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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

The commentary on Genesis was The
last literary work performed by Luther.
He finished it in 1915, and died the next
year. Luther, in his translation Of the
Bible into German for the people, had the
distinction of being the first constructor
of an orderly German book language, cas-
lily understood by the people.
Charles Battell LOOMS has been rather
annoyed by being accused Of the author
ship of ',The Literary Guillotine.' He
says he had nothing to do with, the book.
In these days when we read so much,
when books enter SO largely into our lives,
some of them becoming very close friends,
a catalog of new books by an important
publishing house is a thing of considerable
| interest. One opens such q catalog with
something Of the same feeling that he
goes to a large reception in town into
| which he has moved to make his home
! he knows he is likely to meet there some
! who are to become friends. perhaps very
/ intimate friends. and very helpful or very
| harmful friends. That is one side
of the psychology OF the moderr
book catalog for the modern book.
lover. The Henry Altemus com
1 pany, Philadelphia, appreciated its full
| force in issuing it's little pamphlet O.
''Selected Books This wears q cover O
/ odd design showing a maiden who plain
| ly loves books. Inside is mention of thu
selected books. with illustrations and eX
cellent halftones, from the same Their
are George Washington Jones "dressins
up to start out to give himself away a.
a Christmas present; 10, one of Kat
Douglas Wiggin's girls trying to max
herself look TO-; Illustrations from An
drew Lang's 1.-The Story of the Colder
Fleece and other people and books on
would like to know, not only in a ca taloe
but in the books themselves. The reade
who has not learned the value of a goo
book catalog has not learned the value Q
time. The Henry Altemus company cat
alloys are good ones.
The Grafton Press has recently an
nounced that it has opened a department
for publishing medical books and manu-
scripts of Acknowledged value.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
FOREIGN FLASHES

London-Two and one half tons of whalebone
were sold he:e for $50, 900 ton, breaking all
price records.
Lordon-The December statement of the board
of trade shows increases of $2D,740,00O in i'm
ports and $2,02O.lO0 i'll exports.
Const antinople-- Bulgaria has protested to the
porte against the delay in putting into effect the
promised reforms in Macedol ia.
Rome-Portions of the walls of the ancient
town OF Soolato have fallen and the historical
cathedral containing the frescoes of Fra Flippo
Iipp; and his tomb is in danger.
AntwerlN-Tke mission steamer Lapsley cap
sized recently opposite Kwamouth on the Congo
river \ missionary whose name is not given.
and twenty three natives We're drowned.
Paris--An anti Dreyfrs newspaper predicts Il
decision establishing the innocence of fhe former
captain of artillery and repeats the report that
lie will be assigned TO an artillery brigade al
Nice
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
TOLD IN A LINE

New Eork-AIaior j. AIcTeer. mayor of Knox
VILE Tenn. is dead at the Hoffman House from
stomach trouble.
Los Angeles. Cal.-Rev. John Stafford. formerly
in charge of Methodist churches in Minneapolis
and st. Paul. is dead.
Chicago-Marshall Field declares that he can
not consider proposition to for president
on the democratic ticket
HONOLULU. i. Clark president of the So.
ciety of Christian Endeavor. has arrived here
OH the stelm Sierra on his tour of the world
Salts Lake City-One minute and fifteen sec
onds after nj alarm of fire was sounded in the
Union school the $50 students had marched out
to safety.
Augusta, Ne.---Two large brick blocks. occu
pied by the Augusta Savings bank and severa
stores were burned here to-day. and several Other
buildings were damaged. The loss is estimated al
100000.
strike and much Inconvenience. especially Il
undcrtakers. has ensued. The burial Of the deat
has been accomplished however by sunlmonins
hearses and carriages from Troy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
AGBITRATORS ACCEPTED
Building Labor Difficulties Not Likely to
Make More Trouble.

Building laborers difficulties are APP
parentlv at an end in Minnea polls. The
building laborers' union last night voted
to accent as arbitra tors the five men VINO
had been chosen by the joint committee
of contractors and laborers when that
committees authority expired by liInita-
ton Jan. /. 1t appears that all along the
iaboreTs have been ready 10 accept the
suggestion made by the contractors. but
under their commission they had no au-
.horty TO take action until after Jan. |.
With the acceptance of the five by the
contractors arbitration has fair sailing and
before the spring work opens it is ex-
pected that schedule satisfactory TO
both sides will be arranged.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
NEW COMMERCIALS
Club Directors Elect Several Resident and
Nonresident Members.

Commercial club directors yesterday
elected M. S. Rutherford of Princeton,
Mimi a non resident member. The fol-
lowing minneapolis > men saSWeTe2c -eferted
members "A wv. Peterson. H. r.. Max
field DR.. Pearl IA. Hall. A. L. Allen; E.as.
Jackson Anton knoblauch. H l.. Day,
George T. Laws P. r. Brooks. J. S. Eat
on, George d. Emery. The waiting list
numbers 125.
About 800 invitations have been received
by members of the club to the reception
Friday evening to Howard Elliott. presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific Railway
company. Friday evening, to be given by
the st. Paul club s.-.
1t is important that members Of Min
neapolis Commercial club who plan going
notify Secretary E. j. Westake as early
as possible that chartered street cars may
be arranged for Members will meet at
the club rooms at p. m. sharp.
Miss Esther Osborne. who goes to Stock
holm to sing in grand opera, will give a
song recital to members in the club parlors
at 1890 p. M, Jan. 8.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
OLD CITY HALL PROBLEM
Shall 1t Be Lodging House or Salvation
Army Barracks?

So many suggestions are made for the
disposal Of the old city hall building that
the council committee on public grounds
and buildings was unable to agree yes
terday upon a recommendation. Emil
Johnson is willing to pay $4,000 a year to
use it as a lodging-house and employment
agency, but the Retail Dealers associa-
ton and the merchants and property own
ers in the vicinity of the old building OBJ
ject strenuously to the lodging-house
proposition -
Brigadier Jenkins of the Salvation
Army wants it for a barracks, but can
afford to pay only 81 500 year. This IS of
no consequence, however. as the retail
dealers agree to make good the difference
| between the offers of the Salvation Army
! and of Emil Johnson.
| Alderman James Dwyel wants the old
building converted into free business
| college. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
OPPOSE THE OPEN SHOP
Speakers at Trades Council Meeting Voice
Ore,a

Speakers at Trades Council Meeting Voice
Organized Sentiment
mo open shop was the rallying cry of
the speakers last night at an open meet
ing of the local Trades and Labor coun-
Gil held in Alexander's hall Emphatic
protests were made against the an
nounced intentions Of tho Manufa cturers
Protective association. Several speakers
declared that if the association tried to
force it's "open shop methods upon any
industry, organized labor would stake it's
very existence in unyielding opposition
An account of present conditions in the
ming camps of Colorado was give by
James Kerwin, a member of the executive
committee Of the Western Federation of
Miners.
Other speeches were made by Michael
Neary, Andrew Henderson. Phil c. Car
lin, James KerWin, r E. Stevens, A. G..
cambridge, John Durkee and Richard
Foote. and by Charles Seeley of the
American Federation of aI.bor
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
CHECKER TOURNEY ON

Contest Planned to Decide Champion ship
of the West.
A tournament to decide the checker
championship Of the west will be held in
Minneapolis beginning Feb. 30. The en-
trance fee will be IS, and the purse money
will be divided So 80 and 90 per cent
The following well-known out-of- town
players have been invited to enter: Dr.
Truax of Breckenridge, Mimi: j. Drouil-
lard of Kansas City; David Miller of Bows,
Iowa; c. E. Welen of Chicago; E. A.
Buck Of Elkton, S. D.; H. G. Campbell
Of Butte, Mont; J. G. Anger of Bathgate,
N. D.; A. Atkinson of Winnipeg, and o.
II. Southwcrth of Wisconsin.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
Learned Rabbits.

The large and increasing number of
those who are interested in wild life
will read with interest the story of
how Molly Cottontail and her numer-
Gus progeny are overrunning st. An
thony Park. In that populous suburb
of two great cities, near factories and
with electric cars and railroad trains
laundering by night and day, the lit
tie rabbits have not only held their
own but have SO increased in num-
bers that the residents are now max
ing extraordinary efforts to kill them
off. =,
AS might be expected, the rabbits
that have been born and reared under
the necessity of protecting themselves
from the multiplied dangers of city life
have surpassed by a long distance the
usual maximum OF rabbit acumen.
The cottontail is not usually diff
ficult animal to shoot or trap, but
these st. Anthony Park cottontails
have become as cunning as foxes The
stupid ones and their progeny did not
survive. In consequence all the st.
Anthony Park rabbits are Of q high
order of intelligence and shrewdness.
They are as good as Ernest Thompson
Seton's wolf Lobo at locating poison
and evading traps.
But this superior rabbit colony is to
be destroyed, if possible, for the sake
| of a few rose bushes and fruit trees.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
Second Volume OF Translation of Luther's
Works Into English Issued by Mime
apoIls House, ataIoe lntroductlons
# to Books-Good Things from the Mag


The work of publishing all English
translation Of all Luthers works, under
taken by a Minneapolis Lutheran pub
fishing house. under the editorship of Pro
fessor y. N. Lenker D. d., is to be com :
mended. Portions Of Luther's works
have been translated into English, but
such work as this has not heretofore
been attempted in this country, or in
England. The first volume Of the COM
mentary on Genesis has now appeared.
The book of Psalms appeared a few
months ago and has been favored by a
rapid SALE Professor I.enker says in his
introduction that Juthers commentary
on Genesis has not been accessible to
English, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish
students Of theology. The present trans
lation and the other books to be translat-
ed will enable them to have direct access
to the whole OLD Testament. The profess
sor has included in his introduction the
most interesting portion Of Luther's "Ad-
dress to the mayors and aldermen of all
the cities Of Germany in behalf Of Chris
tan schools" which embodies an appeal
for the establishment of public libraries
for the use Of the people-an advocacy
which naturally would follow from his
leadership in the great fight for intellec-
tual liberty
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
Carelessness, Ignorance and Cow
BE-. ardice.

On the testimony of the owners and
given yesterday, the victims of the
terrible disaster of Dec. 81 lost their
lives because of the carelessness of the
prOprietors and the ignorance and
coHardice of the employees.
Eleven Of the exits from the theater
were locked or bolted, and men,
women and children died by the hun
dreds because they could not get thru
the doors over which was the mock
ing word, Exit The skylights over
the stage were wired down and nobody
was charged with the duty of opening
the stage ventilators. No fire drill
was ever held in the theater and none
Of the employees had, ever been in
structed what to do in case of fire. So
little discipline was there that some of
the ushers fled at the first cry of fire.
so, held in by doors that would not
open, the audience was suffocated by a
flame started on the stage, that could
| not escape to the outer air because the
ventilators were not opened, that was
was given access to the auditorium be-
cause the asbestos curtain would not
work and that was forced to it's deadly
work by the draft created by the open
! ing Of the door at the rear of the
stage.
! There are some cells in the Illinois
! prison that are yawning for occupants
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
DINNER FOR ROOT

Senator AIaer Will Entertain for the Re-
firing War Secretary.
New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, Jan. six hundred invi-
tations to men prominent in public life
were issued yesterday by Senator Alger to
attend a stag reception to be given on
jan 81 in honor Of Secretary Root, Mr..
Ayers successor: as secretary of war.
The guests will include the president,
justices Of the supreme court, the entire
senate, the speaker Of the house and many
prominent representatives and a number
of personal friends of Mr.. Root in New
York
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

One more of those excellent Minnesota
pioneers, General George L. Becker, has
passed away. Few states of the west
were favored with nobler pioneers of
the old school of gentlemen than Min
nesota, and ranking high among them was
General Becker. He was Of the same
class of early settlers as Ramsey, Sibley.
the Rices, Stevens and others who laid
well the foundations of the great state
of Minnesota. "r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

vested nearer home is apt. to come
back to them. but not SO with money
that goes into Canadian lands.
The prospective settler, however,
should not be alarmed by the pro-
posed organization of owners of Ca
madam lands. With sharp COMPETE
ton between them and sellers of
American lands, the land buyer is apt
to have a chance to see a good deal
Of country at a small expense.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
A MASTERPIECE.
Crookston. .Journa

CTOOKStOns JOufI1dI.
Bart" the gifted cartoonist of L h e
NJ in ap oils journal, hands out
goods of the highest class right along but
now and then scars way above his con-
tempoTaries. His cartoon in last Saturdays
Journal is certainly q masterpiece in
it's class. 1T presents more forcibly than
all the speeches made in congress the real
attitudetof the United States toward Cuba
in the reciprocity proposition.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
K. OF c. INSTALLATION
New OFFICERS Assume Duties-District
Deputy Nightingale Conducts
carenaonu

The new officers of Hennepin Council
No. 435, knights of Columbus, We're in
stalled as follows last night by District
Deputy Supreme Knight j. III. Nightin-
gale Grand knight, D. w. Woolsey:
deputy grand knight. George D. Flynn;
chancellor, i. D. McCerthy: chaplain.
Rev. Father Dugan; recorder E. 3. MUIR
name: warden. j. j. Walsh: treasurer. J.
G. Crowley: lecturer. W. Il. Reau; trus-
tee j. c., Shaughnesss; advocate. W. f.
Bates; inside guard. +. Conway: outside
guard, J. G. Sheehan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
BOOKS RECEIVED

LUTHER ON THE CREATION. \ Critical and
Devotional Commentary Genesis, Based
Dr.. Henry Coles Translation from the Org-
nal Latin, Revised, Enlarged Parts Retrans-
lated and Edited in Complete Form. BY John
Nicholas Lenkcr, u. D.. president of the Ma
tional Lutheran Library association. VOL l.
Minneapolis: Luthcrans in All Lands COM
pany. Price $2.25.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
THE HEN RESUMES
Let Up in Extreme Cold, Brings In Fresh
Eggs.

The price of both fresh and storage eggs
slumped 5 cents per dozen in wholesale
quarters this morning. The balmy breezes
the past few days have awakened the in
dustrious biddy,. and in answer. to the pop
ular clamor for something really and truly
new and fresh, she has done her full duty
to consumers by working overtime.
The cold storage men are seeing their
profits melting away rapidly,but they have
done we'll this year. and wear a smile still.
Consumers generally have bought sparlng-.
ly Of eggs lately and this has had some
influence in forcing down values, as stocks
have accumulated since the first of the
wear in receivers hands.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
ST. PAUL MAN AT PANAMA
J. S. Consul There Was Formerly Resi-
dent of This State.

Oscar Malmros, former resident of
Minnesota and an office holder during the
civil war. is United States consul at Col
on on the isthmus of Panama. the sec
ond city of Importance on the line of the
canal He has held consular stations in
several different countries.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
IN HONOR OF ELLIOTT
Reception for NJ. P. President TO Ee Adj
dressed by Prominent Men.

Archbishop Ireland and j. j. Hill OF st.
Paul and T. B. Walker of Minneapolis
will be the principal speakers at the Re-
ception to be given tomorrow evening by
the ST. Paul Commercial club in honor OF
Howard Elliott the. new president of the
Northern Pacific Railway company. The
guests will include prominent business
men of the northwest and well known
railway men from several states. j. i.
Morgan. who was invited. telesraphed
Yesterday that he was extremely CORY
that it was absolutely impossible for him
to leave New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

We feel quite certain that Mayor Haynes
will be backed up by public sentiment in
to prevent Iroduois theater horrors in Min
eapols.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

One of the wives Of the man-with -four
wives now in the county Jail declares that
he is a lovely man. At any rate, he is
wonder.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

The Tribune quotes Henry Little as
saying that in Broadway the, situation is
strong, and I expect time to develop it,
Henry will have to explain.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

A university football player who has
been suspended for cribbing is going to
leave the university and go to some other
institution. We have no doubt that the
action.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

Upon reelection it will probably occur to
the public that the loss would not be
great If Go per cent of Chicago's theaters
should never reopen. a larger percentage
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

One trouble about these Investigations
and prosecutions of persons held respon-
sible for great disasters is that the pen
atty usually falls on some one in. subor-
dinate position. When the proprietors OF
theaters and other buildings used for pub
lie entertai nment or lodging are held re-
sponsible for what happens in them it
will not be necessary to record so many
sad catastrophes as fill the columns OF
the newspapers nowadays, The trouble is
that responsibility is not often located
high enough up. Suppose the presidents
of the railroads that are killing people by
the score had to go to prison in order
to get time to think out some way to
prevent such disasters-don't you think
they would be much less frequent? 1t
may look like drastic treatment when the
immediate cause may be the carelessness
of an employee and a clear case, but the
employer will probably find some way then
to make it impossible for the careless
ness of one employee to produce such
results. 3D..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

Some Canadian prose poet with an ex-
aggerated idea of Canada's Importance
has been telling his countrymen of a
wonderful Dog Of the North that has
been discovered somewhere up around
Hudson's bay. mo one says Francis
Daor, the dscoverer, "sees him, but he
jealousy watches the shores of the great
Atlantic and the shores Of the great Pa
cifc, ready to send death to the stranger
he wills not to enter; ready to wreck the
ship that bears not a welcome burden;
ready to guard to his own deathEbloW
the trust that has been given to him, and
his teeth are strong for the crushing, his
claws practiced for rendng, and his cour-
age the courage that knows not fear of
aught on earth We hope Canada will
keep this horrid beast at home. Also the
liquid which led to his discovery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

Ihe Brlgadiers at the Dewey this week
give complete burlesque. show. In ward
robe and scenic display few if any of the
companies that have played at the Dewey
this season can compete with this organ
iZatiOn.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

The New York American and Journal,
Mr. Hearsts New York paper, is securing
the country for endorsements of his cam
didacy for the presidency. A recent num-
Der of the paper contains a column inter
view with H. II. Smith of Armour, S. D.,
who talks for. Hearst and pledges South
Dakota to his support at the election in
November Mr. Smith thinks that South
Dakota would go for Hearst as against
Roosevelt Mr.. Smith has made dis
covery According to his statement Mr..
Hearst is entitled to the credit of stopping
the coal strike last. year. 1t seems. as
Mr. Smith has it, that Mr.. Hearst COM
PEELED the president to compel the coal
barons to agree to arbitration. This is al
most as new and interesting and surpris-
ing as tho information that Hearst can
carry South Dakota against Roosevelt. If
the rest Of the numerous booms for Mr..
Hearst which appear in his paper are nc
more substantial than the claim of South
Dakota for him as against Roosevelt they
are not of much account
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

Marie Cahill will appear at the Met
ropolitan for brief enga cement of three
nights and matinee, beginning Jan. IA. in
her great musical. comedy success
Nancy Brown aF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
AT THE THEATERS
Foyer Chat.

Ben Hur" is fast nearing the end Of it's
engagement at the Metropolitan. Crowd
ed houses are nightly greeting this spec
tacle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL
1t Will Be Held Monday Evening in the
State Capitol, ST. Paul.

STATE CapItUI, St. PauI.
The annual meetings of the State His
torical society and of its executive coun-
Gil will be held Monday evening. at the
capitol. ST. Paul. During the public eXer-
cises to follow these meetings General
John B. Sanborn. president Of the society,
will speak of The Past nd Future of Our
Society,"" and Secretary Warren Upham
will read a paper UPON THE Origin and
Meaning of Minnesota Names of Rivers,
Lakes, Counties Townships and Cities
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

Of them than that ought never to have
been opened, considering their effects on
public morals.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

The Lighthouse by the Sea- is enter
tanning Bijou patrons this week in a very
successful manner, if the approval it
meets from the large audiences present is
any criterion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

One of the interesting events Of the
season will be the appearance at the Met
ropohtan for the first half of next week
Spice.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07

Public opinion is powerful. So much
indignation has been caused by the con-
version of a large part Of the Adirondacks
into private game preserves. that DR.. H.
Seward Webb has decided to throw open
to the public his S,OOo-acre park