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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
RICH MAN FLEEs ASYLUM
Inmate of "Millionaire's Row.
Escapes from Dixmont-Is Caught.

journal Special Service. -., '.-s
Pittsburg, Oct. 18.-The startling an
nouncement is made here and verified
by the Dixmont authorities that on last
Sunday evening there was an escape
from the Dixmonth insane asylum
which rivaled that Of Bertha Beilstein
some time since James Hill, one of
the wealthiest patients, an inmate Of
what is known as millionaires' row "
in the asylum, walked out of the insti-
tuition via the fire escape as did the
Beilstein woman, first having provided
himself. with key as did the matricide.
Thirty nurses and doctors turned out
to scour the entire country for Hill. He
was found some hours later, while wait
ing, for rain at station near the
asylum. He put up a rather severe
battle before he was led back to the
Institution.
Residents in the vicinity of the asy.
lum now are in complete state of ter.
Tor over the frequent escapes of dan
gerous lunatics.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
MORE. BODIES FOUND.

Mobile Ala. Oct. 1S.-Information was re
ceived here today from Dauphin island, report
ing the finding Of two more bodies. of white men
drowned in the September hurricane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
Last Day Strenuous.

The final days proceedings were the
most strenuous of the trial. The heavy
speeches on both sides were made. Vir-
gil H. Kline concluded for, the defense
and Attorney General Ellis for the
prosecution. ,...a..:.-.
= The defense submitted fourteen
points Of law for Incorporation in the
charge Of the court to the jury, all
but two, of which were rejected.
The tension between counsel reached
the breaking point and hot words
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

9 Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Oct. 18.-John G. Kane
supposed to be q well-known vaudeville theatri
cal. manages. was killed by the cars here today
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
s4oo, 900 FIRE m ponDEAux.
). g. KANE KILLED BY CARS.

Bordeaux, France, Oct, 1S.--A depot filed
with valuable merchandise was destroyed by fire
today involving loss OF 100000 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

Continued on I'd Page, Sd Column.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-06-21
A BIG CELEBRATION
Plans Being Arranged for Entertain.
ment of Excnrsionists.
Many Big Events to Take
Place. Large Fund Be-
ing Raised.

The joint committees of the
Commercial Club and the City
Council that have the matter of
getting up amusements for the
ntertainment of the excursion
lists that will arrive in this city
from Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa,
Minnesota aid the Dakotas July
IA and Is, have been very busy
the past few days raising money
for that purpose. They have
had good success so far and have
rsised quite a sum. Among the
events that will take place will be
an excursion among the Apostle
Islands, touching at the state
fish hatchery and other points of
interest. There will be all kinds
of sports and contests such as
base ball games, log rolling con-
tests, gasoline launch races,
gun club shoot, row boat races,
horse races, and many other
sports.
Free rigs will be furnished to
parties DESTROYS of looking over
the farms in this section.
On the evening of both days
there will be a magnificent dis
play of fire works on the bay
shore.
Nearly everyone in the city is
taking a great interest in this
celebration and they will try and
show the visitors one of the best
celebrations that has ever been
held in this part of the state.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-06-21

Seeds at the 99c store.

Seeds at the 99c store.
Bring in your milk and cream to
the Washburn creamery.
Better than ever, The Headlight
Cigar.
Eben Olson. of Port Wing, was
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. L. D. Goodnough is visiting
friends at Arbor Vitae.
Emma Bexrude is reported being
very sick with appendicitis.
The June brides appear to be
numerous in Washburn this year.
Attorney Shea, of Ashland, trans
acted business in the city yesterday.
Frank Bennett has just finished
having his residence newly shingled.
The Steamer Phonix loaded grain
at the elevator the first of the week.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Skuhra Tuesday morn
ing.
Dave Define and Lon Shafer trans
acted business at Ashland yester-
day.
Thomas Breadon of Ashland was
Washburn caller the first of the
week.
Deputy State Game Warden Lund
Of Iron River, was in the city yes
terday.
Mrs. Stellar aud son, of Menomo-
ME, are visiting with relatives in
the city.
WANTED-House of about five
rooms. Will purchase. Inquire OF
Loye-Land Co.
Miss Emily Gongon of Bayfield,
was in the city the first of the week
visiting friends.
Miss Anna Thibodeau of Ashland
was guest at the home of Miss
Cousineau Monday.
The young daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Stevens was quite sick
the first of the week.
L. L. Birdsey, express agent, and
family are visitiag at points in Wis
consin and Michigan.
The steamer Onoka discharged
cargo of coal at the Northwestern
Fuel docks the first of the week.
Alfred Marsh was in the city yes
terday and made arrangements to
move his family back to the city.
Mrs. Alonzo Shafer is visiting
with relatives at River Falls. She
expects to be gone about month.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Rummel of
East Fourth street are the happy
parents of a baby girl born Tuesday.
L. H. Lien and Gilbert Olson are
10 Superior this week acting as
grand jurors in the United States
court.
Miss Mayme Tracy left the latter
part of last week for St. Paul where
she expects to visit for three or four
weeks.
S. A. Bennett has opened up a
supply store in the old Carson stand
where he will keep all kinds of bee
supplies.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. L. Simmons and
daughter, of Superior, visited in the
city few days the latter part OF
last week
Miss Lyla Smith of Bayfield, is in
the city visiting friends. She is a
guest at the home of Miss Dona
Cousineau.
Mr., and Mrs. Tim Manning and
grandchild left yesterday morning
for Eau Claire where they will visit
for a week.
District Attorney C. 4. Morris,
Of IRON River, was in attendance at
the meeting of the county board held
yesterday.
Lot of sheet music at bar
gins, at Meehan's.
Money to loan on long terms. At
the Washbnrn Loan & Building AS
ISOLATION.
R0,<Ec/7 Eo,<,,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-06-21

du GuE III uC VI MIS. W. w. CrOSI
next Wednesday.
A parcel shower was given at the
home of Miss Josephine Harveaux
Saturday evening in honor of Miss
Dorcineau Cousineau.
Miss Peterson, who taught in the
public schools here the past term
has accepted a position at Rice LAX e
for the coming year.
Col. e. E. Tenant has been elect
ed Treasurer of Ashland County in
the place of Charles Archibald, who
died few weeks ago.
Oscar Runkle left Monday morn
ing for Fort William, Canada, after
visiting width relatives and friends
Ia the city for two weeks.
EG. Finnegan of Itasca transacted
business in the city Tuesday. He
was formerly a resident of this city,
and still owns property here.
Harry Wieman has rented the
Mrs. Mike Anderson property on
Pine street and will move his family
into the same in d short time.
Miss Tormey aud Miss Evans who
have bean teaching in the High
school here during the last two
years will not return next year.
Maharas Minstrels played at the
Opera House last evening to a crow
ded house. They have show that
always takes with the people of this
city.
A number of the sewers which
| were in bad cnndition are being
fixed under the direction of the
committee on sewers of the common
council.
Let everyone from now until July
18th "boost" the big excursion that
is coming to this section on that
day. Let's plan to entertain the
visitors royalty.
A number of parties of homeseek-
ers were here during the week look
ing over the lands of the Loveland
company and F. r. Preston. Sew
eral tracts were sold.
Mr.. M. Olmstead, of st. Thomas,
Canada, is visiting at the home of
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. Ell, Smith at
Houghton. M. Olmstead is a
nephew OF the Smiths.
The Loveland company have pnr-
chased the building next to the
News office and they will thorough
ly remodel the same and move their
offices there in a short time.
Martin Erickson, an employee Of
|
the Omaha railway, was hurt quite
badly at Grandview Monday morn
ing. He had his leg broken and re-
ceived numerous other injuries.
F. T. Yates and wife left tie first
of the week for Washington d. G..
where they will attend the meeting
of the National Press Association.
They expect to be gone about three
weeks.
The contract for the curbing on
the south side of Bayfield, street
from lst avenue west to Washington
Avenue was let Saturday night to
the Ashland Tile Works at 80 rs
cents per running foot,
Mr.. Lenroot is an able statesman,
eloquent speaker, End a leader in
progressive republicanism. IL it is
practicable for our readers to hear
him speak they should avail them
selves of the opportunity.
Try the Union Smoker when you
want a good sc cigar.
First class repairing and
engraving done at Meehan's.
Big Dissolution of Partnership
sale is now on at Peterson & Han
sons.
Go to the F. j. Meehan Co., PERI j.
man old stand, for jewelry, cut
glass, si1verware, china, cutlery,
Umbrellas, etc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-06-21

At a meeting of the Board of
School Commissioners held Satur-
day evening the folio wing teachers
were hired for the coming term.
Miss Rae, Dale; Miss Taylor, White
water; Miss Matthias, Chicago.
Owing to the shortage of season
ed stocks on the docks in this city
the lumber shipments have not
been very brisk during the past
few weeks. 1t is expected to pick
up again within week or so.
E. J. Wisse. of Chicago, who is a
brother-in law of Sheriff Conlin is
spending three or four weeks in the
city. He will visit at the Conlin
residence. Mr.. Wisse is in the Sc
cret Service Department at Chicago.
The Hon. Irwin L. Lenroot, Re-
publican candidate for governor,
will speak in Ashland on Saturday,
June %. be having accepted an in
vitation from the Swedish National
Society who celebrate the indepen-
dence Of Sweden.
Rev. and Mrs. Weiss were sur
prised by a party of friends on
Tuesday, the event being the fifth
anniversary of their marriage.
About forty persons were present.
They were presented with an ele-
giant parlor table as token of re-
gard.
The announcement of the wedding
of Miss Olga Herring, of Chippewa
Falls, to Mr.. Louis Duffy of this
city, is out, and it will take place at
the home of Miss Hering's parents
in Chippewa Falls next Wednesday
afternoon. The young people are
both well known in this city.
Get in line and bring in your milk
and cream to the creamery. It can
handle all that can be brought in.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-27

tatlon difficulties, however. prevent their
being taken out in any considerable guam
tity, and the main reliance of the country
for export materials is on the mineral re-
gion of the plateau. The total exports for
1904 1.-THE last year for which figures are
available) reached a value Of S,465,OOO.
Seventy-five per cent of this amount was
composed of mineral products from the
three plateau departments" of Potosi'
Oruro and La Paz. OF the remainder,
twenty-five per cent were forest products
from the eastern districts and two per cent
various animal products, such as skins;
furs. wool, &c.
The chief reliance therefore, of the coun-
try for export goods, with which to pay
for Its imports and for interest, SC, on
its foreign debt, is upon its mineral prod
ucts, and until improved transportation
facilities make it's forest products more ac-
cessible imports will increase only as the
mineral resources are developed, and the
character Of those imports will be deter
mined largely by the needs of the mining
Industries.
The need for cheaper power for the min
ing regions is quite as urgent as that for
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-27

IN answer to many inquiries Consul
Mills, of Chihuahua, Mexico, has written
to the Department of Commerce ana
Labor a somewhat discouraging report
as to the timber lands IN his districts, he
says
In general terms l may say that the
only merchantable timber Is pine, with a
small amount Of spruce scattered through
IT, There is in some OF the deeper arroyos
small oak timber that can be sawed, but
the quantity Is very limited. There are
several different varieties OF pine. The
higher mountains contain quite large per
centage of what Is known as sugar pine.
AL the pine timber In the state Is located
on the tops of the Sierra Madre Mountains,
at an elevation ranging from 5000 10 10000
feet most Of the sugar pine being al an
elevation OF 500 feet. The timber will cut
from 100 10 1000 commercial feet per
acre varying greatly according to locality.
The largest concefn operating In the State
al the present time is the Parral and Du-
TANGO Railroad Company. at Parral There
ana also several small mills west OF Chihua-
bua ana one or two mills IN connection
WITH the Mormon colonies In the northern
part OF this State.
''In securing timber lands from the
Mexican government the only thing neces-
sarv is to make announcement OOcation)
before the department Of fomento In Next
60 city. They viii then appoint an en-
gineer to survey the lands You must then
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-27
Dubhn'S Worlds Fair---19O7.

has been held IN ireland for nearly forty
years and the prospectus asserts that none
was ever held In the country Of anything
like the extent arranged for in the forth
coming display The exhibition buildings
are being erected in most attractive
grounds having an area OF hfty-two acres.
including Herbert Park. a recent gift from
Lord Pembroke TO the public
American manufacturers and producers
have too long neglected the Irish market
as a market directly accessible" says Con-
sui Moe III they established headquar-
tiers in Dublin instead OF IN London they
would soon ma their trade doubled. The
Irish market suffers from freight rates to
an extent scarcely understood IN the
United States II seems incredible that
goods can be shipped at almost the same
price to and from the United States via
English ports as from English ports 10
Ireland. Herein lies the reason why Amer
lean goods shipped to London headquaT-
tiers hardly ever see the light of day in
ireland. II costs very nearly as much 10
send a typewrlting machine from London
to Dublin as from New York 10 Dublin
via London or Liverpool. An opportunity
exists at present for American manufae-
turers 10 avail themselves Of this chance
~ putting their products before the Irish
people and It should not be lightly thrown
aside"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-27
Possibilities of American Export Trade NTH BOlivia

transportation facilities. There is no ma
i've fuel accessible at present except a
little brushwood in some sections, a dlmin-
lshing supply of the alpine moss known
as yarata,' and large supplies Of dried
llama dung. None of these is a very sat
isfactory fuel for power purposes, and
considerable quantities OF imported coal.
alcohol and oil are also used But the
treights, and consequently the prices on
these imported articles are extremely
high. and the power obtained Is too costly
to permit of the easy development of any
but the richest mines. Power at present
costs oil the way from three cents per
horse power to ten cents, according to the
situation of the mine and the nature of the
fuel used.
In some of the mining regions there
seems to be no possibility of improving
these conditions. at least until the COM
pletion OF the proposed railways makes
accessible some of the hardwood supplies
OF the eastern forests; but there are 9TH
ers where the investment OF relatively
small amounts of capital would make
available cheap hydro-electric power,
There Is water power available at many
points which could be supplied to many
of the mines by electric Transmission over
distances varying from fifty to one hundred
miles. For example, a copper mine near
Corocoro Is at present making plans for
bringing electric power from distance
of about sixty-five miles, and the owners
claim that they will thus be able TO reduce
their power cost to about one and a half
cents per horse power hour In place OF the
three cents which they now pay. Another
mine east Of Oruro Is planning to transmit
about the same distance and expects TO re-
duce its power cost from six and seven
cents to something less than three. These
may be exceptionally favorable cases, but
the margin Of saving is sufficiently great
to indicate that there are numerous SINH
lar Instances in which a fair profit cold
be made.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-27
UNIVERSITY STATISTICS.

= TATISTICS OF the German UNIVERSE
ties show that the men are dropping
Omedicne. while the women are turning
to 1t as a profes sion.
The total number OF matriculated stu
dents at the various universities IN the
empire for the winter term is 4-'o9O' OF a.,
Increase over the previous winter OF -i0.''
The number of university students IN 100
1876 was 1854, so that the increase oNeI
that OF thirty years ago Is -ooJo, A. ny
present time the Frederick william, IN
berlin leads. with S,OS1 students; Munich
has 5.l47; Leipzig. aga; Bonn, z'Soo' anu
Halle, 2,0g5 students.
The greatest trend Of study, according
to statistical tables, is toward the law
l21S9 students pursuing that course
against only 4.s75 in 1855 me Pn'i 10,
sophical courses are being studied Dy
0 sic university men, against 4,ls9 In lSao-So'
Medicine has dropped back In interest
6O32 medical students being regist REL,
whereas the number was 7,73 In is 5-st
and 1888 In 1896. In mathematics ana
science the students Increased from rs
I'm 1856 to ,s44 in 1866 and students In
pharmacy from 5S7 in 1856 10 1853 in
l9O5-O6 Evengelical theology was the
course of 4,437 STUDENTS in lSS5-s6, OF 2.9l'
students I'm 1855 and of only 2,lS6 stu
dents in l9O5-06. Catholic theology fares
better in educa tional intercTt, the LOS stu
dents I'm 1856 increasing gradually year
by year until me pfeneilt WINTER ShoNH
/ $50 students. Political economy grows
yearly In the German mind, 5S7 university
students following It In 1855. and l,l2l
now Dentistry claims 75S students al
present. against s06 ten years ago. Vet
Urinary surgery Is taught at Giessen Uni
versity, where 50 men were studying II In
1856 and III men az che present time.
The number II women studying at the
universities OF Baden and Bavaria and
the University OF Tuebingen, at which
women are regularly matriculated, amount
10 lSS for the present winter term 1866
OF this number IS are enrolled at Munich
A. at Heidelberg. IS al FreiOurg, at Tue
bingen, at Erlangen and at Wuerz'
burg. OF the above Is are studying medi-
cine 50 are studyinE philosophy, mathe-
MATES and science, 8 are studying law and
S political economy There are l.769 womeI
studying at the various universities iI
Germany.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-27

THE prospectus Of the Irish Interna-
tional Exposition to be held IN Dublin
] in the summer OF 1907 has been for
warded by Consul Moe. He writes
that work on the grounds has been IN
progress for some months. Nearly 1000
guarsntors, representing all classes OF the
community, have subscribed 70 a guaranty
fund which already exceeds $4,000. The
president OF the exhibition organization is
the Marquis OF Ormonde and among the
vice presidents are the Earls of Pembroke,
Meath, Drogheda, Mayo and other well
known men. James Shanxs Is secretary
and chief executive officer The object is
TO promote and foster the industries, arts
and sciences OF ireland by a display OF
the products for which the country Is IA
nous and OF the products OF partly
developed industries for which special
facilities exist IN the country. Consul
Moe says that though the exhibition 10
labelled as being 'internationa al" II IS
mainly to be national In It's Characters
tics. Foreign exhibits are to be entered.
but the spirit OF the show Is 10 give a 1T
ting representation OF Irish industries.
In the last few years a far spreading
revival OF industries peculiar to ireland
has been IN progress and the various ma
tional bodies organized for the purpose
have fostered a very healthy appetite
among tho people for the promotion 81
Irish crafts and arts. as well as liteFature
and music. No International exhibition
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-27

n size Bolivia stands third among the
nations of South America Indeed there
are few countries in the world that sur
pass it, for 1t is one-quarter the size OF
the United States, six times as large as
Great Britain and ireland and three
and one-half times the size OF Germany
or France. All OF New England. the Md
die States and all the Southern States ex-
cept Texas, together would just about MI
its area Of 10000 square miles.
This enormous section of country lies IN
the heart Of the South American continent,
On the east II Is separate from the seq by
the vast stretches of Brazil and the River
Platte countries. On the west,the nearest
practicable routes to the oceln are through
Chill from Oruro 10 Antotagasta, hve hun
dred miles by rail. and through Peru, four
hundred miles from Guaqui 10 Mollendo.
Broadly speaking, this great area repre-
sents the high plateau region or South
America, the section where the huge back
hone OF the continent. the Andes, spreads
out to Its greatest width, forming table
l,nd ranging in elevation from l2,OOO to
ia 900 feet above sea level, with many peaks
rising above 10000 feet. There Is, how
ever a second section of the country to
the east OF the mountains, including their
EASTWARD slopes, which here are very
steep, the main portion of which Is rela-
lively low land, varying from a Few nun
dred 10 a few thousand feet in altitude.
These two parts of the country naturally
present great contrasts, economically as
we'll as geographically. The hrst' or
plateau, region produces chiefly minerals
some farming Is carried on IN parts
but Il Is difficult to get more than small
returns, for the climate Is cold and the
rainfall scanty. The lowlands to the east
OF the mountains. on the contrary, are a
region OF tropical heat and abundant
moisture, except in certain sections.
Agriculture Is possible In many places.
but the chief products are those which are
exploited from the tropical forests-rubber.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-27

c1nchona, cacao, cocoa and hardwoods.
The natural outlet for the products OF the
plateau region is at present westward TO
the Pacific; of the eastern lowlands east
ward to the Atlantic.
The population of the country Is sparse
being estimated in 1900 at about 1907, 600
or two and a half to the square mile, and
the character of the mass of the people is
such that they cannot be regarded as hav-
ing any very high degree Of economic eff
fciency. Less than ffteen per cent are
whites; the remainder consists mostly Of
half breeds and Indians. many of them
scarcely IL at all, touched by civilization
and creating only a small demand for the
products Of the outside world raising most
OF their own simple foodstuffs and weaving
most of their own scanty clothing, know
ing little OF modern customs and wants and
having little contact with foreigners, eN-
cept in the mining centres.
There is scarcely any city life, for there
are few cities. The largest centre, the
capital, La Paz, contains only $4,000 inhabi-
tants. There are only five other towns
which pass the 10000 mark, and only
eight which pass four thousand. The re-