The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-13
CITY NEWS

A Long Brush Union-One Of the first
crafts now unorganized that will take Its
place in the ranks of union labor this yeal
Is the bill posters. They are already pre-
pared to organize and send for Charter
from the American Federation Of Labor.
Reinert Sunde Coming Back-It is
said that Renert Sunde, formerly presden.
OF Scandal bank. will return to the city mex SI
spring to reside here permanently. he IS sale
to have acquired fortune in Mexico through
discoveries Of precious metals and precious
stones.
The COpper's New Schedule-Super-
intendent of Police Fred w. Ames Satur-
day commenced rearranging the patrolmen
50 as to give them eight-hour shifts after
nouncement to the council last night AZ
present the policemen work ten hours eacn
day, and there are three shifts.
Only "Post Card" Now-Postoffice de-
partment rulings make it possible for pri-
Vate mailing cards from foreign countries 70
vate Mailing Card. Authorized by Act Of Con
gress. May 10, 1885," will not be necessary on
the face. Post Card" will be less cumber-
some and more in conformity with regulations
OF other countries in the postal union.
Price of the Sweepings FIxed-Ja-
cob Smith was before Judge Dickinson TINS
morning charged with stealing the wheat
sweepings from the Height cars Of the Great
Northern road The value of the grain, was
placed at % cents The defendant entered
q plea OF not guilty and will have nearing
next Monday. An effort will. no doubt, pc
made by the city attorney to secure conVlo-
ton
Polfcemen's Ball-The date for the
policemen's ball has been set for Feb. II,
and the affair will take place in the police
band of ten pieces has been engaged for the
evening. Supper will be served Iickets
admitting two and including supper Will De
81, and the proceeds will go to the police
emergency fund.
Prof. WaterhOuse I'LL. T. Lincoln
OF Minneapolis has received telegram from
St. Louis informing him that there IS no
chance for the recovery OF his uncle, Professor
Sylvester Warehouse. Of Washington univer-
sty, who has been confined TO hospltal 1or
several months with kidney trouble Profes-
sor Waterhouse is "A years old. Professor
Waterhouse four years ago suggested "Usona
SIS new names for the United States.
j. G. WooIIey's Lecturer. G. Wool
ley, the well-known temperance advocate and
prohibition candidate at the last election for
the presidency, who formerly made his homo
IN Minneapolis. addressed large audience
Country" Mr.. Woolley has recently re-
turned from trip abroad. and in the com
parsons he made between America and for
eign countries, he said that the United States
was more than holding its own.
Officers Explain-Captain Fred Coffin
and Patrolman John Void of the police de-
partment told the police committee yesterday
why it was they did not pay their grocery
bills. Void explained his situation frankly
and the committee accepted his excuse. Coffin
was defiant but finally agreed to settle with
the creditor who had made the complaint to
the committee. He declared that 1.-The clothes
and other things" needed IN his business made
a big hole In monthly salary of SIPS.
White Pine Stocks An ambiguous
paragraph in the last issue Of the Mississippi
Valley Lumberman was responsible for the
statement in last nights u r n a / credit
ing the weekly with denying that the stocks
Of white pine in the hands of manufacturers
were smaller than they were a year ago.
to convey just the opposite idea, and to in
form the trade that the stock of white pine
on hand is much lower than usual.
For Union Soldiers Graves - Sinh
scriptions to the fund for decorating the
graves Of union soldiers buried in the ma
tional cemeteries Of the south are pouring
in upon Adjutant General Silas H. fowler
and the fund has already reached a consider
able size. The matter was called to the at
tention Of posts throughout the country in
general orders No. B. issued Dec. 10 last, and
responses have been gratifyingly prompt.
The first post to send in money was that
located at Brookline, Mass
Not Hydrophobia-Dani Surrell, 3O6
Quincy street NE, who was taken from his
home Friday apparently afflicted with by
drphobia, was reported considerably improved
at the city hospital to-day, although he re-
NAMED delirious during the night. When the
, officers arrived at his house, Surrell was on
the floor on his hands and knees and was
frisking around, barking and swapping like
a dog. 1t was feared that he had been bitten
by a mad dog, but the hospital authorities
say that the condition appears to have result
ed from the excessive use of liquor.