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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26

conversation was stated to have taked
place through the Jail window, Barr
being on the inside and witness talking
to him from the outside.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court didn't open in the afternoo
until three o'clock when the witnss|
Fitch was put on the stand, the jury beI
ing instructed to consider his TESTIMONY
only as being for their enlightment as q
the memory of the defendant at thl,
time as to what had occurred on Janu|
airy 3rd.
Witness related the incident as givs
above and then was put under cross q
animation of considerable length. Adj
mitted to having committed the stoF!
he had told to memory and repeatedi
at least dozen times since the time b
was subpoened by the state in Octobs,
up to the time of being puton the stand
SAID that he had done so in order tn
he would not forget it. Witness sci
that he had not told the story to any o.
previous to the taking place of tho fn
trial as he didn't want to get mixed q
IN the case. Before leaving the star
said that he couldn't recollect what b
been told him by the other prisoner
the jail, although he was the one vi
had called him to the window to tan
Neither could he state what was y
nature of the business that had taks
him over to the court house that mon
ing.
DR.. D. 8. MOORE, expert witness
the state was on tho stand the bapn
OF the afternoon to rebuff the testlmo
OF DIR. Sweeney, stated that he had Y II
superintendent at the hospital TOT
insane at jamestown since 1895. kle
barry had seen him during the mon@9
May following the homicide. VIII
answered an hypothetical question, a
lar to that propounded to DR.. Sweea
when on the stand and therein statsa
would not be justified in pronounc
the defendant otherwise than ssse
the time Of thd homicide. Court h
adjourned for tho evening.
WEDNESDAY.
DIR. MOORE, was again on tho ~!
and for an hour and a half was sud-
cd to cross examination in which
included another Hypothetical ques
replying to which the witness IN
stance answered the same - VICE
the stand the previous Afternoon.
]ournment was then taken till aftel
awaiting the arrival of DR.. Jones
other expert witness called by tho =
in rebuttal.
DIR. JONES, when on the stand Y
afternoon gave testimony % regsF
sanity Of the mental epilepsy :s
similar to that of the preceding 49,
His conclusions Is b. defendants
being about tho same as that
Moore.
Several lay witnesses were put 81.
to disprove the reliability Of q
mony William Fitch and It
stood that Friday morning 49,
argument Fitch viii b again pas
0ednd.
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26


III. T. HELGEsoN, testified to an &C.
quaintance with Barry of over sixteen
years standing, had observed his manner
and appearance during that time. From
these years of knowledge and acquaint-
ance he considered defendant to be sane
at the time he saw him ON January Bird,
1901.
Cross examination showed that during
the last three years had not seen much
of him; had not done much business
with him and that there had boon dis.
pute of business account. Attention
was drawn to his having advised Barry
not to talk SO much about what hs had
done. Counsel then asked witness il
this didn't indicate that Barry was act
ing in an unusual manner.
b. Prom, stated that he had lived in
Milton since '88, had known Barry more
or less all Of that time in business
way. Saw him several times on tho dsy
|oe ths hd.picide, bpt diA not speak to
him. 6ew him ask Tor liz mail II thu
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-11

FOR PRESIDENT
Talk Wherever Members of the Com
mittees Met Was All for
Roosevelt.
Senator Mark Hanna Stands Pat"
by His Declaration Of staunch
Friendship.
The Convention Undoubtedly VIII
Go to Chicago, Tho Decision
Is Not Yet Made.
From, The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building

From. The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington
Washington, Dec. 11.-Only Roose-
velt's name is heard in the COR
ridors of the Arlington hotel to-
day, where the republican national
committee is meeting. The sudden
onslaught of the Cincinnati Commer-
clal Tribune apparently has failed in
its purpose. The national committee,
Whatever may be true of other party
leaders, is practically unanimous in
sounding ROoseveltS praises and say
Ing he must be the nominee next year.
All members from western states
say he is the only choice of their
people and will poll thousands Of
democratic votes in addition to the
solid vote of the republicans. II
Senator Hanna, at any time recently
has been priyy to plans which have
been under way to stampede the ma
tlonal committee against Roosevelt
and secure from it's members an ex-
preston that the desirability of his
nomination was somewhat question:
| able. there is to-day nothing to indi-
cate that fact. He is standing pat
apparently, on his. original official
declaration for Roosevelt, and has au-
thorized Harry C. New of Indianapo-
lis, member Of the national commit
tee from that state. to speak for him
as expressing the belief that Roose-
welt will and should be nominated by
reclamation.
The national committeeman come
direct from the people to Washing
ton and are not impregnated with the
anti-Roosevelt poison which has been
so freely injected into the minds of
many republican members of both
! houses of congress.
Roosevelt's friends hope that their
unequiNocal stand will quiet the
Roosevelt opposition perhaps for good,
altho this is almost too much to hope
lfor. The feeling here is much less
| tense since the national committee has
taken such a. strong stand in favor
! OF the president.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-11
WIN. MAR1ELLS' FATE
SUMMING UP. By THE ATTOR-
, :. NEYs IN THE MURDER TRIAL.
AT GRAND FORKS.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks, n. D.. Dec. 11.-Be-
fore the sun goes down the fate of
William Martel will be in the hands
of. the twelve good men and true who
for five days have been listening to
the evidence. The case has been a
remarkable one in many particulars,
chief of which is that the evidence
Of the state and defense harmonizes,
the theory alone being at variance.
All the evidence is purely circumstan-
tial there having been no eye wit
1lesses to the struggle.
The assistant states attorney. Skull
ason, began his address to the jury
yesterday afternoon and closed at
1880 this morning. John Serlie then
opened for the defense and finished
this afternoon. He made a powerful
plea for the defendant. not in working
on the syrnpathies of the jurxmen, but
in presenting the facts as brought out
by the witnesses and in the light that
he viewed them. He dWelt on thu. evil
dence given by Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons;
and Miss Dow, which dovetaiIed with
the story told by Martell on the stand.
The strong point made was that
these witnesses all testified that they
had heard two blows struck. Nally
evidently received but one and the
defense contends that Martell must
have received the other. States At
torney Wineman made the closing adj
dress for the state and Judge Fisk
charged the jury late in the after
noon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-11

rell, 1911 Fourth avenue S. an ele-
Nator operator, who was at that time
employed in the Globe building, was
riding with him.
A man came into the elevator and
was delivered at the fifth floor Of the
Bank Of Minneapolis building.
why that man has an office in the
Globe building" said Farrell.
Does hep responded Branna.
His name is .Debralls and he just went
into the offices he, has opened in this
building" 49,
l.. L. Dodge, agent for the Globe
building, says that he does not re-
member renting any offices to Car
Isle, .Debralls or. anybody else in the
academy of occult science business
but Miss lRehmanklau, who acted as
office girl for Debralls in the Bank Of
Minneapolis building, says that upon
two occasions Debralls said that he
had either opened offices in the Globe
building or was about to. This raises
the question whether the man had still
another alias.
It is stated by the West hotel people
that the only time any one called for
J. j. Carlisle or. sought to go to his
room was when he advertised for a
I bulldog and a. dog owner responded
to it. He. apparently had no com
panion and no chun and only such
acquaintances as he picked up in the
hotel.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-11
COMMITTEE MEETS
Important Work. However. Non
!

Important Work. However. Won't
Come Up Until Tomorrow.
Washington, Dec 1.-THE republi-
can national committee began it's in
itial meeting preparatory to the presi-
Dental campaign of 1904 at the Ar
lington hotel at noon to-day. The
committee. which was called to order
by Chairman NJ A. Hanna, represented
every state and territory either by the
regular nlen1ber or proxy, except
Hawaii. IS
The principal business to be trans
acted is the selection of the. time and
place. for holding the next republi-
can national convention. Neither was
discussed at to-day's meeting.
When Senator Hanna called the
meeting to order he was greeted with
a round OF applause. He expressed
briefly his thanks to the committee
for the work in the campaign of 1900.
Perry s. Heath. the secretary, read
a call of the meeting, stating its pur-
pose Both Chicago and ST. Louis,
rival cities for the convention. are
| maintaining headquarters in the hotel.
The time and place will be taken up
tom orroH- when the various city dele
cations will be given an opportunity
to be heard.
Chairman Hanna, in quitting the
| program OF the committees session,
said that the committee would go III
body to the White House at 2 o'clock
ito pay. our respects to the President
of the United States This, he said,
would close the proceedings for the
day.
! Tomorrow the session will begin at
10 o'clock. when time will be given to
| the committees representing cities de-
string the convention to present their
claims.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-11
NO OPPOSITION
TO ROOSEVELT
Walter Wellman Says He Will Be
Nominated Without Even
a Contest.
Declares, However, That His Election
Is Another and Very Diff
ferent Matter.
And Adds That Many Republicans
Are Only Luke Warm Toward
the President.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Dec. 11.-Walter Wellman
in Washington special to the Rec
ord-Herald says:
President Roosevelt will be nomi-
mated for second term without oppo-
sition at the republican national con-
-ventiOn to be held in Chicago in June
next. This is almost the unanimous
opinion of almost all the national COM
mltteemen who are now assembling
here for the annual meeting of the
committee to be held to-day. It may
fairly be said that among the members
OF the committee there is no dissent
whatever from the foregoing PROPOSE
ton, SO far as public utterances go.
Privately small number of COM
mitteemen think they see obstacles in
the way, such as the fierce and per-
sistent enmity to Mr.. Roosevelt of the
great corporations in New York, the
unsatisfactory political conditions now
prevailing in the empire state and the
possibility that the president may not
be able to gain the electoral vote of
that great commonwealth.
But these private whisperings cut
only small figure in comparison with
the outspoken and enthusiastic express
siOns of a great majority of the mem
bers of the committee who have been
interviewed by members of the press.
Praise for President Roosevelt and
predictions that he is to be not only
renominated, but reelected, are heard
from so many lips that one expression
sounds almost like every other. Re-
cent occurrences have served to stir
! the friends of the president to speak
out, and there is no installing the
volume or the sincerity of the express
| sions in his favor.
AS to the probable and almost GER
tain nomination of the president, vir-
tually without opposition, a neutral
observer and chronicler like your cor
respondent may give his assent. Such
| a result is bespoken by all the signs
of the times. His election is another
Istory-a story which will have to be
icontinued into many chapters of close
4study. The admirers ofs the president
are naturally optimistic, and they may
be right; but men like the writer, Whe
! have no party affiliations and no ia.
/ vorites, whose only anxiety'is to serve
| the public with true inWafdness of al
our political and public activities, may
! we'll reserve their judgment as to the
outcome of the campaign for many
/! long months.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-11
OPPOSITION TO REYES

Fears that He Will Acquiesce in
Panaman Independence.
New York Sun Special Service.
Galveston, Texas, Dec. 11.-A pri-
vate cable received from Colombian
official says: -e
Jealousics and a fear that General Reyes
will be won over by the United States have
prompted other Colombian army officers
to urge the recovery of Panama by force
OF arms. These officers do not question
General Reyes honor and loyalty to his
country. but fear he is being Influenced to
delay decisive action until too late.
The Bogota government is doing every
thing in it's power to prevent a conflict
until official advces have been received
from the commissioners at Washington
that their mission is hopeless. While
dreading United States interference and
protection for Panama, Colombia will,
without question attempt to force return
of the rebellious isthmus.
The long delay is working against Co
lonbia with her own people, and many
who were willing to sacrifice their all to
preserve the republic a month ago are
growing Indifferent and some even are in
clined to side with Panama. Plans have
oeen perfecting to land troops on the Atra-
to river and hotheaded leaders have
s TIRED up sentiment in favor of this
proposed campaign. but do not think it
will be carried out The government is
opposed to any such action at this time
and is dIscouraging the scheme.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-11
SHEVLIN'S ABSENCE
Washington Advices Say He Is Not
Friendly Toward Roosevelt.
From The Journal Rureeu Colorado Ruildinp

Friendly Toward Roosevelt.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE fact that
T.. H. SheVlin, Minnesota member of
the republican national committee,
has given Chairman Hanna his proxy
for to-day's meeting, indicates that
Shevlin's dislike for the president has
not disappeared. 1t is we'll known
that Shevlin has never been consult
ed about Minnesota appointments, and
that his recommendations have been
ignored. The president is also said
to have failed to join with him in
certain matters which Shevlin wanted
to get thru the interior depart1n ent
regarding timber operations in the
northwest.
Whenever Shevlin comes to Wash
.ington he calls on the president, and
occasionally he has been asked to
stay to lunch, but there has never
been anything more than the formal
courtesies which such occasions de-
mand. Shevlin has never felt thai
he was close to Roosevelt, and yet
republican sentiment in Minnesota is
SO strong for the president that he
did not want to attend the meeting
of the national committee where a
test of strength seemed. for time
likely to come between the Roosevelt
and anti-R Roosevelt forces, for in such
an emergency unless he stood by the
president he would be severely
criticized. This is the explanation Of
fered in Washington for Shevlin's
failure to be on hand to-day.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-11
CONVICTED OF
A CONSPIRACY
The Government Wins It's Case
I Against Alleged Timber Grab
bers at Duluth.
Head Cruiser of Lumber Concern
Guilty of Frauds Under Tim
. Der and Stone Act.
Thousands of Acres Filed Upon by
Fictitious Settlers Other Ac-
tions to Be Tried.
Special to The Journal.

special to The journal. ..... IL
Duluth. Mimi. Dec. 11.--A case in
volving the fraudulent acquisition of
800 acres of land under the timber
and stone act came to an end here
yesterday afternoon by verdict OF
guilty" returned against Svend OLE
son. The charge was conspiracy.
Oleson was head cruiser for the. big
numbering firm of Swallow & Hopkins.
1t is charged that with the con-
nivance of the mem bers of the firm he
organized parties of fictitious set
tiers. took them to valuable tracts
of standing timber on Eastwood lake,
north of Tower, and later induced
them to file upon tWenty-four adJoln-
ing claims. these being later turned
over in a most perfunctory manner to
the firm which employed OlesOn.
The case was bitterly fought by the
defense. which was represented by a
large array of the most prominent at
torneys in Duluth and st. Paul. The
government was represented by Al j.
Smith. assistant district attorney, who
has been preparing for this trial for
many months. He had hard fight
but his persistence won out. The
penalty is from $1,000 to $4,000 fine
or imprisonment upon a corresponds
ing basis. 49,. ......
There are other indictments yet to
be tried based upon the operations of
this firm. but the evidence in all is
practically the same under which Ole
sons conviction was secured. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-11
GOODn0W MAKES .
AN EXPLANATION
Tells How the Report That He Was
to Answer Charges
Originated.
Declares That Newspaper Core
spondent, with Whom He Had
Trouble, Started It.

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington. ts4e.s--a-s~a5 1888 - 81
Washington Dec. 11.-John Good.
now was at the state department late
Yesterday and was told that charges
had been filed against him. Csoodnow
says that il, all probability none will
r, come and that the newspaper stories
about charges were, the. work. of man
named Curtis, with whom he had
trouble when the Ballentine case was
on trial in the consular court at
Shanghai. a.. Dr.. ..-...
Curtis was at one time librarian Of
the, United States supreme court in
Washington, according to GOodnow,
and drifted to the orient. settling in
Shanghai. When the Ballentine case,
involving the question whether a man
could be extradited by consular Of
ficers from Shanghai to Manila, came
up, Curtis ''butted in after Ballen-
tine had consented to return to Manila,
and insisted upon a trial. He made a
poor presentation Of the case, and
Mrs. Ballentine, the wife of the &C
J. cused man, hired some one else to de-
I" fend her husband. GoodnOw decided
that Ballentine should be extradited
after hearing the arguments.
Curtis, who was present when the
decision was rendered, began to blus-
ter and was ordered from the court.
Curtis had his revenge. however. He
had a commission from a Hearst
newspaper and threatened GoodnoW
with all sorts of things. Charges of
the high handed way in which Good
now ran his court in Shanghai We're
made in an article written by Curtis in
the San Francisco Examiner, and he
also wrote persons in authority here
including several congressman, MAX
ing practically the same charges. An
extract from one of these letters was
atelegraphed to r h e J o u + n a
last Tuesday. The above is Good
now's explanation of affairs. He
SAYS the charges don't amount to the
snap of ones fingers, and that there
is no consular officer in the east who
hasn't had charges made against him
sore at them for one reason or an
other In some instances the same
man appears as plaintiff so often that
the department doesn't pay any at
tention to his communications. ..
Goodnow discussed to-day, with the
legal officers of the state department
his authority to order eXtraditions
there being no law governing these
cases, and in a general way he was
upheld 1t cannot be learned that the
state department regards the Curt:
charges as being serious. Goodnow is
still. good standing, at the depart
-ment. and officials there speak in the
highest. terms of his work and genera
record.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-11
BIsITA1N's BREAD BASKET
George Foster Says That Is to 81
Canada's Destiny.


New York, Dec. 11.-George E. Fos-
ter, formerly finance minister Of Can
ada, who has just returned from Eng
land. where he has been making
speeches in favor of a preferential
tariff and assisting in the campaign of
former Colonial Secretary Joseph
Chamberlain, declares that within five
years the Dominion will be able to
supply England with the wheat now
sent from the United States.
Last YEAR. he says, we raised
sixty million bushels of wheat, and
more than one hundred million bush
i els of grain. We have now under
cultivation three .,million acres OF
wheat land and still have one hundred
be. grain producing land in the near
future. No country in the world will
take the place of Canada as a food
producer. This is duet the richness
Of her soil and the climate.
United States Is Nanow-NIinded. I
! 1--WE Canadians think the United
States in. all it's relations with us has
people are the best in the world. but
we do not look upon your government
as the broadest- minded in the world
WE import from the United States
a large number of agricultural prod
ucts but from US the United States inn
ports Very little. In manufactured
goods our tariff runs a bout % per cent
while that of the United States is
about 40 per cent. The disparity
seems too great. If YOU won't let us
in on fair tariff We'll have to raise
the tariff against YOU.
We think our country is just as
good as the United States. There was
| a feeling of disappointment among us
concerning the Alaskan award bu1
THAT is passing away. You see the
/! United States stretches its carcass
across our front door. We've got te
! step over you people when We want tc
us.
Manila -Naio. General Leonard Wood ha,
+ proclaimed in Moroand aatf-slnyery Law
passed in October LASTLY the Legislative council
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-11
NO CHANCE FOR ST. LOUIS
Both National Conventions Probably
VIII Go to Chicago.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,

VIII Go to Chicago.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington
Washington. Dec. 11.-Mem bers Of
the house committee on industrial arts
and expositions have advised the st.
Louis delegation here in the interest
Of that city not to urge their claims
for the national convention too strong
~ as Chicago is certain to be selected.
President Francis realizes there is no
chance for st. Louis, and says that
the delegation came to Washington
because local business men demanded
it. They concur in the proposition that
st. Louis has all she can do next
year to handle the regular exposition
crowds.
What will happen as to the repub-
lican convention will also happen to
the democratic. st. Louis will get
neither. and Chicago likely will get
both The latest bulletin issued by
the exposition, management discusses
hotel facilities for. next year. saying
that a maximum of $1,000 people a
day can be cared for. One national
convention would bring together that
many people, to say nothing of the
regular exposition attendance. st.
Louis has booked already 240 national
conventions for next year, or an aver
age OF nine each week during the life
of the exposition. The politicians
don't want to get tangled up With
these crowds.
w. w. Jermane.