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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
TsuauR1 STRAITS MINED
Japanese Declare Another Channel 4
Zone Of Defense.

Toxic, April 1S.-The navy depart
ment today declared Tsuguri straits Z
zone Of defense, with the usual mari
time restrictions.
The Tsuguri straits are just north of
the island Of Nippon, and are the gate
way from the Pacific to the waters ad-
iascent to vladiyostok. The s: mining Of
ardous route regarded as possible for
Rojestvensky, which would take him
from the China Sea into the Pacifo
south Of Formosa, and thence by the
Pacific to the Tsuguri straits. All pos
sible channels Of advance for the Rus
sian feet, therefore, have been mined
and Rojestvensky's path, regardless az
Togo 8 feet, is one Of great danger.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
SURPRISING G. ].
SECRET LET OUT
Q. A. Quist Divulges What DR..
Sutherland Told of Coun-
Gil Deals. .

Dr. Sutherland testified before the
grand Jury that Joseph kIichIi was
the stakeholder OF $4,000 used to
put the 500 terminal deal thru the
city council. sHe turned over half Of
It and then the aldermen raised such
.holler that he turned over the other
half. He also testified, that kiichIf
was tho stakeholder between the Gem
eral Electric company and the coun.
ell. He swore that John Ryan re.
ceived $500 from the Milwaukee
roads attorney on the Rock Island
deaI:-c. A. ouIst's testimony today.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
MERGER STOCK EXCHANGED
Northern Securities Company Files Nc
80: tice Of Return Of Shares.

Trenton, N. j., April 1s.-The North
,ern Securities company today filed with
the secretary Of state articles providing
for the reduction Of its capital stock
from 1896, 100000 to $3,e54,000. The
new. capital is just 1 per cent Of the
original outstanding capital.
Accompanying the papers and as q
part thereof is resolution Of the board
Of directors Of the company providing
for the reduction of the capital stock
and the giving to the stockholders stock
of the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern companies in return for the
surrender Of 80 per cent Of their hold.
ings Of the stock of the Northern Secur-
ities company.
Stock Is Distributed.
It Is provided that for each share Of
stock of the Northern Securities com
pany Of the par value Of 800, the
. stockholders shall receive stock Of the
Northern Pacific railroad of the PAL
value Of $39.27, and stock Of the Great
Northern railroad Of the par value Of
= The certificate sets out the resolution
adopted by the board Of directors on
= April FL, 1904, providing for the reduc
tion Of the capital stock and the distri
button Of the stock of the Northern
7! Pacific and Great Northern railroads
Two Oh Gue SURRENDERED STOCKS OIL the
Northern Securities company.
=. This is really the final distribution
that was attacked in the courts by r
81. Hartman, the suit finally terminal
ing in a victory for J. j. Hill and tn,
interests which he represents.
!, Stockholders Consent.
The New: Jersey corporation laws pro
vide that increase or decrease Of capj
tai. stock must have the consent of tn
holders Of two.thirds of the company
outstanding stock. Accompanying tn
certificate filed to-day is the consent o
the holders Of stock aggregating 1924
$4,000. .,.'ss.-..
Among those who have given thei
consent and the number Of shares o
stock held by each are: J. J. Hill
100000 shares; John s. Kennedy, 262
FOL; Lord Strathcona, 14s,5OO; Moor
and schley. 78, 40; Albert Smith, 50
CAS-; John Sterling, 44,s63; Charles Al
thur Ellis, 35,387; Lord Mount Stephel
31,394; Samuel II. Miller, 81 1881; job
W. Sterling, trustee, 31,362.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
PRESIDENT FAR FROM
BASE ON BEAR HUNT

4, Glenyooa Springs Coll April paas; as;
Roosevelt started on his bear hunt, and
no work has been received by Secretary
Loeb. This lis not considered strange,
for the president announced before
farewells were said at Newcastle, that
he would not be in hurry to communi
cate unless he had something of import
ance to send out. Mr.. Loeb said today
that the courier from the camp will not
arrive until tomorrow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
Decisive Action Urged.
RUSS SHIPS NEAR HoNGKoNa
Russian Fleet Is Reported Of Coast Of
British China
" YORK Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
London, April 1S.-It is reported by
the Toxic correspondent Of the Daily
Telegraph that on Sunday the Baltic
fleet was lying in the vicinity Of Hong
kong. British China), and that five
Russian Golfers were at anchor at an
island five miles from Hongkong.
London Talks Neutrality.
The London morning papers are keen,
~ discussing the neutrality question,
for the most part in a strong pro-Jap-
anese tone. The Morning Post takes
the milder view that Kamranh bay is
merely a fishing port and unable to pro-
vide coal or other supplies to the Rus
sian squadron, which probably took
shelter there to replenish from its own
golfers, and that, tho technical breach
of neutrality has been committed, the
responsible unless it can be proved that
they had previous knowledge Of Roiest-
vensky's Intentions.
Golfers Brought Alongside.
The Daily Mails correspondent at
Singapore gives a further report from
the North German Lloyd steamer Prinz
Heinrich that on Friday, April Il, the
Russian cruisers Dmitri Donskoi and
while a tug was bringing Golfers along
side the warships, which were coaling,
and that many boats were transferring
provisions to Russian vessels.
World War Possibilities.
The fact that Japan resents the as
sistance given Rojestvensky by the
French thru the use of their ports, that
she may make known that resentment
to the French, that clash between Jap
anese and Russian ships may come In
attitude, is regarded as full Of POSSIBLE
tiles Of far-reaching trouble. Should
France become involved as an ally Of
| Russia, England would side with Japan
and other powers would be drawn into
the difficulty as their interests dictated.
While the possibilities are not such
as to cause alarm, still they exist aud
cause wide interest in the present. Sc.
uation in Cochin China.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18

JOHN w. GATES FATHER DEAD.
ST. Charles, ILL.,, April 1s.-Asel S. Gates,
aged 81, the father Of John w. Gates, the
we'll known multimilllionatre. is dead
here. He had been Ill from heart trouble
for a long time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18

50 Columns Adv
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-24

Echo, Or, Feb. 23.--Isaac Saylor,
creek, left Echo for Pennsylvania
Tuesday morning by way of the Union
Pacific railroad. Mr.. Saylor was
called to his former home in Penn
sylvania by the death of his son-in-
law, who was recently killed while
working on the railroad. He had in
tended to make this his home with
his son, but now returns to his home
in Pennsylvania 10 live with his
daughter.
Mr.. A. H. Sunderman left for Cot
tage Grove Monday evening to visit
with his family for a week or so. His
wife writes that their baby is very
sick with pneumonia.
f. ID. Cass, who has recently bought
property in Echo. has commenced the
erection of his new hotel. This will
be an addition to Echo much needed.
Miss Lora Harrison has resumed
her duties as postmistress, she having
been out of the office about seven
weeks. Her absence was necessitated
at first by her own sickness with
measles, and later she was obliged tc
help in the care of her uncle and
aunt, who were also taken with the
measles.
NJ. d. Scroggs of Seattle, has beer
visiting Mr.. Strohm, and looking ovel
the county with a view to locating.
Mrs r. E. Wright and son from
Eugene, have lately come among us
and will as soon as they can, erect ;
building and open a millinery busi
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lisle took lit
tie Nelson Taylor TO Pendleton Mon
day to be treated for the grip an
consequent troubles with his head
The grip seems TO have settled in hi
head and has caused him much pair
but is now much better and practi
cally well.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-24
GoTCH AND PARR TO wREsTLE
MarveIs Will Meet on the Mat in New
York.

New York Feb. 24.-Great interest
is manifested in the wrestling match
tonight between Frank Gotch, the
champion catch-as-catch-can wrest-
Ter, and Jim" Parr, who holds the
English championship title The ar
ticles call for a handicap match,
Gotch agreeing to throw the British
champion twice in an hour or for
felt the match.
That Gotch is a wrestling marvel
is conceded by New York's sporting
fraternity. 1t will be Gotch's debut
in New York and the occasion is
looked upon as one of the biggest
sporting events OF the year in the
metropolis.
1t is generally conceded that he will
have to be at his best to beat Parr
who is himself a champion. Parr Is
the most spectacular wrestler in the
game today and is regarded as wor'
thy opponent for the American cham
pion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-24

Methodist churches, North and South.
The Northern members Of the COM
mission are Bishop John NJ. Walden
of Cincinnati Bishop S. NJ. Merrill,
Rev. DIR. ]. w. Jennings OF Omaha,
Rev. DR.. NJ. V. Kelley, editor of the
Methodist Review; o. w. Harris, su-
perintendent of the Jacob Tome In
stitute, and Frank Brown OF Brook
yin. The Southern Methodists of the
commission are: Bishops w. w.
Duncan and A. Cook Smith, Oar. J..
]. Tigert, of Nashville; Rev. ]. o.
Wilson, of Greenfield, S. C.; Rev. ].
E. Goodbey. of Arkansas; Prof o. E.
Brown, of Vanderbilt University, and
President r. f. Blackwell, of Ran
dolph- Macon College.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-24
MissIssIppl Masons in session.

jackson, Miss, Feb. 24.-The most
important matter to be considered
and acted upon by the Masonic Grand
Lodge of Mississippi now in session
here is the selection of location for
the Masonic home, for which funds
have been in process of collection for
some time A number of the princi-
pal cities of the state are desirous
of securing the home and spirited
contest is looked for before a final
decision is reached in the matter.
Among the places mentioned as a pos
sible location for the institution are
Jackson, Vicksburg, Meridian, Biloxi
and Oxford.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-24
NEW METHODIST CATECHIsM.
non Order of Worship Being Pre-
pared.

Cincinnati, o., Feb pa number
of the most prominent Methodists,
North and South, are in Cincinnati
today attending a meeting of the
catechism commission of the two NJ.
z. churches. The work of the com
mission is the creation of junior and
a senior catechism and an order of
worship to be used in common by the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-24

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Feb. "a
The third semi-annual meeting of the
Western Iowa Editorial association
began today and will continue over
tomorrow. The large attendance and
the interesting program combine to
give promise of a highly successful
meeting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-24
ECHO NEWS notes
MISS HARRISON AGAIN IN
CHARGE OF POSTOFFICE.

Returned TO Pennsylvania TO Reside
E. ID. Cas- Builds Hotel I'm Echo
New Millinery Business Will BE
Conducted i'm New Building-Bad
Case of the Grip Settled in the Pa
tents Head-PrOspector From Sc
attic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-24
no Cure a Cold in one pay.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
II it fails to cure. f. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-24

oregonan Oregons representative pap
patronage. the advertising medium
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-05-05
Gone to the Coast.

Mr.. and Mrs: K. G. Berg and their
little three year old baby left for Aber-
deem, Washington, Tuesday via St.
Paul and the Northern Pacific Aber-
deem is at the terminus OF branch Of
the Northern Pacific railroad which
extends along the north shore Of Gray's
harbor, one of the finest land locked
harbors on the Pacific coast. Aberdeen
is a Aourishing little city Of 5000 on the
bay where the largest ocean ships can
ride secure from bowling gales on the
coast
J. w. Clark and wife and Miss Clara
Anderson are residents of Aberdeen,
and both ladies are daughters of P. j.
Anderson of this city. and sisters of
Mrs. Berg. Mr.. Berg has been trust
cd and an efficient clerk in the Pickett
.Pidcoe Co., for a long time, and one Of
the prominent singers In The Grieg
singing society. The LEADER dislikes
to see Mr.. Berg leave, but he thinks the
Pacific coast is young mans country
where energy and effort will bring sue.
cess. He remarked Monday while in
the LEADER office: How I long for q
sniff of the salt water breeze, and. q
sight of big salt water fish," He will
find both at Gray's Harbor. and the
LEADER wishes him all kinds of sue.
cess,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-05-05
Van Osdel's History

We publish this week "The Bard q
Lament, written by our old friend. A
L Van Osdel. II shows the poetic
scope of the Mission Hill gentleman. and
while he processes not the genius of q
poet he certainly gives evidence of
great success in this direction In q
recent letter he says:
Il am working upon the closing
chapters of my Historic Land.msrks-
writing episodes Of traditional associa.
tions and daring deeds Of adventure,
enacted near the sacred pricincts Of
many old Furtrsding posts, as connect.
ing links in the historic chain, to that
point where the horizon lifts and takes
in the Introductory chapters of the two
Dakotas,
1T is my aim to make Historic
Land marks authentic in all its details,
becoming a standard work for future
reference. It is written in narrative
form, CLEANED from historic records
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-05-05
Augustana vs.. Sioux FANS.

A picked nine from the Sioux Falls
College came down to Canton Monday
to try their base ball skill with nine
from Augustana. It was nice clean
we'll played game. Sioux Falls manag-
ed to get in three runs in the first inn
ing while the Augustana husllers were
just getting their measure From the
first to the ninth inning Sioux Falls
got nothing more, getting another
score in the ninth. While the Queen
City hustlers we're digging out four
runs, Augustans found the home plate
eight times and came out with flying
colors and we'll earned victory. Bem
Averil said it was real nice clean we'll
played game and he feels proud of the
home team.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-05-05
A Good Sermon Brother.

The Editor of the Lennox Independ-
ent has been impelled to print the fol.
lowing bit of advice to parents:
"The Independent man doee not pose
as sanity mortal nor public guard
ian by any MEANS bnt he is free to
talk right out in church and he is go
ing to say something right now and
here that may cause some to feel hurt.
the hurt may do them good. It is not
much-simply this: That young girls
who are permitted to CAD around the
streets at most anytime from daylight
to midnight are putting themselves in
position to bring themselves to grief
and their parents to sorrow; and that
there are a few young lads in town,
who are just beginning to think they
may grow a mustache in few years,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-05-05

family disgraced, power gone, social
outcast, q ruined man and no escape
from condemnation only in the grave
Where is the tempter nows
He, too, has deserted him.
The DEVILS work is done, and it was
done well.
Human greed, human avarice, hu.
man weakness, human cowardice,
marks the downfall If banker Bigelow.
IT'S sad picture, terrible evidence
Of the gambling mania that rules the
human heart when man seeks to rob his
fellowman in Wall street.
Bigelow is only one of the many that
has gone down into dishonored grave
because of Wall street and its hell.born
example, and many more will follow in
the footsteps Of the Milwaukee man be.
cause the human heart is full of avarice
and few can resist the temptation
when power and opportunity is given
them. because the devil is ever active.
All seek wealth in one way or anoth'
er, few are satisfied with enough and
Bigelow had enough for any man on
earth. but he wasn't satisfied. A man
with a Thousand wants ten and ten calls
for twenty and twenty calls for fifty.
and we go on up the ecale. Bigelow
was messenger boy in 1866 in the bank
he robbed az its president. He got a
million but it wasn't enough for the
vain fool. He wasn't satisfied and loet
all.
There are many fools in the world
like Bigelow, but this old world of ours
couldn't get along without fools and
fools will be born to the end of time
such as Mrs. Chadwick and that desl
old fool of an Oberlin banker who
loaned the high interest customer about
all the money in the bank because Mrs
Chadwick promised the old avaricious
skinner about 40 per cent on $3.50, 600
Mrs. Chadwick's consuming passion
was to possess wealth and diamonds
and laces, and to do this she went Bige
low one better. She established credit
on q bogus due bill with the name o.
Carnegie" signed to it, and borrowed
money agreeing TO pay anywhere from
25 to 60 per cent for short time loans
and thus she borrowed from Peter te
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-05-05
A Pioneer Gone.

Norman Wheelock died at the home
Of his daughter. Mrs. Levi Meade, Sun.
day April %. 1905. aged 70 years, 10
months. % days. Mr.. Wheelock first
saw light Of day June and. 1925, in the
state Of Vermont.
In early manhood he removed to
Wisconsin. where. in 1858 he was join.
cd in wedlock to Miss Celia A. Crane,
who preceded him into the great be.
yond three years ago. To this union
were born ten children. of whom three
daughters. Mrs. Rice. Mrs. Mcdowell
and Mrs. Meade, and three sons, Chris.
Julian and Mortimer, were spared to
bless their declining years
In 1861 Mr.. Wheelock answered his
country's call, serving throughout the
rebellion with m crit.
Thirty years ago this spring Mr..
Wheelock came to Lincoln county,
this state and settled upon the farm
where he made his home until Mrs.
Wheelock psssed away. Like most
men of his kindly disposition he made
few enemies His business dealings
were always strictly honest and up
right.
The funeral service were held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Meade on
Monday. conducted by Rev. H. w.
Jameson, assisted by Rev. J. j. Schaef.
fer, . quartette from the Congregation
al choir. and the q. A. R. Post, of
which deceased was q member. All
that was earthly of MI. Wheelock was
laid beside those of his wife in the Zion
cemetery. The life Of the deceased
was so closely woven into the growth
of this section from the time when it
was all the virgin prairie to the prosper
ous agricultural county Of today.
We extend our deepest sympathy to
the bereaved ones and we know that
the news of his passing came as sor.
row TO all who knew him and had been
blessed by his kindly influence. -Beres.
ford News.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-05-05
sI.so PER ANNum.

and the soul. stirring narratives Of old
trappers and fur. traders who moved as
prominen. actors in the upper Missouri
country during their restless migrations
in the wilderness OF the Great North
west Territory.
These historic annals will continue
to be published in semi-monthly chap
ters in the Yankton Gazette until COM
pleted and then placed on the market
in book form"
Ole I Moen returned from st. Paul
last Saturday. where he went to secure
relief for his right eye. About four
years ago while fling . saw he got
something in the eye, but did not think
then that the injury came from the file
or saw. He believed he got Z cinder in
the eye and suffered and sought relief
at Sioux Falls but in vain. He then
went to st Paul and the surgeon, after
careful examination. did . little cut
ting and found = very small piece Of
steel. Ole's eye is all right now and he
is q very happy young man.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-05-05
The Greed tor Wealth.

President Bigelow of the First Ma.
;tional bank Of Milwaukee. was worth
about million dollars before avarice
became The ruling passion Of his life.
He was q society and club leader and
was looked up to as q political power,
though not an Office seeker. He had a
splendid home and children married
and others at college; he possessed
everything that any man could ask for
but millions of wealth. Yet he wae
worth over q million. It was not
enough-,he curse of avarice possessed
the mantle tempter whispered in his
ear day and night others have won
millions gambling in Wall street why
not your"
He had strength for q time to keep
the devil at arms length. Millions
are being made in Wall street every
day." said the ever present demon Of
avarice. why not your
"Others have gambled and won-l
cant fail. I have q million Of my own
IN make it two" said the banker in
the solitude of the mignight study.
Avarice had won-the banker wae
lost, he surrendered everything for the
curse of gold and yet he had enough fol
. king.
He took whirl in Wall street and
was skinned. He took another and an.
other and his fortune was almost gone.
"Try again" said the tempter. land
you'll recover all,
Between desperation and gamblers
hope he made final plunge and hie
fortune was gone.
He struggled long and suffered the
tortures thief beginning his down,
ward career before he began to rob
the bank and the trust funds in his
keeping
..Try it again." said the tempter,
surely you must win, others have won
its your turn now"
yes" said the once proud banker,
II must recover my fortune, or I an
lost"
He plunged and plunged until hi
sunk three million and the end came
exposure followed and a prison awaits
him. friends ruined, home wrecked
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-05-05
War on Land and Sea.

A naval recruiting station will be
opened in Canton this month, and to at-
tract attention to this fact. large pict-
ure Of magnificent battle ship is post
ed on bill board alongside Of Mr..
Ly barger's store. Everything looks
lovely on paper. but the life Of . sailor in
one Of the modern floating steel forts
is not all sunshine and glory. In time
of peace the life Of . sailor is not 20
bad, but in war you stand good
chance of going down to Davy Jones
locker Is food for crabs and little fish.
without . chance to hide behind .
friendly tree or rock. and all this might
take place before you get your head
shot off. War is not as pleasant as 1t
used to be. because modern gun powder
) Ind arms makes 1t possible for the
Shef fellows to wind mp your account
Rhen you don't even see them. There
is no satisfaction in being killed by an
unseen enemy. In land fight you
may have the satisfaction Of sticking
your bayonet into the other fellow be-
fore he can send bullet through you.
and If some other fellow plugs you. you
still have the satisfaction of knowing
that you got your man first. In the
navy. it's different. You may be walk
ing the deck Of your powerful ironclad
With ontlina of the enemy's shin scarce
ly visible. and the next thing you may
know is that your ship is sinking from
the effect of 900 pound steel pointed
she'll striking from above and going
through the 4 inch deck. You sink OF
an explosion follows and in either case
fish will attend the funeral. All these
dangers count for nothing. Nations
will fight and men must do the fight.
ing Once young man gets his uni
form on and joins his station on land