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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
:EXONERATE THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HEADS SAY OFF,
GERS WEREN'T TO BLAME FOR
THE SOUTH SIDE DEMONSTRA-
TION YESTERDAY.

According to a statement issued
from police headquarters this morn
ing, Patrolmen Hartnung B. Hovels-
,rud. and Louis. Hanson did not handle
young Frank Nelson with unnecessary
violence yesterday afternoon.
Nelson's arrest at q bowling alley
near Cedar and washington avenues
lacked only leadership to Become a
riot. Persons living near the alley
complained Of a disorderly Sunday
gathering there and the officers were
sent to Investigate. They ordered the
gproprietors Of the place to see that
there was less noise, and, as they
were about to go, arrested young
Nelson "on a charge Of drunkenness.
He made a desperate resistance and
the officers adopted such methods as
they saw fit to take him to the near
est patrol box. The department au-
thorities, after an investigation to-
day, decided that the officers were
warranted in what they did. Nelson's
sympathizers, however, charge that
extreme brutality was displayed. How
ever that may, be, the crowd followed
| the patrolmen and their prisoner to
| the box, and until the patrol wagon
arrived the situation looked decidedly
threatening. Some stones were thrown
and a. storm of abuse was centered
upon the Officers until the prisoner
was taken away. 4s.s .... <
Nelson, who is but IS years old,
was arraigned in police court this
morning on a charge Of drunkenness.
He pleaded guilty, but was not SEN
fenced as he has made complaint
against the saloon keeper. who sold
/ him the liquor. The liquor dealer will
| be arraigned tomorrow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
FAKIRs' ROW PROBLEM
TT WILL COME BEFORE. PARK
BOARD To-NIGHT-MUsIC FOR
HARRIET TO BE DISCUSSED.

Minnehaha park matters will be sur
veyed by the park commissioners at their
meeting this evening. Some of the lease
holders on 'fakirs' row" have managed to
secure extensions Of their leases since the
condemnation proceedings were begun.
Some of the commissioners favor a con-
test in the courts feeling confident that
the lessees will lose. Others favor a
policy Of delay, allowing the pavilions held
under leases to be operated. Police in
reference is likely to be very strong in
the midway next season, and the business
there, it is thought, will not be profitable.
The committee on designation will re-
port progress on the eighth ward park and
the Lowry project. All the big deeds in
cluded in the latter plan have been OBJ
tanned with the exception Of that for
the Bassett tract just north Of Spring
Lake.
Work is already being done on the
eighth ward park. There are several lot
owners who have not accepted terms, but
it is believed that their differences will
be compromised before long
The board will also consider the mat
ter OF music for Lake Harriet. The com
mittee favors a plan to make six weeks
contract with Emil Oberhoffer
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
BROWNS STEP.SON
ADMITS KILLING
According to Word From Boston
He Says Shooting Was
Accidental.
Other Features Of the Double
Tragedy Make It Appear
More Sinister

Willis H. Wilson, formerly con-
nected in various ways with the Min
neapolis theaters. who Isl now under
arrest in Boston for the murder of his
stepfather, Frank A. Brown, and his
mother, Mrs. Brown, has confessed to
the shooting, but says it was an acct
dent.
E. H. Miller, manager of the Photo
graphic Supply company, 326 Fourth
avenue 8, has received from Boston
an account of the young mans con-
fession. It appears that Wilson broke
down after being In the sweat-box for
several hours and admitted that both
persons were killed by him. He says
he was quarreling with his father
and, in order to intmidate him
flashed revolver. His father grabbed
it and the weapon was accidentally
discharged, killing him instantly.
Stunned by the knowledge Of hff
deed, Wilson placed the revolver te
his own head, but was prevented from
suicide by his mother, who also at.
tempted to take the gun from him
Again it was discharged, and his
mother fell at his feet. r" 'st= =
When the police first visited the
house they found that Browns TRUNK
had been pried open and an insurance
policy on Mrs. Browns life was miss
ing. This policy was found in thu
[ lining Of Wilson'S coat when he wa
arrested. .@
Mr.. Miller was for some time man
ager for Mr.. Brown while his Studio
! was in Minneapolis and was we'll &C
quainted with young Wilson. He say
Wilson was addicted to cigarettes am
dime novels.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
FEDERAL COURT OPENS
APRIL TERM BEGINS TO-MOR-
ROW - PERSONAL .rs-l DAMAGE
SUITS CONSTITUTE BULK OF
CALENDAR.

Federal court opens tomorrow morning
Mt 10 o'clock for the April term, with
Judges Lochren and Morris presiding. The
Judges Lichren and Morris presiding. The
calendar, while not q heavy one, contains
q number of cases, most Of which are
suits to recover personal damages from
manufacturing and railroad corporations.
The federal grand and petit juries will
convene tomorrow, but their delibera
tions will probably be short. Few cases
have been held for the consideration Of
the bodies, altho matters may be taken up
which will cause them to remain in ses-
sion for g. longer period than anticipated.
Two cases were dismissed to-day by
stipulation. They were those Of Albert J.
Kroening against the Chicago. st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha railway, and
George r. Smith, as administrator,
against the Northern Pacific railway.
An action brought by A. w. Rankin
against the st., Paul & Western Coal Co..
In the fourth judicial district court. was
transferred to the federal court to-day.
Rankin alleges that a team Of horses,
hitched to a coal wagon belonging to the
defendants. were left unhitched and ran
away. They ran into the plaintiffs buggy,
throwing him to the ground and injuring
him to an extent which he thought $4,000
would settle. The coal company has en-
tered a general denial Of the allegations
OF the complaint.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
STUDENT CHORUS COMING
MANAGER OF FAMOUS SINGERS
FROM SWEDISH UNIVERSITY
HERE TO ARRANGE FOR CON-
CERT.


Gustaf Thalberg, managing director for
the concert tour Of the male chorus from
the university of Lund, Sweden, Is in
Minneapolis to-day The students will
visit the worlds fair at st. Louis and will
then make q short tour, reaching Min
neapolis on June 80. They are certain to
make a stir wherever they appear, for the
Swedes excel particularly in male chorus
work, and the students at Lund and Up
saIa are popularity supposed to reach per-
lection in this field.
The world first was impressed with the
Swedish male chorus work at the world's
fair in Paris IN 1857, when the students
chorus not only took first prize, but was
declared to be above competition. The
triumphs gained at that time were re-
peated at Paris during the fair Of 1878,
and again in 1900.
The Lund students are directed by DR..
Alfred Berg, who has had much success
with the chorus. Accompanying the
chorus as soloists will be John Forsell,
the best of Swedish baritones. and Albert
Arveschou well known on both sides OF
the Atlantic.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
THE UNIVERSITY.
NO MORE MONDAYS OFF:
AFTER THIS YEAR, MONDAY HOL-
IDAY FOR ACADEMIES WILL BE
ABOLISHED AT THE "U." ~

There will be no Monday holiday
for students in the academic depart
ment of the university next year. The
faculty this morning adopted the
changes in the curriculum outlined
last week. 4.
The changed course will allow the
buildings to be worked to their full
est capacity ~ and Q 3 the g size "a OF
classes to be reduced by making more
divisions. All work will be elective
after the freshman year, subject only
to few restrictions on over-special-
ization. All four-hour corses will be
reduced to three hours a week, with
the exception Of freshman mathemat-
les and beginning languages, which
will be increased to five.
The degree of A. B. will be conferred
upon the completion of work eQutva-
lent to a total Of sixty-three hours q.
week exclusive Of drill and exercise)
for one year.
Freshman subjects must be selected
from the following list: Animal biol
ogy, botany, chemistry, English.
French, German, Greek, history, Latin,
mathematics, rhetoric, Scandinavian
and Spanish. Three hours Of drill.
! physical culture and one hour Of rhet-
ORIG a week are required. Freshmen
and sophomores cannot take less than
fourteen nor more than sixteen, and
juniors and seniors not less than fif-
teen nor more than eighteen hours q
week.
Five or more long courses are re-
quired for graduation. A long course
means two years work in a three
hour subject, or one years work in
a five-hour subject.
For the purpose Of distribution, the
long courses are divided into five
groups, as follows: A, Greek, Latin;
B, French, German, English, rhetoric;
G, animal biology, botany, chemistry,
astronomy, physics, mineralogy; D.,
mathematics; E, history, political sci
ence, philosophy. At least one long
course shall be in A or B, one shall
be in D, one in and, one in e.
The university baseball team will
line up against the North Side nine
at NorthroD field next Friday after
noon for the first game of the season.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
NEW JUSTICE IS ILL
w. B. DOUGLAS CANNOT BE
SWORN IN AT OPENING DAY
OF THE APRIL TERM.

! ThesApril term Of the supreme court will
convene tomorrow, and the calendar will
be called and cases set. The program was
for W. B. Douglas to be sworn in to-mo--
row morning at the opening, Of court, but
tho new justice is i'll with grip, and is
not expected to be out for two or three
days at least. E
The April term calendar contains 207
cases, of which Hennepin county furnishes
40, Ramsey county 81, and st. Louis
county II. - z.....
There are few cases Of general interest,
the criminal side being very small. The
appeal of the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific from the order Of the rail-
road commission, granting distributing
rates to several smaller cities, will be
heard. Among the Hennepin county cases
is the demurrer appeal in the SANDER case
Of c. A.. Quist against J. L. Kiichli.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
TWENTY. nine DIE
FROM TYPHOID.
Record for March !. the Worst but
One in History Of
City.

There were twentysnine deaths from
typhoid fever In Minneapolis in March.
Only once in the history of the city
has this record been exceeded. That
was in the fatal month of April, 1897,
when there were thirty-five deaths.
At that time, also, the lower stations
water mains of the city.
For some time it appeared as tho
even the bad record of 81 would be
passed: but, happily, the epidemic
eased up toward the end Of the month.
The number of new cases reported
during the month was $50, but it is
we'll known that a number Of cases
were not reported.
Typhoid returns for two days, end
ing this noon, are the most encour-
aging since the year opened. There
were only three new cases and nc
deaths. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
COSTS HIN $1,000
TO REMAIN AWAY
BAIL FORFEITED
BY HIS NONAPPEARANCE.
- : 2, -,
His Attorney Says He Has Sent No
Word, Tho from Legal Viewpoint
He Had Naught to Fear from a
Criminal Trial.

Harry Silberberg failed to appear in
the district court to-day, and his
$1,000 cash bail was declared for
felt
ST guess silberberg will not come
said Frank d. Larrabee, the indicted
mans attorney, this morning. It
beats any piece Of foolishness I ever
heard Of. Why they couldn't have
convicted him of anything in a thou
sand years, and especially since Miss
Heebner is thousands of miles away.
81 900. I have not heard a word
directly from my client but I notified
his brother that Henry must be here
to-day or forfeit the bail and SO there
can be no lack of knowledge. 1t
simply shows that the man Is a cow
ard at heart
Silberberg, alias ]. J. Carlisle, alias
j. J. DeBrolls, is the man who under
all sorts Of assumed names has sue
ceeded in getting safely out Of many
SHADY" transactions in various parts
of the world. He is under indictment
here for defrauding Miss Clarice
Heebner out Of 5000 in return fol
which he turned over to her a worth.
| less occult science college and an i'm
aginary clientele. Immediately after
securing this money he married Mis-
| Bonnie Hinkle, ep-daughter7 Of M. j
| Scanlon, and left precipitately for thu
east. He was arrested later in Wash
| ington and brought back to- Minneapo
lis and confined in the county Jail. H
was afflicted with tuberculosis AM
upon the plea that he could not liv,
| if confined, his bail was reduced t,
| $1,000, was promptly furnished, am
! he fed probably never to return.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
HOME FOR T0NKA CLUB
TRUSTEES DECIDE TO RUN ST.
LOUIS HOTEL AS A CLUBHOUSE
THIS SUMMER.

The Minnetonka club has decided to
carry out the plan proposed some time
ago Of using the Hotel st. Louis at Deep
haven for clubhouse during the coming
summer. Nearly all the club members
have expressed themselves favorably in
regard to the scheme, and the trustees
have concluded to give the project a
trial. :erlg .sf3 sf-t-yi54 - isoiag ef7 IIcat
No difficulty is anticipated in securing
the money necessary to make needed re-
pairs and provide a guarantee fund. It is
the intention to run the hotel as a club
house, providing rooms and meals for the
members at the lowest rates consistent
with good service. It is thought that a
large number Of the members will live
at the hotel during the summer. Friends
Of the members will be permitted to take
up their quarters at the hotel by permits
sion Of the house committee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
FIGHT GERMS
WITH SOUND SENSE
DIR. TYSON OF PHILADELPHIA
DISCUSSES TUBERCULOSIS.
He Is Here to Address the Medical So
ciety and "a Public. Meeting at
Plymouth Church Tomorrow Even
ing He Cites Definite Results.

1.-THE cure Of tubercular consump-
ton will be found in education-edu-
cation in the Intelligent, care Of
tubercular patients" said DR.. James
Tyson, at the West Hotel this morn
ing. DR.. Tyson was for years dean Of
the medical college of the University
Of Pennsylvania and at present holds
the chair of professor of medicine at
that institution and Is a trustee OF the
Rush hospital for the cure of con-
sumptives.
ton" he said, the disease is COM
municated thru the sputum, which, if
1t Is allowed to dry on the clothing of
the patient, the sheets Of the bed or
elsewhere in the sick room must in
eyitably cause the disease. to spread.
But tubercular consumption will yield
to good sanitation and careful SUI erv1-
sion Of the sick room. 1t is in that
| way and in the establishment of open
city hospitals for incurables and of
sanitoria for those for whom there is
hope, that the ravages of tubercular
consumption can eventually pc
Take the city Of Philadelphia as
an instance Of what intelligent care
will do. With nothing. but higher in.
telligertce in caring for patients, the
number of deaths from consumption
has been reduced II per cent in fit.
| teen years, and 1t is safe TO assume
that the number Of cases has beer
reduced proportionally.
| with this to start on, there should
be established in the cities hospitals
where the incurables could be isolated
and cared for; hospitals which shou1t
be private institutions receiving state
or city aid. These will form SOM
refuge for the unfortunates who ar
now refused admittance to the de
nominationa1 and private hospitals
and, when the wards are filled, to tn
city hospitals.
after that will come the sanitoria
where open air, higher attitudes and
general healthier way Of living will
save many cases which would other
wise be hopeless. There is to be de
sired, also, a system Of registering
cases of tuberular consumption, jus
as cases of other contagious disease
are now registered at the health of
fees. New York is using this system
and Philadelphia is going to. It's gen
eral use will do as much as anythin
to bring finally. the great whit
plague under control"
DR.. Tyson reads a paper before tn
}, Hennepin County Medical society th1
ii evening, and at the Plymouth Con
\ gregational church tomorrow evenin
he will address an open meeting ur
der the auspices Of the Antituberculo
sis league.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
ASS'D CHARITIES WORK
Almost as Many Calls In February as In
March.

The managers report to the executive
committee Of the. Associated Charities
shows that 2S1 families were dealt with
In March. against 124 in March, 1908. OF
these 70 were continued, 40 were personal
applications, Al were by persons chari
tably interested, and the remainder by
churches, schools and charitable organiza-
lions.
THE employment bureau gave 2Os jobs
to SIS men, and 562 days work to; 128
women, a total Of ITO jobs against 941 last
year. ..,-.,..-.
The visiting nurse department made 267
calls on IS families, and the tuberculosis
departments nurse made "a calls on IA
families. The latter part Of the month
showed an increase in the number Of
tuberculosis patients reported for care.
The provident fund reports AZ new de-
positors and IT, Withdrawals, with total
increase of $44 in deposits. A new sta
tion for deposits has just been established
at Hope chapel.
AS usual, there was during March al
most as much need as during February
for material assistance.
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assistant, county engineer, this morning
banded in his resignation to the county
commissioners. 1t was accepted.
Lecture By e. A. BromIey.-In opening
the season OF its entertainments the West
End Improyen lent association has engaged
Edward Al. Bromley to give his illustrated
lecture on tho early life Of the citM in
Kistler's hall, April b. There will also
besa program OF illustrated songs.
Washburn Home Cows kiiied.-Six val
liable cows in the dairy herd at the. Wash
burn home were condemned for tuber-
culosis by DIR. A. "A. Keys, veterinarian
for the health department., and were
killed. The herd at the home consisted
of eighteen choice animals and was con-
sidered one Of the finest in this part of the
country. ..r
MIX Inspectors Report-Bread and Milk
Inspector w. D. McCalPs report fbr March
shows 81 inspections of bakeries, 81 OF
stores selling bread and milk. and SO in
spections of milk wagons. Warnings were
issued to 76 milk dealers and bakeries;
81 samples of milk and 81 of water were
taken for analysis, and 218 loaves! of bread
were confiscated. %.
Sentenced for Petty Larceny. - The
charge against Maurice Anreson and Ben
Freeman, arrested Saturday night by De-
tectives Helm and Hanson, was changed
to petty larceny in police court this morn
ing. Both men pleaded. guilty. Arnesor
was sentenced to fifteen days in the work
house and Freeman to five days
Eustls Talks on West Indies.--W. H
Eustis entertained a large gathering al
the Commercial club this noon with ar
account Of his recent trip to the West
Indies. The address was poetic, patriotie
glowing with sentiment. full Of interest.
ing anecdotes and teeming with facts ant
fancies. -. 1r
Resorts Are Ralded~Two disorderly re-
sorts on Second street became too bois
ferrous last night and were raided by tn
notice. Josie Mitchell, colored, was fne'
$100 for conducting the place at 2O7 Sec
ond street 8, and Annie Colby was givel
the same sentence for running resort a
222 Second street 8. Five inmates OF tn
two places were fined $40 each.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
FIREMEN COMPLAIN
They Accuse MartInson Of Turning In
False Alarms.

False Alarms.
Martin Martinson, 20 years old, was ar
raigned in police court this morning
charged with turning in a false fire alarm
In Northeast Minneapolis. He pleaded not
guilty and his case was continued until
tomorrow.
The fire department has been troubled
for six months in that section OF the city,
some person going from one box to an
other turning in false alarms. The police
allepe that Martinson was returning home
late Saturday night and turned In the
alarm and ran He was arrested shortly
after.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
PATIENT ON EXHIBITION

Many citizens criticize the carelessness
with which the health department seems
to handle smallpox patients. To-day the
health ambulance picked up man suffer
ing with smallpox and started with him
to the quarantine hospital. The driver
had errands to do in downtown stores,
and drove from one store to another,
leaving the ambulance standing in the
street with the door wide open while he
transacted his business, curious pedes-
trians often taking the opportunity to get
q glimpse Of the patient.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
CHOPPED WOMAN S HEAD
Man Swings Hatchet In St. Paul Saloon
Then ESCAPES. ~

In drunken row In saloon at 4s w
Tenth street, st. Paul., last night an I'M
known man struck Junka Morgan col
ored woman, on the head with a Ratchet.
The quarrel was about the distribution
Of some beer, and the attention Of the
police was first attracted by the appear
ance of q woman in one Of the windows
calling for help. She was covered with
blood The woman was taken to the city
hospital, where she may die. A colored
man was arrested. but the woman's as
sailant escaped.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
LEAK THEORY DISCARDED
March Water Report Shows Nothing
Worse Than WSllppana.U

1t Is possible that the big leak" in the
water mains which has been alarming GER
tain people is not so serious after all. The
report Of the pumps at the North and
Northeast stations for March shows a
daily average Of 22,Ss9 900. This is high
compared with 1S.500.000 for March last
year. but with the great waste by letting
water run all over the city during the cold
weather in the early part of the month
and the "slippase" in the old pumps at
the North station. Supervisor Mcconnell
believes the excess is easily explained
without looking for a big leak anywhere.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
DISCUSS Y. M. G. A. WORK

WIfIISterS Z AK OF NssocfatI0nS ReIat1on~
With the Church.
The Ministerial alliance at it's morning
meeting in the z M c. "A. building to-
day discussed two phases of the associa-
ton work. first what the church has a
right to expect from the 7. M. c. A., and
second, what the 7. M c. "A. has right
to expect from the church The
first part was opened by Rev. DIR. w. III.
Rider of the Simpson Methodist church,
and the second by E. w. Peck, state sec
Rotary OF the z. NJ. G. "A. The discussion
was very pleasant and along broad lines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
BREAKING ICE GORGE
Dynamite Being Used at Foot Of st. Al
thony Falls.

Dynamite Being Used at Foot Of Sc An
thony Falls.
Dynamite Is being used to-day to dis
lodge the ice jam at the foot Of the apron
at St. Anthony Falls The melting ice
has slipped over the apron and found q
Judgement at the base, piling high and in
such quantities as to threaten the lower
dam.
The great chunks Of ice have caused
some damage to the planking of the apron.
Experienced river men do not apprehend
any danger from flooding as the water
goes over the apron and below there is
sufficient channel to carry off the surplus.
The conditions while not considered dan
gerous save to the lower dam are
unusual and attracted large crowds OF
sightseers yesterday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04
KILLED ON THE TRACK
Warren Tobin Fatally Injured While
Picking Up Coal.

warren Tobin. so years old, was run
over and killed by switch engine in
the Great Northern yards yesterday
morning.
Second avenue NE and was struck in
the head by the engine. He was taken
to the city hospital and died at noon
yesterday.