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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
The Pension Question.

Inc IcAS1OH VucSt1Ons
With the view of ascertalning the senti-
ment Of the comrades Of this department. on
this subject. issued circular letter and
forwarded the same to each post commander,
requesting information as to the attitude Of
the comrades on this question, the nature Of
the complaints made and the extent OF the
dissatisfaction, any, existing. To this there
was received replies from only fifty two post
commanders, the rest had no complaint to
make, or concluded to say nothing about the
matter. -e
OF those replying nearly all of them had
some complaint to make; but these were gen.
orally based on the troubles of some COM
rade with the examining or the rating board.
In my judgment, II both OF these boards
were abolished and the soldier was examined
and rated by physician and surgeon who
was in the employ of the government, at a
regular salary and allowance for travel, it
would do away with a large amount of this
dissatisfaction
The commander added that the number
of delegates to which the department was
entitled in the national encampment had
been reduced because Of diminished num-
bers, so that the department has now
only eight delegates and eight alterna tes.
Heretofore these delegates have been
elected from congressional districts, a
plan which gave the requisite number
elect such delegates at large. He
recommended that committee be. ap-
pointed for the purpose of securing ade-
quate representation for the entire state
upon the national list Of delegates.
Convention Work Assigned.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Resolutions-Henry G. Hicks, past depart
ment commander; J. c: Lewis. post g.; ]. A.
James Mulvey, post &c..
Greetings to Womans Relief Corpse hn
Day Smith, past department commander;
Harrison White, post 166; F. P. Eckert, post
I'll; c. F. Mcdonald, post 1874; Milford c.
Wilson, post 121. 4.f
Greetings to the Ladies Of the G.. A. r.
James Compton, past department commander;
F. B. Doran, post &c. H. Nero, post 119;
1co e woodward post = T. F. locke Locke, post
143
Greetings to the Sons OF veterans-R. H.
Becker, st. Paul; w. N. Plymat, post 10;
post 90, and John kahr, post O..
Reports of Department Commander and
Senior and Junior Vice Commander-L L.
Wheelock, past department commander; C. H.
Richardson, post 9; F. c. Mallory, post 20;
post Il. #T.
Reports Of Assistant Adjutant General and
Assistant Quartermaster General-Henry A.
Norton, post 1856; E. F. Kendrick, post 8; G..
w. Swank, post Q; B. NJ. Hicks, post 119; J.
C. Congdon, post 80. Es
All Other Reports-Post 8; ]. A. Everett,
post 10; John P. Larkin, post q; N. D. Gibbs,
post 10; E. L. Paddock, post 4S.
LARGE w. II. 6. ATTENDANCE
The Convention the Largest the Or
n, N
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06

w. d. DIBB, aged T. died Monday at
st. Mary's hospital, after an operation. Flu
neral yesterday at st: Anthony OF Padua
church; lnterment at st. Anthony cemetery.
Mr.. Dfbb leaves a wife and four children He
was born in Hennepfn county and had lived
here most Of his life. 575.ssss'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
RICHMOND HOTEL SOLD

A $55,OUO TrAnsfer at Ninth Street
and Nicollet.
The Richmond Hotel block at Ninth and
Nicollet has been sold for SIS, 900. Mr.. Holm
dale leased the hotel. with an Office on the
ground floor and rooms in the upper stories.
about Feb. T. The corner store is occupied
by Sanderson's pharmacy. The tenants have
received no notice that changes are contern-
plated
The property is owned in Boston
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
HUGH n. wJNTER-U,,n J

HUGH It. WINTER-Funera services
for Hugh Thornton Winter, son Of O. o..
Winter, who died Tuesday at the family resi-
dence, Minnetonka Beach. were held at 1880
a. M, at Lakewood chapel. Rev. H NJ.
Simmons conducted the services.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
New Spring
Shoes.

Ladies' new up-to-
date Kid lace, with
new patent tips;
easy flexible soles;
just In from the
factory. Equal to
any $500 boot in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
MRS. STOLLGREN INSANE
The Woman Who Attacked Her
Husband With a Razor.

Husband With a Razor.
Mrs. lingo Stollgren, who slashed her
husband with a razor. Sunday night, after
assaulting him with hammer, will not
stand trial for the attempt upon his life.
In the probate court yesterday Mrs. Stoll-
gren was .adjudged insane and committed
to the asylum at St. Peter. The evidence
introduced by her sons and acquaintances
showed that insanity was hereditary. Her
attitude was clearly that Of one who was
not in her right mind. F.sr,-4@ ~ a.t
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06

The seventeenth annual convention OF
the Woman's Relief Corps opened yes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
LARGE w. n. G. ATTENDANCE

The Convention the Largest the Or
der Ever Held. e 4
The National tribune., 1902-07-31
News from Winners, Losers, and Other Matters.
fol erms of the New

The winners, as reported in our issue
of July 10, were all paid last week. Very
few claims were made that we had made
mistaken awards, but none of them dis
turbed the list. All claims were honestly
made, we think, except two. These two
claimants, neither soldiers nor sons of SOL
diers, we have reason to believe, tried very
hard to get Miss Miller's prize. But their
attempts were simply ridiculous, when we
had their real guesses in our safe. We
give these prizes to the real winners. and
the bluffs of pretended winners can
not deprive them.
We do not care to advise about guess
ing, although we are right in the midst
of it. We know that our advice is worth
no more than that of anyone else. But
when we look over the guesses made in
last contest. we feel convinced that they
are, for the most part, very good guesses
we'll aimed at the average. If we were
to advise we would say that most con-
testants could not do better than use their
last guesses.
Although, according to terms of the
contests. we are released from liability in
two weeks. if, during that time, proof is
not submitted that we have made mis-
takes in awarding prizes, we desire to be
The National tribune., 1902-07-31

Comrade Henry Stegkamper. Bluffton,
Ind, winner SD prize, reports as follows:
Il was surprised, indeed, at one of my
foolish guesses' winning prize. Most of
my gueSses were close around the average
for Mondays receipts. well down below
the three million mark. The few last
guesses / threw out as 'hankers, just
for amusement, one being as high as six
millions. l called these my fool guesses,
when. behold, one of them brings me a
prize. / was born in Germany, 1S43.
Came to Cleveland o., 1862. When Co.
III, 31th Ohio, was home on veteran fur
Tough. March, 1864, | enlisted and went
to the front with these veterans. First
engagement at Resaca, Ga, and l saw
active service nearly every day till the
end of the war. Wounded at Kenesaw
Mountain. In hospital two weeks, re-
turning to regiment before my wound was
healed. In battles around Atlanta and at
JonesbOro. Marched with Sherman to the
sea and through the Carolinas. After
Johnston's surrender, / was laid up with
rheumatism. and was sent North by way
of Morehead City. Thus l missed taking
part i'll the Grand Review. Draw $40
month pension. Engaged in manufactur-
ing cigars. Raised family of six chill
dren. Charter member of Lew DALEY
Post and Past Post Commander of
same Have attended most National En-
campments. and expect to be in Washing
ton next October. Have read The Ma
tional Tribune for 20 years, and hope to
The National tribune., 1902-07-31

| read it at least 20 years longer. I don't
know how any comrade can get along
without it"
The following Intelligent inquiry from
\. o. AylswOrth, of Talcott, S. d., may
indicate what many comrades would like
to know. We will answer him in this
column, so all may benefit by the informa-
tion. He writes: Although in the out
come l was way off in my estimates, 1
am perfectly satisfied that the contest just
closed was honorable, impartial and fair.
If convenient, will you kindly inform me
if the receipts for June 80 were very un-
usual-if they have ever been exceeded
A little over three million was the largest
receipts 1 ever knew of. Frankly, 1 am
trying to get at what basis, in reason,
the successful estimators had for such
high estimates. 1 hope your future con-
tests will be upon the receipts of the
Treasury. / know of no better or fairer
basis"
The answer to above will be found ON
this page under the heading of Mondays
Treasury Receipts for Year and a
Half" 1t will be seen that the receipts
have exceeded three millions number of
times. This was sufficient reason for
few contestants to make some high
guesses. Another reason is disclosed in
the report of Comrade Henry Stegkamper,
printed i'll this issue, who wrote that hav-
ing few more guesses to fill out, he made
what he called some fool guesses, and
10 and behold, one of these .'fooP' guesses
won!
Another contestant, whose great sagac
ity made it unnecessary for him to seek
for information like Mr.. Aylsworth, wrote
us that he understood the whole busi-
ness. He said that near the end of the
contest we wrote or telegraphed to rela
tives and favored ones to make high
guesses.
There are n number of reasons we think
of why the above solution is doubtful:
1st. How were we to know the receipts
would be high? The fact is, nobody-not
even Treasury officials themselves-can
have the least idea what the mails and
express companies will bring them any
day. This is especially true of Monday.
I'd. The residences of many of the win
ners are so distant or out Of the way that
it would be impossible to get this valuable
hint in time to send back guesses.
Sd. The publishers and editors of The
National Tribune have no relatives among
the list of winners, and not even personal
acquaintance with any of them, except a
slight acquaintance with DR.. Parcels, of
Lewistown, Pa. If the Doctor or any of
the winners will prove that they were as
sisted by us we will forfeit $4,000.
4th. If The National Tribune was mean
enough to be unfair, it would place these
prizes 'where they would do the most
good" Some big, influential fellows, each
good for 1000 subscribers, would get first
and second prizes. Instead of that, they
go to Il young girl and an invalid, neither
of whom can be of great help to the paper. |
Many of the prizes go to sparsely-settled
If 'fakirs" were running
this paper the prizes would go to densely-
settled neghborhoods, where many sub
scriptions could be got.
9th. This very smart contestant not be-
ing himself favored" goes to disprove
The National tribune., 1902-07-31

tie carts, called carromatos, drawn by po-
nies, also serve, while crowds of women
may be seen on the roads at any time
making their way toward the city with
baskets on their heads, the women being
the bread winners and commercial direc-
tors of the lower classes.
So far as the eye could see the road
was bordered on either side by rice fields,
sugar plantations and banana orchards.
the tobacco district lying still farther
north. Along the bay were numerous
swamps and sloughs, flooded at high tide,
which were inclosed with mud or brick
walls and used as fish farms. Native
towns We're as close together as towns
along the railroads in the United States,
though they did not represent nearly so
much wealth and business in proportion
to the population. A Filipino town Of
5000 people bears slight resemblance to
an American town of the same pOpula-
ton, either in its construction or its in
dustrial features. 1t is composed of a
large stone church costing almost as much
as all the rest of the town combined, a
plaza and public market, number of
buildings of cement basement and wooden
upper story, the lower portion used for
stores and the upper for residences, a
few cement and wooden residences of the
better class. a few combined cement and
bamboo residences. and multitude of
bamboo, nipa matched huts for the
masses of the people, who apparently
thrive by doing nothing. To the uninitiated
it is a mystery how the great majority
of the natives gain a living. only to be
by the fact that such a living
as satisfies them costs very little, and the
further fact that the rice fields are most
The National tribune., 1902-07-31
Mondays Treasury Receipts for
a Year and a Half.

Following will be found the Treasury
Receipts Of Mondays for a year and q
half. This will give contestants the in
formation that is often asked for.
1t will be noticed the receipts have run
as low as $1,452, ,O64.O6 and as high as
$5,421 ,024.S7. Four times during this
period the receipts have been over three
million.
The figures printed in black type were
guessed at by our contestants, each repre-
senting the date of contest. So far as we
can learn there is nothing expected in
September that will cause the figures to
be abnormal, either higher or lower than
the average, for Monday, Sept. 10.
As explained before, we select Mon
days receipts because it is simply impOs-
sible for anyone to have the least idea
what they will be. As matter of
fact, the receipts reported for Mondays
are in unopened packages and letters in
the express offices and pOstoffice over Sum
day. As soon as delivered at the Treas
ury Monday morning the contents of let
tiers and packages are added up and the
sum is the receipts for the day. 1t is SIM
ply impossible for anyone to know what
sums are contained in the hundreds of
letters and packages before they are re-
ceived and opened Monday morning.
The National tribune., 1902-07-31

Revolutionary and civil wars. l am on
the Department Commanders staff this
year by reappOintment, and will be in
Washington in October. This brings up
suggestion. There are now many Ma
tional Tribune winners. Why not pro-
vide for a Reunion for them at the time
of the Encampment. l am sure they
would form Il very respectable society.
The u. S. Treasury Receipts, in my Opin-
ion, is the best subject for guessing.
Dr. Walter III. Parcels, Lewistown, Pa,
winner of two prizes, writes as follows:
Lightning will strike in the same place
occasionally. You spelled my name wrong,
but never mind the spelling, so long as
it gets in the winners list. My friends
are more than pleased over my good luck,
and they want to chance it next time
better with age" COmrade Parcels saw
service in Co. d, 50th N. Y. Engineers.
Il. r. Blanchard, Alden Bridge, La,
winner of two prizes, reports as follows:
"Glad to hear of my luck Born in Ar
kansas, son of an old Union vet. l.. Il.
Blanchard. Down here in the timber bus
mess. Have two little children, who are
mGtherless. Your paper has no circula-
tion here, but several think of taking it.
Let us guess again at the same thing
p. J. Kline, Coopersburg, Pa, winner
95th prize, reports as follows: Born
1856. Tried to enlist in Spanish war, but
was rejected on account of small dis
ability. Had two brothers in war of the
rebellion, one in the 9Th Pa. Art and the
other in the 1st Pa. Rifles. The first was
wounded at Malvern Hill; the second was
captured, and died in prison at Salisbury.
l was II years a drummer In our band
Am engaged in berry growing and truck
ing. Hope you will keep the Treasury
Receipts as the thing to guess at. Moth
ing else SO reliable and quickly decided. {"
II. H. st. John, Franklin, o., winner
42d prize, writes as follows: mot old
enough to have a civil war record, but II
served term in the Regular Army, in
Light Battery F, Sd Art, Capt. Bur-
banks. Col. Otis was our post commander
at San Antonio, Tex. am a farmer, and
take great delight in reading your paper.
In another contest ! will send club Of
10 at least"
The National tribune., 1902-07-31
VOLUNTEER Ill
I 44xN IUZON A{)(
By CAPT. HARRY L. WELLS, I'd Ore, U. s.v.
T-|I


We gave them the benefit of our eX-
perience and a genuine American ''hus-
tle," with the net result of all getting
aboard except one senorita, whom l could
not persuade to make the effort, being de-
tered by an excited guard, who ran
along the train and opened all the doors.
His idea was to help us, but as the
opened door stood out at right angles to
the car it was a menace that threatened
destruction to any person attempting to
grasp the railing, and so we watched the
last car go by in not little dismay. The
conductor, assisted by the entire assem-
bled populace, succeeded in stopping the
train and taking us aboard again. where
the lady collapsed from the excitement.
Thereafter there was no getting them to
set foot upon the ground until our destina
tion was reached, though l discovered
that l had quite Unexpectedly made
reputation for gallantry among them be-
cause of remaining behind to assist the
The National tribune., 1902-07-31

HENRY SIEGhAMfEk, WINNER.
your duty, and we have no kick Every
one of my subscribers is well pleased with
the paper, and every one wants to enter
another contest"
Comrade John J. Daley, Togus, Me-,
writes: Il was not in luck, but | have
no fault to find. In my opinion there is
no subject for guessing so well suited as
the Treasury Receipts. Every body knows
that they cannot be tanpered with Every
body has perfect confidence in the integ-
rity of The National Tribune"
Comrade G. w Myers, Salisbury, Pa,
writes: although l had 2,OiS guesses, 1
failed to win. l am happy to know the
young lady will get her piano. My daugh-
ter CT ID wants {; piano also, and we ex-
pect to be in the next contest. l trust
you will continue the receipts of the
Treasury as the subject of guessing"
Comrade R. J. Smith, Corydon, Ind,
writes: I'm the last contest l bought $40
worth of coupons and promptly disposed
of all but two. giving each buyer so
guesses. That left me 624 guesses, which
l had all made out ready to send, when
two old comrades came, wanting to SUBJ
scribe, so / let them have the two coupons,
and laid aside 100 of my guesses. Imag-
inc my eismay to find, after the contest,
that one of these discarded guesses was
s., $50, ,96S.1, within $233.9O of the Bulls
eye, and good for the 5000 prize, don't
know who to get mad Amy comrades,
myself or my wife, who has always said
there was nothing in it. Hope you will
give us another contest and use Treasury
Receipts"
COmrade Hiram Roop, st. Louis. Mich,
writes: although / am crippled in both
hands and both feet, 1 manage to get up
club. 1 do it by simply remembering
to say good word for the paper to all
callers who ought to be subscribers Quite
number Of my subscribers are Demo
Gratis. l will try again in the new con-
test"
The National tribune., 1902-07-31

able to prove at any time that the prizes
were properly awarded: therefore, we pre-
serve al! the Gnesscs very carefully in n
frc-prOof safe. 1t will be seen that To
comply with Il request to return gueSses
interferes with our system. However,
contestants can have their guesses re-
turned. in order to revise them for the
present contest, by writing us request
and acknowledgement i'll the following
form:
National Tribune,
Washington, ID. c.
Inclosed find - cents postage for the
return of the guesscs / made in the con-
test for June 80, 1902. acknowledge
there were no winners among my guesses.
except as reported in your issue of July 10.
Yours, etc,
Name,
Z. o., ......, State, ......
Date,
If the contestant had no winners he
need not write the last line. We will
then return the guesses and file this
letter in place of the guesses. We are
sorry to be so particular with old friends.
We must sustain our system, particularly
since the prizes have become large aud
important. We do not propose to place
ourselves in a position where we have no
defense, if our fairness is ever called in
question.
%, Comrade Chas. S. Houghton, Leomin-
ster, Mass, winner of several prizes, re-
ports as follows: Served in Co. l., Sd
Mass. II. a. Myfathcr was in Co. c, 1st
Mass III. a., and WAS killed on the North
Anna River, Va. Would be glad TO hear
from any comrade who was with HIM at
the time. My oldest son was in the 20 Reg
iment Heavy Artillery, in the Spanish
American War. He is the seventh, in
regular succession, who has served his
country as Il soldier. His ancestors
served in the French and 1ndian wars, the
The National tribune., 1902-07-31

his theory. If we were corrupt, and he
was SO smart, he would have fixed HIM
self for prize.
Comrade r. r. Reber, Creston, Iowa,
writes as follows: Il had 3,O72 guesses
in last contest, and only missed it by
200, ,OOO-pretty good for Pennsylvania
Dutchman. But I am not whining Let
us old chaps have another contest at the
Treasury Receipts. My 80 subscribers
and l are having good deal of fun out
of it. was in partnership on so guesses
with each Of them. All of US say you did
The National tribune., 1902-07-31

"O'im DESCENDED from Brian Boru.
ma'am, Old hov We know" declared the
naughty Mrs. Fitz Clancy.
us thot all, indade ~ replied Mrs Casey,
the humble lady Of the corner fruit stand.
Faith, Dim DESCENDANT Of Eve, the first
apple woman"
The National tribune., 1902-07-31
Very Often the Case.

Didn't the Captain do anything to clean
up the precinct?
"Well, he gathered up lot of filthy
lucre."
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18
LORD SALISBURY RESIGNS.
A. ]. saIfour Succeeds Him as Prime
Minister Of Great Britain.

London, July 13.-The fact Of the res
ignation of the premiership of Great
Britain by Lord Salisbury, as fore
shadowed In recent dispatches, was Of
ficially given out this evening. The
prime minister laid down the responsi-
bilities of his office July 11tll. Within
twenty-four hours his majesty elevated
A. ]. Balfour, the governments chief
representative In the House OF Com
mons, to the position of premier.
While it was expected in political
and commercial circles that Lord Sal
isbury's retirement would be coinci-
dent with the coronation of King Ed
ward, 1t was scarcely looked for prior
to that event. ~ ~
The liveliest speculation is rife as to
the personnel Of the new cabinet. The
most discussed feature of the pending
changes is the position of Mr.. Cham
berlain, colonial secretary, who in
| many quarters has been regarded as
the most promising candidate for the
premiership.
| Lord Salisbury. in resgning, ex-
| pressed the desire that no new title
or honors should be conferred upon
him.
| The retirement of this last grea,
| statesman of the Victorian age is uni
yersally regarded az the transition
from one generation to another, ant
as marking the close Of an era In the
national life.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18
MINISTER WI RECALLED.
Succeeded by Sir Liane Chen Tune,
Who 10 a Vale Graduate.

PekIng. July 13.-Slr Liang Chen
Tung, secretary of the Chinese EN-.
bassy to the coronation of King Ed
ward, was to-day appointed Chinese
minister to the United States. .5.5
New Ministers to Russia. France and
Italy have also been named. The selec-
tions for these posts show that the
dowager empress continues to regard
the diplomatic service as unimp0rtant.
None Of the appolntees is Of higher
than the blue button rank, and none
has held any Important office. All of
them except Llang Chen Tung are un.
known to the foreign community.
Liang Chen Tung's appointment
'pleascs the Americans here. The new
ly appointed diplomat was educated in
America. He is graduate Of Yale
University, and is able, dignified and
honest He Is the first Of the body of
students sent to America in the '7Os to
receive recognition befitting their ac,
complishments, the Chinese officials
having disliked them because Of their
progressive views.