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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-15
SINGS FOR JURORS
WHO SET HIM FREE

James Rivers is free. After short
elaboration, the jury decided that the
member Of Williams & Walker g colored
minstrel trcup. indicted for the alleged
Connors, was not guilty, and after near
~ six months in jail, Rivers was re-
leased.
The defendant thanked the jury, and
when court adjourned the jurors re-
paired to the sheriff IS Office, where
Rivers sang several songs with a
warmth Of feeling born of great thank
fulness He will remain in Minneap-
oils several days before leaving for
the east to reioin Williams & Walker.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-15
. PREVENTED A SUICIDE
j. G. Clemmings Saved Girl Who Threw
Herself into Lake Calhoun.

Leaving a note telling of her unsuc-
cessful attempts to get work, Annie
johnson, II years old, plunged into
Lake Calhoun yesterday. afternoon, in
tending to take her life. John G.. Glenn
mings swan out to her and brought her
to shore.
The attempt was made on the shore
of the lake near Thirty sixth street. She
had pinned a short note to her hat and
then waded into the water. The fright
occasioned by the sudden sensation of
drowning, however, caused her to cry
for help. Mr.. Clemmings who lives at
1901 Calhoun boulevard, ran to her as
sistance. just as he brought the I'M
conscious young woman to shore, Sal
walton Army wagon came along and the
driver took her to the army headquar-
tiers. There she was cared for by the
officers.
The young woman has no relatives
and came here from the country a few
months ago in search OF work. 81.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-15
Garage Gossip.

The Barclay Auto company has sold
a 5O-horsepower Thomas Flyer to l..
Lampert of the Lampert Lumber com
pany: The 50-horsepower stock car
which is being built under the direc-
ton of e. R. Thomas will be shipped
the latter part of the month.
A 24-horsepower car to F. w. Clifford
Of the Cream Of Wheat company, and a
Franklin to Charles M. Chase are the
sales reported at the Moulton- j ordan
company today.
H. A. Thompson, president of the St,
Croix Falls bank. will make the home
trip today from the Pence garage in an
Imperial. :.
BENJAMIN Briscoe of the Maxwell
Automobile company is looking over
the ground with A. F. Chase to deter.
mine the location of the new factory.
the same basis as the gasolene cars at
the Kenwood climb. They were at first
put in class by themselves. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-15
CITY NEWS
TOWN TALK
EVENTS TONIGHT

About Nothing.''
Lyceum Theater-"Francesca da
Rimini.' '
Bijou Theater-"Nettie the News
GIRL
Unique Theater-Continuous vaude-
Vile. -.-.-..
Wonderland - Outdoor amusement
park. ...-
First Unitarian Church - Com
| mencement concert, Northwestern
Conservatory of Music.
Augustana Church-Lecture, High
er Criticism Rev. Henry Rasmus-
| SEN
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-15
INVESTIGATE CLEMENTS CASE.

The case of w. E. Clements, the aged
pauper who was turned over to Mime
apolis by the. Renville county authori-
ties, will be investigated by the state
board of control at a special meeting
in Minneapolis Friday afternoon. The
board had hearing last week at Nor
ton, where the local authorities were
unable to produce good evidence that
the man in dispute was ever a bona
fde resident of Minneapolis. The board
will decide Friday which county shall
be responsible for his care.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-15
WANTED MAN TO WALK

Contract. Causes Involuntary Suspension
-.. of Business.
The Union Employment bureau, at -
Second street s, was closed by the police
yesterday after the management had
refused to refund the money on ques-
tionable contract.
George Tespey paid So for a job in
Omemee, N. D., and was to get his trans
portation there. The agency gave ticket
taking him within fifty miles of the place
and is said to have told him to walk the
rest Of the way. When called into ths
office Of the license inspector James Nc
Eachran refused to return the money and
the place was locked up. g vi.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-15
HORSFORD' ACID PHOSPHATE
. Cures Headache
,aused by summer heat overwork, nervous dis
riders or impaired digestion Relieves quickly
WILL EXPLAIN CHANGE
Supreme Vice Regent of the Royal Al

Supreme Vice Regent Of the Royal Ar
canum to Speak Here.
Robert Van Sands of Chicago, supreme
vice regent of the Royal Arcanunl, is
coming to the twin cities to explain how
the change in the insurance rates Of the
Royal Arcanum is simply shift from a
temporary to a permanent basis for the
order. He will speak to members in st.
Paul at Elks' hall, Friday evening. He
will explain the matter to members of the
order in Minneapolis Saturday evening in
the hall on the upper floor Of Masonic
Temple. AS there are 5000 members in
Minneapolis, he will doubtless have q
large audience here.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-15
ST. PAUL MAN KILLED
Union Station Employee Struck by
r. Passenger Train.

Louis Cutter, SO, an employee of the
union station, st. Paul, was instantly
killed last evening. He lived at 74O
East Seventh street, and jumped on
the rear Of a freight engine: When he
ny 70 TAIN Coming MI ga on ano 9eg
track, and was mangled under the
wheels. Cutter is survived by a widow
and three children, who have been in
Anoka for several days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-15
ToMoRRow's CALENDAR

Journals Seeing Minneapolis" au-
tomobile tours; Maine 8, either line.
Journal excursion to Camp Lake
view.
Augustana Churcll-Annual state
convention Of the United Norwegian
church.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-15
RE(IPI 7 III e I,

'Crolius Truss Co.,
'Gentlemen: Your Aluminium Truss is
all you claim for it. I recently walked
Twenty miles with it on, and was per-
fecty comfortable. The truss holds my
rupture a all times and I like it. 1t is
so easy l can sleep in it. You certainly
have a wonderful truss.
yours truly,
"a. MACDONALD,
"416 I'd St. South"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-15

A si1.gle application af-
fords instant comfort,
while a few regular trent
ments will speedily cure
sore, tender, tired and
aching feet. Gallons spots,
sore bunions and all all
ments Of the feet vanish
when You use tootcura.
The Only Sanitary
Treatment for
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-15

Physicians all over the Northwest re-
fer their ruptured patients to Mr.. Gro
Illus. Measurements taken by mail
and trusses fitted at home. Call or
write Crclius Truss Co., 639640 An
drus building, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-15
Special Sale
''Vudor" Porch Shades.

Made In all coIors, Notified, Plain and
Decorated, Waterproof Dyes. A Porch
Fitted with "Vudor" Shades is a
Source Of Endless Satisfaction and En-
Joyment.
q Feet by 8 Feet. g.. So 90
6 Feet by 8 Feet. SO 90
Feet by Feet. 81. 90
10 Feet by 8 Feet. SIS 90
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
D,spensary Musc Pay.

The supreme court Of the United
States last week held that the nation.
al government may properly tax the
state liquor dispensaries Of South Car
DINA. The action in question was
instituted by the state Of South Oar.
olina to recover $4,000 paid to the
revenue officers Of the national gov
eminent on account of the sale OF
liquors by the state and county dis
peDsers under the dispensary law OF
South Carolina. The state took the
position that as the dispensers sold
the liquor without profit they should
not be taxed by the government, but
the tax has been collected since 1898.
This Is said to have been tae first
case In which a state unites In one
undertaking the exercise Of it's police
power together with the prosecution
of commercial business.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
Atrempted SuiClde.

DR.. ]. B. Matthews, In jail at
Greensboro, N. o., for wife murder,
came near ending his life BY cutting
his wrist with a spoon handle one day
last week. The physicians reached
him in time to stop the flow OF blood
and he Is now out of danger. A guard
has been placed in the cell with him.
A prisoner in an adjoining cell no
ticed him lying on his cot with his
bandaged wrist hanging down. Ask
ing what was the matter, Matthews
responded that he was cold and bad
bandaged bis pulse to make him
warm. Suspectiug something wrong,
the jailor was notified and on investi-
Cation found the prisoner with tin
spoon handle, but he had failed to
sever the artery. BE had tied a
handkerchief over 1t and was holding
his hand down with the edge OF the
blanket conceling it while his blood
tlJwed In a bucket. Matthews sWal.
lowed q quid of tobacco, several match
heads and charred stumps OF c'ga-
!ettes he had been allowed to smoke
during the day. The physician gave
him powerful emitic and saved bis
life
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
New York Mysteries.

Three OF New York's great high.
ways, the river, the underground rail-
way and street and that dark section
known as Chinatown, each furnished
a police mystery last week. An un-
known man jumped in front of train
as it swung into 18th street and
Broadway station Of the subway.
His body was literally ground to
pieces. The Chinatown mystery was
the death of white woman, Lottie
Lane, whose husband, Chinaman,
died . short time ago. Lottie Lane
mad three callers Tuesday night OF
last week, q Chinaman and a white
man and a white woman. During
the night these callers summoned a
physician and. notified the police that
tnesr hostess had tainted. The ply
sician found her dead. The police
put the three callers under arrest.
William Hallinger, who said be came
down from Yonkers and after dlspos.
ing of his load of produce started Out
to enjoy himself, was dragged from
the East river with a fractured skull.
Mabel Weber, a 20 year old girl was
found lying bound, gagged and sense
less In the hallway Of her house In
West Forty.Flfth street where she
resided with two girl compan-
ions,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
a Cook Held Up.

The Columbia State says THE resi-
dents in the Vicinity Of Blsnding and
Bull streets were startled by cry for
the police about 9 o'clock Tuesday
night and an investigation disclosed
another alleged attempt to huld up a
pedestrian. -Four policemen were
9 aickly on the scene but a thorough
search tailed to find any tracS OF tine
.shadowy footpad. A co!ored coax who
Is said to work at hotel was on his way
to his home in WsVerl7, when he was
confronted by a tall white man who,
be says, tried to hold him up but
when the colored man gave the alarm
the white man disappeared by leaping
the low fence enclosing the campus OF
the PRESBYTERIAN seminary and run
ming through the yard. No tr.ce Of
him could be found by the police.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
Killed His Son.

a special from Anderson to The
State says L. J. jordan negro who
lives on South Fant street, killed his
son Westeley jordan, a youth about l9
years old with a broom stick. The
boy had been unruly and the father
started to chastise him using broom
stick for that purpose. He struck the
boy a sharp blow across the head and
the boy sank into achair and soon be.
came unconscious and died in a few
minutes. jordan sent for q physician
and was working over his sons body,
trying to revive MIN when, the physi.
clan arrived. The physician says that
death resulted from a hemmorrhaze OF
the brain which was caused by the
blow. Jordan remained at his home
until the deputy sheriff arrived and
arrested him and carried him to jail.
It is generally believed that Jordan g
story of the killing Is correct.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13

ly retired from the Office OF secretary
of THE department Ct commerce. He
also quoted the presidents reply which
he said was 'red hot" and added that
not a dollar had been needed to elect
the president. Notwithstanding this
fact, he said that it had been shown
that 81, geo, 900 had been contributed
for that purpose, that ls, If the news
paper men may bs believed, and" he
added, they are about as reliable as
any other class. Tney will lie some.
times as we do, and occasionally they
get orders that such and such man
shall be fly. blown. Then they proceed
to plant the microbes, but upon the
whole they may be depended upon"
He also made reference to the charge
that large expenditures had been made
by the Democrats in the Cleveland
campaign, saying it would have bsen
fortunate for the Democratic party II
Mr.. Cleveland had never been elected.
He closed with an appeal for
thorough investigation, saying that
such q course was necessary to re"
store the confidence Of the public.
The senate adjourned until Mon
daY.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
ROught 1t Back.

The Spartenburg Journal says an
important land sale made Monday
which was not published was that OF
Of 1865 acres near PAcolet. The land
was sold under mortgage of W. T..
Simmons to the Fidelity Loan and
Trust Comp and was bought in
by G.. L. Carrier for the sum OF s955O.
This is considered a fine bsrgin by
those who are best on land values.
The land in question has q history
Some weeks ago MI. Simmons pur.
chased the property through a Wes
tern real estate man, who handled the
property for Mr.. Carrier paying about
a11, 1000 for the property. Mr.. Carrier
bought back bis land. Hs now has
his original tract of land and he Is a.
bout e1 500 to the good.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
Pursue d by Cnnntbal5.

Among the passengers who
arrived at San Francisco from Aus.
tralia on the liner Sonorna were Cap
tain Watts and Chief Officer Alex
Stinson, of the American ship Susqus-
hanna, which founded shortly alter
she left Nahone, New Caledonia,
August % last, with a cargo or
chrome iron for Delaware breakwatef.
The crew lefu the ship In three boats
which were headed for the Solomon
islands. Only one boat landed there.
The other two were picked up at sea
by a trading schooner. There the
men were kindly treated for a time
but finally had to fly for their lives
from a set of cannibals who threaten
ed their existence. They were sub.
sequently picked up by q trading Ves'
sci and joined the resJ Of the crew at
Sydney.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
Blind Tiger Killed.

On Friday morning Chief Of Pc.
lice M. D. Littletield, of Gresrs, shot
and killed Lewis B:eWton, colored,
suspected of selling blind tiger liquor.
Chief Llttleield went to Greentown,
negro settlement, to arrest Brevton.
He found him in . negro house, ar
rested him and was leading him out
of the house when the negro drew
his gun. The chief was quick enough
for MIN ahd both began firing about
the same time. Five shots were ex-
changed, lBrewton firing three of
uhese. The negro ran out firing as
he went and fell dead within 100 yards
of the house. Coroner Wooten en-
paneled jury Friday evening, which
rendered verdict OF juSttfable hom.
icide. Lswis Brewton Is one Of the
most notorious blind tigers In this
section. He boasted of the piles Of
money he had made out Of the bust.
ness. It is thonght that Brewton was
but the agent Of white men In the
Dark Corner.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
Justlfl I'd in Firing.

In Altoona, Pa, the other night
FIVE youag men serenaded the lady
love of one of the party. A neighbor
raised nearby window and fred a
revolver at the party then called a
policeman and bad them all arrested
for disorderly conduct and disturbing
the peace. In police court the next
morning the young men protested
that they we're singing love songs,
and offered to sing for the court by
way of proving their innocence of the
charge against them. The court
heard them sing two selections
whereupon the serenadsrS were i'm
formed that If the court had preyiou'
sly any doubt as to their guiltit had
entirely disappeared. Anybody
would DO justified for firing at you, If
you were making a noise like that, "
Said the judge. He fined them IS
anph
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
PostoR,oe Robbed.

The Columbia r ,cord says the post
Office and the store OF B. L. Bell g
90. of Westville, Ksrs|aaw county,
was robbed Wednesday night, suppos-
edly by two white trampS who had
been seen In the neighborhood yester-
day. The two ctf1 ,es and store were
In one building. Tne extent Of the
loss was not learned, but some goods
and twenty-five coppers. postoffi:e
money, were missing. Westville Is
on the Southern railroad sixteen miles
from Camden. Mr.. Bell has offered a
reward and there Is also one OF $50
nv the government.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
"A Dead Issue.

The Columbia Record says j..
Warren Keifer, Of Ohio, formerly
speaker OF the house, is back IN Con-
gress, and he comes primsd and load
ed with Southern representative re.
duction schemes. The chief cook and
bottle washer in this movement,
Crum packer, is still on hand, but he
has been reouffed and turned down so
often by his own party in this matter
that be ID as yet undecided what be
will pursue in this Congress. He and
Ksiter will doubtless get together and
p,oduce the annual bill. They will
be given the opportunity to make the
usual bitter, partisan speeches but
this will be as a passing breeze and
will be quickly fnrgnttan.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
Burned TO Death.

The little community around kVles
Fort, Tenn, has been the scene OF
Two shocking accidents In "A hours.
The first occurring Monday afternoon,
was the accidental killing OF Miss
Roea Collins, q well known Young lady
OF the neighborhood, by the discharge
Of shotgun in the hands OF Cephas
Roberts, while he was examining the
gun in the home Of Miss Collins father.
The second was the burning to death
OF Miss Annie Gibson and her mother
Toe daughters clothing caught lire
and the mother running to her rescue
was enyeloped In the flames.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
Horrible Accident.

Ga last Wednesday morning Mr.
John @. Punches, who lives near
R,wesville, met with a most horrible
accident. He was operating q sugar
cane mill, and by some means his coat
slesve on the right arm was caught IN
The cogs. Before Mr.. Punches could
pull the sleeve cut his arm was drawn
in the cogs and crushed to the elbow.
The machinery was stopped as soon
as possible and Mr.. Punches was re-
leased from the mill. Later DR.. A..
S. Hydrick. of this city, assisted by
DR.. J. D. S. Fairey, amputated the
arm just above the elbow. We e1'
tend our sympathy to Mr.. Punches
and hoe that be will soon be up
again.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
Big Roof Falls,

At London, England the south end
of the immense root spanning the
Oharing Cross main line station sud
denly collapsed Wednesday afternoon
and completely blocked the lines. A
number Of workman and trainmeD
were caught in the wrecksge. The
roof of the Avenue Theater adjoining
the statiau also collapsed. About
thirty injured persons have already
been taken to the hospital. One OF
them died and the others are in q
cri tical condition. There are num-
ber of dead among the ruins. The
Continental express, filed with pas
SEM ers, was standing outside the sta
tion waiting for the signal to enter
when the collapse Of the roof occur
o6
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
Russian Red Tape.

A story of Russian red tape Is told
by W. IT. Stead. Gen. Linevitch,
while In supreme command of the
Russian army in Mauchuria, once
used a rubber.stamp signature for
the papers which be had to sign
every day before be could draw forage
fo1 his own horses. The commissary
general returned the rubber stamp
signed papers as out Of order and
avery day the general commanding
an army of 100000 men had to atfi1
his autograph to the requisition for
his horseS' oats.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
A TRAGIC DEATH.
Mans Head Split opsn by Flying
Fragments Of a Saw
A Resident OF Columbia Was Oper
aring Wood Saw for His Son In
Lexington County

The Sbste says Mylas D. Blackm on
Of Columbia was killed in Lexington
county Friday morning about IL o..
clock by the bursting of circular saw
which he was operating in saving
wood, The saw was running at its
usual high rate OF speed when for
some unkno wn reason it flew into
fragments and one ofthe pieces struck
him full in theSface, splitting open
his head from chin to crown. MI.
Blackmon's son and others who we've
near ran quickly to his assistance and
preparations we're hurrirdly mace 10
bring the injured man to the Colura-
bia hospital. Hs was placed n We
hicle and the start for this city was
soon made but before they had pre-.
cseded two miles Mr.. Blackmon
breathed his last. He never regained
consciousness after he was struck.
The accident happened at the home
of bis son, about eight miles from the
city on the old State road.
Mr. Blackmon lived in that City
with his two daughters, Misses Mag
gle and Lena Biactnon, at 6o4 Ger
walls street. He has been working
for about two weeks. Yesterday
morning they went to work as usual.
Mr. Blackmon was running the saw
wh}ca cuts the wood into sh ort lengths
when without an instant's warming 1t
fiew into several pieces. Oae of them
s5ruck him In tue face, just on the
right side Of the nose and sunk itself
into the flesh and bone, laying open
his face and cutting deep onto bis
brain.
A doctsr was near at hand and was
soon called. He saw at once how
desperate was the mans condition and
knew that the only possible hope lay
In getting him to the hospital. With
all the rapidi5y Of faithful sons
eager efforts, arrangements were
soon made to bring him to that City
but he was even then beyond human
aid and bsfore one fourth Of the dis
tance had been covered he had sue
cumbed to bis f,ightful inju-
rieS,
His body was Brought to the cisy
and placed In the undertaking par
lors Of Funderburk s. Mstteson, where
it was prepared for burial. Coroner
Walker of Richland county and the
coroner of Lexington both decided
that no inquest would be necess-
ary.
Mr. Blackmon was Sd years OF age
and was born in Lancaster county
seat, in the Black Creek neighborhood.
He has been q resident OF Columbia
for Is years. He is survived by the
one son, already mentioned, and the
two daughters with whom be lived.
He leaves also three brothers, MessrS.
J. @. and Mint Blackmon OF Lancas.
ter county Minor B;ackmon Of Florida
and two sisters, MIS-. Belle Grifia
and Mrs. Nancy tCanonton, both OF
Lancaster county.
The rem aims of Mr.. Blackmon will
be taken to his former homo In Ian.
caster for interment at $50 o'clock
Friday afternoon. The funeral will
take place on Sunday morning,