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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-06

ken up in district court Thurs
day afternoon. The following
jury was selected for the case.
j. ID. benson, VIM. Lind. John
Baldwin, Albert klemper, c. P.
CLAYTON. J. +. Flacdtens, Chas.
II. Ward, c. l.. Christensen, S.
L. Van Fleet. John WaltOns and
f. II. Sike.
James Johnson, who appeared
for the state, first told the Jury
what the state would attempt to
prove. They would attempt to
prove that Vim. Graves had with
malice and aforethought taken
the life Of Annie Graves, his wife,
with a revolver which he pur.
chased several days before the
time OF the killing, and which he
tried to see if it would shoot, the
evening before the murder. That
Graves went to the house of his
wife about 10 o'clock, the night
before the murder. and remained
there until about three in the
morning, when he committed the
deed, first placing himself in such
a position in the one-rOom house
that the woman had no oppor-
tunity to escape.
The first witness exa mined by
the state was DR.. C. MacCallum.
Attorney Sutton, who appeared
for the defense, objected to the
witness. owing to the misspelling
of his name in the information.
The objection was overruled.
DR.. MacCallum said regarding
the affair in answer to questions
propounded to him by the states
attorney.
Il am a doctor living at Port
al, N. D. was acquainted with
Annie Graves the murdered wO-
man, but did not know her hus-
band. / met the woman in the
drug store and afterwards hired
her to clean my Office. On the
morning Of December %, / was
awakened about 3 o'clock by
trapping on the door next to my
room and on getting up, was
told by a man that a woman was
shot. I asked who the woman
was, and the man answered that
she was his wife, and that he had
done the deed. He wanted me
to accompany him to the house
where the killing was done. [
started with him and after &C.
ING short distance thought
differently and went to Mark
Murphy's room and goth We
went together to the house where
the killing took place. When we
were thirty rods from the house,
we saw a man enter the house
and when we entered | saw GRAY.
es. | walked to where the woman
lay and by feeling her pulse, saw
at once that life was extinct.
The body was lying on the floor,
the woman's head being towards
the foot of the bed and the head
lay a little to the right. There
was a pool OF clothed blood, per-
haps a pint on the floor, which
ran from her mouth. | should
Judge that she had been dead a
quarter OF an hour and possibly
more. When Ientered the house
I asked Graves if he killed the
woman and he replied that ht
did. In examining the wound,
found that the bullet had entered
the body at a point below thu
clavicle and the clavicle was
SCARED. 1t forced it's way thru
the largest artery in the body
the arota, which caused death &C
instantly. The bullet was found
in the rear Of the body"
On cross examination by Mr.
Sutton, MacCallum testified that
the reason he did not accompan,
Graves at once to the home, be
cause he was afraid that the wo
man was dead and that ii he die
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-06

doubt from the defendants own
confessions and from the ciwum.
stances surrounding the tragedy
that murder had been committed,
and that the defendant was the
man who did the horrible deed.
The revolver taken from his
pocket was in evidence, theempty
shells and the bullet taken from
the dead body, which cores
ponded in size with the revol-
ver's caliber.
At this point in the proceed
ings it seemed to the casual OBJ
server that therecould beno hope
for the Northumberland he must
either hang or go to the peni-
tertiary for his life. Escaefro
one or the other was evidently
impossible.
THE DEFENSE.
For the defendant appeared
Attorneys f. l.. Sutton and w.
n. Crane.
Upon the closing OF the states
case Attorney Crane made the
opening statement to the Jury of
the proposed line OF defense.
That it would be proven that de-
PENDANT had been morse and mel
ancholy from boyhood. That he
had at different times evinced
signs Of insanity. That last
September and August he was
confined as an insane person in
I he asylum in Brandon, Mani.
That afterwards when discharc-
ed he was strange, and that tie
defendant himself knew practic-
ally nothing Of the tragedy, ex-
cept a dream like remembrance
OF seeing his wife on the floor.
VIM. Graves, OF kenmare, cous-
in Of defendant, was first witness.
He testified to knowing the de-
fendant since a boy. That he
knew him at Worthington, MINI.
That defendant was always
morose and melancholy, and that
this seemed to increase just prior
to coming to North Dakota a
year ago. That he would often
sit for hours and brood over
something, which witness did not
know of. That from what the
witness saw OF him he thought
his mind was affected.
Mrs. Fannie Barrett. house
keeper for Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
son at Portal had known de.
PENDANT since October last. He
had boarded at the section house
when she worked there. ewOuld
sit for hours at a time, never
speaking. His eyes appeared
strange. Something was the
matter with his mind. He was
morose and strange. She and
Mrs. Stephenson became afraid
OF him. In her opinion he was
insane.
Bert Coughlin testified that he
had known defendant since he
came from Insane Asylum. He
detailed many queer actions on
the part OF the defendant, which
he said led him at that time to
believe that he was mentally de-
ranged.
John Coughlin, father of the
porceding witness, thentook the
stand telling about the same
queerness which his son had no.
ticed, and stated to the Jury his
opinion that defendant was men,
tally deranged. Witness said
that defendant had worked on
his farm up to the time of the
sho citing. That he had always
been Industrious and a first-class
farm hand. That he liked de-
PENDANT very much both as a
workman and personally.
Mark Murphy was then put on
the stand. He testified that from
the actions of the defendant i'm
mediately after the shooting he
was of TIE opinion that at the
time OF the shooting defendant
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-06

Spring has come at last, and
gopher hunting is the order of
OF the day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-06

Deputy Supt. OF schools, Miss
DAILY handed us the following
list OF the schools of the
county closing and opening, as
far as has been reported to her.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
JAPAN DEFEATS RUSSIA
AT DIPLOMATIC GAME.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Washington, March 1.-The Janan
ese minister today received a long dis
patch from Toxic giving the Japanese
reply to the Russian note to the pow
ers charging the Japanese with open
ing hostilities withunt formal decla
ration Of war The dispatch gives In
detail Russia's preparations for war
while delaying the diplomatic negotia
tions and contends that therefore the
responsibility rests with Russia and
that no declaration OF war should have
preceded hostilities. On this latter
point the Japanese say: 1T is almost
the unanimous opinion of internation
al jurists that a declaration of war is
not an indispensable prerequisite to
tha opening of hostilities. Indeed, 1t
has been the common practice in re
cent wars to declare war after hostil'
tiles have been begun. Japan's action,
therefore, Is not open to the least
criticism in this regard. From the
standpoint of international law it
must be understood the charge made
does not come with good grace from
Russia, inasmuch as there are no
only many historical instances of Rus.
sia herself resorting to hostilities
without declaring war, but in one
case. that of her invasion of Finland
i'm 1908. when she began war before
there had even been a rupture"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
MIGHT TR|UMPHS
OVER ALL RIGHT
The Future Value OF Hague De
cisions Is Destroyed.
SENSATION is PRODUCED
IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA, OVER
DECISION GIVING BLoCkAn-
ING POWERS TIE
PREFERENCE.
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Caracas, Venezuela. Feb 27-(Dc.
layed in transmission The decision
of the Hague arbitration tribunal that
the three powers, which hlockaded
Venezuela, Great Britain Germany
and Italy, have the right to prefer
ence of thirty per cent Of the customs
duties at La Guaira and Puerto Cahel
10. has produced sensation in this
city,
The general opinion here is voiced
by high officials, who say The value
of future decisions handed down BY
the arbitration tribunal Is DESTROYED
because in this finding the tribunal
has consecrated the triumph of might
over right"
IN an interview with the Associated
Press United States Minister Bowen
said: "The tribunal was called npol
to establish new principle In inter
national law, namely that all creditor
nations should be treated with equal
consideration, and that preferential
treatment should NOT be obtained by
blockades and bombardments. The
tribunal refused TO establish this prin.
ciple, and other principles now recog
nized as sound by international law
were also at first rejected We must
therefore have patience
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
A COMMITTEE
UNCOvERS FRAUD
In Post Office Department and
Demand Investigation.
VIOLATIONS OF LAW
ARE FREQUENT AND INVOLVED
ARE CoNcRESSMEN THEM
SELVES ES-WlLL BE IN
VESTl6ATED.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, March l.-An investi-
cation of the postoifice department
by a special committee of the House
is being urged by the minority mem
bers Of the house committee on post
offices and post roads.
A resolution to this end was intro,
duced today by Representative Cow
herd Democrat, Missouril Cowherd
is a member of the postoflice com
mittee. His resolution provides that
a committee of five shall conduct the
investigation
Hearings had by the committee in
preparation of the postollice appro-
priation bill, it is declared, developed
considerable information. The sub,
committee before which the officials
of the departm mt made explanations
of their estimates is to lay the in
formation obtained before the tull
committee in the near future
This information includes, II Is sta
ted, eviG nee of several hundred vio-
ations of the law by members OF the
House importuning an increase OF sal
aries of rural post masters and an in
crease of force in postoffice of which
such increase was not absolutely
justified by facts. but which We're
granted by department officials.
Other violations of the Law include
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02

BY Associated Press.
Victoria, o. c., March 1.-The Royal
mail steamer Empress of India, ar
rived tonight from Japan. The most
interesting portion Of her news from
the Orient was that the Japanese were
shipping vast numbers of troops by
night across to Korea. No troops are
moved during the day and no man
knew when he would be called away.
II is said by passengers, who have
been observing, that the Japanese had
at least 100000 troops landed on the
Korean shore when the Empress of
India sailed, and they we're going
over at night, many thousands at 4
time. II is understood the dispatch Of
troops is to continue until two hun
dred thousand men are at the disposal
Of the Japanese generals at the front
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
THE ABSENCE or NEWS
PORTENDS A GREAT BATTLE

London. March mo confirmation
Of the report that the Japanese bonn
barded Port Arthur February 20 has
been received from any point. The
wires from the scene of var have
been practically silent for the past
"a hours and in some quarters this
alliance is supposed to indicate that
Japan's great attack on Port Arthur
is actually in progress. and that con
sequently the use of the wires has
been discontinued
The correspondent of the Mail at
Chefoo cables that Japanese trans
ports carrying troops continue to ar
rive at Chemulpo at the rate of one
day while provisions are being
landed near Ewang Ju. where large
force OF Japanese infantry has concen
trated.
The japanese squadron at Chemul-
po has been strengthened A fleet of
IL batlesbips and cruisers have been
stationed permanently in Prince Je
rome gulf. between Chebido Island
and The Anchorage. Yesterday"
says the correspondent, IL saw a
cruiser of the Niitaka type beached
at the entrance of Nam Yang creek.
She was deserted. except for a Japa-
nese guard" The Koreans are hos
tile to the Japanese and are assisting
the Russians in northern Korea.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
CONFERS WITH HAY.
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
Washington, March 1.-Seeretary
Hay and Count Cassini, the Russian
ambassador, had an hours conference
today The i'll feeling in Russia
against Americans and the continued
attacks Of certain parts of the Amer
lean Press against Russia was the
main subject discussed CasSini also
informally inquired about the report
that the cable company had applied for
landing priyelidges at Guam for a
cable from that island to Japan.
He was assured by Hay that this
government at present was consider
ing no such application. Cassini, talk
ing with the Associated Press said he
Russians long since had learned to
regard the people of this country as
heir fast friends, and that IL had
been a bitter disappointment to them
10 find American newspapers attack
ing the Russian government. the peo-
pie and policies
Fortunately he said. "the rea.
lions of the two governments con.
time as always absolutely friendly.
and for this reason | am hopeful that
present unfrendliness on the part of
press OF the two countries will not
be lasting
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02

TOLD OF AN INCIDENT
THAT HAPPENED TO A STOCK.
MAN WHO TRIED TO SELL A
CAR LOAD or STEERS
IN CHICAGO.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Washington, Marcn l.--Representa
tive Martin, of South Dakota, explain
Ing to the house committee his resolu.
tion for an investigation as to whether
the alleged beef trust was violating
the spirit of the injunction against the
combine, stating that he was told by
stockman. who had sold ear load of
steers in Chicago. that when he ar.
rived in that city he sought bids for
his stock He went to the various
concerns, but could secure a bid from
only one, He finally accepted this
bid His curiosity had been aroused
and he resolved to see what the rea
son was for this condition. THAT
night the steers were separated into
seven equal lots and sent TO the seycn
different concerns. which Martin said
composed the trust.
EXplainig further Martin said that
before the injunction was issued il
was the custom of these firms to
agree the night before ON the price
they would bid next day for beef on
! the hoof TO illustrate The profit that
he asserted was being made by the
beef trust, Martin said that on Feb
ruary /, 1902, the price of good to ex
ira steers was $3.50 per hundred
weight, prices of good to extra beef
side" $S37h, August |. 1908, the
price of beef sides was the same as on
/ February l. but the price of live beef
had dropped to S5.57
During August $4,000 steers were
sold ON the Chicago market. making
according to Martin, an additional
\ profit TO the trust for the month Of
| S3,SS2, 2G0 or $I4I3l7 for each of the
2G business days of that month The
sum, he decared, would permit of the
payment Of the $4,000 per day fine by
the seven companies for violation of
the injunction and leave handsome
profit resulting from the control Of the
price Of beef
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
A CRAVE CONDITION
Prevails in South Africa Owing TO 4
Deficit Due to Shrinkage in
Receipts.
by Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Johannesburg, South Africa, March
Lord Miner, British high commits.
sioner In South Africa, in delivering
the presidential address before the
IntercOlonial council for the Trans
vaal and Orange River colony, reveal.
ed the grave financial conditions OF
the colony He said the deficit.
amounting to $5,OOO.000 was due to a
shrinkage in the railroad receipts and
a general parlysis OF industry, while
almost all OF the $l50,000. 600 loan had
already been expended on railroads
repatriation of the Beers and the de.
yelopment of the country Their only
resources now were patience and
economy Miner said he was not dis.
mayed and that he hoped for improve.
ments when an adequate supply Of
labor was forthcoming
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
REFUSED TO TESTIFY
In Behalf Of His Brother, one Of the
Chicago Street Car Barn
Murderers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chicago vi, March Paul Neid.
ermeier, brother of Peter. one of the
street car barn bandits now on trial.
today refused to testify for his bro
ther.
It was announced that Paul Neider-
meier and Mrs. Neidermeier, mother
Of the two would testify that at the
time the car barn murder was com
mitted, Peter was at home In bed The
refusal of Paul TO testify today
caused the alibi to fall fiat, and the
case of Neidermeier and Gustaye
Marx will go to the jury without a sin
gle witness having testified in their
behalf
Evidence given in behalf of Van
Dine to show he was an irresponsible
victim of epilepsy and hereditary in
sanity, will be Offset by ten or a dozen
witnesses who will give evidence in
rebuttal Tt is expected the case
will go to the jury early next week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
SEIZE AMERICAN TUG
San Domingo insurgents Take Clyde
Line Tug-powell to
Protect.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
San Domingo Saturday, Feb eth
- delayed in transmission United
States Minister Powell has been in.
formed that the insurgents at San Pc.
dro de Macoris have seized the tug.
boat Purro. belonging to the Clyde
line, of New York. and armed her
The Clyde line steamer Cherokee has
gone 10 Aqua de CompOstela conveyed
by the United states training ship
Hartford. Edward C. Reed. t-uitcd
States consular agent AZ San Pedro
de Macoris Is said to be in danger
Minister Powell has taken steps to Sc
cure the protection Of all interests.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
DICK ELECTED SENATOR.

BY the Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio, March Charles
Dick. of Akron, was today elected
United States senator to succeed the
late Senator Hanna He was given
the solid Republican vote of the house
and senate, which voted separately.
The Democrats voted for John II
Clarke. of Cleveland Tomorrow at
noon the house and senate in joint
session will meet to canvass the vote
and declare the result
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
CHARTERS CANCELLED
OF Corporations in Illinois BY Seere-
tary of State Fer Failure to
Make Statements.
By the AssocIated Press.

Springfield. H.. March. 1.-The
charters Of one thousand corporations
doing business in Illinois we're can.
celled by the secretary Of state for
failure to comply with the law requir
ing an annual statement About two
hundred reports were received today,
bus whether they viii be recorded is
yet to be determined The Illinois su.
preme court recently upheld the va
lidity Of the law
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
A STICK OF DYNAMITE
Placed in Pocket OF Farmer Explodes
and Blows His Body into
Atoms.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
South Bend Ind, March albert
Mootmiller, well-known farmer, was
literally blown To- atoms today by an
explosion of dynamite. His body was
torn into at least fifty pieces,
When Mootmiller left home he
placed a stick of dynamite beside him
on a seat of his buggy shortly after
the family heard a terrific explosion,
Portions of the body were found five
rods from the point where the expIo.
sion took place ''
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
RUSSIANS MAKING VAST
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Yin Kow, March l.-LiaO Yang,
Manchnria. is now essentially a mill
tary city An area comprising three
and third square miles adjoining the
railroad, has been enclosed for mil.
itary camp and for magazine pur-
poses There is also a military camp
at Hal Cheng, Manchuria, SO miles
from New Chwang, which with its de
fense covers 900 acres.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
THE TWELFTH SAILS AWAY.

BY Associated Press.
San Francisco, March 1.-The trans
port Sherman, sailed today for the
Philippines via Honolulu She carrie |
the Twelfth infantry, consisting Of
400 men and 100 cavalry recruits, be-
sides a large number Of officers as
passengers. In her hold were 1900
tons Of army supplies
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
SYNDICATE SECURES LEASE.


DF IfIE ttEsVtldLFU It00.
New York. March lit was learned
today that the control Of the Des
Moines and Fort Dodge railroad has
passed to a syndicate. which some
time ago made an offer to the stock
holders for their holdings. The ulti
mate ownership of the road is not yet
known. The road is at present under
an eighteen-year lease to the Rock
Island. the lease expiring January ].
next.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
FOUR THOUSAND CHINESE
SOLDIERS TAKE THE FIELD.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. Petersburg, March 1.-The Rus
sian correspondent Of the Associated
Press at Shanghai, telegraphs that it
Is reported at Tien Tsin that four
thousand additional Chinese soldiers
have been posted IN Northern China
and that the Chinese government has
recently placed large orders for guns
and ammunition
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
RUSSIANS IN THE DARK
REGARDING LAST JAP ATTACK
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
St Petersburg, March 1.-Direct tel
egraphic advices from Port Arthur to
night make no mention OF the BON.
bardment of that place reported by
the London Telegraph today On the
contrary these advices say the Japan
ese fleet has disappeared from the
horizon of Port Arthur
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02

A report in circulation in the vicin.
ity OF the court house at 2:30 this
morning was that the jury on first bal.
lot stood nine for conviction two for
a life sentence and one for forty
years in the penitentiary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
A GREAT BATTLE IS GOING ON
Port Arthur Shut Off From TelegraphiC
Communication 1.-The Japs Now
Surrounding It,

which arrived here today, have al
ready left in the direction of Algiers.
1t is rumored they intend to search
for vessels bearing contraband of war
in the Mediterranean. The Russian
cruiser Aurora will follow them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
BANKS CONSOLIDATED.

Springfield. ILL.,. March THE first
National and Exchange banks, Of
stonington. X. l.. consolidated today
Bank.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02

a number of cases where members
of the House have leased their prop
srty to the government for postoffice
purposes
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
LEMON EXTRACT KILLS FIVE.
Ry Assnciated Press.

BY Associated Press
Stillwell. l. r., March Five
young men of this city are dead and
others critically III as a result o5
drinking lemon extract.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
HANLoN oUrPoINTs DECKER.
By Associated Press.

Philadelphia. March Eddie Han.
Ion. California. outpointed George
Decker, this city, tonight in a six
round bout.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
RUSSIAN WARsHIPs TO SEARCH
FOR coNTRABAND OF WAR.
BY Associated Press.

Port Said. Egypt, March 1.-The
five Russian torpedo boat destroyers,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02

Continued on Second raee)
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-01

A very large number of Burns Inn
mortal songs were written to match
music that was already popular. Speak
ing of such composition. he says HIM
self. ITO sough the tune over and
over is the readiest way to catch the
inspiration and raise the bard into
that glorious enthusiasm so strongly
characteristic of our Scotch poetry"
On another occasion he refused to
write for an unfamiliar air, saying
that until he was master of q tune he
never could compose for it. \ recent
writer has shown that Burns was far
more of q practical musician than is
generally supposed. He was familiar
with hundreds of Scottish national
airs. and his letters to his publishers
often contained precise instructions on
purely musical details.