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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
THE PORTE IS DlLATORY
MI. Leishman Still Seeking a Settle.
ment Of Turco-American
Affairs.

Washington, Oct. dispatches re-
,ceived by the state department from
Minister Leishnnan indicate that he is
still endeavoring to reach a settlement
with the Turkish government concern
ing matters in which the United States
is interested, but that so far no salts
factory arrangement has been made.
Turkey wants the United States
ships withdrawn from Beirut, but no
orders have been issued to that effect
and the state department is not yet
ready to ask the navy department. that
they be ordered elsewhere.
AS matters now stand, it is expected
that one vessel Of the European
squadron will go with Consul General
Skinner on his way to Abyssinia. 1t
is the policy Of the navy department
not to divide a squadron unless neces-
sary and 1t was thought that all the
ships would go on this expedition, but
unless some change occurs In the stu
alton in Turkey, the ships at Beirut
will remain and only the Machias will
be sent with Mr.. Skinner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
GENERAL 1YNER
!. . IS A SICK NAN
Eighty-four Years Old, Afflicted
With Paralysis, He Probably
+ Never Will Be Tried.

Washington, Oct. Tt is pretty
well understood by the government
officials that James N. Tyner never
will be tried on the Indictment re-
turned against him. An announce
ment of his death at any time would
not surprise his friends. He is in his
Saith year, and helpless from paralysis
He has not left his bed since last April
With the members Of his family stand
ing about his bed last evening, all
weeping bitterly, he signed a bond for
$4,000 for his appearance in court
:. No one here can recall more pa
theic ending Of a public career
Tyner entered the service of the gov.
eminent from Indiana forty-two years
ago, and since that time he has beer
first assistant postmaster general anC
attorney general for the postoffice de.
partment. ..... ~ ..
THE inspectors who gathered the
evidence on which e., the. indictments
were returned are inclined to pu
most of the odium on Harrison J
Barrett, nephew of Mrs. Tyner, who i:
indicted Jointly with Tyner, but tt
hold Barrett it was necessary to in
dict Tyner. Barrett, it is averred, tool
advantage of the infirmities of hi
uncle. -.-".., .-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
DESPERATE !.
USED A GUN
Killed Special Deputy Sheriff and
~ Ranoher Who Sought to
~ Arrest Him. s..

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Portland, Ore, Oct. IA special
to the Oregonian from Burns, Ore,
says: In an attempt to arrest John
Frost alias Harry Egbert, an escaped
prisoner wanted for burglary, John
G. Saxton, an attorney of Burns, who
was acting as special deputy sheriff
and Jack West, a rancher, were killed
by Egbert on Oct. 4. "
They found Egbert and his wife in
a ranch house 1875 miles from Burns.
Egbert recognized Saxton and West
and fired. West was shot in the back
and died later:.fi Egbert then went in
the house, followed by Saxton, the
woman in the meantime having fled
The men fired at each other thru q
thin board petition. .Saxton was shot
thru the shoulder but kept up the bat
tie. Egbert, finding the fight too hot
fed upstairs. 49,.
Saxton in answer to a call for water
from West, left the house for spring
AS he turned away from West he toe
was shot and mortally wounded. Egg
bert then went to a ranch where al
the point of gun he demanded 8
horse. He has not been seen since.
County officials have offered a re.
ward of $500 for his capture.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
SOMEONE is "FIBBING'
Attorneys Say Mrs. Molineux Has
Her Decree, but Judges Deny
II All knowledge.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Oct 1.-The In
formation that each of the nine cir
cult judges of South Dakota had de-
MED having granted Mrs. Roland b
Molineux a decree of divorce created
sensation here, where it was ygener-
ally believed there was not the slight
est doubt that she had been granted
the decree, as stated by her attorneys
One of these said last night: Il
: give you my word of honor that the
decree was granted some time ago.
This attorney would give no infor.
nation whatever as to when and
where the divorce was granted, or the
name of the circuit judge before
whom the case had come for fina
hearing. For some unexplainable rea.
son these secrets are guarded with the
utmost care. If the statement of the
attorney Is true, as there is every reason
to believe it Is, some one Of the circuit
judges in the state must have misrep
resented matters.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
ENDURANCE RUN STARTS
Thirty-four Cars Take Part in Auto
Trip From New York to
Pittsburg.

~ New York, Oct. THE automobile
run to Pittsburg via Paine Hill, Bing-
hamton, Bath and Buffalo, N. Y, Erie,
Pa, Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio,
was begun to-day at Weehawken, in
a drizzling rain. There were thirty
four contesting cars and the first got
away at, O'clock. The other cars in
the contest left on about thirty sec
onds Roadway. Quite a. large crowd of
automobile enthusiasts saw the party
off. The run was along, the Hudson
boulevard from Weef1awken toward
lNewburgh. To-day the contestants
expected to make the run to Pineville,
N. Y, 1908 miles. Two parlor cars
carrying officials started ahead of the
race at 5 a. m.
The distance of the run is 797 miles,
the trip will occupy eight days, Pitts
burg being reached on Oct 15.a There
| will be only seven days of actual rum
lining, however as Sunday, Oct. II, will
tbe spent in Buffalo. The run is I'M
/ der the auspices Of the National AS
tsociation of Automobile Manufactur-
4 ers.
All the cars have gasoIene engines
/ excepting three Of the steam type. The
run is designed to be practical in
every way and afford the public a
Ichance, to judge the ability Of the cars
i OF different prices. No stops will be
l-allewed excepting one each day for
lunch and every repair and, ad justment
will be penalized.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
GONZALES HAD
MADE THREATS
Witness in the Tillman Case Says
the Dead Editor Threatened
the Defendant.
TIL Fill Him So Full Of Lead That
He Will Never Tote
It Off,
These Are the Words Attributed to
the Man Tillman Shot and
Killed.

Lexington, S. c., Oct. 1.-THE trial
of j.. II. Tillman was resumed to-day,
the juror, Milton Sharp, who has been
sick, having improved sufficiently to
permit him to be in court. The state
rested and the defense entered at once
upon the presentation of it's case.
Counsel for the defendant first re-
newed the motion made early in the
trial that the court instruct the jury
to disregard all testimony given by
witnesses for the state showing a
weapon in the possession of the de-
PENDANT prior to the shooting. The
court ruled the testimony to be COM
petent.
Editorials from the Columbia State
referring to the defendant were read
by counsel for the defense and offered
in evidence. The court, in ruling upon
point In controversy, stated to the
jury that the purpose for which the
editorials were being read to the jury
was to show the feeling that existed
between the defendant and N. G. Con-
zales.
The first witness called by the de-
Tense was T. D. Mitchell, who lived
in Columbia in 1902. He testified that
he had a, conversation with N. e. Con
zales relative to j. H. Tillman, recit7
ing what he stated Gonzales said CON
corning the defendant. The witness
said, among other things:
HE said: I can slap his face and he
would not resent it,, and If he ever
bats his eyes at me, I'll fill him SO
full Of lead that he will never tote it
off. . The witness added that he sub
sequently told Mr. Ti1lman what Con-
zales had said to him. On cross-ex-
animation he admitted that he forced
the conversation on Mr.. Gonzales.
Ak. Flowers formerly street car
conductor in Columbus, testified that
| in the summer of 1902 Mr.. Gonzales
! and three other men were riding on
his car. He heard Mr.. Gonzales say
that if Mr.. Tillman was elected he
never would be seated. The witness
added that he heard Gonzales say he
would "kilI the rascal" On cross
examination the witness said The had
mot told ofethis until two months! ago.
and said that he first wrote it to the
i defendant "a 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
MAN CONQUE;Rs
FIERCE JAGUAR
But Is Terribly Torn and Bitten and
Blood Poisoning Is
Feared.
Now York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service
York, Pa. Oct. George sangers,
manager of the Bostock trained. ami
NAL show exhibiting on the York fair
grounds, had a thrilling experience
with a maddened jaguar yesterday
afternoon. Miss Ora Cecil was Civ
ing; a, performance with her den of
trained animals, including three
5jaguars. They become involved in a
fight, and one of them, breaking down
the safety gates, escaped and darted
out of the tent upon the fair grounds.
Manager Sangers rushed after it,
and leaping astride it's back, seized
it by the neck. The animal turned
upon him and there was fierce hand
to claw conflict. Sangers' arms were
torn by the beasts fangs and the ami
NAL closed its jaws upon the f1eshy
part of his left leg, inflicting an ugly
wound. Attendants came to his res
cue and the beast was finally secured
Sangers was so badly hurt that he had
to be taken to the hospital, and blood
poisoning is feared.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07

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the jury and not attempt to cover the
mass of detailed evidence which has
been and is being collected. After
making his report he will consider his
portion Of the work completed, ex-
cepting the furnishing Of the col
lected evidence.
The report will recommend numer-
Gus dismissals from the service. A
majority Of these dismissals will in
clude, employees who do great deal
Of travelling. They have padded their
expense accounts or reported that they
were. at a certain place discharging
their duties, when in fact they were
some place on fishing trip or away
on a visit.
Next will come severe reprimands
for higher officials who have. been
careless and permitted the business
of their departments to be handled
in most haphazard and unbusiness-
like manner. Mr.. Bristow also will
make certain recommendation for
changes which he thinks should be
made for the betterment of the service,
but will leave most Of this to the
postmaster general.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07

Much Depends, However, Upon the
Result Of Mr.. Chamberlain's
Tariff Agitation.
New York Sun Special Service

Atlanta, Ca. Oct. s7.-sir Thomas
Upton has purchased the old Copper
plantation in South Georgia, consist
ing Of I 900 acres Of choice fruit and
vegetable land which will be at once
turned into truck farm for the Lon
don market: This purchase is In con-
nection with the scheme of the Great
Britain and Southern States Cattle and
Abattoirs company, which intends to
cover Georgia with cattle farms and
abattoirs to feed the English market
in competition with the beef trust
The company is a branch Of the Lip
ton, Limited, company, and it is un-
derstood that Sir Thomas will find a
market in England for its products.
There is no finer tract of land in
Georgia than the Copper place, and
great pleasure is felt here over the
announcement that it will be put into
active cultivation by Sir Thomas.
Much depends. however, upon the re-
suit of Mr.. Chamberlain,s tariff agi-
tation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
THEY. NAME HINRICHS
New York Fusion Conference Selects
Him to Take Edward NJ.
Grout's Place.

New York, Oct. 7.-Frederick w.
Hinrichs of Brooklyn last night was
selected by the fusion conference
committee for the fusion candidate for
controller to succeed Edward M.
Grout No candidate for president of
the board Of aldermen was selected.
The motion was made by Timothy L.
Woodruff and it was adopted unani-
mously.
Mr.. Grout when informed that Mr..
Hinrichs had been agreed upon issued
the following statement:
do not believe that Mr.. Heinrichs can
accept the nomination. The first man
that I met after the newspapers had
published the news Of the proposed in
dorsement of me by the democratic party.
and my statement of the unconditional
terms upon which would accept, was
Frederick W. Heinrichs. He thought that
I was right and his every expression and
opinion was precisely the same as mine.
In view OF that conversation I do not be-
lieve that Mr.. Heinrichs will feel that he
can accept the nomination.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
"WILD Girl" WAS A BOY
Papa Detected the Fraud and
Promptly Spanked His
Runaway Lad.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Dubuque, Iowa, Oct. 7.-Edward
Stolp, a Fort Dodge teamster, learned
that Minnie the Wild GirP' whose
feats aroused the awe of thousands
of visitors to the carnival there was
none other than his &14-year-old son,
who ran away from home two years
ago, and administered a spanking to
the wayward youth before the eyes of
the curious throng.
Minnie" had just snapped off the
head of a snake with her teeth when
the elder Stolp rushed up to the stand,
grabbed his son by the nape of the
neck and proceeded to spank him. The
savage grunts Of the wild girl sud-
denly changed to walls. The boy con-
fessed that he had posed as a wild girl
at a salary Of 500 a month. His man
ager, Minneapolis man, disappeared
when the fake was revealed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
SUBMARINE
IS A SUCCESS
The Holland Boat Again Demon
strates It's Efficiency Against
a Torpedo Boat.
New York Sun Special Service.

Newport. r. l., Oct. THE tests
off Newport with the submarine tor
pedo boats, in their attacks upon the
torpedo boats attached to the torpedo
station We're begun again this week
and to-day the submarine got in closer
on the torpedo boat than ever before.
The conditions were favorable to the
torpedo boat, the Mckee, which under
the command of Gunner Vanderbeck,
was sent eight miles southeast Of
Brenton's reef with orders to destroy
the submarine reported off there.
AS soon as the Mckee had got out
to sea, the Holland boat Moccasin,
under Lieutenant Pinney was sent out
to make an attack. She was submerged
and made for the Mckee. When 200
yards away she fired her dummy tor
pedo, 1t striking on the starboard side
near the coming tower, and it was
decided that the Mckee had been put
| out of action.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
METEOROLOGICAL STATION
Government to Establish One on the
Blue Ridge Mountains.

New York Sun Special Service. ~
New York. Oct. Professor Willis l..
Moore, chief of the weather bureau, has
returned on the Deutschland from the
meeting of the International committee
OF directors of government weather SER
vices at Southport, England
Secretary Wilson year ago authorized
me-" said Professor Moore, ito purchase
ground. build and install complete me-
neurological and scientific observatory. We
have purchased sixty miles square of land
west of Washington in the Blue Ridge
mountains, 1880 feet above sea- level.
Buildings are in course of erection.
In this observatory we propose to
study the higher problems Of meteorology
and one Of my objects In going to Europe
was to buy some special apparatus. /"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
Employed in Arms Factory.

Norwich, Conn, Oct. John
Decker, who is supposed to be the man
under arrest in washington. has been
employed for the last two years at the
factory of the Thames Arms company.
He has a brother Henry, who also
works in the factory. John is unmar-
ried. @.
At the office of the factory 1t was
said that John Decker came there yes
terday morning dressed in his best
clothes and announced that he wanted
to give up his job, saying that he was
going away. He was paid off and left
AS far as has been learned he said
nothing about where he was going
The manager OF the Thames Arms
company says that while Decker was
peculiar and was not considered par
| ticularly bright mentally, he never
showed any signs of violence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
.BRIsI0W HAS
A EFT TIE LIST.
On It Are Names Of Postal Employees
He Will Recommend for
Dismissal,
Many Of Them Are Men Who Have
Padded Their Travelling
Expense Accounts.
New York Sun spe oi.l Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, Oct. The results of
seven months Investigation of the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow or his assistants are con-
cerned, will be embodied in Mr.. Bris-
toW's report, which is promised to be
in the hands Of Postmaster General
Payne within ten days and which later
will be sent to President Roosevelt.
This report is being carefully pre-
pared and when completed will con-
sist Of about so typeWritten pages.
In reference to#the postoffice Off
been returned, Mr.. Bristow will state
only the charges that were found by
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
OUTRAGE
Negro Prisoner Is Riddled With
Bullets While Confined in
His Cell.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
st. F'rancisville, La, Oct. "A
handful of masked men went to the
parish Jail and demanded the keys of
the jailer last night. Upon his .refus-
ing the men ordered him to lie still
while they took them away from him.
They then went to the steel cage
where Minor Long was confined with
two other negroes
The leader of the crowd called to
one of his followers to bring a rope.
but when he found 1t did not arrive
immediately he ordered a general fire
on the helpless prisoner. In a few
seconds Long was literally riddled
with bullets. The men then quietly
dispersed. Long had been in Jail a
week. He was accused Of shooting at
a white man more than a year ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
BOY KILLS HIMSELF
First Asked Sister to Play His Fa-
vorite HYMN.

Mansfield, Ohio, Oct 7.-While his H.
year-old sister Florice, at his request,
was playing Nearer, My God, to Thee"
on the organ, Charles S. Thrush, aged 20,
living with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Steele Thrush, committed suicide yester-
day. TIe had been i'll for the last few
months, and his mind had become affect
ed. His mother and sister. hearing the
shots, ran to the bedroom, where they
found him on the lounge dead.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
JUST ANOTHER CRANK
Wanted to See the President, but
Was Placed Under Arrest
Instead.

washington, Oct. John Decker
of Norwich, Conn.,, who evidently is
insane about A years old, entered
the White House soon after the doors
were opened this morning.
The officials thought, from his ac-
lions, that he was crank, and ar
rested him. He was not armed and
made no resistance when placed un-
der arrest He was turned over to the
police authorities. t
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
TO LIVE in A WOODSHEl
Iowa's Eccentric Philanthropist
Makes Good His Offer to
Sister Of Charity.
Special. to The Journal.

Special to The journal.
Dubuque, Iowa, Oct. 7.-Abraham
Simmer, one of the richest men in
the state, who is known turnout Iowa
on account Of his rich: gifts to public
institutions, will shortly vacate his
palatial mansion at Waverly and move
into his woodshed to spend the re-
mainder Of his days.
Two years ago Mr.. Simmer offered
to give his mansion to the Sisters Of
Charity to be used as a hospital. They
were not in a position to accept the
offer at that time, but recently they
notified Mr.. Simmer that if the offer
still held good they would accept it.
The philanthopist accordingly set to
work arranging new home. He
chose his woodshed and is having it
remodelled so it will have two rooms.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
AIRSHIP IS A
TOTAL WRECK
Langley Machine Is Launched, but
With Disastrous Results-Some-
thing Was Wrong.

Whitewater, Va, Oct. An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made to-day to
launch the Langley flying machine.
The machine went about. 100 yards
and is complete wreck.
The machine at no time seemed to
travel, under it's own motive power but
only went with the momentum it. re-
ceived from the launching power.
Professor Manley, who was in the
aerodrome, was not injured, but re-
ceived a ducking. When the machine
struck the water it disappeared, but
only for a moment. The five empty
conical-shaped floats performed their
function well and the aerodrome was
soon floating on the water.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
BEAR TO STAY
Man CHURIA
semioAicial Russian Paper Prints
Significant Statement on
Oriental Affairs.

Port Arthur, China, Oct Com
menting on the warlikes attitude Of
Japan-its secret preparations for
hostilities, its military Civilizations
and: the significant movements of it's
f1eet-the Novy Krai, a semiofficial
newspaper published here, says:
Russia will not be frightened by jap
anese menaces out Of Manchuria on
Oct. 8, the date set by the Russian
authorities for the evacuation Of the
Chinese province, or after"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
MERGER CASE
IS D0CKETED.
The States Suit Appears, III the
United States Supreme
Court.

Washington, Oct. Title appeal of
the state, of Minnesota in the case Of
the state of Minnesota VS.. the North
ern Securities company, the. Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific
companies has been docketed in the
United States supreme court.
The case comes from the circuit
court for the district Of Minnesota,
which, decided that the acquisition of
the stock of two railroad companies
by the Securities company was not in
violation of the Minnesota anti trust
law
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
TORNADO IN KANSAS.

Topeka, Kan, Oct. News has reached
here of a tornado last night which caused
damage to property at the Bear Creek set.
Element near Topeka. Several farrnhouses
and barns were destroyed, trees blown
down and corn shocks and hay. stacks
scattered. So far as can be learned no
lives were lost. n
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
cERMANY STORM sWEpT.

Berlin, Oct. "A hurricane is sweeping
over Germany. A portion Of the 1S0-foot
tower of the new city hall at Charlotten-
burg was blown down and trees have been
uprooted. A wall at the new baths OF
Dresden was blown over, killing four
workmen and injuring eight others Nu-s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
DIVORCES ARE NUMEROUS.

Cleveland, o., Oct. Records Of di-.
vorces in Cuyahoga county show five APP;
Iplications day, and the courts are UNI
able to keep up with the demand. The
average for a year shows two divorces to
every five marriages.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07
MRS. LEAVITT DENIES IT
Says Papa Bryan Did Not Oppose
Her Marriage.
New york sun Special Service.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Oct. |. Mrs. William
Homer Leayitt, who was Miss Ruth Bry-
an, and her husband left here last night
for ST. Louis, where they will remain sew
-era1 days.
This newspaper talk of opposition on
the part of my parents to our marriage
is false and ridiculo Gus, said Mrs. .LeavitI.
sit is true we were not expected to be
married for year. but we changed our
minds. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-07

According to the monks of the Hospice Of ST.
twenty lives every year on the mountain.