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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-15
FOUR PERISH IN
FARMHOUSE FIRE
Mother Attempts Brave Rescue,
but Babe Falls Into
!. -. Flames. Fl

Special to The Journal.
Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 15:-Four lives
were lost in a fire that destroyed the
home of H.. "A. Brazil, near Portage Ia
Prairie. The dead are: .--.-
CATHERINE QUINN, an aunt. -
CATHERINE BRAZIL, 16 years.
FRANCIS BRAZIL, 4 years.
CECILIA BRAZIL. infant child,
The flames spread with great rapid1ty
and it is regarded as miracle that any
Of the inmates escaped. The house
hold consisted of H. A. Brazil, his wife,
six children and the aunt, Catherine
Quinn. They were all sleeping on the
second floor, except Brazil, who, occu-
awakened by hearing one Of the child
ren screaming q fire. Thinking the
sta bles. were on fire he rushed out to lib,
crate the nine horses, and til en- re
turned to the house; which was then
filed with smoke and flames. r..
Babe Falls into Flames.
In the meantime, three Of the child
rem had escaped and the mother had
gnatched the 2-year-old baby out of bed
and laid it on the window sill. She
climbed to the porch and reached fol
| the babe, but in doing SO, she slipped
and the infant fell back into the burn
| ing house and persisted.
Only one body has 50 far been recov
| cred from the ruins. It is thought tt
be that Of Catherine Brazil. OF the
nine horses that were. released, sever
STAYED in the stables and were burned
| : Il is said, the fire was Of incendiary
origin, but this is vigorously denied by
the police. =. .-:rsa F.. ..s .->. $50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-15
TOURISTS FLEECED IN MEXICO.

Mexico City Jan. 15.-The police have dis
covered a gang of American sharpers who oper-
ate chiefly on tourists. Turing them into poker
games where they are fieeced. The tourists al
Ways lose, and If they threaten to complain to
the police, they told that they will be
rested for gambling under the strict laws now
prevailing here. One of the gang has been
arrested and other have fed. The police are on
their trail
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-15
MAIL is UNCLAIMED
Peisinger and Block Had Rooms En-
gagged at Sherman House. Chicago,

Special to The Jou, nal.
Chicago, Jan. 1.-two rooms at the
Sherman house were in readiness last
night for occupants who will never
claim them.
Three weeks ago two travelling men,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-15
WOMEN IN PERIL
In LAWLESS CITY
Murder Of Four Within a Few
Months Stirs a Dormant
Popula,ce.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-two more murders
were added last night to the long list
of crime that has taken place in this
city of late. The first victim was
Anton Spycnalski, who was attacked by
two robbers st Washington boulevard
and Sangamon street. He showed fight
and one Of them shot him thru the body
inficting wound that caused his death
in two hours.
| The second crime was committed at
the intersection Of May and Randolph
streets, where Joseph Kane was at
tackled by bandits who beat him so ter
ribly about the head that his death en-
sued within short time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-15
Roosevelt PROMOTES cowLEs.

Washington, Jan. 15.-The president to-
day sent the following nomination to the
senate: Chief of bureau of equipment,
navy department, Captain William 8.
CoWIes, u. s.. Navy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-15
What Police Chief Says.

Chief of Police Collins has made a
statement in which he claims women are
perfectly safe on the streets Of Chicago
at any time. He lays the latest crime
takes the view that the crime which
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-15

The wealth of Norway lies almost en-
tirely in her forests and fisheries.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-15

Continued on I'd Page, 4th Column
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-15
More Merchants

Advertised in The Sunday jour
nal yesterday than in any
other Twin City Sunday
paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
Tom Thumb Wedding.

Plans have been made for the presenta-
ton of 1.-The Tom Thumb Wedding next
Tuesday evening by the Junior c. E. So
ciety of the Whitney Avenue Christian
Church. The ceremony for the four-year-
old bride, Anna May Doyle, and the five
year-old groom, Wheeler Macintosh, will
be performed under a large oral wedding
bell by Fred Shickler, a nine-year-old min
ister -Four little girls. Gertrude Bonnie,
Elvia Delinger, Louise Schell and Emily
Mann will serve bridesmaids. while
Stinson McCurdy Russell Hicks and Emily
Conn and Charles McISimmie, are to act
as ushers Others who will assist are Har-
ley Ashley ring bearer; Esther Shanlbaugh,
maid of honor; Fred Strebiey, best man;
Marion Dammeyer and Louise McKimmie,
flower girls
Among the many distinguished guests who
will be present at the reception, which will
follow the ceremony, will be President
Roosevelt" George Strebiey; Mrs Roose-
Welt" jeanette McI<immie Mr.. Nicholas
Longworth," Benny Vernon; Mrs. Long
WORTH" Helen McCurdy; Admiral Dewey
Edpnund Whitson; Miss Helen Could" Bes-
sic Mackintosh. "Vice President Fair
banks" Charles Vanhorn; Gov. Edwin P.
Warfield," John Common; Mr.. Andrew Car
negie" Winfield Bernhard; Mrs. Car
gle" May Conn: Mrs. John j. Astor,'
Elizabeth Bennit: Commissioner Henry
Mcfarland" Thaddeus ShultZ; Senator
Tillman," Stanley Shaner; Secretary
Taft" Willie Wilson, and Mrs. Taft" Bes-
sic NARROW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
Exclusion Law Modified Before the
Boycott.

To the Editor of The STAR:
There is an unpublished chapter that
ought to be known, both in America and
China, IN connection with the recent modi-
fication in the administration Of the Chi
nese exclusion law. The Chinese think
that all that has been done in this matter
Americas pocket book nerve" and, no
doubt, many Americans regretfully accept
that view OF the case; but the writer hap
pens to know that these changes in the
administration of the law in the interest of
a better treatment of travellers, students
and merchants had been determined upon
was begun, IN response to representations
made by DR.. Sidney l.. Gulick, an Ameri
can missionary to China, who called upon
the President with reference to this mat
ter in the hope that a modified admins
tration OF the law would bring many stu
dents to this country to study. President
Roosevelt received the suggestions of Mr..
Quick very cordially, and sent him with
a note of Introduction to the Department
matter was received with favor, and the
changes since accomplished partially
agreed upon.
1t is unfortunate for our national repu-
tation that before these changes Were con-
summated the boycott had broken out IN
earnest, and the contamination of these
previously considered plans seemed to be
be tiInid surrender TO a commercial at
tack, which has quite probably encouraged
q view OF securing 1T larger concessions;
but this first chapter of the story ought
to be generally known for the credit of
oil concerned. WILBUR E. CRAFTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

Rev F. T. Tagg, president of the general
conference, will preach the sermon at the
Mount Tabor Methodist Protestant Church
tomorrow evening. Mrs. Charles B. Cam
eron will lead the Christian Endeavor So
ciety meeting.
Mr.. Harry ArtZ, formerly of Georgetown,
who has been engaged in business in Phil
adelphia, Pa, has resigned his position on
account of Ill health and Will return to his
home. 3120 street.
The remains of Mr.. James Clarence
Burch, who died at his home, 5000 Cam
bridge place, last Thursday, were sent TO
Bryantown, Md, this morning, where the
body will be inferred. The deceased was
the son of Mr.. and Mrs IL. A. Burch.
Miss Bridget d. Mullen. who was In the
employ of Gen. and Mrs G. n. Lieber for
thirty-six years, died yesterday at the
Georgetown University Hospital after an
ilIEess of several weeks. Requiem mass was
celebrated this morning at 10 o'clock at st.
which was in Holy Rood cemetery was
private.
The young ladies of the West Street Pres
byterian Church gave q musical and lite
rary entertainment last evening at the
church.
The old Taylor house on the south side
OF M street, between 34th and Both streets,
owned by the Warder estate, Is TO be torn
down and a row Of stores and dwellings
erected on tie site.
Rev. s. Reese Murray will preach the
sermon at the Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E.
Church tomorrow morning. Rev. George
w. King, pastor of the church, Will preach
the sermon In the evening, his subject being
.Samson's Fatal Revenge"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS.
Campaign Against the Disease Being
Waged in Washington.

talk on the campaign against tuber-
culosis was given before the employees Of
the mail bag repair shop in Metzerott Hall,
ITO f street northwest last evening. There
were present as speakers, Dr. b. NJ. Ran
dolph in charge Of the Wednesday clinic
at the Free Dispensary for Consumptives,
and Mr. Wallace Hatch, committee secre-
tary of the Associated Charities.
DR.. Randolph described microbe as the
smallest form of life, animal or vegetable,
which may or may not cause disease, and
bacteria as vegetable microbes, only few
varieties of which cause disease. Baciln
are rod-shaped bacteria. An infectious dis
ease is disease that can be communicated
from one person to another. A contagious
disease can be communicated only by con-
tact tuberculosis, he said, is an infec-
tious but not q contagious disease.
The bacillus of tuberculosis, he said, en-
ters the body through the air we breathe or
the food we eat. 1t is in the air because
the careless and ignorant consumptive who
expectorates millions of these germs daily
takes no care to have these germs destroyed
by fire or disinfectant. The organ affected
most frequently is the lung. People with
lung tuberculosis consumption begin with
a cough and slight fever and gradually lose
weight as vital tissue is destroyed. 1t is
highly important that Immediately upon
noting such symptoms the patient should
take those simple and cheap remedies for
TINS disease, possibly 10 every
fresh air, not for two hours a day, but
twenty-four hours out of twenty-four; sun
light, wholesome food, deep breathing
proper exercise.
Mr. Wallace Hatch followed DR.. Ran
dohph, using the stereopticon to illustrate the
campaign which Is being conducted for the
eradication of tuberculosis and the improve
ment of the housing conditions of Wash
ington. The lecturer laid emphasis upon
the relation OF good housing to health and
morals upon the part that each one in the
community must play in the campaign
This work is not idealistic but tremen-
dously practical. 1t concerns not only a
few people and a certain class, but every
person in society Mr.. Hatch also dis
cussed the occasion of this and other SIM
liar lines of work carried on by the Asso-
ciated Charities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
RESTORED TO THE SERVICE.
Reinstatement of Joseph Fought,
Whom Custer Praised for Bravery.

President Roosevelt, by executive order.
has restored to the classified civil service
Joseph Fought, one of the bravest soldiers
OF the civil war Fought was dismissed
from the government service in 1898. He
tried to get back into 1t as a laborer several
years ago, but there was opposition to ii on
the part Of the civil service commission
The President interfered at that time
and Fought was put on the laborer's rolls
OF the treasury. He has recently been
serving as a watchmen. The G. A. r. COM
rades OF Fought have been untiring In their
efforts in his behalf and were successful a
few days ago In getting from the President
an executive order restoring him so that he
can become a clerk.
Fought served throughout the civil war
with Gen. Custer as bugler and aid also
doing hazardous work within the lines of
the confederates. Gen. Custer said that IL
called upon to name the bravest and most
intelligent man on his staff during the war
he would be compelled to say 1t was
Fought The President In issuing the civil
service order referred both to Foughts good
record in the government service and to his
splendid military record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
New minister to united States.
TANTALUS CLUB MEETING.
Representative Cassel the Host Last
Evening.

Representative Cassel of Pennsylvania
was the host at a. reunion of the Tantalu5
Club at the Shoreham last evening. The
guest of honor was former Representative
Samuel l.. Powers of Massachusetts, one
time president of the organization. The club
was organized during the Fifty-seventh
Congress and embraced In It's membership
the republicans who We're serving their
first term In the House. They gave several
dinners noted for the wit and brilliancy Of
the orators and the satires which the club
produced on public men and important
questions. The organization was kept up
having retired from congressional life, the
club was allowed to languish until last
night, when Mr.. Cassel revived it. The
members present were Samuel l.. Powers,
Massachusetts, Senator George Sutherland,
former member of the House. Utah; A. L.
Bates, Pennsylvania; j. A. Beidler, Ohio;
Spencer Blackburn. North Carolina; Web
ster e. Brown, Wisconsin; H. Burd Cassell
Pennsylvania; Frank d. Currier. New
Hampshire; Elias Deemer, Pennsylvania; ;
lillian Fl. Draper, New York; David j..
Foster, Vermont; Joseph II. Gaines, West
Virginia; A. P. Gardner, Massachusetts; b.
s. Holiday. Indiana; J. a. Hughes, west
Virginia; I. f. Marshall, North Dako-
ia; f. w. Martin, South Dakota; r.
M. Nevin, Ohio; H. w. Palmer, Pennsylva-
MIA: George A. Patterson Pennsylvania;
Charles F. Scott, Kansas, and Charles q.
Tirrell Massachusetts. Other guests We're
Walter 1. Smith, Iowa, adopted, and the
following "antis:'' Harvey S. Irwin, Ken
RoGey, New Mexico, and Charles r. Schlrm.
ary-lap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
Great Loss Involved.
THE CASTELLANE MESS.
Count Paid Big Sum to Silence Jani-
tors Tongue

The complaint OF the Countess Boni de
Castellane was served on the count in
Paris yesterday, as briefly reported in a
cablegram to The Star. 1t is not expected
that Count Boni will enter any defense.
The procedure then will be simple Appli-
cation for separation will be made and
as matter of course, will be granted
There is no possibility of a reconciliation
The rumor that the Castellane residence
has been or will be sold is reported as
absurd.
Count Boni's marital troubles have
proved 81 wfndfan to the janitors of his
bachelor apartments in different quarters
of Paris. For $1,000 each he bought their
silence as to his occupancy of these bow
erss and what transpfred there. He was
interested in five such establishments, re-
port has it, so he has paid $4,000 to the
concierges.
The gossips are telling that Count Boni
say that the letters, which completely
compromised him in his wife's eyes were
written by her, and not by the society
woman whom the countess incriminates.
1t Is we'll known that the Countess Boni
long since became blind to her husband 8
attentions to actresses.
The members of the Castellane family,
without exception, have either ostenta-
tiously quilted Paris or announced the in
definite suspensions of their receptions,
plainly with the idea of checking the
spread of gossip hurtful to Count Boni.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
Anacostia and Vicinity.

A real estate transaction effected during
the past week that. it is said, will ulti-
nately result In the addition to Anacostia
OF a number of desirable residences was the
sale of ten lots at the corner of Harrison
street and Minnesota avenue by NJ. l. Wei
Ter to Francis r. Weller, by whom the
improvements noted are in contemplation.
The land is in the subdivision laid out sew
erai years ago by Weller a. Repetti, when
streets were opened and sidewalks laid. The
ground Is in g. natural condition for build
ing. Mr.. Weller's plans are for the erection
of ten six-room houses, with baths, each
having a frontage of sixteen feet wit ha
pairs. They will be lighted by gas and have
We ter and sewer facilities Other plans for
building private houses in different parts
of Anacostia have been prepared by Mr..
Thomas J. Putnam and Mr. James Feddon.
Frame houses under construction on
Jefferson street for Mr.. b. f. Scaggs and
Mr.. Frank Thorn.
Members of the Ladies' Benevolent Socie-
ty of ST. Teresa's parish at Anacostia gave
a banquet, the first one in the history of
Those who participated We're Mrs. b. Dow
ney Mrs. Eff1e Bury, Mrs. Annie Connors,
Mrs. Florence Crump. Mrs. Agnes Yates,
Mrs. Lucy Peacock, Mrs. T.. Ermold, Mrs.
Mary Cook Mrs. Annie Taylor, Mrs. Mar
garet Lewis, Mrs. Annie Humphrey, Mrs.
Margaret Swain, Mrs. Lizzie Langley, Mrs.
Josephine Ford, the Misses Nellie Riordan.
Nora Murphy, Mary Clements, Annie Peek
and Sarah Bevan and Rev. Charles NJ. Bart,
the pastor of ST. Teresa's Church. Follow
ing the banquet the members proceeded to
the home of the president, Mrs. Downey,
2o6 Jackson street. The officers of the So
ciety are Mrs. B. Downey, president; MISS
Adelaide Davis. vice president; Miss Sarah
Rcvan recording secretary, and Rev.
Charles NJ. Bart, spiritual director and
fyaa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
Anniversary CoMMEMoRATED,
Exercises in Honor Of Miss Frances E..
Willard's Memory.

The eighth anniversary of the death of
Frances E. Willard will be observed this
evening by the Central ''Y." of the w. c.
T. t., when a picture of the great tenn
perance leader will be presented to the
Washington Seminary. Mrs. c. f. Emig,
president of Central Y, has charge of the
presentation exercises, and Mrs. Della g..
Smallwood, principal, will accept the pic
ture on behalf of the school.
At the Gage Public School, I'd street near
L street northwest. picture of Miss Will
lard was presented at 3 o'clock yesterday
by the BIoomingdale Y. The pupils march
ed to the strains of national anthem to
the main hall of the building under charge
of their teachers, and listened attentively
to the brief exercises.
Mrs Gallagher, wife of Rev. Dr. Charles
w. Gallagher of Rust Hall, gave an address
upon the life of Miss Willard, and told of
her work in this and other lands in the
cause of temperance. The picture was then
unveiled by two little girls, who united the
white ribbons that held the covering In
place. Mrs. Don 2. Blaine, president of the
Y. branch of the District of Columbia, made
the presentation address at the request and
on behalf of the Bloomingdale Y, of which
Miss Lucy Beale is president.
Mrs. Walker. principal of the school. re-
snonded briefly, accepting the picture and
thanking the young people of the Bloom
ingdale Y for their gift. The exercises
closed with the Lords prayer, which was
recited In concert by the school, led by Rev.
Mr. Jeffreys OF St. Paul's NJ. E. Church.
Among the guests present were Supervising
Principal Patterson. Mrs Clinton Smith,
president of the District w. c. T. u; Misses
Beale and Carr of Bloomingdale Y. Mrs.
c. e Emig. president of Central Y; Mr..
and Mrs Holton and Mrs. Hoyt a. Holton,
Mrs Edith Wiley and others.
At the Eastern High School yesterday
morning the unwilling of Miss Wizards
picture was a pleasing feature. Two little
tots Mary Stein and Elizabeth Ragsdale,
dressed in white, with wands tied with
white ribbon bows, lifted the flag that COW
cred the picture.
Misses Julia Potter, Mamie Williams,
Margaret Kephart vice presidents of East
ern Y, were on the platform. and repre-
sentatives from nearly all the ''Y." unions
of the District were present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
GOING OVER THE EXPENSES.
Scrutiny of Estimates by House Com
mittee on Appropriations.

In it's preparation of the legislative, exec
utive and judicial appropriation bill the
House committee on appropriations Is max
Ing close canvass of the necessity for
practically every Item asked for by the
various departments of the government IN
this connection attention has been called to
the Library of Congress. An Item is esti-
mated for which has excited some curiosity.
1t is for the erection of a separate building
in the court of the library for the storage
of Newspapers newspaper stack. as 1t is
technically called. For this purpose S1s0,ooO
is asked, and the necessity is emphasized
by the statement that the rapid advance
ment in library science and in the making
of books and newspapers is filling the
mammoth building much more rapidly than
its designers anticipated, so that the time
when it Will be filled to its capacity is not
far distant is the library II to keep up with
the book production.
An alternative proposition has been set
forth, which is to build one or more stores
of the newspaper stack at first and as the
space is required extend it upward.
Whether or not this will be accepted by
the committee has not been indicated
In reply to questions Mr.. Green said
that he was in charge of the construction
of the National Museum building. Tor
(which he gets $1,000 a year extra He also
said that he had done work for outside
parties. who Were his fr1endS. he lOokeu
after the building of the New Willard no
tel, and was now engaged in the same ca
pacity regarding the construction or an
addition to the Raleigh. He was also gen
eral adviser to the commission building
the state capitol at Harrisburg. Pa.
Regarding the National Museum, Mr.
Green said he considered 1t a bagatelle in
comparison with the services rendered.
The work at Harrisburg. he said. was now
ended; that 1t had lasted three years.
Taking up the total amount asked for
for the custody and care of the Library
building, Mr.. Tawney stated that 1t was
In round numbers $4,000 a year. Il figure
that" he continued, las about one ana
three-tenths per cent of the original cost
of the building. | also aScertained from
an examination Of the appropriation bills
that for the same sort OF work and the
same sort of service that you are perform
ing for the maintenance and care OF the
Capitol building. which Is twice the size
of the library, the cost is only $4,000, and
this is old building, needing constant
repairs
Mr. Green took issue with Mr.. Tawney
that the Capitol was twice the size of the
Library. He then went into detail as to
the work his corps of assistants performed,
and said he could not figure out how the
estimates were to be reduced.
That there is a constant tendency on the
part of government departments to divert
appropriations made by Congress for one
purpose to some other end has just been
testified to before the committee by Con-
troller TTacewell of the Treasury Depart
ment