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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
MYSTERY AROUND
W0MAN's SUICIDE
CROWD SEES MRS HOWARD
DRINK sCARBoILC ACID.
Taken to a Hospital, the Woman Dies,
Her Motives Unrevealed and Her
Mother in the Dark as to the In
fluence Which Impelled Her to Take
Her Life.

Mrs. E. E. Howard 1415 Stevens ave.
nue., died at the city hospital early this
morning, three hours after she had
swallowed an ounce of carbolic acid in
the presence of several persons at Hen
nepln avenue and Sixth street.
Mrs. Howard was in a crowd that
stood waiting for car. No friends
were with her and she attracted no at
tention until she took the bottle from
her handbag and raised it to her lips.
She drained the contents and before
those about her realized what had hap
pened she fell to the sidewalk.
The woman was carried into near
by drug store and DIR. j. w. Doyle was
called to attend her. After an anti
dote was given she was removed to the
city hospital, where she died a few
hours later.
Coroner Kistler was notified of the
woman's death and is investigating tC
learn what led up to the suicide Mrs
Howard lived with her mother, and nc
explanation has been offered by any OF
| her relatives. -...--....
The woman was 81 years old anc
| had been married about two years. Sht
had one child and for several month:
has been working in downtown candy
store. She often worked until /:
O'CLOCK at night and she had JUS
| started for home when she drank TIT
acid Her husband is in Temple
today informing him of his Wife
| death, ~ ~, -.
There had never been any famil..
trouble, says the mother, and the youn
woman was. always of a happy dlspo
| sition. The remains were sent to a,
i undertaken s and the relatives will al
rangesfor the funeral.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
THE EDWARlDIS.::W'0.0D GO.
SELLS ITS BUSINESS

With the close Of business today, the
well-known grain and commission firm,
the Edwards Wood company, retires, to
be succeeded by the Wisconsin Grain &
Stock company. All the offices, wire
privileges and goodwill Of the older
company have been transferred to the
WISCONSIN corporation, which is capital
lied at an amount which will enable it
even to enlarge the scope of the com,
branch offices at strategic points in the
northwest are covered by the deal, in
Guiding the handsome main offices at
st. Paul. ,.1 <.s
A unique feature Of. the sale lies in
the fact that it marks the retirement
from active business Of the three broth.
ers Wood. They have always been most
aggressive in business, and despite OBJ
stacles have built up and maintained a
large and profitable patronage. The
two older brothers, L. A., of st. Paul,
ing Japan and China. OF late the bust
ness has been in charge of g. w. Wood,
with headquarters at st. Paul. Their
retirement is especially notable when it
is considered that the Oldest Of the
three is only 38 years of age and the
youngest SO.
It is some satisfaction in retiring to
know that our old patrons all over the
northwest are our best friends, said
e. w. Wood today. Tt is true that
we have had our troubles, but inasmuch
as we could attribute them to the infu-
enees Of firms or exchanges to whom
the magnitude. of our business was an.
noying, we have never let them worry
us. AS to any effect upon us well, we
are all able to retire with a comfortable
Coincidence
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
HUGE WAREHOUSE
WILL Be RUSHED
PLANS ORDERED FOR BIG WHOLE
SALE HOUSE OF BUTLER BROS.
Building Will Be the Largest Of It's
Kind West of Chicago, and Will Be
Planned by Harry w. Jones Site Is
to Be Cleared at Once.

Harry W. Jones was given COM
mission today to prepare plans for the
warehouse which T. B. Walker will
build for Butler Brothers, the final
contract with the firm having been
signed today. It will take month or
six weeks to get out the plans and
details, but meanwhile the clearing of
the site will begin. This will take
some time, as three-story brick build
ing and other structures must be re-
moved.
Mr.. Jones executed the plans for the
imposing warehouse which Mr.. Walker
built for the Wyman, Partridge com m
pany, and this structure, upon exam.
nation. has met with the approval of
Butler Brothers. representatives:
The new warehouse will be OF mill
construction, with pressed brick out
side. The building will be $50 feet on
Sixth street, 10 feet on First avenue
| N and ITO feet on Second avenue N,
and will be eight stories high on First
| avenue and nine on second, the differ,
| ence being due to a sixteen-foot fall
in the grade of the site. Railroad tracks
will run into the building. and sever
freight elevators will distribute the
merchandise from the cars. The offices
are to be at the First avenue and
Sixth street corner.
L Preliminary sketches show that the
new warehouse will be creditable to
4 the, wholesale district, which already
has many buildings representatives OF
1.-THE new business architecture. Two OF
them, the Cream of Wheat building and
the Wyman-P Partridge warehouse, were
designed by Mr.. Jones. ~" u. =
The Minneapolis home of Butler
sBrothers will cost about $550,O0O, ane
will be the largest wholesale hous
west of Chicago. ,~... .a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
MISTAKE IN DATE
DELAYS BOND SALE JAIL;
!: CONTROLLER BROWN MUST RE,
ADVERTISE ISSUE. ~
Council Corrects Error and Delivery of
Securities May Be Made on June so
Eastern Banks Expected to Bid I'm
less Insurance Companies Are Hard
Pressed. r.. = = ~

The Minneapolis school bond issue Of ]
5000 ,OoOzis still beset with difficulties
The latest hindrance to the sale is due
to an error which Controller Dan G..
Brown found in the Satterlee resolution
authorizing the sale Of the bonds. .5,.
Last night the council passed a reso-s
luton correcting the mistake, but the
charge will necessitate another readver-
tisement Of the bonds. If this resolu-
ton can be included in the published
council proceeding, ;. on 49,, Tuesday ts y
gin the required three weeks adver-
tisement May 8, which will set the
opening of bonds for May "a, one week
later than the time set in the last ad-
vertisement. This is not expected to
delay the delivery of bonds, however,
which was set for June 30. .-,1
In comparing the Satterlee resolu-
ton authorizing. the bond issue with
| the original Merrill resolution of Oct.
III, 1904, submitting the bond question,
to the people, the controller discovered
that the date of the bonds had been
changed from Jan. 1, 1905, to Jan. l,
1906. The city attorney at once gave
the opinion that the conflict must be
removed. The change was effected last
night by corrective amendment to the
Satterlee resolution. -A.-
AS result Of this discrepancy, the
controller has called in all the adver-
| tisements, and is preparing new ones,
making the bonds date Jan. l., 1905,
and mature Jan. l, 1885.
Lose One Coupon.
| Inasmuch as the first interest will
! Is probable that only twenty nine cou-
pons will be attached instead Of thirty.
| These bonds have had serious set
backs. The first purchasers refused
them, on legal advice. When the legis-
| lature had passed a relief measure, the
council advertised them again. Owing
| to the low rate of interest no bids were
received, and the council passed an
other resolution raising the interest
to 4 per cent. The bonds had just been
readvertised when Mr.. Brown discov-
cred the error which would have in
validated the issue again, and now the
! fourth advertisement of these same
4 bonds is necessary.
| Some compensation for these diff
| culties is conveyed in letter received
/ by the controller from an eastern
financial paper, stating that in all prob.
ability New York savings banks will
be able to bid on these bonds. Thru
some oversight in a law passed last
year by the New York assembly, Min.
nesota became one of the six states
/ whose bonds, state or municipal, could
| not be invested in by savings banks
Thru agitation from the controller s
4 Office, the assembly has passed a reso
luton amending the savings bank laws
SO far as it relates to investment in
bonds Of the excluded cities.
4 This ought to make a difference il
the bids received for the bonds, : sale
Controller Brown, 6 and will undoubt
edly do 50. unless the insurance com
securities they. hold, to meet thu
losses at San Francisco. = MI,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
COLEMAN IS ARRESTED
PRIVATE DETECTIVE IS ACCUSED
OF ExTORTIoN BASED ON AL
LEGGED PRICE OF HIS SILENCE.

Thomas J. Coleman, for years a well
known local private detective, was ar
rested at noon today on a warrant is
sued by County Attorney Al j. Smith,
charging the prisoner with extortion.
He will be held pending an investiga-
ton by the grand jury. s:- ".-5
The complaint charges Coleman with
extorting 500 from William D. Pencil
of Rochester, Mimi, the money to be
paid as the price of the detective s
silence in regard to a compromising
position in which he is said to t.. have
found Pencil, who is the complainant
in the present action. ~-
It is alleged that Coleman entered
into conspiracy with Louise Oelkers,
also Of Rochester, to extort the money
from Pencil, whose wife is suing him
! for divorce. Coleman is said to have
been. employed by the plaintiff s law
yer to secure, evidence against the hus-
band. The detective is said to have
arranged a scene in Minneapolis be-
tween Pencil and Miss Oelkers, and
when he found them he is said to have
sold his silence and betrayed his en-
ployers for 5000 in cash and a note
for 800. =. -....., ......-.. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
IMMUNITY BATH,
BECHIEL s PLEA
FORMER INSURANCE PRESIDENT
SETS UP a PLEA.
Quashing Of Indictments Against Him
Is Sought on Ground that They We're.
Based on His Sworn Statements Be-
fore the State Insurance Commits
sioner.

William F. Bechtel, the former insur-
ance president, who is now under sew
eral indictments charging grand lar
ceny and bribery, claims immunity
from prosecution on grounds similar to
those upon which the defendants in
the famous Chicago packers cases were
allowed to go UNPUBLISHED.
In a motion made today in the dis
trict court Mr.. Bechtel asks that the
indictments against him be queshed.
The motion is based upon the a1lega-
ton that the, evidence used before the
Hennepin county grand jury returning
I the indictments was illegal because 1t
consisted of the defendants sworn
| missioner O'Brien a year ago last win
ter, at the time Of the first investiga
| ton. ~
| The motion was evidently suggested
by the Chicago packers case. In the
| local case, the defendant IS counsel de
/ clares Bechtel's statement to O'Brlel
were privileged. The county attorney
holds, however, that the appearance Of
the defendant before the state insur
ance commissioner was voluntary II
every way and cannot be considered il
the same light as the Chicago evidence
before James R. Garfield, commissions
of corporations. 's
/ Members Of the grand jury state
moreover, that there was no evidenc
introduced before The grand jury con
corning what the defendant told tn
insurance commissioner regarding tn
alleged theft of the $1,000 nor con
corning the alleged offering of brib
to Elmer E. Dearth, former state in
surance commissioner.
, The arguments on the motion Wi
be heard next week and the outcom
will be awaited with unusual Interest
as it may have the most importan
bearing, not only on the Bechtel case
but upon those of the former insurane
commissioner. -
: Seldom has a more formidable ARA
!, of legal talent been interested in tn
defense Of any set Of Hennepin count
cases than those who are appearing ]
support of this motion. Among tn
counsel interested are: Belden, Jam
= son & sShearer, Welsh & Hubachel
= Koon, Whalen & Bennett, former Go7
ernor John Lind, Charles w. Somerb,
former assistant attorney genera
Keith, Evans & Fairchild, and Piert
Butler of st. Paul. %-s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
DEBATE PROGRAM FOR ].
/ NEXT YEAR ARRANGED

At the annual meeting of the direc
tors Of the Minnesota State High School
Debating league yesterday, the consti-
tuition was amended in two particulars
sthat5will. be: ofzinterest7 to- the schools.
Article " was amended by adding sec
ton 8, as follows ts;Section 8. = When
ever any school shall come to the final,
having debated but one side of the
question, it's opponent shall have choice
of. Sides Article V, section 2, was
amended to read as follows: eff choice
Of sides cannot be determined by mu-
tual agreement, it shall be decided by
lot But the school losing choice of
sides shall have the right to determine
the place of CONTEST e..-..s .....
Professor McDermott was again
elected to the office of president of the
league for another year, and the follow
ing persons will serve as district direc-
tors: superintendent G. R Frazier,
Winona, first; superintendent j.
NJ. Guisc, Crystal Lake, second;
Superintendent F. P. Phipps, Far
mington, third; Miss Ethel Graves,
Humboldt high, st. Paul, fourth; Prin-
cipal John N. Greer, Minneapolis Cen
trail, fifth; Superintendent P. G. Ton
J. A. Vandyke, Fergus Falls, ninth.
District directors have not yet been
appointed for the sixth and eighth dis
tricts.
The question for next years series
of debates was adopted as follows:
HResolved, That the policy of substan-
TALLY enlarging the American navy is
preferable to the policy of maintaining
it at It's present strength and eff
cheney.
Substantially enlarging shall be
interpreted to mean an addition of APP
proximately two battleships yearly,
with a corresponding number sof sub
sidiary vessels. b
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Of the amount of hustle that was back

of it. -.-. -
d Everybody worked-even father, if
he was on one Of the committees
from Theodore L. Hays, the chairman,
stage hands, the bill posters, the ush.
ers, musicians, actors and actresses all
gave their services enthusiastically. All
the printing, the transfer of scenery
from the theaters and the carriages for
the performers, were contributed, SO
not one penny of expense was charged
up against the receipts, which amount
ed to $1,261 at the box office, which
were augmented by the sale of tickets
outside to, people who did not use them.
Big Price for Cherries, -
Ripe cherries, the first from .Califor-
MIA, contributed by E. P. Stacy & Son,
were offered at auction by Richard
Bown and B. D. Butler, man
ager of the Daily News, paid
the record price of $50 for a box.
Single cherries we're sold by young
! women of the dramatic companies for
| various amounts, and the receipts from
this source were $103.67. The young
and added $41 to the receipts.
The long program was well man
aged without hitch or delay, which was
quite an achievement when it is con-
i sidered that full stage settings were
brought from the Bijou and Lyceum
| theaters, the former being very elab-
| crate, it being a minstrel scene with
seats in pyramid that reached to the
| flies and some elaborate electrical ef-
! fects.
Il is not often that theatrical en-
| tertainment is opened with prayer, but
/ it was in this instance, Rev. G: l.: Nor
rill. chaplain of the, Theatrical Church
! Alliance Of. America, officiating: Mayor
1 Jones made brief address Felardo,
from the Unique, gave limitations OF
| instruments. Louise Dacre, the ''happy
grip from the Fay Foster company
at the Dewey, contributed a monolog
Ernest Hogan and q company OF nfty
I people from the Bijeu SANG splendidly
in an act from - Rufus Rastus" The
| .World's Comedy Four and Eliza
beth Murray in monolog game from tn!
4 Orpheum. Act three from - Men anc
Woment was presented, by Ralnh Stu
art and his stock company, from the
I,vceum. and act four from the "Clans
man. was the Metropolitan's contrl
button. -. w. -z5,S
Pictures After the Quake.
Motion pictures and stereoptico1
y views shown by G. EVAN Duzee wa
p the interesting feature that closed tn
4 long program. The collection, largely
drawn from the excellent photo new
service of The journal. was
remarkable one, showing San Franeisc
harbor and some of, the prominen
streets and buildings before the FIRE
These were given in connection VII
| the scenes of the ruins, the contrast o
: sGbefore and after the. earthquake
, conveying a vivid impression OF tn
| awful scenes of destruction and suffer
) ing. The moving pictures showed tn
: dynamiting Of buildings, the refugee
) encamped in parks. and people stan n:
: ing in line for rations. .Mlnneapoli
flour is there now was called out an
: the audience cheered. A fine pictur
of the magnificent courthouse, and the
E one of it's ruins, was the last, whic
! constituted an impressive finale. Th
: features will be shown again tomorro'
: night at the Auditorium.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
Weather Conditions.

The low presusre area central near
Dodge City, Kan, yesterday has moved
northeastward to eastern Nebraska dur
ing the past twenty.four hours, 1t has
been attended by rain in northern Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota
and southern Minnesota; rain is also
reported from the Tennessee valley and
along the Pacific coast. The pressure
has risen in the southwest, following
the low pressure area, and has fallen
decidedly in Arizona and Nevada. A
weak high pressure area in Alberta is
causing rain in Alberta and Saskatche-
wan. As the Nebraska low pressure
area moves northeastward, it will cause
rain in this vicinity tonight and Sun
day. -. ..'@*.. 'r's -@.,s'a.,-
-Chas. A. Hyle, Temporarily in
Charge. 3 a. I ...' #....& As
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
BRAKEMAN Is KILLED;
his SKULL CRUSHED

Patrick R. Branley, a brak on
the Great Northern railroad, was struck
by a train and killed at Clearwater
Junction at noon today, and his body
is now at the county morgue awaiting
the arrival of relatives 4
Branley was experimenting the
switching Of freight cars and paid no
attention to an approaching train on
another track. The engine struck him
was Immediately placed on an engine
and brought to the city, but he died
before he could be removed from the
Minneapolis & ST.. Louis station to the
hospital. Coroner Kistler decided that
post norton was not necessary
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
INSURANCE COMPANIES
ASKED FOR STATEMENT

I'D. o'Brien, state insurance com
missioner, sent out a circular letter to-
day to ali fire insurance companies do
ing business in the state, asking for a
statement Of their condition on May 10.
This statement, it is expected, will show
all the California losses, and is asked in
order to assure the department of the
companies ability to meet all their
losses and continue on a sound basis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
GOOD DRIVING WEATHER
Plenty of Water and Favorable Winds
for st. Croix Owners.

Special to The Journal
Saltwater, Mimi, April .2S.---Log
drives on the St. Croix and it's tribu-
taries are moving at satisfactory
rate, and the indications are there will
be plenty of material fol-, the boom to
work upon by the 1st Of June, saltho
the date for its opening has heretofore
been set at June Is. The Tozer drive,
which started on McDermott's brook,
is now in the ST. Croix. The Musser-
Sauntry drive in the St. Croix has been
favored with good water and helpful
winds and is making fine progress.
Steamboat owners are put out be-
cause of the non arrival here of the
government inspectors from Duluth.
The boats are tied up and down-river
mills are waiting for logs IN Sconse-
quence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
California and Return, $500.

The Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad
has been selected as the official route
from Minnesota for the Mystic ShrineTs,
convention, Los Angeles, May 40:
Special train of Pullman sleepers will
be run through without change via the
day at Colorado Springs and Salt Lake
CITY. Tickets on sale from April 25 to
May 5, limited to July 81 for return
trip, good going via any direct route,
returning via any other direct route,
or will be routed one way via Port
land at rate Of $7240. Stopover priv
ileges granted. For further particulars
call on J. G. Rickel, City Ticket Agent,
424 Nicollet avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
City II eWs
THE WEATHER
The Predictions.

Minnesota-Rain tonight and Sunday
brisk northeast winds.
late tonight OF Sunday; warmer tonight,
brisk easterly winds.
Observation-Disclosures tonight and Sun
day; warmer east portion; brisk easterly
winds.
Iowa-Showers tonight and Sunday,
warmer in east and cooler in extreme
west portions tonight.
North and South Dakota-Showers
tonight and Sunday.
Montana-Partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday; cooler in southeast portion to-
night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
$3.50 to California and Return
via
Chico rn Great WeStern Railway

Account Mystic Shrine Convention, Los
Angeles, May 7th to 10th. Tickets on
sale April 18th to May 5th, inclusive.
Final return limit, July 31st. Stop
over privileges granted. $72.40 going
via direct route and returning via
Portland, or the reverse. For full in
formation, apply to R. II. Heard, G. A,
Nicollet avenue and 9Th street, Mime
apolis, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
NECROL,OGIC

EDDY svENsRUD, 1o-year-old son
! of Ole s. lSvensrud, died yesterday at
!. the family residence, 600 Twentysixth
/ avenue s. Funeral Monday at 2 pm,
from the residence, and at $3.50 pm.
! from All Souls church, Fourteenth ave-
niue and Seventh street S. Interment
lat LaYman IS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
BIG BENEFIT AT MET
Theatrical People and the Crowd Look
ing On Do Their Share.

The theatrical people made their
contribution to the California relief
fund yesterday afternoon in the form
of "a benefit entertainment at the Met
ropolitan operahouse that was a sue,
cess in every respect. largely because
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
PROPOSALS FOR s1DEwALKs-oFF1

PROPOSALS FOR sIDEwALKS-oFFICE CON-
structtng Quartermaster. st. Paul, Mimi. April
9 1906-Sea.ed proposals. in triplicate. will be-
received at this office until IL m. May 1, 1906,
cement sidewalks. curbings and crossings. at
Fort Smelling, MINI. Plans and specifications
may be seen and blank proposals with full in-l
structions had application at this office.
U. S. reserves the right TO accept or reject any
or all proposals, or any part theeof.-Amos Wi
Kimbail, Captain and O. NJ, L. S. A.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
Some rubbers lass a day-some a sea-
son. - Others and Foot-Schulze Glove.

Minneapolis Automobile Manufacturing COM
pany capital stock. 500. 600; John III. Johnson.
president; Thomas A. Bennett, vice president;
James NJ. Crozier. secretary and treasurer.
Burglar & Fireproof Mail & Express Car COM
pany; capital stock increased to 10000, 600; c.
IA. Case. president; FL. B. Chamberlain. vice
president: j. A. Lane, secretary and treasurer.
Albert Lea Light & Power company; capital
sock increased TO 100000.
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Rev. Robert Forbes, DID,, Of Phila-
delphia, will preach at the Lake Street
Methodist church Sunday, April 29: In
Love of Christi At night both Dr..
Forbes and DR.. s. P. Long, presiding
elder Of the Minneapolis district, will
speak, -ss-. X '-.-s. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
AL OF Elm HnosrERnnM

Indianapolis April 2S.-The Indianapolis
American association management announced to-
day there will be no more Sunday baseball games
here as it is the apparent intention to enforce
the law against Sunday playing.
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up Weather Now and Then.
Today, maximum 81, minimum "A
degrees; year ago, maximum 81,
minimum a. degrees. .z. ~