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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
MILLIONS In TRACTION
DEAL, ON IP FRISCO

San Francisco, March ia big
street railway deal, having foE It's JP;5
roads Of San Francisco Of all the rail
and controlled by the realty syndi-
cate under the name of the Oakland
Traction company, has been under ne
gotiation for some time past. The price
said to have been offered by the United
Railways is $7,O00,OO0.
The transaction involves all the
street railroads acquired by the realty
syndicate during the past fifteen years,
other than the Key route, otherwise the
San Francisco, Oakland & San Jose
railroad, and it's ferry connections. be-
tween Oakland and this city. The deal,
it is understood, will be contaminated
early in April.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
GROCERY DEBATERS
FEARS ARE REALIZED

Jamestown, Ind, March, 15.While
nine men were sitting about the stove
in a little grocery. store here yesterday
afternoon, remarking on the possibility
of collapse Of the adjacent building,
which was undergoing repairs, three of
them were killed and five injured by
the collapse Of the Odd Fellows hall,
which crushed the grocery store like an
eggshell.
The dead:
Samuel Lewis, retired, IS.
George Scott, farmer, 35.
Charles Hedge, laborer, Al.
ALMOST immediately after, the inhab-
itants Of the little town assembled and
began the work Of rescue. The bodies
of the dead were soon recovered and
the injured cared for.
The Odd Fellows building was one
of the Oldest in the town, having been
occupied as a general store more than
| thirty years ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
RAILROAD PRESIDENTS !.
TO GO ON THE GRILL

Kansas City, March 15.-The inter
state commerce commission has com
pleted it's Investigations into the meth,
DDS Of the Standard Oil company and
the railroads in dealing with independ-
ent oil producers. It will probably r.
sumo the Investigation in Washington
and may summon before it there the
presidents Of different railroads and
coal companies. These men may be
ordered to show their companies rec
ords, and the methods by which the
Transportation departments Of , differ
ent railroads prevent other coal COM
panies from operating in Kansas.
Former Senator Cockrell said today:
uThis is lust a start. We will 60 to
Washington and investigate the coal
and oil business. We must get q great
deal of information from the railroads
The question of ownership Of the rail;
roads must be settled. The trouble will
come when we undertake isa to learn IT, the
must try to give everyone fair
chance -~.. j +. - a. 4ts-g ..T...,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15

bridgetender. The bridge, which was
swinging open, was turned back so that
the car, instead of plunging into the
river, struck scow which supports the
bridge. The rear wheels remained on
the track, while the front of the car
rested on the scow fifteen feet belc
the street leve1. Inc passengers were
piled up against the front door Of the
car and in the struggle to escape, sew
eral were injured. One, Mrs. Elizabeth
Blum, may be fatally injured. 2.s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
PLAN MODEL CITY
Indianapolis Will Profit from New York
Central Enterprise.

Indianapolis, March 15.-Options
have been closed on 2,460 acres Of
ground adjoining Indianapolis, at a
cost Of $650,Oo0. Six hundred and forty
acres will be used by the New York
Central lines, including the Big -Four,
Lake Erie & Western and Lake Shore b
Michigan Southern railroads, for gen
eral central repair shops, to employ
5000 men. The other land will be used
for a model railroad city. The contract
TENS, street and sidewalks this year
The New York Central system has ap,
propriated $3,5OO,O0O for the work, and
will spent $l,OO0,0OO this year. The
town will be plated and incorporated
under the name of Beech Grove. There
will be capacity for 10000 cars in the
yards. The present shops will be used
for divisional running repairs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
QUESTIONS ARE ASKED
Quarantine Against Cuban Ports Causes
Unfavorable Comment.

Railroad men cannot understand why
the quarantine regulations against Gu
ba went into effect at two ports
today. Mobile and New Orleans, and
not against Miami and Tampa, the
short distance ports from Havana.
One road has had to abandon a special
trip Of Cuban tourists on account Of the
new feature. Cuban travel has been
very heavy this season, but the new
regulations have put quietus on the
business SO far as all but the Florida
east coast lines are concerned.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
RAILROAD NOTES.

H. 81. Holbert, travelling freight agent of
the Great Western road, has been made division
freight agent on the northwestern division,
with headquarters at st. Paul.
The ST. Paul park board has accepted the
proposal Of the Northern Pacific road to build
bridge Of steel and concrete across the Lex
3ington avenue parkway, providing the board APP
propriate $2,7o0 az Its share. The bridge will
have a 36-foot roadway and will cost $4,000
ane Gaea rhaaa md wifi conttns on its
Journey until a week from tomorrow. Accord
ing to reports received at the general offices,
the crowds are increasing wherever the train
stops Farmers to the number of 1000 have
congregated to hear the agricultural experts
give practical talks
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
FIANCEE HEARD HIS
FATAL SHOT ON PHONE

Frankfort, Ind ! March l5;-Dr: FIJI.
son Dixon, a prominent dentist Of this
city, SO years old, called up his fianee?e'
Miss Bessie Buchanan at Indianapolis,
Yesterday afternoon, and while talking
with the young women over the long
distance telephone, dropped the receiver
and committed suicide by firing pulley e.
and insomnia is supposed to have unset
tied his mind. -.--..i =. =. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
Railroads
COMPLAIN OF INDIANS
Montana Settlers Object to Turtle
Mountain Tribes Attainment.

Montana SeItleIS, OUJocI W AuAVA0
Mountain Tribes Attainment.
Montana railroads are receiving com
plants from residents near Culbertson
on account Of the contemplated action
Of the government in setting apart land
in Valley county for 500 families Of
Turtle mountain Indians from North
Dakota. The Indians will take up the
land on script furnished instead Of
lands in North Dakota.
The Montana settlers say that they
have an Iidian problem of their own on
the Fort Peck reservation, and they are
protesting vigorously. against another
tribe. The settlers further complain
lands even for twenty-five years, the
land will lie practically useless, while
homeseekers will be compelled to 70
hundreds Of miles further west to seek
locations. $3.50
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
OUICK MOVE SAVES
CROWDED STREETCAR

Chicago, March 15-A crowded cleo
trio car on North avenue ran over the
abutment of the temporary bridge over
a branch of the Chicago river: last.
night. and a serious accident was avert
ed only by the presence of mind OF the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22
POWERS GET
NEAR HARMONY

Algeciras, Spain, Jan. 19.-The dele
gates TO the Moroccan conference held
a private session lasting two hours
yesterday afternoon. The session re-
suited practically in an agreement on
the main lines of plan for repression
of contraband goods entering Morocco.
This meeting has strengthened the
feeling among the delegates that the
results of the conference will be sat
isfactory. The day was fruitful in
meetings of various groups of the
delegates with a view to conciliating
their different interests.
One danger in the conference is
considered to lie in the stiff attitude
of Great Britain. France, it seems, is
disposed to discuss with Germany the
basis Of an agreement, but whether
Great Britain will favor such an agree
ment is not known. However, nearly
every one thinks the longer the pre-
liminaries are kept up the less will be
the danger and that time alone will
end in harmonizing the various differ
enceS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22
INDIAN MAIDS IN COURT.
Pretty Menomnee Lasses Charged
With Setting Fire.

Milwaukee, Jan. 19.-Judge Quarles
yesterday heard pleadings for two
comely Menominee Indian maidens, to
the indictment of arson against them,
returned by grand jury nearly a
year ago. The girls, II and Is years
old, are Louisa La Motto and Lizzie
Cardish and they are charged by the
government with burning the "littlered
school house." which they attended on
the Keshena reservation. to escape the
pedagogic instructions of an American
schoolma'am.
The building burned January H.
1905. and suspicion Immediately
turned to the two girls under arrest,
because of unguarded threats they hao
made against the teacher, the school,
the state, and the whole United States
government.
Attorney George Eberlein OF Shaw
ano is defending the maidens and the
reason he assigns for their discharge
from custody is that the alleged Of
tense comes under the common law
governing the five civilized tribes OF
the United States, and that the girls
should be turned over to their own
tribe for punishment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22
MUST PROTECT CITIZENS.
Root Gives Reason for American Par
ticipation in Conference.

Washington, Jan. 19-Secretary
Root has discussed with a sub-coIn-
mittee of the house committee on ap~
preparations the situation in Morocco,
the subject coming up in regard to-
emergency funds for diplomatic serP-
ices. Secretary Root declared THAI
this country las no political interest,"
in the conference, but that we have z.
trade interest. Our delegates are
there to see that the doors of Morocco
are not closed to our trade 1T is
likely" said the secretary, that politi--
cal questions will arise. There is z.
| possibility that a conflict on some
commercial question properly arising
may be made the cause of war be
! tween Germany and France The con-
ference relates to provisions for secur-
| ing peace and order in Morocco
! questions of policing; that is to say,
arrangements which will secure the
protection of citizens; the lives ana
! property of citizens of all countries are
| involved 1t is our business to look
after the lives and property of our
citizens and when they get into a half
( civiliZed state where the government
| is not sufficiently orderly and strong
| to protect them, why we protect them
! ourselves, just as We protect them in
China and COrea, and all over the
world so that the question of policing
Morocco is a question of accomplish
ing something that each country
would have to accomplish for itself IN
| less some arrangement were made.
Then the questions of trade restr1c-
lions constitute the rest of thesubstan-
! tial subject matter of that confer
ence."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22
PACKERS ON TRIAL.
Claim immunity for Giving Incrimnat-
ing Evidence.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-The trial of the
special pleas of ]. Ogden Armour and
other packers and attorneys now I'm,
der Indictment for conspiracy to re,
strain trade and commerce opened
late yesterday in the United States
district court. The issue in the pres
ent case is the contention Of the pack
ers that the government should not
prosecute them because they are en-,
titled to immunity under a section OF
the law which grants freedom from
prosecution to any person compelled
to produce discriminating evidence
against himself. 1t is claimed by the
packers that they were compelled by
Commissioner of Corporations Garfield
to give such evidence, and that they
were, moreover, promised immunity
by him. The entire session was con-
sumed by arguments of attorneys of
both sides.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22
PEABODY, WIFE
AND DAUGHTER
GIVEN POISON

Canyon City, Col, Jan. 19.-Former
Governor James H. Peabody, his wife
and daughter were poisoned by fcoG
eaten at breakfast yesterday morn.
ing and the daughter, Miss Cora Pea
body, is in dangerous condition as.
the result. Governor and Mrs. Pea
body, although quite i'll for several
hours, recovered. Physicians are In.
attendance upon the daughter and IN
less a change for the worse comes
soon, they believe she will escape
serious consequences. An air o.
mystery surrounds the affair, anG
friends Of the family express the be
lief that an attempt was made to de-
stroy the family by poison. An init
mate friend of the Peabodys said that
several letters had been received BIZ
the former governor within a shcrt
time calling his attention to the man
ner of the death of former Governor
Steunenberg of Idaho, and threaten
ing him with a similar fate
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22
CONGRESSMAN FOR GREENE.
Often Joins With Stafford and End in
Fiuht Is in Siqht.

Milwaukee, Jan. 19.-Friends of
William l. Greene. candidate for ap-
pOintment as postmaster of Milwau-
kee, received word from Nathaniel
Greene, his brother, who is in Wash
ington, that Congressman TheobalG
Often recommended the appointment
of Mr. Greene to Postmaster General
Cortelyou. This, it is believed, as
sures the appointment of Mr.. Greene
to succeed E. B. Stillman, whose term
expires on February 1.
The recommendation of Congress
man Often is the result of a canvass
of the sentiment of the constituents of
Mr. Often, made Wednesday by Chris
tian S. Often, at the request of the
congressman. At the outset of the
contest, Mr. Often deliberated long
time between appointing Mr.. Greene
and DR.. William Jobse.
David c.. Owen, who had entered the
race in the meantime, had secured the
recommendation of the postmaster
general, but at Congressman Otjen's
urgent request the appointment was
held up by President Roosevelt.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22
DECLINES TO CHANGE ITS POSI-
TON ON GAME.
STUDENTS MAKE "A PLEA
Pray That Professors Modify Their
instructions to F. j. Turner, Wis
consin Representative to IntercoI-
Iegiate Conference, in Favor of Sus-
pension for Two Years.
Madison, Jan. 10.

Madison, Jan. ~.
At a special meeting of the faculty
of the university yesterday afternoon
a petition signed by some 1900 stu
dents was presented by a committee
consisting of Thomas J. Mahon, Mil
waukee; G. S. McCOnochie, Portage );
j. |. Bush, Milwaukee; A. O. Keum-
sted, Appleton; and P C. Stroud,
Portage, who requested on behalf of
the petitioning students that the re-
its delegate to the meeting of the nine
universities of the middle west to be
held in Chicago today, be reconsid-
cred; and who offered on behalf of the
students the cooperation of the stu
dent body, in bringing about desired
reforms in football.
In answer to the petition the fac
ulty adopted unanimously the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, that the faculty express
its appreciation of the offer of the stu
dents; that whether suspension or
regulation of intercollegiate football
be ultimately determined upon, the
faculty expects to receive the stu
dents support for purity in athletics
which has been pledged by the stu
dent committee And be it further
Resolved, That the faculty declines
to modify the instructions of its del
egate to the intercollegiate confer
ence."
In the meeting of the faculty, T. j
| Mahon, one of the student representa-
tives, made a plea for the reconsider
alton of the question before Professor
F. J. Turner. the faculty delegate, left
| for Chicago to attend the conference
He stated that football was essen
TALLY a college game and was an i'm
portant part of college life and diver
sion outside of the classroom. He de,
clared that in an institution as large
as this university cliques and factions
were bound to be present, but that
football tended in a large measure to
eliminate such undesirable features
He said that football as a game had
tendency to concentrate the student
body in interest and to bring the diff
ferent classes into closer touch and
sympathy with each other Speaking
in favor OF the retention of the game.
Mr.. Mahon further pointed out that
the undergraduates were willing and
anxious to operate with the faculty in
purging the football situation of some
of the evils that are said to exist and
to support the faculty in such an I'M
dertaking.
Mr.. McConochie also spoke along
the same lines, explaining that no mis-
understandings should exist between the
students and the faculty in the consid-
Grafton of the matter in question.
1t was pretty generally understood,
however, that inasmuch as the faculty
here had taken the initiative on the
football proposition, it could not with
grace recede from it's position. Pro
fessor Turner left yesterday afternoon
for Chicago to attend the conference.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22
KEEP COMMISSION
MAKES REPORT
PLQYED BY STATISTlCIANS.
PROPOSES HIGHER PAY
Fewer Subordinates Declared to Be
Preferable to the Present Large
Body of Poorly Remunerated and
Unnspected Assistants-Census
Shows Wide Difference.

Washington, Jan. 19.-Charles Hal
lam Keep, assistant secretary of the
treasury and chairman of the so
called Keep commission on depart
ment methods, has submitted to the
president the commissions report of
it's investigation of the methods en-
ployed by the bureau of statistics OF
the department of agriculture in esti
mating crops. The report describes
in detail the methods followed by the
bureau of statistics in making its
crop estimates of acreage, condition
and yield. For cotton alone it has
nearly $4,000 correspondents. The
report expresses the opinion that the
immense number of correspondents
of itself raises a presumption against
care in selection and knowledge by
the bureau of statistics of the persons
from whom it receives it's reports.
The report contains many tables
comparing estimates of the acreage
and production of various crops as
made by the bureau of statistics with
the results reached in decennial
years by the bureau of the census, in
which the wide divergence of results
reached by the two government offices
is clearly brought out. In making
these comparisons between the fig
ures Of the bureau of statistics and
the census bureau it is considered
that as between an estimate and the
result of an enumeration greater au
thority attaches to the enumeration
The report makes various suggestions
looking to the improvement of the
service. Among these are the in
crease in salaries of state agents
inspection of state agencies by inspec
tors from the Washington office; that
better results can be obtained from a
smaller service, better paid and thor
oughly inspected, than from a large
number of correspondents of whom
the bureau has little or no knowl
edge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22

constitution and ordering an investi-
CATION to ascertain the annual amount
necessary to preserve the shin. the
mouse devoted the day until 5:45 tc
the perfection and passage of the Hill
providing for the final disposition Of
the affairs of the five civilized tribes
IN Indian Territory. With one q,
Two minor amendments the bill was
passed substantially as it came fron9
the committee. The bill nrovi5ee
1or concluding the enrolment of the
Indians of the tribes and the aIIot.
ment OF lands to them. Enrolment
and allotment are made subject to
many restrictions and provisions.
TilIman Voted Down.
There was an echo of Wednesdays
stormy session in the senate vester-
day when Senator Tillman presented
ms resolution directing a senatorial
investigation into the removal of Mrs.
Minor Morris from the whitehouse,
The resolution provoked no debate
and Senator Tillman contented him
self with a brief statement in which
he said he would not have introduced
the resolution but for the taunts of
Senator Hale. When he concluded,
Senator Daniel moved that the resoIu-
ton be laid on the table and this was
done by a vote of 81 to s.
The remainder of the day was de-
voted to speeches on the pure food
and merchant marine bills, Senator
McCumber advocating the food meas
ure and Senator Mallory opposing the
shipping bill. Senator Mallory was so
frequently interrupted as to cause his
speech to take on the aspect of a gen
eral debate During the controversy,
Senator Bacon suggested that Amerl-
can corporations like the Standard
Oil Co., engaged in transporting their
own goods to market, could take ad-
vantage of the subsidy provision of
the bill. Senator Gallinger admitted
the force of the objection and prom
Used that the defect would be cor
rected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22
OVERLOOKED AGENT CoE.
Term Expired But No Successor APP
pointed.

Milwaukee, Jan. 19.-The postmas-
tership imbroglio has caused the con-
eressmen and senators, who are
blessed with the selective power, TO
overlook Pension Agent Coe. MI.
Goes four-year term expired Tuesday
and with it went his bond. AS yet
however. no successor has been Sc
Iected. or any intimation given Mr.
Coe of his retention in office, or even
a request for the renewal of his BOND
A federal official continues IN ONCE
until his successor qualities, and there
fore the pension agent will continue
without interruption to serve his gov
eminent in the position he has tllled
for eight years. There are six OF
eight candidates in the field for the
agency and Mr.. Coe is one of them
The salary is $4,000 a year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22
TELL OF BRUTAL HAZING.
Cadet Abused by Champ CIark's Np
pointee.

Annapolis, Jan. Hazing of bru
tai nature was revealed during the
trial of Midshipman Bloebaum yester-
day more plainly than in any of the
previous proceedings. Three fourth
classmen. testified without the slight
est hesitation that. they had been
bazed by Bloebaum until they were
utterly exhausted, one severe physician
exercise after another being required
of them >untii they Sacked power to
continue. The most severe accusa-
ton was contained in the testimony
of Edgar \. Caldwell Of Glasgow, Ky,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22
CHILD MAY BE ALIVE.
But Mother and Alleged Assaiiant Are
Held

Mount Holly, N. j., Jan. 19-Mary
Clark, the nine-year-old girl, who YVES
Wednesday reported to have been as
saulted and murdered by Albert Jones,
who lived with the childs mother
near here, is reported alive, at Mills
boro, Del. The authorities feel Ger
tain that the assault portion of she
story told by Carrie Clark, the girls
little sister, is true. Carrie is under
the care of physicians, who say her
condition is serious. Jones and the
mother Of the children will be held to
await the outcome of the investiga-
ton
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22

went to st. Petersburg to study the Sc
cial situation and was arrested be
cause of his alleged sympathy for and
participation with the revolutionary
party.
Kieff, Russia, Jan. 19.-Local revo-
lutionists, by a daring exploit, have
obtained large quantity Of war muni-
tons from the arsenal of the fortress.
A number of men in military uniforms
appeared at the arsenal with forged
acquisitions, loaded two wagons with
munitions and escaped.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22

who said that Bloebaum had hazed
and abused him because he would not
make arrangements for Bloebaum to
be introduced to a certain young lady
of the fourth classman's acquaintance.
Bloebaum is an appointee of Con
gresham Champ Clark, who said re,
Gently on the floor of the house that
he would arm a youth he sent to Ann
apolis with a bowie knife and Ratchet