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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
SUSPECT PLOT FOR
INSURANCE MONEY
Sioux City Police Say Litchfeld
Man, Reported Drowned, Is
Alive and Hiding.
Special to The Journal.

Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 12-Ihat
Mimi, supposed to have been drowned
in the Floyd river last summer, is not
dead. but has conceived or is engaged
in plot to defraud life insurance COM
panies of Minneapolis out of $4,000,
is the startling declaration made public
by the police today.
The evidence in support of Of this this
vincing. Last September the police
found the man IS clothes on the bank OF
the Floyd, with note asking that his
father, G.. H. Schoemperlin, a restau-
rant keeper Of Litchfeld, Mimi, be no.
tilted of the finding of the clothes: 1t
was stated as reason for the suicide
that Schoemperlens was engaged to
girl at Litchfeld, and that he preferrej
death to marriage. The police. OF
tho the body was never found.
A brother n-law applied to the State
Mutual and the Woodmen casualty,
thru state officials at Minneapolis, for
payment of the insurance money. Then
f was found that the policies contained
suicide clause On Jan. 3, Chief Dr.
neen received letter signed f. }.
saying Schoemperlen was murdered and
did not commit suicide. The letter
saws LlaG = r. y :, ~ " ~. oiu As
NJ. - met sehoemperlen at the New
Grand saloon the night of Aug: l3,
1905, and took him. down toward the
| stockyards. After a<quarrel, 81. M. -
told Schoemperlen to hold up his hands
and drew gun on him. He started to
go thru schoemperlen IS clothes when
| Schoemperlen hit him. Then 81. NJ,
| beat him over the head with revolver
| till he was dead The letter says the
body was buried where the police will
never find it. The clothes were taken
from the body, cleaned, and month
later put on the river bank with the
note found on them to divert suspicion.
The name "Schoemperlen" in this
last letter Of confession is in exactly
the same writing as that of the note
found on the clothes. and is identical
cured r by Chief Dineen from Minneapo-
lis. It is considered by the police az
certain that schoemperlen IS alive and
4 found the suicide clause would prevent
him from getting the insurance money
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12

oaaS$SS Hae i the M Worldfamoas
pianist. has disappeared from her home
and the police have been asked by her
husband to search for her.
Mrs. Zeisler has for some time been
suffering with melancholia, and the
members of her family are apprehenslve
Mr.. Zeisler appeared at the Hyde
Park police station today and said that
Mrs. zeisler had left the house early
in the morning and that altho he and
his friends had made every effort to
find her, they had been unsuccessful
and desired the aid Of the police. Mr..
Zeisler told the police that his wife
had fol. some time. been suffering with
spells Of melancholia and that Just prior
to her disappearance she had been men
tally depressed for almost month. He
had no idea of where his wife might
have gone Or what might have hap
pened to her.
Police Inspector Hunt, in charge Of
the Hyde Park district at once ordered
Mrs. Zeisler, number of automobiles
being secured by the friends of Mrs.
Zeis1er and most systematic search
in the vicinity Of the Zeisler residence
was begun. Up to l CLOCK the search
had been fruitless.
Mrs. Zeisler is one Of the most noted
(:of pianists. She is a native OF Sllesle
years Yea old. Her early musical education
was secured in this city anasshe after
ward studied for time in Europe
She has made repeated tours Of thi'
country and Of Europe, being always
received with enthusiasm by the public
and musical critics. She is a member o.
many leading women s clubs and promi
nent socially. Her husband, Sigmunt
.Zeisler, is wealthy and prominent at
EtOrney
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12

ceived showing the extravaganza in
army expenditures, members of congress
are scrutinizing with Jealous care every
bill regarding the service.
= The senate passed last week bill
in the interest of the medical corps
and for the reorganization Of a dental
corps. Senator Hale was not in the
taken, and next day requested that the
bills be sreeonsidered. His request was
granted. It appears that the senator
from Maine had been informed that a
movement was under way to increase
the peace footing Of the, army from &C.
900 to 100, 900 men, and that the bills
with regard to the medical and dental
corps were, steps in that direction.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
MINNES0TANS WORK
FOR RETIREMENT LAW
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Feb. 12.-General l.. A.
Grant Of Minneapolis has been in
Washington several weeks working for
the passage Of a bill that will make a
special reserved list of all civil war
officers above the grade Of colonel, and
place them upon the retired roll of the
army at three-quarters pay. In addi-
ton to General Grant, sevral Mime
sofa men are interested in this proposed
Legislation, among them General G. c.
Andrews and General L. F. Hubbard.
The bill will be considered by the mill
tary committee Of each house, but there
isn't the slightest possibility Of its
passage.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
BONI'S DEBTS TOTAL .
100000 FRANCS
Journal Special Service.

Paris, Feb. Conservative esti-
mates place the debts of Count Boni
de Castellane at 100000 francs, of
which 100000 is said to be due to
jewellers. He is also heavily indebted to
money lenders.
AS showing his picturesque and
monumental extravaganza and his
method of borrowing it is related
that he ordered a. fur coat costing
100000 francs. When the coat was de-
livered there were 10000 francs in a
pocket. However, this method of bor-
rowing from tradespeople is practiced
by many Partisan aristocrats.
In paying bills Boni always scorned
to accept change. His. generous tips
enriched scores of 1ackeys in Paris.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
RUBBER BOOTS FOR
EVERY VASSAR GIRL
Journal Special Service.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Feb. l2.-Al
Vassar, in common with the residents OF
gates.D went afoot today. The entire
plant of the electric street railway
powerhouse, carbarn and every trolley
ear in the city excepting one-was de-
stroyed Saturday night by fire. 1t may
be weeks before cars are running again,
as there is no reserve powerhouse. The
from town. will miss the cars more
than ANYBODY. Yesterday, to reach the
churches, they waded thru snow and
slush.
Shoe. dealers are preparing for a
great rush of trade when the thousand
girls at Vassar are expected to buy rub
tber boots.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
= BRYANT PUT FOOT IN IT
His Speech in China Gave the Boycott
- Fresh Start.

Spokane. WASH, Feb. 12.-samuel
Glasgow, manager Of a milling company
of Spokane and Seattle, has received
Hong kong newspapers and letters from
William Burtte, Chinese representative
of the company, which state that the
speech made by William j. Bryan be
given by them in his honor has been
Used by Chinese agitators to stir up
fresh agitation against American prod
ucts. ~; 80 -,
Continued on I'd Page, Cd Column.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
MAJOR JOHN THOMAS
SUDDENLY STRICKEN

Nashville, Feb. 12.-Major John
Thomas, president of the Nashville,
Chattanooga &. st. Louis railroad, died
at his home here this morning aged rs
wears. Heart failure was the direct
cause Of his death. He leaves a wife
and one son, John w. Thomas, Jr., who
is general manager Of the Nashville,
Chattanooga & st. Louis railroad Ma
ior Thomas entered the railroad service
in November, 1858, as agent Of the road
at Murphysboro. Tenn, and September,
1883. became general manager. He
has been president Of the road .ce
1899.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
2.CENT FARE LAW IS
SOUGHT IN INDIANA
Journal spe sial Service.

indianapolis, Feb. 2Governor Han;
" is said to have definitely decided to
call special session of the legislature
pass a 2-cent railroad fare bill and pre-
pare for the state to receive the inter
est on all funds in the hands of all
state, county and township officers. The
governor realizes that many members
ofa the Legislature are not in accord with
him in respect to the impeachment of
Storms, and he IS said to have decided
before, the republican state convention
meets in April and go before that body
aud demand that it indorse his policies
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
MISS ALICE DRIVES
OUT WITH FIANCE

Washington, Feb. 12.-Representa:
tive Nicholas ,Longworth had 50 far re-
covered from his recent attack of ton.
silitis as to be- able to take a short
drive today. .. .
Representative Longworth was pres,
ent in the house, later in the day, and
was warmly congratulated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
SCANDAL IN SALE
OF ARMY SUPPLIES
Congress Sees Wanton Waste in
the Disposal Of Condemned
Articles.
Millions Expended for Goods
Afterwards Sold at Enor-
nous Loss.

Chicago, Feb. ia Washington
special to the Chicago Tribune says:
Chairman Hull of the house commit
tee on military affairs is seeking means
to arrest the extravaganza and wanton
waste of public money by the army
thru the sale of condemned supplies.
The fact has come to light that since
1898 there have been condemned more
than 20O,O0O,000 articles, which cost
$40, 667 ,604. Subsequent and independ-
emit inspection has been responsible for
the retention in service Of articles, the
original value Of which was almost
81 100000.
These figures are 50 astounding that
members of the two military commit
tees Of congress find difficulty in under
standing the facile explanations offered
by army officers. Some excuse exists
in the fact that the United States was
at war with Spain, participated in a
pressed an instruction in the Philip
| pines, and war has waste as it's nat
ural companion.
But since the Philippine instruction
was crushed the condemnation Of sup
| plies has continued to an astonishing
degree.
Futility Of Hearings
| It has been suggested that hearings
| be held in order to develop the facts,
but as high officer of the inspection
corps said .i today; - 81, - - 81,
! ~ to criticize his own corps or to give
| information showing that he or one Of
his brother officers had purchased cloth
ing which had to be sold at small
fraction Of it's cost before issued to
tn. Troops M7S p 49,, o,ro :, sho,,a - n.ss
1 law such as the naval committee of
the house contemplates, organizing an
q expert commission to examine the army
accounts and the character Of the pur.
{ chases made. Facts would be devel
!, oped which would create sensation
even in the midst of the insurance and
other financial scandals with which WE
have been nauseated. IL
] Extravaganza Known.
What members Of congress who hay'
!. to authorize appropriations for tn,
army, criticize IS the extravaganza
which is known to exist, and which the,
+ find themselves almost powerless to ar
: rest, in the purchase Of articles of sub
! sistence and wearing apparel, etc.
For instance, the army serving in tn
Philippines is supplied, among othe
stores, with various mineral waters, in
and Tepiitz. During 1903, 177,485 bot
ties Of these waters were condemned
! and during 1894 tota! OF 1888 bot
! ties were found defective.
: Reports Of auction sales show that
bottle Of Apollinaris which cost tn
government II cents was sold for
: cents, and the ginger ale, which cost
: cents bottle. was sold for cent. HOY
!. Apo1linaris, ginger ale, ETC., can spo
7 after few months, even in the PhiliI
pines, is more than congress can III
J, derstand.
q Practically the same situation exist
in thirty-three other articles.
). The Condemnations.
e The following table has been pr
5 pared showing the total condemnation
5 sincn 1S98:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
ANTIPASS BILLS
APPEAR TOO LATE
Wisconsin Senator Would Prevent
Public Officials from Using
Free Railroad Tickets.
Eastern Roads Themselves Have
Shut Down Hard on Passes
West to Follow.
Rv w. w, Jermane.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Several bills
have been introduced in congress aimed
at the acceptance of railroad passes by
public officials and others. Inc latest
was introduced few days. ago by Sen
ator La Toilette. of Wisconsin,. There
viii viii be no legislation Of this kind at the
present session of congress; it, is even
doubted if any congressional committee
will seriously consider such a bill, to
say nothing Of recommending It For pas
sage, and even if it were recommended
il is doubtful if it could reach a vote on
final passage in either house.
Back of this desire to do something
to the railroads is the fact that all
passes were shut off to members of the
two houses, beginning with the + first Of
the year, over all roads east Of Chicago
Senator La Toilette has not been actu
ated by any desire for revenge, but he
is playing into the hands Of those who
are so actuated. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12

+ "A + Z.
Washington. Feb 12.-Mr. Lodge ad-
dressed the senate today on the rail-
Clay s. resolution on that subject and
was listened to by an audience that
filed the galleries.
Mr.. Lodge announced his support OF
legislation for the control Of railroad
rates along the lines Of the Esch-Town-
send bill Of last session and said that he
believed the practice of giving rebates
to De the most serious Of all the evils
complained Of. He expressed the CON
viction that only by legislation along
the lines suggested could government
ow nership be prevented. He said that
before entering upon the investigation
of the question he had disposed OF his
railroad interests in order that his IN
quiry might be free from bias.
The grievances against the roads he
divided into three classes as follows:
| Rebates, or discrimination, between per-
sons; excessive rates; discrimination
between localities.
He quoted statistics in an effort to
show that freight rates are lower in the
United States than in any other coun-
try and concluded that if no other
cause for legislation, and that in the
matter of discrimination between local
tiles it is very difficult to interfere In
behalf Of one place without doing in
Justice to others, but that the only way
10 accomplish anything is for the gov
eminent TO assume supervision Of rate
making. -
He confessed the difficulty in dealing
with the problems and said the fixing Of
rates by the government would not cure
! the evil and concluded by saying that
it could only be affected by a provision
for the punishment Of those who violate
the law by giving rebates. ss.:ss .-.~
AS to Rebates. w."
Regarding rebates he said: u z:
'sFThe rebates have been a wrong an6
injustice to the people and a serious in
q jury to the railroads themselves. ]
/ don It think that it would be possible tx
! pass legislation too drastic, for the pur
pose Of stopping these discrimination
between persons. We have a law upo1
s upon the statute books which, so far al
4 prohibition can go, ought to be suffi
cient. It undoubtedly has largel,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
MOTHER And TOTS
PERISH IN FLAMES
Four Die in Fire That Destroys
Missouri Valley
!, Home.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journals
Marshalltown. Iowa, Feb. PA
woman and her three children persisted
in fire that destroyed her home at
Missouri Valley last night.
Shortly before midnight, Mrs. Ed
ward Lett was aroused from sleep by
the heat of flames that were then burn
ing the walls TT her rooms. She made
dren, the eldest Of whom was only
years OF age, but was overcome by the
smoke and heat and fell unconscious
with the little ones by her side.
The charred remains were found in
the ashes Of the home. The origin of
the fire is not known.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
Big Fire at Mason City.

Mason City, Iowa, Feb 12.-Fire to-
day destroyed the Bell drugstore and
caused damage to adjoining buildings
to the extent of $4,000. The total loss
is estimated at 1000, half Of which
is covered by insurance. The fire
~ the re- on
origin of the fire is not known.
The losses are as follows: Bell IS store;
$4,000, partially insured; DR.. .Marston,
81 900, insurance $500; Patton Brothers,
clothiers, $4,000, fully insured; G. e.
Mann &C.,, $1,000; j. w. Irons, tea
store, $1,000, fully insured; Mitchell
Brothers. clothiers, $500.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
OLD Pass Lists Large.


The Pennsylvania company alone, it
is said by those in position to know, is
sued last year more than 10000 passes
to people in New York, as many more
to people in Philadelphia, and half as
many more to people in PittsbuTg-a
majority Of them ANNALS. These
passes were given, for the most part, to
local strikers Of various sorts in poll
tics-ward bosses, members Of city and
county committees, members Of city
councils, city officers generally, promi-
nent citizens in all walks Of life, who
exerted influence in politics, and a
great army it finally came to be. The
passes issued on account of congress
were comparatively few, but when the
company made up its mind to shut
passes off, it obviously Included con-
gress with the others.
Pass Lid on Tight.
A prominent official of the Canadian:
Pacific railway was in Washington this
week. He came from New York over
a pass on the Pennsy lvania road. It
took him almost two weeks. to get the
pass, by correspondence from Mon
trea1, and when it came, 1t was found to
be numbered 81, showing that for the
entire month of January and the first
week Of February, that great company
had issued a total Of only thirty-seven
| that length Of time would show an issue
Of thousands Of passes. *-.-s
West to Follow Suit. III
Gentlemen recently returned from
New York, where they have talked
with railway managers, say that west
ern railways are watching this eastern
experiment with much interest, and
will themselves adopt the no-pass idea
beginning with next January, provided
the experiment here is success. As
one of the systems certain to adopt 1t
the James J. Hill roads were mentioned
specifically. Mr.. Hill, in New York
recently, announced to certain Of his
friends that this was to be the last veal
Of passes over his properties. This
announcement will carry CONSERVATION
into the ranks of the North Dakots
politicians, who have been accustomed
for years to travel to st. Paul every
few weeks or months for political con
ferences. -.
Believe Law Sufficient.
So far as the pass question is con
cerned, it is the belief of many mem
bers of congress that the second sectio
of the interstate commerce act, an
the strengthening of it, which come
thru the Elkins rebate law of severe
years ago, is a full and complete RENE
dy. It is said that under that section
which prohibits all determinations, etc
in the carrying Of either freight or pa
sengers, the government already ha
> sufficient warrant for abolishing ever
.. pass in the country, and that, if tn
department of justice were to institut
! proceedings in one case, the pass que
:. ton would straightway settle itsel
This is the opinion Of lawyers, WI
J. stake their legal regulations on tt
j. soundness Of their conclusion regardin
, | This matter S. s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
The Condemnation

The following table has been pre-
pared showing the total condemnations
since 1898;
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28

The New York Central is negotiating
inst now for 90. 900 steel frame cars,
and other big systems will be heavy
purchasers of this style of car, which
appears to be coming into universal use
and to be supplanting entirely the old
wooden frame car, both for freight and
passenger service The steel stills and
frame have been found to give such
strength to the cars and to render them
incapable of being telescoped in case
of collision that it is believed the old
STYLE wooden stills and frames will GO
out of use entirely.
The Pennsylvania is in the market
for $4,000 cars of this type, the Bur-
lington for 1000, and other roads for
large numbers. The orders of the roads
named call for $4,000 tons of steel to
build the cars as required.
With their orders for rails, steel
cars and steel bridges, the railroads are
the greatest consumers of steel prod
ucts now in the country. OF themselves
they can now keep many mills busy
continuously.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
Continued from Page One.)

gineer of Seattle only and must elm
mate his aspirations for outside fame
or else resign his present $4,000 a
year job. He has received instructions
to this effect, and, in obedience to
them, has given up his Walla Walla
contract. These instructions and their
result became known yesterday.
Mayor Moore. approaching the fact
that Thomson, by devoting a good por-
ion of his attention to outside work,
shirked his local duties, has positively
Informed the city engineer that if he
1esires to become the consulting engi-
1eer Of outside municipalities he can
lot do so at the expense Of the tax
payers of the city of Seattle
THAT the mayor has delivered his
lltimatum to this effect is known gen.
,rally at the City Hall. The mayor
lenies that his feelings in the matter
nave assumed stage that instructions
ave been issued. The only state
.nent that he made II that Mr.. Thorn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
MUST GIVE UP COAL MINES
Railroad Companies Cannot Operate
Them in State
THE new RATE BILL IS INTERPRETED
ALL COAST COMES WITHIN JU-
RIsDlcTIoN OF INTERSTATE
COMMERCE.
The new RATE BILL IS INTERPRETED

Members of the house and senate
who have studied the working of the
Elkins amendment to the rate bill, for
bidding railroads from owning coal
mines, say under it's provisions neither
the Pacific. Coast company nor the
Northern Pacific company can continue
to own coal mines in the state OF
Washington after 1908, is the report
that comes from Washington.
The question as to whether the Pa
cific Coast company and the Northern
Pacific could continue to operate their
coal properties was suggested by Sen
ator Ankeny some time ago. That time
Vice President ]. c. Ford of the Paci-
fic Coast company thought his line
was exempt Mr.. Ford is now on his
way east to consult President H. w.
Cannon and the coal question may
form a topic of conversation.
AS to the first named company, it is
said it comes within the provision of
the law because it owns the mines, the
short road which carries their OUTPUT
to Seattle and the steamship COM
panies in which coal is sent to other
states The carriage of the coal con-
stitutes a continuous haul from the
{1o Of rnfi
thus making interstate trac, and it
is within the jurisdiction of the inter-
ject to the provisions of the rate bill.
AS to the Northern Pacific, there is no
question that the company will have
to dispose of it's mines, as that road
is engaged in interstate commerce and
is a common carrier.
Those who have studied the coal
mine amendment say that the only
way the two companies named can
avoid violation Of the law is by dis
posing c. their mines to constituent
companies, stock in which may be
owned by the same parties as control
the railways, but that the mines
must be operated as entirely distinct
and separate business concerns. 1t is
admitted that the probable effect of
this separation on the ownership of
railroads and mines will be an increase
in the price of coal to consumers, be-
cause of the increased cost OF opera
ton under the new conditions imposed
by the bill.