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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
THE SITUATION
Improvement Bulletin Reviews the
Month of August.

OF August building in Minneapolis
the Improvement Bulletin says:
The month of August seemed to
show a subsistence in building not I'M
expected at this period of the season,
tho it was probably accelerated by the
the month building news has shown a
let-up all along the line, altho work
planned for the month is by no means
poor showing. The effect is shown in
the volume of work reported from ar
chitects offices, where there is a
marked falling off, or a deferring until
the situation becomes clearer.
There are some exceptions to this
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03

Always avoid harsh, purgative pills.
They first make you sick and then
leave you constipated. Carter's Little
Liver Pills regulate the bowels and
make you well. Dose, one pill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
Until September 10th

Until September 10th
The 500 Line will make rate of $6100
to San Francisco, California. and re-
turn, with limit of October 23d.
Talk over your plans at the ticket
office, 10 So. Third street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
BURGLARS KEEP
POLICE ACTIVE.
Thieves Continue Their Work
in Alameda and Two More
Robberies Are Reported
ENTER BABCOCK HOME
Steal Christmas Cigars and
Also. Carry Away Jewelry
From the Wehle Residence

ALAMEDA, Dec 26.-Burglars are
industrious here and they are not very
particular as to what they steal. This
was evidenced last night when one of
the purloining gentry made away with
fifty Christmas cigars from the cottage
of Colonel George C. Babcock, 2615 San
Jose avenue, and the owner asserts
that the missing weeds were good ones.
Conrad Wehle OF 1925 Park street
reported that his residence was entered
Saturday night and a lady's gold
watch, a gold chain, pair of brace
let's and pair Of gold cuff buttons
stolen. Access to the building was OBJ
tained by means Of pair of nippers
that were used on doorlock
It is believed that the thefts at the
Babcock and Wehle places were COM
rnitted by the same burglar that robbed
the fiat occupied by Mrs. Isabella Scott
at 2318 Santa Clara avenue and the cot
tage of H. L.. Zimmerman at 2517 Santa
Clara avenue Saturday evening.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
MASONIC OFFICERS INSTALLED
WITH SOLEMN CEREMONIES
Durant Lodge Members Witness Act
by Which New Men Assume
Charge.

BERKELEY, Dec. 26.-In the pres
ence of the highest Masonic dignitary
of the State, Most Worsnipful Master
George w. Hunter, grand master Of
Masons of California, and with impress
stve ritual ceremonies the following Of
fcers Of Durant Lodge were installed
Friday night:
Charles Louis Biedenbach. worshipful mas
ter: Charles Henry Blohm, senior warden: /:
william Henry Harrison Gentry junior war
den; Warren Gilman Sanborn, treasurer Clar-
ence Sidney Merrill. secretary; William Har-
rison Waste (past mastery chaplain; George
leonard senior deacon; Frederick Holroyd
Dakin Sr.. junior deacon; William Seward
Coleman. marshal: Harry Hubbard Johnson.
Dozicr Finley, Stewards BarziIlai P. Bull
(past MASTERY. tyler.
worshipful Master Walter Gompertz
was presented with a past masters
jewel and Installing Officer r. W. Meek
with a beautiful cutglass vase A
splendid oil painting of Henry Durant,
first president of the University OF Cal
ifornia, a prominent Mason, after
whom Duraht Lodge was named, was
unveiled The picture was painted in
Boston when Durant was thirty years
old, by the American poet and artist
Thomas Buchanan Read. An elaborate
dinner was served, following the in
stallation and picture unveiling cere-
monies. at which Worshipful Master
I Biedenbach acted as POSTMASTER.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
Turchetti's Victim Identified.

The body of the man, who was shot
and killed on Pacific. street on Christ
mas night by Alviso Turchetti was
identified at the Morgue yesterday as
that of William. Druke, a sailor, COM
monty known as Sailor George"
Salvino Turchetti. brother of the
shooter, called at the Morgue .yester-
day. where DR.. L. D. Bacigalupi ex-
amined Salvino's nose and found that
it was broken. Salvino said that he
and his brother were attacked by
three men. one OF whom was the de-
cedent, and that he received the
broken nose in that encounter.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
BERGER PERFORMS WE'LL
AGAINST RING VETERANS
Olympic Club Heavyweight Boxes
Fast Rounds With Sullivan and
West i'm Practice Bouts.

Sammy Berger; who is to box four
rounds with Jim Casey next Friday
night in Mechanics Pavilion, donned
the gloves yesterday afternoon with
Twin Sullivan and Tommy West, two
veterans of the ring, and showed to ad-
vantage with both men. Berger sur
prised the large gathering by his abil
ity to mix and take punching. Luck
ily the men boxed with eight-ounce
gloves, otherwise there would have been
a knockout.
In his bout with Sullivan, the
Olympic Club boy turned loose and be-
fore two rounds had passed both were
bleeding from nose and mouth. Berger
showed his superb condition by taking
West on for few rounds, and as be-
fore it was hammer and tongs'' all
the way West looks upon Berger as a
clever youngster and asserts that with
experience Berger will make his mark
in the pugilistic world.
Casey is working out at the Hayes
Valley Club and is in condition. He
goes out on the road each morning for
ten miles and in the afternoon does a
considerable amount of gymnasium
work.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
MORE REVENUE
FOR THE CITY
Police Judge Smith Drafts
Bill to Give Oakland ALI
Income From It's Courts
OBJECTS. TO DIVISION
County Now Gets Collected
Fines in Cases Where the
Offenses Are Statutory
Oakland once San Francisco Can,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
1915 Broadway. Dec 9s.
Police Judge Mortimer Smith has
prepared a bill for Introduction at the
forthcoming session Of the State Leg
islature which is designed to correct q
condition by which much OF the police
work Of Oakland inures to the financial
benefit alone Of the treasury Of Ala
media County. In short, Judge Smith
purposes to change the existing law
by which all fines collected in the
Police Courts imposed in cases of con-
viction Of statutory offenses as we'll
as of municipal ordinances shall go into
the city treasury.
Under existing law fines collected IN
cases Of conviction for all ofrenses made
such by the State Penal Code are de-
posted with the county treasury. Such
moneys are used solely by the county
government. The only benefit the
municipality gets from fines in the
Police Courts is that which comes from
those levied in cases Of violations OF
municipal ordinances, such as bicycle
riding unlawfully and the like.
About 20 per cent Of the money col
lected for fines in the Police Courts
goes into the county treasury under
the provisions Of the law as itsexists.
Fines imposed in larceny, battery. lot
terry and such cases are all subject to
county control because the crimes are
statutory
:, In the face OF this situation the en-
tire expense of maintaining the Police
Courts falls upon the city. The county
does not pay a cent toward the cost
except In the item OF fees OF stenog-
raphers, who record the testimony
taken at preliminary examinations On
a general estimate Police Judge Smith
figures that Of each $1,000 collected in
fines the clerk is compelled to turn
over to the county from $500 to 500.
leaving only $500 to $3.50 as the city's
share. The bill that has been drawn
will overcome this condition by giving
cities Of Oaklands class the right to
hold all fines collected in the Police
Courts. Judge Smith. In explaining the
point to-day, said:
The burden OF cost OF maintaining the poIios
courts falls entirely upon the city Of Oakland
The county gets the Hons share OF the rsvs-
nue. from these courts and the city foots ths
bills To my mind 1t Is an anomalous condi-
ton that should Be corrected. The police. paid
by Oakland. raid disorderiy house OF a lot
terry den Fines are imposed IN the polico
courts and every dollar must so to the county
treasury. The county did not spend cent IN
the arrest OF the prosecution IN such a case
Every dollar OF fines should go to the city and
l purpose to reframe the law to reach the
point.
charge OF a convicted vagrant He cannot b
sent to the County jail to serve a term OF I'M
prisonnent. Yet II a convicted vagrant should
pay a fine that hns would go to the county
treasury.
The bill win be placed IN the hands
of the legislative delegation from this
city.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
ON The TRAIL.
OF SMJCGLERS
sOecia, pisUatch to The Call.

CALL BUREAU. POST. BUILDING,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Franks P.
Sargent, Commissioner Of immigration,
has begun the biggest hunt for Chinese
smuggiers on record. He has sent
many special agents to the Canadian
frontier to be ready for the attempts
which, 1T is reported; the daring band is
about to make to smuggle Chinese in
large numbers into this country by way
of Liverpool, Halifax and towns on the
border.
How much the Chinese have paid to
be smuggled, no one Of the Government
Secret Service knows. 1t is supposed
to be several hundred dollars a head.
1t is announced there are manv nun
dreds of Chinese to be brought over the
Canadian border and there is a strong
suspicion that the same smugglers are
implicated in the attempts to get the
Chinese into the United States by way
of Mexico.
Commissioner Sargent spent several
days in Canada making an irvestiga-
tfon into the doings of the smugglers.
He had recently returned from a long
trip along the border Of Mexico. While
in the South, he organized a corps of
roughriders to patrol the line in the
sparsely settled districts to head off the
Chinese coming this way. While in
Canada he increased the force of men
there. The Chinese will be arrested
as rapidly as they appear. The officers
hope they will at the same time be able
to capture the white smugglers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
Personal.

49, = 80
DR.. Arons of Los Angeles is at the
Palace.
DR.. E. H. Byron of Guemeville is at
the Grand.
. De Putron Gliddon of Fresno is at
the Palace,
w. C: Miller of New Orleans is at
the California.
Adjutant General ]. B. Lauck is at
the Occidental.
NJ M. Carothers, a Ukiah newspaper
man, is at the Lick.
William G. Blatt of Detroit is a
guest at the Palace.
]. N. Schmitz, a Firebaugh srancher,
is staying at the Lick.
A. N. Butts, who is engaged in min
ing in Downieville, is. at the Lick,
]. c. Denton, mining man of Gold
field, and his wife are at the Lick.
j. f. Copnan and daughter of New
York are registered at the st. Francis.
H. G. Swythe and wife of Saratoga
Springs are registered at the Occiden-
tai.
Colonel E. A. Forbes, one of Marys-
ville's leading attorneys. is at the Pa
lace.
Lewis Melczer, a we'll known bust
ness man of Phoenix, Ariz., is at the
Grand.
w. P. Harmon, the welI-known
dredge mining man of Oroville, arrived
at the Palace last night.
F. w. Mahl, who is connected with
the Southern Pacific Company in Sac
ramento. is at the Grand
H. c. Sergeant and w. ]. Galbraith
of Los Angeles are among the latest
arrivals at the st. Francis.
George r.. Stewart, a prominent
rancher of Crows Landing, and wife
and daughter are at the Lick.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Devlin of Sac
ramento are spending the holidays in
this city and are staying at the Cali
fornia.
Under Sheriff William May of Pla-
Ger County is spending few days in
town. He is looking up evidence in
the .Adolph Weber case, which will
come up for trial January 26.
Prince Fushimi and his party re-
turned from Monterey yesterday and
are at the ST Francis. Last night
they attended the Columbia Theater,
To-day. the distinguished Japanese will
give luncheon to several of their
countrymen at the st. Francis and in
the evening they will be the guests OF
r. p. SchwerIn at a banquet in the
Pacific Union Club.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
ENEMIES HAUNT
HIM IN DREAMS.
spselsl plspateh . a. caIl.

NEW YORK, Dec 2es-Tossing in his
bed and in his delirium calling for pro-
lection against his enemies, Charles F.
Dodge, who was brought from Texas to
answer TO a charge Of perjury in SEN
sational divorce case. is watched over
by two physicians tonight He has
suffered a complete collapse, due toathe
confession which he has made, which
duplicates men Of prominence In New
York. It is these men that Dodge now
imagines are threatening him.
Assistant District Attorney Garvan
called on Dodge and was later asked
concerning his condition. He replied:
Mr.. Dodge is a very sick man under
the care Of a physician He is suffer-
ing from malaria and general under
mining Of the system"
Garvan called for the purpose Of Sc
curing 'Dodge's signature 70 a tran
script Of the stenographer's notes of his
statement to. District Attorney Jerome.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
MITCHELL TO BE GIVEN
"A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN
Government Prosecutor Willing to
Have Oregon Senator Appear
Before Grand Jury.

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. Ex-senator
Mitchell and possibly Congressman
Hermann will have their much de-
sired opportunity of going before the
United States Grand Jury and ex-
planning away any charges that may
have been made against them to-mor-
row afternoon. Assistant United
States District Attorney Heney, who is
conducting the examinations before
the Grand Jury, stated to-day that
Senator Mitchell would be allowed to
appear before that body in the after
noon, but he did not know whether
Congressman Hermann would or not.
The interest in the Grand Jury now
centers around the nature Of the
charges which Senator Mitchell and
Congressman Hermann say have been
preferred against them AS yet, if
any charges have been made, Heney
refuses to state them. and 1t is not
known what the charges against the
legislator are and probably will not
be known until after the session to-
morrow afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
Boxing at west Oakland.

OAKLAND. Dec 26.1Ths regular
monthly amateur boxing show OF the
West Oakland Athletic Club takes
place tomorrow evening at the club
gymnasium. Following is the card OF
events: Joe Nealson. s. r. A c.. W.
w. Brown OF Oakland. at 40 pounds:
Jack Bromfeld of Oakland VS.. W.
Kane of Philadelphia; F. Leary OF
Oakland VS.. Joe Pichard: kid"
Josephs VS.. Young Highland. at 11S
pounds; KID Dawson and j. Rick
ards, at 125 pounds. and Andy Dolan
VS.. w. McNulty. at 125 pounds
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
STINGAREE WINS STAKE
AT UNION COURSING PARK

"A large holiday crowd witnessed the
running of a special stake for grey
hounds yesterday at Union Coursing
Park. Stingaree, IA black daughter of
the great Royal Flush, had good cours-
ing luck and went through the stake
flying. In her first start of the day she
beat May. Tunison, the / to 3 choice.
Rapid Water, the runner-up, was un-
fortunate in having severe trials in the
fourth and fifth rounds which spoiled
any chance he might have had for the
stake. The results insdstail with Judge
p. j. Reilly's official scores follow:
First round-Aeolus beat Sunnybrook. 5-O;.
Checkers beat Miss Green; 3-0s7 Runaway Ac-
sheriff. leo; Rey Dare beat Duncan. los;
FaTest Fire beat Miss Lucille, As; Doroth9
NJ sbeat 3<fttlen1an, Ia %; Jigamaroo beat Littis
Mercy, 80; General Dewet beat Foxhunter,
GO; Cranberry Sauce beat Texas Mamie, 5-3:
Bella Lloyd beat Yellowstone. 9-3; Ina Cissus
beat Presto, ga; Siroc beat Raby Aurora,
lib; Iron Hill beat Belfast, 15-4; Idaho Boy
beat -Frisky Boy, SO; Quicksand beat Medea
III; Texas Hoo Hoo beat Lucy Glitters. 50;
Proper beat Story Sister, ~; Ready Address
beat Van Nora, 80; Mickey Free beat Grace
full, AZ; Stingaree beat May Tunison, 5-0
Fiery Cross a bye, Clover Blossom withdrawn
McHenry beat Nellie Wise, go; Becky Sharp
beat Kalispel, lis
Second round-AAeolus beat Checkers, 14-S;
Raoid Water beat Runaway ACTRESS. 80;
Forest Fire beat Rey Dare, 1875; Jigamaroo
beat Dorothy NJ, 81; Cranberry Sauce beat
General Dewet. 1872; Ina Cissus beat Bella
Lloyd, 9-3; lone Hill beat Sroc, 1874 Idaho
Boy beat Quicksand, 50; Texas Hoo Hoo beat
Proper, 14-6; Mickey Free beat Ready Address
10; Stingaree beat Fiery Cross 60; McHenry
beat Becky Sharp, $50
Third round-Rapid Water beat Aeolus, 62:
Jigamaroo a bye. Forest Fire withdrawn; Ina
Cissus a bye. Cranberry Sauce withdrawn;
Idaho Boy beat lone Hin 81; Stingaree a
bye Texas Hoo Hoo withdrawn; Mickey Free
beat McHenry, 7-2
Fourth round-Rapid Water beat Jlgamaroo,
14-2: Idaho Boy beat Ina Cissus, 90: Sting
aree beat Mickey Free, 60.
Fifth round--RaDid Water beat Idaho Boy,
S-4sy Stingaree a bye.
Deciding course-George Sharman'S Sting
aree H1oyal Flush-Bona F1de) beat L. Logar-
masino's Rapid Water CRocker-Little Wonder),
81.
The draw for next Sundays stakes
will be held tomorrow night. A special
holiday stake will be run next Monday.
The draw for this will be held at the
park on Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
FIELD ARTILLERY DESTINED
FOR PHILIPPINES ARRIVES
Makes Handsome Appearance as 1t
Marches Up From the Ferry
Building.

Two of the batteries of field artfl-
lery destined for the Philippine SER
vice arrived here yesterday. The
Twenty-sixth Battery Captain H. l..
Hawthorne, came from Vancouver
Barracks, Wash, and the Twenty
eighth Battery, Captain o. I. Straub.
came from Fort Leavenworth.
They made a very snappy and i'm
pressive sight as they marched up
from the ferry building. They wore
their heavy uniforms and winter
coats. Their capes were thrown back,
showing the brilliant crimson Innings,
which made a pretty picture in the
cold gray light of the morning. They
have gone into quarters at the Pre-
sidio, where they will remain until
next Saturday, when they will. sail on
the Thomas for Manila.
No business, was transacted at
either division or department head
quarters Lieutenant E. c. Long, ar
tillery corps. called at the office of
General Moore, but there was no one
to receive. him. ss
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
CONGRESSMAN is TO BE
INSTALLING OFFICER
Joseph Russell Knowland VIII Con-
duct the Ceremonies of Oak Grove
Masonic Lodge.

! ALAMEDA, Dec. 26.-Congressman
Joseph Russell Knowland, the retiring
master of Oak Grove Lodge No. 215,.
f. and A. NJ, will install the newly
elected officers Of the fraternity in Ma
sonic Temple tomorrow night. DR..
.Rodolph Wallace Meek of Oakland,
inspector for the Grand Lodge in this
district, will act as master of cere-
monies. Following are the men to be
indicted into office:' "a
! worshipful master. Milton William
Simpson; senior warden, Henry Miller
Hammond; junior warden, Edmund
Davidson Rue. treasurer, Theodore
william Leydecker; secretary, Oswald
lubbock; chaplain, Henry Schultz
Lubbock; senior deacon, Burton Elliott
Combs;s junior. deacon. James Henry
McNutt; marshal, Henry s.. Bran
man; senior steward. Charles Edward
Stokes; Junior steward, Frank Victor
Bordwell; tyler. George Sturtevant;
organist, John de Peyster Teller.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
BITTER FEUD ENTERS
M0RAGA HOUSEHOLD
Jealous Husband Abandon5 Home
Says Peruvian Student of University
Makes His Life Miserable.

BERKELEY. Dec. 2e-r-Declaring
that his once happy home has
been broken up and made unbear-
able by the advent Of a suave uni
versity student. in whom his wife has
manifested an interest TO which he OBJ
jects, G. Y. Moraga. q scion of the an
cient and honorable Spanish family
well known in the States history.
sought legal counsel to-day in an at
tempt to recover possession Of his room,
his furniture and his belongings in La
Paloma House, which his wife conducts
in the Wagner block on Shattuck ave
nue..
Moraga charges that Manuel Marker,
a Peruvian youth, a member Of the
junior class Of the University of Cali
fornia, has so ingratiated himself in
the Moraga family that the head Of
The house. Moraga himself, has become
an object Of dislike on the part Of Mrs.
Moraga and the Moraga daughters.
young and beautiful Spanish girls, all
of whom, according 10 the husband and
father. adore the Peruvian student.
The aid Of the law was invoked last
Saturday night by both Moraga and the
Peruvian, each Of whom sought to put
the other in limbo, following a sensa-
tional scene in the Moraga apartments
. at La. Paloma. Moraga, VINO is a Span
lard nearly fifty years old. gray haired
but stiIl vigorous, proud Of his lineage
and his honor, said to-day:
MORAGA'S STORY.
I was locked out Of nay apartments by my
wife last Saturday night. when this young
Peruvian Marker. was in the rooms win my
wife and my daughter II was not the nrst
time IL had occurred I have been without q
home for thirteen nights and Marker is re-
sponsible On Saturday night / demanded
that he leave the building. ] was refused en-
i, trance and Marker threatened my life
was challenged 10 engage in combat, a
= duel IL you please in which We should settle
rhis matter. I refused. saying i would not
have me arrested. Policeman Thompson came
AFTER me. but when / told him the facts, ne
did not arrest ne / have consulted my at
torneys / am a broken-hesrted man. Per
haps ] shall leave the country. ] contemplate
letting my wife have all the furniture, 5worth
sTOO9. and going away from here Ny lie Is
ruined
mis- young Peruvian has my wife and daugh
ters under his influence. He has told them
Of the wealth OF his family in Peru, OF their
servants and the wonders Of their home l
resent his entrance into my family and, nat
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
Gas THREATENS
LIVES In CAR
Edwin Stearns, Secretary
& of Board of Trade, Narrow
ly Escapes Asphyxiatiop
BRINGS A GOOD REPORT
Is. Confident That Oakland
Will Get a Liberal Appro-
priation in Harbor Bill
Oakland Office, San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office, San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, Dec. 20.
Escaping gas in, the Pullman sleep
er. '"Ogden,f on the* overland train
which arrived here yesterday. evening,
threatened the lives of several passen-
gers, among whom was Edwin Stearns,
secretary of the Oakland Board of
Trade. He was returning from Wash
ington, where he had attended the
meeting of the Congressional Commit
tee on Rivers and Harbors The gas
escaped from an imperfect burner and
filed the car before the passengers
were awakened. After the leak was
stopped several Of those in the car
complained of sickness as result Of
partial asphyxiation. ~g
e. c. Session, who accompanied Mr..
Stearns to Washington, stopped over
at Salt Lake City to visit his son, and
so escaped the unpleasant experience.
Mr.. Sessions is expected to arrive in
this city tomorrow
Mr.. Stearns reports a favorable re-
ception by the Congressional Commit
tee, and expressed the belief that Oak
land will be substantially mentioned in
the appropriation bill He says that
Chairman Rurtona of the committee is
thoroughly conversant with the present
condition of the harbor. The secretary
of the Board of Trade said:
Il feel positive that had Oakland sent
a committee to appear before the River
and Harbor Committee ten years ago,
we should now have a channel. thirty
feet deep, and the land abutting on the
harbor completely filed with factories. "
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
Pastor to Remain in Oakland.

OAKLAND, Dec. 26.-The Rev.
Dwight e. Potter, pastor of the
Union-street Presbyterian Church,
who resigned some time ago that he
might take up work in foreign mis-
sionary field, has been informed by
the Presbyterian board of foreign
missions that it has decided not to
send him out as a missionary. In ac-
cordance with the request OF the
members of his church Mr.. Potter has
withdrawn his resignation and will
remain in charge of the church, of
which he has been pastor for more
than six years.