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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
PETTY THIEVES
PUT IN BUSY DAY
MANY COMPLAINTS OF LOSSES
MADE TO POLICE.
Trousers Are Stolen from Room White
Owner Sleeps and Many Citizens Lose
- Cash to Robbers-Bold Burglars Take
ALI Gas Fixtures from New House,

In spite of the bad weather yesterday
and Saturday night, sneak thieves got
in their work in the residence and lodg.
ing-house district. and aside from pre-
venting one man from attending church,
by stealing his trousers, they deprived
several persons of small valuables.
G. Nelson. 1901 Washington avenue
S. told the police that thief entered
his room while he slept and took his
Sunday trousers and some small change
that was in them. He was compelled
to stay home from church being unwil-
ling to attend service in his work
clothes. The same thieves entered the
room across the hall, occupied by Nels
Peterson, and stole $50 in gold pieces
that had been put away in drawer.
Neither of the men heard the burglars
while they were at work.
James Churchill. 1908 Nineteenth ave.
nue. S, was robbed of gold watch and
some small change while he was away
from home yesterday.
Steal Gas Fixtures.
Mrs. Emma Armstrong reported that
all the gas fixtures were stolen from
her new house at 2919 Humboldt ave-
nue. n. The workmen had finished hang.
ing them the day before, and the
thieves entered the building by means
Of skeleton key.
An attempt was made to enter the
residence of II. H. Reese, at 1876 East
Seventeenth street. yesterday afternoon
while the family was away. One of the
windows was pried opea, but the men
were evidently frightened away before
completing the job, for nothing was
missing.
Henry Johnson and Charles Olson
were. not lucky enough to get away
with their booty. which consisted Of
80 cents, stolen from Lottie Clemens,
in the rear of the old Columbia theater.
They pried open a window and ran
So cked the house, GETTING only the pen
MES for their trouble. They were sent
to the workhouse for fifteen days on
charges of petty larceny.
Albert Henshrot drew a thirty-day
sentence for stealing a watch from his
roommate in a Washington avenue
lodging house yesterday morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
SLEW GIRL HIS MOTHER
FORBADE HIM TO WED

Akron, Ohio, May 21.-The finding of
the dead body Of Minnie Brendt, a
young woman of this city, early today,
led to the arrest of Leo Diebel, aged
about 26 years. According to the police,
Diebel has confessed that he killed the
girl. Miss Brendt had been missing
since Thursday and her body was found
in haymow.
Diebel, the police say, told them that
he kept the girl secreted in the hay
NOW for four days. He said he wanted
to marry her but that his mother op-
posed it. He finally shot the girl, ac-
cording to the police.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
HOUSE MAY CURB
PASS PROVISIONS
Plan to Reduce Excepted Glasses
Seen Why Tillman Praised
President.
BY W., w, Jermane.

Washington, May Git has been
agreed tentatively that when the con-
ferees get hold of the rate bill they
will reWrite the anti-pass provision,
with view to putting the phraseolo-
gy into proper form and reducing the
excepted classes. For instance, it is
said that the house does not feel that
an employee of a railway and his fam
lily should be permitted to have passes
over any other lines than the line for
which the employee is working. The
issue exchange passes for employees and
their families.
Senator Tillman has gone to South
Carolina, where he has a bigger fight
for reelection, and will not return to
Washington until Saturday, and it is,
therefore, certain that the conferees,
when named, will do nothing impor-
tant until that time, as Tillman will be
one of their number.
Tillman Far-Sighted.
An interesting explanation is being
offered today for the complimentary al
President Roosevelt at the time when
the rate bill passed the senate on Fri
day evening.
Senator Carmack has just returned
from Tennessee, defeated for another
term by former Governor Taylor. The
single issue in the campaign was Car
mack's bitter and continued assaults
in the senate upon Roosevelt. Tillman
has a campaign for reelection coming
on this year in South Carolina, and the
load he is carrying is already quite suf
ficient without adding to it record of
unrelieved abuse of the president In
South Carolina it is said the president
IS quite as strong with the masses as
he is in Tennessee.
Discussing Tillman's remarks, the
president said to caller today ..
~ did not think Senator Tillman
could do anything that would. surprise
me, but he has surprised me in this
instance'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
WI BEGS EMPRESS
TO QUIT DRINKING
Former Chinese Minister breaches
the Temperance Gospel
f. to Her Majesty.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service. Sc
: :. Philadelphia, May 21.-Wu Ting-fang,
former Chinese minister to the United
States, has fallen before the strenuous
temperance crusade of Mrs. j. B. Hen
derson, wife of the former senator from
Missouri, the destruction of whose wine
cellar was reported day or two ago.
WI Hng-fang is in Picking, but the news
OF his conversion has reached here in
a letter written to a prominent attor-
ney of this city.
His excellency says that whenever
opportunity occurs he will preach the
temperance doctrine, adding: "In fact,
L have done so to the empress dow
ager.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
WATER RESERVOIR AT.
STILLW ATER DEMOLISHED
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal. ezss't
Saltwater, Mimi, May 21.-The large
wooden reservoir Of the Saltwater
Water company, on North Hill, fell last
night, the underpinning giving away.
The tank was demolished and thousands
of gallons of water and many timbers
were dashed against some of the houses.
Henry Wade was repairing a boat
in the yard, and a timber crashed
against it, smashing it into bits, but the
boy miraculously escaped injury.
The water supply on the north Hill
will be impaired and the loss to the
company will be large.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
BIG BATH. ESHIP OPPOSED
Naval Program Will Find Some Oppose
ton in the Senate. r

program providing for the construction
of one great battleship of a tonnage
equal to any afoat or now building will
meet opposition in the senate, but not
of such stubborn character as is thought
to endanger it's passage. #
~ There are several members of the SEN
ate committee on naval affairs who have
expressed themselves as opposed to the
building Of "the great unwieldy type
Of the Dreanought," now being con-
structed for the navy Of Great Britain.
These men have announced that they
will express their doubt altho they have
not determined to record their votes
against the policy Of the administra-
tion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
MARINES RUSHED
TO SANIO DOMINGO
Continued From First Page.

threats of an uprising against the Anne
dor administration.
These have led Secretaries Root and
Taft to serve notice upon the malcon-
tents that no such manifestation will
be permitted anywhere near the canal
zone or at any place where the peace
Of the zone may be threatened:
To give effect to this notice, the
navy will have a sufficient force of
marines on either side Of the 1sthmus
Columbia is going to convenient place
for observation and action, if neces-
sary, on the gulf side, while the Mar
blehead is nearing Panama on the Pa
cifc coast. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
CUMBERLANDS AWAIT DECISION
Southern Church Assembly Idle During
Merger Injunction Case.

Decatur, ILL.,, May 21.-CumberlanI
Presbyterians are awaiting with great
interest the decision in the sui to en-
Join them from uniting with the Pres
byterian church.
The commissioners favoring union
are considerably stirred up by the cur
rency given to the fact that the bill
praying an injunction set forth that the
rights Of the compliments would be
unduly prejudiced if the Injunction was
not issued Immediately and without
notice to the defendants. Unionists
consider it favorable omen that the
judge would not grant an injunction on
this ex-parte statement.
The assembly held short session
today and adjourned to give the COM
mittees time to prepare their report.
The delegation to the interchurch con
ference on federation reported recon-
mending for adoption the plan of fed
Grafton prepared by that conference.
Many private conferences are being
held between the representatives of the
factions in the effort to agreee on some
plan which will prevent a split.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
SICK MOTHER CALLS
CORNELLCOMnODORE
Eddie Foot May Not Row in the
Harvard Race This
Week.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Ithaca, n. Y, May 21.-Eddie Foote, commo-
dore Of the Cornell navy, and for two years
stroke Of the Cornell varsity crew, left Ithaca
Saturday night for the bedside of his sick
mother at Bridgeport, and in all probability will
not enter in the race with Harvard.
Coming it does only one week from the
Boston race, this is the most serious misfortune
that has fallen upon the Cornell crew this
year. 1t is barely possible that Foote will row
against Harvard, but Coach Courtney thinks that
he will not be back in the boat before the crew
goes to Poughkeepsfe.
When the varsity went out on the lake last
night Cox sent in to stroke, while Gracy
Of the junior crew took his place at No. g.
To add to the hard luck, Walders. one of the
most promising men in the freshman crew, went
to the infirmary last night with an abscess
on the foot.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
This Will Interest MANY.

F. W. Parkhurst, the Boston publish
er, says that if anyone afflicted with
rheumatism in any form, or neuralgia,
will send their address to him at 8O4-
3S Carney building, Boston, Mass, he
will direct them to a perfect cure. He
has nothing to sell or give, only tells
you how he was cured after years of
search for relief. Hundreds have tested
it with SUCCESS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
SIGN RIO GRANDE TREATY
Secretary Root and Mexican Ambassa
dor Take Step for Peace.

Washington, May 21-Secretary Root
for the United States and Ambassador
Casasus for the Mexican government
today signed a treaty regulating the
use of the waters of the Rio Grande,
which if approved by the senate, will
remove what has been for twenty years
a source Of friction in the relations of
the two countries.
For almost century the Mexicans
living along the lower river has. made
large use Of its waters for the purpose
of irrigating their lands. But in recent
years private companies on the upper
waters in the United States have~by
the construction Of wing dams diverted
large part of the water to this side Of
the river. The Mexicans have preferred
claims for the damage sustained, but so
far without success.
Now the plans Of the reclamation SER
vice have made it certain that practical
ly all Of the water will be retained On
American soil unless some proper scheme
Of division can be arranged.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
PALMA INAUGURATED.

Havana. May 21.-President Palma IN
augurated at noon yesterday in the presence Of
the diplomatic corps, cabinet officers. senators.
congressman. judges. heads of departments and
the representatives. Of economic, agricultural and
commercial associations. None Of the liberal
members of congress attended.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
SHOOTS AT MARK, KILLS BOY

Racine Youths Didn't Know It Was
Loaded and Death Results.
Special to The Journal. ~. i,
Racine, Mimi, May, 21.-While shoot
ing at mark yesterday afternoon,
Irwin Gahringer. ancidently shot and
killed Bennie Otter. The gun was not
thought to be loaded. The boys were
13 and II years old, respectively. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
Spring Medicine

: In thousands and thousands OF
homes three doses day of Hoods
Sarsaparilla are now being taken by
every member of the family.
4 Because Hoods Sarsaparilla has
proved itself the Best Spring Medicine,
by it's wonderful effects in cleansing the
system, overcoming that tired feeling.
creating appetite, giving strength. Take
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
TOWN FIRE SWEPT,

Dothan. Ala. May q Almost the entire bust
ness section of Abbeville was wiped out by fire
last night. Abbeyille has population Of $500.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21

If hard to please, you will like Satin skin
cream and Satin skin powder. Csc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
MRS. DAVIS 1MPRo

New York, May 21.-Mrs. Jefferson Davis wal
reported today as greatly improved.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-22
HE CARRIED THE SAMPLES.

A certain York county preacher for
a long time had been dosing himself
with a fiery connection prescribed for
some stomach trouble. One day while
dining at a hotel he treated himself,
as usual, to the regulation heroic dose
An inqufsitive Boston drummer on his
right hand inquired the reason for tax
ing the medicine. The preacher ex-
planned his stomach difficulty, and the
benefits of his treatment, and the
drummer, who was himself subject to
Indigestion, then related his own
symptoms and politely requested the
privilege of trying the remedy. The
sympathetic preacher freely gave him
a very generous dose, which speedily
took effect.
AS soon as the travelling man recoF-
cred, his breath and wiped his tears
he thus accosted the minister:
Il understand that you are
preacher"
Il am, sir
DO you preach hell-fire?"
81 do, sir
well, you are the first preacher
that 1 ever saw who carried round
samples of it.'-Boston Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-22
PLAY Ball ON THE IsTHMus.
Canal Zone Is Given Up to American
Sport-Teams Organize.

Washington.-Baseba has taken
Panama by storm since the arrival on
the canal zone of large numbers of
enthusiastic American fans. The love
Of the sport has spread from the ma
rines, clerks and other employees of
the isthmian canal and the commits
sion and the social leaders of Panama
have placed their stamp of approval
upon the great American game.
Not content with watching others
play baseball, Chief Engineer John F.
Stevens, Judge Gudger of the canal
zone supreme court, Gov. Medendez OF
Colon and a score of other prominent
men recently organized their rival
teams, known as ,"O1d Timers" and
Newcomers, and played a game at
Cocoa grove, near the city of Panama,
for the benefit of isthmian charities
According to announcements of the
game received by members of the com
mission in this city, it was a great
financial and social success. Before
the game Gov. Medendez and several
other members of the competing
teams protested j. G. Dugue, an old
time editor in Panama, on the ground
that he was professional, and an
agreement was entered into that prac
tice would be done away with on the
ground that it would be tiresome.
The game was an event of interna
tional character and brought the army
navy and marine corps of the United
States into competition with the rep
resentatives of many foreign powers
G. G. Mallett, British consul general
was a member of the 'sold timers.
Arnold Shanklin, the American con
sui general at Panama; Harry d
Reed, the executive secretary of the
canal zone, and number of othe
prominent Americans assisted MI
Stevens team of newcomers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-22
THE FAITH OF THE BOY.

The four-year-old son of certain
western senator had very high op1n-
ion Of the importance of his father
The latter tells how, on one occasion
in their western home. the lad came
across a magazine in which, by some
chance, there were engraved, side by
side, portraits of the president and the
senator mentioned.
When the lad caught sight OF his
fathers features he broke into broad
smile. That's a good picture of you,
daddy" said he.
Very good, my son."
who's the man next to you, dad
dy?" asked the youngster-
"Why, my SOM" exclaimed the SEN
ator, don't you know? That is one
| of the greatest men of the world, a
man more admirable and more power
| full than any king. That, my son, is
President Roosevelt"
The lad again looked at the picture
of the president. Then, after thought
| full, pause, he observed:
Say, daddy, the people in the east
will be awful proud when they see the
presidents picture next to yours, won't
| they ?"-American Spectator.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-22
GETS SNUG sum IF REMARRIEs
O'Day Makes Remarkable Provision in
Will for Widow.

New York.-The antithesis of the
document by which the late Daniel
O'Day sought to prevent his widow
from remarrying is the last will and
testament of Joseph Wildrewitz. His
widow, Pesha, should she marry again.
is to get 81, OOO to be considered as a
wedding gift. Through the will of
Wilderwitz his orthodox piety
breathes. The instrument is written
in Hebrew, but a translation is at
tached to tt
1.-The living takes it into consfdera-
ton, at time when his judgment is
clear it begins, ito direct what his
heirs shall do after he is no more"
After bequeathing his $40, 900 estate
to his six children Wildrewftz con-
cludes his will with the remarkable
clause:
And to my wife, Pesha, in the
event of her remarriage after my
death, 1 further bequeath the sum of
50 ,0OO'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-22
GIRL WRITES MOTHERS WILL.
Little Miss Indites Parents Testament
Beside Death Bed.

Oakland, Cal.-Knowing that she
was about to die, and wishing to dis
pose of her estate as she had planned
in her days of health, Mrs. Louise
Bushnell called her ten-year-old child,
Sophie, to her bedside and had the
child draw one of the strangest wills
that has ever been filed for probate
il Alameda county. This is the will
that the trembling child drew on a
billhead of her father beside the
deathbed of her mother.
F'ruitvale.-Last will of Louise
Bushnell: Pa is to be my executor.
Pa is to have the house and sell it.
When he sells it give May $500 and
Sophie $400-my share. Sophie one
bank book, $500; May other one. Thsr-
ty dollars out of it grandma. One
hundred for funeral. Eighty dollars
for pa. Third bank book for pa. If
1 do not die L will not give my money
away until 1 die.
LOUISE BUSHNELL.
The witnesses to the will are Mrs.
Henrietta Walther and Alvina D.
Burns, neighbors, who were called in
when the little girl had completed her
task. Mrs. Bushnell died a few hours
after she had signed the document.
Although Mrs. Bushnell sought to
dispose of more than $1,000, she had
only $50 in cash, according to the
! petition of P. o. Huffaker for the pro-
| bate of the bill. E. E. Bushnell, hus-
band of the dead woman, who has a
| factory at Fruitvale, was named as
executor of the document, but he re-
signed in favor of Huffager. Bushnell
Is one of the heirs, and the others are
May Elizabeth and Sophie Bushnell,
minor daughters, and Helena Pape,
mother of the decedent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-22

one, black >'air and heyes, straight
nose
Joe leaned forward. Noel he al
most said aloud.
q E didn't want nobody to see i'm;
e picked is chance, slipped in, and
was standing in the back all when
Hartymees ketched sight of i'm
What did he seem to be doing?"
''Nothink whatever; just lookin'
round as if like as not e might take
a notion to buy the ole bloomin'
place.
What do you suppose he could be
up to? Hadn't we better take him
in?" Chaudron suggested.
Not too fast, not too fast; give i'm
little rope to 'ang 'imself. Hill keep
my heyes on i'm hall right enough
an if e crooks a finger Wen pinch
i'm
Despite the fear that sickened him,
Joe honestly meant to get at the truth
if he could
Mr.. Baker, did you examine that
room thoroughly" he asked, .'the one
from which Mrs. Ashton disap-
peared?"
Baker turned with visible start
at this question, which so evidently
came from a man accustomed to ask
questions, and to having them an
swered. Baker felt that he must be
diplomatic
CTo BE CONTINUED
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-22
WHAT NEWS, BAKER,

faith that it reused him to his best.
He had slept but little, tossing and
tumbling all night, trying to think
out a solution to what must be an
absurdly simple mystery-a solution
so palpable that the others had over
looked it, While they were dressing
for breakfast he had suggested this
to Chaudron, who shrugged his shout
ders, Creole fashion: Yes, if we only
knew where to begin, it would be
very simple"
Joe hurried through his breakfast,
anxious to get to work; he couldn't
bear to have Anita look at him that
way; he must do something to justify
her confidence.
Come, Joe" Chaudron drank the
last of his coffee, and rose from the
table; I've got to meet Baker at nine
o'clock, and 1 want you to hear what
he says. Good-by, mother-yes, yes,
I'll telephone you right away"
The two men left the dining-room.
Anita followed them to the front door,
half hoping that Joe might stop and
give her an opportunity to tell him
something Yet she was more than
half afraid that he might stop. and
ask her a question
But the two men went straight on,
boarded downtown car, and she sat
on a window seat in the Parlor gazing
after them.
Servants went about on tiptoe, whis-
pering to each other. Mrs Chaudron
had gone upstairs; the house was
very still. There was nothing that
Anita could do but wait and think
| and listen for that telephone. Oh
! the weary, weary hours that she had
waited, listening for a ring, and dread
| ing to answer it,
| After spending most or the night
| endeavoring to quiet Alice, Dr. Gauche
had gone away at daylight, leaving
| her in a slumber of exhaustion The
| girl slept, grasping Mrs Chaudron's
hand, and starting up at every sound
Anita could not sit idly at the win
dow; she must be doing something
"Oh, wish 1 knew wish l knew.
She crushed her handkerchief in hel
hand and moved back to the dining
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-22
CHAPTER XIII.

THE MAN AT THE WINDOW.
Mrs. Chaudron, her son and Joe
were already at breakfast when Anita,
in soft lavender gown and bit OF
lace at her throat, entered the dining
room She bent over, kissed the at
fectionate little Creole woman, and
touched Joe on the shoulder as she
passed.
When she looked at Chaudron he
shook his head, answering her I'M
spoken question: Vance came home
half an hour ago." he said; mo,
there's no news-yet.
How is Alice resting?" Mrs. Chau-
dron asked.
Quite easily, thank you; Celeste is
sitting beside her"
che intense anxiety and loss of
slesp had begun to tell on Anita; Joe
noticed it Immediately.
A few nights before, at the cotillion
it was her eyes that he had thought
most of-laughing, brilliant, perilous-
ly happy eyes; the eyes of child
with a delicious gravity in them that
Knocked the merriness of her lips.
Anita had been very happy that night.
Now there was something deeper,
something hidden in those eyes, some
thing that Joe could not fathom, as if
she'd drawn veil across their trans
parent depths.
The girls chin and throat seemed
whittier than ever-a perfectly rounded
chin, brave and firm as the soul of a
woman who had journeyed far with
sorrow.
Every once in awhile she glanced
at Joe with such an unquestioning