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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
PROPERTY NOT TAXED
Real Estate to About SsOO,OoO,OOO
Exempt in New York.
New York Su

New York Sun.
The constitutional amendment sub
mitted to the voters of New York state
this year was designated to prohibit the
passage of any laws increasing the amount
Of real property exempted from taxation.
The present amount Of property SO eX
empted is about $500, 100000, or sew
enth of the total valuation of the state,
including real estate and personal prop
erty
Much of this exemption is due to laws
passed by successive legislatures, but a
considerable part would be necessarily ex-
empt ed. Thus the United States govern
ment has nearly $50, 100000 of real estate
within the boundaries Of New York and
of this amount $5O,OoO,0O0 is within the
counties making up the Greater New
York.
There is $4,000, 900 of federal govern-
ment property in Buffalo and $1,200,000 in
Oswego. The other cities of the state
do not contribute much to this total F
The state of New York owns property
to the value Of $39, 100000, of which s22,-
100000 worth, including the state capitol
and number of state departments, is In
the city of Albany.
the Greater New York and $1,eOO00O in
Niagara Falls, including the state park
reservation in that city. There is $780,
900 of state property in Buffalo, 81 800 900,
including the reformatory in Elmira !;
ST. 400. 900, including the state prison, in
Auburn; and $1,158,000 including the state
hospital for the insane in Utica
In addition to these items there is
$40, 100000 of county property, $4,000, 900
Of municipal property, and $685. 0OO,0 900 of
school property, of which $9,700,e00 is in
Ithaca, including Cornell university.
All these items are exempt and in addi-
ton there is $1,000 900 Of church prop
erty, $60,000,000 of property devoted to
purchased with pension money. In addi-
ton there is $2,7O0,0O0 of miscellaneous
property, the chief item of which is in
Syracuse and comprises the Indian reser-
walton there.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
FOUR BISHOPS PRESENT
Will Address Episcopal Women a
st. Marks Tuesday.

Will Address Episcopal Women at
st. Marks Tuesday.
Owing to unforeseen delays in completing
St. Pauls Episcopal church, that parish
has been disappointed in it's plans for
entertaining the midwinter meeting of
the Womans Auxiliary Of the diocese on
Tuesday afternoon. Instead of at st.
PauPs the gathering will be at ST.. Marks
parish house. g..
The occasion is Of special: interest, as
it will be honored by the presence Of
four bishops all recently consecrated.-
Bishop Cameron Mann of North Dakota,
Bishop Frederick w. Keator of the do
cese Of Olympia, Bishop F. M.
Brooke of the diocese of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory and Bishop Edsall Of
Minnesota. Bishop Mann is an I'M
usually able speaker and takes a leading
part in the debates in the house of depu-
ties at the triennial conventions. He was
for twenty-one years rector of Grace
church in Kansas City whose handsome
stone building and guild hall he built. He
was consecrated in this church last month
and entered upon his episcopal duties
Jan. 1. -r
Bishop Keator was an associate at Yale
of Bishop Edsall, being graduated in $780,
He did not enter the priesthood until 1891.
He became lawyer first and was brought
into the service of the church through the
influence of Bishop Edsall and his other
close friend, Bishop Williams, of Ne
braska He was rector Of st. Johns at
Dubuque when elected bishop. He was
consecrated last week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
WANT TAXES REDUCED
r TWO CORPORATIONS COMPLAIN
The Shevlin-Carpenter Co. Says Its
Assessment Is Based on
Clerical Error.

AT meeting Of the committee on taxes
of the county commissioners this morning
many applications were made for the
abatement and reduction of taxes and as
sessments. The Chicago Great Western
railway wanted the 1899 tax on lot at
Second street and Eleventh avenue can
celed because it had come In possession
of the company in November, 1899 and had
since been used for railway purposes.
The Shevlin-C Carpenter company asserted
that Its assessment was excessive by $22,-
247 and produced statement from AS
SCISSOR Fort to the effect that the amount
had been added through clerical error in
the state board of equalization.
The Minneapolis Gaslight company rep
resented that somehow the personal prop
erty valuation against it had become
$49,472 too high. The valuation OF cap
ital stock as fixed by the state board was
$650,0O0. Deducting $4,000 for real es-
tate and s17s,000 for personal property
there remained assessable $319,257. This
latter sum added to the other personal
property made a total of $497, 257 assess
able as personal property. AS matter
of fact the company was taxed at $546, O0O
The questions involved were referred
to the attorney for the board.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
"A FIFTH WARD RAID.
Burglars Touch Up Various Stores
Along Chicago Avenue.
SMALL DANGER OF INTERRUPTION
Victims Say They Haven't Seen q
Policeman for Four
Months.

Chicago avenue from Tenth street to
Lake was the route yesterday morning OF
burglars who broke into three stores and
sought entrance to the fourth, demolished
money drawers. pried open safe and
escaped with $500. The victims We're:
0. P. Holman, grocer and meat dealer,
806 Tenth street S.
Mettler & johnson. meats, 1727 Chicago
avenue.
D. H. Thornton, grocery. 1929 Chicago
avenue.
Charles H. Frear. 752 E. Franklin ave-
nue..
The burglars we're equipped with an ice
pick and an ak, and evidently pounded
doors and tills making great deal OF
noise but without the slightest fear OF
Interruption. They also appear to have
been familiar with the places they visited.
At O. P. Holman's one of the burglars
climbed through transom over the front
door in the adjoining meat market. He
then unlocked the door and admitted his
pal. Together they forced the door lead
ing to the other side Of the building, oc-
cupied by the grocery department, using
an ice pick to break the latch. They then
went into the Office and opened the safe.
From one of the drawers they took about
SIS, leaving several dollars worth OF
stamps, notes, etc. One locked Till they
completely demolished. It contained
nothing .-..
Smashing the glass in the rear door, the
burglars turned the lock and entered the
store Of Charles Frear. With an ak they
broke open a cash drawer and took $64.
In the store of Mettler & Johnson they
broke open a cash drawer under the coun-
ter and inspected cash register left open
but secured only small amount. They
were forcing the rear door at Thornton s
when they were frightened away by a
watch dog. The police were notified
early yesterday morning but no trace of
the thieves has been discovered. The po-
lice made no report Of the matter.
Residents in that section assert that
there is no police protection.
1T has been four months since saw a
policeman in this part Of town." said Mr..
Holman this morning. "Since Patrolman
Bracket was transferred and made driver
Of the Central station patrol wagon we
have had no protection whatever"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
At The N. DIS 'IMERCY
Chamber Of Commerce Doors Barred
and All Traders Vaccinated.
LUD1cRoUs ATTEMPTS AT ESCAPE
Left the Building Without
Scratch or Scar.

The health department descended upon
the Chamber OF Commerce In full force
this morning. They fell upon the oocu-
pants and proceeded to vaccinate right and
!eft. Great excitement reigned all through
the building when it became known that
all egress was barred. The raid was man
aged with Napoleonic strategy. me orig
tnal proposition was to yacc1nate the
chamber folk yesterday morning after the
second case had been discovered. Secre-
tary G. D. Rogers demurred that many
would prefer to go to their own family
physicians. To his proposition to post
pone 1t until p. m. the department
readily agreed, and notice went out. But
the department had no real intention OF
striking the enemy at 8 O'Clock, for as
they foresaw, there were only about
eleven in the building at that time.
AT lO:45 this morning, when trading
was at it's height and the bulls and bears,
all unsuspicious Of any danger, were hard
at 1t, squad of burly policemen sudden
~ rose out OF the ground somewhere along
Third street. In a twinkling all the doors
were barred. About thirty visitors from
the country were In the gallery and as
many more in the Railways and on the
floor.
ALI. PilIsbury's Futile Exit.
There was stampede. ALI Pillsbury
leo the rush. Darling into the once OF
James Marshall, on the lower floor, he
threw up the window and leaped into the
hands of giant policeman.
'Ha, Ha,' said the policeman.
You see, its this way said Pillsbury.
I'm due at the Minnetonka Ice Yacht
Club"
mo necessity for your being late,'' said
the policeman. "Ill ask the doctor to at
tend to you first -
Captain Verhoeff walked proudly up and
down the hallway showing a lump on his
left coal sleeve where he had been vac
cinated yesterday. Many others had
taken advantage of the warning and gone
to their own physicians. The Western
Union Office was used for hospital head
quarters, and UP to noon over 200 had
been through the mill.
The Inevitable Accepted.
At noon Colonel Rogers entered the
gallery and raped for order. -...
"Gentlemen,' he said, "there seems no
way out of it. Even the fire escapes are
guarded. In order that we may have the
thing over with once for ALL would sug-
gest that the gentlemen not yet vaccinated
step down to the lower floor and get in
line"
Tonight the building will be fumigated
from top to bottom. ....-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
FOREST RESERVE PROBLEM
Current Number of Courant Devoted
Chiefly to Subject.

Current Number of Courant Devoted
Chiefly to Subject.
The current number of the Courant, a
magazine devoted chiefly to forwarding
the club interests of Minneapolis, is given
up largely to the forest reserve problem.
1t contains statement from Mrs. w. e.
Bramhall of St. Paul, chairman of the
federation subcommittee in charge of the
national forest park work, on every as
pect of the question and Of the plan in
dorsed by the federation. The outline of
the federation plan contains the following:
A geological survey to determine what and
where agricultural land exists in the reserva-
ton, is considered absolute necessity to
an intelligent adjustment; all agricultural
land to be cut clean and opened for settle
ment, the timber land to- be put under for
estry regulations in charge of the national
bureau of forestry, the mature pine to be cut,
the title Of the land to rest in the govern
ment for the purpose of reforestation; the
primeval pine on the islands and fringes of
the lakes to be preserved
Great stress is also laid upon the $50
called agricultural lands" The summer
and health resort phase of the question
is exhaustively treated, and the financial
benefit to be derived from tourists Is be-
lieved to be considerable.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
CONFIRMED
Somewhat Delicate Position
Of Judge Baker of the
Seventh Circuit.

washington. Jan. 2o.-The senate COM
mittee on judiciary has agreed to re-
port favorably the nomination Of Francis
p. Baker of Indiana to be circuit judge
in the seventh circuit.
The opposition to Judge Bakers con-
frmation was Withdrawn. but the cir
cumstances were discussed. There was
especial reference to the fact that his
father is district judge in the Indiana dis
trict and the point was made that with
the son occupying the circuit bench it
might fall to his lot to review his father s
decisions. There was, however, a gen
eral expression that the prominence Of a
mans father should not be allowed to
stand as bar to his own preferment. It
was suggested also that in such cases
Judge Bakers own delicacy could be de-
pended upon to find the proper solution OF
the problem. This view was accepted and
the decision favorable to report the NOM
ination was not opposed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
HE SHOWED HIS SPEED
Charles Russell Goes Through Hi
PAGES in Court.

Charles Russell Goes Through His
PAGES in Court.
Jacob Fella, the junkman, whose case
was continued from last week, was given
a preliminary hearing in the municipal
court this morning. Charles, Russell, who
sells jewelry for a Chicago firm, charges
that Jacob stole the satchel which con-
tanned his samples of jewelry, worth
about $500. Russell left his satchel on
the corner Of Sixth avenue and Fourth
street, while he ran into the hotel oppo-
site for few minutes. When he came
back the satchel was gone and Fella was
Just disappearing around the corner Of
Fifth avenue and Fourth street, driving
as fast as he could urge his old horse.
Russell gave chase and caught his man on
Washington avenue.
Russell is IS, and the attorney for the
defense endeavored to show that he could
not by any possibility have kept up with
the horse and wagon, whereupon the trav-
cling man gave the court an exhibitionlof
his speed by pacing up and down the room
several times. Fella was held to the
grand jury in $500 bail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
NEUROLOGICAL

GEORGE WHEATON, aged 50 years,
died Saturday. Mr.. Wheaton came to Min
neapolis in 1854. He a master builder
and worked in Minneapolis and st. Paul. He
built the old Ames house, at Eighth avenue
and Fourth street, and also the first re-
form school building when it was located in
the midway district. He is survived by three
children, G. A. Wheaton, Mrs. T. B. Janney
and Ellen F. Wheaton, principal Of the Van
Cleye school, The funeral will be private,
from the residence of G. A. Wheaton.
ANNIE NJ. MORIARTY, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Moriarity, died at her
home in Cahill Saturday morning. The
funeral will be held Tuesday at a. m. at the
residence in Cahill, MINI. Burial will be
at st. Patrick's church, Cahill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
JAPANESE PORCELAIN REPAIRS.
The COnnoiseur

In the manner of repairs those wonder
full followers of principle and truth in art,
the Japanese, have a lesson to teach us.
When Japanese connoisseur breaks some
precious piece of pottery or porcelain, he
does not throw it away with disdain, nei-
Their does he try to deceive the casual
observer into the belief that it is un-
broken. Instead, he has it Joined to-
gether, usually with gold lacquer, in such
fashion that the fracture is boldly
shown and commented on, as it were, by
the frank exposition of the method by
which it is made good Curiously enough
a distinctly new and charmingly decora-
tive effect is in most cases added by
these irregular gold lines, while the sense
if craftsmanship is tickled by the mar
velous skill exhibited by the repairer in
thus welding together the two dissimilar
materials. Truth is preserved at no loss
of artistic beauty; indeed once more it
is made clear that the two may always
walk hand in hand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
BRAKEMAN KILLED

It. T. Martin of the Northern Pacific
Falls Under Car.
T. F. Martin a Northern Pacific freight
brakeman died at Asbury hospital short
1y after noon Saturday from injuries re-
ceived at a. M in the yards at Park
junction near st. Anthony Park. The train
ing when the brakeman fell under the
ing when the brakeman fell undert he
wheels. His lower limbs were horribly
mangled. DR.. A. A. Law, with the as
sistance of the hospital house physicians,
amputated both legs just below the knees.
Martin was So and unmarried. He came
to Minneapolis about two years ago from
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20

VIII Go In Special Cars-Northwest-
ern delegates to the grooers' convention, In
to hs @ go IN MS They
will leave Minneapolis Sunday evening. Spe-
cial rates have been made by all railroads.
A New Land Company-The Califor-
mia Eastern Land company q MINNEAPOLIS MI al,4a,
The a"s are -
Charles league and B. f. Shepherd, Jr, OF
Fresno, Cal; !. T.: Meservey Of Fort Dodge
Iowa, and G. e. Wheeler OF Fargo n. D.
Trust Taxes PupiIs-The paper trust
is held responsible for the recent advance in
dren. The advance went into effect last week,
and varies from 10 to 20 per cent. THIS VIII
naturally cause rise in the retail! price, al
though It may not come until dealers are
compelled to replenish stock Tablets are
now higher than in wears.
gu" GIee Club Tour-The Glee and
mandolin clubs Of the university have COM,
pleted arrangements for tour or noTtnern
Minnesota the first week In February. Con-
puah wall and Pc wsst at So %ha last
in February the Minneapolis concert will be
given. The clubs are slge . planning min tour
ton.
For the Mckinley Subscriptfon-A
special meeting Of tho school board was held
at o'clock this afternoon to take up the
question of making an exception to the rule
governing subscriptions in the public schools
In the Of the oy ths fpa vishes
to make up a subscription Jan. 70. and as this
could not be done without the permission OF
the board the special meeting is called.
Bought for s2s,5oO-L. NJ. Belts Of
the Russell Coffee House company has pu T.
sesssf tas Street Pr for s CO. at 4
$4,000 for the property. The building will
Rass shan G fpa MsScn 6ud
ings have frontage Of seventy-dve feet and
a depth Of Isl.
G. A. n. Encampment Plans-Plans
for the department encampment of the Mime
sofa G. A. R. will be discussed next Saturday,
Jan. %, at $50 p. m., at meeting TO %
held at headquarters in the Lumber Ex-
change All present commanders of the posts
IN this city, all past commanders and all del
egates to the 1909 department eneampment.
are In 7ited to be present. The encampmenC
will be held in Minneapolis during the last
week in February.
A Truant in Court Truant Officer
Davis appeared IN the municipal court 10
day with young Hjalmar Nelson. The boy
had refused to attend school and was ar
rested and an attempt was made to seno MN
tanned work when the officer arrested him.
As the boy had shown Willingness to work,
Judge Dickinson decided to give him another
chance and continued mis- case until March.
A Charivari Boy Convicted-Louis
SteinbeIt Of 141S Sixth street NE has been
having much trouble with the boys IN his
vicinity. Last Thursday night, while his
daughter was being married, a gang gath
cred in front OF his house and began calling
for drinks, and, failing to get them, opened
q fusilade Of stones and tin cans. Steinbelt
called an officer and succeeded in arresting
one Of the boys, Eddie Purlang. In court
this morning he was fined $40 Or ten days
In the Workhouse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
w. r. STREETS AMBITION
He Might Take II Seat in the Stat.

He Might Take Il Seat in the State
Senate.
w. F. Street of Bemidji, the ''townsite
king" called at the capitol to-day. He
king" called at the capitol to-day. He
are filling up rapidly but admits he has
not started any new towns since the first
of the year. The census last year showed
II 900 people in Beltrami county, which
he believes has grown to $4,000 already.
Mr.. Street denies that he has any
thought Of running for congress. He has
ambitions in the direction of the state
senate,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
ELEVATOR Boys REVENGE
Augustin Demeules Hit Him and Paid
IL Fine.

Augustin Demeules who has an office
in the Colon block appeared in the po-
lice court to-day on a charge of assault
and battery preferred by William Black
man who runs the elevator in the build
Ing. Blackman complains that Demeules
used to stick toothpicks in the elevator
bell thereby causing him much annoy
ance. On Thursday he went to the office
of Demeules and undertook to demon
strate to that, gentleman the error of his
ways. The elevator boys advice, how
ever, was not appreciated and all he got
for his pains was a blow in the eye and
a notice from his employers that his SER
vices would no longer be needed. The
judge found Demeules guilty and SEN
fenced him to SIS or fifteen days in the
WOrkhOuse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
ST. PAUL's BENEFIT,

Special to The Journal.
washington, Jan. 2O.-The urgency de-
ficiency appropriation reported to the
house to-day carries items of 100000 for
the completion Of the st. Paul public
building, $4,000 for the completion of the
building at Dubuque, and $4,775 for re-,
producing the land records destroyed by
fire at Bismarck, N. d.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
Suit Against g. Bank.

Suit has been brought by the Mime
apolis Threshing Machine company
against the State Bank of Knox. N. D.,
to collect S., 900 for the failure of the lat
ter to make collections on a note. It is
alleged that the makers came twice to
the bank to pay $1,000 due the plaintiff,
but the bank refused to accept the money
in order to aid another party In collect
ing claim. Now the makers of the notes
are insolvent and the plaintiff seeks to re-
cover from the bank. . a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
PARKER TO VISIT HERE
Author of "Right of Way Coming to
the Northwest.

Word has been received from New York
that Gilbert Parker, the famous novelist
and statesman will visit Minneapolis soon.
Mr.. Parker has q brother residing in st.
Paul. He may lecture at the time of his
visit, although nothing definite is known.
Mr.. Parker in addition to his honors in
the literary world is a member of the
British parliament. He is now in New
York CITY, #ss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
Failed to Make a Case.

Bertha Smith, witness, refused to obey
summons to appear in the divorce court
yesterday, but this morning she appeared.
accompanied by deputy sheriff. She ex-
planned that she had been informed that
she was not obliged to obey summons un-
less paid the witness fee. Judge Harri-
son thought her innocent Of willful con-
tempt and released her. Her testimony
was not of any consequence, and Ella
Hoffman, who summoned her, could not
establish a case of cruelty against Walter
Hoffman, and the case was dismissed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
Commission viii stay By,

1t is understood that members of the
tax commission expect to remain about
the capitol during the extra session, to
be within easy reach of the Legislature
for consultation whenever desired AS
their work is really completed now, the
legislature will probably appropriate
money to pay for their attendance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
$1,000 Month Free-A Bona Eide
Offer.

Offer.
Elsewhere in this issue will be found
an offer of most unusual liberality. One
thousand dollars are to be paid out in
cash prizes for the purpose Of quickly ad-
vertising line of beautiful reproductions
Of famous Oil Paintings. The money is
to be paid to those who prove themselves
the most accurate in solving very
unique little puzzle named Willie Blow
ing Bubbles.
The offer is made by the American Pic
.ture company, 800 Kasota building, Min
neapolis, and is undoubtedly bona tlde, as
they show the fac smile of the receipt
issued by the Metropolitan bank, which
states that $1,000 is deposited there and
is to remain there until the money is dis
tributed by the judges to the winners in
the contest. The names of the judges in
clude men OF unquestioned integrity, one
being q former mayor Of Minneapolis, an
other the present superintendent OF our
public schools, and one Of the present
Judges OF our municipal court.