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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
OUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Feb.
6.-The attention of the arch
U aeologists Of the entire coun-
~ try is fixed on Council Bluffs
and It's vicinity, where a
congress of archaeologists will soon
gather to conduct a series OF excava-
tons in the ancient burying grounds
and Indian village sites which line the
bluffs of the Missouri for miles below
the city. Many of these scientists are
members Of the Archaeological Inst1-
tute of America and report OF the
findings will be made to that body. 1t
is confidently expected that many i'm
portant facts, which have heretofore
been only theories concerning western
Indians, will be established by the ex-
cavations in the prehistoric villages.
Professor A. E. Rtnehart, of Mime
npolis an Archaeological connected with
the University of Minnesota, has be-
come interested in the old Indian
mounds and burying places, and is at
the head Of the present movement. 1t
is his idea to have a congress of
archaeologists from all parts OF the
country in Council Bluffs as soon as
the frosts will permit Of excavat1ng.
Aylarge force Of laborers Will be SET 10
excavating when the scientists arrive.
The Iowa legislature will be asked
ciety for an appropriation to assist In
the work. The work of this assoc1a-
ton will be separate and apart from
that of the congress, altho both bodies
will be in the field at the same time
and will probably pool issues.
Home Of Prehistoric Race.
Professor e. q. Blackman, head OF
the Nebraska State Historical society
who has spent much time exploring
thew icinity of the old village, says: 1T
is not generally known, yet it is true
that within few miles Of Council
Bluffs there is site of a village once
Inhabited by prehistoric people. On
the peak Of the bluffs can be found
earthworks which were thrown up
and a fort Of some kind erected"
These ruins cover a territory fifteen
miles long by four miles broad along
the bluffs of the river, but do not ex-
tend down into the valley at all. 1t is
Professor Blackman's theory that the
villages were inhabited not later thar
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

OTHING was more popular for
Christmas than bags, and in
their beautiful fabrics, colors and
handiwork they excited the envy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
THE ELEPHANTS CEMETERY FOUND.

Major ell-Cotton, the African
explorer, writes: I'VE left the Tarash
valley and struck in a northwesterly
direction to the foot of a range of
hills, along which were many brack-
ish pools surrounded by vivid green
grass and with quite number of
ducks swimming on the surface. Now,
In all my journeyings thru elephant
country, do not, think had ever.
come across skeleton Of one Of
those beasts for whose death the
guides could not account, and on no
occasion did / ever see two skeletons
together. Here was surprised to find
the whole countryside studded with
remains. thought at first that some
fell disease had attacked a vast herd,
but on questioning my guide he said:
oh, no, this is the place where the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
Correspondence Of Tho Journal.


EMIDJI, MINI, Feb. 5.-The
y u lumbermen Of northern
~ Minnesota have never had
IA "a more favorable winter for
Il ~ logging operations than this
year. Two hundred logging
camps are cutting pine IN
Beltrami county alone. Besides, there
are numerous tie, cedar and wood
camps. 1t will be a money-making
winter for the contractor. Nearly all
the camps have landed a third Of
their winters cut, and it is. estimated
that another third is on the skids.
This is condition quite unusual for
the first Of February.
Labor is cheap and easily obtainable
and the contractor who does not come
out of the woods on April 10 with a
neat sum to his credit, over and
above his winters expenses, Is not
worthy the name of lumberman. The
cut in this vicinity will be but little
over half what 1t was last winter, as
contractors have been compelled to
turn their attention to the reservation
pine and let the free pine belts Of this
vicinity wait until they may be more
conveniently taken.
The Camp and tho Logger.
A northern Minnesota lumber
camp of the present day is a place
we'll worth a visit. This will make
it easier to comprehend how one of
the richest pine belts In the world is
fast disappearing. A lumber camp
has a character not without pictur-
esque features, but withal it Is a very
busy place, conducted under per-
feet system that turns to the best ad-
vantage both brain and Drawn.
Every minute Of the winter day is
improved by the lumberman, Forty
below zero he enthusiastically char
acterizes as logging weather" 1t
means the best roads at the least ex-
pense, and he Is happy In the realiza-
ton. Work in the woods Is never
suspended for cold or a stormy day.
When the sun shines and the air is
crisp and bracing, the lumberman
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

elephants come to die. We often come
here to pick. up the ivory. I had
heard of places like this from the
Swahili traders. One man In par ucu-
lar had told me that far away to tho
east of Lake Rudolph he had come
upon one of these elephant cemeteries
and in few days had collected more
ivory than his caravan could carry;
but had always. regarded these
stories as fables till here under my
own eyes was the proof of theft
truth"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

Judge Walter w. Mount of Upton.
Ind, has announced his candidacy
for congress on the republican ticket
to succeed Charles j. Lands, the in
cumbent. The two rivals have been
warm personal friends for years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18

an election by the people, l will, God
helping me, give to the discharge OF
The duties of that exalted Office the
best service Of which I am capable
and at the end Of the term retire to
private life. / shall not be n candi-
late for nor shall | accept a renomi-
nation Several reasons might be adj
vanced for this position, but the con-
trolling one with me is that l am fully
persuaded that no incumbent of that
Office should ever be placed in sit
uation of possible temptation to con-
slider what the effect of action taken
by him in an administrative matter
of great Importance might have upon
his political fortune.
Questions Of momentous conse-
quence to all of the people have been
in the past and will be in the future
presented to the president for deter
mination and in approaching their
consideration, as well as In weighing
the facts and the arguments bearing
upon them, he should be unembarrass-
ed by any possible thought Of the in
fuence his decision may have upon
anything whatever that may affect
him personally.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
RICH ORGANIZATION.
The Wealth of the Members Mor'
Than Thousand Million.

New York.-A month hence bank
officers from all over the country will
be crowding into this city to attend
the first general convention Of bank
ers held here since 1877. The conven-
ton, which will begin on September
IA at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, will
be the thfrtieth annual convention Of
the same association. Since its in
ceptien the association has been
spreading so that it is now the rich
est organization in the world in point
Of wealth represented. It has 1880
members in banks, banking institu-
tions and banking firms, and the CAPT
tai. surplus and deposits Of the mem
bers aggregate the enormous total of
81 ,000,O00,000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
Counterfeit Money.

Boston, thousand TWO hun
dred dollars in counterfeit 81 bills
were found by secret service agents in
the house of Mr.. Frank G. Sanft, a
prominent Roxbury man, after Sanft
had been arrested by the police on a
charge of having passed a bogus bill
on a street fruit vender. A complete
outfit for manufacturing spurious
bank notes was also found.
Sanft has lived in Roxbury for sew
enteen years, and has a wife and two
daughters. His family has been So
cially prominent in Boston and along
the south shore, where they had a
summer home. Among the articles
revealed by the search of Sanft $
house was a splendid German photo
graphic lens and quantity of Chin
csc fibre paper.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
CHAMP cLARK's CHALLENGE.
Says he will Cut Throat of Man Who
Called Him a Liar.

New Albany, Ind.-"If the man
who just called me liar will meet
nae outside of the park when I finish
my speech, I'll cut his throat from
ear to ear" declared Congressman
Champ Clark Of Missouri during a
joint political debate with Congress
man Charles B. Lands Of Indiana, be-
fore the Chautauqua assembly there.
The debate was the principal attrac-
ton Of the Chautauqua. During the
speech Of Mr.. Lands some one in the
audience shouted:
'Where's Bill Taylor?"
Mr.. Lands replied:
"He is in Indianapolis and will
stay there until he gets justice.
When Mr.. Clark took the platform
he referred to ex-Gov. Taylor as an
assassin, charging the republicans
were protecting a man who should
be hanged. Continuing he said:
"The republicans want to rule this
country by sensation" Some one in
the audience cried out: That's not
true; you are a liar.''
Congressman Clark shouted his
challenge, which was greeted with
Kisses. When quiet had been restor-
ed Mr.. Clark concluded his speech.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
Scalpers Enjoined.

Louisville, Ky.-Judge Kirby hand
ed down an opinion in the injunction
suit of the railroad systems running
to St. Louis via Louisville, against the
local scalpers, who it is claimed, find
the special Worlds Fair tickets with
conclave stop over privileges here a
good source of investment. By Judge
Kirby's opinion the scalpers must not
sell non-transferable tickets, but may
speculate in the transferable reduced
rates. AS the low rate tickets are all
nen-transferable, this decision is more
of a victory for the railroads than
for the ticket brokers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
Combat on the Sea.

Buenos Ayres.-A number Of Para
guayans have been, killed or wounded
in a combat between, a revolutionary
vessel and steamer commanded by
the government. The latter vessel
was captured and is now manned by
revolutionists. The revolutionists
have seized the towns Of Humaita
Villa Del Pillar and Villa Frame. Tran
guilty prevails in. Asuncion and the
government is preparing to resist the
impending attack on the capital
Many revolutionists who entered Ar
gentine unarmed are now joining the
insurgents. It is expected that the in.
surrection will be successful.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
The German View.

Berlin.-It is clear from the note
Of the semi-official Cologne Gazette
that the German government does not
view with any great sympathy the
naval demonstration planned by the
United States before Smyrna. That
journal points out that various ma
tions founded schools and missions in
Turkey without asking permission of
the Turkish authorities and then held
themselves responsible when the trou-
BILE arose.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
Wage Proposal Accented.

Pittsburg, Kan.-The coal miners
of Kansas, Indian Territory, Arkan-
sas, Texas and part of Missouri
have voted in favor Of accepting the
operators wage proposition. The
vote was canvassed here by the board
appointed for the purpose. The votes
in the three districts numbers four
teen twenty-one and twenty-five
showed a majority of 1904 votes for
the proposition. The proposition was
for reduction of 5 per cent in wages
and affects $4,000 men.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
Fewer Speakers.

Washington list of speakers
on both sides of the political fence
will probably be much smaller than
in either the campaign of 1896 OF
1900. There is to be no great cam
paign of education such as charac-
terized both those struggles, and it is
probable that the national committees
Of both parties will concentrate their
efforts in the doubtful states and give
tie rest Of the country the proverbial
click and promise. -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
THE YOUNG CZAR.
Heir to the Throne is Born in Rus
STA

STA.
ST. Petersburg.-A son and heir to
the Russian throne has been born.
The Empress and the child are doing
well.
The heirs name will be Alexis Nj
kolaivitch, and if he reigns he proba-
bly, will assume the title Of Alexis II.
The Alexis was Emperor Of Moscovy
in 1916.
The Emperor and Empress of Rus
STA formerly Princess Alix Of Hesse)
who were married Nov. IA, 1894, had
four daughters, Olga, born Nov.
3, 1895; Tatiana, bonn May 20, 1897
Marie, born June IA, 1899, and Anas-
tasia, born June 5, 1901.
The birth so greatly wished for,
that Of an heir to the Russian crown,
occurred not in the great palace at
Peterhof, but in the Alexandra villa,
one Of a group Of four small palaces
in secluded corner of the magnif-
cent Peterhof Park. In one Of these
buildings the Empress had been liv-
ing for weeks.
The other three are occupied
by members of the imperial family,
gathered there is expectation of the
event.
The birth Of the heir to the throne
was attended with all the ceremonial
ordained by imperial tradition.
GaMands and lamps were strung
along across almost every house front,
while from many Of the larger build
ings flashed the Russian arms, the
imperial monogram and other de-
vices picked out in electric globes.
Early tens of thousands Of tapers
glimmered before the affairs Of st. Pc
tersburg's many shrines.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
Russian Constitution.

Berlin. Kleine Journal says it
expects that the birth of an heir to
the Russian throne will be followed
in few days by a proclamation of
constitution claiming to have been in
formed that Emperor Nicholas vowed
he would give constitution to Rus
STA if the Empress gave birth to
son.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
Lynchers Charged With Murder.

Selma, Ala.-In their preliminary
hearing on the charge of murder in
the first degree D. O. Stanfeld, B. F.
Cherry and M. M. Ransom were re-
manded to jail without bail to await
the action of the grand jury Edmund
Bell, negro, was given into their
charge last Saturday and it is alleged
that the negro was taken frem the
officers and lynched by mob Of ne
groes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
A Moral Crusade in Ell Paso.

Ell Paso, Textile city government
is having another spasm Of morality,
and has closed all of the dance halls.
Citizens are now raising a fund to
compel the closing Of the gambling
houses, greatly disliking recent ar
ticle extensively published in the east
in which Ell Paso was described as a
Monte Carlo, with games running all
over the city. The Mayor has SO far
not ordered the gambling houses, of
which there are several here, to close,
and if he did the order probably
would not be obeyed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
British Steamer Under Arrest

London. Alfred Holt & Co., own
ers of the British steamer Calchas,
which was bound for japanese ports
from Tacoma, and which was seized
by the Russian squadron have receiv.
ed a cablegram from Yokohama an
nouncing that the steamer had beer
sent to the Island Of Saghai Leon un.
der arrest.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
The M. K & 7. Issues Orders.

bmithville, sTex. The Missouri,
Kansas and Texas has issued an order
notifying the striking operators and
agents that those who do not return
to their places at.once will be black
listed. The order states that they
will not be permitted to again enter
the service, and this is taken to mean
that the blacklist win be strengthen
Cd by the names Of all the strikers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
Returns $4,000 Found.

Chicago. Thomas Taylor, a guard
on the South Side Elevated Railroad,
received a reward Of 800 from the
Woodlawn Bank for the recovery of
a satchel containing nearly $4,000
lost on South Side elevated car.
The valise is said to have been lost
by messenger Of the bank. Eight
thousand dollars of its contents was
in gold and the remainder in bonds
and cheeks.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
PACKERS
STAND FlRM
REFUSE TO HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO WITH STRIKERS.
SHAREHOLDERS L OS |
Retailers Fail In Efforts Looking to
Another Conference. Strikers viii
Now Try Power Of the Federal
Court. Started by Stakeholder.

Chicago. The stock yards strike
seems no nearer a settlement than it
did the day the struggle began. Ef-
forts of committee composed OF re-
tail butchers and grocers to bring
about conference between the pack
ers and the strike leaders was Of no
avail.
No statement was issued by the
packers regarding the conference, and
they refused to discuss the matter
further than to confirm the statement
given out by the intermediary COM
mittee.
When the strike leaders were in
formed Of the determination of the
packers to refuse to enter into further
conference with the unionists, they
began to form plans to force the hand
Of the legal department of the United
States government in an endeavor
to bring about a settlement. This
move was decided upon by the legal
advisors of the strikers after they
had received what they considered
reliable information that the Attor-
ney General would not make a move
to bring into operation the perpetual
injunction now held by the govern
ment against combinations among the
packing firms unless ordered to do so
by President Roosevelt.
The plan in effect is this:
An action will be started in the
Federal court in the name Of strik-
er, who holds stock in one Of the
biggest Of the packing concerns, de-
handing that the injunction be put
into operation on the ground that the
illegal combination still exists, and
that through it the shareholders are
suffering a loss. This it is expected
by the strike leaders will induce Pres
ident Roosevelt to take up the strike
and force the packers to produce their
books, contracts and agreements in
operation. Such step, it is believed
by the strikers, will bring the packers
to terms and end the struggle.
There will be a meeting of the gro
GERS and market wagon drivers and
should a decision as to a strike be
reached the meat supply of the city
will be cut off.
While standing on his doorstep,
John Schuman, a strikebreaker en-
ployed by Swift and Company was at
tackled by rioters and severely beaten.
Before the police could reach the
scene of the disturbance a crowd Of
400 rioters had gathered about the
place. Schuman was thrown 10 the
ground and every one of the disturb
ers who could &c; near enough admin
istered kick upon the PROSTATE man.
A riot call was sent in, but the crowd
seeing the policemen coming scattered
and no arrests were made. While
Schuman was seriously hurt it is not
believed that his injuries are fatal.
President Michael Donnelly of the
Butchers Union said sit looks to me
as though this is only the beginning
Of the fight. l will not stand now
for the first agreement. The matter
is now beyond me. The Allied Trades
Conference Board will have to ap-
prove of any terms offered. l do not
think the packers will agree to terms
that would insist upon now, and of
course the strike can not be settled
unless terms are satisfactory to all
the unions in the allied trades"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
Earthquake Shakes Chile.

New York.-A severe earthquake
was felt at Velear, province of Alta
CANA, according to a Herald dispatch
from Valparaiso, Chile. 1t was pre-
coded by loud subterranean noises.
The earthquake caused much damage,
but no fatalities have been reported.
1t was also felt at Iquikue and La
zerna.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
COMPLETING Alaskan Cable.

Seattle, Wash. The cable which the
United States steamship Burnside has
been laying from Sitka, Alaska, south,
is completed to within $50 miles of
Cape Flattery. Col. James Aller, who
is in charge of the work, says with
favorable weather the cable can be
finished in two days after the Burn
sides picks up the buoyed end.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
Enforcing the Limit.

Shanghai The cruiser Askold and
torpedo boat destroyers Grozovi have
been told to leave Shanghai at the
expiration Of the twenty-four hours
limit.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
Frosts in Coffee Region.

Rio de Janeiro. Investigation con-
firms the report that severe frosts in
the coffee regions have considerably
damaged the crops
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18

James Nixon, colored farmer Of
Wilkinson county, has cleared 81 900
this season on three acres Of toma-
toes. He is evidently good farmer
and also something Of q fnancier.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18

The McComb City Fair Association
has just issued neat ga page pros
pectus Of the fair to be held there
from October 18th to 22nd. A large
range Of products is covered in the
premiums offered and besides the reg
ular awards there are nearly one hun
dred special prizes offered by indi-
vidual citizens. The scheme will no
i3ubt prove good one for McComb
and the whole state is wishing her
well in the undertaking.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18

Jones claims to be the pioneer coun-
ty in the piney woods to make con-
certed move for better roads and that
the experiment has proven a complete
success. There was a lot of kicking
over the expense attached to building
them, but now the sentiment through
out the county is universal that good
roads are the thing. Steel bridges
have been built across the more i'm
portant streams and they are proving
economical in the end. With counties
as well as individuals, it will always
pay to get the best. While expen-
sive to begin with, it is economical in
the end.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18

Belzoni has the prospect Of another
railroad and is doing things right
.along. The Knights Of Pythias are
arranging to build a handsome Castle
Hall and other good buildings are 60
ing up.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18

New Albany has organized stock
company for the purpose Of manufac-
ing brick and tile and work Of con-
struction will soon begin. An election
on the issuance Of bonds for water
works and electric lights was carried
by a vote of Is to /. From this it
would seem that the people up there
were awake to the benfts to accrue
from the possession Of these neces-
sites. That little city has undergone
great change during the past two
years. When this writer left there
three years since an election on this
subject would have about carried in
the same proportion, but with the
figures reversed. The good citizens
are pushing now and success will
crown their efforts.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18

The farmers Of Tippah county have
organized club and propose making
it a business organization conducted
along business lines. The merchants,
professional men ETC., have their reg
ular bodies and why not the farmers,
who have more to gain by such organ
izations than any one else. This club
is organized in county that should
pay attention to trucking and we hope
to see an interest taken in the matter
80 soon as the railroad facilities will
allow Of such.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18

A truck growers association will be
organized at Holly Springs next Sat-
urday by those who propose to enter
that line of business. 1t will have a
number Of live men who will give the
matter a thorough test. The town
Of Holly Springs is in a section of
country especially adapted to truck
ing and there is no reason why it
should not prove the greatest success.
There is an ever increasing market
for the product and if this move
proves all right, Marshall county in
four years will show twice the assess
ed value Of property as at the present
time.