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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
FRAUD INVOLVES
ABOUT S2,000,0O0
Sec. Hitchcock Has Completed His
Investigation into Land Frauds
on the Coast.
His Report, However, Will Not Be
Made Public i ,ooo,0 900 Acres
Entered Fraudulently.

Washington, Oct. 2s.-secretary
Hitchcock to-day said that the inves-
tigation which he has been making
into land frauds on the Pacific coast,
had been practically completed and
he hoped to be able to present his re-
port on them to the department Of JUS
,tice by the close of the, present
week.
''The report will not at present
be made public" he said, as that
could defeat the ends of Justice. He
also refused to discuss the contents of
the document, but confirmed the gem
orally current rumor that there have
been extensive efforts to defraud the
public. He said, however, that, bad
as the, condition Is, it had been grossly
exaggerated.
1T is absurd = he said, ito say that
the frauds amount. to SIS, 0OO,0 or
SIS, 100000 Sor. anything like that sum.
A million acres would be a large es-
innate Of fraudulently entered lands
and the government price for lands
ranges from $1.25 to $3.50 per acre. .
8 The secretary also said that the in
veBtigation doubtless would involve
some officials of the government.
The Senators Called.
Senators Mitchell and Fulton Of Ore
gon had a conference with the secre-
tarry to-day relative to the land frauds
and assured him Of their hearty CO.
operation in all efforts toward the dis
covery and punishment. of irregulari-
ties. They said they had united in
recommending Receiver Thompson Of
the La Grange office, who has been in
dlcted for bribery and had done so be-
cause Of their confidence In him. the
member Of the Legislature. They said
that while thew would Sllsnendz ind g-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
SOAP FACTORY BLOWN UP
Property Loss to Prouty Of Des
Moines Is SCI, 900 Five Men
Suspected.
Sneoial "a The Journal,

Special to The Journal
Des Moines, Iowa. Oct 2s.-The Prouty
Soap factory was blown up by dynamite
last night and the loss is $4,000. Five
men were seen In an alley near the plant
and they are believed to have committed
the crime. Night Watehman Atwood mar
rowly escaped death. An investiga ton is
being made.
Arrested for Miss Lacey's Death.
Z Dr. W. r. Trotter is under arrest
charged with criminal practice and murder
in the second degree. The arrest Is the
result of theadeath OF Miss Cora Lacey, q
belle Of Mitchellville and a distant rela-
tive of Congressman Lacey, at the resi-.
dence Of Drs TrotterSin this city.
The sheriff Of Polk county is searching
for Roy Craig, Of Knoxville, who Is alleged
to have had criminal knowledge OF tht
girls secret.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
HUNT TO GET
A JUDGESHlP
The President vii Appoint Governor
Of Porto Rico to the Montana
Bench. s

Washington, Oct. 28.-It is UNDER
stood to be the intention of the presi-
dent to appoint Governor William
Hunt OF Porto Rico United States
district judge Of Montana to succeed
Judge Hiram Knowles, who expects
to retire some time next winter or
early spring.
Judge Knowles was appointed to
the federal bench in 1890 and has an
nounced that he will avail himself Of
his privilege under the law to retire.
Governor Hunt formerly occupied a
place on the supreme court bench Of
Montana.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
CRANE MAY Be
MADE CHAIRMAN
Former Massachusetts Governor May
Succeed Hanna as Manager Of
Republican Campaign.

Washington, Oct. 2s.-It is, a. fore
gone conclusion that Senator Hanna s
health will not permit him to con-
duct the campaign next year, altho It
Is not yet determined whether he will
resign at the December meeting or
at the first meeting Of the next COM
mittee to be chosen by the convention.
Neither has Senator Hanna's successor
as chairman been decided upon, althe
the president and his personal ane
political friends and advisers are In
clined to think that the best man fol
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
ASSASSIN FIRES
SHOTS IT Dill
Five Bullets Are Sent Whistliing
Toward the Mexican President,
4 Who, Escapes Unframed.

Guanajato, Mexico, Oct..s5 2S.-Great
excitement was caused here yesterday:
by what looked like, an attempt on
the life Sof President Diaz, who was a
guest Of the state government during
the festivities here.
The president, his staff and guests,
were passing by the Oantador garden
in a street car, when a man named
Elias Toscano approached. and fired
five shots from a revolver at the car.
Fortunately the bullets did no harm.
Paklo Escanodon ofsthe- presidents
staff, rushed out of the car. and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28

the place is Ex-Governor; Crane Of
Massachusetts,. .=.; .s=' >:--.,
Last spring, when Senator <Hanna's
probable resignation was discussed.
there was q strong movement in favor
of the selection of Senator Lodge, but
1t is now admitted that there are rea-
sons why: the senator could not take
the management. The present Massa-
chusetts national committeeman is
George Won L. Mayer, amb assador to
Italy; but .itswould be an easy matter
to have Murray Cranes name substi-
tuted in order that he might be elected
oh irman -s So. -..sy : 81 y55,y#SA .sE.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
Twenty-Five Years Ago

The Journal would be glad to receive by mail,
or otherwise, the names of all persons who
when it started, twenty-five years ago this
fall, or who became subscribers during the
first year Of its existence, and their present
addresses
Minneapolis twenty-five years ago, and their
present addresses.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
LEvEE CONVENTION
New Orleans Meeting Prepares to Memo.
rIallze the National Government.

rIallze the National Government.
New Orleans, Oct. 2s.-Tulane hall was
again crowded to-day. when the second
days session of the levee convention was
called to order by President Scott. Sec
rotary Brant announced that 1857 cities
and incorporated municipalities of TWEEN
ty-four states were represented.
Chairman Catchings called his resolu-
lions committee together to-day, and it
is expected a strong draft embodying the
appeal Sof the convention to the federal
government will be ready for presenta-
ton at tomorrow session.
President Scott introduced Judge Rob-
| ert IS. TAYLOR, member of the Mississippi
river commission, as the first speaker to-
day. and Judge TAYLOR delivered an adj
dress on g The Opening and Development
| OF the Levees System
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
TRIED TO Kill
THE GOVERNOR
Prince Galitzin, Governor Of eau
casia Stabbed Thrice by
Would-be Assassins.
The Men Are Driven Of by Attend
ants and Are subsequently
Shot.
The Prince Is Not Seriously injured
Attack Attributed to Church
Influence.

Tifis, Russian Trans-Caucasia, Oct.
28.-Prince Galitzin, governor general
Of Caucasia, had narrow escape from
assassination to-day on the outskirts
of the town. Three natives stabbed
the governor general thrice. They
fled but were subsequently, shot down
by COssacks.
Prince Galitzin was driving with his
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28

Ugly Terms Such as fraudulent
and Repre- eAsible' Abound
in the document.
New york Sun speoia, Service.

New York Sun Special HheTvfce. 3 4
New York, Oct 2 ii Pierpont
Morgan, Charles N. schWab; Colonel
"modern'' flnanciaa methods, are ar.
raigned severely I Receiver James
Smith, Jr., in his fEpo on the United
States Shipbuild ling company's affairs,
which is completea and ready for fill
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
FOND OF ANIMALS.

washington Star.
II think that every good man IS fond OF
animals, =, remarked the young woman.
m glad to hear say = answered Mr..
Pygmalion Packard OF Chicago. 81 'sposc !
can claim to tt ink much of animals any
body in the business bought several hundred
Thousand head Of cattle this fall
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
ANOTHER FIRE AT ABERDEEN

Loss This Time In the Washington Town
Is $4,000.
Tacoma, Oct. 28.-Fire at Aberdeen
early this morning destroyed the CONNER
cial block, containing seven stores, and
the postoffice. The fire was confined 20
that block. Loss. $16o, 600.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28

Indiana polis-Reports from about one-half Of
Indiana show that farmers are harvesting an i'm
nense corn crop. .... :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
N. w. POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Postmasters, appointed:
Minnesota = Kensington, Douglass county:
George s. Maxfeld. Montana-Sabia, Rosebud
county, Auna Wilder. So ..s..E
: Christian X. Straub was to-day appointed rural
carrier at Hector.
Centralia, Ill-W. X. Vanderbilt, John Jacob
Astor and other. directors Of the Illinois Central
had narrow escape. their special colliding with
q regular train on switch.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28

"I,ondon-sir Herbert Stanley Oakley, the we'll
known composer of music, died to-day. He was
born in 1880.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
ADDRESSED 10 HIM,


"I never heard more disgusting incendiarys
speech than old man Brown made this ml.-
ming
.iWhos old man Brown ::',s
The old fellow I work for. He said: See
here II you don't do better II fire you. : =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
BREEsE j. STEVENS DEAD
State University Regent and Prominent

Attorney Of Madison.
Madison, Wis, Oct. 2S.-Breese j.. Ste
vens, member Of the state board of uni
versity regents, died at his home here to-
day from stomach trouble, after four
months Illness. He was prominent at
tOrneY. =. -. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
HEINzE TURNS
DOWN LAWSON
Young Napoleon Says It Is q Waste
Of Words to Reply to Bos-
ton Man.
Mediation Committee Is to Meet on
Thursday and MI. Hill Will
Be There.
In the Meantime Union Men Will
~ L. HaI1
In the Meantime Union Men Will
Urge Governor to Call Spec
ial Session.

Butte, Mont, Oct. 2S.--F. Augustus
Heinze, when asked by the Associated
Press to-day what he had to say IN
reply to the offer of Thomas Lawson
looking to a settlement between MIN
(deinze) and the Amalgamated cop
per company, in which Mr.. Lawson
proposed that an arbitration board ar
bitrate the price offered by Mr.. Law
son for Heinze's Butte holdings and
the price asked by Mr.. Heinze, ana
the giving as commission the sum OF
$25O,000 to the Butte miners union TO
secure the arbitration as proposed oy
Mr.. Lawson, said: ..
The people Of Boston ana the STOCK
exchange there and in New York know
THOMAS Lawson so we'll that 1t Is hardly
necessary for their benefit to character
lie his statements. The dispatch which
have Just received. in which he states
that I demand 100000 for all Of my
property in Butte, Is entirely without any
foundation In fact. -|
would not for an instant consider any
communication of a business character
seriously from him. And as I have never
In the past mentioned any figure at which
I would sell my interests in Butte ant
have number Of times refused twice
what he says In his dispatch I demanded
from him. 1t Is ALMOST a waste Of word:
to say anything further about his mes
sage. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
Meeting for Mediation.

The mediation committee plan to
bring about the opening of the Anal
gamated mines and smelters, begun by
Great Falls people, has resulted in an
arrangement for meeting between
the committee named and the heads
Of the copper corporations in, Mon
tana on Thursday In Butte.
A telegram was received last night
by President Strain Of the Great Falls
Business Mems association from Pres
ident Hill of the Great Northern say
ing he would be able to be in Butte
Thursday afternoon. Immediately
thereafter kilograms were sent to
Messrs. Scallon and Heinze informing
them that this committee would like
to meet them Thursday, while other
F.. "a Continued on Second Page.
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time and have a chance to see all the
new plays and have good time generally.
And you buy all your beautiful gowns
over there?"
Even he most ardent anti-interviewer
forgets when it comes to talking about
gowns.
Il never buy gowns on 'spec, that is, II I
see a beautiful gown never buy it be-
cause might want it some time. I wait
until do want 1t and then get it. It's a
great mistake for woman to buy any
thing for her wardrobe 'on spec Wait, as
come around
Somebody broke in:
Telephone from Clyde Fitch. Dear fell
low, he's been reading play Of his for four
hours to the company and he said they al
shrieked; he couldn't imagine why. for it
seemed perfectly tragic to him, he's heard
it 80 often. Dear Clyde!'
He is writing your next play?'
There was warning glance from Forbes
Robertson Being in that family, he could
tell that Miss Elliott was about to say some
thing which might get into print.
To the interviewer there was something
suggestive Of certain section OF the United
States in the firm look Of the lips that closed
suddenly like mouse trap and the decision
expressed in every graceful gesture Of the
long, willowy figure
.Your New England family did not object
to you girls going on the stage?"
-They were conventional people and OF
course had conventional ideas on the SUBJ
jeot-you know what that is in New Eng
land
Forbes Robertson to the rescue
"You Americans are funny people
"Funny?"
Il have just been to a luncheon at the
Hardware Club. Fine place, way at the
top of a magnificent building. The lunch
con was given by a lot OF busy professional
and business men, and how they did guy
each other! You know that is a particu-
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sure. Not being physician. Priestey COIN
munlcated with DR.. Walter Hey, who came to
the conclusion that water thus imprc gneted
must be peculiarly serviceable in long voyages
by preventing or curing sea scurvy. Priestley
then offered his invention to the Lords OF the
Admiralty. who ordered trials to be made
with 1t on board some Of his Majesty s ships,
What is more probable, therefore. than that
tho bottle recovered from the Royal George
contained aerated and not soda water' Sub
seauently Priestley and Hey put a few iron
filings into their aersted water, TO render it
chalybeate. like genuine Pyrmont water, and
some other medicinal waters similar TO II.
There have been many claims set forth
lately regarding the In nventlon OF soda water,
and II 10 beyond dispute that the drst patent
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| got into Tammany or gone out of il or some
] thing in order to get something. you know,
and how they we're rcasting h!m Then
| there was another fellow WHO said he'd
! answered three thousand toasts at the
Lambs Club the night before and I-oh,
yes, you zee the lunch was givcn for me and
| after we went into the smoking room the
bucks got together and buttei mo up bit
! and cracked wheezes for them"
English az she is spoke was not written
by Forbes Robertson. but it might have
I been.
The cabal was worn out. So was the in
| terviewer. There wasn't an idee longing
| for publicity in all the warm, cheerful at
mosphere Of the room.
Little Blue Shoes toddled upstairs in the
| wake Of her nurse and Papa Robertson
brought up the rear The Chicago songster
| had faded away in the ethereal manner of the
| Western metropolis, the Lucys had long
ago departed for Ottawa or Montreal
they seemed undecided as to their des-
| tination. The Elliott sisters were left.
Maxine threw her arms about Gertrude.
| "Our specialty's comedy and we sing
like martingales an We amt got nothin'
TO say for print
The interviewer was tying ribbons ready
| for departure.
Miss Elliott looked sad with the soulful
expression by which a woman sends away
creditor with the bill unpaid. The ex-
! preston was emphasized on Mrs. Robert
sons face.
-You know told the manager wouldn't
! be interviewed. simply will not talk for
! publication. haven't a thing TO say and
! wouldn't say it if had"
"Why?"
"Well. suppose for one thing I'm onto
myself and know that haven't an idea
that's worth troubling the public with and
don't approve OF interviews anyway.
| 1t seems to me dreadful waste Of space
| in a paper. I consider that women or men
who will allow themselves to be interviewed
are egotistic idiots, absolutely asinine.
! simply can't put 1t strong enough.
why, do you know have had the great
Ast respect sometimes for an actor or an
actrass until have taken up a paper and
seen an icterview with them and when
see those rs sprinkled over it-I I-I-I-
1t positively makes mo ILL., throw down
the paper, say fool and never feel Just
the same toward them again. What do
care what certain person may have to say
to another person when the first person
everything she may say In the newspaper?
What possible worth has It? None at all!
DO you suppose for one moment that a
woman is going TO tell the truth when she
is interviewedT There is nothing in the
world that would induce me to speak the
truth under those circumstances; l should
either refuse to talk or II l did l would
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az something directly opposits 10 what

eay something directly opposite 10 what
II a newspaper sends some one to me and
demands to know what think, for in
:soss snS seYas ss 'SsstAs %s:s Youth ,e' e; PRINTED e%ss
thought about it3 Why, wouldn't tell
my own sister. and IL is doubtful II would
tell myself and would be likely to publish
my .feelings In the matter! Absurd
Miss Elliott was terribly. in earnest, She
could have taken an audience OF its feet:
1t seemed a pity that the audience was 30
limited In number. Then unconsciously
she assumed one o. the M coguetMtish ten poses
"Just as woman to woman tell me this
wouldn't you think IL any one came and
interviewed you that 1t was the most absurd
thing In the world' Wouldn't you feel
IKE fool' Wouldn't you sauirm just as
Il should feel SO proud il any one wanted
to know what | thought about anything
that I'd talk until was stopped and then
80 out and buy every paper that the inter.
You'd do nothing Of the kind. You'd
hate to think that there was any ono who
could possibly believe that you had so
little sense that you could be induced to
, talk right off about yourself. You would
world as woman who was 80 stuck on her
self that she was willing to express her
opinions on all sorts Of subjects at mo-
ments notice.
1T is an utter impossibility for you to
have formed any impr ZION Of me in the
little while you have been here that is any
where near the truth. How could you?
You might know my height or the color
Of my hair. and you have heard me fool
around the tea table, but of my real self
you are hopelessly ignorant | don't mean
you especially, but any one who attempted
to do what you have tried and failed in.
III I had made myself an authority. on
any particular subject and was asked 10
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chemist named Paul was the inventor: and he
imported them. bottled. into England. giving
to the different varieties the names Of the
natural springs which they were supposed to
represent, such as Setter or Seltzer. in Nassau:
Pyrmont, Rochelle. DC. However. Paul did
not aerate his waters that process being dis
covered by an En- Englishman. Joseph Priestley.
the celebrated theologian. scientist and
chemist. who therefore was the real father
of both the mineral and aerated water in
duetries.
In i772 Priestley invented the method
Of impregnating water with -hIed air." that
is. with carbonic acid. produced from whiting
or chalk by the action of sulphurio acid.
under either atmospheric or increased pres
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for ito manufacture v'as granted TO MIR. W. +.
Hamilton OF Dublin, on May 4. 1907; Never
theless, there is good reason for believing
that soda water was invented by Mr.. Au-
gustinr Thwaitns, a Dublin npothecnry. in 1870.
Apparently, the new aerated beverage noon
Satirical Poem" published in 1870 the sec
tion devoted to the Coffee House Cornei
contains these lines:
De silent the coffee room. hushed every noise:
stop drawing that soda, keep quiet those boys,
The popularity of soda water as revealed
alone among British subalterns SO early as
1910 convlcts Thackeray Of a slight error. for
when In vanity Fair" he pictures the man.
ners of 1913, he pathetcally laments that
a gentleman who at that period had drunk
too. much rack punch at Vauxhall overnight,
bad no more refreshing drink than small
The sun., 1903-12-06

From the Washin0 0ton Post
Fully one half OF the horses used by the
brewers OF Washington" said fat and ruddy
driver OF one Of the big wagons. ARE beer
swillers. and there are horses belon eing TO our
company which will not leave the delivery
yards until they have had their bucket Of
beer In the morning and at lunch time They
have acquired II taste for the beverage. and
they refuse to do their work until they have
been supplied Now. | say the horses Rc-
Quired h taste for beer, but guess ] am wrong
about that, for II is my candid opinion that
horses naturally love beer They seem TO
have the same taste for il that hogs have for
mash and beer from the sillho,ses II
IL a we'll known fact that In running down
and locating Illicit stills in the .nlounta in
distrcts the revenue officers are frequently
aided in their work by watching the hogs,
the rayorbacks, smiling the mash for
distance OF two miles.
"Our horses fatten on beer. and it is 4
noticeable fact that the ones drinking the
most beer keep IN the best physical cond-
tion and can do the most hard driving The
horses draw the line on stale beer, and one
OF them will have to be powerful dry in the
throat before he will drink II, But give
him a bucket OF fresh beer and II will soon
disappear, and he will neigh for more Drivers
helpers and horses are allowed liberal sup;
ply Of the fluid by the company, and would
do without my mugs before would So ~
horses 80 thirsty"
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beer to cool his parched throa, in the
morning. Yet from the foregoing i seems
clear that long before the year of Waterloo
ready recourse to brandy and soda. Further
Sketches a i Of Character, a. novel Of fashion;
an 1913. mentions soda water as u common
beverage.
For n very long period after ifs inyent,on
soda water was unobt tainable abroad, hence
English travellers had to take with them
soda powders. II they could not do without
water" was forthcoming, the latter having
been invented by the parisan chemist, Paul
In 1902. In 1917 we hear of Byron. who. by
the way. has euloaz zed hook and seltzer water.
writing from Venice TO MIR. Murray in London
and begging him to send out some soda
powders but no more poetry"
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tell what knew rbout that, and was given
time to prepare an GYicle to send to the
pepper ] can imt s.ioe th.t the public might
he interested. but there ID 10 subject e1-
cept my work that could talk about. and
If the public corues 70 :,ee ,nc that IS al |
can tell then. there is ne hing ncw. | don :
believe the public cares what think about
ANYTHING"
"The public is Interested IL attractive
persnra!irios.
"AttrGryiye rersonali,y! What has that
got tc d. with az. actress Absolutely
nothing. hb-yo-lu.o-ly nc,h-irg.'
DO goa IrrUn 10 say thft YOU don think
ail att'ac'i"o personality is the right be cwer
III an actrc@'s luni?"
Scr -rar -iy not: Why. if it was simply
aucation OF an attractive rerSon ality
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this, then nothing more until after the
theatre"
And you have your own way with your
servants? They don't object to a midnight
supper You must be wonderful house.
keeper
The statement had letter press air
about 1t and "Toby" came to the rescue.
There was a glass top over the round tea
table. a bevelled edged protection to the
renaissance cover. Toby tapped it re-