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CITY NEWS.
WEATHER NOW AND THEN
^Minimum Temperature To-4ay 25
Degrees a-Year Ago 36 Degrees.
Vr"tthElectric ''
Men Go Out.The wiremen o
e Minneapolis General Electric comf -
- pany went on a strike this morning be
"f.cause the company refused their demands
' * for higher pay and shorter hours. Con-
- ferences were being held this afternoon.
Too Eearly for BassErick Engman and
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Davitd
P,- -'1
Engman were arraigned in police
cour this morning charged with having
*'. bass in their possession, before ttie open
* -season. They pleaded not guilty and
* ' asked for jury trials. Their cases wera
continued until May 7.
Elder's Pension PapersAn effort is
being made to find the pension papers of
R. L. Elder, who was found dead in bed
tn the Windsor hotel a few weeks ago.
It is understood that the old man en
trusted them to the care of another man.
but every effort to find the man has been
i in vain. It will be necessary for the
widow to have the papers in order to get
her pension..
Orators Spout To-morrowThe North
ern oratorical contest wll be held in the
university chapel to-morrow evening and
not in the Exposition building as has
been announced at various times. The
universities represented are "Wisconsin,
Iowa. Illinois. Chicago, Minnesota, and
Oberlin college. The visiting contest
ants will be entertained at the Hotel Nic
ollet during their stay.
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- Bible School's First YearThe North
western Bible and- Missionary. Training
school concluded its first year's class in
struction to-day. More than a hundred
students have been enrolled the first year,
and the board and faculty are more than
delighted with the success to date and
the prospects for the school's future. A
Bible conference beginning Sunday after
noon and concluding Wednesday, will
wind up the term's work. '
Canning Company Files ArticlesArti
cles of incorporation for the I. & M. Can
ning company were filed to-day with the
register of deeds. This company will
make tin cans, and put up corn, peas and
other garden vegetables. The new in
dustry will have a capital of $100,000 and
its principal place of business will be in
Minneapolis. The incorporators are R.
R. Odell, Otto Mansoh and William N.
Webster.
Under a Loaded WagonWilliam Sil
vermani a laborer employed in the wood
department, of the Shevlln-Carpenter
company, Fourth avenue N and the river,
was eribusly injured this morning by be
ing run over by a loaded wagon. The
.
wheelsl
pased over hi chest, fracturing
: ribs and causins g internal injuries .
He was taken to the Swedish hospital
and it is thought that he will recover. He
resides 'at 1822 Seventeenth avenue S.
NUMBER 226
Total Residences can
vassed from August 26
to date...
Journals taken
Eve. Tribunes .
Morn. Tribunes
No. Fiat Bldgs....,..^
Journals taken 1091
Eve. Tribunes .147
Morn. Tribunes.. .. . .161
Any advertiser can prove these figures
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To-day's Canvass
TV. 34th St. 5th Av. S. E.
5 Eesidences
4 Journals.
2 Eve. Trlbs.
0 M. Trlbs.
W. 33rd St.
NECR0L0GICAL
LARS ANDERSON, agea 50,- diea yes
terday at his home, 2306 Emerson avenue
S. Mr. Anderson was a director and the
cashier of the C. A. Smith Lumber com
pany for several years He leaves a wife.
He came to Minnesota in 1858. There will
Vic short services at the house at 2 p. m.
Saturday and services at the Swedish
Augustana church, Eleventh avenue S and
Seventh street, at 3 p. m.. The remains
will be sent Sunday to Carver county for
burial. ,- -
RAYMOND DAUGHERTY, aged 2 years
and 8 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Daugherty, passed away this morning at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Tsah Daugh
erty, 1404 James avenue N.
CARD OF THANKS
"We wish to express our heartfelt thanks
to the many friends and acquaintances for
the many warm expressions of sympathy
and acts of kindness shown during our
recent bereavement in the death of our
beloved husband and father.
Mrs. William Tunstall and Family.
TELESCOPE IS COMPLETED.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 30.John A. Brashear.
of Allegheny, announces that the snn telescope
just completed for the Smithsonian Institution
rrill in a few days be sent to St. Louis, where
i the United States government will have it mount
ed for exhibition at the fair. The big astro
nomical instrument is built on a new basis of
construction and is known as a soelestat. It is
the largest ajid most perfect instrument of Its
kind ever constructed and will be used primarily
, for the study of solar phenomena, such as sun
stqrms. solar spectrum work and other phe-
' notuenn.
A DEATH AT BIRD ISLAND.
Special to The Journal.
Bird Inland. Minn , April 30.Miss Anna L.
Dcasy. a well known young lady, died this
morning.
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OUR SELECTIONS OF CORRECT
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OSES SECOND
The State Proceeding With Care-in
Selection of toes' J^
Unusual Action- Taken in Barring a
* * -Juror After He Was
TfiE AMES JI$Y
SECURED TO*$|y.
OTTO M. FORD, audltor*ffice Iowa
Central railroad, 2005 Riverside ave
nue.
FRED WAKEMAN, lineman North
western Telephone company,
Fifth avenue NE.
PREVIOUSLY CHOSEN
GEORGE F. REID, grocer, 244 Plym
outh avenue.
HUGH WILLIAMS, tea and coffee
merchant, Eighteenth avenue S and
Twenty-sixth street.
THEODORE J. WORTHMAN, Ameri
can Express company.
JOHN E. EMPANGER, fruit grower,
Mlnnetonka.
A. E. BAILIFF, general stbre, Blobrth
Ington.
CLAUS F..PETERSON,carper^terjAI^I
Twenty-sixth avenue N.. '&.,
FRANK DE CAMP, farmer, Maple
Plain.
-FRED A CUTLER, farm lands and
loans, 629 E Nineteenth street.
CHARLES E..SAMPSON, hotel man,
Excelsior.
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One.man was needed at noon to-day to
complete the A. A. Ames jury.' Steadily
and persistently the attorneys and court
are struggling with the jury problem and
their efforts this morning were rewarded
by securing two men. There would have
been a full list had not the state used its
second peremptory challenge just before
the noon recess. o
The harmony which has marked the
proceedings up to this time was slightly
marred.: The . defense ' got a rise from
County Attorney Boardman, a few .re-
marks were handed across the table and
Judge Elliott was askedto pass upon sev
eral strongly urged objections. The oc-ceiver
pasiop for the principal difficulty arose in
the examining of A. J. Schultz. He
looked good to the defense. The county
attorney couldn't view him from the same
standpoint and entered into an argument
with the venireman upon his mental atti
tude. He attempted to make the witness
admit having a suspicion as to the truth
dr falsity of the charges against Dr. Ames
and Mr. Nye held that a suspicion was not
an opinion and that the prosecutor's form
of questioning was not proper.
"I object to the county attorney's ques
tions," said Mr.-Nye. "A suspicion is not
an opinion and the questions are not fair
to the man being examined."
"It -the n\a.n.has a., suspicion we. should
know it," retorted Mr. Boardman, "and I
am getting at the condition of the man's
mind in the beet way I can."
Mr. Nye urged his objections, but was
overruled by the' court. The examination
continued .but Mr, Boardman could not
change the answers. Schultz, who is a
native of B,ournania, Anally remarked:
"Oh, yes, I have a suspicion all right,
but I don't know which way it 4s."
'" A'laugh followed and the remark ap
parently was sufficient for the prosecutor,
who submitted the challenge and it was
.found notw.true ' ,i'-:'.'.
"We oan't Wave that man,W \r,emalke
Mr.-boardman to his colleagues,''arid tjien
to ttie. cojurt "W.P-challenge die jfurpr per-
emptorily.'.' . - ^ / ','.
Aside from this incident the proceed
ings moved with more than tisuar celerity
and up to noon 106 talesmen had been run
thru the mill. With only one man to go
the attorneys fee sure that the O
evidence1
will bel begun to-morrotaking w mornf -
ing at the latest and possibly late this
afternoon. ...
LAYNE RECALLED AND DROPPED
The State Was Able to Make Good Its
Objection.
A new precedent has been established
by the state's attorneys in the A. A.
Ames trial. For what is believed to be
the first time in the history of the Henne
pin County courts a juror has been chosen,
allowed to remain on the jury for forty
eight hours, then re-examined and ex
cused: John E. Layne, the third man
chosen, is the gentleman subjected to this
form of procedure.
Layne -was passed by the defense and
accepted by the state without much in
quiry on the first day of the trial. In
formation was received later by County
Attorney F.H. Boardman which convinced
him that the juror was decidedly unsat
isfactory and immediate steps were taken
toward his release.
Yesterday afternoon court adjourned
shortly after 3 o'clock and the attorneys
on both sides went into a secret session
with Judge- Elliott. As a result of the
conference, Mr, Layne was recalled to the
witness stand and his examination was re
opened. This procedure was allowed os
tensibly upon the strength of an affidavit
made by Thomas F. Chilton, a letter car
rier, who alleges that while riding down
town one day Layne sajd to him:
"If I was drawn on a jury in the Ames
case I would never vote for conviction.!'
There are believed to be other and even
more serious Objections to the juror which
it was not found necessary to urge. How
ever that may have been, when examined
upon a challenge for actual bias, enough of
an opinion was disclosed to warrant the
triers in finding the challenge true and
Mr. Layne was excused.
Witnesses orf Hand Again.":V-
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Without any loss of time the regulation
routine of juror-getting was resumed ln
Judge Elliott's courtroom this morning.
All of the principals were on hand prompt
ly and occupied their usual places. The
witnesses, including Irwin A. Gardner, re
turned from Chicago Thomas Brown, Jr.,
the several women who are alleged to have
paid "blood money" to the former mayor's
lieutenants, and a number of others re
ported for duty, but will probably not be
called before to-morrow morning.
Dennis F. Egan, a life insurance man,
admitted to Mr. Erwin that he had formed
a judgment and upon the strength of this
the defense's challenge was admitted by
Mr. Boardman.
A strong and oft expressed opinion on
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the pact of lieonard KimbalJ resulted
that gentleman's prompt dismissal.
Otto M. Ford,' a clerk in the a.uditor'8
office of the Iowa Central Railway com
pany was passed by the defense after a
few preliminary-*:questions had been
asked. The attorneys for the state held
a short- consultation, Mr.. Boardman an
nounced that he had no challenge and
the tenth juror. Was -sworn. This brings
the jury back to Its condition of yester
day noon and the possibilities of filling
the jury before night were materially in-
marked 'excused" toy the Cetense **va. **r.
Nye's line of questions succeeded in bring
ing out statements which accomplished
the attorney's desire.
Nels Nolln was quickly disposed of as,
having a too fixed opinion on the guilt or
innocence of. Dr. Ames.
Then there were called, examined and
excused in rapid succession,, Robert D.
Valentine, James E. Wolf, LambertC.
Jeffries and Bert M. Lake.
Samuel L. Ingram swore that he had
an opinion of a fixed character which
had . been expressed in this and other
cities. He was,promptly excused.
George S. Graves had a fixed opinion
which he would not hesitate to express
to his friends and acquaintances. Mr.
Boardman admitted the challenge and prac
tically the same procedure ensued in the
case of Edward. R.. Williams, the next
venireman called. .
John E. Quirk, a dairyman and a friend
of Dr. Ames, gave the state what might
be termed a run for its money. Mr. Board
man . entered a challenge for. actual bias
and argued the question of opinion, sym
pathy and prejudice With the candidate at
considerable length. The dispenser of
bovine refreshments stoutly maintained
that, altho he had a certain leaning at
the present time, were he sWorn as a,
juror he could lay aside ail feeling and
be a fair and impartial juroir. The state's
challenge was submitted to the triers and
found true.
Fred Wakeman a lineman, was the last
talesman called at the morning session,
and with little examination by either side
he was selected as the eleventh juror.
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Otis P.. Brlggs,. Henry J... Sanders and
Frederick Wade were sworn, found to
have opinions and excused in rapid suc
cession.
Mike Gllever stated that he had opinions
and to spare and Mr. Boardman lost very
little time in admitting Mr. Erwtn's chal
lenge for actual bias . .
Gilbert M. Rudd, a young mani was
JUDGMENTS TO BE SOLD
Farmers and Merchants' State Bank Re
ceiver Has Them.
' Judge D. F." Simpson has ordered the
sale of several judgments held by the re
of the Farmers and Merchants'
state bank against the bank's former
stockholders and others, the sale to be
held at the -judge's chambers May 9. The
judgments aggregate $70,000. it Is not
believed that much will be realized.
$500 for Marie. Edrldge.
Marie Edridge, who sued her former
father-in-law, Nelson C. Edridge for slan
er and assault, convinced the jury that she
was entitled to damages and was awarded
$500. She demanded $7,000. -
"While It's Wet, $25 Rain Coats, $15."
8 coats. Hoffman Toggery Shop.
AN OLD LAW DUG UP
Present Milk Measures Have Been
Illegal for Years.
Milk dealers have been usltjg an illegal
measure for years. "The Minnesota law,
dating from the sixties prescribes a
measure for milk which is the same as
beer measure, 282 cubic inches to the gal
lon. Section 2201 of the revised statutes
of 1894 reads as follows:
The standaRd-,jmea*ure by which milk is sold
shall be 282 cubic inches to the, gallon, and its
subdivisions in the same" proportion.- " - '
The'complaint'of the'Minneapolis milk
dealers was carried to State Treasurer
J. H. Block this morning, and he came
back with the foregoing citation, of the
law. "If the milk dealers have been using
wine measure all these years," he said,
"they have been doing so in violation of
the law. The new law. mftkes no change
in milk measure. .Milk was the only
thing definitely measured in the old law.
The new law was drafted to make a stan
dard cubic measure for. everything, but
as far as milk is concerned we made no
change. If the law has not, been obeyed
it is not our fault." .4
s The law makes the state, treasurer the
official custodian of weights and measures.
County treasurers, haye to keep weights
and measures, and test them by the
state standards every five years. The
new law provides a form of, certificate of
which the state treasurer must keep a
stub, the certificate showing that the
standards have been tested and found
correct. This makes the county standards
competent evidence in court.
^^^- THE MINNBAP6LIS:.'J0UENAL.
MINNESOTA POLITICS
It is reported that Judge Marshall A.
Spooner of Bemidji, Governor Van Sant's
appointee -in the fifteenth judicial district,
will have opposition next" year wnen tie
comes up for election, and that his oppo
nent will be the same man who contested
with him for the appointment, C. C. Mc
Carthy of Grand Rapids, former state sen
ator. Senator McCarthy feels that he did
not make .the hustle for the place that
Judge Spooner did, and that if he exrerts
himself he can take the nomination at the
primaries. - - ' .
Judge Grindeland, the new man in the
fourteenth district, also has
election, but so far no?
ttoned as a candidate against him.
Crookston would have hard work to unite
on a man and Judge Grindeland has a
strong following in each county of that
district, which practically assures him of
the nomination.
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Headlines in the morning papers an -
nounce that the state has no game and
fish commission. To'be sure, the. com
mission resigned yesterday, as the Jour
nal anounced, but the resignations have
not been' accepted by thie governor, and
until that is done the commission , will
continue to serve. The new.., game law
probably legislated this" commission out of
office, but they would^ continue, to. serve
anyway until their successors were ap
pointed and qualified, so there is no seri
ous gap in this important branch of the
state government. . ,.
' After Aug. 1 two state departments will
have increased facilities for their work.
The extra appropriations in the omnibus
bill will give the dairy and food depart
ment funds for additional deputies, -and
the labor bureau will be able to employ ad
ditional field men. The dairy and' food
commission was especially in need of an
increase on account of the additional la
bor given it by the new pure food laws.
According to the Granite Falls Tribune.
"Jim Peterson of Minneapolis is slated by
the politicians for attorney general." but
Peterson says If he is slated it has been
done without his knowledge or consent.
He is not in the race for the position. The
Granite Falls editor says: "Ed Young is
the only logical candidate."
Charles B. Cheney.
* 'frAVAL DESERTIONS INCREASE.
Vallejo,' Cal.. April 30.There bits been an
epidemic of desertions from tbe 'nary on -this
coast for some montbs" past, trat this Month
beats the record. It is said that 150 men have
failed to return to tbe receiving ship Indepen
dence since last pay day. When the enlisted
men are questioned for excuse, all claim that
It is because of the poor and scanty fare.
. A }tf 8TOKMED A MOKABTEBT. ,* ^:
'Paris. April 30.Troops broke in the doors
of the Carthusian monastery, near Grenoble, and
drove the monks, who had assembled in the
chapel, out into the street. Th Carthusians,
who are the makers of the famous Chartreuse
liquor, had refused to obey tte orders, ot the
government under the association lav.' The
people hooted the soldier*.
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HEWASJNQ.NIEMANN
Han Found Murdered Yesterday
-Identified at a Sprinkling
Cart Driver.
He Had Left His Employment on
Tuesday and- Had Been
Drinking.
John Niemann, a teamster employed by
F. W. Nye, 64 Fifteenth street N, was
the man found murdered In the alley in
the rear of C. L. Loomls' saloon, }13
Washington avenue S, yesterday morn
ing.. The identity was established this
morning .by Mr. Nye. who called at the
morgue to view the remains. Niemann
formerly resided at the Warwick hotel on
Washington avenue S, put left there re
cently to make his home, with the Nyeruption
family. '," .'. ', . .
Niemann had been in the city for. six
teen years and was employed in many
kinds of work. For.the past.six years he
had been driving a street sprinkler for
Mr. Nye in the summer while in the win
ter .he cared for the furnace. He was
considered reliable except.when drinking.
Niemann left Tfye's' place. Tuesday at
noon, . explaining that \he was suffering
from cramps and wanted to get a drink.
Nothing, more was seen of him by the
family until Mr. Nye called at the morgue
this morning and identified the body.
Niemann had about: $5. Where he spent
the afternoon and night until he met hisSpecial
death in the alley, the police have been*
unable to determine. It is also impossible
to learn whether the man was drunk or
not, but the police believe' he was.
Niemann's death is still surrounded by
mystery, which will probably never be
cleared away. The coroner and officers
think it was a case of accident, but oth
ers who have gone oyer the ground care
fully, maintain that the "man was mur
dered. A strong additional evidence of
murder was found "to-day when it was
! learned that Niemann usually carried a
watch which was not found upon the
body.
Niemann was about 64 and was a native
of Gerniany. He had been in nearly all
parts of the world. About sixteen years
ago he drifted into Minneapolis. He had
no relative* in this country an Mr. Nye
will take charge of the:
them a Christian burial.
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
Roosevelt Invited Ten tears Ago to
Become Chancellor of Ne
braska State "U."
Special to The Jttumal. - o
Lincoln, Neb., April 30.The interesting
discovery was made to-day in the records
of the state university that-more than a
decade ago an invitation to Tjecome its
chancellor was extended, to Theodore
Roosevelt. '
Only the fact that it came just when he
was about to enter upon his duty as head
of the national jclv il service commission
stood in the way of his acceptance. He
stated in his letter ^.thought he could be
of more service td^his country in that
place than as head of the western univer
clty, but admitted it was a great tempta
tion forthim. - ""'
The fact is Interesting in view of the
talk of his becoming head of Harvard
after, his presidential'sterm rs ended.
BfiDFKBTW
All-day Debate on the Railway Com-
., .-Mission BillIts Defeat j
Predicted. ~ ^
Special to The Journal. '
Madison, Wis., April 30.The finalfight
in the assembly on -the railway commis
sion bill'opened to-day, when the bill was
a special order. Befdre the debate began,
an amendment by Thompson, making the
commission elective instead of appointive,
was overwhelmingly "defeated, most of the
opponents as well as the advocates of theStarting
bill voting against it. The debate will
continue all day, and the final vote is notThen
expected until the evening session. The
defeat of the bill is practically conceded.
In his speech for the bill, Frear of Hud
son said that the manufacturers* meeting
last night was promoted by one or two
men, "political leader* of the past -who
have gone out of business and have now
enlisted the manufacturers in their sup-
port." He did not believe a majority of
the men at the meeting would have coun
tenanced the action taken if they knew all
the facts presented to the committee.
At the session oMhe senate this morn
ing a memorial to congress#was adopted
asking for the establishment of a national
grain inspection bureau.
IRON ON HIS LAND
Neimann of Carnelion lAke Has
Found a Vein.
for.
Special to The Journal.
Stillwater, Minn.* April 30.John Nei
mann of Carnelion Lake, five miles north
of the city, found Iron ore while digging
a well. At eighty feet a vein was encoun
tered which has not yet been penetrated,
and Neimann believes the find Is Impor
tant.
The Northwest Thresher company
shipped three train leads-of machinery to
the prairie west to-day- Banners adver
tising Stillwater and the company -were
attached to the cars. -
The tax committee,of the board of coun
ty commissioners held a meeting to-day
to receive applications for reductions In
assessments. '-, ^''
Joseph Zimmerman of Guthenberg,
Iowa, a prominent lumberman, was In the
city yesterday. ,
The steamers Lizzie Gardiner and Julowing
niata will take out a tow of logs in the
morning for Hannibal and other southern
CUA special meeting of the council may be
held to-night to discuss the proposlUon
for a free bridge over the St. Croix. The
commHtVe appointed to raise $2,500 for ^
bridge fund win ask to have the amount
cut to $2,300. ,
WEYERHAEUSER LETS G O
Wfcconiin Men Sell Extensive* Hold
ings of Idaho Fine.
Special to The Journal.
Spotoane, -Wash., A.pril 30.Papers re
corded at Wallace, Idaho, transfer 31,o00
acres of timber In the Clearwater coun
try to the Potlach Lumber company for
The timber was bought from
$166,100. tbe Wisconsin lx and Lumber company
and the Northland Pine company. The enterprisesi, slo thad t Frank
recent action of the Idaho legislature
Wisconsitno people.
against boomlni privileges was
factory the Weyerhaeuser and the | JJ
ESCAPED TB/0HL ASYLUM
Dangerous Lunatip Said He Left "Be-
fWabi eue They Did Not.fay
Sp*oil to Tbe Jon*! / "^*^* * f ^
aicftatone, ilicb..'/Aprll 30. Charles Soder. an
inmate of tbe NewHurry Imane iwyluin. was
found her* oi the atre** early this morning. H*
raid lie lett tte anylwtoecanethey 4ta not -pay
enough. ArranfcmeiiW are beinur made for his
return, M n Is dahewons at tfmes.
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tion of the millions of tons of rock Into the
valley, while only actually demolishing
a comparatlcely few-of the - houses', so
khook the foundations of the majority of
the dwellings in the town that they are
unsafe to live in and,many hundreds of
people will have to live ih the open air or
under such temporary shelter as may be
procurable.
The railroad track, for a distance of two
miles or more east of the station .is cov
ered with from ten to forty feet of rock'|
and. the telegraph -wires are d4wn . ^
Town Still Bombarded, i
At" dusk last night the rock was still'
being thrown on the town from Turtle
mountain and it was impossible to venture
within half a mile of the mine workings.
It is generally thought here the dis
of Turtle mountain was brought
about by a seismic disturbance, altho
there are people who declare that the orig
inal upheaval was volcanic. No lava
has been seen and aside from the smoke
from the mountain, the atmosphere is
clear.
There is, however, no. explanation for
the continued upheaval of rock. The
eruptive Influences, seem to center at the
crown.of Turtle mountain.
GAS EXPLOSION OR ERUPTION
Those Familiar With the Topography DJf
fer in Opinion. -'-. ^?'?-
to The Journal. - -*'\ .
Winnipeg. Man., April 30 Mayriard
Cowan of Spokane, one Of the prinicipal
shareholders of the East Crows Nest Coal
company, whose mines are situated within,
a few miles of Frank, is here. He is weil
acquainted wTth the - town and its sur
roundings and cannot understand how
there could be a volcanic eruption and is
inclined to the opinion that gas caused the
catastrophe. For some time past about
1,300 tons cf coal a'day have been taken,
out of the mine, the Canadian Pacific rail
road using it exclusively for its engines I
an dother requirements in that section of -
country.
Mr. Cowan says: "The mine entrance
is at the foot of the Turtle mountain.
When I was there last the excavation was
in length 4,000 feet by 75 feet In heighth
and 15 feet.wide. It is possible that this
may have, filled with gas and exploded,
but in. such case the. explosion should
have .been at the mouth of the mine and
should not have affected the town in the
way it appears to have done. The town
was named after H. L. Frank, .owner of
the mine." V
Man Who Owns the Mine.
Mr. Frank went in there when there
was only a hole "thirty feet deep. That
was three years ago and he has since that
time spent 5250,000 in opening it. He
built about sixty cottages for the miners,
several nice dwellings and hotels. The
Turtle mountain is the first of the Rock
ies as you enter the pass. The mountain
above the coal is composed of solid lime
stone. Mr. .Frank and S. W. Gebo, man
ager of the mine, area t present on their
way to Paris with the object of selling the
mYne to a 'French syndicate, oxvi -thfelr fig
ure for it was $300,000.
An Eruption Says Leonard. ^ '
Assistant General Manager. Leonard of
the Canadian Pacific railroad said he had
little to add to the /dispatches. . He was
of the opinion that the catastrophe was
caused by a volcanic eruption, as no mine
explosion could have such a far-reach
ing effect.
"My advices from General Superintend
ent Jamieson at Calgary," he said, "show
that the rock is blown into the river,
completely blocking it up, and that the
top of the mine is still burning. I am
afraid that* things wM-tur?i but Wjorse than
the first dispatches indicate, but every
prepartion is being made. ^.Jamieson has
sent out trains from MeLeod and Cran
brook ahd'Fernie with doctors, nurses and
hospital stores, to give the necessary aid
Our agent at Cranbrook says the rail^
Way track is covered for a distance of
two miles east of the station with from
forty to fifty feet of rock. The Frank
coal is well suited for our purposes and
we used about 700 tons a day. The popu
lation of Frank is about 1,200." .
Frank as It Was. " - -
D. W. Mclvor. immigration officer, was,
up to Sept 15 last, a resident of Frank,
where he acted as mining engineer. He
gives the following description.
"It is," he said, "a one street town.
from the station there are on
each side of the street stores and hotels.
further away from the station to
wards Gold creek are three rows of min
ers' cottages on the west side of the
street on the east side is a boarding house
for single men and also another' row of
miners' cottages. Further down there is
a large coke oven then comes Gold creek
and just across it Is tbe large mountain
called Turtle mountain, which is from
15.000 to 20,000 feet in height.
"It is at the base of this mountain that
the main entrance to the mine is located.
The mine is about a quarter of a mile
Irom the railway station. The top of
the mountain practically projects over
the town of Frank, and it would be easy
for anyone who knows its situation to
recognize "how easy it would be in case
of an eruption, such as is described, for
the town to be crushed out of existence.
When I left Frank 500 men were engaged
in the mines." . ,
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HAMLET OF MINERS
Ralph Connor Laid the Scene of "The Sky
Pilot" at Frank.
Special to Tha Journal,
Winnipeg, Man.. April 30.Rev. C. W.
Gordon (Ralph- Connor) some years ago
did missionary Work in the Frank district
and the scene of "The Sky Pilot" is laid
in the foot hills in the center of which
the ill-fated town of. Frank is situated.
Mr. Gordon said to-day. that Frank, as he
knew it, was a hamlet populated by the
miners engaged in the surrounding count
try, and if the report of the awful loss of
life proves correct, he fears, that later
dispatches will tell of a small .town with
bright prospects being wiped off the. map.
':-. Town and Its Prospefes.
In the last issue of the Sentinel, a week
ly newspaper published In Frank, the fol
article appeared:
"That Frank will be a busy place this
summer and will at least double herself in
size and business: and population, is plains
ly evident to all who 'have taken the pains
to size up the situation and find out the
large amount of work that is to be done
this year. The railway company will ex
pend a large sum of money in putting
in their extensive yards at this point.
The Canadian-American Coal & Coke
company will largely add to their pres
ent plant by installing an-electric haulage
and light plant and double their present
output of coal. The Llle collieries will
erect the tramway system at their mines,
erect a number of coke ovens and greatly
Increase their force of miners, A large
amount of building will be done in town
and other enterprises are contemplated
that will geatly increase business- here.
Al of these many improvements are per
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I The Mine at Frank. 1
The "big mine" at Frank is thus re
ferred to in the same paper:
"Work upon the electric light plant for
the Canadian-American Coal & Coke
company, which is also to be used in light
ing the town, has now been started and
a few more weeks should see it in active
operation. A force of men are -at work
upon it and all the machinery is now on
the* ground. .Around the mine everything
is rushing smootbly and tne ova chutes
are rapidly being replaced by the chest-
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J. A. HILLIKER, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE^
WESTERN ONION MINING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
REMAIN IN THE CITY BUT A FEW DAYS LONGER. -. ^
'Many friends have expressed a olsslre to become interested with me'^f
in this promising, enterprise. It will be impossible for me to personally ^,
-call-on each before returning to the mines, but I shall be pleased to meet ~
you at room 5, Loan & Trust building, (311 Nicollet, second floor)i? Tele-
phone, N. W. Main 1177, and T. C. 48, .
For the benefit of those not much Acquainted with the company or
its prospects, I will say: .-" - \ A :y-' t^:':
WE OWN A GOLD PROPERTY IN WASHINGTON THAT IS VERYv
PROMISING, A COPPER PROPERTY IN OREGON THAT HAS AL-4
READY REACHED THE PRODUCING STAGE AND BIOS* FAIR TOS,
SOON CLASS AS ONE OK THE GREAT COPPER PROPERTIES OF|
THE UNITED STATES.
/ We have a bond on two (2) other gold properties, located on the great |v
NORTH POLE, or Mother Lode of the Blue Mountains, in eastern Ore- V.
gon, and generally known as the Sumpter district. y
IN A WORD, WE ARE DEVELOPING SOME OF THE MOST^
PROMISING MINES IN THE WORLD.^: .^/ - :?. :*X'f^&%jj$!k:'*'
' The company is organized with preferred stock, all of which is' treas-
ury stock, and now selling at 50 cents per share, with four (4) shares of
common stock given as bonus with each one of preferred sold. Our pre-
ferred stock earns six (6) per cent cumulative, from-elate of purchaser
. thus making it a 12 per cent investment. , = '
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR STOCK, CALL, TELEPHONE"
OR ADDRESS
J. A."*"
311 Nicollet Ave., *
nut chutes. The usual amount of coal is
being produced and everything is betig
put into shape so that the output can be
largely increased in the near future. A
large and convenient blacksmith shop is
being erected at the mouth of the main
entrance and the work is being pushed
upon the new tipple as rapidly as possible.
This tipple when completed will be 260
feet long and will be supported by twenty
bents."
FIFTY-FIVE OF THE DEAD
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Families Wiped . Out Partial
Death List.
Portland, Ore., April 30.A. special to
the Oregonian from Frank, N. W. T.,
gives the names of fifty-five persons of
yesterday's disaster at the Frank mines,
.as follows:
Alex Lelth, a merchant, wife and four
sons.
C. AcKroyd, a miner and his -wife.
A. Clark, laborer, wife and five chil-
dren.
J. Slrota, driver.
Andrew Garesack, trapper.
G. Williams, miner, wife and three chil
dren.
William Warrington, miner, wife and
six children.
John Vandusen, carpenter, wife anti
two children.
B. Sum Is.
F. Sumls.
B. Yeskid..
F. Warrington.
D. Foster.
A. Dawes. .
Thomas Lock and M. Martigan, all
miners^
it Has Reached Minneapolis.
. . THE FAMOUS PACKARD.
f
i ' This ti 'machine has arrived and can be seen at OHT show
rooms. If you read the AutanVobite papers you khow the record
it has for climbing hills, pulling through mud and san| It is cer-
tainly a bauty. ' We also received the Baker Electric runa-
bout and the Franklin four cylinder to-day. If you want to feast
you eyes, come ta our showrooms. -
Pence Automobile Co.,
HABDWARE. PAINTS, CUTLERY,
MECHANICS' TOOL! ETC,
347-249 KICOLXET AVENUE,
&1By&t7, 319 Third 9t.S.?*
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CARRIED McKINLEY'S REMAINS
Hearse Used at Canton, 0., Is Pur
chased by Fargo Men.
New York Sun Special Service.
Special to The Journal.
Fargo. N. D., April 30.Wasem St
GaarQ. a local undertaKins firm, has pui
chased the hearse used -at Canton, Ohio,
for conveying the remains of the late'
President McKinley. It was placed on "
exhibition here and many morbidly curious
inspected it.
TROTJBEE IN TURKEY
Ottoman Bank, Located at Salonicft,
Is Attacked.
Faris. April 30.The foreign office has
received a dispatch from Salconia saying
the Ottoman bank has been attacked and
that it was feaTed the situation.was seri
ous. No details were received.
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James Graham, laborer and wife.
Robert Watt, laborer.
R. Rochette, laborer.
Thomas De Lap, engineer.
A. Tashgian, weighman.
Joseph Brighton.
J. J. Scott.
Frank V. Ouchon. . ~ , .
John McVeigh.
J. Leonard, all employes of McVeigh, a
railroad contractor.
The fatally injuicd arc:
Mrs. John Watklns.
Lester Johnson, aged 14.
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