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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
IT HAS. NO GRIP HERE
THE REPORTED CANDY TRUST
Mr. Paris Says the Control Of
Prices Would Be an
ImpOssibility.

The candy trusts tentacles have not
reached Minneapolis. What is more,
Alfred W. Paris, manager of the Paris
Murton company, says a candy trust
would be impossible. He says, however,
that a combination, such as has been
talked Of for three months, would be
good thing.
Dispatches from st. Louis state that
candy trust has been formed with head
quarters in that city and in Chicago;
that the trusts capital is $10,000,000; that
the combination includes eighteen con-
Germs of the central west, and that the
total output is estimated at 00,000,000
pounds a year. 1t Is said that the organ
liza tion will be completed within the next
three weeks and that early in September
an election will be held.
Mr.. Paris said to-day:
There can Eever te a trust in the candy
business. There be combination of sew
eral factories and it would be a good thing
for those who went N. Their purchasing
power would be better and the combined
knowledge Of the business would be a great
factor. But as for controlling prices-it can't
be dont. Too many are the business; un
less the sugar AMI glucose factories should
form Il combine, they acs the fountain head.
They could control the raw material. But
that will never be done. i . -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
PRINTING AWAY UP.
Bids for Printing Election Ballots
Cause Surprise.
COUNTY BOARD MAY READvERTISE
a Job Printers Combine to
-s ~ Boost Prices.

The county commissioners met this aft
ernoon to pass upon the bids submitted
for printing primary election ballots; but
the prices were found to be so high that
the board seriously discussed the ad-
visibility of readvertising, notwithstand-.
ing the fact that primary election day is
almost here.
The commissioners strongly suspect
that the job printing irms in the city
equipped to handle this work have vir-
tually combined to put up prices. All
have submitted bids and in each case the
figures are considerably higher than those
paid two years ago. The Harrison &
Smith company is the lowest bidder and.
curiously enough, their bid was presented
by A. M. Geesaman of Geesaman & Muir
ply, the firm which did the work in 1900.
Then the women's ballots cost the
county $3.50 a thousand. This year the
price has been raised to $S thousand.
Two years ago 800 democratic and re-
publican primary ballots were printed for
$3.50. This year the same number would
cost, under the Harrison & Smith bid,
50, ,742.40. This, In itself, is a small mat
ter but the populist ballot is included in
the bid. This ballot will have but one
| name and will he the same for the en-
| tire city, while the others will have to
be changed nineteen times.
| The lowest possible number of primary
| ballots that can be used this fall, includ-
ing the populist ballots, is 1900. Under
the lowest bid submitted they will cost
| So, 0946O
While the county has money on hand to
meet these prices, the election found will
not be sufficient to pay for the regular
ballots and incidental supplies in Novem-
| Der.
The bid submitted by the Harrison &
Smith company was $32 per thousand for
the ballots and So per thousand for wom-
ems ballots. The great Western Print
| ing company's bid was, ballotsc, $3.50;
| women's ballots, $40. Kimball & Storer
| company bid $40 and $40, respectively;
the Tribune Printing company, $3.50 and
| $40; the MillerDavis Printing company,
$40 and 12 Prices made by Harrison &
Smith on other election supplies are as
follows: Tally books, s11O per hundred;
| returns, $3.50; returns envelopes, SIS;
spoiled ballot envelopes, SIS, MANILA
bage, SIS; abstract votes polled, seventy
two sets, $3.50; statement canvassing
board, twelve sets, $120; copies election
returns, thirty-six sets, $3.50; summary
sheets, thirty-six SETS $36; information
blanks, $50.
| Regular ballots at the primary election
two years ago cost the county $3.50
| whiles the women's ballots cost only
| $3.50. or $3.50 a thousand. Manila bags
| cost $40.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
FAST MOTOR FIENDS
They Have Appropriated Cycle
Paths, Soaring Away Cyclists.
RESULT: NO MONEY FOR PATHS
Pedal Cyclists Are Afraid to Use
Them and Won't Pay
for Tags.

Bicycle paths all over the city are sadly
for any such purpose. The reasons for
the lack of means are interesting from
the fact that they bring the authorities
face to face with another problem which
must be considered and disposed of ere
long,
The side paths are supposed to be con-
structed and maintained out of fund
created by the sale of bicycle tags which
represent license to use the paths. The
cyclists of the city have not supplied the
necessary funds, although there are unde-
niably enough wheels in the city to keep
vided license is taken out for each ma
chine.
Inquiries made by the city authorities
reveal that only small proportion of the
riders use the bicycle paths, even though
they have provided themselves with the
prefer the streets, whether they are mud
dy or rough. Only the boldest riders dare
brave the dangers of the side paths, and
these dangers, whether imaginary or not,
have served to drive great many wheel
men and women back to the common high
ways.
1t is the motor cycles which have caused
the migration. 1t is such simple matter
to work up high rate Of speed on a mo-
tor cycle that the rider, exhilerated by the
! sensation of flying through the air without
any effort on their part, easily fall into
habit of ''scorching'' nearly all the time.
1t may be only a fancy that there is any
danger in bicycled automobiles, but they
tear along at such terrific rate of speed
as to terrify. the timid and the pru-
dent pedalers. The cyclists take to the
street or get on the sidewalks when the
policeman on the beat is not looking. AS
they do not use the paths they refuse to
contribute any money for them, and the
paths soon go to ruin. Some of them are
so grown up in weeds as to be almost
| impossible or are washed out in place.
but nothing can be done because there is
| no money.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
AHEAD OF RECORD
Nilsson ID Riding Far Below Han
".'s sens Motor Schedule.
S AFTER 1000 MILE RECORD
Expects to Complete Trip in About
50 Hours, II Hours Below
Present Record.

John Nilsson, who started Sunday noon
in the attempt to lower the 1,000-mile
motor cycle record, now held by A. A.
Hansen, at 8 o'clock this afternoon had
completed about 500 miles of his journey.
Nilsson is in excellent condition physical
ly, and although he has ridden more than
twentyseven hours without sleep, shows
no sign of fatigue.
When Nilsson completed 46O miles,
shortly after noon to-day, he was hours,
IL minutes and 35 seconds ahead Of
Hansen's schedule for the same distance.
He expected to sleep about three or four
hours, early Tomorrow morning, and
and everything now points to the comple-,
tion Of the ride in fifty-five or ffty-six
hours. After completing 460 miles
Nilsson took half an hour for lunch and
resumed his ride at 1915.
The ride is being made over the Mime
tonka course, the same one over which
Hansen made his record of 70 hours and
26 minutes. The path is in very bad
condition in places, and Nilsson has found
it advisable to ride good part of the dis
working splendidly up to date, and
Nilsson has had practically no trouble on
this score. He has been delayed for a
short time twice by punctures, and last
| night the heavy dew along the path caused
the sand to stick to the tires, whence it
| flew up into the belt, causing more or less
| trouble from slipping. Except for these
trifing delays everything has worked
| smoothly.
| A Good Marksman.
Up to date Nilsson has shown, himself a
| good marksman. He has killed Ave chick
ems, one guinea hen and score or two Of
| sparrows. The sparrows have met their
| death by trying to dart across the path
| in front of the machine,' and undertaking
the sped Of the motor, have become
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
IT IS ALL MALICE
Says Father Andre of Report as to
Spring at Lourdes
SPRINGS WATERS ARE AMPLE
The Report a Surprise to the Pas
tor of the French Church
Here. ""'' - .'

cts nothing but malice declared
Father Andre, pastor of the French
church of Notre Dame de Lourdes
in Prince street, when he had read this
morning cablegram from Paris alleging
that Louis Probst, government engineer,
had submitted to the French authorities
detailed report proving that most of the
shrine of Lourdes does not flow from the
sacred spring but is brought from river
through subterraneous pipes.
M. Probst, according to the cablegram,
is himself a Roman Catholic While at
tending to arrangements for the funeral
of his wife, who had died as a pilgrim at
Lourdes, he noticed that the water used
in the bottling department did not taste
like the water in the sacred grotto. He
secured authority from the government
to investigate. He has now presented
a report giving q chart of underground
channels and showing different chemical
analyses for different samples of the sa-
cred water. The report has attracted
much attention in view Of the high reput 9
of this most celebrated of modern shrines.
Last year the grotto was visited by nearly
100000 pilgrims.
"Yes,' Father Andre repeated, "that
story is all malice. Although I've never
been at Lourdes myself, I have often
heard descriptions of the spring, and
know it discharges a vast amount o.
water, sufficient to supply every person
that is likely to become pilgrim. The
report is a surprise to me. No such
statements have ever been made before
because there isn't the least foundation
for them.
Some water from the spring has been
brought to this country and even to Min
neapolis. There is a Catholic community
I don't remember the name-that i'm
ports the water and one can get it by
writing to New York. I understand that
some Of the water has been used here. II
has been sprinkled over sick people o,
even drunk by them. I never heard what
the results were. They would depend, o1
course, largely upon the faith of the
patient
It was or Feb. 25, 1858, that Bernadotte
! Soubiross, a young peasant girl, encoun
| tered an apparition of the virgin neal
the village of Lourdes in southwestern
France. The girl doubted her own senses
Go drink from the spring, my daughter,
| replied the apparitior. Bernadotte turned
| to the spot to which the virgin pointed
and saw wall of barren rock. But th'
child placed her hand against the stone
The dry rock became moist drops sool
began to trickle forth. The spring wa
born to whose miraculous power innumer
able invalids have since attributed thei
| cure.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
Political Meetings.

Foel! democratic club was organized yes
terday afternoon at Weingart's hall, by Poles.
slavs and Russians Of the first ward.
The Daley Club, Of the first ward, will meet
Tuesday evening at Twelfth avenue and Sec.
ond street NE.
The Fifth Ward Democratic Club will meet
this evening at 620 Seventh street S, and will
be addressed by J. C. Haynes, Ed Conroy,
Martin Whitcomb and others.
The Sixth Ward Republican club will meet
Wednesday evening at Cedar avenue and
Two and one-half street.
A meeting of twelfth ward democrats will be
held Wednesday evening in the interests Of
Julius j. Heinrich, at 30O8 Twenty seventh
avenue S.
The Young Mems Democratic club of the
sixth ward will meet this evening at Dania
hall
The First Ward Republican club will meet
this evening at Thirteenth avenue NE and
Fourth street.
campaign at Excelsior Tuesday evening
The Eighth Ward Republican Association
commodations for 1000 people. The precinct
chairmen meet this evening at 1856 Nicollet
avenue to perfect arrangements.
Eugene G. Hay, candidate for congress, will
speak this evening at the republican club
hall. Washington and Twenty seventh ave-
nues N. Other speakers will! be Wallace G.
Nye, S. G. Cairns and G. S; Jelley.
A candidates meeting will be held by the
wan Wednesday evening.
A meeting of the precinct committeeman
of the eighth ward is called for this evening
at the clubrooms, 1856 Nicolet avenue, to
complete the arrangements for the banquet
to be given under the auspices Of the Eighth
Ward Republican club next Friday evening.
meeting in the interests of Charles c..
johnson, candidate for county commissioner
from the fourth district will be held this eve
ming in the hall at Penn avenue and Crystal
Lake road. +--.-. e..s ... i
The Heinrich Democratic Club, of the ninth
ward will meet Tuesday evening at 957 Cen
trail avenue. Mr.. Heinrich, Erick Johnson,
James Donohue and Hans Lund an
nounced to speak.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
MONDAY. EVENING. AUGUST IS, 1876:

tangled in the spokes and have been in
stantly killed. The weather has; been
ideal so far, and everything points to a
successful termination of the ride. twelve
or sixteen hours below Hansenss time.
The first century yesterday Was made in
record breaking time, 3:46:45. This is SO
minutes and 5 seconds better than Han
sens first century, which was also the
best of the "Ranmakers'' ride. Nilsson
made two twenty-mile trips yesterday in
80 minutes 20 seconds, little better than
a thirty-mile- an hour gait. He expects
to reel off twenties in about 5minntes
as long as daylight lasts this afternoon.
and to ride them in about go or 70
minutes during the first part of the night.
The comparative time of Nilsson and
Hansen for the first 46S miles follows:
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
AFTER THE MILKMAN.
Dairy Commissioner sampling
Goods of Minneapolis Dealers.
CREAM FOUND TO BE WEAK
Milk Comes Up to Standard, How
ever-Tests to Be Con- .1
tinued.

George L. Dingman, assistant state
dairy and food commissioner, and Inspec-
tor Vroman have been taking samples
from milk wagons, creameries and milk
stations in Minneapolis for the last six
days. The results of tests shows that the
milk is generally up to standard, but
more than half of the cream Is below the
standard set by law. Prosecutions will
follow. The work will be continued until
every milk wagon and creamery has been
tested, and those whose milk or cream
falls below standard will be submitted to
repeated tests.
There have been 312 samples of milk
thiry-seven milk samples were be-
low the standard, which requires 3.5 per
cent of butter fat There We're SO sam
pies of cream which showed less than the
required 20 per cent.
Nights milk showed a lower test than
mornings milk. OF 1873 samples of NOR
ning's milk, only 10 were below par, while
out Of 179 samples from evening milkings,
27 were under the test. OF milk samples,
235 were taken from wagons and 81 from
creamerles and milk stations. Cream
samples were taken, 1876 from wagons and
sc from creameries and milk stations. The
average test Of 1856 samples OF morning S
milk taken from wagons was 4.Gl per cent
butter fat. The 120 samples of night s
milk taken from wagons tested 1892 per
cent. In all, samples were taken from 156
wagons and II creameries and milk sta
tions. The 81 samples Of cream taken
from wagons tested 1877 per cent, slight
ly under standard. The average test Of II
samples Of mornings milk taken from
creameries and milk stations was 4.25
per cent, and Of SO samples of nights milk
the test was 1865 per cent. The 36 sam
pies of cream taken from creameries and
milk stations tested 19. .4S per cent.
Some of the cream samples tested as
low as IA and Is per cent Of butter fat,
indicating plainly that the skinner had
gone too deep, and that there was consid-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
NUMBER s

Thus the advertisements and news
In morning papers have been gone
over hurriedly, and in the rush for
business any impression received
from either is forgotten, and especial
ly as there is no opportunity for dis
cussion with other members of the
family who are equally interested in
the news, and who in all likelihood
do all of the shopping.
In the evening the papers seen on
the cars are all going home to the fam
lily. In the morning they are coming
down town, and frequently to the
waste paper basket.-Extract from ar
ticle in Mahin's Magazine.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
FAST MAKING A RECORD
BUSY TIMES FOR GEORGE MCKAY
a Week-Only 10 Years
Old.

Four convictions in a week is the rec
ord Of George Mckay, who was twice
pronounced guilty in the police court this
morning. In addition, he has the record
of paying one fine and escaping from the
workhouse in the same period. And
George is still young-only 19.
Mckay first came to the notice of the
police about week ago when he was
arrested in the office of a messenger COM
pany for causing a. disturbance. He was
tried and paid a fine of SIS.
The next day he became disorderly at
Lake Harriet and was again taken into
custody. This time Judge Dickinson fined
him $40 or ten days in the workhouse.
His parents refused to come to his aid,
and he was taken to the Shingle Creek in
stitution there to do penance for his dis
orderly inclinations
At the workhouse on account of his
apparent good breeding, Mckay was put
at an easy task With a number of other
prisoners he was put to pulling suckers
for the work, or an irresistible desire
again to become disorderly, is not known,
but after staying four days at the insti-
tuition, he crept away through the shell
tering corn and made good his escape
The officers at the workhouse tried to
find him, but lost the trail and were COM
PEELED to give up the chase.
McKay's love for brawling again
brought him into the clutches Of the law
last night, when he was again arrested
on a charge Of disorderly conduct. He
was on Minnehaha car when he got into
quarrel with the conductor. Sergeant
Holmes of the South Side station was
called, and arrested, the unruly lad.
When Mckay was brought into police
court this morning he met a. surprise ir
the shape Of warrant charging him with
escaping from the workhouse. He pleaded
guilty and was given ten days straight
When arraigned on the charge of disor-
derly conduct he pleaded not guilty, bu
was convicted and fined SIS or fifteer
days. The police think he will consent tt
behave himself now when he gains hi'
| Iihertv
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
CITY NEWS
WEATHER NOW AND THEN
Maximum Temperature To-day "a
Degrees; u Year Ago 81 Degrees.

Council Meeting Wednesday, - The
city council will meet Wednesday evening to
select polling places for the primary electlon.
Sept. Is. AS the meeting is general, other
q Rush City Man Missing-John Skiold
Of Rush City, Mimi, is missing from his
home and his friends fear that he has wan
ration. They have asked the police OF TINS
city to locate him. He is 45 years of age,
8 feet I inches tall, weighs about 16O pounds
and wore a heavy mustache.
Green Case Dismissed-Julia Green
was In police court this morning charged with
Keeping disorderly house at Second street
N. When the state furnished its side Of
the case, Judge Dickinson dismissed the ac-
ton, as there was no evidence to show that
the house was disorderly. A Williams, who
was found In the house, was discharged.
Grabbed the Coin and Ran-Joseph
Leitman was arraigned in police court this
boy asked Frank Smith to change a dollar
for him, and when the latter took out a dol
lar in change, knocked the money from his
hands aud ran away with it. He was sem
fenced to thirty days in the workhouse.
En- Route to Yellowstone-Stephe
Bull, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank X. Bull, Stephen
Bull, Jr, Miss jeanette Bull. Mrs. Redmond
and l.. Emery Jones, all prominent Racine
people, arrived in Minneapolis this morning
In private car on their way TO Inc yellow
stone park and the Pacific coast They spent
the day at Minnetonka Beach, guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. S. Hubert.
Saw Boston's Parks-Park Commits
sioners j. S. Dodge and H. w. Jones and
Superintendent William Berry have returned
from Boston. where they attended the an
nual meeting of the National Art and Out
door associations. They were greatly i'm
pressed by the parks Of Boston, which have
cost the city several millions Of dollars.
Anderson, a widow, residing with her brother
near the Exposition building, was taken to st.
Barnabas hospital last night suffering from
from traDeze She was taking exercise on
the swinging bar and was hanging head down
ward when her hold slipped and she fell to
the floor several feet below. When picked up
she was unconscious She is recovering, and
the physicians think no complications will
follow.
Injured in Runavvay-David Too
hey, Is years of age, residing at Twenty-seV-
enth avenue and Twenty fourth street, was
seriously injured in runaway accident al
Minnehaha baseball park yesterday afternoon
The boy was sitting in buggy watching the
baseball game when passing automobile
fright ened the horse. The animal ran short
distance and collided with carriage driven
by Miss Esther Dickinson The boy was
thrown out and was picked up unconscious
He was taken to the city hospital Miss Dick
inson escaped without injuries, but her car.
riage was demolished.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
AVERY w. GHBERT. we'll X
AT HARRIET WEDNESDAY
Journal NewsbOys' Band Will BegiI

Journal Newsboys' Band Will Begin
Weeks Engagement.
The Journal Newsboys band will give
the first concert of it's engagement at
Lake Harriet next Wednesday evening.
The little fellows are now hard at work
In preparing programs. The boys are be-
ginning to feel very proud of their band
in view of the fact that they have made
such rapid advances in their ambitious
work. At Harriet they will endeavor to
render programs of high class and popu-
Jar selections etc.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
CAN'T GET HIS $40.
But r.. r.. Odell Gets Name Off Ticket
as Congressional Candidate.

as Congressional Candidate.
The name of r. R. Odell will not ap-
pear upon the democratic primary ballot
as a candidate for the congressional nom
ination.
Immediately after John Lind announced
his intention to make the run, Mr.. Odell
decided to withdraw He then asked
County Audito Scott to take, his, name
from the ticket, but this Mr.. Scott de-
clined to do, explaining that the law was
not quite clear on that point and that he
did not know whether or not he had the
right to grant the request.
This morning. however, e the matter
came up before Judge Pond who signed
an order commanding the auditor to omit
OdelIs name from the ballots. - s-s
Mr. Odell then appeared before the
board of county commissioners and asked
that his $40 be refunded. Assistant
County Attorney G. L. .jsmith ruled, how
ever, that the commissioners had no right
to refund the money. sss
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18

The Fifth Ward Democratic Club, with
headquarters at $40 Seventh street S, will meet
regularly on Monday evenings hereafter.
President Frank J.. Jungen announces that
Conroy, Martin Whitcomb and other candi-
dates have been invited and will attend the
meeting tonight, which commences at
o'clock. ss..- b.. - -l III.
I James A. Peterson will address republican
meeting Tuesday evening in the Swedish Az
sociation hall, 1850 Nicollet avenue. W. H.
Grimshaw will preside. There will be other
speakers besides Mr.. Peterson and Mr.. Grim
shaw. 1s-s- ,.. ...f@ ,.@E- .- .--f-.E- = -. s
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
.. G.. w. Curtis Is President.

c.: w. Curtis was elected president Of the
Union Veterans and Sons League Saturday
signed. Judge kellogg and Mr.. Curtis spoke
also Colonel. c. T.. Trowbridge, B. F. Ward
and A. l.. Jones. Eugene G. Hay arrived late
in the evening and made an interesting talk
on party loyalty. -- i-- -"sE'.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
BAND BOYS AFLOAT
Journal Newsboys' Band to Have a
Day at :BIinnetOnka.

The Journal Newsboys band will enjoy
lake outing tomorrow and will enter
tain lake residents with their music. The
band will go out on the noon train and
spend the afternoon at Katahdin, Lucian
Swift's summer home. They will go to
Hotel st. Louis for dinner as guests of
Manager Timberlake, after which they
will play several selections. Later they
will embark on the Puritan for moon
light excursion in the course of which
stops will be made at many points and
musical : numbers given. The music
for the excursion, will be popular opera
airs 10y - -ES5 @-'7l--. ...- .s.. s-~