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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
CROWD FAILS TO
SEE LONGWORIHS
The Presidents Son-in-Law and
Daughter Arrive in
Savannah, Ga.

Savannah, Ca, Feb. 20.-Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth arrived in
Savannah at 9:2O o. clock this morning
via the Southern railway, the train be-
ing four hours and forty minutes late.
There was small crowd to meet the
train, but those who hoped to see the
occupants of the private car Elysian
were disappointed, as neither the bride
nor bridegroom appeared.
Gala Days in Havana.
Havana, Feb. 20.-The city authori-
ties are arranging an invitation, gala;
grand opera performance at the Ma
ftionai theater for Friday, at which it is
proposed that Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth shall occupy the president s
box as Havana's guests of honor.
Great interest is being taken in the
president IS annual ball, Feb. 20, on ac-
count Of the fact that Mr.. and Mrs.
Longworth are expected to be
present. They will. also be urged to
attend the ball of the American club on
Washington 8 birthday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
RUBAIYAT MEMORIES
IN A DIVORCE SUIT

london, Feb 2O.-The application
for the divorce of Mrs. Fitzgerald from
Gerald Purcell Fitzgerald, formerly
owner of ranch near Los Angeles,
CAL, and large landowner in Ire
land, has failed, the divorce court today
ruling. that Mr.. Fitzgerald was domi-
ciled in Ireland and that therefore the
English court had no jurisdiction.
Mrs. Fitzgerald. who is daughter
Of John Nichols, of Uniontown, Pa,
testified that she met her husband dur
ing a journey from Chicago to Los
Angeles in 1898. Shortly afterwards
she married Mr.. Fitzgerald who, she
said, always claimed to be an English
man. ~. ..s--. @.'t
Mr.. Fitzgerald is a descendant of Ed
ward Fitzgerald, the translator Of the
quatrains of Omar Khayyam. The
couple have been separated for some
time er vr
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
WESTERN DYNAMITERS RIVAL
MOLLY MAGUIRES OF THE EAST
CASTS BABIES And
HERSELF INTO SEA
Demented Mother Is Chief Figure
in Quadruple Tragedy on
Coast Steamer.

Fall River, Mass, Feb. 20.-The open
door Of stateroom which had been oc-
cupied by woman and three young
children on the trip Of the Fall River
line steamer Plymouth from New York
to this city early today led to the dis
covery that Mrs. John Waters OF
Brooklyn, N. Y. had taken the livesaof
her three little ones and then her own.
Investigation by the attaches of the
steamer indicated that the tragedy oc-
Cured between midnight and $3.50 am.
the fact of the stateroom being unoccu-
pied having beens discovered just before
the Plymouth made the Newport land
ing.
The woman left two notes addressed
to her husband. In one, pencllled on
the back of an envelope she begged for
giveness, in the other, written on wrap
ping paper, she said that she chad wor-
ried'j until she feared insanity and
could not bear to leave the children.
One Of the missives was written on
part of an envelope, the other on a
piece of wrapping paper. The note on
the envelope read:
Begged Forgiveness.
'EDear Husband: Forgive this trou'
D1c. L AdVC nCol1y O1ohSAA LA Hoo'A "
Dear John, forgive me for causing you
this sorrow, but I could not live and l
could not leave our children. I have
worried SO much I fear insanity and
could not leave the children
The letter which disposed Of the wo
mans personal property, contained the
name Of John W. Waters, 40 Broad
way, New York. Various trinkets anC
articles of wearing apparel were dis
posed Of in the hurriedly written will
Some hours after the arrival Of the
Plymouth at this port, Dwight Brady
son Of Captain James Brady, collector
of the port of Fall River, identified
articles found in the stateroom as be
longing to his sister, Mrs. Waters, wht
apparently was coming to Fall Rive
to visit her relatives. Mr.. Brady wa:
unable to explain the tragedy beyond
the fact Of possible domestic unhappi
ness.
Mrs. Waters was about 30 years o:
age. Her husband is in the insuranc,
business in New York city. Her chill
dren were Helen aged 4, Dorothy
years of age and an infant son OF tel
+ fnonthS *.rs.ss -zf5&t.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
Assassination by Wholesale.
SIX DOOMED, HE SAYS
Detective Says He Has Proof Of Muir
der Plots.

Denver, Feb. 2O.-Detective James
MCFARLAND denies the report that he
secured confession from Harry Orch
ard, who is charged with the murder of
former Governor Frank Steunenberg at
Caldwell, Idaho, Dec. 80 last, implicat-
ing the officers of the. Western Fed
GRAFTON Of Miners and many others in
the crime, tho he claims to have ample
evidence of their guilt.
There have been statements made
by various persons, - said Officer Nc i
Parland, "but know of none made by
Orchard, and as I have been the only .
man at work on the case / think I
would have known of it had there been .
one. ..---.-s.
~ undertook the investigation Of !.
Governor Steunenberg death at the
request of his personal friend, Governor I.
GOoding, and Governor Gooding has per-
ssonally paid what expenses have been
incidental on my investigation.
Sees Doom Of Six.
1T felt it my duty as citizen Of
Colorado to uproot the gang, and as
such I undertook the work These fell
lows thought that it was so long ago
that [ had broken up the Molly Ma
guires that [ must now be in Jay dotage.
They were not afraid of me. But there
is weak spot in every wall, especially
Western Federation was founded, and
that weak spot I found. It will cost
Mover, Haywood and Pettibone and as
many more their lives
Other Assassinations,
Mcfarland claims to have positive
evidence that members of the Western
Federation planned and carried out the
assassination Of Detective Lytls
Gregory, killed mysteriously in West
Denver two years ago; of Martin Glea-
son, superintendent Of the Wild Horse
mine at Cripple Creek, who was thrown
down shaft; of Arthur Collins. SUI
perintendent of the Smuggler- Union
mine at Telluride, who was shot from
ambush; Of the killing of fourteen men
in the explosion at the Independence
of the murder of Martin B. Valley, who
was killed last summer by an explosion
in this city, and of other murders.
The killing Of Valley is said to have
been accidental, the nitroglycerin with
| which he was killed having been placed
on vacant lot thru which Chief JUS
| tice Gabbert Of the supreme court was
accustomed to pass, with the intention
of killing him.
No kidnapping.
MCFARLAND denied the charge that he
had kidnapped the federation officers
out Of Denver. "The papers were reg
ular,o he said, "and were served regu-
larly. / could not be expected to notify
their lawyers that Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone were in Jail and about to be
/ taken to Idaho.
They knew that if they were cap
tured they would never be able to clear
themselves, and We're about to leave the
country when arrested. They had
planned to blow up the train if any at
! tempt were made to remove them to
| Idaho, and for this reason / insisted on
having special train to take them to
Idaho"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
PAT GROVE JURORS
IN ARMED TO DEPART
Special to The Journal.

= Omaha, Feb. 20.-Anonymous warn
ings to leave town within thirty days
have been received by members of the
jury which found Pat Grove not guilty
of the charge of robbery, growing out
Of the Cudahy kidnapping case The
notice is identical in each case and fol
lows: + {.Nss -.
"Having proven yourself to be an
pathy with crime and criminals, you
are hereby notified to leave this COM
munity, city, county and state within
thirty days Of the receipt of this no
tice Citizens Committee
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
Collision Near Mason City.

Special to The Journal. .a5-....-. r.. III. IL.
Mason City, Iowa, Feb. 20.-In
head and rear-end collision, three miles
south of this city, between freight and
ice trains on the Great Western last
night, Brakeman Forbes of Clarion was
fatally injured. Heswas riding in the
cab and jumped as the trains came to-
gether. He was thrown several feet. The
ice train left the station some time be-:
fore the freight, but the engine broke
down. The engineer Of the freight,
following, was prevented from seeing
the lights Oh account Of a dense fog
Three ice cars were splintered and the
boiler head Of the freight engine was
crushed. Forbes, whose spine was in
cured was the only one hurt IA the
wreck.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
TRUESDALE is REELECTED.

New York, Feb GOV. H. Truesdale
was reelected president of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western at the annual
meeting of stockholders today. Frederick
F. Chambers was reelected secretary and
treasurer. W. Waldorf Aston retired
from the board of directors and Henry
Graves was elected to the. vacancy. All
the other retiring directors were re-
elected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
MCCURDYS WILL GO
TO PARIS IN MARCH
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Morristown, N j.. Feb. 2O.-Richard
A. McCurdy, former president of the
Mutual Life Insurance company, has
just returned home from stay Of sew
eral days in New York.
Mr.. McCurdy has arranged to sail
for Europe about March /, going direct
to Paris. They will be accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Thebaud.
They have arranged to leave their
house in the hands of the servants.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
TWO KILLED IN
RAILROAD CRASH
Engineer and Brakeman Meet
Death Near F;ldora in
Freight Collision.

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 20.-Engineer
Sheahan of Oskaloosa were killed and
Fireman Rogers badly injured in q
head-on collision of two Iowa Central
freight trains near Eldora early to-
day. The crew misunderstood the or
ders. -
Willard was caught under the cars
which were set afre. r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
DR. M1Nor J. SAVAGE 11I,.

New York Feb. POLL health has compelled
Rev. DR.. Minot J. Savage, minister of the
Church of the Messiah. TO give up his pulpit
duties and his studies and seek rest and re-,
.cuperaton in California. DR.. Savage left for
the west Saturday. Too close application to his
ministerial and literary work is blamed for his,
threatened illness, whch&it is hoped has been
forestalled by his vacation trip.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20

SOCIETY RENT BY
VILLAGE BATHTUB.
-
Twenty-seven Women, and Only
One Day a Week, with
Precedence an Issue.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Center, Neb., Feb. 2o.--The bathtub
in Saunders hotel annex barber shop
is in hot water all the time on Thurs
days, which are 'ladies' days. in the
tub. One. day week is proving too
short a time for the entire feminine
portion Of the village to revel in a
cleansing splash. Now there are ques-
tons Of social prestige arising because
fore the tub is used by the blacksmith s
wife. Mr.. Saunders is much worried
over the situation and wishes he never
had established "ladies' day. for
the only bathtub in town.
In order to solve the difficulty as
much as possible, Mr.. Saunders has ar
ranged schedule for the various hours
from Z am. Thursday until midnight,
and each bather is allotted forty five
minutes to make use of the modern con
venience. As a result twenty-five Of
the feminine inhabitants get near god
illness once a week, and the other five
women of the county seat work in their
bath turns in the absence of those who
cannot come on schedule hours.
Angry Words at Tub. ..~
Last Thursday crowd Of women
crowded about the bathtub door before
the sun had fairly got started, and there
were some very large and angry words
spoken when Mrs. Hansen, forming a
good interference, dashed thru the line
and held the tub for the first touch
down..
Mrs. Saunders told her husband of
the complaint that was general and Mr..
Saunders consulted the town council
and then resolved to post schedule on
the bathroom door, giving each woman
forty-fVe minutes, so far as the time
lasted, arranging the names in al pha.
betical order. Mrs. Barrett is a bank
er's wife and Mrs. Barnes black
smith $ wife, and Mrs. Barnes gets to
battle first by this rule. ,..- -.
The Schedule. 1884, +
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
Two Fatally Injured.

La Crosse, Wis.,. Feb. 2O.-An extra
freight train, .north-bound, on the Chi
cage, Burlington & Quincy, was ditched
at St. Croix Junction, MINI, early. to-
day, and the fireman and engineer were
fatally injured. Their names Willard
legs crushed; A. J. .Kitman,. fireman,
La Crosse, back broken.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
Husband Frustrated.

New York, Feb. 2O.-John Waters is
manager Of the fire insurance bureau Of
the National Association of Manufac-
turers. He was Frustrated when told Of
his wife's death. Mr.. Waters said that
his wife had been subject to short spells
Of insanity. Mr.. Waters said his wife s
troubles were entirely imaginary and
that their home life was always happy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
10000 CHINAMEN
GO HONE TO FIGHT
i
Drilled and Equipped y War
fare, Celestials Will Sail
from America.
Reassuring Messages Come from
American Missionaries "
..@s' in China. 4.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
San Francisco, Feb. 20.-Ten thous-
and Chinese boys, many of them Ma.
tive Sons of the Golden West,,' all of
them fully equipped and all soldiers
drilled by American officers, will leave
the Pacific coast between now and
March s, for their fatherland. They
are returning under an urgent call from
the leaders Of the Chinese Empire Re-
form association, at home, and while the
greatest secrecy is maintained among
those who know just what this whole
sale departure Of Chinese residents
means, enough has transpired to make
it absolutely certain that their going
has to do with the crisis in affairs that
is anticipated at the orient. It is the
purpose of the leaders to have the men
leave in small squads so as to not ex-
cite undue suspicion, and it has also
been arranged to have them sail from as
many seacOast towns as it is possible
to secure vessels for the oriental ports.
Coming directly upon the announce
ment that bloody times are predicted
in the Chinese empire, the homegoing
Of this army of youthful Mongolians
looks significant.
Picking Feels Secure.
Picking, Feb. 2O.-Foreigners here
are receiving kilograms from natives
Indicating that there is a feeling of
alarm abroad over the possibility of an
outbreak of Chinese hostility. No dis.
quiet whatever is felt at Picking. All
the foreign ministers agree that the
Chinese here, both officials and people,
were never more friendly towards for
eigners personally, altho following an
independent line politically. There is
no antiforeign movement in north
| China likely to lead to hostilities. The
! troubles at Canton and Shanghai are
not felt here.
| It's reported from Honan that mem
| beers of the Big Knife society have
killed several Chinese Catholics as the
result Of local quarrel ~,%z
Nc Danger, Says Bryan.
Richmond, Va, Feb. 2o--A cah1
message has just been received by tn,
secretary Of the foreign mission boart
of the Southern Baptist convention from
DR.. R. j. Bryan, missionary Of tina
board in Shanghai, China. It reads a
follows:
"shanghai, Feb. 20, 1906.
"Wi1ligham, Richmond, Va.
emo apparent danger.
"Bryan."
The secretary of the board has ais
received a letter from the department
I Of state in Washington in which the sec
Nretary says nothing is known Their
which would Justify the withdrawal 0
the missionaries from the interior.
adds: "This government is disposed t
afford every protection in it's power t
its citizens in China
What Japs Would Do.
I Toxic, Feb. 2O-The Japanese COY
eminent, altho asserting that it has q
present no serious apprehensions of a
anti-foreign rising in China, has calle
the attention Of the Chinese govern
ment to the ACCESSIBILITY of adoptin
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
Orchards Confession Reveals
Plots to Kill Supreme
Court Justices.
SIX MEN DOOMED,
SAYS A DETECTIVE
Man Who Broke Up Molly
Maguires Says Labor Lead
ers Will Die.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 2o.-The confess
sion of Harry Orchard, duplicating Of
fcials of the Western Federation of
nor Frank Steunenberg, rivals the most
sensational conspiracy at wholesale as
sassinatiOn brought to light since the
exposure Of the Molly Maguireso in
Orchards confession, it is stated, has
been verified in important details by
detectives.
The confession has not been made
public, but it is admitted that Orchard
confesses that it was he who fired the
bomb and blew up former Governor
Steunenberg at his home in Caldwell,
Idaho, on the evening of Dec. 80. He
says he tried to assassinate the COVER
shoot him with a shotgun. He found he
could not effect his purpose without
also killing members of the Steunen-
berg family, and decided to spare them,
postponing the crime until a later time.
He hid the gun and cartridges. They
have since been found by the detectives
working on the case at the place lndI-
Gated by Orchard.
Tried to Kill Judge.
Orchard also declares that he at
tempted. at the behest Of the men now
under arrest, together with two others,
to assassinate Judge Luther M. God
dard, who, as member Of the Colorado
supreme court, had ruled against da the he
E should. and was hidden in spot
where it has since been found by de-
tectives.
This confession, it is asserted, dis
closed plot to kill Former Governor
James Peabody of Colorado; William
II. Gabbert, chief justice of Colorado
, supreme court. and John Campbell, for
| mer chief justice.
Assassination by Wholesale.
Orchard is said to have confessed that
wholesale assassinations were planned
at the headquarters of the Western
Federation Of Miners in Denver, chief
| ly by refugees from the camps at Grip
pie Creek and Telluride. It is also
said that Orchards confession gives
history of the explosion at the INDIE
pendence station near Cripple Creek on
June 6, 1904, which killed fourteen men
and injured many others.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
HENRY NJ. MOORE DEAD,

widely known thru his connection with the
national and International work of the Young
MEMS Christian Association and other religious
c;ltc",rises "f' esriatesof tie lntc Dwight
L. Moody, died her today. He was 70 years
old.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
State Is Not Crippled.

The state auditors office has figured
on receipts of $3,OO0,00O, based on
per cent. The Great Western, Mime
apolis & St. Louis and Wisconsin, Min
nesota & Pacific are yet to report, and
have been estimated. The contest by the
Great Northern and Great Western will
keep the amount paid this month down
to about $2,750,000, but this is a great
increase over last year, when the total
collected was $1,911, 194.43. -- .
The contest therefore does not Grip
pie the state, financially. When the 4
per cent bill was being debated in the
legislature, bugaboo was raised by it's
opponents. They said the railroads
and the state would suffer for lack of
the money. The. law passed, however,
provides that before contesting the in
crease in court the companies must
have already paid the 3 per cent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20

At midnight the twenty-five have
bathed and the other five feminine resi-
dents Of the village have to get in their
washing at odd moments These five
are Mrs. Pavish, Mrs. Saunders, Mrs.
Wade, Mrs. Wall and Mrs. Woerth
man who owns the tub, is the envy of
all, for she can battle atsany time, she
chooses by getting up early enough in
the morning. rs w..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
WONT PAY The
FOUR PER CENT
Great Northern Reports on Three
Per Cent Basis Earnings of
Old System.
Big Legal Battle Will Be Fought
Over $4,000 withheld
G. w. May Join.

The Great Northern Railway COM
pany refuses to pay the 4 per cent gross
earnings tax. State authorities got
first news Of the company's intention
to contest the new law today, when
the company s statement was filed with
the railroad commission. A separate
statement is filed for the main system,
which is leased from companies having
the 3 per cent charters. The earnings
for the year wer SIS, $40 ,396.27, and the
company computed the tax at per cent
making it 1856, 211.S9.
The clerk of the railroad commission
crossed out these figures, inserting
per cent instead of 8, and making the
tax $74l, 615.85. The state auditor will
make his draft for the latter amount
and turn it over to the state treasurer
for collection. The company has al
ready paid $450,000, and will pay the
rest of the per cent tax. The attor-
ney general will bring suit to collect
the $185 ,403.96 thta is held back, and
this will precipitate a great legal bat
tie. If the state courts sustain the law.
the case will be carried to the. supreme
court Of the United States. That court,
when it decided the Anderson land tax
case against the state, said that if it
were a question Of increasing the tax,
a u11cleuI Issue WOulO De presented.
This is considered by the state to mean
that the court would recognize the
right to increase the tax.
Other Lines Pay Increase.
The Great Northern will paw 4 pei
cent on it's other lines without ques
ton. The Willmar, & Sioux Falls re
ports earnings of $1,O54, 695.O9, and viii
pay tax Of $42,1S7.SO. The Minneap-
oils & Western pays on earnings OF
$50, 573.59 a tax Of $2,3S2.94 The Min
nesota & Great Northern pays on gross
earnings Of $3l, 900.S5 tax of $l,276.
05, and also pays 1905 on 1904 earn
ings not reported. The Park Rapids
Leech Lake line reports earnings O.
$l19, 96O.94 and pays a tax Of 50, 774.76
The per cent return is paid on thu
g line leased from the ST. Pau, in
, neapolis & Manitoba and Eastern Rail
way company of Minnesota, st. Pau
and Minneapolis, ST.. Vincent AM
breckenridge, Coon Creek to Wiscon
sin state line. "''''5
| The Great Western, which pays un
der a 2 per cent charter has not beef
heard from. but is also expected t
contest. .'.~..
The Dubuque e. Sioux City, lease
by the Illinois Central, today reporte'
earnings of 3,66o.12 and pays $3,a46
40 in taxes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
What Japs Would Do.

Toxic, Feb. 20.-The Japanese gov
eminent, altho. asserting that it has at
present no serious apprehensions of an
anti-foreign rising in China, has called
the attention Of the Chinese govern
ment to the advisability of adopting
measures to prevent the present feeling
Of unrest from developing into an anti
foreign movement.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
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is the northwest's greatest SUI
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Read the Wants

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The Journal Want Pages.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-08-17

cluded that he would gain in both
purse and pleasure by going back to
the farm. Such a young man, and
there are many like him in the Norton
County High School, would have well
coined an agricultural course, and
would have gone back to the farm
much better prepared for the duties Of
life than he was with a business train
ing. So the county superintendent Of
schools and the other members Of the
board of trustees decided that an
agricultural course should take the
place of the general science course, and
hired graduate of the Kansas State
Agricultural College to teach agricul-
ture and other sciences in the high
school, Secretary Wilson of Agricul-
ture, while making a trip through the
"short-grass country" learned Of the
enterprise, became much interested in
it, and in response to an appeal for
aid sent a representative of the Office
of Experiment Stations to Norton to
help start it. The president of the
Kansas State Agricultural College also
responded to a call for assistance and
made one Of party Of four that toured