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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
HURRICANE At MANILA
Many Vessels Are Lost and the
Death List Probably Will
Be Large.

Manila, June 5.-A hurricane has swept
over the Philippine islands and great dam
age has been done to shipping. The United
States transport Samshui is reported to
have been wrecked. This, however, has
not been confirmed
The United States steamer Pearla de
Visayas has been lost off Camotes island.
Part Of her crew were saved.
The United States steamer Haurafel and
the schooner Mayfower have been driven
ashore off Orn1oc, West Leyte, and will
prove a total loss. All on board these
vessels were saved.
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MORE MONEY FOR PosrMAsrERs,

Washington. June 5.-The salary of the post
master at Bismarek; n. p, viii be raised from
receipts for the past year. The salary Of the
postmaster at Rolla will g. up from 81 200 TO-
81 300: at Soris from ST. 800 to 81. 400. and at
Williston from $1,000 to 81, 400. On the same
date Charles A.: Swanson will be appointed
rural carrier at Currie Mimi. VIII A. Downs
at Madison and George p. Buchanan at Yer
million s. ID.
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HARD ON THE Jews.

st. Petersburg, June 5.The car has approved.
the decision OF the COMMITTEES Of ministers for
proceeds thereof. except in towns within the
Jewish pale, until the laws concerning the Jews
have been revised There are 10 such towns
where the Jews are permitted to settle and ac-
Quire realty. 54ss 81
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TROUBLE FOR THE PORTE.

vienna, June "a dispatch to the Zeil from
6Constantinople says that Mr.. Leishnan. the
American minister, threatens to sever diplomatic
relations with the porte unless the sultas verbal
promises to allow An American scientific expedi-
ton to conduct excavations In the valley Of the
Euphrates is redeemd.
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wise took their umbrellas out for the day.
The smoke was dense enough to make
sensitive ewes water and to tickle sensi-
tive Threats.
The sun was not wholly invisible. When
it was doing its best to penetrate the
gloom the air took on hue almost like
a lemon.
Steamer Is Lost.
Saratoga, N. Y, June 5-The sun is
obscured to-day by dense smoke and ashes
from Adirondack forest fires. Reports
which reached here to-day from the
Cattlin Lake region are that the fires COW
cred a. territory fifteen miles in width and
twenty miles in length, and are still
spreading despite the efforts Of hundreds
of fire fighters. The heat is SO intense
and the smoke so dense that the fighters
cannot approach with in two miles of the
fires. Navigation on the Adirondack lakes
is practically suspended.
A steamer with a gang of fire fighters
has been missing on Long Lake for three
days. The fires in the Cold River region
cover twenty miles square.
Loss Reaches $1,oo0,00o.
Boston, June 5-For the first time in
many years the density Of the smoke
from forest fires produced a pronounced
yellow atmosphere here to-day. The sun
was visible, but it had no more power
thru the smoky pail than on a. cloudy day.
The smoke was sufficiently dense to cause
discomfort to those having sensitive
Threats and eyes.
It is forty-seven days since rain in any
appreciate amount has fallen in this sec
ton, and during that time the losses from
forest fires in New England have aggre-
gated at least $1,0OO,0OO
At least 1000 men are fighting forest
fires in Vermont, yet thousands Of acres
of valuable timber land have been burned
over. and there is little prospect that the
fires can be checked until rain falls.
Towns Wiped Out.
st. John, N. B., June 5-The villages
of Prince of Wales and Husquash, twelve
| miles from st. John, have been practical
ly wiped out by forest fires Thirty seven
buildings were destroyed including the
Dunn pork packing establishment Survey
or General knights big lumber mills and
stores, the Episcopal parsonage the Rom
an Catholic chapel and the Shore Line
railway station.
-Four railway bridges and one highway
| bride were destroyed besides a large
amount of lumber. Over 300 persons are
! homeless and destitute.
Along the Drl1mmond section Of the
/ Inter-colonial the fire is also serious
Forestdale and Aston Junction have beer
| wiped out, as has also Bullstrode on tn.
i Doucets landing branch of the Granl
| Trunk railway.
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TO USE THE WIRELESS
The "a. p Plans to Report Yacht
Races Tins

New York June 5.-The Associated
Press has perfected arrangements for the
use Of the Marconi wireless telegraph
system in connection with the trial races
between the Reliance, Constitution and
Columbia off Sandy Hook next week.
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The General Situation.

Fires are raging and have occasioned
heavy losses in the Adriondacks, in Maine,
in the province of Quebec, and elsewhere
No rain: has fallen for weeks and the for
ests are burning like finder. Millions of
dollars worth of property has been .des-
.troyed and several deaths are reported.
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OHIO PLATFORM
4 COMPROMISE.
VIM. E. Curtis Says Hanna Didn't
Have Things All His Own
Way.
The Platform Says a Timely Read
justment Of Schedules May
Be Necessary.
While Hanna Would Have Preferred
an Unequivocal Stand Pat
Announcement.

New York Sun sHRecial Service.
Chicago, june 5.--Wtlliam E. Curtis in
a Washingtonss special TO the Record Her
aid, says:
Unless leading republtcans In this city
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LAST ROUND IN
MERGER FIGHT
The States Case Up for Final Ar
gument Before Judge
Lochren.
Attorney General Douglas Leads OFF
for the State, Speaking at
Length.
Point Made That Recent Federal
Case Affords Precedent in
This Action.

Arguments IN the states case against
the Northern Securities merger were
opened this morning before Judge Lochren
In the federal building, st. Paul. The evil
dence taken by the special examiner is
before the court, and the arguments are
the closing chapter In this litigation, as
far as the circuit court is concerned.
No question as to the jurisdiction of the
court was raised and the case will be
argu I'D squarely upon its merits.
Alto: ney General Douglas addressed the
court this morning. He covered the
points at issue in a general way, review
ing the evidence as to the creation of
the company, it's acts and its effects upon
competition. He made a brief but con-
else legal argument, urging that the com
pany had plainly violated the state anti
trust act Of 1899. AS this act was prac-
tically copy Of the Sherman law it fol-
lowed from the decision in the govern
ment case that this state law had been
violated,
The attorney generals address was fin
ished this afternoon. He was followed by
General George F. Wilson. Tomorrow
the defense will have it's innings, and
when the three counsel for the railroad
companies have finished, M. D. Mum will
cicse the oral argument Of the state. The
briefs Of the opposing counsel are being
printed, and will be filed next week.
There were few spectators to-day. The
most prominent were Louis w. Hill, who
listened attentive1y. BY him was Samuel
B. Thayer of Minneapolis, a. Great North
ern stockholder. W. e. Hale of Mime
apclis was also within the rail.
The court was called to order at 10
o'clock and Attorney General Douglas
arose to make his oral presentation of the
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which is within the reach Of
men of moderate means. If the govern
ment ever, undertakes to reclaim the arid
lands by irrigation, it means from $40
to $50 an acre to the purchaser.
Best and Cheapest.
South Dakota lands, at present prices,
are the cheapest lands for general farm
ing and stock raising on the face of the
earth. Comprising, as the state does,
more than $4,000 square miles and 49,
100000 acres-there are lands in the great
est quantity to suit all classes of people
and at prices running from $5 to s1O0 an
acre. The price depends largely upon, To-
cation, improvements and nearness to
railroads and whether in the newer or
older settled portions Of the state.
Ing just the kind Of a farm
There is no difficulty in secur-
or ranch you have in mind; while to
the investor, the state presents opportuni-
ties that will never come. again in the
life Of the present generation-if ever.
Fortunes have already been made in
South Dakota lands and still larger gains
await those who take advantage of the
prices at which desirable holdings can now
be secured.
Money invested in lands is always safe.
It neither burns up, nor is blown away,
nor is stolen. When periods Of depression
come tnefe is always sure dependence
in time Of need. South Dakota land has
reached the point when to own 1t is to be
certain Of independence. @
Incompatible Soil.
The soil of South Dakota east of the
Missouri river is a deep black loan with
a porous subsoi, which serves as reser-
voir for moisture to be given up in heavy
dews when most needed. Except in lin
tied areas little gravel Is found nor Is the
land sandy. There is no appreciable diff
ference between the soil of South Dakota
and that Of southern Minnesota and
northwestern Iowa.
The rainfall in nearly all of the state
east of the Missouri river is ample to
mature crops. The United States
weather bureau gives record Of seven
consecutive years, showing an average
annual rainfall of from 1S inches to 35
inches, according to locality.
Soil changes with settlement and culti-
walton. During the past thirty years the
area of sure crops has extended steadily
to the north and the west. In the east
ern and southern parts OF the state it
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-09-29
RANKS, TWELFTh AMONG
THE DAIRYING STATES.

THE DAIRYING STATES.
Dairying is profitable in every part Of
the state, feed being abundant, pastur-
age costing almost nothing, and the price
received for butter and eggs being prac-
ttcally the same as where land is worth
500 an acre. South Dakota now ranks
twelfth among the Sdairyfng states Of the
union, and at its present rate OF progress
it will soon be among the first five. The
quality Of butter produced Is not equaled
by any other sta tessth product from it's
creameries bringing the highest price on
the New York and Boston markets and
being more sought after than any other
butter for@sitsr holding -up' qualities and
perfect favor.
There are. about 1875 crean1eries In sue
cessful operation thruout the state, all un- :
der the regulation of a state food and
dairy commissioner. The report of the
commissioner for 1902 shows detailed re-
ports of 88 creameries for twelve months.
These SO creameries handled III ,265, ,209
pounds of milk for which there was dis
trfbuted among 8,1S6 patrons 81, ,294, sos. 80.
The patrons received an average price of
17h cents a pound for their butter and
an average price for milk of rs cents a
hundred. The average amount drawn by
each patron for the year was $15S10.
Taking these figures as a basis the
total amount Of money paid to the pa
irons of the creameries of the state would
exceed $2,000,00o. No figures are at hand
for estimating the amount of dairy but
ter made and sold aside from the produc-5
tton of the creameries, but 1t is safe to say
that the creameries do not produce more
than third the total amount.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-09-29

Increase OF 1908 .............. SIS, ,649, $50
Figuring on the basis Of 405, 900 popula
3tion this would give per capita produc-
stion of about s3O7 for every man, woman
and child In the state, including Indians
of whom there are about 10000.
Best Producer Per Capita.
South Dakota bears the undisputed dis
tinction of producing year after year more
wealth per capita than any state in the
union The production Of cereals, pota-
toes, hay fodder, live stock, butter, eggs,
poultry, minerals and other products, for
the past three years has averaged nearly
$120, 100000 annually. Estimating the
population, as given by the last census
at 4O1 900, the per capita production is
tion In 1901 by the most conserVa tive
estimates was 1884. Counting the popu-
1ation at AZ persons to a family, it would
give the sum of $1,278 as the average
earning for the head Of each family or
5 household.
It is small wonder then that South Da-
kota Is the most talked Of state between
the two oceans, young, hustling COM
monwealth that has lived down all that
was ever said against it-and that mighty
little. To-day the state ranks with the
great agricultural states of Iowa, Illinois,
Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota. with
the added prestige Of the famous Black
Hills mining district the richest 100
square miles in the world" The Black
Hills alone will turn out $4,000, 900 Of
gold this year.
This, as Governor Tierreid says is not
bad for a side issue.
No such oats, barley and rye were ever
raised as now are stacked in the hundreds
z of grain fields all over the state South
I Dakota, as seen from car window, pre-
sents a goodly picture, one to delight
the eye Of the lover Of nature, bring joy
10 +1o 90 ~ oorfo oyo1 oo1ro thn fS.o,y
5eler sigh for the wealth Of a king that
he might possess himself Of countless
/ acres Of the highest virgin soil in the
world.
q HIPS Forecast.
''The years are not many before every
acre Of land in the west and northwest
& that will raise corn will sell for 800 an
acre" This Is the recently spoken opin-
ion Of James J. Hill, the railway king
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E FORTUNES 81
.a,MApE5 ON THE RANGES.

'vSN - Wy TsSNtNS6Ss
No better cattle. hogs, sheep and horses
are raised anywhere than those grown in
South Dakota It Is estimated that $780,
100000 worth OF cattle were marketed In
South Dakota In 1901 and OF the value of
s31.205. 600 in, 1902. Grass-fat steers sold
as high as 7scents pound on the Chi
cago market, and one South Dakota firm
sold 9S4 head Of corn-fed steers for s1O2,-
864. The corn on which they were fat
tened was all produced in the vicinity Of
the feed yards:
South Dakota is wen adapted to, the
raising Of horses and mules, and South
Dakota horses are the best In the world
for cavalry service. AS a sheep country
1t is not surpassed by any other Com
Portable fortunes have been made by sheep
men In ten years.
Hogs are easily and prof1tabIy raised.
In but few localities in the state has
hog cholera ever made its appearance.
Best Grasses Known.
Strangers visiting the state during the
winter months and in the spring are often
surprised to- see farmers out with their
mowers making hay the prairies of
South Dakota. This Is no unusual occur
renee In case a farmer has not been thrift
ty enough to put up an abundance of hay,
which can always be cut during the sum
mer and fall. The native grass of South
Dakota cures on the ground and retains
its .nutriment to a greater degree than
any other grasses known in the United
States. In fact, when cured, it will put
more solid flesh on to the herds that roam
the prairies than it does while green and
growing.
Some years ago quantity Of this grass
was sent to the Wisconsin experimental
station and was chemically analyzed, and
the result showed that the grass cut in
July contained So. per: cent of digestible
substance: that cut In September, 1891
per cent, and that cut in January, 52.99
per cent. This analysis demonstrated what
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-09-29

the most delightful in the world. AS
rule, little snow falls before the holidays,
and cattle and horses find green grass
until the first Of December. The long
Indian summer gives opportunity to care
for: all crops during pleasant weather.
The snowfalls-when they happen-in mid.
winter. are always followed by sunshine.
Foggy, shivery weather, which causes so
much discomfort in eastern states, Is un-
known in South. Dakota. Only a few bliz-
yards have been known since its occu-
pancy by white men, the last occurring
in 1888.
No more, striking tribute can be paid
to the, climate than to state that thou
sands Of cattle subsist thru the entire
winter, without shelter or without food
other than the grass on the prairies, which
cures into good hay and. affords excellent
grazing the year around The tempera-
>ture in the summer is frequently above
90, but light breeze springs#syp during
the day and dispels all sultriness. ~
Corn Belt Widening. :,
The principal crops are corn and wheat,
but within few years corn will be king
unchallenged. The corn belt is rapidly
extending, and with each years cultiva-
ton the yield increases. Better acclimated
seed corn and the retention of moisture in
well. cultivated lands accounts for the con-
slant improvement in the corn crops. The
corn crop for 1900 is the largest in the
history OF the state, yields of seventy five
bushels to the acre not being uncommon.
In 1901 the yield was not so large, tho
South Dakota had much better corn than
the neighboring1 states of Iowa Minnesota
and Nebraska and the more southern state
in Missouri The yield in 1901 was 32,725, :
900 bushels. tAF
The secretary Of the State Historical
society gives the following figures for
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took from ten tOtwenty years for farmers,
to get the. best results from their land. It
was not believed that corn could be
raised successfully. and fruit culture was
not thought Of until few years ago.
Land offered at prices from $3.50 to $5 an
acre was a drug on the market. The
same land Is now selling. from $50 to $500
an acre.
Now corn Is, successfully grown as far
north as the state line and most success
fully all over the central part OF the state,
while lands that five years ago hunted
buyers at IS to IS an acre are changing
hands at SIS to $40 an acre.
The ArtesDan Well Leverage.
For time artesian wells supplemented
the rainfall. giving to many parts Of the
state-especiall in the James river valley
AN 1nexhaustible supply Of water Of even
temperature and free from harmful min
erals. These wells were found most yaIl,-
able for stock growing and sometimes for
purposes of irrigation during periods Of
drought. The water is usually Of tenn
pefature above 75 degrees, and in the win
ter stock drink freely of it, as they would
not do of cold well or lake water.
During the past two years hundreds of
artcslan wells have been sunk, and the
country is fast becoming dotted with lit
ties! lakes and pOndss, many of which have
. DSeti S'oo.>ou Will ISL 0OIue Oh the wells,
notably those IN towns and cities, are OF
six and eight-inch bore and furnish a
supply of water for municipal purposes at
high pressure. Other wells furnish power
for electric light plants and Touring mills
Artesian wells with pressure of 125 to 1SO
pounds to the square inch are common all
over the state
Formerly 1t cost from 81, 900 to $4, 900 to
sink an artestan well. Now, with the i'm
proved machinery and better knowledge
Of the work a farmer may get strong
flowing, inexhaustible wells at cost not
exceeding $500 in less than one week s
time.
The climate OF South Dakota is one OF
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-09-29
IT IS NO LONGER A
ONE-CROP COUNTRY
Corn Is Fast Coming to the Front and Will Soon
Be King on the Great Prairies.

Of the northwest and Of whom 1t may be
truthfully said: no man ever had clearer
foresight Of the future OF the far, west
At first thought $10O an acre for South
Dakota corn land seems visionary but
1T has already come. Within the past
year farms in the southeastern part Of
the state have sold for over 500 an acre,
while deals have been many for large
farms at prices close to SIS and $50 an
acre. 1t Is only dozen years since that
the best corn land in Iowa was selling as
low as $35 an acre. To-day such lands
are hard to find at $100 an acre.
Did you ever think how rapidly the
United States as whole is growing; of
the enormous emigration coming every
month year In and year out, to our
shores; of the constant pushing and
crowding and fight for place in the over
populated communities Of the east? What
Is to become of all these people unless it
means the gradual and sure expansion
of the agricultural resources Of the ma
ton?
And where is the land to be had?
There Is only so much land. There is
no way Of making any more of it, OF that
remaining fit for agricultural purposes, or
even stock raising, there Is little to be
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POPULATION LARGELY
FROM MIDDLE STATES,

n0W, WIDDGE OLA IESs
South Dakota has an area Of s76 $40
square miles-more than 49,OO0,0O0 acres
It is larger by one-fourth than all the
New England states combined. Its popu-
tlation, according to the census of 19OO was
401,570-about 5k inhabitants to the
square mile. The population is divided
as follows:
NdtISe UolH ..'..ss.sssss.....s.. .SlS,U6
Foreign born SO sos
The native born population is largely
from Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Min
nesota, with a goodly number from Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New York and the New
England states. The foreign born popu-
lation comes almost entirely from the
north of Europe.
The hardy sons of the Scandinavian
peninsula, the Germans, the Irish and
the Holland Dutch outnumber all other
foreign snationalities.> There are. how
ever, many English, French and Welsh,
with few Bohemians and some Finland
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-09-29
MONEY IN BANKS 500
SMALL PUBLIC DEBT.

A recent report by the state bank ex-
aminer shows deposits in state and ma
tional banks Of. South Dakota Of over
s32, 900, an increase of over s11, 900, 900
in year. The national banks alone in
creased their deposits from s6,119, ,427SJan.
1. 1899, to s12. .397, 27O.sJuly 1. 1903, an in
crease -of@over 100 per cent In four years
The total bank deposits are s71.00 per
capita Of the states population
The state debt is small, not aggregat-
ing 81 per capita. Most of the counties
are out of debt, or have at the most, small
floating debt that can be paid any time.
The annual tax on farm valued by its
owner at $4,000 as a rule amounts to $40
or SIS.
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shipped from the Missouri river towns
each year, some farmers receiving from
$1,000 to $4,000 annually for the products
Of their plum orchards. The yield OF
strawberries is becoming surer and better
each year. One man, living near VermH-
lion, last year sold from his farm more
than 10000 quarts Of berries, In size and
flavor above criticism.
The cultivation of strawberries is not
confined to the southeastern counties of
the state, but extends all over; the state
east of the Missouri It Is now a. COM
mon thing for families in the central
counties to have their own strawberry
bed, which furnishes an ample supply
for the table and canning purposes. .
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to having their own tables well supplied
with chickens and eggs.
It. Is estimated, with reasonable ac
scuracy, that poultry and eggs to the value
of s3,00o,oO0 were shipped out of the
state In 1902, and that the average cash
income to the farmers of south Dakota
from the sale of poultry and eggs
amounted to fully $3.50 per capita.
There are few incubators, and the
fowls are allowed to forage for their food.
The hen IS a good money maker in South
Dakota asg
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mo STATE rs DOING BETTER"


William
careful Investigation conditions: .s
Of the since 1881 South Dakota
population
on andw
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-09-29
ARMOR.
Philadelphia Ledger.

Philadelphia Ledger
"Ho! Caitiff!" said the sultan, just
awakened from his sleep, what have
you done with my shirt?''
"Oh highness," replied the grand vizier,
sit will be here Immediately. The imper-
ial blacksmith has been mending it,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-09-29
IN CHICAGO.
CT

Miss Smythe-Oh, had such lovely
time yesterday! I went to Celia's silver
wedding, and
Miss Tomkyns-Why, she hasn't been
married anything like twenty-five years!
Miss Smythe-No, dear, twenty five
times.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-09-29
VIRGIL'S ERROR.
New York Sun

Virgil was reciting his Aeneid.
But why" asked his friends, did you
sing of arms and the MANI"
''I didn't think" he faltered. "Of course
should have made it feet and the man.
Fearful that this snub to the football
heroes would kill his epic, he was fain to
weep.