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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24
The U. Mandolin and glee club left Fergus
Falls at $3.50 a. M, tearing the town wide
open by a vocal display that ripped off
shingles for several rods around

The Duluth Herald says that, Admiral
Crowninshield may not &C to the coronation
because it is feared he would become sea-
sick, never having ventured the ocean be-
fore. The Herald is mistaken. Admiral
Crowninsheld was once summoned before a
naval board Of inquiry to testify as to his
attempt to anchor his ship in the north At
lantic during gale by pounding on top of the
mast with a sledge hammer
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24
bishop Potter Defends Labor.

April 24.--.tAlmost the worst enemy of pro-
sress in human society is the spirit of caste
and the tragic element in the constitution
Of our modern social structure is that under
forms OF government that profess long ago
to have renounced and abandoned 1t. 1t still
rears its head in forms more insolent and
more mischieyous than any that In any age
of history it has assumed said Bishop Henry
C. Potter last night at Yale, in speaking of
tho citizen and the capitalist. I'm all our
criticism OF trades unions we must recognize
that In the final analysis they stand for all
that society itself, as an organic entity,
stands. the free consent Of the governed. We
shall have to reckon very distinctly in the
future with the working man as factor IN
our social and civic body"
Concerning the walking delegate, Bishop
Potter quoted with approval remark made
BY a union leader to contractor who had
styled The walking delegate as offensive:
E..Well,e said the workingman, we did try
your plan OF sending one of our own number
to complain OF abuses. but somehow it did
iotE work. for the reason that II they We're
not discharged Instantly the one or two work
ingnlen who cnmplaiLed or made the demand
Or urged changes somehow or other disap-
peared out OF the shop or factory in two or
three months
cake Insurance.
New York property owners, according to in
s4ranoe experts, are paying premiums on vast
quantities of IRE insurance In accompanies
which dc not exist.
TIis statement was brought out by the news
from Atlantic City that the owner of one OF
the recently destroyed stores there has, found
that only one of his sixteen policies is coll
leptibIe He had obtained his Insurance from
''underground agents" and will lose about
SO 90.
Since the conviction Of several notorious
firebugs in this city few years ago the
Old line insurance companies have been re-
luctant to take risks on small stores, par
tieulariy on the east side. AS result a
eertain class 81 underground agents have
been unusually active, and they have been
xetting many thousands of dollars in pre-
miums for insurance which is not worth the
PAPER the policies are printed on.
Ss,sIt 10 well known to insurance men," said
Robert n. Hunter. deputy state superinten-
| dent Of Insurance. that a great deal Of this
business Is being done. and that the men en-
Jared init are reaping a rich harvest Under
our laws II Al q uisdemeanor for an agent to
natryf on thu business. but it is exceedingly
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

THE JOURN Al Is published
every evening, except Sunday, mt
4T-49 Fourth street south, Journal
Building, Minneapolis. Mimi.
C. j. Billson, Manager Foreign Adver-
tisinS Department.
NEW YORK OFFICES, 81, So Tribune
building.
CHICAGO OFFICE-3O7, 30S Stock Elk
change building.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24
Big Banking increases.

Big Banking Increases.
The capital stock OF the National City bank.
which is now s10,c90000. may be increased to
$25, 600, 0C0. It's surplus and undivided profits,
which now stand at $7,160,000, may be in.
creased to $4,000, 600. This would give thu
bank an aggregate operating capital of about
sac, 600.
A meeting Of the board Of directors of the
bank held yesterday, appointed a COMMITTEES
to Investigate the desirability OF increasing
the capital stock and to report Its recon-
mendations at meeting to be held next
Tuesday. 1t is thought probable the commit
tee will recommend an increase in the capi-
tai stock to $25, GOO 600, as many of the direct-
ors are In favor of that sum, and 1t Is. be-
lieved certain the Increase will be at least
$10,00000O
The union of the First National and Metro-
politan banks OF Chicago, which brings to.
gether about $100,000,000 OF deposits, lis an
event not wholly disconnected with the in
9crease in the capital Of the National City
bank The City bank, as such, Of course.
owns no stock in the banks in Chicago, but
interests closely associated with the National
City own, 1t is believed, SUFFICIENT amount
of stock in the Chicago concerns to bring
the western and the eastern institutions ex-
ceedingly close In the future. The City banh
is expected to assist j. P. Morgan In dnan.
cling the great ship combination, and otA0
deals may be in prospect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24
Daily New York Lett e r

difficult to convict the men who violate the
law. To reduce the practice to minimum
the law was amended to require underground
brokers' to take out special license. This
law helped matters considerably, and there
are to-day only seven regularly licensed
underground brokers' in the city.
Men who cannot obtain from regular COM
panies all of the Insurance they desire have
to apply to the underground brokers' for adj
ditiona policies. Ignorant men, and especi-
ally the smaller shopkeepers on the east side.
do not know the standing of companies They
apply for a certain amount OF insurance,
pay the premiums and receive policy which
looks to be all right. II the policyholder
meets with no loss from FIRE he never knows
that he has been imposed upon, but if his
property is destroyed and he tries to collect
the insurance he finds that there is no such
company in existence. These brokers' usually
find some old company which obtained q
charter years ago. and make use OF its name"
Superintendent Hunter said the depart-
ment has been striving to uproot this species
Of swindlng Several cases were laid before
the district attorney last tall
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

The>s0c bull in wheat had a decided kink i'll
his tail yesterday as he scented the fresh
grass.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

crop failure would be of the hardest
arguments with which the republicans would
have to contend.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

The president has had to put newspaper
over General Funstons cage so that the war
department could get an opportunity to think.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

It was long years afterward that Felicia
found among her husbands papers worn
package of letters, most Of them, but not all
of them. blank. and addressed to Mr.. Paul
A. Raymond, care General Delivery, Boston.
Mass"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

An effort is being made to bring Mr.. Dyk-
man out for the state senate in the sixtieth
district, to succeed John H. Smith Of Detroit.
The latter has not decided whether to ask
another term. 1t is Wilkin county's turn to
get the senator this time, and Mr.. Dykman' IS
neighbors want him to represent them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24
LINCOLN Lincoln county re-
publicans are saying
COUNTY IS MAD. some sassy things

: 1
over the line in Lyon county 1t is all be-
cause Representative John G. Schultz of Mar
shall is candidate forthe senate. Yellow
Medicine has the senator now, and Lyon had
him the term before, and Lincoln claims the
place in order of rotation. C. w. Sites Of
Lake Benton will probably get into the race,
and Marcus Lauritzen of Tyler is a candi-
date Lyon county has the most votes, how
ever, and II Schultz runs he is likely to be
nominated. Therefore are the Lincoln coun-
ty republicans swelling with indignation.
They have notified Lyon county that there
are 800 republican votes in Lincoln which the
nominee, for senator will have to get II he
wants to be elected, and that they must have
proper consideration
A morning paper conveys the startling in
telligence from Washington that President
James ]. Hill Of the Great Northern IS OPP
posed to the denomination and reelection Of
Governor Van SAINT. 1t lacks confirmation.
Fl, Charles B. Cheney,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24
Notes From the Field.

One of the historic buildings at New Ulm
will soon be removed or torn down. 1t is the
old frame structure on the corner of Mime
sofa and North Third streets, which played
a prominent part in the defense against the
Indian attacks during the uprising forty years
ago. It was at this corner that one of the
two barbados was erected and the conflict
at that point was severe, the Indians finding
shelter behind the knoll on the opposite side
of the street and replying fiercely to the fire
which the defenders poured upon them. Bull
let holes may still be distinguished in its
walls. Why not remove it to one of the parks
and let vines Chamber over it. An hundred
years from to-day it would be regarded as a
great wonder. szs
The liquid poison dispensers of New Ulm
marched to St. George thesother day on their
annual picnic and tina Brown County Journal
declared that ths PROCESSION was headed by
what purportedfto bgs the W. C. T.. U. band
The mayor sof .si.a george met them whitman
address of welcome and there were athletic
events and prizes. Nobody seemed to be
much the worse off for the outing but the
drought in New Ulnn for time was acute
and rye advanced several cents.
"a Bismarck man dropped over into Mandan
| the other day, carrying weight and gun.
Noticing Policeman Hill, the stranger at
I tempted to break him in two but failed to
| do anything but draw a $3.50 ipc from his
honor for 4 particularly offensive case of
blind staggers, complicated by assault and
| battery. .t'T
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24
VALENTINES
Howard Dykman OF
Breckenridge, a VAL
entine boomer, was
nl.~ IT, ~ 49, .skiS

yesterday. Mr.. Dykman managed the Valen-
tine campaign against Eddy in 1900, and when
Eddy was nominated he-took of his coat ana
did effective campaign work for the Glen-
wood man. Mr.. Dykman will be the leading
spirit in the Valentine campaign this year,
and 1t will begin In about two weeks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24
Friends. OF the other

COMSTOCK Friends Of the other
candidates in the ninth
MAY NOT RUN are predicting that S.
G. Comstock Of Moor
head will not file his nomination papers. He
has many frieds through the district who ara
talking for him, but Mr.. Comstock hinself
is not taking any hand or giving any indica-
ton that he desires the nomination. HeS Is
an object of interest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

The amount Of scratching hen does in the
garden before she throws off simple egg
is something astonishing. Think of the hen
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

1t is only a question of time, his friends
say, when Eugene G. Hay will be an active
candidate for the congressional nomination In
the fifth district. But Mr.. Hay says, for him
SELF that, while the matter is under consider
alton a final conclusion has not been reached
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

Senator Sheehan's successor in the thirty
third district, it is predicted, will be Repre-
sentative w. w. Dunn, author of the primary
election law.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

Father will be going out fishing in a few
days and then we will show the meat trust
thing or two.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

but did not take ad-
vantage OF his visit to ale his certificate as
candidate for congress In the ninth. He Is
IN. no hurry to start things, feeling that u
tive months campaign before the primaries
would be too much for candidates and people.
June is the best month for campaigning in
the Red River valley, and the senator will
probably start in right after the state con-
vention. He reports that Governor Van SAINT
is gaining ground in that section Of the state,
where they feel that 1t is bad policy to swap
horses while crossing stream.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

The Moros are putting themselves in posi-
ton to be fed brand of canned freedom that
they will not soon forget.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-24
H0B0KEN WILL FIGHT.
Council Orders Suit Against
the Firm That Bid for
School Bonds.

The Hoboken Common Council met as
committee of the whole, with Mayor
Lankering last night, and took steps to
have the refusal of Allen, Sand & Co. to
accept the $130,000 worth Of school
bonds carried into the Supreme Court
and made a test case. Corporation At
torney Minturn was instructed to pro-
ceed in the matter at once
Mayor Lankering called the Council
mems attention to the city's sewerage.
problem again, and urged them to renew
activity in the matter. The Mayor said
that he had been in conference with
Mayor Bergkamp, of West Hoboken,
and that the latter town would prob
ably consent to join Hoboken in the pro-
posed new sewerage system.
The Councilmen decided to call for
a meeting of the Sewerage Commission
appointed by the Mayor at an early
date, and to take steps towards beginning
work on the system in the spring.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-24
SANTA AT COURT HOUSE.
Sheriff zelIer, Clerk Stack and
Surrogate Lillis Receive
Handsome Presents.

Santa Claus was in evidence as usual
at the Court House this morning, and all
the county officials were remembered
with suitable mementos of the season by
the attaches of their offices.
Sheriff John Zeller received magnii-
cent ANTIQUE japanese vase on a hand
somely carved teak wood stand. 1t is a
rare specimen of the potter's art and is
said to be nearly 200 years old and one
of only two known to be in existence.
The card attached to the gift bore the
names Of Under Sheriff Heavey and
Clerks n. p. Wedin, Jr., and F. G. Gram
dali. From Warden Sullivan, Matron
Murray and the other Jail attaches came
magnificent Buffalo robe.
County Clerk Maurice Stack was re-
membered by the Clerks of his office with
handsome French Ormules clock. 1t is
reDlica of the Pompaii pillar. At the
base is the figure of flower girl, while
the aDex is adorned with figure of
Cupid
Surrogate Lillis received a beautiful
diamond set antique gold locket contain
ing a miniature of his deceased wife.
Each of the officials gave substantial
checks to their subordinates.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-24
KIESWETTER- BENDER.

Earnest A. Kiesewetter, eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kiessewetter of Sc
caucus and Miss Elizabeth J. Bender,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Ben
der of Greenville, We're married Friday,
December 1S, at the parsonage Of the
German E. l.. church, Summit avenue
and North street by the Rev. J. c. R.
Luehrs.
Otto Kieswetter, brother Of the
groom was best man, and the maid of
honor was Miss Katie Bender, sister of
the bride.
At the CONCLUSION of the ceremony the
happy young couple left amid congratula-
tlons OF their many friends on an extend
ed Southern trip which will include a
brief stay at the Nations capital On
their return they will reside at Setaucus
The groom is well known and desefv-
edly popular IN thesection of the county
in which he has resided all his life and
the bride is one of tile bellies of the south
ern section of jersey City. They re-
ceived numerous wedding presents in
Guiding a substantial check from the
father of the groomlwho is one of the
best known residentsIof the county and
has for many years been the Democratic
leader in the section of the county in
which he resides.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-24
REM -MBER TROLLEYM EN-
PassengersSAre Paying Double
Fare Today for the Con-
ductor and Motorman.

Many a conductor and motorman on
the local ines will be much richer tonight
than when they started out in the morn
ing. 1t was suggested to the public
that everybody pay double fare today
and tomorrow, allowing the conductor to
keep the extra amount. The idea was
received favorably by the majority of
trolley riders and it wa sa common thing
to see whole car full of people smile
In sympathy as each new passenger paid
the double rate with wish you a
Merry Christmas"
Even the laboring men going to work
in the early hours did their part. Once
in while some funny incident would
come up which would cause the whole
car load to burst into laughter, and
many a man got into conversation with
his neighbor whom lie had ridden along
side morning after morning and never
spoken to before.
One man who heard of the sceheme
for the first time after he boarded the
car, announced his approval of it and
then generously gave the conductor two
passes, thus making the company pay
for his largessse. Some of the conduc-
tors were reluctant to accept the bonus
at first, but when the nickels began
coming in streams they had not time to
explain, so accepted with thanks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-24
ASKED FOR CORPSE
Dying Mother Has Her Dead
Sons Body Brought to
Her Bedside.

Although in almost a dying condition, a
mother had the corpse Of her son brought
to the side of her sick bed, that she
might say last farewell before he was
laid away.
George Walker came to this city from
his home in Jamaica, L. l., month ago,
was taken i'll with typhoid fever shortly
after his arrival, and removed to the City
Hospital where he died on Saturday
night. The body was brought to che
home of his sister, Mrs. Parsons. of No.
20 Monitor street, where their mother
who had come to Jersey CITY two weeks
ago to be near her sick boy, lay critically
ill.
The mother was not told of her sons
death until Sunday morning. She re-
ceived the sad news like a Spartan
mother of old and had but one request to
make.
I am too feeble to go to my boy she
said, "bring him to me that l may kiss
him good bye"
The undertaken and an assistant car
ried the coffined lad to the sick woman,s
bedside. The mother, unmindful OF her
illness leaned our of bed, gazed with long
ing and tear dimmed eyes in the dead
boys face, kissed the cold brow, and
then dropped back ON her pillow, content
as a mother could be.
The body was taken to Long Island
Tor Interment Monday morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-24
FIGHT over COAL
New York Drivers Raise a
Small Riot at the Jersey
City's Yaras.

The rush of New Workers to this city
for coal continues and at several of the
yards yesterday the police had difficulty
preserving order among the drivers.
Scores of wagons of every description
cross the ferry daily from the metropolis.
Some succeed in getting filled while
others go back empty. Yesterday no
less sthan fifty wagons We're III line at
one time in front of the Jersey City Coal
Company's yards on Grand street, and
at the yards of the Hudson Coal Com
pany on Jersey avenue, south of the
Morris Canal Many fights occurred
among the drivers in the scramble for
places in the line and on several occa-
sions general mixups occurred.
A quarrel arose between two New
York drivers in front of the Hudson Coal
Company's yards yesterday morning. The
men We're settling their differences in
fistic combat when several other drivers
interfered and a free fight was soon in
progress. 1t continued fully ten minutes
before it was quelled by the police.
The out of town dealers. it is said,
are charged from fifty to seventy-fve
cents more per ton than the local trade,
the object of the companies being to give
their local patrons the preference. The
raise does not seem to have the least
effect on the outsiders, who are willing
to pay almost any price.
A local dealer speaking of the rush
this morning said:--
Jersey City's coal supply is better
than that of any city in this vicinity.
All our local customers have been taken
care of and we are also able to supply
many outsiders"
The local price for stove coal this
morning was S6.75 per ton.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-24
WHY NOT TRYALlTTLE JAIL j?
Judge Blair Says His Filming
Gamblers Does Not Break
Up the Crime.

Sol Weinthall and James A. Hamill,
who pleaded guilty in the Court of Gen
eral Sessions to indictments charging
them with conducting disorderly houses
i permitting bookmaking on the horse
races in their saloons in Hoboken, were
this morning sentenced by Judge Blair
to each pay fine of 5000 and costs
Gustav Hauser. who entered the same
plea, was not in court when called for
sentence, but it is understood that he
will receive similar punishment when he
appears.
John Kaiser, at whose saloon at the
Junction" Prosecutor Erwin's men
also obtained evidence of pool selling
on the races and who promptly pleaded
guilty in special sessions, escaped with
fine of one-half the amount imposed on
the Hoboken offenders against the gam
bling law
In imposing sentence ON Hamill and
Weinthal the Court said:
You have pleaded guilty to charges Of
keeping disorderly houses where gambling
was conducted. OF the fact that you
both kept such houses the Court has no
doubt, and has, after investigating the
evidence, concluded to impose fine in
both cases.
''In view of the fact that the Court has
in the past imposed fines in similar
cases which have apparently had little
or no effect, the Court has concluded
that perhaps its leniency has invited a
continuance of such crimes. If that is the
case the Court is to blame. and / would
now say that the Court is determined to
be relieved of such blame in the future
The sentence of the law is that you each
pay fine of $500 and costs of court and
stand committed until such fines and
costs are paid.
Both defendants paid promptly and at
once left the court room. In all previous
similar cases the fine imposed has been
$3.50 and costs.