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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
Fictitious Bills Of sLading With
Drafts Attached Negotiated at
the Minneapolis Banks. T.. e
Edwin T. Blew and Thomas Arm
strong Arraigned in the Police
:, Court as the Offenders.
Their Operations Are Said to Have
Cost the Local Banks About
$4,000. =

Swindling operations which involve
several Minneapolis 5banks-one to the ex
tent of $2l, O00-were brought to light this
afternoon when Edwin T. Blew and
Thomas Armstrong appeared in the mu-
nicipal court and waived examination on
charge Of forgery The men have been
dong a. mill feed brokerage business, with
offices in the Guaranty building under
the name of Blew, Armstrong 8 Co. I
It Is charged that they have, been pre-
tending to consign large shipments of
mill: feed to parties at a, long distance,
forging the bills of lading and negotiating
these at the local banks. The specific
charge on which they were arraigned was
that on Aug. 20 they presented to the
Swedish American National bank a bill
Of lading ostensibly representing
a shipment Of 10000 pounds Of
mill feed to Evansville, Va. This
appeared to have, been signed by
J. A. Parker, agent Of the c., B. & c..
railroad. Attached was draft on G. D.
Suter & Co., for $4S2. which sum the
bank advanced. Yesterday the draft came
back protested.
AS ordinarily a draft from distance
may not be returned for as long as sixty
days, it is suspected that the men have
been doing this sort Of business for some
time. In fact, it is said that they have
admitted operations amounting to $4,000,
Minneapolis banks In most cases being
the victims. a
. Blew and Armstrong hastened their own
arrest by going to- the Swedish-Anerican
bank to-day and admitting the character
of the bill OF lading on which the COM
plant is based.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
PORTION OUT THE FUNDS.
Board of Control Will Recommend
Appropriations in Its Report
to the Governor.

When the state board Of control pre-
sents it's complete report to Governor Van
SAINT, that document will be found to in
clude recommended that will save the
next legislature much labor. Instead Of
the friends of each institution LOG roll
ing for the biennial appropriation and a
house committee struggling for weeks to
make their demands fit the states pocket
book, the legislature will find ready to
hand an impartial and conservative est1-
mate sof the needs of each institution.
This the board is now preparing. 1t will
present the recommendations to the gov
ernor, who will present them to the legis-
lature along with his biennial message.
The report will state just what buildings
are needed, and what they will cost. 1t
will also state what each institution will
need for current expenses during the next
two years. Under this head there will be
a considerable reduction, as the board has
shown the last appropriation larger than
necessary in almost every case.
AS the board has no favorite institution.
and will present good reasons for every
recommendation. the legislature is not
likely to make many changes in the fig
ures submitted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
NEED OF THOUGHT IN WORK
II Is Too Prevalent Error That Only the
Professional Man Has to Do orig
lnal Thinking.
Detroit News-Tribune.

Detroit News Tribune.
A very common mistake made ABOUT the
Art Of thinking is that it is chiefly con-
nected with literary or philosophical sub
uects; that its main stimulus is to be
found in the schools, or in books, and that
It Ia much more needed in the various
kinds Of professional life than in the COM
mon walks Of business or mechanical
labor When we speak of man who has
xreat powers Of thought, says the Phlla-
delphia Ledger, we at once suppose him
20 be connected with some one Of what
we are pleased to call the higher walks
hf life-we imagine him to be a writer or
IN educator. a scientist or a philosopher,
a. member of one Of the learned profess
eionaa ~. at any rate, one whose work, as
we fancy. demands much use of the brain
hnd little or none of the hand.
Few deusions have had a more deleter-
fous influence upon the work of the world
than this one. For directly we separate
the power of thinking from any occupa-
lion. or consider it Of slight Importance tt
its excellence, we condemn it to Inferior
Ity. This Is one great cause Of the vast
uuantity of defective work, which we are
constantly larnenting and seldom account
for. Some people have been so unfortu.
mate as never to have learned to think
Perhaps their education has been griev.
ously neglected. or they may have only
learned by rote lessons which made no de
Hnand on their lazy habits of mere musng
from dislike of exertion. They have
floating impressions. drifting ideas. vague
memories. which they doubtless mistake
for thought: but as to any original indie
pendent and consecutive thought. the,
know not what it Is.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
Moroan's Peace overtures.
Mr.. Gompers Is Dissatisfied. =

Washington. Oct 1s.-Mr. Gompers
said last night: " - : - |
I'm my opinion, the proposition made
by the operators, at least SO far as their
designation of who should be invited to
go on the commission Of arbitration is
concerned is an insult to. the president
Of the United States.
I'm the classes Of persons from whom
the mine owners prescribe the commits
sion shall be selected. there is not sin
gle representative of the man who digs
the coal, the man who works in and about
the mine.
Now, as a matter of fact, the entire
question Of selection and appointment of
commission should be left to the presi-
dent Of the United States. Mr.. Mitchell
has said that he will he perfectly satis-
fed with whomever the president selects.
If the mine owners are to be permitted
| to suggest who shall constitute the ar
bitration commission, why, in all fairnes.
should 1t not follow that Mr.. Mitchell
, should likewise be permitted to make sug-
gestions as to the personnel Of the com
mission? hope that the president will
decline to act on this proposition Of the
mine owners unless he Is given a free
hand
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
Dyspepsia

What's the use Of a good cook if
there's a bad stomach-a stomach
too weak properly to digest what
is taken into it?
The owner of such a stomach
experiences distress after eating,
nausea between meals, and is
troubled with belching and fits Of
nervous headache-he's dyspeptic
and miserable.
''T have been troubled with dyspepsia
and have suffered almost everything
have tried many different remedies, but
could get no relief until I began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla After the use of this
medicine could eat without distress, and
to-day I am as we'll as ever. but I always
keep Hoods Sarsaparilla on hand" Mrs.
J. A. Crowell, Canajoharie, N. Y.
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rived at that box yet or not. When Mr..
McGahan's Indicator is in use If it is still
set at 10 O'clock the carrier has not yet
been there, while If it has been changed
to a later hour the collection has been
made from that box. The device will also
aid In the detection OF any carrier who
Sights his work and misses any of the
boxes on his route, for ii an inspector
finds a box on which the indicator has
not been changed he will! know that the
carrier has missed it, 81 -ts5@ 49, ;eE,-
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Mr., Mitchell May Vet Accept.

New York. Oct. 15.-The Herald says:
It is :s::-oved Mr.. Mitchelrs reply will be
favorable. The strike leader is expected
to visit Washington to-day and it is be-
lieved that after a conference with the
president he will accept the conditions.
President Roosevelt feels that he is
limited in his appointive powers only un-
der one clause-that referring to federal
judge-and that aside from this he is at
liberty to name any fair man he may
choose, providing he complies with the
terms covering official and business posi-
lions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15

From thorough canvass of the situa-
tton there Is every indication for belleV-
ing that the new arbitration plan pro-
posed by the presidents Of the coal COM
panies for ending the miners strike will
not be accepted in it's present form.
There is much division Of opinion among
the strikers. but there is no doubt that
a ma jority feel that the offer to have an
arbitration commission along the lines
suggested by the operators Is not fair and
that it unduly limits the president in MAX
ing up the board: The miners, 1t Is safe
to say, will abide by the advice of their
national president, in whose judgment
they have the utmost confidence.
The attitude Of the strikers was a dam
per on the enthusiasm of the citizens gen
orally. A local leader quoted the men as
saying that they would rather go down to
straight defeat than surrender to the en-
ployers on the conditions they propose.
The arbitration talk has acted as a
check upon the movement Of men return
Ing to work, and it is probable there will
be no great movement in this direction
until some definite conclusion Is reached
In the arbitration scheme.
The prospect Of coal supply to meet
the cold weather is by no means bright
If the miners should accept the arbitra-
ton plan, it would take at least two weeks
before the details Of sending them back
could be worked out. AS the outlook for
arD1trat1On IS ratner Ozark, IL can De sale
ly said that there will be little more coal
on the market for some time to come than
at present.
Morean's Peace Overtures.
! 1t developed here that Nathan Strauss
| of New York, with the assistance of j..
p. Morgan, has been endeavoring for the
past few days to end the strike. Mr..
! Strauss was represented here by A. l..
Kinkead, Sylvester Burns and w. L. Will
mer of New York. Mr.. Strauss had re-
ceived the assurance from Mr.. Morgan
that If the men would return to work
he (Mr Morgan) would see that justice
was done the miners, but he did not care
to have anything to do with the union
The proposition was laid before Mr.. Mitch
ell, and he refused it on the ground that
he would not advise the men to return
to work on the hope that Mr.. Morgan
would do something for them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
| fully appreciate with what anxi-

fully appreciate with what anxl-
ETY. the people Of our country are
awaiting the end Of the coal strike.
| The coal operators have not ad-'
dressed the miners union orits off,
GERS In making their public state.
ment. It Is, therefore, Impossible for
mo to state the attitude OF the
miners at this time. | am now, as I
have always been, deeply soIlcitous
Of the interests OF the public and the
welfare Of the mine workers, who
have been on strike for the past five
months. A formal statement Sdefln-
Ing our position and intentions, will
be issued Just, az soon as we are IN
possession Of the full rneanlng OF the
proposition OF the operators - rs. 2.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
Miners WaQes.

London, Oct. 15.-The parliamentary
committee Of the British trades union con-
gress. after considering a letter from John
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
Workers Of America, has advised union
lists in England to support the American
strikers. Mitchells letter showed that the
American miners were seeking a 20 per
cent advance in their wages, and that coal
mined be paid for by the legal ton His
figures showed that the miners do not
average more than S. q week in wages. +,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
LOOKING FOR A GOOD MAN
AS Chief Timber Examiner and
Chief of Logging Operations
.< Under Morris Act.
F'ron. The Journal BnrcasI, I;oons IS, Poet
Building, Warrington.


Washington, Oct. 15.-There is strong
probability that some Minnesota man will
be named as chief timber examiner and
chief Of logging operations under the Nor
ris act, provided the delegation can select
man satisfactory to Secretary Hitch
cock. The latter has delayed the ap-
pointment on the Geographic request Of
Senator Clapp and other members of the
delegation who assured him that good
man could be had from among the expert
enced lumberlnen in the state. Ed War;
rem of Cass Lake has been recommended
by some of the delegation, but there is
objection to him because Of his connec-
ton with former operations. The secre-
tary wants to get a man who has not
been in any way connected with estimat-
ing under the Nelson act or with the
1ead-anG- down operations Of two years
ago, over which there was SO much scan
dali If the Minnesotans cannot present a
good man, the secretary will go outside Of
the state. At the present time he has no
particular man in view.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
Fancy Prices In Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Local dealers esti-
mated the anthra cite coal in Chicago yes
terday at 1000 tons. held Jointly by three
West Side and two North Side retailers
They were asking prices for 1t that may
be considered fancy even at this period
of the anthracite famine. Two tons were
sold at s1e.25 a ton. Under normal condi-
tions the supply in Chicago at this season
of the year would be in the neighborhood
of 600, 900 tons. selling at 81 and $3.50:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
OLD BOARD AGAIN
Annual Meeting Of Wisconsin Cen
trail Stockholders.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct 15.-At the an
nual meeting Of stockholders Of the Wis
consin Central railway in this city yester-
day the old board of directors was re-
elected as follows: William L. Bull, john
Crosby Brown, James c. Colgate, Fred T.
Gates, Gerald L. Hoyt, Edward L. Shell
don, Joseph S. Dale all Of New York
Francis R. Hart, Boston; William F. Villas,
Madison, Wis; H. F. Whitconlb and
Howard Morris of Milwaukee. The board
of directors will meet in New York in a
few days to elect officers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
AN IMPROVED LETTER BOX
BY Which You Can Learn the Exact 'tme
at Which the Next Collection
.wiN Be Made. ..:%~' s.r>E
Rrook1yn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne is
contemplating making an experiment In
Brooklyn, with one Of the most important
improvements that has yet been made In
street letter boxes. It is device IN
vented by a Brooklyn man--Mr. McGahan
and brought to the attention Of the de-
partment by Postmaster Roberts OF
Brooklyn, by which a person dropping a
letter into box can know just the minute
when the next collection will be made
from that box. The device consists OF
an indicator which can be set, to Indicate
any minute in the twenty-four hours.
When q, carrier makes a collection from u
letter box he IS required to- set the indf-
Gator 50 as to show when the next col
lection will be made.
Under the present system each box has
a card on it's front showing the hours at
which collections are made, but If. for
instance, the card calls for collection at
10 o'clock and a, person wants to mail g
letter at about that hour hg.hass no mean1
Of knowing whether the carrier has arr
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
LEGAL POINTS.
Baltimore Herald

$50 he got out an Injunction against
your company" we say pityingly: why
didn't you forestall him by getting an
Injunction to prevent the issuance of his
injunction?' II couldn't: you see. he was
slick enough to get out an injunction
against his injunction!''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15

ference so far. It Is expected that before
any definite announcement Is made Mr..
Mitchell Will return to Wiikesbarre and
consult with the other representatives OF
the miners.
After Mr.. Mitchell left, Chairman Bah
r cook OF the republican congressional cam
paien committee called at the White
House and saw the president.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
RAILROAD OPENED
Admiral Casey Lets the Colombians
TRANSPORT Troops.

Panama, Colombia, Oct. 15.-Rear Ad-
miral Casey has now decided to allow the
Colombian government to use the rail-
road, as the transit of troops and anmuni-
ton no longer invites hosti1lties and an
interruption of traffic. The action Of the
admiral has produced an excellent impress
sion in all circles
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
ALL CORNERS.
Chicago New

chicago NEWS.
GAS the earth is round' said the
learned professor, there are no corners
on it,
"Think not?'' spoke up the listener.
GLOW about the wheat corner, the beef
corner and thousand other corners?'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
HIS IDEA OF ABSENT; M1NDEDNEss.

Counselor E, while aiming a wit
ness in will contest asked him what was
his conception Of absent -mindcdness, the wit
ness having characterized the decedent ex-
ceedingly absent minded. The witness replied
II should say that man who thought he left
his watch at home and took it out of his pocket
to If he had time to go home and get 1t
was Ieet1e' absent minded
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
AGGRAVATED oFFENsE.

Chicago Tribune.
Indignant Caller wouldn't have had that lit
tie supper at my house last night written up in
your paper for anything in the world.
Society Editor-Why, 1 wrote it up in the
most complimentary way.
Indignant Caller-Hes, but you began your
column this morning by saying that everybody
of any consequence had left town for the sum-
mer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
THE CURSE OF INSOMNIA
"TIred Natures Sweet Restorer. Balm,
Sleep" as a Preventive Of
Neurasthenia. o..
Julia Holmes Smith, M. D., in the Pill.


Neurasthenia.
Julia Holmes Smith, M. D., in the Pill
~ grim. ~
The scholar and professional man, like
the anxious housewife, is apt to carry his
cares to bed, and insomnia becomes a
curse. Men and women who are busted in
getting and, gaining, the merchant, the
banker all alike. fail to secure that self
control which can manage the mind as
we'll asleep as awake. -.
Normal sleep should be purely g. ply
Biological repose similar to the rest Of
animals, who go to sleep with the dark
| ness and awake with the light. Some one
has said that sleep is like hunger and
| thirst. representing a. diminution of en-
ergy throughput the entire body. hard
ly think this can be true, but in my judg-
ment sleep rather suggests the dininut1on
Of the energy of the brain, and he is a
wise man who takes the hint when brain
fag sets in of an evening, and goes COM
fortably and properly, to- bed. ~. = e:.--.
OF course it goes without saying that
night is not the only time for sleep. Men
and women who are busy could steal just
few minutes before or after the noon
day luncheon, to catfish little nap. and,
indeed, I am nearly tsure that the noon
day meal. for the digestive processes are
surely hindered during the =: periods OF
mental activity, and it is the exceptional
person in this busy world Of ours who is
not called upon to use all his brain and
Drawn to make a living. 1t has been my
habit to advise mothers to steal a while
away from every "cumbrous care" and
even if sleep fails to be wooed to take
about twenty minutes every day in abso-
lutte peace and quietness, diverting the
mind from all anxieties and relaxing all
the muscles. A habit of this kind is easily
rasthenic women whose nerves make life
hideous to their families, If a word like
this, spoken from considerable experience.
were needed. :. r.. ~
! WHY rs IT?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

chicago Ir1bune. .
''You say the defendant then executed a back
down. Are those the words you used? asked
the lawyer who was badgering the witness.
Eyes, SIR" answered the witness.
81 would like to have you inform how a
man execute backdown.''
"Wel, sir, he could hang his head, couldn't
he % said the witness, ferceIy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
NOT 50 CHEERFUL II;
The Coal Miners Seem to Fear That
the Operators Proposition
Is a Gold Brick.
The Attitude of the Strikers Dam.
pens the Enthusiasm at =
Wilkesbarre. ~>,= --r:.

Wikesbarre, Pa, Oct. 15.-President
Mitchell of the miners union, last night
dictated the following statement to*-the
press:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15

To Cure Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure.
E.aW. Groves signature is on each box. c25c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
LOOKS BAD FOR W1LL1E''
indianaDOlts Journal.

s:Willie your mama wants to give you some
coobiaa hut she can't find the key to the pan
try" J.. Without q
key"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
AN OPTIMISTIC THOUGHT

AN OPTIMISTIC THOUGHT.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Some bucks or dandies who are lndulg-
ing, in country places. in the fun Of "hold-
ing up stage coaches and afterWard
calling it ''joke,'' will become the sub
iects of coroners' inquests, before long,
and then the "joking'' will cease.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
STRICTLY BUSINESS.

Chicago News.
He-Do you believe in fortune telling?
She-Weu, I don't know much ABOUT such
things, butt papa believes In It.
He's it possible? ;.,-
She-Yes. He says the mercantile agencies
are fairly accurate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
AT THE SEASHORE.

Puck.
ClementineI wrote mama that you had taken
me out behind your $4,000 horse.
Nugene-He is valued at $500.
Clementine-Well, it doesn't cost anything to
give dear mama that additional is4, 500 worth of
pleasure,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
HADN'T THOUGHT OF THAT,

IndlanapOI1S Pfess.
saleslady-This glass dpper is so strong you
can drive nails with it,
Purchaseagent-But why should I want to
drive nails with dipper?
Saleslady-Mebbe you wouldn't, but I expect
your wife might.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
WHAT SHE MISSED

WHAT SHE MISSED.
Chicago News
Mrs Homer-Poor Eve must have led a mo-
notonous existence after the eviction.
Homer-Why do you think so?
Mrs. Homer-Because she had no neighbors
to come around and borrow things.
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WHY IS IT?
She could have carried him with ease y
Two hundred pounds she'd weigh,
His given name was Hercules. --.--.-
Her given name was Fay.
Philadelphia Press.
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THE "OLD MANS" PART.

Atlanta Constitution.
II see that Johns speakin' on the finan-
cial question:
"Oh, yes.''
"Whats the old man doin?'
"Furnishin' the finances