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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
NORWAY.

Christian Leden, of Kristiania, has
Just returned from stay of several
months in the far northwest arranging
for an exploration trip to the arctic on
which he hopes to start next spring.
When the ice of the Athabasca river
breaks up, Leden, accompanied by
three other Norwegians, hopes to be
at the Landing with specially con-
structed boats, about $4,000 pounds of
provisions, sleighs, skis, ETC., ready for
two or three-year trip. From Atha-
hasca Landing, the little party will go
up the Athabasca and Slave rivers to
Great Slave Lake, and then up the
Mackenzie river to Mackenzie bay.
They then hope to make the northwest
passage, keeping close in to the coast
to King William land, whence a dash
across neck of land will bring them
to Chesterfield inlet, now a Hudson
Bay post. They expect that an iceboat
will bring them back into civilization.
From the Eskimos the party will pur-
chase dogs to pull their sleighs for
short trips on land or in the emer-
gency of their boats being abandoned.
~Leden is used to Eskimo life, and says
the happiest race on the earth is the
colony of Eskimos in northern Green
land. He will make this trip with a
view of studying the Eskimo. He feels
that the Eskimo race is doomed to
extinction and that what records may
now be secured may prove soon to be
records of extinct tribes. Accordingly
he will go upon their desolate shores
with a photograph and moving picture
camera, to bring home as much real
song and talk as possible. ALT Hoel,
a distinguished geo4~sist of Chris
tiania, is to be one of Leden's asso-
ciates. The party expects to arrive in
Mackenzie bay in July, 1912, and from
that point east Leden will be largely
guided by Amundsen's papers drawn
up during his remarkable voyage AS
1914 will see, the centennial celebra-
ton of Norway's independence, Leden
would like to be home by chat time,
otherwise he is Indifferent: whether
the trip lasts two or three years.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
WRITES CONFESSION, ARREST
.9at,9 / 7az-- 49, 4-----,T$
WHEN INTO NEWSPAPER OFFICE
AND SOUGHT ADVICE.
Sheet in Typewriter Reveals That An.
drew Mcconnell Shot
Wife. ..

New York, Dec. 26.-Andrew Nc
Cornell, magazine writer and lecturer,
was arrested at reporters desk in
q morning newspaper Office while he
was writing a confession of shooting
and wounding his divorced wife, Mrs.
Marion D. Mcconnell, at Ocean Grove,
N. j.
Mcconnell was operating a type
writer in the Times Office when de-
tective arrested him. The paper in
the machine bore these words:
II was forced to shoot the woman,
who was my wife. Absolute divorce
was obtained last spring. Not one
word was said regarding the divorce
the night l shot her. She has tried
to Witty an innocent woman"
Beside the typewriter the detective
found a paper upon which was writ
ten in! an almost illegible hand:
every person who has helped to
build my work has been vil1ifed by q
woman who is either hopelessly in
sane or designing fend: When I
made discovery, in the. electrical basis
Of life which (three illegible words)
they started @ 4'
Mcconnell had amplified his alleged
confession by declaring that he shot
his wife because she was always
making me believe I was insane. She
villified me to different people and
has run my character down."
Poet and Scientist.
Mcconnell was locked up on a
charge of felonious assault He gave
his age rs 81 years and his address
as the Grand Park hotel, Chicago.
He appears in biographical records as
author of volume of poems, work
on organic electricity and another on
scientific mind healing In 1893 he
was proprietor of the Alkahest, a
magazine published at Atlanta, Ga.
He was the founder of a consumer s
cooperative union for reducing the
expenses of workingmen, and also es-
tablished lyceum system of popular
and educational entertainments in
Southern towns For many years he
made Birmingham, Ala, his home. He
came to New York in 1908.
1t was said at the Times that Nc
Cornell drifted in there, making in
quiries as to what he had better do
regarding stories that had appeared in
local papers regarding the shooting
Of his wife. It was suggested that il
he were guilty he should confess and
be arrested. He agreed to the plan
and was engaged on the confession
when the detective was called.
It was learned from Ocean Grove
that Mrs. McConnell's wound is in
the neck. It is believed she is in nc
great danger. She was able to talk
somewhat and said that she and he1
husband had been separated for sew
eral years, and that he had been desir'
GUS OF. obtaining an absolute divorce
in order to marry again.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
FLOOD IMPERILs 200 MEN
Coal Miners at Wigan (Eng.) Property
Have Narrow Escape From Death
Damp Buast In Germany.

Wigan, England, Dec 25.-The
Cross Tetley coal pit, near here, was
flooded by sudden thrush of water.
Two hundred miners were below in
the workings at the time and 1t was
feared that many Of them would lose
their lives, but all were brought safe
ly to the surface.
Dortmund, Germany, Dec. 25.-Six
miners were killed by fire damp ex-
plosion which occurred in one of the
pits of the Teutoburgia, colliery near
here
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
NOVELIST KILLED BY POISON
Jury Finds Death Of Margaret Horton
Potter Black, at Chicago Hotel,
Accidental.

Chicago, Dec. 25.-Margaret Horton
Potter Black, the novelist who died at
the Chicago Beach hotel, came to her
death through an overdose of chlor-
odyne, taken accidentally. according
to the verdict Of a coroner's jury.
Inquiry disclosed that Mrs. Black
had taken seventy-five of tho tablets
in an effort to induce sleep and to re-
neve an attack of melancholy, but
seemingly she had no intention of TAX
ing her own life.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
GEN. REYES
!. ! SUR! sgRR en-! !! !: 5;
HIS CALL TO ARMS AGAINST THE
MADERO GOVERNMENT WAS
NOT Needed.
ANOTHER REVOLUTION is DEAD
Rides Alone Into Linarez and Gives
Himself Up-ImmediateIy ParoIed
on Promise Not to
Escape.
ANOTHER REVOLUTION is DEAD

L1narez, Mex, Dec. 26-Defeated
and stripped of former arrogance and
pride, Gen. Bernardo Reyes, Mexico's
one-time greatest military leader and
more recently leader of a revolt that
threatened to tear the country from
border to border, surrendered here,
but later was given his liberty on his
word that he would not leave the city.
He surrendered officially to Gen. Ire
vino, personal enemy Of years. =
Riding alone into Linarez the gray
haired rebel gave himself up to Lieut..
Placido Rodriguez, commander of Is
rurales, the: sole military guard here.
Permission was obtained to telegraph
a formal capitulation to Gen. Trevino,
commander of the third military zone
at Monterey. He frankly admitted his
dream of another successful revolu-
ton had come to an end and placed
himself at Trevino's disposal
II called upon the army, called on
the people," telegraphed the broken
general, "and no one responded This
attitude regard as protest and am
resolved not to continue this war
against the government. place my
self at your disposal"
Pleads for Followers.
Reyes asked no guarantees for him.
self but pleaded for mercy for the lit.
tie group of men who have followed him
in his wanderings to and fro through
out large area in this state and in
the state of Tamaulipas. He request
ed consideration for them. They are
yet fugitives and will be hunted down
by Trevino's men unless they, too, sur
render voluntarily.
To Reyes message, Gen. Trevino re.
piled that Gen. Reyes would be kept
under guard at Linarez pending in.
structions from the central govern.
ment.
Reyes attempt to save his followers
was refused by Trevino, who tele
graphed to Reyes that he had no au
thority to relax his campaign.
Mexico City. Gen. Bernardo Reyes
who surrendered to the garrison a,
Linarez, will be brought to Mexico
City to answer to the charge of sedi
ton. In answer to Reyes appeal fol
amnesty for his followers, Minister OF
War Sal1a has promised ..all consider
alton compatible with the law, to those
who lay down their arms uncondition
ally" is
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
Montana Homesh,ader Kills Babies.

Montana Homesh,ader Kills Babies.
Great Falls. Dec. ga homestead.
or named Brick, living at the head Of
Cora creek, 10 miles from Belt, shot
and killed his two babies, 20 months
and 6 weeks old, and then committed
suicide He had previously told his
wife to go to his two nearest neigh.
bors and ask them to come to him for
consultation on an important matter.
When she returned she found the
three bodies on the floor OF the cabin
with rifle by Bricks side. Brick Is
believed to have been temporarily In
sane. 5a 5s I'll
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
DITCH READY IN 1912.
PoUR-FIFrHs OF EXCAVATION ON,
PANAMA CANAL IS FIN
lShED.
ENGINEERS TO HARNESS SUN
Devices Being Installed to Save Cost
Of Labor In Observation-Disclosures
Chains to Be Used to Prevent Yes
sells From Damaging Locks.

Washington, Dec. 25.-Another mile
his month in the history of the con-
Dtruction of the worlds greatest en-
pneering work when the engineers an
bounced that on that date four-tifths of
The excavation required to complete
he Panama canal had been done.
There remained only 39,669,715 cubic
yards of material to be removed and
hat task is expected to be completed
within the next year.
These same engineers have finally
broken the back" as it is expressed
technically, Of the vast earth slide
into the famous Culebra cut, which
threatened to give infinite trouble.
This was accompanied by the exp1o-
sion of 700 pounds of dynamite at one
lime in 20 24-foot holes, ripping of the
whole crest of the great bank just
above the slide north of the central
division Offices.
Place Great Fender Chains.
To prevent big ships using the
Panama canal from ramming the lock
gates the canal commission has just
authorized the purchase of 48 spe-
hally designed machines for lifting
md lowering fender chains of great
strength in the locks. These will
cost $428,005 and will be supplied by
the United Engineering and Foundry
company
No less than 25,6O8 big spiral
springs, weighing altogether $4,000
pounds, have also ben ordered from
the Railway Steel Spring company to
be set in the walls of the lock to pre-
vent ships from crushing and grind
Ing against the concrete
To Harness Sun.
The Panama canal engineers are
trying to harness the sun for the
Job of lampllghter.
In acetylene burning lighthouses
along the banks of the canal will be
Installed copper cylinders exposed to
the sun. Thus considerable econo-
my will be realized In the hire Of
light tenders and in the CONSUMPTION
Of gas.
Jusserands on Way to Zone.
New Orleans, Dec. 25.-Ambassador
Jules Jesserand and Nine. Jusserand
Of France, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Loudon Of
the Netherlands and United States At
torney General and Mrs. Wickersham
vailed for a visit to the canal zone.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
ARTHUR GRIFFITH DEAD.
Mathematical Wonder Succumbs to
ApopIexy.

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 20 Arthur
r. Griffith. Of Milford, Ind, lightning
calculator, who has appeared in vaude-
vile for a number OF years, was found
dead of apoplexy in his bed at a local
hotel. Griffith was 331syears old. His
peculiar powers have been studied by
professors of mathematics and psy.
chology at Harvard, Yale, Chicago, In.
diana and Northwestern universities,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
Race For New Gold Field.

Dawson, Y. T., Dec. 26.-Two hun
dred men with dog teams and pros.
pecting outfits are making a six days
race to the new goldfield at the head
of Sixty Mile river, 100 miles from
Dawson.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
VIM. Rockefeller Gives.

Tarrytown, N. Y, Dec. 26-Wm.
Rockefeller gave to his employees as a
Christmas present SIS for every year
each had worked on his estate. Sew
eral men have been in his employ for
upwards Of 20 years.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
PIONEER ZIMMERMAN DEAD.

brick, IA years old, pioneer resident
of Minneapolis, died Saturday at his
home, 814 University avenue S. E. Mr..
Philbrick came to Minneapolis in 1854
and engaged in the lumber business
from which he retired ten years ago.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Lois A. Day, youngest daughter
Of Leonard Day. Mr.. Philbrick was
born in Maine Funeral will take
place Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the
Lakewood cemetery chapel, conducted
by Cataract lodge No. 2, A. f. &. A. NJ,
with the members of the Darins Com
mandry No. Z, Knights Templar, as an
escort. ihs
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
100000 PEOPLE, STANDING BARE.
.......i-i EADED, SING aADEsTE
Yy p4t FiD,ELEs.Haa
IAN KUBELIK, vl0LlNIsT, PLAYS
David Bispham Sings-Pagan Nations
3 i..sig ENJOYS Celebrate Christian II
i Christmas In Wash
ingtcn.

all We faithful, joyful and triumphant"
One hundred thousand people joined
in the Christmas hymn of faith and
adoption, standing bareheaded under
stars that smiled down as kindly as
they did over Bethlehem 10 centuries
ago.
While they sang, the traffic of the
city stopped until the great chorus
ended in a solemn amen
The singing Of "Adeste Fideles"
came at the conclusion of the city's
open air celebration of Christmas eve.
It followed a full program of music
rendered by the French Opera com
pany, which is holding it's winter sea-
son in San Francisco.
Jan Kubelik, the great violinist,
played to the vast audience and David
i}ispham, the famous baritone, sang to
them; the chorus voiced it's glad
Christmas carols and then the great
voice of the multitude lifted the roll
ing melody of the majestic Christmas
hymn before the thousands separated
The outdoor Christmas celebration,
which is held every year in San Fran
cisco, was held down town in the
heart of the city. The square was
packed by thousands who stood close
ranked in the wide space that is sur
rounded on every side by towering
business buildings. The windows of
ali the big structures were at prem
sum and from each of them came
voices to swell the chorus
orentals Enjoy Christmas.
Washington. At the diplomatic
Christmas in Washington the ENJOYS
Of pagan nations participated as
we'll as the Christians. The most ar
dent advocate. of Santa Claus in Wash
ington is George Washington, son of
a special attache of the Chinese lega-
ton. He was born in Washington on
Feb. %, and his Christmas tree is the
marvel of both his Oriental and Occi-
dental friends. It is adorned with
quaint toys and Chinese curios.
Over in the Japanese embassy, the
tiny adherents of Shinto worship for
one day at least at the feet of the
Christ child, Master Arika and saba
Matsui, children of the counsellor,
have even succeeded in introducing
Santa Claus to the elders and an ex-
change of gifts and a holiday dinner
marked the event.
New York Poor Taken Care Of.
New York.-Organized bestowal of
Christmas cheer in the way of edibles
to the citys poor began Xmas eve
with the distribution of 5000 baskets,
containing enough food for 10000
meals, by the Volunteers of America.
The line of applicants extended for
blocks.
The Salvation Army fed at least 25,-
900 hungry persons. The army also
distributed about 1900 toys to
children. Other organizations made
extensive distributions of food and
gifts, and at a dinner given by an
East Side political leader, where TO-
900 men were fed, each diner was Civ
en- ticket emitting him to a pair of
shoes.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
Costly Fire At Fort Dodge.

For Dodge, Dec. 26.-Fire which
caused a loss estimated at more than
100000 almost completely destroyed
the plant Of the Quaker Oats com.
pany here The cause Of the fire is
unknown.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
Riley Gets MANY Letters,

Indianapolis, Dec. 26--Twelve hun
dred letters of Christmas greeting and
sympathy came to James Whitcomb
Riley, the Hoosier poet, who has been
Ill for several months.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
Several MANNED BY. Dynamite.

Latrobe, Penn, Dec. 26.---Dynamite
oeing prepared for Christmas cele-
Dration in a foreign miners boarding
house exploded, killing two men and
.atally iniuring four others, who are
lying in the hospital here.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28
Anxious over Charles Topper.

London, England. Dec. -Physi-
clans in charge Of Sir Charles Upper,
formerly prime minister Of the Do
minion of Canada, who is lying seri-
ously i'll with bronchitis at his coun-
try home at Bexley Heath, Kent, ex-
press considerable anxiety as to his
condition. b
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-14
Romance in Various Indemnify Claims

can coast, Holland and the Indies have
been banded about Washington, from
capitol to White House to court of
claims and back, for more than a cen
fury, but never paid in full. OF all the
claims in American history these are
the most associated with great events
and great sacrifices.
These spoliations occurred during
the trouble between this country and
France at the close of the eighteenth
century. There was no declared war
between the two countries, but almost
state of war: There were two frig-
ate actions, in which the American
frigate under Truxton won both fights,
but never declaration of war. The
whole number of American merchant
vessels despoiled by France was 2.290.
The original estimate OF their value
was s2o.00o,0oo. Some $7,0O0,O0O has
been paid, but this Is all. France was
liable for these losses.
There are in this batch of British
American pecuniary claims some that
are based on grants of lands to Indi-
ans by the British government in CO.
lonial days. These are only some of
the stories of adventure, great for
tunes made and lost, captivity, depri-
walton and suffering, even or humor,
figuring the story Of the claimant lay
ing his appeal before Uncle Sam at
Washington. ..
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-14
Resignation of Officers Army Menace

number OF reasons which disqualify
an officer, one especial disqualification
being susceptibility to seasickness,
which necessitates resignation of
many young men. 80.
During the last year, it is said at
the war department, very few cadets
or second lieutenants have presented
their designations. Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, chief of staff of the army. has
refused to permit lieutenant of the
cavalry to get out Of the army to en-
gage in civil pursuits because he was
about to be married. He, however,
granted the young man a three months
leave OF absence for his honeymoon.
The lottery is profitable scheme in
Cuba and the returns to the war de-
partment show that last year the Gu.
ban government received from this
source 100000 profit, which repre-.
sents ten per cent of the entire an
nual receipts from all sources.
But despite the revenue the Cuban
government is seriously contemplating
gradual abolition of the lottery in view
Of the enormous weight of evidence
to show that it is impoverishing the
laboring classes and creating great
distress generally.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-14
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an advance of 117.4 per cent. in tn,
value Of all land in farms. -

an advance of 117.4 per cent. in the
value of all land in farms. 49,
OF the factors contributing to this
increase in the average value of land
the most important is doubtless that
OF advancing farm prices of agricultu-
raj products. This has increased the
income-producing power of the farm
and correspondingly Influenced the
selling price or value of farm land. It
is probable also that in calculating
the value of farm lands it has become
customary to capitalize the income
producing power at a lower rate of in
terest than formerly. This might be
true, despite the fact that interest
rates in general have probably not
fallen, because Of the reduction in the
risk of the farming business.
Another important factor operative
In increasing the total and average
value of farm land throughout the
United States has been the cost of i'm
proving what was previously unin.
proved land.
In connection with the Increase in
the average value of farm land, it is
interesting to note the fact that in
the last decade, as for many decades
previously, there has been a much
more rapid increase in urban than in
rural population.
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gical skill have made in the past few
years. Few conditions of either the
human mind or body are deemed in
capable of improvement nowadays.
We all know the story of the making
of Goods last and best gift to man."
out Of rib, but that was the work of
the Great Creator and was most Won
derful and beautiful to behold The
latest use to be made of rib that
has come to our notice is the making
of jawbone for a man who lost his
by an operation, and now is to be re-
stored by using a portion Of one of his
ribs. Since the loss of his original
jawbone, the patient has been unable
to partake of any solid food, but he
now lives in hope of eating a substan-
tial Thanksgiving dinner with the new
one.