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Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
MINNEAPOLIS Man Killed

Caneht ~ - CO "r':,a' & a 4o.hnr~c-
power e.t:'ii it l>.Gl3r Ma yni; .!c:,n-
son, tifty-ifve years O. age, received
1njurie at the Merchants elevator
at Minneapolis from which.s. he
died three minutes after reaching the
city hospital. Johnson, who wasS= en-
ployed as an oiler in the elevator.
was cleaning up around the motor;
when the sleeve on his right arm.
caught in the teeth OF the cog gearing
one one side of the motor and the. arm
was torn Off.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
FARM EXPERIENCE.

A good crop deserves a good start.
and alfalfa is one of the best.
Do a little forestry work on the
farm this fall. Plant patch of trees.
Don't cut alfalfa too close Many
good stands have been killed out by
allowing the machine to run too low,
particularly at the last cutting.
There are many new crops recon-
mended for selling. but as rule it is
best to let the experiment slai ions test
all of those we are not familiar with.
Stick to corn.
Don't make hog lot of the orchard.
The hogs will rub against the trees
while the sap is running, leaving
bruised spots where the borers will
begin their work of destroying the
trees.
Don't be a don't care man.
It has been asked what value a
dairyman's religion is to him unless
his COWS know he has it..
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
STEAMERS COLLIDE IN FOG
One Is Sunk and Four Persons Are
Drowned.

New York. Nov. Pin the thick
of a fog cf Sandy !look t,,::e steel
freishter (;7cr3ic ci the :, lite Star
line rammed and sank the lightly
laden Panama lire steamer Finance,
outward bound, with eighty-f1ve pas
sengers. The Finance went down
within ten minutes after the collision,
carrying to their death three of her
passengers and one of the crew. The
rest of the passengers, who Included
nineteen women and fourteen chill
dren, as we'll as others of the crew.
were rescued by the koats of the
Georgia. The freighter was uninjured.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Stop City Work on Sunday,

In order to get an improvement
completed on South Pearl street the
Albert Lea city council planned to put
a big force of men to work on Sun
day, but the ministerial association of
the city ordered otherwise and work
was stopped. There is danger now
that the work will not be completed
before the annual freeze up takes
place and the street will be in bad
shape.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Veteran Newspaper Man Dead.

+ Frank J. Mead, aged seventy-three,
well known Twin Cityt newspa-
perman, died. of: heart failure in
the Swedish hospital at Minneapolis.
Mr.. Mead arrived at st. Paul in 1857
and became associated with the Pio-
neer: At the outbreak of the Civil
war he served against the Indians.
Later he returned to the Pioneer and
then published papers in Pennington
and Shakopee, as we'll as Omaha,
Neb. He returned to the Twin Cities
and became editorial writer on the
Minneapolis Tribune. For several
years past he wrote for the Boston
Herald and New York Journal.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Presbyterian Church.
William E. Sloane. Minister.
Frank G.. Heilman. Assistant Mir

William e. Sloane. Minister.
Frank c. Heilman, Assistant Min,
lister.
1000 a: m.-Session Meeting.
1880 Morning worship, sermon.
"The Psalm of the Crook"
3p. m East Se Side Sunday nHhCv'' School.
Oak and Water streets.
$50 p. NY. P.,S: &. E.
1880 p Unpopular evening service.
Text: "Can Christian Be a Business.
Man Without Forfeiting His Claim To-
Be Christian?"
Excellent musical program.
All are cordially invited to attend.
these services.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Body Found Under Rridoe

The body of John Il Gedney.. a
brother of M. A. Gedney, Charles E.
Gedney and Isadore v. Gedney, pro
prietors of the NJ. A. Gedney com,
pany Of st. Paul, was found under
the bridge of the Minneapolis and
st. Louis railway at Minneapolis
with his skull fractured. It is sun
posed that he had been robbed and
thrown over the bridge by the Ligh-
waymen or that he accidentally fell.
rom the bridge.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Agreement Of Farreaching I'm
portance Is Made.
COVERS POLICIES IN PACIFIC
Provides for Peaceful CONNER
cia| Development.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-1nformation
from reliable sources has been OBJ
tanned of an agreement of farreaching
Importance between the United States
and Japan covering the policy of the
two countries in the Pacific.
The agreement is based on the idea
of encouraging and defending free
and peaceful commercial development
In the Pacific.
It contains not only a mutual guar
antee to respect each others terri
torial possessions there, but defines
The attitude of the two countries to-
wards China, binding each other to
defend by every peaceful means
China's independence and integrity
and to give equal commercial oppor-
tunities in the Chinese empire to all
nations.
But more important still, the agree
ment, in the event of complications
threatening the status quo, binds the
United States and Japan to consult
each other with a view of acting to-
gether.
The agreement has been drawn up
in the form of declaration and con:
sists of five articles, of which the fol-
lowing is an accurate and faithful de-
scription:
The first article gives expression to
the wish of the two governments to
encourage the free and peaceful de-
velopment of their commerce in the
Pacific.
Disclaim Aggressive Designs.
The second is a mutual disclaimer
of an aggressive design and contains
also definition of the policy of each
government, both as directed to the
maintenance of the existing status quo
in the Pacific and the defense of the
principle of equal opportunity for
commerce and industry in China.
The third article contains a state
ment of the consequent firm" recipro-
cal resolution of each government to
respect the territorial possessions in
the Pacific of the other.
III luC lOu1 Ill l1Clc Luc OulICu
States and Japan express their deter
mination, I'm the common isterest OF
all the powers in China, to support
"by all peaceful means at their dis
posal' the independence and integrity
of China and the principle of equal
commercial and Industrial opportunity
for all nations in the empire.
The fifth article mutually pledges
the two governments, in the case of
"the occurrence of any event threat
ening the status quo as above de-
scribed or the principle of equal op-
portunity as above defined, to- COM
municate with each other for the pur-
pose of arriving at mutual under
standing with regard to the measures
they may consider useful to take.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Boy Bandits Busy,

-Four young men, described by
their victims as nothing but mere
boys, are terrorizing Minneapolis
with their bold and uninterrupted
series of hold-ups. During the past
week they have entered at least a
half a dozen places, mostly grocery
stores, and with fearsome display of
revolvers ordered the proprietors to
stand aside while they rifled the cash
drawers. In only one or two instances
were they successful in obtaining
money.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
WILL REPAY FULL AMOUNT
Former Minnesota Oil Inspector Sued
hv State Z ...' z!

All the charges & against Fehhtq2
G. Warner of St. Paul., former .staf.ll
oil inspector, who was y sued by
the state for S9,353.S5, which it was
claimed he collected in fees and failed
to turn over to the state, rare 4 dis
missed by the terms of a stipulation
filed in the Ramsey county district
court. e. It
Mr.. Warmers misconstruction.' of
the laws relating to inspection ! are
given as the reason why he failed to
turn over the fees collected by him
to the state.
BY the terms of the stipulation othe
state will recover the full amount;
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Many Rescued From Flames

New York. Nov. 2s.-Mrs. Rebecca
Levy, thirty-6ve years old, leaped from
the third floor of burning tenement
house in the Bronx with her two-year.
old daughter in her arms. Both were
seriously injured. Nearly score of
tenants were overcome by smoke, but
were rescued by police and french.
The fire started in the basenent ana
swept quickly up the elevator shafts.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Bonfire May Prove Fatal.

While left alone Alfred, the six
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Zeeman of Olmsted county secured
some watches and amused himself by
burning papers. His clothing caught
fire and he was badly burned about
the breast and arms before assist
ance arrived. He has a fighting
chance for recovery.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Chicago Union Stock Yards,

Chicago, Nov. 0.-Cattle-Beeves
$3.40m770; Texans, $3.50@440: West
ern cattle, S32G@5.70: stockers and
feeders, s2.70@470; COWS and heifers,
$1.50D5.00; calves, $5.00@700 Hogs
Light, s49005.S0; mixed, s5.20@
800: heavy. s5.S5MS05; rough, s5.35
@5.55: good to choice heavy, 1856
@6.05; pigs, $3.60@490. Sheep, $2.4O
@4.70; yearlings, $2.40@460; lambs,
~3.75@6.4O.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

St. Paul, Noy. 30-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $5.5o@e.5o; fair to good,
$4.50D5.25; good to choice cows and
heifers, $3.50@4.00; veals, $5.00@5.50.
Hogs-$5.10@5.75.: Sheep-Wethers,
$4.25M4.50;~ yearlings, $4:50@485;1
spring lambs, $5.25W6.0O. -
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Outbreak Of tho Rinderpest.

st. Petersburg, Nov 28.-The meat
supply of st. Petersburg is menaced
by an outbreak Of the rinderpest,
cases of which have been found
among cattle brought in from Akmo-
]insk province. The city authorities
have given orders that all cattle com,
ing from Akmolinsk be DESTROYED.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Victims Of Pennsylvania Disas-
ter Number More Than
One Hundred.
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT IN DOUBT
State Official Declared Co||iery
Safe a Few Moments Be-
| fore Catastrophe.

Pittsburg, Nov. 2S.-Not less than
1926 men were killed in an explosion
in the Mariana mines of the Pitts
burg Buffalo Coal company today, and
II is feared by many residents of the
little model mining town that the
death list may exceed that number
conservative estimates indicating 14O
fatalities. One hundred and twenty
four bodies have been recovered.
The workings in which the catas'
trophe happened is known as the Ra'
chael and Agnes mines, in reality a
double mine with underground con
nections. Construction work was prac-
tically finished and Deputy State Mine
Inspector Henry l4outitt few min
utes before the explosion had COM
pleted a two days inspection which
had revealed no cause for aDprehen-
sion. He and Manager Kerr of the
company came to the surface in the
cage operated in one of the shafts a
few minutes before II o'clock. Mine
Foreman Henry Thompson and two
miners entered the cage and it was
started toward the bottom of the 500
foot shaft
There was an ominous rumbling,
then a trembling of the ground round
about the mouth of the shaft as from
an earthquake and an instant later
there was a terrific report and cage
vas hurled up the shaft and through
the roof of the shafthouse, the mine
foreman and the two men still in it.
The bodies of the men were hurled
through the top of the building and
far beyond It, Thompson was dead
when picked up, while the others, al
though mortally injured, were hurried
to hospital.
Wreckase Hurled 1000 Feet.
So great was the force of the ex-
plosion that shattered portions of the
woodwork about the mouth of the
shaft were blown into Ten Mile creek,
1000 feet from the shaft. Besides the
least two other bodies were blown
from the shaft and were found in
the field nearby.
The cause of the explosion is not
yet known. 1t is supposed that the
disaster came from the ignition of the
usual firedamp or mine gas, of which
there was said to be large quantities
in this mine. The theory was also ad-
vanced that the Fulton gas well, which
is located on the Fulton farm, where
the Pittsburg- Buffalo company's coal
seams also lie, was responsible for
the explosion.
Mariana was built recently by the
Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal company. It
necessitated a great outlay of money,
as it was the intention to make the
mine up to date and the living con.
ditions of the miners the same as
could be secured in a large city. The
houses were of brick construction and
each contained a bathroom. When
completed the town was said by for
eign and American mine officials to
be the most perfect mining town in
the world
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
POLICE SHAKEUP Imminent
HousecIeaning in Minneapolis Depart.
ment Planned,

A general housecleaning in the DO
lice department of Minneapolis is due
in short time. Heads of the various
departments are 'shivering in their
boots.' minutely awaiting their heads
to fall, and mouths are tighter around
police headquarters and the stations
than usual.
Where the axe will fall heaviest is
the cause of much speculation, but it
is likely to fall on heads of several
departments and precincts. Since the
assurance of the reuppointment of
superintendent OF Police Frank r..
Corrlston the shak$sr is imminent.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Good Bird to Preserve.

The American quail gives the best
shooting of any game bird. Farmers
who stock their lands with them be-
fore it is too late have a bird that will
destroy more harmful insects than
anything man can do with spray pump
or other contrivances. The cheerful
song Of Bob White IS always sweet
music to a hard worker.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Duluth Wheat and Flax,

Duluth, Nov. 30.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. hard, $1093s; No.
/ Northern, $1:oS3s; No. 2 Northern,
$1.065s; Dec, $1.057a; May, $1097s;
Nov, $l051a. Flax-To arrive and
on track, s1.41A; Nov, $1.41h; Dec.,,
$1.40A; May, $1.44A.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, NOV. 80. o.-Wheat-Dec,,
$1.03k @1.o3%; May, .$1.0Sk; July,
$1.019s. Corn--Dec., 627sc; May, 62M
@62Mc; July, 623sc; Sept, 62Ac.
Oats-Dec., 1880; May, Sic; July,
461ac. Pork-Dec., $14.40: JAM, $16.-
02hD16.05; May, s16.271h. Butter
Creameries, 22@30c; dairies, 1870
25c Eggs Poultry-Turkeys
14c; chickens, Sk@91Ac; springs, lie.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Ends Her Life With Acid.

Mrs. Charles Smith, who was also
known as Helen Monier, took car
bolic acid in her room in a Minneap-
oils hotel and died few minutes
later at the city hospital. She had
=quarrelled with a man whom she
loved.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
For School Children

Nice, clean work at home, on Satur-.
day. Nov. 81. Good pay. Send name:
and age for particulars. Gofrey Card
Co., Box 81, St. Paul, MINI.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
PLACE FOR TOP BOX BOARDS.
Make an Iron Bracket in Which to
Slip Them When Not in Use.

The best way have found to keep
the top box boards of the wagon from
the ground, where they are often run
over and broken, explains a CORE
spondent of the Iowa Homestead, is to
make two iron brackets out of old
rake wheel or cultivator wheel tires,
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Nov 30.-Wheat-
Dec, $1.055s; May, $1.10; July, ST.
1873. On track-No. 1 hard, s1.093s;
No. 1 Ncrthern, s10S%;. No. 2 North
ern, s1o6% q 1:06%; No: 8 Northern,
$102% %@1.051a.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Top Box Board Rack.

as shown in the cut. Bolt these up
against the inside of your wagon shed
and place the top boards in them.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
COASTING VESSEL WRECKED
Seventy-five or More Filipino LABOR.
ers Perish,

Manila, Nov. 28.-The coasting
steamer San Pablo, carrying a. large
number of laborers from Narvacan to
the rice fields in Pangasian province,
struck a rock and sank during a
storm off the town of San Fernando
in Union province.
1t is estimated that seventy-tive or
more of the passengers and crew of
the San Pablo were drowned, The
steamer Viscaya rescued fifty-fve.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02
Oakland Presbyterian Church

F. G. Heilman in charge.
2p. m.-Preaching Service.
3p. m.-Sunday school. Mrs. Sara.
Roulston, Supt.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-02

Austin Markets.
00RKnO1nD II M'DR1Dn, THp oRconR
Butter. 25-3Os DOR h..
EGGS. 25.2Sc per dozen
Potatoes, 75c per bushsl
Beans, 42.G0 to $3.50 Dor buGhel.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-29
THREE FAST BOUTS AT SALEM
FOR Benefit OF FIRE VICTIMS.

Salem, April 29-Three fast boxing
bouts We're pulled off before the mem
bers of Young Mems A. c. of this city
Monday night before q crowd Of 500 or
more members. The receipts will DC
given to the Chelsea relief fund.
The main bout was between Eddie
Curtis of Philadelphia and George
Alger of Boston, which ended in d
draw after eight rounds of the finest
boxing seen at the club this season.
Both boys were in action at all times,
and the decision was well received by
the members.
in the semi-final, Eddie Nadeau of
Boston was awarded the decision over
Ben Stone of Lynn after four rounds
of fast fighting. Stone hurt his side
in the fourth. The bout was scheduled
for six rounds.
In the preliminary, Willie OBren
and Young Murray Of Lynn went four
rounds to a draw. 1t was the best pre-
liminary that the club has yet put on.
Dick Fleming was referee.
The next meeting will be held May
II. when Curly Williams of Lynn will
meet Eddie Burns of New York in an
Cight-round bout.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-29
THREE BIG FIGHTS FLEET
WEEK AT SAN FRANCISCO.

San Francisco, cal, April 2S.--Dur-
ing feet week here there viii DC three
important prize fights. one battle Will
take place next Thursday night before
the blueiaclets arrive. The first fight.
q 20-round battle, will be between
champion Fea,herWeight Abe Atecll
and Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan. Attell
will be the favGrite. The other fights
are Stanley kctchell VS.. Jack Twin
Sullivan, 80 rounds, on the afternoon
Of May 9 at Coffroth's Collna arena;
Joe Grim, the ircn man, VS.. Al kauf-
man, six rounds on May II. and Joe
Cans vs.. Boer UnholZ, 20 rounds,
Thursday night. May IA.
ketchell is carded to whip Sullivan.
The Boer evidently reckons on the fact
that Cans has gone back, and many
will take the short end in the betting
because they think Joe has lost his
deadly punch.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-29

of Lewiston, adultery; Frank A.
Roscy. obtaining goods under false
pretenses; Samuel Young and James
O'BriAn. attempted breaking and en-
tering; Fred S. Cressey and Joseph
Pelky. breaking and entering freight
car: John Randall, attempting to
break and enter: William Driscoll.
larceny; James Oakes and Joseph
Gnathicr. breaking. entering and
larceny; Frank Campbell, receiving
stolen goods; Albert French, assault
and battery; Fred NJ. Harvey, larceny:
l.. l.. Hackett, illegal mortgaging of
property.
Among the liquor indictments found
was one against j. H. Bradbury. agent
for the Boston & Lewiston Express Co.
for nuisance. and one each for nuisance
and common seller against Albert D.
Morncau of the Twin City Express
and the same against Fred Reed Fred
Reed is a commercial traveller for a
Boston wholesale house and is al
legged to be the treasurer of the Twin
City Express Co.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-29
EASE BALL. NOTES.

SWacina, the Pittsburg first base,nan,
played great ball in the series with
ST. Louis. The Pirate rooters We're de-
lighted with his work.
Larry Laioie thinks that Sam Craw-
ford would make fine first baSeman.
He says that the additional work
would make him hit better.
Neuer, the pitcher whom Newark
secured from Clark Griffith, made a
poor getaway. His wildness cost his
team his first game against Montreal.
After rather a poor start, Jerry
Freeman, the Washington first base
man, is improving steadily. The big
fellows batting eye seems to be re
turning.
Hannifan will make a good utility
man for the Doves. With Joe Kelley
ready to step in at first or in the out
field the team will be strong in sub
stituteS.
The Taunton franchise in the Atlantic
Baseball League has been awarded to
parties in AttleborO, Mass, and that town
will he represented in the league during
the coming season, which opens next Sat
urday.
Orval overall, the biggest Cub OF
them all. has not lost game since
Aug 10 last year. In that time he has
won l3 straight victories. which, is
within two of his Is straight of last
season. Here is Overall's record: Aug
II, 1907. beat Philadelphia, to 0; Aus
| 1G, beat Philadelphia, l to O; Aug. o.
beat Boston, 9 to 8; Aug. 2S, beat
! Brooklyn, 6 to 4; Aug. Il, beat Gin
cinnati, , to l.; Sept. 3, beat st. Louis,
5 to 0; Sept II, beat Cincinnati, to
1, Sept. is, beat Cincinnati, 2 to l;
oct Is, beat Detroit, 6 to /; April H.
1908, beat Cincinnati, 6 to S; April 49,
beat st. Louis, to 3; April 23, beat
Cincinnati, 2 to l.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-29
BOXING NOTES.

frankie Neil and Kid Wolgast will
meet at Milwaukee May 5.
Dick Hyland and Bert Keyes have
been signed to box in New York next
Tuesday night.
Bob Fitzsimmons says that Jack
Johnson will defeat Tommy Burns if
they ever meet.
Young Erne Of Philadelphia and Cy-
clone Thompson have been matched
to box at the Armory A. A., Boston
May S.
Sam Langford and his manager, Joe
Woodman, are planning to make a trip
to England, where Langford has been
promised some matches.
Benny Yanger, the Chicago light
weight, has quit the ring, and is going
to take up the wrestling game. He and
Eddie Tancel. another scrapper, are
going to wrestle in Chicago May Z.
The proposed bout between Philadel-
phia Jack O'Brien and Jack Black
burn to take place in Philadelphia May
6, has fallen through as O'Bricn would
not cancel his theatrical engage
mentS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-29

rington: Albion II. Perkins, Alexander;
Clarence l.. Pottle, Perry; Merton n.
Reynolds, Lubec; Seward A. Smith.
Pembroke; Hiram E. Staples, Bailey
vile; Austin n. Stuart, Machiasport;
Orrin Swanton. Milbridge: Harry r.
Taylor, Eastport; Leonard Trafton.
East Machias; D. Parker Tuck, Dan
forth.
The term is expected to be of longer
duration than usual owing principally
to the Higgins murder trial which is
expected to occupy at least a week, as
tile state has a long string of witness
es and the defence will doubtless be
We'll represented. AS the evidence is
said to be wholly circumstantial long
legal battle is expected with searching
ly close cross examinations by the at
torneys on both sides of the case. The
interests of the State will be cared
for by County Attorney c. r. Dom
worth in this and all other criminal
cases to be tried during the present
term.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-29
uNK RUSSELL STOPS
JACK FITZGERALD IN FOURTH.

Philadelphia, April 23.-Unk Russell
stopped Jack Fitzgerald in the four1ii
round in the windnp at the West End
A c. Monday night.
The bout was scheduled to go six
rounds, and While Fitzgerald lost he
was always game and after more. Rus
sell had all the better of the first
round, iabbng and sending hard rights
to Fitzgerald'S breaStWorkS. ...
In the second round they came out
about even In the middle of the third
round Russell caught Fitzgerald with
q hard right and Jack was given {;
minutes rest. After the men resumed
fighting, Fitzgerald sent a hard left to
body ard Russell came back with a
hard right at the bell.
At the beginning of the fourth round
Fitzgerald went down after a hard
right to the stomach and was unable
to continue. =
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-29
SPORTING NOTES.

G. P. Dodge Of Colorado in the con-
test for the covered court tennis cham
pionship, now in progress at the
Queens Club at London Tuesday de-
feated the well-known player. F. G..
Lowe.
The wrestling match at the Alameda
at Bath Monday evening between Bob
Somerville of Bath and Farmer Burns,
Jr, of Cleveland, was witnesses by a
fair sized audience and was won by SOM
erville, who put Burns shoulders to the
mat twice after one of the most sensa-
tional and whirlwind contests ever seen
in Bath, and Referee Tuohey of he Dos-
ton Herald said it was one of the swift
est matches he ever presided over and
during his service he has refereed at
least 10000 matches during the past quar-
ter of a century. The first fall was won
in 53 minutes and So seconds by for
ward Nelson and body hold, and the sec
ond in A. minutes and "A seconds