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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
LAWSON Fits AND FLEEs
Reporters Chase the Boston Man Over
Chicago.
Special to The Journal.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-While newspaper
reporters engaged in furious chase Of
Thomas W. Lawson today, covering the
South Side as far as Sixty seventh
street, and all over the business section
of the city, insurance men hurriedly
called conferences and there were as
semblings behind closed doors all along
La Sale street. Lawson slept in his
private car in the Michigan Central
yards last night and when the report
ers went after him this morning. thew
beheld the car vending it's way south
ward. Grabbing to freight cars, switch
engines and other kinds Of rollin gstock
in motion, they followed the private
car to Sixty-seventh street before it
paused. In they rushed at one door,
and out Lawson rushed at another
door, so quietly and secretly as to COM
pletely elude the army of reporters.
When they discovered the deception
there was hurrying to telephones and
carriages were brought into play to
overtake the fleeing Bostonian. There
was mad chase and the vanguard Of
newspaper men came upon Lawson Just
as he was entering the Palmer house.
Still evading them, however, he
rushed up to his room, which he had en-
gagged in advance, and the door was
barred. Lawson could not even come
out to take in o case of rare wines that
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
HARTMAN LATEST
| MERGER GREATEST
Union Pacifc-Illinois Central Deal
Makes Him the Leader Of
Railroad Kings.

Special to The Journal
Chicago, Feb. 5.-The Record Herald
says:
The greatest railroad merger in the
nations history is believed to have
been contaminated. From meager re-
ports from New York that the Union
the Illinois Central, and that Edward
IL. Harm an, the dictator in the former
corporation, had conducted the negotia-
tions, additional color was lent to the
story in Chicago yesterday. Illinois
Central officials admitted that the mer-
ger had ben talked of for months, tho
they were non commital on the most re-
cent details.
It was recalled, in this connection,
that Mr.. Hartman had personally or
ganized the Railroads Security COM
pany, which is a holding concern for
Illinois Central shares, but local officials
stock gained by the "railroad wizard -
good authority, however, that as high as
100000 shares, at part value Of $16,-
100000, were secured Immediately after
the holding company was chartered In
New Jersey.
A later move is reported to have been
the taking over of these and other
shares by the Union Pacific. The rec.
ords now show that the western line
controlled by Mr.. Hartman has
clinched at least 100000 shares, valued
at par at $24,000,000.
Enough friendly aid is believed tc
have been promised to Mr.. Hartman tc
make him supreme in Illinois Contra:
as well as in Union Pacific. His rail
road holdings, therefore, comprise lines
with mileage far greater than any
other single group Of railroads in the
United States
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
Painted Fop Has Entree.

CIT is a strange thing that little
Boni, with his painted face, padded
chest, laced waist and high heels should
have two of the manifest fellows as
brothers to be found in the whole
French aristocraey. They look with
considerable horror upon the little man
monkey. but still he is accepted at all
polite houses. His conversation is any
thing but edifying, and I dare not men
ton the subjects he chooses for gossip
at dinner tables. No French girl is
ever allowed to converse with Boni. It
is only the seasoned mondain who will
indulge in condolences with him. He is
curious specimen Of twentieth century
decadence and glories in his disreputa-
BILE life and extravagances into which
it leads him. [ think Countess Anna
honestly detests him, but she has her
children to consider and Boni loves her
money.
ri don It think a permanent separa-
tion will result. They are too depend
emit on each other. and Duchesse Dues
cannot afford to have an open scandal.
Were Countess Anna to withdraw her
money, she would undoubtedly have her
life made miserable forever BY every
member of the Castellane family. Had
she come over to London she undoubted.
1y would have gone to Claridge s, but
she always runs away from Paris when
| these squabbles are on and / don't place
much Importance in that fact.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
COUNTESS ANNA
ASKS A DIVORCE
Jealous of Duchess Dues, She
Sues Count Boni for Legal
Separation. --..

Paris, Feb. 5.-Countess Boni de Cas-
tellane, formerly Anna Gould) today
entered a plea for divorce from her
husband. Representatives for the count
and countess appeared before a judge
who, according to the French law, en-
deavored to arrange Cancellation be-
fore allowing definite suit to proceed
It is said that the judges efforts were
not successful and that the suit will
proceed, but owing to the secrecy. IL n
dovorce proceedings here, 1t Is dlIh
cult to confirm this report. E"-
" Jealous of Douchess.
Journal Special Service.
London, Feb. Notwithstanding
the reports from Paris that Countess
Boni Castellane had come here, she was
not discoverable in London, but 9
French lady, with special means o.
knowing the exact position Of the at
fairs Of the Castellane household, sale
today laughingly:
"They are always separating; theI
/ they make up again: You see, Gou ll
Boni knows pretty well that the Goulo
the house and in spite Of his. airs ane
oraces he is a very practical individual
He is the mauvais sujet of the Castel
lane family, as was his father before
him He never made any secret of hi
excesses, which are numerous, but be
cause of the really great position of al
his belongings he is tolerated even l:
there is no secret made Of his extrava
gances, which are not limited to tn.
splendid home he and his wife created
Just a few months ago he, furnished I
superb apartment, where, when he de
| sires he lives en- garcon. This establish
ment is not dedicated to any special di
vinity, but he gathers about him there
e ehsTm y I'm n0 The Pgde
youths Of Paris tell\ weird stories 0
the orgies that occur in this exquisit
| little cage. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
FLIGHTS TROTH
And MUCH MORE
Bridegroom Contracts to Wash the
Supper Dishes and Darn
His Own Socks.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Orangedall, Cape Breton, Feb. 81
Harry McFarlane, a Well-to-do young
man of this village, has married Bertha
MacGregor, a pretty young woman,
after signing a contract in which he
agrees:
To wash the supper dishes every day
except on Sunday.
10 darn his. own socks.
10 visit his mother-in-law at least
three times year.
10 give up smoking.
10 drink tea instead of coffee.
To attend church meetings regularly.
10 wear whiskers s(if he can raise
them). ~: ~ +
I To kiss his wife before and after
every meal except on Sunday.
I While it might be inferred from this
that Mrs. Farlane is boss Of the fam
1ly, she IS in no sense one of the So
called new =. women. She says frank
ly that, as she was attractive enough
province, she concluded to lay down a
few laws for the man whom she &C.
cepted.
| thinks e-third of the labor should e
to the man. She isstast ayerse to darn
ing socks, but belleyes man will be
S more careful # hs ~ thef holes
believes coffee Is harmful, she has put
that under the ban and has substituted
tea. AS for whiskers she says:s s
GA newly married man IS bound tt
kiss his wife, and if he does not shave
morning and night her complexion soer
will be ruined Most Zen shave every
other day; hence my husband mus
grow beard.
| AFTER a time men are liable to neg
Fleet their wives unless you can make
them kiss you, so I have taken gooc
Ecare of this. There is nothing like be-
ginning right and living up to the rules
Eyou we laid down. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
WILL NOT PROSECUTE
SIOUX CITY BROKER
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 5.-Louis
Becker Of the live stock commission
firm Of Becker & Dagen, who left the
city Friday with woman not his wife
charged by his business partner with
the embezzlement of $1,000, will not
be procured, neither will he return
to Sioux City. He was visited at Will
mar by his partner and his father-in-
law, Charles Wise, and matters were
arranged, it is. said, by taking what
money Becker had and settling the
firm matters in favor of his partner.
Divorce proceedings are expected to
follow soon. Mrs: Becker is at the
home of her wealthy father, overcome
by humiliation. She is a leader in jew
ish society here.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
And the Countess Knows.

HMadame Anna knows all these little
eccentricities, but has never bothered
much about them, for ces danes are &C
cepted as necessary adjunct of the
life of most polite rich Partisan house
holds. -.
"What she mas objected to recently
with an unusual amount of fervor has
been the undisguised attention of Count
Boni to Duchesse Dues Marie The
reese, the beautiful daughter-in-la of
the famous old duchesse, who is famil-
iarly known as Madame Satan Comtesse.
"The Countess Boni could occasional
ly overlook Boni's outrageous lapses in
other quarters, but to be insulted for a
grande dame Of the Fauborg St. Ger
main was too MUCH for her to swallow,
This, [ dare say, is the cause of this
last quarrel. altho don It believe it is
SO serious as people say. Anna, you
know has only been accepted and toler
ated in Paris because she is Count
Boni's wife and the mother of his two
sons. r. a..... >--.. -.
| Everybody sympathizes deeply with
the poor Countess Anna, but she has nc
friends among her husband g people
and they shrug their shoulders and sa,
that the bourgeoise paid her money fo1
great name and she cannot expect
much more. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
FIRE AT ASBURY PARK

, ;Asbury. Park, N. i, Feb. 5.-The Ho-:
eral well-known buildings near the
beach were entirely destroyed by fire
today, with loss Of about $50O,OOO.
Many guests of the Astoria escaped
from the burning building only in the
nick of time - II -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
PREsByTERIANs TO MEET

Pittsburg, Feb. 5.-A national con-
vention Of the laymen Of the United
Presbyterian denomination will be
held in this city for three days begin
ming Feb. 13, to exchange ideas on
Christian work and offer suggestions
for advancing the church work thru
out the country. =. -------.- - :.
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The Few Facts Known.

-, The only definite facts known to
ing on the subject matter of this reso.
luton are those appearing in The an.
nual reports fled by the companies
named III compliance with section 20 of
Inc act to regulate Commerce.
except as the same facts or some If
tnem nave bene disclosed from time 70
Time IN proceedings before the com.
mission. From the latest Of these "a.
po Ioo covering the year ending June
a. o., lsUo, the following figures and other
oa ssn nave been compiled:
,,+h ne pennsylvania company has ar
which 1902, 515soo has been issneG an o;
1s now outstanding. This company an
pears to control and is understood T,
control all the lines embraced in tb h,
Fennsyivania system, so-caIled bavint
an aggregate mileage of 10,999. SO. ann
g Sgess earnings na for the year named d
THE term Pennsylvania system, q,
here used includes the lines of The Penn
sy1vania Railroad company, the Penn
syiVanla company, the PhiIadelnhia
Baltimore & Washington, and the North
ern Central, but does not include tn,
Baltimore & Ohio, Norfolk 8 Western
or the Chesapeake & Ohio. -
The Capital Stocks. -
"The Pennsylvania company, whicJ
controls all the lines Of the Pennsyj
va Tanla system west Of Pittsburg an
$80,oo0,Ooo, Of which $40 10000 ha
been issued. All this issued stock
owned by the Pennsylvania Railroa
company. - -
"The Philadelphia, Baltimore
Washington has an authorized capita
stock of 25,650, 450, Of which 1913 ,49Y
800 has been issued and is now out
standing. Of this issued stock tn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
PENNA. MERGER AS
TRADE RESTRAINT
Interstate Commerce Commission S
Report Sent to Congress
by President.

Washington, Feb. president
Roosevelt today transmitted to the
house the following report submitted to
him by the Interstate commerce COM
mission in response to resolution re-
garding the alleged combination of the
Pennsylvania and certain other roads
named therein in violation Of the anti
trust law.
Interstate Commerce Commission,
Washington, Feb. 2, 1906. To the Presi-
dent-1he interstate commerce commits
sion has the honor to submit the fol
lowing in response to your, requent of
Jan. 20, inclosing resolution adopted
that day by the house of representa-.
tives, which requests that ''the presi-
dent of the. United States to report to
the house of representative for its in.
formation all the facts within the
knowledge of the interstate commerce
commission which shows or tends to
show that there exists, or within the
last twelve months has existed, a com.
blnatlon or arrangement between the
Pennsy1vania Railway company, the
pennsylvania company, the Norfolk &
Western, the Baltimore & Ohio. the
Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington
the Northern Central, and the Chesa.
peake & Ohio, or any two or more of
said railroad companies, in violation of
the act, passed July 9, 1890, and en-.
Titled an act to protect trade and com
merce against unlawful restraints and
monopolies, or acts amendatory there
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
DROPS DEAD IN CHURCH.

Special to The Journal.
Baraboo, Wis, Feb. t5.-Mrs. Harriet
Miles, well known temperance worker,
dropped dead at the Baptis. church here
yesterday while the benediction was be-
ing pronounced by the pastor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05

HARTMAN s, GREATEST
OF RAILROAD GROUPS

Chicago, Feb. with the acqi-
sition Of control in Illinois Central,
E. H. Hartman has become the
greatest of. the railroad anagnates
Of the United States, in point Of
mileage OF roads. His holdings are
as follows, expressed in mileage
terms: s
Union Pacific. i. 1000
Southern Pacific 9,O16
Illinois Central 1880
Chicago & Alton ~. .s.,.s.7. 800
Kansas City Southern $40
Total mileage 22,276
THE OTHER GROUPS.
Vanderbilt 2O.A93
Pennsylvania -. 2O,138
Hlll-Morgan 49,. ...s.5... 49, O7
Morgan ..... 1850
Gould ,...t.5.... ..>....t... 3,789
Moores 1850. ..s.....s.. 1923
Rockefeller 1929
santa Fe .,.s........ 7,079
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| liam JenningsBryan

WI nave a great story on Japan
in The Sunday Journal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
LAWSON WANTS
!. TO UNLOAD TASK
Asks Governors to Take His Job
of Collecting Policyhold-
ers Proxies.
JOHNSON AND CUMMINS
DECLINE WITH THANKS
They Had Not Accepted Places on
Committee with Any Such
Understanding.

NETT
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-03
WILL MANAGE CAMPAIGN.
Charles q. Dawes to Direct Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks Race for
Roosevelt's Seat,

Chicago.-Charles G. Dawes &C.
ceptance of the post of campaign man.
ager to Vice President Fairbanks, who
will enter the presidential race. is said
to materially increase the latter's
chances.
Dawes has undertaken to direct the
fight for delegates to the next national
convention as far as the west is con.
'cerned. He is regarded in political
circles as especially influential in
presidential affairs, because Of his ex-
perience in the Mckinley campaign.
Indianians are said to believe that, If
Dawes can line up his friends among
the men who did most to nominate
Mckinley. Indiana will furnish the
next Republican candidate.
Dawes resides in Evanston, ILL.,, Chi.
cago's prettiest suburb, but he has his
Office in the city. Dawes believes in
the open door" policy Of doing bust
ness. AS a matter Of fact, the door
Of hia Office is seldom closed. He is
q banker of exceptional ability-used
to be comptroller of the currency, from
1897 to 1902-but he is extremely un-
conventional in his methods of doing
business He Is apt to walk out of his
private Office into the banking room
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-03
rs, NOT A REFoRMER.
a. 8. HApLEY OF MISSOURI 4
UNIQUE FIGURE.
Sketch Of Attorney General Who Il
Trying. TO Show That Standard
OH Company Is Nothing
But Trust.

4 New York.-Herbert 8. Hadley, at
torney general Of the state of Mis-
souri,. who recently tried to worm out
Of Henry H. Rogers and other Stand.
ard Oil witnesses the true relation
between the Standard Oil company
and the so-called independent concerns
doing business in Missouri, is almost
as unique in his way as Gov. Folk
himself. Mr.. Hadley is only "a years
old, but already he has made name
for himself as a brilliant lawyer. He
was elected corporation counsel of
Kansas City, Mo-. when only ~ years
old. and at the age of 80 he was
chosen public prosecutor, serving in
that capacity for two years, while Mr.
Folk was making his reputation in
st. Louis, at the other end of the
state.
Defeated for reelection in 1902, he
determined not to enter the political
arena again. and accepted retainer
from the street railway interests Of
Kansas City. But in a Republican
state convention in Missouri, year
ago last fall, he was forced into NOM
nation against his will. Named to
break deadlock by a speaker who
was already on the stage to put in
nomination another man, his friends
carried him bodily to the rear of the
hall, in order to prevent his protest
ing against his own nomination, which
was unanimous. He made an active
canvass in what looked to be for
lorn hope, and was elected.
Hadley, who for the time being, at
least, is national figure. declines to
pose as a reformer He says he has
no message from the west to deliver
to the east. AS an individual he has
nothing against Henry H. Rogers or
John D. Rockefeller. It is not his
purpose to inquire into secrets Of
"the System" except so far as they
have a direct Bearing on the case at
issue. Though he Is closely associ-
ated with Gov. Folk. he asserts he is
not completely in sympathy with q
movement which is proclaiming. ne
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-03
SPENCER F. EDDY Z,

"a AI&SNA1xS MIL
(Young Diplomat Reported Engaged to
California Heiress.)
gagement, came from Paris, where
Miss spreckels is now sojourning.
The announcement caused surprise.
The date for the wedding has not been
given out,
Miss spreckels, 1t is said, some day
will inherit $20.000,OOO or more from
her father and her grandfather, the
late Claus Spreckels. She is q blonde,
tall and handsome.
Mr.. Eddy is regarded as one of the
most promising Of the younger mem
bers of the diplomatic corps. AS
charge d'affaires at ST Petersburg and
acting ambassador during the recent
troublous times In Russia he acquitted
himself with great credit.
Mr.. Eddy is only 80 years old, but
he has won his spurs in other Euro
pean capitals. After. being graduated
from Harvard he chose diplomacy as
his career. although his family pre-
ferred that he enter business life, and
he was made third secretary of the
American embassy at st. James when
Mr.. Hay was ambassador. From LON
don he went to France as second Sec
rotary and filled that position during
the busy days Of the Paris exposition.
It was at Constantinople, Mr.. Ed.
dy's next promotion, that he first at
tracted international attention. AS
first secretary the young man had en-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-03

The inventor Of the brass spring fin
ger that holds lamp chimney in place
received for many years royalty of
Some low water alarms for boilers
are made dependent for operation upon
the melting Of fusible alloy exposed
to the heat Of the steam. When the
water falls and the temperature rises.
the melting of the alloy releases
weight-actuated circuit.closer and
rings bell.
An enterprising German has pat
ented a device for fitting monographs
to doors. AS the customer enters the
door of shop, voice will call out:
''flour Is cheaper to-day" New con-
signment of special quality. mince.
meat just receive; try some," and sim.
ilar invitations.
In view of the many applications of
timber and its growing scarcity,
matches are now being made of paper,
rolled spirally and dipped in wax or
stearine, which prevents unrolling and
gives rightly. The roll is cut into
lengths, which are then dipped in the
phosphorus composition, and the
matches are said to burn remarkably
well.
Ass Edith A. Smith, of Salt Lake
City, has been granted patent for a
button that can be securely fastened
on a garment without sewing. The
button is said to be washable, and,
better yet. unbreakable, and is par
ticularly adapted for underclothing
and wash material. Miss Smith has
had an offer to place her patent with
a large manufacturing firm.
BY means of French engineers In.
vention the manufacture of sheets Of
glass by machinery, ready for use
within half an hour of the incande-
scent state of the material, is rendered
possible. The Fourcault machine can
turn out continuously sheets of glass
3s1a inches wide. of any desired length
and Of uniform thickness. varying
from ZIG inch to SIG inch. This glass
can be obtained as rough glass for
making extra thin glass, as horticul-
tural glass and window glass.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-03

less, and Is now q millionaire, started
for China the other day on a two
years vacation.
When football game is on at Palo
Alto. CAL. 20 mounted police guard the
little university town. On the day of
Mrs. Stanford's funeral there 10 burg
laries took place.
company named the "Lebensmit-
telexportexpresszugsgesellschaft" has
been formed at Pressburg, Hungary.
Its business will be to export meat to
London, Paris and Berlin by express.
The members of the Russian Red
Cross society who assisted in the war
with Japan are now being dispersed, 1t
is stated that 500 medical men and A.
600 Sisters of Mercy were enrolled for
duty.
A rot hunter has confessed to SELL
ing to San Francisco restaurant keep
ers as quail large number of ground
(burrowing) owls, which were duly
served on toast, the epicures not no.
ting any difference, or the restaurant
man, either.
Several years ago in Cripple Creek.
T. w. Woodbridge incurred the dis
pleasure of the union miners. Recent
ly he and his wife arrived in Go!dfield,
New. They were at once notified by
the miners to leave town, and left on
the first train.
Oregon refuses to maintain United
States prisoners in her state prison for
less than eight dollars a week. Unc.e
Sam refused to pay more than four
dollars. So the Oregonians have
turned over the prisoners-14 in num-
ber-to the United States marshal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-03
FAMOUS WAvERLYt OAKS.
Reservation in Massachusetts, Said to
Contain Oldest Growths on the
Western Hemisphere.

Boston.-Not far from Boston, in
Beaver Brook Reservation, which lies
partly in Waverly and partly in
Waltham. may be found the famous
Waverly oaks, which Agassiz says are
the oldest trees on the western hem.
fsphere. They were aged when the
first European touched the soil that
was later called America "They
might have been standing when Lief
and Thorfinn visited Vineland, the
Good" one writer has observed. "And
II Charles river is the river which
flowed thru lake into the sea- then
Gudrid, the wife of Thorfnn, may have
rested in the shade of their branches"
All sorts Of fancies have been woven
about these great old trees, and, far
fetched as some Of them may be, the
facts still remain that one of the
smaller trees which fell some years