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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
HURT in HIS AUTO,
B. [. RICE IS DEAD.
BIG MACHINE PLUNGEs DOWN
EMBANKMENT
Striking Obstacle, Auto skids and Rolls
Down Incline Pinioning Mr.. Rice
Operation Performed and Injured
Man Taken to Hospital Where He
Soon Expires.

B. L. Rice, % West Grant street, was
fatally injured today by the overturnTT
ing of his automobile at Franklin ave-
nue. and Lake Of the Isles boulevard.
Mr. Rice, who was 60 years old, was
spinning along the boulevard in his new
machine when he suddenly lost control
of it, The auto had struck small
knoll of ice causing it to skid until 1t
toppled over the embankment. 4
Over and over rolled the machine
and driver until finally the auto turned
bottom side up and the back of one
seat lay across Mr.. Rice's head. The
accident was witnessed by persons in
the neighborhood, who ran to the in
iured mans assistance and carried him
to the residence of. G. j. Minor, 1917
West Franklin avenue. .
= The police We're at once notified and
the patrol wagon was sent to remove
the injured man to the hospital, but a
physician declared that his injuries
were too serious to allow : him to be
taken away at the time. Mr.. Rice s
skull was fractured and an immediate
operation was found necessary. Later he
was removed to St. Barnabas hospital.
where he died at 2:15 pm. -
Mr.. Rice had not been engaged active
ly in business for some time. He was the
father-in-law of Judge H. D. Dickinson
of the district court. AS soon as Judge
Dickinson learned of the accident he
adjourned court and fastened to the
bedside of the injured man. ~" ....t
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
WITNESSES TELL OF MURDER
Men Who. Saw, Elijah Holmes Shot or
the Stand. -. -

witnesses to the shooting Of Elijah
Holmes by Walter Webb, were called
to the witness stand in Judge F. v.
Browns court yesterday afternoon i'm
mediately following the completion of
the jury. : 49,
The testimony Of the two was practi-
eallyt the same anda WAS to- the effect
that shortly after the first trouble in
Blackwell's saloon and. Webb s depart:
ure in hot haste, Holmes; with Bentley
and Pool left the saloon and started
down the alley They met Webb who
asked Holmes I to take a drink. = The
latter refused and Webb pulled "a re-
volver and fired three shots, one of
W hich proved fatal. >,,.,~..,*s2 .-
Bentley admitted that he ran away
when the first shot was. fired. Pool
stated that he remained and held
Holiness head as he lay dying until
help arrived. -.-.....
Joseph Blackwell testified regarding
the quarrel Webb and Holmes had in
his saloon short time before the shoot
ing He said the fellow musicians dis.
puted over the way in which certain
piece should be played and that Holmes
walked over and slapped Webb in the
face The defendant loudly warned his
partner and then picked up his mando:
lin and left the place. -. - =
The witness stated that Webb was
sober and Holmes was drunk at the
time Of the quarrel. :..'~ =. = ~t',-s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
THE APOLLO CLUB

by the Apollo club at its concert at
the First Baptist church last evening,
and the church was filled to- standing
room with an appreciatlve and enthu-
siastic audience. The climax of the eve
sang an arrangement of Sullivan s
"Lost Chord' by special request.
Scarcely had the last strains been ut
tered when the entire audience burst
out into a salvo of applause, and not
one of all the audience arose to leave,
but continued to applaud so insistently
and enthusiastically that the number
had to be repeated. It was well-de,,
served tribute for the results secured
by, H. S. Woodruff and the Apollo
club were as fine an exhibition of sing
ing as has ever been heard here. There
was nothing left to be desired. 80
Of the other concerted numbers, some
were familiar parts of the club 8 roper
tory. They were all well done. with
the usual care in enunciation and pains
taking =. following of the, conductor 8
leadership. Kueken merry M USE
Makers was a Jolly fast s. song aeP with
nies''' was another novelty that, was
exquisitely dainty and pretty. 1.-The
Old Kentucky Home was sung with
the chorus repeated pianissimo, and the
club was paid the compliment of. al
most absolute silence during the sing
ing and splendid encore. Schubert s
was we'll sung. g. ;,
Nine. Charlotte Maconda was the
soloist of the evening. She was suffer
ing from a severe liberated sore throat;
but rather than disappoint the club and
the audience, bravely fulfilled, her en-
gagement. Her opening number was
Nerdi's familiar "Ah. fors luz and
later she sang three French ehansoons.
Owing to her indisposition Nine. Ma
conda was obliged to substitute Les
Files de Cadiz" for her last two num-
bers. Despite adverse conditions she
sang with much artistic success, and
was encored. Minneapolis has heard
few more satisfactory soloists..
DIR. Rhys-Herbert as the piano &C
companist, and S. Clay Gilbert at the
organ, were eminently successful.
Howard Boardman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
GOAL MAY SOAR HIGHER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CONFER
ENoE MAY BRING MORE WOE
FOR THE CONSUMER.

Gloomy is the prospect for the an
thracite-coal consumer it predictions
made by some of the coal men are true.
They call attention to the fact that the
SO cents ton added to the spring price
of coal at the time Of the last strike,
merely precautionary measure,
still is tackled to the cost of coal to
the consumer. If another strike comes
on, after the conference between John
Mitchell and the coal men, it is said
that another dollar may be added.
Talk like this from, q sober minded
man of business naturally carries some
weight with it,. Ordinarily it might APP
pear to be a mere mouthing, but in this
case the expressions were uttered with
sufficient emphasis from a man on the,
inside to carry conviction Of truth.
The general opinion is expressed that
the opening spring price will not be
lower than 1926. Up to the time Of the
strike several years ago, it was $7.75,
with 10 cents month, added until the
maximum of 1926 was reached. The
opening price has never been reduced
below 1925 since the strike, altho the
alleged reasons for the temporary adj
vance have vanished. Hard coal now
starts the retail market at 1926 and
advances by easy stages to 1915. The
prospect is, according to information,
that the arbitrary price may be in
creased from SO to $40 ton, if strike
is declared, so that the operators can
get the full price for their stocks on
hand. - . .,,s,s... -. ..c;-.s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
Mp. ENCOURAGES TRAVEL
Low RATES FOR SUMMER TOURS
/. ARE ANNOUNCED BY THAT
ROAD.

Recognition,of the fact that the public
will travel if right rates are given on
the right route, an annual event with
the Northern Pacific, is again accorded
in the following announcement of the
concession to its patrons for 1906.
To north Pacific points:
From Chicago, SIS for the round trip:
from Minneapolis and st. Paul, $50 for
the round trip.
From Chicago to Spokane, Wash. and
return, $40; from Minneapolis and St.
Paul to Spokane, Wash, and return, $55.
From Chicago to Helena and Butte,
Mont, and return, s65; from Minneapolis
and st. Paul to Helena and Butte and
return, $780,
These tickets will be limited to Oct.
81, with liberal stop-over privileges, and
optional routes returning.
These low rates will afford many OPP
portunities to eastern people to see the
wonderful northwest country. In which
so much interest was manifested last
summer. Scarcely any place in this
country offers such attractions to the
tourist as Puget Sound, the Mediterran-
can Of America, which is an ideal spot
in which to spend a brief of extended
vacation In the summer time, and which,
as it becomes better known, will GER
tainly attract more and more people
every summer from east of the Rocky
mountains. ...-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
YATES CASE NEARS END
HUSBAND OF DEFENDANT TEsTI-
FIEs FOB HER-LAWYERS PAY
LEFT-HANDED COMPLIMENTS. /

George Yates, husband Of Mrs. Emma
Yates. on trial before Judge John Day
Smith and a jury for alleged arson,
was the principal witness this morning.
He stood stanchly by his wife, and his
testimony regarding her character and
her relations toward Edwin Perry, the
man who set the fire, contradicted in
many details the story told by the in-
cendiary.
The witness admitted that he had
known the defendant for about ten
years, and that he had first visited her
to consult her as a clairvoyant. First
Assistant County Attorney Dahl at
tempted to show that Mr.. Yates had
admitted to third party that he had
married the defendant because she had
told him that the spirits had SO decreed.
Robert Kolliner rose to argue an oblec-
ton to this line of questions and Mr..
Dahl remarked: rRather than listen to
one of Mr.. Kolliner's speeches will
withdraw the question:
Florence Hanscome was called by the
defense and gave some evidence cor
roborative of the defendant 3 story.
during Perry's stay there, was called
and testified that Perry had told him
that he had gone back to the store on
the night of the fire to get the money
and rubbers that had been forgotten,
and that he struck match and the ex-
plosion occurred, he could not tell how.
On cross-examination this witness
weakened and admitted that he could
not be sure just when Perry had told
him these things and finally that he
| could not swear as to his exact lam
| guage.
The evidence will probably be con,
cluded tonight and the ong-drawn out
trial will be brought to an end tomor
| row. .-- w.. - ..-.-= . -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
SPOKANE SUSPECTS
NOT WANTED HERE

Detective Percy De Laittre of Min
neapolis is in Spokane, Wash, today
looking up the evidence against W. W.
Williams and Charles Egan, who were
arrested there after holding up saloon
and who are thought to know something
Of the murder Of Charles Bader in Min
neapolis. .. ...
Altho there is some strong circum-
stantial evidence against the men, it is
not likely that they will be brought
back, and De Laittre has wired Super
intendent Doyle saying that it would
be hard matter to secure a. convic-
tion.
One strong point against Egan are
the bruises on his shins. A railroad
man who was near the Falls hotel at the
time Of the Bader murder, says he saw
two men running away and that one Of
them stumbled over switchrod and
was probably injured. When De Laittre
asked Egan how he received his bruises
he went into a voluble explanation,
which was far from being satisfactory.
De Laittre says that unless more evil
dence can be obtained it will hardly be
worth while to bring the men back.
There is a strong case there for high
way robbery, and the Spokane authori-
ties will be given the chance to prose
cute them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
F0RESTERS In SESSION
HIGH COURT WELCOMED FOR SEW
: ENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING
, BY MAYOR JONES. -

Delegates, officers and past officers
to the high court Of the Independent
Order of Foresters, to the number OF
16A are in session at the Masonic Tenn
pie today. This is the seventeenth an
nual meeting of the high, court, which
Is made up Of delegates from n the e 6 FOR
panion Courts.' s---
The morning session was opened with
an address Of welcome by Mayor David
P. Jones' whose remarks on law en-
forcement in general and Sunday clos
ing in particular were cheered.
The remainder Of the session was
taken up with the routine work Of or
ganizing the convention. At noon the
Visitors were the guests Of the local
camp at a banquet in the Masonic Tenn
pie dining room. At the afternoon
session Supreme. Treasurer Harry Col
Inns Of Toronto addressed the conven-
ton. &.. 49, -I-'.>s .-. g..
The election Of officers was the chief
business Of the session and came late
in the afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
DISCUSS CHURCH UNION
MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN MINIS
TERIAL ASSOCIATION WOULD.
+ UNITE BAPTIST AND CHRISTIAN
DENOMINATIONS.

At the morning session of the Mime
sofa Christian Ministerial association
and foreign mission rally, held at the
Portland Avenue Church of Christ, Pro-
fessor E. W. Van Akin of Parker col
lege, the Free Baptist school at VIM
nebago City, gave the principal address.
In his paper, "Christian Education,''
the speaker touched points such as have
been foremost in the minds of the Dis
clple educators, as a school for the
Christian church in Minnesota conduct
ed on similar lines as Parker college is
one of the needs of the present time. =.
Rev. A. D. Harmon discussed the
lack of such school, and after his
address the ministers Joined in an in
formal discussion of the subject. At
the state meeting next June the ques-.
ton whether Minnesota disciples are to
have a school in the state or a chair
at the state university will be finally
settled.
A union between the Baptists and
the Christian church has been discussed
| within the last few months Rev. L. A.
Crandall of Minneapolis will treat the
subject in an address this evening, Civ
ing as his topic, "Why the Baptist
Church and the Christian Church Should
| Unite.'
Rev. NJ. P. Hayden presided at the
morning meeting and Rev. E.. A. Orr
gave a paper ON What Is the Bible q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
City II eWs
TILE WEATHER
The Predictions.

Minnesota-Fair and warmer ,,i q,
night; Thursday, partly cloudy, Wi ~.
possibly showers IN nor; north port'0n' n.
ness With probably rain Thursday anu
in west portion tonight; warmer
Thursday; variable Winds, shifting 70
southeast Thursday and Increasing ,Th1srnSa
!nrobably increasing cloudiness and
warmer, increasing southerly winds
Iowa.Fair tonight and probably
Thursday; warmer in northwest por-
tion tonight. :, -
North Enthusiastically cloudy to-
night, with warmer in east poTtlons'
Thursday. rain or snow and colder;
South Dakota-Fair and warmer to-
night; Thursday, probably rain OF
snow and colder.
Montana-Rain or snow tonight and
Thursday, colder.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
IS FATALLY CRUSHED
WHILE UNLOADING GAR

Benjamin Rood, l7ol Adams street
NE. was fatally injured while working
in the yards Of the Star Elevator COM
pany in Northeast Minneapolis yester-
day afternoon, and died at his residence
early this morning.
He was experimenting the unloading
of cars and was on top of an unusually
high car. AS he. was setting the brake
the power used for moving the cars
started and he was crushed between the
brake and a projection Of the elevator.
He was taken to his home and ply
stefan was summoned, but he did not
He is survived by q widow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
UNIFORM BLOCKING
Railroad Men Agree on Proper Width
70 ~ for Protective Devices. =, -

Partial agreement, as to blocking sys-
TENS for RAILROAD Switches guard rails al Is
noon at a. conference ssbstween Labor
Commissioner Williams, the state fac
tory Inspectors, and Representatives of
all the leading railroad companies: The
lay requires; proper blocking to protect
the feet Of employees from being
caught, and requires the labor commits
sioners to make inspections and enforce
it,: They have found much defective
blocking that is really more dangerous
than: the exposed switches. -, ~
The railroad representatives agreed
on proper width between the ball Of
the rail and. the block, which is to be
not less than three, or more than five
inches, ! They did not agree, however,
on a uniform style and material for
blocking. Each road, designated the
proper official to. receive orders from
the department. hereafter: Orders have
no authority, and delay has been
caused. ..,: ~ -~-tt 1 - = -. g. --'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
old GLORY;I0R The
YELLOW DRAGON?
WHICH, FLAG WILL SEVERAL
MINNEsoTANs CHoosE7
Men Examined Here for Commissions
in Chinese Army Watch Develop
ments in Celestial Kingdom with
Keen Interest will Defend Stars
and Stripes, Declares One.

Between China and the United
States, the yellow dragon or the stars
and stripes, American volunteer Off
GERS Of the imperial Chinese army will
have to choose.
Minneapolis military mon who took
examinations for the Chinese army are
following all news from China with
of an armed clash with the powers of
the world, will the imperial government
attempt to call them to service against
other white nations, or even against
the United Statesqt There is still an
other unanswered question. Are there
any Americans in the reorganized Chi
nese army who will be compelled to
stand at their posts and possibly take
up arms against their own countrys
A year and half age a former
United States army officer, Major Eng
lish, established, headquarters at YAM
ton, s. D., and began an active search
for American officers for the reorgan-
lied Chinese army. Examinations were
given and those who were successful
were given tentative commissions.
Good pay and expenses and other at
! tractive Inducements were offered
| Everything was conducted quietly and
all particulars kept. secret, tho no at
tempt was made to conceal Major
EngnSh IS purpose. ~ ,
| Men who had seen service during the
| Spanish war or who were experienced
in the national guard were eagerly
sought. Minneapolis was well can
vassed. A score or7}more Minneapolis
men who wished to see the world or
were attracted by Inducements offered,
took the examinations and received
their commissions or promises Of COM
| missions. ..-<- s... .-..
Now They Are ) silent.
These men do not care to, discuss the
announced in an unmistakable manner
that none of the Minneapolis men would
accept if called at the present time. :
They vii! throw UP the whole affair
and an forget it, rather than take the
friendly powers. and more especially
the United States,o he said. eff there
is to be fighting there, will be plenty
of opportunities for them here at home
and the time spent in study and prep
aration will not have been lost L."
The same campaign was carried on in
other states and it is thought possible
that there may be some Americans in
the Chinese service. It was represented
that the American officers We're to be
military instructors while the immense
work Of reorganization was in progress
It. was believed that. the. full term OF
service would be required for this work
and that no active warfare except il
the Chinese frontier. service against
bandits and maraudinge tribes would bee
experienced. - -: 49,
/! The Minneapolis men rather. looked
forward to this s9rtIiof work, feelins
40 compun ctions against leading a, fghl
against other yel1oM peSS,RRlsAYs, but they
bility Of The United States ! beeomin s&
directly; or Indirectly involved. -" :, =, "a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
Weather Conditions.

The Glow over Manitoba yester-
day morning has moved to the lower,
lake region, and it extends southwark
into Tennessee; decided rise in tenn
perature has resulted in the Atlantic
states and the Allegheny mountain re-
gion, with rains falling this morning
In Tennessee and western Pennsyl-
vania, and rain during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours in southern Michigan
and the, Ohio valley and thence south,
ward to the gulf coast. The 'high';
over the middle Rocky mountain region
yesterday now extends as narrow
crest from Manitoba to Texas, causing
a moderate fall in temperature along
the Mississippi river and in ", Wis aaa
ern slope of the Rockies, while west
Of the ,"high,'' and due in part to the
development of large Glow over
Alberta, there are rapidly rising tenn
peratures. Rain is falling in the Pa
ciflc coast states this morning. Fair
weather is expected tonight, with
higher temperature in this vicinity;
on Thursday cloudy weather Is antiei
pated. II. S. Outram,
Section Director.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
WITNESSES TELL
OF HOLMES MURDER
WEBB's CRIME APPEARED TO BE
UNPRovoKED.
State Shows that Victim Of Shooting
Was Unarmed and Expected No
Trouble-After Third Shot Defend
ant Coolly Walks Away-stories Of
Witnesses Substantiating the Same.

It will be necessary for Walter Webb
to prove that he killed Elijah Holmes in
self-defense if he is to escape convic-
ton Of first degree murder. If there
was any doubt heretofore about the
killing it has been removed by the posi-
tive testimony of five eyewitnesses Of
the tragedy.
1t is not believed that the defense
will deny that Webb fired the fatal
shot. All the efforts Of his counsel are
being and will be concentrated upon
the attempt to show that Webb s own
safety was endangered, or at least he
thought it was, before he shot.
Webb in No Danger.
From the states witnesses who saw
all the details of the tragedy, there has
come nothing to show that Webb was in
any great danger. One witness, David
Stewart, testified that Holmes made a
pass at Webb, who thereupon pulled his
revolver and shot. All the witnesses
swore that the doomed mans hands
We're open, and three out of five Of the
witnesses said that he put his hands up
in front of him as if to ward off some
impending blow or to push away his
enemy. ... ~, :" ~.
There has been nothing brought out,
either in direct or cross-examination,
to prove that Holmes was in any way
armed, altho some remarks of counsel
have given the impression that an at
tempt would be made to prove that
Holmes carried weapon. There was
nothing of the kind found on his per-
son. ri .--.. d.. -..- -.
Coolly Walks Away. -
In describing the shooting as he had
witnessed it, Mr.. Stewart on the stand
this II morning was evidently impressed
| by Webb's GOODNESS after the shooting.
- After he fired the last shot, he said,
che made motion as if to return the
gun to his hip pocket and then turned
and walked-not ran, but walked-up
the street and - entered Blackwell 8
saloon. The detectives came close be-
| hind him and arrested him shortly
afterwards.' = IT, saEst,1
Frank Fisher and Charles Hall, a
brakeman, were the other witnesses ex-
amined today. They saw the shooting
and their stories conceded with those
Of the other witnesses in: all important
particulars. .;F +. s.,r~ -. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
Swedish People Commemorate Estab-
lishment of Their Hospital.

The eighth anniversary of the swed-
ish hospital was celebrated last eve
ming at the Swedish Tabernacle, by
large gathering. Several addresses
were made and musical program en-
ioyed. Rev. E. Q. Skogsbergh delly-
brief the history Of the hospital: H He
said the institution had cared for $4,000
patients in the twelve years it has been
in operation. It has provided free beas
for a large number of needy persons.
He complimented the Concordiia society,
which has membership. Of 600, on the
great work it has done in the interests
Of the hospital.
Rev. A. F. Elmquist delivered an ad-
dress on Sunshine If all people,
he said, would make a practice Of G., !
the world generally would be. greatly
Rev. Olof Bodine gave. statistics Of
the work of the hospital the past year;
showing that it has cared Tor l'oof
nerSOnS. .sgfs - ~. - q. r. ;