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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
Killed in Encounter.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 30.-5:25 pm
In an encounter between WOrkmen and
Cossacks yesterday at the Nevski ship
building yards, eight Cossaeks and
twenty seven Workmen were killed and
many were injured.
The railroad trains from st. Peters
burg to Moscow are not running to that
city, but are stopping at station near
Tver
The permanent way of the Nicholas
railway has been damaged between
Tver and Kulitacia stations.
Capital Is Tranquil.
st. Petersburg, Dec. BON. Akymoff,
member of the senate, has been APP
pointed minister Of Justice in succession
to M. Manukhin. Traffic has been re-
sumed on the Mitau-W indau and Mitau-
Riga railroads at Baranovitchi, govern
ment of Minsk. The troops subsequently
restored order without bloodshed. The
railroad service has been established
there.
The suppression of the insurrection
at Moscow and the certainty that SINH.
lar uprisings elsewhere will be crushed
Of the reds to overthrow the gov.
eminent arms, and administers defeat
from which it is not believed in gov
ernmental circles the revOlutionaries
can quickly recover.
Now that the smoke Of battle is
clearing away, the utter hopelessness
Of the conflict seems to be apparent
The populace held Faloof and not sin
gle military. unit actually joined thu
revolutionaries. Even the genera
strike crumbled under their feet By
their challenging and precipitating {
conflict before the proletariat organiza
lions were prepared.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
MURDER DEGREE
YEXES THE JURY
Members Are Said to Stand for
Conviction, but Cannot Agree
on Details.
Deliberations Have Now Occupied
About "a Hours and Verdict
Is Expected Soon.

Mrs. Stella Brennan Is life still hangs
in the balance. The twelve men who
are to decide her fate and adiudge her
guilty or innocent of the murder of
Elizabeth Brennan have SO far failed
to agree upon verdict. They have
now had about twenty-four hours for
deliberation-
effect that there is no dispute over the
defendants guilt but that there is a
decided division Of opinion as to
whether the verdict shall be murder in
the first or second degree. There are
several Of the jurymen who are believed
to stand almost unalterably for muir
der in the first degree and the death
penalty. Others, owing to the fact that
the defendant is woman and from the
fact that they think she may have been
a trlf1e irresponsible are understood to
be holding out for the lesser degree of
murder that means only life imprison-
ment
The jurors worked until midnight
last night and at times their arguments
grew so heated as to disturb the deputy
sheriff in charge: They were up and
at it by 6 O'Clock this morning. This
looks as tho there was hopes of an
agreement in the near future. Another
straw that shows which way the wind
blows is the request made by one juror
Of the deputy sheriff to telephone TO
his wife for some clean clothes. This
morning he countermanded the order,
saying that he didn't think he would
need them.
There is quite crowd of the curious
waiting about the third floor corridors
in the hopes that verdict may be re-
turned and anxious to watch the de-
PENDANT when she listens to verdict
that may mean life or death to her.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
HERMANN TO FACE
TRIAL FOR FRAUD
Oregon Congressman Must An
swer Indictment as a Land
CRATER. ~

Washington, Dec. $o;-Representa-
tive Binger Hermann Of Oregon, who is
under Indictment in connection with
Oregon land frauds, is expected to ar
rive in Washington late today or early
tomorrow and the interior department
officials believe his trial will be begun
within thirty days. .,ms -.
The two government witnesses, Puter
and Mckinley, also under indictment,
but promised immunity if they turn
governments evidence, will be here for
the trial, it is said. It is stated that
these witnesses have not disappeared so
far as the government is concerned, but
it is admitted that they have evaded
the authorities of Oregon, where they
are wanted for violations Of state laws.
The interior department has been
advised that Representative Her
mann will seek to avoid trial
on the ground that he is mem
Der Of congress and not amenable
for trial during such service, but the
department has no doubt of it's ability
to bring about speedy trial.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
FOUR MEET DEATH
IN TRAIN WRECK
Passenger Train Dashes Thru
Open Switch at Granville, N.
D.-Hits Freight
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Minot, n. D., Dec. 30.-Four were
killed and Two seriously injured in a
head-end collision at Granville, eighteen
miles east Of here, early yesterday at
ternoon. The dead are:
Fred Barlow, engineer.
Joseph Gosseline, fireman.
T. r. Irwin, brakeman.
Frank Diebler, farmer, Granville.
The seriously injured are: W. b.
Green, engineer of passenger train, and
his fireman. Several passengers re-
ceiyed slight injuries.
The collision, it is said, was caused
by. an open switch and incorrect train
orders.
Owing to the Great Northern freight
wreck at Stanley, passenger train No:
6, made up at Williston, was reported
Rugby. Later this train was aban-
doned and another made up here, leav-
ing for the east at ll:30 o'clock.
How Wreck Occurred.
The local Sherwood freight pulled
into Granville shortly before noon, the
operator reporting No. four hours
late. The freight crew then began
switching. in the yards. At the time
the collision occurred the freight was
switching on a siding. The passenger,
running at good speed, ran into the
open switch and completely demolished
both engines. Engineer Green and his
but Barlow, Gosseline and Dlebler re-
manned in the freight cab until the en-
gines struck. Brakeman Irwin, who,
was on top Of forward car, was hurled
headlong in the middle of the wreck.
When picked up he was dead.
The injured were carried to George
III op43 e1 +; k,,~
into temporary hospital. Barlow and
Gosseline were badly mangled but lived
we're scalp and body wounds and lived
till late in the afternoon. A special
train carrying Division Superintendent
G. s. Stewart, Drs. Windell, Crokat and
Newlove, and also a wrecking train,
to attend the injured. The wreck was
net cleared at a late hour last night.
The bodies of local residents will be
brought here on the first train.
The Great Northern also had a pas.
senger wreck at Surrey, four miles east
Of here yssterday caused BY h hea IVY
passenger, due here at 10 O'Clock. The
freight wreck at Tioga, in the after
noon, on the Great Northern, deraileo
/ thirty cars. It was caused by spread
| ing rails.
-Four Miners Meet Death.
Special to The journal. ..
Calumet, Mich, Dec. 3O.-Four deaths
occurred underground in the Lake Cop
per mines yesterday.
William Phillips and Samuel Rich
ards, Cornishmen, were killed in the
Tri-mountain mines. Both were founc
in a sitting position and had beer
struck by a falling rock. Both leave
wives and families.
Alfred Westerburg, miner in tn,
Red Jacket shaft Of the Calumet
Hecla, mine, dropped dead, supposed t.
He leaves a wife and six children.
While at work on the twenty-eight]
level Of the No. shaft of the Tamara
mine, Lawrence Brinz, was struck b,
falling rock and killed. He was 8
years of age and unmarried.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
BURGLARS MURDER
HAYFlELD MARSHAL
Two Men Shoot and Kill Officer
and Escape from
" Town.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The journal. ~ 49,
Hayfeld, Mimi, Dec. 3O.-A murder
was committed by burglars at an early
hour today. They made good their es-
cape. as
The victim was Ole Havey, city mar
shall. He was on his beat, passing Orn-
two men inside. He fred twice thru
the window and the burglars returned
the fire. Havey was struck by bullet
just below the heart. He walked away
a short distance and dropped dead.
In the meantime, the burglars ran
out Of the store and escaped. It is be-
ieved they got away on in early train
some distance from here.
The authorities are making a thoro
search Of the neighborhood and have
notified neighboring towns. They sus-
pect the identity of the men and their
arrest is expected within a few hours.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
Murder in Second Degree Is Verdict
Of Jury in Sensational Murder
al--Maxinlunl Penalty Is
Life Imprisonment.

The Judge then went into the suff
cheney of the proof of guilt and defined
the legal significance Of "beyond a
reasonable Doubt A., i, s.
He did not review the evidence in
detail, but simply stated the issues as
made by the conflicting claims advanced
by the state and the defense and gave
a careful resume Of those claims. He in
structed the jurors that they were the
sole and exclusive judges Of the fact,
ence to be given to witnesses, and the
question Of confederation, and concluded
with some, remarks upon the grave re-
sponsibility that now devolves upon
them as the arbiters of the fate of this
defendant-Mrs. Stella Brennan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30

CUMMlNS ATTACKS
DOLLIYER'S BILL
Iowa Governor Tells Fruit Job
bers that Freight Measure
Is a Subterfuge.
Snaeial 10 The Journal,

Special to The Journal ~s ~
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 30.-Gover-
nor Cummlns made a sensational at
tack on President Roosevelt's rate-reg,,
ulation program in carefully prepared
speech which he delivered here last
Senator Dolliver, whose bill Governor
Cummins denounced as rank subter-
fuge, carefully designed to eliminate
serious opposition on the part of the
railroad interests in congress, that. the
state Is. executive hit at the presid
In support of his charge that COLL
would in nowise remedy the evils chat
now affict Iowa stockraisers, the gov
ernor explained that it is necessary to
empower the interstate commerce COM
mission, or other similar body, to make
a minimum rate, else the railroads can
continue to favor one locality quite as
much as now.
Points Out Defect.
"Any, town; Des .Moines, for in
enabled by 1G the v1' Deliver bill to com
plain that it's own rate was too high,
and have the commission pass upon It's
claim. But the commission could not
rule at the same time that the Omaha
rate was far too low and must be
raised. There is nothing to prevent
the rallroads y1eld1ng TO pressure AroHA
any interests in behalf of Omaha to re-
duce correspondingly the Omaha rate
and thereby continue the grossly unfair
discrimination.
At the conclusion Of the governor g
speech, the Western Fruit Jobbers' as
ISOLATION, before which he appeared,
adopted strong resolutions demanding
the enactment of legislation abolishing
private-car lines and declaring made
quate the pending legislation before
congress on this subject.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
HILL SEEMS TO BE
IN UNION PACIFIC
journal Special Service.

journal Special Service.
New York, Dec. 30.-Reports that
one or more new directors, presumably
representing the Hill interests, would
soon be elected to the Union Pacitic
board, and that the dividend would be
increased to per cent in February, APP
pear to have responsible origin. There
is little doubt that the recent heavy
buying Of Union Pacific has been for
the Morgan and Hill clique and that
they will Immediately make their pow
er evident.
The story is revived that the Great
Northern ore lands will pass to the
United States Steel corporation. Such
development would be Of material
benefit to the Union Pacific as large
holder of stock Of the Hill road. Stimuli.
taneous strength in Great Northern and
7 United States Steel issues. add force
to this argument.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
LIFE INSURANCE
INQUIRY IS ENDED
Vast Accumulation of Testimony
Il Will Co to the New York
Legislature.

New York, Dec. ,30.-After pursuing
line Of inquiry into the methods OF
life insurance companies in this state
which has covered a period of nearly
four months. the legislative insurance
investigating committee will end it's
sessions today.
The vast accumulation Of testimony.
which contains revelations that have
astonished the public. will at once be
prepared in the form of report to the
legislature.
The inquiry has brought forth more
startling disclosures than any previous
proceedings laid along similar lines.
Like a match applied to haystack, tho
Equitable Life Lie Assurance ns A society ' in
the early part of the year, started
confagration of insurance exposures
which to the public mind appeared in
conceivable. Evidence which dis
cribed the Juggling Of vast sums of
money invested by policyholders, meth
DDS Of "graft" for personal vantage.
schemes for financial gain and plans Of
bewildering intricacy for private
profits, have been produced and will be
Grafton Of the legislators.
Actuary on Stand.
Joel G. Van Cise, actuary of the
Equitable Life Assurance society, was
the first witness today in the insurance
investigation. He has been with the
society for thirty eight years and an
responsible for the actuarial methods
Of the society. He was asked if any
Of the management interfercd with him
and replied:
"Henry B. Hyde attempted to make
me make figures on dividends declared
on deferred dividend policies higher
than I thought advisable. That was
about fifteen years ago. / reported it
to Vice President James w. Alexan-
der and explained the dangers of this
plan, and he persuaded Mr.. Hyde te
give way
Mr.. Van else s examinations was Civ
en- over to the description of the va
rious policies issued by the Equitable.
the manner Of computing the dividends
on the participating business and the
method Of arriving at the estimate Of
the loadlngs on the premiums.
Told on Tarbell.
When Mr.. Van Cise was excused
George A. Sickles, real estate agent of
Buffalo, formerly of the Equitable Life,
was called, and told Of the manner in
which Gage E. Tarbell, vice-president
of the Equitable, prompted his agents.
Mr.. Sickles told Of conversation
with Mr.. Tsrbell about rebating. The
witness said that Mr., Tarbell suggested
way to get around rebating. This
suggestion was to secure the first pre-
MUM. Letters, he said, were to be writ
ten to the policyholders and eventually
the Equitable was to pay price for
these letters.
This, witness said, was in 1898.
Did you give rebates, Mr.. Sicklesf,
asked Mr.. Hughes.
"Well, I dom It think that's fair
question, do you, Mr.. Highest
| Why, think so.
Mr.. Sickles appealed to the chairman.
Senator Armstrong said that no Grim
inal action could lie because of the
asked if he bought any letter. Mr..
| Sickles said he had not and that he left
the insurance business on that account.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
JOINS WITH FOES
OF THEATER TRUST
Journal Special Service,

Journal Special Service.
New York, Dec. 30.-The new theat-
rical syndicate, headed by the Shuberts
and David Be1asco, has been strength
ened by the addition Of Walter N. Law
renee s attractions. Mr.. Lawrence has
under his immediate direction the Mad
ison Square theater and by arrange
ment with Joseph M. Weber, he con.
trolls Weber 8 theater for a period of
four months every year, beginning
Madison Square, Joe Weber's, the Cash
no, the Lyric, the Manhattan, the Prin-
cess, the Belasco, and Fields, the new
syndicate has eight theaters in New
York where it can place its attractions.
With eight theaters it can be said
the new syndicate is as well equipped
as the old one for production houses in
the METROPOLIS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
BOLD ROBBERY In
4 SEATTLE HOTEL
Theatrical Man Compelled to
Sign Check and Tell Bank
to Pay It.
Special to The Journal.

special TO Inc journal.
Seattle, Dec. 30.-Moses Goldsmith,
a theatrical booking agent and owner
Of the Strand theater, was held up
yesterday afternoon in his room in tho
Lincoln hotel, fashionable resort, and
forced to sign check for $2,75O. With
a pistol at his head, he was then COM
PEELED to telephone to the ScanGina-
Wan American bank, on which the
check was drawn, to authorize its pay
ment; The holdup man then locked
Goldsmith in the bathroom and going
to the bank, cashed the check and dis
appeared before payment could be
stopped. - ... ~.
The robbery was carefully planned
and carried out in quiet and gentle
manner. The visitor even insisted upon
shaking hands with Goldsmith and
thanking him for the courtesy before
leaving him in the improvised lookup.
Decoyed Victim to Room.
The man who committed the robbery
Thursday, registering as. G.. G. Burke,
and Butte. Mont, was given as his adj
dress. Goldsmith was decoyed to the
room by Burke, who pretended that
he wanted to buy his theater.
When the report was made to the
police, valuable time was lost in con.
vinciRg them that the whole affair was
not a joke. Meantime, the a<fable Mr.
Burke, gentleman with coal-black
hair and fauitlessly dressed, left the
hotel and Seattle with only the bag
gage he brought, small valise.
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cused of crime, the Judge gave the jury
complete Interpretation Of the law
affecting the case at bar. IS.
He defined mingtely the qualities of
that differ only in the premed itation.
He charged that under the. evidence in
this case the defendant could not be
found guilty Of murder in any other
than the first and second degrees. 4.
~ have indicated that the indict-
ment charges the defendant with com
hitting murder in the first degree. She
is on trial alone for the killing of Elz-
abeth Brennan. It is not necessary for
the state to show the killing Of any
other person, and proof Of such kill
ing is not proof Of ner guilt under
this Indictment ~ ss ssaF =, ..sE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
BRAY HEADS TIN TRUST.

New York, Dec. 8O.-1t was an
nounced today that Charles Bray, first
vice president of the American Sheet
& Tin Plate company has been appoint
ed president of that company in the
place of John A. Topping, who has re-
signed to become the active head of
the Tennessee Coal B Iron and Republic
Iron & Steel properties. Mr.. Bray will
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30

Mrs. Stella Brennan will not hang.
"Guilty Of murder in the second de-
gree' is the jury's verdict. .-
"Twelve good men and true' have
decided that on the night Of Nov. 4
she killed her little stepdaughter, Eliza
beth Brennan. Imprisonment for life
is the maximum penalty. t.: .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
Engineer Killed in Wreck.
snacial TO The Journal.

Special 20 ING JUufnaI. $500 - y
Gladstone, Mich, Dec. 3o.-A vest
ran into a freight train, east Of Rhine
lander today and killed James Fitz-
patrick, engineer on the freight. Ar
drew Pierson, fireman, had one leg
cut off and was internally injured.
Leach, the engineer on the passenger,
escaped by jumping. All are married
and have families here.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
Decoyed Victim to Room.
DIAMOND VEIN FOUND.

Hot Springs. Ark, Dec. 3O.-While blowing on
the track proper at Oaklawn, workmen who
ere getting the course in condition for early
spring racing, unearthed vein of valuable
quartz which extended ACROSS the track into
the middle of the field. The stuff is much
sought for by wholesale dealers. who manufac-
ture diamonds Of the so-called Hot Springs
variety out Of it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
JURY IN BRENNAN
CASE STILL OUT
ANOKA Is AGAIN
VISITED BY FIRE
Three Blazes in One Week Cause
Nearly $4,000 Dam
age.

Special to The Journal.
Anoka, Mimi, Dec. 3O.-Fire at an
early hour this morning destroyed the
stock of n. H. Hansons dry goods
store on Main street and damaged the
building to the extent of $1,000. It was
nearly 6 clock before the flames were
finally extinguished. The stock in
! Bprke1s store was damaged by smoke.
$4,000.
This is the third fire here in week and
the second where the damage has
reached the $4,000 mark. The origin
Of today's fire is not known.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
Big Fire at Charlton

Charlton. Iowa. Dec. 3O.-Fire started
today in Swift s restaurant, burning
six large brick blocks on the north side
the loss may reach 100000. The post
office and most of the contents are
burned.
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i Immediately following the conclusion
Of MI. Caryss powerful closing argu-
ment, Judge H. D. Dickinson read his
char &c. Beginning with the constitu-
tional provisions dealing with the pro-
lection of the rights Of persons &C.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
Rockwell Church Burned.

Marshalltown, Iowa, Dec. 30
Sacred Heart Catholic church at Rock
well, built in 1892. was destroyed by
fire. It cost $4,000 to build and the
handsome fixtures were valued at
$4,000. The insurance is $4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
Tramps Fire Jail.

Iowa City. Iowa. Dec. 3o-Threa
tramps, held here for assaulting two
The blaze was discovered in time to
save the building and extinguished
without much difficulty. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
WORLDS, FAIR FIGURES BuRNED.

Venice, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-The factory OF
the Pittsburg Glass & Plaster COM
pany was destroyed by fire early today.
Loss $4,000. No insurance. Hundreds
of figures of the staff statuary taken
from the worlds fair were consumeda
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30

London, Dec. 30.-The Times, in it's
second edition today, publishes a dis
patch from Odessa which announces
that the crisis there is over. Public
sentiment has cooled under martial law,
two-thirds Of the strikers will be back
at work today and the majority Of the
leaders have been arrested.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
MOSCOW REDS, In
LAST STAND, LOSE
Revolutionists Take Refuge in
Houses Which Troops Storm
and Capture.

Moscow, Dec. 30-Three armed bands
of revolutionists, whose offer yesterday
to surrender if guaranteed a free par
don was refused by the authorities, bar
ricaded themselves today in their
houses According to the latest reports,
the houses were stormed and captured
by the troops.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
TRANSFERRED TO TOXIC.

Berlin, Dec 3O.-Baron Mumm Won Schwartz
enstein, the German minister at Peking, has
been appointed ambassador Of Germany at
Toxic. 9.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
auAKEs ON TWO ISLANDS.

29.-The islands of Granada and Trinidad ex-
perienced earthquake Dec. % at the same
hour at which it was felt here.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
Beresford in Darkness.

% :
Special to The Journal.
Beresferd, S. D., Dec. 3O.-The Beres-
ford electric-Gght plant and flour mill
were burned at an early hour today
and the city will be in darkness. The
plant was owned by A. O.. Mason. The
loss is $4,000; insurance. $4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30

New York, Dec. 3O.-General George
w. Davis of the Panama canal commits
sion sailed for Europe today on the
steamer New York,
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