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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
SAYS COMPANY IS 0. K.
Insurance Commissioner Dearth
Writes About Northwestern Life
and Savings Company.

Recent criticisms by Insurance. Commits
sioner Dearth upon some Of the methods
of the Northwestern Life and 8 Savings
Of Des Moines have called forth
letters, one of WHICH, from Mr.. Dearth
indicates that his comments on certa in
features Of tho company had nothing to do
with its responsibility or financial stand
ing. Mr.. Dearth's letter. and one calling
the attention of T h j o u r II a to it,
follow: ...... .. ..-.- .... g.. -,..
To the Editor of The Journal.
In you issue of the 18th there appeared. under
the caption TOO Gittering'' an article refer
ring to the Northwestern Life and Savings com
pany, Of Des Moines Iowa. and purporting to be
based on information furnished by the insurance
commissioner of the state of Minnesota. In this
article appeared certain insinua lions which, am
sure, wer based upon INSTRUMENTATION furnished
inclosed letter from the insurance commissioner.
Being a policy holder in this company. and.
therefore, vitality Interested l respectfully re
quest that you publish Mr.. Deaths letter. In
order to show the true status of the company.
DIR. l.. p Bottenfeld.
DR.. L. P Bottonheld, Esq.--Dear Sir: Respond
ing to inquiry as per your favor OF 2otn inst :.
complied with the laws of Minnesota relating t
so-calcd old line or legal reserve life insuranc
companies. and is duly authorized to transact u
appropriate business in this state.
| As a result Of a recent examination made b.
| this department of the business methods an
that the capital stock is fully paid up and intact
there being surplus over and above all l1abil
ties. including said capital, also it appears tina
! Iowa of securities equal to the amount OF 1t
| reserve accunulations under the requirements 9
the statutes. 1t is clearly evident that tn
| company will be able to continue business an
meet in full the ndemnities absolutely guaral
teed under it's policy contracts upon the matt
rity of same. .-.,s-Elmer H. Dearth
| -N>' .sTnsurauee+ ssioner
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
TOO WARM-BLOODED
Gamblers Couldn't Be Frozen Out in For-
" E.~,. 't*@ ty-elght Hours. ..5=tf - :.

Gamblers Couldn't Be Frozen Out in For.
~. - r ty-elght Hours.
When two professional gamblers sit
down to a game of poker and the ante
reaches an amount that eNcites the pas
sion Of the players to clear the board
or go broke the indications are that a
long and interesting game will ensue.
This was the case when 'Slim" Groves
and Chicago Ed decided to adjourn to
a CLUB not far from Broadway, New
York, just to play. a little game of freeze
out. The limit gradually was increased
until it became high. Hours passed with
fortune favoring the players in a seesaW
manner First one would have the lar
ger number Of checks piled UP and then
the other.
So the game continued for twenty -four
hours Then Chicago Ed began to smile
as he drew in his antagonists money. He
kept this up until Friday afternoon, when
Groves struck a winning streak and from
that time on regained what he had lost,
besides taking away some OF Ed S,
money. He was then. $1,000 to the good
AT this point "Cheago Ed remarked that
| the game had been on for forty eight
hours and suggested an adjournment
Groves didn't object, and both went to
Turkish bath. E%.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
GETS COLD COMFORT
Geo. J. Hammond Technically Held
Not to Have Operated q
Gambling House.
But the Court Intimates That Coe
Companys Contracts Are
Gambling Contracts.

Bucket shops are not gambling houses
in the legal sense of the term, according
to a decision handed down by Judge An
drew Holt Of the municipal bench to-day
in the case of the State VS.. George j.
Hammond. president of the Coo Commits
sion company, who was charged with
keeping a gambling-house. The court
holds that a gambling house is defined by
the statutes and specific definition of 1t
given therein. Any establishment that
doesn't come within this definition cam
not be held to be a gambling house.
The facts in the case were stipulated
and in handing down his decision Judge
Holt said
The facts stipulated show that the de-
PENDANT operated a business wherein prac-
tically every transaction or contract IS
such that no suit can be brought in any
court of justice to enforce it. The con-
tracts are designated almost uniformly
by the courts in civil suits as gambling
contracts; and it would seem to follow
logically that a place wherein the only
business conducted is making gambling
contracts, fought to be held to be a gam
bling house.
But it should be borne in mind in
criminal proceedings and proceedings to
enforce municipal ordinances, courts are
not inclined to extend the law to cases
which do not come clearly within the In
hibitions thereof. I think it must be held
that when the legislature granted the city
power to restrain and prohibit all descrlr-
tions of gambling it must be what Is
ordinarily understood as gambling i'll
criminal law; and that the city can pun
ish one who runs house where criminal
gambling is permitted 1t must be con-
ceded. I think. that one who enters a con :
tract to buy grain with no intention that
there shall be delivery does not commit
an offense against any ordinance or stat
ute of this state. although the contract
cannot be enforced. The parties who
made the contracts or transactions set
forth in the. stipulation cannot be pun
ished for gambling. That being true the
house where the transactions are made
ought not to be held a gambling house
under the ordinance enacted pursuant to
the mower given the city council to re-
strain and prohibit gambling
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
new PLAN FOR BATHS
The Scheme to Use the Old City
Hall for That Purpose Is
Abandoned.
Instead, the Health Commissioner
Will Recommend Several
Smaller Institutions.

The scheme for the conversion of the
old city hall into municipal ba thhouse
has been abandoned The idea was ia
vorably received at first, and FL. c..
iAkeley readily agreed to contribute
enough money to put the movement on its
feet. For various reasons, it is not con-
sidered feasible to put the old building
to the proposed use.
/. Instead, DR.. Hall will urge that, instead
of one, the city be provided with several
lighthouses, located in the most congested
districts, where the greatest need for such
bathing facilities exists.
Bathhouse answering the purposes in
every respect can be. erected for from
$4,000 to $4,000, and DR.. Hall believes
that for 100000 Minneapolis can be pro-
vided with three f1rst-class institutions
of the kind. Considering the resulting
benefits. the cost to the city would be
slight if the baths could be erected one
at TIME.
The health committee would locate
these institutions in the first, third, sixth
seventh, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth
wards. Z
The chief objection to converting the old
city hall into big central bath was The
disposition of the aldermen to use part OF
the building for several different pur-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
LAUNCH YACHT IN APRIL
New Defender Will Be Ready for
the Water in About Six
,-.z Weeks.

The impression is growing among
yachtsmen that the new cup defender
which is being built at Herreshofs will
be launched Saturday. April II.
Captain Herreshoff always figures on the
highest possible tide when he puts a big
boat like the defender overheard, and the
highest tide Of the month will be on at
Bristol at 2:3O o'clock in the morning.
If it is necessary to have the highest tide
in order to successfully launch the yacht
this Is the only date until the end of the
month. ...
+. Moonlight launches are popular at Bris
toll Columbia and Constitution were both
launched in. the evening and both launches
were very successful. d..
1t is possible that as the new boat will
draw a little less water than either of
her two predecessors it will not be neces-
sary- to take advantage of the highest
tide of the month, but it is generally UNI
derstood that the boat will take the water
for the first time about the middle Of the
month. The first race for the ninety foot
ers is scheduled for May %, and MI.
Iselin wants to have three weeks, at
least. to get the yacht in racing shape.
After she is launched 1t will take about
two weeks to rig the boat and she should
be sailing by the middle of May.
"A lot Of nickel-steel plates have ar
rived at Bristol. These plates are three
sixteentlls of inch thick and about
forty four inches vide. 1t is thought
that they are for the top sides of the
yacht. The plates are FURNISHED like
looking glasses and are much stronger
than bronze plates of the same thickness.
There has been much speculation as to
the height of the mast. 1t has been
pointed out that if the sail area is to be
+ 1900 square feet, as one report said it
would be, the mast would be ITS feet in
height. r. r. ... ~. ~ ~ @7I ~
The runor Of this tremendous sail area
lis probably an exaggeration as it is
stated on very good authority that the
mast will be 165 feet in length. Allowing
for the mast step this would make the
area of canvass spread about Is, 500 square
feet, which is more rea sonable than the
: former report.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
4 Ten YEAR LEASE.
Minnesota Title Insurance and Trust
Company Gets More Room on
a Long Lease.
An Offer Made for Lincoln School
Property-Bank Buys East
Side Land.

The Minnesota Title Insurance and Trust
company yesterday closed a ten-year
lease with Stanley G. Mitchell of Milwau-
kee for the first two floors and the base
ment Of the Oneida block. The first floor
will be rearranged to provide a good bank
ing ROOM The second floor will be sublet,
probably to the present tenants.
1t is understood that Mr. Mitchell has an
offer at handsome advance on the pur-
chase price of the Oneida block which he
bought about a year ago.
The David c. Bell Investment company
has for a client made, an offer Of 5000 a
front foot to the school board for the old
Lincoln school property on Washington
avenue n between Sixth and Seventh ave-
nues The property is 143x162 and has 500
trackage and access to the Northern Pa
cific tracks. .g.. ,.r.-
The st. Anthony Falls bank has just
purchased the property on which its
building now stands at Fourth street and
Central avenue from the Chute Brothers
company. The property was formerly &C.
cupied under a 100-year lease. The price
was $4,000, or $500 a front foot.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
HUNTING THE CARIBOU
Largest Guns Needed to Bring Down This
Animal, - ~.


The caribou is very tenacious Of life.
says S. w. Watts in Golfers Weekly;
writing about hunting these animals in
Newfoundland. My companion used a.
3O-40 Winchester and the writer used an
Mannlichcr. With such strong guns we
were seldom able to stop a big stag with
single shot, even when hit in a vital
spot. One that the writer shot through
the heart ran with the rest Of the drove
for 200 yards, as though he had not been
touched, before colapsing. When we
opened him he had only one bullet hole
and his heart was cut in two. Another
went about the same distance on the
jump with both fore shoulders broken and
a bullet through the neck. On several
other occasions the stays when hit went
on with such strength that when they fell
they dug their antlers in the ground and
turned, complete somersa ults. a.- .
The first caribou we killed was a faWn.
We picked him out because We wanted
meat and being young. we thought he
ought to be tender. In fact, however, his
meat was almost useless--lean, tough,
strngy and very dark in color. This was
difficult to understand, and the guides;
for some reason. were unble to offer an
explanation. However. / learned the rea-
son later. It appears that during the mat
ing season the fawns are weaned. The
Old stag, driving the faWn away from the
mother, will strike him with his horns
and chase: him half a mile. AS soon as the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
4 "B00DLER CATCHER
The Title Given Ex.Mayor D. P.
Jones in Mexico City on His
Present Trip.

The Mexican Herald chronicles the ar
rival in Mexico City of David p. Jones
and party Of Minneapolis under the fol-
lowing headlines: Man Who Cleaned
filthy town--Boodler-C Catcher of. Minneap-
oils Visits Mexico The paragraph reads:
.:Hon. David p Jones, acting mayor and
president of the city council of Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, famous as the man who con-
Quoted the recent crusade against the cor
Arupt gang which ruled his city, is in this
city with party Of five ladies. The fol-
lowing are the members Of the party:
The Medames Clarkson Lindley. Luther
harrington, Preston King and David P
Jones, and Miss Helen Holmes. All OF
the members Of the party are enjoying
Mexico City, but Mr. Jones has been uil.
able to persuade the ladies to attend the
bull fight to day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
r. B. WALKER sURscRlBEs
He Pledges $500 for the Famine Relief

T. B. Walker yesterday, wired Secretary
Harry Swenson from Washington that he
would subscribe $500 to the famine relief
fund. This is the largest individual sub
scription yet offered. The committee now
soliciting among the retail dealers has al
ready been pledged s1,500, 1t has not yet
completed the rounds. The committee
working with the iobbers has already been
promised $1,000 n. Q. Werner. treasurer
Of the state and county fund. says the
subscriptions will total 5,S74.5S. None
Of the ward committees has yet reported.
:, A benefit performance will be given at
the Lyceum theater next Wednesday aft
ernoon. The knights Of Pythias military
band will give benefit performance at
the Metropolitan theater the afternoon
of March i. .,.,.. = -. e.. :. 81.
The members of the fourth ward com
mittee are, A. E. Merrill Delton Sennin-
geour, Edward Lannborn, l.. j. Berkey,
George B. tGibsons John F. Anderson.
| Frank Erickson. DR.. o. J. Evans, q. j.
Davenport, S. A.. Andrews William An
drews. William Mills j. W. Nash, W.
A. Fishers. w. Melendy, j. Il! Palmer
and j. H. McC'orinetltJ TeAAj At -"s,s@=. :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
RULE MAY BE CHANGED
Peculiar California Way of Handling DIS

Peculiar California Way of Handling Dis.
! y qualifications. =:
With the disqualification Of Yellow Tail
in the mile and an eighth handicap at
Ingleside last Saturday the attention Of
the Western Jockey Club is called to the
peculiar way in which the California
stewards handle a Disqualification. That
may, result in a change of the rule
Yellow Tail fouled Gold Van. the Green
r. Morris colt, almost at the wire. Y fellow
Tail, it appears. fought UP the stretch with
unexpected gameness after being choked
for seven furlongs.
Gold Van carried wide the last turn,
came with burst of speed that is con-
sidered phenomenal and looked like pos
sible winner when Yellow Tail bore out
directly in front of the Morris colt, which
was compelled to pull UP.
The e4-year- old Cunard was also both
cred by the swerve. The stewards prompt
~ and apparently justly disqualified yell
low Tail. -. So = ~
The stewards, however, a s is the custom
on the coast, placed Yellow Tail third, be-
hind the two horses directly interfered
with by the foul and ahead of those so far
out Of the running that the swervin5
never damaged them at all. ' --E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
THE INDIAN LAND BILLS
They Are Favorably Reported To
day by the House Indian
..r... Committee.


From The Journal Bureau, Room IS, Post Build
ing, Washington.
Washington Feb. 21.-The house com
mittee on Indian affairs to-day voted
unanimously to report favorably the
amended Marshall bill for the sale of the
Devils Lake land in North Dakota, the
Burke bill for the sale Of the Rosebud
lands in South Dakota and the bills for
the sale Of the Grow lands in Montana.
All contain practically the same provl-
sions for payment when the settlers have
pa id for their holdings, a feature In
sisted on BY Chairman Cannonrof the
appropriations committee. The members
interested will now concentrate their CT
forts on inducing Speaker Henderson to
consent to the consideration OF these
bills. : - - -, =, .=%''-S p = x -
Senator Gamble to-day introduced the
Burke Rosebud bill in the senate. He will
push it through if the present deadlock is
broken.
Representative Marshall to-day recon
mended Fred L. Johnson for postmaster
at Lakota. N: D., in place of j. e. Mctcalf
removed by the department. MI: Mar
shall also Endorsed George F.. Hunter. fol-
postmaster at Kempton Grand Forks
| county, and Walter W.. Lee at Sykestor
| Wells county. !. 49,. ..-. Pc
| The general deficiency appropria ton bill
| reported to the house to-day provide:
| $500 for the construction Of q spur tract
of the Milwaukee railroad into the For
Smelling reservation and $1,000 to pa!
George S. Redmon for the completion o
I 1.-THE warehouse at the Pipestone Indian
sfschool. It also provides a$45S.e77 for TIN
4 payment Of the war claim of the state o
4 Wisconsin,. which has been approved b,
the controller of the treasury and $500
4 for the support Of 40 pupils at the Hay
/ ward Indian school in Wisconsin. -
/ Representative McCleary has recon
mended l.. L. Gronlund for postmaster a
, w w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
FEDERAL EXAMINATIONS
n. A. Foss and r. D. Arthur Are Both
Held Under Bonds

H. A. Foss Of Duluth. one of the pub
fishers of Nye Normanden, which is
charged with having circulated objec-
tfonable matter in the form Of the So
called Esther letter." was brought be-
fore United States Commissioner Howard
Abbott this morning. Mr.. Foss was held
in bond of $500 to await the federal
grand jury.
Richard D. Arthur of Minneapolis, also
before the commissioner, is said to have
falsely certified a notary public that
certain men appeared before him and
signed their names to affidavits The pa
.pers were used to substantiate the claim
Of veteran soldier that he was en-
titled to additional homestead rights. The
arrest of Arthur is another step in the
Investigation of numerous frauds alleged
to have been perpetrated of late in the
negotiation of such homestead rights.
The prisoner was held under a bond OF
kso1. ri.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
CORK LEG MONEY GONE
A Spokane Man, Coming Here for
an Artificial Leg, Is
Robbed.

Bud Green, colored man. was ar
rested this morning by Detective L. r.
German upon suspicion Of being con-
nected with the robbing of E. Hewitt
son of Spokane, passenger on North
ern Pacific coast train. Hewtson claimed
that when he went to sleep in the chair
he had $3.50 in his pocket, but when he
awakened the money was gone. Green
and four colored women were travelling
together: and he was suspected and 800
in gold was found on his person The
money stolen from Hewitson was all gold.
Hewitson, who has lost one leg, was
on his way to the city to purchase a cork
leg and the money stolen was to have
been spent for that purpose.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
A IEN.PlN TEMPLE
A New and Elaborate Bowling Alley
Building to Be Erected by H.
~.
A. Stuart.
It Will Have Appointments Espec.
tally for Ladies, Including
Tea Room. 80 i,

H. A. Stuart will build in Minneapolis
the ntiest bowling alley, with the most
novel and complete appointments that can
be found in the United States. The To-
cation will be outside OF Seventh street.
Tho building will be fitted with probably
eight noiseless continuous alleys. 1t will
have reception halls, cloak and dressing
roon1s lockers and a Japanese tea room,
where bowling parties can have dainty
luncheons. In fact, Mr. Stuart's plan calls
for an ideal place where mixed parties can
bowl and to which the women when bowl
ing in parties alone will naturally sraYi-
tate
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
~ STRICKEN ON A TRAIN
Colonel Nelson of La Crosse At
tackled by Paralysis.

Special to The Journal. ~, .s ...s..u. -,
La Crosse, Wis, Feb. 21.-Colonel N. R.
Nelson, one of the most prominent Odd
Fellows in Wisconsin and a member Of
former Governor Jerry Rusk's staff, lies
in dangerous condition at his homo in
this city. suffering from aAstroke of par
alysis. He was sheriff of La Crosse
county two years ago and is a prominent
member Of the Masonic order, and we'll
known travelling salesman.
$ The stroke came while he was on a train
last evening returning from Winnebago
City. MINI. When the train reached La
Crosse he did not realize that his destina-
ton had been reached and was carried on
to West Salem, where his condition was
discovered
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
q III III 80 : ,I.--
SOME BIG WINNERS
List OF Horse Owners Who Have Made

List OF Horse Owners Who Have Made
rs Money at Frisco.
Hors racing pays well If you, hit it
right The total of money given away. in
stakes. and purses at San Francisco this
season, UP to last Saturday, was $239. 12o.
Here are some Of the biggest winning
owners:
w. B. Jennings, with s2s, 740; Green Nor
.ris, s16,3O5; Blanchi & McGovern. $1o.13O;
w. II. Ketcheman. $S,o55; Burns & Water
house, $3.50; J., D.. Milliu, s6,435: James
Coffey, IS, 500; w. p. Magrane. s4.9s0; J.
Fl Schorr, s4.755; w. OBJ. McDonough,
81 $50; C. Lind & Co. $3.50; M. j. DAILY,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
FRoTHs AT THE MOUTH
Billiard Expert Calls Game Of Football
"Public Murder"

John Creahau, in his billiard review in a
recent number Of Sporting Life, digresses
from his favorite line of sport and throws
the. following spasm regarding football:
Now that the football season is over.
and that public murder can no longer be
an attraction to the gaping thousands, it
is fair to presume that rich mems sons
who engage in such practice will have to
rest on their "laurels" for another year.
II. this brutal game was played by the
sons3of poor men. the players would have
been in jail years ago. eor the daily press
OF the country would have suspended pub
LEGATION rather than tolerate such an out
rage on humanity. What q convenient
thing it is to have a few dollars in bank
no matter how the dollars get thereH
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
31st St.
NEUROLOGICAL

MARY LUCAS COLEY-The death Of,
Miss Coley at a. m. Friday, Feb. 20, was
a great shock to her family and a circle
of devoted friends. Miss COley was but
81. in the flower Of her womanhood, and
a radiant presence in her home and among
her friends. The loneliness of her char
acter shone yet more steadfastly in tho
shadows of pain and approaching dea tn.
Her mind was serenely clear, with certain
trust. to the very end. The funeral will
be held next Monday at 2 p. m. from the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs H. II.
Coley, 1913 Nicollet avenue The inter-
ment will be later.
HANNAH BOUSTEAD, wife of James
r. Boustead, died Friday evening at her
home, 3037 Humboldt avenue S. aged 35
The funeral will be, held at 2:30 p. m,
Monday. at the Fowler M. E. church. Rev.
DR.. Cool will conduct the services. Mrs.
Maud Timer Jones will sing. Interment
at Lakewood.
MRS. PHOEBE A. cHRYsLER died
yesterday at her home 3045 Aldrich ave.
nue. s. The funeral will be held from her
late residence Sunday at 2 p. m. The
deceased leaves a large circle of friends.
MRS. LUCY HERNDON-The funeral
of Mrs. Lucy Herndon, who died at the
Swedish hospital. Thursday will be held
from Bethesda Baptist church,. Sunday,
at 3 p. m. ,a
ADA T. LANpERs, sister Of Mrs. f, b
Lang died early this forenoon at the Lang
residence. 9O1 Groveland avenue. Funera
Monday, ? p: M, from above address.
MRS. E. A. HIGGINS, 26s Elm street
St Paul. died this morning at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. H. B. Sweet
ser, IA L Eighteenth street.
WILLIAM DUNCAN died Feb 20 al
COS E Twenty street. aged IS
years. Notice of funeral will be giver
later. ..". s.. III
FRANK DUNNiGEN, formerly of Min
neapolis. died at ST. Louis, Mo-, recently
Funeral notice later.