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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-27
Yesterdays late proceedings In Brennan
trial on page s. @% .4e J.

trial on page .. .g 49,. i.
Mrs. Stella Brennan appeared the
calmest person in Judge H. D. Dick
ing when she seated herself in the wit
ness chair to tell the story that may
mean life or death to her. Only by the
slightest heightening of color did she
give sign that she had nerved herself
for the ordeal. Not once did she finch
or hesitate and during County Attorney
Al j. Smith g minute cross-examination
she erred, if at all, in Judgment. Her
nerve never failed her and her mind
worked. with the precision Of steel
trap. - Il
She looked directly at the attorney
questioning her and answered all ques-
tions in the same calm, dispassionate
voice. Not once did she raise her
voice above the clear, sweet tone in
which she answered the first question.
The great crowd of spectators seemed
entirely unnoticed. She battled for her
life with q courage and a cam indif.
ference ethat spoke of lack Of appre-
citation Of her position.
Liked the Children. -
Under Mr.. Carey's careful question.
ing the defendant fatty denied that
! she had ever had any but the kindest
l
told her version Of the tragedy as she
had told it to Detective Helm and she
fatty denied her guilt. Her attorney
asked her very few questions, and
these he had evidently weighed very
| carefully. ...... ~.
Mr.. Smith, on discrimination
handled the witness with all his fnesse
Never did he arouse her ire. but ster
by step he took her over her story Of
her relations with her husband anG
the children, and point by point he
made the, witness commit herself t(
statements that are diametrically CD
posed to testimony of the strongest
and most reliable Of the states wit
! nesses. @'.-. s-- ~.
&C.,. Her Present Health.
Turnout the whole cross-examinatio1
| Mr.. Smith dwelt upon the defendant
i present good health, her good health
at the time Of the murder and upol
the clearness Of her mind now and tn,
. accuracy. of her memory Of the Incl
4 dents prior to and during the night O.
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BAPTISM OF BLOOD
FOR RUSSIAN CITIES
Reds Almost Bay in Moscow, Plan Series of Uprisings
Then Last Mighty Upheaval Thru
out Empire.

Moscow, Dec. 81, 8 p.m.-The can.
nonading continues and the list Of
casualties is swelling. The revolution
lists are operating in three sections.
There are about one thousand of them
in each section. They are all armed
with revolvers and rifles. The women
who are participating in the fighting
are guilty of the worst cruelties.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 27.-The reds of
Russia are planning widespread applica.
tion of the torch of civil war. In the
face Of a declaration by the Witte gov
eminent that the Moscow revolt is al.
most crushed, the revolutionists profess
hope Of success by means of a revolt
here. an uprising there, disconcerting,
battling series of outbreaks in every
city in the tottering empire OF the car.
Governments Claims.
An inspired statement in the Slovo
today says the government expects the
revolt at Moscow to be completely
crushed within four days. The duration
of the rising is explained by the small
number of troops available. Many of
the soldiers necessarily were employed
; in guarding the government buildings
leaving a comparatively small lumber
"a v oIAAO1O w SoPO WIFI C1IO 1uou4 SOhCG
over the wild area of the disturbance
Fresh troops have arrived and the end is
said to be near. The Slovo says: t
"The grenadiers have wiped out the
stain on their honor with blood, fight,
ing in the front ranks at their own re-
quest
$4,000 Fell in Moscow. -.
From an indepedent source the Slovc
declares it has learned that the blood
shed at Moscow has been frightful anc
that the casualties will reach $4,000 ant
that about 100 Red Gross workers have
been sent from st. Petersburg to Mos
cow to aid in caring for the wounded
The paper says II, has learned thai
the arms Of the revolutionists came from
Germany and Belgium, whence they
were shipped to England, transhippet
there and Struggled into Russia thr,
Finland and the Baltic provinces. Con
tinuing, the Slovo remarks:
S"When our plenipotentiary sought t
prevent the sailing of those vessels
thru the consuls, the latter refused tx
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"FOILED!" HE'LL CRY
.. 49,. TO THE EGG TRUST
Journal suecial Service.

Berkeley, CAL, Dec. 27.-Within a
short time hens will lay eggs accord
ing to program, whether they want to
or not, instead CT refusing to work for
so long a season every year that the
price Of eggs mounts up to famine
rates, if the plans Of Professor Jaffa,
nutrition expert at the state univer-
s!ity, don + 60 astray: Professor Jaffa
he expects will be completed by Jan.
l. He announces that his researches
have justified his belief that he will
be able to control the moulting period
Of hens, which normally begins in the
middle Of the summer and continues
into September, October or November
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SEEK AID TO FIGHT
STANDARD OIL COMBINE
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal :.
Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 27.-Clifford
Thorne of Washington, Iowa, chairman
of the committee on legislation ap-
pointed by the Oil Producers yasso:,
citation, called on Governor Cummins at
Des Moines last evening, urging him
to recommend to the legislature the
enactment of laws to encourage compe-
tition in the oil business in this state.
lower freight rates on oil, and law
prohibiting discrimination in prices be-
tween different localities. Kansas wants
to create market for her oil makers
here, independent Of the Rockefeller
domination, s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-27
STEVENS FOR, A LOCK- CANAL.

Washington. Dec. 27.-Chairman Shonts,
accompanied by Chief Engineer j. r.
Stevens Of the isthmiant canal commits
sion, has arrived In Washington Mr..
Stevens has come to Washington to give
his views to the commission on the type
Of canal that should be constructed. He
is in favor Of a lock canal and at a mod
erately high level. IT. .a Il F.
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BouRKE COCHRAN IA I'll.

New York, Dec. 27.-Bourke Cochran has been
III for ten days at the Waldorf-Astoria, and
his physicians have advised him to 60 to Ari-
IONA in the hope Of regaining his health. He
was threatened with pneumonia and the attack
left his lungs weak. 49,, H..
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CHARLES T. YERKEs NO BETTER.

| New York, Dec. 27.-At the Waldorf. Astoria
today 1T denied that Charles T. Yerkes,
| the street railway fnancier, who is very Ill, is
somewhat better than he has been. 1t was de-
MED that he is in dying condition.
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MrnAT. Fop HOLM MyTcur1

| Wilkesbane, Pa. Dec. H.-John Mitchell Of
the United Mine Workers of America has just
received information from the officials of the
Leigh, Belgium, International exposition that his
book ON Organized Labor has been awarded a
gold medal IN the department Of social economy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-27
SAC. 600 600 FOR cANAI. WoRK

Albany, N. Y, Dec. 27.-Forty million dollars
will be asked of the coming legislature for work
| on tho ttousand-ton barge canal during 1906
| according to the second annual report Of State
| Engineer and Surveyor Henry A. Van Alstyne, a
forecast Of which was made public today.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-27
MCCLELLAN TAKES OATH.

New York, Dec. 27.--Mayor George
b. Mcclellan today was sworn in as
mayor Of New York city for the next
four wears.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-27
SHAW Goes To. nHrcAoo

Washington, Dec. 27.-secretary Of the Treas.
ury Shaw has gone to Chicago on private bust.
ness. He is not expected to return here until
next Sunday.
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MOORISH SULTAN lss RALkY.

Washington, Dec. 27.-The sultan OF
Morocco has objected to the selection OF
Madrid as the place for. holding the
Moroccan conference and has again Of
fered the hospitality Of Tangiers to the
delegates ---.~. 3.s
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17

time onward NO critic could have spo-
ken OF the japanese pursuit as slow
kawamura'S Yalu army was too far TO
the east to be brought to bear on the
line OF Russian retreat. Kuroki's men.
heavily equipped, kept on for sixty
miles with scarcely any sleep.
The plan of concentration for dash
had succeeded as il has so often for
the Japanese. Could Kuropatkin have
kept Kuroki and NOdzu back another
tweDtS-four hours. gradually drawing
In his center while he held Nogi on his
right, his army might have got away
without anything approaching the loss
in prisoners that he sustained. With
NodZu north OF Mukden his center was
in the neck OF a bottle. The Russians
filed north in columns along che rail-
road as fast as they could. with trans
portatiOn blocking the way. There was
no safety for them until they should
get past Tiehling. Without waiting. on
a studied approach one Of Kurokis d.
visions took the pass at the cost Of q
thousand casualties. That was not In
the plan as u part of Kurokis work.
But the wire TO grand headquarters
was down now for the first time. He
could not wait on permission. He saw
the thing to do was to take the pass.
and he took II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17
PIegua of Rats Nearly Wiped Out

Since Stearns' Electric Rat and
Roach Paste has been recommended
by the dealers of this city, there has
been a great decrease in the rat and
mice family. 500 reward is offered
to any one who uses Stearns' Electric
Paste and does not find it successful
in killing off rats. mice. Cockroaches
and all vermin. 1t is sure death, and
gives universal satisfaction. especially
as the rats and mice do not die in the
house. If you cannot obtain this paste
of your druggist, it will be sent eX-
press prepaid on receipt of price by
the Stearns' Electric Paste Co. Chi
cago. ILL.,, U. S. A. Small size. 25c;
hotel size, eight times the quantity,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17
Sued bv His Doctor.

"a doctor here has sued me for
$3.50, which 1 claimed was excessive
for a case of cholera morbus," says r.
White, of Coachella, Cal. AT the trial
he praised his medical skill and medi-
cine. l asked him if it was not Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy he used, as | had good reason
to believe il was. and he would not say
under oath that it was not" No doc.
tor could use a better remedy than this
in a case of cholera morbus, ii never
fails. Sold by all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17
The Trap Closed

But before this the regiments of Ku-
roki and Nogi and Nodzu and Oku had
dovetailed in crossing the railroad.
Thousands OF Russians were still In
Mukden. Detachments of troops fresh
from Europe lost their way. All plan
and order ceased with the brain of the
army on the other side of the pass.
Some $4,000 prisoners were taken like
fish in a net.
One of NOgi's officers picked up on
the field little manual by Kuropatkin
himself for the information OF his army
about japanese methods of warfare.
In this the general says:
In order to conceal the main OF their
attack the Japanese Try a demOnstra-
ton at another part OF the line with
fewer troops and more guns. Some
times this demonstration continues for
days and nights (as that of the Yalu
army did, and then they come up to
their objective with their main force"
las Nogi did.
By committing that very error which
he warned his officers against Kuro-
patkin lost the battle OF Mukden.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17
HOW
MUKDEN
WAS WON

An Experts Description of
the Moves That Decided
the Greatest Battle
In History.
BY Frederick Palmer, Golfers
Weekly's Special War Core.
spOndent In Manchuria,
Who Was In the Wake
of Japan's VictO-
riOuS Army.
BiftereSt Engagement Occurred ut Lekom-
pan Village, Where the Streets Became
Stambses Whole Russian Division
Held OH by One Regiment-GaI.
liant Fighting of NOgi's Men.
KmOpatkin Lost by Com
uniting the Error Of
Which He Warned
his Officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17
NoSi Strikes His First Blow.

BY this time. waiting for the crisis to
appear on the left, Kuropatkin must
have had news OF the danger to bis
right Kaulbsrs sent out 10 meet II
without plan two divisions az hastily
as they could he dispatched. One was
ready before the other and started of
On the morning OF the Sd the first d.
vision ran into NOgi. Neither side was
intrenched: neither couid intrench.
There was the shock Of a real encoun-
ter. Nogf deployed first and delivered
bis blow instantly. The Russians were
quickly, Overwhelmingly beaten They
fed precipitately toward the north. In
the afternoon the second division came
up and did a little better IN that its
fragments fell back on the main body.
Both divisions belonged TO the Six.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-20
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THJNK
Defends the Health officer,
To the Editor of The Journal,

To the Editor of The Journal.
notice the comparison of Dr. Hall with
Dr. Ohage and wish to say that think
wrong view is taken of DIR. Halls reports
of his Investigations of the smoke nui-
sance. think that DR.. Hall is right in
not proposing to follow in the st. Paul
health commissioners footsteps in trying
or testing smoke extinguishers that the
latter's experiments seem to have proven
do not extinguish. And until something
new is offered, what is Health Commits
sioner Hall to do? Is he expected to de-
velop such zeal in the pursuit of smoke
as to patent an extinguisher Of his own?
OF course Minneapolis wants a live
health commissioner, and thus far DR..
Hall has proven a far more lively officer
than many individuals seeking to evade
health ordinances have enjoyed; and the
people who pay the taxes and furnish
funds for experimental as well as other
work, are very glad to have DR.. Hall profit
by the experiments-zeal if you choose t.
call it so-of st. Pauls health commits
sioner, But We may feel reasonably sure
that when our own level-headed health
| commissioner learns Of a smoke extin-
guisher that extinguishes. he will not be
long in running it skyward over every
chimney in the city. six +.
I write simply because I don't like tc
see an efficient public Official misrepre.
sented. journal Reader.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-20
A Last Opportunity.

While few details Of the vote have
reached Minneapolis, on account Of the
'1bum' car service, yet it seems to be
assumed that "de Bob'' Smith was
defeated in the voting for United States
senator at St. Paul, the other day. We
had hoped for better things, but it was
not to be. The legislature could not
rise to the OCCASION With statesman
Of mature growth and all kinds Of ex-
perience before them, the house and SEN
ate both voted for comparatively I'M
known man and passed 'tde Bob y over.
This is the ingratitude of republics.
What but blind partizanship could
have induced the legislature to reject
Bob and accept Nose? Bob IS opinions
are known, at least by proxy, while
those Of Moses are revealed only in con-
fdential letters to doubtful members.
Nose is said by his friends to be lazy,
while Bob is one Of the most industrious
men in Minnesota. Coming here poor
boy, with but one vote and one pair
of socks, he has established an oligarchy
over 10000 voters and been holding Of
fee continually. h He has made such a
record as holder that we do not see
why Mr.. Hill did not make a holding
company Of him long ago. AS holder
he should have preferred him to Moses
but it seems he did not, and so Moses
goes to Washington and Robert stays in
St. Paul. Well, St. Paul is not SO bad
There is much malaria in Washington
and much antidote in st. Paul. r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-20
lNARRIED FIFTY YEARS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ignatius Becker
Celebrate Their Golden Wed
ding Anniversary at Their
North Side Home.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ignatius Becker Of 423
Knox avenue n, celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of their wedding Sunday
All Of their children, Mrs r. P. Blod-
gett, B. II. Wiemelt, Joseph Becker, Ig-
Mathis Becker and Albert Becker, were
present. The rooms were bright with
carnations and ferns. About forty
friends called during the evening to ex-
tend their congratulations and Mr.. and
Mrs. Becker contributed much to their
enjoyment with anecdotes of past days.
Mr.. Becker also sang several songs.
era Of his orna r sSs anf Tbe aes
town guests were Dr.. Catherine Becker
and Miss Rosalie Becker of Faribault.
Mrs. Becker was born in Prussia in
1929 and Mr.. Becker is native Of the
grand duchy Of Luxembourg, where he
was born in 1880. They both came to
this country about 1876, and were mar
ried in New York. In 1868 they came
to Minnesota and settled where the vii
lage Of Golden Valley is now located.
Twelve years ago they removed to Min
neapolis.
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Two (2) plain oak chairs.
One (1) cuspidor.
A VIGOROUS WORKER
Francis X. Ward Holds Special Meet
ings at the Union Mission.

Francis K. Ward, the superintendent
of the Sunshine Mission at Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, and a noted evangelist, raised
the spirit Of religious enthusiasm to the
highest tension last night in mission
ary and song service at the Union City
Mission. Mr.. Ward was invited to the
city by G. NJ. Stocking and will remain
until next Thursday.
'I believe in facts,' said Mr.. Ward
today, "and the facts Of Christianity
are the most powerful in the world. [
was railroad man once and was on the
downward path, but ten years ago |
was led into the missionary work and l
believe that if the people don't go to
the churches, the churches should 90 to
them -
Accordingly Mr.. Ward breaches right
from the shoulder. He has collec
tion Of objects that have figured in
well known tragedies which he carries
with him. They are revolver with an
empty cartridge that tells the tale of
a drunken suicide, a bottle of morphine,
WORKOUT shoe that belonged to a
drunkard IS child, and other similar OBJ
jects.
Since Mr.. Ward has come to Mime
apolis several wanderers who dropped
into the Mission hall have been led to
profess conversion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-20
NEWS or THE BOOK WORLD
THE UNEASY CHAIR

The Gateway to Heaven on Earth: the
Country Home.-The gateway to heaven
on earth, which is but part of the heav-
en- of heavens, Is thru the home and the
home at its best is the country home. You
will think so at least If you read e. p.
Powell's The Country Home. Mr.. Powell
has been thru the experience Of estab-
fishing such home, has observed the way
closely, is a good deal Of philosopher,
and SO is a good guide. The evidences in
his book Of the approach of the millennium
are summed up in the first chapter. Be
hold this:
I'm France electric motors furnish pow
err to domestic weavers for about SIS a
year for each loom. In the city Of Lyons
alone, 500 looms for weaving have recent
ly been installed in private homes. +.
lndustrialtsn, and not mere sentiment Is
working away from the cities country
ward. We have practically solution OF
the factory problem-the overcrowding OF
worl1men, and especially women and chill
dren, in huge buildings. IS Pub
lie sentiment is becoming enlightened, and
the taste for country life Is rising almost
to enthusiasm
There is enough in itself to make the
city-weary man take heart and set his
face countryward. Setting his face so
let him go out with some country FRIEND
and drive or walk over his place, taste
his Strawberries (w1en the season i
here), look at his flowers, hear his pigs
grunt and his hens cacl<le, and then, wher
pigs and chickens and other animals have
gone to sleep, let him stretch himself upor
his bed and be soothed to the rest by ma
lures vast insect orchestra (outside Of thu
screens, of course)-let him do all this
and he will be forever a convert, and sool
a resident of the country.
To nyr 49, xyfcif tn hi frfo q
try place in January, let him sit down b,
his own fireside with Mr.. Powelrs bool
and read about selecting a home, grow
ing q house, water supplies lawns ant
strawberries, orchards, Strawberries, happ.
animals, and a dozen other things. H
will begin to see that home In the coun
try need not be beside a lake to be
thing of beauty and a joy forever, an
furthermore that home In the countr
is not beyond the reach Of any man VIII
will resolutely set himself to possess one
T. Mcclure. Phillips & Co., New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-20

The petitions to the council for the
abolition Of grade crossings, which were
placed in stores and offices thruout the
city with the request that they be mailed
to The Journal office after signatures
had been obtained, should be sent In to-
morrow. The persons in charge Of this
movement wish to get them together for
presentation the first Of next week. Some
have been received from banks and the
Chamber of Commerce, and these bear
long lists Of names Of responsible citi-
zens, showing a very strong demand that
this time this agitation be taken seri-
ously by the authorities and end In some
thing more than talk. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-20
A Sure Profit.

The man who went to the art depart
ment at Dayton IS and gave an order
for 5000 worth Of pictures for the boys ,
training school at Red Wing, specified
that his name should not be given to
the public. 1t is, therefore, impossible
to obtain credit for him from the public
for this splendid act, but it is possible
to call attention to the act in the hope
that it may so commend itself to others
that they may be inspired to similar
deeds Of philanthropy. There are other
public institutions that need gifts of
pictures and books and furnishings and
supplies Of various kinds quite as much
as the state training school needs pic
lures. The value Of this gift, it is to
be hoped, may consist not only of the
uplifting influence of good pictures
upon the boys at. Red Wing, but in i'm.
parting stimulus to some other indi
vidual to meet the needs Of the unfor.
tunate by the outreach Of the helping
hand. ,'r -
| Of course, there is lot Of that every
day-much that is not "done before
men to be seen Of them but there
is occasion for so much more than il
done that it is in order to make the
most of all the encouragement and in
centive that can be extracted from
such an incident as this one. The mere
fact that some one has thought 81
kindly of those boys in the training
school as to send them fifty pictures
will not be lost on them, nor; will any
similar service to humanity anywhere
fail Of its purpose. In the divine econ
omy which is served by such deeds
failure of result is never permitted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-20
GROWERS BON MOT

Once, in his second tenn, Grover Cleve-
land was asked to speak in a certain town,
and when he arrived at the station the
wind was blowing gale, sleet was driv-
ing and hailstones nearly as large as
marbles were f1ercely falling. OF course
the inevitable brass band was there, and
at the sight of the president the perform
ers struck up with all the strenuosity at
their command. @ z
That is the most realistic music I ever
heard remarked Cleveland
What are they trying to play?" asked
Secretary Olney, who accompanied him.
Hail to the Chief" replied the presi-
dent with cheerful smile.