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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-27
DIVORCED IN TURKEY
Nothing Gould BE Easier-Recen1
Hard and Humorous Cases.
London Telegraph.

London Telegraph.
Divorce is very easy in Turkey, and does
not require a judge and jury to settle
matters. All that is necessary is for the
injured party to say, 81 divorce you,"
three times, and the deed is done. The
husband has to make the wife proper
allowance, and all is over. Two cases
have recently occurred which are rather
amusing. A certain Turkish gentleman
is keen, amateur gardener, and his gar
den contains at all seasons a brilliant
show of flowers, to which he devotes most
of his time, rather to the disgust of his
wife, who is never allowed to cut them.
Last month his chrysanthemums were in
the height of their glory, when ire
mendous doWnpour of rain came on. This
threatened to destroy the magnificent
blooms, many of which were equal in size
to the best results attained in England.
Seeing the danger the gentleman called
all his servants and set to work to carry
the pots into the house, and arrange them
up both sides of the staircase. When they
had finished the lady suddenly appeared
and fell into violent rage declaring that
her husband thought more of his flowers
than he did of her, and that he insulted
her by bringing earth into the house. In
vain he explained that in all the best Eu-
ropean houses flowers in pots were the
proper thing. Nothing would appease her;
bringing dirt in, and she would divorce
him. She sent for her sister to come
and be witness of the divorce, and set
ting to work with her women bundled all
the flowers out again. When the sister ar
rived, however, matters were settled up,
and the divorce did not take place.
On another occasion the same lady sent
her small son down to breakfast in a
pink shirt and a green tie. The father
was shocked at this barbarOuS com bina-
ton, and made a remark to the English
governess, who sent the child back to
change his tie. But down came the lady
Of the house in a furious rage, saying she
knew how to dress the child; that pink
shirt and green tie was the best of taste,
and she would not remain to be insulted
by giving preference to the opinions Of an
English girl Again she threatened to d.
vorce him, but again it fell through the
husband could not find the $500 he would
have had to pay her until her wrath had
cooled down. ,-.. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-27
MACS TARDY CALL C0MES AFTER MAYER
The Workhouse Superintendent the
Last to Greet Ames.
CAME WITH MEN AT HIS BACK
termination To Go 1t
Alone.

Mayor AmeS has been back from west
Baden for four whole days and 1t was
not until this noon that Superintendent
not until Saturday that superintendent
out to congratulate him upon MS I'M
prove appearances and tell his side OF the
story Of the charges against his admins
tration at the workhouse. Superlnteno-
ent Mcdonald chose not to come alone.
He came into the Office with bunch OF
Milwaukee shop workers and other EEL
low eleventh warders at his heels, ana
thus fortified, was admitted to the mayor S
presence after goodly period OF reHec-
ton in the anteroom.
Superintendent McDonald's stiff-necked
attitude toward the board of corrections
and charities has puzzled the administra-
tion crowd a bit, but the general inter-
probation is that the superintendent fully
advised that he is in for full
term of two years and cannot
be disturbed except for eXtraor-
binary causes. 1t is believed that ne
has made up his nina TO run
the workhouse to suit his own ideas and
ignore not only the board of corrections
and charities, but his dear old friend ana
patron, the mayor, as Well
Mayor Ames is said to be much put out
over the charges made against his super
intendent especially those relating to
Mrs. McDonald's activity in Workhouse
management. he COulu forgive dll1OoI
any lapse on the part of the superiMend-
ent, for he is an old standby and is reput-
ed to have a potent political following
among the South Minneapolis railroad
man. But the doctor has pronounced
ideas on the subject Of ''petticoat' gov
ermment and will never stand for even the
suggestion of it in official affairs under
his control It is understood that he
talked pretty plainly on this score be-
fore his departure to various of his init
mates, and that when the matter got to
the ears of Superintendent Mcdonald
there were "some doings" right on the
spot. Mcdonald has unlimited confidence
in Mrs McDonalds discretion and juog-
ment and won't take anybody's criticisms
on this point.
The fact that Superintendent Mcdonald
allowed SO many days to go by before ap-
pearing at the mayors office is regarded
by the sapient following close to the
chief executive to mean nothing else but
that Mcdonald has decided to take the
bits in his teeth and politely tell the
He is wholly at outs with the workhouse
committee, Messrs. Moore and Russell,
and will not do business with them ex'
cept when actually forced to.
AS Commissioner Russell only echoes
the mayors sentiments on the board, 1t
really would look as though there was
something to the claim that Mcdonald
had cut loose from all authority and was
determined to go it alone for the rest OF
his term Of office.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-27
CONTINUE TO CUT ICE
BOSTON AND CEDAR LAKE CO.'S
Officers Say They Are willing to Con
fer With Calhoun
Folk.

The Cedar Lake and Boston Ice COM
panies will continue to cut ice on Lake
Calhoun for the remainder of the sea-
son. Both companies own expensive
plants on the shores Of the lake and their
officers say it is unfair to ask them to dis
mantle their plants at heavy cost to
oblige the boat men. D. NJ Chute, OF
the Cedar Lake company, says:
We do not want to Interfere with anybody s
enjoyment on Calhoun. There is plenty OF
room there for ice boating without the little
patch needed by our company and the Bos-
ton people, We must get part of our ice at
Calhoun, and we would like to do it without
annoyance. We honestly believe that we
have right to cut ice at Calhoun and we
want to be absolutely fair and accommodate
ing while standing for that right.
There are three other concerns cutting
ice at Calhoun that do not own land front
ing on the lake. These concerns. it is
said, have Uttered up the lake to the dis
comiture of Calhoun residents. The &C.
dar Lake and Boston companies profess
their willingness to do everything possible
to keep the lake in good condition. They
are willing to confer with citizens Of the
Calhoun district in the hope of establish
ing peaceful relations. 49, .a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-27
LABOR GOING SOUTH
Employment Agencies Filling Or
ders From Dixie for Help.
GOOD THING FOR THE WORKERS
Between the Pincr1es and the South
They Can Work Twelve
Months.

go South for the Winter-Good job
Ship tonight
New work in the SOUTHWARK Gil
mate--loW fare"
These and similar signs on huge, vari-
colored splacards in front OF employment
agencies in Minneapolis are as attractive
to the transient laborer as the brilliant
ly embossed and handsomely illustrated
pamphlets Of competing railroad compa-
MES are to wealthy merchants or any
others, who wish to send their wives ana
families far from the frigid blasts OF the
northern winter. Hundreds OF hands
having completed several months work on
farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas, orlLt
back into the twin cities and duluth with
their eyes open for work that will remove
the necessity of their spending the WIN
ter in this neck-o'- the woods where the
depression of the mercury makes sucn out
of door work as they are able to DO most
disagreeable. Hence, announcements OF
Jobs in the south are alluring, and
hordes of laborers willingly flock south
ward in compliance with the urgent calls
for help.
Employers Of labor in Minneapolis as
sert that several hundred men have
shipped from this city during the past
two months for work in Missouri, south
e1n Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska and even
farther on towards the gulf Railroad
them, and this means that low transpor-
tation, rates and in some cases, free fare
is offered
1t is not expected, however, that the
northwest will suffer a scarcity OF labor
next spring because of the exodus These
same men who are going southwark this
winter, will be anxious and willing to re-
turn to Minnesota and the Dakotas for
spring work on the farms and railroad
onstruction-jobs which have been aband-
oned because of cold weather. No matter
what form of contract the laborer enters
into with his employer in the sunny south,
he will contrive in some way to get back
into the north before warm weather sets
in. In the spring, hundreds OF work
ingmen, now engaged in work in the
southern states mentioned. will swarm
into st. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Obi
cago, Memphis and other cities in that
quarter, and from there the labor, agents
in Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth can
draw heavily.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-27
THE FATHERS TURNED OUT
The Class Had an Exceptionally
Large Proportion OF Boys,
Nearly Half. -

There was remarkably large number
Of fathers in the audience a the Seward
school eighth grade graduating exercises
Friday afternoon. Conditions in the
Seward school differ from those in many
OF the schools graduating eighth grade
classes, as the Seward class numbered
twenty boys and twenty-one girls. Of
this number all but one will enter high
school. The difference in the attendance
OF boys in the upper grade OF. this district
is not accidental, but is the result Of
careful and well considered work on the
part Of the principal A. N. Farmer, Miss
Dorr, who has had this, class, and other
teachers of the district. These pupils
have not been kept in school without
watchful, Individual work. A personal
acquaintance with the pupils has been Gull
tiyated by the teachers, who have learned
the conditions surrounding the individual
cases and have pointed out to each boy
the advantages of remaining in school and
fitting himself properly for some definite
work .... ...s
An especial effort has been made by
principal and teachers to meet and know
the parents and to discuss with them their
children's interests. This has resulted in
100 visits from parents to Mr.. Farmer IN
four weeks. Many of these were made
by the fathers at his residence, which
he has established in the district
opportunity OF knowing the school patrons
better.
The most interesting feature of the pro-
gram yesterday was the presentation OF
two memorial graduating pictures to the
school they were leaving, by the members
of the graduating class. One picture
| Hoffman's Child Christ was given tc
the A, room and the other "a Little Child
Shall Lead Them" to the three B-First
| rooms. The picture is to be passed around
remaining two weeks at a time in each
room The presentation speech was made
! by Bessie Swinburn and the little folks
! from the three rooms made. response In
concert in which they pledged themselves
when we grow UP, we shall do as you
have DONE"
W. K. Hicks, of the board of education
| made an inspiring address in which ne
/ urged aroused interest among parents II
keeping their children in school and in
| helping them along in their education.
| AS direct result Of Mr.. Hicks earnest
! speech one boy succeeded In prevailing
upon his father to change his determine
ton to take him out Of school and sci
| him to work at once.
The numbers given by the Seward class
at the graduating exercises in the morn
| ing were repeated and welcome was
given by Ida Svensrud; class history, Gus
tave Holm; class prophecy, Arthur swan
| 'Tannhaeuser March, Selma johnson
and Bertha Blood; song, Bessie Swim
burne; song, "AngePs Serenade,' Selma
johnson, with violin obligato by Mary
Hanson; and several choruses.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-27
TEST BY THE C0R0NIFF
HE WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT FEES
If Charges for Copying Jury Venires
Are Illegal, He Wants to
Know 1t.

In order to test the right Of the sheriff
to collect fees for making copies Of the
jury venires, Coroner U. G.. Williams, as
acting sheriff, has taken the matter into
the courts. He sent in separate bill
for $500 for making copies of the Janu-
airy veL.ire. He could have summoned the
talesmen by word Of mouth, but decided
to have the point tested as to his author
ity to collect fees for work actually per-
formed. The county commissioners, on
the advice Of Assistant County Attorney
G. L. Smith, disallowed the claim. DR..
Williams has appealed to the district
court. .r .-.
Suit has also been brought by DR.. Will
liams against the county to collect $201. 80
for his services in October, 1901. He al
leges that he viewed thirty-f1ve bodies
and is entitled to SIS for each; travelled
14S miles at 10 cents a mile, and is fur
Their entitled to $3.50 for a stenographer.
Furthermore, he says he is entitled to
$3.50 in fees for filing certificates of death
with the clerk Of the court
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-27
The Japanese Consul Whose Office
Is in Chicago.
MAYER WILL GET A. HEARING
President Will Not Sign ExtraditiOn
Warrant Until Hearing
Is Over.

The Japanese consul at Chicago arrived
in st. Paul Saturday, bearing papers
containing the evidence upon which COM
plant was sworn out against Francis
Mayer Of Yokohoma. Mayer is now held
at the Hennepin county Jail upon request
of the department of justice at Wash
ingt on. Mr.. Arnold, of. Lawler & Arnold,
attorneys for Mr.. Mayer, has been APP
prised OF the receipt Of the papers by
District Attorney NJ. d. Purdy and early
next week his client will be given an
opportunity to introduce evidence to re-
flute the charges. At present Mr.. Arnold
is unaware of the exact nature of the
charges.
Under the treaty with Japan the au-
thorties must hold fugitive criminals a
reasonable length of time, not exceeding
two months. Mayer was taken in Gus
tody from an overland train, Dec. 8.
The time for the release of the prisoner
was rapidly approaching and the authori-
ties at the Jail believed that Mayer might
be released by default until yesterday
when word was received that Consul Flu
Jlta received the proper documents in
Chicago.
/ President Roosevelt will not sign a
warrant for extradition until the defend
ant is given hearing. .
The Mayer case has attracted much no.
tice as being the first in which an arrest
was made under the treaty which was
established with Japan in 1886. Dis
patches state that he is charged with
forging debenture bonds of the Yokohoma
Steam Laundry company. 1t was not
difficult to trace the alleged fugitive as he
purchased a ticket for party of five in
Yokohoma which would carry him to Ger
many, via Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago,
New York and London. He was Ell route
when apprehended.
Mayer is an American citizen born in
New 1ork and it is understood that a
strong fight will be made against eXtradi-
ton.
A paragraph Of the treaty provides that
neither of the contracting parties shall
be bound to deliver UP it's own subjects,
but they shall have the power to deliver
them up if in their discretion it be deemed
proper to do so.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-27
JUST FAIRLY BEGUN
First Witness Sworn in West Case
at Grand Forks.
DIR. WHEELER TELLS OF WOUND
Motion Aimed at the Indictment by
the Defense Overruled by
the Court.
tiALAI
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Grands Forks, N. D., Jan. 27.-The West
murder trial is now on in earnest. The
last juror in the case. T. F. Westlake, was
accepted Saturday. 1t was the first
talesman examined, and was accepted with
but little parley. The full jury is as fol-
lows:
A. H. Winslow, Hegton; 3. o. Berg,
Northwood; Charles Kinney. Arvilla;
Hug. Marshall, Oakville; A. NJ. Wilcox,
Lakeville; j. H. Smith. Larimore: James
4. McGillivray, Levant; Louis Stillmaker,
Johnstown Peter kegler, Johnstown;
James McManamy, Vale; David steed-
man. Union; 7. F. Westlake, Larimore.
AS soon as the jury was completed
States Attorney Wineman outlined the
case of the state briefly.
,Cochrane, for the defense, took excep-
ton to the form of the indictment, which
he claimed was insufficient, contradictory
and lacking sufficient facts TO constitute a
crime.
The court overeuled this objection, and
the defense then demanded that the state
call Frank Shelburne the proprietor OF
Hotel Prescott, and Harry Blackburn, who
was at the Prescott when West and March
were there the night of the shooting and
swear them as witnesses for the state.
MI. Wineman stated that he would not
call and swear the u.en named unless or
dered to do so by the court.
No ruling was made on the question
for the time being, but it will be decided
this afternoon.
The first witness called was DR.. Wheeler
who performed the operation on March.
He testified as to the nature of tho
wounds inflicted by the bullet, describing
in detail the course of the bullet and the
various incisions made by it.
In the cross examination an attempt was
made to show that death may have re-
suited from the shock resulting from the
operation. The manner in which the wit
ness was examined goes to show that the
fight between the attorneys will be to q
finish.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-27
HOTEL MEN ARE HAPPY
Travellers from Everywhere Finding
Their Way to minneapolis.

The past week has been a record break
err for the Minneapolis hotels compared
with other weeks when no big convention
or public event swelled the number Of
visitors beyond the normal list. This I'M
usual increase which was noted month
ago, has assumed proportions highly graf
flying to the hotel proprietors.
The registers show pages Of names
daily and while there is room for more,
the hotels are very busy in caring for
patrons. The strangers come from every
where and represent every phase of in
dustrial and commercial activity. The
number of northwestern visitors is larger
than any previous year, fact which
proves to the hotel men that the golden
northwest is in close touch with Min
nea polls.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-27
Feed Contracts Let.

Contracts for feed for the state Institutions
during the quarter beginning Feb l. were
announced by the state board OF control this
morning as follows:
Anoka asylum, Pilsbury-W ashburn COM
pany; Hastings asylum, c. W. Westerson of
Hastings; Fergus Falls hospital, Fergus Flour
Mill company; Rochester and st. Peter hos
pitfalls, sackett & Fay of st. Peter; Fari-
bault institutions, Farbault Roller Mill COM
pany; Red Wing school, La Grange Roller
Mill company of Red Wing; ST. Cloud reform
atory, George Tilletson & Co. OF st. Cloud !;
saltwater prison, Wesley, Carter & Co.,
Saltwater.
The oatmeal contracts were awarded as fol-
lows: Anoka asylum, Anthony Kelly g. Co.
Minneapolis; Hastings, Rochester St. Peter
Owatonna. Red Wing, st. Cloud and Still
water, Griggs, Cooper & Co., ST. Paul; Fergus
Falls, Beall-McGowan company; FaribauIt,
Theobold Mercantile company of Faribault,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-27
SAYS HE KISSED HER
Frank Davis Pays Dearly for Being
TOO Fresh.

Frank Davis Pays Dearly for Being
Too Fresh.
Frank Davis was arraigned in the police
court Friday afternoon charged by
Beda Helma with assault and battery.
Davis is an agent for musical instru-
ment dealer and had sold Miss Helma a
mandolin on the installment plan. The
lady charged that he called Wednesday to
collect a payment and at once became
very offensive and Indicated desire to
embrace her which she received with cold
severity She testified that Davis moth
ing daunted then seized her and kissed
her and in so doing cut her lip. He then
hastily left the house. The woman who
lives In the fiat below testified that she
heard the sound of struggle and saw
Miss Helma Immediately afterward with
her lip cut. The testimony was not alb
solutely conclusive but it was damaging
enough to get Davis fine of $50 or thirty
days in the workhouse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-27
TO LIMIT DIVORCE
Bill by Lister of Iowa Will Be
Backed Strongly.
CHECK ON TRANSIENT BUSINESS
Sessions Were Short, but Time Was
Given for Several AppFOpria-
lions Bills.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, IowasJan. Ex-senator
Lister of S1bley has presented bill
in the upper house to head off the com
mercial divorce industry in Iowa. 1t pro-
vides that no divorce shall be granted for
q cause arising prior to the plaintiff
residence in Iowa, which would not have
been a sufficient cause in the state where
the cause arose. The measure will be
strongly backed, for Iowa has recently
been getting an undue share OF the mi
gratory divorce business.
The sessions were very brief. Appro-
priation bills were introduced as follows:
$15S, 900 for the Cherokee asylum; S75,25O
for the soldiers orphans home at Daven-
port; $33, 100 for the girls reform school
at Mitchellville, and $47, 45O for the boys
reform school at Eldora.
Representative Langan introduced bill
to retire district judges after sixteen
years consecutive service at $500 month;
Representative Hawk, a bill to Introduce
the Torrens system Of registering land I'll
ties; Representative Baker, bill to re-
move the circle from the top of the Aus
tralian ballot. Senator Grossly presented
bill to tax mortgages, modelled on the
New York laws passed at Roosevelt's in
stance. He believes it will pass, though
In former session it has failed.
A concurrent resolution asserting the
rights of the state of Iowa to the I'M
qualified ownership of all the lands in the
state originally designated as, meandered
lake beds was adopted by the house. The
resolutions memorialiZe congress to
preserve and protect the rights OF the
state in this matter by legislation. The
resolution affects many thousands OF
acres of land, which were at one time
overfowed but by reason Of the receding
Of the water have become valuable farm
lands.
Representative Mordhorst OF Clinton
county has introduced bill to prevent
shareholders in building and loan associa-
lions from being assessed on their stock
Under the present law, whereby the
stakeholder is taxed on his stock and the
association pays a tax on its capital, IL
is held double taxation is enforced.