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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18
KILLED HIS SICK WIPE
POSSE is NOW IN PURSUIT OF
HUSBAND - WOMAN STABBED
TO DEATH.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Decatur, Ala, Jan. 1S.-Charged
with numbering his sick wife, John L..
Norwood is being pursued by a posse
which is likely to use rope If Nor
wood falls into it's hands, Tho Nor
wood had become familiar figure
here no one has seen his wife, who,
Norwood explained, could not leave
the house on account of bad health,
being kept to her bed most of the
time.
Last night his wife died suddenly
and Norwood refused to allow anyone
to assist in dressing the corpse for
burial. This action caused suspicion
to be renewed and officers demanded
an investigation. This disclosed sew
eral gashes apparently made with a
knife. When Norwood finally allowed
the corpse to. be examined he asked
permission to Withdraw from the room
and when the officers came out he had
disappeared.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18
MONEY MARKETS IMPROVE
Both Russian and Japanese Securities
Have Risen Pefceptibly.


New York Sun Special Service.
London, Jan. 1S.-After long weeks
of uncertainty there is a more cheer
full tone in the London markets In
spite of the fear of war in the far east.
Germany, owing to the bourse law, has
been buying heavily here in all de-
partments, the foreign demand for
gold having ceased for the time. The
market has also benefited by the re-
turn of 100000 in notes and $780,
600 in coin from internal circulation.
Loan rates have made easy ad-
vances for the week, being readily OBJ
tainable at 8 per cent. Discount rates
have also dropped the usual quota
ton for three months, best bills being
3 5-16 per cent.
Japanese securities are about 2k
higher generally, and Chinese loans
gained about as much, while Russian
bonds have risen a point or two. The
improved tone also had it's effect in
the home railway market. The buy
ing of American railroad securities has
boen strong,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18
PORTO RICAN SCHOOLS

official Reports Show They Have Had a
Successful Year.
New York SUN Special Service.
washington, Jan. 18.-The annual report
of the commissioner Of education for Porto
Rico, Samuel McCune Lindsay, announces
progress in the school affairs Of the island.
The year closed with 1.O05 schools open.
The total school enrolment was 1925,
which Is 10 per cent Of the estimated
school popula ton of the island and Z per
cent of the estimated total population. !.
For the support Of all schools, the de-
1artment of educaticn had available $547,-
767, of which $5A5.106 actually was spent
Other expenditures bring the grand total
actually spent, for education during the
fiscal year UP to Ss!7,s15.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18

J. Wayne Ames is dead at Gypsum
City, Cal. Mr.. .Ames was known over
large section Of the west, and es-
pecially in Kansas. as the exact
double of Abraham Lincoln. He was a
newspaper man nearly all his life.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18
FAMILY ACTED QUEERLY
WITNESS IN BECHTEL CASE SAYS
THEY SEEMED CONFUSED
WHEN HE ASKED FOR MABEL.

Allentown, Pa, Jan. 1S.-The COM
monwealth depends largely upon the
testimony of Alois Eckstein to prove
it's case against Mrs. Catherine Bech-
tel, on trial as an accessory after the
fact to the murder of her daughter
Mabel. Eckstein on Saturday testi-
fed that he visited the Bechtel home
on Monday night, Oct. 27. Mabers
body was found the next morning.
On that night, he stated the demeanor
of the entire Bechtel family towards
him had changed. When he asked for
Mabel they were at first at a loss how
to answer him and finally replied that
she had gone out driving.
To-day counsel for Mrs. Bechtel
subjected Eckstein to. rigid cross-ex-
animation.
He admitted having struck the girl.
Said he:
IT heard that Mabel had been out
with a well known man in town. and
that her mother told her to get all
Mabel about it and told her that if
she kept on acting like that I'd never
have anything to do with her. Then
she ran into the kitchen and got a
knife. When she came back at me, I
struck her to defend myself
Stains of Human Blood.
DR.. Lear testified that he examined
the ingram and rag. carpets and the
Ratchet found in the Bechtel home.
IT found the stains to be human
blood" said the witness. The cover
ings of TON" Bechtel's bed and
Mabel Bechtefs wearing apparel had
stains of human blood. On the bed
sheet he also found tobacco stains.
The wooden step leading from the
kitchen to the cellar also had spots
Of human blood.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18

so dry that the high winds at places in
the country yesterday blew dust out of
the fields to such an extent that it was
impossible to see two hundred yards
away.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18

The civic club " Newark, N. j., is
moving for public fountain in Mill
tary park as a memorial of the late
Thomas Dunn English, chiefly known
as the writer of ben Bolt
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18

ers of Morrison county to construct
a bridge across the Mississippi river
and to authorize the removal of
buildings from the Indian allotments.
=: ~ 49,. T. w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18
Stains of Human Blood.
BR1NDLEY AS JUDGE.

special to The journal.
La Crosse. Wis. Jan. 1S.-Judge John Brind-
ley of this city has accepted an invitation to
act as one of the judges in the Iowa Minnesota
university debate, to be held at Minneapolis,
Jan. &c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18
BLAIR WELL INSURED
ST, LOUIS MAN CARRIED OVER "A
MILLION OF INSURANCE-DE-
FRAUDED CREDITORS GET
HALF.

New York Bun Special Service.
ST. Louis, Jan. 1S.-If all the life
insurance policies carried by James l..
Blair are paid, his widow will re-
ceive about 100000 in cash. Blair's
policies aggregate $1,134,O00, but
about 100000 has been assigned by
Blair to creditors, who are under
stood to have been losers by reason Of
Blair's embezzlements and forgeries.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18
Rheumatism

Does not let go Of you
when you apply lotions or
liniments. Il simply loosens
its hold for a while. Why?
Because to get rid Of it you
must correct the acid con-
dition Of the blood on which
IL depends. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla has cured thousands.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18

TO PREVENT THE GRIP.
Laxative Brono Quinine removes the cause.
get the genuine, call for the full name. 25c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
BLEW HOUSES DOU-N.
Seccrc Storm S5ceeps Chicago Sub
urbs-Nemby TOJCH Wrecked.

Chicago. March 24-Oue Of the most severe
storms this city has known in many years passed
over Chicago tonight Great damage was done
I'm tho suburbs % the south OF the city, and con-
siderable loss was sustained north Of the city.
The storm did not strike the business portion Of
the city with its creates. force.
The town OF Indiana Harbor. twenty miles
southeast OF Chicago. on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad. was the heaviest
sufferer. One mani Barker. the proprietor Of
a dry goods store-uas killed. and fifteen persons
who were in his store when the storm struck
We're injured some Of them seriously, although
none are expected TO die. Barker's store was
entirely demolished.
Eighteen houses were blown down and several
persons were hurt in the ruins of thei- homes
II is almost impossible to obtain full details to-
night because Of the condition Of the telegraph
and telephone wires. nearly all OF which are
down for miles between Chicago and Indiana
Harbor The wires Of the electric lines were
blown down and the power was shut Off. making
II impossible for anybody to reach the place save
on the regular trains Of the steam railroads.
The storm I'm the vicinity Of Indiana Harbor
was the most severe ever known there. Three
people are known 10 he dead several are fatally
hurt and at midnight there were several others
reported missing. and they may be buried In the
ruins Of their homes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
TO BREAK FAITH WITH US
CORE4 CAMPAIGN FAILS.
Japan Will Disregard Hay Note and
Land IN China. Russia Says.

According to the War Office in St Peters
burg. japan is about to break faith with the
United States, disregard her acceptance OF
the Hay note on preserving the integrity ct
China and land troops near Shan-Hai-kwan,
Chinese territory whose neutrality she had
promised to observe and preserve. The Rus-
SLAMS saw that the japanese have been Obliged
to abandon their plan of campaign in COrea
and aodpt a new line of attack from west OF
the Liao-Tung Peninsula.
Ncw-Chwang reports the presence OF many
japanese spies south Of Yin-kOw. on the line
of the Peking railroad. and persistent rumors
of an approaching japanese landing near
Shan-Hai-Kwan. New-Chwang also reports
that the Russians are constantly violating the
neutrality of the territory between the GreaS
Wall and the Lao River, and that their
patrols are half way to Shan-Hai-kwan, whils
the Chinese preserve strict neutrality.
The Russians say that they fear the Chr
nese generals Ma and lfu, whom they expeck
to Join forces with the japanese at any days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
RUMOR OF MERGER CLASH
I'LL LPE4CEFUL,S1YS HILL.
Long Conference Of Financiers IN
j. p. WOrgdR's office.

\ conference which was believed 90 have m
important bearing on tho distribution Of the
stocks os the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific roads. which have been tied mp i1 the
Northern Securities Company. was held late yes
terday afternoon at the office OF J. =. Morgan
& Co. Among the men at the conference were
James J. Hin. president OF the Northern Securi-
ties Company: z II Hartman. head OF the
Union Pacific system. James StiIlman. presi-
dent OF the City Bank representing the Rookie
Teller interests. and II. McII. Twomby. It was
reported that the conference was extremely ami
mated and earnest
There had been reports I'm Wall Street all day
that there was friction between the Hartman
Rockefeller interests on the one side and the
HH-Morgau interests On the Other side regard
ing the published plan for redistrbutirg the
stocks i'm the Northern Securities merger, that
the Union Pacific interests wanted 10 retain
controlling interest in Northern Pacific and
that a now Northern Securities Company might
he formed TO rcadjust the situation and prevent
another railroad war In view Of such reports
tho conference az M- Moreau's Office. lasting
until n late hour iu the afternoon. seemed 70 be
significant. The men at the conference repre-
sented interests which clashed before the panic
. caused b. the Northern Securities corner
Of 1901
Some Of the men at the conference denied that
there had been any trouble. but would say moth
ing more. Others declined 90 say anything at
al when they met uewspaper men on the way
out. one os the men, who refused % have his
name used in an interview. intimated that there
might be some opposition 90 the published plan
for settlement OF the Northern Securities case
but he added
There won't be any May panic
Earlier in the day Mr.. Hartman declined to
talk about the situation while Mr.. Hill con-
tented himself with the declaration. Every
thing is peaceful" Colonel ClouEh. genera
counsel and vice-presideut Of the Northern Sc
curities Company. said there was nothing in a
report that the company would continue to re-
main practically in control OF the Northern Pa
ciic and Great Northern. Re added. The
Northern Securities Company, its officers and all
connected with IL are complying fully with the
directions Of the court There Is 20 he at
tempt 10 evade in any way these directions.
This latest report has no foundation at ALL"
The shares Of the merge issues broke some
what in the trading on the curb market yesteT-
dav. but there less excitement the Stock
Exchange. where the sales of stocks failed 10
come near the large figures Of the previous day.
with sales Of slightly more than 10000 shares.
Northern Pacific closed at l36. with total sales
Of - 100 shares, and Great Northern preferred al
17O with total sales Of .SlD shares. All trans
actions in Northern Pacific and Great Northern
were when released except two hundred
shares of Northern Pacific, which sold I'm
the regular way at 12I.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
M1N,S DEATH 4 MYSTERY.
Found 5cith Fractured Skull after
Ouarre5 7ith Policeman.

Coroner FIaherty Of Brooklyn. viii make a
careful investigation into the death OF Patrick
Farrell. az his home. No. % AdelDhi-st.. that
borough, last night. I'm connection with whose
injuries Patrolrran William II. Bose. Of the
CIasson-ava. station. is mentioned.
Farrell was employed as a bartender in the
saloon Of FarreI Lynch. az MyrtIe-ave. and Ray
mond-s-. on Sunday morning last. between Il
and o'clock. The bartender had some trouble
with PatroIman Bossc. who told him 20 close up.
Later Farrell was found lying in pool OF blood
in a back room. suffering from fractured skull
He was taken home and never regained con-
sCiOuSneSS.
Inspector Murphy and Captain Maude are In
vestigating "a story that BOsSe struck Farrell
The ratrOIman denies II. and says that after
warning the bartender 70 close UP he returned
to the street, and. returning later. found Far
yell unconscious. II is said that ambulance
was called 90 the saloon from the Cumberland
Street Hospital and that when IL got there the
doctor was told the patient had been removed,
although Farrell was stiH there. it is asserted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
TO FORECLOSE on HOTEL
Goodrdge Estates fiction against
Marlborough.

William J. Clark and Caroline I. Iselin. eNeou-
tors OF the viii Of Charlotte n. Goodridge have
begun au action in the Supreme Court against
Louis I. Todd. Of the Hotel Marlborough. 10
foreclose a mortgage given by him ON that es-
tab1isnmeut FOR S2roOO0 The interest due on
The mortgage IS s. 800 which was payable in
January last and il is declared that Todd Is
insolyent Todd was recently a party 70 pro-
caeiines ir the supreme Court in which Credl-
tors asked for am accounting
The action is "a cas-. Of pure Cusscdross. Was
the comment Of Louis /. Todd, when asked
about the possible foreclosure of the MarlbOr-
ovgh mortgage There Is nothing in it, he
added. 4 did not know that the 5000 was
owing. I ara ahundautlv able 10 pay it, and ten
times that amount II necessary. l wish en-
phaticaIly 10 deny that ] am in any way 9nan-
cially involved The Marlborough iS not going
20 he closed up That is preuosterous. This Is
simply a part Of the trouble haye had with the
executors of the G0odridge esilte ever since the
old woman died
II vas learned from an associate of Ny. TODD
that the GoOdridge estate owns the ground on
which the hotel stands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
WILL uOTE OLD CHURCH.
BrOad1ray Tabernacle To Be Rebuilt
EIsezchere ia Its Present Form.

The old Broadway Tabernacle building. at
the northeast corner Of Thirty-fourth-st. and
Sixth-ave. is 10 be torn down by the RoxtOn
Realty Company. which recently bought the
property on which the tabernacle stands. and
rebuilt on a large plot Of ground many miles
from this city for Edward F. Searles. the seller
OF the property II is to be rebuilt so that II
will look on its new site as 1t does to-day.
II learned from trustworthy source
yesterday that the buyer is TO defray the ex-
peuse Of tearing down the building and ship
ping the material The value Of this service is
said to be placed at $4,000. and figures in the
price paid by the buyer for the property. Just
where the church building will he rebuilt could
not be learned last night, but 10 was thought
that the site chosen was prObaly a plot or
ground facing in Main-st, Great harrington.
Mass, and being part OF the Kellogg Terrace
which was built there at cost of several
million dollars. for the occupancy of Mrs. Mark
Hopkins, the widow of Mark Hopkins who later
was married TO Edward F. Searles- IL Is said
that Mr.. Searles intends TO present the taber-
naCle after IL is rebuilt To a church. He had the
organ and the railing in front Of the church
building shipped TO his country nome, north Of
this city. some months ago.
\ peculiar coincidence of the plan 10 rebuild
the Broadway Tabernacle il the fact that the
famous Stewart mansion. which stood for many
years at the northwest corner Of Thirty-fOurth-
st. and Fifth-ave.. was used recently IN the
building of a Catholic church I'm this city.
The Broadway Tabernacle congregation. which
is building house AZ Fifty-siNth-st and
Broadway. bought the property in two parcels
in 1SJ1. It then erected the church building on
the site. Immediately after its completion, in
the year just preceding the Civil War. many
stirring scenes We're enacted in the building
The pastor during that period was DIT. Joseph
Z. Thompson, well known abolitionist The
Rev. Dr. William NJ Taylor was installed
IN 1S72
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
FIRE THREATENS TOXINS.
Flames RaJdge Nebraska Farms and
Destroy Houses.

Lincoln. Neb.. March IA dispatch from
Norfolk, Neb.. says the town was dark at noon
to-day from smoke which came from prairie
fires west of there. Many houses and barns
near Atkinson were destroyed. one hre ran
thirty miles. Flames which at one time threat
ened Newport heading for the town Of
Amelia which Il is believed will be destroyed
HoIdridge Neb., March PA heavy rain has
checked the disastrous prairie fire which started
yesterday between Atlanta and Looms, but not
before It had burned over Il strip from three to
ten miles wide and twenty miles in length. As
far as known only one life was lost. that Of
August Olsen. an aged farmer and the total
property loss is estimated at something above
100000. There were many narrow escapes.
Mrs Andrew Lohn and her daughter fled fEOm
the flames by making their way To an open field,
and three sick patients were removed from their
homes with difficulty. Fifteen farmers lost
majority of their buildings and a number Of
homes were destroyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
ESSEN FOR PIRKEP.
Conrcntiou's fiction Likely to Tnfu-
encc Other Counties.
Inv THE9HtFH - IN rHHrHr-'

P,attsburg. \. & March 2f-The Essex
county Dcuocratia Convention. held al KEGS
willie to-day. urauimou9Iv Endorsed Judge Parke~
for President and elected John Mcclure, Eugene
I. Wheeler ANA John Douae-Iy rs delegates 20
The State convention.
a resolution was passed naming Thomas r.
Convoy. o. this city. as Essex Couuty's caudi-
date for the nomination for Judge Of the Cour:
Ct Appeals.
Mr. Conway in an Interview heretofore ex-
pressed hr~eolt as opposed TO a1 instructed de,e-
cation. uut The result Of the Essex County con-
vcrtion al this time is most significant. and IT'S
action viii probably ne followed by the corven-
ttons in the other northern counties, which VIII
be held within n Cew days
Mr.. Conway is the law partner of Smith NJ
Weed and was twice the candidate for Attorney
General on tne State tickct and ran ahead OF
hs ticket IN northern New-Zorl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
WARNER MILLER AGAIN IN HARNESS
Chosen to Head Herkimer County Delega-
tion TO Republican State Convention.

Utica X. Y. March 24-Warner Miller Of Herki-
mcr win head the Herkimer County delegation IN
the Republican State Convention on April q Mr..
Miller mas taken an active part in politics since
the nomination Of Ex-Governor Black and his en-
trance into politics VIII tend 90 strengthen the
party in Central Nev-YorK. Il is understood that
Senator Platt and NJ. Miller nave renewed their
old political friendship
Il was reported that Mr.. Miller was 20 be a dele
gate from the NNTGIth Congress District 20 the
national convention but the convention here to-day
selected William r. Lewis. Of Utica. and JuGson J.
Gilbert. 81 Little Falls. as delegates and without
opposition rcnominated Congressman James s.
sherman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
TO RETITE LIFE.
DR.. Keen Tells of Starting the Heart
10 Beat by Massage.

Philadelphia. March 24.--pr. v. W. Keen de-
ciared az q meeting Of the philadelphia County
Medical Society last night that most remark
able feld Of surgery had been opened IN oardie
massage. whereby life aDparent- extinct has
been restored by renewing The hearts pulsati'n
Dr Keen made thls plain 10 the assooiat on
when he discussed a case I'm which iaassagf of
acagt Tor chi0roform collapse was employed
The operation. he said. had been successful
twice DR. Keen WIS ono OF the FIRST surgeons
10 resort 10 tho delicate use Of the kute iu this
country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
TRY 1GAIN TO BLOCK PORT
SereH Steamers Sunk az Port Arthur
Channel.

London. sIarch 25.-"The Daily Telegraph
publishes d dispatch from it's Toxic corresponds
ent under yesterdays date which says:
"On the night Of March 22 the japanese feet
renewed the attempt 10 bottle UP Port Arthur.
Sixteen warships escorted seven merchant
steamers TO the mouth Of the hs~bor. and under
cover Of the bornbardment. the steamers ran in
and were sunk in desired positions. Three hum
dred japanese officers and bIueiac-sets voiuu-
teered for this duty. An official report is ex-
peCted this evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
SUIT AGAINST FATHER DUCEY.
Loriliard Spencer Estate Wants to FOreclose
$4,000 Mortgage

Suit has been brought by William \. Spencer
cnd Charles G. Spencer. executors Of tie will
% the late Loriilard Spencer. against Father
0ucey. rector OF s.. Leo's Roman Catholic
Church. 20 foreclose n mortgage given by him
for $4,000 on The property at No. = East Twen-
ty-eis.th-st. The church is at No II East
Twenty-ei-hth-st. The amount Of the mort
gage IS S3J.UO0. The amount Of interest due
and the reason Tor bringing the action are not
stated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
DOwIE LEASE TILL 5000 A. D.
Trolley Line Secures Right to Run Through
Zion for the Next 1.O96 Years.

Chicago March 2+.-Under lease which CXI Tres
10ss years hence the Chicago and Milwaukee EIec-
tric Railroad Company has secured from DR."
lcnn Alexander Dowie the right 70 extend line
through Zion city According 10 the terms. said
lease is 10 expire 3CC" A. D"
The reason for a lease instead Of a purchase is
that Il h forbidden 20 sell the prolertE of Cod
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
NEUTRALITY YIOL1TED
Russians Send Patrols Half Hay 20
ShaR-Hm-kuan.

New-Chwang. March 24.-Prince Alaysin. sov-
ereign Of Mongolia. on the way TO his capital.
arrived ct kin-Chow yesterday from Peking
and Japan. where he witnessed the manoeuvres
and mobilization OF the japanese army. In ac-
Cordance with the declaration Of Chinese ueu-
GaIity. Prince -Natsin has commanded the ob-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
RAINS IN CENTRAL KANSAS.

salna, KAN March 24.-The only rain Of con
sequence in months felI Throughout Central Kan
sas to-day. thoroughly soaking the ground
Wheat was badly in need Of the moisture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
SPIES on PEKING LINE.
Report of Proposed Japanese
Landing.

-ChvarE March 24-It IS persistent1y re-
ported that the japanese propose to land troops
az Gatsia. north OF Shan-Hai- -Kwan. There are
numerous japanese spies at Shan-FIai- ESwal
and elsewhere on the railroad to Yin-Kow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
U. 5. CONSUL TO START FOR ANTUNG.
japanese Will Help Him to Reach There.

London. March 25-The correspondent at
Shanghai Of The Tines says that United
States Consul Davidson will start for his post
az tEtung Eexs week. and that he has arranged
with the japanese naval authorities 70 assist
his vessel 10 reach its destination