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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-07-26

Manila, July 23.-Cholera continues
TO decrease in the city and provinces.
The authorities think the epidemic
Is less virulent.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-07-26

Newport, H. L., July 2h-The gun
hoot scorpion went aground In the
upper hnrbor Wednesday.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-07-26

New York. July g,-Moncy on cali
steady NJ sNM3 por cent; prime MORGAN.
Tie paper, lba6 per cent, sterling OK.
change steady, With. actual business u
aud nj iSbssliisNss for 90 daysi... posted
rates iSd and issh commercial bills, isiN
lpasbM Mexican dollars, An Governs
Went bonds eunler.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
SOCIAL MATTERS

Mrs. F. NJ May will give a parcel show
er this evening a her Lake Calhoun home
for her niece Miss Lou Eta Karker Of
Falls Miss Karker is soon to
become bride of Clarence Fitch Of Ia
wares, Florado. MI. Fitch is editor of the
morning paper at Tavares.
Mrs. A. W. Hoppock of Kenwood gave
a children's party in the form of morn
ing chocOlatere Saturday for Misses Helen
Jacobs and Katherine Randall, who are
the guests of Miss Rowena Hoppocls. The
young guests were all dressed in the fash
ion OF grown-ups, the girls with long
trains and powdered hair. Most Of the
costumes were colonial and revolutionary
and the young hostesses were all in CO.
lonial costume. The house was decora ted
with golden rod and yellow DAISIES and
frappe was served in the dining room by
three very tiny maids. Evelyn Keith,
Adele and Gertrude Hoppock. Marian
Wetherby assisted in receiving. There
were thirty guests.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
LOWER TAXES POSSIBLE
City Controller Estimates Levy at
20 Mills-Lighter Burden for
Small Taxpayer.

City Controller J. S. Rogers makes the
prediction that the tax levy for next year
will be 20 mills or under. The rate for
this year was practically 80 mills. Many
who are somewhat familiar with city hall
matters believe that the rate can be kept
below % mills without impairing the ef-
fciency Of any department in the least.
The city cannot be run with any less
money next year than was appropriated
for this year, but the increase in the as
sessed valuation of the city makes it pos
sible to secure the same revenue with a,
reduced tax levy. The city's. income will
be practically about the same but the
bookkeepers will have to figure different
ly.
AS the increases are almost wholly on
large corporal tions and on franchises,
while the valuations on small concerns
and household effects remain about the
same a reduction in the tax levy means a
reduction of the tax of the smaller tax
payers.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
CLUBS AND RALLIES,

The rally held last evening by the Seventh
Ward Ward Republican club for the city, and legis-
NJ asHss Po2ers Ree SRsfheTs %iem
ton ramsey John A Nordin H NJ. TorSescn. SSfeH ~. G.
S. Hubert, F. H. Boardman, and W. l. Nolan
"a number mt of the slavonie residents of the
dacy of Michael Al Gerber for alderman of the
first ward. The Gerber slayonic Democratic
George kupecki president. Joseph Wegner sec
retary, lmro Wegner treasurer, andre Timon
The Third Ward Hebrew Democratic club will
meet meet this evening at their hall, 62e Wash
especially invited will be held at the seventh
TarS So1sap republican wgwam TOMORROW night W.
and the Masonic quartet will furnish the en-
A very successful open air meeting was held
by the republicans of the third ward at Girard
avenue and Fourteenth avenue last night.
derman Fred N. Powers, G. G. Johnson George
Armstrong, Arm Ma -, Tom Gfrlng, Frank S. Lane and
Eugene G. Hay will speak in the ninth ward
ty-fourth avenue Ne and Central avenue. a; H.
Grosa MetSer rec ana Albert W. Hastings will also ad-
A democratic rally in the interest of James
hall IN the first ward "wednesday night. The
The Henrich I Demoerstic rshes club of the twelfth
Wal ward VIII meet tonight in Warmelin's hall
2615 E Twenty fifth street. The speakers will
include Julius j. Heinrich, NJ. E. Neary, Judge
gram will be presented.
Congressman Fletcher will address a meet
ing to be held this evening at the fourth ware
republican wigwam. Congressman Stevens il
also ,e expected @ to be present: Among the othe
W. T. Coe, a. E. Merrill and G. B. Shove.
About 300 people attended the meeting a
Camden Place last evening, arranged in hehal
| of the candidacy Of DR.. Henry S. Nelson fo
mayor. Charles A. Dalby, Henry W. Berry, DR.
G. J. Bevan, G.. O.. Alexius Olson and DR.. Henr,
S.. Nelson were the speakers.
large and enthusiastic Haynes meeting fIlet
Cedar Camp hall last night and listened t
| speeches by Mr.. Haynes, r.. L. Penney. D.. w
Parsons and T. J. Cation.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
J. A. Peterson's Dates,

James A. Peterson has mapped out a
plan of campaign, that will keep him trav-
cling and speaking every night in the
week. except Sundays, between now and
the primary election. Last night he was
in the ninth ward speaking at Huffman S
hall, 1924 Central avenue. This evening
he will be out in Maple Plain. Wednes-
day he will address the tenth ward re-
publicans at a meeting to be held at
27O1 washington avenue N. The Fifth
Ward Republican club will listen to him
on Thursday evening at the municipal
court room in the courthouse and on Fri
day Mr.. Peterson will be in the second
ward making an address at K. P. hall
Central avenue and Fifth street. On Sat
urday Mr.. Peterson will go out in the
country again.
Mr.. Peterson's speakers this week are
William H. Grimshaw, Former Congress
man S. P. Snider, Judge John H. Steele
Colonel Eddy, Thomas H. Salmon, John T.
Jones, George R. Smith, George W. Meyer
and Byron H. Tinlberlake.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
Wife or. Creditors?

Do you carry life insurance for your wife and children
for creditors? This question is pertinent In many
states the laws enable creditor to attach life insurance
policy under certain circumstances. The rights of bene
fciary also materially affected by the form of policy
contract For instance several companies writing
policies which the insured the right change the ben
ehcary without the original bene6ciarys consent Such
policy is legally the sole property of the insured and be
attached by creditors just like other property not exempt
In this respect in Others the Massachusetts, in
law and Massachusetts policies unequalled
The Massachusetts law fully protects the bene
ciay and Massachusetts policies not be attached by
creditors when the wife is made beneficiary.
Your age and address to of the undersigned will
cure specimen policy in the old STATE MUTUAL LIFE
of WORCESTER, MASS, with full particulars
G. W. VAN TUYL General Agent 505-9 Lumber Exchange
AUGUSTUS WARREN GEO. A. -AINSW WORTH
GEO. B. GRAVES. GEO. A. CODE.
GEO L. NICHOLS, Fergus Falls.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
WOOD GOOD FOR BRIDGES
Australian Railroads Use 1t Instead
of Steel.
Scientific American.

Scientific American.
In Australia. when the first railroads were
constructed, the bridges were almost entirely
built of timber, and even now this type Of
bridge is often erected in lieu of steel struc-
lures, the native woods-seventeen
rieties are available-are specially adapted
to the work, owing to their great strength.
The life of such bridges varies from thirty
five to ffty-fve years, according to their
location and other circumstances. In Queens
land large timber bridge has recently been
completed. 1t is 800 feet long and eighteen
feet six inches wide. 1t spans a creek ten
feet deep at high water mark and which has
twenty feet of black mud below the bed.
In flood times the water rises twenty-five
feet above the level of ordinary high water
mark. The supporting piles are Of IRON
bark timber well creosoted. The cost OF driv-
ing the piles complete, including materials,
labor. paint, etc, $3.50 per lneal foot.
The decking and its members of spotted
gum, and the cost was $3.50 per square, in
cluding all material and labor. The total
weight of all the timber in the bridge as
fixed is about 200 tons, while the weight of
the ironwork fixed is about Az tons. The
total cost of the structure, including small
portion of the approach roadway, was $4,000.
The principal and most durable kinds OF
timber suitable for bridges ironbark,
spotted gum blue gum, bloodwood. black
butt box, mahogany, karri and swamp ma
hogany. Ironbark, mahogany, blue gum,
bloodwood, swamp mahogany, turpentine or
peppermint, tea, shepine and cypress pine
are very durable, when constantly immersed
in water or wet ground, and are, therefore,
we'll adapted for piles, etc, for the founda-
tions.
The various methods of seasoning at pres
ent in vogue consist either in evaporating the
sap by air-drying in dissolving it in water,
and afterward sun drying the timber Aril-
fetal drying is rarely resorted to with timber
for engineering purposes The greatest trouble
against which the engineers have to contend
are the ravages of the teredo, white ant and
other similar insects, and various means OF
protecting the wood against these pests are
resorted to, the most general being the
sheathing of the wood in copper. But even
copper sheathing is not permanently efectual
in resisting the attacks of the teredo. Creo-
soting properly carried out is the most sue
cessful of any process yet known. The va
rious means Of preserving timber consist OF
painting charring, creosoting and fmpregnat-
ing with metallic salts. The latter method,
however, has not in all cases given satisfac-
tory results.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
BOY BROWNS
Carl Wendell of NE. Minneapolis
Heroic Effort to Save Him.

Carl Wendell, the 12-year- old son of Nels
Wendell, 1904 Madison street NE, was
drowned in the Mississippi river near the
Fifteenth avenue railroad bridge shortly
before 5 o'clock last night. A boy COM
panion, who was bathing with him, came
near losing his life at the same time, and
John Sullivan, a riverman who plunged
into the river to save the boy also had
narrow escape from drowning.
Young Wendell, who was unable to
swim, was playing in the water near the
shore. His struggles served only to take
him further from the shore. His COM
panion tried to rescue him but was unable
to do so. Sullivan, who was at work near
at hand, saw the boys danger and plunged
into the stream, but his heavy clothing
and shoes so retarded his progress that he
could not reach the boy in time.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
BIG MUSHROOM EXHIBIT
Local Theological Club Is Preparing an
Elaborate Display for the State Fair.

IidOoi okC DISPIdy Ioi liC otdIS
The meeting Of the Mushroom Club last
night in the Medical block was an inter-
esting one. Four new members were en-
rolled. The club has met regularly
through the summer, the cool wet weather
furnishing constant materia. for study.
This is just the beginning Of the most
favorable season for mushrooms and they
are found now in great abundance and
variety, making the working Of hunting
and, analyzing them Of special interest.
There were a large number Of interesting
varieties shown last night, all Of which
were either edible or harmless. Among
the best edible varieties found now are
the boleti, denizens of tamarack swamps
and pine woods; the agaricus campestris
and several closely related species, all of
which are known as meadow mushrooms:
the pleuroti. the polyporis, several vari-
eties of lepiotas, clitopcybes and hyphc-
Tomas.
The club made arrangements for it's ex-
hibit at the state fair which it hopes to
make especially large and interesting.
Specimens can be left at DR.. Whetstone's
office in the Medical block or they can be
taken directly to the exhibit in the hor-
ticultural building.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
CALL is LIGHT
View of Needs OF Money From Grain
Mems Standpoint.

view or NeedS or money FROM Sraih
Mems Standpoint.
1t is years since there has been so
light call for money from the grain
trade at this season. The reason for this
is that the northwestern crop movement
is late. At this time last year the move
ment of grain into Minneapolis and Du-
luth was we'll under way. Other years
ten days earlier the crop has been NOV
ing. This year there IS a remarkable
falling off, due to the fact that continued
rainy weather has delayed threshing gen.
orally and lessened the volume OF the
early marketing. To-day's receipts are
an illustration. Minneapolis had 205 cars
compared with 324 a year ago, while Du-
luth had only 27 cars compared with 49O,
so that the northwest had only 2S2 cars,
compared with S14 last year. And this is
about the way it has been running.
In consequence there has been no ur-
gent demand here for money, and some of
the big terminal elevators, so far from in
creasing their loans, have been taking up
paper Within day or two, however,
there has been a considerable increase
In the volume of farmers deliveries at
country points, and this resulted in calls
for moderate amounts from the smaller
country banks.
The present situation is temporary.
There is heavy crop to come in eventu-
ally, and it is the opinion of the trade
that once the movement gets under way
continued even run will be maintained
right through. The tendency to market
the coarse grains for the high prices rul
ing will have some effect at first upon the
movement, and indirectly will affect the
money demand, this being. especially true
Of flax. A.
The demand for money a month or six
weeks hence will largely depend upon the
condition Of the flax market. For two
years the Minneapolis elevators have done
little in the matter Of carrying flax. The
greater part of the time flax has been on
! "a basis where lots on the spot. sold as
high or higher than the same grade for
future delivery. More, recently there has
been such a scarcity of flax that a tre
| mendous premium has been paid for spot
| seed, which remains in part even to date.
| This year there is an enormous flax crop
| to come in, and it is expected that with
| large receipts prices will eventually shift
about until the futures are higher than
| gitimate basis from the standpoint
of the elevator man., such a spread
enabling him to buy the spot flax and sell
the future at a higher price, this differ
ence compensating him for the expense
and risk of carrying the fax in store. If
| this develops then the local elevators will
need considerable money additional to
! what they will need lin any event. And
unless the American Linseed Oil com
| pany or the other big crushers come ir
as buyers to such an extent as to hol6
the cash at q premium, this shifting
about of prices to a basis where elevators
can operate should be accomplished after
six or eight weeks of a free movement.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
MAY PROVE FATAL
Accident to Howard Smith-Buggy
Collided With Street Car.

Howard Smith, residing at LOG Grant
street, and employed as a salesman by the
Warner Freyday company, was perhaps
fatally injured in street car accident at
Seventh street and Hennepin avenue this
morning. He was taken to Asbury hos
pital, where it was learned that his inju-
ries, which are internal, are likely to
prove fatal. Mr.. Smith was riding in a
buggy which was struck by a street car.
The force of the collision overturned the
vehicle and threw Mr.. Smith who is a
large man to the ground with great force.
He was able to get up alone but soon
COLLAPSED and had to be carried to the am
hnlanCe.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

The following articles Of Incorporation
were filed with the secretary Of state yes
terday: Alston Gold Mining company Of
st. Paul, capital 100000, incorporators,
c, H. Palmer, s. G. Gray and G. B. Gates;
Mesaba Security company of Duluth. cap
ita1 s100, 900, incorporators, William Elder.
E. E.Frankenfield and Arthur Howell; Lahart
Elevator company of Minneapolis, capital
s100, 900, limit Of Indebtedness 100000, in
corporators, J. F. Lahart, J. wv. .Lahart
and Thomas e. Lahart; Sutherland Ele
yator company Of Minneapolis, capital
s10o 900, limit Of Indebtedness s1,0Oo,O OOO
incorporators, j. r. Lahart ]. w. Lahart
and Thomas E. Lahart.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
seph F. Conroy Elmer w. Gray. Demo-
crat Petar McCov

seph e. Conroy, Elmer w. Gray. Demo-
crat, Peter Mccoy.
Alderman, Tenth Ward-Republican A
w. Benson, Daniel j. Getchell. Democrat,
James Fl. Dwyer .... .
Alderman. Eleventh Ward-Republican
Swan Nelson. Claus o. Peterson, Jack
Horton. Democrat. G. II. Westphal.
Alderman, Twelfth Ward-Republican
Geo. H. Swindells, John A. Peterson, e.
O. Parker, Dennis G. Bow, John P. Todd
Andrew T. Larson, O. O! Oyen, Theo.
kaehn. Democrat, Geo. S. Castle, Robt.
f.. Fischer, Wilmer w King, John Wah-
horid, Joseph H. Lockwood.
Alderman, Thirteenth Word-John H.
Van Nest, j. B. Gleason, o. P. Sutherland.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
CHOOSE AUDITORIUM SITE
Commercial Club Will Adopt Plan
Tomorrow.

The general plan Of new auditorium
will be determined tomorrow afternoon
at a joint meeting Of the directors Of the
Commercial club, the advisory committee
of the club, and the public affairs commit
tee. The session will begin at the club
rooms at 4 o'clock.
The two projects already discussed
will be considered-either to remodel the
exposition building or to build an audi
toriun on the west side of the river. The
site for such structure has already been
suggested, but will not be announced at
present. -:
One Of the plans will be definitely
adopted Work upon the new auditorium
will then begin without delay.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
WILL TAKE UP JAIL CASES
Grand Jury Will Postpone Action on
Municipal Scandals.

The absence of w. J. Held prevented
the grand jury from mastering a quorum
this morning, and an adjournment was
taken until tomorrow at 9 a. m.
Members of the jury said that no mu-
nicipal corruption cases could be taken
up at present. Several Jail cases are
awaiting disposition and they will be
considered first
Among them are those Of Charles Ham
ilton, colored, charged with assault in
the second degree by Cleo Murray, COL
ored; Hansen and Davidson, charged
with burglary of Jonas Browns liquor
house, and Ernest Hamburg, charged with
embezzing 5000 from the Malmstedt COM
pany, where he was employed as cashier
and bookkeeper
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
More Candidates.

Affdavits Of candidacy have been filed
with County Auditor Scott by the follow
ing citizens: James H. Huntington, 613
Fourth street S, republican alderman Of
fifth ward. Charles A. Proctor, 1442 w
Lake street. democrat, for park commits
sioner. John c. Gubbins, 111S Aldrich av-
enue N, democrat, for state senator, for
ty-second district. S. A. Stockwell, 32O4
E Fifty-frst street, democrat, for state
senator, orty-second district. Henry j.
Lonegren, 102 Nineteenth avenue S, demo-
crat, for representative forty first district.
George E. Kicker, 1925 First avenue S,
democrat, for representative, forty first
district. c. A. Quist, 1904 Park avenue,
democrat, for state senator, forty first dis
trict.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
MAsQuE OF PANDORA.

Longfellow's ''Masque of Pandora" will
be given tomorrow evening, at Apo
mattox hall, 1927 E Franklin avenue. 1t
will be preceded by the following short
program: Piano solo, grand march from
Tannhauser, Miss Helen. Hutchinson; song,
Master Ralph Haley; violin solo, Master
Edward Fuge, accompanied by Miss Lii
lian Holt; THE Story Of the Play Miss
Lucy Hutchinson. The leading characters
in the play will be taken as follows: Heph-
aestus, Percy Fuge; Zeus, Roy Lundahl;
Hermes, Maurice Taylor; Zephyrus, Don
aid Moorhead; Prometheus, Robert Mar
tin; Epimetheus, Donald Brown; Pandora.
Mary Child. Choruses Of graces, fates,
furies, dryades, dreams, birds and reeds
will make their appearance throughout the
play.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
FEW RECRUITS

Harvest Fields Counter Attraction-
Raising of Age Limit Also
In the Way
Owing to the current demand for har-
vesters few men have applied this month
at the army recruiting station on First
avenue S. Only twelve recruits have been
obtained since the first of the month
although the average is twenty
five or thirty in four weeks
The counter attraction of the harvest
fields has not proved the only check to
local enlistments A recent order of the
war department raising the minimum age
for recruits from Is to 81 years has kept
out many young men otherwise desirable.
1t is fact somewhat surprising that
three additional years makea great diff
ference in the physical condition of re-
cruits. The younger men, the mere
boys,' are usually much the sounder.
Thus the proportion of reflections has in
creased since choice was limited to the
older men,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
CHILD DIES ON A: TRAIN
Ruth Kent, a Girl IA Months Old,
Succumbs to Typhoid Fever on
Milwaukee Passenger.

Ruth Kent, II months old, died on the
Milwaukee train that arrived here at Z
O'Clock this morning. Coroner Williams
decided that death resulted from typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Kent was on her way from her
home, at Olivia, Mimi, to visit relatives
at Sparta, Wis, and although the child
had been i'll, 1t was thought that there
was no danger in moving it. The mother
brought the remains to the city, but will
send them back to Olivia this evening.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
The Prohihltionists.

Minneapolis prohibitionists are still cir
culating their petitions and are satisfied
with the progress being made in spite of
the attorney generals ruling to the effect
that electors signing petitions are barred
from voting at the primary election. 1t
is understood that the prohibitionists must
secure 500 names In order to get places on
the primary election ballot and they have
already secured 1865"
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
MAN FOR EVERY PLACE,
Democratic Candidate for Everv PI

on the County Ticket.
Elijah Barton, chairman of the demo-
cratic county committee, announced this
morning that candidates had filed for
every place on the county ticket The last
place filled was that Of treasurer E. P.
Capen, president Of the Boston Ice COM
pany, will make the race against D. c..
Bell.
Nearly all the legislative places had
been filled by noon to-day George F..
Nord and P. J. Pryts, of the eleventh
ward, filed for the house in the forty Sec
ond district, and Hugh P. Darcy, of
Medina, is already in the field.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
NO DECREASE IN PRICE

Best Grade Of Beef viii Remain High
l.r~. For the Present, Say a .~.. =
a- s--s Local Packers. - TX -.
The local representatives of the big
packing firms here, when interviewed in
regard to the effect the fall in the prices
Of range cattle will have on the price of
beef, stated that the price Of first grade
beef would not be affected.
The highest grade of beef Is corn fed.
This is still very scarce and is likely to
remain so for some time to come. The
rrice of the poorer grades of beef has been
steadily decreasing for some time and
will continue to fall during the next two
months. q. s
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
FOUND IN THE MAILS
A Watch Discovered I'm Bundle of
Papers at St. Paul
Postoffice,

A lovers quarrel may be associated
with watch found yesterday in a pile
of old newspapers at the St. Paul post
office. The watch had fallen from it's
covering. The inscription in the watch
case gives initials only. 1t is a very
handsome little watch with a solid gold
case, a long gold chain and a cameo pin
Postmaster McGill says he will be delight
ed to communicate with any woman who
believes that she has been deceived or
neglected in the matter of presents. Only
she must accurately describe the watch. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
Heirs Of a Chief Appeal.

Four appeals to the supreme court of
the United States have been taken from
tho Minnesota supreme court. on decisions
rendered at the last term. One case is the
contest of the heirs Of Chief Moh-Si- Mob,
involving to the title to the site Of
Thief River Falls, in which the Minnesota
court held that tribal Indian might sue
in the state courts where he claimed prop
erty not In the public domain.