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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17
SUICIDE ATTEMPTED /. i.
BY FAMOUS LAWYER I
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Financial Reverses Cause William
B. Keep to Shoot Self
| Dying.

Chicago, June William B. Keep,
54 years old, a well-known buyer, at
tempted to commit suicide in his office
in the Marquette building, shortly after
6 pm. by firing bullet from 80.
calibre revolver into his brain. He was
taken to the emergency hospital and
was pronounced slowly sinking at mid.
night. Brooding over financial troubles
is given as the cause of the attempt
at self destruction. =.
Mr.. Keep was said to be one Of the
law in the United States and was re
tanned as counsel for a number Of large
mercantile and banking institutions il
Chicago. ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17
: TO END DoUMA's SESSION y,
Russian Government Said to, Plan
y, Arbitrary Recess of Parliament. t

Special Gable to The Journal. =
London, June 16. There seems little
doubt that. the Russian governm ent
will proclaim, soon a. recess of, the
douma, and il is, quite. certain that if
force is employed the tdouma will have
n;i nD: choice i put 2 tq withdraw VII from the
In that event a.. situation is likely
to develop which the more, cautious
advisers s. o. Nicholas NiYclh hesitate. to create.
THIS M ig "a; E pfraternlizatipn between !; the
Eztra@si g9sP HGH"i 5ssi are @ now
| playing for thesS atdvahtage, on the pop. )
ular side, It is the epolicy Of these
parliame mentatiansHt place .sthe govern.
ments in Che Sattitude Of, refusing to
comply with the douma's demands
that the grievances of the. army be
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17
WEEDS AT 70 YEARS
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Webster City, Iowa, June 16.-Fred Mil
ler a wealthy retired farmer of this city,
aged 70 years, was married last night to
Mrs. ]. R. Jimmerson of New Hartford,
who is 68 years old. y
1t is the bridegroon's third marriage
and there. is now pending against him
a. case in the district court brought by
the heirs of his second wife asking judg-
ment for $4,000 on an alleged pre-nuptial
contract by which he agreed to settle this
amount upon her and which it is alleged
he failed to do. '. : -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17
DAMAGE BY LoUpBURsT.

BY Publishers' Press. u &
Mahanoy City. Pa, June 1s.---A cloud
burst deluged the valley this afternoon.
The Mahanoy creek rose five feet in
thirty minutes. overfiowing its banks.
Two miles of track Of the schuyikill
Traction company was washed out. COM
pletely knocking out trolley traffic. Hun
dreds Of properties in this city, Gilberton
and Mahnnoy plain were inundated.
The storm wrought much damage to
crops in the surrounding valleys.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17
OCEAN STEAMERS

New York, June 16.-Arrtved: Steamer Dasa-
vote, from Havre; New York, from Southampton
Pretoria, from Hamburg, Campania, from Liver
pool. Sailed: Patricia, st. Paul, Mesaba, Zss-
land, Umbria, Princess Irene. a
.Boston-Arriyed:- Sylyania. =.
. Cherbonrg-Safled: Deutschland.
! Hamburg-Arrived: Pennsylvania
Liverpool-Arrived: Virginian, Arabic. Sailedt
Cedric Winifredian.
Observation-Disclosures Neustia.
MoTtlle-Sailed: Ionian.
= Naples-Arrived: Koentg Albert, Tortno, des-
mania.
! Piymouth-Arrivedr Grosser Kurfurstt Phtla-
delphfa. .s-- -s=
, Observation-Disclosures Lucania.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17
DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL
Hypoderr,nlo Proved Fatal to pr. cald.
well. a Prominent loWan.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines. June 1.-THE coroner's
jury gave q verdict tonight that DR.. Tim
othy J. Caldwell. former state senator,
came to his death by an accident
The evidence before the coroner's jury
shows that he arose in the night to give
himself lhYpodermic for heart trouble
and gave too much, killing himself by
accident. He had been married three
times. At 1.-THE age Of 10 he welded his
first wife's sister. He was a prominent
army surgeon.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17

If there is one member Of the
human system that will pay You
back in full measure for all the In
jury YOU do it, it is the teeth. Neg
lect is no worse than experiment
ing with worthless Dentifrices.
Both Will hasten the day Of bitter
regret.
Stand by sOZoDoNT and
your teeth will stand by you.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17
pops 70 STAY m yATIuAN.

Rome, June 16.-The Vatican denies that the
pope intended to terminate his seclusion in the
apostolic palace and go to the papal villa at
,Castel Gandolfou. The health Of the pontin is
now excellent, 1t is said. and the vatican guards
are quite sufficient for his daily exercises.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17
ss2b,ooo FOR SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOLS.
Special to The Journal. <E--. t.+

Pierre, S. D., June 16.-The land commission
er has made the June apportionment of the In
come from the state school fund.- which this year
is $685. 900, and gives the counties 1924 for
each school child in the state. This is the larg-
est semi-annual apportionment of this fund ever
made by the department. &z .
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17
NEW CRATER ON Aso.

been formed on Mount Aso on Kiushiu
island. No damage mas been reported.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17
MURDER m CHICAGO.
Special to The Journal

1poolA 20 1n6 JoufH9ls u
Chicafo June 16.7-Joseph Brandie was shot
dead this afternoon In sight Of q crowd at Twen-
tyrsecond street and Armour avenue, by Domi-
nick Raxgiano. They had long been enemies
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17
BATHER DRowNs Ar w1NoNA.

man, n years old, was drowned while bathing In
the river this afternoon. being attacked By
cramps
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17

Maddened by Detention, Nine
Foot Immigrant Scatters
Officers Like Chaff.
New York Herald Special Service,

New York Herald Special Service.
New York, :. June 16. Machinow, a
Russian giant, who is more than nine
feet IN height and Msghs 400 pounds Hh
ordered sent to Ellis island for exam
ination, flew iRto a rage. It took
twelve men to subdue him. :.
!. Upon being told when he arrived
that he would have to be detained at
Ellis island, Machinow beloved that
he would kill anybody that would at
tempt to lay hands upon him.
The first two of the officers who
tried. to induce him to step on board
the immigration barge Addie,. were
knocked down and severely bruised.
full injuries when twelve men, some of
them immigration officials and others
sailors, made rush on the giant. They
dragged him, to the deck and after a
struggle Machinow gave up to superior
strength and promised to be good.
Wife Five Feet Eight. ~->>< =,
Machinow comes from Kustusi, Rus
sia. His wife, robust woman, about
but their: two, children: a boy of years
and girl of 8. remain on the other
side. Machinow is in charge Of Oscar
Bollinger,z who represents a theatrical
manager. -. .v>l. -. IT.. .....,. :;
On the. other side at the last minute
Machinow refused to board the ship,
and it took twelve men to put him on
| the vessel. The his stateroom had ia
| altered SO that he. could sleep in it. and
six mattresses were laid on, the floor.
A partition was broken so that he
could stretch out full length. One day
he became wedged in portion Of a
companionway and it took more than an
/ hour to extricate him from his position.
The meals he ate were enormous. : ; Il
~. 80 Ggarets a Day. :.
At one breakfast he consumed fifteen
| oranges and seven bottles Of lemonade.
| His exact height is nine feet three
inches. He smokes about eighty
cigarets every day and wears a wedding
ring which weighs half a pound and
whi ich can be worn by an ordinary
woman as bracelet. :. = =. . liz =:
| Immigration Commissioner Wachorn
ordered IMachinow to be brought to
Ellis island as the result Of an annony.
nous letter which he received yesterday
in which the writer said the giant was
weak minded. If such is the case the
commissioner will make no bones about
/ sending him back, ,r-. "a
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17
:, Government Pays Two Prices.

In his letter Waddell; as representa-
tive Of the independent powder COM
panies, goes into the relations Of the
trust to the United States and shows,
apparently that the government is be-
ing charged double rates for its smoke
less powder because the trust has Sc
cured the exclusive right Of manufac-
ture thru patents granted two naval Of
ficers, who made their discoveries while
acting for the government and at gov
ernment expense. -...., . .,......... ,.-., .
I, It is charged that at the government
plant at Indianhead, Maryland, where
the powder is made in a small way, the
cost is 47 cents. During the Spanish
war, when prices were high and sup.
ply Of smokeless powder was needed
at once, eighty-two tons of compressed
gun cotton shell charges were purchased
from an English firm at AZ cents a
pound and the foreigners reaped a wal
profit. It is asserted by Waddell and
practical powder men that smokeless
powder can be made in large quanti
ties at not to exceed 35 cents a pound
The government is now paying the Du
pont company and other concerns in the
great powder monopoly, an average o.
rs cents a pound for ordnance smoke
less powder. *
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17
DEATH OF DANIEL A. BABCoCK.
Epecial to The Journal

Cedar Falls. Iowa, June 16.-The remains Of
Daniel A. Babcock reached here tonight from Ida
Grove, and the funeral will be held Monday. He
was SO and brother of Congressman J. w.
Babcock, who will come from Washington, D. c.,
to attend the last rites. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-17

Would Pay All Meat Inspection
in America for Next Five
i. Years. e..&s - -
Special to The Journal.

Washington, June 16.-In view of
the election of Colonel Henry A.. Du-
pont as United States senator from Del
aware, there is curious timeliness in
all open letter from R. s. WaddeH, pow
der manufacturer Of Peoria, Ill, which
will be delivered to President Roose-
welt and to each member Of the house
and senate Monday morning regarding
the operations Of the powder trust, Of
which Colonel Dupont is the head. a,
against the powder trust in it's rela.
tions with it's: competitors in business.
Some of these charges are. being investi-
gated with view to prosecution by At
torney General Moody. . -.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-25
PANIC CAUSED BY
FALLEN WIRES.

A network Of sputterfng, sparkling
electric wires formed an impossible
barrier and endangered the lives of
hundreds Of pedestrians in the Mission
yesterday afternoon. A span wire of
the United Railroads fell from it's
hangings, carrying with it several
other wires at Twenty-second and Mis-
sion streets.
The charged metal trailed over a
passing car, and for a few moments
panic reigned among the passengers,
who madly rushed for the doors A
driver of an express wagon narrowly
escaped death as the overhanging
metal dropped dangerously near the
ground.
The emergency tower of the company
was summoned and hurriedly went to
the scene. In the meantime several
patrolmen were kept busy keeping peo-
pie in the neighborhood from running
afoul of the wires, which formed a
daylight illumination.
Traffic was completely blocked, and
it was some time before the defect was
adjusted. Nearly thirty cars were
stalled, and vehicles of all descriptions
were compelled to wait until the elec-
tricians had completed their work It
was found that the wires were old and
rusty, and 1t will be suggested at the
next meeting of the Mission Promotion
Committee that the United Railroads
install new trolley wires in the vi
cinity.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-25
LOSERS no PAY COUNSEL.
Interesting Point in German Law Con-
Germs POIfcy-hOIderS

Walter H. Linforth, president of the
Transatlantic Policy holders Associa-
tion, has received advices from attor-
neys in Germany that the German law
grants attorneys fees to winners in
law suits.
The law in Germany provides that
the loser in a law suit shall pay the
attorneys fees as well as the costs of
suit. In this respect the law differs
from that in this country, where only
costs OF suit are added to a Judgment.
When cases are compromised out of
court this expense of attorneys fees
is taken into consideration and as a
rule the expenditures made for attor-
neys are paid by the party who is COM
PEELED TO pay. Under these conditions
it is presumed that members of the
Transatlantic Policy holders Assocfa-
ton will receive in addition to the set
Element which might he offered by the
company a further percentage to re-
imburse them for the expense of en-
ploylng attorneys in recovering their
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-25
HALE WOULD SUE
STOCKHOLDERS.
President of Traders Pol
icy-Holders Advocates a
Stern Course of Action
DIRECTORS TO MEET

Marshall Hale advises that suits be
brought against the individual stock
holders of the Traders Insurance Com
pany OF Chicago. Mr.. Hale has been
Investigating in Chicago various mat
ters relating to the interests of the
policy holders in this city of the Trad
ers' Insurance Company. He has inter
viewed the receiver of the company,
John S. Hauggin. who is president of
the State Bank of Illinois. He has
consulted with the Chicago attorneys
of the San Francisco poiicy-holders Of
the Traders. In several ways he has
quietly carried on an investigation.
During six months the liability Of
millionaires back OF the Traders In
surance Company TO pay San Francisco
claimants has been discussed. The
stockholders in Chicago. so Mr.. Hale
writes. have believed that the San
Francisco policy-holders would not
proceed against them.
There are many millions back of the
principal stockholders of the Traders
Company. They rushed the company
into the hands OF a receiver as soon a
possible after the San Francisco fire
and then sent an attorney out here
TO try to force the policy-holders to
accept a comparatively small percent
age Of their claims in settlement. That
proposition was turned down. Since
then the Traders Policy holders As
sociation has been growing stronger
continually. and 1T now represents the
majority of the policies of the company
in this city.
Whether the policy holders will in
struct their attorneys at Chicago to
begin fight to recover payment from
individual stockholders will depend on
the action Of the board of directors
after they have conferred with Mr..
Hale.
Fair adjustments of losses in lieu of
arbitrary reductions are also possible
from date, according to what Mr.. Hale
has learned. The adjustment office of
the company probably will be removed
from Oakland TO San Francisco. The
receiver Of the company is dissatisfied
because there has been much delay
and is inquiring into the methods of
the Oakland representative of tbs cor
poration now in the receivers hands.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-25
MUSTACHES TO BE
SCARCE AT Preside
Army Officers Following
Example Set by Gener-
ais Funston and Pershing

Army officers at the Preside are busy
Getting rid Of their mustaches. They
believe in the up-to-date saying, out
of the fashion-out of the world"
General Funston set the pace in this
line when he went 10 Cuba There
ne had his Whiskers and mustache re-
moved. The officers stationed here at
once commenced TO "sit up and take
notice" They hesitated for a moment
hut on the arrival here OF General
PerShfnE. '-cIeanly shaved" they at
once began 10 drop into line.
Colonel John L Glen, head of the
rr1Iarrerraasr department Of this de-
nartment was the first TO follow suit
Lieutenant Q. P. n Hazard came up
- an able second Then came forth
CAPTAIN Carroll D. Buck. chief execu-
tice officer OF the General Hospital at
the Preside. with his face smoothly
shaven. Lieutenant Clarence II. Con
nor was the next to dof his mustache
General Funston viii arrive this
morning from Washington. He viii only
spend enough time here to turn over
the duties Of his Office to General
Pershing. and then, after he has his
effects at the Preside packed, he
viii at once proceed with his family 10
St Louis.
Lieutenant Joseph r. McAndrews,
First Cavalry, who has been a patient
al the General Hospital al the Pre-
sidio for the last two months. has been
ordered TO his station at Fort Clark,
Tex
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-25
HEALTH BOARD BEGINS
CRUSADE AGAINST FLIES
DIR. Ragan VIII Take Vigorous Steps
TO Abate Nuisance Caused by Re-
fuse Piles In Stables.

The Health Board decided yesterday
to begin crusade against the So
called stable nuisance, with a view to
the determination of flies in order to
prevent the spread of disease The
entire force of health inspectors will
be placed at the disposal of Health Of
ficer Ragan, who will enforce drastic
measures to abate the nuisance.
Ragan proposes to enforce a rigid
observance of the ordinance requiring
the removal of refuse from stables at
least twice a week Ragan says these
are the breeding places of millions of
flies, which carry the germs of disease
Ragan urges householders to supple
ment the efforts of the Health Depart
ment by having fly paper and fly pol
son in their houses with a view to
killing off flies.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-25
NTERvENoRs ATTACK TRADERS.
Charge Receiver of Defunct Insurance
Company With Unfair Tactics.

CHICAGO. Oct. 24.-Expressions of
discomfort with the management of the
estate of the Traders Insurance Com
pany by the receiver appointed some
months ago are contained in an inter-
vening petition filed in the Cook Coun-
Y Circuit Court today in behalf of non
resident policy-holders whose claims
against the defunct company represent
nearly S2,O0o.e 900. The petition charges
that the receiver for the insurance
company has adjusted but few losses
suffered by the San Francisco fire, ow-
ing TO the fact that he has been di-
rected and authorized to make every
legal objection possible"
The court is told that before its fail
ure the insurance company carried on
business in California, and that it is
therefore governed by the laws of that
State, which direct that stockholders
in such corporation be made liable
for losses TO the extent of their stock
subscriptions The complainants ask
that the court enter an order fixing
time for the fling of claims against
the company, and that all assets of the
Traders Insurance Company be collect
ed by the receiver, reduced to cash and
distributed among all the creditors.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-25
INSURANCE SUITS FILED.
Actions 10 Recover Sums on Buildings
and Stocks Are Instituted.

Two suits on policies of insurance
covering the Wenban building at the
northwest corner of Mason and Sutter
streets were filed yesterday by Caro-
line s. Wenban in the Office of the
County Clerk. One suit is for 1O.00O,
against the Aachen and Munich Fire In
surance Company, and the other for
$4,000, against the Hanover Fire In
surance Company.
The Bushnell Photo Company filed
suit for $4,000 against the Caledonian
Insurance Company Of Edinburgh.
Scotland, on two policies covering fur
niture and fixtures in the building at
l5O6-1510 Market street.
Suit for $4,000 against the Williams
burgh City Fire Insurance Company of
Brooklyn was brought by c. SchiIling
& Co. on policy covering a stock of
wines and liquors destroyed in the
building at 230-240 Brannan street.
The Otis Elevator Company has filed
suit against the Alliance Assurance
Company, Limited. of London, England,
for $1,000. on policy written on ele-
vators and stock formerly contained in
the building at 1913 Tehama street
The North German Fire Insurance
Company Of Hamburg, Germany, is the
defendant to a suit for $1,000 brought
by William ]. Herrin on policy on
Office fixtures and books in the Crossley
Charles Maier filed two suits for in
surance on a stock of boots and shoes
in building at s34-S36 Kearny street.
One suit is for $500, against the Rhine
and Moselle. and the other for $1,000.
against the North German Fire Insur-
ance Company.
Clarence Music filed suit for $2500
against the Aachen and Munich Insur-
ance Company on household goods at
1920 Larkin street; Joseph Music
against the Williamsburgh City for
$4,000 on a building at $50 Taylor
street; Joseph Music & Sons against
the Aachen and Munich for $1450-on ma
chinery and marble at 705-7I5 Battery
street and the Joseph Music Estate
Company against the Girard Fire and
Marine for $4,000 on building at 52s-
536 Taylor street against the Aachen
and Munich for s1o5O on a building at
705-715 Battery street and against the
American Insurance Company for $4,000
on building at 524-536 Taylor street,
Two suits have been filed by Neu-
stadter, incorporated. One is for $4,000
against the Fire Association of Phila-
delphia on stock OF furnishing goods
at 315-321 Pine street and the other
for $4,000 against the Insurance Com
pany of North America and the Fire
Association OF Philadelphia on a sim
liar stock at 1s3-135 Sansome street and
315-321 Pine street
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-25
SUFFER- STREET IS
To Be REPAVED.

Fhe Board Of Works directed City
Engineer woodward yesterday to pre-
pare an estimate OF cost for the repav-
ing OF Sutter street from Market TO
Van Ness avenue. The Improvement
IS necessary in view of the fact that
reduced to twelve feet in width and
plans are being prepared TO install
ornamental poles for lighting purposes
The board viii recommend the i'm
provement to the Supervisors.
Bids were invited for building a
storm sewer in Harrison street be-
tween Fourth and Sixth
The City Street Improvement Com
pany was granted permit TO grade
and macadarize Twentieth avenue be-
tween I and W streets.
Inspector O'Brien reported that the
gas companies assured him that in
future all street pavements disturbed
President Duffey remarked that the
work was not being done so expe-
diously as Il should be, as he knew of
trenches that have been open for two
months.
The board recommended the Super
visors that street signs be placed
throughout the city, together with the
number Of the block printed thereon. in
accordance with the civic department
OF the California Club.
The board raised the wages OF oilers,
watchmen and tenders OF the Third.
Fourth and Sixth streets bridges to $50
a month and the inspectors in the City
Engineers Office to IS a day.
Corporations were directed 10 remove
partially burned telegraph and tele-
phone poles IN the burned district
NcHugh & Sheerin were ordered to
finish their contract 10 pave Jackson
street between Maple and Spruce as the
result OF a complaint flied by the Pre-
sidio Heights Improvement Club
Sheerin said the contract was taken
six months ago, but was delayed be-
cause II was hard to get blue rock
President Duney said the excuse was
a himsy one and told the contractors
named they would have a hard time
to get another permit for private con-
tracts.
The board decided TO investigate the
. application Of Mary's Help Hospital, a
corporation. for q permit to lay a spur
track on FiIbert street TO connect with
The Belt Road and running TO Sansome
= md FiIbert streets to a warehouse Of
the corporation The board ascertained
that the track is TO be laid on the side
walk
The board directed Policeman Beach
to remove all booths that obstruct the
sidewalks
Dufey produced sample OF bitumin-
Gus paving taken from Sanchez and
~-wenty-third streets which was only
an inch thick instead Of the two and a
half inches required by the specifica-
tfons and Of very poor material Duff
fey said the inspector who passed on
the work needed a leave Of absence
and the City Engineer was directed to
investigate the matter.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-25
MORE CASH DEMANDED.
Atlanta Birmingham Company Consfd-
ers 40-Cent Proposition.

The Atlanta Birmingham Insurance
Company has now under consideration
a different proposition than the one
submitted recently to policy-holders
when they met to hear what was of
fered. Instead of trying to settle on
on a basis of 25 cents in cash and stock
Of doubtful value. so cents in cash and
notes running six months for 10 cents
additional may be offered.
kilograms have been passing this
week between this city and Atlanta
regarding the terms. Possibly nothing
viii be decided until the directors of
the Atlanta Birmingham meet The re-
fusal of the San Francisco losers to
accept 25 cents in cash will probably
result in giving them a better settle
ment than was offered.