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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18
ARE THEY HUMAN RELICS?
BONES AND TEETH FOUND IN
THE ASHES OF J. w. BABCOCK'S
BARN, WHICH BURNED FRIDAY.

While clearing away the ruins Of
J. w. Babcock's barn, 237 Xerxes
avenue N, this morning, the workmen
found some bones and teeth which
they think may be those of Ed
Luther, the man who had been sus-
pected of setting fire to the place.
The bones are badly disintegrated
by heat and were taken to the morgue,
where they will be examined to de-
termine whether they are those of a
human being. Later Mr.. Babcock
found three more teeth in the debris.
The barn burned last Friday night
and the next morning the hired man,
Luther, could not be found. -"~.-- ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18
DAIRY MEETING

Series Begun by State Dairy and Food
Department.
The state dairy and food department
began to-day holding a series of farm
ers' dairy meetings along the WATERFOWL
line Of the Minneapolis & st. Louis. Com
missioner Mcconnell, with E. K. Slater
and James A. Wilson, will have charge OF
the meetings. The one to-day is at Gay
lord, and others will be held as follows:
Jan. 10, Gibbon; Jan. 20, Belview; Jan.
q. Echo; Jan. %, Clarified; Jan. %.
Madison; Jan. %, Boyd; Jan. &C. Hazel
Run; Jan. q, Winthrop; Jan. 49, Airing
ton; Jan. 20, Green Isle; an. 80, Waconia.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18
HOSPITAL, TIME ENOUGH
Court Wouldn't Send Michael Kennedy to
Workhouse. . +.'''3

Michael Kennedy, steamitter at the
500 shops, was relea sed from the. city
hospital Saturday afternoon, only to be
locked up at central station on a charge
of drunkenness.
Kennedy became intoxicated Nov. 49,
and was taken to central station. There
it was found he had sustained a broken
leg. A charge was placed after his name
and he was taken to the city hospital for
treatment. When he was discharged from
the hospital he was compelled to answer
to the charge against his name, but was
released by the court, who thought eight
weeks In the hospital punishment enough
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18
HEED THE EMOTIONS
Advice of Leading Y. M. c. A. Worker
to Young Men.

to Young Men.
The address at the Sunday afternoon
mems meeting at the Y. M. G.. A. yester-
day was made by Secretary George G.
Many of the Scranton, Pa. ass OciatiOn
His subject was "A New Motive Power"
and the talk was plea for the emotional
element in religion. He said:
do not let people stuff you with lot
of rot about religions being merely a
matter of emotonalism, sensationalsm
and mentality. Do not pride yourself
because your heart is as cold as ice or on
what you can do without a pang Of con-
science. If, when you hear of Christ's
death on the cross, you have single pang
OF conscience, q single desire to live a bet
ter life. do not quench it as an unholy
thing, for it may be your only hope Of
salvation. y,
~--There are some people who can listen
to all sorts Of appeals and calls to their
better nature without the least stirring
In their hearts. Do not be like them.
Act on the impulse that comes to you and
you cannot fail or make a mistake"
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Observation-Disclosures

Disease Attacks Members Of elsie Of
= -" -a..- ~s.--..,.- Splce' Co.. A.
Several members Of the isle of Spice
company, which closed an engagement in
ST., Paul Saturday night, are ill. They
are thought to be suffering from some
kind of meat poisoning. They ate a
luncheon Saturday night after the show,
and among other things the menu con-
tanned bologna sausage. The actors think
their illness can be traced to this.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18
DEATH OF kEokuk coNIRAcroR.

Keokuk Iowa, Jan. 1S.-David B. Pres
colt, well known as hotel proprietor and
contractor, died to-day of paralysis. He
was 60.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-11
W ASHINGTON
HAS GREAT CROP
THIRTY MILLION BUSHELS FIRE.
DICTED FoE THE STATE.
and New Wheat Needed for the
NIills-Reports from Other Sections
OF the Northwest Wheat Belt.
apeoial to Ths Journal.

Npec1ei 70 lDS JONTuals H {
Seattle, Wash Aug. 1L-Washfngton s
wheat crop for 1904 promises to be one
of the largest on record. The total, 1t is
predicted. will be from 2as000, 900 to 3d.
100000 bushels. The yield for the north
western states is placed at not less than
$4,000, 600 bushels.
Last years crop was not a banner yield,
and q great demand, as "a result OF the
Japanese war and the ever increasing do
Inestic consumption has swept the gran
aries bare Almost all the old wheat is
gone and the milIers will have difficulty
in obtaining enough to keep their plants
busy until the new grain begins to reach
them.
On Oct. 1 the duty on flour will be in
creased about $1.75 cents ton. and the
steamship companies have advanced the
freight rates 81 a ton, making the in
crease to the importers S2.76, a notice.
able amount on each ton of flour.
Continued discrepancy between the
Chicago and Liverpool markets makes it
possible that Washington wheat may be
shipped directly across the continent to
the Chicago pit If Chicago would ac
cept Washington wheat on board Of trade
business this plan might be worked, but
the coast product has never been recog-
nized. AT present heavy charter rates
and the refusal Of foreign markets to
keep pace with Chicago's enthusiastic lead
have made it impossible for the coast
market to follow Chicago's figures closely.
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= RUSS DESTROYER DISARMED
On Demand of Chinese Admiral, the
Fugitive Is Dismantled.

Chi-fu, Aug. 1 1.-Shortly after the
arrival of the Russian Warship
Ryeshitelni here the Chinese admiral
Sab, sent an officer on board who de-
manded that the destroyer either
leave the port or disarnl. 1t had
previously been ascertained that her
engines were disabled. The. captain
of the -Ryeshitelni agreed to render
the engines absolutely useless and to
dsarm in such a manner as Admiral
Sab demanded.
The captain Of the Ryeshitelni re-
quested the Chinese admiral to indi-
cate a position near the shore where
the destroyer might lie till the end
Of the war under the protection Of
the Chinese government.
The .Ryeshitelnis shows the effects
of long service. Her paint is scratched
and fading to a yellow, owing to ex-
posture to the sun, and her deck re-
sembles a machineshop; but she has
not been damaged by gunfre, altho
it is stated that the ship was exposed
constantly for three months to the
fire of the Japanese. ~
The passengers Of the Ryeshitelni
include two women, one Of whom is
said to be the wife of General Stoes-
sci. This, however, is denied.
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SPRING WHEAT IS
OFF g. POINTS
GOVERNMENT REPORT OF CON
DITIONs TO AUG. 1. 7.
Rust Reports Conflicting and Dam
ago Cannot Be Estimated Closely
as Yet-Winter Wheat Total Will
Be 100000 Bushels General
Crop Summary Is Not Unfayorable.

Washington, Aug 11-The monthly re-
port OF the chief Of the bureaus Of sta
tistics OF the department Of agriculture
shows the condition Of corn on Aug.-2 to
have been 81 3. as compared with 1874 last
month, 1871 on Aug. i, 1893, S6.5 at the
corresponding date in 1902, and a. ten-year
August average of 1885,.
preliminary returns indicate a winter
wheat crop of about 333 AGO. 900 bushels,
or an average of 1928 bushels per acre,
as compared with 1913 bushels per acre
last year as finally estimated. The av-
erage condition of spring wheat, on Aug.
was S7.5, as compared with 93.7 last
month, TIL on Aug. i, 1903, ,S4.7 at the
corresponding date in 1902 and a ten-year
! August average of 81.2.
Rust has made its appearance in num-
Der of counties in the northwest, but ex-
late or supplemental reports that refer
ence is made tosit, and such reports, being
| somewhat conflicting in character, it is
evidently too early to estimate definitely
the extent Of the resulting damage.
The average condition of the oat crop
on Aug. was $3.50, as compared with
1913 last month, 1915 on Aug. i, 1908,
1914 at the corresponding date in 1902,
and a ten-year August average of 82.7
The proportion Of the oat crop Of last
year still in the hands of farmers is esti-
mated at 81 per cent, as compared with
n per cent OF the crop of 1902 in farm
Ers' hands one year ago, AZ per cent Of
the crop of 1901 iii farmers hands two
years ago, and a nine-year average of "a
per cent. 1-s@.i5s1 20 ss
The average condition of barley on Aug.
was 8S1, against ISIS one month: ago,
1914 on Aug /, 1aD3,t a9o.2 at the corre-
spending date3m11 9o9;r and a*tten-year av-
erage of 63!2. 1@! ~ g
The average condition Of spring rye on
Aug.o1 vas BIS, MS romparedswith 9oS
one month ago, 1872 on Aug 1, 1908 905
at the corresponding date In 1902, sand q
ten-year; average of 86.2
The acreage of buckwheatais less than
that Of last year by about 10000 acres,
or 1.3 per cent. Y.
IS The average condition of buckwIeat on
Aug. l was 92.S, as compared with 93.9
on Aug. l, 1903, Ola at the corresponding
date in 1902. and a ten-year. average of
90.3
The average condition Of flax on Aug.
1. was 1873, as compared with 86S one
month ago, and 80.3 on Aug. i, 1903.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-11
CITY N VIEWS.
HALL ASKS FOR
A Il. 1. BATHS
HEALTH COMMISSIONERS SENDS
REPORT TO COUNCIL.
He Has Been Investigating and Now
Calls for the Establishment of. pub
lie Baths Which Will Be Operated
All the Year--A Hygfenics Measure.

& -5-f 4 = 80 =
Public indoor baths are recon-
mended by Dr. P. M. Hall, commits.
isloner of health ina report submitted
to. the city council this afternoon.
Ever since the city council turned.
down the offer Of II. C.. Akeley, to
make a substantial donation for the
conversion of the old city hall into
a public bathhouse, DR.. Hall has been
investigating the subject Of public
bathhouses and the results are en-
bodied in a comprehensive report.
While approving the general pur-
pose OF outdoor baths, such as those
established by the park board at Lake
Calhoun, and by other municipalities
along rivers and at the seashore, he
maintains that, from a sanitary stand
point, every city should have several
bathing establishments at, (which
bathing can be enjoyed for 1856 days
in the year. The average small boy
does not go into the water for sanitary
reasons, but simply for a frolic.
Q In his report Dr.. Hall refers to the
three Walters baths recently estab-
lished at Baltimore, the five indoor
baths in Chicago and the indoor baths
OF Boston and New York, which ahve
been open for some time. The tend
ency, he declares is toward indoor
bathing and in all cities where. the
plan has had fair trial the bathing
institutions are practically self-sup-
porting. DR.. Hall is convinced that
they can be made self sustaining here.
He recommends that the council
take immediate steps for the estab-
lishment Of three public baths, one
each for the East, North and. South
sides. @
Upon the receipt of the report,
Alderman Nye. presented resolution
appropriating SIS, 900 for building the
three lighthouses requested by the
commissioner Of health. ,s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-11
NEW YORK LIFE LEADS
New York Insurance Commissioners
Report Shows High Place of That
Company.

company.
Special to The Journal.
Albany, N. Y, Aug. 10.-The SUI
perintendent Of the insurance depart
ment reports that he has had a; force
of twenty-five examiners engaged for
seven months in an examination of
the affairs of the New York Life
Insurance company, John A. Mccall,
president. The company has no in
vestments in stocks Of any kind. It's
investments, $352.000,OOO, are con-
fined to state government, municipal
railroad, and other. bonds, and bonds
and mortgages on improved real es-
tate. The company's annual state
ment is verified as correct in every
particular. The New York Life from
the last annual reports of the superin-
tendent has the largest number Of
policy holders, S12,711; the. largest
amount of new business, $4,000, 900,
the most insurance in force, $1,745,-
0o0,0O0; and the largest premium in
come, $73,600,000, and total income
$88,270,000, of any regular life in
surance company reporting to the
state insurance departments. It was
announced yesterday that the New
York Life had received it's .conces-
sion to transact business everywhere
in the German empire. The New ork
Life Is the only one of the great
American life companies now author
lied to do business in Germany
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-11
POTTER SCORED
BY CHURCH PAPER
Bishop Is Arraigned in Two Long
Articles in the Living
Church.
New York Sun Special Service,

new YORK Sun Special Service. IS
milwaukee,, Wis; Aug. 11.-Bishop
{Pottersss action in assisting in the dedi-
ca ton Of the Subway Tavern in New
York, 80 is ann ounced. by the asLiving
Chureh, the official Episcopalian
paper, as a direct affront to real
christianity in social reform.
Two long articles are devoted TO the
discussion Of the, subject, one being 2
New York dispatch headed "Bishop
,Potter's Saloon Experiment" and the
other an editorial under the caption,
The Latest Indiscretion Of Bishon
Potterp' The paper says:
What there is in the newest
scheme of the bishop OF e New
York that merits consideration
as a reform movement we
wholly fail to perceive. It would
seem that the old-fashioned saloons
such as neither invite soda drinkers
nor permit women to enter are consid
erably better entitled to the patron
age of reformers than this new and
widely heralded barroom.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-11
ST. PETERSBURG IN DARK
Officials Unable to Decide What Was
the Result Of Sortie. rs.

Tbs admrafT has i5streesiusd fro
viceroy Alexief brief dispatch Off
cially announcing the departure of the
Port Arthur squadron. It does not
give details and doubtless was the
news communicated toEthe admiralty
by the captain of the torpedoboat de-
stroyer Ryeshitelni from Chi-fu.
The news of the departure of the
Port Arthur squadron printed in ex-
ira editions of the newspapers created
the deepest interest among the people
in the street. The officials here are
unable to make out clearly from the
Toxic dispatches whether Admiral
Withoeft got thru the japanese in
yesting fleet, and the utmost anxiety
prevails upon this point
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-11
LOGS ALI. SLUICE;D
ST. Croix Boom Crew Will Now Make a
Drive Of "Strays.''

ST. Croix Boom Crew Will Now Make a
Drive of "strays.''
Special to The Journal. ~
Saltwater, Mimi, Aug. LITTLE last
logs in Nevers dam were sluiced yesterday
and the boom crew will have everything
cleared up by Saturday, when the men
will be started for the Rush City bridge
to make a drive of stranded logs. It is
expected these will furnish work for three
or four weeks more. at the boom.--The
state board of control is meeting today
and will consider the applications of sew
enteen convicts for paroles and, special
privileges Lizzie Gardner and bow
boat arrived from Quincy and Hannibal
and will take out lumber the last of the
week for down river points. The Clyde
came up as far as Reeds Landing and
cleared with a tow of logs for the STAN
dard Lumber company Of Dubuque. -
Judge tNethawayt and family have returned
from their summer home at Lighthouse
Landing, between this city and Taylors
Falls. "a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-11
FLEET TO ABANDON HARBoR
Movements of Russian Destroyer So
Viewed in Washington.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Advices have
been received here that a Russian
torpedoboat destroyer, which put into
Chi-fu, has made a request Of the
Chinese admiral that it be permitted
to disarm and remain, and that the
request is under considerations. The
news is taken here as an indication
that the Russian feet has decided per-
manently to abandon Port Arthur, for
otherwise the torpedoboat destroyer
could have obtained supply ofscoal
at Chi-fu sufficient to have returned
here to that fortress. The boat, it is
believed, iss#nots destined fors9further
service during the present war, for
that would be the only condition un-
der which the Chinese government
could allow her to take shelter at Chi
flu. Another. small Russian gunboat
is laid up at a Chinese port under
similar conditions. s# IS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-11
HOW THE FIELDS DECEIVE
Straw and Heads Are Large, but tho
Grain Is Wanting or Shriveled.

Special to The Journal. s.
Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 11.-Reports
from numerous sources establish beyond
doubt that the wheat crop about Sioux
City is practically failure. The largest
yield expected is from twelve to fifteen
bushels an acre, and scarcely any Of it
win grade better than No. 8. Some fields
will not be cut at all.
The estimate of the yield in northwest
ern Iowa and South Dakota is from eight
to ten bushels to the acre. Nebraska. re-
ports large damage by rust, but farmers
still claim the yield will be ten to twelve
bushels.
G. N. Lukes, cashier Of the Security
National bank who returned today from
South Dakota, says the damage there
amounts to so per cent The loss has
been caused by blight and rust. Two
weeks ago the prospects were glorious
Even now the fields look splendid. The
stand is good and the straw strong, but
when the big heads are examined they
are found to contain but little grain and
that shriveled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-11
IRON MARKET
Big Deal ofsPittsburg With Republic stee
Co. Overshadows All EIse -

Big Deal ofsPittsburg With Republic Steel
Co. overshadows All Else: -1s
Cleveland, Aug: 1.-THE Iron Trade Re
view this week says:
The deal by which the Pittsburg Steel
company bought 10000 tons of bessemer
pig iron and arranged with the Republic
IRON q Steel company to convert it into
steel has overshadowed all other develop
ments in the iron trade the past week.
The fact that the contract is not so great
" different from that which the same
interests made last year both being based
on the. price Of Bessemer iron, makes 1t
less sensational in its proba 'ale --ef-
feet than has been assumed in some
quarters: What is significant about It is
that steel will be delivered at Monessen
In the next ten months at a cost to the
buyer there of s4.25 less than the deliv-
cred price Of the billet pool which is
.s23 3d.. This means the establishment of
a new level sfors steel 81
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FAVoRs IOWA SYSTEM

Norti, Dakota May Have a Board Of Con-
~ = ~ troll, 81, asgzss r;
N. F. Boucher, warden Of the North Da-
kota state prison at Bismarck, says de-
termined effort will be made nextswinter
at the legislative session to pass a board
of control law. Hesis in favor of modelling
their system after the Iowa law rather
thansathe system In force in Minnesota
The educational institutions Sin Mr..
Boueher's opinion, Should be under sep
aratea management. leaving the board OF
control in charge Of the charitable, penal
and correctional institutions. Sss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-11
Official Route Minnesota Escort As
ISOLATION to Boston.

Morgan Post and Drum CORPS.
which is the official escort of Depart
ment Commander Harrison White.
Wtl1..leave for Boston via the Mime
apoI1s & st. Louis in a special train of
Pullman, Standard and Tourist Sleen-
ers,. Chair Cars, etc.. Friday, Aug. -.
$50 pm, and arrive at Boston 800
pm, Aug. II. For rates, sleeping
car reservations or Information, cal Il
or address L.. b. Carpenter, . Com
mander Morgan Post, No. AL Bank
OF MINNEAPOLIS Building or 3. 81 W.
mander, No. 424 sNicollet Ave, Min
neapolis. - 81. !, {. - = -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-11
BRYAN lRIUMPHS
IN HOME STATE
Fusion Secured for Ticket Except
as to Boiling Movement Led
by Tibbles.

Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 11.-After a
session lasting all night the democrats
and populists of Nebraska completed
their state ticket here today. The di-
vision Of offices gives the populists
nYe and the democrats three. The
completed ticket is as follows:
EsGoyernor-George w. sBerge (pop.), Lin
coin. 81 ! so. .4zFi2 -z5s
Lieutenant Governor-Dr. A Townsend
(dem), Franklin county.
Secretary tof State-R b. Watske
(dem.), Richardson county.
Treasurer-John M Osborn (pop.),
PaWnee county.
Auditor, S. Canada (pop), Kearney
county.
aAttorney General-Edward Whalen
dem), Holt county. s..
HLand Commissioners. A. Worseley
lpop.) Boyd county, i
Superintendent of Public Instruction
AAlbert softley (pop.), Perkins county.
The success Of fusion5*is another
great victory for William J. Byran
who was opposed to Thomas 70. Wat
son, candidate for president, and by
many Of the delegates in%the populist
convention. $500
Two Electoral Tickets.
The democrats nominated the fol-
towing candidates for electors: Al
large, John A. Lynch and r. o. Ad-
ANS; first district, r. H. Franz: sec
ond, Joseph ]. o'Conner;; third
Thomas Ashford; fourth, S. NJ. Bailey:
NTH NTH, Patrick Walsh; sixth, J. II
The populists voted to select wat
son and Tibbles electors regardless OF
any action taken by the democrats
4 motion to fuse on the: state ticke1
was adopted by 40 to 2s4.gs.'...
Tibbles Heads Bolt.
Thomas H. Tbbles heads the boil
AGAINST the fusion agreement entered
INTO by: the democrats and .populists
and today attended a boilers con.
v,entlon held to repudiate the action OF
the convention on fusion.
About 100 delegates, representing
| lWenty-seven counties, were present
and committee was appointed tc
take steps toward organizing agains1
the fusion ticket in Nebraska.
The old secret oath plan of the
grange will be used and as soon as the
CLUB movement is started. Mr.. lib.
bles and, others will issus@sa cal sfp.
g straa lyg@l populist conyen tion s e
I1omlnate9a state ticket. ~ IS sss
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1F YOU WANT TO KNOW
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advice for only the cost of writing
materials and star1lDS.

Many people owe their present good
health to the fact that they consulted Dr..
Pierce by letter, giving him all possible in
formation about their condition, symptoms,
etc, and received in return good medical
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DR.. r. v. Pierce, founder of the Invalids'
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DR. Pierce by no means confines himself
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He tells you in the most common-sense
way what ails you, what you ought to do,
what line of treatment should be followed
but in your particular case, and if your case
does not indicate the need for this proprie-
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DR.. Pierce treats many chronic cases at a
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