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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
MOTT HANGED
AT MISS0ULA
Wife Murderer Walked Unassisted
to Gallows-Ready to Give
Life for Life. p.

Missoula, Mont, March 1S-Louis
Fl. Mott, the wife-murderer, was
hanged here to-day.
Mott walked unassisted to the gall
lows. In a brief speech he said he
believed his conviction had been
brought about thru dishonest meth
DDS, and closed by saying he was will
ing to give life for life. .,
His Crime. =
The crime for which Mott was hanged
was the shooting Of his wife on Sunday,
Jan. 4, 1903. For months previous to the
murder he had been addicted to the use
of liquor. and drugs. causing a depressed
mental condition.
While east on a business trip his wife
sold his laundry business in Missoula. He
became greatly angered on his return,
brooding constantly over his wife's act.
On the day of the murder he became in
volved in a prolonged quarrel with his
wife, which was followed by his shooting
her four times with revolver while she
was running from the room. His wife
fingered for nine hours before death.
Efforts to Save.
Mott went to the supreme court in an
effort to secure a new trial and made two
fruitless appeals to the governor for elem
ency. In the latter he had the influence
and financial aid Of his uncle, Lemoine
Mott, a wealthy miller Of Des Moines,
Iowa, who came to Montana and made a
personal appeal to the governor.
All of the appeals were based on the
fact that he wished to escape the stain
upon his name for the sake. Of his chill
dren solely.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
JAPS MENACE MUKDEN
Cossack Scouts Sight Large Force ana
Are Driven Back.
Mar, Walk Sun .snanial. saruina

OOoStsAJAAg G1OOAsS S1e5AAG A4eSA9 EOASS ssAAN1
Are Driven Back.
New York Sun Special Service.
Vladivostok, March 18.-Admirai:
Alexieff has been informed that a for
midable Japanese army must be at
the head Of the Yalu river, about $50
miles northeast Of Wi-ju and directly
east of Mukden, about 200 miles.
The following dispatch was received
from Captain Vehamo:
"While moving on a small body OF
the enemy Tuesday, we came in sight
of a large camp north Of Chukchun,
and Lieutenant Krondatenko, who was
sent forward to reconnoiter, reports
that 1900 horses were seen and about
5000 men. Four hundred men adj
vanced toward our position and we
retired leisurely."
General Veronetz, on receipt Of the
news, ordered $500 Cossacks to depart
from Hunchun and will reinforce them
by Saturday. It is feared here that
larger than reported, and It Is prob
able that Captain Vehamo was un-
able to make extended observations
of the enemy.
This Is probably the advance forca
Of General Kurokf's army, which at
several times has been reported by
Vladivostok scouts as crossing the Ju-
gun river and to have arrived at
Samsu.
The latest news makes it appear
that the Japanese are a hundred miles
west Of Samsu now, and intend to ops
crate in eastern Manchuria. The opin-
ion of military men here is that this
force will go west and attack Mukden.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, March 18.-General Fred
d. Grant, guest of honor at the St.
Patrick's night banquet of the Irish
Fellowship club at the Auditorium
hotel, declined to speak to the toast
'"The President of the United States"
prefacing numbered list of reasons
with the statement that every officer
of the United States army. especially
in the Philippines, who has spoken
about the president, has heard from
Washington
The reasons formally given by Cen
yeral Grant were:
ct cannot make a speech"
GAS an officer in the United States
army I 'dassent.'' -
II don't know anything about the
president Of the United States"
Then the son Of Americas great
soldier thanked the hundreds of men
and women at the banquet for their
cordial. reception to him and sat
down.
He apparently had construed the
toast assigned to him as personality
instead of sentiment. and the sar-
casm Of the third reason given by him
appealed to those who recalled the
fact that Theodore Roosevelt and
commissioners in New York at the
same time and that the latter resigned
because he could not get along with
Roosevelt.
It was recalled, further, that gos-
sip has connected the influence OF, the
present occupant of the White House
with the lack Of opportunity afforded
the son of Ulysses s. Grant to share
some Of the glories Of recent warfare.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18

ator, so far as have heard, believes
that his nomination would be a wise
one.
II have talked with many leading
democrats from doubtful states and
have never yet found any one who
thought that Mr.. Hearst would make q
strong presidential candidate. I be-
lieve his nomination would result in
our overwhelming defeat. We might
not recover from it in twenty years.
1--WE have two elements in the dem
ocratic party. Mr.. Cleveland repre-
sents one and Mr.. Bryan the other.
If possible, we must nominate q can
didate that will unite the two ele-
ments, otherwise defeat is certain.
''The general impression prevails
here that Judge Parker will be nom
mated. If the New York delegation
favors his candidacy, I believe he
would be nominated practically with
out opposition.
"Gorman could be nominated if he
had the support Of New York. Judge
Parker is a clean man, an able lawyer,
consistent and loyal democrat and,
if nominated, would doubtless unite
the. different elements of the party,
The idea seems to prevail that Judge
Parker stands the best chance to Sc
cure the nomination..
Senator A. o. Bacon, colleague Of
Clay. is out with a long interview tc
the same general effect.
Georgia is typical southern state
and this stand by two of It's mos
prominent political leaders may be
taken as indicative Of the genera,
sentiment in the solid south I
shows where the real stumbling bloch
to the Hearst candidacy is likely tt
be found.
The conservatives OF the democrati.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
NOTED BRITISH
MASON IS DEAD
Man Who Installed King as Grand
Master Expires in Oal-
ifornia.

San Bernardino, Cal, March 49,
Robert Hooker, the man who initiated
the Prince Of Wales, now King Ed
ward, into the third degree Of Masonry
and fought and won the Earl Of Der
by's first political battle, Is dead here.
AS master of the Barrow-in-Furnes
lodge Of Masons, Hooker raised the
Prince Of Wales to the third degree.
Later, in 1876, as installing officer Of
one of the districts into which Eng
land is divided, he presided at the
ceremonies when Edward was made
grand master.
Politically Hooker was responsible
for the election of Colonel Stanley to q
seat in parliament, giving that gentle
man, who is now Earl Of Derby, his
first foothold in politics. To do this,
Hooker organized the Workingmen's
Conservative association, which
proved a mighty factor in the election
and exists to this day, one of the most
potent political bodies in England.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18

New York Sun Special Service.
Albany, N. Y, March 1S.-In a Wig
orous onslaught on Reginald Wander
bilt, in which he described the young
millionaire as IAN habitue of Richard
Canfeld's gambling-house," District
Attorney Jerome declared a certain
member Of the New York University
club was nothing more or less than
Canfeld's TOUT This was said be-
fore the senate committee on codes.
The hearing was on Mr.. Jerome's
gambling bill, which was originally
framed SO as to allow him to call
Reginald Vanderbilt as a witness and
thereby make Canfield's conviction al
most certain. The bill has been
amended so as to prevent Garfield
being brought to trial. The district
attorney said:
know Richard Garfield Is guilty, be-
cause he has offered to plead guilty If
would agree to suspend punishment or i'm
pose a fine. T know can convict him.
I want Reginald Vanderbilt to be wit
ness before the jury that brings in that
conviction. I want him to be witness
because he was habitue Of Garfield q
place and played roulette and faro there.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
COTTON KING IS
FORCED TO WALL
Daniel J. sully suspends and
Prices Drop Imme-
diately.
Man Who Held Control of Mar
ket for Six Months
Fails.
Wild Scene Follows Announce
ment on Floor of Cotton
Exchange.

New York, March 1s.-The suspen-
sion of Daniel J. Sully & Co., the
senior member of which Is Daniel J.
Sully, the operator whose dealings in
and manipulation of the cotton mar
ket have been the sensation Of the
speculative world for several years,
was announced on the Cotton Ex-
change to-day. This announcement
came at the close of a long decline in
the price of future contracts.
Following the announcement, the
cotton market declined cents a.
pound and then rallied half cent a
pound.
At 1880 p. m. May was quoted at
1890; July, 13.40c, and October,
12.70c.
After the suspension was announced
Sully locked himself in his office and
declined to give out any statement.
Wild guesses were made as to the liza
bilit1es, but all agreed that they must
be well up in the millions,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
ALBANIANS RISE
AGAINST TURKEY
General Outbreak Threatened to
Bring Sultan to
Terms, 5lss
Special to The Journal. Z

Special to The Journal.
Belgrade, March 18.-An Albanian
instruction is reported near Nitro
vita, Prishtina and Ipek. The reyo-
lutionists are well supplied with arms,
having 5000 rifles.
It is reported that the Albanians
threaten to precipitate general ris-
ing to declare the independence of
their country, unless the sultan dis
misses all Christian officers and, en-
ployees at Uskub, reduces the taxes,
removes the Turkish garrison and
grants amnesty to all Albanians who
have emigrated or who have been i'm
prisoned.
Boris sarafoff, the Macedonian
leader, has left Geneva for Macedo-
MIA, where he will attempt to start an
other revolt against the sultan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
UNIONS AT OUTS
IN LABOR WAR
Building Strike Spreads in New
York and Workmen Are
Indignant. IS

New York, March 18.-Twenty thou
sand bricklayers and laborers and
about 1000 iron-workers are on strike,
and unless settlement can be reached
at conference to-day, the strike will
probably spread until about 100000
men are involved. The employers,
considering it improbable that any set
tlement will be reached, are preparing
for the strike which they think will
follow.
Members Of other unions who will
be out of work because they cannot
proceed with building without the
bricklayers, are said to be indignant
that the bricklayers should tie up the
whole building industry,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
CLAY AIMS BLOW
At H1EA R|l!I BOON
aeorgia snato y Warns South
+ That Defeat Will Follow
Nomination.

From The Journal Bureau. oolsraas Building,
Washington.
y Washington, March 18.-As bearing
on the prospects of the Hearst boom
in the south, one Of the most signift-
cant occurrences in the past thirty
days. is a letter written by Senator
Alexander S. Clay Of Georgia to H.
H. Cabiniss, one Of his constituents
at Augusta
After sayin, IT frankly admit that
we have a herculean task before us
to defeat the party in power He
comes to Hearst as follows:
"As to Mr.. Hearst, he Is not re-
garded here by members of congress
as an available candidate. Very few
members of the house favor his NOM
nation. am sure no demo cratic SEN
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
$500,0O0 LOSS IN
TRACK OF STORM
Hail on, Glass Roof Causes Panic
in New Orleans
y. Hotel.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
New Orleans, March 18.-Half a
million dollars damage was done by
a terrific wind, hail and rainstorm,
which swept over this city late yes
terday afternoon.
The Southern Express company's
office and warehouse on Perdido
street collapsed under the weight of
hail and rain, and three teamsters
were seriously injured. The caking
Of the hail in the cave troughs pre-
vented the rain from running off, and
the rear Of the building yielded under
the weight.
In the st. Charles hotel, the roar
ing Of hail on the 10000 square feet
Of glass roofing created a panic.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
CHANGES SERVICE
In PHILIPPINES
Secretary Taft Regulates Time of
Civilian Army Clerks on
Islands.
lew York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, March 18.-Secretary
Taft will issue an order that all male
civilian army clerks, aside from those
in the war department proper, must
alternately serve three years in the
Philippines and three years at home.
They will be given a slight increase
in pay while in the Philippines. Clerks
selected for Philippine service must
undergo physical examination. Fail
ure to pass will be considered cause
for dismissal.
Mr.. Taft believes that in the debili-
tattng climate Of the archipelago bet
ter results may be secured by chan
cling the force there every three years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
Clean Victories Over Cummins in
Cities and the Country Dis
tricts Alike,
Detection Of Judge Nichols a Par
ticularly Hard Blow to the
Governors Side.
Herriott Would Refuse the Cour-
tesy of According Executive
a. Seat in Convention.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa, March 1S.-The
"standpatters'' in Iowa have won
within the past few weeks such sweep
ing victories as practically to end the
fight between them and Governor
gates-at-large to the national conven-
ton.
The losses of Cummins and his
friends have been in the cities and
country alike. Beginning with the
reverse in Polk county, the Cummins
men have lost steadily until the ap-
parent climax was reached in the
Dallas county convention yesterday,
when Judge Nichols, groomed as a
candidate for congress in the outside
counties Of the seventh district against
Captain Hull, arose in the convention
and said he had no intention of fight
ing Hull. Judge Nichols insisted that
he Is not and has not been in favor of
the so-called tariff reform and is op-
posed to the iowa idea"
A convention controlled by Hull
and the Blythe forces by vote Of fifty
eight to twenty-one Endorsed Judge
Nichols as the seventh district dele
gate to the national convention after
this speech.
Gaping the climax Of these re-
verses came the withdrawal of Senator
Funk from candidacy for delegate-at-
large. Governor Cummins had
strongly Endorsed Funk in public let
ter.
Herriott Is Rabid.
Lieutenant Governor John Herriott
put another spike. in the defeat last
evening when he appeared before the
Grant club, the leading republican Or
ganization of the state, and in an adj
dress on Measures or the Man," up
held taking from Governor Cummins
even the courtesy of attending the re-
publican national convention as a del
egate-at-large.
At the Dallas county convention a
| resolution was introduced indorsing
Allison, Dolliver, Cousins and Blythe
| as delegates-at-large. The Blythe
| leaders believed that such slap at
Cummins would react and refused to
| let 1t go thru.
\ CumInins Will Be There.
The state convention, which will
meet in Des Moines May Is, will name
CummiRs, Allison, DoIliver and Blythe
| as delegates-at-large without question.
The later convention to nominate
state officers will undoubtedly approve
| a stronger tariff plank than has ap-
peared in an Iowa platform for several
years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
AMERICANS ARE SAFE
Rev. G. r. Kearns Says Missionaries ii
Korea Are Unframed.

hOrcd are OuIldrI1cOs4
New York Sun Special Service.
Seoul, March .18. = Rev. G.. T..
Kearns, the American Presbyterian
missionary Of Mount Vernon, Iowa..
arrived here yesterday from northern
Korea. He left his station at Sun-
chun, thirty miles south Of Wi-ju.
Feb. 20, and Travelled by the side
roads.
Mr.. Kearns reports that all the
Americans at Sunchun are safe. Mrs.
Kearns and child are among them.
The others include Rev. Cyril Ross
wife and two children, Chicago; DR..
A. M. Sharon, wife and two children
San Francisco; Miss E. l.. Shields,
Mifflinburg, Pa, and Miss Jennie
Samuels, Columbus, Ohio. There
are about one hundred Americans and
thirty English in Ping Yang. Many
Of them have gone to Chemu1pho on
the United States cruiser Cincinnati.
B. w. Norregaard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
.JAPS AMBUSHED;;
200 ARE SLAIN
Russian Soldiers Trap Force Near
Ping Yang and Annihi-
late It.
Manchurian Brigands Attack and
Rout Russians Near Port
Arthur. u.
Russian Flag Lowered at Niu-
chuang and French Emblem
Raised.
New York Sun Special Service.

Shanghai, March 1s.-The Ameri~
can cruiser Cincinnati, which arrived
at Chi-fu to-day, brings the report
that 300 Russians encountered 200
Japanese near Ping Yang, annihilat-
ing the Japanese force. The Japanese
were accommodating and were am
pushed on a road.
Ten Japanese war vessels were an
chored off Chinampho, March 10.
and twelve transports were disem-
barking troops there. Thirty more
transports are expected with 10000
men.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
SITUATION IN KOREA

Outp0stS IN Touch on YaIu, Dut NO
Fighting Reported.
Now York Sun Special Service.
London, March 18.-The corre-
spondent of the London Times, on
board the Times steamer Haimun, tel
egraphs from Wei-hai-wei as follows:
The military situation in Korea at
present appears to be as follows:
After the first landing, small ex-
peditionary force was landed near
Hai-ju, which pressed on and seized
Ping-yang. It was followed there by
troops which landed at Chemulpho.
This force was sufficient to secure a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
BETTER IF HE WERE WORSE.

Jud>e.
''My husband" complained the wife. sis 70
puritanical. He does not believe in theaters,
modern forms Of anus ement.'
'Indeed2' murmurs the confdant. '.But
(soothingly) you should remember that you
took him for better or worseY'
II know, and 7 can't help thinking how much
better it would be If he were worse.1
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
PANIC IN NEW ORLEANS
News of sully's Suspension Causes
. Slump in Market.

New Orleans, March 1S.-The an
nouncement of the failure of Sully
created tremendous sensation on the
floor of the Cotton Exchange, send
ing the whole ring into a panic.
There was instantly a tremendous
drop in cotton and at the moment it
seemed impossible to say where the
slump would terminate. Shortly after
the sensational bulletin came over the
wires the market was reported to be
down about $40 a bale.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
ARMY OF PoToMAc REuNloN.

ARMY OF POTOMAC REUNION.
New York, March 19.-Thirty fifth an
nual reunion Of the Society Of the Army
of the Potomac will be held in conjunction
with the meeting of the department Of
Connecticut G. A. r. at Hartford, Conn.,
on May IS and 10. General N. NJ Curtis
will be orator.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18

MRS. NELSON MILES IMPROVES.
washington. March S.-The condition
ously i'll at the Miles residence here, is
reported better to-day.
The Newtown bee., 1904-09-30

GLASS 21-TRAINED STEERS. s. H. Peck: Two years old, 1st. N. P. Beardsley: One year old, % GLASS 22-DEVON. R. c. Mallory: Bulls one year old, 1st and 2d; COWS four years old, 1St and 2d heifers one year old, 1st and 2d; calf James Sullivan: Bull calf, lst; COW four years old, 1st; COW two years old 2d; calf, 1st.
 N. P: Beardsley: Bulls two years old, 1st and 2d.
 GLASS 23-BLOOD DURHAMs. w. D. Stone, Heifer calf, 1st. J. l.. Buck: Cows four years old, 1st and 2d; bulls one year old, 1st and 2d; heifer calf, 2d.
 CLASS "A. N. P. Beardsley: Bull calf, 1st. Mrs W. D. Black: Bull two years old, 1st; COWS four years old, 1st and 2d; COWS three years old, 1St and 2d; COWS two years old, 1St and 2d; heifer one year old, 1st; heifer calves, 1st and 2d.
 CLASS 32-FAT CATTLE. R. 0. Mallory: Fat COW, 2d. w. D. Stone: Fat COW, 1St. M. T. Hatch: Cow two years old, 2d.
 GLASS B. N. P. Beardsley: Two years old, 1st; two years old, 1st.
 CLASS 43-POULTRY. F. M. Berry: Wyandottes, 1st. J. Fl. Lewis: Plymouth Rock chicks, 2d; White Minorcas, lst; White Wy. andottes, 1st.
 Carl Fredlund: Plymouth Rocks, lSt.
 R. 0. Mallory: Buff Plymouth Rocks, 1st.
 F. Angevine: Rose Comb Indian Game, 1st.
 John A. Colepaugh: Hamburg fowls, 1St.
The Newtown bee., 1904-09-30
GLASS 15-POTATOEs.

Hull & Honan: Rural New Yorker, | 1st.
 Jacob Hipp: Twentieth Century, lst. 0. Fl. Hartwell: Potentates, 1st. Robert Donnelly: Green Mountain, 1st; Early Northern, 2d; Carman, 1st.
 H. L. Wanzer: Sir Walter Raleigh, 2d; Admiral Dewey, 1st; Early Rose, 2d; Ensign Bagley, 2d; Early Michi- gan, 2d;. St Patrick's, 2d; New Won derful, 2d; Early Britton, 1st; White Star, 1st; Early Ohio, 1st. James Armstrong: Northern, 1st; Sir Walter Raleigh, 1st; Arostook Beauty, 1st.
 J. H. & F. Angevine: Rowland, 1st; Early Rose, 1st; Early Bliss, 1st;
 I. B. Smith: Arostooks, 1st.
 E. D. Williams: Late Rose, 2d.
 M. T. Hatch: Late Rose, 1st; Howes Premium, 1st; Delaware, 1st; Pride of Ireland, lst; Evil Basket, 1st.
 Moses Deveaux: Hampden Beauties, 1st; Poten tates, 1st.
 G. A. Barnes: White Rose, 1st; Un. cle Sam, lst.
 0. E. Hoffman: Full Basket, 2d; w. J. Bryan, 1st; Gov Rusk, 1st; N. Y. Commercial, 1st; Wisconsin, 1st; New York Seedlings, 1St; White Star, 2d: , Mckinley, 1st; Pride of Indiana, 1st; American Wonder, 1st; Early Yer mont, 1st; Cannon Ball, 2d.
 A. J. McMahon: Green Mountain,
The Newtown bee., 1904-09-30
CORNWALL BRIDGE.

CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR DISTRICT MEET
 ING.
 Cornwall Bridge entertained the two Kent 2. B. societies in the form of a district meeting on Friday of last week. Starr of Cornwall, Rev MT Goodwin of Kent and Dr Roland of Falls Village, president of the Housatonic Valley Union; also a paper was read by Miss Hatch of Kent. Rev MT Curtice ren. dered solo upon the violin, showing that he is proficient in that art also.
 BASEBALL FROST.
 Report says our baseball nine has gone into winter quarters. Too bad a little frost should scare them in so ear ly. We shall look for them out early In the spring and they ought to be able to give 8 good account of them selves after so long rest.
 Stillson seems to have to hold the fort alone in the insurance business of late, as his running mate must either have tainted by the way or else found other fields more convenient, as he has not put in an appearance lately.
 Report says H. s. Comstock has sold out his grocery business to William Breen and is to resume business in the same line in Winsted: It is with many regrets that we hear of his leav- ing town, but wish him success in his new field of business.
 How about that new state road we heard they were going to build? Has the frost nfpped that, too?