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The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24
A man named Kropff, who
QLked lives in Dickinson county, Kan,
Too Muchclaims the power Of prophecy.

Talked lives in Dickinson county, Kan.
Too Muchclaims the power Of prophecy.
He is especially strong on
weather This spring he was early in the
field prophesying drought and crop failure.
When several skeptics at Abilene heard his
mournful talk they offered him 81 an acre for
his wheat. He has fifty acres Of this cereal
planted, and rather than back down he took
the offer. The harvest is now on and Dick
tnson county is turning out twenty to thirty
bushels to the acre. reporter hunted up
Mr.. Kropf the other day and asked him
where he stood. But Mr.. Kropff had extract
ed good from his mistake. He said:
II shall take it as a dispensation from the
Lord not to talk SO much, and to hereafter
keep to myself what he tells me-"
Very few men who know the weather so
well for year in advance are able to lie low
and take advantage of their knowledge. They
want to get out an almanac or something.
It's worth millions to know when to keep shut
up. The Hot Air Club has too fourishing a
membership.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24
OTHER PEOPLES NOTIONS


To the Editor of The Journal
Your argument from the report Of our street
railway company's wonderful advance as ar
evidence Of our oity's prosperity was GER
tainly good. There is cause there for hearty
congratulations on the part OF every citizen
Of our fair city, but most especially on the
part of the stockholders OF the Twin City
Rapid Transit company
Now, in view Of this increasing prosperity
why would not this be a good time for the
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

A mean contemporary, after looking up the
census statistics, declares that there is one
saloon to every prohibitionist in the United
States. This means nothing unless the pro-
hibitionist's dog is seen standing patiently
waiting just outside the saloon door. Then
we have to demonstrate against our suspi-
ciOns.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

The Lollipaloulers played the Leaky Boilers
yesterday in Empty Lot park, and worship
was seriously disturbed for many blocks
around
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

The prohibs are going to use Como as
watering place on July A. The program indi-
Gates that the subject will be talked up, about
and around.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

Denver wires a story that the United States
government has planned to buy all the rail-
roads. Say, the air is pretty rare in Denver.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

The loud tearing sound heard over the
northwest is due to the weather helping the
crops to rip the mortgages off Of the old
farms
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

A. Delacy Wood father of thirty newspa-
pers, found the strain too severe, and is said
to be slightly started mentally. No wonder.
One newspaper can furnish enough trouble
for the ordinary man.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

The Mormons are doing a heart heart
work in New England, and there are cold
chills running up the spine Of the old Puritan
stock.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

The Mad Mullah is madder than ever. The
British walloped him before he could get leg
action.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24
BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL,
No. 21 Park Row.
Street Railway Express.

No. Fl Park Row.
Street Railway Express.
June PA street railway express is the lat
est thing in the way of novelty in New York.
BY an announcement Of the New York Electric
in the way Of novelty for New Workers. By
an announcement of the New York Electric
Vehicle company, 1t appears that large pro-
portion of the baggage, express and package
delivery business Of the Bronx, Westchester
and other suburban sections Of the town is
to be handled in specially constructed ex-
press cars operated over the lines of the
Metropolitan Street railway. Under the terms
of the contract entered into by the companies,
express cars are not to be run on any lines
at times when the congestion of traffic Is
liable to result. BY heavy operations along
the lower avenues at night, however, and by
the use Of express cars which can be run
by an overhead as well as an underground
current, parcel express will be devised for
the swift delivery of packages of all kinds
from the incoming railroads and the large
department stores, not only below and in
Harlem, but in practically all the villages Of
the annexed district north Of it as well.
Freight stations of sufficient size to store
and handle packages will be constructed at
various points along the line in Manhattan
and the Bronx.
Trolley for Athens.
Equipment for a complete trolley system
for Athens of classic memory is soon to be
shipped from New York by the General Elec-
tric company According to statements Of
this company, the line Is to run from the
Parthenon to Piraeus via North Hadrian
street. The professors of several prominent
universities have been retained by the Gen
eral Electric to correctly letter the signs on
the cars, few of which" Pericles Heights" i"
"Demosthenes avenue and "Parnassus Bot
tom'-give some idea Of how the legends
will read. Piraeus, the port of Athens, is
famous as the rendezvous Of the heroes Of
old who used to sit on the sand and gaze
over the azure seas in the hope of espying
additional worlds to conquer. Like the Acrop-
and is known by all up-to-date Athenians as
Little Coney Island" There one can pur-
chase anything from conch shells to book
beer; but Iliads and Odysseys are debarred
1t is said that a consignment of merry go
rounds and hit-the-nigger's s-head- and -win-a-
good-cigar outfits are also being prepared for
shipment The shipment Of material for all
purposes will total about 81, 100000.
Building by the AstOrs.
Another attack of the hotel-buflding fever
has struck the Astor family. This time the
victim is Colonel John Jacob Astor, and the
hosiery is to be an ideal road house in Pei
ham Parkway, near Fordham, not far from
Williamsbridge road It will be built in the
French style or architecture, OF stone and
wood; will be 28O feet long by so in breadth,
and the main structure will rise to a height
Of four stories. To those who have so long
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24
Business of Underwriting.
Why Did 1t stop9

Another perpetual motion theory has col
lapsed. This was not exactly the fault OF
the theory but rather OF the machine which
had perverse faculty Of taking a rest when
1t should have been busily engaged in per
petual motioning With the bursting Of the
bubble the inventor, William Herford, also
thought he would take a short shift for un-
known regions. For seven long years the
inventor had tried to win the machine from
the error Of Its way. Except that 1t wouldn't
work, it was an ideal perpetual motion ma
chine. and gave promise Of running perenni-
ally except for occasional stops to catch its
breath. Herford was puzzled, and though he
waited and coddled and coddled and waited,
the machine insisted on growing weary at
just the wrong time and falling into state
of exasperating somnolence. At last his
patience gave out. A handy revolver gave
some business to a needy coroner. The ma
chine, which was considerably for his fam
lily, consisted principally Of two wooden cones
placed upon a wire or rod which had an in
clination OF forty degrees. The point OF the
top cone rested upon the base Of the lower
cone, and revolved by pneumatic apparatus
supposed to keep the lower cone in perpetual
motion. IN. N. A.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

With wireless telegraphy and wireless pic
lures, We may yet get some wireless politics.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

The Journal is sale at the news
kleAds Il the following hotels:
IItSsb4rg Pa.-Du Quesne.
SaIt Lake City, Utah-The Knutsford.
LAahA, Neb.-Paxton Hotel !
les ugeles, CaI.-Hotel Van Nuys.
I>~nTtr, CoI.-Brown's Palace Hotel
-. Louis. Mo.--Planters' Hotel. Southern
AIlei.
sN4nsa5 City, Mo.-Coates House.
Dost0n. Mass.-Young's Hotel, United
States. Touraine.
cleveland. Ohio-Hollenden House, Weddell
House.
tiuciI aati, Ohio-Grand Hotel
DettoiL Mich.-Russell House, Cadillac.
Mash ngton. D. C.-Arlington Hotel, Ha-
le sh.
LE.caSo. nl.-Auditorium Annex. Great
NCTlhe. O..
New York City-ImperiaI. Holland. Murray
Hin, aldCrf.
Spoka ne. Wash.-Spokane Hotel.
Tacoma, Wash.-Tacoma Hotel.
>satts, Wash.-Butler Hotel
Portland. Oregon-Portland Hotel. Perkins
Iu.el.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24
Daily New York Letter

been disgusted and irritated by the inferior
class of roadhouses around New York. Astor
Lodge, as the new hotel will be called. will
prove great boon. Astor Lodge is intended
to be place OF resort for all who are fond
of out-door-life, and will doubtless be par
ticularly agreeable to coaching parties The
Site is surrounded by over $50 acres of land
which will be converted into golf links and
tennis courts The house will be reached
by a macadamized road running through a
magnificent lawn laid out in flower beds and
serpentine walks, shaded by elm and maple
trees. On the first floor of the structure will
be rotunda the full height Of the house
while there will be room for 1900 guests at
the tables In the dining-room summer gar
den and on the verandas An interesting
feature Of the Lodge will be the kitchen, to
which patrons will be given access to view
the culinary operations OF the army or chefs
The Lodge, in Its complete form, will cost
quarter Of a million dollars
Business of Underwriting.
Underwriting is getting to be almost as
Profitable business as 1t was before the tre-
mendous underwriters panic following the
death of Governor Flower Evidence Of this
can be seen in the announcement that the
500 0OO, 900 Burlington underwriting syndicate
is required to provide only $1,000, 900 in cash
in order to finance the deal The amount in
Volved is something like 1920, 900, 900, Burling-
ton stock amounting to $110, ,00O 900 being
traded on a basis OF 81 in stock for one in
bonds, with the privilege OF demanding part
in cash. One Of the reasons why there Is
so little cash required is that the stockholders
are SO well satisfied with the outlook they
prefer the bonds to coin. The syndicate will,
OF course, receive its full commission Just
the same.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

Subscribers will please notify the
Office in every case that their paper
In mot delivered promptly or the
corrections not properly made.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

All papers are continued until an ex-
plicit order is received for discontinuance,
ana cn,u all arrearages are paid.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-21
OFF TO SEE THE SIGHTS
Brooklyn Boys of Twelve and
Nine Land Here En- Route
for Long Branch.

Two youngsters, one twelve, the other
nine, thirsting for adventure and very
anxious to see the sights, wandered from
their happy Brooklyn homes yesterday
afternoon. Both were bent on a pleas
ure trip to the resort known on the map
ano a few other places as Long Branch.
They had heard of great things taking
place at that summer resort and had left
home without a penny to see if the stories
about the popularity of the place were
true.
Harry Harnett, twelve years old, of No.
LA Palmetto street, was one; the olner
was Paul Bilmore, nine years old, who
lives next door. These boys were found
shiverlng in the freight yard of the Cen
trail Railroad at Communipaw about s
o'clock last night, by Sergeant Harring-
ton, of the Communipsw avenue station
house. How the lads escaped being man
gled is a mystery. The sergeant spotted
rhe kids lodging behind cars.
He rounded them up with the help of a
couple of employees of the road and took
rhem to the station house. Here they
told their stories. They were to get to
Long Branch by way of freight The SER
geant facetiously remarked that it was
just as well that the boys did not go to
the resort intended because business was
slim there now all places being shut up.
The parents of the boys arrived at the
station house to claim their prodigal sons
about midnight. Neither boy had any
thing to say They were sleepy and hun
CRY and very glad to go home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-21
STRIKERS REMAIN FIRM
Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Men Still
Out.

The two hundred car workers on the
Lackawanna Railroad who agreed to quit
work at meeting in Odd Fellows Hall,
Hoboken, yesterday. are still out. Martin
d. Flaherty, general representative of the
American Federation of Labor, addressed
the men today and assured them that
they would receive every support from
his organization. The strike of the car
workers is now complete from New York
to Buffalo, he said. He felt confident that
the road would accede to the nine hour
day asked for before the week was out.
The men who quit yesterday are en-
ployed at Secaucus and Hoboken. They
propose to remain away from the yards
and interfere in no way with the railroad,
they say. A meeting to discuss the situa-
tion will be held this afternoon in Hobo
ken.
The railroad is endeavoring to fill the
places vacated with men from New York
A gang of forty arrived in Hoboken this
morning and more are expected this
afternoon.
No trouble from the strikers is feared
by the officials of the road.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-21
WOMAN OF MANY NAMES.
Giver of One of Them Tries
to Take Burns From
the List.

Alice Gladys Castleman Braeumncn
Burns. as she is most widely know by
those who have become Interested in ner
role as defendant. in suits based on matrl-
monial mistakes, is a prisoner in Brook
lyn. The authorities there are OBTAINING
her in order that the police of this city
may have her extradited to answer an IN
dictment by the Grand Jury on a charge
of bigamy.
Walter F. Burns and Peter Braeumllcn
both say.they are married to the pretty
actress, who is but nineteen years olo'
Burns is husband No. and he is the com
nlainant in this action. He married Alice
Gladys "Castleman" in this city on sep
tember q, 1900. Justice of the Peace FRANK
P. Leblanc performed the ceremony
Shortly after Burns was made py
Braeumlich the defendant in a suit for a
good round sum for the alienation OF
Braeumlich wife's affections. When Burns
was finally convinced that his wife had
already had husband when he married
her he decided to appeal to the law 70
break the tie which bound them together
He therefore appeared before the Grand
Jury here some months ago and convlhceu
that body that he was deeply injured and
that he had good grounds for criminal
proceedings Forthwith a true Dill was
found against Mrs. Burns, or Braeum-
Itch. and warrant was isued for her ar
rest. The warrant was given to Detective
Clark of Police Headquarters to serve ana
he started to get his prisoner, but she
was not to be found for a long time.
Yesterday, however, Clark's efforts were
rewarded. He found the fugitive and her
first husband in furnished room at No,
III Lawrence street, Brooklyn, where they
had been living as Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks
Mrs. Brooks" was arrested and taken to
a police court in Brooklyn. She VIII De
held until Thursday morning, when she
will be remanded to await extradition.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-21
PLANK ROAD CONFERENCE
Freeholders and Trolley OFF,
cials Trying to Reach An
Agreement.

A conference was held this morning in
the office of NJ B. Shieler, secretary of
the North Jersey Street Railway Com
pany, between delegations from the Hud-
son and Essex Freeholders and the Off
cials fthe company for the purpose of
endeavoring to arrive at some agreement
by which the bridges on the Newark
Plank Road can be operated and the road
thrown open to public traffic. There were
present:-E F. C. Young, president of the
company; David Young, Spencer s. Weart,
counsel for the company; john Griffin,
counsel for the Hudson County Freehold
ers; Michael B. Holmes, Director of the
Hudson Board of Freeholders; Joseph La
Mum, counsel for the Essex Freeholders;
Thomas MCGOWAN, Benjamin Bailey, VIM.
Byrnes, Conrad Hoerl. John J. Clark,
Frank f. Smith and David H. Johnson,
of the Essex Freeholdere. The confer
ence was held behind closed doors and
it was understood that most of the time
was taken up in discussing the plan
drawn UP by Counsel John Griffin and
submitted to Essex men. The conference
was still on when '~The News" went to
press.
1t was announced, however, that a tenn
porary agreement would be made where
by the trolley company would maintain
and operate the road at its own expense.
All differences concerning the conduct of
the road which may hereafter arise are
to be settled by the courts or the Legis-
lature. The road will probably be open
again on Saturday night Of this week,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-21
STRANGE WEDDING.

The first marriage in the new building
Of the Commercial Trust Company at the
foot of Exchange place was celebrated
in the office of Stebbins &, McCoobery, ON
the third floor, yesterday afternoon Jus
tice of the Peace Joseph McCoobery united
in marriage Miss Lavinia Strange,
twenty-three years old, of Roselle, to John
H. Ackerman, of Plainfield, who con-
fessed to being two years younger than
his bride.
After the ceremony Justice McCoobery
saluted the bride appropriately and the
groom handed 81 bill with the remark
that he would like to make it more but
if he did he would not have enough left
TO pay "the freight home.''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-21
KILLED IN CAVE in.
Ten Feet of Earth Fell
on italian Laborer
Yesterday.

An italian laborer, Pasquale Lotisso, of
No. Ss5 First street, employed by James
+. Blackshaw, plumber, of Monticello
ana fairview avenues, was caught in a
cave-in while working in a trench at the
foot of Wilton street and so badly in
jured that he died a few minutes after
being taken to the City Hospital. His
skull was crushed at the base and several
of his ribs were broken by the weight of
the earth and stones which fell on him.
He never regained consciousness The ac-
cident occurred about five o'clock.
He was working in the trench about
ten feet below the street surface,
when without warning the earth on both
sides gave away, carrying a ton of dirt
and paving stones down on him. He was
knocked down and completely buried a
couple of feet under the fallen stones and
earth. A fellow workman saw the acct
dent and yelled for help. A crowd quick
ly gathered. The workmen began to dig
desperately to remove the earth and
ready hands assisted in lifting the stones
from the untimely grave of the unfor-
tunate workman.
Patrolman Bell of the Communipaw
avenue station house telephoned for the
patrol wagon, which arrived few min
utes after the PROSTATE form of the
laborer was taken from the trench. Much
difficulty was experienced in lifting the
unconscious Italian from the pit, ten feet
deep. A dozen men lent hand in the
task.
A hurried trip was made to the hospital
but the doctors could do nothing for the
victim. He died within half an hour of
the accident. Relatives claimed the body
this morning.
The trench was dug to connect sewer
with a new house being erected on Viii
ion street. Several laborers We're en-
ployed on the job but the italian was
the only one in the trench when the
earth gave away.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-21
MAN UNCONSCIOUS IN CAB

Theodore Freedman, driver of a New
York cab at Barclay street ferry. stopped
yesterday in front of the Webster avenue
station and said he had an unconscious
man in his cab. He said the man got into
the cab at the Barclay street ferry on
the advice of a policeman to whom he
complained of feeling critically ILL., The
driver said he had the name Ditmar and
address New York avenue, Jersey City,
The unconscious man was taken to
Christ Hospital. When he recovered
consciousness he said he was Louis Dit
mar, sixty-two years old, of No. 4s1 Scot
land street, Orange.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-21
ERIE's EXPOSITION GUIDE
A Complete Source of Information
for Buffalo Visitors.

The Erie road in keeping with its other
improvements has issued guide to the
Buffalo Fair which is certainly a great
Improvement upon those issued before.
This guide not only shows the triple at
fractions that the road presents, viz,
Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Chautauque
Lake, but it shows the various lines into
Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The map of
the grounds is very complete, showing in
detail the location and name of each
building and giving so much valuable in
formation concerning them that 1t will
pay the visitor to carry one with him for
reference. The Erie does not claim every
thing in sight, but is making every effort
to carry its share of people to the fair
and bring them home, satisfied that they
did well in choosing this route
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-21
FOR A BIG PARK PERHAPS
Local Speculation AS to Why
the Meadows Have Been
Bought.

In connection with the announce
ment of the purchase of the meadows
that an agitation was about to be made
to have a law passed at the next Legis-
lature to allow the Governor to appoint
commission looking to the acquisition
of the major portion of the swamp lands
between Hudson and Bergen principally
for the purpose of converting it into big
park. This resident did not want his
name used nor would he give the names
of those who are about to start the agi-
tation. He said:-
''The day is not far distant when the
open spaces in this city and in the ad-
jacent townships would be built UP and
park sites will have to be purchased at
enormous costs. By securing now the
meadow lands that reach from between
this city and Newark or part of the
northern townships and Secaucus Home
stead New Durham and on up as far as
Leonia, in Bergen, with some of the up
lands abutting thereon, great park site,
that will be necessary in the years to
come, can be obtained for mere song
in comparison with what it will cost
them. The question of laying it out can
be an after consideration. Not all of it
need necessarily be devoted to a park
site. 1t is lying in waste now and is a
nuisance. By proper drainage and filling
at certain points the mosquito curse
would be done away with, for one thing
Look back, comparatively few years.
at the efforts in New York to acquire
the Central Park site. A great opposition
movement was made in favor of Jones
Woods on the East River, but the advo-
Gates of the Central Park site carried the
day. Originally the site extended from
Fifty-ninth street to One Hundred and
Sixth street. and was further extended to
One Hundred and Tenth street. and now
New York City is sorry they did not ex-
tend it to the Harlem River. The in
crease in the value to adjacent property
is inestimable.
1t was also said here this morning that
Mr. Sprague represented the Vanderbilt
interests and had bought the property
for them.