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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14

it is probable that assuming conversion OF.
the larger holdings, the Hill ownership in
Northern Securities would have been in,
round figures $S0,000,00O and the holdings
of US. Kennedy, D. Willis James, ETC.,
a similar amount. 1t is probably safe to
figure for Mr.. Hill and his friends as the
Great Northern party" not less than
S175,000,0 900 of Northern Securities stock
from conversion Of their Great Northern
holdings.
Thus. after the company was formed. the
probability is that the distribution Of
Northern Securities was about as follows:
chill party by conversion Of their
Northern Ing conversion 600
Of their Northern Pacific holdings 9O.O0O,O00
Union Pacific by conversion of North
Total for these three groups. :. $3.50 DOC, 900
which would leave for scattering holdings
probably $50, 100000 or thereabouts.
In the 'IIill- Morgan party" were in
Guided a number of interests, as, for ex-
ample, the First National bank and it's
friends, and it is probably safe to say
that quite little Of the Northern Securi-
ties stock received by this party for con-
version Of Northern Pacific has been sold.
1t Is reckoned, for example, that the Nor
gan interest originally amounted to $15,-
900, 0O0 more than half Of which has been
sold. Probably quite fair proportion
of the $90,000,000 stock at one time held
by the party has been disposed Of. The
holdings Of the "Hill- Great Northern
party are not believed to have been
diminished to any large extent
The holdings of the Hartman party, or
"a Their Of Oregon Short line, are deposited
with the Equitable Trust company as Sc
curity for the Oregon Short line partic-
ipating bonds. 1t Is not likely under any
~, o1f1 t1of AcS1e will
to market.
Mr.. Hill was asked the other day how
much he would take for his holdings OF
Northern Securities. He replied:
IF anybody came and offered me $19t
per share for my stock, on condition thai
should not buy any more Of it. should
| stay out Of 1t, and let onebody else rur
the company, should refuse the offer"
| The stock on that day was selling al
| $95 per share.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14
TAP eoeEBIc RANGE
Speculation About Plans OF Wisconsin &
Michigan Road.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Iron Mountain, Mich, Sept. 14.-Lake
Superior mining men generally, particu-
larly those connected with old range prop
critics, are just now much interested in
the plans of the Wisconsin & Michigan
road, which operates between Norway,
on the Menominee range, and Peshtigo
Harbor, on Green Bay, there connecting
with it's constituent, the Lake Michigan
Car Ferry & Transportation company.
Altho the road has been In commission
for several years, it has only recently been
extended to Norway as one Of the first
steps, it is stated, in making a lusty bid
for iron ore traffic. 1t has been reported
that the line Is headed for Duluth. But
while the road may eventually be put
thru to the Zenith City, 1t. is more likely
that Ironwood and sBessemer, on the Go
gebic range, are the goals.
Next season will see the road extended
to Iron Mountain, from which point the
Iron River and Crystal Falls districts, at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14
Cheap Rates to California,

Tickets only 1880 and thru sleeping
car berth only IS from Minneapolis to
San francisco, Los. Angeles, etc. Thru
tourist cars leave over the Minneapolis &
st. Louis railroad every Wednesday via
Santa Fe line and every Thursday via
Omaha Denver and the Scenic Route
Experienced excursion conductors In
charge Of all parties. w. L. Hathaway,
city ticket agent, No. I Washington av s..
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Totals ..6,Ss9 $25,b33,S 22 5,674 $22,ss1,s1O
The most notable gains were in Atlanta,
s57 per cent; Brooklyn, 120; Buffalo, 70;
Los Angeles, 40; st. Paul 81; Denver, 46;
New York, 81; Milwaukee, %; Kansas
City, Z; Seattle, 5; and indianapolis per
cent.
The greatest losses were in Washing
ton, d. c., &c per cent; Allegheny, AZ;
Memphis, 80; Minneapolis. 80; Pittsburg,
SO; Philadelphia, "a; Cincinnati. 90; Chi
cago, IL; Cleveland, -; Detroit, IL; and,
San Francisco per cent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14

Frederick w. Geiteau to John Anderson; lot 13,
lot %, Jackson, Daniels & Whitney's addition,
s.. 200.
Magnus Turnblad and wife to John a. Arnold;
lot 10, block 2, Motor Line addition, 81 $50. -sE
Genell Swanson and husband to Hilda S. APP
pelon; lot 8, block 5, Ramsey, Lockwood and
others addition 81 ,OOO
Edward j.. eO'Brien to William r. Allen; lot
90 block 8, Eastman's Second addition, $1,000.
George g. Davis (assignee) ct al. to John A.
Berg, lot IL and part of lot IL, block 2, Coe &
Channell's addition, 81 ops.
Mary ]. Murphy and husband to NIL. Cohen;
lot II, block 2, Bakers addition, 500. 7,
E.. NJ. Anderson and wife to j. Gustaf Erick-
son; lot 6, block SO, East Side addition. $3.50.
Robert e. Ware and wife to William G.
land avenue Encouragement, ETC.. $1,000.
Flora A. Hobart and husband to Emily W. FL
field; lot IA, block 33. Groveland addition,
So, 900. 5 #s
Rudolph Goethe and wife to Rudolph F.
Goethe; in section 16-119-21, $1,000.
Total ten deeds, ST, 625 8
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| minneapolis Dry Goods CO
Made-up Carpets and Rugs

One the striking illustrations Of volume business done
acceptable which these the OF
bodies borders harmonious We for our fall dis
guide: will Z
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14

the western extension of the Menominee
range, are easy Of access, while from the
latter region an extension to the Gogebic
range, but comparatively few miles to
the north, is a logical step.
| It Is not believed the company aims to
secure a share Of the traffic Of the Mar
quette range, altho a short extension a
| little east Of north of Norway would tap
! the district, but rather that it contem-
plates taking out large proportion Of
the production of the Menominee and Go
gebic ranges, now served by the North
Western, Milwaukee and Wisconsin Cen
trail lines, which haul the ore to the Es-
| canada, Wells and Ashland docks, re-
spectively.
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Railroad Notes.

George H. Gilman of Tacoma has been mp
pointed master car builder Of the Northern Pa
cifc, with headquarters at St. Paul
The Great Western has met the 500 line rate
Of $441o round trip to Boston and sse:lo to Ne, New
lines will take similar action.
{ w. H. Elliott, superintendent Of signals on the
Milwaukee, who will become head of the New
L. R. Clausen, supervisor Of automatic signal
work.
In circular received by northwestern lines
dealing with ticket scalping. Recently an S.
TRANSPORTATION.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14
| BANQUET FOR HALFWAY MEN
Great Western Officials Are Entertained
| at Omaha,

The Omaha banquet Saturday night for
the Great Western railway officials and
directors, in honor Of the opening of sew
eral new direct connections by the sys-
tenn, was a great success. The commit
tee met the special train at Fort Dodge
and rode with the party over the new
line. John L. Webster made the address
Of welcome for the Commercial club and
Major r. S. Wilcox chairman of the
clubs executive committee, introduced
President A. B. stickney Of the road, the
principal speaker.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14
CORN AND APPLES GOOD.

centeryille. s. d.. Sept. il. Farmers in this
vicinity are working early and late making up
for lost time caused by bad weather during the
past two weeks. Threshing, blowing and potato
harvesting being pushed with every availa-
BILE man. Grain yields are reported all the way
from ten to eighteen bushels an acre. Potatoes
on low grounds are rotting. Corn is mostly out
Of the way of-the frost and will be a big CROP
Tic apple crop IL the largest ever known here
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14
TWELVE PER CENT INCREASE
Building Operations in the Larger
Cities Show a Good Gain.

Building operations for August show an
increase Of 70 per cent. In twenty-five
cities, $3.50 permits were taken out for
struction News detailed statement of the
building operations is as follows:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14

London Sept. IA special dispatch from the
Bulgarian frontier reports that another Servian
military plot has been discovered at Kraguye-s
vats. hfty-nine miles from Belgrade. Several
more officers have been arrested.
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Reductions on Iron Beds

per and Roy Boucher, switchmen on the slichi-
gan Central Railway, have been instantly killed
In an explosion of dynamite in car in the
yards at West Bay City. Robert Rolin, en-
gineer; william Noble, fireman. and John Craile,
conductor, were injured, the latter so seriously
residents Of this city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
REAI. EsrATE rRANsFERs.

Albert Kribe and Eva Rhoades.
Swan A. Johnson and Hulda Carlson.
Max "A. Hilbs and Emma Kanehl.
William John Thomas and May W. Smith
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Reductions on Brass Bed.
Save 1REAKERs GER IS. 500. !.

{ Caro-, Mich, Sept. 14.-Burglars last night
drilled and opened the safe in the room Of
the Michigan Central. and secured So. 800 in cur
rency.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14

sentimentalists are endeaycring TO procure the
retention Of the city wall at Manila, ordered
removed In order to improve the waterWorks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14
LAUNpRYMEN,s NATIONAL.

Milwaukee. Wis, Sept. 14--Fiye hundred
laundrymen. members OF the Laundrymens' Ma
tional association, met In the twentieth annual
convention Ia Milwaukee today, and viii remain
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14

DYNAMITE CAR ExPLoDEs.
BAY City, Mich, Sept. 14.--Clarence D. Hop
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DECREASE IN BUILDING
Legal News Summary of Local Operations
{, Shows Falling Off In Last

The Legal News comparative statement.
Of building operations for last week and
a wear ago Is as follows:
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ANoTHER sERY1AN PLOT.

, thro Wednesday. The opening session was de
voted to routine business.
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Made-up Rugs With Borde1

~ s~se0S -
So Wilton Velvet, 1o-ex13-9, ecru ground.
green and tan floral border with scrolls
- ana oriental design 80; ,
ground tan and brown floral. ............
60 Wilton Velvet, 1o-6x12. light green, with
clusters Of handsome red and yellow
81 rap osss brussels tan ground.
with floral and scroll designs ...3........
81 Extra Wilton, 10-6x12, cream ground, with
green scroll border in red and green Turk
es Best wilton velvet, io.ex1o.11, tan ground,
red and green floral, oriental border -.
81 Bigelow Body Brussels, 10-6x12, blue, with
palm leaf designs in rich oriental color
1ngs
65 Body Brussels. 1o-6x12, private pattern,
brown ground, with red and greenish
effect border in two-tone yellow
&c Best Extra Velvet, close woven effect, in
oriental colorings, border in red and tan.
CT Smiths best Administer, blue ground, Kurd-
estan pattern, blue and red border on two
81 BODY es Brussels .io.e1io.ii blue and tan
Turkish design on red ground. ..........
50 Extra Wilton, 1o-6x124, palm leaf figure
cream ground, rich oriental border.
70 Body Brussels 10-6x11-9 green, with light
scroll, blue border with green scroll !.
II Wilton Velvet, S-3x11-6 blue, with oriental
block figure, two sides bordered, ends
u Best tapestry, o4x11.e, tan and green eff.
feet sides bordered, ends fringed, slightly
soiled
IS Tapestry, 10-4x12-7, red with tan and
green scroll, bordered Sides fringed ends.
+ "a Dobsoh's Extra Wilton. 9x12, tan, brown
and green pattern on blue ground. ......
rs Smiths Extra Velvet 9x12 cream with
Persian design in blue and green ........
76 Stinson Velvet, 9x12, blue ground all ovei
pattern in green and tan ..............
II Smiths Administer, 12-9x13, brown ground
with clusters Of roses ..................
IS Wilton Velvet. 129x14. green and tan all
oriental n
10 Body Brussels, 10-6x1211, red and greer
pattern ...............
80 Best Wilton 106x106, Turkish figure OF
blue ground, border in blue and green.
81 Wilton Velvet, 10-6x13-9, Delft blue pat
tern, blue and red all5over border 1899.
50 Bigelow Administer, 7-3x9, olive green with
SO Hartford Administer. S3xS-7, tan grount
with oriental pattern .................
"a Best Tapestry, s-3x13-1, Persian patter1
on cream ground, border of rich green ant
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
ROOT DENIES THE
-. =. PRESS REPORTS
SOME ONE GIVING OUT FALSE
REPORTS ON WOOD HEARING.
General Bliss Declares Newspapers
Made His Testimony Before the
Senate Committee Appear Exactly
Opposite to What He Said-Fur-
Their Evidence Against General
Wood-Senator Hanna Wants Him
Called.

Washington, Dec. 15.-General
Tasker H. Bliss having complained to
Secretary Root that the testimony
which the general gave before the
senate committee on military affairs in
it's investigation of the charges
against General Wood had been mis-
represented in newspaper reports
Secretary Root has sent a letter to
Senator Proctor, chairman Of the COM
>mittee, in which he says:
I wish to call the attention of the com
nlittee to the fact hat some persons seem
to be persistently furnishing to the press
false statements of the testimony taken
before you, the perversion Of the evidence
being in every case to the prejudice of
General Wood. 1t cannot be doubted that
the newspapers publishing these reports
are sent to them by the representatives
Of the press in good faith, under the same
belief.
1t is evident that some person is I'M
dertaking to convey to the press repre-
sentatives information Of what goes on in
the committee. and is taking advantage
of the fact that the evidence is not pub
ished to state it falsely, for the public
estina ton: SO that. while your committee
will act upon the evidence actually before
it, the public judgment as to how you
/, ought to act will be based upon an en-
tirely different and erroneous idea of what
the evidence is.
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SHEVLIN'S MISTAKE
Minnesota Delegation at Washington
Much DispIeased-No Pros
poets of Change. d..

poets or Snan9e .....-..
From the journal Bureau, Colorado. Building,
Washington. ..-.
Washington. Dec. 15.--While the Mime
sofa delegation feels that National Com
mitteeman T. H. Shevlin treated them
with scant courtesy when he gave his
proxy to Chairman Hanna. and that as 2
result of that action Minnesota did not
secure certain things at the hands of the
national committee that could have been
secured for the mere asking, there is moth
ing to indicate that they will take any
steps in the direction of bringing pressure
to bear upon Shevlin to resign.
All the good or harm possible is already
done. a
The national committee will probably
not meet again until a few days before the
national convention and even then will not
discuss any matters Of importance Prac-
tically all the work Of the present com =
mittee is ended. Chairman Hanna will
call the convention to order and Secretary
Heath will act until a temporary secretary
is named. but there will be no work for
either. The convention itself will select the
new national committee.
1t 1s the impression here that it probably
would be just as well to permit matters
to take their regular course. making sure
that Shevin's successor will be some one
who will keep the stae in mind and not
neglect it's interests.
1t is believed here that it will be out Of
the question for him to secure a, re-elec-
ton. Whether in the future the delega-
ton will take a more radical stand in re.
gard to Shevlin cannot be predicted Oh
course if strong move is made at home
for Shevln's resignation, the delegation
might think it wise to notice it in some
definite way. w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
DID CHARLTON
TALK TOO MUCH?
If Not, Why Was He Recalled from
Boston by Sir Wilfrid
1919 Laurier? E
Special to The Journal.

Montreal, Dec. 15.-The recalling by
telegraph last Thursday of John
Charlton from Boston by his chief,
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, is the talk of po-
litical circles, and there is a general
belief that it will mean MI. Charl-
toms political head. Sir Wilfrid tele-
graphed him to come here to attend
a meeting Of the council, but this, on
the face of it, was an excuse, as the
council never meets here.
AS a result of the recall, Mr.. Charl-
ton had no chance to deliver his eve
ming speech at the dinner of the Mer-
chants association. tho he had made
a speech at the Chamber of Com
merce in the afternoon, advocating
reciprocity with the United States.
In speaking Of the stand taken by
Mr.. Charlton, J. Israel Tarte, former
minister of public works, said:
MI. Charlton does not represent the
sentiments Of the majOrity Of the Ca
madam people when he advocates reci-
procity with the United States. The
United States is our rival in the pro-
duction and export of food products
wheat, flour, meat, butter. cheese, etc.
A good many public men in the United
States believe that the ultimate des-
tiny of Canada is to form a, part of
the American nation. I have no doubt
that Mr.. Charlton is also of that mind.
However, the feeling and the aspira-
tons of the Canadian people are in
the other direction. We have the raw
material to build up a nation. Instead
of lowering our tariff in favor of the
Americans, we must raise it against
Them
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for the Associated Press for a short
period.
j. 0. Lafontisee, city editor of the
Jacksonville, Fla. Times-Union, was
recalled and corroborated the testi-
mony given to DR.. Fisher. He said
that before General Wood and DR.
Fisher started on the trip to the Isle
of Pines the latter instructed him Ga
fontisee) to write the article concern
ing Bellaire. Mr.. Lafontisee said he
took the question under consideration
and decided that as the matter would
be highly sensational, and in case OF
libel suit it would be necessary to sum-
mon witnesses from the United States
to prove the charges that he would not
print the article. ~
Senator Hanna made q formal re-
quest of the committee that General
Wood be subpoenaed to come home
from the Philippines in order that he
may answer the charges against him
and that he may be questioned con-
corning his actions in Cuba.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
WOODS ACTS DESCRIBED
Jurisdiction of Courts Changed After
Postal Frauds Were Discovered.

General G. P. Burton. inspector
general Of the army, formerly inspec-
tor-general in Cuba under the, admin
istration of General Wood, testified
to-day that the discovery Of the pos
tai frauds was made in April, 1900,
and that it was two weeks or more
later when the order was issued by
General Wood changing the jurisdic-
ton and powers Of the courts.
Alexis E. Frye formerly superin-
tendent of public instruction of Cuba,
told the committe that the schools of
Cuba were organized under laws is
sued by General Brooke and that an
order making a cut in salaries OF
teachers was issued by General Wood.
He declared that there had been a
breach of faith on the part of Cen
eral Wood which interfered with the
efficiency of the schools. He asserted
that General Wood was untruthful in
many matters affecting public affairs.
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MabeI'S Pink Tea.

After her pink tea reception
in the Tombs Jail, where she
received numerous visitors, includ-
ing several from Minneapolis and
other towns where she formerly lived,
Mabel Parker-P -Singley, playing
society lady and pouring pink tea, de-
clared the basis upon which she makes
her defense to the charge of forging
the name of Alice kauser to check
for $3.50.
Assistant District Attorney Train
and Detective Peabody are confident
Of proving her whole story a fairy
tale. She stated, in substance, that
she never committed forgery and only
told her wonderful story of expert
writing, bogus checks and false sig
natures under hypnotic influence for
the purpose of protecting her much
beloved husband, James Parker, the
noted crook and morphine eater.
..%.. MabeFs Career. .... ~.
Despite the objections of her attor-
ney, Mr.. LIE Barber, the state is pre-
pared to show that Mabel is not SO
much in love as she says, that she is
25 Instead of 20, as she claims that
she left a convent shortly before her
marriage is all moonshine; that she
was at one time we'll known as a ten
derloin habitue here, and that she was
arrested in Buffalo once for attempting
to pass bad checks.
District Attorney Train feels assured
the jury will not believe her story, and
shows there was no indication of her
devoted love for her husband, as she
did not even notice him when brought
to the courtroom. On the contrary,
she was willing to go on the stand and
testify against him. She loves no
toriety, has been making cart atures
of the judge, jury and court officers
during the trial. '-a...
Husband Claims Another Name.
Some Of the criminal romance of
the case was supplanted by another
sort of romance yesterday. That was
when MabeIs husband, WHO now says
that he is not James Parker but
James Singley, took the stand in her
defense and declared that. the forgery
OF the check was all his work.
His positive assertion to this effect
was followed by affectionate glances
between the pair. Both made an ex-
cellent appearance in court.
Parker said that he married the
young woman on June Is or 10. He
said that his wife knew about some
of his forgeries; of others she was
ignorant. Asked if she knew anything
about his forging Alice Kauser's name,
Parker said she did not. /:
says lie Signed Check.
Then, after looking at the check, he
declared that it was in his handwrit-
ing, that he wrote the Endorsement
and that he had been known as &c.
j. Budd,' the signature that appeared
on the Endorsement. r..
At the request of Assistant District
Attorney Train, Parker wrote in court
the signature alice Kauser.' The
writing was passed around to the jury
men and was compared with the Alice
Kauser signature on the forged check.
A. boy who was arrested under the
name Of Harry Gordon testified that
when he was arrested, Detective Pea
body told him that if he wanted to
get out of trouble he would have to
say in court that he saw the Parker
woman write a check for $40 on the
Shoe and Leather Bank. Detective
Peabody denied this part of the story.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
HALF MILLION FIRE LOSS
INCEN DIARIES ACCUSED OF
WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION in
ROCHESTER,, n. Y. STILL
BURNING.

Rochester, N. Y, Dec. 15.-It is be-
lieved to-day that the loss from the
fires of last night will reach half a
million dollars, about so per cent-be-
ing covered by insurance.
The first fire broke out shortly be-
fore midnight in the Foster & Arm
strong piano factory in Commercia1
street. The building was totally de-
stroyed. A few minutes after the
!, walls fell fire was discovered in the
shoe factory of Williams, Hoyt & Co,
and a few minutes later a fresh fire
started in the Wendell piano factory
at Central avenue and North Water
street.
The Foster & Williams and Hoyt
fires were. extinguished after hard Ia
Dor, but the fire in the Wendell plant
is still burning fiercely.
Police and fremen are Of the opin-
ion that the fires were set by incen-
diaries.