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PRESIDENT HICKEY ISSUES A CALL
FOR A fOXFEKE»CE IN
ST. PAIL,
CIRCUIT THEN TO BE SETTLED
Sioux City Dispatch Says That
Hilly Hulen Will Bring His
Club to .That
City.
T resident Hickey. of the Western Base
lall league, has called a meeting of his
vassals to be held at St. Paul next Mon
day. Thon ; .tho Western league circuit
Wffl be finally settled, and much other
•i.'ss of interest to the organization
transacted. There seems to be but little
Bhow for Pueblo to retain its place in the
U ague, and, as was stated in the Globe
last Monday, either Colorado Springs or
i City will become the eighth city of
the circuit. As long us Denver remains
in the bunch there must be a far West
ity to pair off with, and on that ac
count the chances of Colorado Springs
ire considered the brightest.
Jimmy Ryan, the famous outfielder of
th« Chicago club, is signing players right
and left for the St. Paul club. He will
bt in St. Paul next Monday to make his
debut as a manager. Ryan and President
George Lennon want Tim Donahue as
captain and chief backstop of the Saints,
but Tim protests vigorously.
• • •
It was no surprise to Denver followers
ot the baseball situation that '•Buck"
Keith had sold his interest in the Omaha
team to William Rourke, says the Den
ver Republican. It was well known
last season that Keith and Rourke did
jiot get along well together and it was
never believed that they would go
through another season as owners of
the same team. Keith, too, did not
have the faculty of getting along well
v. ith his men and there was considerable
complaint of him.
Keith got into the baseball business by
chance. Originally he was a hack driver
is Omaha and a baseball crank. He be
came groundkeeper for the Omaha team
and then controlled several amateur
teams and finally, backed by a brewery,
got into the saloon business and made
money. He was one of the first men to
help organize the present Western league
and there is no doubt but what he is re
sponsible for the awalcening of interest
in the game in Omaha.
Keith was always looking for a dis
covery, and on this subject Rourke and
himself had several wordy set-tos last
season, Keith insisting in putting to
T\i.rk some youngster whom he had see.n
and taken a fancy to and Rourke
insisting on taking no chances, but hold-
Ing to good men.
Rourke has been in the baseball busi
ness since his vacant lot days and is
generally considered a good man to ba
at the head of the team. His first en
gagement with Ooiaha was five years
ago, when lie was captain and manager
of Omaha in the old Western associa
tion. "Dave" Rowe then owned the con
trolling interest in the team.
• » •
Herman Doscher, the umpire, has
come out flat-footed against the Ameri
can association, and in a letter says:
"If the American league affiliates with
the American association that kid of
mine cannot play in the league."
"That kid" is Doscher's son, who
pitched for Sioux City last season. The
youngster did well and is ambitious. He
wont with the Sioux this year to Minne
apolis, when Manager Beall transferred
his franchise.
** . *
Harry Newmeyer does . not know
whether he is "wauled by the Omaha
team next season or not. He has not
heard from the management of the team,
and so far as he knows none of the
players of next year's team have yet
. been signed by the Nebraska town. It is
supposed that the squabble between
Rourke and Keith for the possession of
the club has been the cause of the delay
in signing men. Newmeyer is in condi
tion
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There is a possibility that "Jack" Hol
land will not be seen in the garden for
Denver the coming season. It is said
that he has not yet signed a contract
and is considering the matter. The well
known outfielder is keeping a hotel in
El Rito, N. M., and it is said that he is
making money. Because of this he is
seriosuly considering, so he writes, th©
advisability of retiring from baseball.
• * *
A Sioux City dispatch states that Billy
Hulen, owner of the Pueblo franchise in
the Western league, has signed an agree
ment to bring the team to the lowa town
th- year. The consideration was that
Sioux City should build and equip a
down-town park and give him free rental
for one year. Manager Beall, of the
Minneapolis team, says this means that
Sioux City is sure of the league team
for five years. ■ „o;
Owing to the. failure of Jimmy Man
ning to make any headway in securing
grounds in Washington for his Ameri
can league club, the circuit of this ag
gressive organization is likely to bs
once more changed so as to take in
Brooklyn unrt thereby bring the base
ball war right into Greater New York.
Manning lias apparently done nothing
at the capital since being awarded the
American league franchise three months
•go. This is in direct contrast to the
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An Excellent Combination.
The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa
tive principles of plants known to be
jaedicinally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing 1 to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one perfect strengthening laxa
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub-
Btance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from senna and
other aromatic plants, by a method
. knownito the California Fig Stbup
~ Co. ouly. In order to get its beneficial.
' effects and to avoid imitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAW FHANCffiCO. "*T
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rwealebyftll Druggists.— PrieeKte. rper bottle.
way things have been pushed along In
Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia, the
other cities in the Eastern circuit.
This delay has spurrred the American
league magnates on to action, and it has
been decided to invade Brooklyn in case
Manning tails in his Washington ven
ture. The recent visit of John McGraw
and Connie Mack to Brooklyn was for
the purpose of looking over the ground
and if possible to locate a site for the
club.
FAST UIDERS MEET.
embers of the Century Itoad Club
Hans Up Valuable Medals.
S. J. Daly, of St. Paul, was appointed
local centurion of the Century Road club
at a meeting of the club last night at the
Windsor. State Centurion T. L.. Bird
presided. These. present were A H.
Moore, Archie Mathels, W. R. S. Swartz,
Walter Parnell. B. B. Bird, Fred Mills,
James Merirathi, C. T. Distlcr, Mrs.
James Mcllrath, Boyd Kartzell, S. J.
Daly, W. A. Powers - and A. L. Mace.
The club recommended for. adoption the
following; method of computing points
for the medal put up by the national as
sociation tor the best all round road
rider of the season: - Two points for
singles, six points for doubles, twelve
points for triples, twenty-five points for
quads, fifty points for quints, twenty
five points for • each additional inside
twelve hour limit, mileage to count
twenty-five, twenty, fifteen,- ten and
five; breaking of any course record,
twenty-five points; establishing a rec
ord, ten points; breaking a national rec
ord, fifty points: breaking the state mile
a <•. or century record, 100 points; thirty
and sixty days' mileage, tw,entv-flve
points each; thirty and sixty days' cen
tury record, twenty-five points each.
The following are some of the medals
that have been offered tor the coming
season: First modal, offered by James
McTlrath for first member who breaks
the Northfield course record of five hours
fifty one seconds; second medal offered
by T. Li. Bird for.fastest time over the
St. Paul century course; third, A:. A.
Hanson, of Minneapolis, for fastest, time
over the Hanson course; fourth by A. L.
Mace; for the first member who rides a
triple century over the Northfield coursa:
fifth by W. A Powers-for fastest time
over the Monk course.
CiILJIERT SECOND.
Crosby High Gun in Day's Shooting
at Hot Spring's.
MOT SPRINGS, Ark., Feb. 20.—The
third day of the international shooting
tournament was attended by a large
jrowd of spectators. Sixty-five crack
gun men took part, and some good
scenes were made. Ten regular events
at clay pigeons were shot oft, besides
two special double events, and a iivc
Dird shoot in the evening. Crosby won
first honors today, having made a' score
of 161 out of a possible IK. lie slashed
live straight fifteens and one event of
tweaty. Fred Gilbert was second, with
a total of 153 out of 165. His cleanest
?core was three fifteens straight. Fan
ning was a close third, making a score of
155. He made a clean sweep 'of one
twenty event, and three events of fif
teen each. Heikes was the next highest,
with a total of 154, which included four
straight fifteens. Parmlee broke 149
including v. sweep of one twenty and
three fifteen events. Buniside made the
next highest s.-ore, breaking 144 out of
16). The two special events of five
doubles were won by Heikes and Slab,
wl.o made a tie score of nineteen Fan
ning came next with seventeen, Gilbert
sixteen and Crosby fourteen. Towards
evening there was a special event at xen
live pipeons. which; was participated
In by twenty-two well known wing shot 3
Parmalee, Slab, Gilbert, Heikes, Norton!
Llndenian, Fanning, Lawton and Kim
ball made a clean sweep. Buvnside anfl
Crosby each lost one dead out or
bounds; lrwin lost two and Parker and
Mackie missed one each.
WANTS LAW AMENDED.
Sir. Odell Will Ask Legislature to
Legalize Boxing- Matches.
R. R. Odell, the Minneapolis attorney
who attended Promoter Boyd Frazler in
the recent fistic fiasco, has "drafted a bill
legalizing glove contests, and will short
ly submit it to some members of the
state legislature. Mr. Odell is an ardent
idmirer of "the manly art." and it grieves
him sore to think that a statute in t.io
general laws of Minnesota prohibits any
kind of a boxing contest. Whether It be
a battle in the prize ring" or a friendly
set-to between friends in the seclusion of
their own homes or a private gymnasium.
Mr. Odell says he has not yet prefected
the-measure he will present to the leg
islature, but he waxes eloquent when dis
cussing it. "Just think of it," he saya;
"my boy cannot even indulge in a friend
ly sparring match at the university.
There is a demand on the part of the
public for glove contests, or boxing exhi
bitions, as distinguisned from brutal prize
tights, and the state law should be amend
ed so as to encourage them. Of course,
the governor, under the opinion of the
attorney general, could not ignore the
present law."
Messrs. Odell and Frazler are a dis
gruntled pair since the fistic carnival was
called off. They Doth lost money. and a"c
now seeking some ready financial relief
to recoup their losses.
CHESS AT MONTE CARLO.
Janownki Well in the Lend at Emd
of Tenth Rotund.
MONTE CARLO, Feb. 20.— Yeste-rday"s
playing in the international chess tourna
ment served to place Janowski, the
Parisian, in a substantial lead. The day's
games resulted in victories for Schlechter
over Mason, Blackburne over Marshall,
Scheve over Reggie, Janokski over
Tschigorln, and Mieses over Didier. The
games between Winawere and Aller and
Gunsbeyer and Alawirn were drawn.
Following is the record of all the play
ers at the close of the tenth round of
the tournament:
Name. Won. Lost. Name. Won. Lost
AJapin 6*4 2Vi Mason ...... .3 6%
Blackburne CV* 3%Mleses ......6 4
Didier % 9% Biggie 3V4 &A
Gunsberg . .s'j. 4 Scheve Gl^ 3%
Janow3kl ...8 2 Schlechter .'hi 2>4
Marco 3 s*iTschiiforin .6% 2^i
Marshall ...2% 6i4Winawer ...2% 714
Today was given up to the playing of
draw games, Blackburne, who was down
to meet Reggie, did not appear, and Reg
gif; was declared the winner by default
Gunsberg and Alapin and Mason and
Marco again played to draws
DEFIEL WEST DOWX.
Close Context* iv ilie Curliug at
Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG, Feb. 20.—The last game
between Dertel. of St. Paul, and James
Mackenzie, skip of the crack Indian Heai
rink, in the Winnipeg bonspiei. was play
ed last night, and after a most exciting
ccntest in which the score was tied twice
the latter won out by a single point.
The score was as follows: St. Paul—
D. Stewart, C. W. Barlow, F. N. Mc-
Carthy, L. Defiel, skip, 8; Indian Head -
1) Swart, A. Hastings, W. R. Body,
James Mackenzie, skip, 9. The play re
duced the competitions to the. following
rinks: Grand challenge, Vernon, of "Win
nipeg, plays Davidson, of Indian Head
or Vance, Neepawa. . Walkerville, Mo-
Conaghy, Neepawa, McLean, Holland
Bobson, Treberne and Steele, Bloisevain,
Caledonian, Anderson, of Winnipeg is in
the finals against Chalmers, Manitou.
Steele, Boisevaln, Paterson consolation
between Bruce, of Holland and Hen
derson, Wawanesa. Gait. Mackenzie of
Indian Head. :
JEFFRIES OIT OF THE GAME.
<'l!»iui>loii*N Injured Knee Likely to
End Hl« Fistic Career.
CINCINNATI, 0., Feb. 20.-Champion
James J. Jeffries' injured knee threatens
to put him out of the pugilistic game
Jeffries, who is playing a week's engage
ment at one of the local theaters,was ex
amined by a noted surgeon today arid
his ailment pronounced as floating carti
lage. This affliction is not uncommon
and would matter very little to persons
In the ordinary walks of life. To one
engaged in pugilistic work, it is another
matter. Jeffries' present condition is the
result of an accident which occurred
Jan. 27, while he was in training at Price
Hill house. He slipped, strained and
bruised his knee while playing indoor
baseball, and at the time did not con
sider the injury worth noticing.
SHOOT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP.
Big-sent' Event of Sen won y for : boa- -
V ..V.;;:t am to Be Held I'ri.lny. - • ■;;- ;
.-The .shooting :j event of the., year ■will
take place on r the s grounds :of ;.the Inter
City Shooting park on Feb. > 22, beginning .
promptly at 10 a. m. The r first events of.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1902,
the day will be sweeps and practice, pre
paratory for the event of the day, which
will be the race for the Hirschy trophy.
This trophy is emblematic of the cham
pionship of the 'Northwestern states, in
cluding Wisconsin, lowa, the Dakotas anl
Minnesota. The interest of this day will
far surpass any event of this kind ever
given in the Twin Cities.
The number of entries for the main
event is the largest in the history of thi3
trophy sh.oot and the shooters of the
cities will have a hard fight to reti-.in
this cup. The selection of birds for this
race has been conducted with great care,
the management of the park having se
cured 1,000 to select from. The birds used
in the main event will be Blue Rock live
birds, a pigeon that is now being br«d
especially for .sport of this class. This
bird is a small dark-colored one and is
very rapid on wing.
The shoot for the Hirschy trophy will
begin promptly at 1 o'clock.
WON BY MORNINGSTAR
Third Game of Series With Leonard
Howl* on.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20.—The third block
of 300 points in the professional billiard
match between Ora C. Morningstar, of
Chicago, and Leonard Howison, the young
Canadian, was played at Daly's Broad
%vßy academy tonight. Morningstar won
tonight's game, scoring 325 points to the
Canadian's 252. For a time it looked as
if Howison would repeat his victory of
last night, as he was playing- by far the
steadier game. When he turned the 200
mark he led the Chicago man by a safe
margin, but Morningstar improved won
derfully towards the close and passed his
opponent in the twenty-sixth inning, with
a run of 75.
Morningstar's next best runs were "3
and two 225. Howison's highest run was
49 and his next best were 27 and 21. The
total score to date is, Morningstar, 100;
Howinson, 552.
New Orleans Races.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 20.—Weather
fine, track fast. Upon rumors which
reached the stewards prior to the race
as well as upon the performance of the
several starters in the steeplechase, the
race and all bets were declared off after
the horses had finished and the horses
Miss Ransom, Don Clarencio, Lizzie Kel
ly, Terry Ranger and Divertisement, to
gether with their owners, trainers and
jeekeys. were suspended pending an in
vestigation. Lizzie Kelly, who finished
first by eight lengths, was backed from
tens to sevens, and from all appearances
the race was fixed in her interest. The
prompt action of the stewards gave gen
eral satisfaction.
All six favorites were beaten, though
Bohul. the heavily backed second choice,
probably carried most of the money in
hiV race. Summaries:
First race, six furlongs, selling—Pirate
Queen won. The Bronze Demon second
Sig Levy third. Time, 1:15.
Second race, mile and a sixteenth, sel
ling—Al Cackey won. Eugenia S second,
Left Bower third. Time, 1:49.
Third race, steeplechase, handicap,
slTorl course—Lizzie Kelly first, Miss
Eansome second, Terry ganger third.
Fourth race, handicap, mile—Hoods
Brigade won. Cluster second, SkiUman
third. Time, 1:42%.
Fifth race, mile, selling—Zolo won,
Novelty second, Juanetta third. Time
1:43.
Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth, selling 1
—Bohul won, Beana second. Bequeath
third. Time, 1:49*4.
After Haimcii'm Record.
Edward Aldridge. a Milwaukee. Wis
wheelman, who holds the 100-mile road
record of that state, intends to try for
the 1.000-mile road record of the country
this spring. The record is now held by
A. A. Hansen, of Minneapolis, at seventy
four hours, but Aidridge is confident that
he can lower the mark. His record for
100 miles on the road is six hours and
forty-five minutes.
Sioux City in Western.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Feb. 20.-Prosir!ent
J. T. Hiokey, of the Western League,
said tonight that Sioux City would be
admitted to the league, a proposition
having been received from that point
that is entirely satisfactory to the league
management.
American League Meetings
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 20.-President
Ban Johnson, of the American baseball
league, announced today that the sched
ule meeting of the league would be held
in this city on March 20.
A Ride to the Twin Cities
On the beautiful new trains of the North
ern Pacific's "Lake Superior Limited, 1'
oi the "Duluth Short Line," will be a
regular picnic.
Those Parlor and Observation Cars
are epicurean.
Go down and see the train on Sunday
next even if you cannot ride on it.
DIED OF STARVATION.
SAD CASE OF DESTITITIOX RE
I'ORTED TO MILWAHKB3B POLICE.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. 20.—Two
deaths from starvation are reported to
the police today by Agent Frellson, of
the Associated Charities. The victims
were Mr. and Mrs. John Hoefer, who
lived at G32 Scott street.
The sad cases were discovered by Mr.
Frellson on Monday last. The couple haci
sold most of their furniture for a small
amount of money with which they pur
chased food and fuei for themselves
and tw# children. When most of the
food thus obtained had been eaten, it
is supposed the parents deprived them
selves In order to save the children, and^
being too proud to beg, literally starved'
to death. When the discovery was made
the Hoefers were in a frightful! v ema
ciated condition and the children sick
from lack of proper nourishment. The
parents were taken to a hospital and
died, one on Monday and the other on
Tuesday. Mrs. Hoefer is said to have a
wealthy sister, Mrs. Theodore Fohrman.
Jiving at 712 North Twelfth street, Phil
adelphia. It is said that Mrs Hoefer's
last request was that her sister be asked
to care for the children.
The old proverb; "To be at peace
prepare for war," is the secret of the
larger part of life's successes, whether
of nations or individuals.
The difference between trre healthy,
happy mother who has healthy children
to nurse and nourish, and the weak,
nervous mother, with a weakling child,
is mostly a difference of preparation.
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JURY IB 1II!
FRAKK HAMILTCX ADJUDGED TO
BE GUILTY OF MANSLAUGH
TER
CLEMENCY IS RECOMMENDED
Clerlv Jn«U»o.n^ o o|, L Milwaukee, Says
There Are Two Men in Minne
apolis Could Free
the; Priirouer.
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Manslaughter in the first degree irtth
a recommendation to the mercy of the
court, was the verdict brought in by the
jury in the Hamilton case shortly be
fore 10 o'clock yesterday morning-. The
verdict came somewhat in the nature of
a surprise to the. friends of Hamilton,
who had loaked for an acquittal, or, at
the worst, a disagreement: Others, how
ever, were of the opinion that the jury
1-ad been out too long for a disagree
ment to.. be likely, and their surmise
proved correct. Under the statute the
punishment may be imprisonment from
five to twenty years.
After the verdict was announced Judg<:i
Brooks, briefly addressed the jury, com
plimenting them, on their conduct dnrti'S
the trial, and dismissed them.
Beyond a sad, despairing look, Hamil
ton betrayed no emotion other than to
shake his head in mute protest against
the verdict. He sat as one dazed. Ho
seemed almost in a trance when his at
torneys whispered words of comfort to
him.
No word escaped^ him. He had no
statement to make, and upon motion of
Al J. Smith, assistant county attorney,
w-as at once remanded to the county jail
to await sentence.
His devoted 'and unfailing friend, Miss
Johnson, of Colorado Springs, who was
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FRANK HAMILTON.
his nurse In Colorado, and who had been
with him when he was summoned to the
court room, was alone admitted to nla
cell. He asked the.Jailer to say to his
friends that he <?arecl to see no one for
the time being.
Hamilton came face to face with his
good friend. Capt. Alexander, as he
entered the office of the jail. With a
gesture of despair he said:
''Captain, I have been convicted, but I
did not deserve it; my God, I did not
deserve It."
A little later he said to the captain
that he had been convicted because a
crowd of men at the West hotel did not
want to have it known that they were
drunk.
REACH AGREEMENT EARLY.
The jurors reached an agreement soon
after they had arisen from their night's
sleep. The deputies instinctively knew
this as they conducted them to the hotel
for breakfast. 1 For experienced deputies
become good judges of human nature.
The jurors ate heartily and their faces
wore a relieved expression that indicated
a consciousness of a difficult task finally
accomplished.
Shortly after returning to the court
house and retiring to their room, Deputy
Budd was startled by a smart rap on the
inside of the door. Upon unlocking It
the deputy was confronted by Harry V.
AVetherby, the foreman of the jury, who
whispered in his ear. Deputy Budd there
upon made haste to Judge Brooks' cham
bers on the second floor and informed
his honor that the jury -was ready to re
port.
In the meantime word was conveyed to
Capt. Alexander, on duty in the jail on
the fifth floor, that the jury was ready
to report and that the presence of Ham
ilton was required in Judge Brook's court
room on the second floor, adjoining tho
judge's chambers.
While all this was going on the crowd,
which supposed that the "last scene or
all' would be enacted in the same big,
court room on tl>e third floor, had gath
ered in the corridor upstairs, and when
the doors of that court room were thrown
open flocked inside to wait for the Jury.
They waited In vain, for the climax of
this famous trial was enacted in a small
court room on the second floor.
Hamilton and the deputy attending him
wore the first co arrive. Hamilton's face
betrayed his agitation. There was no
crowd present to pin him down with its
cruel gaze. Nothing but the walla of
the court room confronted him. But he
looked intensely worried.
When the jurors filed in, Hamilton look
ed earnestly into their faces as they
passed by him and took their seats In
the jury box. They took no notice of
him. They looked like men with a pain
ful duty to perform. But still Hamilton
hoped. If they had agreed It must be
an acquittal. At the worst they hai
disagreed.
The judge came in and ascended the
bench. His face wore a grave expres
sion, though he was as ignorant of the
action of the jury as was the defendant.
The county attorney and his assistant
seated themselves opposite Hamilton at
the lawyers' table. Mr. Nye and Mr. Mc-
Millan, of counsel for Mr. Hamilton, sat
in front of their client on the other side.
Everything was ready. The sileflte was
oppressive.
THE VIiRDTCT IS RENDERED.
Clerk Kobler arose and read the poll
of the jury. Each man responded "here."
"Gentlemen of the jury, have you
agreed upon the verdict?" asked the
clerk.
You could have heard a pin drop when
Juror Wetherby, the foreman, rose from
his seat and replied:
"We have." That answer ended the
trial.
Mr. "Wetherby handed a thin parkage
of papers to the clerk. Hamilton's eyes
anxiously followed those papers as the
clerk handed them up to the court.
There were four papers in the bundle.
Three were blank. The fourth bore the
signature of the foreman. Judge Brooks
scanned it. His features did not reveal
its contents. He handed it back to the
clerk, and Hamilton leaned forward, as
everybody else did, to learn his fate.
"Gentlemen of the JOry, you will listen
to the reading of the-verdict, as It will
be recorded:
" 'State of Minnesota versus Frank H.
Hamilton, verdict. iWe, the Jury, find the
defendant, Frank Hamilton, guilty, of
the crime of . manslaughter in the first
degree, and recommend him to the mercy
of the court. Hi V? * Wetherby, fore
man.' " :'•;.::■ - ■ • m .
The color departech from Hamilton's
face for ;an Insta-ntijLA. deep -flush suc
ceeded, and he Sank; back: in nis chair.
In apparent bewilderment. Then he re
covered his self-possession.. . . '
' - "Gentlemen :of ,: the jury, is this your
.verdict?"- Inquired the clerk in his hard,
■dry voice. ';.■■■"".-_.■ : •. -:
: "It Is," re«sponded' some, while the
others inclined their' heads:.."." ".■■-". j
\ : The-court* then-addpessed the Jury, a^
follows:;./-...;• „•",.?! r:,-■ i " V •.■;V- r |
; "Gentlemen of jury., you will accept
• the "thanks 'of the ; court for- your-general
;good " conduct during the strial of this
ease, and especially for the close atten
tion that you paid to the evidence, the
arguments of counsel, and the instruc
tions of the court. Never in my experi
ence, I think, have I seen a jury that
seemed more disposed to conduct them
selves as jurors should, or to do their
work In a more conscientious and care
ful manner. Not alone- the thanks of the
court, but the thanks of the public, are
due you. iTou have been taken away
from your business, and no doubt it has
been a great inconvenience and a great
burden to you. The court now discharges
you from any further consideration of
this case ana from further attendance
upon court."
THE JURY DEPARTS.
At the conclusion of Judge Brooks'
tribute the jurors filed out of the court
room without looking at Hamilton, nor
anybody else, for that matter, went to
the room in which they have lived for
the past fortnight or more, got mto their
overcoats, overshoes and nuts and left
the court house for their homes, after
they had stopped long enough in the
clerk's office to draw their pay. *
Mr. Nye, on behalf of Hamilton, gave
notice of a moflon for a new trial, which
was entered upon the receord.
On motion of Assistant County Attor
ney Smith, Hamilton was remanded for
sentence. •
No motion was made for sentence, and
probably none will be for several days,
possibly a week or so. Sentence must
be pronounced during the term of court
at which Hamilton was tried, but that
term will not expire until March 4 or 5.
As for the motion for a new 'trial, of
which Mr. Nye gave notice, it may not
be argued for two or three weeks, or
even a month. Should that mo Lion be
denied, an appeal may be taken by the
defense to the supreme court, and pend
ing that appeal Hamilton can be released
on bail.
Inasmuch as the jury has recommend
ed Hamilton to the mercy of the court,
the sentence, it is reasonable to suppose,
may not provide a more se
vere punishment than the mini
mum, wnich is * imprisonment
at Stillwater for a period of five years.
The days deducted for good behavior
would reduce the time of actual incar
ceration to something like three years
and ten months.
But in the event that Hamilton fails
to secure a new trial, and is compelled
to serve time, his fate may be even
less severe.
It is within the discretion of the court
to impose a reformatory sentence. Sec
tion 3500 of the General Statutes provides
that any person between the ages of
sixteen and thirty, who has never been
previously convicted of an offense against
the laws of the state, may, in the dis
cretion of the court, bo sent to the St.
Cloud reformatory upon conviction of a
felony.
VERDICT IS NOT POPULAR.
The verdict is far from a popular one.
The people at. large, judging from the
comments heard on all sides yesterday
afternoon and evening, do not approve of
it. They denounce the jury, and wonder
how they could make up. their minds to
send a man over the road for a homicide
committed during a drunken brawl, in
which so many were involved, especially
as the ownership or possession of the
knife was not traced to anybody.
Hamilton never passed such a day in
his life as he did yesterday. His condition
was pitiful to behold, for he suffered in
tensely, but yet endured the strain with
out going to pieces. He looked as
though he was going to break down, but
didn't. His disappointment over the ver
dict was the keenest, but he did not lose
his head and rail at the jury. He simply
requested the' sheriff not to allow his
friends and acquaintances to see him.
He did not want to be interviewed. '
•'For God's sake, don't let anybody see
me," was what Hamilton said to Deputy
Anderson, and his request was obeyed.
The only friend whom he received and
who remained with Hamilton until the
noon hoar was Miss Sophia Johnson, of
Colorado, who nursed him when he was
ill there, and who came to Minneapolis
as soon as she was apprised of the arrest
of Hamilton.
Hamilton will be transferred to another
cell In the county jail.
JUROR'S LIPS ARE SEALED.
Many rumors were rife yesterday as
to how the jury stood prior to arriving
at a verdict, but, according to L. T.
Lincoln, who acted as secretary of the
jury, those published by evening papers
are all false. It was Mr. Lincoln who
proposed the resolution pledging the
members of the jury to secrecy in re
gard to how the individual members had
voted at various times.
"I have the greatest confidence in the
integrity of every member of that jury."
said Mr. Lincoln, "and do not believe
that anything more will ever be learned
than what the public now knows. The
statement that one member changed his
vote because of illness in the family 3t
another juror is- absolutely false. Noth
ing of the sort took place. We arrived
at a verdict after the most careful delib
eration. It is a fortunate feature of the
jury system that its members do not
come in contact with public opinion. It
was only after we were discharged that
we learned that public sentiment was
so overwhelmingly in favor of the ac
cused. This knowledge might have
swayed some of us, but as it w.as we
dealt only with th«e cold facts as they
were presented to us. I knew that you I
newspaper men would like to know how ,
we voted, but my lipa are forever
staled, and I firmly believe that none of
the others will tell any more than I.
"Aside from our inca-fceratlon we
had a very good time. The members
of the jury were gentlemen, and all good
fellows. There is on*s feature of the
jury system that Ido not like. I be
lieve that the county should furnish
juries of this kin'l with cigars. I smok
ed about 400 during the past two weeks."
TRUTH NOT AL.L. OUT.
.larU.s.in Says There Are Two Men
Who < oultl Cleair Hamilton.
MILWAUKEE, Wls., Feb. 20.-^Starr K.
Jackson, clerk at the Hotel Pfister, in
this city, who was one of the witnesses
for the defense in the. Hamilton murder
trial at Minneapolis, was almost stag
gered when he received a telegram from
a friend in Minneapolis informing him
of the verdict. He believed Hamilton an
innocent man, and makes implications of
hidden evidence.
"There are two men in Minneapolis,
who, if they told the truth, could clear
Hamilton," he said. "I will not say who
they are, but I know young Hamilton is
no more guilty of that crime than were
any of the other men who were In the
biiliard rbom that night. They were all
in the same condition, and every one
of them ought to ha\e been arrested
and made to tell his story. In that way
they would have got the truth. As it
was, they all left after the murder ex
cept Hamilton and the officer who ar
rested him, and testified afterwards that
he confessed the crime. Hamilton was
not in a physical condition to reach
over another man and inflict that wound"
in Day's neck with a knife. There Is
something mysterious about the trial.
One of the state's witnesses swore that
he first met Day but a week before his
death, while I know positively that the
two men lived in the same hotel for five
years."
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men he slandered were busy In the per
formance of their duty. Mr. Cannon
said that In . his life he had heard more
eloquent men than the gentleman from
Ohio encourage desertion.
"When the life of the nation was at
stake,' said he, "men all over the North
stood behind the firing- line and encour
aged desertion. I leave them to the con
tempt of an indignant people," concluded
Mr. Cannon, amid a whirlwind of ap
plause as he took his seat.
WHERE WAS CANNON?
"Was the gentleman on the firing line?"
cried Mr. Lentz.
- "It matters not where [ was," retorted
Mr. Cannon, jumping to his feet. "I was
not disloyal then, and what is more im
portant, I am not disloyal now." (Re
newed Republican applause.)
Mr. Mahon (Rep., Pa.) challenged Mr.
Lentz to bring in a resolution to ask the
secretary of war whether such orders as
he had referred to ever had been issued.
The result of such an inquiry, he saM.
would show that the report of them
was- a falsehood.
"I have heard such speeches as the
gentleman delivered before," ho contlnu
cd. • "They are but a revamp of the cop
perhead speeches from IS6I-C5. The cop
perhead charged every crime in the cal
endar to the Union soldiers. The boys
in the Philippines are deserting because
you encourage them to desert, and the
man who encourages them, is worse than
the deserter. During the Rebellion I
thought if 8,000 or 10.000-of the copper
heads had been shot we would not have
been troubled with desertion. Some of
those men still thank God very
few. ■ (Applause.)
"There are none in my state. Neither
the people nor the press of my state
would bo paid to make such charges as
the gentleman has made. 1 am not sur
prised that the good people of Ohio left
you at home—not because you charged
that the administration paid $100,000 to
defeat you; you are not worth it—but
because of your everlasting demagogue
ry." (Loud Republican.applause.)
This brought Mr. Lenta again to his
feet. When he declared himself a Jef
fersonian-Lincoln Democrat the Republi
cans jeered. Proceeding, 'he charged
that his defeat had been compassed by
bribery right and left.
;"I was defeated," he concluded, "you
are welcome to the glory and satisfaction
of it."
"It's a great satisfaction," laconically
observed Mr. Mahon, amid laughter.
Mr, Grosvenor (Rep., O.) also paid his
respects to Mr. Lentz for terrains himself
a follower of Jefferson and Lincoln, ami
Mr. Moody (Rep., Mass.) almost brought
his side of the house up standing by read,
Ing an utterance of Lincoln condemning
more "the wily agitator" who induced
the soldiers to desert than the soldier
himself.
"Has' Massachusetts shot Senator
Hoar?" shouted Mr. Lentz, while the ap
plause was reverberating through the
hall.
"Oh, get out," called Mr. Dalzell (Hep.,
Pa..).
, The excitement then subsided and the
consideration of the bill was renewed.
Mr. Sherman (Rep.) 'offered the follow
ing amendment, against which Mr. Can
non raised a point of order.
"Provided further. That the superin
tendent of the naval academy shall make
such rules, to be approved by the secre
tary of the navy as will effectually pre
vent the practice of hazing; and any ca.-.
det found guilty of participating in or
encouraging, or countenancing such prac
tice shall be summarily expelled from
the academy, and shall not thereafter
be reappointed to the corps of cadets or
be eligible ■ for appointment as a com->
missioned officer in the army or navy."
Without deciding the point of order, at ' I
5:50 o'clock the house adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
. The senate spent the day on the post- j
office appropriation bill, making some j
progress. . but not completing It. The i
amendment of Mr. Butler (N. C.I pro- ;
posing a reduction of about 9 per cent I
in the pay for railway postal service was ;
defeated 18 to 51, after a debate in which I
Mr. Depew answered Mr. Butler's critl- i
cisms on the large profits made by j
American roads. .Late in the day a sharp !
controversy on the pneumatic tube ques- |
tion; was precipitated by an amendment ■
offered by . Mr. Mason extending that
service, to Chicago, and One by Mr. Vest
extending It to | St. Louis. Mr. Hale Se
verely • criticised those promoting the
. system referring ,to • a "Job and lobby."
When he made a point of order that a j
committee had not passed on the amend- i
ment, the advocates of the extension .
quickly circulated a call for a meeting or. !
the committee on postofllces, and the ses- {
sion; closed with Mr. Wolcotfs humor- ■
ous announcement" of : the committee i
■ meeting- in response ■to their . imperative I
demands miade on htm.
During the debate Mr. Butler contrast
ed the cost of railway mail pay in Eu
rope and in this country to the disad
vantage of the United States.
Mr. Depew interrupted to say. that the
wages paid by : European continental
railroads was only, about one-fourth or
the rate- of the railway wages in this |
country, while the freight rates in this \
country ; only a little more than one- I
fourth of what 5 they : were •in • Europe. V, ■
;•:. •'Does'the senator rhean." .Inquired: Mr. .
■ Butler, - "that the • American • railroads. are
losing-money?" ■;.■•--;;.:-•; --..vy.; ..;.. .- ; I
: ""1 do: hoi mean to-say. they are losing
5
money," responded Mr. Depew. "I mean ,
to say that if they had anything like the
rates charged for freight in continental
Europe they could carry the. mails free
and in addition, pay a large revenue to
the government."
"No railroads in the world have larger
profits than those of the United States,"
asserted Mr. Butler.
"The capitalization of railroads In Eu
rope," ' responded Mr. Depew, "Is mud)
larger than It is here. In Great Britain
it is about $350,000 a mile. If that capi
talization be reduced to the average cap
italization in the United States, you wili
find that the profits of the Engllsli.
roads are enormous."
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS.
The senate committee on military af
fairs today completed its consideration
of the army appropriation. The com
mittee indorsed the action of ita subcom
mittee, in adding the Spooner Philippine
amendment to the bill. There was* no
discussion of the amendment in • com
mittee, but a vcte was taken upon It.
The vote resulted In- five to four, the
division being on party lines.
The committee also Inserted an amend
ment providing that appointment, undei
the army reorganization law to fill orig
inal vacancies in the grade of captain
in the quartermaster's subsistence and
pay department may be made from any
officers of volunteers commissioned
since April 21, 1898, and now in the
service.
Another amendment strikes out the
appropriation of $2,000,000 to pay soldiers',
deposits, to be made by the bill as it
passed the house, and presents $50,000
to pay Interest on the deposits.
PROMOTION FOR SHAFTER.
The president today sent these nomi
nations 'to the senate:
. Army of the United States—To be ma
jor general, BrJg. Gen. Wm. R. Shatter.
U. fa. A., retired (major general U. S. V
Cavalry—Lieut. Col. Edward M. Hayes,
Fourth, to be. colonel; Maj. Charles L.
Cooper, Fifth, to be lieutenant colonel
Medical Department—Assistant surge
ons with the rank of captain to be sur
geons with the rank of majors: Charles
M. Gandy, Jefferson R. Yean, Harry I
•Raymond, Francis J. Ivies, Edward r'
Morris.
Artillery-To be major: Capt. Eibndge
R. Hills. Lieutenants to be captains:
George W Gatchell, Oscar L- Straub end
Henry C. Schumm. Alfred M. Hunterm.
J. L. Hayden. P. C. March, E. T. Will
& B y MV Bloke. J. T. Martin, W.B.
Ellis, W. L. Kenney, W. G. Haan. S.
S. Jordan, Wo, A. Bethel, M. K. Bar.
roll. £^aroer Skerrett, E. T. McGlaioh
lan, Jr.; Archibald Campbell.
Quartermaster's Department — Fir»t
lieutenants to be quartermasters, with
rank of captains-J. T. Crabbs. Eighth
cavalry and L. B. Lawton, Ninth in
fantry.
Subsistence Department—First Ueut
ran^of caXS. * ** commissary ™tn
Infantry—Sergt. W. J. Schmidt
Twelfth infantry, to be second llcuten
cint.
Volunteers— Eleventh cavalry: First i
H,Ut^°- R- Trowbridge to t* captain.
and Second Lieut. John Holtnian to be
first lieutenant.
Acting assistant surgeons U. S
a., to be assistant surgeons or
volunteers. with the rank of
captain: James Edmonson. New York-
X C. Reifsnyder. Pennsylvania; J. J.
S UU^'V.Ma^achuaetts: J- X stokara,
North Carolina; G. K_ Plummer. Vir
ginia; J. S. Fogg, Maine.
Cofcnmandier Robert M. Berry
to be captain; Lieut. Commander Daniel
w StV, arti to **» commanders; Lieut,
£? P Rush to .be lieutenant comman
der; Lieut, (junion grade) Wilfrid V.
M. Fowelson, to be lieutenant.
HAY-PAUNCBFOTE TREATY. ■
Ambassador Choate has cabled the
state department a brief outline of the
Interview yesterday between himself and
Lord Lansdowne respecting the pending
Hay-Pauncefote treaty. For obvious rea
sons the text of the communication is
withheld, but it is admitted that it goes
to -confirmi^the. press reports already■
printed, and, while Lord Lansdowne's re
sponse does \ riot, indicate exactly when
an an..:\vw might be ; expected from the
■; British government or :the character of.
that ansVer, the hope jiajentertalned that '■.
the British government be>. the ox
*piratlonr^fs^e/date:ali6w)edjrfor the ex
changeT6t[the^atificatk(nia£^i|the treaty,
namely March 4, will tefe'k«rtion' either
directly 7;upon rlthj^genatej amendments
themselves or. in j theTdireS^S of extend
ing the time limit so as to include the
pendency of the treaty.'
NEW COLOMBIAN MINISTER.
Dr. Carlos Martinez Silvela, the Co
lombian minister of foreign affairs, ap
peared at the state department today at
the instance of Acting Secretary Hill to
arrange for the presentation of his cre
dentials as minister of Colombia 'to
Washington. The new minister will be
received at the White house in a day or,
two. He is-accompanied'to Washington
by Senor Thomas Herran, his secretary
of legation, who is at present suffering
with a severe cold, and by Mr. Ford, an
English engineer, who is attached to
the ministry in the capacity of expert
adviser in matters pertaining to canal.
construction. The new minister comes
• here principally to advance the interest!
of Colombia in connection with the Pan
ama canal project as opposed ten the Nic
aragua route, and the length of his stay
will be :. determined . by the outcome cf;
canal. legislation.
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