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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10

The late depreciation of stock has,
of course, not actually impoverished
us so very much, but we feel never
theless that we are about $4,000, 000,-
600 poorer. Taking 100 industrial
combinations Or trusts whose capital
stock at par value is quoted at So
694, 100000 prices had been quoted as
high as $4,090.OOO,O0O while their
lowest recent quotation was $685.
10000
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10

looked half so handsome in anything
selse," and zhe laughed to himself. "She
may marry again some time. would
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
BOXER OUTBREAK.
Chinese Advices Indicate That Another
Outbreak Among Foreigners In
China is Imminent.

Victoria, B. c., March 6~.-According
to advices received from Pekin, an
outbreak, and with it u carnival of
murder exceeding the boxer outbreak,
is regarded by many as imminent.
Correspondents of Chinese papers at
Pekin are sending columns telling of
the duplicity of the empress dowager
and of the threatened outbreak.
The North China Daily News, one of
the best-informed journals of the
east, has received advices that the I'm
press dowager and Yung Lu, the
grand chancellor, are known to be
aiding the movement of Tung Eu
Hsiang in Kansu, and on the authori-
ty of a Chinese "of high literary
rank" at Pekin, a Shanghai paper
says that while the empress dowager
is issuing edicts commanding reforms
on western lines and pretending to
initiate reform, she is secretly ser o.
ing instructions to viceroys and gov
ernors prohibiting the inaugurationof
foreign methods in their Jurisdiction.
The empress is also said to be send
ing notifications to some viceroys
that Tung Flu Hsiang is to be aided in
marching his army to Pekin to escort
Pu Chun, son of Prince Chun and
heir apparent to the throne. On their
arrival Kwong Hsu, the present en-
peror, is to be made away with, SAYS
the Chinese correspondent. The rep
resentatives of the various foreign
powers and all foreigners in the cap
ital, as well as in the provinces, are
to meet the same fate without dis
tinction.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
NO MARKS ON HER THROAT.
Hannah Goddard Knapp Buried at
Hamilton, o., After Post Nor
tenn Examination.

Hamilton, o., March 6.-Hannah
Goddard Knapp was buried in Green
wood cemetery, Thursday afternoon,
Rev. Mr.. Hermann officiating. The
casket was conveyed from the morgue
to the hearse by Chief-of-Police kuem-
merling and five policemen. About
two hundred people crowded around
the entrance of the morgue. Charles
Goddard and William Sterrett, rela-
tives of the dead woman, were the
only attendants at the funeral except
a large number of reporters. At the
request of Prosecutor Gard, Coroner
Sharkey held u post mortem examina-
ton this afternoon to ascertain if
possible whether she met her death
by strangulation or drowning. Doc
tors Craft, Hodges and Jacob made
the examination and found that Mrs.
Knapp's lungs were not filled with
water, but had fallen in, which shows
that strangulation was the cause of
death, although no marks were found
on the throat.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
THE EAST.

In New York American-made
gowns displayed at a convention of
dressmakers are said to rival crea-
tions from Paris.
In February business failures
throughout the country amounted to
$4,000, 454, against $11,302, 029 in the
same month in 1902.
In Vermont prohibition is believed
killed by referendum adoption of
high license under focal option law.
1t is said that 40 structural iron
companies, with capital a%ggregating
$1,000, 900, 900, have combined to resist
iron-workers and other employees de-
mands for wage increase.
At Norristown, n. j., Preston Gar
land (colored) celebrated his one hun
bred and fourth birthday. He served
under Gen. Butler in the civil war.
New York city now has a population
of 3,732,9 0
In the Pennsylvania legislature a bill
proposes medals and money rewards
for large families.
Names Legislature has rejected a
bill proposing resubmission of the pro-
hibitory law passed so years ago.
At the age of 81 years Josiah Muir,
the inventor of the paper car wheels
O in use on railroads, died at Nor
ristown, n. j.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
OF REMINGToN's WORK.
Gigantic Group of Statuary Designed
by Fred Remington to Adorn
Worlds Fair Grounds.

st. Louis, March 7.-Frcderic Rem
ington, the artist of wild western life,
will do q gigantic group of statuary
for the entrance to the concessions
street of the Worlds fair, represent
ing four cowboys astride of bronchos,
in the act of shooting up a town."
Chief of Sculpture Bitter, who is now
in New York, has already closed the
contract with Remington, and has no.
titled the director of works that the
sketch of the group has been COM
pleted and east in bronze. The group
will be modelled in a plaster east of
heroic dimensions.
Mr.. Remington has given to his
work the name, "Comin' Through the
Rye" and it is composed of four cow
boys in conventional cowboy costume,
all mounted on fiery bronchos, riding
at full gallop. The four figures are
represented as riding at such close
quarters that their boots touch. In
the right hand of each is fourished
a large Colts revolver, which he is
represented as ~discharging as fast as
he can pull the trigger. The mouth
of each figure is represented as wide
open, giving vent to the wild whoop
which strikes terror to the citizens of
the town that is being "shot up,"while
the faces express all the reckless dare
deviltry of the festive cowboy out on
a 'jamboree."
The group, stationed as it will be at
the entrance to the concessions street,
will harmonic beautifully with the
festal character of that locality. The
exuberance of spirit, which actuates
the cowboy to perpetrate his reckless
ride, and the shout and clatter SYM
bolized in the group r the concrete
embodiment of the sentiment of the
street.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
|D0INGS OF WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM

The statement OF the public debt
issued on the I'd shows that the debt
decreased S., 1863, 665 during the month
of February. Cash in the treasury,
$374,543,410. Total debt, less cash in
the treasury, $937, 972, sos.
The government receipts in Febru-
airy were $43 ,O2s,1 ITO and expenditures
$37,75o,749, leaving u surplus for the
month of $5,277,43O.
The total national bank circulation
atthe close of business February 2Swas
$3.50, 100, 645, an increase for the year
of $24,363,97S
Coinage at the minis in February
amounted to So, 196. $50, as follows:
Gold, $7,456,51C; silver, 1851, 900;
minor coins, $1S7,370.
President Roosevelt has signed the
army appropriation and the Philippine
coinage bills.
The government crop report for
March shows winter wheat to be we'll
protected during the cold weather and
conditions satisfactory.
An extension has been secured by
the state department of the option for
the purchase of property and fran
chises of the Panama Canal company.
Rear Admiral Crcwninshield, dis
pleased with his flagship, asked to be
placed on the retired list and his re-
quest vas granted.
Terms of 80 members of the United
States senate have expired, but the
political balance of power remains the
same.
Sir Michael Herbert and Secretary
Hay have exchanged ratification of
the Alaskan boundary treaty.
On the 4th the Fifty-seventh con
gress adjourned sine die after hav-
ing disposed of all the appropriation
bills. In the senate Senator Allison
stated that the appropriations aggre-
gated 81. 554.10s,514 The usual reso-
luton of thanks to the presiding Off
GER was adopted. In the house the
speaker delivered his valedictory and
was thanked for his services.
1t is predicted by Senator Quay
that four states will be admitted as
tiiS iSouio VI Xix hShI ny IilCllbS VI
the omnibus bill before the next con-
gress.
The president has signed all the
appropriation bills passed by con-
gress.
The president will name the five new
battleships ordered by congress YER
mont Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi
and Idaho.
The United States senate of the
Fifty-eighth congress met in extra ses-
sion at moo on the 5th and 80 senators
were sworn in for siX-yearterms. The
time was devoted to speeches
ing Congressman Cannon's charge of
Legislative blackmail." In executive
session all the treaties were referred
to the committee on foreign relations.
Adjourned to the 9th.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
IN A COURT ROOM
Charles e. L.. ndersO Hanged nj
Duluth, Mimi, for the Murder
of Ida Mccormick.

Duluth, Mimi, March 7.-Charles E.
l.. Henderson was hanged at two
o'clock Friday morning, in court
DON No. l, where the gallows had
been erected. He showed no emotion.
He was granted permission to talk
about thirty minutes. He expressed
no sorrow for his deed, and said that
it would come out that the crime
was unprecedented. After talking
for about half an hour he said:
Il am ready"
He held his hands behind him for
the cuffs, and the black cap was adj
justed and the trap sprung.
Henderson's crime was the murder
of his mistress, Ida Mccormick. The
Mccormick woman is said to have e.
ceived attentions from other men,
and Henderson, in a fit of jealousy,
lay in wait for her in her apartments
one night and literally cut her to
pieces with an ak. This is the first
execution to take place in st. Louis
county
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
GENERAL STRIKE CALLED.
Thousands of WOrkmen Ordered to
Strike Against the American
Bridge Company.

Philadelphia, March "A general
strike against the American Bridge
Co., has been called by the executive
board of the international Associa-
ton of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers. This general order includes
all construction work in the hands of
the company throughout the United
States and Canada, and involves thou
sands of men in all sections.
When the order was received by
Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Union
No. B, of this city, strikes were called
on all operations where American
Bridge Co. iron was used in con-
struction, although the erecting con-
tracts were in the hands of general
contractors who purchased the iron
from the American Bridge Co.
Frank buchanan, general president
OF the international union, and an
other member of the executive board,
came to this city Thursday night. AS
h result of a conference between
representatives of several contractors
and the business agents Of the local
union, the men were ordered back
to work on the operations in this
city not being erected by the Ameri-
can Bridge Co.
The American Bridge Co., is said to
have large construction contracts at
many points. 1t is stated here that
in New York 1900 men are idle, while
P%ittsburg, Albany, Buffalo and st.
Louis are said to be seriously affected.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
WEST n SOUTH.

The death of Maj. Gen. Robert San
ford Foster occurred at Indianapolis.
He was one of the distinguished gen.
erals of the civil war.
In Colorado thousands of cattle dead
and dying in the snow on the plains
can be seen from every railroad
throughout the range country.
Charles N. Ohr, the oldest past grand
master mason in the world, died at
Cumberland, Nd, aged SO years.
Josephine Quintal. aged 1o2 years,
died at her home in Jacksonville. III.
Inc governor of Colorado called out
troops to protect the United States re-
duclng plant from strikers.
Southern Illinois jails and aims
houses are declared by the state chart
ty board to be dangerous to health.
The governor of Kansas has issued a
proclamation calling upon the people
for contributions to aid the famine SUI
ferers in Sweden.
The transport Sheridan arrived in
San Francisco from Manila with near
ly 1000 soldiers.
From April 81 to May 2 next a ma
tional and international good roads
congress will be held in st. Louis.
The death of w. A. Scott, general
manager of the Chicago, Minneapo-
lis, st. Paul C Omaha railroad, oc-
Cured in ST. Paul.
In explaining at Hamilton, o., his
confessions, Alfred Knapp said his
sister betrayed him, and he deter
mined to tell the story in order to
make the family disgrace complete.
In Kansas it is estimated that over
1900 head of cattle persisted during
the recent storm.
Dir. Simon Flexner, director of a
medical institute at Baltimore, Nd,
has discovered an anti-toxin
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
BIG FAILURE IN INDIANA.
Banks Involved In h Assignment
of Thomas c. Hammond and
Jerome Allen.

Greencastle, Ind, March IA SEN
sation has developed in business cir
cles here in connection with the as
signment of the individual properties
of Thomas c. Hammond and Jerome
Allen, who were until last month
president and cashier of the First ma
tional bank, having held the respect
i've offices 40 years each. The assign
ment were caused by their inability
to meet a note for $1,000 held by AZ
fred Hirt, the new president of the
bank mentioned. Since the assign
ments there has developed indebted
ness aggregating $14s, 900, of which
amount Hammond is either principal
or security, jointly or singly. The two
men were in a company of five men
which lost heavily in indianapolis
real estate 80 years ago, and all have
now been ruined financially. These
five men jointly or singly owe the
First national bank $4,000. Banks at
Brazil, Terre Haute and indianapolis
are involved in the losses. The case
was thrown into the federal bank
ruptcy court to-day.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
HIS PLEA WILL BE INSANITY.
Knapp, the Wife Stranger, Will
Plead Insanity When Called
for Preliminary Trial.

Hamilton, O., March 7.-Alfred A.
Knapp, the self-confessed murderer,
was visited, Friday by his attorneys
from Cleveland and they say they
can not get ready for the preliminary
hearing this week. There is no doubt
whatever about the defense pleading
insanity, and the first movement will
be for an inquest. His fourth wife,
parents, brother, sisters and brother
ers-in-law will testify that Knapp has
not been bright mentally since he
was kicked by a colt when he wac five
years old, and it is expected that
neighbors of the Knapps and fellow
workmen of the prisoner will testify
as to Knapp's queer ways. Knapp is
as Indifferent in Jail as ever. playing
cards and reading and apparently the
most cheerful of all the prisoners.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
A Crank at the White House
Who Wanted Il Hundred Thou
sand Dollars.

Washington, March IA Swede,
who gave his name as u. Berg, of
Providence, r. l., tried for an hour,
Friday, to see the president. He was
urged by the White House attaches to
reduce his communication to writing.
This he e~ndeavored to do, but failed.
One of the secret service officers in
terviewed him and found him pos
sessed of Authorizations. Berg said
that several years ago he had in
formed the United States that the
Spaniards intended to blow up one of
its battleships, and he wanted the
president to see to it that he re-
ceived $100,0 900 for his information.
Berg was persuaded to return to
Providence and there place his claim
in the hands of a lawyer.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
CHAOS REIGNS IN DELAWARE.
State Legislature Unable to Decide
Whether 1t Is Dead pr Alive
Legal Advice Sought.

Dover, Del, March 6.-Chaos reicned
in the Delaware legislature Thursday
and both houses stand adjourned to
ascertain from the best legal authori-
ties in the state whether the legisla-
ture is dead or alive. During the ex-
element of electing two United
States senators on Monday the house
adjourned in confusion, few hearing
or voting upon the motion to adjourn
until ten o'clock the following morn-
ing. By that hour on Tuesday nearly
all the legislators were on a special
train for Washington to see the new
senator's sworn in. By request, Rep
resentative Holcomb, democrat. con-
vened the house and adjourned it I'M
til Thursday. The constitution does
not give a minority the right to adj
journ either house except from one
day to the next. Many of the mem
bers agree that the house has killed
itself and that there is nothing now
to be done to remedy the situation
unless the governor will call it in
special session.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
FEELING ADDRESS DELIVERED.
Miss Helen Keller, Through an At
tendant, Speaks to LeGis-
Iative Committee.

Boston. Mass, March Miss Helen
Kellar, who, although deaf, dumb and
blind, and who is a student at Rad
clife college, addressed, through an
attendant, the legislative committee
on education, Friday, in behalf of Il
bill for the relief of the adult blind.
Her message to the committee was a
feeling one, and she urged all pos
sible aid to her fellow unfortunates.
She said that the blind did not need
the higher education, but did require
help in order to take their places in
the industrial world.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
lis It 4 CASE Of MURDER!
The Death of 6 Nellie Blanchard
or "Miss Fletcher" in a New
York Rooming House.
AN ALLEGED DOCTOR TOOK HER THERE.
Certain Medicine, u Bottle Of
which Had Been Emptfed-Chica-
go Police Have No Clew Yet to
Her Identity.

New York, March 1.-THE mystery
surrounding the death of 'Nellie
Blanchard" the woman whose body
was found in a furnished room house
in West Thirty-seventh street, Thurs
day night, has been partly cleared by
the statement that a physician had
examined the body and told the po-
lice the woman probably had died of
natur causes. In connection with
the statement of the man with whom
n woman came to the house, Sun
day, when the room was engaged for
her, that they came from Chicago,
the police reported that a check for
a sleeping car berth on the Michigan
Central was found among her effects.
The man paid for the room, and after
handing the woman some bottles of
dark liquid, the landlady's sister says,
she heard him say: Don't forget to
take this medicine. You know / am
a physician"
One of the bottles was found empty.
The police are looking for the man.
The police found an alligator skin
reticule among the woman's effects
and several bottles of medicine in the
r%eticule. All the bottles had been
filled at Morton's pharmacy, 1923 Rush
street, Chicago, on a DR.. Hyde's pre-
scription. Several of them were IA
ha1aH ttNicc E1af,bars o1oc. ,;,
with the letters IS. NJ. '97" was found
in the reticule. A key was found on
the dresser in the room, and the key
was tagged "Metropole Hotel, Room
B."
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
A STRIKE SEEMS IMMINENT.
The Soft Coal Operators and Miners
in Hi Seem Unable to
Reach an Agrce

Springfield, Ill, March THE joint
scale committee of miners and opera
tors made no Roadway at the session,
Friday. and will so report to the joint
convention. The threatened strike of
the miners of Illinois, because the op-
orators refuse to grant an increase
in northern Illinois and in William
son county, hinges on the action of
the scale committee. The members
of the committee state that there
seems to be no chance. of an agree
ment, as the operators strongly OPP
pose an increase in the present scale.
The operators state that they are in
favor of adjoining sine die if the mi
ners insist on an increase. Should
this be done, the miners state, a gen.
eral strike would result ON April /.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
HE MAY SUCCEED HIMSELF.
Decision by Judge Cam
trill in Circuit Court In Favor
of kentucky's Governor.

Versailles, KY, March Judge
Cantrill, in the Woodford circuit
court, Friday afternoon, overruled
the demurrer of Allie Young, chair
man of the democratic state commit
tee, to the petition of Gov. Beckham
for a mandamus to compel Young and
the democratic committee to place
his name on the ballot to be voted
for at the democratic state primary
on May 8 as a candidate for governor.
Young had refused to place Gov. Beck
hams name on the ballot because of
the question raised as to his eligibili-
ty. The attorneys for the defendant
Immediately entered exceptions, and
an appeal was granted to the court of
appeals. The purpose of the proceed
ure is to establish Gov. Beckham's
eligibility to succeed himself as gov
ernOr. IS
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
PRESIDENTS TRIP TO Topeka.
He Will Be a Guest at the Interna.
tiOnal Convention of the Rail-
way Y. NJ. C. A.

Topeka, Kas., March 7.-President
Roosevelt will be present at the in
ternational convention of the Railway
Y. M. c. A., which will be held in this
city from April 80 to May 8. He has
not designated the date of his visit.
An effort will be made to have him
officiate at the laying of the corne--
stone of the new Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
building, the money for which was
largely furnished by President Ripley
of the Santa Fe. Miss Helen Gould,
of New York, and other well known
people will attend the conference.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
CASE OF HEROIC SURGERY.
Operation, Said Never Before to
Have Been Attempted in America
Performed I'm Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, March 6.-An opera
ton. which it is said was never be-
fore attempted in this country, al
though performed four times success
fully in the history of surgery in Eu-
rope, has been made at the jefferson
hospital here. 1t was for the removal
of a tumor neal the left hip joint,
and involved the amputation of the
entire left leg and a portion of the
ilium. A man who fell on an icy
pavement. several months ago, was
the subject. Exactly an hour and
twenty minutes was consumed in
making the amputation. The operat-
ing surgeon said a man undergoing
such an operation had only one
chance in three of surviving. Trans
fusion was resorted to early in the
operation to make up for loss of
blood attending the am~putation.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-13
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
Clnrk ii. sampson, of st. Louis Elect
ed President of the Missouri
Division.

st. Louis, March 6.-The Missouri
division of the Sons of American Rev
olution elected officers and national
convention delegates, at a meeting
held here, as follows: Clark H.
Sampson, president; James E. With
row, /. NJ. Mason, w. B. Homer and
l.. G Slavens, vice-presidents; Ashley
Cabell, secretary; 1. Shreve Carter,
treasurer; o.. L. Teachout, register;
Horace Kephart, historian, and Rev.
S. j. Niccolls, chaplain.
The delegates to the national con-
vention to be held in Hartford, Conn,
April 80, are: n. NJ. Bell and Ellis S.
Pepper; ~alternates, George H. Shields,
c. p. Walbridge, l. NJ. Mason and Rev.
w. w. Boyd.
The following board of directors
was chosen; Z. o. Stanard, T. Girls
void Comstock. H. II. Clark, NJ. H.
Stearns, John C. Gage, C. H. Hughes,
E. l.. Adreon, Linn Paine, o. L. Teach
out, George II. Shields, Payton II.
Skipwith, H. E. I. HOLSTER and Ed
ward II. Hooker.