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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
REcKLEssNEss OF CREW
Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict in Case
of Stella Drever.

IOWA CITY, IOWA,-The coroner's Jury. hold
ing inquest on the body of Stella Dreyer
the 16year-old messenger girl returned YER
dict declaring that death was due to the care
lessness and recklessness of the crew on the
train and engine" The father of the girl. Rev.
G. Dreyer formerly of Minneapolis, will sue the
Rock Island road for damages
Not miracle. perhaps but near II, was the
rescue from total blindness of George F. East
ridge of Marengo who returned to his home yes
terday in possession of his sight after thirty.
six years of darkness. He was born blind and
never expected to see the light of day until words
Of hope were whispered in his ear ily friends of
the University Of Iowa hospital this year. He
submitted to an operation and four weeks later
pronounced able to return home.
A sensational suit will be begun in the district
court, when Iowa City will sue against the
estate of the late Colonel John R. Heath to re-
to be due from it. In the trial of the big will,
contest recently when the coloners daugh
ter tried to break !: this will it de-
veloped that the; testator had paid taxes or
comparatively small amount Of property fol
many years, whereas he owned an estate worth
nearly $50, 900. The back taxes will run Into
thousands of dollars and the city wants it:
share. The council has instructed the city solici
tor to begin suit. ELs
Milton Remley. formerly attorney general o.
Iowa, attorney for the daughter, has filed
motion for a new trial. on the ground tina
Judge Jackson OF Muscatine, erred in instruct
ing the jury, and in admitting and rejecting
certain evidence. The case will probably go t.
the supreme court. - -
The city council also instructed the city solici
tor to begin suit against johnson county, to re
cover the commission charged by the county TO
| the past ten years In collecting the nulct taxes
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
HARPER FACE TO
FACE WITH DEATH
Chicago University's President Is
subsisting Entirely on Liquid
Foods.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service
Chicago, Nov. 4.-President William
Rainey Harper of the University of
Chicago now is living on nothing but
liquid refreshments, according to his
friends, and in order to lessen the ter
rible pains of the gnawing cancer, the
abdominal region is constantly kept be-
numbed.
Altho officially denied by members of
the faculy,, it is believed that Dr..
Harper is failing, and, it is said, he
can live but few weeks.
Thru all of his suffering President
Harper has begged his physicians to
do all in their power to relieve his pain,
that he might be able to give serious
thought to matters of educational poll
cy demanding his official attention
At all times he is active in follow
ing university work During all the
big football games, reports direct from
the field have been received at Cobb
hall and carried to the president.
That his mind is still vigorously ac-
tive and alert for the welfare of the
institution which he serves he forcibly
demonstrated last Monday, when he
kept in touch with 100 of his professors
who were on an excursion to Dayton,
Ohio
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
AsTOR IS QUIzzED
LIKE ANY ALIEN
Son Of the Expatriate, William
Waldorf Astor, Annoyed"
in Gotham.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, Nov. 4.-Waldorf Astor,
a son of William Waldorf Astor, ar
rived here yesterday in the steamer
Cedric and had the unusual question,
Are you an American citizena'' put
to him by not only the customs Off
cials, but the immigration authorities
as we'll.
1t was the first time that the Ellis
island employees were instructed to ask
the question Of each cabin passenger,
and the Cedric was selected as the most
desirable boat to inaugurate what is
to be a customary question in the fu-
ture.
"What is your name7'' Mr.. Astor
was asked, and he seemed surprised
that the inspector did not know him
He told who he was and was asked:
care you an American citizen, Mr.
AstorR' sZ
"No, am not, :" said Mr.. Astor, with
a decidedly English accent.
To the question as to where he re-
sided, Mr.. Astor said that he lived IN
| London. ~.
"I suppose you are going to stay
over here for Thanksgiving Day9' the
| inspector ventured. -
emo, indeed,'' said Mr.. Astor, ant
he seemed annoyed. -. ...,. =
| Mr.. Astor declined to be interviewed
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
SUCCESS
Sensational Book That Tells the Seer

Sensational Book That Tells the Secret.
New York, Nov. At is seldom that
Wall street notices anything out of the
ordinary, an it is all the more remark
able that the financial district should
be interested in book. But the book
"Success,'' written by Lorenzo b.
Adams, secretary Of the Colonial Sc
curities company, which he is distribute
ing free, gives such good advice and
treats in such a novel way Of the road
to "success'' that there has been a
big demand for it. -
Mr.. Adams, being interviewed in his
office, at No. 42 Broadway, New York,
said: "My book has received such
notice and attracted so much attention
that I have decided to give copy to
every one applying for it. -
Do you intend to distribute these
free?o
Certainly, = he responded; because
know no one will be interested in the
matter except those who have saved
enough money and want to know how
to make their savings earn more than
simple interest.
| IT would like applicants to write me
| fully and 1 will gladly send them the
book
A number of bankers and financial
men who were interviewed subsequent
| ly all agreed that the book should be
lin the hands Of every one who desired
! to improve their condition financially.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04

Fifty millions dollars
of insurance have already
taken sides with Lawson
againstthe Three Big Com.
panies. More millions
many more-will stand up
for their rights when they
have read Lawson's open
letter to President Mccall
of the New York Life In
surance Company in Every
body's Magazine for No
vember.
Get Everybody's. Read
Lawson. Make up your
mind. Send your proxy.
Everybody's Magazine Is cents
81 so wear
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
Il. SCHOOL, COURSE REVISED a..
Important Changes Made at Mitchell
Meeting of Superintendents.

MITCHELL, S. D.-The conference Of the
city superintendents of schools of this state
came to a close yesterday after an important
session that will mean much to the revision
Of the state course Of study for the high
schools and graded schools of the state. A
committee was appointed by State Superintend
ent Ramer to revise the high school course and
also one to revise the rural school course. Bot
of these committees returned voluble reports
at the afternoon meeting and were adopted.
kinds: Ia high school maintaining -four
years course; Pa high school maintaining q
three years course; "a school maintaining 8
two-year course. -.-.
A frst-class high school course IL understood
to consist Of eight constants and eight electives
a seocnd-class to have six constants and si1
electives; rd-class four constants and foul
electives The term constant Is defined as
required study pursued for thirty-six weeks o
five periods each; the term elective is defined al
an optional study, selected by the board OF
education and city superintendent, pursued fo
thirty-six weeks Of FIVE periods each; the tern
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
WlGHlTA'S ADVANTAGE
FOR SOUTHWEST TRADE
Geographic Location and Railway Fa-
cilities Give Her Commanding Lead
Over Her Rivals.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Wichita, Kan, Nov. 1.-Wichita is
-emin emily. the first city in the state,
looking at it from a commercial and
manufacturing standpoint. This state
ment can be readily verified by refer
ring to clearing house statements and
the general statistics of the state. This
her geographical location, and because
of the incompatible richness of the
agricultural district surrounding her.
But two cities contest for her trade
Kansas City, 200 miles to the northeast,
and Oklahoma City, her rival, IT'S miles
to the south.
Wichita is at present distinctively a
jobbing city, while manufacturing in
dustries are growing to be a close Sec
ond. This condition results from the
fact of her geographic location and
excellent railroad facilities In the
matter Of freight service, this city is
from twelve to fourteen hours nearer
the great developing southwest than
any of the Missouri river towns, and
| has thirty-six hours the advantage OF
| st. Louis. =
In these days Of small stocks, quick
turns and small profits, a country mer-
chant will purchase his goods where he
can get quickest service, all things else
| DoluS ouudl. ItAdS duu lhu1Cn C1AO
Oklahoma territories are the gateway
as it were, to all this great and grow
ing country, and Wichita is, therefore,
an ideal location for certain classes of
manufactures and the jobbing interests
The present population of the city is
approximately $4,000, and her age since
incorporation thirtyfve years, which
shows fattering development Of 9
town located in an agricultural dis
trict. ~
:. Within radius of 100 miles Of the
city there is already sustained popu
lation Of 100000 people. The railroad
development within the same distric
is 4,37s miles. 1t produced last yeal
4S,775, $50 bushels of wheat, 5l,928,32z
bushels of corn and l2,144,8l3 bushels
of oats.
One of the most urgent needs Of thi
city is development of her manufac
j turing possibilities to keep pace witt
her iobbers Many articles Of genera
consumption in the great agriculture
southwest can be manufactured i
Wichita and distributed from there a
greater profit than from any othe
il city.
i The Wichita Commercial club is a.
institution ever alert to the interests o
4 the city, and III. j.. Resing, its secre
tary, is always ready to give visitor
all information possible.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
TOURISTS HURT IN
CALIFORNIA CRASH
Score Injured by Dash Of Train
into a Car Two May
Die.

San Luis Obispo, CAL, Nov. 4.-The
Southern Pacific south-bound coast line
limited passenger train dashed into a
train of tourist cars at Santa Margar-
ita station, fourteen miles north of this
city, yesterday The tourist train was
standing on the main line in the yards
at Santa Margarita, when the engine
plowing it's way thru one of the cars.
Nineteen persons were hurt, several
Of them seriously and two probably ia
tally. Elsie Blackmore, girl of nine
years, was pinned down in the wreck
age. Her right arm was twisted out OF
shape and the bones were crushed. She
also received internal injuries. Mrs
NJ. B. Martin Of Ottumwa, Iowa, is also
in condition which is considered Sc
rious. The injured are: -.
Mrs. NJ. F. Glass, Maryville, Mo-, cut
Claude Glass, Maryville, Mo-, right
Mrs. S. A. Glass, Ontario, Cal, left
arm broken, badly bruised.
Mrs. M. B. Martin, Ottumwa, Iowa
chest crushed, unconscious, seriously
hurt.
Grace Martin, Ottumwa, Iowa, badly
bruised on the body.
E. H. Isaac, Fond du Lac, Wis, right
dIIu Uduly SpIdlHeu duu GW1SIeu
Edward Egan, Clinton, Iowa, righ,
foot and leg cut and bruised. ~...
Roy Eshman, Houstington, Kan.
sprained ankle
D. G. Mattison, Berwin, ILL.,, left leg
severely cut and bruised.
Mrs. D. c. Mattison, Berwin, ILL.,
chest injured and thigh wrenched.
Horace and Grace Mattison, badl,
cut and bruised about the head an
| face.
Katharin Gregg, Chicago, back an
spine injured. -
Elsie Blackmore, Ottumwa, Iowa, arr
! broken and twisted from socket.
Mrs. j. O. Dennison, hand cut b.
glass.
Mrs. A. S. Ackerman, Denver, tram
pied on and bruised.
Mrs. Ida Marti, David City, Neb
badly cut, and knee hurt.
Nelli Marti, David City, arm broke
and spine hurt.
Lillian Schneider, st. Louis, bruised
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
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Minneapolis girls who want to
break into vaudeville are very much
like the young women of other cities
ing the show business,s' said Maude
Rockwell, the California Nightin-
gale, who is singing at the Lyceum
this week.
tI have met Seven girls since my
engagement at the hyceum began,' she
continued. "They called at my hotel
to get advice. Not that they intended
to take it by any means, but just to
hear it and see how I looked and talked
off the stage. Of the seven, only two
have good voices, and when I talked Of
hard study they acted as if I had Of
other five insisted on singing Chat IS
what they called it) for me, and they
simply could not sing at all. They
howled cheap ballads in a monotonous
way, without musical expression, with
out grace, acting sense or anything else.
'Three of these girls have not even
the saving grace of good looks, always
help. And not one Of the five had per
sonal distinction. don It know why
these girls came TO me, unless they
thought they could get information that
ment at a handsome salary, and how
they could be foolish enough to expect
such recognition without a minute 's ex
perience is beyond finding out.
The two girls who could sing were
self reliant, good-looking girls with tai
ent, but they knew more than, I coul6
tell them.
why, I can sing better than So
and-So who was at the theater a few
weeks ago. My teacher says so,' sale
one. -. .-.-
nights' I ffnquiTed. Have ~ you y J:
handsome wardrobe9 Do you know
how to walk out on the stage, or. wall
off without betraying the fact that yo,
are an amateur9' .s>.-.,
/ "She said she could, and I had he
try it. She swept in with an awkwar,
stride as much as. to say, / IN no
afraid of anybody but her whole ap
pearance was ungraceful, lacking in. re
pose and full of self-consciousness.
told her so. She turned, up her nose
looked at her friend as if she had bee
grossly insulted, snapped out goo
bye, and took her leave. s.2 =, :
| So I meet many girls with fine voices
good figures, natural ability for stao
work, but not one in a dozen is willin
to commence at the foot of the ladder
| Now compare this attitude with that q
a bright girl who has been graduate
from a business college and IS seekin
employment. She may be a born a,
countant, genius at figures, a beaut
full writer. but the busy world does nc
stop to take cognizance Of all these e.
cellences. She must take her pSace
the ranks Of the pushing, strugglin
crowd and await her opportunity
prove her worth. But young wome
, who yearn for an easy life on the STAG
want to commence at the top. Wei
, they never. door if !. they get the,
} thru some trick Of fortune, sooner
:, later they must descend and begin. a
; over again. There is lot to lern
, any department. Of the show business.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
PETITION FOR PARDON
Rainsbarger Brothers Again Urge
Ieaislature to Set Them Free.

ELDORA, IOWA.-Two Hardin county men,
Frank and Nathan Rainsbarger, have just hled a
petition with Governor Cummins asking for
pardon They were convicted of sos killing the
father Of Frank Rainsbarger's wife in this
county in 1888; Their application for pardon
ago by the appearance of the wife Of Frank
Rainsbarger, who does not think that her hus
band should be given his liberty under any cir
cumstances. The petition states that he 1s limo
cent; that conviction was solely circumstan
tial evidence that the evidence introduced at the
but was obtained largely thru prejudice; that he
will have served twenty years solid time II
prison March Is, 1906 and served In jail tWt
and that his conduct has been exemplary while
confined.
: The daughter Of Frank Rainsbarger Is nov
married. to well-to-do farmer living near here
She supports her mother in her petition that th'
men stay in prison.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
LAW rs FAR REACHING
Reports of Prize Winners at Gard Par
s--.' ties Are Tabooed.

SIOUX CITY, IOWA.-Newspapers all over
the state are in receipt Of circular letter from
Office officials at Washington have held that re-
ports of prize winners at euchre and whist parties
will suffice under the anti lottery law TO e1-
The newspaper in question states that its
presses were stopped one day last week and
thirty minutes delay ensued in order to remove
from its columns a statement that Mrs. Jones
had won a cut glass water pitcher and Mrs.
Smith had won cheating dish at MIS- John-
sons card party.
The Des Moines postmaster, after carefully
reading his instructions, decided that such re, re,
mails ouite as much as the report of a rattle,
lottery or other gambling device
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
TRACED TO WATER SUPPLY
Cause Of Increase in tuberculosis at
Sioux City.

SIOUX CITY, IOWA.-BeHeving the water
supply of cities in Iowa is polluted with the
and that thihs is largely responsible for the in.
crease Of tuberculosis in the state, DR.. r: B.
Commit of Sioux City Of the state board OF
health. says the board will carry out general
investigation Of the water supply Of cities and
will probably recommend an apPFopr@laten {ra @ ron
DR.. Connifr says the committee has already
obtained evidence that disease germs have beer
communicated to the people Of Iowa cities thru
The water supply and the board plans to order
factories to stop running refuse In rivers; The
secretsry Of the government geologieal de depart art
ment has informed the board tnat $lo,ooo WI
he given by the government to the cause, If thu
state will provide a similar sum.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
DYE CONFESSES
HE FORGED NOTES.
Vice President Of Tabor Bank
Tried to Compete with Stand
ard Oil.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines. Iowa. Nov. &c. IL.
Dye, vice president of the Taber State
bank at Taber, treasurer of Taber col
lege, a trustee Of the Congregational
church there and treasurer Of the local
school district, has confessed that he
had forged notes amounting to between
$50,OOO and $4,000 which had been
discounted by thesbank.
He said he had fioated many notes
in this way, signed with the forged
names of residents of the community.
The bank was closed yesterday and
the auditor OF the state Immediately
dispatched an examiner to inspect it.
The officers claim it is solvent, despite
the loss
The bank has a capital Of $4,000
and deposits amounting to $l65, 900.
Dye declares he distracted the money
from the bank to float oil schemes in
Kansas in competition with the Stan.
dard Oil COMPANY. 81
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
WIRING Is FAULTY
Moorhead Business Men Notified to
..- Make Changes.

MOORHEAD, MINN.-Several business men
and owners of buildings at Moorhead have re.
ceved notifications from the state board of un.
buildings does not come up to the standard
required by the board re-inspection Will
be made in reasonable time by the state boafsl.
and if the wiring is not found to be up to
rules and regulations insurance rates will bs
advanced materially.
Certain farmers living on the east end of the
territory affected by the new Spring Prairie
drainage ditch dissatisfied with the assess.
ments levied against their respective properties.
They claim it is excessive and propose to fight
the matter.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
SON Is RESTRAINED
Iowa Farmer Secures Protection Of Dis
trict Court. -, -..~

FORT DODGE, IOWA.-Judge Richards has
granted a permanent Injunction for Ole Knud-
son against his son, Amos, restraining him
from In any way interfering with his father
The testimony following the application recited
the fact that the son was in the habit of
beating and otherwise mistreating his father,
who is old and infrm. It further stated that s
the son had taken by force, grain from the
that he refused to do any work on. the farm
or anything to maintain himself. -
DR.. ]. G.. Wilhite of this city, has been in
dicted by the grand jury for practicing with.
out license or certificate and will be tried
at the present term OF district court now in
session. Z g. =. Il ~
school Of neurology and has been here year
He has retained three attorneys and will fight
the case. The question ipxolved Is a close one
| and has aroused more, than local interest. g
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
SALMON WAS EXPENSIVE

HANKINSON, N. D.-Thomas Grass and Les
ter Beall, who broke into 500 car in the
Hankipson yards. on the night Of Oct. 16, were
sentenced to one year in the penitentiary by
Judge Allen at Wahreton. Three others who had
shared in the spoils case Of salmon, were fined
$50 each, or thirty days in jail. =
A meeting of the teachers Of the surrounding
districts will be held at Hanknson, Nov. 1S,
and good program is being prepared.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
PRAIRIE ON FIRE
Area of Fifty Miles Burned in Trip
County, S. d.

BONESTEEI. s. D.-Reports have reached this
place from Gregory that prairie fire., driven by
a terrific wind from sthe northwest, has been
raging all day in Tripp county, west OF this
place. An area of over fifty miles has been
burned and a great deal Of hay and stock has
been destroyed.
A deal has been closed by which the Greg
.ory Home and the Nebraska Interstate Telephone
companies were merged. Work on several miles
Of extension has already begun. This will make
one of the strongest organizations in the state,
and it is proposed to extend the line over the
greater part Of western South Dakota.
Corn picking is nearly finished and farmers
state that the yield will be from thirty-fve to
sixty bushels per acre. The quality IL nrst.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04

period is defined as referring to not less than
forty minutes of class work.
The committee recommended that under or
binary conditions, no student shall carry more
than four studies of five periods each receive
credit for more than twenty periods per week.
The committee recommended that a complete
syllabus of English work shall be prepared, and
Superintendent Ramer appointed the following
committee for that task:
Messrs. Schellenberger, COchrane Thompsons
Dunlevey, Otte Emm, Hof, Brown and Math.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
LAWYER SEEKS PARDON
Convicted of Manslaughter, Seth Hart
zell Petitions for Liberty.

GRAND FORKS, N. D.-Application has been
filed with the board of pardons for the pardon
manslaughter in the Pembna county district
court Jan. 25 and sentenced by Judge Fisk of
this city to five years in the penitentiary. The
application will be considered at meeting OF
the board of pardons to be held at Bismarck
ON Dec. 2. Hartzell is member of the law:
firm Of Hartzell & Bascom at Langdon. He
convicted of having shot and killed Byron
Stoddard a farmer living near Langdon, July
of last year. The owned adjoining farms
and trouble arose over line fence.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
INSTITUTE is GUARDED

JANESvILLE, W1S.-The state institute for
the blind was closely quarantined by the city
yesterday on account Of smallpox The state state
board Of health was summoned to take action
With the arrival of DR.. 9. A. Harper, secre
tary of the state board Of health, the question
as to the epidemic will be settled at once.
Superintendent Clark says that but two Of
the ten cases were confined to their rooms. The
ether eight pupils were attending their meal.
and cltsses as usual as the disease, when II
first appeared ten days ago, was pronounced
chickenpox. There are seventy-hve pupils and
thirty-five employees in the institution.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
IS ADJuDGED INSANE
Young Ed Dawson Of Mason City Sent
to Cherokee.

MASON CITY, 1oWA:-Ed D. Dawson was was
adiudged insane by the insane commission yes
terday and he will be sent to Cherokee for
treatment, He is one of several boys brought
from New York city to be distributed among
farmer families for better training and care.
This boy remained in the family where he was
placed till about four years ago. when he left
home, returning only at intervals. This time
he was mentally unbalanced.
While playing ghost and in the act of run
ming away from her pursuers, Mrs FRANK
Perry of this city stepped on the upturned teeth
Of an iron garden rake and suffered serious in
Jury. Two Of the teeth penetrated two inches
Blood poison has set In and her limb is badly
swollen. i. SO