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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
Aged New York Scion and Senator Depew
Are in Their Seats.
GILLETTE SOON
WILL KNOW FATE
Trial of the Alleged Slayer of
" Billy Brown Approaches
End.

.H]erkimer. N. Y, Dec. 3.-Chester p.
Gillette, the young factory foreman Of
Cortland on frial here for the alleged
murder of Grace Brown, his sweetheart.
probably will know his fate within the
next twenty-four hours.
A few minor bits Of testimony were
added this morning, and then District
Attorney Ward faced the Jury to close
for the state. His argument was a
scathing Indictment of Gillette, alleg-
Ing that be murdered "Billy'' Brown
when her condition became such that
only the speedy marriage sought by the
girl, but undesired by the defendant,
could prevent public scandal.
. Ridicules States Case.
=. A. NJ, Mills, summing up for the de-
tense, denounced the manner in which
the state s. case had been conducted.
He denied that proof had been estab.
llshed of the leading allegations and
said that no motive had been shown
TOR murder. Gillette S relations with the
girl, said Mr.. Mills, would not have
placed him in danger of prison, and
knowing this. he would have no desire
to kill the girl, who, he said, was 26
years DID,
".Those letters,'' he said, "were mar
ve1s for y. farmers daughter ..'
Every effort will be made to give the
case to the jury tonight, and, f neces-
sary, night session will be held. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
COURTED a YEARS; WEEDS.
Woman Made Lover Wait Until Her
Mother Was Dead.
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i,,1!Milton, KY, Dec. 3.-After court
ship Of forty four years, Miss Ophelia
humphrey au i, and W. p. Coffin, both liv-
have been married. Each of the newiy
welded pair is 6s years of age.
When the courtship began forty-four
years ago, Coffin, who was an ardent
lover, proposed marriage promptly, but
was told by his sweetheart that she
would not marry as long as her
mother lived. Coffin obtained from her
q promise that she would be true to
MN !; and in return promised to wait un-
The mother of the bride died ssever,1
months ago at the age Of So years: Mr.:
Coffin, who had been patient and
loyal !suitor, then proposed for the Sec
ond time in his life and was accented.
Mr.. Coffin is, a wealthy farmer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
YISITOR'S MISTAKE J
COST LIVES OF TEN !
Stranger in Manila Laboratory
Mixed Plague Germ and
Cholera Serum Tubes.

Manila, Dee. Am investigation
made at Bilibid, where ten prisoners
who had been inoculated with cholera
traces Of plague germs in the dead
1t is asserted that tubes containing
plague germs and others filled with
cholera serum, which are so much alike
that it is almost impossible to dis.
,tinguish- them, were mixed in the lab
oratory by a visitor who examined the
them in a rack with the serum tubes.
This is said to have occurred during the
temporary absence of DR.. r. P. Strong.
The natives are IN ignorance Of the
situation, but the native newspapers are
bitter. It is not believed that criminal
charges will be preferred. but it is pos.
sible that DR.. Strong may resign.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
Traditional Ceremonies Mark
Convocation Of the Fifty
ninth Congress.
Formalities Gone Thru, Both
Houses Adjourn Presi-
dents New Cabinet.
PRESIDENT NAMES
HIS NEW CABINET

Washington, Dec. 3.-One Of the
first matters Of business before the
senate was the receipt from Presi-
dent Roosevelt Of several import
ant nominations, including the new
cabinet, All the appointments had
been announced in these columns.
with the exception of the appoint
ment Of Attorney General Moody
to the supreme bench. This recon-
mendation clears the long discus
sion as to whether the president
would appoint Secretary Taft or
Mr.. Moody to this position. The
nominations follow:
Secretary of the Treasury
George B. Cortelyou.
Attorney CARBOHYDRATES j.
Bonaparte. s-s. .,.,-.-z---.-
Postmaster General George Won
L.. Meyer. ..-.,..-,>
r. SECRETARY efts3y of the Navy-victor
Secretary Of the Interior James
r. Garfield.
Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor-Oscar S. Strauss.
Associate Justice, Supreme
Court-Willia1n II. Moody.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
MAIL SENT UNDERGROUND
oh1cago's Tunnel System Expedites
Transfer Of Letters.

Chicago, Dec. 3-Waeon service for
carrying mall; except Registered mat
eer,,between the general postoffice and
the passenger railway stations in Chi.
cage, is now thing of the past. The
2postotilce has begun using the tunnel
system between the general postoffice
and the Chicago & North Western ana
the Polk street stations, e'-t =
- Inc tunnels are now in use between
me general postoffice and all the rail
the tunnels are to be used for the trans !
portation Of all but registered mail
matter from one railway station to- an.
other. Registered mail will continne
to be-, carried by wagon, but it is ex-
pected >, that ultimately that the tun.
nels will be used for this mail also
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Continued on g Page, 4th Column,
GRAFT EXPOSED IN
? ADDED D D ] J lY.ROLLs
Chicago Great Western Defrauded
Of Thousands by Dummy Z
Jxa Man System *
Special to The journal.

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Waterloo, Iowa, Dec. 3.-Chicago
Great Western officials are gathering
evidence that is said to disclose one Of
the boldest and most far-reachlng spe-
cies of graft ever perpetrated in this
part Of the country. <#.r:
The alleged grating is said to have
been carried on for: years and to con-
sist of systematic padding of the pay
rolls Of section men and other EN-
ployees. On most of the sections five
men are employed, but it is alleged that
in many cases but two or three would
be hired, while the pay rolls would call
for the full quota. So far as deter
mined the s.rake off, has amounted to
$4,000; but it is expected further in
vestigation will disclose much larger
sum. AS yet no arrests have been
made. but they are impending. :
The plan of padding pay rolls has
been frequently practiced in new coun-
tries in the west, but this is, the first
time it has been discovered on such a
scale in a densely populated country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
SILVER SERVICE FINE WORK.
Stolen Present Of Minneapolis Citizens
Worth Many Thousands.

The presentation Of the gift of the
citizens of Minneapolis to the warship
which had been named after the city
took place on Aug. 81, 1895, when a
committee Of Minneapolis men, made up
of Mayor Robert Pratt, Colonel G. Nc
Reeve, j: T. Wyman, j S. Mclean and
then lying in Boston harbor, and, in the
presence of the officers, and crew of
the battleship, gave the silver set into
the keeping Of Captain Wadleigh, com
mander. of the: vessel The speech of
presentation was made by, Colonel
Reeve and responses were made by Ad-
of son an sGp epaa 1Ss shS secretary
Consisting of eight separate pieces,
the silver set was the most beautiful
and, elaborate. set, Of it's kind ever or
dered in the west. OF solid silver with
soft French finish and covered with
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
( SHAH is VERY LOW
Persia's Crown Prince Called Home. to
Take Control. %.s-.' r..
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Journal Special Service. 80
Teheran, Dec. Sowing to the
held a meeting yesterday at which
they decided to call upon the crown
prince to como as soon as he could
from Tabriz to take his fathers place.
The crown prince is now on the way
here.
simultaneously it is learned that
DIR. Damsch IS optimistic predictions as
to the shah are not justified He has
accomplished nothing at all. Other doc
tors say DR.. Damsch first threw respon-
sibility upon them,s saying their treat
ment was wrong. Now he himself is
trying to get away SO as to avoid re-
sponsibility, and has returned the huge
Tee which he had accepted for the
treatment Of the shah. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
40 WOMEN FIGHT FLAMES
Kentucky w. g. r. U. Students Save
.> Town When Hall Burns, &

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Lexington, KY, Dec. .3.-Forty Young
women students Of the Women; Is Chris,
t1an Temperance Union school at Hind
man saved that city from destruction
last night when the students hall of
the college burned. r'1>1G -
The; fire, which originated from a
cigar stump, was discovered at mid
night Forty young women who roomed
IN nearby ,dormitory Immediately
formed f9,!l themselves into fire brigade.
number Of them reached the top Of the
burning hall, where they remained pour
ing water on the roof until the fire
endangered their lives, but they sue
lceeded. in preventing the flames from
spreading. to the surrounding buildings.
An ordinance is being prepared Civ
ing the; young women vote of thanks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
PESTS ATTACK ORCHARDS
Dreaded San Jose Scale Is Discussed in
Massachusetts.

-, Leominster, Mass, Dec. 3.-The
dreaded San Jose scale has been discoy,
cred in several fruit orchards in this
section by Tree Warden Walker. This
pest does great damage to fruit trees
and shrubbery and as the latest addi-
ton to the forces Of gypsy and brown
tail moths is causing agricuiturists
much alarm. It is thought that the in
sects may have been brought here on
nursery stock from the west.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
T0GA HELD Ut: TO /.
TEMPT DAVIDSON
Friends Of the Governor Say He
Can Beat Spooner in the
~> 1908 Primaries.
Special to The journal.

. Madison, Wis, Dec. 3.-Friends of
Governor j. o. Davidson are urging
him to be a candidate for the United
States senate two years hence, when
The governor has not made any an
nounc cement other than to indicate on
the stump that the governorship was
the goal Of his political ambition.
However, he has said nothing to indi-
cate that he will retire to private life
at the close of his term as governor.
His great popularity, shown by his
plurality Of $4,000 in the recent cleo
ton, has caused his friends to believe
that he can capture the senatorship,
which will be voted on at the pri--
maries in September, 1908. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
CUTS OUT HORSES TONGUES
Unknown Fiend Sought by. Michigan
/ Farmers May Be Lynching. j..

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st. Joseph Mich, Dec. 3.-Tongues of
two horses belonging to John Hogue,
a farmer, were severed Saturday, night
b6y an unknown person. Later It was
found that the same person had visited
the farm Of G. Hartman and cut the
tongue from one horse. In both in
stances the tongues were left in the
horses hangers. " :. =
Farmers in the vicinity are greatly
iincensed: Should the guilty parties be
located it is feared lynching will fol.
low. ,.-s....z y. - - 80 :
/, County authorities have one man un-
ger suspicion, but failed to collect evi-
,d Sle that might lead to an arrest. -
tongues alg1 OF the Team of horses owned
district, were severed Oct. 70. 19O5S
Mo- arrests followed, owing to a lack
VI CV1dSuCGs- Ef-s--r 3sEisAs"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
Is POPE PLANNING TRIP?
He Orders Papal Railway Gar to Be r

!. Rome, Dec. .3.-The state railroad de.
partment has received orders to recon
struct the pope's railroad carriape:
This car has not been used since 1870.
81 1t is a special carriage, with gilded
angels at the four corners. Inside there
is a portable altar, and the upholster-
ings are of white velvet. -
This news is commented upon with
much interest, and people are wonder.
ing If it means that the pope is about
to leave the Vatican. -. ~>>S
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
BABooN IS NAMED CARUso.
Ape Born in Peoria Zoo Given Tenor Is
81 -. ~ = Name. 81 1851

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- Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. g." Enrico Ca
russo ISIS behind the bars in the Peoria
park. zoo. It is not the real Caruso Of
New. York monkey house fame, but a
tiny dot of a balloon, born the other
day. AKA TIT ;
Members Of the park board are low
ers of art for art IS sake. They showed
their devotion to this principle by de-
Gliding to name the monkey after some
great artist. Dozens Of painters, sculpt-
ors, thespians and singers were chosen
and discarded. ---.-...--.---
A solution of the christening enigma
was reached when Secretary Benjamin
Cartwright selected Manager Conreid g
star tenor as the favored one.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
WILL WAR ON COAL ROADS
Attorney General Plans for an Anti
Trust Prosecution. .-.Hs.
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Washington, Dec. 3.-The govern.
ment will soon turn it's batteries upon
the coa1-carrying roads Of the east.
which are under suspicion of violating
the Sherman anti thrust law, and the
Elkins rebate law. Attorney General
Moody expects to soon, have evidence
IN these cases available. - The depart
ment: will then determine the nature
Q. OF It the proceedings to be instituted.
be able to make clear case against
coal-carrying roads Of this section. THE
Pennsylvania, the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Erie. roads are the special OBJ
jects of inquiry. T.. = ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
PopE,s DOCTOR nL.

i Rome, Dec. 3.-The condition Of DR.. .Iannon, y
physician to the pope, is growing more Tserfons
He now has g feveE apparently caused by the
asgaaadng Ct blood poisoning t probable that
win be postponed on account Of the illness n
Mgr Joseph :samassa, archbishop Of eRigonfa.
hungary & N who was to receive the red hst on
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
BOYCOTT FUND IN THE WAY.

Hongkong, Dec. "a large meeting has boon
held at Canton to consider the disposal of ac.
e cum funds subscribed to maintain the re.
cent BOYCOTT on American goods. A resolution
was adopted at the meetings to establish indus.
trial Institutions to secure independence Of for
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03

Washington, Dec. 3.-Three raps
with the little ivory gavel in the hand
of Vice President Fairbanks brought
sudden stiffness over the thronged gal
ler!es surrounding the senate chamber
and ushered in the first minute of the
congress at noon today. The chamber
had been one Of increasing animation
during the preceding hour and half.
as the hour OF noon approached, the
floor of the chamber began to be the
gathering place of senator's.
The aged, Senator Thomas G. Platt
OF New York came in leaning heavily
on the arm of an attendant. Senator
,DepeW Of New York took his place
early in the row with his colleague.
general reception on the floor, with
greetings and congratulations. When
the signal for the session was given.
The senators, seventy six of whom were,
IN their places, rose to their feet and
the yenerable chaplain, Edward Ever
EFT Hale, pronounced the invocation.
Dupont Takes the Oath.
The roll was called following the
prayer, when Senator Dupont Of Della
ware took the oath Of office, being pre-
sented at the bar of the senate by his
colleague, Senator Alice.
On motion of Senator Hale of Maine.
which was agreed to, the vice presi-
dent. appointed Mr.. Hale and Mr.. Pet
tus as committee to join a similar
committee from the house to notify the
president that congress was in session
On motion Of Mr.. Aldrich R. II.
u clock noon was fixed as the daily
hour OF meeting. Senator Cullom se-
cured the adoption of resolution I'm.
struc ting the. clerk sof the senate to i'm
form the house that it had a Quorum
present and was in session
Probe for Negro Soldiers.
Senator Penrose. introduced resoln-
lion calling on the president for all In
1ormatlon regarding the dismissal of a
0attailon OF negro troops at Fort Reno,
Oklahoma, on account Of the affray at
Brownsville, Texas. -. -
Senator Hale announced that the
president would have message before
the senate in a few moments regard
Ing nominations. To await this re-
cess for ten minutes was taken at 1915.
On receipt of the nominations from
the White House the senate at 1925
went into executive session. s
Tawney Is on Hand.
Speaker Cannon and MANY other
prominent members of the house ar
rived at the capitol long before the
opening of the house, and engaged in a
reunion and informal discussion Of
probable issues which will occupy their
attention: Mr.. Hepburn Of Iowa, chair
man OF the Interstate and foreign com
mission, and Mr.. Payne of New York.
chairman of the ways. and means com,
mittee; Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03

Take for instance train of sixty
cars; big cars Typical of trains that will
total l,SOO to 1000 tons), that passed
thru Rugby today. Heavy and increas-
1ngly heavy and always striving to add
another hundred tons, these trains will
drag along over weak roadbed and in
some instances win make only seventy
hye miles in fifty to sixty hours It will
take such train thirty minutes to
point where it needs to stop and start
again. That engine could, in a season,
easily cover double distance up and
down between Devils Lake and Minot
and. the country would be immensely
benefited. It could do this if only the
last big part Of the forced tonnage
were Topped off. but it must not be
Topped OFT. Twice the stuff could be
moved IN or out IN month, but obvi-
ously tn the cost. "per ton per mile"
there and the railroads will get it any
way and there is nothing the people
can 90, and since the reduction of ex-
pense of operation is the railroad aim
and purpose, present conditions are as
they should be, from the railroad stand
point. That is why cars loaded out Of
BEarton, station just north Of here,
Sept. ~, and having to pass thru Rugby
to 90 east, were still standino at Fer u,
the first station east of here on Nov. ID
"a delay of sixty days.
Keeping Up Train Tonnage.
locomotives in use can pull 1900 to
22,2O0 tons from Rugby, but cannot Of
ten pull such heavy trains beyond
Pleasant Lake, two stations down, be-
cause OF grade. Hence, part is cut
OF the trains at Zero, one station down,
ana as much as was cut off is picked up
again at Knox, or some other station
farther along, and thus tonnage records
are maintained. "'
This is an illustration of what blocks
the traffic. If only as much tonnage
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
= EARTHQUAKE IN SICILY.

: London Dec. "a severe earthquake is re-.
ported to have occurred at Milazzo ON tho
north coast of Sicily, yesterday. d AS vet no
deaths have been reported. $500 ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
. SUNDAY CONVERTS 1892
Ballplayer Evangelist Breaks All Rec
ords in Kewanee Revival. =

ords in Kewanee Revival.
Journal Special Service. s.. :
F. Kewanee, ILL.,, Dec. 3.-With 405 con-
VERSIONS We e during yesterday, Evangelist
w.: A., sunday last night closed the
ings that has been held in the United
States. The total number of CONVEX
slons was. 2,762. Burlington, Iowa. with
2,4S5 conversions in the same length
Of time in 1905, held the record until
yesterday. Five thousand persons at
tended +: services last night. Three
thousand were turned away. ..
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Rugby, N. D., Dec. 2.-Economy of
railroad operation carried beyond the
point of reason is what is the matter
in North Dakota. Extremes of pres
sure never before dreamed of have been
put Oh this year. Operating expenses
must be kept down that earnings may
rise and dividends increase. This must
8 be done.
The interests of the farmer, the bust
ness of the country merchant-these
are things of secondary Importance.
The complaints of the people are given
no consideration, while as for the sug-
gestion that the railroads owe any duty
to this state and are in honor bound
to render an equivalent in service-it
is to laugh. =
Seems Deliberate Policy.
One has only to stand at any station
on the Great Northern main line and
watch the business pass up and down
and note the bungling operation, the
careless indifference, the incompetency
be disgrace to the profession of rail
road management. He has then to con-
slider that this is not the result of a
lack of education or experience on the
part of the railroad men-not at all.
1t is a condition of affairs entirely
foreseen by the railroads and fully al
lowed for in advance, with all its ac-
commandment of criticism and curses
anc of hardship upon the people, and
deliberately entered into by the roads
under the craze for economy and in
pursuance Of what has become the lode
star of railroad direction and control,
ECONOMY of operation'
Curses deep and loud are going up
from North Dakota upon the head of
the man who first invented the "ton
mile.' But what matters the impre-
the commercial life current of a coun-
try if the cost per "ton mile' of NOV
ing freight can be pounded down an
other decimal point?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-03
NEARLY BROWNS TN EGGS
Journal: Special Service.

Life Under Load.
Journal Special Service ~
Paris, Dec. "a streetcar yesterday
dashed into wagon loaded with s67.-
600 eggs. The wagon driver was
thrown into the center Of the load.
where, in addition to having his lens
broken, he was half drowned in broken
eggs -
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Tawney Is on Hand.

Continued on I'd Page, Sd Column.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-16

county, reported to be the property of Jim Beck. This distillery had also been operated in smoke house of de- fendant.
 July II. near BeIlwood, they raided another illicit dlstillery near Bellwood said to belong to :Srean Thompson.
 On July 1S, they raided an illicit dtstillery said 10 belong to tiilhert Couch. The distlllery was located on branch near defendants house in Geneva county near Samson. Gilbert Couch was arrested on warrant by Deputy Marshal Collier, brought to Troy before Cni.ed States Commissioner c. s. Tutwiler and bound over.
 WarrI.ts were issued for the own CTS of the iistilleries destroyed.
 Impr' Ssivr ssrvi >es were held in the First Baptist Church this morning at II o'clock when ". P. Wotkes. young man rom this county was ordained to the ministry. A nunibe- of distInguis ed itvines wcr1 present anl took pat [ in the eeramony, Dr. W. D. Hubbard, pastor of the shuG h, presented Dr. Hendrix of Howard College. who preached the ordination sermon. ex- pounding in @ mastery discourse ne true meaning and inIScrt of preaching Rev. L. II. Bowles appointed by the Presbytery, questioned ths candidate in regard 10 his orthodoxy ana a unani- nous vote of the church members was taken in favor Of tI.e ordination of l. 2 young nan. The cnaTge to the candidate was delivered by Rev MT. Caldwell and presentation of the Bible was made hy Rev. MT. CLni5y of Brun- didge. Tho ordination prayer was of fcred by Dr. Hendrix. after which tho ministers present by the rite os laying or of hands admitted the candidate 10 the holy orders of thG church The benediction was pronounced by the young preacher who received the con gratul1tions of large number of the congregation. Rev. M- Wilkes IS a son of w. H. Wilkes and was educated at Howard College.
 Mrs. Henry Opp Of Andalusia, is vis- iting her mother, Mrs Isabelle Gard ner.
 Mrs. Charlotte Williamson of Raleigh North Carolina, IS the guest of her sis ter, Mrs. Charles Henderson
 Mrs. Corcoran of Salem, is visiting the family of her son. J. B. Corcoran.
 The daily rains, which we have been having for a week or rlore continue in this section and bid fair to do mucn damage to the crops. Several severe electric storms nave occurred and lightning has struck several negro Cabir S, a telephone pole in town and corner or the veneerlng factory about d mile from town, but no serious re- suits have followed. Grass and water melons are the only things thriving under the present weather conditions, Wagon loads of the latter rolled in yesterday until the market was flo oded with them.