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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-07
AFRAID OF HYPNoT1sM
Little Abbie Afford Is in Serious
Nervous Condition.

A bbie Afford, aged IL, is seriously
i'll at her home, 1925 Sixth avenue N,
from the effects Of being frightened
by a man who had once hypnotized
her. DR.. J. M. Kistler is attending
her and says that her nerves are badly
affected.
Her parents assert that John w.
Sneller, 1909 Stevens avenue, once
hypnotized the girl and that she has
since been afraid of him. AS she was
passing Sneller's bicycle shop, Tues
day, she saw the man make motion
with his arms and fearing that he
was going to hypnotic her again, she
became greatly frightened and ran I'M
til she fell from exhaustion.
Sneller denies that he ever hyp-
Noticed the girl.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-07
Afflrms State Cases

the supreme court to-day from the United
States supreme court, affirming the deci-
sion of the state supreme court in three
cases. One of them is the Emmons depot
ease ( 8
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-07
FuiIerton After pike

s.. F. Fullerton. executive agent of the
state game and fish commission, has gone
to Bemidji to make arrangements for a
supply of pike fry. He had poor success
last spring. but hopes to get good stock
this year to supply some Of the lakes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-07
Makes Room at St. Cloud.

The state board of control held it's
monthly meeting at the St. Cloud reform
atory yesterday. Eleven prisoners were
paroled and seven discharged. Work has
been begun by prisoners on the founda-
ton for new dollhouse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-07
HOTEL MEN GIVE
About $3.50 Subscribed for Commercial
Club Committee.

Minneapolis hotel men have put their
hand in their pockets for the benefit of
the public entertainment committee Of
the Commercial club. At a meeting
at the West hotel about $3.50 was sub
scribed, and A. B. Smith of the Bruns-
wick, was appointed to call upon the
hotels not represented. The hotels
represented We're: West, Nicollet, Ma
tional, Brunswick, Vendome. Rogers
and Hyser.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-07
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

LIBERAL REWARD FOR RETURN Or IN.
formation of bull terrier, brown, with white
mark on breast, s years old, without collar.
, 218 w 18th st. & Phone 1502-Ld.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-07
NEARING THE END
Colonel Monfort Has Experienced 8
Severe Sinking Spell.

Colonel C.. J. Montfort, who has
been lowering between life and death
at the Windsor Hotels st. Faul had a
severe sinking spell eAhis afternoon,
and Dr. Wheaton. his Nhysician,. does
not expect him to survive more than
a short time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-07
"SPIRAL SYSTEM
ON DEFENSIVE.
WERNER SCHEME OF TEACHING
ARITHMETIC UNDER FIRE.

Teachers and Principals Meet With
Textbook Committee of the Board
of Observation-Disclosures Declare
That, Wherever the Blame !. Lies,
Public School Arithmetic Training
Is Weak. $3.50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-07

4 live wire fell in Swiss apiary and Killed
hoos :. !.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-07
CITY NEWS.

BuraIars Get Much. JeWeIry-TMeyes en-
tered the residence Of John Malmstedt, Ia
w Grant street last night and stole
quantity of iewelry and small safe con-
tanning SIS. No clue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-07

Prosperity In LInseed.-A building per-
NIT was issued this morning for the adj
dition to the plant Of the Minnesota Lin
seed OIL company, consisting Of an oil
mill, two warehouses and a power plant,
at 308-322 Twelfth avenue S. All build
tings will be of brick and the work viii
cost $4,000. .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07
HEROIC STOESSEL A POOR
SOLDIER, But HE'S GRIM
DEATH BEHIND BREASTWORKS

had been blown to bits, the COM
mander-in -chief said cooIly: He has
shared the fate of better men.
ought to have shot him."
Towards pilfering and the extor-
tions of traders Stoessel is equally
remorseless A dealer named Pres
nieff, who was caught selling putrid
canned meat to hungry soldiers, was
locked up in the civil Jail and fed
for three days with his own poison
Gus goods. Pilferers were logged;
when fiogging failed to deter them,
shot, when shooting proved useless,
hanged.
Crime" said the general in one
of his minatory proclamations, rs a
thing that can not be allowed to ex-
list in a besieged town" And even
before the fortress was cut of by
land he had reduced the mixed, dis
solute and reckless population of Port
Arthur to a state of orderly subrnis-
sion, which would have been a MAI vel
in European Russia.
Anatole Mikhailovitch Stoessel,
though bearer of a German name, has
probably assimilated as much of the
Slave as it is possible for a German
to do. His family traditions are in
separately bound up with Russia and
Russia's army. His grandfather,
General Ivan Stoessel, fought against
Napoleon and governed Tsarskoe Sc
10; his father, Mikhail Stoessel, join
ed the orthodox church and served
in the emperor's Uhlan guards, and
he himself, born so years ago, served
not without distinction, in the Russo
Turkish war.
Yet as late as 1900 Stoessel was
known only as commander of a ST.
berian rifle regiment, and his chance
did not come until the Boxer rising,
when he was the first commander to
enter Tien-Tsin, and rose to the rank
of major general for dash displayed
in the attack on the Chinese capital
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

shop fashion. Everywhere, I turned
from the CLEAN of something ex-
quisitely rare only to stare at some
thing glaring and apparently com
mon. If these common things are
expensive they don't look it. 1t was
as If some one had been blind
folded and turned loose
In q Secondhand shop
and told to take whatever the fingers
fell upon. Sometimes it happened
to be good, sometimes bad.
The maid had taken me through
the library.
And you have it all to take care
Of" said.
20, the madame have US all to do
for her." said the maid slowly.
There is me, another maid, the nurse,
now with her in New York, the cook
and a man."
What would you do if the madame
never came back?" 1 asked.
"Oh, / find a nice place, some
where's. madame. Yees, madame.
The madame she was very good to
me. And it will all be over soon,
all this trouble, madame, yees, yees
soon, soon, madame"
Il hope So" said l turning away
for there were tears In the tired lit
tie girls eyes and break in her
soft voice.
Just then the friend of the bank
came in; with him two lawyers.
See here" said one of the law
yers running a finger over a little
hand-carved ivory lady with a carved
lace ruff.
What do you think of this?" said
the other. peering at the dead doll.
What will become Of these things
If the debt is not paid?" l asked the
friend Of the bank
'They will be sold," ne answered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

"To some big house, probably. Sold
at auction they wouldn't bring
What They Are worth.
Now, that clock. 1t probably cost
hundreds of dollars. 1t might sell
for $50"
The French maid had slipped out.
/ was sorry to have her go.
Then the lawyer went away. and
/ told the banks friend that had
come out to see the pipe organ, the
singing canary and the glass chair.
Il can't let you see Them" he said
politely. Mrs. Chadwick might not
like it. The bank wouldn't permit
it. To print a description of these
things would be like to call bur-
glars. OF course, we are fully guard
ed, but it wouldn't be safe. Besides
the French maid who has charge of
things for Mrs. Chadwick has a nor
ror of newspaper people, she wouldn't
hear of II for a moment. l am sorry,
but 1 can't let you see anythin2"
thanked this friend of the bank
and turned to go.
Ipassed through the hall lined with
paintings, good and otherwise. Com
mon chairs and carved chairs were
crowded along the sides of the hall.
Pushed close against the hall door
was a great mahogany clock. Itwas
beautifully. elegantly carved. 1t
looked real. 1t was half in the dark
and didn't have room enough. 1t,
too, was still No clocks are tioking
in the Chadwick house. On the seairs
landing crouched a great bronze Hon.
The light from the upper hall fell
full upon 1t. In the vestibule my
skirts brushed against tall vases and
statuary crowded into spaces far too
small for them.
hurried to catch a down town car.
New sensation in the Chadwick
case" shrieked a newsboy. Mrs.
Chadwick was" said someone as
brushed through the gate. Mrs.
Chadwick" said someone as l
stepped onto the car.
was hungry and hurried into the
first restaurant I came to. A man
next to me was Just ordering his
lunch. Charge it to Mrs. Chadwick's
account" he said to the waiter, who
grinned wisely. Anything new?"
asked woman at my left hand.
waiter. hand me paper"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07
new SURVEY OF STATE
tscripps News Association

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. AT this
mornings session of the miners ses-
sion Professor Lawson, head Of the
department of geology in the Uni
versity of California, urged the min
ers to use their influence to secure
new geological survey of the state.
Hhe said precious metals were only
small part of the wealth of the
west, and that other metals, oil and
stone can be found in immense guam
titles with the proper development.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07
BREVITIES.

Fresh stock of Lowney's candies,
including Christmas packages. at
Watson Drug company
No one with regular income
should put Off saving. Time and tide
wait for no man." In our savings
bank department we pay interest at
the rate of per cent per annum,
compounded semiannually. on the
minimum quarterly balance in even
dollars. Spokane & Eastern Trust
company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

Arthur SO Long Against Repeate
Desperate Attacks-Human Life
Does Not Count With Him whe
Discipline Is Concerned.
1t is the bad luck of the Russians
that during the three great military
crises which they have had to face
during the last half century they
have had to rely on men of foreign
name and foreign blood to pull them
through with credit.
1t was Todleben, a man of German
origin, who held the southern Port
Arthur, Sevastopol, against four ma
tions for year of unparalleled hor-
ror. 1t was the same German, Todle-
ben, who ringed round Plevna with
an irrefragable circle Of stone and
steel, after even the human whirl-
wind, Skobeleff, had failed to break
in; and it is a man Of the same race,
the German" Soessel, the stricken
hero with the broken but untarnished
sword, who has held Port Arthur
while Russia's fleet and Russia's
armies elsewhere have met with UNI
relieved defeat.
"Stoessel is a bad soldier" said his
own commander, Kuropatkin. Put
him with equal forces against a
Gourko or a Skobeleff, and you'll find
him tricked and cut to pieces in "a
hours. But stick him behind one Of
his own earthworks where there's no
question of maneuvering, and all the
forces of earth and hell will not pre-
vail against him."
Stoessel is essentially an engineer.
He comes far short of the require
ments of the ideal military hero.
Podgy, undistinguished, sleepy-eyed
and bearded, somewhat common
place face-he is the antitheis of the
dashing and somewhat vain Mus
covite warrior
In St Petersburg it used to be said
that "Stoessel rose rapidly through
his solemn manners and his dingy
uniform" and there was probably
some truth in the sheer, for "Anatole
Mijkhailovitch" had the style and
manners of the Swiss militia soldier,
and the Vivacious and immaculate
Russian staff could not help suspect
ing depth beneath the studious Of
ficer's undazzling exterior. Even at
the present day, Stoessel can not pro-
nounce Russian correctly.
Those who dislike Stoessel-and
they are many-declare that he has
no feelings. Certainly he never shows
any. Solid, taciturn and absolutely
devoid of humor, Stoessel is a typical
Teuton, totally out of touch with the
somewhat hysterical sentimentality
of his adopted nation.
Stoessel's discipline is as tough as
his fortifications and as sharp as his
bayonets "The man is remorseless,
wrote a Russian officer, shortly after
the Japanese landing at Pitsewo, who
had seen 19-year-old soldier shot
and cast into a dishonored grave for
n breach of duty in which there was
more stupidity than neglect.
Garry out the sentence. 1t saves
lives in the end" is Stoessels grim
retort to any court-martial that sends
in recommendation of mercy.
Stossel is not without a grim hui
NOR, though it can never be judged
from his face whether the humor is
visible to himself. During the early
bombardments of Port Arthur he pun
ished an incorporate subaltern by
making him stand outside the fort at
Wei-Yun, holding a bottle of vodka
In his right hand. and exposed both
to the derision of the garrison and
the fire Of the japanese.
When n member of his STAFF an
nounced that the unfortunate tippler
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07
SMOoT CASE
(Scripps News Association.)

SALT LAKE, Dec. six wit
nesses subpoenaed in the Smoot in
vestigation at Washington, Monday,
leave tomorrow. Today, two pro-
fessors in the Brigham Young uni
versity at Provo were served. 1t is
expected they will testify that po-
lygamy is taught in the Mormon
schools. There are said to be 20 wit
nesses who can not be located by the
United States marshal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

That Illinois physician who in
sists that insane persons should be
killed should practice what he
breaches by taking a dose of turn
ed-on gas in the solitude of his
chamber.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

When a Japanese In America re-
ceives cablegram reading "Hosh-
he packs up his kimona
and hustles home. Might try II on
those worlds fair geisha girls that
don't want to go back.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

Providence, no doubt, knew just
what she was doing in giving Col,
Bryan female grandchild. The
country has become weary of boy
orators.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07
CURED pARAr.vara

W. S. Baily, p Q. True, Texas,
writes: my wife had been suffering
five years with paralysis in her arm,
when I was persuaded to use Bal
lard's Snow Liniment, which cured
her all right. l have also used II
for old sores, frostbites and skin
eruptions. 1t does ~ o.. =,
sale by v "
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

Dietrich's plan Is to divide Alaska
into three or four districts and to
elect one commissioner from each
and have the president appoint an
equal number. the governor Of the
territory to act as presiding officer
of the board. He thinks Alaska 10
sadly in need Of mounted police
copied after the constabulary in the
Philippines.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07
HEART FLUTrE1Yxo.

Undigested food and gas in tn
stomach, located just below the heart
presses against 1t and causes hear
palpitation. When your heart troubles
you in that way take Herbine for d;
sale by " v
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07
DIVIDE ALASKA
into STATES

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE presi-
dent Is considering a plan to create
commission to govern Alaska. He
had long talk this morning with
Senator Dietrich, who made trip
through the territory in the summer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07
ny Cynthia Grey.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 1T takes a
smart woman to get any mans
money. How much smarter wo-
man must be who gets the money Of
many men.
So much has been told about how
Cassie L. Chadwick got her money
that naturally we are bursting with
curiosity to see how she spent it..
How everyone would like to set eyes
upon the woman herself. But since
they can't, there is some satisfaction
to be gained from looking at the out
side of the house which holds so
many of her treasures. And while
one gazes at the brick outside, 1t is
no more than human nature to wish
that in some way, by hook or crook
he could get peep of the luxury of
the inside and actually lay his fin
gers on some of that much-talked-
about, expensive bric-a-brac.
So, with my share of curiosity, or
interest, whichever 1t might be. I
bent upon discovering the truth
about the inside of it. Men and wo-
men were hanging over the iron fence
and were grouped about the open
gate. Why, they even get off the
car. walk past the house, and take the
there is to be seen. Few go farther
than the fence, but l went through
the gate, down the walk. up the stone
steps to the door and rang the bell
A charming French maid opened
the door a little way, but when she
saw that I was only a woman she
opened it wide and looked relieved.
She answered my good morning with
the dearest little courtesy Imaginable
Her cheeks were pale and there were
dark circles under her eyes.
A bank holds a $4,000 mortgage
on the household furnishings. They
have placed a-well, a friend of the
bank-at the house to see that none
of the furniture walks off. 1t was
this friend of the bank that I asked
for.
"Yees, madame said he maid
with another courtesy, and an ac-
cent.
Upon the Dame"
"Yees, madame"
They had told me that the furni-
ture in the house would pay the
$4,000 debt 10 times over. l think
/ expected to see the walls lined
with gold and set with precious
10 laI IL, I
was disappointed. The air was fresh,
yet l felt suffocated. 1 felt as if
i had put on a new coat which was
unbecoming in color and was bad
fit, and had all kinds of buttons on it.
The maid led me to the library.
BE seated, madame" with another
courtesy and sad little smile.
! turned toward a chair. My feet
didn't sink into the velvet carpet.
The carpet wasn't velvet. A 75c dull
red filling covered the floor of that
room and over it was spread a not
unusual Smyrna rug. The chair
was about to sit upon then met my
eye and / sat in another one. The
first chair was an exquisite glass
thing representing an open seashell.
1t was tinted dark green and shell
pink. The one l sat upon was an
ordinary leather covered oak rocker.
And there they stood side by side.
The maid came back just then to
tell me that the friend of the bank
was busy just then. So l waited and
visited with the maid. She was a
dear little thing. i visited and looked
around.
This is hard for you," I said.
''You look tired"
"Oh, not hard. madame. Oh, no."
But so many people are coming
and going"
wees, madame, yees, but the news
papers
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07
HEADACHES AND COLDS.

Laxative Bromo Quinine removes
the cause. To get the genuine call
for the full name and look for sigma
ture of L. w. GROVE. 25c.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

Newspapers will tell you date of
Pfsters opening. Adjoining Daven-
poNs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

DR.. and Mrs. f. e. Loffler have
returned from an extended visit in
the east.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

blues" are cured by finding a job
through a Press want" ad.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

Grandest thing will be Pfster's
opening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07
A GUARANTEED CURE 70. PILES

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Pro-
truding Piles. Your druggist will re-
fund money II PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure you in 6 to II days. 500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

Those 10 billiard and pool tables
at Pfister's are the finest. Adjoin'
ing Davepport's.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

Remorselsss, Cold and a Hard Taskm
aster Ia the Man Who Has Held Port
Arthur So Long Against Repeate
d Desperate Attacks-Human Life
Does Not Count With Him Whe
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-07

"To some big house, probably. Sold
at auction they wouldn't bring
What Thew Are worth.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-04

Girls usually want to marry men
who can support them IN a style TO
which they have been unaccus'omed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-04

A consi ution and by laws were
soon drafted and adopted and the or
ganization made complete. after which
the rolls were opened and about one
hundred new names were placed on
the Democratic list The rolls all
con aimed total membership Of ov-
er three hundred, allowing Stonewall
seven delegates 10 The district con
yention. which meets in Ada on May
16. The following are names of the
gentlemen who were erected 10 at
tend the Ada convention: J. d. Craw-
ford. N. T. Heard NJ. L. Brown, Geo
II. Truax. X. e. Chambers. T. A. Kill
lingsworth and John McKoy.
Hon. John r. Crawford and Otis b.
Weaver. both OF Ada, were present
ana made enthusiastic speeches
Stonewall breaks he record In the
Chickasaw nation. having larger
Democratic club than any tywn taree
times her size.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-04
GRAND JURY MAKES REPORT
Recommendations to Commissioners Of Interest to
Iax-fayerS

inH off supplies. groceries meat c1al
aal vo5d be- advertised for two l2l
weeks in a daily papas and let TO the
lowes ana best bidder tor conn
charges kept in the various cities by
private parties also in the county jail
We also recommend. that none of
the county officials be allowed to buy
supplies of ink, blanks. books or any
q her articles unless upon reQuisiion
signed by one of the county commits
sioners
We also recommend. on invesuga
tion, that he county commissioners
eNpend $4,000 on repairs on the coun-
ty court house Tha holes in tAa vari
ous rooms needs patching; the plas-
erng has fallen off of several cell.
ings the lamps in the register of
deeds Office and county treasurer
office are dangerous. Also, that hte
voting booth be removed from the
gran1 petit jury rooms that the old
awnings that darken the above rooms
be taken down that the janitor be
directed TO police and keep rooms an
over the coun building far cleaner
than is their present condition.
We also recommend that IL dozen
stout. chairs be purchased for The
grand jury room as several of the
chairs have hacks of and the bottoms
Of many are split; also that hooks be
placed to hang coats and hats on.
We also recommend a one story
frame Jail building be erected in the
rear yard of the county jail. 1920 feet
/ with a partition in the center; y for
minor children and he other half for
women. Also. that small foun a
tion be constructed under the jail as
the present one is rotted out; also.
that concrete be laid in the corridors
OF the jail floor to keep out cold and
rats and improve the sanitary condi-
ton of the building; also, that board
entrance be made wi h two 90 doors
extending from the jail TO the side
walk for safety in receiving and de
livering prisoners Also, that pris-
oners be used to keep help in laying
the foundation Of said jail
We find. from the evidence of the
chief of police and the police judge
that a bawdy house and two gambling
houses run continuously with the
knowledge Of che city administration
with a stipulated fine of $4,000 per
month for each gambling house and
$1,000 per month for each inmate of a
bawdy house
A. G. kesler, Foreman.