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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
MABEL PARKER TRIAL FORGERY, AND THE
HER JURORS HEADS, sKETcHED HERSELF IN COURT
DETECTIVE A DECElVER
MABEL PARKER DECLARES SHE
SAW THRU PEABODY'S DIS
HIM

New York. Dec. 16.-Mabel Parker
talked for three hours yesterday to the
jury which is trying her for forgery
before Judge CoWing in the court Of
general sessions Some of the color
has gone from her cheeks since her
case was begun, but she still keeps
her good humor. She gave her name
as Mabel Singley and said she was 81
years old. Her maiden name was
Mabel Worthington. She never knew
her father. When she was IS months
old she was adopted by f. ]. Preece of
Minneapolis. and his wife.
Mabel said that she married James
Parker in 1898. She lived with him
until he was arrested and always be-
lieved that he made his living as a
gambler. When shown the check
which she is charged with forging, she
swore she did not write the name
upon it.
Then she told how Detective Pea
body had come to her and had told
her that he was a thief who had been
locked In the same cell with her hus-
band, Jim Parker, at police headquar-
terS, and that he wanted morphine.
She said that she believed the detec-
tive. who described himself as BILLY,
the Crook and consented to go with
him to police headquarters. She gave
the doorman at headquarters $40 when
she handed him the morphine pack
age. she said.
She said Peabody told her that if it
could be proved Jim did not forge the
checks he would be turned loose.
Peabody said. according to Mabel:
IT don't believe that Jim forged that
check
Neither do T." answered Mabel.
We'll" said Peabody, according to
Mrs. Parker's testimony, "who did ?"
ct did" she replied.
why did you say that?" asked Mr..
LIE Barber.
because I thought it would let Jim
out" she replied, land I knew I could
prove I did not do it, and T knew he
was a detective-"
''Poor Little Dove"
In summing UP for the prosecution
Assistant District Attorney Train took
up the appellation which LIE Barber
had given Mrs. Parker as poor little
wounded dove" At such reference,
Mrs. Parker blushed deeply and tears
came into her eyes as she turned away
her head.
LeBarbier has called this girl poor
little wounded dove" said Train.
There is no more reason to believe
her stories that she did not forge the
checks than there is to believe her
admissions to Peabody. Her husband,
she knew, was a convicted felon, who
/ had served twenty-three months in a
| place of detention. She knew he was
a professional gambler.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
THE WINDSHIELD ISSUE
PROTESTS e OF BONNER'S SONS
r TO LOU billions 2:O5 MILE
WILL BRING ABOUT A DE-
CISION.
Special to The Journal.

special 20 Inc journal.
Chicago, Dec. 16.-The sons Of the late
Robert Bonner, who was noted as an adj
mirer of fast trotters, and who owned
Maud S when she beat all the then exist
ing trotting records by comprising a mile
at cleveland In 2:0SM, have protested the
high sulky record of 2:05. made over the
same. course last summer by Lou Dillon,
the present champion trotter.
The protest has been lodged with the
American Trotting Register association.
The points on which they base their claim
that the sulky pulled by Lou Dillon,
that the sulkey pulled by Lou Dillon,
while Of the regulation high wheel type,
was provided with ball bearing hubs,
thereby making the vehicle much less diff
ficult to draw at a high cate of speed than
sulky not thus #uaipled. Also that a
wind shield was used on the sulky of the
running. horse which pr.teded Lou Dillon
during. her 2:05 hmile. =
? This protest ION the points named will
bring about decision OF the wind shield
question something mat has been anx-
iously awaited by horsemen. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
MAY RUN AGAIN
FOR CONGRESS
REPUBLICANS READY TO MAKE
HENDERSON THEIR LEADER.
Old Feeling Is Dying Out and He Will
Return to Dubuque to Reside-Ru-
mors Also Connect Him with q
Seat in the Senate When Allison
RettreS.

Special to The Journal.
Dubuque. Iowa. Dec. 16.--It is un-
derstood that an effort will be made
by the republican leaders of the third
district to have Colonel Henderson,
who is spending the holidays i'll this
city. run for congress two years
hence. The colonel says 1t is his pur-
pose to come to Dubuque to reside
permanently In the near future, and
his intimate friends here interpret
this to mean that he can be induced
to represent the district in congress
again.
He denies the gossip relative to his
United States senatorial aspirations,
to succeed William B. Allison when
the latter steps out. altho the fact
that he intends to take up his resi-
dence In Dubuque again lends color
to these rumors.
There Is not the least doubt Of the
nomination and election of Colonel
Henderson should he again aspire to
congressional honors, as the feeling,
that was engendered against him has
subsidized.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
Ask Your Druggist fora free Peruna Almanac for
restraint Of trade, or a violation of the

restraint Of trade, or a violation of the
antitrust law"
Mr.. Young closed with a discus
sion of the charge that the parties
to this combination had been guilty
of conspiracy. He said
There are 1900 shareholders of the
Great Northern road holding $125,000 600
of it's stock. besides. these ten or eleven
gentlemen charged with conspiracy who
OWL 81 200, 900 Of that stock. OF the other
1. 200 persons owning the other sos, 000, 600
of stock 900 owning $50, 00o, 900 of the stock
have come into the Northern Securities
and there are outstanding 500 other share
holders owning $30,000,G00 of the stock
of that company.
Taking the Northern Pacific stock, to-
gether the so-caIed conspirators own not
over third of the outstanding stock OF
the Northern Securities. The rest of that
stock is owned by 1900 other persons who
never came into the conspiracy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
WORST EPIDEMIC ON RECORD
Due to Unfiltered Water Obtained
From Surface Sources.

New York. Dec. 16.--Dr. George A.
Soper, a sanitary expert, engaged by
Engineering News to investigate the
typhoid epidemic at Butler, Pa, re-
ports that the epidemic has by no
means attained it's elimination, about
so ~-er cent Of the cases not having
reached the critical stage. The cpl,
demic, which he regards as the most
severe one of typhoid of recent rec
ord, he attributes to the suspension of
the mechanical filtration of the city
water supply.
The report says that the water for
the town is obtained from surface
sources and is usually treated by me-
chanical filtration, but that during
changes in the Waterworks plant I'M
filtered water from Compromising
creek was supplied from Oct. 20 to
Nov. 2, the epidemic starting on Nov.
5. Investigation Of the drainage area
showed numerous sources of pollu-
ton, particularly the cases of typhoid
on the banks Of the Conoquenessing
creek since July.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
THEY RE COMING HOME
Most of the Northwestern congressman
~r-.. VIII Spend Christmas Here.

Most of the Northwestern congressman
nv. VIII Spend Christmas Here.
From the Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Dec 16.--Nearly all the
northwestern senators and representatives
will spend the Christmas recess at home.
Senator Nelson whose family is here, will
remain during the recess, but Senator
Clapp will start for St. Paul Friday or
Saturday. Representatives McCleary,
Tawney, Stevens. Buchanan and STEINER
son also will leave in a day or two. Rep
resentatfves Volsted and Bede. and posi-
bly, Lind being the only ones to spend
Christmas here. q l
Senators Hansbrough and McCumber
will stay in Washington. while Represent
tatiNes Marshall and Spaulding will leave
this week. Both the senator's from South
Dakota arc now here and will stay until
after the recess. Representative Burke
will go to Pierre, while Mr. Martin, who
has rented q house for the winter. will
look after a lot of department work next
week and the week following.
o.: w. w. ,ermaue
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
BOSTON DEMOCRATS WIN
Republican Vote In Municipal Contest
Falls Or One-thtrd.

Boston, Dec. 16.--Mayor Patrick Collins.
democrat, was yesterday Reelected by 81
600 plurality. the largest ever given a
mayoralty candidate in the history Of the
city. The board Of aldermen next year
will be soldly democratic and that party
will have large majority in the common
council. The city, as usual, favored
licensed liquor selling by a large ma
jority. .-.
The election to- day was notable for the
republican apathy. the vote for the can
didate for mayor, George H. Swallow. fall
ing off more than 33 per cent from that
given the party candidate two years ago,
while it ran nearly 20 per cent behind the
vote of Governor Bates at the state cleo
ton last month. g..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16

tack any organ Of the body. throat, bron-
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especially the pelvic organs.
Many a woman has made this discovery
after long siege Of useless treatment. She
has made the discovery that her disease is
catarrh, and that Peruna can be relied
upon to cure catarrh wherever located.
Mrs. Judge McAllister writes from 1911
West Twenty-th third street, Minneapolis,
Mimi, as follows:
Il suffered for years with a pain in the
small of my back and right side. 1t in
terfered often with my domestic and social
duties and L never supposed that I would
be cured, as the doctors medicine did
not seem to help me any.
Il took Peruna faithfully for seven
weeks and am happy indeed to be able to
say that I am entirely cured. Perfect
health once more is the best thing could
wish for, and, thanks to 2eruna. l enjoy
that now. Minnie Z. McAllister.
If you do not receive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna
write at once to DR.. Hartman. giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarir1m, Columbus, Ohio.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
TOO MANY SHINGLES

Company to Act as Selling Agent Or
ganized on the Coast.
Special to The Journal. =
Tacoma. Wash, Dec, Incorporation
is the keynote of the new plan of opera
tions for the Pacific northwest's lumber
and shingle industries, employing 10000
men.
> Overproduction of shingles has caused
the owners of over 400 single mills to
take stock in the Interstate Red Cedar
Single company, which will be a selling
agent for all mills, taking rs per cent of
their capacity
The mills will be paid Is cents thou
sand more than the prices that now pre-
vail. The selling company will sell to
dealers at an advance Of 5 cents thou
sand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
EMPERoR'S SPEECH
In 1t Francis Joseph Announces the Re.
1ewal of the Dreibund.

Vienna. Dec, 16.-Emperor Francis Jo-
seph to-day received the Austrian Hun
garian delegations. The speech from the
throne was chiefly notable for it's stronger
affirmation of the emperors determination
to maintain the dreibund. by a renewa
Of the triple alliance" he said, this well
proved basis of our policy, which we have
determined to maintain henceforth, has
been consolidated for the future"
The speech referred to the death o.
Pope Leo, to the close harmony between
Austria and Russia in regard to the Bal
kans with the object of maintaining
peace and the status quo in those regions
in which we are receiving the energetic
support Of the other great powers
The emperor also said Austria and Rus.
STA had no selfish aims in the Balkans
and only have in view the establishment
of peace, in the interest of the whole OF
Europe.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
SYMPATHY WITH LABOR
Speaker Cannon Meets the Executive OF
the American Federation.

Speaker Cannon Meets the Executive of
the American Federation.
Washington, Dec. 16.-Speaker Cannon,
the president pro tenn. Of the senate and
Chairman Gardner of the house commit
tee on labor had interview with Pres
ident Gompers and the executive commit
tee of the American Federation of Labor
yesterday
The speaker expressed his sympathy
with organized labor, but pointed out that
Justice to the whole people imposed upon
congress the necessity Of Iegislating not
for one particular class nor against one
particular class, but in the interest of all
classes Therefore, while he was sure
that organized labor would be given full
and free hearing when 1t came to legislat-
ing. the rights Of unorganized labor and
the rights Of the employers Of labor would
be considered as well as the demands of
organized labor. p. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
MOSQUITOES ARE GUILTY
Transmit Infection of MsIarious Disease
by Their Bites.


Boston. Dec 16-Dr f. B. Malay at
a meeting of the Boston Society of Medi-
cal Science yesterday, said
while many Of the common infectious
diseases are due to bacteria, the lowest
form of vegetable life, certain number
are due to protocol. the lowest form of
animal life. OF the latter diseases the
best known and the most studied are the
malarial fevers, of which three distinct
varieties are recognized. In these malar-
ial diseases the protoZoa, or hemospori-
dias, live and develop in the blood. Here
they pass thru, however, only an aZeual
development. If thru micro organisms III
the human blood are sucked up by a GER
tain group Of mosquitoes when they pass
thru, in the stomach Of the mosquito
their azeual development and are ready
after a certain length of time to infect
other people when transferred to theil
blood by the bite Of the infected mos
Quito
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Gloves
IF it comes from
BARNABY'S
It must be good.
LADY MANAGERS CAUCUsING
Mrs. Daniel Manning Leading Candidate
for Head Of Worlds Fair

It must be good.

ST. Louis, Dec. 16.-It is the concensus
of opinion that Mrs. Daniel Manning of
Albany. n. Y, will be elected president of
the board of lady managers of the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition TO succeed Mrs.
James l.. Blair. altho the movement in be-
half Of Mrs. John L. Davis of St. Louis,
has not been abandoned. Mrs. Frederick
Hanger of Little Rock. Ark. secretary of
the board, cannot continue in that work
and it is probable that a, succession viii
also be elected to that position. The board
convened to-day at the Southern hotel
where the national commission is also in
session with President Carter in the chair
Mrs. Edward BuchWalter, first vice pTesf-
dent. presided, i'll the absence of Mrs.
Blair. r#
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
CONFIDENT OF ACQUITTAL
Mabel Parker Expresses Belief in Her
AcGuittal- About ''Jim.'
Special to The Journal.

. New York, Dec. 16.-Mabel Parker
was happy when she awoke in the
Tombs cell to-day and is confident
that when she again goes to court she
will be made a free woman by the
jury which has listened to the charges
of forgery made against her.
Pm sure it will be all right to-
day." she said with a smile, as she
ate breakfast. Mr.. LIE Barber, my
lawyer. has told me the jury will not
convict me. and I have perfect trust
in him.. It's poor. Jim who worries
me. He must stay here in a cell for d
long time, I'm afraid. He is a good
husband and 7 hope Mr.. LIE Barber
can do as much for him as he has
done for me-"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
THEY WIN PROMOTIONS
Northwesterners Are Advanced In the
~ Pension Bureau.

are ADVANCED III the
~ Pension Bureau.
From the Journal Bureau, Colorado Building
Washington 81 .s
Washington Dec. ia number Of pro-
motions. have recently been made in the
pension: office, to take effect from last July
l, and the gratifying feature about them
is that they have all been made on merit
in accordance with a new ruling put into
effect by Commissioner Ware. In the list
are several northwestern names.
AshlandsB SWiggert of Iowa is advanced
from $1,S00 to be a principal examiner at
$4,000; Arthur L. Evans of Minnesota is
advanced from 81 400 to $1,000, and Miss
Marcia T. Staples. also Of Minnesota, mas
similar promotion; Rasmus K. Doe of
Minnesota is advanced from $1,000 to
81 ,20o; Miss Kittie Herring and Beverly
F. Rogers, both of Iowa, are advanced
from copyists. at 5000, to the $1,000 class
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
ONE Kindred HOMELESS.

Pittsburg. Dec. 16--Between seventy i've and
one hundred people were rendered homeless early
but their night clothes, by fire which de-
stroycd the planning mill and lumber yard of tie
Bennett Lumber and Manufacturing company ut
Mlvale. Pa. and partially destroyed dozen
houses adjoining the burned mill property.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
Low Round TriD Rates

$50 to Buffalo or Montreal.
$40 to Boston or Springfield, Mass.
$40 to Syracuse or Albany, N. Y.
From St. Paul or Minneapolis via
Chicago Great Western railway. Pro-
portionately low rates to many other
points in eastern Canada and New
England. Tickets on sale Dec. p to
%. inclusive; good to return until:Jan.
-. 1904. For further particulars
apply to l.. G. Rains, general agent,
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apolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
MATINEE GIRLS ROB SCHOOLS
Had a List OF Places to Be Looted In Their
Possession. F d. .5''.3

Washington, Dec. 16.--Celia ellison and
Fannie Lewis, mere school girls, 16 and
IL years old, were arrested here last night
on the charge of systematic robbery OF
schOOlhouses.
Both girls are from New York, the Gil
son girl giving her address as IA East
One Hundred and Fourteenth street and
the Lewis girl as 1870 East One Hundred
and First street. The girls were arrested
as they came from the matinee at a
local theater. 49,. Z
On the girls when arrested was found
q list of all the schools In the city with
a schedule as to when they We're to De
visited. The money lost SO far reported
here amounts to about $780, but the girls
confessed to a similar procedure in. New
York. in which they robbed no less than
100 schools. =. -
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Excursion Rates East

Dec. IL to % there will be low round
trip rates in effect from Minneapolis
to eastern points. Tickets good on the
Pioneer Limited, the train of trains,
and three other daily trains via the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul rail-
way. Albany, $40; Boston, $40; Mon
treal, s35; Portland, Me-, $40; Quebec,
$40; Syracuse, $40; Toronto, $50; st.
John, N. B., $50. To other points in
proportion. Tickets 32S Nicollet ave-
nue., w. B. Dixon. N. W. P. A., st.
Paul.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
STATE DAlRYMEN MEET
FAIRMONT CONVENTION rs WE'LL
ATTENDED, - MANY EXHIBITS
OF BUTTER AND CHEESE.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Fairmont Mimi, Dec. 16.---The twenty
sixth annual convention of the State
Dairymen's association opened at the
opera-house yesterday afternoon at the
fhree-d day session. The attendance is
good and there is a prospect for many
more arrivals before the close. Over a
hundred exhibits of butter and cheese
are displayed.
F. A. Matchwig delivered the address
of welcome in the absence of Mayor Vies-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
11eYTNrNe GRANGE IN NAMES.

Toledo, Ohio, Dec 16.--Mrs Lydia Crow Wool
colt g arm appeared yesterday applicant for
divorce from William ]. Grow. to whom she
was ma rried in Monroe. Mich The divorce WAS
granted as was the petition for the restpra ton
Of her maiden name. and Mrs. Crow became
Miss Woolcott. She then met Firm II. earn
in the corridor of the courthouse and they were
married irnmediately.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
CRUELTY IN THE: ARMY
German Emperor Issues Orders Designed
TO Stamp 1t .out.

TO stamp tt 'UUs'
New York Sun Special Service. .. -
Berlin. Dec. 16--It Is stated that the
constantly increasing instances Of cruelty
in the army have induced Emperor Will
liam to order that the officers Of the guard
corps shall periodically make thoro in
spection of the men naked to find wounds
or bruises. IF injuries are found the of
fcers must ascertain how they were
caused, and must report cases of ill treat
ment Eventually the order will be ex-
tended to the whole army. /
A corporal has been sentenced to five
years imprisonment at Rendsburg, he
having been charged with having COM
1nitted- 500 Incredible brutalities upon
men inferior TO him in rank. An officer
at Metz is being tried by court martial
on similar charges. there being / 900 COM
plants against him. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
g JACKIES' NOT INVITED
Social War Between Marines and Blue
Jackets.

Jackets.
New York Sun Special Service.
Philadelphia, Dec. 16-A social war is
raging at 7 League island between the blue
Jackets and marines stationed there and
the matter may eventually reach Admiral
Sigsbee. It has been the custom of the
marine guard to give a hop to friends at
the barracks on Monday afternoons and
heretofore the blue Jackets and their best
girls have participated. Yesterday, how
ever. the marines shut down on this priv
ilege, and the sailor boys were not ad-
mitted to the barracks.
The sailors believe the action was due to
the manifest preference of the girls to
dance with them, and point to the fact
that as soon as the decision was made
known fifteen Of the thirty girls present
left the building.
The marines declare it was done be-
cause there were only girls for about two
thirds, Of the men present.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
SEVEN LIVING HUSBANDS
'Shaughnessy, the Last, Applies for Pc
lice Protection.

Special to The Journal,
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 16.--"Cl1ief. my wife
is a witch and is slowly killing me by
magic. I want divorce said NJ J.
O'Shaughnessy, who says he is cousin
of the president of the Canadian PACIFIC
railroad, to the chief of police this morn
ing.
Mrs. 'Shaughnessy is clairvoyant and
according to her dissatisfied spouse has
seven husbands living, from none Of whom
has she received a divorce.
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Via Chicago Great Western Rail-

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Ample return limits. Tickets on sale
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selman. The wonen's auxiliary held an
session last night. the various
numbers on the program being enthu-
received. "
Among the distinguished dairymen
present to take part in the exercises are
Professor G. l.. Mckay of Ames Iowa;
Colonel R. A. Wilkinson Of st. Paul, Pro-
fessor Snyder Of the state university, Sam
Haugdahl of st. Peter, DR.. Reynolds Of
the state university. Professor Shaw Of St.
Paul, w. w. P. Mcconnell, dairy and food
commissioner; Professor Hacker Of the
university, A. J. Mcclure, A. w. Trow and
J. L. Gibbs The members of the asso-
citation will be given a banquet by the
citizens of Fairmont this evening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Qunne Tablets All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure
e. W. Groves signature Is on each box. BIC,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16

Norfolk. Ya.-The commander of the cruiser
Olympia last night sent to the police depart
ment descriptive lists of nineteen members of
the crew who are posted as deserters. Five
of them were found early last evening and the
officers are searching the city for the others.