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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-11
BOASTS HE WOULD
P. PUT BANK TX ON BUM
Former Clerk Confesses Plot for
ii Systematic Robbery of
Pittsburg Bank. !
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Pittsburg, April lift 7 had had
two weeks longer would have put that
bank on the bum,' laughingly de-
clared Joseph g. Knorr. former clerk
in the Columbia Savings Bank &
Trust company, who was arrested while
it was alleged he was working on what
tematic robberies in history s,t,...
. ! Knorr was a former clerk in the
bank, but was dismissed on the LIST of
April, He. had-w worked i'll bank for
number Of years, and was familiar
with all -the.~deposits and the methods
of the depositors. ~. =. -. !
The bank, moved to a new location
on Fourth avenue and since that time
there have been many carpenters at
work about the building Several eve
nings ago Knorr went t0 the bank and
examined the books. The workme1
knew, that he was e. q aeslerk and paid
no attention to him, but the matter
was reported and al detective bureau
notified. A return ,eal2 was, expected
and four detectives remained at the
bank all night, Knorra returned early
in the morning and was about to ex
anime the books again when arrested
At headquarters Knorr, admitted hi!
guilt and outlined his plan. He intended
to copy the signatures Of depositorI
with large accounts, sign checks against
their accounts; have the. checks cashet
and then go to the banks that re
ceived them and collect them as hi
had formerly done, as an employee Of
the bank He had several forged check.
on his person when arrested.
Knorr was a former amateur pugilis
and put up a bitter fight when ar
rested. It required four detectives /,
take him to headquarters. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-11
COLL, BIGEL0W's TOOL;
SIGNED THE DRAFTS

Milwaukee,, April 11.--In the trial OF
Henry e., Coll, former assistant cashier
Of the First National bank of Milwau-
kee,. who is charged with looting the
bank, Thomas F. Camp, assistant cash
Ter Of the bank, resumed his testimony
today. He testified. that Coll, when as
sistant cashier, signed most of the
drafts on correspondent banks.
In reply to a question he said that
an officer Of the bank should hesitate
to carry out orders of superior that
were. manifestly improper and report
the same TO the board Of directors
Assistant cashiers and other officers,
he said, had access to the reserve cash
in the vaults.
James Is. Ilsley, vicepresident of
the Marshall 8 Ilsley bank Of Milwau-
kee, testified to having, on Dec. Z. 1904
Bigelow for $4,000 on. tie First Ma IA:
t ' bank thru a Chicago bank. The
amount was paid and later collected
from the First National thru the clear.
ing house. ,a4 ~
w. H. Kassuba, former bookkeepe1
OF the bank. testified that Gordon
Blgelow did not have any funds in the
bank at the time collection was made
from the bank on the $40 900 check.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-11
|PIOW ITssbOMB;
FARMER BLOWN UP
Dynamite Thought to Be. Buried:
Thruout Farm of Dead
Recluse.
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Chicago, April DIP sthumouss mai
ice, with dynamite as its agent, nearly
cost. the life of Philip Schneider, a
farmer living near Hobart, Ind. Sew
eral other persons have had narrow
escapes from the explosive which a p
parently has been planted turnout the
old miser who burned himself to death
several weeks ago In his dwelling.
Schneider was blowing yesterday,
when his pillow struck a can of ayna-
mite. which exploded, inficting proba-
BILE fatal injuries on the man and kill
ing his two horses Schneider s eyes
were destroyed. ,, aa .ss /,
Schneider took possession Of the farm
last Friday and started blowing a field
near his house the following day. His
MSw turned over a number Of sealed
Glass jars, in which were dynamite.
Yesterday, after hearing an explosion,
Mrs. Schneider went to the field and
found her husband lying in q furrow,
unconscious and bleeding. He had been
hurled fifteen or twenty feet by the
explosion. J. 4. s,+ !,
It has been found that Thompson pur!
chased 200 pounds of dynamite shortly
before his death, and it is believed that
the premises he occupied are planted
with bombs like the one that nearly
cost Schneider's life.
Three months ago when Marshal
Busse went to eject Thompson from the
house, he found the building closed and
the aged man absent. Entering thru
a window, the marshal found lot of
dynamite connected with an electric
fuse which would have exploded the
deadly stuff if he had forced open the
door. A month later terrific explo,
sion set fire to the barn and the remains
the embers. Thompson had declared
that nobody should ever live on the
farm b" 49, i -.
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SPOONER CORNERS !.
WISCONSIN PLUMS
La Follette's Friends Ask Why
President Ignores the Junior
Senator.
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Special to The Journal. 49,.
Washington, April 11.-senato1
Spooner is monopolizing Wisconsin
patronage, and friends of Senator La
Toilette are beginning to ask why the
president so completely ignores him in
distributing plums. They, point out that
Senator La Toilette probably is more
strictly in accord with the popular poll
cies Of the president than any other
man in the senate, yet he has been al
lowed no voice in the patronage.
There is bitter division among the
republicans in Wisconsin and all of the
men selected for office by Spooner have
been opponents of La Toilette. Yes
terday the senate confirmed the nomi
nation. Of E. w. Keys, formerly re
publican boss in. Wisconsin and now
leader Of the "stalwarts,' as post
master at Madison, where Spooner an(
LA Toilette both reside. In sending
Keys nomination to the senate thu
president also sent those of Henry c.
Kress to be postmaster at Manitowot
and William Case to be postmaster sal
Mausto1. Both are anti-La Toilette mer
ands<eey are distasteful to the junior
SENATOR - - -.-. .-.:-. ..-..
The recent appointments of. Judges
Sanborn and Quarles and of Consu
Wilder are not in harmony with til.
La Toilette wing of the party.
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SCORES CHASE F0OTPADS
WHO ATTACKED GIRL
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Chicago, April 11.-Attacked and
robbed by two men, Miss Mary Ben
nan, 10 years old. 258 North Branch
street, stenographer for James 81. Love
joy, 90 Ohio street, was the victim Of
a daylight holdup yesterday at Ohio
and Franklin streets. She was robbed
of 1920 she was carrying from Ii the
Northern Trust company bank to the
office of her employer. .~
The holdup was the boldest that has
occurred in Chicago in years. It oc-
Cured when many persons thronged
the streets. Scores who witnessed The
robbery started in chase after the
footpads, who escaped by turning into
an alley after they had run two blocks
north in Franklin street. -
Miss Bennan struggled desperately
to save the: money, but was oyer
powered and thrown to the sidewalk
While one of the men held her by the
throat, the other seized the small
handbag in which the money was con
cealed. .-
Come on, we We got the coin. - was
the exclamation Of the robber as he
tore the handbag from, the youns
woman s grasp and ran. H. -" :
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TRAIN DERAnED;
ENGINEER. KILLED
Accident to Great Northern Pas
senger Train No. 36.at Gates ;
/;
Of Cass Lake.
gvz,s - LIZ IN

Superior. Wis, April II. - Great
Northern passenger train No. SO, east
bound, was derailed at the front end
by striking some loose ties on the
bridge at the entrance to Cass Lake
late last night -
Engineer o 'Flaherty of Superior was
killed. The fireman jumped and was
severely injured, but will recover. !
According to the Great Northern: as
sistant superintendent 8 office in Su
more than shaking up. It was not
thought necessary to send physicians
to the scene. Of the wreck. = = ?,
The engine was badly, damaged, but
the train otherwise held to the rails.
Travel will be interrupted only until
100 ties are replaced.
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GAR MUST FIRST
/ SWEAR FIDELITY
Radical Members Of New st. Pc,
tersburg Parliament Plan
Coup at Opening. 4.

st, Petersburg, April ia caucus of
constitutional democratic members elect
Of parliament has been called for May
4 to formulate line Of action for the
party. Discussions, however, have ap-
peared already and split Is quite prob
able. The most radical members favor
a plan according to which they will de-
cline to take the prescribed oath until
the emperor shall have sworn fidelity
to the constitution.
Mr.. Kedrine, a we'll known st. Peters
burg lawyer and prominent constitt-
tional democrat, believes that the oppo-
sition should Immediately demand the
annu1ment Of the imperial manifesto Of
March 5 which gave the government a
strong hold on the proceedings Of par
lament as being inconsistent with the
previous imperial manifesto Of Oct. 80,
1906.
The more practical minded members,
like M: Vinaver, another constitutional
democratic candidate for ST. Petersburg
believe that the first duty Of the consti.
tutional democrats is to strengthen their
position by a coalition with the peasants
on the basis Of an equitable settlement
OF the agrarian questions.
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ROCKEFELLER i: TO BUILD
MANSION FOR GRANDSON
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: New York, April 1.-THE object of
joint. sRockefe ner',s flying visit to
Pocanticoshills in the pouring .rainSSyes-
terday was to give instructions re,
garding the erection Of "a $l,eOo,0OU
mansion which he will build on the
highest portion Of his estate as a pres
ent to his gran son, John d. Rookie.
Teller Ill when he becomes Of age.
The fact that John D. RockefelIe
was in the city last week and met q
number of his old business aeduaint.
ances ssat his residence became known
today. ss.ss -. 80 4 :
A Standard Oil man who enjoyed an
hours conversation with Mr.. Rookie.
teller said he was in exceptionally GOOD
health and was. cheerful. =
!, The superstition that Mr.. Rookie
teller made his first appearances il
New; York last Monday, after an alb
s s Of several months,.' said The
standard official. Cts all wrong. MI
Rockefeller has been in New York OF
several occasions, but has not been seer
at his office. - 80 .ss9t =
1t can be said that Mr.. Rockefeue,
IS very optimistic over the blsines.
outlook & -, = =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-11
TWO WOMEN And
BABE DIE OF FIRE
Gasoline the Agent in a Fearful
Tragedy in a Glyndon,
Mimi, Home.

Special to The journal.
Glyndon, Mimi, April Three
deaths, chargeable TO somebody's mis-
take, is last nights record in this vii,
lage.
Mrs. CLAUS Anderson, her mother,
Mrs. Peter Anderson, and the 27year-old
son of Mrs. CLAUS Anderson, were the
victims of an exploding oil can which,
It is presumed. contained some gaso-
lene.
The younger Mrs. Anderson was
kindling fire with what she thought was
Kerosene when the can exploded, cover
ing her and her mother with flames. .
The older women caught UP the child
and fed from the house a pillar of fire,
reaching her own home across the
street, where her husband extinguished
the flames, but she and the child were
20 badly burned they died this morning.
Mrs. CLAUS Anderson was found in her
garden, back of the house, a charred bit
Of humanity, but conscious and rational.
She lived five hours. - -
Her husband is on his way from Hell
ena. While knowing of the accident
he is unaware of it's terrible fatality.
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PINAULlI ROBBER
SMILES IN COURT
Continued From First Gage.

chance was never in sight until he
came to Minneapolis.
While he was caring for DR.. Evans
horses he was also engaged to look
after DR.. Pinault' g residence. The
horses and the money seemed to work
N unison to break down his good reso.-
H Every afternoon Of the winter races
at Lake of the Isles, w ainwright was
there with his employers team, and
knew him. They all liked him, and one
said this morning that there were few
men who were better known or better
liked on the ice than Wainwright. They
al knew him as Toln,},' and he mln-
gled freely with the best Of them. He
JIG an excellent horseman and he proved
this on several occasions at the track.
Then He Found the Treasure.
Wainwright says he never knew Of
the great wealth that was at his dis
posal until he had cared for the house
in the basement locked, and his curios.
ity prompted him to open it. In this
room was the safe with all the valu-
ables, and as soon as he saw it he knew
his fortune was lat hand nsshe could
only get away with it,. When it was
once opened he forgot all his promises
to himself, forgot everything but the
money and the horses and good times
the money would buy. With the help
of q safe expert, he says, he finally
opened the vault and then took his
time in getting it away.
It was not a hard or clever job as
far as getting the treasure. was con
cerned, Wainwright says, but the
trouble lay in getting the loot to New
York. He says he made his mistake
| in, staying in the acity long enough t.
convert some Of the silver into cash.
Denies He Served Time.
When seen in his cell this morning
Wainwright indignantly denied the
statements alleging that he had served
highway robbery !" TITS a ie,'' he
said. q I was in trouble only once, and
that was when / was boy. At that
| time / was: sent Ito. :reformatory fol-
| larceny and, stayed there only a few
months. II am not a dangerous Grim
lnal and have, no. record as clever
thief. / cannot imagine where the
police got the idea was SO clever 9
| Since Wainwright was brought back
to Minneapolis he has turned up more
W wv oVoAS1A UISlSSs kClGUluH Ill dix
cell he has directed the search, and val
liable furs and several articles Of silver
! W:lre have been recovered in the last
! two days. Before his trial he will prob
| ably be taken out by the detectives t.
point out all the places where he sole
articles. "a. ,4e er,.. IL 4 s..:..7E
1 Several sporting men who know
| Wainwright, say, he is a good fellow
/ quiet and modest, but amiable and al
! ways ready for a good time. They were
1 greatly surprised to learn. that it was
'.Tom" who had attracted the atten
| ton Of the entire country by his daring
| theft. 3 4. =, y. ?.IsT".-| =
| DIR. Pinault and the detectives will
| invoice the recovered goods at police
1 headquarters tomorrow and will also &C
oveT the list of articles that are miss
I ing. The exact market value will bt
4 placed On them ii order that The gran:
}isy e gs "a s s yasis ssttt ss OF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-11
LEAPS INTO EAST RIVER
FROM CROWDED BRIDGE

New York, April j Nathan Isaacs
jumped from the middle of the center
span Of the new Williamsburg bridge
into the East river 135 feet below, and
by the crew of a ferryboat.
His clothing was torn to ribbons his
shoes were torn from his feet and he
was terribly bruised by the impact of
his body on the water. Isaacs was un-
conscious when rescued, but soon re-
vived and may recover.
He made the leap at an hour when
the morning rush of Brooklyn people
to their work in the stores and offices
Of Manhattan was at its height, and
scores of persons witnessed his drop
into the river.
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RECENT OHIO LAWS. MAY
BE DECLARED ILLEGAL
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s Cleveland, April n.-All bills passed
in the recent session Of the Ohio legis-
lature and permitted to become laws
without the signature of Governor Pat;
tison, are illegal and void, if decisions
rendered by the supreme courts of
Massachusetts and Florida are followed
in Ohio, and that means practically all
of the laws,
Further, according to the decisions
mentioned, Ohio had no governor dur
was SO i'll that he could not give per-
sonal attention to any matters The
highest tribunals in Massachusetts and
Florida have decided that the state
constitutions require that each bill
passed must receive the personal CON
sideration @ef the governor before be.
coming law. s.
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KILLS SON THINKING -. -. :
HIM BETTER OFF DEAD

Los Angeles. April, 11.-Mrs. Kate
3. Raymond, wife Of Frank Kellogg
Raymond, q clerk in the interior de.
partment at Washington, yesterday
turned ON the gas at her home in Hoi-
llywood, q suburb, after. carefully lock-
Ing all doors and windows, and Il as
phyxiated her 41year-old. son., Frank
who was sleeping in the room, and
very nearly ended her own life. Physi-
clans who are attending her say she
may recover. -.
The woman, left two letters, one ad
dressed to her mother and the other to
d nsighbof. Tn her letter to her mother
she said she and her son would be bet
ter off dead. - =
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Pleads FOR SANE !
REPUBLICAN, MARCH
Continued From First Page.

Of the many, and SO the republican
party stands as q defender of all hon
est capital on the one hand, the pro-
ttect9r Of :, all peaceful labor on the other
hand. The republican party is the
enemy of those modern Catilines who
set at each others. throats the laborer
and the man who employs him.
Wants Conservatism.
;. "A class is swiftly forming that pro.
poses to solve. the great social indus
trlal problems Of the times by hasty,
i radical measures. Now and then even
the counsel Of violence is heard. This
group Of extremists is already appro-
prlat1ng the, name Of the democratic
party. Against them and their. doctrines
the republican party sets it's face like
flint and for them and their practices
the republican party has hand Of iron.
We must be progressive, we repub-
slicans. But we must also be conserya-
tive for the people demand not only
that our principles shall be right. our
purposes uplifting the masses, But that
our plans and policies shall work out
pract1cal results. Radicalism is emotion
At the boiling point conservatism is
perature. - -
Roosevelt Endorsed.
The platform as agreed upon by the
leaders OF the party and by the resolu.
tlons committee, -dwelt at length upon
state issues, Endorsed President Roose.
yelt g administration and Vice Presi.
dent Fairbanks conduct Of his office.
Regulation Of railroad rates in such
manner as to secure equality Of service
to all, upon just and reasonable terms
was favored. = -
The republican doctrine Of protection
was adhered to.
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WIFE OPENS BATTLE
FOR LUTTE MILLIONS
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Pittsburg, April s11.-The famous
lawsuit Of the wife and children Of the
late w. G. lutte to recover his estate
valued at perhaps $4,000 600 from
James W. Friend and Frank n. Hoff-
stott has begun. The allegation
is made that Friend and Hoff.
stott conspired to rob Jutte of his i'm.
mense estate while he was mentally un.
fit to transact business.
The attorneys of Friend and Hoffstott
attacked the life of lutte and stated
that lutte came to them with a propo-
sition to get 100000, concealing from
them his real financial standing and also
the fact that he was being accused Of
forgery in West Virginia.
They also claim that the stocks which
lutte gave them as security were after
wards found to be of little or no value
but that out Of the goodness of their
hearts they went along and helped him
out of his troubles, saving him from the
penitentiary, and at the time of his
death he was heavily indebted to them.
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The British commission appointed to
examine into claims for acompensat ion
put forward by non complaints whose
property was injured or DESTROYED in
the Boer war, has finished it's Iabors.
after awarding s47 100000 in dam,
AWidow. accused ina London police
having eaten any thing in folirte days,
a glass Of beer she had taken had gone
to her head. S I have also, = she added.
apologized to the police. =
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SURGEONS TURN BAD
!, = BOY INTO GOOD ONE
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"ootAteA opeeiai SefVAces--s -. T. -.
< Toledo Ohio, April .11.--Surgeons at
St. Vincent s hospital nave transformed
old Hurley, the good boy. :. !. II. =, =.
Harold, aged -, had been problem
to his mother. and to the Juvenile court
officers for some time. Probation Off
Ger Dilgart discovered a. peculiar scar
on the boys forehead. Inquiry deuel.
oped that: when 5 years Of age. Harold
stumbled and striking his head upon
a stone, sustained fracture Of the
skull. Gradually he became bad. After
the operation the lad Is faculties gath
cred slowly. -, VI.
i DR.: James .Donnelly states that the
pressure of the piece Of bone upon the
brain had gradually dulled all the high
or sensibilities and if it had gone on
Harold would in time have become an
utter degenerate. - { - FL = M
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OLIVE LOGAN IN WANT
Famous Author and Friend Of Dumas Fils
Has Husband Arrested.

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New York, April 11.--Weak in mind and
body and suffering from dire poverty,
Olive Logan. aged 81. who for thirty
years held the interest Of England and
America by her work as. a newspaper
and magazine contributor. playwright
and actress. and who was. an intimate
friend ct Dumas the younger, today tot
tered into the Harlem court and requested
Magistrate Cornell to take steps to make
her husband, James O'Neili Logan. TWEEN
ty-two years her Junior, support her. A
warrant was issued for Logan and he
was taken to court. The case will be
disposed of tomorrow.
Only nine years ago Mrs. Logan was
received with enthusiasm by society in
Washington. where she spent winter
giving lectures on her experiences in diff
ferent parts Of the world.
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GALE HAS HARD FIGHT.

Special to The Journal.
Mason City. Iowa. April n.-Caucuses
will be held this evening in the second
and third wards. The other ward eau
cuses are In the hands OF the opposition
to Senator Gales candidacy. and will be
held later Indications point to the big
gest fight In the history of the city.
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LOVERS KILLED BY TRAIN
Returning from Entertainment, Tw
lsiss Meet Tragic End.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 11.-While re-
turning from an entertainment at
Elizabeth John Buoy, aged 20 years,
and his sweetheart, Margaret : Ais.
house, aged II years, We're killed BY a
Pennsylvania freight train near Clair
ton, Pa. &.
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Berlin, April 11.-According to the
Volkszeitung the. police have been or
dered to direct users of seats in Inter
den Linden to rise and stand two yards
behind their seats when Emperor Will
liam is expected to pass
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MILLIONAIRE, SECRETLY,
WEEDS PRETTY SHOW GIRL
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New York, April 1l.--When. friends
Of Vera Cameron-one of the prettiest
show girls who has .dazzled Broadway
for five years-heard that she had Sc
eretly married last Sunday night John
was soon to live in grand mansion
uptown, they gasped in surprise.
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The French postage stamp, which
shows sower sowing against the wind
and with the wrong foot advanced. is
with the sous stamp.
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Henri Allorge, a young French poet,
has issued a.yolume Of poems entitled
nplr charms ahs .n r = he
parallelopipedon and the asymptote.
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John simmond of Henley-on- Thames.
England, who has just retired on a
pension, has walked 40 900 miles per
forming his duties ss postman.