridge. The
point was broken from the blade, evil
IDENTIFY by striking against the breasts
4 bone of the murdered man. and it Is
4 thought this point will be found in
4 the body.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20
WOOD MAY COME
TO FACE CHARGES
Secretary Root Offers to Order Him
Home to Appear Before
the Senate.
War Department Records, Sent to
the Committee, Lacking in I'm
portant Particulars.
New York Sun Special Service.

Washington, Nov. 2O.-It is not
improbable that Brigadier General
Leonard Wood mas-s be ordered home
from Mindanao Philippine islands, to
appear before the senate military
committee in regard to the charges
made against him. Secretary Root
said to-day that he would send to the
senate committee anything that may
be called for in connection with Cen
eral Woods record III the army. his
services in Cuba. and regarding the
charges made against him.
He also said that il the committee
found the war department. records in.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20
HOUSE PASSES CUBAN TREATY
Negative Votes Insufficient to Demand
the Yeas and Nays

washington. Nov. 20.-By rising
vote of 335 to 81 the house has passed
the bill to make effective the Cuban
reciprocity. treaty. There was no rec
ord vote, the minority being too small
to order the yeas and nays. The sem
ATE refrained from it's usual Thursday
to Monday recess in order to receive
the bill to-day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20
GODFATHER OF A
NEW DEMOCRACY
Great Things Are Expected Of John
Sharp Williams, the New
House Leader.
His Plans for the Party's Regener-
alton Seem Likely to
Succeed.
Outline Of His Ideas Which May
Form Democratic Platform
Next Year.

From Tho journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Nov. 2O.-Is the demo-
cratic party about to undergo a new
birth? Is it about to repent of it's
sins and, pressing forward after bet
ter and higher ideals, become, in OPP
position, an organization in which all
patriotic citizens may take pride?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20
LONDON CROWD
APPLAUDS BRYAN
The Nebraskan Attends a Political
Meeting Where He Is Recog-
1, nized and Cheered.

London, Nov. gov. ]. Bryan, who
Is visiting England for the first time,
devoted the opening day of his stay
here to sightseeing. He called on the
American ambassador, to whom he
had a letter from Secretary Hay, went
to Westminster Abbey, saw the king
and queen of Italy on their way to the
Guild hall, and heard A. H. Asquith
deliver a speech. Tonight he is go
ing to hear Mr.. Chamberlain.
Mr.. Bryan said the Asquith meet
Ing had a strangely familiar atnlos-
ph,.re and that the arguments had a
ring not at all foreign. He was great
ly surprised upon entering the hall to
receive recognition by5a round OF APP
plause.
Ambassador Choate will entertain
Mr.. Bryan next Wednesday at dinner
at Carleton, House terrace, where he
will be given an opportunity to meet
large number of men prominent In
British public life. Secretary White
also expects to entertain the visitor at
a dinner to be given in the near future
at which 1t is expected Premier Bal
four will be present.
NEW OFFICERS FOR COMPANY x.
Special to The Journal.
Saltwater, Mimi. Nov. 20.--Matt G. Nc
MILAN has been commissioner first lieu
tenant and John Nolan second lieutenant
of Company K.--Mrs Harry Pink died this
morning of kidney trouble. She was sc
4 and had lived in st. Paul.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20
WHAT THE POLICE HAVE FOUND.

WHAT HAVE
A bloody dagger
The blade of this dagger fits Battaia wounds.
bowie knife with blade; also blood besmirched
handkerchief soaked in blood bearing the initials Of Tony
Calderone
STATUS CASE
Caderone still sought by the police. Is.
Discovery made that followed Baaia night of murder
Evidence found tending to identify the third man.
Motive ascertaned for
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20
QUESTION OF BONDS
CoIombia's Creditors Propose Plan to
British Governments

London. Nov. 20.The British for
eign office has been asked to look at
ter the interests of the council of for
eign bondho1ders OF Colombia. They
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20
Police Warn winnipeg.

The police feel confident that he is
still in the twin cities and that it will
not be long until they succeed in find
ing him. In case he has left the cities,
they think that he will go to Winni-
peg and the police of. that city have
been provided with his description and
are on the lookout for him.
An interurban conductor reports
that at i o'clock Thursday morning a
man bleeding from several wounds on
the hands and forearms, boarded his
car at Third avenue and Washing
ton and rode to st. Paul. It is pos
Hsible that this man was one Of the
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20
EVIDENCE POINTS
TO TONY CALDERONE
AS THE MURDERER
A Bloody Handkerchief Bearing His Initials
Found in Prospect Park Near Scene
Of Murder. q

A Bloody Dagger, Said to Be His, Found Beneath
the Bridge--Battalia's Knife
Found.
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-30
What Causes Prosperity.

Republican policy has not caused the
rain or the sunshine, but it has supplied
and protected the market open to the
things the rain and IL Q sunshine have
brought forth. Nature has given the
land, with all its latent possibilities,
but the land would be going to waste if
there were no marts for that it yields.
Industry has been stimulated from the
certainty that its efforts would not be
for naught. A glance back at the awful
times of the early nineties will recall to
mind that even then the acres We're as
fruitful and the hand of toll as cal
housed by honest endeavor. There was
the rain and the sunshine Harvest fol
lowed seed time. Yet the looms were
silent because none had the means tC
purchase. To gather the crops wa:
futile, for none would buy. The
country was poor because of the artifi
cial and unwholesome financial atmos
phere, and this atmosphere was the ex
preston of democratic faith put into
works.-Tacoma Ledger.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-30

AS regards indoor wear for small
maidens and their younger sisters and
brothers, white wash materials COM
pose the best of the garments. Needle
work of all sorts is used on them. Rows
Of delicate fagotting show between
hand tucks and insertions of fine en-
broidery, and the whole effect produces
look Of daintiness rather than Of
splendor. Some Of the little Mother
Hubbard frocks for the tiniest maids,
indeed, have an angelic plainness. Made
Of the sheerest India lawn the short
full skirt, which drops from round,
square or pointed yoke, may be only
hemmed. The yoke and cuffs of the
bishop sleeves are entirely of the
needlewOrk.
For girls who cannot wear these pref
ty wash things In winter little wool
frocks In white and brilliant tints are
provided, though these require white
wash guimpes to be really elegant. In
the same way fashions fads make long
stockings on small children seem out Of
place in the house. White or black
socks have almost entirely superseded
them for the smartest wear, though
long white stockings are also admissi-
bic. If the child is susceptible to cold
these should be of merino.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-30
Real Estate Transfers.

@. Meier to G.. Morgan, Ell set sec IL,
Burns, $500.
Q. Austin to M. Crambell, lot on sec
IA, Owosso, SS5.
w. Delbridge to Viel s. VT, pit nw4
sec 10, Hazelton, s1750.
f. Baker to NJ. Derham, lots 1920,
Mclaughlin add, Corunna, $3.50
M. Derham to f. Baker, lots Is 16,
McLaughlin's add, Corunna, $500.
F. OFT to G.. Woodin & wife, net set
sec 8, New Haven, e2l0O.
S. Hoyt to F. Stewart & VT, lot 10 blk
20, A. B. Chipman's add, Owosso, s75.
w. jolly to T. Swarthout g. WI, lot /
blk 3, Mabbett's add, Ovid, 1915.
W. Gilmore to s. Drury, pit net sec
"a, Vernon, $500.
E. Batchelder to J. Howe, lot on sec
Is, Owosso, $500.
j. Howe to @. Wright, lot on sec Is,
Owosse, e6OO.
M. McDanels ct al to G Graves & wi
pit swf sec 25, Vernon, $3.50.
@. Powlison to L. Leetch g. WI, pit s
VT sec 26, Vernon, $500.
L. Leetch to Q. Powlison, pit nei sec
%, Vernon, $1,000
B. Revenaugh to R. Sorter g. WI, lot
blk 9, Henderson, 1915
]. Waters to w. S. Kinnon, pit swl
sec s, Antrim, $4,000.
G.. Smith to A. Trowbridge & WI, pt
net sec 10 and pit swi and pit nw4 sec II
Perry, $3.50.
G. Smith to f. Jared, VT set sec IL,
Perry, $4,000
f. Sheffield to to R. DeLap & WI, pit
lot s 6 blk Is, Laingsburg, S4OO.
N. Drury to FL. Huber pit sw4 sec Ia
Rush, $500.
G.. Sample to f. OFT & WI nj Ell sel
sec % Owosso, $3.50.
G. Graves to Q. Haveland pit swf sec
81 Vernon, $1,000.
e. Hathaway to @. Haveland pit sel
sec 80 Vernon, 5000.
A. Thomas TO y. Preston Il WI pt
nwt sec 25 Owosso, $500.
A. Leatherman to w Pierpont Its
s. IL blk 30 M. L. Stewart & Co. 8 I'd
add Owosso, 5000.
w. Hookway to ]. Posthmus & wi
IL 7 sub reserve A. L. williams ado
Owosso, $4,000.
F. Steadman to e. Bortz & WI pit Ell
sec 81 Owosso, $3.50.
f. Bailey ct al to Mcbride & Son II
IL blk d. l.. Co.'s 1st add Durand,
$1,000,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-30
Obituary.

Mrs. Robert Campbell, died at her
home in Lapeer, Michigan, Jan. 10,
1903, aged 49. Mrs. Campbell was for
merly Miss Sarah Jane Lyon. She was
born at Pleasant Prairie, Lake county,
Ill. When child she came to Michi-
gan with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Lyon At the age of ID years
she married Robert Campbell, of Peter
borough, Ont,
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell resided in
Shiawassee county many years. Two
years ago they removed to Lapeer, Mich.
Mr.. Campbell died in May, 1902. Mrs.
Campbell attended the M. E. church
from which the funeral services were
held Tuesday at two o'clock p. m, Jan.
IL. The sermon was preached by Rev.
England, of Lapeer The remains OF
Mrs. Campbell rested in black casket
which was covered with beautiful
flowers, tributes of esteem, respect and
sorrow. The remains were laid to rest
beside her husband whom she so quick
ly followed.
Mrs. Campbell was loving mother
and a good friend to all. She leaves to
mourn her loss six sons, Claude S.,
Henry, George Howard, Frank, Robert,
Jr., and Leslie Campbell. A father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Lyon, of
| Venice, Mich. three sisters Mrs. F. j.
Melvin and Mrs. Emma Hopkins, of this
city, Mrs. Geo. w. Weber, of Ionia,
Mich, and three brothers, w. H. Lyon,
of Lapeer, George E. Lyon, of this city,
and John Lyon, Of Atlanta, Mich, and
| large number of relatives and friends
all of whom will sadly miss her.
M. M.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-30
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