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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24

Boys Smiled as the Death Warrant
Was Read by a Nervous
Deputy Sheriff.

Lexington, KY, July 24.-Earl Whitney
of Nashville and Claude O'Brien Of Mem
phts, We're hanged shortly after o'clock
to-day In the yard of Fayette county jail.
The boys ate a hearty breakfast and at
1880 were dressed for the scaffold. Both
We're calm. At 6 o'clock two priests ad-
ministered communion.
Both prisoners said they felt better and
We're ready to die. Whitney smiled from
the scaffold at the crowds. Both shook
hands with the priest and O'Brien's lips
moved In prayer as his hands were tied
Neither had anything to say of the
crime.
Story of the Crime.
1t was half-past two on the morning OF
Oct. -, 1902, when OBrien and Whitney
entered the home of Chinn, a wealthy
merchant and ex-confederate soldier, and
with revolvers in hand demanded that the
old gentleman produce his money.
Their voices awakened Mrs. Chinn, who
screamed. Asa Chinn, their son. had re-
| turned from a dance only a short time
before and had not fallen asleep. He
| made his way to che door Of his father s
| room, but one of the burglars saw him
and they began shooting. Asa Chinn also
opened fire. The elder Chinn had raised
up and was sitting on the side of his
| bed. He was shot thru the body. O'Brien
and Whitney then ran from the room over
| the form of Asa, Chinn, who also had been
shot and was lying on the floor, using his
revolver as best he could Whitney was
wounded in the left knee. The elder
Chinn, mortally wounded, attempted to
assist his son in the battle in the hallway
and got up out of bed and went to the
door, where he dropped dead.
The boys were captured few days
later near here, but owing to rumor OF
lynching were removed to Louisville for
4 safe keeping. O'Brien was Is years old
and his home was in Memphis, Tenn
Earl Whitney one year his senior, has
relatives In Nashville.
Smiled at Death Warrant.
When the death warrant was read t.
! the young murderers last night they
laughed at Deputy Sheriff Kit Wilkersor
because he was so nervous. The deputy
| had entered the cell with two other Off
GERS and a reporter. He was so excited
that he was forced to clutch the paper
with both hands to see the lettering on 1t
Whitney and O'Brien calmly smoked Gig
arettes during the reading, smiling and
looking about them. After the officer
| finished OBrien said = ~
why, that man is SO nervous he gives
me the -Willies! ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
WILL CONDEMN THE LAND
The Government Will Not Pay Price
Asked for Addition to Smelling
Reservation.

The government will condemn S57 acres
of land wanted for the Fort Smelling reser-
vation.l. &C. Houpt, district attorney, will
begin proceedings. Before 1t was known
that the land was wanted it could have been
bought for $35 an acre. The price is now
$780, and Chief Quartermaster Pond has
given up negotiations. "a
The order for the condemnation proceed
ings emanated from President Roosevelt.
and bears the successive Endorsements Of
the secretary Of war, the attorney general
of the United States and General Kobbe,
who yesterday delivered the papers in the
case to- .District Attorney Houpt. Three APP
praisers will be appointed by the court,
and il the owners are not satisfied with 18th
matter will come before jury in the
United States court. The condemnation pro-
ceedings will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sble, as improvements at the fort are being
held up by the delay in securing the land.
The land lies to the southeast of the pres
ent reservation and comprises section 81,
and parts of sections 80 and 5. A portion
of section 81 was plated several years ago,
but almost none OF the land has been sold
since. Section 81 is almost bisected by the
Bloomington road, and the portion, of sec
tor desired lies along the Minnesota
river.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
CRISIS IN CHINA
BECOMES ACUTE
Manchurian Affair the Subject of
Interrogation in British House /.
Of Commons.
The Fleets Of Russia and Japan Con-
front Each Other Off Of
Vladivostok.

London, July 24.-The criticism Of the
governments foreign policy continued in
the house of commons yesterday. Joseph
Walton liberal who strongly favored
an extension Of British trade by colonial
development, accused the government Of
a succession of humiliating surrenders in
China. He said the time had arrived for
facing the situation in Manchuria and Niu
Chuang.
The under foreign secretary, Lord Gran
borne, in reply, said that the government
was fully aware of the position in Man
churia.
The great difficulty In negotiating with
Russian was that Great Britain had never
yet been able to ascertain exactly what
the Russian government wanted, and the
fact remained that Manchuria was still
occupied. Russia's failure to fulfil her I'M
dertaking was satisfactory neither to
Great Britain, Japan nor the United
States.
Lord Cranborne said the Russian govern
ment knew perfectly we'll that England
would be delighted to come to an agree
ment.
Japan Is Uneasy.
"Our ally he said, lis becoming un-
easy at the prolongation of the occupa-
ton Of Manchuria, and we are equally
anxious for some kind of a settlement
| There are certain elements out of which
|
| if Russia is prepared to give due weight
! to our. treaty rights and commercial. in
terests. she will not find us trreconcilable
| to compromise -
The Daily Mail Toxic correspondent
sends an alarming review Of the situa-
ton. He says that Russia's retention Of
Manchuria, the increase of her fleet, the
dispatch Of her troops to Manchuria, the
southwark movement of the occupying
army in Manchuria and the defiant: con-
duct on the Korean frontier, have alarmed
the Japanese, many Of whom are con
WINGED that it would be better to fgh
now than risk the eventual loss of Kores
and the RELOCATION of Japan to a secondary
place.
Both squadrons Ready.
He says the Japanese are accommodating
stores and negotiating the purchase o.
ships; that a squadron is off Vladivostok
to which port Russian vessels haYe beer
sent as a precaution, and that both fleets
are ready for action at any moment.
| The Standards Tientsn correspondent
says that since July Is there has been ar
incessant increase in the concentration OF
Russian forces at Port Arthur and else
where, many who were ostensibly emf
grants being in reality soldiers. He adds
that there Is not the slightest evidence
| that Russia intends to withdraw or mod
crate her policy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
I its.
Baby Had Two to Six
Every Day.
Stuff cred Terribly
Doctors Failed.
DR.. Miles Nervine Cured
Him.

Weak, nervous, fretful, puny children re-
quire a treatment such as only DR.. Miles
Nervine affords. When neglected these
symptoms lead to epileptic fits OF spasms
Every mother should strengthen her own and
babies nerves with DR.. Miles Neryine, a true
specific in all nervous disorders. Read the
following: a
"When my little boy was 10 months old
he had cramps in his feet and hands. They
would be drawn out of shape for two or three
days. At first liniment seemed to help but
in about two weeks nothing did any good
the doctor gave him. We called another
doctor but his medicine did no good so we
changed to another who called it spinal dis
ease. BY this time the child's body was
drawn out of shape; his backbone was curved
to one side and his hands and feet out of
shape. His suferings were terrible, and he
was having from two to six fits day. Twas
taking DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine for
9 nervous trouble and saw it was recommended
for fits, SO thought would see if it would
help him. All three doctors had given him
up. One-half bottle stopped the fits and his
limbs Strengthened, and another bottle cured
him. He is now a strong, healthy boy going
to school. / have waited to see if the old
trouble returned, before writing you, but it
never has. ] cannot praise DR.. Miles Nerv-
Inc enough, as know it saved my boys
life. MIS-. UR1AH NELSON, Lansing, Iowa.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. Send tor Tree book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
d.. Miles Medical Cos Elkhart Ind.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
Summer Tors--ereat Lake Steamers.

Summer Toms-Great Lake Steamers.
The Northern Pacific Duluth Short
Line" with it's three daily trains 1.-TWO on
Sundays, Is the only line making direct
connections with all of the great lake
steamer lines at Duluth
The Booth Line and White Line $12. 90
and $500 trips to PIT. Arthur. Isle Royal
and Houghton are very popular. They
include meals and berths in the tickets.
The Northern Steamship company's
steamer Northwest leaving Duluth
every Tuesday night, Is the largest and
grandest steam Ter the Great Lakes.
The Anchor Line has four steamers in
service this season, the old standbys,
india China" and Japan and the
new pa1atial steamer, the "Tionesta."
The Northwest Transportation Co..
has three steamers in service, the ELM
pire," Monarch" and the 'tIfuronio''; the
latter boat was new last season
The Lake Michigan and Lake Superior
Transportation Co. has two steamers be-
tween Duluth and Chicago.
The Northern Pacific City Ticket Office
Is headquarters for information on sum-
mer excursions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
MICHIGAN MAN CAUGHT
John H. Carey, Alleged Defaulter, Is
Arrested Here

After being pursued for four months by
officers of the law, John H. Carey, the
defaulting treasurer Of Dickinson county,
Michigan, was arrested On Washington
avenue last night by Detectives Helm and
Morrisey. At the central station he, broke
down, admitted his name and said he
was willing to return to Michigan to stand
trial.
Carey left Michigan early last April and
was traced to this city by Sheriff Cudlip,
but Carey recognized the sheriff on the
street and left for Duluth. He spent much
time in the iron range and was lost to the
officers until the Minneapolis detectives
recognized him last night. He is said to
have embezzled $1,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
Sues to Recover from Railroad.

R, J. Montague of Crookston has COM
menced an action in the Ramsey county
courts for the recovery of $1,000 from the
st. Paul, Minnea polls & Manitoba Rail-
way company. Plaintiff alleges this
amount is due him as the purchase price
of 100 acres Of Polk county landafor which
he contracted in 1881 but which the rail-
road company had not the right to prop
erly deed. In the last twenty years of
dispute between the parties a man named
Kelly has secured a homestead upon the
land and the rights of his claim are now
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24

that he had made his summons as in an
ordinary damage suit but maintained that
it was nevertheless legal.
Judge Simpson stated that the point
raised was an unusual one and indicated
that even tho the wording of the sum-
mons might preclude the prosecution OF
a mechanics lien action it still might
warrant procedure for a money judgment.
He took the matter under Amusement.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
T. a FINE LEGAL POINT

Nice Question On Mechanics Lien Is
Raised.
A nice point in practice was brought up
before Judge Simpson this morning in
the case of Daniel Kreklan against Louis
H Durfey and Nettie Durfey. Suit was
commenced by plaintiff to recover $ls1
for work done. on building and on which
the plaintiff claims to hold a mechanics
lien Defendants moved to have the sum
mons declared void because they did not
state that the action was for foreclosure
Of a mechanics lien. Plaintiff admitted
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
being considered by the interior depart
meIit at Washington.
Fine Guide to Twin Cities.

Don't fail to get copy of How to See
st. Paul and Minneapolis" just issued by
the North Western Line. Handiest, most
practical and most complete Guide ever
published Copies may be had free by
calling at City Ticket office of North
Western Line 1872 Robert ST., st. Paul, or
800 NicoTlet Ave-, Minneapolis, or mailed
for cents In stamps to T. w. Teasdale,
General Passenger Agent, st. Paul.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
CAN'T CHEW GUM.

Chicago, July A:-Gum chewing by mattresses
agreement signed yesterday between the walters
union and the hotel owners association Any
young woman found working her jaws in des-
perate effort to mastcate a stick of gum or
anything else that may tend to affect the mobil-
ity of her features will be open to the charge
Of violating the agreemnt and will be subject
to discharge.
Artificial csmphor Is now made in Germany
for the, trade as chlorhyrate of ,terebinth. IT
has peculiar value In lessening the dangers
OF nitro gylcerine and making gelatin dyna-
mite more effective.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
SUICIDE AT ROCHESTER,
Fred lIvermore of Rochester Locks Him
self In the Bathroom and
Turns on the Gas.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. -"
Rochester, Mimi, July 24.-Fred Liver
more, an old resident and business man
of Rochester, committed suicide last
night. He locked himself in the bathroom
and turned on the gas. He was the only
one at home at the time. The cause of
his act is supposed to have been heavy
losses in grain speculation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24

gett will case. The deceased at one time
had some trouble with her relatives and
consequently left all her real and per-
sonal property to Charles and Mary Whit
ney. The judge of probate refused to
recognize the will and the Whitneys ap-
pealed to the district court, and their
possession Of the property is now legal
lied. '. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
NO MACHINISTS' STRIKE
Omaha Road Men Comprehensive
Roi1ermakers Still Ont.

Negotiations still lin progress at st. Pau
between Omaha road officials and the boiler
makers and their helpers who struck yesterday
The machinists of the road who presented
company's offer of $3.45 day and will not g.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24

Do not despair Of curing your sick head
ache when you can so easily obtain Car
ter's Little Liver Pills. They will effect
a prompt and permanent cure. Their
action Is mild and natural.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
s45oo, Tacoma, Seattle and Portland and

$45.o0, Tacoma, Seattle and Portland and
Return, $500.
$4,000. San francisco and Return. $4,000.
$4,000, Los Angeles and Return. $4,000
These tickets are on sale by the North
ern Pacific Railway company, Aug. LIST
to 14th, and are good for the return until
Oct. Is, with liberal stopovers. You may
not get to the Pacific coast again, so you
cannot afford to miss this opportunity to
see Montana, Washington, Idaho and
Oregon. There is no way to see all Of
this country to advantage without going
or returning via the Northern Pacific
railway. There is no extra charge on the
North Coast Limited" train. The North
ern Pacific City Ticket Office is head
quarters for information on summer ex-
cursions.
To q. A. r. Comrades: Only $50 to San
Francisco and Return.
On August / to Ii the M. &c St. L. will
| sell round trip excursion tickets to San
| Francisco or Los Angeles, Cal, at the ex-
| tremely low rate of $50; tickets limited
| for return to Oct. 10, 1903, and good going
/ one route and returning another, with
stopovers In both directions. 49, ~
! The Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad
has been appointed the official route from
j. Minnesota, and a special train will leave
/ their depot at Washington and Fourth
avenues N on August 10th, carrying Pull
| man sleepers and chair cars thru to the
coast without change.
For full particulars call on e. w. Nor
i timer, Past Department Commander, OF
i w. l.. Hathaway, G.. T. A., No. i Wash
1 ington avenue s, Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
Low one-way Rates to the East via the

500 Line.
New York. N. Y. s26; Montreal. Que.
S2465; Boston, Mass, SGT; Albany, N. Y,
$2465 Toronto, Ont, $3.50; Buffalo N
Y, $50: Portland, Me-, $3.50. Other
points in proportion. Call at ticket office
119 Sd st s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
Best Fishing is on the Omaha.

Low excursion rates any day with still
lower fishing rates every Friday and
Saturday to north Wisconsin points via
Northwestern Line. City Office, 600
Nicollet Either phone 24c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24

Whitneys Get Property.
Judge Cray has reversed recent dect-
sion of the probate court in the Ann Dag
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24

s, That tired, glanguid feeling and dull
headache is very disagreeable. Take, two
Carriers Little. Liver Pills before retiring
and you will find relief. They never fail
to do good.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
Via 500 Line, $3o-St. Anne de Beaupr
Quebec and Return.

Date of sale, July 18th to 23d inclusive.
office. -..-s....- .-...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
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80 9Th and NiseAet
lAREmaaa a Fan RAAm n aN
SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY :

Our Pastry Kitchen spec ials for Saturday will
be Caramel Layer also Fruit Loaf with wine
frosting and Orange Cream Squares, Or n
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-07-08
SURE NOW
The Truth About Coffee.

II must be regarded as a convinc-
ing test when family of has used
Postum for s years, regaining health
and keeping healthy and strong on
this food drink.
This family lives in Millville, Mass.
and the lady of the household says:
For eight years my stomach trou-
bled me all the time. was very ner-
vous and irritable and no medicine
helped me.
Il had about given up hope until
5 years ago next month | read an
article about Postum Cereal Coffee
that convinced me that coffee was
the cause of all my troubles. made
the Postum carefully and liked it so
much that / drank 1t in preference
to coffee but without much faith that
1t would help me.
AT the end of a month, however,
| was surprised to find such change
in my condition. was stronger in
every way, less nervous and at the
end of months | had recovered my
strength so completely that / was
able to do all of my own housework.
Because OF the good Postum did us I
knew that what you claimed for
Grape-Nuts must be true and we
have all used that delicious food ever
since 1t first appeared on the market.
we have in our family and do
the work for them all and | am sure
that | owe my strength and health to
the steady use of your fine cereal
food and Postum Gin place of coffee).
! have such great faith in Postum
that l have sent II to my relatives
and ! never lose chance TO sneak
well Of It," Name furnished b. Pos
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Ice cold Postum with a dash of
lemon is delightful cooler" for
warm days.
Send for particulars by mail OF az.
tension OF time on the $500 90 cooks
contest for 7sS money prizes.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-07-08
A Question OF PIurais.

Though many grammars give listi
Of words having irregular formation
of plurals, the many kinas OF fish OF
fishes, with arbitrarily formed plur
ais, are omitted. The need for such q
list is shown by quoting a few exam
pies. For instance, people speak Of
behring's, but never of Writings
Every one writes soles. sprats, lam
phreys, anchovies, the singular form
rarely. II ever, doing for the plural
but no one would write mackerels
Gods. salmons or trouts. On the Other
hand considerable uncertainty exists
concerning the form Of the plural Of
other Kinds. Who shall decide which
10 correct, turbot or turbots. sturgeon
or surgeons. carp or carps?
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-07-08
The DISSERTATION
OF Independence

You have all read the Declaration of
Independence, suppose. 1t is print
ed on fine type in the back of the
Child's History. and at the top of the
names signed at the end to show how
they wrote them Is John Hancock 8
big and bold, the way a person would
write II he were doing 1t with a burnt
match. Papa used to gather us to-
gether In the parlor after breakfast
every Fourth Of July and read us parts
Of 1t and explain the long words, so
that We would understand what the
Fourth of July was really for-that 1t
wasn't Just to burn holes in your
clothes, and brighten horses, and leave
stubs of rre crackers on the sidewalk
that don't get swept OF for days. When
we children came to have our own
time mamma and papa went away to
be gone two days, we knew Just how to
90 about II; and we wrote Declare.
ton of Independence, copying 1t at.
ter the real true one, and then we all
signed our names at the bottom with
big flOurisbes, the way John Hancock
and the others did.
We thought with all our preparation
success was sure, just as the patriots
Of '76 were successful as the reward
of their daring. but alas!
Our governess' name was 9eorgiana
-Georgiana Saunders-which made 1t
all the more appropriate, because the
name Of the King about whom the ORR
ginal Declaration was written was
George. as you probably know.
When we got the Declaration done,
II was something like this--some Of the
language we took from the book and
some we made up ourselves:
When in the course of human events
II becomes necessary for something to
be done about II, and We can't stand 1t
any longer. The history of our present
gsverness is history OF repeated in
juries and usurpations, To prove this
let facts be submitted to a candid
woAd
l. She makes MS brush our teeth
twice a day, which Is unnecessary as
well as wasteful.
2. She won't let us lay books face
downwards, and so you lose the place
and are a long time finding II when
you come back.
8. She objects if you make fork
in your mashed potatoes.
4. She won't let us breathe on the
window and write with our fingers
days when it rains.
s. We can't have butter and sugar
on our rice, only milk and sugar.
6. She notices. and makes us go
back to lock where we've made finger
marks on the white paint.
7. We have 20 make our own beds,
and then, II there is a wrinkle, OF 1t
isn't done right, we have to do it all
over again.
8. She's just awful, every way you
can think of.
We, therefore, do solemnly publish
and declare that we are and by right
ought to be free and independent. and
that our mother and our father went
Gvay this morning and will not be