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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05

Chimneys and furnaces cleaned by Il.
F. Morrow, the expert. Main 1898 L 2.
Burglars are active again. Protect
yourself with burglary insurance, writ
ten by Fred L. Gray Company.
Report on Examination of the North
western National Life 10 cents per copy.
F. w. Fiske 272O Grand avenue.
Wanted-Furnished house for October
and November by small family; will
guarantee best care. Address 5153. Jour-
nal.
The gypsy camp at Midway is deserted.
Yesterday afternoon the bank packed up
it's belongings and started south to find
winter quarters. Two families rented
houses in the city and will remain here
until spring when the band will be re-
united.
st. Paul will have its first creosoted
wood block pavement on the bridge across
the Great Northern tracks, Jackson
street, and over the Northern Pacific
tracks at Mississippi street. The blocks
will be supplied by the creosoting com
pany in Minneapolis, the contract price
being S4,S47.
That Minnesota is far-famed as a fish
state was testified to yesterday by Charles
II. Stevenson of Washington. D. c., agent
of the bureau of fisheries Of the United
States department of commerce. Mr.
Stevenson spent yesterday In the twin
cities on his way west upon department
business and talked enthusiastically abou
the great natural advantages possessed b!
this state as fish producer.
| Announcement has been received at thu
offices of the internal revenue depart
ment that the special tax of a liquo
dealer is not required where separat
consgnments IF wine are held by rail
road for freight charges for the separat
sales of the package, if each consignment
| is sold as one parcel.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
JUDGE LOCHREN
ON WARE ORDER
ENDORSES REDUCTION OF sENILE
DISABILITY AGE LIMIT.
Commissioner Of Pensions Under the
Cleveland Administration Says He
Never Heard of Any Criticisms of
His Orders of 1894-Thinks Wares
Ruling Is Right and Reasonable.

in reducing the senile disability ape
limit from IS years to 70, and beginnin e
the gradations for such disability at 81
years, is Endorsed by one of his prede-
cessors, Judge William Lochren, COM
missioner of pensions under Grover
Cleveland.
Judge Lochren was pioneer in the
movement when he issued the famous
order Of February, 1894, making senil-
ity alone, at the age of IS years, conclu-
sive evidence Of disability. 1t is prob
| able that he proceeded cautiously, but
the order. was SO evidently correct, - :,
never heard any CRITICISM" :"
~ think the Ware ruling is entirely
right and reasonable,' said the former
commissioner. II don't think it is
any usurpation Of the powers Of con-
gress at all. 1t is simply promulgating
ton of Congress in N passing pass that at act
| Of the original order, issued by him
self, establishing the senile disability
age at seventy-f:ve years, Judge Loeb
rem said: "The act of June 81, 1890,
pensioned veterans who were disabled
from the performance Of manual labor
without reference to whether the dis
pension to be graded in accordance with
disability, not more than $12 month
or less than Sc month
"It is perfectly. evident that senile
disability, disability resulting from
advancing years, units a person
in a greater or less degree
for the performance of manua
labor This is matter of com
mon observation and Of universe
knowledge, and therefore it seemed
proper to me, in the discharge of my
duty as commissioner of pensions, tt
adopt as rule Of evidence what all oh
tanning the ape ' Of seventycfive en: Year. ar
practically units all ordinary men from
the performance of manual labor. It i
equally clear that an age less than thi
} to very serious extent disables ON
from manual labor.
? my own Judgment is that the ag
) limits fixed by Commissioner War
} as emitting to pension under the act 0
; June 81, 1890, are entirely REASONABLE
and in accord with the experience an
? observation of every one.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
WONT INDORSE ANYONE
SMALL CHANCE THAT BAR ASSO-
CITATION WILL PICK FAVORITES
FOR DISTRICT BENCH.

The Minneapolis Bar association will
hold it's much postponed meeting to con-
slider district bench candidates Saturday
morning at the courthouse, at ~
O clock.
The meeting is to take up the bust
ness before the session held previous to
the primary election, and to consider
which four of the eight men aspiring
to the district bench shall receive the
united support of the bar.
From indications today, it seems al
most sure that no candidates will be
Endorsed; principally for the reason that
none of the candidates desires such in
dorsement. Each one would like the
united support of the bar, but they say
that for the bar to decide upon slate
and name four preferred candidates
would at once start fight against
those chosen; and it would also give al
excuse for those not selected to go be-
fore the people with the argument that
the bar was trying to dictate to the PEG
pie whom they should have.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
MODERN BROS. TO MEET
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE
SOCIETY WILL BE HELD HERE
OCT. 1914,
es representing various

Committees representing various
lodges of the Modern brotherhood Of
America met in State Manager w. g..
Kinman's office last night and com
pleted arrangements for the national
convention Of the society, to be held
here Oct. IL, ID and IA.
Governor Van SAINT and Mayor
Haynes have been invited to deliver
addresses Of welcome, and Colonel A. l..
Sorter Of Mason City, Iowa, will act
as POSTMASTER at the banquet in the
Nicollet hotel, convention headquarters.
The committee has ordered 1900 con-
vention badges, and expects large at
tendance.
The order has membership of 55,'
1000, having secured $500 members in
Minnesota this year. A joint initiation
of $50 candidates from. different lodges
Of the city will be held in the Masonic
Temple the evening Of the 18th. The
Columbia degree team will exemplify
the work, and the fancy drill team OF
Des Moines will be present.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
40 BANKRUPTCY CASES
Referee Merriman Had a Fairly Busy
Half Year-One Involuntary Case.

In the half year ending Sept. 80, for
LYNNE cases in bankruptcy were closed
in the office Of the referee, Captain O.
G. Merriman; one case was refused, and
two others were settled by the court and
other referees. ~.
The total assets for, the voluntary
cases amounted to $39,376, $27, SOB being
declared exempt. The liabilities were
1857 ,139. The dividends paid to credi
tors, $5,562. The commissions, fees anG
expenses awarded were 5000.
The one case in involuntary bankrupt
cy was that of Abraham Harris. The
assets were $29,740 and the liabilities
$145,047. The dividends paid to credi
tors came to $23, 487, exceeding the, divi
dends paid in the other forty-eight cases
by over $4,000. The secured claims
were 1910 and the fees, commission:
and expenses were $4,943.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
AFTER GALLERY GODS H..
Plug and Fine Cut Patrons Of Art Must
Quit Expectorating.

Managers of local theaters have ap-
pealed to the board of health to help
While men were being fined for splitting
on the street cars and sidewalks, gallery
offenders were unmolested. The special
watchmen employed by the theaters
profess to be powerless. .
=. DIR. P. M. Hall has promised to lend a
hand, and after the notices have been
posted in the playhouses for reasona-
BILE length of time the officers will re-
move a part of the audience in the pa
troll wagon if they continue to offend
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
APPLE rs A PEACH
Hoffman Grows a Rich 'Wealthy' but
No Second Crop Berries.

Charles Hoffman brought from Min
netonka today, specimen Of the Peter
Gideon Wealthy apple which he intends
to give to the State Horticultural society.
It is perfect, measuring twelve inches
half inches with the circumference tax
en- vertically. With the exception of a
southern exposure the tree had none of
the requisites Of location supposed to be
correct for the, Minnesota apple.
Mr.. Hoffman said this morning that
the wonderful second crop of Fstrawber-
ries which was grown in the garden of
year, was not duplicated this year, altho
the plants are large and healthy. The
season was opposed to any such freak.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
Meat Dept.
UNION HARMONY ASSURED
Stonemasons and Bricklayers Now in
Same International.

The local union of stonemasons last
evening voted to withdraw from the
Masons' International Union Of America
and become affiliated with the Brick
Union of the United States and Can
ada. This step, which has been brought
about largely by Thomas Prewece, first
vice president and general organizer
for the bricklayers international union
insures harmony between the bricklay-
ers and stOnemaSOns, and under the new
arrangements a man can have a card
in both local unions and work at both
trades without infringing any union
rule.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
Notice of Bar Meeting.

Pursuant to resolution adopted at
a meeting Of the Hennepin County Bar,
nnta Committee for that pnr
pose, a meeting of the members of said
Bar is hereby called to be held at the
main courtroom of the Court House in
this city on Saturday, October 9Th inst,
at IL CLOCK am. ~
A full attendance is urgently re.
auested. Emanuel Cohen,
j. r. MCGEE,
WIN. H. Donohue,e
III. E. Fryberger,
Victor j. Welch, ).
Committee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
POLITICAL MEETINGS.

The prohibitionists Of the fourth ward will
hold a voters meeting at the Fifth Presbyte-
rian church. corner OF Lyndale and Fourth ave-
Professor Frank F. o'Hare will give talk.
Thursday evening at o'clock, at Curran's hall,
118 Twenty sixth street. ...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
IRooUoIS FIRE CASES MOVED.

Chicago, Oct. An the Iroquois theater
trial today Business Manager Thomas
J. Noonan and Stage Carpenter James E.
Cummings were granted a change of
venue to another county. The ground was
that on account Of prejudice fair trial
could not be had in Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
Short Line to St. Louis,

The Crock Island' operates two
daily trains to st. Louis. Cafe, obser
walton cars and Pullman sleeping cars
Tickets and full information at city
office, 1922 Nicollet av, Minneapolis
MINI. A. L. Steece, city passenger
agent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
CITY NE VS.
TOWN TALK
EVENTS OF TONIGHT

Metropolitan Theater-"The Royal
Chef"
+ Bijou heater-"The Two Little
Waits"
SLyceum Theater-"The Woman in
Black !
Dewey Theater-The Bon Ton Bur-
lesquers
Plymouth Church - Recital, Miss
Cora Richard.
Church of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
for pastors and people.
International Auditorium Re-
publican rally for Speaker ]. G. Cam
non.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
Soldiers Exempt from Taxation.

The Plymouth Linen Laundry.
Finest work. Shirts hand ironed. COL
lars and cuffs finished equal to new.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
A FAMOUS DIVA
DISMISSES SUIT
BLAUvELT DROPS HER ACTION
AGAINST PHILHARMONIC CLUB.
She Alleged Violation Of Contract,
While the Club Strenuously Contend
ed that No Formal Agreement Had
Ever Been Entered into-Case Has
Been Pending Many Months.

Lillian Blauvelt Pendleton, the noted
soprano, has decided that She cannot
collect $500 damages for the alleged
breaking of contract claimed to have
been. made with her by the Philhar,,
monte club of this city. A notice of
dismissal was served upon the defend
ant yesterday just before the time set
for the case to 90 to trial.
Suit was brought by the diva last
spring upon the ground that the Phil
harmonic club had failed to live ur
to the terms of contract made for hel
appearance at. one of the club s recitals
The defendant alleged that no contract
had ever been signed, altho negotia
tions had been entered into between
the club and Mrs. Pendleton s manager
It is said that the singer was visiting
in the city at the time for which the
engagement was talked of being made
and was induced to begin suit for dam
ages by outside parties. After the cas-,
has been in court for several months
| with a demurrer interposed and tw,
complaints filed, the plaintiff decide'
not to proceed to trial
Soldiers Exempt from Taxation.
Major Wilbur E. Wilder, adiutan
general of the department of Dakota
has filed an answer in suit brough
against him for the collection of pei
sonal tax. The def PENDANT alleges that
sonal taxation and gives as ground
for this stand certain sections of tn
state constitution.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05

81 Il Il .E .
We have Stoves to Suit all Pocket
books. Are Headquarters for the
following Well Known Lines:
The Ever Popular "DETROIT
JEWEL''-CoLE's CELEBRATED
"HOT BLAST'- Powerful
ADIANT HOME and
"BRAND $50 Famous SURFACE
BURNING Base Heaters. A Com
plete Line of Styles and Sizes of all
the Above Makes now on our floors.
Will take your Old Stove in Ex-
change or as First Payment.
TERMS? Well, they simply could
not be Easier than the New Eng
land g. s.. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-28
Bradstreet's Trade Review.

New York. Sept. 23.-Brad>t.set's is
TOMORROW will say:
Cool weather, while retarding OF IN
5aring some late crops, mas been sti'n-
Mating the fall trade, 5ot! Wholesale
and retail, which shows an apparent
increase in volume over 4 SeaS age.
The improvement is most marked Iii
dry goods, clothing, groceries. shoes
and hardware. Distribatice trade is
better in the northeast portions of the
east, and very generally throughout
the SOUTH. The central wesS also
shows a continuance Of the improve
unent noted last week and vide
spread moderate betterment in coi!ec-
tions is a feature deserving special
mention.
A disposition is shown ca the part
OF farmers to hold their products for
better prices, this being true i'll msny
sections, uctaly the south and tire
northwest. TIE labor situation is
rather quiet on the whole, although
some notably large strikes continued
unsettled. The cotton goods industry
still pursues batting course, price
uncertainties breeding conservatism,
Business failures for the week ending
September % number 203 against 1So
In the like week in 1908.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-28
Fearful Carnage at Pert Arthur.

Paris, Sept. 24.-Tbe Mathis St.
Petersburg correspondent telegrapbs as
follows:
kilograms of which the general
saf have as yet no knowledge, reach
ed the emperor at 4 O'Clock this morn
ing. I can affirm that they concern
Port Arthur, regarding which place
the greatest anxiety prevails at court.
The japanese are now engaged IN gen.
eral assault, which is more furious
than its predecessors, attacking the
town On three sides simultaneously
and employing their whole forces, be-
ing determined to finish the business.
The Russian mines blew up whole
battalions. Gen. Fock especially
distinguished himself, directing the
fire from the wall, which the japanese
reached after indescribable massacre.
1.-The whole OF Admiral Togo's and
Vice Admiral Ksmimura's squadrops
are aiding the struggle, which, it is
feared, will be final The besieged
forces are fighting as in furnace. A
perfect storm of she'll is falling On the
town, port and fortress from the
whole hill and roadstead. Gen. Stoessel
is going from fort to fort, encouraging
the defenders in their desperate ef-
forts.
I'm St. Petersburg the facts con-
cerning the tragic event, which per-
haps will terminate by glorious fall
Of Port Arthur, are wholly unknown.
:, = At court bope has not yet been en-
tirely abandoned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-28
FOUR MEN KILLED BY ExpL. L.0sI0N.
Accident Occurred in Gin depart
nent of Mammoth Cotton Mills
No. 2, at Dukes N. c.

IS. Raleigh, N. c. Sept. 2S.-At 7.15
-o,clek this morning the boiler in the
5n department of the Mammoth Cot
ean mill, Erwin No 2. at Dukes, on
the Cane Fear and Northern railroad,
about Is miles from Raleigh, explod-
ed with terrific violence, partially
Wrecking the engine room, Instantly
kiIliug three white men, one of whom
Vas the superintendent of the mills
md one negro Another negro was
scaldsd SO badly that he will die.
Several persons were thrown down by
The shock of the explosion, bat their
ininries are not serious
From the best information obtalna-
bic it seems that the old fireman of the
mill having just been discharged, the
new man not thoroughly understand
iing the engine, had gotten MP TOO much
steam. The engine refused to work
end the fireman went after the super
intendent. AS they entered the en-
g5ne room together there was rend-
ing roar and the men were blown
10 pieces.
Though horribly mangleG, the hody
Of Superintendent Fowler was still re-
cognizable, and this afternoon it vas
borne to his home i'll Burlington, ac-
companied By his wife and two chill
dren. The remains of the other men
viii be buried at Dukes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-28
aEyT HOUSE WILL Be DEMOCRATIC.
Republicans Think THEY'LL Lose in
Contest For Congress.

Washington, Sept. 23.-The notes
OF warning which nave come from the
headquarters Of the Republican Con
gressional campaign committee declar-
inc that the control OF the House is
threatened by the Democrats, coupled
With the remarkable campaign tour
nDon which the committee has sent
Speaker Cannon, have served to at
Syact attention TO a number OF dis
tricss In which membrs of the utmost
prominence in the party are being call
cd upon to fight the battles Of their
lives against determined Democratic
opposition.
When the Speaker tour was planned
&c was announced that his services
would be confined strictly to the
close districts, districts in which
danger threatened the Republican in
cunab abentsvor IN which the signs point
ed TO possible success against Dsme
ocratic member. In view Of this
announcement there has been great
deal Of comment over the inclusion in
EsB itinerary OF such districts as those
represented why Mr. james A.. Hem
enNay the distinguished chairman OF
the House committee on approprla-
tons, now serving his fifth term IN
The lower, branch of the national Leg
islature; Representative Jesse Over
street, who successfully pilotad the
HOUSE committee on pcstofhces and
post roads through one of the most
tempestIous voyages which ever beset
It's career; Representatives Joseph ".
B,sbcocx, the chairman of the Repub-
lean Congressional campaign commit
tee, and head of the House committee,
ON the District of Columbia; and,
lastly, Gen. G.. 81. Grosvenor.
As result of the committees deter
rnination to have Mr., Cannon dip into
shese districts on tour which is very
limited, with schedule narrowed
down to the lowest possible notch,
there has been considerable anxious
inquiry into the conditions existing
al the several districts enumerated
above. The impression CLEANED seems
so be that there Isl good reason to ex-
rect close results IN each of the dis
Sricts mentioned, with the possible
exception of Gen. Grosvenor's.
Chairman Babcock of the Republi
ran Congressional campaign commit
tee. few days ago, in New York,
made the statement that the indica-
fIons were Of the loss of the House by
his party. AS matters now stand,'
he is quoted as saying. eve are likely
10 lose the House Of Representatives,.
If the Democrats carry fifteen dis
sricts which are now represented by
Republicans, said Mr. Babcock,
s3Shey will wipe out cur majority Of
the House entirely You car readily
see that in tie natural course Of
events, wthoutIegard TO the campaign
Rork to be done by either party, the
chances favor the Democrats. With
an election beid righs now Sc would
probably elect Roosevelt AID lcse the
House.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-28
SLAUGHTER ON THE RAILROAD.
Sixty or More Persons Killed and
Over One Hundred Injured
A Fearful Accident On the
Southern Railway.

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 24.-Run-
high condition of maintenance and
having about them every safeguard
known to modern railroading, two
trains on the Southern railway, carry
ing heavy lists of passengers, came to-
gether in frightful headend collision
near Hodges, Tenn, today, sending 81
people to death and injuring 125, sew
eral Of whom will probably die This
appalling loss of life and manning of
the living resulted apparently from
the disregarding of orders given to
the two trains to meet at station
which has for long time been their
regular meeting point. The claim of
failure to see either the station or sig
mails could not be set up by the engi-
neer of the westbound train were
he alive to enter plea of defense, as
the accident happened in broad day
light and, according to the best in
formation obtainable, he had the or
ders in a little frame in front of him as
his monster of iron and steel rushed
by New Market. Soon after be came
upon an eastbound passenger train
making for New Market in compli-
ance with instructions to meet the
westbound train, which carried the
sleepers from the east for Knoxville,
Chattanooga and other southern cities.
The possibility exists that the i'll
fated engineer may have been asleep
or that death had suddenly taken the
sight from his eyes before New Mar
ket was reached. But nothing is
known save that the orders were not
obeyed. The trains were on time and
not making over 35 miles an hour,
yet the impact as they rounded
curve and came suddenly upon each
other was frightful. Both engines and
the major portions of both trains we're
demolished. Why the orders were dis
regarded or misinterpreted probably
will never be known, as the engineers
Of the two trains were crushed, their
bodies remaining for hours under the
wreckage of the monster locomotives
which but a short time before had
leaped forward at the touch of their
strong hands upon the throttle.
Some of the bodies have not been
recovered, and many remain unidenti-
fed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-28

Rochester, N. Y. Sept. .25.-Six peo-
short distance east of Lyons early this
morning we're brought to Rochester
hospitals. Three sleepers on the Wes-
tern Express, fast train bound from
New York to Chicago, left the track
because of split rail, and threw the
passengers to the floors of the coaches.
Just as the train came to standstill a
fast freight east bound. ran into the
derailed cars. Mrs. Newman Erbs.
wife cf the vice president of the Pere
Marquette railroad, who was brought
here with both limbs CT of, died at
the hospital. Nj. Erbs vas bruised
and injured. j
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-28

St. Petersburg, Sept 27.-News of
the battle at Muden is hourly expect
ed. The japanese are crossing the
Taitse River the rate of a thousand
daily. Apparently large force is
now marching direct on Telling,
north of Mukden on the Lilac River
by the road from Tsianchan passing
a hundred miles east OF Mukden.
When this fresh turning movement is
sufficiently advanced a general move
ment against her ussian forces is au-
ticipated.