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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-02
ALLEGED POOR WORK ON
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
Trustees Say That 1t Is Inn
properly Constructed.
ALSO, THAT IT IS YET UNFINISHED
"We Are Stuck" "We Are in
For It," They Say.

Another Interesting Session of the Truss
tees OF the Poor at Farnhurst-The New
Emergency Hospital, or Pesthouse, Gives
Occasion for some Very Pertinent Re-
marks in the Course of a Lively Discuss
sion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-02
WIN be called the laryland.

The steamer being constructed by
the Harlan 4 Holliugswortb 90. for the
Baltimore, Chesapeake g. Atlantic Rail
way Co. will be called the Maryland.
Tho selection of the name recalls the
fact that of the great effect Of steamers
plying upon the Chesapeake not one
bears the name of Maryland.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-02

Cept. Joshua Davis has bought the
Robert L. Cummins farm, near Smyrna,
for 81, 800.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-02
MYSTERY PARTIALLY SOLVED
Body of Ella Cropsey Found
Floating Opposite Her Home.
JURY SAYS SHE WAS MURDERED
BY Being Struck on the Temple
and Being Drowned.

James Wilcox, Her Admirer, Who Was
With Her the Last Time She Was Seen
Alive, Arrested and Held Pending Inves-
tigation--Nayal Reserves Guarding The
Prisoner to Prevent Lynching.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
TEAM men STRIKE[
Betw zen 400 and 500 Drivers Quit
Work To-day. d
AN E1GHT-HoUR DAY DEMANDED
Building Work Only Affected To-day
Lumber Teamsters May
Go Out.

Between 400 and 500 Transfers struck
Tor higher wages and shorter hours yes
terday Notice was served upon the
Dulldlng contractors yesterday and when
the latter refused to accede to the de-
mands OF the teamsters this morning,
1they walked out in a body. Work on the
excavations for many big buildings in
olHerent parts Of the city was paralyzed
To-Day. There was no disposition from
either side to adjust differences on a
compromise basis this afternoon, and the
strike Is apt to be long continued.
me teamsters' union is said to have
total enrolment Of /, 300 teams in Min
neapolls. Officers Of the union say that
not union team will go to work from
now on until their demands are satisfied.
Wnlle the strikers are at present direct
ing their fight against the builders, it is
threatened to call out all transfers III
the employ of the sawmill companies to-
morrow @
At the meeting of the teamsters' union
thls evening at AleXander's hall, So Sixth
street 5, representatives of the Trades and
Labor council will be asked to bring on a
sympathetic strike of all allied building
trades.
l. Inc teamsters want their working day
shortened from ten to eight hours and de-
mand 50. so for the short day instead OF
1or ten hours as at present For each
extra hour over eight hours they want sc
cents additional pay. which would make
"a 90 for the ten hours which they have
been putting in daily.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
CITY NEWS

q lines Buys Land-Ma or Ames re-
turned yesterday from thre days trip into
the northwestern part of the state, where ne
has been making some land investments.
To Manufacture Here-F. j. Decar-
RE of Montreal, who made the plans for the
Minneapolis crematory, has removed to Min
neapols with his family, and will make TINS
city his home. He Is now associated with
/ Fred George, w. S. Mott and others in the
manufacture of crematories.
Curfew Rings Later-The children Of
Minneapolis will not have to get off the
streets tonight until o'clock, as in place OF
ceived at the fire department headquarters
that the operator shall send in a tap on the
gongs all over the city at 8, which shall be
the signal for the ringing of the curfew.
Krumery,s Case Dismissed-The
case against Herman Krumery was dismissed
in the municipal court yesterday at the
motion of the county, attorney. krumery IS
the man who got mixed up in rough house
last February which ended in the stabbing. OF
one John Martinson, Martinson lowered be-
tween life and death for several days and
things looked blue for Herman, but the victim
has finally recovered, and as there was no
inclination on his part to prosecute the man
who stabbed him, the case was dismissed.
. NTansey Has Grievance-James
Tansey, late engineer of the workhouse, whom
the charities and corrections board sought to
transfer to the city hospital, said this after
noon that he would not attempt to take en-
Secretary Turner. OF the Engineers Union.
Tansey's application for union card has
been held up by the union and he feels that
he Is being prosecuted. The union meets to-
night. but Tansey says he will not attend as
an applicant as he fears Turner's official in
huence will be used against him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
A BIG AUDITORIUM
VIII Probably Be Constructed on
Ground Floor of ExpO


Plans are under way. which if success
full, will result in giving Minneapolis a
public auditorium for big conventions and
similar gatherings second to none in the
northwest. For several years past the
ownership OF the Exposition building has
been involved in litigation. The matter
is still in the courts. but there is now
prospect Of a speedy adjustment, and
when the courts decision shall have been
obtaind, move will be made toward re-
modelling the structure. so as to provide
an immense auditorium on the ground
floor.
Yesterday. afternoon members of the
public affairs committee of the CONNER
cial club, accompanied by H. N. Leighton
the contractor. went over the building
and discussed plans for the proposed
change. Their investigation proved sat
isfactory, Mr.. Leighton saying that the
work would be comparatively simple.
The club already holds lease upon the
structure for the summer season: but the
present auditorium, as is we'll known. is
defective in several respects; and the
club plans to changed just as soon as
the necessary arrangements can be made.
The original plans called for the loca
ton of a. ground floor auditorium on the
river side of the building; but..th have
now been changed, and the hall will
probably be located on the Second street
side; Instead. If the title; TO the prop
erty Is held by the courts to rest in the
city the Club expects to meetcWith no
opposition to the plan proposed If not,
arrangements for the remodeling can
probably be made with the owners.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
SAW GARBAGE DESTROYED
OBJECTORS SMELT NOTHIN
A Thorough Inspection Made by
Those Who Object to the
Island Site.

Whatever the result Of the agitation for
and against the removal of the crematory
to new site on Hennepin Island, the OPP
position shows at least willingness to
investigate thoroughly the merits of the
situation before goingto extremes. In
response to the invitatio of the board
OF health to see the crenatory in opera
ton William De la Barre, chief engineer
or the st. Anthony Water Power company,
and l.. f. Hubbard treasurer of the Pills
bury Washburn company, visited the
plant In company with Alderman, A. S.
Adams and McCune this morning and in
yestigated fully the plant and it's opera
ton.
Some six or seven tons of kitchen gar
bage and commission house refuse were
dumped into the incinerator while the
party was there and everything thrown
wide open to give any stray odors a
chance to reach the olfactories Of the
visitors. F. l.. Decarrie of Montreal, in
ventor Of the system, was on hand and
explained its operation in detail. He de-!
clared that he was not afraid to remove
the plant to any point in the city and let
the nearest neighbors be the judges of its
success. He was positive that it would
work no harm to any business interest
if located on the island, and if this were
done he could promise that, with the
larger supply Of material available, the
crematory would be an even greater sue
cess than in its present location.
Messrs. De la Barre and Hubbard OBJ
served everything minutely but kept their
own counsel. Mr.. De la Barre dis ad-
nit, however, that he was surprised that
there was so little smoke coming from
the stack, and as for the system itself he
thought Mr.. Decarrie had hit the right
idea. .
There was absolutely no odor in the
building, on the dumping floor above or
at the furnace openings below, and none
coming from the smokestack.
The party remained at the workhouse
for dinner on the invit alton of Quarter
master Hoban.
Messrs. De la Barre and Hubbard are
expected to announce the attitude Of the
milling company at a meeting of the Joint
committee that has the crematory matter
In charge, toFbe held next week. :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02

E. G. Potter, state senator, former
president of the Minneapolis council and
republican political potentiality for the
lieutenant goyernorship, is lost. No one
in Minneapolis has heard from him for
the past two weeks. Some time ago he
wired Carl Wallace, with whom he offices,
that he would leave Frisco for Portland
Ore, arriving there Monday; and would
then come on to Minneapolis at once. He
was due here last Friday, but has not been
heard from. Notwithstanding the conclu-
sion or his message, which read: eff
there Is any change in plan will wire
YOU"
Unless the mystery is soon cleared I'D,
the query, What became of Potter may
be expected to go laundering down the
ages alongside of 'Who struck Billy Pat
terson?' l.
In his pocket the genial Hennepin
county senator carries a telegraph frank
Even If he had suddenly gone broke, there
is apparently no reason why he could not
wire home for money. But no message has
come. The silence, SO far as Pott er is
concerned, has grown oppressive. 1t is
all the more remarkable because unusual.
On his desk, in the Andrus building, are
pied several bushels of mail awaiting his
arrival. The mystery is as impenetrable
as London fog. Acute politicians say
80 1u Has STRUCK unique advertising
scneme and that he wants to persuade
the community of his value by making
citizens believe that he has departed per-
manently from their midst. His two chill
dren, however, do not share this belief
and are becoming worried.
Mrs. Potter is with him. Also daugh-
ter. From none of them has come anv
sign. However, Potter will return.
II Is possible that Ed has gone on a
nshlng excursion on Lake Mackenzie. He
nlust nave struck Dakota about the time
the new lake was discovered: and he il
known to be an ardent disciple Of Isaac
walton. At any rate his present where
aDouts is unknown; but his friends have
by no means given up hope.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
NOW ON SALARY BASIS
HENNEPIN CO. sHERIFF's OFFICE
Fees Must Be Paid in
Cash,

Beginning yesterday, Sheriff John w.
Dreger will turn over to the county all
moneys that come into his hands and will
draw a salary of $4,000 per annu1n. His
deputies will have to look to the county
for their salaries, just as do all other
county employees.
At the same time fees must be paid in
cash. No accounts will be carried nor IS
any service to be rendered until the fee
has been deposited. This is expected to
be an annoyance to lawyers and others
doing much business with the Office but
they will doubtless become accustomed
to it as they have in the register of deeds
and court clerks Offices The sheriff says
that he will try to make money for the
county under the new system but does
not want to be criticized if he does not
The first money paid into the county
treasury under the new system was a
gold half eagle, which an honest janitor
found on the floor of the sheriffs quar-
tiers. Mr.. Dreger knew that he had not
lost the money, and as neither of his i'm
mediate predecessors could identify the
coin, he decided to turn it into the county
either as a souvenir or for the expense
account.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
THE STOMACH PUMP
DisaEreeable Instrument,s bat Vie
tim May Learn to Love 1t.
WASHINGTON. Post

- Washington Post.
In the newspaper accounts of attempts
at suicide says a young hospital sur
geon, 'sone almost Invariably reads that
the physician in attendance has used a
stomach pump TO recall the wouldbe
suicide to his duties in this world. In
point OF fact, l have never once handled
anything in the pump line, though Iahaye
often and again frustrated the intentions
OF persons who preferred the next world
to this We don t use "a pump We
merely use a siphon.s It's simply a long
rubber tube with g funnel at one end and
small opening in the other The patient
swallows the small end, we pour water
into the funnel end, and as we lower the
funnel the would-be suicide gives up his
chance of dying. -ss
1t isn't altogether the pleasantest ex-
perlence he can go through, ether If
he clinches. his teeth and refuses TO ad-
nit the tube we have only to Introduce it
by means of his nasal apparatus, and he
is quite poWerless to prevent that I5haye
often stepped in in time to prevent poison
from doing its deadly work, but we've
never done any actual pumping, and the
S1phon1ng process is not sufficiently. en-
Joyable to encourage those whom fear of
a pump deters from attempting suicide
And that reminds me that there is real
ly nothing in the world that one can't get
gels, hurled to the EXTREMIST agonies of
the pit, comfort themselves with the
thought that they would in time get some
what used to the heat. l remember a
former Washington correspondent, who is
now staff officer-captain, think-fn
the Philippines. He had the dining out
habit to dangerous degree, and in time
1t became necessary for him to live on
health foods and submit to - gastric
laundering every day.
The first time they dragged out that
garden hose he used to say, 81 really
thought my end had come. 1 had prac-
tlced eating spaghetti in the real Italian
Way-you know, your truea spaghettist
takes about a bolt of the stuff, whirls it
around with his fork. and at the right
moment begins to swallow the end of it.
I'll ten yards or so are safely disposed Of
without breaking the piece The garden
hose staggered me; but managed it. and
the cheerful doctor kept asking me ques-
tons as to how it felt-questions such as
dentists always ask when they have you
gagged with an acre of rubber dam-such
an appropriate name, isn't it? felt in a
state OF forgive all my enemies or at least
all OF them l hadn't at hand to murder
after the first days washing.
After week began to get used to it.
A week Or more, and began to think I
was out for a sword swallower. / began
to like it, and when, at the end of
month, the doctor ceased his hose practice
on me. 1 felt hurt and neglected. More
than that felt untidy. l went around
for at least a week feeling precisely as
II hadn't made my toilet properly. felt
that If hadn't been tubbed-hadn't used
tooth powder. OF course, the feeling wore
off after while, but I've never felt really
neat and tidy since ceased my ac-
quaintance with the Doctors reel Of
hose"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
LAWN PLAN FORMED
Commercial Club Decides to Foster
Minor Improvement Ass'ns.
WORK IN CHARGE OF G. M. LoRlNG
Cash Prizes VIII Be Ofrered for
Well Kept Private
Grounds.

@ .
The public affairs committee of the
Commercial Club this noon decided to en-
courage the organization of neighborhood
improvement associations all over the
city. The work was entrusted to the pub
licity committee, with G. M. Loring as
chairman.
The committee will offer cash assoc
citation prizes and also individual prizes
for the best kept private grounds
Cleanliness will be the end sought, and
in the award Of prizes the condition of the
back yard as we'll as the front will be
considered.
!, Municipal adornment has long been a
hobby of Mr. Loring, but. while he is anx-
ious to see the work done in an effective
manner. he was, at first, unwilling to
take charge, owing to pressing business.
However, he was finally persuaded to ,ac-
cept and will begin an aggressive cam
paign.
The committee decided to extend an in
vitation to the. Woman's Federation of
Clubs to hold it's biennial meeting here in
1904 The formal invitation will be pre-
sented at the meeting in Los Angeles
next month, by Mrs. La Penotiere, presi-
dent of the State Federation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
COAL PRICES REDUCED
REGULAR SPRING cur. MADE
With the Vanishing Month
", Schedule.

8 ~
Local coal dealers sent out circulars
yesterday announcing the annual reduction
in the price Of anthracite coal. This re-
duction amounts to so cents a ton, and
goes into effect to-day. During April coal
can be bouSsit under the 50-cent dis
count. May 1 the price will be raised 10
cents and equal increases will be made
on the first days of June, July, August
and September when the price will again
reach the old basis.
The reduction Is made by the coal trust
and is designated to stimulate trade dur
ing the summer months. The same course
is followed every year.
The circulars sent out by the anthracite
association also announce an advance on
egg and broken coal Of from Is to Is cents
a ton. This will make the price about
equal to that asked for stove and nut
COAL However, the rise does not affect
Minneapolis, the prices here having been
equalized some time ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
RECTOR. GIVES Up
But Still Insists Mrs. Kirk Called
Him Liar.
HELENA CHURCH TROUBLE ENDS
Pastor Love Apologies and
Threatened schism Will
Be Avoided.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Helena, Mont, April 2.-Rev. w. w.
Love, rector Of st. Peters Episcopal
church of this city, whose trouble with
Mrs. Alice G. Kirk, principal of the
church parochial school, came near divid-
ing the church into two factions, has
withdrawn the charges he made against
her. The vestryN of the church has re-
stored her to the princpalship and the
church sensation in Helena has ended
Mrs. Kirk had so many friends in the
church that if she had not been reinstated
serious trouble to the peace and harmony
OF the church might have resulted All
but one of the patrons of the school pc
titioned the vestry for Mrs. Kirk S rein
statement and many threatened to leave
the church il she was not restored
Rector Love said that during a dis
agreement between himself and Mrs. Kirk
as to the management of the school she
called him a liar three times. The
woman retorted by saying that he con-
tinually bothered her with gossip and
wanted her to perform lot of parish
work.
At the hearing before the vestry Mr..
Love said he might. have been mistaken
that perhaps she only called him liar
once Finally the rector backed clear
down in face of the row that was brewing
and apologized to Mrs. Kirk The affair
has been reigning sensation in Helena
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
MAY IA DIE OF HER BURNS
MRS. FITZGERALD OF EAST SIDE
Turpentine With Which She Was
Working Takes Fire and Ig-
"a - mites Her ClOthin3

Mrs James Fitzgerald, wife Of d we'll
linaWn East Side contractor and builder
Living at 19 Ortman avenue, near the ex-
position, was frightfully burned yesterday
afternoon, and may die. With her dress in
LANES, she ran screaming from the house
into the Gardner hotel
Firemen from the Cataract engine house
With the guests extinguished the flames
with old carpets sand, oyereoats. The
lower portion of the body had been hor-
ribly scared and the face, hands and arms
scorehed. 1t is not believed that the un-
fortunate woman can live.
Mrs. Fitzgerald was giving herself ap-
plications OF turpentine to allay suffer-
ings from rheumatism. She had placed
small pan of tnrpentine on the stove to
heat, when suddenly the flames flashed
high and set fire to- her dress. In q
moment she was completely enveloped. !.
Mrs. Fitzgerald was carried back to her
house and physician called. Little
could be done to- assuage her sufferings.
and 1T is feared that death will result Be.
fore night. Mrs. Fitzgerald Is the mother
Of four children. the oldest OF whom Is r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02
ST.PAUL FOR RECIPROCITY
CLOSER RELATIONS WITH CANADA
'isAoh or 600 Names Forwarded to
Notwithstanding
Takes No Action. .-

ot. Faul business men have declared in
1avor or reciprocity with Canada. ne
tltlon to congress asking for legislation
along that line. signed by 600 business
men OF st. Paul, has been forwarded to
washington by Secretary Beardsley Of the
st. Paul chamber of commerce.
lhls is the result of work being done
by the Boston chamber of commerce in
seeking to convince congress that the
people OF the country are DESTROYS Of
closer and better trade relations with
Canada A representative Of the Boston
cnamDer addressed the commercial bodies
OF st. Paul and Minneapolis in the in
terests OF this movement some months
ago. St. Pauls petition is the result.
Situation in minneapolis.
Minneapolis has circulated no petition
and will probably circulate none, as the
commercial bodies of the city hesitate in
the face OF warm opposition of the lum-
bermen. Nearly every branch Of ousi-
ness in Minneapolis but lumber favors
better trade relations with Canada In
div1dual business men interested in the
practical problem of Minneapolis trade
expansion may take w the work Of cir
culating petition if action is not taken
in the near future by the commercial
bodies. A prominent member of the
Commercial club says: y"
There is no doubt but that nearly every
GLASS of business here is heartily in favor OF
reciprocity with Canada. We ought to place
the city on record in favor of a principle the
practical working out OF which means so
much to us. But lumber is one of the big
industries Of Minneapolis, and the lumbermen
made big roar when it came to putting the
town on record. This made dt embarrassipe
for commercial body presumed to represent
all of the business interests of the city to take
action Since that time reciprocity has beer
gingerly handled. When the lumber is al
sawed the town can safely be placed on record
in favor of more trade with Canada. ~|