The Minneapolis journal., 1902-02-05
CITY NEWS
NO Police Department deficit

No Police Department Deficit
Thomas R. Brown, Jr., secretary to the
mayor, after conference with Dr. Ames THIS this
morning, asserted that there would not only
not be any deficit in the police department OF
the making Of the present administration. but
that before the end of the year $4,000 OF the
Inherited deficit would be paid OH.
Mission Overcrowded - Seventy-fiv
homeless persons slept at the Union Mission
Monday night. There are accommodations for
only fifty at the mission, but the extras slept
on the floor, glad to get shelter from the
cold. There has been an increase IN the
during the past few days, says Superinten-
dent Stocking.
After Farmer Professor-A re-
quest has been made OF President Northrop,
OF the state university, by Booker T. wash
ington, for a negro graduate of the agricul-
tural college to fill the chair of agriculture at
the Tuskegee, Ala, college. Mr.. Washington
will be notified that no colored man has ever
graduated from the college, though there are
several at present in the institution.
Asks whether TJ.ey Are Taxpayers
The persons who protested against the pay
agency for securing evidence for grand
Jury, failed to state that they were @ taxpayers ayers
Is that agency opposes the appeal on the
ground that there is no showing that the
persons whose names are subscribed thereto
are entitled to take one.
Nj. l.. RothschiId Better-Maurice L.
Rothschld, general manager of the Palace
1opsny is ~ at MS to rome dTa T
caused a paralytic affection of the right cheek
and later he was taken with persistent h1c-
cough. His condition was regarded as serious
yesterday, but he rested easier last night and
to-day is much improved and expects to re-
turn to his work in a day or two
Fournier's St. Paul Exhibit-The ex-
hibit of Alexis Fournier's paintings in St. Paul
will be under the auspices Of the Womans
rooms Of the league on the tenth floor Of the
New York Life building and will open with
reception and private view Friday after
which Miss Mabel chislett Is chairman. will
have charge Of the reception. The exhibit
ton will be open till Feb. 10.
Lecture for Mothers Club c. ].
Hbbard, Of the state university, will give
a. an address Thursday, at p M, for the
1916 Washington avenue N. The lecture will
be on the scenery and country Of the Canadian
Rockies and the Island of Vancouver, and will
be profusely illustrated by views taken by
Mr.. Hibbard. The lecture is intended for the
benefit of the friends and families of the
members Of the Mothers Club of the settle
ment =.
Good "Ads" for Minneapol1s-The
Minneapolis 'rhreshing Machine company, at
Hopkins in issuing its catalogue for 1902, of
which 600 copies are distributed, has i'll
corporated some useful information with re-
gard to Minneapolis and Minnesota. This
suggests that the Minneapolis manufacturers
may often do some good advertising for the
town by following out this idea.
Society Needs "a Home-Thfs after
noon a meeting of the Humane society to
consider the need Of a society home Is being
held. President McIntyre's annual report
contained a suggestion of the great need of
place belonging to the society for the dis
Posal Of children who must be taken from
immoral surroundings. 1t is believed that
building costing from $1,000 to $4,000 would
suffice. .. d.
Security Bank ElectiOn-At the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the Sc
curity Bank of Minnesota, held yesterday, the
following directors were elected F. G. Win
ston, H. NJ. Carpenter, S. T. Mcknight, H. c.
Akeley, T. H; sheylin, J. II. Queal, 1. F.
Sott, George F; Piper. C.; c. Webber R.: NJ.
Bennett, E. J. Carpenter, George c. Christian
Louis 4. Hull, F. A. Chamberlain. Perry Har%
rison, E. F. Mearkle and T. F. Hurley. At
meeting Of the board of directors, the follow
ing officers, were elected: F. A. Chamber
lain, president; Perry Harrison, vice-presi-
dent; E. F: Mearkle, vice-president; Thomas
F. Hurley, cashier; Guy c. Lands, assistant
cashier.