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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

st. Paul Attorney Dies Because OF Anx'
lety Over Ernst Case.
Thru worry over having his name
dragged into the Casper Ernst case, Albert
Mueller, well-known young lawyer Of St.
Paul, was taken with an attack Of brain
fever which yesterday proved fatal. He
died early yesterday morning at his home,
266 Sherburne avenue, where he lived with
his mother. The funeral will be held from
the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2
O. clock.
Mr. Mueller has known and been an in
Innate friend of Casper Ernst for many
years. He had perfect confidence in his
friend up to the time of his arrest a few
weeks ago. and is said ito have loaned him
S400 few days previous thereto. He acted
as Ernsts attorney and notary in many
matters and his signature to a power Of
attorney now said to have been forged,
brought Mr.. Mueller's name into the af-
fair in a way which the young lawyer
thought was detrimental to him. The mat
ter preyed on his mind and fourteen days
ago Mueller said to his sister: 'This Ernst
affair will kill me yet
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
January FUR Prices NOW,
The Plymouth Fur Mfg. Section.
MILES OF PAYING LAID
HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVE
MORE THAN A MILLION DOL
LARS SPENT.

Big figures must be employed in re-
counting the municipal improvements
for the past season. There have been
laid under official supervision 166,S0O
square yards Of various kinds of paw
ing, over $4,000 lineal feet of water
main and about $4,000 feet of sewers,
not to speak Of miles and miles Of
sidewalk and curbing. Reduced to
miles these figures make 1-3 miles of
new water mains, liz miles of sew
ers and 1Oh miles Of paving, the paw
ing surface being reduced to the
standard width Of 27 feet.
More than a million dollars have
been spent, but no one can tell with
in several thousands just how much
until the whole bookkeeping work
has been completed.
Five kinds of paving were laid here
this year and two styles of macadam
roads were built. In the paving as
phalt, sandstone, brick and creosoted
wood and blocks were used and for
macadamizing both slate and granite
were used for the top course.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
CAN'T GET IT'S MAIL
Woman's Opportunity Co., Toronto, Not in
Good Standing with United States

Woman's Opportunity Co., Toronto Not in
Good Standing with United States.
The Minneapolis postoffice has been in
formed that '"The Woman's Opportunity
Company of Toronto, Ont, is alleged by
the postoffice department to be seeking
money under false pretenses and that mail
for this company will therefore be stamped
Fraudulent tnd returned to the sender
Another notice from Washington an
nounces that a parcels post convention
between the United States and the British
colony Of Hongkong, China, will go into
effect Jan. l. Parcels must not weigh
more than four pounds six ounces or be
longer than three feet six inches. The
rate on parcels sent from the states will
be 10 cents for each pound or fraction
thereof; on parcels mailed in Hongkong
the rate will be 35 cents pound. A small
charge may be added for delivery service.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
AN ODD REASON
FOR CLEMENCY
SENTENCE PRE-
VENTS HER RESIDENCE.
If Mrs. Phyllis Blood Should Serve
Her 80 Days, She Would Become a
Resident Here, SO the Authorities
Suspend Sentence and She Returns
to Iowa.

In order that she may not gain a
residence in Minnesota and become
charge of the city by serving a
workhouse sentence, Phyllis Blood, a
bride of one month. who was in police
court this morning on a charge of
vagrancy, will be sent to her former
home at Charles City, Iowa. She
has been in the city eleven months,
and if she serves out her sentence of
thirty days in the workhouse she will
have been In Minnesota long enough to
gain a residence and to lose her claims
upon the Hawkeye authorities.
The Blood woman was arrested last
night by Patrolman John FERN upon
charge of vagrancy upon a com
plant Of her husband. The husband
claimed that he had known her but
one month and that they had only
known each other eight days when
they were married. Since leaving the
hymeneal altar, the woman had not
proved to be a model wife and he
wanted her arrested.
When she was arraigned in court
this morning she pleaded guilty and
Judge Holt sentenced her to thirty
days in the workhouse, and suspended
sentence on condition that she return
to Iowa.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
WILL OWNERS
JOIN UNIONS? ?.
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION MAKE
DEMANDS OF JOB PRINTERS.
Says They Must Join II They Assist in
Type-Setting or Else They Must
Give Up the Union Label-Trouble
May Result.

Trouble is looming up between the
propr1etors of union job printing Of
fees and the Typographical union. IT
the Job men stand together and the
union maintains its stand. long con-
tinued struggle Is probable. A repre-
sentative of the union has visited sew
eral offices and insisted that the pro-
prietor join the union, quit setting
type in his own office or hand over the
union labels.
In each Of the three offices visited
the representative met with a firm
negative as to membership in the
union. In one of them the represent
atlve was compelled to leave the la
bells and because of his strenuous man
ner was ordered out. Members Of
several Of the large offices who have
not yet received visit from the dele
gate say they will not yield to the de-
sWer OF the Job men Wednesday and
will give its ultimatum following a
meeting Tuesday night.
The proprietors take the stand that,
II occasionally they are compelled to
set type In their own shops they ought
to be able to do SO without joining the
union Some of these owners of shops
others are honorary members of the
typographical union. But all of them
occasionally have to turn In and take
q hand to help out.
One of the shops visited by the
delegate last week has been run nine
years as a, union shop in every sense
Of the word. There are two owners
interested; one Is an honorary men,
ber Of the union. having been trans
ferred from active membership when
he dropped the trade. The first de-
mand made was that the non-union
member take out membership Or
quit setting type, and the second and
later demand was that the senior
member of the firm, altho an honor
ary member Of the union, take out
membership or give up the union Ia
bells. .1
The job office owners say now that
they will stand together in resisting
the demand.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
WE'LL KNOWN SPEAKER
Secured for Coming Meeting Of State Ag.
rEcutural Society.

Low railroad rates and strong pro-
gram are expected to make the annual
meeting of the State Agricultural society
in Minneapolis, Jan. 1914, the most sue
cessful ever held. Secretary E. w. Ran
dali has just returned from Chicago where
he has secured the cooperation Of the
American Hereford Breeders association
and the American Shorthorn Breeders as
sociation for national cattle show at the
next state fair and has also completed his
arrangements for attractions for the COM
ing meeting Of the society. Among the
prominent speakers who have consented
to give addresses are: L. H. Kerrick Of
Illinois, president of the American Aber-
deen-Angus Breeders association, who
will talk on cattle feeding; A. J. Lovejoy
Of Roscoe, Wis, whose topic will be the
swine industry; Assistant Secretary Of
Agriculture J. H. Brigham from Washing
ton, James J. Hill, who will speak on
Northwestern conditions, and former
United States Senator Harris of Nebraska,
who will represent the Shorthorn associa-
ton.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
SAFE ROBBED BY EXPERTS
Western Employment Office Loses
$184 to Thieves. .,,..

A skeleton key and knowledge of
the combination Of the safe was all
that was needed to enable burglars to
secure $184 from the safe of the
Western Employment office, 103 Mic
ollet avenue, last night. Detectives
have been detailed to investigate the
matter, but have been unable to find
any clue.
The money was left in the safe,
which had a triple combination, Sat-
urday night, and the door of the Of
flee was locked. When the clerk came
down this morning he found the OUT
side door and the safe door both
locked as usual, but the money was
missing.
This Is the second safe that has
been opened in similar manner
within the past week and the police
fear that an expert safe com bination
worker Is in the city.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
MACAR0NI IS In DEMAND.
THE NORTHWESTERN MILLER |
REPORTS A STEADY DOMESTIC |
MARKET FOR THE NEW
PRODUCT.

From information received, says the
Northwestern Miller, 1t appears that
there Is a steady domestic demand,
principally from the east and south,
for patent flour made from macaroni
wheat. The principal difficulty millers
have to contend with is that buyers
expect to get macaroni -four at a dis
count from spring wheat flour, cor
responding to the difference in the
price of the wheat. They fail to con-
slider the fact that a mills output is
reduced about one-th1rd, and also that
considerably more power is required
in grinding it. Besides, it takes a
larger number Of pounds Of macaron1
wheat to make a barrel Of flour than
it does a barrel Of spring wheat flour.
Based on present wheat prices, about
1855 bulk Minneapolis would be
asked for macaroni wheat patent
flour. Numerous foreign inquiries
have been received, but the miller
talked to, says no business has re-
suited therefrom. 1t may be ex-
planned that two or three representa-
tive mills in the northwest are making
flour from this wheat. &C. =
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
"ALTON' READ TRASH
Iowa Boy Taken Home-His Story Of
Maple Plain Murder.

Iowa Boy Taken Home-His Story Of
Maple Plain Murder.
Edward Klein, or Alton, as he is better
known in Minneapolis, the youth who
figured prominently in the investigation of
the G. G. Gordon robbery and murder at
Maple Plain on a Great Northern train
some weeks ago, has been taken back to
his home at West Union, Iowa, on a
charge of forgery. He admits forging the
name of William B. Herwig to an SIS
check, but the case will probably not be
prosecuted against him on account of his
foster parents, who are responsible for his
being taken back home.
Alton positively identified the three men
held in the county jail for several days on
suspicion Of numbering Gordon, as the
guilty persons, but later developments
proved this story to be untrue. The sher-
iff who came for the boy says that he
probably was not robbed at all but invent
ed the story from a wide reading of yell
ow-backed novels.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
BABY'S LIFE SAVED
Unusual Operation of Tracheotomy
Performed Upon Alice Early.

An unusual operation of trache-
otomy was performed Saturday to save
the life Of Alice Early, the 4-year-old
daughter Of James j. Early, 1742 Still
water avenue, st. Paul, with complete
success, and the child's recovery is
practically assured.
A kernel of corn lodged in the
child's lung Nov. 2. No particular in
convenience was suffered until nearly
a month after. Bronchitis set In Fri
day, and, in the violent coughing that
accompanied it, the corn was raised
into the windpipe, where it remained,
blocking the passage of air. Saturday
DR.. F. J. Plondike cut into the wind
pipe and removed the obstruction.
Natural respiration has been restored.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
WILL MAKE THINGS HUM
Freshman Law Glass Starts Out with a
Strong OrpanIzatlon.

The freshman law class Of the state
university promises to make things hum
this year as no freshman class in that
department ever did. At meeting this
morning the following committees were
appointed by President r. P. Chase:
Finance, Schulz, Fellows, Foley, Hamline
and Lewis; social, Crossman, Browne, Ed
quist, Harswell and King; program, Pad
den. Artenson, Collins, Prinz and Reed;
athletic, Curtis, Luce, Linde, Ludholm and
Redman; credential, Charles, ,Arper, Bin
ford, Kennedy and McHugh.
1t was decided that owing to the short
time before the Christmas vacation the
class of 06 would not give any social
function until after the opening of the
new year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
BOILER WRECKS SALOON
BOILER WRECKS SALOON
Explosion in South St. Paul Causes
$1,000 Damage.

Explosion in South st. Paul Causes
$1,000 Damage.
The explosion of a boiler wrecked
the saloon Of P. E. Veins and the
barber shop of Mccoy at South st.
Paul early this morning. No one of
the dozen people in the two places
was hurt.
The building is located in the main
street, opposite the Exchange build
ing, with the saloon on the main floor
and the barber ship directly below.
The boiler was in the basement Of the
brick building, in the rear of the bar
ber shop.
The entire glass front of the saloon
was blown out. The Interior Of the
saloon is complete wreck. The ap-
parent damage is $1,000, not counting
the loss on liquors. The building
was owned by the Hamm Brewing
company.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
CITY NEWS.

Havel DahIstrom Found.-Havel Dahl
strom, a girl Of 1S years. who disappeared
Nov. "a and whose friends feared foul
play. was found on the street to-day by
Detective John Stavlo. She had been in
st. Paul.
Lecture by Rev. Olaf BodIn-Rev. Olaf
Bodin of the First Swedish Baptist church
will give lecture next Wednesday night
Dec. 9, on "The Land Of the Midnight
Sun The lecture will be given with
stereopticon views and as the pastor is an
interesting talker it will be well worth
hearing.
Peterson VIII Sue cIty-H. M, Peter
son, the man who appeared In police court
last Saturday as the defendant In an as
sault and battery case against John Stavlo
OF the city detective force, will now sue
the city to recover damages for the rough
treatment he says he received at Stavlo' 8
hands. He says he will carry his case to
the highest court in order to get salts
faction.
Want Brigade at ExceIsior-Freeman P.
Lane headed a delegation of Minnetonka
residents who waited upon the county
commissioners are asked to assume halt
of the burden of building bridge across
Saint Adams bay from Excelsior to Sal
ber's Point No action has as yet been
taken.
Health Official lnfected.-Chief Sanitary
Inspector Harry Luxton Is quarantined at
his home for diphtheria. His condition Is
not particularly serious, and as all pre-
cautions have been taken no danger is
feared. Since his connection with the de-
4. partment of health Mr.. Luxton has had
four attacks of diphtheria, all naturally
contracted thru his attention to duty.
6oer Warriors to Speak-An interesting
event will be the appearance at the Met
ropolitan next Sunday evening of General
! Gideon Joubert and Captain w. S. O'Don-
nell, two men who were picturesque fig
ures of the recent conflict for supremacy
between the Beers and British in South
Africa. They will tell Of their personal
experiences during the campaign, and the
lecture will be illustrated with views OF
! the battlef1elds Of the war, and the most
prominent people engaged in the struggle.
Seats for this event can be secured Thurs
day.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
GOOD TEMPLARs TO MEET

District Convention Begins with Medal
Contest Tonight.
A gold medal contest will be held by the
Good Templars under the auspices of
Riverside lodge, 394, I. 0. G. t., in Seven
Corners hall, corner Cedar and Washing
ton avenues, Minneapolis, this evening.
Contestants from several lodges will parti-
cipate Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
the fifth district lodge, !. O. G. T. of Min
nesota will meet In annual session at Sher-
man hall, 1425 e Franklin avenue. An
all-day session will be held, and in the
evening two Of the Minneapolis drill
teams will give competition drill.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
EAST HIGH A. A. ELECTS
Officers Of Association and Managers Of
Athletic Teams Chosen for

The following officers were elected at the
meeting of the East High School Athletic
association to-day; president, Harvey
Warren; vice president, Robert Deering;
secretary, Ethel Chase; treasurer, Profess
sor Guise; football manager, Egbert Eas-
ton; boys basketball manager, Fred Roll
Inns; girls basketball manager Miss Har-
ris; baseball manager, Frank Sherburn;
hockey manager. Harold Elwell; track
team manager, Lorenzo Williams; dele
gate to Northwestern Interscolastic Ath
letic association, John Snyder; tennis
manager, Harold Deering.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
ST. PAUL LIQUOR SALESMAN

Death at BemidJi from Pneumonia of John
Mccarthy.
Special to The Journal.
Bemidji,' Mimi, Dec. John Mccarthy,
travelling salesman for the w. L. Perkins
Wholesale Liquor company of st. Paul,
died at the Markham hotel this morning Of
pneumonia. He was taken ill several days
ago and a trained nurse was brought from
st. Paul to attend him. Mrs Mccarthy
is now on her way to Bemidji.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
SAY COMPANY is BANKRUPT

Creditors Ask Declaration as to Snow
Flake Baking Powder Company
AS result, perhaps, Of the recent fail
ure of H. B. Strait, the II. B. Strait COM
pany and the Yeast Froth company of
Minneapolis and Michael F. Tobin of New
York have filed a petition in the federal
district court asking that the Snow Flake
Baking Powder company Of this city be
declared bankrupt. The company owes
the petitioners more than s2,10O. George
C. Storer Of Minneapolis has been ap-
pointed receiver Of the company.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
FAREWELL TO OLD CHURCH

Bethlehem Presbyterian Society Prepares
to Occupy New Building.
Farewell services preparatory to enter
ing the new building next Sunday were
held last night by Bethlehem Presbyterian
church. A historical sketch was given,
before the morning sermon, by Rev. Stan
ley B. Roberts, pastor. The church was
organized Jan. 4, 1884, with a membership
Of twenty The membership is now
over 400, and the new church will be
dedicated free of debt.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
CARD OF THANKS

Mrs Max Fruendl wishes to express
TO friends and relatives her deep ap-
probation Of the services rendered in
her recent bereavement thru the
death Of her husband by accident.
Especially are the members Of the A.
0. U. W. and the Degree Of Honor re-
rnembered for their kindnesses.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
ELLIS rs PAROLED
Minneapolis Boy Court MartiaIed In Ma
Mia and Sentenced.

Minneapolis Boy Court Martialed In Ma
Mia and Sentenced.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington. Dec 7.-David NJ. Ellis,
son of Benjamin R. Ellis, iii Sixth street
S, Minneapo polls, was last summer court
martialed at Manila and sentenced to two
years in prison for borrowing $50 from
a comrade, it being charged that Ellis
knew the money had been stolen. Repre-
sentative John Lind has taken the matter
up with the war department and the pres
ident has paroled the boy, the parole to
take effect Jan. 1, at which time he will
be sent home at the governments eX-
pense. Mr.. Lind made the point to the
secretary of war that the charge was very
technical and far fetched and that the
money had been returned.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
Gives Stephen Bad Name.

Nellie M. Davis has commenced an
action for divorce from Stephen J.
Davis. The plaintiff alleges cruel and
inhuman treatment extending over
period of several years and recurring
intoxicated.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
SUICIDES BODY FOUND
He Had Taken carboIic Acid and Thel
Tried to Hanu Himself.

Tried to Hang Himself
The body of an unidentified man was
found near Fridley Park yesterday after
noon. 1t was frozen and covered with
snow and looked as tho it had lain lin the
woods for over a week. Coroner Ewing OF
Anoka county found that the man had
taken carbolic acid with suicidal intent,
and in order to make sure of death had
tried to hang himself, as a rope was tied
to his neck and one end hung to the limb
Of tree.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
60 HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

navIa Last Night
Many nationalities were represented last
night in the trainload of tourists which the
Minneapolis & st. Louis took out, most Of
them being bound for Scandinavia. The St.
Louis road crowd were patrons of the
White Star line and the Wisconsin Central
took out tourists for the Scandinavian
American line. Several thousands of tour
lists have gone in the last few weeks from
the northwest across the water and the
end of the season crowd last night num-
bered about 500.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
VERTEBRATE FRACTURED

EmpIoye Of Scrap Iron Company Is
Seriously Injured.
Frank Bownock, a laborer residing at SO
Marshall street NE and employed at the
West Scrap Iron company, was taken to
the city hospital this morning suffering
from fracture of the vertebrae. He was
working about the factory when he fell,
striking upon his head and shoulders.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
WORRY KILLED HIM

January FUR Prices NOW,
The Plymouth Fur Mfg. Section.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

GoMFEfENT GfRG FoR GEfERII GoGsE-
work; family of two; must furnish refer
ences; wages $3.50. Address 1904 Dupont
av S.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
ESCAPED FROM ASYLUM

ESCAPED FROM ASYLUM.
August Halvorson picked up by the st. Paul
police Friday afternoon, is supposed to have
escaped from the asylum at Anoka. The author
tiles at the asylum have been notified and Hal
vii he returned.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
FUNERAL OF VIM. B. LEACH
Held This Afternoon-John A. RawIins
Post Members Attend.

Post Members Attend.
The funeral Of Judge William B. Leach
was held at 2:30 p. m. to-day from 2515
Blaisdell avenue, Rev. E. G. Haupt, vicar
of st. Marks procathedral conducting the
services. Members of John A. Rawlins
post, G. A. R., were present, and remarks
were made by Judge Ell Torrance. past
commander-in-o n-ohief; by Commander c.
E. Faulkner for the post, and by Judge
L. W. Collins for the Loyal Legion. The
pail bearers were James Cray, G. B. Hef-
felfinger. w. D. Hale, ELL Torrance. James
0. Pierce and L. w. Collins
The remains were taken to Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

January FUR Prices NOW,
The Plymouth Fur Mfg. Section.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

MRS. MARGARETTA r. PIERCE,
who has resided at Lake Calhoun for
fifty-one years, died late Saturday
night. The funeral services will be
held at Lakewood cemetery chapel,
Tuesday, at p. m. Friends Of the
family are invited.