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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
DRAFT WAS NOT CASHED
CABLEGRAM CLEARS THINGS UP
The Accusation Against Rev. Nj. Falk
Gjertsen Is Disposed OF
Finally.

To the great JOY of Rev. M. Falk Gjert-
sen and his friends the recent accusation
against him in connection with the cash
ing of Norwegian draft is completely
disproved by the receipt of cablegram
announcing that the money, said to have
been drawn by Mr.. Gjertsen. is still IN
the bank on which the draft was drawn.
Some grevious mistake has undoubtedly
been made. Possibly Mr.. Greenwood, the
artist may have wholly misunderstood
some letter which he received from the
bank. At any rate, it is quite clear that
Mr. Giertsen did not collect any or the
money raised by his friends in Bergen Tor
the Trinity church altar painting
When the charge made in Mr.. Groen-
vold's letter to A. c. Thuraas had become
public property, Mr.. Gjertsen was urged
by his friends to ascertain at once just
how matters stood. The following in
quiry was cabled to Bergen yesterday:
.sWho drew money for altar piece:
Where is money now? -
- -Gjertsen."
This morning the following reply was
received :.
; "Money Bergen's private bank. Await
letter Greenwood. - .-Froensdal.
Mr.. Froensdal is a member of the COM
mittee which secured the funds. His as
surance that the money Is still in the
bank was gratifying to Mr.. Gjertsen.
"They can't accuse me Of being an en-
bezzler and forger in the face OF this
Dispatch" he said this afternoon. i
haven't slept for two nights through wor-
~ over this matter, and l am greatly re-
lieved over the message -. ~
An explanation is due from Mr.. Groen-
void. According to his letter to A. c.
Thuraas he attempted to draw On the
draft, but understood it had been pro-
tested, the money having been drawn last
October According to the cable dispatch
from Bergin the money is still there and
the bank awaits letter from Greenwood
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
LUMBER RATES CUT
A Reduction of Five Cents to Chi
cago Is Announced.
THE M. g. ST. Z. LEADS THE WAY
Men Specializing on the Re-
suit of Publishing Such
Changes.

Twin city traffic men are excited over
the publication by the Minneapolis st.
Louis of new lumber tariff on shipments
from Minneapolis to Chicago. The old
rate Of thirteen cents per hundred has
been reduced to eight cents per hundred
by the new tariff. Other Chicago lines
will probably follow suit. For some time
the lumber rate to Chicago has been
secretly cut by various roads. Ordina1-
ly this secret rate would be met by an
other secret rate. The M. & st. J.. has
given the other lines a surprise by 1naug-
urating a new program and publishing the
reduce rate.
Just what will be the effect of this &C
ton will be much speculated upon by the
traffic men. Some predict that demoraH-
cation is sure to follow, if every change IN
the rate is published. While admitting
that the law requires this, they also
blame the law for depriving them OF
means of maintaining the rate through
agreements. The present aggressive
campaign of the department of justice and
interstate commerce commission In test
ing the efficiency of the antitrust law ana
the interstate commerce law has made
any defective agreement as to rates i'm
possible.: r T. IT. a., 800 F@
With the lines acting independently,
they fear that the published tariffs will
be reduced to point where the business
is Improbable. Others argue that the in
terstate commerce commissions activity
has created new conditions; that it means
secret rates must be uncovered and that
the traffic men might as we'll face the
music now as any time and await the re-
adjustment of conditions to the new or
der of things -. - :; ~
1t develops that the action of the Min
neapolis & st. Louis was prompted by
the natural desire of the road to guard
the interests of this market as against
other sources of, lumber supply While
the tariff rate to Chicago has been Is
cents, points north of Minneapolis, in
Guiding Duluth, have enjoyed a through
rate to Chicago, which has given them
some advantage. This was systematically
met by various lines in cut rates. AS a
traffic proposition, it was to the interest
Of the Minneapolis & st. Louis to give
Minneapolisa fair basis to work on. Hence
the reduction. This places the lumber
rate where there Is little temptation for
any of the lines to reduce it. ).
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
CLUBS AND CHARITIES
McALL MISSION AUXILIARY
To Support Work for CHARACTERIZATION
... of France.

... of France.
The Minneapolis auxiliary Of the American
McAll association was organized a little more
than year ago and has made excellent pro.
gress In securing memberships and in raising
funds as was shown in the reports given at
an executive meeting held last week. The
present membership Of seventy is double that
of last year. Much interest has been created
especially among the ministers, all of whom
are in sympathy with the movement In
order to enlarge the membership and to in
crease the interest it was decided to appoint
representative in each church
The McAll mission is an organization for
evangelical work In France. It does no
PROSECUTING but works among people who are
wholly beyond the pale of any church The
society has eighty stations in France, eigh-
teen OF which are in Paris. The work is
managed much along the lines of American
city mission work and the agencies for reach
ing the people are Sunday schools, Christian
Endeavor societies, girls clubs, young men s
associations, dispensaries, helps for the blind,
the poor, the submerged and the outcast' A
gospel boat has been in commission for sew
eral years and another is about to begin it's
services.
The work is supported chiefly by auxili-
aries in Canada, England and Scotland, as
well as IN the United States. The American
dSSOCldtlou - pOpufdi UeuefOleuce III the
east, where the greater number of travellers
spread a wider knowledge of the deplorable
need for such an influence -.<-
The question is asked, "Why does not the
French. church do this wor1?'' At the time
the McAll mission was commenced, they sim
ply could not have done it. In one sense,
they did not know how, so long had they
been depressed and limited. Again, so sus-
picious were the people at that time of
anything connected with the state, they could
not have commenced such work. The French
Evangelical church is doing a grand work,
and shows it's hearty sympathy with this
mission by generous financial aid, by assist
ance of clergymen in the mission halls and
by the presence Of prominent laymen upon
the board. The converts at the halls are
recommended to the nearest church and are
cordially welcomed ST..
he officers of the Minneapolis association
are Mrs. A. l.. Croker, president; Mrs. f.
w. Starr, secretary. The annual meeting of
the association will be held in Morristown,
NM, in May. ri
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
LAWN COMMITTEE NO. 2
APPOINTED BY COMMERCIAL CLUB
Public Affairs Committee Also Takes
Up Omaha's vacation"
Request. =

The public affairs committee Of the Com
mercial club yesterday appointed a sub
committee to take up the Omaha road S
request for the vacation of certain streets
in the neighborhood of Plymouth avenue
N and the river. This matter attracted
considerable attention about a year ago,
and at that time the Commercial club
opposed the vacation unless the road
would agree to make certain compensat-
ing concessions, which were refused. The
streets desired are stubs, running to the
river only.
second subcommittee, with John T..
Baxter as chairman, was instructed to
confer with c. M. Loring to see if some
concerted plan of action could not be
reached which would result in better
condition of lawns, boulevards and yards
generally throughout the residence dis
tricts Of the city. 80 s...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
THE THORNDIKE DIAMONDS
Presented by Egypt's khedive to
General Sherman.

General Sherman.
Frank S. Arnett, in Ainslee's Magazine.
The most interesting diamonds in Bos-
ton belong to Mrs. Thorndike, daughter
of the late General w. T. Sherman, and
long favorite in diplomatic society at
Washington. The general was greatly
admired by the khedive of Egypt. When
Mrs. Thorndike's sister, Minnie Sherman,
was married to Lieutenant T. W. Fitch,
his majesty, DESTROYS of expressing his
friendship for the old warrior, selected
from his treasury diamonds valued at
100000 had them set as a necklace and
sent the gorgeous ornament to the bride.
But an unfeeling United States customs
department fell upon the wedding gift and
held it for ransom of $20,000 the amount
of the legal 10 per cent duty. Here, was
a pretty how'd youdo, for neither the
bridegroom nor the general could scrape
together the sum demanded. The bride
wept, the newspapers gossiped, and the
husband grew pale with modification. But
there was naturally sympathetic feeling
on the part of every American woman at
the thought of poverty stricken bride
unable to gaze upon 100000 in diamonds
that actually belonged to her public
subscription was started; then the ma
tional government became interested, and
finally congress stepped in and, goaded to
ChlValrOuS rescue by MS wives ana
daughters, RENTED the duty by special
enactment.
Can you not imagine the rejoicings of
the Pitches and Shermans when the splen-
did gemswere at last placed on the beauti-
full neck for which they were intended,
and the pride with which their owner al
lowed them to be placed for safe keeping
in the United States treasury? But you
certainly cannot imagine her horror when
a great, ugly brute Of a tax collector from
some Pennsylvania county in which she
lived sauntered in and demanded an an
nual tax more than equaling the lieuten-
ants salary for an entire year! That set
tied it; there was nothing to do but send
the white elephant back to the khediVe.
Conceive. the mental condition of an
American woman Obliged to give up one
fifth of million dollars in diamonds! But,
if you will believe me, she couldn't get rid
of them even in this way. Back they
came, by retur mail or something of that
sort. with letter from his Egyptian
majesty suggesting that the necklace be
taken apart and the diamonds divided
among General Sherman's daughters, del
icately insinuating that thus the burden
of taxation would not be SO heavily felt.
And that is how Mrs. Thorndike happens
to own ne-fourth of them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
COMMENT ON THE TONTINE
One Investor on the Pacific Coast
r. - Carried 1870 Tontine

The action of Judge MCGEE in arresting
the meteoric career of the Tontine Saw
ings association provokes the Chicago
Evening Post to observe that the less
prospect the credulous investor has of
realizing on his venture, the more eager
he is to grasp and swallow the bait of
the plausible promoter. The paper gives
full review of the case and closes with
the following sententious comment.
viii the failure of this scheme-that is, its
failure to pay the inconsequential investor
keep those who have bitten from biting again
when another alluring bait is let down near
them by clever angler? Probably not, at
least not in the majority of cases. Such
warnings this have been almost yearly
occurrences since the South Sea bubble burst,
but they do not appear to have reduced ma
terially the number of persons eagerly await
ing a chance to make S. or $40 out Of 81. s~
While the Tontine Savings association
had its home in this city, it was not par
ticularly we'll known here Or in this
state. It had a great run in other states,
especially on the Pacific coast, and one in
weston in Tacoma is reported to have car
ried 135 contracts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
MINNESOTA GRAND LODGE
ROYAL ARCANUM IN SESSION
Election Takes Place This After
noon-Dinner Served by B.
Royal Arch.

The Grand Lodge of the Royal Arcanum
for Minnesota convened yesterday in
Rawlins' post hall, Masonic Temple. Rep
resentatives were present from every
lodge in the state, and unusual interest
was shown in the business before the ses-
sion. The morning session was occupied
with the reports Of officers and commit
tees. The principal matter on the after
Moons program was the election Of off,
GERS. AS these officers have already been
nominated, no contests were looked for
The officers to be elected were the
grand regent, vice regent, collector,
treasurer secretary, guide, warden and
sentry. -"...t
A pleasant feature of the noon hour was
the serving Of dinner in the lodge rooms
of Hennepin Council, Masonic Temple. by
the ladies of the Royal Arch, an auxiliary
organization TO the Royal Arcanum.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
CITY NEWS

Miles Family Heard From-Joseph
Miles body will be cared for by relatives who
are well to-do. Coroner Williams was SO
notified by telegraph to-day. Miles IS the
man who died yesterday OF ALCOHOLISM II q
lower town hotel. .'s
Music ut the Y. w. c. A.-The Y. w.
C. A. of the university has arranged sec
ond twilight" concert viii pc sven so-u "a
at p. N. IN the university chapel MRS W;
N Porteous and Miss Gertrude Hale will
sing and Cragg Walston will give violin
numbers.
The II. and c. Camera Club - The
Town and Country Camera Glass will meet
this evening at the Y. NJ. G. A building.
The subject OF the lecture and topic 1or us
tives' The results of the hashlight expert
ments made at the last meeting Will ALSO pe
exhibited. o.. r. l.
Ole Was Smashing Things - Ole
Peterson, aged about 40, was taken TO the
county Jail yesterday, apparently insane. iio
had locked himself in his room at q. Masn
ingtOn avenue S, after throwing all MS clotu.S
out into the hall. and was Dusliy ehsassu
breaking up the furniture when a police ON
Ger arrived and removed him to the jail. -
Twelfth ward workers The
Twelfth Ward Republican club organized Ior
the coming campaign last night at one Oh tue
most enthusiastic republican meetings. ever
follows: President, A. c. Smith; wee pTesl'
dent, B. ]. Libbey; secretaries AieX La:
son, Burt Reber; treasurer, Ernest. Ling
Quist: executive committee, Frank Drew T.
o. Parker, H. e. Larson.
Say Workers Are Indignant The
executive committee OF the AntlcompulsoEy
Vaccination League has addressed to eacn OF
the members Of the, city council letter STAT
ing that the working people are highly lnuls
nant at the treatment received, at the nanus
of the health department In enforcing me
vaccination rule. 1t is further STATED tnaL
the league intends to make the personal rlsht
of American citizens prominent feature al
the next election.
New Breakfast Food Co. - A COM
pany is being organized for the Manufacture
In Minneapolis Of a new breakfast 1000 OF
which the base will be rice. Inc Iooo VIII
be made by a new process discovered by fLo-
lessor Andrews, of Columbia university "no'
1t is claimed has hit upon method OF pop
ping rice, just as popcorn can be mace 10 pop
when subjected to heat. Among the lncoIpoi-
ators of the new company are W. y. E4sal
proprietor of the Northwestern Miller; y. .
Gillette, Of the Gillette Herzog company a.
F, Pllsbury, of the Pillsbury -Washburn com
pany, and H. P. Watson a Well-kno"n Meln
Der Of the Chamber OF Commerce..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
CONTRACTS re COMMENDED

BytsCounciI Sewer Committee-Call
- for Seasons Supplies.
The council sewer committee recon-
mended yesterday that the contracts for
the seasons supply of sewer brick sewer
pipe, special castings and native cement
be awarded as follows:
q Sewer BRICK 100000, to the Wisconsin Red
Pressed Brick company, at 1886 per thou
sand.
Sewer pipe. to the Red Wing Sewer Pipe
company.
Special castings, to the Northwestern Foun-
dry company of Minneapolis. at $40 per
hundred weight.
Native cement to the j. G. Landers COM
pany of Minneapolis, at so cents barrel
The committee recommended that sew
ers be constructed in Aldrich avenue from
Western to Fifth avenue N: Humboldt av-
enue, from Franklin to Summit avenue
Elliot avenue. from Lake to Thirty-thir
and Girard avenue, from Franklin to Lin
coin avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
FLOATING ISLANDS
One Island, Covering Two Acres,
Seen in the Gulf Stream.


Theodore Waters in Ainslee's. ...1
i. OF ell passengers carried by ocean cur
rents floating islands are the most inter-
esting. Many of them have been found
voyaging on the Atlantic. These islands
were originally parts of low-lying river
banks, which broke away under the stress
of storm or flood and foated out to sea.
The Orinoco, the Amazon, the La Plata
and other tropical rivers often send forth
such pieces Of their shores. Some OF the
bits Of land are Of large size and carry
animals, insects land vegetation, even at
times including trees, the roots, of which
served to hold the land intact, while their
branches and leaves serve as sails for the
wind. Generally the waves break UP
these islands shortly after, they, put to
sea, but sometimes, under favorable con-
ditions, they travel long distances.
The longest voyage of floating island,
according to government records, took
place in 1893 This island was first seen
off Florida, and apparently 1t had an area
of two acres. 1t bore no trees, but it
was thickly covered with bushes, and in
one place it was thirty feet high above
the sea level. 1t was in the Gulf stream,
travelling slowly and with occasional I'M
dulations to show where the ground swell
was working beneath it. Probably it got
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
SALVATION WORK
Colonel Margetts and His Secretary
Have Been Touring.

Lieutenant Colonel j. E. Margetts of
this province Of the Salvation Army, and
Staff Captain Frank Waite, general sec
rotary, left this afternoon for Duluth,
where a council of officers Of the section
will be held. The itinerary after leaving
Duluth includes Superior, Bemidji
Brainerd, Big Lake and home April 8.
The colonel and secretary returned this
morning from an extended trip which
availed much. The first stop was at Man
torville, where a special revival brigade
is at work. Twenty-seyen seekers" were
reported At Tracy the officer lectured
in the Methodist church. An officers
council was next at Watertown, S. D.
Here two very successful meetings were
held in two different churches. Last
night the tour closed with meteing at
MonteYideO. - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
LUNCHEON FOR MRS. 'BURDETrE
Club Women Of Three Cities Vie in
Enterfaining.

Club women oI %1hree..C1Iaes Vie In
Entertaining.
The fifth district federation meeting on Sat
urday, at which Mrs: Robert j. Burdette will
be the guest .of honor, will be preceded by a
luncheon for Mrs. Burdette. given by the
presidents of the city federated clubs and the
officers of the state federation living in the
vicinity. Owing to the time being Holy
Week, many who would otherwise enjoy join
ing the social functions connected with Mrs.
Burdette's visit will be unable to do so. The
place OF the luncheon has not yet been deter
mined. The district meeting and reception
will be held at Westminster church at 2:3O.
To-day Mrs. Burdette is being entertained
by the clubwomen Of Saltwater and on
Thursday the st. Paul clubwomen will give a
large reception in the Commercial Club par
lors for her The hostess clubs for this recep-
ton are the Woman's Civic League, the
Schubert Club, the New Century Club and the
Thursday Club. All of the clubwomen OF
St. Paul have been invited Both Mr. and
Mrs. Burdette will speak, and music will
te furnished by Miss Hopes orchestra and
Mr.. Musgrave.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
j.
ENDORSED BY Mr.. LOWRY
Plan of Union Mission to Buy, ST.,
James Hotel.

Thomas Lowry 1ndorses the proposed
purchase of the st. James hotel property
by the trustees of the Union City Mission
Among the first to greet Mr.. Lowry on
his return from California were President
T. E. Hughes and Superintendent c.. NJ!
Stocking of the mission. The amount Of
Mr.. Lowry's subscription was not made
public, but Mr.: Stocking remarked that
If Ave subscriptions like Mr.. Lowry's were
received it would be easy sailing for the
committee. 49,
Mr.. Lowry said to The Journ al
that the Ice alton was good for the pur-
pose. He is familiar with the Mills hotels
in New York, having examined them fire.
Quently. He would like to see money
enough raised to pay for the property and
for the contemplated changes. 'lt is a
good thing" said Mr. Lowry" and they
are doing good work down there.
should like to see as soon as possible
fine building on the site which it is pro-
posed to purchase
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
DIVORCE Cases Begun.

The approach Of new term of court ID
heralded by the filing of the usual large
number OF divorce proceedings Theodore
Slette, because she has entered house Of.
ill-fame in this city. John F. Lotus charges
Mary LOTUS with desertion. Notes Of issue
have been filed in the following suits: George
Ramsey against ELLA M. D. Ramsey; Avon
j. Frost against Minnie 3, Frost.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
WE'LL WE'LL!
4l,olk1 5or}

.'See herei" cried the victim. -
thought you said that country was we'll
watered?"
"Well?" replied the real estate man.
"Well, there's no water there at all,
except artesian-" :
"Then, my dear sir, If it's watered at
all it must be well-watered, mustn't 1t p
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
SIX DEAD

Killed by Cave-In Mt the Cleve-
land Gas Works.
Cleveland March 26.-Eight men were bur-
led beneath huge pile of sand at the works
of the Cleveland Gas Light company this
afternoon Six dead bodies have been recov-
cred The men were excavating for a new
gas tank 81,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
SWEET WOULDN'T SIGN
Bidders ON County Work VIII Now
Try Mandanlus.

: Try AanOamUS
A demand was made yesterday on
Chairman Sweet of the board of county
commissioners for his signature on con-
tracts for bridge work awarded Mon
day by the board. Mr.. Sweet refused to
sign because the bids had not been ad-
yertised for in the newspapers as pro-
vided by recent act passed by the legis-
lature. G. S. Jelley, on behalf of the sue
cessful bidders, will apply for writ of
mandamus as soon as he can draw up
the necessary papers. The plan is for
the county to demur to the complaint and
this will throw the controversy into the
courts without loss of time. The ques-
ton at Issue is whether the new law APP
plies In this case or whether the old law
providing for the posting Of notices in
three places in the township in which the
bridge IS located shall govern. Bids were.
requested and the notices posted before
the neF Law was passed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26
BODY WAS KINGS
Former Minneapolis Rector Fou
Drowned at the 500.

Drowned at the 500.
Sault Ste Marie, Mich, March 26.-The
body found floating in the river here Mon
day was to-day identified as that Of ]. v.
NJ. King, former Episcopalian minister
who had been teaching in this vicinity.
He formerly held pastorates in Mime
apolis and Sherbrooke and Golden, On
tario, but is said to have been deposed
from the ministry because of his dissi-
patton. It is thought he became despond-
ent and committed suicide.
Kings parents are well-to-do people
and live in New Found1and. He was edu-
Gated for the ministry at Canterbury and
ordained at Kingston, Ont.