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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

President Castro Astonished That
France Has Broken Off
Relations.
New York Herald Special Service,

New York Herald Special Service.
Havana, Jan. 13.-Dispatches from,
Trinidad stated that there are persis-
tent reports at Port of Spain that the
French squadron has sailed from
Guadalupe for Trinidad 1t is said
the French ships have been sighted
passing St. Lucia.
--latest advices from the fleet were
that it had sailed from Fort de France,
Martinique, for the Isles Of Saints, off
Guadaloupe, and that one Of the big
cruisers had taken troops to one Of the
latter islands where there have been
political disturbances and incen~
diarism.
Al the time the squadron sailed for
Guadaloupe, it was announced that
later it would sail for Trinidad.
The squadron was dispatched from
France when the Venezuelan trouble
began to grow acute. Trinidad com
mands the mouth Of the Orinoco and
the principal ports Of Venezuela are
but few hours sail distant.
= ~ Castro Astonished.
Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. II, via Port
of Spain, Trinidad, Jan. 13!-President
lCasIro is asJOnlshed Chat france has
broken off relations, after his concilia
tory attitude and his note withdrawing
his Counterpart. President Castro ex
. pected France to renew relations by
sending a new representative, but yes
J; terday Mr.. Russell, American ministe:
here, advised Senior Ybarra, Venezue
liam minister Of foreign affairs, tina
France had severed all relations
France Is withdrawing M. Taigny, he
charge d aaffaires today. - :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
TO SOLVE
. THE PASS PROBLEM
Continued From First Page.

dition of public business demands it.
The commission, which is just COM
pleting an investigation Of the tariff
situation in that country and for that
purpose has travelled almost $4,000
miles, carries passes Of this kind, pro-
vided for by law, and therefore ac
cepted as matter of right and not
of courtesy.
In this country, when government
commission goes for trip of this or
any other sort, or when public Off
cial goes, full fare is paid, or free
transportation is accepted as a cour-
tesy at the hands Of the railroads.
Obviously, no commission or indi-
vidual official could afford to pay for
transportation, and so the railroads
have been put in the position of con-
descending to accommodate the govern
ment. ..
The opinions of influential railroad
managers have been sought and invari-
ably they have said that they hoped
such law would be enacted. 1t will
put all this business of official travel
on higher and more dignifed plane
than ever it has occupied in this coun-
try. The success of the scheme in
Canada is a guarantee that it would
| work satisfactorily.
Members of the two houses who have
expressed themselves on the question
favor it, and it is understood that it
has also the Endorsement Of the presi-
dent.
| The bill referred to will contain the
interesting section that no railroad
will bepermitted to issue free transpor-
tation to anyone, excepting its officers
and regular employees, travelling on Off
| cial business. This provision will, OF
course, permit the officers and EN-.
] ployes Of one road to travel free or
/ other roads.
Thus at one stroke the problem which
has agitated various state legislatures
for years would be solved.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
NOT ABLEs NAMED IN
MEDICAL FRAUD CASE
Force Of Life Chemical Com
pany's Operations Stopped
at Roosevelt Behest.
SnLcial to The Journal.

sntcial to The Journal. - ~
"a YEW YORK, Jan. 18.-Men proni-
III nent in national affairs are
mentioned in connection with
the exposure of the "Force of Life
Chemical Company DR.. William w.
Hadley, medical director, aud Mrs.
Laura NJ. Wilson, his assistant, were
arrested by government authorities and
held in bonds of $4,000 each FOR exami-
nation next Saturday.
General James O'Beirne, former spe-
eial agent Of the treasury department.
and prominent In republican politics,
Is named as president of the concern
In the literature which has been sent
broadcast.
The prisoners are charged with con-
spiracy to obtain money under false
pretenses by the use of the United
States mails. In the complaint two
other officials of the "Force of Life
Chemical Company are named Jointly
with them as parties to the conspiracy.
These two officials are now out Of the
city.
The Force Of Life Chemical COM
pany for the last three or four years
has maintained elaborate Offices in
this city. It has done an extensive
mail business. An official Of the com.
pany told the postal authorities that
the concern had no fewer than 1000,
900 patients.
The investigation leading 10 the ar
rest had covered a period Of almost {
year The federal authorities started
on the trail Of the Force Of Life con
Germ on the personal invitation of Pres
1den Roosevelt.
Two weeks ago there is said to hav
been a migration Of the most prominen
Force of Liners to Syracuse.
The power to raise the dead, it |
claimed, is alleged by DR.. Hadley, frs
challenged the attention Of the authori
ties little less than a year ago whe1
Postmaster General Cortelyou receive'
q personal letter from President Roose
welt enclosing one Of the Force of Lift
circulars, which had been sent to tn
President by a woman in Springfield
Mo.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
DUAL TARIFF BILLS
CHANGES EXCELLENT
BY w. w. Iernana.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator AL
drich and Speaker Cannon, bosses re-
spectively of the senate and the house,
have had several conferences this week
on tariff matters, and most Of the time
during the conferences was spent dis
cussing the maximum and minimum
propositions submitted by Senator
Lodge, in one house, and Representa-
tive McCleary, Of Minnesota in the
other. .'''-
The former bill makes the present
tariff law the maximum, and the lat.
ter makes it the minimum. ~.
Mr.. Cannon is said to favor the Nc.
Cleary proposition, and Senator AL.
drieh the Lodge plan. Both, however
ere in accord on the general maximum
and minimum principle, and legisla
tion Of this kind is now more likely
than it ever has been in the history OF
the American congress. @ e "
The German situation will be the ex
cuse for bringing the question up
Something must be done to offset the
disadvantages which American com
merce will labor under in that country
after April, and that something
seems to be the Lodge or the McCleary
bill.
In tariff address which Mr.. Nc
Cleary is now preparing, he will dis
cuss the maximum and minimum prin
.ciple, historically and economically
and bring to bear all the arguments
that, favor it. That address will b.
a textbook for all advocates of tina
principle, at least in the house.
Senator Lodge will also deliver al
address on the question, but he will no
go into it as thoroly as Mr. McClear,
purposes doing. The question will
| probably not come up formally in tn
ways and means committee for severa
weeks, and it may not reach the foo
Of the house for perhaps month o
two.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
POOR, POOR GIRL SHUT /
IN SPANISH CONVENT!
Old, Old Fraud Worked in Wis.
consin and Victim Almost
Lost 5000.
By Publishers Press.

By Publishers Press.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, Jan. 13.-It devel.
oped today that William 7. sherer,
local druggist, was one of the Wis
consin victims of the gang of Spanish
swindlers that have been operating in
the United States thru the mails. Last
October he received a letter purport-
ing to be from long lost relative in
the land of the Dons, of whom he had
never heard The writer, after admit
ting himself to be Of noble blood,
stated that he was dying and that Mr..
Sherer and a young girl in one Of the
Spanish converts were the only heirs
to the estate he was about to leave.
Subsequently word came that the
relative was dead and that full details
as to the steps which the GAINESVILLE
man was to take were to be found in
the papers contained in trunk in
certain London hotel. In the mean
| time, in order to establish his claims
and settle certain matters connected
with the estate it would be necessary
for him to forward 5000.
Mr.. Sherer did as requested, but
some days later his suspicious that all
was not right were aroused by an
article exposing a similar swindle ap-
pearing in one of the newspapers. He
telegraphed the postal authorities at
Washington to have the letter inter
copied, and finding that he was too
late, cabled thru the Washington Of
fees to Spain to have the postal au-
thorities there prevent the envelop
from reaching its destination. They
were able to do so and the letter was
mailed back to Washington on Jan. IL.
After the necessary red tape and
Identification are completed it will be
returned to GAINESVILLE. The cable tolls
amounted to $40. Postmaster J. j
Collins Of Seneca was another victim
of similar scheme, but his letter wa.
stoDped in New York CITY.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
FREED FROM MADHOUSE,
SANE, AFTER 9 YEARS
Man Once Prominent in Brooklyn Poll
tics Gains His Liberty.

New York Herald Special Service
New York, Jan. 13.-Irving L. Brag::
don, civil service commissioner OF
Brooklyn, and a well-known republican
politician, who has been in Blooming
dale asylum and sanitarium for nine
years, was today adjudged sane by
Westminster county officials, and he
was ordered released from the asylum.
His wife, who was in court, is said to
be very wealthy. She had Lawyer I. J.
Beaudias to represent her and fight to
prove that her husband was insane.
Mr.. Bragdon took about four hours to
tell about his wife s history and his ex.
perience in a sanitarium, and how he
was railroaded to Bloomingdale. He de.
clared that he had always been sane,
but when he spoke to attendants they
said he was crazy and langhed at him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
NINE IN "A FAMILY;
TOTAL. OF AGES rs 703
Special to The Journal:

Special to The Journal
Chicago, Jan. 13.-clairns advanced
by several IlIinoians that they belong
to families notable for longevity have
called forth the statement from Rev.
David g.. Bradford, chaplain In the
illinois general assembly, that he Is
one Of the nine children OF family
which for. combined age Is probably
not equaled In the United States. OF
the nine brothers and sisters, all OF
whom are living, the eldest Is 81
years old, and the youngest 60 years
old. The ages OF the nine run as
follows: 81, IS, SO, 81, 70, rs, ~,
n and 3d., an aggregate of 7o3 years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
DEFEAT FOR GROSVENOR

Columbus Ohio, Jan. 13.-Action taken
by the Perry county republican COM
1nittee today removes all doubt as to the
defeat of General Grosvenor for renom-
inatton for congress in the eleventh dis
trict. At a full meeting of the COM
1nittee held In New Lexington the can
didacy of E. S. Martin for congress- was
unanimously endorsed and he was au-
thorized to name the county's delegates
to the congressional Conventional be held
in February. The capture Of the Perry
county delegates insures majority
against the sage Of the Ohio delegation
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
EckELs STAYS IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Jan. 13.-Rumors that James
III. Eckels is to become president of the
Mutual Life insurance company of New
York were proved false today when Mr..
Eckels announced that he would accept
his reelection as president of the Com
mercial National bank
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

An attempt is being made IN England
to popularize the destructive and de-
spised dogfsh as an article of diet.
The suggestion is made that good
first step in the direction would be to
change its name.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
Oath Annual Reduced-Price Sale.
The Great Plymouth Clothing House.
100000 FIRE I'M MANITOWOC.

Manitowoc, Wis, Jan. 13.--The plant
Of the Wisconsin Veneering company,
owned by Fred bennett of Sheboygan,
was destroyed by fire tonight. The loss
is estimated at $l25,000, with insur-
ance Of 100000. W. --ss'. ~ {
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
MAN KILLED IN EXPLOSION.

Marshalltown, Iowa, Jan. 13.-At Mack
ey today, an explosion of dynamite blew
up the hardware store belonging to Alvin
Nelson. Nelson was blown to atoms, but
no one else was hurt. The shock was
felt for miles around @
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

The annual value Of the mineral prod
ucts Of Germany is about $3.50, 000,0 900.
Coal and iron are the most important.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
$500 600 FAILURE IN FRISCO

San Francisco, Jan. 13.-The Wilson
Lyon Construction company one Of
the largest contracting corporations in
the state, failed today. The liabilities
are placed at 100000 with no estimate
f assets. ia %E 80 49,.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-21
NOT THE FIRST TIME
California Earthauakes Have Been Numerous. But This is the Worst the Golden Gate
 Ever Experienced.

"HE recent disastrous earthquake
 extending over so large part 1 of the Pacific coast region and wrecking such an extensive section of the city of San Francisco was not the first of these catastrophes known in the western metropolis, though by all odds the most damaging
 For many years the municipal au- thorities refused to permit tall build ings in the city because of the fear of earthquakes, several of which had al- ready been experienced. Finally the interdiction was removed, however, and number of skyscrapers resulted.
 Prior to 1890 there was hardly a building in excess of five stories and only few of that height. Today there is one eighteen stories high and quite number from twelve to fourteen stories.
 In the spring of 1898. about 10 o'clock one night. the city had a seismic shock that put to test its high structures. It was the worst earthquake since 1868. when for eight or nine blocks on the main street CMarkeu the ground was cracked open several inches.
 In the upheaval of 1898 the tall build ings were given a fearful shaking. and some of their occupants were made dizzy and sick The structures were uninjured. and ever since that time there has not been % much question of the safety of high buildings of mod ern construcfon-that is. buildings of structural iron frame and fscings Of pressed brick terra cotta or stone.
 It was M. H De Young. the proprie- tor and editor of the Chronicle, who was the pioneer in this respect. He met with opposition from the munici- pal authorities fourteen years ago when he decided 10 erect a ten story house for his newspaper. It was believed to be a dangerous undertaking because of the esrthquake fear. but Mr. De Young won out and thereby set an example of enterprise tO other wealthy men vho have since built more tan bUldInxs For Instance. D. O. Mills. the New York banker. wbo ovns a great deal Of San Frsncisco pruperty. has one Of the tsIlest and finest structures En tbe city.
 Claus spreckels. known throuTbsut the coantry ss the s1Ezr king and th. riche<t San Frznci@czn. ouns a bzfld- ing seventeen stories hlrh. csnuo-Iy knovn ss the Can bzilsI.x- On thrss of the cO-ner sitezI vbers Third street I1tsr>-crs Msrkst is located the Tr>.f sprecksls b1iBdirx- the boDe of the Can. the Ds fez.x haildlnx. the hone sf the Ch-s1ic1e. and tke Hexrxt tr1f- i1E- occRi>d hT tse Ex.zi-<r. Ds nres Er,st Fs<sfc ossrt n<wsvaDxs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-21

of the enemy. There was a detached Federal gun there doing its work. It was a superb twelve pounder, and Duncan's men quickly captured it with its Timber chest. Instantly dismounting and without waiting for orders from him, they turned 1t upon the enemy with vigorous effect. but they were so fear fully overmatched in numbers that their work endured for scarcely more than minute. They fired dozen shots perhaps. but they were speedily over whelmed, and in another instant Dun- can ordered them to mount and retire again, firing Parthian shots from their pistols as they went
 When he again reached the little hill to which he had retired at the begin ming of the action, Duncan looked around him and saw that only seven of his eleven men remained. The other four had paid a final tribute of their lives to what was now obviously "the lost cause"
 By this time the fight was over. and practically all that remained of the ar tillery of the Army of Northern Virginia was in possession of the enemy.
 But that enemy was a generous one. and, foreseeing. as he did. the surrender that must come with the morning. 1t made no assault upon this wandering squad of brave but beaten men. who were sadly looking upon the disastrous end of the greatest war in human his tory.
 Captain Duncan's party was on e bald hill within easy range of the car. pines of Sheridan's men. but not shot was fired at them, and not So much as e squad was sent out to demand their surrender.
 Night was now near at hand. and Guilford Duncan turned to his men and said:
 The war is practically over. I sup pose. but I for one intend to stick to the game as long as it lasts. General Lee will surrender his army tonight or tomorrow morning but General John ston stiIl has an army in the field in North Carolina It Is barely possible that we may get to him It is my pur- pose to try- How many of you want to 90 vith meT
 The response vas instznfsne01s and unzniuous-
 wen sIl stick by yOu- captain. tiII the COWS cone bome.'- they cried
 -very we'll he answered We must march to James river te1Izht and ero~s ft We must make our vsy into the no11fains and through LynchbEI
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-21
By... si GEORGE CARY EGGLESTON


He was bronzed almost to the com. plexion of mulatto, but without any touch of yellow in the bronze. He was dark by nature, of intensely nervous temperament and obviously man capable of enormous determination and unfaltering endurance.
 i He had not yet lost the instinct of battle, and it galled him that he must sit idly there on his horse, with his men awaiting his orders, simply ob. serving a fight in which he strongly desired to participate. He could see the Federal lines gradually closing in upon both Hanks of the artillery, with the certainty that they must presently envelop and capture it. Seasoned sol dier that he was, he could not endure the thought of standing still while such work of war was going on.
 Seeing the situa tion, he turned to his men, who were armed only with swords and pistols, and in voice so calm that it,belied his impulse he said to them:
 ''This Is our last chance for fight, boys. I am going into the middle of that mix. Anybody who chooses to follow me can come along!
 Every man in that little company of eleven had two pistols in his saddle holsters and two upon his hips, and ev- cry man carried in addition heavy cavalry saber capable of doing execu- tion at close quarters. They were gen tlemen soldiers, all. The cause for which they had battled for four long years was as dear to them now as 1t ever had been. More important still, their courage was as unfiinching in this climax and catastrophe of the war they had waged as it had been at Bull Run in the beginning of that struggle or in the Seven Days fight or at Fred ericksburg or Charlottesville or Get tysburg or Cold Harbor. Duncan had not doubted their response for one mo- ment, and he was not disappointed in the vigor with which they followed him as he led them into this final fight As they dashed forward their advance was quickly discovered by the alert enemy, and destructive fire of car pines was opened upon them. At that moment they were at the trot. Instant ly Duncan gave the commands:
 ''Gallop! Charger
 With that demoniacal huntsman's cry which is known in history as the rebel yell" the little squad dashed forward and plunged into the far heavier lines
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-21
CHAPTER II.

'NHE young man rode long and r late that night. His way lay always upward toward the
 A crests of the high mountains oi the Blue Ridge range. i The roads he traversed were scarcely mDre than trails, too steep in their ascent to have been travelled by wag oIp that might wear them into thor. oughfares. During the many hours of his riding he saw no sign of human habitatio0 anywhere and no prospect of finding food for himself or his horse though both were furnishing.
 About midnight. however. he came upon bit of wild pasture land on a steep mountain side, where his horse at least might crop the early grass of the spring. There he halted, removed his saddle and bridle and turned the animal loose. saying:
 Poor beast! You will not stray far away. There's half an acre of grass here. with bare rocks all around 1t. Your appetite will be leash enough to keep you from wandering"
 Then the young man-no longer q captain now, but a destitute. starving wanderer on the face of the earth threw himself upon carpet of pine needles in a little clump of timber, made a pillow of his saddle, drew the saddle blanket over his shoulders to keep out the night chill. loosened his belt and straightway fell asleep.
 Before doing so. however, faint with hunger as he was and weary to the verge of collapse. he had little cere- mony to perform. and he performed 1t in answer to a sentimental fancy. With the point of his sword he found an earth bank free of rock and dug a trench there. In it he placed his sword fin It's scabbard and with its belt and sword knot attached. Then. drawing the earth over 1t and stamping it down. be said:
 That ends the soldier chapter os my life. l must turn to the work of peace now. have no fireplace over which tO hang the trusty blade. 1t Is better to bury it here in the mountains. in the midst Of desolation. and forever to for. get all that it suzgests"
 When he waked in the morning soaking. persistent. pitIIes rain was falling The young mans clothing was % completely saturated that as he stood erect the water streamei from his elbows. and he felt 1t trickling down his body and his legs.
 This Is c pretty good substitute for a bath be thought as he removed his garments and with strong nervous hands vruns the water cut of them as Iaundresses do with linen
 He had no means of kEndIInx q fire. and there was 10 tine for that at any rate GuilfOrd Duncan nad begun to feel the panss not of mere hunger. bat of actual starvatioo-the pains that mean collapse and speety death He k1ev that hs must e1d food for hIn- self. and that quickly. Otheruise be must de thsre. belpless and sloue. a the de<olste nounfsIn ssdeL
 He night indeed. nm his h.rse and i've for q fev days gps1 its s><h uurS1 't sho1d sycn B1t s1ch ram wuzlz