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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15
The G. 4. S. HALL IS SAFE
Building Inspector Houghton Says
It Wouldn't. Be Dangerous
- - Even if Packed. -

Building Inspector James G. Houghton
made a careful examination Of the north
wing ofatfle Central high school this morn
ing with special reference to the safety
of the auditorium on the third floor, over
which there has been considerable appre-
hehsion. The inspection was made at the
request of the board Of education to aliay
the fears of the nervous persons who have
given the hall a bad reputation. Mr..
Houghton ordered floors opened and plas-
tering and lath removed to permit the
most thoro examination. And he found
nothing dangerous or even suspicious. =
"You may say to the people of Mime
apolis that it will be impossible to get a
sufficient number Of persons inside of that
hall to ifender it unsafe" he said in the
morning Immediately after the inspection
1.-The timbers are all sound and there are
no evidences of dry rot. There has been
some shrinking, particularly Of the tim
Der in the trusses, but the effects of such
sllrinkage have been largely overcome
and it has not been, dangerous at any
time. ! ..-,'f',, -: : r.. -..II..s5
81 estimate that the floor will carry "a
load of. ;I00s pounds to the square foot.
!New,pS IF persons were packed into the
auditorium as tightly as they could be and
all standing, on foot, the load would not
exceed 80 pounds to the square foot" VI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15
HENLEY CREW OUT AGAIN
Columbia Four Which Won British
/ Cup in rs, Celebrate Ami :
versary of Victory. ...>,

The four oared crew of Columbia Uni
Vers1ty that Won the Visitors cup at the
Henley Royal regatta on July and 5, 1878,
celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary Of
the race. last Saturday by rowing a race
on the Harlem river at New York. The
crew rowed against another famous Co
lulnb1ay eurTthat Of. 81. The; '7S crew in
Guides Jasper Z. Goodwin, stroke; Henry
G. Ridabock,t No. 20; Cyrus Edison, No. g.,
and Edward E.. Sage, bow The 81 crew
was composed of Justus Cowles, stroke; H.
Van Sinderen, NO. 3;4H R. Muller. No 2:
and Charles Eldridge bow. The 81 crew
finished few inches in. the lead after a
brush of three-duarters of a mile, but as
81 had quite an advantage at the start
Captain A. B. Simonds, of the IA crew
decided that the moral victory belonged to
the Henley nell
It was the first time the rs crew had
been in a she'll together Since their famous
victory at Henley. - The idea. of having
them row together again emanated from
the alumni, who wished to show the bele-
fits In after life that come to the men
who haNeHengagedl in "a form gof3 athletics
that requires seVere4 training DIST ~ =.
The 5rffen1 are1 ell RfelD along in middle
life, the youngest iMlng, 45.s and ALI have
achieved SUCCESS 4ingI business. 9 y Goodwin
and Ridaboclc are MERCHANTS, DR. Edison. is
a well known physician, and Mr., Sage is
the chief government chemist at the New
York sub treasury They are as enthu-
l;siastic over rowing to- day as when they
pulled an oar oar: in the varsity, four Of Co
lumbia. =. t..e.,~"i a. r. .-.s.a,as9 80 -
After defeating every. frst-class crew in
America the -four was sent to Henley
by, the students and alumni of Columbia
university in. 1878. Their opponents were
picked crews from Oxford and Cambridge
universities, and they succeeded in ac-
complishing what no American crew has
since been able to do, namely, defeat the
Englishmen on their home water. The
Americans also made a new record for the
Henley course. -,s':.:>' :: rs .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15

ing, and Dame Nature had filed it with
her chiefest work in the berry line. Just
imagine a five-acre patch OF Wild
strawberries, just ripe, and of flavor
that no mortal ever tasted in any other
berry since the world began to swing in
space. and never will while it does so
swing. ts-'...,- - -...
Well, frogs or none, fish or not, We
couldn't pass that place till we had
eaten our fl lof strawberries, and we.
went at it in the natural way. Down on
hands and knees, picking and eating, till
we had disposed of about a peck apiece
and almost got into gun play. We came
onto nice little family of partridges,:
which the mother bird had brought out to-
breakfast in the patch and Of course the.
nervy gentleman wanted to kill some of
the little ones on sight There are more,
folk in the world to whom Kipling's
words, Did not know, and never could.
know, and never could understand" ap-:
ply than 1.-The fool who was .-.- :
The little birds were not at all afraid;
of us, and tho the mother played bro,
ken wing and the rest of her tricks to at
tract our attention, the young ones
stood in plain sight, cycling us with Won
der which hadn't a particle of alarm in
it. Of course they were safe from Loutei
and 1, but the other fellow had a 80 in,
his hip pocket and had it drawn and.
aimed at one Of the baby cartridges in,
a twinkling. He would have killed it
sure, but by good luck 1 was near enough
to snatch up a stick from the ground and
knock the gun out Of his hand, unfor-s
tunately barking his knucFles eome-S
what in the process. After which T. was
some time before diplomatic relations
were resumed between us.
But before open hostilities broke out
the rain did. In fact a regular old time
storm came up and drove US up to the
settlers cabin, and kept us there tn
nearly noon. But we reached the lake
in time to get fine afternoons fishing,
and went back with twenty-five fine bass
between us. But just before we quit
and the reason we did quit hooked a.
nice little muskie, perhaps about a ten
FOUNDER, and after a lively scrap,
brought him toward the boat, where
Louis held the gaff in readiness. But
Just as he was almost in reach, he
darted under the boat, and as the nervy
gentleman went insane, and grabbed"
the line, he never stopped. After which
told him that two were company and
three a crowd, and went home by my
lonesome. &C. c. Kelly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15
.SC0W, TYPE is SUCCESS
Eastern ;YIachtsman Says Herreshoff
/ a Has Achieved a Triumph in !. Il
|; %=r:i ~ = =: .ts<. EIrF,t G;sT7ase.a
- Designing Reliance. FL r..

w. Startling Burgess, a we'll known
eastern yachtsman, believes that Here's
hoff has achieved triumph in designing
Reliance, and that Shamrock HIS chances
of winning one Of the Americas cup races
in any but the lightest of winds are slim.
Writing in the Boston Herald, Mr.. Burgess
says: = ~. - ! ~
'In the Reliance's wonderful perform
ances we see that final turning to her
type was inevitable land, much as we may
.deplore the passing of the sharp hull and
the coming Of the scow, we cannot but
admire the. boldness and thoro insight
with which the first successful attempt is
made in the 90-foot class.
-''As the Vigilant was the last of the
centre-board cup defenders, so are the
Columbia and the Constitution the last
of the out keels, and this finally; for altho
at some future time the center-board may
return, the sharp hulled keel assuredly
never will Under present racing rules.
1.-THE Reliance IS distinctly a fine scow
tho of fair and moderate proportions. Her
chief chara cteristic is enormous sail carry.
ing power. " ~ ~. .s..:
"Altho. from time. to time phenomenal
boats have appeared, which, tho Of light
power, developed much speed, it is a gen
eralr rule that where sail is not too heav-
lily taxed, the greater spread that a boat
can be shaped to carry, the greater will be
her speed. From the Puritan to the Re
lance, edcl successive cup ,Qe1en0er mas
shown an increase in sail area far more
than proportional to any added water line
length she may have had. @t1s, OF
THE Reliance's great gain in power
over the Columbia and the Constitution
has been afforded, not by increased weight
Of keel nor light construction of. hull, but
| by the use Of the scow form. The" scoW
| has been developed solely in this country
and is distinctively an American type, as
were the wide shoal sloops of twenty years
ago. %@ : -.
'"Fhe remarkable speed of the Reliance
in light winds is her greatest triumph. It
| is under these conditions that scows are
usually at their worst, and for this reason
it was supposed that the Reliance, while
she might sail very fast Z in perfectly
smooth water and light winds, would be
stopped by her full bow in conditions like
those off Sandy Hook, where there is
usually a ground swell and accompanying
light winds But the fact that in
/ these very conditions the Reliance has de-
cisively beaten the older boats proves that
a remarkable combination of opposing
elements in design has been achieved,
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THE JOURNALS
SWEET PEA SHOW.

All amateur flower growers are in
tvited to take part in the open compe-
ton afforded by The Journals Sweet
Pea Snow to be held on the second
floor of the Dayton Building, 10 Mic
Tollet avenue, Aug. 5, 6 and z. t h
j o u nal and the leading florists
and seedsmen of the city offer 1854 to
4be given as premiums in the various
classes of, exhibits, which include be-
side sweet peas, asters, dahlias mas
turtiums (tall and dwarf), carnations,
margueries, verbenas, gladioli, dian
thi Chinese pinks), and general gar
den flowers; All vases or receptacles
for flowers will be furnished by the
mana gement and no collection of flow
ers will be too modest to receive con-
sidera ton.
The object of this show is to pro-
mote the growing Of flowers In the
homes and to assist the Minneapolis
Outing association in a noble work.
The beauty of the exhibits as an at
traction will be supplemented during
the three days with. music by The
Journal Newsboys' Band and re-
freshments will be served by the
Christian Endeavor society of the
1 Park Avenue Congregational church.
L Entries are free and entry blanks
[ should be filed out and forwarded as
soon as possible, to H. L. Pathey,
manager the Journal Sweet Pea show.
| All entries must be- in by 10 a.. M,
! Monday, Aug.@3 g.. ~-e .... 5. s. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15
TO PICKLE BLOCKS.
A Creosoting Plant for Paving Will
Be Operating Here by
August 10.
City Authorities, With Funds in
Sight, chafe at. the
Delay.

Creosoted wooden paving blocks will ba
in the process of manufacture in aMlnne-
apolis by Aug. Is. This is the guarantee
offered byaA w. Van eAften, who will
have charge OF the Minneapolis Plant toi,
the Republican Chemical and. ,Creosotlng
company, whose one plant is now located
at Indianapolis
Mr. Van Aften'ss guarantee does not
altogether ;soothe City Engineer Andrew
Rinker,is because he wants to begin paw
ing at once, now that the sale OF the
paving bonds has been practically COM
pleted. The cit yengineer and Mr.. Van,
Aften had an Interesting session this
morning, and the city engineer said many.
things, the tenor Of which was: Now
we are ready for you, why aren't you
ready for u.s."
Creosoted wooden paving blocks are to
be laid on Third avenue S between Fifth
street and Franklin avenue, on Sixth ave-
nue. N between Oak Lake avenue and
James avenue N and on two short Sec
tions of streets on the east side of the
river, and Mr.. Rinker wants to get the
work under way at once Mr.. Van Aften
is confident that he will be able to furnish
blocks soon and rapidly enough to have
all the work done by the middle of Oc-
tOber. .~,s<
Other Work to Be Pushed.
While every effort will be made to dis
pose of the improvement and revolving
fund bonds promptly there may be a halt
in the sewer work from lack of funds.
The present funds will be exhausted in
about three weeks, but 1t will be, neees-
sary to lay off some of the crews within
a, fortnight. ,.,..,
+ If the bonds are sold the funds may not
be available for six weeks, but the, au-
thorities will not wait until the money is
actually in hand
If bids are received and the bonds are
ordered sold, the authorities will assume
that the bonds have been regularly and
legally issued and will proceed as if the
money was actually on hand without
awaiting the decision of the legal advisers
to the. successful bidders. -,----'-.
eff authorized to do so, T could prob
ably go out now and order materials, as
there is no question but that the bonds
will be sold, but should, there be a slip,
my bondsmen would be held for the
bills,' said City Engineer Andrew Rinker
to-day. .1..~
1.-THE moment a bid is accepted, how
ever, preparations will, be made for push
ing the sewer and paving work. AS
understand the, temper Of the aldermen,
they will, in order to, expedite matters
dispense, with the usual formalities of ad-
vertising for bids for material and will
direct the city engineer to purchase ma
terial in the open market. There is plenty
Of sewer brick in the market.
1--WE are working full crews on both
paving and sewers and I think we will
continue to work full crews for several
months to come with possible brief vaca-
lions for a, few of the crews" -.
The general opinion among bond brok-
ers is that the Minneapolis "4-3O's'' will
command good premium. g.; -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15
MIR. PEET ASSESSED
Board of Equalization Places Value Of
His City Property at :,
f. b.

Undaunted by the threat of William
Peet to appeal to the courts in case he
was assessed for personal property in
Minneapolis in addition to that at Deep
haven, the board of equalization this
morning ordered an assessment Of $500
against him for office furnishings and
supplies. -! ....:s +. q
The equalizers hope that Mr.. Peet will
take the matter into court SO that their
duties may be more clearly defined. F" e" @'
( Application was. made to-day by the
Hooven & Allison company Of Xenta, Ohio;
for the abatement Of arbitrary assess
ment Of 500 900. The local manager de-
clared that al the cordage assessed had
been sold prior to May /. -Es
Whatever had not been sold was at the
Minnesota Transfer and not within the
Jurisdiction of Minneapolis officers and it
was not worth to exceed $4,000. $780,
The application was taken under con-
sideration, but the company will be ex-
pected to disclose the present owners Of
the wares to obtain the abatement.
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MORE THAN 81, 100 IN TAXES:
Collected by Sherif's Office
From Slow TAXPAYERS. 49,,

Otto Langum, deputy sheriff, in charge
Of the delinquent personal property tax
books, has prepared his final report on
the work done in the past two months,
and it will be submitted to the county
commissioners at their next meeting.
More than $7,10O has been collected by
various means, and on the goods levied on,
but one lone BARRIERS chair remains I'M
The short time given the sheriff's force
for the. execution of the tax. warrants is
Eascribeda by Deputy Langum as one. rea1
son for the poor showing in the collec-
ton of delinquent taxes in previous years.
He believes the law should be- amended
so as to give at least two months instead
of one, as now provided
Within a few days the --sheriff's- force
will begin work on the executions for 1901
and former years taxes. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15
-. WHIPPED A MINISTER E,
Women Compel His Consent to His
:. Daughter Marriage. -

Toledo, Ohio. May 15.-Rev. Martin Harris.
a Baptist preacher in the Metamora district,
was whipped with mule whips until he con-
scented to the marriage of his daughter to
Harvey Carter. Rev. Mr.. Harris is a
and told young Carter it was a
daughters place to care for her father, and
refused to consent. - '.',-
Carter's two elder sisters met the preacher
and demanded that he give his consent He
refused and they piled the lash until he
cried for mercq and consented. The we'd
ding will take place early in August.
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&. WOMAN FOUGHT BRAVELY
Negro frightened Away Before Ac:
conplishing His Purpose. 49,

Trenton, N. j., July 15.-Miss Margaret
Mackenzie a prominent young woman of this
city, was outrageously assaulted yesterday
afternoon near trolley station, about two
miles west of the city.
Miss Mackenzie was Obliged to wait for
car, and while she stood by the track, she
was approached by a burly negro who came
grasped her by the throat and threw her to
the ground. Miss Mackenzie tried to scream,
But the clutch of the negro prevented her.
After the woman was down, the brute
stamped on her, and still holding her by
the throat, undertook to outrage her.
Frantic with fear, the young woman fought
the best she could against her assailant, and
becoming unconscious from the pressure OF
the negro's hand on her throat, trolley
car came in sight and the negro ran into the
woods. The authorities are hunting for him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15
DAILY CANVASS No. 291

The Minneapolis Journal, out
of 6,224 residences co1evassed, had
5,O49 subscribers; the , Evening
Tribune 1, 298, the Morning T4lb-
at11e 782.
The Minneapolis Journal IN 81
apartment and fiat buildings can-
a,assed had 1868 subscribers-the
Evening Tribune 189 and the
Morning Tribune $50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15
NEW WIS.CENTRAL BRIDGE
IT II = I..E st3-E8tt'
The Railroad Wants to Build An
othet Outlet for Boom
-~,-.r -" = 49,,
~ - T. . Island. -,...,. t,+,.r

A ne wrailroad bridge across the north
fork Of the Mississippi from Boom island
to the mainland, just clearing Fifth ave-
nue. NE, will be constructed by. the Tvs
consin Central soon, to give access to
several anufacturing plants on the east
bank. A spur track will run SO Cor 900
feet southeast from the bridge. 80. ~. =
Uupon application of the company Judge
Cray this morning appointed Fred G.
Smith, J. T. Wyman and George H. Miller
to appraise the land comprised in Is
foot right Of way along the east bank, ex-
tending from the. end of the. bridge across
several lots: John F.: Broderick and Ella
Broderick made objections, but. were
OVerruled. -=-.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15
STRIKE CAUSES TROUBLE 4.
Chicago Police Called Upon to ouell
-..s Riot, -: 80 F..

Chicago, Ill, July 15.-Riotous scenes were
repeated to-day when a mob of nearly a
two miles wagon loaded with freight from
the Kellogg Switchboard and Supply CON-
pany's plant to the Northwestern railroad
freight house. Many persons were struck
by missiles hurled at the men in charge OF
the wagon. Five men were arrested and at
times the police charged the crowd and beat
the rioters back with their clubs. = -.
All along the route blocKaGes were formed
by sympathizing truck drivers and the way
was cleared by. the police with great diff
Guilty. The freight was unloaded at the
freight house by special officers employed by
the Kellogg company, the freight handlers
refusing to touch it. = - =. E.Lt
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To-daY's Canvass.
Raymond Ave. Eustis
METEOROLOGICAL

JOHN M. BATES, aged 81 years, died
at his home, 3019 Park avenue, last even
ing:!~He had lived in the city for twenty
seven years and leaves his wife and ten
children to mourn his loss. His children
are Mrs. Z. P. Jones, Mrs. M. o. Luttgen,
e. c., Otto G., Herman, Paul, Ernest,
Laurence, John and Miss Lidia Bates.
Notice of the funeral will be given later.
A. S. LQUIST-Funeral to-mor-
row at p. from the house, 3013 Fourth
avenue S, and from the Swedish Lutheran
church, Fourteenth avenue N and Lyn-
dale, at 8. Interment at Crystal Lake
cemetery. Members of Prospect camp,
NJ. w. A, Alpha camp, Royal Neighbors,
and friends invited.
IS. a. MORSE, aged 66, died at hisshome
SIC Fifth street S, to-day. The funeral
will be at Hastings.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15
CONGRESSMAN IN BUBBLES"
Visiting Lawmakers to Take a Ride

! Arrangements have gone far enough to
insure an automobile. ride tomorrow
afternoon for the congressman: who are
members of the military affairs commit.
tee. = .@1-'. 80. - s''}''=
Secretary W. G. Nye of the public af-
fairs committee of the Commercial Club
has secured ten automobiles and will en-
'deaver to get two more. t
+, Any one who wishes to" take a hand in
entertaining the guests should call up Mr.
Nye, main 2013. The ride will begin about
800 p. M. and will be about the city. The
committee will inspect Fort Smelling to-:
morrow. =, -
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PRESIDENT ENTERTAINs~
Has a Number Of. Friends at Lunch.
con TODAY. .-.-a. =.

Oyster Bay,sL. July 15-Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw was the guest of President
Roosevelt; to-day at. Sycamore Hill. He came
mere to discuss matters of Importance in his
departure -..,....
In addition to Secretary. Shaw, Charles. ],
Bonaparte: of Baltimore, Ray Stannard
Baker, the magazine writer, and H. H. Kohl
saat of Chicago, were guests Of the president
and Mrs. Roosevelt at luncheon. Mr.. Bona
parte is: one of the special counsel Of the
government, appointed by the president to
assist,in the prosecution of the cases against
the indicted postoffice officials. Since his
appointment Mr.aBonaparte has Investigated
the cases carefully and the presidents desire
to discuss them with him led to Mr.. Bona
parties invitation to Sycamore Hill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15
MERRY-GO-ROUND SMOKES
Charge Against Engineer Of Mime
haha Amusement Institution.

The fight against the pavilion keepers
and amusement men at Minnehaha park
began this morning, when Peter Lambert,
engineer Of the, park merry -go-round, was
arraigned in police court charged with
violating the smoke ordinance. Lambert
pleaded not guilty and the case was con
tinued until Friday. The complaint was
SWORN to by. James q. -Galehouse. - -.
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Seeks to Cut Matrimonial Knot.

Lillian Green's desire for married bliss
was satisfied with an eight months trial.
At the end Of that time she quietly packed
her duds and disappeared for keeps. That
was in February, 1900, and since then her
husband, Joseph A. Green, says he has
heard nothing of her. So he has begun an
action in the Hennepin county courts for
divorce. The complaint alleges infidelity
and deSertiOn. -
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But we covered the three miles of dis.
lance between Louie's place and the lake,
and never hopper did we find. But we.
did find something almost as good, which
brought about a shade better phase of
feeling. A settler, whose claim We had
to pass, has had cleared about five acres
Of land, fire had swept over his clear
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15
CITY NEWS.
WEATHER NOW AND THEN
Maximum Temperature To-day q
Degrees; a Year Ago IS Degrees.

Police Department PIcnIc-The annual
picnic of the police department will be
held at Excelsior tomorrow. The pic
nicllers will leave over.the st. Louis road
on the regular trains. The last train for
the city will leave Excelsior at 1880 p. m.
Back From Black, HilIs-Major Bernard
Hage returned yesterday from Deadwood
and the Black Hills country where he has
been inspecting several mining properties,
owned by Minneapolis parties, Including
General S. e. Olson.
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TO VINDICATE BURR
Organization Is Formed With That
f,.s.%.a ~,a End in View -...
New York Sun Special Service.

N6W LUX 0UH 0peCIdI DoIV1Cos
New York. July 1.-THE first annual meet
ing of the Aaron Burr Legion was held yes
terday. at the. continental hotel. It's object
was to commemorate the l47th anniversary of
the birth Of Burr and to advance the work
the legion was created to perform
The legion s purpose is to refute prejudicial
assertions that have been made about the
life and character of Colonel Burr, and to
establish him in what the legion maintains