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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-17
SEE A CRIME in
STANFORD CASE
Chemist and Physicians Declare
There Is Every Evidence
81 of Murder.

Honolulu, March 17.-Edmond Sho-
rey, chemist of the United States agri-
cultural station, and Drs. Wood, Muir
ray and Humphreys, have replied to-
Professor Jordan and Timothy Hopkins,
who recently announced their conclu-
sions that the death of Mrs: Stanford
was from natural causes. They reiter-
ate that strychnine was the cause of
death and they give the following rea-
sons:
Mrs. Stanford died in a characteristic
strychnine CONFUSION, seen by Drs Hum
phreys and Murray. s..., a~s
A postmOrtem rigidity, identified with
that peculiar to cases of that class of poi
soning.
The postmortem revealed no other
cause Of death, from any affection Of the
stomach or intestines. They contained
no undigested food and were in a healthy
condition.
The postmortem in every respect gives
the evidences Of authenticated cases OF
strychnine poisoning, and these, COM
bined with the fact that strychnine was
found in the bicarbonate of soda, which
was used by the deceased, furnish a chain
of evidence that will withstand the fierc-
est assaults
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RUSSIANS HAD 100000 MEN
Kuropatkin' Forces Larger Than Re.
ported-Japs Had Even More.

General Oku:'s Headquarters, March
l7.-From information received from
Russian prisoners and residents of Muk-
den, it is estimated that General Kuro-
patkin s forces at the beginning of the
battle of Mukden consisted Of over
100000 men. His loss in killed and
wounded before March 10 is estimated
at 10000. Nearly all his wounded were
removed north before the railway was
cut.
The japanese had an even larger
army, so that more than 100000 men
were engaged in the Mukden battle.
General Oku's army lost between 49,
900 and 10000 men, and it is estimated
it has inflicted on the Russian forces
a loss Of, including prisoners, $4,000
General Oku's army suffered the heav-
lest of the Japanese armies because it
was forced to meet the entire Russian
force sent to protect the retirement Of
General Kuropatkin s army.
Many 'outrages were committed in
the Chinese city during the retreat.
1t is said that Cossacks murdered two
Italian merchants because they refused
to give them money. The japanese are
investigating all reported outrages.
The japanese captured many prison
ers at Tie Pass, and the Russians de.
stroyed vast stores.
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.ACCOMPLICE BARES
W:HITEMAN'S WAYS
Tells in Court Of Working
Swindling Games with For
mer Minnesotan. $751;.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 1.-THE trial
of grand larceny was continued today.
The $4,000 draft deposited, with the
Fidelity Trust company of Buffalo,
which, it is alleged, was raised from
a SOL draft on the City National bank
Of Hudson, N. Y, was identified by
officials Of the trust company, as were
several checks alleged to have been
drawn against it.
Joseph Boothman, who was indicted
with Whiteman, was Unidentified by the
signature clerk of the company as the
man who was with Secretary Wheeler
of the company when the latter brought
the draft to him. He also identified
the signature card which he said was
given to Boothman with a passbook.
Joseph Boothman testified to obtain
ing, at Whiteman's suggestion, two
drafts from the City National Bank of
Hudson, N. Y, and taking them to
Whiteman at Rochester.
Boothman told of various schemes
worked by him and. Whiteman, and I'M
der cross examination Boothman admit
ted that he tried to make Whiteman be-
Heve that he (Boothman) was a man Of
wealth.
Whiteman s attorney drew from the
witness the story of his engagement to
in London and Of financial dealings
with a Jewish money lender there, in
which letters from the young woman
were given as security for loan.
Boothman told of securing the cash
from a Rochester bank on drafts which
he Endorsed with the name "Edward
D, Sanders -
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Mrs. H. S. Goldblum,
New manager Plymouth Millinery Dept.

Let the Driver Act Like Gentleman.
To the Editor of The Journal.
No well-behaved gentleman who uses
any kind of vehicle for either business
or pleasure will object to any reasonab BILE
rules which will promote safety of prop
erty or life. The automobile is a we'll
established means of transportation for
business purposes, as we'll as pleasure,
and should be allowed it's proper place
on the public roads, as is it's natural
right. T am physician and use an auto
of those sufferers who seek my services I
use the country roads, and when there
are no teams which may be frightened by
my machine, I go pretty fast. When
meet farmers team, [ watch carefully
the action Of the horses and. if I think
there is danger of frightening them, pull
out to one side of the road and wait until
he gets safely by. When I come up behind
team I give them timely warning with
my horn SO that they can let me pass
do not have any trouble with the people
In this vicinity because of my automobile
and do not expect to have any. If auto
mobiists will observe the simple rules
which I observe there will be no popular
objection to the use of the public roads
by them, and nothing less than the pre-
cautions which have indicated should be
permitted by law 1t is not how many
miles an hour that underles the question,
it is simply doing the right thing under
the circumstances. "A. D. Hard MD.
Marshall, Mimi, March Is.
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BARS
OUT HARRY NEW
Continued from First Page.

The upshot of the affair was that
New retired from the paper, disposing
OF his interest, and that GOODNESS grew
up between him and his former friend.
Matters were running along in this way
last year, when the national campaign
opened, with Fairbanks as the nominee
for wee president. The feud had mean
were hardly on speaking terms.
tiers were opened in Chicago, early last
summer, it was the plan of Chairman
Cortelyou to place them in charge of
Mr.. New and at the same time name
him as vice chairman Of the national
committee. When Fairbanks heard of
this, he entered a vigorous protest, in
the end making a trip to Chicago, where
he told New he wanted somebody for
vice chairman who was his friend and
would work for his interests. Chair
man. Cortelyou was communicated with
IN New York and was made to see that
Fairbanks wishes should be respected.
So the Chicago headquarters were
opened, and New was really in charge
Of them, but without official title.
When MIR. Cortelyou was about to
name New as vice chairman, short
thru several Of his close friends, and
New is again shut out. Thus the 1908
campaign for the republican presiden-
tial nomination begins with trouble.
New is at the head of a powerful fac
ton of the Indiana party, and tho he
may not be able to prevent Fairbanks
from getting the states delegation in
the 1908 national convention, he will
be able to do Fairbanks a good deal of
injury in other localities.
| Presidential Campaign.
It is said that the campaign for the
next presidential nomination has begun
| earlier this year than ever before in the
history of the republican party. Roose-
welt had hardly been naugurated when
the Fairbanks boom was put under way.
The National Republican Editorial asso-
citation was in Washington, and Fair
banks was invited to make an address
before, it. Several editors also
spoke, and the speeches took the form
Of decided boom for Fairbanks. The
local newspapers devoted columns to
the affair, entirely out of proportion to
its Importance as news. This angered
the friends Of other prospective candi
dates, and led to an open protest from
the friends Of Senator Foraker
But meanwhile the harm had been
done, for thousands of marked copies
of the local newspapers containing the
speeches in which Fairbanks was
eulogized had been mailed broadcast
Thus it happens that Fairbanks leads
Foraker by several lengths as the race
begins. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-17
MENINGITIS TOLL
IS LIKE PLAQUES
Spotted Fever's' Spread in New
York Alarms the Health
Authorities.
few York Sun Special Service.

New York, March 1.-THE spread of
the deadly disease called cerebro
spinal meningitis, which the medical
profession declares it knows little be-
You'd the fact that it kills and is now
epidemic, brought DR.. Darlington,
president of the board of health, be-
fore the board of estimate and appor-
tionment today to ask an appropriation
of 5000 with which to defray the ex-
penses Of medical commission to in
vestigate the cause Of this modern
plague.
During the past week there were
eighty-seven deaths from cerebro
spinal meningitis here. A similar num-
Der Of deaths from cholera or smallpox
or: typhus would cause widespread
alarm. ,
.. GERMS Work Deadly. -.
Medical science declares that the
disease is caused by germ, but it is
unable to stop the germs deadly work.
For the sufferer there is practically no
relief until death comes.
The best efforts have failed so far
to discover an antitoxin or cure Of any
kind. The physicians, in fact, do not
know how the disease is communicated
! but they declare it is infectious. They
will, however, keep up the fight until
some remedy is discovered.
For some time the doctors have been
devoting their attention to diphtheria
antitoxin, in the hope that it might
prove effective in. cases Of cerebrc
spinal ngitis, but they fear now
that they are doomed to disappoint
ment, and are as helpless as ever in
their fight against disease which is
killing more daily than either pneumo
MIA or consumption.
Last year there were 1,211 deaths il
the city from this disease, and the yea1
/ before there were only 271.
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REBUILDING OF MANILA
It Promises to Be the Most Beautiful
City Of the Far East.
The Worlds Work,

Lu0 w OIlu 3 w OIh.
Plans have been perfected and the
work begun of rebuilding Manila and
making it the beautiful city of the
orient. It will not. only: be clean and
healthful, with wide streets and attrac-
tive plazas, but it will be a capital Of
art as well. -.
For example, for years open bitches
thruout the city have been used for
sewerage purposes, so that the public
health has been put in jeopardy. These
bitches will be made into clean canals,
spanned by numerous bridges. Pleasure
boats will ply on them. A complete
sanitary sewerage system will replace
the present bitches. g..
The work of filing in 155 acres ad-
joining Mallaco will give Manila an
pie. This drive is favorite resort,
and, the view is said to be one of the
most beautiful in all the Philippine
islands. Bandstands will be erected for
popular concerts. Another important
step is the construction of complete
waterworks system, for which there has
been a bond issue Of $4,000,000. The
water will be piped from the Mariquina
valley, fifteen miles away.
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CAR DEGRADES
Gen. KIU |:
Continued from ri. 4, First Page.
claimed that, an entirely new complex
ION will be placed on the situation.
Cry for Peace Grows Louder.

In the meantime the completely dis
heartened ranks of those who are cry
ing for peace are growing, the strang-
est convert being Prince Mestchersky,
who, as shown by his article in the
Grashdanin this morning. has become
suddenly Jealous advocate of reform,
declaring that to make an end Of the
war would not require more heroism
than to conclude peace after victory.
He thanks God for sending defeat in.
stead of victory, which he says would
only cover with laurels the gaping
wounds and miseries Of the poverty
badly clothed, but heroic soldiers, jus
tilted robbers Of peaceful country
HThe glorified tho faithless servants
of the emperor are exhorted to peni-
tence after the present trials, and urged
to give rebirth to honor and duty.'
Linevitch a Veteran.
Lieutenant General Linevitch, the
new commander of, the Russian land
and sea forces in the far east, is in the
sixty sixth year of his age. He was
fighting in the Caucasus when he was
81, took part in the Russo-Turkish war
Of l877-78, and has since then taken
part in all of Russia j5Asiatic cam
paigns. Linevitch' was also prominent
in the relief Of the legations at Picking.
He is greatly beloved by the soldiers
because of his constant sohcitude for
their welfare.
At the battle of Mukden General
Linevitch was reported, March s., as
stubbornly holding his position and as
having repulsed thirteen consecutive
attacks of the Japanese, but in spite of
this he is said to have escaped with
slight losses, and March Is he entered
the Russian lines south Of Tie pass with
his regiments in perfect order. The fol
lowing day the Russian troops, appar,
emily those commanded by General
Linevitch, repulsed japanese attack
sian position. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-17
WILL BORROW AT HOME
Russia Begins Negotiations for an In
ternal Loan Of $1OO,OOO,OOO.

St. Peters burg, March 17.-An inter-
nal credit loan of $100,O00,0O0 on a
per cent basis is now being negotiated
by the ministry of finance. The price
This loan is entirely Independent Of the
French regulations. Domestic rentes will
be issued for a long term and will as in
the case of the internal credit loan not
be subject to the obligations Of for
eign loans. The payment of the inter-
est and principal will be in gold and
probably will be. taxable.
The government savings banks, it is
said, will assume $25,O00,00O of the
total, and such banks as the Moscow
Merchants and the Volga and the Kama
banks are we'll able to underwrite large
portions of the loan from their re
sources,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-17
CITY FURNISHES DENTISTS
Municipal Tooth Doctor in Many
German Towns
New York Tribune.

Municipal dentists are appointed and paid for
by many Of the large. towns and cities Of Ger
many. In StrGsburg for example, 2666 children
were examined last year, 500 teeth We're filled
and 2,912 extracted. The method of werk is
simple. The teacher brings his class to the
dentist. who examines each mouth quickly and
marks on card each child has brought whether
come again on a Saturday. Russia is also join
ing in this movement and has already fitted up
nine such institutions in St.: Petersburg. And
why. not, or rather why so late in coming one
might ask. If it is true that, generally speak
ing, good teeth are necessary to good health
and long life. and #, also g large and growing
proportion of citizens have not good teeth. then
it follows that the fact is one of public con-
Germ. Is it not for instance, of as much inn
portance to the community that wOrkmen should
have good masticating and digesting powers as
that there should be $4,000, 900 city halls. pub
large. realization of preventive medicine has so
far got into our American minds that we have
ordered the soldiers teeth to be attended to and
his governmental service by so much enhanced.
But the soldier is at last paid by the civil work
err and as to his teeth and service are en-
tirely Indifferent.
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Give 1t Up.

To the Editor Of The Journal.
Allow me to ask the proper authorities
why an ordina nee cannot be passed pro-
hibiting Everybody from dumping waste
paper on, vacant lots or over the back
fence into the alleys-a menace to health,
a nuisance to horses and discomfort to
people in general. Why cannot the own
ers be compelled to burn it7 Spring
cleaning will soon be here and no matter
how much pains you take with your own
premises, in an hours time, if the wind
springs up. your Immaculate front lawn
and your back yard is speedily Uttered
with all kinds of flying debris. We re-
joiee that the mayor is trying to purify
downtown resorts and, as cleanliness is
next to goodness, why cannot the puri-
fication be spread out over the entire city
and unsightly places that have been in
pexistence for years be cleaned up?
A stranger once asked ME why we al
lowed vacant lots to lie in the heart of the
city filled with tall weeds and old tin cans
and close by respectable homes. I could
not give satisfactory reply. Can you?
Minneapolis, March Is. "A M. w.
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Washington, March 17.-President
Roosevelt left Washington at 6:55 am.
for New York on special train on the
railroad. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Secretary
Loeb, DR.. c. F. Stokes of the navy and
M. A. Litta, the presidents personal
|stenographer.; In addition there were
lin the party two secret service men and
messengers. Very few people were at
the station when the train left.
This afternoon the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt will be tn the guests Of honor n at
Miss Eleanor Roosevelt, and Franklin
Roosevelt. In the evenin President
Roosevelt will attend banquets given
by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, and
1.-THE Sons of the American Revolution, at
sboth of which he will deliver addresses.
The president and his party will leave
t New York on special train for Wash
fington about midnight.
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TRAGIC MYSTERY IN
QUARREL ON A CLIFF


PATERSON, n. j., March 17:-After a
high. on the outskirts Of this city, in
which the voices Of man and woman
were heard in angry tones, the dead
body of John Bennett, an insurance
agent, was found at the foot of the cliff
today. ....~..: -.
Whether he was thrown over the
unknown, but the authorities are search
ing for woman whose voice was heard
in argument with man only little
while before the body was. found. Ben
nett was last seen by his wife yesterday
afternoon when she reproved him for
drinking. -. '. ..,r
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. CoSSACKS LOOTED MUKDEN
Gave Way to Wild Excuses on Order
MI for Evacuation. -,<

New York Sun Special Service. .-sz -
Sin-min-tin, March 1.-THE Cossacks
looted Mukden after the order to re-
treat was given. They committed the
widest excuses and robberies, and
killed numerous civilians.
While the fighting was the hottest
south and west Of the city, hundred
thousand infantry and artillery belong
ing to the Russian center, started for
Tie pass in perfect order.
Gene RAJ kelldernberg the -, Russian
his legs having been shot off,
The Japanese left army advanced to-
ward Mukden at flying speed, and the
last four days covered respectively
thirty, thirty.fve, twenty and fifteen
miles. One force was sent specially to
search for General Kuropatkin and his
staff, but they had already gone.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-17
CHINESE WELCOME oYAMA

General Oku's Headquarters, March
T.-Field Marshal Oyama and staff en-
tered Mukden Wednesday afternoon.
They were met at the south gate by
many troops encamping near Mukden,
who lined the streets, displaying their
tattered battle flags
The Chinese officials welcomed Field
nese congregated in the streets to wit
ness his entry. The buildings and
streets were decorated, and thousands
of Japanese flags were exhibited.
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Berlin, with all it's modern buildings,
is deficient in those ecclesiastical struc-
lures which provide the architectural
variety found in other capitals of Eu-
rope. The new Lutheran cathedral
recently consecrated will contribute
largely to filling the void.
. II stands in an open space near the
Thiergarten, and, in accordance with
the late Emperor Frederick's original
plans, is structure Of national scope
and character.
The old cathedral was pulled down
in 1891, and the new cathedral will
completion. Berlin s cathedral is BAL
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307
MicoIIet
Ave-.
} the Japanese for the campaign of

to toot the japanese for + the >, campaign of
No other strategy is possible for Gen
eral Kuropatkin in view of his scanty
shattered condition of his army and the
wide-enveloping movements which the
Japanese have continued almost with
out stop since the Russian defeat at
Mukden.
Generals Nogi and Oku, operating in
the low hills of the Tie pass gorge,
were themselves sufficient to turn the
shattered Russian army out of the for
tificatiOns. 49, H.G. b., -.
:. General ~Kuropatkin and, the rem
nants of the army are now in the noun
tains a few miles north Of the south
ern entrance to the pass, trying to
shake off their pursuers, who, appar-
emily, are not going to repeat the mis-
take Of Liao-yang and allow the Rus
sian army to escape.
Three Hundred Miles to Hardin.
The distance from Tie pass to Hardin
is very little less than 800 miles, and
except for the first few miles, every
acre is under cultivation or supporting
herds Of cattle, sheep and horses. So
far as the commissariat is concerned,
the Russians need have no fear. Hardly
a pound of last years crop Of beans,
mlllet or wheat leIC IN Cno country,
the Russians buying it all, but storing
it at stations along the railway, i'm
mense shelters being erected for it's re-
ception. They also purchased all the
cattle and horses and had Cossacks
herding them.
The weather on the plain is very
| much colder than in the Mukden sec.
| ton Of Manchuria, the thermometers in
| the trains dropping several degrees as
the divide is crossed and continuing to
go down until Lake Baikal is reached
As a rule, the ground does not com.
mence. to thaw until April, except a
very little on the surface. ~.
| The evacuation Of Tie pass involves
the loss Of the coal mines in that vi
entity, which, with the Fu-shan and
! Yentai mines gone, is a severe blow
A further mobilization has been de-
termined upon and preparatory orders
are already being issued, but the ex
| tent Of the mobilization is not known.
Russia Must Have Money.
| One of the bankers who came to st
| Petersburg relates that during a con
| versation with W. Witte the later re
marked:
! "We can afford to suffer defeat il
| Manchuria, but not one in Paris.'
| This is taken to indicate strong
feeling for all possible concessions tt
maintain Russia s financial position il
| the French market.
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is ROCKEFELLER AFTER
THE KANSAS OIL BONDS?
New York Sun Special Service.

Hoch says he has heard no report that
John D. Rockefeller is trying to buy
the Kansas state oil refinery bonds. He
says:
The Standard Oil magnate would have
some trouble in obtaining the entire issue.
It is our, intention to sell the bonds to
people in denominations of 500 each. and
not more. than five bonds to any one pur
chaser Possibly we will have to limit
| the sale to one bond to the purchaser, tt
satisfy the demand Of citizens who want
to give substantial aid to the refinery
project. If Mr.. Rockefeller buys any OF
the bonds, the investment will be gilt.
edged, altho the interest won't add much
to his fortune, as the bonds run only tel
years at i per cent.
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moRz5sTorhs An4 PRISONERS
= -. =. ecelp -I+-
Capture Of Tie Pass Big Thing for
.Io-r -; the Japs. -, ~

ceived' today lay Fl from army Headquarters sr
in the field says:
1.-THE railway station at Tie Pass
is a splendid structure, and it's arrange
ments equal those. of the station at
Liao-yang.
"The enemy's provisions and fodder,
piled around this station, were set on
fire and two-thirds of the material was
destroyed.
eve have captured numerous spoils,
but have had no time to investigate
them.
GA great number Of prisoners have
been taken in the direction of the
right wing, but the details of their cap
ture have not yet been received.'