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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06
]. ]. Hill IS BACK
OF Gle YELAND.
Boston Dispatches Declare New York
Financiers Have Determined
to Beat Roosevelt.
Say Also That Cleveland Has Been
Chosen as the Man to
Do tt.
III !. - J u s=aI.tE F. g - =
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special seryine.
Chicago, May GA Chronicle special
from Boston says:
A coterie of big Boston and New York
financiers, including y r. Morgan and J.
J. Hill, but not sinclud ding Mr.. Hartman n,
are lookipg around for ascandtdate to beat
Roosevelt because Of his anti trust ideas.
A careful canvass has just been com
pleted for them, which shows that Bryan
may not be able to dictate the next dem
ocratic nominat ton, and the combination
has decided to.hnance the Cleveland boom
Judge Parker. lis said. has been used
merely ass as''chair WarmeT for Cleve-
land. The lattersis to he pushed steadily
from now on, II the financial interests
confirm the news. they. have just received
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06
VOTING TRUSTS
Scheme for Getting Around North
ern Securities Decision Ru-
mored in New York.
Special to Tho journal.

Special to Tho journal.
New York, May 6.--1t is, rumored in Wall
street this afternoon that the Northern
Securities matter has been settled by the
formation Of voting trusts in Northern
Pacific and Great Northern stocks and
that the holders OF Northern Securities
stock will receive voting turst certificates
of the two for their Northern Securities
at $2.40
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06

smith-Too bad about poor Jones be-
coming insane.
Gray-Acute mania isn't it?
Smith OH certainly Why he mag
ined the meter jnlthe house was slow and
he insisted ION sthef company examining it.,
as he, wassa fraid he was using more gas
than he was paying for!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06
NO BACKING OUT NOW. 5
Chica % Tribune.

1t was resolute voice that spoke thru
the telephone.
Colonel Bingum.'' said the owner Of
the voice. you know you proposed mar
riage to me last evening
Yes. Miss Quickstep'
well. / accept. Central, are.
you listening?'' .s} Il
Yes replied the girl at the telephone
exchange.
That's all. Ring off,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06

from a high democratic source that the
next dem platform will not be based
ON silver.
So far Cleveland's direct assent has not
been squarely asked. It has been rather
taken for granted. Their aim is tany 9
thing to beat Roosevelt"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06
NEW NORTHWESTERN BANKS.

Washington May 6--Authority has heen grant
ed for the organization of the First National
bank of Madison. Mum. with capital of s2s,.-
Hayden. j. r. Jacobson and Amund Tiegna are
named as incorporators. The First National bank
of Willow City, n. D.. has been authorized to
Ricl, is president end Emery Olmsted is cashier
Archie f. Slater has been appointed regular
carrier and Charles u, Slater substitute oil the
rural route at princeton, Mimi.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06
ENTIRELY DIFFERENT

-
A distinguished looking individual ap-
piled at the pearly gate for admission.
Are you one of the just made per-
fect?'' asked st. Peter.
No. replied the distinguished looking
individual. 81 am one of the plain
clothes men just made patrolmen.''
Turning TO an assistant ST. Peter said:
Give the gentleman from New York a.
transfer He's been misdirected."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06
ELSIE GETS SIXTY DAYS.

Chicago May 8. Elsie Barrett who was
convicted last week Of assault in the shooting
of Bessie T'a1mer, an actress in; her apartments
In this city several months ago. has been sem
fenced to serve sixty days in tue county jail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06
ABOUT GHOSTS.

The King. 81
He'd you know. if I were ever to see
a ghost, don't cher know, Il believe II
should be a hopeless idiot for the rest of
my life . 2
She tabsently Have you ever seen a
ghost?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06
IS DEAD
Rumor Given Credence That He Has
Been Assassinated in His
!.
Own Camp.

Madrid. May 6.--A dispatch to the I'M
,parcial from Melilla, Morocco says it is
rumored there that the pretender has
been assassinated in his camp at Zelonan
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06
DR.. "a. a. AMES' CASE
NOW WITH THE Jury
County Attorney Boardman Presents Case for
State and Frank M. Nye for Defense.

Damnng Evidence Of the State illnesses Summed
Home ForciblyThe Insanity Plea Shown Up
Last Desperate Resort Of Guilty Man Penalty
Of His 0fense-The Courtroom Crowded.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06

Milwaukee will make a. strong bid for
the next convention OF the American Med
ical associa ton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06
SYMPTOMS OF INSANITY.

That's all. Ring off,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-17

VICKSBURG, Miss. March ia slow
and irregular rise In the Mississippi river
continued at this point. The gauge at Z
o'clock tonight registered ass, a one-tenth
rise for twelve hours compared with 6 for
the preceding forty-eight hours. Officials
of the fifth Louisiana levee board returned
to-day from a tour of inspection and their
reports are optimistic. Engineer Robinson
said: "Our entire levee line is in a fit con-
dition, believe. to hold all the water that
may come down on this rise, that is, pro-
vided the rains In the upper valleys hold
up long enough TO allow the present water
to get out of the way. We have our lines
well guarded TO prevent cutting and l am
inclined to think we are safe"
Equally encouraging reports are brought
by officers OF the Natchez-V icksburg packet
steamer Cordill as to conditions below here.
The levees between this point and Natchez
can easily stand ten feet more OF water,
II Is said. The most serious local feature
of the flood is the danger that through
traffic to the West may be cut in two. The
Queen & Crescent is already having serious
trouble with its inclines on both sides of
the river and an entire suspension of the
transfer service is imminent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-17
NEW RIOT" CARTRIDGE.
Timely MunitiOn That Is Being
Served to State Militia.

Buffalo Commercial
The War Department recently sent a no.
tice to the Governors of States setting forth
that it was prepared to supply new riot
cartridge" designed for use In the Krag-
Jorgensen rifles with which it is proposed
to equip state troops under the new law.
The government will furnish each State
with such quantity OF the ammunition as
may be desired. In order to correct a mis-
understanding to the death-dealing quail
tiles of the riot bullet. General Crozier, the
chief ordnance officer of the army has
thought proper to explain that the new
bullet Is designed to decrease rather than
increase slaughter In case OF an armed con-
fiict with a mob. The Krag-Jorgenson is a
long-range rifle. the ball it fires, almost an
inch in length. is steel capped, and its PEN
etrating powers are such that II might
pass through and kill half a dozen or more
persons, some OF them far distant from the
be unwise to use such ammunition in the
crowded streets OF a city, where riots are
most likely 10 occur, and as a precaution-
airy measure the new ''riot bullet" was
evolved The cartridge is not so heavily
charged, and instead OF the long steel
capped bullet, IL fires a round ball. Ii is
impossible for such bullet to pass through
one person into another. Use of this bull
let would decrease casualties. should the
state troops at any time be forced TO fire
on rioters, and would greatly lessen the
chances OF innocent persons being injured.
1t is important that state troops who are
to carry the Krag-Jorgenson should be sup
piled with. this ammunition; but IL is de-
voutly TO be hoped they will never be called
upon to use it-except for practice purposes
on their rifle ranges.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-17

scandal or that he retires under a cloud
entertains the slightest suspicion of his in
tegrity," said Mr.. Lockwood, land in my
opinion 1T is an outrage that his name
should be connected with the affair. The
correspondents are careful TO say that no
one believes General Tyner guilty OF wrong,
and yet by innuendo they besmirch a career
that has been long and honorable.
General Tyner has occupied every posi-
ton in the postoffice department from in
spector to postmaster general, and in forty
years of almost continuous service there
tached to his name. He has been in a posi-
ton where IL would have been possible for
him to accumulate a fortune If he were
inclined to corruption, but he retires from
office a poor man, with nothing but his
good name and a clean record. General
Tyner was appointed postoffice inspector by
President Lincoln, and his was the second
federal appointment made by Lincoln. His
duties were nomnally those of inspec-
tor, but in reality his work was that of a
secret service official, and as the personal
representative of the President he trav-
eied ali over the South gathering informa-
ton as to the probable attitude Of the
Southern States on the slavery question.
sought and received election to Congress
from the Eleventh district, serving three
terms. President Grant made him Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General, then First
Assistant during his first term, and ad-
vanced him to Postmaster General during
his second General Tyner is one of two
survivors OF Grants Cabinet President
Garfield had arranged to appoint him to
the Appellate Bench of the District OF
Columbia, and he sold his home in Peru
and moved TO Washington. but the Presi-
dent was assassinated before the appoint
ment was made and General Tyner was left
out. President Harrison appointed him As
sistant Attorney General for the postoftice
department In 1889 and President Mckinney
continued him in the same position.
General Tyner is almost eighty years old
and he has been in very feeble health for
the past year. IL has been known for some
time that it would be necessary for him to
retire because of his advanced age and poor
health, but it is outrageous TO insinuate
that he Is retiring under a cloud. The man
who enjoyed the personal confidence and
esteem of Lincoln, Grant, Garfield, Harri-
son and Mckinley Is not a man to be guilty
of any wrong doing. The insinuation is alb
surd on its face. General Tyner is not re-
firing under cloud and his career will not
be brought to close in a scandal
There may have been an irregularity in
connection with the so-called clean bill
given the get-rich-quick concern by the de-
partment, but whatever the investigation
may bring out it will be shown conclusively
that General Tyner is innocent. Nor do
believe that Daniel V. Miller, OF Terre
Haute, fraud clerk in the department, has
been party to any wrong. He is just be-
ginning his career in the service and IL Is
not within the bounds of reason to believe
that he would make such beginning"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-17

preparations should be made. There re-
mains only the element of accident or
malice. The levees may break In conse-
quence OF accident; and in the past there
have been cases OF levee cutting, caused
by malice or panic. The only precautions
against these possibilities are care ana
the time. so that any weakness in them
will be at once noted and repaired. We DO
not entertain much fear of levee cutting,
for that evil. we believe, has passed away,
but no harm will be done by keeping
sharp lookout. As for passing boats. they
have been warned of the danger they cause
by going too near the levees at high rate
OF speed. In fine. the best results Will DC
secured by care not by scare, by watchful-
ness and diligence rather than by exag-
gerated or misleading stories. Major
Dubney. at Vicksburg, has already
called attention to the fact that many
of the river stories are exagger-
ated and misleading. For instances. the
dispatches tell Of refugees who have fled
into the towns leaving their property be-
hind them; of lands flooded and cattle
drowned. TO the average person outside or
the alluvial lands of the Mississippi these
stories convey the idea that the leyees have
proved failure and the whole land is UNI
der water. The truth Is that the levees
have so far held. that the refugees spoken
of in the dispatches are people from the
lowlands on the river wholly unprotected
By levees, or at best only partially pro-
tected by private dikes, and subject TO oV-
erflow with every high water. These peo-
that of northumberland the fertility OF the
soil assures them good crop If the river
happens not to rise; and, finally, that the
amount Of land outside the levees thus ov-
erflowed with every high water is small and
cuts but an infinitesimal figure In the re-
sources of the river country.
So far all our experience is encouraging,
for there have been no breaks in the river
line and no loss. We are making no mis-
takes and INDUCING in no false hopes. 1t is
recognized by all that we will have the
highest water known, and we are making
thorough and practical preparations for it.
There is plenty OF labor at hand and the
resources for levee defense are ample.
The Times-Democrat believes that the
news as to the high water should be given in
full. the absolute damage done, the rise ex-
pected and the preparations being made;
but 1T can see no advantage in exaggera
ton and no reason for INDUCING in wild
and gloomy predictions. We are quite will
ing to rest the case on the declarations OF
the state engineers and levee experts. that
the levees are high enough TO stand the
present flood and carry it off In a very few
weeks unless the rains should continue
above. AS for accidents, no one can fore
see them or insure against them. They will
always remain the doubtful feature of the
river situation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-17

Count Won Quadt, first secretary of the
German embassy, who Is on leave of alb
sence, and Countess Won Quadt, dined with
Emperor William and the Empress on Mon
day.
The Supreme Court of Belgium has re-
Jected an appeal entered by Rubnic. the
Anarchist, against the life sentence TO
which he was condemned for his attempt
on King Leopold's life Nov. Is.
The Pretoria correspondent Of the Lon
don Morning Post understands that the
Boer Generals Botha, Delarey and SHUTS,
are taking part in the Africander move
ment, which is not in accordance with their
utterances.
Replying to a question In the House Of
Commons, Premier Balfour said the royal
commission which will deal with British
representation at the st. Louis exposition
contains representatives of Irish interests
as well as London. The authorities at
Dublin, he added, would take all possible
steps to see that ireland was strongly rep
resented at the fair.
During the rioting at Coimbra, Portugal
Monday, caused by the refusal of the in
habitants TO pay their taxes and which
resulted in three persons being killed, a
mob attacked the courts of justice, broke
up the furniture and stoned the troops who
replied with volley. The inhabitants of
moned by the ringing of alarm bells. flock
ed to Coimbra and swelled the ranks OF
the mobs.
Prince Krapotkin, the Russian revolution
Contributes an 10 the
Daily News on the Cars reform
decree. He declares that the decree bears
internal evidence of being the work
of Interior Minister Plehve and the pro-
curator general of the Holy Synod, Prob
iedonostseff, and really aims at attempting
to reduce to the lowest possible minimum
the reforms loudly demanded by all classes
of Russian society. and indefinitely postpon-
ing those which are most urgent.
Emperor William has ordered that the
colonial reports be written in clear, con-
else style. The official reporters are es-
pecially warned to avoid long, involved
sentences with subordinate clauses, and
also to avoid carrying the verb to the end
OF a sentence and eschew rhetorical pathos
instance of numbering. verbose report on
German East Africa. The Emperor Will
make this rule apply also in the case of all
domestic officials, whose sentences are
often held up by teachers as being terrible
examples.
British Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's
re-entry into the House of Commons Mon
day. was signalized by an unusually cor
dial reception from the Conservatives and
Unionists. while the Liberals and National
lists maintained a significant silence Vol
leys of cheers from the government sup
porters greeted the secretary as he entered
the House and lasted several minutes. Mr..
Chamberlain looked much worn, but was
obviously in the best of spirits as he rose
to inform a questioner that he was afraid
it would be difficult to collect and publish
all his South African speeches. He was
ashamed to say he had made about seventy,
and he had no time to read them, much
less collect them There was a vociferous
Liberal counter demonstration when Mr..
Crooks, the new Liberal member for Wool
witch, who recently won that district for
the opposition, took his seat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-17
GAP OF TWO MILES.
Mfssissippf Cuts the Texns & Pacific
Railway Embnnkment.

NATCHEZ, Miss. March 16.-The fifteen
foot embankment Of the Texas & Pacific
Railroad at Bougerc. thirty miles below
vIdalis. broke yesterday. and a gap two
miles in length was cut by the river in a
few hours. This gap was followed by
break in the lower Bougere which Tapped
the railroad embankment on the south end.
aud the water is running into and filling
Bougere swamp.
The first news OF this break was brought
TO the city by the local mail packet Betsy
Ann. which arrived from Bayou Sara this
afternoon. The railroad embankment had
a base of a hundred feet and was built last
year. 1t connected the upper and lower
Bougere levees. and IL had been feared II
would give way. since the protection levee
washed out last week. The ends of the
break will be sacked 10 prevent further
caving OF the levee. This part of the Texas
d Pacific is all new, being the division
which H. TO connect with the New Orleans
d Northwestern of the Mississippi Pacific,
or Gould system. The connection was to
have been completed IN thirty days. when
the high water put stop 10 the work.
Thus far the railroad is the greatest suf-
ferer from this break.
Dr. Robert G. Carter, OF Concordia parish,
Louisiana. arrived here this afternoon, hav-
ing ridden horseback over the entire Syca-
more Ievee In this parish This levee pro-
teCts fldand, tne Fdrlsn site, ana was re-
ported as shaky at both ends DIR. Carter
said that the levee is low I'm two places but
viii hold. as during the past two days of
fine weather the levee has been materially
strengthened and will be made perfectly
safe. A stretch OF 1000 feet at one end and
z4.00o feet at the other are low, but IL will
stand another two and one-half feet in its
present condition. An entire levee outfit.
fncluding twelve teams and force OF fifty
plantation hands under the supervision of
j. III. Lambdin, OF this levee board have
declined the levee at the base 10 carry off
the seepage.
Superintendent A. L. Wyatt, of the New
Orleans & Northwestern Railway, took a
carload OF lumber and carload of sacks
TO the Sycamore levee yesterday and the
levee, which now has an eightfoot crown,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-17
BREAK NEAR THE GULF.
Crevassc Sixty Miles Below New Or
Ieans-NO Great Damage.

NEW ORLEANS, March 16.-Another
ideal day aided the work of strengthening
the levees, and the line in the city and along
the river is reported in good condition. The
gauge tonight reads 1872, which is tenth
below last night, but the weather bureau
says the rise at Memphis is yet to come and
the twenty-one foot stage will reach here.
The first real break is reported in the Buras
district. sixty or sixty-five miles below the
city. 1t is said to be several hundred feet
wide, but can do no harm as the territory
is close TO the gulf and few interests will
be damaged, as the water will run into the
Mexican gulf. The Arlington levee, about
which there was so much apprehension. is
holding well and although 1t will take
twenty days to complete the protective
measures there, the engineers feel very
much encouraged.
President III. G. Lake, OF the Pontchar-
train Board. which Is in charge of the sec
ton between here and Baton Rouge pro-
tecting the Illinois Centrafs Mississippi
Valley tracks, will start patrol train out
tomorrow morning with labor and material
aboard and make a daily inspection of the
district. This plan also will likely be
adopted by the Texas & Pacific on the OPP
DOsite bank.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-17

Emil Foelling a st. Louis druggist, cut
his throat Monday and fell dead behind his
a shoe cutter, took carboiic acid in the
same city.
Mrs Gallagher. convicted Of perjury at
Iowa City in the trial of Charles Holada
for the murder of her husband, was on
Monday sentenced to fifteen years in the
Iowa penitentiary.
At Wautoma, Wis, Monday. T. j. Gramse.
blacksmith, shot and killed his wife at
gone for safety. Gramse then went out
doors and shot himself twice. dying III
stantly.
Two killings on Sunday in Breathitt
county. Kentucky. were reported on Men
day. Bud Spicer was shot to death by John
Hengley and Bud Combs was shot in
general fight In Jackson. 1t is not known
who shot Combs.
Police Sergeant John Noonan, of the
Fourth district, st. Louis. In which vice
and corruption disclosures were recently
made by the grand jury, committed suicide
Monday by cutting his throat and shooting
himself in the abdomen. He had been suf-
fering from nervous prostration.
In house In Twenty-first street, st.
Louis. Monday III. c. Carter shot and
killed Minnie Webster and then ended his
own life by firing bullet into his brain.
Carter fired five bullets into his victim: re-
loading the revolver to kill himself. Jeal-
ousy is supposed TO have been the motive.
James Kearney. who. with Anthony Nc
N,
day. McHugh died few minutes after be-
ing shot The two tried TO rescue some
men who were being beaten by a crowd and
were fired upon. No arrests have been
made and the police are unable TO obtain
any clew to the murderer.
A sensation was caused at Kalamazoo,
Mich, Monday by the announcement that
warrant had been sworn out against
Judge Lawrence n. Burke, charging him
with embezzling Sl,100 from the estate of
Della Chapman, OF that city. OF which he
was executor. Burke has been prominent
for years in Democratic circles. He has
been Judge of probate and prosecuting at
torney OF Kalamazoo county.
DIR. Julian Baker. physician of Tarboro,
N c., on Monday shot and perhaps fatally
wounded DIR. II. r. Bass of that place. 1t
Is said the shooting dates back 10 a former
difficulty resulting from a criticism said
to have been made by DIR. Bass concern
ing the management OF a sanitarium over
which DR.. Baker presides. An encounter
took place last summer between the men.
Both are prominent throughout the State.
DIR. Baker has been placed under custody.