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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
STATE CAPITOL.
HEARING COMES TUESDAY
CANNON FALLS COMPLAINT, TO BIZ;
PRESENTED TO INTERSTATE
COMMERCE COMMISSION IN ST.
PAUL. q

L. A. Rosing of Cannon Falls, demo-
cratic candidate for governor in 1902,
and president Of the Minnesota Mu-
nicipal and Commercial league, was
at the state capitol to-day. He is
preparing for the hearing in the Can
non Falls rate case, which will be
held in st. Paul Tuesday by the inter-
state commerce commission. He
thinks it likely that all the members Of
the commission will be present.
The complaint is made by the Can
non Falls Farmers Elevator company,
but the state railroad commission
brought the case to the attention of
the interstate commission, and the
hearing will be conducted for the COM
plainant by w. J. Donahower, assist
ant attorney general. The specific
complaint charges a violation Of the
long and short haul clause. The Mil
waukee and Great Western charge Il
rate of Is cents on grain shipper from
Cannon Falls to Milwaukee and Chi
cago. The rate from the twin cities
is only IN cents and as the rate FROM
Cannon Falls to the twin cities Is Z
cents, 1t is cheaper to make the ship
ment by the more devious route. 1t
takes so much longer, however, that
the shipper does not get the same adj
vantage in the market.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
DARLING CHOSEN CHIEF
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY is ELECTED HEAD OF
ZETA PSI FRATERNITY.

Charles H. Darling of Washington,
assistant secretary Of the navy, who
is an alumnus of Tufts college, was
elected this morning as chief of the
Zeta Psi college fraternity at the an
nual convention, in session at Elks'
hall, Sixth street and Hennepin ave-
nue.. The other officers, whose titles
may not be disclosed to barbarians,
are G. o. A. Olson, Minneapolis,
University of Minnesota); H. V. D.
Waldron, (re-elected), New Bruins
wick, N. j. (Rutgers); Thomas Ives,
Chatfeld, (term unexpired), New
York city; Lyman Cousins, Portland,
Me-, (Bowdoin); I. G. Pierson, (term
unexpired), New York city, (New
York university. Mr.. Pierson is
president of the national congress of
life insurance actuaries.
Boston was selected as the conven-
ton city next year. The meeting in
1906 will probably be at Berkeley,
Cal; in 1907 at Lafayette, Ind; and
in 1908 at Ann Arbor.
This afternoon the delegates and
their friends took trolley car ex-
cursion about the twin cities. To-
night the local chapter will give a
dinner for the delegates at the West
hotel. -
A smoker and vaudeville entertain
ment was given last night, at the
West hotel, for the delegates attend
ing the convention. The actors and
singers in the vaudeville program in
cluded local amateurs as we'll as mem
bers Of the companies now playing at
the Metropolitan, Bijou and Dewey
theaters.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

awaiting trial in the Hennepin
county Jail under the name Of j. +.
Carlisle:
Your letter of the 21st instant, relative
to your man Sederberg, just received and
contents noted
Enclosed please find photograph and de-
scr1ptlon of the man we think you have
reference to, whose record with us is as
follows:
J. c. Davis, alias Henry Sederberg, alias
Goldstein, alias Forsythe, alias Silver
stein, alias j. Coleman Drayton, held to
answer for. trial June Is. 1895, on charge
of felony, passing fictitious checks (three
separate charges made on as many differ
ent crimes). Bail fixed by the superior
court, oh which bond was furnished by
the defendant, who failed to respond when
the cases. were called, and the court or
dered bench warrant issued for his ar
rest, which warrant has never been served
You will see his photo and part of his
record in the Detective of August, 1902.
Hoping this may prove satisfactory and
that you may have better success with
this fellow than fell to our lot with him,
l remain, yours respectfully,
George w. Witten,
Chief of Police.
The descriptive card attached to
his photograph gives his age at 80
years in 1895, which would make him
90 years Ola now. Ills occupation is
given as that Of a journalist and he
is described as having mo visible scars
but very small hands and feet" The
picture is undeniably that Of the man
under arrest here as 81. j. Carlisle
More Exploits Suspected
Chief of Police Conroy has received
three letters coming from individuals
in various parts of the country who
think they have met Silberberg during
his career.
One Of these is from Emma Harris
of II Grand avenue, San Francisco,
who thinks Silberberg is the man who
married her in 1895. Another is from
Texarkana, Texas, and is signed Citi-
zen'' by a person who is positive that
while operating as a palnist named
Craig, Silberberg and a woman travel
ing with him were forced to leave
Texarkana to avoid arrest for larceny
The third is from Joseph Libby Of
Zumbrota, Mimi, who says that he is
sure he met Silberberg in Phoenix,
Ariz., in 1902, when he was operat-
ing as Craig" The writer intimates
that the meeting cost him money.
The prisoner is weaker to-day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
INCREASE IN
TOTAL TAXES
HENNEPIN COUNTY is ASSESSED
$4,SS6,S1S.7O THIS YEAR.
Increase in Valuation Is About ST.
5OO,OOO-Most of the Gain on Per-
sonaI Property and Plated Lots
City Pays Most Of the Total Tax.

The abstract Of the assessment of
Hennepin county for 1908, just fin
lshed by County Auditor SCOTS staff
IN preparation for use by County
Treasurer Bell, shows that the total
taxes levied in the county for 1903 will
be $4,3S6, 31S.70, as against the 1902
total of s3,841.634.77.
Inc total acreage taxed for 1903
was 3O2,452, valued at $12,3OS.O3
In 1907 the acreage taxed amounted
20 III ,243, with valuation of $12,-
4l2,SO5. The valuation of the plated
lots for 1903 was $97,227,2e6, as
against valuation OF $S5,241,643 for
the same property in 1902. There is
a decided increase in the valuation
1908 it is, s30,454,365; for 1902, SPA
s91 ,b71. The total gain in valuation
is about $7,500,0OO The figures are.
For 1903, s139,989,699; for 1902,
$132,455,5 1913.
OF the s4,3s6,s1s.70 to be paid in
taxes naoa1o during " the coming year by the
SO will go to the state of Minnesota:
s3S4,917.74 to the county: S2,5s2.,
696.O2 to the city; s63,O54.41 to the
towns and villages; $67,OS9.SO to the
school districts outside the CITY: and
$SOO,l77.17 to the city board of educa.
ton. - ~
~ eiie ainount winch will go to the
city $526,967.3O is for local assess
ments, principally street improve
ments. -
The burden of the taxation is div
lded as follows: City, $4,1S7,5 1921.
country, $19S,735.41; villages, s71.,
s5S.25 towns, $126,S77.1S. These
items It last year were: city, $1,000
s g. o. country, $179,059.0s; villages,
Sb6,914.57; towns, $112,OS4.51.
The following table shows where
the taxes are paid in Minneapolis and
where the increases have been made
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
RECEIPTS FALL OFF
Big decrease in Amount of Police
Court Fines Last Year.

. - ]AAiIouHC OIL POllCe
Court Fines Last Year.
Receipts of the municipal court suf-
tered a material falling off this wear
owing TO the facts that practically
no Keepers Of disorderly houses were
nned, and that over IS per cent of
tne total arrests were for drunken
ness, large majority of which netted
me city put $40 in fine money The
iecelpts Tor the year were $25,911.68.
as compared with $44,723.12 for 1902
During the year there were x 1aS
cases on the tab Of the criminal
branch of the municipal court. and
CONVICTIONS resulted in 4,543 of these,
cases. The disposition Of the persons
convicted was as follows: To the
Workhouse, 2.225; reform school. a..
county Jail, 10; grand jury, 178. sen.
fences suspended, 292. Onlv 1 7a5
prisoners paid their fines, paving an
aggregate of nearly $4,000.
Il one Of the peculiarities of the
years record is the fact that Q 5O0:
cases of drunkenness appeared on the
police court tab during the year. This.
is an unusually large number and,
shows that the police have been IN.
the lookout for every opportunity to
swell the list The other charges
were as follows: Common prostitute.
43; disorderly conduct, 278: vagrancv'
429: violation of liquor ordinance = q :. :.
petty larceny, 270: grand larceny 70.
assault and battery, 1874.
Arrests for immoral CHARGES for +la
year show remarkable falling off
there being comparatively few arrests
for keeping disorderly houses Or the
other charges Of violating moral
statutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
BABY THERE
ALL THE TIME
EAST SIDE MOTHER HAS RAD
SCARE-THINKS BABY STOLEN.
The Youngster Had Merely Slipped
Down. Into Pocket Attached to
His Cart and Slept Peacefully
While His Mother Looked for Him
and Notified the Police Department..

While frantic young mother Of
the East Side was telephoning to the
police Thursday, that her baby had
been kidnapped, the missing young
ster was screaming with all his might,
trying to get someone to release him
from his hiding place.
The little fellow had been placed
in in a wicker go-cart and taken~to the
air. The mother went into the house
for her wraps and when she returned
the babe was gone. Her screams at
tracted her husband, and while he
looked for the lost baby she called
up the police department by tele-
phone.
T Soon, however, a wall was heard
from the innocent truant, and a sec
ond search showed that he had
slipped down into the wicker pocket
in front of the go-cart, which is sup
posed to hold parcels as we'll as the
baby's feet.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
DIED IN TEXAS
Henry T. Winter, Formerly Owner Of the
IA Vulcan Iron Works
Aero

The death of Henry II. Winter, q former
MinneapOlitan, lat of Houston. Texas was
announced to Mrs. C. A. Berger of 80
ieag avenue. this city. yesterday by
Telegram. Mr.. Winter had been ailing for
short time and quietly passed away on
New Years Day at his home in Houston
Mrs. Winter, at present guest at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Berger, and
her three children, Henry e. Winter Mrs
C-GA. Berger. and W. A. Winter are the
survivors. AS Houston was the chosen
home of Mr.. Winter, the family have de-
cfded to have the interment at that city,
and same will take place next Tuesday
The youngest son. William A. Winter, will
leave tonight for Houston to be present
Mr.. Winter was an old citizen Of Min
neapolis. EIe was of English descent, and
in 1870 arrived in Minneapolis from abroad
For several years he owned the Vul-
can iron works on Nicolet Island About
twelve years ago he moved to Houston
The other members of the family after an
absence of ten years, returned to Mime
apolis, where all are actively engaged in
business. T.
MATILDA c. NEWMAN died Dec. 80.
Funeral from house, 2317 BLOOMINGTON
avenue, at 1870 p. M, Sunday. There will
be- services at the Augustana church at
2:30. The interment will be at Stock
holm, Wis, Monday.
FRANK L. RoUSE-Funeral services
for Frank l.. Rouse, the mail clerk who
was killed in wreck on the Northern Pa
ciac near Hinckley last Sunday will be
held from the Fourth Baptist church.
eighteenth and Dupont avenues N, Sun
day at 2:3O p. M A large number of rail
way mail clerks will attend the services
1nFa body. Mr.. Rouse was 80 years old.
MRS. ELIZABETH M. KNOX died Jan
]. at the home of her daughter. Mrs He'd
ley V. Dougan. Funeral service Monday at
130 p. m. at her late residence. SIS Z
Seventeenth street Interment at Oakland
cemetery. st. Paul.
JAMES E. NICHOLSON died Dec. 81
at the. residence OF his son Rolf Nichol-
son, I'll First avenue S. Funeral from the
above residence at 2 p. m. tomorrow The
remains will be sent to Maysville Ky.
MRS. MARY T. PERRY died this morn
ing at her residence at the Ashmore
flats, Fourth street and Sixth avenue Sc
Funeral Monday at 2:30 p. m. from the
residence
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
NEW YEAR rs CHILLY
Fourteen Below Was Recorded In Mime
apolis This Morninu


The subzero weather that began the
of a Russians smile at Toxic Twelve
o'clock and IA degrees at o'clock. It
seemed a breath of spring, however, in
comparison with the 80 degrees below OBJ
served at Winnipeg and Minnedosa, in
Manitoba whence the cold waves come. At
Pierre, S. D., - degrees was marked at
Z o'clock; at Huron, S. D., and at Bis
marck, N. D., Is below; at Duluth is be-
low; at Moorhead, Mimi, 20 below, and at
Williston, NJ D.. the chilliest station in the
United States, 26 below.
The cold has been relaxing since 8
o'clock, and will probably not descend
again tonight as low as ID. Tonight and
| to morrow will be fair an. dto-morrow
will be warmer.
That last month broke all records for
continued coda fact already published
is emphasized in the official monthly re-
port issued to-day by Section Director r.
S. Outram of the local weather bureau Tt
was quite the coolest December since the
bureau was established fourteen years
ago. The mean temperature last month
Is degrees above-is one degree lower
than the respective means for December
1898. and December. 1898. The next cool
est December in 1897, brought mean of
Is above. Yet the mean for 1896 was "a
above; for 1894, % above, and for 1891,
80 above.
The total accumulated deficiency Of
heat for last year was $40 degrees and the
total accumulated excess of moisture for
the year was 7.76 inches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

the house, and without his influence
it never would have become law.
After ten years service in the legisla-
ture, he became a candidate for state
auditor before the republican conven-
ton of 1902, but, tho making a spIen-
did showing, was. defeated. Efforts
have been made to get him to run
for railroad commissioner this year
His knowledge Of state finances gives
him an experience that will make him
valuable on the board.
Members Of the board of control
receive $4,000 a year. The term for
which Mr.. Jacobson is named will
expire in April, 1905. William E.
Lee of Long Prairie was first appoint
ed for that term, but resigned and
was succeeded by James A. Martin.
The member whose term first expires
is chairman of the board, so Mr.
Jacobson will succeed to that distinc-
ton.
Mr.. Jacobson called at the govern
ors office this afternoon, accepted the
appointment, and received his COM
mission. He took the oath of office at
once, and went upstairs to work
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
MRS. BALDwIN's ESCAPE
BY Good Fortune She Was Close t.
an Exit


an Exit.
Mrs. F. II. Baldwin, wife of DR..
Baldwin of Minneapolis, as we'll as
DR.. Adolph Moody. was in the Iro-
quois theater fire at Chicago and her
account of the disaster agrees in
many particulars with that given
L h e j o rn by DR.. Moody yes
terday.
She says that the audience remained
seated for several minutes after the
curtain and scenery were seen to be
burning and that no general break for
the outside was made until the rush
of fire from under the fire curtain.
Luckily Mrs. Baldwin and her
mother were seated close to a Ran
dolph street exit which was opened
just as they got to it, and they were
the crowd behind, bruised but not
badly hurt.
"At first she said, nobody seemed
to realize the awful danger.
No water was used to put out the
flames on the stage. 1t was only
f1imsy gauzy scenery at first that was
burning, and the people on the stage
tried to tear it down and stamp it
out as it fell. I heard no screams,
and the people for many moments
kept their seats. I did not hear the
cry of fire
But all at once there was great
ball of fire or sheet of fame-I don't
know how to express it-and the
whole theater above us seemed to be
full of fire. The nthere was a
smothered sound as of signing by all
in the theater.'
In spite of the comparative ease and
rapidity with which Mrs. Baldwin eff
fected her escape, she saw many sick
ening sights following the rush, es-
pecially when the victims in the ball
cony were forced to jump from the
unfinished fire escapes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
HARDNESS SAVED HIS LIFE
d. G. Hewitt Went Late to Iroquoi.
Theater. Wednesday,

Theater. Wednesday.
b. G. Hewitt, of the Imperial Eleva-
tor company, Minneapolis, was in the
lroquols theater at the time of the fire.
fortunately he was one of the first to
escape, owing to the. fact that he went
too late to secure better seats than the
last row In the parquet circle He
was near the alley exit and had little
trouble in getting out before the terri
BILE rush.
Mr. Hewitt says the entire audience
remained for some time after the
flames were first noticed, and only
when real danger showed itself did
the people rise in a body and rush
for the doors.
He agrees with other eye witnesses.
that the asbestos drop curtain could
not be lowered. When the audience
noticed this the rush started. The
main entrance doors were thrown
open, making a draught which caused
the flames to shoot out over the heads
of the people.
Mr.. Hewitt said he could feel the
heat Of the flames just as he passed
thru the door. The doors were
damned in ten seconds after the gem
eral alarm was given.
Mr.. Hewitt did not stay to witness
the remainder of the disaster, but
went Immediately to the depot.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
BODIES REACH, MINNEAPOLIS
Those of Ethel and Willis Peck Killed
in Chicago Fire.

The bodies Of Miss Ethel M. Peck
and Willis W. Peck, who lost their
young lives in the Iroquois theater
fire, arrived this morning from Chi
cago, accompanied by Mrs. Peck, Mr..
and Mrs. Giles Turner of Madison,
Wis, and other relatives and friends
of the family.
The bodies were prepared for burial
at the Johnson-Landis undertaking.
rooms, and from there were taken to
Lakewood, where the funeral party
had gathered. The services were con-
Quoted in the chapel by the Rev. DR..
L. H. Hallock, the musical numbers
beings in charge Of Scott Woodwork.
It appears that death in both cases
was due to burns. The heads and up
per portions of the bodies were badly
scorched. The lower limbs however,
were hardly touched by the flames.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
BACKED BY FULLERTON
He Retains Counsel to Defend Wa.
baSha Warden.

S. F.. Fullerton, executive agent of
the state game and fish commission,
took prompt action to-day to stand by
Ira Weeks, of Wabasha, the deputy
warden arrested by wisconsin authori-
ties. He is charged with kidnapping,
but his offense consists Of arresting
two boys for net fishing on Lake
Pepin. They were taken on the Min
nesota Side of the take, but the Wis
consin people claim that the channel
of the river runs near to the Mime
sofa shore, and that Wisconsin terri
tory runs near the middle of that
channel.
Mr.. Fullerton retained J. F. Meow
ern of Wabasha, to defend Weeks. He
does not believe the kidnapping
charge will hold water, even in the
Wisconsin county. Since the supreme
court of that state decided that Min
nesota game laws could not be en-
forced on the, Wisconsin side of the
lake, the wardens have beeen careful
to stick to their own territory.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
JACOBSON IN
MARTINS CHAIR
The Vacant Place on Board Of Control
Is offered to the Sage of
Lac qui Parle
After Comforting with the Other Mem
bers He Decides to
Accept.

j. F. Jacobson of Madison lis the
new member of the state board OF
control. The resignation of James A.
Martin, chairman of the board. was
received by Governor Van SAINT this
morning. The tall statesman from
Lac qui ParIe appeared on the scene
shortly before noon, and was ushered
into the governors presence.
Governor Van SAINT offered the
place to Mr.. Jacobson. He did not
accept Immediately, but asked lit
tie time. He went to the offices of
the board of control with S. w. Leav-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
DAVIS WANTED ELSEWHERE
Man Charged with Larceny Believed t,
~ Have Broken JAIL


|. From advices received by the police
from Brainerd, Mimi. 1t appears thai
Paul Davis. the man who was held to
the grand jury this morning on charge
of grand larceny,is badly wanted at Black
duck, Mimi, where he. In company with
one Frank WEIGH, broke jail last Feb
1suary. The officials at Blackjack say
they have case Of robbery against Davis
and his 'par' and are particularly de-
sirous to have Davis returned there for
trial.
Davis and WEIGH were arrested last Feb
ruary by Chief of Police 3. F. Boyd of
Blackduck. charged with drugging and
robbing two lumberjacks. They were
taken to the city lookup and that night
induced the TAILOR to enter the cellroom
and play cards with them. A few games
We're played when suddenly the two dis
armed the jailor, locked him in the cell
and made their escape
Davis will not be returned to Black
duck, as the local police have good case
aga inst him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
Two Burglars Arrested on Chicag
.s Avenue-One Escapes.

Two Burglars Arrested on Chicago
Avenue-One Escapes.
Because James Harris and his pal
attempted to break into DR.. J. c..
Litzenberg's residence, 1856 Chicago
avenue, thru the cellar door, when
the other doors were unlocked, they
We're detected and caught by Mounted
Officer w. H. Jones.
Jones surprised the two men Just
as they were attempting to lift the
cellar door. While being taken to
the station, the elder of the two broke
away and ran. Jones threatened to
shoot, but the man called back that
he would rather be shot than locked
up.
Harris was arraigned in police
court this morning and was sentenced
to sixty days in the workhouse The
detectives say he is a bad character
and has been in similar trouble be-
fore.
Officer Jones is given credit for
making the first arrest of the year.
The mon were caught shortly after 2
o'clock Friday morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

one of the victims Of the Iroquois the
alter fire. was q daughter Of w. IA.
Edwards. who until a few years ago
resided in Minneapolis, at Portland
avenue and Twenty-seventh street,
ana was for several years proprietor
or a housefurnishing store at Sixth
street. near Hennepin avenue. The
family moved from here to Des
Moines and thence to Clinton.
Miss Edwards has a large mum Der
Of acquaintances and friends in this
city and spent a month here last
summer as a guest at the home of
G.. s. Rhodes 1927 Portland avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
"KNoCKING" ROOSEVELT
Governor Van SAINT Gets Clipping
Which He Puts in the Basket.

Governor Van SAINT received an en-
closure from Indianapolis to-day
which points to a concerted effort to
sound anti-Roosevelt sentiment in the
west. It was an editorial from the
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, re-
publican paper which is waging war
against Roosevelt. The editorial. I'M
der date of Dec. 80, depicts him as a
weak candidate, who could easily be
beaten by Bryan. Apparently copies
of this editorial are being sent out to
prominent republicans all over the
west.
. They may save themselves the
trouble of sending such stuff to Min
nesota," said Governor Van SAINT. Il
am for President Roosevelt's nomina-
ton, and believe the sentiment Of the
state is pretty nearly unanimous for
him.