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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24

Iron and Steel Industry in Par
ticular Is Swelled By Rail
road Development.
Special to The Journal.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 23.-The extern
sive railway development in Canada
during the past few years is having its
natural effect upon the industrial en-
terprise of the country. This is true
Of the iron and steel industry, which
has received a remarkable impetus
since the introduction Of the bounty
system and the imposition Of the new
duties on steel rails.
Twenty-Five years ago there were
1850 miles Of railway in operation in
the dominion, and today :. there are
about 10000 miles. In. addition a large
number Of charters have been granted
for the construction of new lines, not
ably the Grand Trunk Pacific, which
will add many more thousands of miles
to the present total mileage.
In extent Of railway development
turnout the British empire, Canada
stands third. India comes first, will
about $4,000 miles of railway; Grea
Britain second with over 22,5Go miles
Canada third with 10000 miles, ant
Australasia fourth, having some 1900
miles of railway in operation.
The large and steady growth Of rail
way business in Canada for the pas
few years is full Of promise for tn
future for the steel industry in thi
country. The Grand Trunk Pacific lin
will require steel rails to equip it
track, extending some 300 mile
from ocean to ocean, and as the de
velopment of the northwest continue
there, will be new branches built o.
this line and on the Canadian Pacif
and the Canadian Northern railway
which is the third transcontinental rail
way in course of construction in Can
ada.
| The supply Of steel rails to meet tn
enormous demands Of these grea
railways and other lines in operation
in course of construction and proiecte
in the dominion, will have to be dc
rived almost entirely from the Cana
dian rolling, mills. as the bounties an
duties applied will prove practically a
insurmountable barrier against til
American rails. Already orders hav
been placed with the two big Cana ia
| mills at Sydney, N. S., and at Sau
Ste. Marie, Ont, for next years d,
livery to the extent of 100000 tons {
rails, which is about half the capacit
Of the two mills.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
$55,ooo,ooo FOR CHRISTMAS
Chicago Spends Enormous Sum to Prove
There's a Santa Claus.

Journal Special Service.
Chicago, Dec. 23.-More than $685.
100000 has been paid out by Chicago
Just to prove that there is Santa Claus.
This enormous sum has come out Of the
pockets Of men and women who expect
no material return for their money. It
has gone into the Golfers Of Chicago
merchants, whence it will again be paid
out to increase the prosperity which
made it possible for it to be accumu-
lated and spent. All records have been
broken and the merchants have. sold
more goods and better class Of goods
than ever before. ... .ss-.
More than SIS, 100000, it is estimated,
has been poured into the Golfers Of the
State street dealers by victims Of the
Yuletide epidemic of 'sgiftphobia. - z:
Today's business amounting to almost
100000 was the crecord breaker for
one day. y
With every assurance Of good
weather until midnight, the stores
opened today prepared for the on
slaught of .quarter7of a-milion shop
pers, who visited the shopping district
: before the last tired clerk left for home
and the last heavy delivery wagon had
| departed with it's burden Of gifts.
Never In the history of State street
has such a large business been done in
the same period. Never have such
crowds hocked into the stores. That
the general condition of the city is
more prosperous than in former years
is shown by the fact that the individ
ual purchases have been larger and the
grade Of goods bong hit much better thar
usual. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24

misbehavior. Upon being released, ]
secured a position, but had only been
there short time when I was dis
charged for no apparent reason.
When I insisted upon knowing why
l had been forced out Of work, was
told that my prison record was against
me. Discouraged but not entirely dis
heartened, | set to work again to find
a, place where ] could earn an honest
living. didn It have much trouble,
but at the end of three months the same
thing happened and I found myself PEN
niless and without friends. Ny family
had cast me off and it seemed that my
prison record made it impossible for me
to lead straightforward life.
81 refrained from committing any
crime as long as could. Finally
found myself starving and I became
desperate. Last night broke into my
father s office by the back door and
also broke open the desk.
II was ritling it when I heard some
body coming. I saw Mr.. bennington
and I hid myself. AS he entered, ]
struck him down from behind. He be.
gan to struggle and shout and I deter.
mined that should not be discovered
l therefore rained blow upon blow upon
his head. I admit that I did not care
whether I killed him or not. I was
willing to do anything to prevent my.
self from being discovered
Seims was released from the reforma
tory two weeks ago and wrote letter
to Mr.. bennington informing him of his
release and declaring he had decided
to lead better life, requesting that Mr.
bennington give him letter of recon-
mendation to the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company, SO he could secure posi-
ton. This letter was received two
weeks ago, but owing to business Of {
serious nature, the matter left Mr.. Bon
nington's mind. Mr.. Bennington, afte7
leaving a Masonic meeting, thought o.
Seim's letter and started for his Office
to write the letter Of recommendation
but by curious turn Of fate he wa
murderously assaulted by the man whom
he was befriending.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
MRS. FITZ PLANS TO
SAIL FOR CONTINENT
Red Robert Heartbroken over Loss of
Championship and Wife.
By Publishers Press,

By Publishers Press.
San Francisco, Dec. 2S.-Julia Clifford
Fitzsimmons, wife of "Bob' Fitzsim-
mons, who is now in New York. is said
to be preparing to leave for Europe.
against the wishes of her husband. Fitz
simmons is heartbroken here at the
Adams house and his manager, Leon
Friedman hurried to New York to trv
to prevent the woman s departure.
The last telegram received from her
this morning from New York, said: 81
am leaving New York forever. Took
step week ago. Long contemplated; am
determined. My attorneys letter should
reach Bob today -Julia.''
Julia Clifford Fitzsimmons has entry
to Fitzsimmons' bank account, which
was kept with the Second National bank
| in New York. He had in the neighbor.
hood of $4,000 on deposit there. In
addition to that all he has is the money
he made in his fight with Jack O'Brie1
"Wednesday night, about $4,000
| According to Manager Friedman, Mrs
Fitzsimmons has long been planning tt
Eleave Fitz She failed to write or wiz,
him for days before the fight and il
consequence, Fitz was in a bad wa,
with worry when he entered the rin|
with O'Brien.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
DRIVEN TO MURDER
BY PR|sONER'S BRAND
Scion of Wealth Says Desperation
Made Him Rob Father, As
sault Friend.
New York Herald Special Service,

New York Herald Special Service.
New York, Dec. 23.-William Seims,
son of George Seims, banker and real
estate dealer, calmly confessed in police
court today that he was guilty Of at
tempted theft and assault. With DELHI
Grafton and in clear tones which could
be heard in every portion of the room,
the young man described how he had
struck down John H. bennington of
Green Point, a wealthy man, and show
cred blows upon his head without mercy.
Mr.. bennington is in hospital uncon-
scious, his skull terribly crushed. The
physicians hold out little hope. Seims
was held without bail to await the re-
suit of the injuries upon his victim.
Mr. bennington and the prisoner g
father occupy the same office. 1t was
while young Seims was robbing his
fathers desk that the former assembly.
man entered and was struck down from
| behind.
| When the prisoner walked into court
he told the judge he would like to make
a statement.
want to confess that I assaulted
Mr. bennington and also robbed my
fathers DESK" he said. 81 deserve
the worst punishment which can be in
ficted upon me and am ready to take it
'sThe reason that I did this thing
is that. / found it impossible to 1eae
an honest life. When I was 81 years
old I was sent to Elmira reformatory
and served several months sentence TO,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
M|NNEsOTANs FACE
A PATRONAGE CLASS
Presidents Merit Plan for Post
masters Interferes With Con-
gressmen s Plans.
BY w. w. Jermane.

washington, Dec. 23.-The Mime
sofa senators will shortly be brought
face to face with the presidents new
policy of retaining postmasters in Of
flee during good behavior, providing
their records are good
The Illinois and Michigan senators
recently compelled the president to de-
part from this order when they refused
to indorse the reappointment of POST
master Coyne at Chicago, and Post
master Dickerson at Detroit. A SINH
lar issue has been presented at Mil
Waukee, in the case of Postmaster
Stillman, who wants reappointment on
his record, but finds Congressman Often
OF Milwaukee opposing him. The pres
ident may have to yield in the Milwau-
kee case, as he did in the others, and
he" will do so rather than break with
the senate over the patronage question.
But if he can secure senatorial CON.
sent to the retention of high grade post.
masters in office, regardless of how
long they have served, he will do so.
The Minnesota case Is presented by
Duluth, where Postmaster Fisher is in
Office, with record that is .frst-class
in every respect. He wants reap
pointment. The local political situa-
tion, however, may turn the senator's
against him, and SO Mr. Fisher is on
the anxious seat. For long time Con-
gresham Bede has been trying to get
some good Office for Guy Eaton, his
| campaign manager and personal friend.
He wanted him appointed collector Of
| customs to succeed l.. NJ. Willcuts, but
| the senators would not consent to this
and Willcuts was recently reappointed
for third term. Having failed here,
Mr.. Bede falls back upon the Duluth
postofice as the only place left, and he
is urging Eaton for that appointment.
The senators having failed to ac-
commodate him in the collectorship
may feel that they should give him the
office of postmaster, and there the case
rests for the present. Bede meanwhile
is pressing Eaton for consideration, and
| there are numerous predictions that the
senators will feel called upon to acc
quiesce. ~
Congressman Volstead also desires to
make change in presidential post
Office. He wants Postmaster Pecken-
paugh retired at Olivia and II. H.
Neuenburg named as his successor.
Volstead feels that he will get this APP
nointment, altho the matter has not
yet been closed. Should he succeed, he,
too, will break into the president IS
plan, if, as reported, Peckenpaugh IS
record is frst-class.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
ADVICE FOR CHRISTMAS
Don't Be So Happy Your New Year
Will Be Unhappy
Journal Specia! Service.

Journal Special Service.
Washington, Dec. 23.-Representative
John Sharp Williams, minority leader
in the house, has an addendum to the
customary holiday greeting Of "a Mer.
~ Christmas and a Happy New Year,
A. fellow member with an unfortu-
nate inclination for over indulgence on
certain occasions was shaking his hand
and extending the usual compliments of
the season just prior to his departure
for home to spend Christmas when the
Mississippian remarked:
''The same to YOU, old fellow, but
don It make your Christmas so merry
that you will be unhappy on New
Years day" -. - ST. .a4.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
BUTTER SHIPMENTS
BRING s25,000,000
Iowa Farms Dispose of $4,000, 900
Pounds of Minor
/. Product.
Special to The journal.

Special to The journal.
Eldora, Iowa, Dec. 23.-That butter,
the minor product of the farm, paid
well in Iowa the past year, is proven
by the fact that about $4,000, 900 was
realized from shipments out of the
state. More than 100000 pounds
were packed and Grated and carried
out Of the state by the railroads, and
on the New York market is bought
close to 25 cents pound. r. r.
The chief counties that shipped but
ter and the amount in pounds they
marketed last year are as follows:
Polk, 5,827,811; Woodbury., S,073,-
2o1; Jones, 2,2s6, 316; Bremen, 2,795,
237; Clayton, 3,149, 1888; Delaware,
2,474,lo9; Dubuque, 2,56e,s63; Fay
cite, 2,3O5, 1884, y $40 -.
This 90 100000 pounds does not rep.
resent the entire manufactured pro-
duct in Iowa the past year. The dairy
commissioner has no means of gather
ing statistics Of the vast quantity con.
sumed by the people Of Iowa, and
which is not manufactured at cream
cries. Official estimates place the in
crease over last year at rs per cent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
INJUNCTION DENIED
Fergus Falls Court Will Carefully
Watch Condemnation Proceedings.

Fergus Falls Court VIII Carefully
Watch Condemnation Proceedings.
Special to The Journal. ~s....
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Dec. 23.-The
Fergus Falls waterworks company ap-
piled to the federal court here today
for a temporary injunction, restrain
ing the city from continuing its con-
domination proceedings to acquire the
dam which furnishes the company with
power, and the, land on which the
pumping station is located.
Judge Amidon declined to grant the
injunction, but stated that the courts
would protect the company in it's prop
erty rights, and stated that the char.
ter provision allowing three freeholders
Of the city, appointed by the council
to condemn the property, was an out
rageous provision. equivalent to a man
acting as judge and jury in his OWL
case. He stated that he would scan the
award of such appraisers very closely
and send it back forty-nine times il
necessary to see that Justice was done
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
LONGWORTH DREAMS
OF LIFE AT COURTS
Miss Alice Roosevelt May, as His Wife,
Hobnob with Royalty.

Special to The Journal. ..s
Washington, Dec. 23.-It is the am
bition of Representative Nicholas Long
worth of Ohio to be an ambassador or
minister plenipotentiary Of the Ameri-.
can government at foreign court. If
Theodore Roosevelt be succeeded by
republican president it needs no special
gift Of prophesy to foretell the fulfill
ment of Mr.. Longworth's desire.
The marriage of Mr.. Longworth and
Miss Alice Roosevelt in February will
preclude all possibility that the young
Ohian can realize his ambition to serve
his country abroad before three years
have passed, for it is not to be con-,
ceived that Mr.. Roosevelt, during his
term would confer post Of great inn
portance upon his son-in-law. 1t will
be no breach of propriety. for the presi.,
dent to say a word to his successor if
he be Of the republican faith, and then
some European government will be Civ
en- an opportunity to welcome the daugh-
ter of the former president Of tho
United States as the wife of an Ameri-
can ambassador.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
FIVE YEARS SENTENCE
Fergus Falls Court Sends Counterfeiter
to Penitentiary.
SpeciaI to The Journal.

Special TO Inc Jou1nal'
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Dec. 23.-The
adjourned term Of the federal court,
caused by the failure Of the grand
oath prescribed by law, convened here
today. 1t lasted only a few hours. The
grand Jury promptly returned an in
numbering his wife, Ah-quh-ne-bay, on
the White Earth reservation, and az
this was the only Indictment on which
an attack was feared, the jury was dis
charged.
George West, who pleaded guilty TO
charge Of counterfeiting at the
wears in the state penitentiary and to
pay fine of $1,000. West is the man
who set up little mint in the woods
near Clitherall. "A severe penalty was
imposed, as it was learned that he was
a professional criminal, having served
sentence in the state reformatory for
assault. aterm in the penitentiary for
grand larceny, and then turned his at
tention to counterfeiting.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
TURKEYS FROM PRESIDENT
Nations Chief Remembers the White
House Employees.

Washington, Dec. 23.-President
Roosevelt will follow his usual custom
Of giving Christmas presents to all the
employees Of the White House. Each
married man will get turkey, and
each single one agold coin. The pres
ents will be distributed tomorrow.
Steward Pinckney will superintend the
distribution of the turkeys. He has
ordered seventy-fve ten-pound birds.
These will be given to the forty five
policemen on duty about the grounds
and about thirty employees who work
inside the office and White House.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
OVERWHELMED BY WOE
Chicago Mans Christmas Marked by
GRIEF aud Misery.


Grief aud Misery.
Special to The Journal,
Chicago, Dec. 23.--Here is a chrome
logical table Of pathos and woe, show
ing the ills that have combined to make
the Christmas season of 1905 memoir
able for Frank CARRIER:
Nov. 2, 1905, stricken with muscular
rheumatism.
Nov. 5, 1905, had to give up work as
teamster. 5y.
Dec. IS, 1905, baby born.
Dec. 10, baby died.. ..s g.
Dec. 20, wife taken to hospital.
Dec. 20, wife died. ~: -
Dec. %, penniless, ii Ave motherless
children, hungry, house cold and
dreary. So +
On the second floor Of cheap wood
en- building at 1876 West Thirteenth
street lives CARRIER. Unable to move
owing to the vice-like grip in which
he is held by rheumatism, surrounded
by five crying young children, without
money for food: The youni teamster-
he is only 33 years Of age-sits in a
scantily furnished room, helpless and
frlendless, tortured by thoughts Of q
pauper funeral for his wife unless he
gets funds. Her body is at hospita
awaiting burial. -.
Garber's troubles were brought tt
the notice of the, public few days ago
when the pathetic story Of the baby :
death at his bedside and his earnest
prayer to the doctor to keep the news
from the mother, who was seriously il
in another room y was. published. II
the meantime CARRIERS wife contracted
peritonitis and she died yesterday a
a hospital.
CARRIER has been loving father ant
devoted husband. His protractet
illness has rendered him practically DIES
titute and helpless, while the loss O.
his wife has driven him almost frantic
When seen today he was unable to con
troll his grief. Hispale facestold O
the suffering he on dured 70
the last few days hiiIe he wonl'
not admit it, the Iardef appeared to b
poorly supplied with bread and sethe
necessaries Of life. Ez@
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
DEADWOoD WEDDINGS
Four Couples Go to Black Hills Town
to Marry.
sneciaI to The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Deadwood, s. D., Dec. 23.-There
were four marriages in this city, all
the persons interested being from out
side points. Miss Edna F. Landers of
Tepee and Edward Peterson of Buck
horn, Wyo., were married by Rev. A.
L. Baker. The bridegroom is g. wealthy
ranchman Of Wyoming and the bride
is a former Black Hills girl. Miss Jes.
sic Cleveland and John Caldwell of
Buelah, Wyo., were also married by
the same pastor.
A young Spearfish couple came TIC
Deadwood for their wedding. They
were Miss Agnes Barrett and J. G
Laux. They will make their home ii
Spearfish. Miss Bessie Cundy and Johr
Tippett, well known young people OF
Lead, were married by Judge G. G
Rennett
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
RICH, SHE BEGs IN STREET
Wife Of Des Moines Millionaire
| Braves Cold for Charity.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Dec. 23.-After watch
ing Captain Mary Taylor Of the Saliva
ton Army as she stood on the corner
and held out plate in behalf Of the
poor, and seeing the sharp wind make
her blue with cold, Mrs. Arthur Hyde,
the wife of Des Moines millionaire,
said to the woman:
cit is time substitute came to your
relief. I am going to take your place. -
Taking the imitation turkey from the
hands Of the young woman, Mrs. Hyde
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
sHRINERs ELECT OFFICERS
Ell Rad Temple at Sioux Falls Holds
Annual Meeting.
special to The Journal.

Special to The JOURNAL
Sioux Falls, s. D., Dec. 23.--The
members of Ell Rad Temple OF the Mys,,
meeting, elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Illustrious po.
tentate. J. T. Gilbert; chief rabban, Roy
Williams; assistant rabban, George A..
Pettigrew; high priest and prophet,
George w. Abbott; oriental guide, B. T..
Lien; treasurer, Curtis Beach; recorder,
E. S. Knowles.
sentatives to the Imperial Shrine, which
will meet at Los Angeles next june:
Rev. M. A. Martin of Springfield and
G. II. Perry, Row Williams and j. I.
Gilbert of Sioux Falls.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
Kept from Home; a Suicide.

- Kept TON H0n1e; Su1c1de'
Journal Special Service
Detroit, Mich, Dec. 23.-Because he
could not spend Christmas at home with
his mother, Clarence Northhouse COM
mitted suicide in the Detroit house of
from Lansing, Mich, to imprisonment
for sixty days for larceny. ~.
His heartbroken mother, for whom
Northhouse had tender feeling in spite
Of his evil ways, will take his remains
home Christmas.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24

ColtASO1 VI o"AG " wy AlAIcu ". O1loA?
of Armour & Co., and W. M. Borders,
of Morris & Co., will be named in the
testimony as figuring in these confer
ences.
Garfield VS.. Armour.
The word of Garfield and his assist
ants will be measured by the jury
against that of j. Ogden Armour, the
other packers, their lawyers and their
innumerable employees. The jury must
decide who is telling the truth.
On the point of law which has placed
the government on the defensive de-
ponds the whole fabric of President
Roosevelt's prosecution of the trusts.
This particular law point will not fade
into history simply with the decision
of the jury now assembled. If it is de-
cided favorably to the packers they will
be dismissed, and that will probably
end it. If it is decided against them
they will carry it to the supreme court,
and it is predicted, prolong a hearing
of the main issues in the beef trust liti-
cation into the far future. = -. :
.tThe decisions of this case as to
what the laws are and what can be done
under them, SAID the president re-
Gently, - is Of far greater, Importance
shan sending the packers to jail.
|. Garfield's Opportunity.
When Garfield takes the witness stand
he will be given his first opportunity
to vindicate himself after remaining
silent under the criticism Of a nation
for two years. .~'.... J..
"Garfeld s testimony will show that
he did get to the bottom of the beef
trust,'' said one of the commissioner s
aids.
comfy half of Garfeld's report was
revealed and that half was the most
unimportant. The president himself
cut out all facts damaging to the pack
ers and locked them in his private vault
at the White House.
''To have given them out would have
been to have laid bare the government s
hand in the prosecution Of the packers
Garfield bore the brunt of public crit,
cism for 'whitewashing' the beef trust
Now his time to speak has come.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
WILL BREAK UP PRAIRIE

Miller, S. D., Dec. 23.-Unless the
present plans Of land men, and others
acres Of raw prairie in this part of the
state broken up the coming spring and
sown to flax. There is talk of bringing
i'm some large steam-plowing machines
that will turn over forty and fifty acres
a day. They are equipped with pulver-
izers and harrows, SO that the sod. -
it is turned over, is crushed and left In
DeIfect condition for fax sowing.