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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-29
A GOOD YEAR REVIEWED
AT x. w. G. A. ANNUAL MEETING
Reports Indicate That the Associa-
ton Is Doing an Intensely
Practical Work,

The eleventh annual meeting Of the Young
Women's Christian Association was held last
night at Gethsemane guild hall. Tea was
served to the members of the association
early in the evening by the women of the
Episcopal church. At the officers table in
the center of the room were seated the guests
Of honor, Bishop Edsall, Rev. and Mrs. Irv-
ing Johnson, Rev. and Mrs. T. w. MacLean,
Rev. and Mrs. George II. Thomas Rev. and
Mrs. Simpson,, Mrs. e IS. Slater. retiring
president; Mrs. w. S. Benton, w. G. Whitney,
architect, and ]. r. Kipgman, chairman OF
the building committee.
Following the tea the ballot for officers was
cast, which resulted in the election of the
following officers: President, Mrs w. S. Pat
tee; vice president. Mrs w. o. Winston; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. j. B. Phelps; treasu-
rer, Mrs. j. T. Moore; members of the board
of directors reelected for three years, MINES.
Sarah K. Curtis, Carey Emerson, II n. Eddy,
f. e. Herthum. Willis Hooper and Charles
Peake. The new members elected for three
years were Mines. f. A. Chamberlain, Hovey
C. Clarke. William Hall, james Crays. Mrs.
Sumner Couch was elected for one year to fill
out a vacancy.
The public exercises at 7:30 opened with
music by the choir boys, scripture reading
by Mrs. W. o. Winston and a prayer by Rev.
Irving Johnson. A beautiful tribute to Mrs.
w. S. Benton, to. whom the association is in
QeDL6Q 1OF Cu0 SlIL OF Cu6 uoW UululuS 70 We
erected this year, was paid by Mrs. 3. s.
Slater.
The greeting of the new PRECEDENT, Mrs. w.
s. Pattee, was followed by the report Of the
secretary, Mrs. ]. B. Phelps, who referred tc
the announcement df the gift OF the new
building as the great event of the year. 1t Ii
expected that this will be ready for occupancy
Sept. 1. An important item Of outdoor work
was the furnishing of a room in the Pillsbury
Home for girls.
The treasurer. Mrs. j. T. Moore reported
receipts Of IS, 902. 80 and balance on hand o.
s254.12. The largest items of the receipts arr
the gymnasium fees, the profits OF the caf'
and membership fees. The chief items Of ex.
pense are rent are salaries.
Mrs. e. NJ. Boardman told of her, work al
Travellers aid. The association has four rooms
! IN which Isl girls. women and children hay,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-29

made the elevator companies would come
into court and promptly have the ak can
celled as illegal. Should the assessor ac-
cidentally catch an elevator owner with
a large quantity of his own grain, in the
elevator, the owner would dodge the next
year by keeping his grain in North Da-
kota or some other place out of town until
after May 1 and he could then conscien-
tiously tell the assessor that he had no
grain subject to local taxation. ,.. s-..
Mr.. Plummer persevered, however, and
soon had Charles A. Pillsbury enlisted in
his plan to effect q compromise with the
elevator men,. Through his efforts
the elevator interests was held. At this
meeting Mr.. Pillsbury made one Of his
homely, but convincing arguments. He
brought home to the grain men that they
insisted on fire and police protection, on
water supply, on good roads and other
improvements for the convenience of bus
mess. AS they profited by local i'm
provements they should in common justice
bear some portion of the cost.
One man, largely Interested in the bus1-
ness was not convinced, but defed the as
SCISSOR and the city to levy and collect
taxes on elevators and the grain therein.
His fighting spirit had been aroused and
he want ed a combat. On him and others
of the same opinion, Mr.. Pillsbury used
his personal influence Inc ruined Ieel-
ings were smoothed down here and there
and while still maintaining that tax was
illegal all consented to small valuation
being placed on their elevators and con-
tents, no regard being had Of the owner
ship of the grain There was much de-
bate but 1T was, finally agreed that the
assessor should be allowed to place val
uation of about seven cents on every
bushel of grain in the elevators regardless
Of the grade, the figures of the owners
with regard to the amount on hand being
accepted.
Mr.. Plummer was the happiest man in
town when this compromise was effected.
1t added thousands of dollars to the taxes
Of the city. He was especially grateful
to Mr.. Pillsbury for his, valuable services
and often referred to his action as the
highest proof of his uprightness and his
good citizenship.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-29
We Want Your Mail Order Business.
We Want You to Have Our Catalogues,

been accommodated during the past year,
twenty-six of whom were kept free. Mrs.
Boardman has done very efficient work at the
depots in assisting strangers to find situations
or to- reach their destinations when without
money. The Asbury Deaconesses Society has
been furnishing helper part of the time
since last April, making the work more eff
Client The expense OF the years work was
$2O651, of which s16.72 was paid by the lodg-
erS.
Miss Chappell, extension secretary, gave an
account Of the work at North Branch, which
was opened in September, 1900. The average
attendance at the noon hour she reported as
100. Expenses have been $2,635.8s. Eighty
nine members are enrolled in the clubs and
many visits have been made to the factories.
Mrs. c. L. Krayenbuhl told Of the work Of
the employment bureau, which was organized
a year ago, and has filled 753 places and taken
2,197 orders.
The average price of the lunches purchased
is 8 cents, as many bring part of their lunch
from home. and some buy nothing at all.
The total attendance of the year was 49,, 414--
from 500 to 8OOat noon and 200 to 400 Saturday
evening.
Miss Ellen Douglas reported a total enroll
ment in the gymnasium work last year of S0S
and large summer amusement clubs for out
door sports.
The report of the general secretary, Miss
whom 372 are new members. For the fifth
time the year has closed with the associa-
tion free OF debt, although the budget in
creased $1,000, owing to the added expense
of the North Branch and employment bu-
reau.
Work at the central association has been
practically supporting. Miss Jeffrey re-
ported on the publication Of the monthly pa
per- Good Cheer, and the boarding house list
used by 184 women, as well as on the gen
eral aspects of the work Of administration.
She also dWelt upon the work OF the educa-
tional and domestic science classes, the use
Of the library and reading-room and the re-
Mgious meetings and classes. She urged the
celebration Of the occupation OF the new build
ing, made possible by the generosity of Mrs.
Benton, by a doubling OF the paid member
ship.
The program closed by an earnest and in
spring greeting from Bishop Edsall.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-29
pre.,t McKinley's Last Address

Delivered at the Pan-American exposi-
ton Sept. g.. 1901. and Theodore Roose-
yelt's speech, ttOur Place Among Ma
tons" have been issued in neat book
let by the North Western Line. which
will be gladly sent to any address upon
request to 7. w. Teasdale, General Pas
senger Agent, g., st. p. NJ. & o. railway,
ST. Paul, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-29
Has to Pay Funeral Expenses.

Judge Simpson has reversed an order Of the
probate court allowing the Backus-Br
company's claim of $74.5o against the estate
of the late Isaac Simoneau The latter was
accidentally killed while in the employ of the
firm. The funeral expenses were provided
by the Arm Afterward Agnes Simoneau She
executrix Of the estate, secured damages for
the death of Mr.. SimOneau on the ground OF a
negligence on the part of the firm. In the
probate court proceedings the firm demanded
that. it be reimbursed for the funeral ex-
penses. The claim was allowed, but Judge
Simpson holds that inasmuch as the family
did not order the funeral and that it was pro-
vided voluntarily by other parties, there Wss
no legal claim against the estate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-29

keea uANcr the direction OF. Adjutant Gen
eral Boardman, who is progressive
worker. The guard Is now organized with
forty companies OF infantry scattered all
over the state, and divided into three
regiments of twelve companies each. and
one battalion Of fOdr companies. There
Is also one troop OF cavalry and one bat
terry Of artillery. both located in MilWau-
kee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-29

The annual convention Of the officers of
the wisconsin National Guard will begin
in Milwaukee tomorrow and last through
two days. There is much Of interest sin
needed legislation to come before the
meeting, and addresses will be made by Of.
ficers Of prominence in both the regular
army and National Guard. Among the
papers to be presented are the following:
Major G. r. Williams. "The Supply De-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-29
sax. HeWas Whippeds

Alfred Wooden Of Hastings, a former inmate
of the state training school at Red wing,
said that during his stay at the institution
he had been abused and whipped many times.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-29

partment Of the Army and w. N. G.;
Major p. H. Gfannis. 1.-THE Food of the
Soldiers; Lieutenant Emanuel Rossiter,
Company Cooking in the Field; Captain
0. 3. Lewis, Inspection" Captain Ed
ward Chynowetn, Seventeen infantry, U.
8. A.. The Field Exercises of the w. N.
G.-Suggestions for the Future"
The Wisconsin National Guard Is now
in excellent shape. activity always being
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
OBITUARY.
Albert ID. Jones, First Postmaster or
omaha, First Nebraska Settler.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 3O.-Albert d. Jones,
Omaha's first postmaster and reputed to be
Nebraska's first settler, died early to-day
at his home in this city. aged eighty-seven
years. He came to Council Bluffs in 1853
and a year later laid out a town site on
which is now the most thickly-settled por-
ton of this city. At the same time he was
appointed postmaster. Two months ago he
was injured by a fall, from which he never
recovered. He leaves a widow about his
own age.
Mr. Jones had been identified Will the
growth and development of Nebraska for
nearly fifty years. He was a member OF its
first territorial Legislature and of the Oma-
ha city Council. He engaged in many OF
the battles with the Indians when Omaha
was but a frontier town. He located and
surveyed a number of town sites. the more
prominent being those Of Des MOines, Coun-
ell Bluffs and Winterset, Ia, and Omaha.
He was the organizer of the first Masonic
and odd Fellows lodges in the State and
always was an hOnored member of those
organizations. He was the first judge to
preside over a court in Nebraska and held
that Office by virtue of the consent of the
settlers. who paid his salary by subscrip-
tiOn-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
F0RTY.THREE MENCAUGHT
ARMITAGE'S GAMBLING ROOMS
RAIDED BY THE POLICE.
Twenty mute Before the Raid One
Hundred and Fifty Men Were
in the Place.

The turkeys office at the police station
swarmed with men last night at IL o'clock
when Captain Kruger, with Sergeant
Scheigert and Bicycle Policemen STREET. and
Losh, arrested forty-three men on the
charge of visiting a gambling house. The
men were caught In James Armitage 5
place over Gil West Washington street.
The police had no difficulty I'm getting into
the rooms. Sergeant Scheigert, with Cap
tain Kruger and two patrolmen. assembled
the stairs at the front OF the saloon. No
lookout was kept and the policemen walked
into the middle Of a room where three
tables were filled with men playing poker.
In a room adjoining twenty-six men were
gathered around "A table shooting dice.
Captain Kruger conhscated three poker
tables, a large amount OF poker chips and
playing cards. Armitage, who was slated
for keeping the gambling house, went on
the bonds OF the men arrested for visiting
the place. William Armitage went on his
brothers bond. The men arrested gave
fictitious names and residences.
Armita Re, after the arrest, told Captain
Kruger that had the visit been twenty
minutes sooner 80 men would have been
caught. He said that a fuse in the light
ing apparatus burned out and the room
was I'm arkness for "A long time. He said
that during that time many OF the men
grew tired OF waiting for the repairs,
cashed in their checks and left the place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
TO SETTLE THE STRIKE.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PACED
of them viii attend a miners meeting to-
night at the camp, which has been the
rendezvous of strikers and families who
have been evicted and are living outdoors.
a committee of miners, ministers and bust
and assured him that there was no disorder
OH the part of the miners.
\ few shots were free at Whip
pie, a few miles up Loup creek
to-day, supposedly at one of the
guards, but the shooter, who was in
the brush, made off before he could be
found. At Rush run on the river, two miles
below here, there was some shooting in the
brush and Captain Rand, of Company NJ,
found three men with WinChesterS. They
made off when discovered by the soldiers
and as their bullets were supposed 10 have
been fired in the air, they were not pur-
sued. Feeling in Fayette county is very
bitter over sending the troops and Sheriff
Daniels is being rOundly abused on all
sides. Governor White Is not blamed be-
cause it is thought he acted merely upon
the information furnished him through
proper legal channels
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Aug. S0.-Eight
of ten prominent coal operators of the Flat
Top coal field, accompanied by the sheriff
of Mercer county, passed through this city
they Will endeavOr TO get Governor White
TO send troops into their territory. Several
people have been killed in Norfolk q
Western coal fields during the past week
as a result of the strike and the operators
claim that the destruction of their property
IS imminent. If Governor White decides
to send troops TO the Norfolk a Western
territory. the First Regiment will likely be
called out, as almost the entire Second
Regiment is now on duty on New river
From late reports the situation is much
more acute on the Norfolk u Western
than on the Chesapeake & Ohio.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
CHARGES AGAINST ALGER.
Reopening of n Suit i'm Which the
General Is Accused of Fraud.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Aug. 30.-A dis
patch To the Times from Winchester says:
The noted lawsuit between cx-Secretary
of War Russell y. Alger and the heirs Of
John r. Anderson, deceased, involving
some 15.O00 acres OF land in the mountains
of Middle Tennessee has been reopened by
the fling of a bill in the Chancery Court
at Winchester by Messrs. Williams and
Lancaster and Brown and Spurlock, Of
Chattanooga, in behalf Of the heirs OF John
the part of General Alger, while the case
parent settlement in 1900. The bill alleges
that while the lands were in controversy
and while General Alger was seeking a
recovery OF mis- purchase money and ask
ing that the heirs of John +. Anderson.
deceased. be compelled 10 take back the
land and repay all expenses incurred by
General Alger in purchase, taxes, interest.
etc. (Which suit General Alger won after
six years of litigation in the United States
Circuit Court and United States Court of
Appeals he General Alger) sold the lands
TO Governor Piss. OF Michigan. for a con-
sheraton of about $4,000. but by fraud
and persuasion prevented Governor Gov
crnor Bliss from registering the deed given
10 him.
The bill claims that General Alger was
not entitled TO a recovery, inasmuch as he
parted with his title while the case was still
in court and while he was seeking 10 have
the sale to him from John f. Anderson re-
scinded. The bill exonerates Governor Bliss
of all blame in the matter, and alleges that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
INCREASE In RECEIPTS
TREASURY IN AUGUST
NEARLY SIX MILLION DOLLARS.
Cain Unexpected i'm View Of the Deep
Cut Made by Congress i'm Internal
Revenue Taxation.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-The receipts OF
the Treasury Department for the month Of
August just closing, exceeded the expendi-
lures by S5.955,s1 an unpectedly large sur
plus. The total receipts were SIS. 605,S So and
the expenditures $40, 65O,OO0. For the same
month of last year the total receipts were
s45, 394. 125, and the expenditures S39,351, 497,
a surplus of a little over 100000. The big
surplus this month has been attained in
the face of the heavy cut made by Con
gress in the way of wiping off the books
the taxes imposed on account of the war
with Spain. The act of Congress de-
creased the receipts by something like
$6.500.00O a month. In fact. in July the re-
ceipts from internal revenue fell off more
than that figure as the result of the cut
This month the reduction is not so large.
The receipts from the different sources
have been as follows: Customs, s26, $50, 250,
internal revenue. $17.525.S6s miscellaneous,
$4,49S, 213. For August of last year the Gus
toms receipts were 81, 462, III, and Internal
revenue so, O36. 7S4. The increase in Gus
toms receipts over the same month of the
corresponding year is over s5,O0O,000, show
ing that the country is buying more heav-
lily abroad each month. The falling off
from internal revenue IS less JAan $J,VoOsUUO-
The expenditures are something over
s2.OoO.OOo greater than for the same month
last year.
In accordance with the suggestion of Sec
rotary Shaw, national banks in the large
cities are preparing to increase their cir
culatiOn by the deposit of bonds. Since a
few weeks ago. when Secretary Shay
asked the banks to prepare to meet any
emergency by increasing their circulation,
the banks have notified the controllers
office that they want to stand ready for
an increase of sl2,2 $50, 900. A large portion
of this currency is now being printed at
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and
will ready for the banks so soon as the
deposit of bonds is made. The increase in
the circulation Will not be taken out at all
unless the banks are satisfied the money
Will be needed in trade channels to relieve
the situation in New York or elsewhere.
The $12,2 J0,000 does not include the circu-
latiOn being taken out by the new banks
and by regular banks in different parts of
the country that have not been communi-
Gated with.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
RECENT ARMY ORDERS.
officers Detailed as ut Col
Ieges and Universities.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3O.-The following
army orders have been issued:
First Lieutenant Louis +. Buck, artillery
corps, Is detailed as a member of the eX-
aiming board at Fort Monroe, vice Capt.
Ira A. Haynes. artillery corps.
The resignation of Cadet Robert p. Dun
stan, second class, United States Military
Academy, is accepted.
Contract Surgeon Alpha NJ. Chase, now
at Fort Assiniboine, will proceed to Fort
Reno.
First Lieutenant Arthur 2. S. Hyde. artil-
lery corps, Is detailed as the recorder OF
the board at Fort L~eavenworth for the
competitive examination for promotion Of
enlisted men, vice First Lieutenant Fred
erick w. Hershler, Fourth Cavalry.
Captain julius L. Conrad, Third Cave y,
is detailed as professor of military science
and tactics at the Pennsylvania Military
College.
Captain Chauncey B. Baker. quartermas-
ter, will proceed TO Omaha and report to
Major General John c. Bates.
Captain Odus c. Horney, ordnance de-
partment, will proceed to the several forts
In the maneuver district on business per-
tanning to the application of new appliances
TO firing mechanismS of the guns and NOR
tars mounted at those forts.
Major Frank u. Robinson, Second Cav
airy. and Contract Surgeon Henry L..
Brown are detailed as members of the eX-
aiming board at Fort Sheridan. vice Capt.
Samuel Allen, artillery corps, and Contract
Surgeon Charles F.. Smith.
The following officers will report to the
examining board at Fort Sheridan, to de-
termine their fitness for promotion: Cap
tains Robert ID. Read. jr., Tenth Cavalry,
and Alfred NJ. Faller, Second Cavalry.
Captain Edward r. C~hristman, Sixteenth
Infantry, is detailed as professor of mill
tary science and tactics at the University
OF Idaho.
Captain Henry w. Coy Hovey, Twenty
fourth Infantry, is detailed as professor of
military science and tactics at Norwich
University, Vermont.
Captain Albert b. Scott, Thirteenth In
fantry, is detailed as professor of military
science and tactics at Georgia Military
College.
Contract Surgeon Harry C. Many, now
under orders to accompany troops to Fort
Slocum, will upon arrival at the post pro-
ceed to Fort Riley.
The assignment OF Lieutenant Colonel
William Ennis, artillery corps, assistant
adjutant general, tc duty in the office of
adjutant general is announced.
The following transfers are made in the
Thirtieth Infantry: Second Lieutenant
Beverly G. Daily, from Company + to Com
pany r.; Second Lieutenant James \. Hig-
gins, from Company T. To Company +.
First Lieutenant William d. Chitty, Third
Cavalry, is detailed as professor of military
science and tactics at the University of the
/ State OF Missouri.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
CAUSED BY PARASITES
TWO DISEASES THAT FORMERLY
RACED IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Dysentery and the ''AdObe Itch" Both
Disappearing Under Strict Sam
itary Regulations.

WASHINGTON. Aug. sO.-The disappear
ance of one Of the most fatal diseases TO
the American soldier in the Philippines
dysentery, is causing great satisfaction TO
the medical branch of the army. Sergeon
General Forwood has received recent ad-
vices that this disease, which heretofore
has caused more sickness and deaths than
any other disease among the troops in the
Philippines, has practically disappeared.
There is nothing mysterious. however, in
the disappearance of the disease as 1T
simply has succumbed TO the strenuous
efforts of the medical department for its
eradication. Strict sanitary measures have
been enforced. including the boiling Of all
drinking water, and rules for bathing and
particularly the washing of the hands be-
fore handling food. Microscopic studies
also have been made OF the parasite which
causes the disease. This parasite is known
technically as "amoeba," and its work in
the human system is most disastrous.
Hundreds of soldiers have died from it and
hundreds more have been discharged from
the service totally disabled. Its form is
more severe in the Philippines than in this
country, and at one time it had seemingly
a firm grip on the army there. The health
reports from the archipelago just received
show that there are now but a very few
cases OF the disease at present recorded.
Another source of great satisfaction to
the medical department, is the eradication
of a tropical skin disease commonly called
adobe itch" This disease, while not
fatal, was conside ID almost in the nature
of a scourge am~Ag the troops in the
islands. 1t attacked all alike, not sparing
women and children, and was most vexa-
tiOus. The microscopic study of this dis
ease led to the discovery that it also was
caused by a parasite. A closer study led to
the thcL Y that it was communicated
through the careless method used by the
Chinese in ding the laundry work. The
custom was to dry the clothes by spread
ing them on bushes and on the grass, and
then iron them with a cold iron. The army
surgeons believed that the parasite came
from the vegetation and that it was COM
municated to the clothes from the bushes.
An order was issued that clothes be hung
on lines to dry, and that they be ironed
with hot instead of cold irons. After this
practice had been followed for some time
the disease disappeared.
Typhoid fever has decreased largely in
the islands and General Forwood says that
his latest reports are that the number of
cholera cases also is decreasing rapidly.
The heavy rains are looked forward to
for the complete eradication of this dis
ease.