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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
BONDS ORDERED ISSUED
The City Council Will Float Three
Loans to the Amount of
100000.

Three sets of bonds authorized by the
late legislature were ordered issued and
placed on the market at the council
meeting last evening. These were the
block of waterworks bonds,> amounting to
100000, the $350,OO0 issue Of revolving
fund bonds, and the $3.50, 900 issue of per-
manent Improvement bonds. =
The recent disaster at the Northwestern
Star Oil companys plant was called TO
mind by the appointment of two commit
tees, one to consist Of Aldermen S. E.
Adams, Gerber and Lane, to prepare reso-
lutions of sympathy for the bereaved rel
atives of the victims. and another con-
sisting of Aldermen Holmes, Nye, Rand,
Clark and Dwyer, to investigate the cause
Of the explosion. = !,s'%# -
Bicycle paths were formally set aside
for the use Of wheels propelled by leg
power, and motor cycles and like vehicles
are barred from the paths. A committee
consisting of one alderman from each
ward was named to consider the matter
of licensing automobiles and similar We
hicles.
The aldermen accepted an invitation to
attend the annual dinner Of the Retail
Grocers' association, to be held at the
Nicollet house, May 4, and the invitation
from the Grand Army to join in the Me-
mortal day exercises.
field, Holmes and Peter Nelson, the hand
soonest men~in the council, were selected
to- represent the city council at the dedi-
cation ceremonies of the st. Louis
Worlds Fair, April s0-May 3 inclusive.
Alderman Bows resolution requiring
the employment of union labor on stone
sidewalks, whether built by contract or
by the city, was carried.
A large number of bids on water pipes
Of various sizes were read and referred
to the water works committee.
The city engineer was authorized to
buy materials in the open market for
the construction Of sewers, amounting to
$50. 900.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
HARD TUSSLE WITH TRAMP
Secret Service Men on the Presi
dents Special Train Handcuff
- a Stranger.

Gillette. Wyo., April 25.-The secret
service men on. the presidents train had
an exciting naix-up with a tramp last
night shortly after the train left Liv-
ingston. 49,. -.
A man was discovered between the bag
gage and club cars on the outside Of the
vestibule: :. One. of the officers raised the
window in the front of the club car and
tried to grab the man, when the latter
aimed a blow at him thru the glass,
shattering it,
-. The officer caught the mans leg and
succeeded in getting him into the car,
where he showed fight. He was power
full man. and it was some time before he
was overcome and handcuffed.
A card found on him identified him as
Edward Russell, a member of the Sailors
Union of San Francisco. When the train
reached Billings he was turned over to the
police. When" asked why he was on the
train. Russell said he wanted to reach st.
Paul. where his mother lived.
The presidents train arrived at a. M.
and re1na ined about ten minutes. The
president made brief address.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
Charge Against Wcstphal, Of Giving
Away Beer Election Day, Is
Wiped Out. !. q. ~ q.
Benny" Gates, the Diamond Thief,
Is Given Three Years at
Saltwater.

A disagreement, proposed continu-
ance over the term and finally nolle and
the discharge OF the defendant were the
Kaleidoscope changes rung in on Her
man A. Westphal in Judge Eliott's court
room this morning. The defendant was
charged with giving away a glass OF beer
on election day, and had been under in
dictment since November.
= The case was tried yesterday and the
evidence was such that even the states
attorney admitted that an acquittal was
the logical outcome Of the case. Only
one witness swore that he saw Westphal
give glass Of beer to anyone and this
witness did not seem very certain. There
was "a key Of beer in the shed of the
Westphal residence, but it seems to have
been placed there for the purpose Of liven-
ing up club-meeting held the night before
election. On the day of voting, some peo-
pie droppe daround, SO it was said, and
helped themselves In an easy sort of way
to what was left Of the liquor.
The jury, however, found some bone Of
contention and remained out until this
morning, when they reported that an
agreement could not be reached and were
dismissed by the court.
What disposition is to be made of
this case?" asked Judge Elliott
II think it may be continued over the
TERM" replied Assistant County Attorney
Leary. -.
''Nole it, nolle it, said the court.
livery well, your honor" rejoned Mr.
Leary, smiling. II will move a nolle in
the CASE
1T is so ordered
And Herman and his friends left the
courtroom in the best Of humor
BERTHE Mclaughlin and Arthur Denni-
son, two mere boys who had pleaded
guilty to robbery in the second Degree
were sentenced to the state reformatory.
Gates Gets Three Years.
"Diamond Benny Gates the colored
purloiner Of diamonds, was given three
years In the penitentiary.
Joseph Nelson, who pleaded guilty to
Improper relations with a young girl, was
given forty days in the county jail
James Sutcliffe, who pleaded guilty to
petty larceny, was sentenced to sixty days
in the county Jail.
Charles Williams, a 17-year- old boy
who stole a watch and chain from 700
First avenue N, was sentenced to the
refornatory.
Rodney T. Wilson, convicted Of grand
larceny in the second degree, received
penitentiary sentence of two years.
Laura E. Harper and George Swaziland,
for adultery, were given sixty days each in
the county jail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
BIDS ON COUNTY WORK
- r.
Some Important Contracts Are to Be lie.
BY the Commissioners on

some important Contracts Are to Be Let
BY the Commissioners on
May q.
The board of county commissioners will
open bids on Monday, May 4, for work on
roads, or furnishing supplies as follows:
Clearing and grading road in section 3,
Plymouth township; graveling on Lyndale
avenue, town of Rfchfield; dredging mar
rows between upper and lower lake, Min
netonka. Plans and Specifications for same
may be obtained at the office of the county
surveyor. They also ask for new bids for
making and furnishing seventy-eight tax
list books, according to specifications in
the auditors office. This is, the same lot
of books for which bids were opened last
Monday, but. as only three printing firms
submitted bids the lowest of which was
sS97.50, the board rejected all bids and
now asks for q larger representation of
the printers and lower jrices. Last year
the county advertised for bids on the same
work and received five bids, the
lowest Of which was s406, as compared
with sS97.50 this year, over 400 per cent
increase. The county is also ready to
purchase some machinery to- be used in
road building, under a new law passed
this month. What is wanted is one power
road roller, one rock crusher, one. re-
versible road machine and one sprinkling
wagon. Specifications can be had upon
application to the county surveyor, and
bids will be opened on May 4th. L. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
STATE ART SOCIETY
Nominations Before the Governor
From Which He May Select y.
Seven Members. -.
The Organization Was Provided For
by Last Legislature-Its
~<. Object Outlined.

The state art society will begin it's ex-
lstence as soon as, Governor Van SAINT
makes his selection, of seven members
from a list. Of tWenty:-one nominations
that has been submitted to him., The
nomina lions were made by the MINI eapo-
lis Society of Fine Arts, the Art Workers
Guild Of St. Paul, and the art committee
Of the State Federation of Women's
clubs, each naming seven. OF the num-
Der chosen four must be artists or con-
nosseurs of art. one an architect, one
prominently identified with educa ton,
and one directly interested in manufac
lures. The governor. and the, president Of
the state university are ex-officio MEM
bers. -: d :.-,r. ... =.
Provision for, the establishment Of the
Minnesota State Art society: was made
in a bill passed at the recent; session Of
the legislature. 1T was motheredz by the
Minnesota Federation of Women's clubs
which has worked for it for several years.
This year it has had the active co-opera-
ton of the Minneapolis Society of Fine
Arts and the Art Workers. Guild of ST..
Paul - .: : ',:'.'' - ~ -
The" object of the society is :'.to ad-
vance the interests of the fine arts to
develop the influence Of art in education,
manufactures" - = nv -
The plan Of the society is to provide an
nual courses of lectures to be given in
whole or part before the Students of the
university, the state agricultural school,
the state normal schools and before the
state teachers association. The lecture
ship committee will also advise officers of
state institutions and superintendent of
public schools in regard to courses Of
study in drawing, design and art. 1t will
be the duty Of the society, to provide an
annual exhibition Of art objects that must
not be held in the same city twice in sue
cession. For this exhibition prizes Of not
less than 500 will be offered. The society
has power to acquire by purchase or gift
a collection of art works.
A modest appropriation of $4,000 annu-
ally will start the work. This will not do
much in picture buying but it will pay
for the administrative work of the society
and undoubtedly in time the work begun
by the state will be helped out by private
gifts. ~ !
The list of nominees for the governing
board sent in by the Minneapolis Society
of Fine Arts were Robert Koehler, Pro-
fessor Maria Sanford Miss Mary NJ.
Cheney. H. N. Gausta. Roy Herrick, w.
c.. Whitney and r. G. Ford Among the
other nominations are those Of Miss Mar
garet j. Evans, Northfield, first vice presi-
dent Of the Minnesota federation, Miss
Mary Coulter and William Yungbauer of
st. Paul. 1t is understood that the feder-
alton committees list includes the names
Of Mrs. w. e. Thompson of Hamline
originator of the bill, and Mrs r.. N.
Marble of Duluth. -: - ,. g.. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
HIS PAL SHOT WILD
William Gray Stops q Bullet Evil
IDENTIFY Intended for the
Police.
Arrested for Burglary, He Suffers
All Night Without Asking,
H. Medical Aid.

William Gray, better known as "Squaw"''
Gray, is at the city hospital suffering from
a wound from a bullet which was fired
by .'pal'' and which was intended for
the officers who arrested him in Muir
phys saloon at 921 Cedar avenue early
this morning. His wound is said to be
serious. r
Sergeant Frank Cedarburg and Officer
George Johnson, Of the South Side police
station, were passing Murphy's saloon at
2 o'clock this morning when they saw a
man at the cash drawer. They hurriedly
made their way to the rear Of the saloon
where broken window showed how the
man entered the saloon. AS they stood
in front Of the. broken window a pistol
shot was heard from the alley in their,
rear. "a
One of the officers ran into the alley to
see who bad fired the shot, while the
other stood guard at the window. Failing
to find the man who fired the shot the
officer returned and they forced all en-
trance into the saloon where Gray was
found in hiding. He was taken to the
police STATEN and locked up; on a charge
OF burglary.
When the prisoners were being loaded
into the patrol wagon this morning
preparatory to being taken to municipal
court. Gray informed Captain Sinclair
that he had been wounded. An examina-
tion was made and it was found that the
bullet which had been fired at the officers,
had entered Gray's abdomen. He was
hurried to the city hospital for treatment.
When the physicians at the city hos
pital made an examination of Gray's
wound it was found that the bullet had
followed a course just beneath the skin
and that It had not penetrated any of the
abdominal organs. A thoro search for the
leaden missile was made, but the ,physi-
clans were unable to And it. Gray will
be able to appear In court within a. few
days.
Gray has been in trouble before and
was released from the workhouse short
time ago, where he served a sentence for
vagrancy. He was arrested at that time
in dugout in Prospect Park, where he
was found by Officers Wirtensohn. and
Hanson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
The ". U. OUTDONE.
S. B. McMichael Of the N. D. T. Tells
Of the War in Butte,
Mont.
How the Messenger Boys Compelled
the Western Union to Close
Its Doors.

i The girls were big girls but they made
admirable and admired messengers for the
N. D. T. company and the Western Union
Telegraph company at Butte, Mont. If
the girls could have carried messages into
saloons and gambling houses, says S. p.
McMichael, assistant superintendent of the
National District Telegraph company, the
Western Union would have suffered little
from the messenger boys strike at Butte,
and would not have been forced to close
it's office at Butte last Thursday night.
But we couldn't send girls into sa-
looms or gambling houses or pool rooms,''
explained Mr.. McMichael.
| 49,. Il. A ThoroIy Organized Town.
Il reached Butte about March 10.
found plenty of proof that Butte is the
most thoroly organized city in the United
States. If you can't belong to anything
else up there you must show your card in
the International Eaters and Drinkers
Union. Not long before arrived the ele-
vator boys had been organized. Next the
bell boys we're organized in the hotels,
and a rule was enforced, I was told, as
signing one boy to- each pitcher Of ice
water. Next they organized the boys
that set up the pins in the various bowl
ing alleys. And finally, one night. the
Pin Boys Union reached out and initial
ed all the messenger boys in town.. What
community Of interest there was be-
tween setting up pins and carrying mes
sages-well, you'll have to search me.
1.-The messengers had been getting $22.50
a month for ten hours work, exclusive
of meal hours. The kids made lot of
money on the side. Butte's.. a liberal
town, you know Yes, the boys got al
together from s45 to $50 a month They
were satisfied But the Pin Boys union
demanded that we pay our messengers
$25 month and reduce their time to
eight hours.
I'VE refused and hired men. They were
not only handled roughly by crowds, but
they were even arrested by the police on
no. chrage whatever They were taken TO
the police headquarters and then relea sed
More than that, they were warned to leave
our service or quit the town. and they
resigned.
Girls, Old and Young.
Next we got girls from IS to 40 years
old. They were yelled at and called
'scabbies, but they did their work we'll.
But we could not send them to many
places where messages had to be deliv-
cred. And when we once more hired
men and boys to help out, teh mobs
pounded them with rotten eggs and rotten
apples, and we just had to quit.
"A week ago Thursday night l saw a
policeman stand by perfectly unconcerned
while a mob Of 200 or 900 men rushed up
into the rooms of the Butte Telephone
company and threw out of the windows
mattresses, blankets and pillows that the
company had provided for their non-union
girl operators. The regular girls had
Joined union and gone on strike"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
A FINE RESIDENCE SOLD
J. Schutt & Son Sell the Handsome
~ Penney Mansion on Pleasant
~, Az. to G. F. Piper.

j. Schutt & Son have sold to G. F. Piper
for $4,000 the Penney residence, belong
ing to the st. Paul Fire and Marine Insur-
ance company, at Pleasant and Franklin
avenues. This is one of the most beauti-
full .homesteads in the city and the sale
removes from the market the last resi-
dence Of the class. The combination Of
beautiful shade trees, low rolling lawn
and Luverne stone residence and stable
with slate roof makes it one of the choice
homes Of the city. 1t overlooks the new
residence section along Blaisdell avenue.
Mr.. Piper will spend about $4,000 in
making changes.
Early in 1892 F. G. Penny, who built the
house, was offered a cash price for the
property by Joel Bassett thru Mr.. Schutt
for Frederick Weym ehauser of st. Paul.
But there was failure to agree on terms.
In June of the same year the property was
sold by J. Schutt & Son to A. J. Blethen,
who occupied it for about five years.
Mr.. Piper acquires lots 1 2, 3, 4 and 5,
IT block !, Of Badger & Penny's addition
%or 2o7 feet frontage on Pleasant avenue.
The same firm sold to-day for the Ger
nan-Am erican Realty company to E. G.
HIGHLANDER, the two-story brick store
building at 1929 Washington avenue N,
with three dwellings at 23s, 241 and 243
Eighteenth avenue N, for $3.50. The
ground measures feet on Washington by
165 fet deep. " III
An "Ad's" Good Work.
1 Paul Beuhler made S., 900 cash sale to-
day as result of one insertion of a 90
cent classified advertisement in T h e
Jtou rnal. The house and lot at 1912
Columbus avenue. adjoining the residences
Of two real estate men, was sold by Mr..
sBeuhler to o. H. Stay of Sharon, N. D.,
for residence The house is a two STORY
frame building and the lot measures 4S
feet front by 1876 deep. 4.. ..~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
FATAL GAS POISONING
Mrs. Catherine Miller Accidentally
1nhales Gas and Cannot
Recover.


The timely home coming Yesterday
of w. A. MARI who. travels for
Forman., Ford & Co., prevented the death
of both his wife and mother in-law, Mrs.
Catherine Miller, at 1926 Adams street NE.
Tho it: was g. o'clock the house showed
no signs Of life, and he found the door
locked. He was convinced that some
thing was. wrong and this suspicion was
confirmed when on entering he detected a
strong odor Of gas. Going quickly to ohis
wife's room, he found her unconscious.
He managed to arouse her and they began
to search for the leakage. The odor led
them to the room of Mrs. Miller, who was
nearly asphySiated when they reached he-
side. She gas jet had, been accidentally
turned full on and had. the door not been
slightly ajar Mrs. Miller, would have been
already dead. She is now lowering be-
tween life and death. AS she is s. the
physicians entertain little hope of her re-
coVery.. 49,. D.. -......
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
AN INTERESTING VOLUME
Prof. c.. w. Halls New Book Geo.
,graphy and Geology Of Mime
-. sota,'' a Valuable Work.

1.-THE Geography. and Geology of Mime
sota,' new book from the pen Of Christie
pher Weber Hall, professor. of Geology
and mineralogy at the University of Min
nesota, Is not only valuable as a text or
reference book, but also a volume which
may be read with pleasure and profit by
any resident~pf the state. The theme Of
the work is the geography Of Minnesota
in its most essential and fundamental as
poets. While thework sets forth princi-
pies Of worldwide application, the illus
trations used to enforce these phenomena
are. drawn almost wholly from the
features and phenomena of Minnesota
Wherever state lines are ignored and
boundaries are crossed, it is to secure
what seems necessary to make clear the
causes of conditions treated.
The book is not written in the style
usual to text works of the schools; it is
prepared to read. and the language is
simple. yet graphic. A feature Of the
work is the illustrations, which include
views Of nna.nXliof the most beautiful
scenes in Minnesota. :,.si .svs ..s..
Professor Hall acknowledges the assist
ance in the preparation of his book, of
Conway Macmillan, state botanist, and
T. S.tOutram. section director of the
United States weather bureau.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
FID0 LAY IN STATE
scavenger| Called for "A Dead Dog
and Discovered a Formal
:: 80 +. Funeral. .: ->:>.:,.:s,:sz
The Pets Body Lay in Silk Lined
Casket and Sorrow Was
+. y, Genuine.

Many will doubtless smile indulgently
over a little affair recetly ear Blaisdell
avenue and Twenty-eighth street. Others
will laugh derisively. It was only the
funeral of a dog. OF course it was a
children's venture, but some grown ups,
including big, rough scavenger, were
drawn into the obsequies by the force of
circumstances, and they were quite seri-
Gus over it. ~
The dog was a favorites in the neigh
borhood, and when he died there was gem
eral sorrow. The children planned flu
neral, fixing the hour az 10 80, and invited
their friends. The practical father Of the
household telephoned T. to the health de-
partment to move the dog, and the scav-
enger arrived most inopportunely at $50.
There was CONSERVATION. The dead
doggie was lying in a neat box, lined with
white silk, while the children were tear
fully awaiting the last sad hour.
The scavenger was fola tossing the cof-
fin and the mortal remains on top of the
garbage heap and driving off. He was
terribly busy, he said, and couldn't wait.
A lady pleaded with him. He hesitated,
and finally growled that he guessed he
could wait a few minutes. -? = e."
And the children had their funeral lid
their fond farewells, the sea Venger watch
ing seriously as they, conducted the serv-
ices in their toWn. pretty way. Heiwas in
anything but a laughing mood as he went
down the " street q few moments later,
driving the .!"hearse." .s,!.-'."..l: g.. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
THE MINI. EDll0RS'> TRIP:
Members sof the Association Will
Leave for Washington, D. c.,
' u +, Saturday, Mays. - ~. T.. !. =.

4 : az 80 = =, - = Z =.
The annual excursion of the Mi,lnesota
Editorial association will leave the twin
cities for Washington, D. c., Saturday
evening, May 90, arriving in Minneapolis
on the return trip, May 81 '.,"< -.
The circular, announcing the arrange
ments was issued to-day by the executive
committee. The party will be limited to
200, all bona fideS editors and publishers
with their families. Applications must be
in by May 10. The trip will be made on
a special train, using the Baltimore &
Ohio from Chicago, and four full days will
be spent in Washington. The Riggs house
will be headquarters there, and four half
days will be spent in looking thru the
various. departments. One evening will be
occupied in seeing the congressional libr-
airy, and one. afternoon in an electric car
ride all. over the city. A trip down to
Marshall Hall, on the Potomac, y will be
one of the diversions, and one afternoon
will be. taken with, q trip to Mt. Vernon.
Alexandria and, Arlington, the home of
Robert F. Lee and the site Of, the ma
tional soldiers cemetery One evening
will be taken up with "a reception given
by Washington Minnesotans.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
ILLEGAL FISHERS ARRESTED
TWO Charged with SpearIng Bass-Johr
Smith Used a Gill ..

For spearing black bass in Medicine
lake, Albert and David Inman of 527 Irving
avenue N, arrested by Deputy Warden J.
c. Williams, were arraigned yesterday af-
ternoon the municipal court. The case
was cotiued. The inspector testified that
he had seized 200 pounds of black bass
illegally captured by the prisoners, who
had, as he Understood, been supplying res
taurants turnout the winter.
A man giving the name Of job Smith
was arrested Tuesday for using gill net
in Twi lakes, and paid a f1e Of 500 i'm
posed by justice Of the peace near the
scene of the offense. Z. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
SUMMER, HORSE SHOW
Minneapolis Riding and Driving Club Per
fects Plans for Its Summer
MEETING, u.s..

Preparations for the summer horse show
and race meeting Of the Minneapolis Rid
ing and Driving Club are nearing COM
pletion rapidly and programs for the speed
and show departments will soon be is
sued. The meeting this year will be held
at the state fair grounds at Hamline, and
arrangements are being perfected whereby
the different divisions of the program may
be put on simultaneously and without in
reference. In addition to the horse show
and racing departments, exhibitions Of
cross country riding to hounds by expert
riders are promised, and the automobile
enthusiasts are also to have one or more
days exhibits during the week.