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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
SENATOR OF THE
U. S. ARRAlGNED
Dietrich of Nebraska Says Not Guilty
to Indictment Returned
This Week.
Suffciency Is to Be Attacked in
Those Charging Conspiracy
and Bribery.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 19.-United
States Senator Charles H. Dietrich,
accompanied by General John {.
Gown, his attorney, appeared before
Judge Munder in the United States
circuit court and was arraigned on
the indictments returned against him
Nov. 16 and Dec. II.
To the indictment charging him
with profiting by leasing a postoffice
building to the government he pleaded
not guilty, and to that charging him
with conspiracy and bribery he re-
fused to plead.
In the latter counts, which were
those returned Nov. Is. in which the
senator is charged jointly with Post
master Jacob Fisher Of Hastings with
conspiracy and bribery in connection
with Fishers appointment, General
Gown informed the court that the de-
fendant would attack the sufficiency
of the indictment.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
NEW BRIDGE IS OPENED
4 SECOND AND GREATER
"BROOKLYN BRIDGE" is DEDI-
q. GATED TODAY WITH APPRO-
PIRATE CEREMONIES.

New York, Dec. 19.-The new Will
liamsburg bridge, the second and
greatest bridge across the East river,
connecting the boroughs Of Manhat-
tan and Brooklyn, was turned over
to the city and formally opened to-day,
the dedicatory exercises including
military parades from both sides, of
the. river and ethes IN lee etingSi in, the CEN
ter of the new bridge of+.Mayor Low
and the Manhattan borough officials,
with President sSwanstrom and other
Brooklyn borough officials, speeches
in the Plaza at the Brooklyn end of
the bridge and dinner at the Han
over club, Brooklyn.
The new bridge. construction on
which was begun Oct %, 1896, is
about a mile above the Brooklyn
bridge, which it greatly resembles In
type and appearance, tho much larger.
Its length between terminals is 1900
feet, and it's width 11S feet, the
Brooklyn bridge being but IS feet
wide. The bridge proper cost about
$11, 100000 and the cO1demning of
land for approaches brought the total
cost to about SIT 900, 900:
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
FRAT INITIATION
and SCRUB WOMEN
Candidates for Sigma Phi Epsilon
Compelled to Escort Floor
Scrubbers to Theater.
Men Wore Evening Dress and Women
Declared Themselves Delighted
With Their Outing.
New York Sun Special Service.


Chicago, Dee. 19.-Twelve scrub
women of the Stratford hotel We're
taken to the Studebaker ,theater last
evening by an equal number of medi-
cal students in evening dress. But
the men were unwilling escorts.
Early yesterday morning, H. e.
Martin arrived at the Stratford hotel
from Philadelphia :and sent%a mes
sage to the president Mt of the Sigma
Phi Epsilon fraternity, at the College
Of Physicians and Surgeons of the
University of Illinois, that he was pre-
pared to initiate new members into
the mysteries of the society. He soon
received a reply that the initiation
would take place at the Stratford
hotel in the evening. -... 49,. ...
, At T o'clock twelve medical stu
dents arrived at the hotel, attired in
evening dress. A few minutes later
the Initiation was begun. ~.
D. A. Harwood was given a broom
and sent down to the lobby, where he
was compelled to aCcOst every guest
with the salutation: II am a fool!
No one disputed him.
Then Martin discovered the scrub
women and conceived novelty in
the way of initiation.
4. ..Would YOU. like to go to the the
ater. this evening =, he asked one of
Them. -. s.5.s 5g -. = ..$ s.rss & =, =
"Quit your joshing." she replied.
m Martin explained that he was in
earnest, and the woman not only con-
sented to go to the theater, but said
all her sister scrubwomen would go.
r. "We're going to the theater, fell
lows said Martin, addressing the
students. The students asked If they
We're to go alone.
"Oh. no; l have partners for you,
he said.
Then one by one the scrubwomen
walked into the parlor
After q short conversation the
twelve medical students left the lobby
Of the hotel escorting the twelve
scrubwOmen. .'
- ."The swellest time of my l1fe," said
one of the women as she returned.
Yes and--dinner- at t-the-Stratford
after the shoWsss another said. ..
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
rnal Bureau, Colorado Building

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Dec. 19. -, For some
time past officials Of the geological
survey and the department of the in
terror have been watching the course
of the Association Of Portland Cement
Manufacturers with considerable in
terest, and consequently much COM
ment has been caused by the receipt
of information concerning the secret
meeting of the association held in New
York, at Sherrys, last week, at which
it was decided to close down all the
plants of the association for a period
of six weeks between Jan. and April
/, 1904.
A large quantity of cement will be
used by the government in the next
two years in connection with irrigat-
ing plants in the arid land regions
the filtration plant in the District of
Columbia and the Panama canal
project. AS the association includes
about forty-five Of the largest manu-
facturers of Portland cement, and it's
mem bers control a large percentage
of the $350,000,000 invested in this
industry, this agreement will have an
immense influence in curtailing the
production of cement between now
and the opening of the spring build
ing operations. The plants belong
ing to members of the association
have a. daily capacity Of between 49,
900 and 100000 barrels of cement, so
that a shutdown for forty-two days
means a decrease in the cement pro-
duction in the United States of more
than 100000 barrels in the next
three months. ~.
It is understood that each member
of the association reported the amount
of cement on hand on Dec. !, at the
mills he represented, and that the
supply was found to be less than had
! been anticipated. The consensus OF
decrease in the importation of cement
might be expected during the coming
year. The imports Of the current year
amounted to more than 100000
| barrels on the Atlantic coast alone
but unsatisfactory prices are expect
/ ed to cause a decrease.
The association will also attempt
| to- secure more satisfactory rates
from the railroad companies both for
the local and export trade along the
lines of those recently made on steel
and other building materials. In this
| connection, the association has sub
| mitted a proposition to the secretary
of the interior,' looking toward fur.
| nishing cement for the Tonic Basin
dam III Arizona, where 100000 bar
rels of cement will be consumed, but
| because Of the high freight rates ce-
ment which costs SITE b at Sar
Francisco cannot be delivered at the
dam site for less than five or si2
dollars.
The government has purchased {
cement mill, which will be at the dis
| posal of manufa cturers desiring tt
make cement at the site of the dam
| but as fuel oil to the amount of 90,
| 900 barrels will be consumed in man
ufacturing 100000 barrels of cement
and this oil, together with the ma
chinery for the mill, will have to b.
transported to the dam, the mill will
not be erected unless there is suc1
a difference between the bids as will
justify the government in putting i
in operation.
...s. -..t-,. w. w. Jernane.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
INQUIRY AND DENUNCIAT1oN
Senators Daniel and Morgan Continue
to HaraSS Administration

Washington, Dec. 19.-In the senate
yesterday Mr.. Daniel of Virginia, ad-
vocated the acceptance Of Mr. Hoar's
resolution calling on the president. for
more information relative to the No
vember revolution in Panama
Senator Morgan introduced a reso-
tuition declaring that the president
has no right to wage war against any
foreign power without the consent Of
congress, when such country is at
peace with the United States; that the
provision of the canal treaty between
the United States and Panama, guar
anteeing the, independence of the re-
public of Panama is, in effect dec
laration Of war with Colombia; that
the intervention of the United States
in preventing Colombia from suppress
ing the secession of Panama is con-
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
Mr.. COOK IS .INSISTENT
AGAIN DECLARES THAT BRYAN'S
SON-IN-LAW DESERTED HIS
DAUGHTER TO WED NEBRASKA
New York Sun Special Service.

~" ~oNAA
Newport, r. l., Dec. 19.-Statements
made by w H. Leavitt, son-in-law Of
w. J. Bryan at New Orleans, were in
dignantly denied by Mr.. Cook, who
said:
II am glad my daughter is i'll to-
night A full knowledge of all the
statements, attributed to this man
Leavitt would Kill her" 49, ..,.
OF the reported breach Of promise
case to be brought by his dauhter
against Mr.. sLeavitt, the father. refused
to talk, but admitted a lawyer had
been retained.
I'VE are seeking Justice continued
Mr.. Cook, land we shall get 1t.
Leavitt asked my daughter to marry
him. She consented, and hea placed
the engagement ring upon her finger.
We, her parents, gave our consent to
the marriage, and Leavitt introduced
our daughter to many friends as his
prospective wife. The bridal dress
was made and when Leavitt started
for Nebraska to paint Bryan's picture
my. girl: accompanied him as far as
New York"
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
LYNCHERS ARE FINED
MEN IMPLICATED IN LYNCHING
OF "A NEGRO AT BELLEVILLE1,
ILL, PAY $50 EACH. - = !
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Belleville, lily Dec. 19.-Eleven Of
the fourteen men indicted for riot by
the grand jury in connection with the
lynching> of the negro school teacher,
David S. Wyatt, in the public square
of Belleville, June 6 last; were fined
$50 and costs in the st. Clair county
circuit court by Circuit Judge r. d.
w. Holdry, late yesterday afternoon.
julius Schrind, Albert Weber,
Wayne Diler, William Deimling, John
Edeldorff, James Anderson, Frank
Schilling, Matthew Weiss, Henry
Harssey, John WEIGHING and George
Schopp, all of Belleville, thru their
counsel, entered a waiver of trial by
jury and pleas Of guilty to the, first
Of four counts. The other three counts,
which were variations of the first,
were nolle pressed by States Attorney
James A. Farmer +..
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
WASHINGTON NOTES
Doings at the Capital of Interest to
tho Northwest.

Doings at the Capital of Interest to
tho Northwest.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington, Dec: 9.-Senator Me-
Cumber has settled the contest over
the Wahpeton postmastership by rec
ommending the appointment Of b. H.
Myhre, chairman Of, the republican
county committee Of Richland coun-
ty. The recommendation was made
because Mr.. Myhre had the indorse-
ment of majority Of the leading re-
publicans in the city and county, and
as a reward for efficient party service.
1t is probable that J. T. Poerie, deputy
postmaster, who was seeking an ele-
walton to the pOstmastership, will con-
tinue in his present position.
Fosnes to Return.
Martin C. Fosnes the postoffice in
spector who had charge of the inves-
tigation of the frauds in the postoffice ce
department, under the immediate su-
pervision Of Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow, will return
to his regular post, in charge of the
st. Paul division, in a week or two.
5Fosnes was mentioned as the prob
able! successor Of August w. Machen,
late chief of the free delivery service,
but he preferred work outside of
Washington. He halls from Winona,
and is better satisfied to work near
his old home. 49,.
New Rural Routes.
Rural free delivery routes were es-
tablished to-day to commence Feb. L.
as follows:
Minnesota-Arco, Lincoln county
route 1, length of route twenty-siS
miles, population 525, number houses
105.
Big Lake-Sherburne county, route
/, length Of route twenty-five and
three-fourths miles, population 5S5
number houses III. .-c.. s... ..-"
Maynard--Chippe county, routes
1 and 2, length of, route ffty-one and
one-fourth miles, population LILO
number houses 234. --. -----.- -...--..---
New Postmasters. .-
The following fourth class post
Iowa--Dekalb, Decatur county, e
H. Baxter, vice Clara A. Comstock, re.
signed.
North Observation-Disclosures. Pembins
county, Charles H. Lee, vice John F
Mager, removed. Iceland, Mcintosh
county, Michael Fenne, vice Crastir
Hafner, resigned. -s,..
! Doesn't Want Hazers.
! The senatorial attempt to restore te
the naval academy as m1dSnlpmen, j
H. Lofland Of Iowa, Joseph D. Little
of Ohio and f. w. Chaffee of Wiscon
sin, is not well received by the nav,
department. ~ =, 4 communication asor
this subject has been received from
Captain w. II. sgBroWnson, superin
tendent Of the naval academy, who il
| opposed to the restoration of thes,
young men who were dismissed on ac
count of hazing. The navy depart
ment sympathizes with this position
of the superintendent and if, the bill
reaches the navy department it will
| be returned with comment which Cal
only? justify it's defeat. Il
On Jan. q, an examination will b,
held here Of persons for appointment
as. assistant paymaster of the navy
Among those summoned for the ex
! animation are Neal B. Farwell, EN-
ploXed in bank in st. Paul, and Cor
| don A. Helmicks of Wisconsin.
| w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

Washington. Dec. 19.-At the be-
ginning OF, to-day's session OF. the SEN
ate Mr, Gornhan' presented and asked
immediate consid Grafton of a resolu-
ton directing the postmaster general
to send. to the senate the reports Of
Fourth Assistant. Postmaster General
Brlstow and Holmes Conrad. and
Charles j. Bonaparte, special commits
sioners of the government. He said
that the. reports for which the resolu-
ton calls already had been sent to
the house and had been printed. .
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
WILL SELL MONEY ORDERS
Banks Belonging to American AssO
citation Will Adopt New Service.

New York, Dec. 19.-After a three
days session here, the bank money
order committee of the American
Bankers association, representing
I 900 banks, has agreed upon plan
for a money order system whereby
sums not to exceed 500 can be sent
by mail and the orders cashed by any
bank belonging to the, association.
The scheme will, of course, come
into direct competition with the m oney
division Of the postoff1ee Department,
and, 1t is. expected, will cut. largely
into the government revenues. The
proposed system is to be operated pre-
cisely as exchange is now sold and
the arders are to be guaranteed.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
PART OF IT'S GLORY GONE
SLIDE OF ROCK
AND LAND FROM TOP OF
-.. MOUNT TACOMA.
speciaI to The Journal.

- Olympia. WASH, Dec. 19.-M eager
details of a great rock and Landslide
that has reduced the height of, Mount
Tacoma and changed the entire con-
figuration of the southeastern peak of
the mountain was brought to this city
yesterday.
49,, Part OF. the highest peak of the
mountain, the one that rises from its
southeast slope, has toppled over, and
millions of tons of rock and earth
were prectpitated down the side of
the mountain. - ---.----.--
:. G. HI. Huggins. a stocknan, and
some of his friends witnessed the
tSlide. - d. -.- -r,.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
A COMPULSORY TRAINING
BRITAIN SAID TO BE PREPARING
TO TRY COMPULSORY MILITIA
RY SCHOOL PLAN.
New York Sun Special Service.

London, Dec. 19.-The statement ls
printed. with some appearance OF
truth, that the war office is prepar-
ing scheme for the compulsory mill
tary training of all male British sub
jects between the ages of Is and %
for brief annual periods, which will
amount to three and a half months in
four years.
II is estimated that !, 1000 youths
would undergo the training annually.
If the war office is preparing such a
scheme, it cannot be applied until it
is sanctioned by parliament.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
IN MEMORY OF KENNIsON
BowIders Monument Unveiled to Last Sur
vlvor of Boston Tea Party.

vlvor Of Boston Tea Party.
Chicago, Dec. 19.-The memory of David
Kennison, last survivor Of the Boston tea
party, was honored o-day. by the un-
yelling of a huge bowlder monument in
Lincoln park. The stone occupies a po-
sition near the spot where Kennison was
buried in 1852 in what was then the city
cemetery of Chicago.
The ceremonies attending the unveiling
were conducted by the Sons of the Amer
-ican Revolution and Daughters of the
American Revolution, which societies are
the donors of the monument.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
l BODY EXHUMED

stomach of Mrs. Meyer, Who Was, Mur-
3 dered, VIII Be Examined.
Special to The Journal.
y Iowa City, Iowa, Dec 19.-Sherlff 4oueil
of Benton county arrived to-day, with the
stomach of Mrs. William Meyer, whose
Body was exhumed at Kiester, Mimi. 1t is
Believed she was murdered with carbolic
acid at Belle Plaine, Iowa, the night Of
Nov Is. The state university chemists
.wil examine the stomach: for traces of
i13OiSOn. -..,..,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
A r.1IcKY THING.

60 kennehac Journal.
SF 'There does seem TO be something in the belief
sabout the luck attached to my left hind foot,
Remarked the rabbit. &.
sa Think so?' replied the squirrel
III Eyes. At any rate I'ni satisfied if hadn't
Sad mine with me this morning wouldn't have
kgot away from that dog
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

Mrs. Envie--What lovely diamond necklace
you have My husband promised me one for
my birthday, but he failed to buy It.
Mrs. Sellenheirner--Ah dots vat my husband
had to do to- buy mine.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
Senate Wants to Know.

t trary to the law of neutrality and the
law of nations; "; ss.ss
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
PLAN TO LIMIT
CEMENT OUTPUT
INTERESTED IN
SCHEME TO REDUCE.

Conference in New York Results in
Determination to Decrease Output
by 100000 Barrels in the Next
Three Months - Government Will
Be a Heavy Purchaser for Irriga-
ton Work and for Panama Canal.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

Pisos Cure-40 years on the market, and still
the best for Coughs and Colds. At druggists.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

Headaches from Colds.
Laxative Bromo Quinine removes
the cause. To get the genuine, call
for the full name. Csc. . IT
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
CHARIMA ACQUITTED
Jury In Hastings Murder Case DeIiberated
Twenty Hours.

Special to The Journal
Hastings, Minn., Dec. 19.-The Jury in
the Charima- Helms murder case came in
this morning, returning a verdict of not
guilty. The prisoner was elated over his
freedom, having been subjected to a ter
rible strain. The jury was out twenty
hours. and the first ballot, it is said, stood
nine for acquittal and three for conviction.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
a GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.

itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles
Your druggist will refund money Ii PAZOt ONT
NENT fails to cure you in to IA days. Soc.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23

We're all put in house of two rooms,
with fever. from want Of food and
medicine.
Thirty-six Of this number still re-
main in a sieiSly and destitute condi-
ton. Sixteen are still at CheeSeman-
burg. twenty-five have returned to
Monrovia, these are ragged starving
and homeless. Five Of these Will re-
turn to the United States by the first
English steamer to Liverpool on or
about the list of October, 9o3. Their
transportation having been arranged
by friends IN the United States.
There being no provision for relief
in cases Of this kind We had to help
them from our private purse. We
soon. however, discovered that We
could not give much charity to TWEEN
ty-two persons for any length of time,
for food is scarce and the prices are
enormous.
Owing, your excellency. TO the agi-
tation now going on in the United
States on the subject OF negro emil
grafton to Liberia by irresponsible
persons whose literature has vide cir
culation among the innocent ana poor
er class Of negroes the question be-
comes one Of gravity for the consider
alton Of both governments.
| shah in Il separate dispatch, trans
nit some emigration documents and
the result Of an interview with his
excellency, the president, and with
other members of the CO hinet.
have the honor to be- sir your
obedient servant, ERNEST LYON,
NJ r. and c. G.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
EULoGY on Mr.. LEROY BRoUN
Delivered by President Mill, Of
Clemson College.

Washington. November f8.-At todays
session of the Association OF Agricultural
Colleges ana Experiment Stations, Presi-
dent p. II. Nell. Of the Clemson college
Of South Carolina. delivered on eulogy on
the late President Leroy Broun, OF the
Alabama Polytechnic institute.
Professor w. A. Withers. Of the North
Carolina College Of Agriculture and Me-
chanical Arts. made a speech reviewing
the enforcement of the pure food law.
President Anterior of the Pennsylya-
MIA State college. made an address on
military instruction at land grant col
legos taking exception TO the war de-
partmenfs reduction of the term OF SER
vice Of officers OF the army detailed for
service at the colleges from four to two
years.
President f. A Bryan. of the state col
lege Of Washington. also advocated
measures to improve military instruc-
ton
About two hundred of the delegates
called at the white house today to pay
their respects to President Roosevelt
He gave each cordial greeting They
attended reception tonight given by
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
HOW THE SOUTH LEADS.

Some Of James D 3. de Bows prophe-
cies are being strikingly verified. " men,
q few wears before the war of secession,
that eminent staistieian. IN his Com
mercial Review, published In New Or
leans foretola that some day the south
wopld be emancipated from its depen-
dence on the no4ta md on Europe Tor
its manufa & res. ssth south and north
were incredulous TIE recent advances
by the south in coal and iron production
have started his forecasts on the road
toward realization. In cotton mancldc-
turing realization has already come
AS recently as 1890 the north's mills
consumed more than three times as
much cotton as did the mills OF the
SOUTH .7eo 25s bales for the former and
54e ee4 for the latter. IN the twelve
months ending August 81. o03. the
north's mills used .967, 635 bales and the
south's 2.ooo,72e bales. While the north
gained but slightly in The thirteen years
the south advanced BY leaps and bounds.
Tho 76.7 per cent for the north and the
%. 3 per cent for the south, which repre-
sented the proportion Of the consumption
Of cotton in the mills of the Seetions
thirteen years ago has changed to 1888
per cent for the north and 5o.42 per cent
for the south this year
Calhoun's old state-3. o36. coo spindes
for South Carolina. 2,oel 600 for North
Carolina. 1906 600 for Georgia, and
smaller numbers for other states of their
section-has a lead throughout the south
in cotton manufacturing. This is not
what that statesman looked for. Possibly
ii is not the SOFT Of supremacy which
he wanted 1t is sind of ascendency,
however which viii tell tavorably for
that state and region the south, which
had only 295. $50 spndles In operation IN
1860. 339 500 in $40 and but 9.29l
a 5 recently as 800 has 6,24a,225 whir-
ring today
This shifting Of manufactures to the
region of the raw materials is asserting
Itself in the case Of non, wool and other
commodities, and will continue to O. so,
thus altering the face Of things through
ont south west and east. Industrial
shiftings and establishments are in
progress throughout the country which
Will erect new balances and set up new
centers. These are facts OF p0rtentous
consequence. In the meantime bow Ham
mond. Hunter, Clngman, Jefferson Davis,
Toombs Sldel and the rest of the
souths leaders OF SEQ would marvel
could they behold the sweeping trans
formation which has taken place IN their
section since their dayl Is the south to
become the protection section and New
England the advocate OF tariff reduc-
ton? Not impoSSlblei