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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
LIGHT FROM BACTERIA
A Mining Lamp in Which the Lit.
~ tie Fellows Give Out Blue
t. Green Light.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service. -.
Vienna, March 16.-Professor Hans
Molisch of Prague, believes that he has
discovered a use for bacteria. He has
communicated to the Vienna academy Of
sciences the specifications of mining
lamp in which bacteria supply the light.
The lamp consists Of a glass jar in which
there is a lining of saltpetre and gelatine,
previous inoculated with bacteria.
The latter develop innu1nerably in two
days, causing the jar to become illumin-
ated with blush green light. This lasts
brilliantly for several days. dragually dim
ming until it disappears in about fort
night or three weeks. Professor Molisch
claims that the light is suitable for mines
and powder magazines because it is colo
and not dangerous. Faces can be recog-
nized by this light for a distance Of two
yards and large type can be read by it.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

Mississippi is at hand. The river gage
this morning marks 391, the highest stage
Of the water ever known here, and the
weather, bureau officials predict forty 1eet
before the rest of the flood passes. The
high water mark in the great flood OF
1897 was 37.3.
In north Memphis, hundreds of people
are abandoning their homes, and every
industry located along Wolf river has
closed down. Street car service there has
been practically abandoned.
: Several railroads have been seriously
hampered by the flood. Dispatches from
Holy Bush, eight miles north of Mem
phis. state that the levee is being badly
washed on top by the swift current. The
weak point is about 1000 yards in length
and the water is running over the top OF
the levee.. .s- - ..--.'- -
Reports from, Dyersville. Tenn, says
many of the planters in the Mississippi
bottoms have fled to the hills and that
their homes are being washed away.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
THE BOW -W0NG.WUI BUSY
a Crusade for the Liberation of
-. China to Go On in
- ~. America. -.s. Il

New York March 16.-Secret agents Of
Chinese progress in this city have received
private information from San Francisco
that the crusade for the liberation of
China is to begin at once. America is to
be the headquarters of Kang- u-WaE the
young reformer and ex-member of the
Tsung -li-yamen, who seeks through his
society. the BowWong-Wui (society for
the protection g:cf the emperor) to make
Kwang-Hsui emperor in fact as we'll as
name. Kang-YU-Wai it is rumored Is now
on the Pacific, bound for this country and
after establishing the main office Of his
propaganda here will tour the world, or
ganizing branches In the various capitals
of Europe. made UP of the educated and
influential Cinnamon Of the world.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

London, March 16.-Jolln Flower, chair
man of the shareholders committee which
insttgated the prosecution of Whitaker
Wright, the director of the London &
Globe Finance corporation, who was ar
rested yesterday on his arrival at New
York from France. says:
Il see Wright is quoted as saying he
had a powerful protector in an exalted
quarter That statement is not new to
us. 1t is the keynote Of the whole case.
Prior to the failure of the London &
Globe, certain persons maintain that
Wright had in his possession letters from
leading members of the English royal
family showing they were mixed up in
his transactions. We have no docu-
mentary proof of this. Wright himself
is probably the only man in the world
who could prove it. If he has such let
ters they ought now to be in the posses
sion of the New York police, as we sup
pose they searched his. effects, and Wright
is not likely to, let such a powerful
weapon Of defense out of his personal
keeDing.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
A FLORIDA BANK FAILS
The First National of Jacksonville,
Fla, Is Closed by the
Controller.

Washington, March 16.-The First Ma
tional Bank of Florida, at Jacksonville.
Fla, was closed to-day by direction of
the controller Of the currency. upon the
report of an examination made by National
Bank Examiner Charles A. Hanna, which
showed the bank to be insolvent Ma
tional Bank Examiner J. w. Morvel has
been appointed receiver.
The failure Of the bank, it is said at
the treasury department, was due to
losses which absorbed the entire capital
and surplus, leaving deficiency In as
sets, which are of slow character and
of poor grade, consisting largely of phos-
phate and lumber mill machinery. insur-
ance policies. real estate, etc. The bank
has liabilities of $375, ,1S2. #
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
WRlGHTISz zARRAlGNED7
He VIII Return to%EngIand Without Ex
tradition After Examination. .-

He VIII Return to%England Without Ex.
tradition After Examination. ,...
New York, March 16.--Whitaker Wright,
arrested Yesterday at the request of the
London police, was arraigned to-day be-
fore United States Commissioner Alexan-
der. Miss Florence Browne, said to be
his niece, who arrived with him yesterday,
went to the office of United States Mar
shall Henkel with her counsel. She was
not a prisoner.
Miss Browne while she repeatedly
asked to be excused from answering ques-
tions, made partial replies when ques-
toned by representatives of the press. She
said she was the niece of Whitaker
Wright, but knew nothing about his finan-
cial affairs. ~ -. ,..-. a.. - .,;....-.
Mr.. Wright, she said, did not bring q
large sum of money with him. ut is not
the custom Of English people to trave
with large sums she said. 'They secure
letters of credit or drafts, instead of car
rying large amounts of money. nave
only a small sum with me, enough te
| carry me along, but of course, am able
| to secure any amount need for any pur'
pose
Miss Browne said she would return tt
England very shortly.
When Wright was arraigned, his coun'
| sci said that, although Wright was will
ing to return to England, he would 1ns1s
ON an examination here before doing so.
| On his way to the federal building
Wright made a statement in which M
said:
..I shall waive all extradition formalitie!
| to 20, back, to England as soon as tn.
government natures all arrangements
This story about the amount of none!
Host is all bosh. The amount lost alto
gether did not exceed s4,0OO.O00. This al
turns toward the time; when the crasl
came The dividends paid out under ;
secured capital. consisting Of mining prop
erty, were more than the capital itself o
the Globe company. The Boer war, will
its financial Irregularities, contributes
largely and was chiefly responsible TO
DESTROYING the value Of mining propertie
at that time, when our assets were In
vested. This is q. scheme or plan to de
stroy for the time being the market value
of mining properties.
! .s'The Globe company to-day would be O.
! its feet had it not been for the subway
/ the underground road In London, but un
! fortunately in an unwise moment tn
Globe became interested in this and tn
crash came. The money was legitin1atel
| lost This occurred tow years ago
went over the books carefully myself wit
/ the receiver and the matter was laid in a
its entirety before parliament.
"The attorney general for the crow
4 told me himself that had clean bill c
4 health and was not culpable in any way
1 Anyway am an Englishman by birth;
i am an American citizen. have thre
4 children living with my wife in Engan
and three are buried in Phila adelphia. Mis-
Browne is my niece and is my sister
y child. She came here to visit friends i
j philadelphia. I came here to examin
] mining properties
4 Wright was arraigned before Unite,
4 States Commissioner Alexander and tn
i hearing was adjourned until Wednesday
j Sir Peter Sanderson. British consu
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

murder of William G. Dame, whose widow
is charged with having administered to
her husband a slow poison furnished by
the negro. .1 .
1--WE do not know how many poison
ing cases can be traced to- Hossey, SAID
a police official to-day.
"This case is assuming proportions far
beyond the comprehension of those con-
nected with it at the time Hossey was ar
rested. Before the Investigation proceeds
much further startling developments are
expected. There may be some arrests
after the bodies to be exhun1ed have been
examined by the chemists
Detectives are searching for a white
woman who is alleged to have represented
Hossey in the preliminary dealings with
his patrons. ~
= Hossey Got 500 Cease"
Seventy letters, written mostly by, wo-
men, have been found in the home of
Hossey These letters, which are said to
be of an discriminating nature, vary little
in their terms, and. it is asserted, show
that Hossey charged $1O0 for every case.
Some of the letters point to payment of
the fee in installments
-. ,s 4. Many Mysterious Deaths
Every physician within a radius of half
| a mile of Hossey's home has been sum
| noned to give evidence as to mysterious
deaths among their patients.
:This man Hossey has been dispensing
his slow powders for ten years said AS
sistant District Attorney Shayer. "No one
can tell the number of his victims. We
have already under investigation three
cases.
To a. correspondent Hossey said: s'I am
no spoisoner. am a herb doctor I cure
people. not kill them. My mother was ar
herb doctor before me, and I have made
medicines for thirty years. The principa
thing give, my patients is a mixture Of
swamp root. sassafras, wild cherry. prin.
cess pine, snake root and half an ounce o.
mandrake. I always gathered the herbs
myself and mixed them up according tt
the recipes my mother taught me-
Physicians in all sections of the city
4 have reported cases to the district at
j torney that will probably lead to the open
| ing of many graves. In each Of these
cases the patient first appeared with Z
minor complaint, which grew progressive
! ~ worse and which, just before death
manifested what are now recalled as tht
] usual symptoms of arsenical poisoning
Seven of these practitioners were closetet
with the assistant district attorney Satur
dav
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
IN TROUBLE AGAIN
Gov. Jeff Davis Of Arkansas Will
Be INVESTIGATED.

Little Rock. Ark, March 15.--Attorney
General George w. Murphy has filed with
the legislative Investigating committee
charges of gross misconduct in office
inst Governor jeff Davis. and the com
mittee decided to take testimony in sup
port of them. He charges the governor
with frequent violations Of the criminal
laws Of the state.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

general, was present at the hearing .ac
companied by Charles Fox, the legal adj
wiser of the consulate. Maurice Inter
meyer appeared for the prisoner and said
he was ready to proceed. Asked whether
he waived examination, Mr.. Untermeyer
replied:
ION the contrary, and I wish to add
that my client states that personally he
would take steamer Immediately for
England and answer these charges, but
on the advice of consul he will wait fur
ther proceedings on the part of the Brit
ish government. Mr.. Wright also denies
that he is fugitive from justice. He has
been absent from England three weeks in
Paris, but insists that he is not a fugi-
tive from justice
Mr. Fox asked for an adjournment for
two weeks pending the arrival of papers
from England. This was opposed by
counsel for. the prisoner, who, after con-
sulting his client, said:
Il think an adjournment until Tues
day or Wednesday will be sufficient. Mr..
Wright insists he is willing to return to
England at once.
l. Commissioner Alexander then set the
hearing for Wednesday. Nothing was
said about bail for the prisoner. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
THREE TRAINS A DAY
Hordes Of Colonists Already Enter.
ing Canadian Northwest.

Special to The Journal.
Winnipeg, Man, March 16.-SiN train
loads Of eastern colonists and their effects
arrived on Saturday and Sunday and have
distributed throughout the province and
territories More trains are on the way
and large numbers of eastern settlers of
a good class are coming to the west this
year.
Z: The regular transcontinental express to-
day brought in about eighty immigrants,
the majority of whom were English.
The liquidator of the Commercial bank
of Manitoba has paid another dividend
of IS a share to the shareholders entitled
to participate in the assets. This makes
$50 a share IN all, repaid to date.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
Within a few weeks the chief is

Within a few weeks the chief is
sue in the Wright case will be the
question Of the completely, or other
wise, ''of the most exalted person
ages in the empire. in Wright's finan-
cial and other schemes. We do
not anticipate any difficulty In OBJ
tanning his extradition, but if what
Wright's friends maintain turns out
to be true his genuine prosecutions;
will become an extremely delicate
matter. -. ..- ~. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
HENDERSON AT DUBUQUE
Demonstration and Reception in His
Honor.

Dubuque, Iowa, March 16.--All arrange
ments have been completed for the DEM
onstration to-day in honor of General
Henderson, who. reached Dubuque last
night mass meeting will be held at the
Grand opera house and addresses of well
come delivered by prominent citizens, who
will be responded to by General Hender-
son. A reception will follow on ]. the
stage.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
THIRTY GRAVES
To Be OPENED
"Dr." Hossey, THE Herb Doctor
Believed to Be Responsible
for These Deaths.
The Case Is Assuming Proportions
Far Beyond What the Police
Thought For.
Detectives Are Looking for a White
Woman Who Represented Hos
+. sey in Dealings.

Philadelphia, March 16.-The police au-
thorities have directed the opening of
thirty-four graves. having secured evil
dence which leads them to believe that
George Hossey.Itlle negro "herb DOCTOR .
is responsible for at beast that many
deaths.
Hossey is In. jail as an accessory to the
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
FILE THROUGH HIS HEART
Brum Waited for Fire in the Store
to Explode the Gun.

Iowa City, Iowa, March 16.-Jacob Brnm,
a workingn1an, ended his life to-day in a,
sensational manner. He loaded a gun
with a three-cornered file and, the trig-
ger being broken, he placed the butt of
the gun in the stove and the muzzle
against his breatst and waited for the
heat to fire the weapon. The file went
through his heart.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
!" EXALTED
PERSONAGES !"
It Is Stated in London That the Royal
Family Is Concerned in the Financial
Schemes Of Whitaker Wright

His Prosecution May Be Extremely Delicate Mattersory
Capture New York stea Yeerday-He Is Aragned
To-day Before U. s. Commissioner Alexander and Agrees
Waive Exradition Return England, but
Instrumental
swndIng Stockholders SIS
derfu Palaces Stables and Yachts
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
CRUCIAL TEST
OF The LEVEES
The Highest Stage Of Water Ever
Known Rushing by Mem
phis To-day.
Some of the Levees Are Being Badly
Washed on Top by Swift
Current.

Washington, March 16.-Special river
bulletin: The Ohio river at Cairo remains
stationary at sos feet and is falling above.
The Mississippi at Memphis is now 391
feet, a rise of 1.2 feet since Sunday morn
ing and 1.S feet above the previous high
record Of April, 1898. 1t will continue to
rise and it is now probable that the
maximum stage will be in the neighbor-
hood of 40 feet. Below Memphis the
river continues to rise slowly except at
New Orleans, where it has fallen Oh foot
in the last twenty-four hours, and 1t now
stands at 1872 feet. -,.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
VOTING ON
AMENDMENTS
The Senate Goes to Work on the
Canal Treaty in Earnest
To-day.
Amendments Were Being Bowled
Over by Large Majorities
This Afternoon.

Washington, March 16-Before the SEN
ate went into executive session to-day
Levi Ankeny of Washington was escorted
to the desk by Mr.. Foster his colleague,
and sworn i'll. No legislative business of
any kind was transacted in the open ses-
sion. rt..-z-- -
In executive session Senator Pettus Of
fered the first amendment to the treaty.
1t provided that it should not go into
effect until approved by congress and
was voted down by a large majority.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

Memphis, Tenn, March 16.-The cru
cial test of the great levees along the
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

The Democratic Program.
Washington. March 16.-The demo-
cratic senators. at their caucus to-day re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-29
CALLED TO SAY FAREWELL.
Mother Of Condemned Man Faints in
the Jail Today.

Mrs Sinclair, mother of the condemned
man, John Sinclair, who is to pay the ex-
IRENE penalty Of the law tomorrow for the
murder Of Daisy Maddox tainted at the jail
today when she called to bid her son fare
well. The woman was made Ill and had to
be carried to room remote from the sons
cell and restoratives applied. Her son and
daughter were with her at the time, but
they were able to stand the ordeal without
much display Of emotion. The relatives of
the prisoner were accompanied to the prison
by the Rev. John Roberts, colored, who
has been doing all in his power to bring
about change in the mans religious ideas.
While in the cell with him this afternoon
the prisoner was asked to bend his knees
in prayer. He objected to taking part in
such a ceremony, although he had no OBJ
lection to listening while the Rev. Roberts
and his relatives engaged in prayer. The
condemned man was not affected by his
mothers fainting spell, but remained the
same cool and collected person that he has
been during all the time he has been con-
fined in the Jail.
The jail officials have everything in readf-
ness for tomorrow's execution, and 1t will
take place about noon. Speaking Of 1t to-
day Sinclair said he hoped the warden
would do good job. He was disposed to
jest also, and said whatever the officials
may do he knew the hanging would be
success on account of the weight Of the
wooden leg.
The Rev Roberts left the prison with the
mother of the condemned man and will re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-29
ENCOURAGES HOG RAISING.
New Variety Of Wheat Known as Corr
Wheat Grown in Washington.


Hog raising in eastern Washington has
been given an impetus by the successful
raising of a new variety Of wheat, known
as cornwheat," said Mr.. Donald 8. Roberts
Of Tacoma WASH, to a Star man at the
New Willard. Experiments conducted
during the past two years indicate that an
excellent and important substitute for corn
has been obtained by the farmers of the
northwest. Heretofore one Of the draw
backs of farmers raising stock, and es-
pecially hogs, in the Pacific northwest has
been the fact that corn could not be sue
cessfully raised. Farmers have been una
BILE to feed their hogs ON wheat worth
from 40 to 70 cents bushel, and compete
with the farmers of the prairie states, who
feed corn worth 121a to Is cents a bushel.
Corn wheat, which appears to be the so
luton Of the problem, was introduced about
two years ago. The grain of corn-wl,eat Is
as large as two grains Of ordinary wheat.
1t yields sixty to 100 bushels per acre, and
has a decided corn flavor, rather than the
sweetish taste of ordinary wheat. 1t
grows successfully wherever other varieties
of wheat grow, and In some respects APP
pears to be even more hardy. Its fatten-
ing qualities are shown to equal, II not
esurpass, those of corn. The state grain in
spector has sent samples Of corn-wheat to
the state grain Inspector OF Minnesota to
ascertain If 1t cannot be used by the maca-
roni factories Of that state instead of ma
tive-grown wheat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-29
MIR. ADAMS POSITION.
Says Hayes Speech Before colored
Mass Meeting Was Misinterpreted.

CYRUS E. Adams, in speaking of the recent
mass meeting at Lincoln Memorial Con-
preeational Church, said to Star reporter
today!
1.-The published statement that presided
at the mass meeting OF the National AFRO
American Council, held In Lincoln Memorial
Church last Monday night. is not true.
William A. Pledger of Georgia, acting pres
hent of the council, presided. ATTENDED
the meeting but did not make Speech as
stated in the papers The only thing dad
was to read a paper setting forth the OBJ
iects of the National Afro-American Coun-
Gil.
Mr.. Hayes speech was not correctly re-
ported He did not advise the use or the
torch and sword to right the wrongs OF the
race. but he recited what the Afro-Ameri-
cans of Virginia were endeavorlng TO 40
through the courts, and quoted scriptural
phrases as applied to the situation as ne
viewed it. The temper of the organization
and Of the meeting is best shown in the
resolutions adopted there, in which we con-
tended for the right Of suffrage, commend-
ed the Afro-Americans of Virginia, Ala
bama, Louisiana and other states VINO are
seeking redress through the courts of the
land, and we denounced the mob murders
now so prevalent in this country. IN the
resolutions we also asked for legislation to
remedy the evils of condition Of service
with respect to members of the colored race
in vogue on many farms in some OF the
southern states, and we protested against
the unfair practices in the transportation Of
passengers in southern states whereby
Afro-Americans were unjustly discriminate
ed against.
so far as I am individually concerned,
am a believer in law and order. l have
preached that through the paper Of which
am the publisher for nearly twenty years,
and l respectfully refer any one sufficiently
interested to the files Of that paper and to
my department as citizen of Chicago and
also of Washington, where 1 have resided
for two years.
so far as l know and believe. the Off
GERS and members Of the National Afro
American Council are also advocates of
law and order in the settlement of the
many difficult questions which confront US
as citizens of this republic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-29
NOT KNOWN HERE.
Milton J. Flood Not Connected With
Smithsonian Institution.

The relatives Of Milton ]. Flood, col
lector of curios, archaeological, geological
and anthropological specimens, Of Clinton,
Mass, are said to be much disturbed over
the continued silence Of their relative, who
was last heard of at Port Morest, British
Guiana A dispatch has been published in
the press to the effect that Information had
been received Of the death Of the scientist
in British Guiana, where he is said to have
gone to collect specimens for the Smith
sonian Institution.
Inquiry at the institute today failed to
develop any information regarding him.
Assistant Secretary Rathbun stated that
there had been a, man named Milton ].
Flood in correspondence with the institute
many years ago. This man desired to Sc
cure position as collector. The institute
did not employ him, however, and nothing
has been heard from him since None Of
the employees of the Smithsonian or the
museum or anYsof the scientists who make
these institutions their headquarters knew
anything of the man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-29
Nebraskans Strike Oil.

"Nebraskans are jubilant over a strike Of
oil at Chadron in our state said Samuel
F. Robinson of Omaha to Star man at the
New Willard.
1.-THE natives Of the town and of other
sections of the state have the fever of ex-
element badly and prospectors are pouring
into the Chadron neighborhood. Analysis
made of the oil recently struck proves it
to be not only good for lubrica ting pur-
poses, but, after refinement, 1t has shown
itself to be excellent for Illuminating pur-
poses. 1t appears to be only a question of
the extent of the find to determine whether
or not great riches are to follow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-29

turn TO the prison tomorrow morning and
accompany Sinclair to the scaffold. He will
afterward take charge Of the body and con-
duct religious services al the cemetery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-29
Proud of His Name.

Meanwhile, the Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia are proud to give Nc
K'nley's name to this finest new school
building. set apart for the manual train