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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
FEUDIsT IS CONVICTED
Hired Others to Commit Murder and
Is Sentenced to Be
Hanged.
New York Sun Special Service.

i
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 15.-The con-:
viction of w. g. Cattlett for murder is
believed to mean the end Of the White
Gaping and feud troubles that have ter
rorized the people Of Sewer county, Ten
nessee for years. The trial Of Catt1ett
has just been concluded at Loudon, Tenn.
on change Of venue from Sewer county
The jury returned verdict to the effect
that he was guilty Of murder in the first
degree with mitigating circumstances in
hiring persons to kill Laura Wealey. When
he was brought into court for sentence
Judge Burke said that he was unable to
find any mitigating circumstances and
therefore sentenced Cattlett to be hanged
The latter at once took an appeal to the
supreme court of Tennessee.
Pies Winn and Cattlett Upton were ar
rested, convicted and hanged for killing
Laura Wealey They confessed that they
were hired by Cattlett. Sewer county has
been the scene Of many feuds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
BoiIermaker Strike.

Cincinnati, June 15.-Over one hundred
boilermakers, the entire membership Of
the Cincinnati union, struck to-day and
the strike affects many others at the
works Of the Tudor company, the McIil-
vane & spiegel company, the Robert Jones
company and the Norton Cole company.
The union presented demands Friday,
that employers accept only those declared
competent by the union. and for an In
crease Of 10 per cent. The employers on
Saturday asked for arbitration and con-
tinuation of work pending the arbitration
This was refused. AZ 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15

Ames, but was interrupted. Judge Brown
asked whether that had any bearing on
the present case. Chief Justice Start
said:
EVERY tub should stand on its own
bottom. There has been quite enough of
outside matters in these cases. All that
is before the court is the record in this
CASE
only sought to make an Illustration. After
citing a line of authorities, he concluded
his argument.
decision is expected within two
weeks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15

They then went on to introduce evidence
of other offenses, which could have no
effect save to prejudice the minds Of the
jury against the defendant. 5
County Attorney Boardman replied.
John w. Arctander, who prepared the
states BRIEF was present, but did not
address the court.
8 WEIGH Alleges Error.
In opening the argument Mr.. WEIGH
contended that the court erred in not
quashing the indictment. He said that
the grand jury was subject to challenge
just as much after the indictment was
brought as before. The defense had Of
fered affdavits to prove prejudice on the
part of the jury. but the court refused to
receive them. One was to show that a
member of the jury said If Ames was ac-1
turning indictments until he was con-
victed. Another affidavit was to show
that Hovey Clarke and other Jurors
raised $1,000 to get evidence against the
defendant These acts proved a prejudice,
Mr.. WEIGH claimed, on which the indict-
ment should have been thrown out.
Mr.. WEIGH then contended that there
was no occasion for admitting testimony
as to any other payment except that of
Addie Mills the one charged In the in
dictment. The state made out case on
the testimony of Addie Mills, who testi-
fed that Cohen had collected money from
her and claimed authority from the chief.
There can be no controversy" said Mr..
WEIGH, "as to the real reason for the
payment. However, the state was per-
nitted, under the guise Of proving intent,
or under the guise Of showing the author
ity Of Cohen to collect money for Ames.
to show the collection Of money by Cohen
from about twenty other women. The
testimony in these cases was reviewed
to show that they constituted distinct and
separate offenses. In one Of them Nor
beck said he had spoken to Ames about
Cohen bearing down too hard and the
chief said he would have to make Cohen
"let up"
Justice Lovely asked If there was any
relation as to time between these cases
and the Mills case. Mr.. WEIGH replied
that there was, except as to the Incl
dent testified to by Carrie Emerson.
Mr.. WEIGH also dwelt on his objection
that the Mills woman should not have
been permitted to testify as to the conclu-
sion she formed as to the purpose fol
which the money was paid.
Chief Justice Start asked whether the
evidence of the tour by Wirtensohn and
wirtensohn was making Cohen aoquaint-
ed with the location Of the people from
whom he was to collect. Mr.. WEIGH re-
Ii piled that there was no evidence Of any
| list In existence.
Coffee John Case Cited.
The decision In the Coffee John Fit.
chette case was cited as parallel to the
present case. In neither case was there
any question Of motive or intent In.
Ivolved in the additional testimony taken
Mr.. WEIGH also quoted from the decision
| In the famous Molineaux case, where {
new trial was given on error in admitting
/ testimony as to another alleged murder
| He opposed the county attorneys poin
I that the Ames case came under an excep
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
TELEGRAM OF CONFIRMATION

o. r. g. NJ Company Hears Of Many
Deaths and Loss Of Station.
Portland, Ore, June 15.The general
offices of the Oregon RaillDad & Naviga-
ton company received a telegram from
lone this morning that the company's
station at Heppner was washed out by a
cloudburst last night and that many peo-
pie Of the town were drowned.
Loss Of Life Exaggerated.
Heppner is situated in a gulch and q
c1oudburst would cover a part of the town.
&. It is generally believed here that the
reports of loss of life are exaggerated, as
the entire population Of the town is only
200.
The messenger from lone says that
among the drowned are DR.. McSwards and
the family of G. A. Roy.
It is also reported that the village Of
Lexington has been swept away. The
Oregon Railway and Navigation company
has sent relief train from the Dalles.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
WEIGH ARGUES
COL. AMIES' CASE.
Appeal Of Convicted Police superin-
tendent Heard By the su-
preme Court.
His Attorney Contends That the
State Has Proved Too
Much.
County Attorney Says the Case Does
Not Parallel Captain
Ntohette's.

Fred W. Ames, former chief Of police,
sat in the supreme courtroom this morn
ing and listened intently to his attorney,
Victor j.: WEIGH, pleading for a new trial
and another chance for his client to es-
cape a term in the penitentiary
Colonel Ames counsel did not dwell long
on the claim that the state had failed to
prove him guilty. His plea was that the
state had tried to prove the defendant
too guilty. They had made out a case
under the Indictment, charging Ames with
accepting a bribe OF SIS from Addie Mills.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
OWE LIVES TO A DOG
Frickelton and Wife Would Have
Suffocated and Burned.

Special to The Journal
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, June 15-A
small house dog saved the lives OF Mr..
and Mrs Frickleton Of the Canadian 500.
AT 3 o'clock this morning they were
awakened by the frantic barking OF the
dog, which had crawled upon their bed
The room was full Of smoke and they
would soon have smothered Frickelton
let himself and wife and the dog down
from a. second story window with rope,
The house was burned to the ground
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
Men Are Beaten.

New York, June 15.-Ofhcial announce
ment has been made at the weekly meet
ing Of the Central Federated Union OF the
abandoning of the strike in the subway
by the excavators. This means that over
20 OOO,O 900 men will apply for work, un-
conditionally.
The latter stated that the union would
be built up and intimated that at some
future time its demands, which it failed
again.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
WARY OF opELL.

Washington, June 15.-President Roosevelt Is
in a constant state Of suspicion Of the acts of
Governor Odell Of New York. He feels that the
governor would not lose an opportunity to turn
the empire state against him either In convention
or at the polls Recently the governor has been
comforting in New York with Mayor Low and
the president thinks that this Is for no good
political purpose.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
THE s. OF .. EacAMPMEnr.

The Sons OF Veterans will hold their nineteenth
annual encampment at st. Paul, June "a and
49, All camps are required to submit written
reports of their present condition and the work
accomplished during the last year. Minneapolis,
No. 8, S. OF w., will hold muster service to-
Western avenue -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
THERE'S MANY SLIP Tw1xr THE CUP AND THE p"-ToN

due to drunkenness have increased large
ly since the canteen law was repealed.
These records will be made the basis for
an appeal TO congress to again put that
law on the statute books.
w. W. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15

ton, going to Identify the fundamentally
with which the crime was committed.
Mr.. welch spoke for an hour and a half,
and was followed by County Attorney
Boardman. He said that the defents.nt
was tried before fair and able Judge
and found guilty by a jury OF unusti 81 In
tellirence 5fs4s# l8F
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
BIG FLOOD OF WATER
DESTROYS a TOWN
Heppner IN Oregon Buried Under Rush Of
Water and From $50 to 500
Persons Drowned.

EARLY the Day Over One Hundred Bodies
Caused by coudburs Which Willow
Proportions Of Great acknowledgements Carried
Outside the Ordinary Destroyed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
SUPREME COURT
WILL DECIDE IT
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Will Appeal From Judge
Lacombe's Ruling.
Court Refused to Compel Coal Car
rying Roads to Divulge Con-
tract Provisions.
Appeal Will Mean a Long Delay in
the Commission Final
- Decision. j il
Now York Sun Special Service.

Now York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, uJne 15.-William E. Curtis in
a Washington special to the Record-Her-
aid, says: 49,, II
The Interstate Commerce commission
will appeal to the supreme court of the
United States from the decision Of Judge
Lacombe of the southern district Of New
York, who refused to issue an order re-
curing the coal railroads to produce their
contracts with the mining companies on
the ground that they were contracts for
the purchase of coal, and were, therefore,
not pertinent to the case. The members
fthe commission attempted to show
that these contracts were something more
than the coal roads were willing to adj
NIT, but the court would not listen to
them.
The facts, as drawn out in the inves-
tigation, confirm the statements that have
been published repeatedly concerning the
relations between the railroads and the
mining companies About two-thirds,
possibly three fourths, of the coal mines
are owned by the railroads or by the same
stockholders, and are managed by the
same directors. The owners, therefore,
make contracts with themselves, under
which they agree to pay themselves IS
per cent Of the market price Of coal de-
livered at tidewater. The remaining 35
per cent must cover the transportation
charges. terminal charges, commissions to
selling agents and profits to the railway
companies.
The Way It's Done.
Similar contracts on similar terms are
made with the independent miners by the
railroad companies, which pay them IS
per cent Of the selling price Of coal at
New oYrk-which is fixed by the railroad
companies according to circumstances
and reserve for themselves the remaining
35 per cent to cover the transportation
and terminal charges, commissions and
profits. These facts have been known to
the public for a long time, and 1t was
the intention of the interstate commerce
commission to bring them out in official
| form, but for some reason or another
both the mining companies and the rail-
| road managers objected and Judge La
combe sustained them. ..r
| An appeal to the supreme court Will
cause long delay in reaching a decision
| in the investigation Of the coal mines,
because the commission will not make a.
| final report until they get a decision Of
this point. They are confident, however,
that it will be in their favor on the same
ground upon which the Stimson case was
decided by the supreme court several
years ago. It will be remembered that
the court required him to produce the
books and contracts concerning the traffic
arrangements between the Illinois Steel
company and the different railroads do
| ing business with it.
:.... Commission Is Busy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
Commission Is Busy.

The commission has completed the in
vestigation Of the coal roads so far as the
compliments are concerned, but cannot
hear the testimony Of the defendants un
til after July 4, because the members have
an engagement in Chicago next week to
investigate elevator charges, grain and
lumber rates and complaints Of discrim-
nations in shipping live stock from
Texas.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15

They then went on to introduce evidenc
of other offenses, which could have n
effect save to prejudice the minds Of tn
jury against the defendant.
County Attorney Boardman replied
John w. Arctander, who prepared tn
states brief, was present, but did no
address the court.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-09
BUREAUS WORK
SUCCESSFULLY
STATE FREE EMPLOYMENT OF
FlcES TWO YEARS OLD.
MADISON MAY HAVE ONE
Last Legislature Authorized Establish,
ment OF Two Additional Offices,
Which viii Probably Go TO osh
kosh and Racine or the Capital
city--Most Work With Men.

The state free employment Offices At
Milwaukee and Superior were tive
wears old Saturday, completing ON th&t
day the first 81 weeks ot their success
full operation, Reports received
weekly in the office OF StatiStician
Erickson at the capitol show that the
offices have done large work aud
that they have been patroutged largely
by the working people as We'll rs em
ployers.
The week Just passed has heeu
rather quiet in the Offices There
We're loo applications for employment
and l67 applications for help, OF
these lt9 positions were filled and I
who applied for work were not sup
piled, while is who desired help were
not able to procure It,
In the period OF two years there
were 1866 applications for help,
l902S applications for help ,17.O7S posi-
tons were filled. |, 292 applications
for places were not supplied and 1850
positions were not filled
The work of The offices was pre-.
ponderatingly In connection with mon
help There were 1853 applications
for employment by men or boys and
2,2O2 applications by women or girls,
OF the applications for help 1878
were for male help and S,205 were for
women or girls, Men were supplied
with employment in 5000 cases and
women were supplied with work In
2,O63 cases.
law passed at the last session OF
the legislature authorized the estah.
lishment of two more similar Offices,
One of these will probably go to Osh
kTsh and the other will perhaps go
eithe, to Madison or Racine
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-09
AT LEAST TWENTY PEOPLE
SWEPT TO DEATH.
GREAT DAM GIVES WAY
Torrent Tears Through Pennsyl-
vanla Park, Located In a Ravine
Near Greensburg and Fearful Loss
OF Life FolIows-Estent OF Disaster
Not Yet Known.

Grecnsburg, Pa, July Ga water.
spout of immense proportions striking
in the vicinity OF Oakford Park yes
terday afternoon caused a food that
resulted IN great loss Of life and
property, 1t ls known that at least
twenty persons lost their lives, and
rumors place the number Of dead nj
more than 100, but up to late hour at
! night only three or four bodies had
been recovered, having been washed
TO the banks Of the little creek that
! runs parallel with the park
| At o'clock rain began to fall In
torrents in the vicinity Of the park and
spread over territory covering ten
miles. A half.hour later the waters In
the lake north Of Onkford Park began
TO rise, and Manager James McGrath,
believing there was danger Of Il break
I'm the great walls q the dam, hurried
among the crowds Of pleasure seek.
ers who had gathered under the roofs
Of the various stands In the park and
warned them to run 10 the hills, On
both sides Of the pleasure grounds
there are high hills the park being
located in n rayine about fourth Of
mile wide and am lie long, The
people were lOath To leave the protect.
ing roofs, and not until Mr.. McGrath
and his assistant. Charles Il Thomas.
entered each building In turn and
drove the crowds out into the rain did
they realize that the parks managers
were In earnest, that earnestness be.
Ing depicted in their pale faces. for
they knew that the flood would prob,
ably break the wall that held five
acres Of water
Half an hour after the buildings had
been cleared water to a depth Of five
feet was flowing over the entire length
OF 400 feet Of the dam. The park or
raylne, studded with buildings. the
merry go round. the laughing gallery
and other amusement places were
twisted about, and all except the dane
Ing pavilion and large lunch stand
were knocked from their foundations.
About O'Clock the wall Of the dam
gave way and the food poured down
the rayine. A half mile down, at the
junction Of the Greensburg and Jean.
nette and the Park car lines, the car
barns are located On the track was
a car laden with people The electric
storm had rendered the power useless
and the motorman was unable to move
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-09
LARGE AND UNIQUE FUNCTION
FOR SEMETiC PAIR.
MANY VISITORS PRESENT
Madison lsraeIites and Numerous
Out Of Town Guests Make Merry
Rabbi Sweet OF Ripon Performs
Ancient Ceremony From
Domain Of the Gar.

Perhaps the largest attended Jewish
wedding in the city of Madison oc.
Cured Sunday evening at &c North
Mills street when Miss Hannah Sweet
and Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Nowick were
married by Rabbi A. Sweet of Rlpon.
assisted by Mr., NJ. kailen of South
Madison. The young couple was at
tended by Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sinaigub
and Mr. and Mrs. l. Sinaiko. Both the
bride and groom came from Russia
less than year ago, being strangers
to each other. 1t seems to have been
a case of love at first sight as an en-.
Gagcment soon followed after ac.
quaintance. There were present at
the wedding Jewish families from Mil.
waukee, Lake Mills and other cities
and scarcely family of this nationality
in Madison or vicinity failed to attend
the wedding over 100 being present.
A large number of presents We're re
ceVed. There were refreshments
galore an dancing followed until the
early n rning hours, Mr.. and Mrs.
NOwick will reside at &c North Mills
street, going to housekeeping at once.
They are relatives Of the Sinaiko
families.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-09
Madison, July I

The state board of control is getting
after the counties of the state who are
neglecting to provide proper jails,
lock-ups and police stations for the
custody of their prisoners. The board
has found that many OF these places
are dangerously unsanitary and are not
regulated and cleaned as is demanded
by the health of the persons detained
therein and with accordance with the
law of the state.
The board has prepared AMI will cir
culate the following circular prescrib-
ing the demands of the law in this dl-
rection and notifying the proper au
thorities of the fact that the board is
disposed to enforce the laws:
ITO Whom 1t May Concern; The
State Board of Control, whose duty it
is TO examine county jails, city lock-
ups and police stations, finds that many
of the jails, and almost without excep
ton such lock-ups and police stations
are kept in a dark, filthy, unsanitary
and otherwise improper condition.
The principal faults may be more par
ticularly described as follows:
In many instances the buildings are
inadequate in size; the number of cells
too few; the cell rooms too dark, fire.
quently there are no beds, and no
clothing or bedding of any kind is kept
for the convenience of prisoners; the
lavatory facilities are insufficient, ano
plumbing is always defective; the
cells and cell rooms are not kept clean,
in many instances not having been
swept or mopped for months. But few
cell rooms have the proper light or
heating system, and there are num-
Der of jails where no provision is made
for the keeRng Of women prisoners.
1t is no uncommon occurrence that the
person arrested is thrust into a cell
where there is no bedstead, and no
clothing or bedding of any kind. The
prisoner is expected to sleep on bare
plank. Outside OF the cell room is a
small stove, where fire is kept only
during a part Of the night, even in the
coolest weather. Frequently ham
mocks are used instead Of bedsteads.
These hammocks consist Of pieces of
strong cloth six feet long and about
two feet wide, which are stretched
from one part Of the cell to the other.
which instance, as a rule, is six feet.
These hammocks are the most incon.
yenieht contriyances imaginable to
rest on, and are even worse than
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-09
Miles Succeeds Dewey.
COUNTER CASES EXCHANGED
IN ALASKAN DISPUTE

Washington, July Counter cases
in the Alaskan boundary matter have
been exchanged within the time limit.
The counter case of the United States
were last Friday delivered to the Brit
ish charge at the embassy at Newport
and almostat the same moment in Lon
don the British counter case was hand
ed to the American embassy. so each
side is now ready for the next step
namely, the preparation and submis.
sion Of arguments which will be laid
before the commission in London, Sep
TENDER 3.
The English government after care
full inspection of the American case
submitted two months ago, has ex-
pressed the desire to see the originals
of many excellent charts and maps
which are the main reliance of the
American agent. These include maps
never before mentioned in connection
with the case and which the state de.
partment spent much time and money
in securing from most out of the way
places. The department acceded to
the British request
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-09
Wisconsin State News

Appleton-Owing to the heavy rain
no effort will be made to lessen the
flow Of water in Fox river. At present
the different mills have all the water
power they can use.
Jeffersoa-Ine Episcopal church was
consecrated by Bishop l. l.. Nicholson,
d. D. The old church was destroyed
by fire in 1901. The new one Is a
handsome building, which cost over
$4,000
Appleton--The Lutheran synod will
build a new dormitory at the Water
town university.
Appleton-The sporting goods house
of Holcomb & Hewitt was entered by
burglars, who secured $3.50 worth of
revolvers.
Plainfeld-The first golden wedding
anniversary celebrated in Plainfield
was that of Mr.. and Mrs. Pickering.
Racine-Peter T. Williams. employed
at the Horlick food factory, was caught
by an Infatuated bull and impaled on
the beasts horns. BY mighty effort
he managed to get hold of the ring in
the nose of the beast before u gored
him. He controlled the animal until
rescued.
Waupaca-Robert and Harry Ruth
erford, who were managers OF the
Rutherford saloon, have been missing.
Proprietors of the saloon allege that