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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
WIDOW, NOV BRIDE, TO
CONTEST YERkES WILL
MRS. MINER MAY
DEMAND MILLIONS
Woman Who Turned from Bier.
to Altar Wants Her
Third. =
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, Feb. 3.-Now that. the
marriage of Mrs. Yerkes and Wilson
Miner and its sensations have passed
into history, the question Of what Mrs.
legal authority it is stated that il she
SO decides she can claim her dover
rights as the widow Of Charles T.
Yerkes, and there is nothing to prevent
her from securing her legal third Of her
former husband s estate.
Under the will Of the late traction
magnate. Mrs. Yerkes received, abso-
Iutely only 100000. She was given a
half interest on the residue Of the
estate during her life after the payment
of certain bequests, and the occupancy
of the Yerkes residence at Fifth ave-
nue. and Sixty eighth street. This would
not however, be anything like equal
to the amount. Of personal property that
der the dover laws of. Illinois.
If Mrs. Miner should decline to
claim her widow g dover in, lieu of the
will, it would naturally follow that the
other requests would be scaled down to
give her the $4,000, 900, third Of her
husbands estate. Charles E. Yerkes
and his sister, Mrs. Bessie L. Rondi;
under the will.
Should Mrs. Miner insist on her
dover rights, the most serious loss will
fall on the Yerkes art galleries, fol
which provision finally had been made
to the extent Of $5,600,000, and the
Yerkes hospital, also in New York
which ultimately was to receive q build
ing fund and, endowment of SO, 100000
thing, said an old friend Of the fam
lily. After this remarkable marriage
and her denials of it, it will not sur
prise anyone if she decides to contest
the will. She evidently is SO infatu
lated with her young husband that she
will do anything that he says. It i
reasonable to suppose that Miner will
/ rimonial venture closely. If Mrs. Miz
ner elects to claim her dover rights sh'
can do it. She is entitled to them I'm
less she relinquishes them in lega
FORM zss,f;as
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
GRANT IS TO Be
| A MAJOR GENERAL
Corbin, Greeley, Wade and Bell
Will Gain by Army,
Promotions.

Washington, Feb. 3.--The president
has selected Brigadier General Fred
erick Dent Grant, commanding the de-
partment of the east, with headquarters
at Governors Island, New York, to be
promoted to the grade Of major gener-
al to fill the vacancy caused by the pro
motion Of Major General Bates to be
lieutenant general. ~
Major General Corbin relinquishes
Major General Greedy will command
the army southwestern division with
headquarters at Oklahoma City as his
He will hold that post, however, only
for few months, or until
Major General Gorbin relinquishes
command of the northern division with
headquarters at St. Louis when he will
be transferred to that city. =
A movement is on foot to have Major
General Wade, now in command of the
eastern division, with headquarters at
New York, made lieutenant general
upon the retirement in April Of Lieu
tenant General Sumner. In that case
General Wade would hold the office
only day or two and would retire in
favor of General Corbin. In this way
a vacancy in the list Of major generals
would be found which would be filled
by the promotion of Brigadier General
Franklin Bell, who, as chief of staff, it
is felt at the department, should hold
that rank. l.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
WHITMAN TURNS
AGAINST SISTER
Declares She Bribed Man to Wed
Mother, to Gain Fathers
=. Riches.

Duluth, MINI, Feb. 3.-Alleging the
payment Of $1,000 to James Lindsey
as an inducement to marry her mother,
thereby securing thousands Of dollars
worth Of property under the provisions
Of her father 8 will, is the charge in the
deposition Of Alonzo J. Whiteman, now
serving sentence in the Auburn, N. Y,
prison for forgery, against his sister,
Mrs. A. J. Gibbons. in the suit to be
IA, to set aside deed alleged to be
fraudulent.
George F.. Perkins, who held judg-
ment Of $4,000 against Whiteman, is
plaintiff in the suit, and Clara J. Gibbs,
Albert L. Gibbs and the Cloquet Lum-
Der company are defendants, with the
Detroit Trust company intervenor. The
suit involves the title to 1000 acres
of valuable land in st. Louis county.
Reuben Whiteman; father of Alonzo
and Clara Whiteman, was possessed of
at Danville, n. Y, in 1885. It con-,
sisted Of paper mill worth $250,O00,
real estate and personal property in
New York and the 1000 acres of land
in this county. By the terms Of his
will, Whiteman left his wealth to his
son aud daughter, with life estate to
his wife. If she married, however, it
was provided that 1t went to the SON
and daughter, Alonzo and Clara White
man.
It is alleged that the sister induced
James Lindsey to marry her mother
and thereby secured possession of tho
bulk Of the fortune for herself and
| AlonZo,
Whiteman from his cellroom in Au.
burn prison declares he was in Europe
at the time the second marriage of his
mother took place, and that he knew
nothing of the marriage. When asked
the question as to whether she paid the
$1,000 for the purpose charged, Mrs.
Gibbs answered: 81 did not pay it.
It might have been paid by my at
i torneys'
Tt b asserted that on the face of the
records and dispositions, Mrs. Gibbs
paid nothing for the property, and the
contention in the suit is as to whether
the property was fraudulently conveyed
/ to her. Whiteman, 1t is alleged. has no
| interest in the result of the suit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
Gable Companies See Omen Of
Seismic Upheaval or Vol
!, canic Horror.
WEST INDIES CUT
OFF FROM THE WORLD
Meanwhile Reports Of Tidal Wave
Come from Co
lombia.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, Feb. 3.-PracticaI1y all of
the West Indies are cut off from cable
Communication. The break occurred in
eae Mess H ne het a
maica and Porto Rico on Feb. 1. Since
then the. Western Union has not been
able, to reach Porto Rico, st. Thomas,
Santa Cruz, St. Kits, st. Croix, Bar
BADGES, Trinidad, British Guiana and
other stations on the West Indian line.
The French Telegraph Cable compa-
|ny's line also is cut off somewhere be-
tween Puerta Plata and Martinique.
Before the terrible volcanic eruptions
at Martinique and st. Vincent, three
years ago, there were breaks in the
cables between Martinique and Domin-
lea and between Martinique and st.
are not able to explain the present
breaks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
ANNA GOULD QUITS !.
Her SPENDT II
Daughter of Jay Gould Breaks
at Last with French
H. - Count. -. f..
Journal Special Service. j

journal Special Service. - Ell ~. ~
Paris, Feb. 3.-The Countess de Cas-
tellane, formerly Miss Anna Gould, at
ter having her husband, Count Boni,
watched, is to sue him for a divorce.
The countess left the Castellane man
five days her Whereabouts y ere un-
known to her husband or any member
of his family, and it was supposed she
had sailed to New York.
However, an investigation showed
that she had not booked for passage
on La Savoie, which sailed today.
The facts seem to be that the former
Miss Gould left the mansion five days
ago.. after scene with Count; Boni,
NAsa ns zf 9sf sR fga Sin assHssi
was accom- panied by maid.
During the last four days the coun-
tess has been at the Hotel Bristol, in
the Place Vendome. The count has not
been at home since" the. countess left
and he is supposed tor have been living
at his club. ~ =
Further confirmation is obtained from
personal friend Of the countess, who
has seen the. latter, and: declares she
has no intention of going to New York
This woman friend says that, even il
the separation becomes permanent; thu
countess will continue to reside il
France. - - >s.s q
Efforts to find the various person
concerned indicate that they are keep
ing in%seclusion. At. the Hotel Bristo
the management denies that the coun
1 tess is or has been there, but in spit
| Of this denial it can be said that sh
actually was there. @ss.-sas 80.
An intimate family, friend, who claim
to have seen both the count and tn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
LYNCHERS' MOB IN
A MISSOURI TOWN
Thousand Men Gather to Hang a
Negro, and Sheriff Has
the Man. .

Poplar Bluff, Mo-, Feb. s.-A thou.
sand men gathered on the streets this
morning awaiting the positive identifi-
cation Of the negro Bud" jackson,
arrested last night on the charge Of
having attacked Mrs. Daniel Norman,
openly declaring their intention to
lynch him if Mrs. Norman identified
him.: jackson is held in jail surround
ed by guards. It is stated that Mrs.
Norman is unable to leave home to
identify Jackson at the jail and Sheriff
Hogg therefore announced he would
take the negro to the. residence. /. The
crowd announced its intention of ac-
companying the sheriff and prisoner.
The employees Of Williams Cooper
age plant, where Daniel Norman, hus-
band of Mrs. Norman, is employed, to-
day declined to go to work until the
crime against Norman g wife is
avenged. Many men carried ropes.
f Jackson was arrested last night, and
| its isssaid TOLD cont icting tofiAs arS,
garding his whereabouts in the after
noon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
CANAL BOARD FOR
LOCK CANAL IA | PLAN
Commission Would Construct the
Waterway on 85-Foot Level
System.

Washington, Feb. 3-The report of
the isthmian canal commission, record
ing it's decision in favor of an eighty
five foot level lock canal, was submitte'l
is accompanied by the report Of the
board Of engineers,> the majority Of
whom declare for a sea-level canal. 1t
will now be for Secretary Taft to ex-
press his own views upon the great
project in an endorsement, when trans
hitting the papers to the president.
It appears that Rear Admiral EnG
colt, the naval member of the commits
sion, was the only one who differed with
the majority, and favored sea-leve]
canal as recommended by the majority
of the board of consulting engineers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
TIDAL WAVE REPORTED
Colombian Port Is Said to Have Suf-
fered from Phenomenon.

fered from Phenomenon.
Journal Special Service.
Panama, Feb. 3.-Reports are cur
rent here that an ocean tidal wave Wis
tied Buena Ventura, in Colombia, last
Wednesday, and that the city was de-
stroyed. The tidal wave is said to have
been caused by either an earthquake
or some volcanic disturbance.
It is impossible at this time to con-
firm the rumors, owing to the fact that
cable communication with Buena Ven
tura is interrupted. Tests made here
show that the cable is broken in two
places north and south of Buena Ven
tura.
It is possible that a submarine vol
cano or wave, created by an earthquake,
may have caused the serious disturb
ances at Buena Ventura, Tumaco and
the smaller ports, judging from the phe-
nomenally rapid tide movements here
| recently. Captain Holroyd Of the Eng
| lish steamer Quito, which left yester-
day for Guayaqun and other ports, was
ordered to keep well off the coast and
to maintain strict watch for the I'M
1 usual changes reported from Buena
fUe4y -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
|0IL KING AT SEA,
HIS FRIENDS SAY
John D. Rockefeller Alleged to
Be Cruising on the
Atlantic.

tJoarnaf Special ssryics
Cleveland, Eeb. Friendss OFFS John
D. Rockefeller declare that the oil king
is cruising along the Atlantic; coast
and Id the Gulf. Of Mexico in q private
yacht. = The: latter, they say, Belongs
to a member of the Standard Oh, com
pany. They. also claim that the elder
Rockefeller is mot at his sons home
but is in the Adirondack mountains at
the lodge of another son, William. The
report that John 0. % father was at his
home was circulated, his friends SAY, to
mislead@ the public and the authorities
seeking to subpoena the oil king
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
SIOUX CITY BROKER
Is HE'LL! At WILLHAR
Special to The Journak

Special to The Journal
vWillmar, Mimi, Feb. 3.-Louis Beck
er, a livestock broker of Sioux City, is
held here awaiting the arrival of an Of:
ficer from Sioux City. He twas arrested
by Chief Of Police Bonde early today
while on a train from Sioux City to St.
Paul, on information contained in tel
egram from Chief of Police John Di:
neen of Sioux City.
1. It ID reported he left there with a
large sum Of money belonging to his
partner, and 4 draft of 81 900. He was
accompanied by woman, who is also
held. Ike
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
|S1ORK WILL NOT VISIT
GERMAN GROWN PRINCESS
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Berlin, Feb. 3.-The German impe-
rial family and court circles are greatly
depressed over revelation that has
crown princess. It has just been
learned from excellent sources that the
visit of the stork to the young crown
princes household, which was said to
be expected in the spring, will not oc-
eur.
Complications have set in which have
made such an event impossible. A still
more alarming feature of. the situation
is the fact that the court physicians
are now in grave fear that the princess
health and physique are such as to rem
der the prospects Of her becoming the
mother Of Q German emperor extremely
remote.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
SEES SCANDAL IN
OIL BANKS DEAL
sulzer Wants to Know Why the
Government Aids Tax
Dodging.

journal special service. 5'a-'
Washington, Feb. 3.-Denouncing the
transaction as "most scandalous in the
history of our government Repre-
sentative Sulzer Of New York has in
troduced resolution inquiring into the
sale by the treasury department. Of the
custom house property to the National
City bank, which is controlled by John
D. Rockefeller.
The resolution asks Of the attorney
general whether deed has ever been
executed by the government to the Ma
tional City bank, and if SO, when and
where the deed now is. The National
City bank has refused to pay taxes on
still rests with the United States, as
there remains unpaid $4,000 Of the
purchase price. The taxes on the prop
erty amount to about $4,000 annually.
The sale of the old custom house
property was negotiated by the treasury
department thru Secretary Gage and
Assistant Secretary Frank A. Wander
lip in 1899. Vanderbilt is now vice
president Of the National City bank
and Lyman an J. Gage Is president Of the
York, an ally of the National City
bank.
The National City bank made an offer
of $3,265,000 for the property. When
this was accepted, $3,2i5,0oO was trans
ferred to the government depository
account with the bank. Not one dol
lar changed hands in the transaction.
This left $4,000 unpaid on the prop
erty, which the government agreed to
lease at an annual interest Of 4 per
cent on the purchase price, $4,000 q
year, until the new custom house was
completed.
In addition to freedom from taxation
and water rents amounting to at least
| $4,000 year, the bank has received
annually, except last year, $4,000 in
rentals from the government, and in .ad.
| Thru the efforts of Representative
Sulzer the appropriation for the rent
for the fiscal year was eliminated from
the sundry civil bill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
MRS. ELIZA HULL DEAD.

La Porte, Ind, Feb. 3.-Mrs Eliza
Hull, wife Of Professor Lawrence G.
Hull, commandant Of Orchard Lake
Military academy, Michigan, and
Porte, is dead at Boulder, Co1., where
l. she went for her health. She was {
graduate Of Michigan university ant
had held the chair of history at Wis
sconsin state normal and Wellesley col
lege. Her burial viii take place here
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
TWO PR1 soNERs. ESCAPE.

: Bloomington, ILL.,, Feb. 8.--Two prison
ers, Carter Fraket and Arthur Wiley,
who were being taken to Joliet peniten-
tiary under two-year sentence for as
sault escaped from Sheriff Charles Tay.-
lor early today, while the latter was
asleep in passenger coach on. the side
track at Dwight. They were handcuffed
together. .-..-. - -;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
VANITY BETRAYED RUSS REDS,

st. Petersburg, Feb. 3.-Vanity proved
the undoing Of scores of Lettish revolu-
tionary leaders DESTROYS of immortaliz-
ing their. connection with the armed in
surrectionary militias. The leaders were
photographed in groups, wearing their
uniforms, and these pictures subsequently
fell into the hands Of the authorities, who
thus easily traced the originals and tried
them by court-martial III
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
FIRE SWEEPS ON
A CHICAGO SUBURB

Chicago, Feb. 9.-Fire starting from
a blaze in some prairie grass near the
suburb of Austin, west of this city,
today consumed three apartment build
ings and number of small frame cot
tages. The fire is still unchecked and
residences in its path cannot escape
destruction.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03

MERGER REPORT AT WHITE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 3.-The reply of the
interstate commerce commission to the
house resolution calling on the president
for information regarding an alleged mer-
ger of the Pennsylvania railroad and 9TH
er companies. was placed in the hands of
the president today.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
w. c. 7. y. WILL WAR
ON SMOKING CARS
Journal Special Service.

Galesburg, ILL.,, Feb 3.-Galesburg g.
Woman Christian union has adopted
a resolution urging that a universal
protest be framed asking for the abo-
lition Of smoking cars and compart--
States. It was urged that they are a
source Of discomfort and annoyance to
passengers, besides being unsanitary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
IRVING TO TOUR AMERICA.

London, Feb. 3.--H. B. Irving, son of
the late Sir Henry Irving, today signed
Ia contract with the Shuberts to appear
in America in g Lights Out. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
COLD WAVE IN MARYLAND.

-. COLD WAVE. TN MNHYLVNO. =
sHagerstown, Md, Feb. S.-Western
Maryland is in the grip Of one of the
coolest waves Of the winter. There has
been fall Of so degrees In the temper
allure within twenty-four hours, and zero
weather marks were registered here
early this morning. =. ....
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
FIRE IN KENTUCKY TOWN.
Richmond, KY, Feb. 3.-Fire today did
damage aggregating $4,000 to the bust
ness houses here.

Appointments of rural carriers commencing
March 10: Minnesota-E. s. Olsen. route A.
Amboy; VIM. Il Salmon route 2, Cambridge;
A. =. Lord. route /, Douglas: John E. Noreen,
route /. Winthrop.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
Frazee / Hotel Burns.

Special to Tie Journal.
Frazee, Mimi, Feb. 3. Fire de-
stroyed the Briggs hotel and saloon
early today. The loss is $4,000, partly
covered by insurance. Some excite
ment was caused by alseries of explo-
sions Of liquor in the saloon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
THREE PERISH IN
FIRE At PRENTICE c
Grant Stewart and Two Children
Die in Flames that De-
stroy Home.

Special to The Journal .,35 81
Prentice, Wis.,, Feb. 3-Three lives
were lost in FIRE at 4 O'Clock this
morning at the Stewart home. The dead
are: 3s5st,. z
Grant Stewart.
Mary Stewart, % years.
John Stewart, baby.
The fire was caused by the explosion
Of lamp. Instantly the burning oil
spread to the table overland the cur
tains. In few monents,a the room
was mass of flames. Mrs. Stewart
rushed frantically from, the house after
making despairing effort to save her
children.
Her husband was overcome and fell
by the side Of the children.as he was in
the act Of rescuing them.
The flames spread so rapidly that
nothing could be done TO save the three
and later their charred bodies were
found together in the ruins Of the
home.
Mrs. Stewart s. escape was miracu-
lous. She found her way thru the
smoke and flames to the chill dren 8 bed,
when the husband was about to save
them. She then rushed out thinking
the others were following. She was
badly burned and is Frustrated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
Fire at Cedar Falls.

Fire at Cedar Falls.
Special to The Journal @
Ced2r- Falls, Iowa. Eek. 3.The
creamery at Benson, four miles west of
this city, was burned last night. The
loss is $4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
The stockholders will have the plant
rebuilt at once. Ed sg5ss !. -.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-05-24
SENATE COMMITTEE AGREES TO
RECOMMEND HOUSE MEAS
URE FOR PASSAGE.
TAKES ACTION on CANAL SUPPLIES
RESOLUTION APPROVED DIRECT.
ING PURCHASE or DoMEs-
Ttc~MATERiALs.

Washington, May 24.-The de-
natured alcohol bill has been ordered
reported favorably by the senate COM
mittee on finance.
There were numerous amendments
made to the bill, largely intended to
prevent reduction of the internal
revenue by reason Of the act. Pro-
vision was made that 1t shall go into
effect Jan. !, 1907, instead of within
three months after the passage of the
measure. No Limitation was placed
upon the size or capacity of the stills
at which the denatured alcohol Is to
be manufactured.
Many OF the amendments were
purely verbal, but 1t Is thought by
Commissioner Yerkes of the internal
revenue bureau, who assisted In draft
ing them, that they will aid In the op-
Grafton of the measure SO far as gov
ernmental control of denaturing is
concerned.
The committee has also favorably
reported a resolution directing that
materials for the Panama canal shall
be of domestic production and manu-
facture unless the president deems
the bids for the same exorbitant.
Mr.. Aldrich made an effort to Sc
cure the passage of the resolution by
the senate, but owing to objections on
the part of senators action was post.
pOned
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-05-24
EXCITING SCENE IN HOUSE
DEMOCRATIC LEADER BECOMES s
ANGRY AT A DECISION BY
SPEAKER CANNON.

Washington, May 24.-When the
house met an unusual scene occurred
Immediately after the approval OF the
Journal.
Mr.. Williams. the minority leader,
demanded the yeas and nays on the
motion of Mr.. Adams (Pa.) to go into
committee of the whole for the fur
ther consideration of the diplomatic
and consular bill. This demand was
refused, the speaker holding that one
fifth of the members present had not
risen to demand the yeas and nays.
Il demand that the other side be
taken," called out Mr.. Williams. be-
coming considerably agitated.
The speaker up to this time had
been calm and unruffled. He refused
to take the negative on rising vote,
stating that hut short time before It
had been demonstrated that quorum
Of the house-I95--was present.
Then Mr.. Williams became angry
and thundered out protest against
the ruling of the speaker, insisting
that the demand was within his par
liamentary right. right recognized
by the rules Of the house.
Some excitement followed the re-
mark of Mr. Williams and the speak
er, nettled at the manner OF the floor
leader of the minority. decisively re-
piled that the rules were silent on the
point and that he was wholly within
the Constitution when he refused to
take the other side when an INSULT
cient number rose to demand the yeas
and nays.
The speaker pounded the desk while
Mr.. Williams continued to speak. his
words being drowned by the noise OF
the gavel and the excitement on the
floor Leaving Mr.. Williams standing
the speaker descended from the desk
and Mr. Curtis (Kan.) took his place
as chairman Of the committee Of the
whole and general debate on the dip
lomatic and consular bill was resumed