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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-17
BOOSTING THE RATES
Some Traffic Officials Think 10 Per Cent
Not Enough. Il.

The general meeting Of the Central
Freight association In Chicago to-day is
considering the matter referred without
recommendation from the meeting of the
Chicago east-bound traffic officials yes
terday. Several of the central line asso-
citation roads have come to believe that the
proposed general advance of 10 per cent in
rates is not enough and recommend a
greater increase. Other roads opposed
this yesterday for fear that further ad-
vance would reduce the volume Of traffic.
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FURNITURE n !. BURNED ].
Farmers on Canadian Northwest
Prairies Are Forced to Use It
+ for Firewood. s
Mercury Has Tumbled to "a Below
Zero and Coal Supplies Can ~.
not Be Had.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. HI
Winnipeg, Man, Dec. 17.-Furniture
makes expensive frewood, but it is being
burned by farmers on the prairies, for
the scarcity of fuel in isolated rural dis
tricts Of Manitoba has reached an acute
stage, so acute indeed that many farmers
and their. families are in a really desper-
ate plight. The railways have been taxed
to their utmost! capacity during the: past
few months relieving the grain blockade
and, in consequence, have paid no atten-
tion to the clamor and petitions for fuel
from all over the country. The result has
been disastrous and has entailed great
hardship and much suffering at points
along the Northwest Central and on the
Pipestone line where no wood Is available
at all. n
Tt is a pitiable sight to see farmers with
their wagons and ready money literally
besieging incoming trains at little stations
and begging for coal to no avail. One
own received only one car of Ignite coal in
Iour weeks. at other places when a car
arrived the fuel was doled out carefully
to enable the supply to relieve the stress
OF the circumstances as generally as possi-
BILE, but even then scores have been re-
fused any after driving ten to fifteen or
| twenty miles in the hope Of procuring it
and nave been forced to return to a fireless
stove and suffering family with no
means of relieving them.
The, climax was reached last week, when
the sever weather set in and the mercury
dropped to 81 below zero.
The unfortunate farmers burned their
fence posts. tore down their stables and
burned them. in. many cases and as last
resort between them and freezing to death
they smashed their furniture and burned
it. j. <-.'. { ~. = : = -
It is a really desperate. condition Of af-
fairs and should more sever weather de-
scend upon them in their isolated position
the result is not pleasant to contem-
plate. r. .-->@d' =. st
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RECEIPTS FROM STATE INSTITUTIONS. J.
The state board Of control yesterday turned
over to the state auditors office $12 1852. 49, re.
ceipts from the state institutions for November
The saltwater prison contributed 81, ia. SO.
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Rogers Cutlery MTo Her Majesty" 4
Gardner Hardware Co., 3O4-6 Hennepin.

"The Golden State. !, Under the Tur-
quoise Sky" '.Glimpses of Mexico" Los
Angeles are the titles Of some OF the
elegant booklets which can be had at the
Rock Island ticket office. 322 Nicollet av,
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Special to The Journal.

/ Jesup, Iowa., Dec. 1.-THE fuel famine
here and at Hopkinton is becoming SER
ious Not a piece Of hard coal has
reached this city this winter and the soft
coal supply is very low. One farmer
divided a cord of wood among four
friends People are burning their fences
and shade trees. - ~ = -" a ~
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Want Ads Are Little Agents Working All
fha Time

: It don't pay to keep articles you don't
want. Now is the time to dispose Of such
articles. The best and surest way is tc
insert small adlet in the Classified Col
umns of The Journal and allow it to dc
the work. Others have succeeded, so car
you, s, t.s
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MACHINERY AND ENGINES

IRON WORKING AND WOOD WORKING MA.
chinery; largest stock in the northwest. North
ern Machinery Co.. pit Sd st S, Minneapolis.
SECONDHAND ENGINES, BOILERS, IRON
and wood -working machinery, radiators, rails,
BEAMS vaults, doors, etc. Harris Machinery
| Co., Minneapolis, Aiinn.
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For Teachers and Students

the 500 Line offers a rate of one fare and
third for the round trip between all
local points. Tickets on sale Dec. 10 to
81 witillreturn limit Jan. s, 1903. Get new
Christmas booklets att tie ticket OFFICE,
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MINES AND MINING

WE HAVE UNCOMFORTABLE MINING
claims $50 acresl in the Judith range Of
mountains, II miles northeast of Lewiston
Fergus county, Montana. This mine adjoins
the Gilt Edge mine and assays show good
payer. We want party to furnish money and
develop it for share. Address 1922, Journal.
FOR sALE-1RoN LANDS HAVE FOR
sale at a bargain 200 acres on the famous
Mesaba Iron Range, in northern Minnesota
for $40 per acre.. For further particulars
address F. L. Buell., Duluth, MINI.
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London, Dec. 17.-Marconi has established a
wireless line across the ocean and daily receives
and transmits several dispatches, all of which
are perfectly clear. The stations at Cape Breton
and Cornwall will be opened for public business
before the end of December.
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Cedar Rapids. Davenport, Rock Island,
Burlington. Quincy and st. Louis reached
best and quickest over the Rock Island
Ry. Ticket Office 322 Nicollet avenue.
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PATENT ATTORNEYS

& MERCHANT, Patent Lawyers
and solicitors Main office, 929-935 Guaranty
building, Minneapolis, Mimi. Branch Office,
81 McGill building, Washington, D. I.
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ST. LOUIS and the SOUTH reached
best over the ROCK ISLAND .RY.; the
short line. Ticket office, 1922 Nicollet ave,
nue.. ~ II. t.-~4..sy .. & r. '5@
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Iowa City, Iowa, Dec: 17.-Houses with
stoves are in great demand by the students
of the University of Iowa There is
almost coal famine and the landlords
who have furnaces find it hard to secure
enough coal to burn. There is rush for
the houses where wood stoves can be kept
going by the students themselves.
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WATER FOR FORT sNE1L1NG.

. Bids will soon be advertised by Colonel George
e. Pond. chief quartermasterso of the department.
st. Paul, for building a pumphouse and, a tank
and supplying pumping engine and waterpipes
and other material at Fort Smelling The pump
house will fbe 45 by To- feet. The fsooden1 tank
will haycta capacity Of $4,000 gallons Of water
and will be erected aasteeE- trest1e sixty feet
above the top of the bluff at Smelling and not
for from the post hospital. Gravity alone will
conduct ample supply Of water wrom the tank
to all parts Of the m: 'itary reservation. Water
for the tank Will be pumped from a well driven
last summer. e.. n I.s, -, ..z@44
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MEDICAL

LADIES IN DOUBT PLEASE CALL OR WRITE
DR.. Bly,, 412 Mic. av, Sd floor. New book, 25c.
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REASONS IN WRITING
!. c. G.. Asks Roads to State on Paper
Reasons for Rate Advances.

The interstate commerce commission at
the rate hearing in Washington yesterday
decided to require the roads to file writ
ten statements setting forth reasons to
justify the advance in rates. The date
before which the statements must be
filed is Jan. 10. ~, - r sa..s@ -
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STORAGE

THE BOYD TRANSFER AND STORAGE co.
has unequaled facilities for moving and stoe-
Ing household goods; packing for storage and
shipment by experienced men: collective ca.
Sd St Telephone, Main 6o6. both exchanges.
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FURRIERs

DON'T TAKE CHANCES BY RuY1NG cHEAP-
unreliable furs when offer the best at such
reasonable prices. Remember, we are in po-
t1t1on to sell much cheaper than our competi-
tors who have high-priced rents and other e1
Pen nse IN in proportion Our expenses are light,
hence the purchaser receives the benefit. Cali
and see our line Of Furs. Alaska Sealskins,
Seal Dyed Offers and Fine Furs of all kinds.
quality, MT, style and workma nship guaranteed.
Repairing, remodeling and redyeing at reason
able rates Adoph Reiner, the Furrier. Is
9th st s, corner Hennepin. Both phones.
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WANT Pages, Is, 10
DYEING AND CLEANING

NORTH STAR DYE1EG AND FRENCH DRY
cleaning work. 1913 Hennepin av; both phones.
THE PANToRIUM, s27.s NIcoLLET Az
Fancy dyers and French dry cleaners. Prices
light. We lead; others follow.
MINNEAPOLIS DYE HOUSE, FRENCH DRY
cleaners; largest and best dry cleaning house
In the northwest. 242 and $40 Nicollet.
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Special Thursday Snaps.

+ Cut Steel Beaded Bags-with oxidized
frame and Hook and fringed; spe-
: Cld1 OIle: EEudy ..-..s =. .oSC
Crystal Bead Chains, 81 inches long;
handsome ) cut beads, cheap at
Toe. Is ~. S...:..... .29c
Pearl and Toraueise: Bead Necklaces,
=. also real coral; worth up to CSC. Csc
SOC Leather Chatelaine Bags ."..25c
Soc Music. Rolls ....... ......... Csc
81 imported perfumes .4ec'
? 35c Fine Perfumes, 2. ,oz bottles 1ec
Solid Leather Cigar Cases .,.... .2se
100s Handsome Pictures; with round
metal frames and glass, worth
; 6Qc. .25c
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I 7
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02

Director Rowland, of the de-
partment Of archives and histo-
ry, is now engaged in making q
proper compilation and arrange
mont Of the valuable find of
Mississippi war records which
was made recently. The finding
of these records is the most i'm.
portant bit Of work that has
been done since the department
was established. They were in
a secret hiding place in the Ma.
sonic lodge room, having been
placed there when the Federal
troops invaded Jackson and the
seat of government was moved
to Macon. The parties who know
of the hiding place are all dead,
and the discovery was made by
accident. The records are OF
priceless value to the history of
the State, containing informa-
ton and data impossible to CLEAN
from any other source,
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02

Arrangements have been made
in all the congressional districts
in Mississippi for holding the
primary elections. The first
primaries will take pl;- 20 on
dates ranging from Aug. 20 to
Aug. 81. When second prima.
ries are necessary to secure q
nomination, it will occur at q
time generally about three weeks
from the first primaries.
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02
TUITION FREE

20 men and women, except in Law
school. Allexpenses ve- ' low. At
trsct've location. Complete water,
sewer, ligh Ting and heating systems.
'erfect sanitation, Purest deep well
waite Enlarged scientific equipment
III new buildings. Special accommo-
daUlons for women students. Special
oppo Oun'ties for students Of limited
means.
Session of 19O2-O3 opens September
18TH, 1902; Summer rerm, 1908, opens
Juno 10th.
For Catalogue or special informa-
tlon regarding courses or expenses,
address,
r. B. FULTON, Chancellor,
u University, Miss.
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02

Rev. Jean Skyles, the alleged
bigamist, who eloped with Miss
Milestone from Woodville last
June, was captured at San Anto.
MO, Texas, and confined in jail
at Port Gibson, Skyles is an a..
legged bigamist charged with hav.
ing six living wives. In a pre-
liminary trial he pleaded no.
guilty, waived examination and
was placed under a one thousand
dollar bond to await the action
OF the grand jury. Not being able
to make the bond he was re,
manded back to Jail.
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02

The voting contest for the ten
Mississippians, whose portraits
are to be placed in the new capi-
tai Hall of Fame, closed Thurs.
day. The following list will:proba-
bly, be the names chosen: Jeffer.
son Davis, Z. @. Q. Lamar, E. G.
Walthall, J. 2 George, s. s.
Prentiss, Jno. N. Stone, George
VIM. Z. Sharkey, 81. s. Foote and
j. L. Power.
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02
Sensation in Ta11ahat-
chic County.

Judging by the following spec
lal from Charleston, which is go'
ing the rounds of the press,
Judge Cook and District Attor.
ney Brewer are getting in some
good work down in Tallahatchie
county:
IA very breezy sensation has
been created in Tallahatchie
county by the report OF the grand
jury in which charges of grave
nature are made against the
board of supervisors of the coun-
ty.
The grand jury charges that,
while it was impossible to obtain
absolute evidence, there is good
reason to believe that a portion
| OF the bridge fund set aside for
the construction Of q bridge
across Tallahatchie river was
embezzled; that the contract for
the new court house was let at
an extravagant price, and the
board permitted the contractors
to take the plans and specifica.
tions beyond the reach of the
grand jury for examination, in
fragrant violation Of section $40
of the code, that numerous con,
tracts for othel. work have been
awarded without advertising for
bids; that an abstract was pur.
chased for 50, 500 without adver.
tisement; that a county health
officer was employed at a salary
Of $500 per annum when the work
had been previously done at $65
per aanum.
To cap the climax Of it's sensa-
ton the grand jury indicted j. A.
Morgan, a member of the board
| Of supervisors, on the charge Of
keeping a blind tiger. Deep re-
sentiment has been aroused
against the board in the county
on account of tho exposure, and
it is understood that public de.
mand will be made for the resig.
nation of each member
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02

Don't fail to read the Price List Of
Messrs. Elliott & Burke, in this issue.
one OF the Oldest established liuuor
houses in the South. They are now
located in Memphis, Tenn. and have
the finest selected stock Of Kentucky
and Tennessee whiskeys on the mar
Ret.
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02

Semi Centennial Celebration of Calhonn
County.
On July 26th. 1852, Calhoun
was received into the sisternood
of counties comprising the com.
monwealth of Mississippi.
On July 26th, 1902, the semi.
centennial, or 5Oth anniversary
OF the organization of the county,
was celebrated at Pittsboro by a
grand public speaking and bas.
ket dinner. Col. M. D. L. Steph.
ems, of Water Valley, for many
years one of the best known and
most testeemed of Calhoun's many
fine men, was the historian and
principal speaker Of the occasion.
Owing to the flight Of years, Col.
Stephens is now physically in
capable of the fights of oratory
that charmed vast audience back
in the good old days of the past;
but intellectually he is still gil
gantic, and his naturally strong
mind is q veritable store.house
OF valuable data, useful infor.
nation, and authentic reminis-
cences. His address at Pitts
boro last Saturday was a history
OF the organization of.the county
and q synopsis of the events that
have followed, and was listened
to with marked attention.
It is estimated that fully four
thousand persons were present,
but out Of that vast throng only
two men arose when Col. Steph.
ems asked, those present who
voted for the organization of the
county to rise to their feet.
There were many others present
who were living il the district
at the time the county was or.
ganized-old women who were
girls at the time, and grizzlsd
men who were bsardless youths
when the ballot was taken in
the summer of ~; but only two
Of the sld guard were there.
Coll Stephens was followed by
Hon. Vas. Hill; Of Ninona, can.
didate for Congress from this
District, and he by Hon. Jas. K.
vardaman,. Of Greenwood, candi.
didats for governor, in mas erly
political addresses.
At noon q recess was take, for
dinner, which was spread upon
the ground and was ample to
have fed to repletion ten thous.
and people. After dinner, Col.
N. B. Crawford, State Senator
from Chickasaw county, and
Senator W. T. Young, Of CAL
houn, hsld the throng with his
torical addresses.
The entire affair was in every
way pleasant and enjoyable. and
marks an epoch in the history OF
as fine q county as there is in
the State.
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02
Mississippi Matters.

There will be over twenty oil
mills in operation in Mississippi
this fail.
Tri-State Epworth League Con.
ference is in session at the Sea.
shore Camp ground.
A bed of good coal is reported
to have been found in Holmes
county, eight miles from Lexing,
ton.
The salary OF the municipal
treasurer of Durant has been re.
duced from 5000 to $5 per an.
mum.
j. S. Mccain, of Carrollton,
won a naval cadetship at q com.
petitive examination at jackson
last Tuesday.
One hundred convicts have
been put to work clearing the
land on the State farm in Sum
flower county.
w. G. Boyes was run over by
a train at West Point and was so
severely injured that he lived
but a few hours.
An old fashioned Indian ball
game, with about fifty Ohoctaws
on each side, is billed to come off
at Forest in August.
Three regiments of the Missis.
sippi, National Guard will go into
q ten days encampment at BIZ
loxi about August 13.
A negro shot and killed Sam
Battalio, an italian storekeeper,
in Yazoo City the other day. The
negro made his escape.
The Lexington Advertiser says,
at is estimated that there is one
hog and at least FIVE dogs to each
family in Holmes county
The Illinois Central, it is stat
ed, is making arrangements to
enlarge the boiler house and other
departments of its shops at Nc.
Comb City.
Seven negroes riding in a wag.
on were run down at a Corinth
street crossing by q Mobile &
Ohio train. All were crippled
two will die.
Burglars last Saturday night
chloreformed M. w. Weems and
family in Bilsxi, aud robbed
them of four hundred dollars, the
accumulation of years.
In his court at Sumner, Talla.
hatchie county, Judge Cook sen
fenced John Loury, a negro, to
be hanged September 16, for the
killing OF another negro.
In a street fight at Greenville,
last week, Neal Oonlsy, a saloon
keeper, was killed, Policeman
Burns fatally wounded, Ed Schra
der, an ex,policeman, was shot
through the shoulder, and Capt.
Quinn through the hand.
Reports from all over the State
indicates that the rains of the
past week have been general
and while they have been toe
late to benefit the old corn cror
it will put cotton to growing and
the prospect is now bright for q
good yield of the staple.
Carrollton Conservative: The
campaign for longer terms fol
our country schools and the fight
for higher grade teachers for The
schools has begun and is being
waged in Mississippi in earnest
If education means anything, toe
much stress cannot be put upor
it, or too much interest taken ir
it.
Meridian Press: Bishop Gallo
way takes q broad and correc'
Wow on the subject of the educa
tion of the masses. It is a ques
tion of most vital Importance tc
the present and future of Miss
issippi, Education never made
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02

TWENTY-FIvE~ ~SCHOOL.Sain De-
partments Of Science, Literature
and the Arts; Professional courses In
Law, electrical Engineering, Civil
Ensineering, Mining Engineering,
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02
HON. w. 8. HILL,

On account of the floods IN
Texas raj roads are worse tied
up than ever before in the histo-
ry of the State.
The free drayage delivery fight
that has been going on in Mem
phis between some of the rail.
roads are declared off on Au.
gust 6.
Heavy and Obstructive rains
fell in Texas last week. The wa.
ter courses are very high, es'
pecially Trinity and Brazos riv-
ers, and thousands of acres of
growing crops are under water,
A number of washouts on rail.
roadssare reported.
In the prize fight between
Fltzsimmons and Jeffr:es that
came on in San Francisco last
week Fitzsimmons was knocked
out in the eighth round. It is
reported that the fight was a
lake, and 1t is charged, that it
was q prearranged agreement
between them as to who should
be. declared the victor and in
what round.
A Jacksonp scial OF Tue sday
says, 3There will be no extra
session Of the Mississippi Legis-,
lature to repeal the valued policy
clause Of the State insurance law.
and the problem OF securing cot.
ton insurance must be settled by
some other method. The move.
ment in progress to work up sen.
tlment in favor of an extra ses.
sion and induce the g. vernon to
convene that body b, not met
with the encouragement expect-
cd. Gov. Longino las stated
that he does not propose to re.
spond to the demand unless it
becomes q general one. .
Bishop Charles B. Galloway,
OF the Methodist Church, that
great Ohurchman and devoted
Aississippian, has written let
tor to the New Orleans Christian
Advocate in which he strenuous.
" opposes a division Of the pub.
Ilc school funds along racial
lines according to the amount of
taxes paid. Among other things
the Bishop says: Speaking as a
son OF Mississippi, am patriot.
cally proud of my State S record
on this great question. She oc.
cupies a foremost place in her
large liborality to the cause Of
general education. According to
per capt.. wealth, she stands
first in the sisterhood of States,
it not in the wide world. Not
even Massachusetts,, with all her
great educational history, taxes
her people SO largely for the
maintainance of her public
schools. And that our State,
with equal and liberal hand, pro.
vides for the poor blacks, once
our slaves, has been, and is, the
admiration of the whole nation.
With a S tesnanship worthy Of
Washington, and a libercllty the
rejoicing of the wisest educators,
she is determined to test the vir.
tue of the school and the church,
to mako the best citizens of all
her people. Nothing else, in my
humble judgment, promises so
sure and magnificent returns"
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02

Flood situation in Texas shows
Improvement.
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02

All persons are forbidden to
hunt or tTespass in any way on
my land.
If J. @. Tate.
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02
University
Mississippi.

NEXT SESSION OPENS SEPTEMBER IS, O7
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-02
Announcements.

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He Run a NEWSPAPER.

\ drummer las you know never tells
a lie) told how a preacher tested the
effects of hard times on his congrega-
ton. At the conclusion of one of his
sermons he said: "Let everybody in
the house who are paying their debts
stand up" Instantly, every man,
woman and child, with one exception
rose to their feet. Then the preacher
seated them and said: Now let every
man who is not paying his debts stand
up" The exception noted-a careworn,
hungry looking individual, clothed in
his last summers suit, assumed a per-
pendicular position. How is it, my
friend" asked the minister, chat you
are the only man in the congregation
who is unable to meet his obligations"
Il run a newspaper" he meekly
answered, "and the brethren who Just
stood up are my subscribers" "Let US
pray" exclaimed the minister-Ex.