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The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

affording an ATRIAL route from New
York to Paris, shifting the commercial
axis from the Suez canal to Bering
straits. In 1898 Lobet visited Alaska
on scientific mission and 1t was then
he first thought OF the great scheme
that has since interested many wealthy
men Of Europe and resulted in the
formation of a big company. which, he
says. has pledged him ample funds to
carry 1t out. He is now making a
tour of the world in the interest of
this railroad scheme and 1t is this mo-
tive that has brought him to San Fran
cisco.
The present plans outline road
across the United States from New
York to San Francisco. thence north
ward through California, Oregon and
Washington. along the Canadian coast
to Juneau. thence TO Fort Cudahy and
thence to the most westerly point OF
Alaska. extending into Bering sea-
Here tunnel will connect the two
mainlands and thence the road will run
through Siberia to st. Petersburg and
then finally through Europe to BerliD
and Paris.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22
Spanish War Veterans Reunion.

Detroit, July 17.-Under beautifully
bright skies the military parade, which
opened the reunion of the Society of
Santiago de Cuba and the Fifth army
corps, marched through the city yes
terday. Major General Chaffee, u. S.
A., was chief marshal and Maj Gen. j.
c. Bates. commander of the depart
ment of the lakes, was in command of
the military division. Maj. Gen. Jo-
seph Wheeler, Major General Hawkins
and several other military men OF
prominence occupied carriages.
Major General Shafter, president OF
the society, reviewed the parade.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22
Wants Financial Legislation.

Oyster Bay July IL President
Roosevelt is deeply interested in pro-
posed financial legislation. AS stu
dent of affairs he has noted for long
time the necessity of financial
Legislation of remedial char
acter, and yesterday he expressed to
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts his
desire that early Legislation upon the
subject should be taken up by Con-
gress along the lines of his recent
messages and speeches.
Indeed, 1t can be said he hopes ac-
ton will be initiated at the extra ses-
sion of Congress which he will call
Monday, November 9th.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22
Death Of p. NJ. Arthur.

Winnipeg, Man. July Up. M. Ar
thur, grand chief engineer of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
dropped dead at midnight, while
speaking at the banquet closing the
annual convention of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, which has
been in session here for the past few
days.
Mr.. Arthur had just arisen to re-
spond to toast and repeated the
words, at may be my parting words
to many of you" when he fell back
ward and expired few minutes aft
erWard
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22
Destructive Fire in Denver.

Denver, July II. = McPhee & Nc
Ginnitys paint. oil and glass works, at
Eighteenth and WaZee streets. was to-
tally destroyed by fire at 2.3O this
(Friday) morning. A wall fell Just as
the firemen arrived and many of the
men had narrow escape from injury.
The building is the newest one con-
structed by the company. and was the
headquarters for the firm. 1t was four
stories high and $50 feet square.
How the fire started is not known.
The loss is estimated on the building
at $4,000. and 100000 additional on
the stock
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22
Epworth League at Detroit.

Detroit, July 17.-Four great Pente-
costal meetings we're held simultane-
ously by the Epworth leaguers last
night. Tent Ontario, with a seating
capacity of 5000, was jammed to>suf-
location, and the opera house and the
Central Methodist Episcopal Church
were crowded to their utmost capacity.
while the Fort street church was COM
fortably filled.
The total registration of delegates
last night had reached 1900, With
more arriving on every train.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

Delegates to the Transmississippi
Mining Congress were appointed by
Governor Peabody on the 11th inst. as
follows: James M. Downing, Aspen;
o. E. LeFevre, Denver; E. Lyman
White. Denver; Percy S. Rider, Rico,
Samuel v. Newell, Central City;
Thomas NJ. Bowen, Pueblo; Lyman
Robinson. Canon City; Frank M.
Wood. Victor; Charles MacNeill. Colo
rado Springs; E. NJ. DeLavergne, Colo
RADIO Springs; George w. Teal. Boul-
der: Charles Lerchen. Georgetown; w.
C. Newell, Cripple Creek; A. A. Ber-
nard, LeaGville; Frank L. Bartlett,
Denver,
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

Now that the remains of a man in
Oklahoma have been identified" as
those of John Wilkes Booth, the
chances of finding Charley Ross and
ascertaining the name of the man
who struck Billy Patterson have been
immeasurably improved.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

If the gulf stream has shifted half
a hundred miles or more, 1t is high
time that the United States should
rectify the trouble. and take meas
ures to bring 1t back to the old chan
mel. Labrador style of climate is
not wanted.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

Simplicissimus. a German comic
paper, for publishing a joke "damag-
Ing to tne dignity of the government"
has been subjected to court proceed
ings and ordered to pay fine. which
was carefully put at $3.50. The Judge
must have seen the joke.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

namesakes of John Wesley than there
are II parents did not realize the fact
that John Wesley is n hard name for
the average boy to live up to.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

Among the new novels announced
is one founded" on the life OF Joseph
Chamberlain. Another uses for back
ground" the recent doings in Breath
fit county. KY. Is the novel, as well
as the magazine. to become a glorified
newspapers?
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

Mr. Curtis declares that Chicago is
the healthiest city In the world. pos
sibly excepting Stockholm. but no
city with 4702 lawyers is good place
to live in.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

According to French authority
Mr.. Rockefeller's income is $50,00O,-
900 year. which, doubtless. is sew
eral dollars in excess of his yearly
outgo.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

The little boy was ayain really in
earnest when he wanted to know
where the sun swallowed the water to
that it drew up through those long,
shining styaws.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

The western Judge who has decided
that a woman has a right to search
her husbands pockets, might have
added that she wouldn't give up the
practice, anyway.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

May Irwin has turned over her
plays. costumes and scenery to her
younger sister, and declares that she
is going to retire from the stage. But
will the costumes fit?
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

going to invoke the help of God and
the people. At the same time 1t
isn't likely that he will overlook the
gentlemen who dealt with Alexander
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22
silver at Fifty-Four Cents.

Washington, July 17.-The director
of the mint yesterday purchased l.
175,000 ounces of silver for Philippine
coinage account at an average of 54.O6
cents an ounce.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

Down among the cannibal islands
this idea that fat persons are un-
wholesome is looked upon as arrant
nonsense.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

Some enthusiastic people think that
n all the yachts were to race together
the order would be Reliance !, Consti-
tuition II, Shamrock III.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

The worlds record for making an
elliptical cloud of dust one mile
around is now SO 35 seconds. 1t was
made by an automobile in Indianapo-
lis.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

For action" prints the Philadei-
phia Inquirer read Homer and Scott;
for Imagination, read Shakespeare and
job" But whom did Homer and
Shakespeare read? And. alas, whom
shall we read for originality?
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

By an odd turn of fortunes wheel
Charles Joseph Bonaparte, a descend
ant of royalty. is chosen as special
counsel to prosecute rogues in the
postal department of the American
republic.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

In the Worcester Telegram's list of
gifts received by couple married at
Oakdale we find: "a horse. Charles
Merrill" Saw. clothes, or race?
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

Coffee is selling at $3.55 a bag in
New York, the lowest price ever
known. Those who can drink coffee
can now drink coffee itself.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

Fifty samples of milk were inspect
ed in Louisville recently. forty-eight
of which were found to be adulterat-
ed with water. Now what kind of
stuff is that to make milk punch
with!
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

Jordan used to be a hard road to
travel. but now they are constructing
a modern railway line along the coast
and the transit proposition is dead
easy,
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

"Preacher Shocked at Girls Suit
says a headline on n Philadelphia dis
patch. But it was breach of promise
suit. not bathing suit.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

Can you fancy debate on the Irish
land bill developing into "veritable
love feast?"
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

A Connecticut bishop is being criti
cised for going fishing on Sunday
We wonder what he caught.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

An exchange says mo woman ever
boasted of being born in a log cabin"
No man does either until he gets into
q brownstone front.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

When Sir Thomas Upton lunched
with President Roosevelt he lifted
cup. But as usual he had to put 1t
down again.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

loves him; woman why he loves
her.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22
School Fund Apportioned.

On the 18th of July Mrs. Helen Z.
Grenfell. state superintendent of pub
lie instruction. made the semi-annual
apportionment of the state school fund
to the various counties. as follows:
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

1t is wise man who cinches a
lease on a peanut stand In Oyster Bay
for next summer.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

A girl never considers that she has
kissed a man when she made him
think he did 1t.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22

Hearing that Hetty Green had
bought an automobile. uncle Russell
Sage went and ordered a mausoleum.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-22
Frenehman coneeives an Old Idea.

San Francisco. July I'm. Locqui
Lobet. member of the French Geo
graphical society. now here, has con-
ceived@ the idea of building a trans
Alaska Siberia railroad and thereby
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
TRUST COMPANIES FAIL.
Baltimore Financial institutions Sus.
pend Business.

Baltimore Financial Institutions Sus.
pend Business.
Baltimore, Oct. 20.-The doors of
the Maryland Trust company we're
closed during the morning to the great
prise Of the general public, but not
. financial circles. Last week the
~Iaryland company had almost CON-
pleted arrangements for loan of ST.
100000 in London, but on Saturday
afternoon, according to the admission
Of company officials here, the pros
pective lenders abruptly withdrew
from further negotiations. It Was this
failure to realize available funds
which caused the suspension.
10 There are many rumors rife as to
the causes which brought about the
failure, but according to preliminary
statement by the company officials
and by Receiver: Allen McLane the
suspension is solely due. to large loans
advanced to the Vera Cruz and Pacific
railroad. It Is said that these loans
aggregate in excess of 100000
y The Union Trust company, another
large concern. suspended later in the
day. Miles White, Jr., was appointed
receiver of the company -:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
HURLED INTO ETERNITY.
Ten Workmen Killed by Falling Of a
Movable Crane.

Ten Workmen Killed by Falling Of a
Movable Crane.
Pittsburg, Oct. 20.-By the breaking
Of the ropes carrying five beams to
their position, letting the tons of iron
fall upon the movable crane at the
Pittsburg end of the new Wabash
bridge built by the American Bridge
company over the Monongahela river,
almost dozen workmen were hurled
to death by a fall Of more than 100
feet, striking the water and two
barges beneath. Eight of the dead
have been recovered. Five are Sc
riously injured. Several bodies are
yet pinned under the wrecked barge.
The part of the bridge extending out
over the river from the Water street
side is total wreck.
The dead are: w. J. McCloud,
George Wells, G. W. Keitlinger, Will
lam Kempton, G.. L. Fleming, Fred
Sallinger, Frank Daily and J. Camp
bell. The missing are Edward Morris
and James Simmons.
Deputy Coroner L. G. Huchel made
an investigation at the scene of the
disaster. He believes the blame rests
OF whoever was in charge of the
hosting and fastening of the I beams
He says that failure to properly Sc
cure one derrick load caused the
breaking strain to fall on the crane.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
WHOLESALE MURDERER.
Montana ~ineian confesses> To- fI<illin
Seven People.

Montana ~snaian confesses> To- KILLING
Seven People.
Is, iBBri(o|wantne Mott, oct. 17.-4Ja.mnres
Little Plume !, has; confessed to the
murder Of the, seven people killed Sun
ada9 Oh the: 'B1ackfo6t Indian reserva-
ton. This confession was made be-
fore United States Commissioner Ar
nauxy Among the seven killed was
the wife Of Little Plume. - ~
ellis; intention, he"said, was cto>fkill
fourteen more, but shell stuck in
his rife, rendering 1f useless. A.jH
He then cut a cash in his own throat
and arm to allay suspicion -
AS a; reason for the crimes he
ascribed an overdose of whisky, OBJ
tanned from a bootlegger at Cut Bank.
He was bound over pending investi-
CATION by the United States grand
jury.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
CANADIANS WALK OUT.
Refuse to Sign the Alaskan Boundar,
Decision.

Refuse to Sign the Alaskan Boundary
Decision.
London, Oct. 20.-A draft Of the de-
cision reached by the Alaska boundary
commissioners as heretofore an
nounced, was signed by a majority Of
the commissioners last evening" Mes
srs. Aylesworth and Jette, the Cana
dian commissioners, refused to sign.
The decision grants all the American
contentious with the exception of the
one relating to the Portland canal.
The signatories were Lord Chief JUS
tice Alverstone and Senator Lodge,
Senator Turner and Secretary Root,
the American commissioners. They
constituted a majority and insured
ffnality. Messrs. Aylesworth and Jetto
carried their outspoken disapprovaI
Of the decision to the point of refuc:--. z
to sign even that section of the de-
cision giving the Portland canal to
Canada, and they emphasized their
attitude by walking out of the cabinet
room in the foreign Office before the
signatures of the others had been
affixed to the historic document.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23

Tic of South Carolina as none other
has in the last quarter of century
The jury was out for twenty hours be.
fore arriving at verdict Never was
a case in South Carolina courts more
vigorously contested than this. The
Solicitor was assisted in the prosecu-
ton by four other lawyers, while the
accused was defended by seven law.
yers, an exceptional array of counsel.
More than 100 witnesses gave testi.
n,ony, about as many on one side as
the other, and nine lawyers argued
before the jury. Mr.. Tillman left on
an afternoon train for his home in
Edgeield, accompanied by his wife
and friends from his home county.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
GALL IT A DISTINCT VICTORY.
State Department Officials Pleased
With Decision.

With Decision.
Washington, Oct. 19.-The Asso-
ciated Press bulletin from London an
nouncing the decision of the Alaskan
boundary commission was the first
intimation received by the state de-
partment that the commission had
reached an agreement. Although the
bulletin from London is exceedingly
brief state department officials say
that it shows distinct victory for
the United States. It is their opin-
ion that the effect of the decision re-
garding the Portland canal merely
gives to Canada the possession Of
Pearse island, a small island in the
Portland canal and of no special i'm
portance. This detail of the contro-
versy is admitted by state department
officials to have been open to argu.
ment on both sides.
Pearse island is at the mouth of the
canal. The latter is divided into two
canals by the island and Canada for
merly had undisputed use Of the east
ern channel. Under the present de-
cision Canada will have the use of the
western channel.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
Doyy.IE IN NEW YORK.
Zion Leader Attracts 4 Big Crowd but
Cannot Hold It,

Cannot Hold 1t.
New York, Oct. 19.-John Alexander
Dowie, who calls himself Elijah, the
Restorer," faced his first New York
audiences Sunday and although Madi-
son Square Garden was thronged at
the afternoon and evening meetings
and thousands were turned away from
the doors, he found himself confronted
with what he called a new experience
when thousands, having evidently sat.
isfed their curiosity, threw the meet
ing into confusion by their sudden
exodus before the ceremonies had
more than fairly begun.
= Commands to close the doors and
prevent exit were unavailing and the
prophet gave vent to displays Of con-
siderable petulence on finding that it
was one thing to gather great New
York crowd, but quite another affair
to command it's interests after the first
demands of curiosity had been salts
Aed.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
TILLMAN GOES FREE
FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
OF SOUTH CAROLINA NOT
GUILTY OF MURDER.

Lexington, S. c., Oct. 16.-The trial
Of James H. Tillman, who was charged
with the murder of N G. Gonzales,
editor of the State, in Columbia, on
Jan. Is last, ended Thursday in an &C
quittal. The jury before which Till
man has been on trial since Sept. 28
brought in verdict of not guilty,
thus ending a judicial hearing which
has engrossed the attention of the pub.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
Where Solomon Got His Wisdom.

Where Solomon Got His Wisdom.
The little boy was asked by a Sun.
Gay school teacher to write all he
knew about Solomon and hand his pa
per to her the next Sunday. The fol-
loving Sunday he handed ner a slip of
paper on which was written: king
Solomon was a great and wise man.
He mad 100 wives. After that he did
net believe in God. New York Times.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
! ABO IS I'm RECK
Fifteen KILLED AND FORTY IN.
.JUkED in DISASTER on THE
PENNSYLVANIA ROAD. ~"

Work Train Stops for Orders at a
Crossing and a Gravel Train Fol-
lowing Crashes Into the Crowded
coaches-AII the Victims Are ltai-
ians and Negroes and the Survivors
Threaten Bodily Harm to Trainmen.
Trenton, N. j., Oct. 19.-Fifteen per-
sons were killed and about forty more
injured in collision on the Belvidere
division of the Pennsylvania railroad
near Washington Gre a ing. The per-
sons killed and I'M: were laborers
who were on a VOL. train and were
on their way to work at Washington
Crossing to repair washouts along the
boad. Fourteen bodies lave been taken
from the wreck and one more body is
known to be under the debris. Only
two or three Of those who are injured
will be permanently manned.
AS soon as the collision occurred a
special train was sent from Trenton
with corps of physicians and the
dead and injured were brought to this
city. The injured were taken to St.
Francis hospital. The dead men, with
one or two exceptions, are Italian la
borers who resided in this city, the
others being colored men. Their bod
les were taken to the morgue for iden-
LITIGATION.
Work Train Hit by Gravel Train.
The train bearing the men who
were killed and injured was made up
of four cars, two coaches in which the
men were riding and two fat cars in
the rear. The train stopped near
Washington Crossing to receive orders
respecting the passing of the regular
passenger train. While the train was
standing on the track it was run into
from the rear by gravel train. The
two fiat cars telescoped the two coach
es. There were about $50 men in the
two cars. AS soon as the accident
happened the Italians became frantic
and made an attempt to do bodily
harm to the crew of the gravel train.
Word was sent to Trenton for police
assistance, but the men were finally
) quieted by the foremen.
The railroad authorities here are
reticent as to how the accident oc-
CURED, but it is believed that the
gravel train either failed to see any
adverse signal or that the fagman of
the first train failed to go back a
sufficient distance.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
BANK OFFICIAL MISSING.
institution at Map1eton, Mimi, Said to
/, Be Short $4,000.

Minneapolis, Oct. 20.-Tne Times
says:
Alfred A. Rcck, an official of a pri-
vate bank at Mapleton.. little town
some twenty miles south of Mankato,
is not at his place CT business. 1t is
reported that the sum of $4,000,
which should be in the bank, is not
In the vaults.
Mr.. Buck is the son of former JUS
lice Dan;er Buck CT the supreme court,
who holds some $4,000 CT the stock
Of the bank. which is a private instt-
tuition and not subject to the inspec-
ton Of the state bank department.
What has become Of the banks
money is not Known definitely, but
sthere are hints at manipulation Of the
books and sorce make charges of for
gerry.
f. Tha Mapleton bank has stockhold.
\ rs who ere recrons:ble for all the de-
!: .:>::*s .:l;:: tit: IS 20 danger Of loss
to the depositors. '' o. !.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
DUE TO DEFALcATION,
State Banks in Two Wisconsin Towns
Closed by Examiners Office.

otdte BANKS IN Two wisconsin owns
Closed by Examiners Office.
Princeton, Wis, Oct. 20.-J. E.
Leimer, cashier of the Princeton State
bank, has been arrested charged with
forging bank papers and taken to
hartford by Sheriff Ogilvie, where he
is now in Jail. State Bank Examiner
Marcus c. Bergh is quoted as saying
that Leimer had admitted to him for
geries amounting to $4,000.
The Princeton State bank is closed
and the Montello State bank, of which
Leimer is vice president, has been or.
dered by the state officials not to open
its" doors for business pending an in
ve4ugation Of its books.
II State Senator E. d. Morse is presi-
dent of the Princeton bank, but he left
itsaatairs entirely in the hands Of
Cashier I elmer.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
CANADIANS DISAPPOINTED.

Boundary Decision the Subject Of
General Regret.
> Toronto Ont; Oct. 19.-Great dis
approval and disappointment is felt
here over the decision in the Alaska
boundary case. r.
- Il would not like to criticise Lord
Aiverstone's decision until have read
its text, but the result is very great
disappointment to me-" ~. ..,:~.
=. This was the view of Thomas Hodg.
ins, K. c., the master in ordinary, who
has made a special study of the bound.
airy dispute, and it conveys the feel
ing Of Canadians generally. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
FOUR PERSONS PERISH.
Fire at Aberdeen, WASH, Causes 81,
100000 DAMAGE,

Aberdeen, Wash, Oct. 17.-Fire that
burned from o'clock Friday morning
until o'clock in the afternoon caused
four deaths and destroyed property
valued at approximately 100000. It
practically wiped out the main busi-
ness street of this town. which is built
mostly of wood. 49,. =.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
Radium as a Stimulant.

A correspondent of the Scientific
American recently passed through a
peculiar experience. He tasted small
fraction of grain of radium. It act.
ed as powerful stimulant, affected
both the heart and kidneys. It was
several hours before his pulse became
normal. It affected the mind also. pro.
ducing Authorizations.