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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
GIDEONS COMING HERE
TRAVELLING MEN FROM OVER
THE COUNTRY WILL ATTEND
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN .OC-
TOBER.

The Gideons will hold their national
convention in Minneapolis Sept. 80,
Oct. 1 and 2. At a business meet
ing of the cabinet yesterday at Oak
Park, Ill, it was decided that Min
neapolis gets the convention. This
brings 500 of the best men OF the
country for three days. The con-
vention is one much sought for.
The regular convention meetings
will be held in the First Baptist
shurch, a Sunday daybreak meeting
at the Hennepin Avenue Methodist
church, morning meetings in fifty
five churches of the two cities, after
noon meeting for men in Westminster
church, and closing meeting In Wes-
ley church. RI
George w. Buffers, the state ~presi-
dent in cooperation With Dugal cree
the national treasurer, and others, is
preparing the program. Election OF
officers will be held Saturday and re.
ports of officers will be presented
The evening meeting will be a vel.
come and reception combined.
The Christian travelling men are {
wideawake lot Of fellows, and the
national meetings are enthusiastic
The order is strongest in Minnesota
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana ant
Missouri, but delegates will come from
California to Maine. The Gideon
published in Chicago, will give Min
neapolis a good sendoff in it's Septem
Der issue. The Juna number hat
several pictures illustrative of the city
| The Commercial club was a strons
hacker of the invitation to Minneap
oils and, thru Secretary w. G. Ny
of the public affairs committee, wa
largely responsible for securing tn
| DriZe
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
NEUROLOGICAL

BARNEY WARD, aged So, died at the
city hospital last night Of chronic
nephritis. His son, Patrick Ward, re-
sides at 1907 Second street N. Mr.. Ward
had been a resident of the city for thirty
years. He went to the hospital from the
poor farm July -.
ALEXANDER SWANBERG.-Funera
Tuesday at 2:3O pm. from the residence
of his daughter, 522 Plymouth avenue.
Interment at Laymans cemetery. Friends
invited.
DOROTHY HELEN, aged 20 months,
daughter Of John H. Digby died Sunday,
July 3d. at the home of her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. BeckWith, in Clare
mont, MINI.
MRS. CAROLINE STRAIGHT, wife of
Major A. L. Straight, died Sunday morn
ing. Funeral at her residence, 1852 Nicol-
let avenue, Tuesday, Aug. 2, at $3.50 pm.
CAROLINE STRAIGHTFORWARD tomor
row at 8 pm. at Lakewood chapel. The
+ services will be conducted under the au-
spices Of lola Reloekah lodge.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
SAW MOTHERS DISGRACE
BUT MABEL LACUSKA's CHILL
DREN DIDN'T UNDERSTAND,
AND GREETED HER JOYFULLY
IN COURT.

When Mabel Lacuska stood up in
police court this morning to hear the
accusation against her, childish
treble piped up proudly: That's my
mama; that's my mama"
The woman colored painfully and
entered a plea of guilty to a charge
strangely at variance with the dignity
of motherhood.
I The story behind the case is the
same old tragedy of domestic infe-
'licity, temptation and shame. Family
troubles caused Mrs. Lacuska's hus-
band to desert her, and she, is turn
deserted her two children and en-
tered a resort in South Minneapolis
Her mother learned of her where
abouts and went there yesterday with
a policeman. She pleaded with hel
daughter to come home, but without
success. The young mother said she
could never again live with her chill
| dren after the life she had led. Hel
obstinacy resulted in her being locked
up at the police station.
AS a double punishment she wa'
compelled to have her children, whom
she so much wished to be kept il
| ignorance of her life, witness her hu
initiation in a crowded courtroom thi
morning. Officers tried to keep then
| out, but the grandm other insisted OF
having them present.
Friends of Mrs. Lacuska finally pre-
vailed upon her to go back to he
children. She promised to take then
| to the country and not return, an
the sentence of $50 or sixty days wa
suspended. In the corridor outsid
the courtroom, after the case was dis
posed of, there was touching fanil
reunion, and the children greete
their mother with a childish. effusive
ness which showed that for them sh
bore no stain.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01

Wheat shot up this morning like
a rocket. Minneapolis September
opened at 90ssc and touched 93Ac
before the close. The Minneapolis
wheat market now leads the markets
of the world, and will until the pres
ent crop is in.
Intense nervousness ruled the trade.
The pit was excited and early trading
heavy, and the bears were on the
edge of panic. A big bull market is
on and no one dares predict what
wheat will do. The prospective north
west crop has been materially re-
duced. Wheaton, Mimi, was the first
point reporting black rust. This is
from a new district, and the area
affected appears to be widening. The
bulls have control, and dollar Sep
TENDER wheat is now general talk.
In the cash market No. northern,
on spot, sold this morning for $1,000
1.O3R bushel.
Trade in both cash wheat and flu
lures is heavy and the cash stuff is
quick to respond to strength in the
pit.
A Local Contest.
Early in the session a fight ap-
peared to be on in the local pit be-
tween the two big houses Of Wood
worth and Watson. This morning
| Woodwork traded in big jag Of
| wheat offering it in 100 lots and sell
ing continuously for some time. Wat
son was a buyer of wheat on a large
scale and apparently had orders il
| hand sufficiently large to absorb al
offerings. News of the heavy trading
went out and soon Chicago had it tina
a battle royal was on between twt
| Minneapolis houses. This Inference
was based on early trading. On thu
day Woodwork was about as heav.
a. buyer as seller and neither hous
could be said to have given evidence
| Of any fixed position on the market
| altho the trade between them ran t.
several millions Of bushels.
Lewis Tells of Damage.
At 1 o'clock today T he Journa
got into long distance telephoni
Communication with Charles E
Lewis, who is in Fargo, accompanies
by James A. Patten, the big Chicag
grain trader. Mr.. Lewis said:
/ wheat in the Red River valley !
not as good as I expected to see i
was led to believe. Many reports ar
coming in here from Minnesota an
North Dakota of rust and chino
bugs
3. A. Mcdonald was quote
early in the season as predicting
big crop, ne having ACOVSled LIE pSs
wheat growing sections of Minnesot
and South Dakota, and finding tn
promise at that time very fine. M
Mcdonald was in this morning fro1
an extended run thru the two state
and from the present stand finds
necessary to modify his earlier view
In places, Mr.. Mcdonald says damag
that will run close to 40 per cent ma
be seen, and while these are exceI
tional spots, fields indicating 10 to
7 per cent damage are not uncommol
2 Roughly speaking, Mr.. Mcdonald e:
: Inmates the crop of Minnesota an
5 South Dakota to have been in5ure
r Is per cent to date by the black rus
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
HURLED TO DEATH
in GAZING WELL
Ole J. Nerli, a Welldigger, Is
Killed at Ills
Work.

Ole j. Nerli, welldigger residing
at S21 Twenty-third avenue S, was
killed in we'll which he was repair
ing at 2602 Eighth street s, this
morning. He was at work in the well,
which was about thirty-fiye feet deep,
and had erected scaffolding about
four feet from the top of the we'll.
Suddenly the well began caving and
Nerli was thrown from the platform
to the bottom Of the we'll. He seemed
to be stunned by the fall and before
those who were working with him
could rescue him he was drowned.
Deputy Coroner H. G. Irvine was
called and decided that it was a plain
case of accidental death. The body
was taken to the county morgue, but
was later removed to an undertaker's
rooms.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
.YANNIGANS OFF
u FOR SARATOGA
Social Lines Sharply Drawn by
the Touts of Varying I'm
portance.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
New York, Aug. 1.-The "aristocrats''
and the '.Yannigans'' started for the Sara
toga races in two ''Cavanagh special"
trains Two specials were necessary for
the "aristocrats'' would not ride with the
"Yannigans" and the "Yannigans'' were
unable to pay for the more luxurious
travelling comforts insisted upon by the
silk stocking patrons of the Sarato races.
The "Cavanagh special is not down on
the time schedule books of the New York
Central, but it's as regular as the calen-
dar. On the Sunday preceding the open
ing OF the Saratoga racing season it leaves
New York and gets back the evening of
the last day of racing. 1t is the Cav
anagh special because John G. Cavanagh
originated it and continues it. Cavanagh
is known for other things in the racing
world than his special, but his special is
famous.
There is also a social grading among
| the "Cavanagh specialists The elite
travel in the first section, which is made
up of buffet cars and Pullmans, with an
observation car railing. After them come
the "Yannigans," who sometimes have to
borrow their fare from those who travel
in the Pullmans. Necessity justifes the
man in borrowing s4.20 for the purpose of
getting to a place where he may recoup
his broken fortunes, but hardly 81 more
for Pullman accommodations. So the
''Yannigans'' trail their benefactors seated
in ordinary coaches.
There were only 800 on the first section
today. There were 1,70S on the second
section. Not all Of these were technically
'Yarnigans." One hundred and twenty
were Pinkerton detectives. Horse owners
jockeys, trainers, touts bookmakers
sports and plain gamblers all were on thu
train, especially bookmakers. Some of tn,
'Yannigans'' will come back in Pullmans
Some will walk.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
WOMAN SLEEPS ON BRIDGE
OLD JOHANNA PETERSON FOUND
MAPPING BENEATH A SHEEP
SKINNER DAUGHTER CAN'T
BE FOUND.

Lying comfortably asleep beneath a
huge sheepskin, Mrs Johanna Peter
son, aged 70 years, was found by
patrolman on the steel arch bridge
at o'clock this morning. She was
taken to the central police station and
given into charge of Police Matron
Mrs. Schaeffer.
Mrs. Peterson was in the hands Of
the police three months ago and at
that time was turned over to her
daughter, who keeps a clearinghouse
somewhere in the city. The old lady
is feeble minded and@can tell nothing
about herself. When picked up by
the police the last time, her daughter
said that the woman had been sent
to the city by relatives in the country.
She seemed to manifest no great in
terest in thee old fWoman's welfare.
The daughter gave Mrs. Schaeffer her
address, but when officers were sent
to the placeathis morning, they found
that the woman had never lived there
and it is believed that she gave fic-
titiOuS address. H4g "a "a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
HAVOC AT HAHA
By ARMY STEEDS
DEVILED EGGS AND GARDENS
SUFFER IN STAMPEDE.
Nearly a Hundred Riderless Cavalry
Horses Break Away and Thunder
Down Upon Peaceful NIinnehaha
Like an Government
Will Pay For Damage Done.

With a reckless abandon that would
have done credit to the historic
Charge of the Light Brigade nearly
a hundred Fort Smelling cavalry
horses Numbered down upon the
peaceful residence suburb of Mime
haha Falls Saturday afternoon. The
steeds We're riderless and like the
stampedes of their unfettered breth-
rem Of the western plains their mad
gallop spread terror before and LETT
ruin behind.
A quiet picnic party on a neighbor--
hood lawn was rudely interrupted and
almost before the participants could
seek places of safety the undirected
| calVacade had dashed over the scene
of the festivities, trampling linen,
| broken dishes, deviled eggs, olive bot
| ties and lettuce sandwiches into the
! sod. Needless of direction, the un-
| bridled animals ga1loped madly
across lawns thru carefully kept gar
dens and over sidewalks, while ter
rified community looked on breath.
less. Two perspiring cavalrymen fol.
| lowed in a vain endeaVor to round VI
the runaways.
When the danger had passed, lnd1g,
nation took the place of fear anc
there was a general conference as tt
how, why and what was to be done
about it. 1t was given out that the
cavalry horses at the fort were turnet
loose every day for exercise and this
day they simply happened to become
i unmanageable while in the Mime
haha neighborhood.
Word was sent to the officers il
command at Fort Smelling that repair
alton must be made Sunday morning
company Of officers visited the seem
of the stampede. looked over tn
damage, which is said to hav
mounted to over 500, and the term
of remuneration from Uncle San
were agreed upon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
BOY LOSES TOES

He Tried to Catch Moving Train and
Fell.
Ralf Beeman years old had a narrow
escape from death this morning while try
ing to catch a ride on a Milwaukee freight
train near Third avenue S.
The boy was playing in the sand, with
several Of his COMPANIONS and when the
train came along at slow speed he tried
to climb onto one Of the cars. He missed
his hold and fell off, one of his feet lying
or the track. The fore part of the foot
was nlanged. and he was badly bruised
about the shoulders He was taken to
the Northwe; te1n hospital, where his
wounds were dressed, and later to his
home at 2915 Third avenue s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
SAY THEY'VE AN ALIBI


HoIdup Suspects Demand an Examination
In Police Court.
Frank Cody, john Frye, Frank Butella
ard William Edmunds, the men accused Of
the holdup at Handley's saloon, 429 Third
avenue NE, last Friday morning, were
arTaigned in police court this morning,
charged with robbery in the first degree
Ali asked for an examination, and their
cases were continued until tomorrow.
All of the men stick to the statement
/. that they are innocent, and say that they
Will prove an alibi when they are called
on to do so. On the other hand, the police
claim to have new evidence and have made
the charge 4 serious one.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
NEW INTERPRETATIONS
West Hotel Owners Form a Company
Voting Machine Enterprise.

West Hotel Owners Form a Company
Voting Machine Enterprise.
The Charles H. Wood company has been
incorporated by the owners of the West
hotel property. Articles were filed today
fixing the capital stock at 100000.
Charles H. Wood is president, Eliza v.
Wood vice president and Helen E. Wood
secretary and treasurer.
A new voting machine enterprise has
been incorporated under the name of the
Continental Voting Machine company OF
Buffalo, which filed articles today p. e.
Richie Of Howard Lake, Mimi, is presi-
dent; Joseph H. Wendell of Buffalo
Mimi, vice president, and HI. S.. Saylor
of Buffalo, Mimi, secretary and treasurer
The capital stock is fixed at s1,000,000.
Articles were filed today by the Mime
sofa Coal Mining company Of Duluth, with
$4,000 capital stock.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
SONS MUST PAY

Lawrence Bencher's Boys Can't Shift His
Care Upon the County.
+ In a report sent to the county commits
sioners this morning, the Humane society
set forth that Lawrence Bencher a coun-
ty charge has two sons who are able t
care for their father. The commission.
ers ordered that in the event that they
failed to provide for him at their homes
the sons must pay SIS to the commission.
ers every month.
This case is the first one to be brought
as result of the Humane society's dis
covery of law providing for the sup
port Of dependents with families.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
FLANAGAN IN FORM
Irish Athlete Performs Stunts with
the Hammer.

New York Sun Special Service.
New York. Aug: 1.-At the Gaelic Athletic
John J. Flanagan of the Greater New York
Irish Athletic association, broke his world 5
record for throwing the 16-pound hammer. After
throwing 1876, 1871 and 10 in trials. the great
Irish giant hurled the lead sphere 17S feet,
breaking easily his own mark Of III feet
inches.
Flanagan was in rare form and when he
threw the 56-pound weight hurled 1t SO feet 4
inches within five inches of the worlds record.
He won first place in the alroupd weight throw
ing contests, which included also the shot put
and discus throw.
The games were for the benefit of the Chris
tain Brothers training college at Clontarf, Dub
lin, Ireland. Over 1000 spectators, sons Of the
could Sod" saw the contests.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
TO SELL ARMoRY BONDS

Council Committee Plans for Disposition
of New Securities.
A meeting of the council committee on
ways and means was held this afternoon
to arrange for disposing of the armory
bonds, the legality of which has recently
been affirmed by the supreme court.
The council is authorized to sell bonds
to the amount of $15O,000 to erect an
armory for the national guard companies
Of Minneapolis. Financial men advise that
the whole block be disposed of at once.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
RUST AND BUGS
SEND WHEAT UP.
MINNEAPOLIS NOW LEADS
MARKETS OF THE WORLD.
Crop Damage in the Three Spring
Wheat States Ranges From is to %
Per Cent-Prices Go Skyward as
Reports of Damage Come In.
Damage by Rust,

Fifteen per cent In Minnesota;
20 to rs per cent in South Dakota
and 20 per cent in North Dakota
are conservative estimates of
damage to spring wheat by rust
Reports in today would indicate
that the area affected is greater
than at first supposed, and that
the crop in general made turn
for the worse over Sunday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
WILL GO TO THE gu"
churchlIps Portrait Of President Northror

ChurchlIIs Portrait Of President Northrop
Is Finished.
The portrait Of President Cyrus North
rop. painted by William w. Churchill, has
been finished and will be presented to the
University of Minnesota. It shows DR..
Northrop in his robes of office, and is
pronounced an excellent likeness
Mr.. Churchill, during his stay in the
twin cities, also painted the portraits OF
Judge Greenleaf Clark, Judge Thomas
Wilson and Henry P. Upton. He left last
night for the seashore near Boston, ac-
coInpanied by his sister, Mrs. Bancroft.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
Official G. A. R. Train to Boston.

OH1C1aI U. "A. II. ITa1n 10 BUSIUU.
The Department of Minnesota spe-
cial official train for Boston will leave
Minneapolis am, st. Paul 9:35 am,
August 18th, via the North W. stern
line. Department Commander Harri-
son White will have charge of this
train and invites comrades and friends
to accompany him on this grand ex-
cursion to Boston. Berths in Pullman
sleepers can be secured by calling on
or addressing Orion S. Clark, Assistant
Adjutant General. at G. A. r. head
quarters, 514 Boston Block, Minneapo-
lis or city office of the North-W Western
Line The special train will reach
Boston 700 am. August 18th.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
OBJECTED TO SERVICES
Insane Man Creates Scene at the sWed'
Ish Tabernacle.

Ish Tabernacle.
William Merely, demented man VINO
thinks there is something radically wrong
with the present-day religion made a
desperate attempt to break up the serv-
ices at the Swedish Tabernacle, Eighth
avenue S and Seventh street, yesterday
morning.
sYou have no business holding meetings
here he said, "and if I have anything
to say about it you are not going to-. He
pulled a long slungshot from his pocket
and things began to look serious for the
men who were trying to prevent him from
entering the auditorium. Seeing that he
meant business, a concerted attack was
made on him and one man grabbed his
arm from behind. He was then easily
overpowered and later was taken to his
room on Washington avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01

City Board Finds Little to Do and VIII
Adjourn Early
The city board Of equalization will ad-
iourn next Saturday The board Is not
required to adjourn until Aug. II, but
there has been so little business this year
that the members do not feel warranted
in holding sessions at an expense Of $33
a day.
The board is required to report to the
city council on Aug. II, and there will
be a final meeting next week, but the last
opportunity to have errors in assessment
corrected will be next Saturday morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01

Last year there were taken from the
streets of Manchester IS $50 tons of mud
in various stages of moisture and depos-
tied on moss and peat land with the re-
suit that really valuable agricultural land
is reclaimed. Now the London corpora
ton has bought about a hundred acres
Of ground near Barking and will soon
make similar experiments.
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w. F. Holidays residence at 3o37
Holmes avenue was broken into yesterday
afternoon in the famiy's absence and a
watch and several articles of jewelry
taken. There were several valuable rings
among the articles taken and some money
is also missing. The burglars entered the
house thru rear door that had been left
unlocked.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
CITY NEWS.
THE WEATHER
Forecast.

innesota-Generally fair tonight ana
Tuesday; warmer Tuesday, except III
northeast portion; variable WINDS.
WISCONSIN, and Upper Michigan-Gener-
ially fair tonight and Tuesday; westerly
winds.
Iowa-Fair tonight and Tuesday; cooler
Tin central portion tonight; warmer Iues-
! day; variable winds.
North and South Dakota--Generaily iali
tonight and Tuesday; shshtS "ait'et
winds becoming southerly..
Montana-Generally fair tonight ano
Tuesday; warmer tonight; winds becoming
Southerly
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
HUNGRY FOR BUMPS
McGovern Would Have Another Try
at Neil.

New York Sun Special Service,
New York, Aug. 1.-Hughey McGovern Is dof
ing all in his power to secure another match
with frankie Neil, the bantamweight champion,
who defeated him few days ago.
Sam Harris, Hughey's manager, Is confident
that the boy can win the title If the two little
fellows are brought together again. He claims Inns
Govern from knocking out Neil. who has been
receiving many challenges since. the bout:
The principal one is from TONY. Bender,
Elizabeth bantam, whose hacker Is willing to bet
81 ZOO on his chances.
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clark FROM THE TOMBs"
''Kid" Mccoy Takes Nourishment and
Sits Up Again.

New York Sun Special serviB.
New York. Aug. 1.-The winner Of the "Phil-
adelphia jack OBrien and Jim Corbett fight
has promised to meet Kid Mccoy within six
weeks after their bout. The contest will prob
ably take place at Of the Philadelphia clubs.
Mccoy was angry when he learned that O'Brien
had arranged to take on Corbett, as the Phila-
delphian had agreed to give the kid a chance
to prove his assertion that he could knock out the
shifty Quaker within six rounds.
Mccoy is thinking Of sending a challenge to
Tommy Ryan, and If the latter consents to cross
arms with the kid, Mccoy will insist a TWEEN.
ty-round fight for the middleweight champions
ship.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
SWAPPING CERTIFICATES
Minneapolis inspectors to Straghten Out
the Wisconsin,, CeIestjaIs

INSPECTORS TO Stra1gnteH OUT
the Wisconsin, celestiaIs.
Minneapolis inspectors of Chinese i'm
migration have been asked to investigate
the certificates of the Cinnamon in Wis
consin cities who have declared their in
tention Of returning to China and not
coming back. Much trouble has arisen
owing to the fact that the certificates
have fallen in other hands and are used
to smuggle other Cinnamon in without
passing thru the portsof entry inspection
offices.
R. F. Davis of Minneapolis has been
detailed to settle the trouble. He will
report at Oshkosh on his return from a
deportation case in New York.