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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04
" JEWS APPEAL TO NATIONS.
They Fear Army Is Planning Further
Massacres.

Odessa (undated-sent by special
courier by way Of Podowolcczyska, Ca
icia. Dec. 3).-This dispatch is sent at
the request Of the Jewish community,
which fears a fresh massacre by the To-
cal gar1 ispn. $ NJ Il. H.. s. ~ s>;
! It is asserted that a proclamation is
being circulated in almost every regi-
ment calling on the soldiers to extermi-
nate the Jews and to destroy the news
paper Offices in revenge for grourdless
accusations against the troops Of their
participation in massacres and pillage,
and in the protection of rowdies. .2
This is exciting the population
against the army. .s asN ssr.z
The Jews assert that the officers de.
liver anti-Semitic speeches in the bar
racks after removing the Jewish sol
diers. and that Governor General Kaul.
bars himself has confessed that the off:
GERS are burning for revenge on the
Jews, and that he is unable to guaran.
tee the preservation of order.
In view of the fact that this city is
entirely cut off from st. Petersburg, and
thus is altogether in the hands Of the To-
cal authorities, the Jewish community
implores all civilized nations and thei1
governments to take all possible meas
ures at St. Petersburg to prevent a cat.
astrophe which may exceed anything
that has yet occurred.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04
SUNDAY LID IS ON =.
n. Y. CENTRAL TRAINS

New York, Dec. 4.-Orders have been
ISSUED by the New York Central for
the moral reform of passengers and
sleeping ear porters on limited and
express trains. Passengers must not
play cards on Sundays, even solitaire
being forbidden. r u
No passenger in a sleeping car or
chair car may take drink of anything
stronger than water. Porters being for,
hidden to serve drinks in these cars.
passengers must go to the cafe or din
ing car when thirsty. Dining cars being
attached only at meal hours and cafe
cars being barred to women, they
cannot obtain even "a bottle of ginger
ale OF mineral water. Z.
Porters are not allowed to brush off
the clothes Of passengers save in the
vestibules of cars. AS a majority Of
passengers refuse to walk to the yes
tibules, porters lose large number
Of tips and a colored wave Of protest
IS rising from New York to Chicago
Passengers from the west on the
Central's limited arriving last night
felt the effects Of the rule. One of them
said: We certainly formed travel
Ing Sunday school class. It lacked only
the presence as leader of Chauncey M.
DepeW. k
The porter assured me, however,
that my troubles were mild compared
to his Practically all his tips are cut
OFT and his pay is merely nominal. The
:porters are talking of strike.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04
D0WlE T0TTERS, THEN !:
~. breaches SITTING
=, Il.
Journal Special Service,

Journal Special Service. . =. . .,. 49, =,
Chicago, Dec. 4.-Sitting in his chair
and speaking in tones inaudible to per-
sons sitting in the, center of Shiloh
tabernacle, at Zion City, John Alexan-
der Dowie yesterday presented anything
but the same personality that has made
him famous in the past few years. Weak
in. body and apparently discouraged in
mind, the First Apostle for the first
time delivered his address while sitting,
admitting that: he would not be there
even in that position if he had not
promised his people that he would take
charge of the service. -
:. Dowie, on beginning his sermon, stood
in the center Of the platform. He had
spoken but a few words when he ap-
parently became weak, tottered tyife
and walked backward to his chair, his
voice also growing weaker and more in
audible. His action alarmed the audi
enee, as they feared their leader was to
encounter another. paralytic stroke.
However. DoWie kept on talking all the
time in an effort to reassure them and
he pulled his chair near the front of the
platform where he continued his ad-
dress IN low tone of voice. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04
BENNETT RETURNS
Former Minneapolitan Will Have His
! Headquarters in City Again. Z:

!: John w. Bennett, native Minneso-
tan and graduate Of the University of
Minnesota, class Of 'S6, has returned
to Minneapolis from Washington, D. c..
after an absence of many years, to take
place as claim adjustor and inspector
Of agencies with the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty company in Min.
nesota. He will have headquarters with
the company's managers, Messrs. How.
ard and Wilson, in the New York Life
building.
While Mr.. Bennett. is a member of
the Minnesota bar. he is better known
IN the cast as newspaper writer, hav-
ing been contributor to the editorial
departments Of Baltimore land Wash-
ington papers: for years, and having
been in the qpfess gallery in Washing
ton. ,kn>as 81 83 !
Claim adjustment has been Mr.. Ben
nett s speciality in the surety business
on the Pacific coast and in Nebraska,
where since 1908 he has represented the
y. S. F. & G: company. Years ago he
had an extensive acquaintance with
the attorneys Of Minneapolis, while
serving as assistant librarian Of the
Bar association library. .'s, ~<:s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04

Jerome K. Jerome, the English play
wright and humorist, and Charles Bat
tell Loomis, the American writer, are
in Minneapolis today, registered at The
West hotel. They arrived in the CITY
yesterday, and today in spite of the
cold, spent most Of the time outdoors,
seeing Minneapolis.
This is Mr.. Jerome's first visit to
America. In his tour he is taking
things easy, and enjoying the new
Sights to the utmost. ~.
My trip to America is one Of pleas
ure," said the humorist today, "and
told the clerk in Newt York hotel
upon my arrival. asked for room
where could rest undisturbed by the
noises. of the busy metropolis. | had
hardly closed my eyes that night, when
was awakened by a brass band that
played election melodies the rest of
the night. It was very peaceful.
In London they accuse me of hav-
ing adopted American humor,' said
MI. Jerome in speaking of his work.
But [ never have thought that humor
it is born; it is universal. There is a
superstition, for instance, that no man
who writes book can write plays; that
is an evidence Of international humor
Then there are places on the map which
are customarify regarded as dark spots
in. civilization, entirely without humor.
Russia is looked upon as country
stepped in gloom and explosives, yet
my play, Miss Hobbs was very sue
cessful there.
"No, humor is not distinctly nation
al. There are people with humor, and
without it, and both kinds are indie
pendently happy. Of course the humor-
list likes the people with humor better
than the other fellows, tho he very fire.
quently belongs to the serious kind
himself. Yet it is good thing to have
the solemnities of life veneered with
pleasantries, for they lose nothing in
tragic value thereby
Messrs. Jerome and Loomis will give
a humorous recital at. the First Unita-
rian. church tonight.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04
mr. JEROME ARRIVEsIELKs REMEMBER DEAD
DEAD
IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES AT AN
NUAL LODGE OF SORROW ARE
ATTENDED BY MANY.

! : = ~ ~.
great audience, exquisite music and
an artistic arrangement of flowers and
foliage on the stage, where sat the Off
GERS of Minneapolis lodge, No. A, I'M
pressive ritualistic ceremonies and elo-
quent addresses that had the ring of
genuine feeling, were features of the
Elk's annual lodge of sorrow yester-
day IN memory of the dead of the or
der. The public evidently appreciated
the privilege of attending the service,
for the Auditorium held one of the lar
gest audiences in its history, which in
Guided many prominent men and
women.
There were about five hundred Elks
present, who stood while the names of
the five brothers who had died during
the year were called-Arthur II. White,
Shanghai, killed in a railroad accident
at San Francisco; c. E. Fiske, who died
In China; Frank B. Forman, pronii-
nent young business man; DIR. George
p. Kicker, a leading physician, and
Martin Whitcomb. well known in POI
lltlcal and business circles, all men
whose personalities had won many
friends during their lives.
AS the name of each was called thrice
by the secretary and unanswered, q
lighted candle was extinguished, as
symbolical of death. A glowing trib-
ute to their memories was paid by Hen
ry Deutsch.
Perry A. Clay, past exalted ruler Of
Denver lodge, delivered the memorial
grafton. His address was well calcu-
lated to make lasting impression upon
his hearers as to the lofty purposes
and principles of the great fraternity,
with hint OF its accomplishments in
the way of benevolence and mutual
helpfulness.
"Ours is religion of humanity"
he said. "Charity, justice and broth
erly,, love are tenets. The faults Of
our brothers we write upon the sands;
their virtues on the tablets of love and
memory
The musical program included selec-
tons by the Symphony orchestra OF
tAnlrty pieces and the organ, played by
a: M. Shuey; the singing of Gaul s
New Jerusalem, by Hal J. Stevens,
and Patterns .tThou Will Keep Him, -
by MISS lnez Marston, mezzo soprano.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04
MANY JOIN CHURCHES
WESTMINSTER WELCOMES 1O5
: PERSONS, MAKING IT THIRD
: LARGEST PROTESTANT CHURCH

One hundred and five persons. a num-
Der exceeding the total membership of
Westminster Presbyterian church thir-
ty years ago, united with that church
yesterday morning. This brings the
membership of the church up close to
2,OOO and makes it the third largest
Protestant church in America Of the
new members, seventy three were add
mltted on profession of faith and their
to the influence of the Chapman meet
ings.
AT the First Baptist church twenty.
four were admitted to full membership,
fourteen were baptized and between
fifty and sixty are before the deacons as
candidates for admission.
A canvass Of the pastors at the Bap-
fist ministers meeting today showed
showed that the total number of ac-
cesslons since the Chapman meetings
had been l24. The pastors were unable
to say definitely to what degree these
accessions. were traceable to the recent,
revival, but believed that at least half
should be attributed to that source.
This is not the end as many more peo-
pie are, declaring themselves every day.
The Methodist pastors were not
ready to give any definite report, as
many of them had not yet taken in any
members, tho they have applicants be-
fore them. Here, as at the Baptist
gathering, the feeling seemed to pre-
vail that the meetings had Influenced
many both directly and Indirectly.
No members will be received into
the Congregational churches until the
January communion service. Conse-
quently the pastors are unable to make
any statement in figures. 1t was urged
and assented to at their meeting today
that figures could give but a poor idea
Of the results of the services and
would be more misleading than inform
inc 20
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04
INDIAN CHIEF TO Be
MEMBER OF CONGRESS
Journal Special Service.

JouTHal special Service. - re -
Muskegee, O. T., Dec. 4.-When Okla
homa and Indian Territory are made
into one state it will probably be repre-
sented In congress by an American In
dian, a chief, as lawmaker. There
will be two ends to the new state and
senator from each end. The one fig
ure for Uni ted States senator in the
Indian Territory is General Pleasant
Porter, chief Of the Creek nation. Gen
eral Porter is a democrat and the new
state will be democratic. &st-@ .,.,
General Porter as a United States
senator would occupy a position at once
unique and spectacular. He was born
sixty-f years ago. His great grand
father was Andrew j. Porter Of Nor
ristown, Pa, and his father was John
Snodgrass. Porter of the same, place.
y ohm Snodgrass Porter married. an In
dian woman, being afterward adopted
into the tribe in Russell county, Ala
bama. After this union Benjamin Ed
ward Porter was born and married the
daughter of an Indian chief named
Tahlopee. He brought his wife to In
dian Territory and lived on the banks
of the Arkansas river. It was here
that General Pleasant Porter was born.
He served in the confederate army dur
ing the civil war.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04
WAR IN CONGRESS;
ON REPUBLICANS
Continued From First Page.

n i & q
ing disclosed. The contribution of
$4,000 or 100000 was. ,turnedinto
treasurer Bliss by one of the men sole.
1tlng campaign funds and Bliss did not
know the Identity Of the Individual fur
nishng this large sum.
AS to Hyde Contribution.
Y The positive assertion is made that
neither Chairman Cortelyou nor Treas
urer Bliss knew that James III. Hyde
made a contribution with the expe "A
ton that he would be rewarded with
the Enthusiastically to France. 1t is
said President Roosevelt spoke to Mr..
Corteiyou OF Mr. Hyde's application
Tor the position, but Mr.. Cortelyotl
strongly opposed the selection and did
not indorse the views of, those reconii-
Mr.. Hyde. !, 81 sd III III
The bulk Of the republican fund is
said to have been raised Hby commit
tees designated by Treasurer Bliss for
work in New York, Chicago, Philade1-
,phia, Boston and other large cities.
5Ihese committees were subdivided SO
that certain members would operate
among men interested in various lines
of business. - ~
It is declared that Chairman Cortel-
YOU made no pledges of any kind to
paid no political debts. .. d.
j., Chairman Cortelyou today positively
refused to discuss the story. He also
refused to make any comment on the
statement that eleven corporations hay
ing headquarters sin New York were
assessed an aggregateaof $225,000 for
the purpose Of aiding in the election of
Mr.. Roosevelt. sm...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04
ONE ARREST MADE
Creamery Man Sold Milk That Had Not
Been INSPECTED.

Milk Inspector W. D. Mccall is busy
with his crusade against outside milk
shippers who have not complied with
the new ordinance compelling them to
have their herds examined and the re-
ports registered in the office of the
health department.. One arrest was made
Saturday and another will be made to-
night.
The total amount of milk shipped into
the city this time Of year is about
80 ,O06 gallons daily. A falling. off of
about 600 gallons day has been noted,
but Inspector Mccall announces that
there will be a greater shortage unless
the shippers comply with the ordi-
nance. The department cannot confis-
cate the milk at present, but can pro-
coed against the receivers for selling
It,, In the meantime the council will
be. asked to reinstate the contiscation
clause, which it is said was left out of
the ordinance at passage.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04
CITY NEWS
FORGERS WERE CLEVER
OREGON LAND SWINDLERS SOLD
SPURIOUS LAND-sALE CERTIFI-
GATES ALL OVER COUNTRY.

8 John DeLaittre has had no informa-
ton from his western attorney concern.
ing the state land certificates which his
family holds than that already printed
BY The Journal. He is still firm
IN i the belief, however, that he will
hnally get deeds to the lands which he
bought under certificate. He has paid
the state 75 cents an acre for the prop
erty and has been paying interest on
balances due at s, Z and 6 per cent
which the state has received without
protest, until last spring, when the mat
Ter was brought to head and the land
department began to look into the
charges Of fraud.
, So far as Mr.. DeLaittre knows. the
land which he bought was secured I'M
der absolutely legal conditions. The
nrst payment was made to the repre-
sentative SCI who negotiated the deal, the
oregon, and the remaining SO cents is
due, the state preferring to carry the
remainder as a loan, however, thus Sc.
curing interest for the school fund.
heretofore the operations discovered
have been thefts Of land from the state
or the, government. The latest scheme
unearthed is one in which the operators
have forged the signatures of the clerk
OF the land board and the seal of the
spurious land sale certificates to bank.
ers and capitalists all over the United
= D.. A. Puter and H. &. Mckinley
convicted as head of the minor conspi-
rators in the trial that ended in the
conviction Of Senator Mitchell and
Representative Williamson, are in
1volved in this stupendous fraud, and
that their operations have been carried
on since their conviction and while
awaiting sentence.
The operators first secured a land
sale certificate and reproduced it by
photography in the. form of zinc
quantity of blank certificates. They
then had manufactured a duplicate OF
the seal of the state land board. They
then initiated the signature of W. II
Odell, formerly clerk of: the board.
1t is known that forged certificates
of sale are held in Minneapolis anG
other Minnesota cities, Wisconsin. Chi
cago, New York, New Jersey and Flor
ida. Among the heaviest holders OF
fraudulent certificates discovered so fa1
are II. Goddard. La Crosse, Wis.
George Baldwin, Appleton, Wis, ant
John De Laittre of Minneapolis. Forged
certificates now located aggregate Is,
600 acres. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04
WILL STICK TO TASK
New York Insurance Investig gators Hope
to Be THU Dec 81.

New York, Dec. 4.-Senator Arm
strong, chairman of, the Legislative life
insurance investigating committee, said
today that there's was an erroneous I'M
preston that the life Of the committee
would end at the beginning of the next
session of the legislature, on Jan. 3
This, he said, was not true. The com.
mittee would continue in existence and
could continue ito sit and take evidence
ordered to stop the Investigation.
= .'We hope and intend,'' said Sena
tor Armstrong, stto finish this investi
cation by Dec. 81 and to make our re-
port to the legislature when it opens
We have got at the main things, ano
the moral effect is half.'' -.
Cortelyou and Bliss.
The senator said it is possible that
Postmaster General Cortelyou and Cor
nelius N. Bliss Of the republican ma
does not see any reason why they
should. Asked about the probability
Of callingsother Witnesses, among whom
II. H. Rogers had 2been> mentioned as
a possibility, the senator said the com
mittee was not appointed to Investigate
the Standard Oil company. 'There are
insurance men,, he said, twho Would
be glad TO have aus devote the twenty
three. days remaining to something else
than insurance.
y - The Inquiry Resumed.
!. George d. Eldredge, vice president
and actuary of the Mutual Reserve Life
! Insurance company. was the first wit
ness before the committee today.
:. MIR. Fldredge was questioned concern
Ing claim, against the Mutual Reserve
Life in favor ST Mrs. Jennie S. Potter
Of East Sagi4aW,a MiehsosThis claim
based. on a gQlie;Ys for, $40 900 qons the
May 5, 'i9o5 Is va sPbfoVe saS n july Ii
10, and finally was paid five ahonths
and eight days after the claim had been
presented. In the final settlement Mrs
Potter received $4,7OO. Before the set
Element was made the: company haf
subtracted lien Of $4,000 created
against the policy when l. the policy
lapsed and was renewed in, 1902. Mr.
Eldredge said the approval, of the claim
was delayed until July 10 because il
came in too late to be included in the
June assessment The average time
taken to pay such claims by post-mor
tenn assessment, he. said, was four anC
half to five and a half months from
the date of the presentment of the
claim. - ,--'. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04
WOULD OPEN LOWER
BRULE INDIAN LANDS
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Dec. 4-Representative
Burke today introduced bill for open
ing portion of Lower Brule reserva-
ion, embracing $4,000 acres. 1t pro-
tides for appraising Of the land and sale
ander the homested law at not less than
The appraised value. Burke and Mar
in introduced bills for public buildings
It Huron, WATERFOWL, Mitchell and
Lead to cost $175,000 each. - ~ ->E1
Representative Buchanan introduced
! bill for a public building at Brain
srd, to cost $4,000. He today secured
The appointment of e. R. Ruggles of
Osakis, as messenger in the house of
representatives.
A statement furnished the South Da-
kota delegation of the sales of lands in
The Rosebud reservation, by Co1Anis,
'ioner Richards. is as follows: AMI 4unt
If land entered to Sept. 80, 34GO6l
lcres;, money received therefor, $780,,
Sl2; lands granted to state under
school grant, 29,543 acres; amount due
indians for state lands, $73, 1858. - +
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04
LACY PREPARES
NEW LAND BILLS
Congressman Will Resume His
Fight Against Timber and
Stone Act. "

Washington, Dec. AT least two
bills providing for important changes in
the land laws will be introduced at the
approaching session of congress One
will provide for the repeal Of the tim
Der and stone act and the other will
make 1t possible for purely agricultural
land in forest reserves to be acquired
by settlers under the homestead law.
Representative Lacy, chairman of the
house committee on public lands, will
introduce both Of these measures in the
house. Since the amendment Of the
4esert-land law in 1872 said Mr..
Lacey, "a majority Of the land frauds
nave been under the forest lieu land
law and the, timber and stone act. At
the last session the forest lieu law was
repealed, and I think the time has come
Tor the repeal Of the timber and stone
act. III 11'17, = ; - :
1.-Two years ago I introduced a, bill
70 repeal this law and its,did not get
out OF the committee. Since that time,
the land fraud Investigations in Oregon
ana other states have thrown much
stone act and the necessity for Its re-
peal is much more apparent.''
| Forest Reserve Lands.
Late In the last session Of congress
measure providing for the homestead
ing OF the land in forest reserves suit
able for farming was introduced. but
1t was not discussed at length. It's
purpose is to have the farm lands in
valleys surveyed in irregular tracts for
settlement in such manner that the
Tar viii in no way interfere with
the development of the reserves. The
bill was favorably reported in the last
congress, but not passed. A,
secretary. Hitchcock favors the re-
peal Of the desert land law, but as yet
1t Is not known that any bill for the re-
peal of this law is in preparation
Opinion is divided among the members OF
congress as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF
striking this law off the statute books
MIR. Lacey says it is true there have
been many frauds under the desert land
act,, but that they occurred almost en-
tlrely before it's amendment in 1891.
Timber and Stone Act.
When the timber and stone act was
passed it was designed to permit set
tiers to acquire lands which were not
strictly agricultural lands, but were de
sirable because Of the timber and build
ing material they affected. The &C,
fixes the prices of such lands at $3.50
an acre. Mr.. Lacey believes all legiti
mate settlers who desire timber lots ad
joining the farms have long since &C
| guired them:
The money realized from the = sail, 81
land under the timber and stone act
goes into the irrigation fund. Conse
| quently many radical friends Of irriga
ton oppose the repeal of the act because
| Of the curtailment Of irrigation funds
| which would result. -
| Money realized from the sale of lane
under the desert land act also goes into
| the irrigation fund and consequently ar
attempt to repeal it. would also be on
posed by supporters Of irrigation pro