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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
SISTER AGAINST SISTER
MRS. r. III. SHEVLIN APPEARS AT
HER HUSBANDS SIDE TO
LISTEN TO HER SISTERS TIES
TIMONY.

Mrs. T. H. Shevlin appeared in
Judge Simpsons courtroom this morn
Ing, and, seated beside her husband,
made the case one of sister against
sister as we'll as brother against
brother. Mrs. Shevlin listened care
fully to the testimony given by her
sister, who was on the stand all the
morning. She will probably be called
as witness by the defense.
Mrs. E. C. Shevlin sat under the
rapid fire Of Judge Lancaster's cross
examination all the morning and stuck
to her direct testimony in all essential
points. She insisted that the influence
of T. H. Shevlin over his brother was
great and that her husband always
looked UP to and respected the opinion
of the millionaire lumberman to such
an extent that his word was law. She
said that her husband was In such a
weakened condition, mentally and
physically, at the time Of the sale Of
the disputed stock, that his influence
was even stronger than before.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
KNEW OF FRAUDS
But LET THEM GO
DUNN'S INACTION FOLLOWED
PROMISE TO .sDO THINGS"
When He Went into Office He Was
Fully Apprised of Certain Illegal
Logging Permits, Yet He Never
Cancelled Them and the Timber
Was Taken.

Did Robert G. Dunn keep the
promises on which he was elected to
office
Did he carry out the policy he an
nounced after assuming the office of
state auditor in 1895?
brief glance backward to incidents,
interviews and newspaper articles of
1894 and 1895.
Mr.. Dunn defeated Adolph Bier
man for auditor on the issue of strict
construction Of the law and reform
in the loose methods of selling or
giving away timber lands. His cam
pa1gn was made on that slogan and
on that he was nominated and elected.
When he went into office he had
before him the work Of the pine land
investigating committee, which proved
the existence of gross frauds in the
previous administration. His own
cruisers brought in reports Of the
most startling character. In T h e
Q u Tn a, | Of March 8, 1895, two
months after he assumed office, APP
peared an interview with Mr.. Dunn.
He said that from Investigation he
had found seventy-fve permits OUT
Sldllu1llS, covering bOS sections and
embracing no less than 3OO,O00,OOO
feet. He was satisfied that this had
been sold without examination or else
by fraud, and that it was held for
speculation. According to his cruis-
ers' reports, much Of it had been sold
in direct violation Of the old law
which provided that mo such timber
shall be sold or disposed of unless
the same is liable to waste
What He Promised to Do.
When asked what he would do in
the situation, Mr.. Dunn said to T h e
our a ]:
Cancel each and every permit
issued contrary to law. This is very
serious matter, and I shall make haste
slowly, not taking any action until
after careful examination and due
elaboration. Each case will be
thoroly examined into and decided on
it's merits, and when am satisfied thai
the whole facts of any one case have
been ascertained by the states over
seers, will act, promptly and decisive
~, upon it.
ut does not seem right to me, and
I think every citizen will agree with
me, that over 300,000,0O0 feet of the
states pine should be held and con.
trolled by the lumber barons and pine
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
KEEP STILL ON
De FOURTH? NIT.
SMALL BOYS sCORN IDEA OF
soLICIToUs GRoWNUPs.
'If the Coppers Tinl1 Dey Can Stop
Us Maxim Noise, Let EN- Try It,"
Says One Youngster Other Little
Fellows Say They'll Have Big Crack
ers Regardless of Consequences.

A "gumshoe'' Fourth Of July may
satisfy the "grownups" but not the
small boy.o Prospective lockjaw, loss
Of sight, or manning of limbs have no
terrors for the youngster. All he can
see is the big red firecracker with its
noisy possibilities, and he leaves all
worry as to disastrous results to his
elders.
course we'll have reg-ler Fourth
dis year." is the way Thomas Chap
man, a little neWsboy residing at 442
de coppers tink dey can stop us max
in a noise, let 'en try it. We're
'hept' to EN-
1Dey just can't shut us off. OATS
all der is to it, says little Richard
Dulady, 1918 University avenue, a
professional Shine 'em up youngster.
1--WE want crackers and all kinds of
stuff de Fourth, and you kin bet We'll
have it. too"
Henry Sweeper, small boy residing
at 1410 Twenty-second avenue NE,
'Im goin' to have one O. them dyna-
mite canes what makes such a big
racket" he says. NAV, I amt feared
of my fingers, and no copper need
try ter stop me, neither"
Clarence Worrell of 2117 Four
teenth avenue S, a juvenile ballplayer,
is afraid the gum shoe" authorities
will try to suppress baseball the
Fourth. Il want to go and see Min
neapolis lick st. Paul the Fourth
he said this morning.
Carl Meyers, a youngster residing
at 1903 e Twenty-frst street, also
fears "gumshoeing" of baseball the
Fourth, as well as Of pyrotechnics
I want to see the Bloomingtons play
the Bloomington Prairies," he ex.
planned today. It'll be a great game
and I'll give up crackers if the police
| III let 'em play
Howard Thompson, small boy Of
405 E Twenty-second street, insists
| on being allowed to celebrate in true
| small-boy style. If I get hurt it,
myself what's hurt and not the po
| lice, amt it?'' he argues. "I'n risl
| gettin' hurt if they'll only let me have
| the things-and I'll have 'em any
way"
They Come Back and Buy More
81, $2'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
And What Really Happened.


So much for the promises. How
about the performance?
& A close examination of the records
does not discover a single one of these
pine permits Cancelled. A few permits
issued to cut hardwood, which the law
gave no warrant for selling, were can
celed. These were mere bagatelles
compared with the vast area of heavy
pine land held under the old permits.
According to reports of his cruisers,
cited by Mr.. Dunn, some of the per-
mits inquired into had been upon fine
green timber in no danger from fire,
and in no way coming under the pro-
visions Of the law authorizing sale.
Yet these permits were not Cancelled
but allowed to run for years. All this
time the lumber barons" held the
timber or cut it at their pleasure.
Careful search of the records also
shows that while Mr.. Dunn allowed
these illegally issued permits to run,
and the timber to be taken off of the
land, in a great many of the cases
there was no attempt to find out how
much timber was taken, or to collect
any money therefor.
If there were 800, 100000 feet of
timber on the seventy-five permits,
referred to by him, how many millions
Of feet were there on the hundreds of
other sections for which permits were
then outstanding, and which were also
Illegally cut?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
HORTICULTURISTS MEET
Summer Gathering Of State Society Held
at AGRICULTURAL School.

Three hundred members assembled at
the regular summer gathering of the State
horticultural society held this morning at
the armory hall of the agricultural school,
Professor F. L. Washburn gave demon
strations of the new spraying outfit and
cart he has constructed and the expert
ment gardens and orchards were In
spected. Clarence Wedge of Albert Lea,
president, presided this afternoon, when
A. w. Latham, secretary, reported on the
exhibit at st. Louis. The peony exhibit
is the largest on record. Specimens Of
rhubarb measure about four feet in length
and are as thick as childs wrist. Straw
berries are plentiful and large.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
EAGLES IN CONFERENCE
Aeries of Minnesota to Be Bonded in
State Organization.

State Organization.
Delegates assembled this morning
for the first annual state convention
of the Fraternal Order Of Eagles at
the hall on Raspberry island, st.
Paul. Nearly two hundred were in
attendance. Several hundred other
members, visitors from other states,
will attend the social and open meet
ings. E -
The meeting is to form a state or
ganization. The convention was
opened by prayer by the grand worthy
chaplain, J. H. Ellis Of Minneapolis.
F. G. Schiffman made an address of
welcome on behalf of St. Paul Aerie
and of the city. Response was made
by j. W. Shadewald, S. D. G. P.
Thomas J. McDermott closed the
morning session with an address on
the objects Of the organization and it's
growth. A light luncheon was then
served.
Grand Vice President William Ed
wards Of Indiana, and Grand Score
tary Partridge Of Kansas City, were
present to assist. The Eagles will be
in session for three days This. even
ing smoker will be given.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
HELD ON GRAVE CHARGE

George Futcher Accused of Crime Against
Young Girls.
George Futeher is in Central station
charged with subjecting several young
girls in North Minneapolis to indignities.
The residents Of the destrict were much
wrought up by the crimes and some want
ed to take the law into their own hands
but one cooler headed man headed off this
plan by getting evidence sufficient to
cause the mans arrest.
Butcher was arraigned in police court
this morning and asked to have his case
continued until Monday morning, that he
may have time to secure an attorney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
EPWoRTHIANs PROTESTED
Ninety Saloon Licences Are Granted
Despite Leagues Showing.

Protests against the granting of ninety
saloon licenses were filed with the council
committee on licenses this morning by
w G. Calderwood, representing the Min
neapolis district of the Epworth league.
This league insists that a saloonkeeper
who does business on Sunday Is a wilful
violator of the law. The aldermen
granted all the licenses.
Circus License Not Reduced.
The committee also considered circus
licenses. If any threats have been made
by the circus people to withhold the GUS
tomary courtesies from the city fathers
unless they reduced the license fee from
$500 to $500, they had no effect on the
committee, for the ordinance was laid on
the table. The fee therefor remains at
$780,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24

Any one who has dyspepsia, indi-
gestion, headaches, dizziness, or specks
before the. eyes, or any form of liver
and stomach troubles, should take adj
vantage of this chance to be cured
without risking a penny.
Dillin Drug Co. give a positive
guarantee with every box, showing
most conclusiyely their faith in this
remarkable remedy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
HELPED IN THE RESCUE
Rev. James Cool Early on the Scene Q
SIocum Disaster,

Among the rescuers who hurried to the
scene of the recent excursion steamer cat
astrophe at New York, was Rev. James
w. Cool son of Rev. p. A. Cool, pastor of
Fowler M. p. church. He was on the first
police boat that reached the burning Gen.
Slocum and helped to save some 400 of the
survivors. In a letter to his father, he
says the horror surpasses any power Of
words to picture. Mr.. Cool is pastor of the
Bedford Park Congregational church at
New York and was visiting one of his par
ishoners at the patrol boat station when
the emergency call came 4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
THE JOKE RAN AWAY
Honeymoon Trip of w. /. LIndeke and
Bride Had Thrilling Beginning.

Bride Had Thrilling Beginning.
Walter L. Lindeke and his bride had a
thrilling experience when they started on
their honeymoon trip Wednesday even
ing. When the bridal pair left the scene
of the wedding the guests were aston
ished to see the horses dash off at break
neck speed.
EDWARDS the horses dashed in mad
flight, and at the sharp turn at Winslow
hill ran straight into a fence. The brides
groom was thrown out, but the bride (who
few minutes before was Miss Ethel Mae
Xanten) suffered no injuries except a
shaking up. When Mr.. Lindeke started
to express his views the frightened cabby
explained that it was all a joke.
+"Cabby' was none other than Walter
Hill, youngest son Of James J. Hill, and
he had persuaded the driver to let him
have the livery. AS nobody was hurt the
accident will be considered joke.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
GUARANTEE

We hereby agree to refund the
money paid for Mi-o-na on return
of the empty box, if the purchaser
tells US that it has failed to cure
dyspepsia or stomach troubles.
This guarantee covers two soc
boxes, or a months treatment.
(Signed)
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24

Roller skating every afternoon and
evening except Saturday night at the
Beach Pavilion, Tonla Bay. Free
instruction mornings by Professor
Franks, worlds champion silt and
trick roller skater Informal hops
every Saturday night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24

land spectators of wisconsin, Michi-
gan and Minnensota, on which they
have not paid one cent, or in which
they have not a dollar invested.
He went on to point out the dis
elimination which required a Is per
cent cash payment from farmers buy
ing state land, and per cent inter-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
THE GUARANTEE PROTECTS YOU
II Mi-o-na Does Not Cure Dyspepsia,
DiIlin Drug Co. Will Return
Your Money.

When you buy box of Mi-o-na,
natures cure for dyspepsia, have them
sign the following guarantee. This
protects you absolutely against loss,
should the treatment fail to cure you.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24

Eiehth Avenue Service Interrupted
The 10 o'clock car will be the last one to-
night on the Eighth avenue line on ac-
count of a house which must be moved
across the tracks. JILL
Rev. Thomas McCleary's Lecture.-Rev.
Thomas McCleary, formerly pastor of the
First Methodist church, will lecture to-
night at the Western avenue church on
"The Evolution Of the Social Nature"
Baths Are Popular.-Over $50 city worn
residents of Minneapolis solaced them
selves yesterday by visit to the Calhoun
bath houses The baths were opened this
week and have already established their
popularity for the season.
Renewing Licenses.-Liquor licenses ex-
pire all over the Unitd States on June 80,
and any dispenser of alcoholic beverages
who fails to pay up by July, will be sub
ject to fine and prosecution. Many have
put in their checks at the internal reve
nue. office but there are others uho are
perhaps careless, and who have failed to
do so.
Tomorrow's River Trlp.-Plenty Of tick
cts left for Journals 'daylighter" excur-
sion, leaving soldiers home tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock and returning at $50
pm, and for the ''moonlighter." leaving
''home" at pm. and returning to ST.
Paul at II. Tickets on sale at boat land
ing. "Daylighter" tickets rs cents, "Moon-
lighter" SO cents. First-class music and
accommodations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
Weather Conditions.

Showers have been general during the
past twenty-four hours in the Lake re-
gion. upper Mississippi valley, Kansas, Ne
braska, the Dakotas, Minnesota and much
of the northern and middle Rocky Noun
tain region, and rain was falling this
morning at Detroit. st. Louis, Dodge City,
Omaha. Winnipeg and Helena No heavy
rains are reported. Clear weather is gem
eral along the Atlantic coast and in the
Gulf states. 1t is warmer than it was yes
terday morning in the Lake region and
Ohio valley and cooler in Manitoba and
North Dakota. A low pressure area ex-
tends from eastern South Dakota south
westward INTO northern Mexico.
II. S. Outram,
Section Director.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
CITY ME, WIS.
THE WEATHER
Forecast.

Minnesota and thunderstorms
tonight and possibly in the east portion
Saturday; cooler; winds shifting to north
erly.
Wisconsin and Iowa-Showers and
thunderstorms tonight and Saturday, not
so warm, variable winds.
Upper Nich.-Showers and thunder
storms tonight and Saturday, cooer In
west portion; variable winds.
North Dakota.-Partly cloudy tonight
and Saturday; variable winds.
South Dakota.-Showers tonight with
cooler in cast portion; Saturday partly
cloudy, northerly winds.
Montana fair tonight and
Saturday light frost west portion tonight;
warmer Saturday, variable winds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
Ryan HOTEL NAY BE SOLD.

A sale of the Ryan hotel in st. Paul is
probable resulting from conference held
yesterday by Dennis Ryan and Well &
Fry with L. /. and i. G. Wallick Of To-
ledo, Ohio. Welz n Fry, the lessees, say.
they expect to continue in possession I'M
til their lease expires near the end Of 1906.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24

"Did You Ever See?. Straw Hats,
81, 50.
(Sox, 25c.) Hoffman's Toggery Shop
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24
Weather Now and Then.
AROUND THE TOWN

Today, max. 80, min. Ga degrees, a ye'
ago. max "A. min. "a degrees.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-24

They Come Back and Buy More
81, So"
Shirts Hoffman's ToggerY Shop.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-27
Shell JNilli0ndires of
the Bismarck Islands

Naturally, after a week or more of
practically no bartering. the traders
were disguised; and when simple old
islander finally approached them and
offered to buy, something if they
would sell cheap1y, they were in a
frame of mind that enabled him to get
things at the lowest price. And he
bought and bought. At intervals other
simple natives came and bought cheap
from the traders, who were glad by
that time to sell at any terms.
And not until they had nearly sold
out at much lower prices than they
had expected to ask did the white
men learn that the simple old natives
who had bought so much from them
were diwarra millionaires, who had
cornered the shell-money market, and
thus made it impossible for most Of
the islanders to buy anything.
Then it was that progress stepped
in and upset the whole glorious
scheme of finance. The Germans sent
a Governor to the archipelago, and he
issued an edict declaring that German
money would thenceforth be the legal
tender in all the islands.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-27

statesmen gave him much good advice
about his course of action and how
best to conciliate the Gar so that he
should not be insulted or imprisoned
or perhaps even executed They re-
minded him particularly of the story
of the French Ambassador.
Sir Jerom listened smilingly to the
warnings and the advice. Then he set
forth on the long and dangerous jour
ney to wild Russia and at last rode
staggering into the holy city of Mos
COW.
AS he had staggered into the city,
SO he staggered to the palace to pre-
sent his Queens letter and his other
credentials.
AS soon as the tall figure of Sir
Jerom appeared stalking towards him
without ceremony, Jan Vasilovitch
roared to him to retire, wait at ten
PAGES distance and hand his letters
over to a Court official
The Russian Chancellor stepped for
ward with his hands held out to re-
ceive the papers. But Mad Boze mere
ly stared at him and said in voice
that rang through the reception hall:
"Her Majesty of England hath di-
rected no letters to such as you'll
He brushed past the amazed Chan
cellor, and still more roughly brushed
other Court officers aside until he stood
directly in front of the throne of the
fierce Gar.
Then he thrust his letters into the
autocrat's hands and stood calmly in
front of him, with challenging glare.
The Gar half arose. as If to smite
the insolent man; but he thought. bet
ter of it and opened the letters. Then
he treated Sir Jerom with just enough
respect to make it impossible for him
to resent anything, although many
small indignities were offered to him
daily.
Mad Boze got more and more an
cry as the days wore on; and at last
he got his chance to assert himself.
The Gar, III the course of grand
reception, said aloud to his circle that
he did not reckon the Queen of Eng
land to be his equal. Mad Boze, who
was standing near by, as the Gar well
knew, Immediately pushed his way in
to the circle. raised his voice SO that
everybody in the room could hear It,
and said to the Cars face: Il, as
Ambassador Of her Majesty, do dislike
these speeches. The Queen, my mis-
tress, is as great as any Prince in
Christendom, equal to them that think
themselves greatest, and we'll able to
defend herself against the malice of
any of them
The Gar arose in a fearful rage and
beloved that, if Sir Jerom Bowes
were not an Ambassador, he would
have him thrown downstairs and
hurled into the street.
Sir Jerom replied: Il know that |
am in Your Majesty's power. But /
have a Monarch who will bitterly
avenge any wrong done to me"
The Gar babe him leave his pres
|ence. and Sir Jerom calmly slapped
his hat on his head, cooked it and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-27

lHXU stroyed the power and socia
l1Vl prestige of the native mil
lionaires of the BismarcI
Archipelago.
Ever since the natives can remem-
Der, the money of these islands con-
sisted of the shells of small sea snail
known as diwarra. The diwarra was
not plentiful, and therefore made an
Iexcellent medium of exchange
| In the course of time certain wise
Islanders accumulated diwarra shells
until they had so many that they
couldn't possibly spend them, since
the products of the islands were linn
lifted So they wondered what they
could do with them
At last a bright genius hit on the
idea of lending surplus diwarra shells
to those who needed some, and charg-
ing certain number of shells for the
accommodation. This was the begin
ming of what soon became thriving
banking business, and of course the
rich diwarra owners got richer and
richer, until finally there were real
diwarra millionaires in the archipel-
ago.
Before long, the value Of diwarra
shells began to experience ups and
downs, just as railroad stocks and
Government bonds do in this country.
1t would happen, for instance, that
one of the diwarra millionaires accu-
INFLATED lot of diwarra shells all at
once, owing to a number of debts fall
ing due about the same time. Then
he would go abroad in the island, Of
fering to loan diwarra money at low
rates.
At once the quotations on the sea
snail shells would fall and fall, and all
the other diwarra millionaires would
tear their hair and mourn, just as the
bears and bulls do now in the Ameri-
can stock exchanges when things go
wrong
When the white men first arrived in
the diwarra millionaires saw fine op-
porturity; and at once they set to
work to call in all the diwarra shells
that they had loaned out Before long
they had almost all the money in the
islands
OF course the natives were all eager
to buy the beautiful knives and cloths
and beads and axes that the white
traders exposed for sale; but the di-
warra millionaires had practically all
the shell money, so the bulk of the
population couldn't do anything ex-
cept stare and wish.
At
state of affairs, for they had expected
a rushing business. They were per-
fcctly willing to take diwarra shells,
for they knew that they could buy any
island products they wanted with
them, and thus make two profits. But
DO diwarra shells, or at least so few
that it was hardly worth while, were
offered