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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
SORROW FOR
The TAXPAYER.
CHARGES TO PAY
FOR COSTLY SEWERS.
Effect Of Pillsbury Decision Will Be
Felt by Those Who Draw Extra AS
sesslnents Instead OF Rebates First
Installments Are Due This Year.

/ Howls Of protest are due from many
property holders-in Minneapolis when
they read their real estate tax state
ments this month. Some of these
statements will contain surprises in
the way Of extra charges divided into
five yearly payments with per cent
interest added.
The man who has bought lot, on
which the former owner completed
payment Of sewer tax five or six years
ago, will say things when he finds that
he has a fat sum to pay for the mex:
five years. For example, the owners
of lot 8, block /. Russells addition,
bought the lot two years ago. At that
time three annual payments had been
made on the sewer tax of $3.50 foot
on ITO feet. Since that time the new
owner has made one payment and has
one other for last year of $31.89.
When the statement arrived to-day in
stead Of finding only the finishing
charge Of $3.50 he discovered another
little side item Of $16.5S marked "A,''
meaning additional. This he will
cent interest, tho the former owner
should have paid part of it:
The trouble comes from. what is
known as the Pillsbury decision of two
years ago, and the attempt Of the city
engineers office to adjust the diff
culties arising therefrom. Under that
decision the actual cost is charged on
the property. Before that time sewers
We're assessed uniformly against prop
erty at $3.50 a lineal foot, and water
mains at 62k cents. The court held
that no more than the actual cost of
these Improvement could be assessed
against the property abutting. Mani
testify to many property owners re-
bates were due, for which the council
appropriated $4,000 annually, and
from others additional payments were
due. To adjust matters it was decided
togo over the sheets and charge to
the property exactly what the i'm
provement cost. 90
To the East Side laboring man who
bought 46-foot lot at $500 on easy
payments the actual cost of cutting a
sewer thru rock, which might reach
$l2 a foot, is practically confiscation
II the payments are resisted success
fully the money must come out Of the
revolving fund which will then face a
terrific depletion. r.!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
THE PARK BOARD /.
IS OUT OF DEBT
GOOD CONDITIONS SHOWN In RE.
PORT SUBMITTED TO-DAY.
Also the Last of The Big Park Certifi-
Gates Has Been Paid and the Board
Is Generally in Good Shape-Ap-
praisers Report on New Land.

First of all the boards to get to work
this year was the park board. which
met this afternoon. One Of the most
interesting features was the annual
report of Secretary J. A. Ridgeway.
Particularly satisfactory was the state
ment that for the first time in many
years the commission started the year
free from debt. For years there has
been an overdraft or bunch of UNI
paid bills to carry over. The deficit
for 1902 was over $4,000. Another
interesting feature was the payment
Of the last big park certificates.
The total receipts for 1903 were
$189.383, and & the disbursements
$176,247. In addition, an overdraft
Of $12,10S.67 was taken care Of, leav-
ing a cash balance Of $1,027.6S. The
principal items were as follows: Main
tenance of parks and parkways, $780,
299.05; interest on bonds, $34,9S5; GER
tifcates Of indebtedness, $44,374.34;
improy ements on parks and park
ways, SIG, S51. The miscellaneous rev.
enues of, the board, including the re-
ceipts from lighthouses and boat
rentals; was $14,232.
The land, fund, which is only the
leavings from the bond issue Of $7O,-
600, amounted to $9,764 at the first
of the year. but $2,954 was used to
purchase land for. widening Mime
haha boulevard near Nicollet avenue,
and some small tracts on. the west
river bank parkways, leaving
$6,S09.56. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
TWO SERIOUS
SUNDAY 1 !. FIRES
EIGHTEEN HORSES PERISH IN
PRATTs Eek. cos BARN.
Franklin Avenue Methodist Church
Destroyed Yesterday Afternoon
Loss to Express Company About
$4,500-Loss to the Church $4,000.
Both Losses Partially Covered by
Insurance

/ There were two costly fires yester-
day, one late in the forenoon and the
other early in the afternoon. Pratt's
Express company's barn at zoo Fifth
street Sc. caught fire about 10 o'clock
and the Franklin Avenue Methodist
church was destroyed shortly after
noon.
The loss caused by the burning Of
the express companys barn was about
So, 500. Eighteen valuable draft horses
valued at 5000 each were burned and
a few more were severely scorched.
There were thirty-eight horses in the
barn, but twenty were rescued by the
firemen. The loss on the barn was
only about 5000 fully covered by in
surance. The origin Of the fire is not
known.
A wood furnace in the rear Of the
basement is supposed to have set fire
to the Franklin avenue church. No
one was in the building when the fire
was discovered but it is thought that
the flames must have started before
the morning services were over.
The interior Of the church was to-
tally destroyed, but the walls We're
left untouched. The loss will amount
to nearly $4,000 and the. insurance. is
about. $4,000. Immediate steps will
be taken to repair the damage:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
A Homely Illustration.

When you get silver in your finger,
the sensation is anything but pleasant.
Allow it to remain long enough and it
will tester and give you q lot Of
pain will stop.
It's the same way with your whole
body. When your head aches, it is
natures message sent from the stom-
ach to the brain. Every tthrob is but
q click in the message whose letters
people, when they get a headache,
rush to the drug store and swallow
some powerful tablet or powder which
sets the heart to humping and the
blood racing around the body at a ter
rifle rate. Do you? Other people take
thru stomach and bowels, leaving
them irritated and sore. Do you?
Still other people take Vernal Palmet-
tona formerly known as Vernal Saw
Palmetto Berry Wine). 1t is a sem
sible remedy to- use. It removes the
cause of the trouble. 1t helps the
stomach and bowels to get rid of pois-
onous waste matter by stimulating
their natural muscular action. It
tones up and strengthens the nerves.;
it enriches the blood and builds up
hard, healthy tissues. Only one small
dose a day is required to permanently
cure ailments of. stomach. liver,
Try it before.you buy. Write us for a
free sample bottle. twill oasyou
good. Promptly sent postpaid. For
1nula sent in every package. Address
Vernal Remedy company, Suite 305
Seneca building, Buffalo, NJ Y. ~ +
For salesin Minneapolis by Lyman
Eliel Drug company, wholesale dis
tributors, and the following retail
druggists: Gamble & Ludwig, Third
street and Hennepin; Rufus H. Lane
Fifth street and Hennepin, Voegel
Bros, Washington and Hennepin;
voegeli Bros, 62S Nicollet avenue: j
Jacobson masonic Temple), Henne.
pin and Sixth street; J. f. Danek
Plymouth and Washington; FREQ
Weinhold, West Hotel Drug Store
Gem Drug Store, SO Western avenue
e. Fl. Weinhold, Sixth street and Mic.
ollet avenue; A. B. Crowell, 1912 Hen.
nepin avenue; Geo. A. Rose, 800 Cen.
trail avenue; j. O. Peterson, 1901
Washington avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
j. j. HILL WAS RIGHT
Earnings of Northern Securities Roads
for Year Reach $15O,OOO,OOO


Earnings Of Northern Securities Roads
for Year Reach $15O,O0O,OOO
Special to The Journal.
New York, Jan. 4.-There are indi-
cations that the earnings of the Great
Northern railroad for December will
show some falling off compared with
November. The Northern Pacific will
show up fairly for the month and the
Burlington continues to roll up very
large returns. Earnings for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1903, were phe-
nomenal early in the year. Mr.. Hill
predicted the gross earnings Of the
three roads would reach $15O,O0O, 600.
Wall street was skeptical, but the ac-
tual results more than justified the
prediction.
Under such circumstances it is to
be expected that last years record
will not be exceeded in the present
fiscal year. No large decline is looked
for, but it is felt that the properties
cannot keep on piling up increases
over the phenomenal earnings Of last
year without at least temporary
check, especially in view Of condi-
tions prevailing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
500 DIVIDENDS
. COME TO STAY [
TALK ABOUT FIRST DIVIDEND
/ PROVING TO,BE GROUNDLEss.
of Road Will Get Their
Dividends at Rate Of 2 Per Cent,
Semi Current Earnings of
the Road Are Showing Up Well
December Does Better Than No
Vember.

It has been stated again and again
by irresponsible authorities that the
dividend on 500 line common stock
Is not at the rate OF per cent per
lannum, but was merely a dividend
OF per cent. It Is perfectly true
that 1t was declared so, but it can
now he stated on authority that COM
mon stockholders Of the road will get
their dividends at the rate of 2 per
cent, semi-annual, or 4 per cent per
iannunl. i, 49,.
When the dividend was declared,
the WlsGom of the declaration was
doubted. The prosperity Of the road
was short-liNed-being but two years
In sequence-and there was no, par
ticular guarantee that, it would con-
tinue. The same objection holds good
to day. but, Of course, every month
that passes diminishes its force. Dur
ing the past six nonths-since the
dividend declaration, in other words
the road has earned $3,92S,559, or
$S3,563 more than in the same period
last year. This is the record from
July l up to- Dec. 81. The road has
been well maintained # it was per-
Missile to declare, a dividend Of 2
per cent ON last years earnings it is
also permissible to declare a dividend
out Of the earnings Of this six months.
More than, anything else that 500
line has done to gain the confidence
of the investing and critical public of
Wall street the appropriation of $780,
900 for improvements must be mem
toned. The sum named is more than
liberal. ! Il the, earnings of the road
permit the taking of $500 mile out
CT earnings directly for the benefit
Of the property, they also permit Of
the stockholders receiving a share of
the profits. Thatis the English way
OF looking at 1t, but England holds a
goo1 many of the bonds, and Cana
diaG Pacific holds more than half the
stock. 1t may, therefore, be con-
Guided that the English. policy will
prevail. American critics, in this case,
are willing to modify their initial
criticism Of the policy in view Of the
fact that 500 line is one of the very
few railroads that, have not gone into
Wall street looking for money within
the past year or two. .z- osy3 l.
1T may be mentioned that the cur
rent earnings of the-roade are show
| ing up very we'll indeed. = December
seems to have more than made up
for November, which, for some rea-
son or other, brought "a slump in the
earnings Of all the northwestern
roads. The advance in 500 line earn
| ings is taken. to Indicate that ST. Paul
and other big northwestern lines that
do not report weekly earnings will
| make Il much better. showing in De-
! cenbcr than theyshave made for No
vembeF: -, ls#
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
DAT GRADES ESTABLISHED
Rules for Minneapolis and Duluth Mar
kets Are Adopted,


kets Are Adopted.
Rules were adopted by the state board
Of grain appeals for the grading of oats on
the Duluth and Minneapolis markets.
This action was taken in consequence of
the increasing trade lin oats and other,
coarse grains. The following specifications
were adopted: s.s.ae -,.r.ss
No. 1 white oats shall be white. dry, sweet.
sound and clean and free from other grain. and
shall weigh not less than 81 pounds to the
measured buEhel. ~ s.s4
No. 2white oats shall be seven-eighths white
dry, sweet, sound, reasonably clean, and prac-
tically- free from other grain. and shall weigh
not less than 81 pounds to the measured bushel.
No. white oats shall be seven eighths white,
dry, sweet, sound, reasonably clean; and prac-
tically free from other grain, and shall weigh
Lot less than 20 pounds to: the measured bnshel
No. white oats shall be seven-eighths white
and not sufficiently sound and clean for No. 8
white. 7r $3.50
No. mixed oats shall be dry, sweet, sound
clean and free from other grain, and shall weigh
not less than "a pounds to the measured bushel.
No. mixed oats shall be dry, sweet. sound,
reasonably clean and practically free from other
grain, and shall weigI not less than 81 pounds
to the measured bushel.
No. 3 mixed oats shall be all oats that are
merchantable and warehousable, reasonably clean,
| and not fit for higher grades.
Nos. 1. 2 and white, clipped oats shall con-
form to the specifications for Nos. 1. 2 and 8
white oats except that their weights to the
| measured busheI shall be- No. 1, 40 pounds; No.
| 2, IS pounds: No. 3. sc pounds.
| No grade oats shall be all oats that are in
| heating condition, too musty. or too damp to
aged or exceedingly dirty, or excessively mixed
| with other grains, :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
STRIKE SEEMS LIKELY
employees OF THE CARNEGIE
STEEL COMPANY DECIDE NOT
TO SUBMIT TO PROPOSED CUT.
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Pittsburg, Jan. 4.-The Carnegie
steel company will have to back down
on the wage reduction or face a strike.
II a strike is declared it will spread
to all the plants Of the company. in
Guiding the coke workers, hoop work
ers, furnace men and railroad men.
The labor unrest reached an acute
stage to-day when the HON estead en-
ployes issued an ultimatu1n that I'M
less a compromise is reached on the
wage reduction the, tonnage men will
quit work within five days.
On Saturday all the crews of the
forty-inch mill at Homestead quit. re-
fusing to work at the reductions pro-
posed. Superintendent Hunt was not
given any time to- decide whether he
could have the scale changed. The
crews of the other mills adopted scales
of their own and presented them to
Mr.. Hunt, who will place them be-
fore the directors. 1t is doubtful if
the company will accede.
The operators are not organized
They have formed associations among
themselves in the mills and disavow
any intention to create g a. general
strike. The amalgamated association
will back the strike, however, as il
affects the existence of that organiza-
ton. Should the company force the
new wage scale it means that every
union mill will have to stand a sim
liar cut.
| The reduction made by the com.
pany on the wages of rollers and heat
ers on the big mills has been from
$2.72 100 tons to $1.74. The men are
willing to accept a reductions to s.
| 100 tons. The reductions are on the
same basis for all other helpers abou
| the plants.
| At Braddock and Duquesne Their,
are thousands Of Carnegie helpers anG
three meetings were held by groups O.
men discussing the plans adopted b,
! the Homestead workmen. Shoult
there be a great strike it will interfere
with the export trade which the com
/ pany has been figuring on.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
STATE CAPITOL.
TO FIX UP OLD BITCHES
STATE DRAINAGE COMMISSION
WILL SPEND $1,000 ON SOME
TEN YEAR OLD WORK.

The state drainage commission to-
day decided to. spend $4,000 next
spring in extensions and repairs on
bitches put in by the old Red River
Valley commission Of 1893. Ezra
Valentine Of Breckenridge, chairman
of the old, commission. will be in
charge.
An inspection made ina 1902 and
1903 by Mr.. Valentine and w. R.
Hoag of the university, engineer Of
the old commission. showed the
mouths Of some Of the bitches
choked.
Not a cent has ever been paid to
Mr.. Valentine for<his services, or even
expenses, and he has besides con-
tributed $1,000 for the work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
GRAND JURY BEGINS WORK
JUDGE BROOKS TELLS MEMBERS
THAT OFFICIAL MALFEASANCE
SHOULD BE RUN TO EARTH.

Judge Brooks this morning admin
lstered the usual oath and instruc-
tons to the January grand jury. The
judge dWelt upon the Importance Of
Investigating official malfeasance and
said that if a conviction seemed prob
able too much time nor money could
not be. expended in, carrying on the
investigation. go f. &
Henry S.. Gregg was appointed
foreman and the inquisitors retired to
commence work ON jail cases. The
eighteen members mo- reported Were !:
Henry s. Gregg II. j: Burton. q. 'H. Norfl..
ington, Preston King, Warren, Charles s.; Plum.
mer. Naegele, Wesley Neill Woodford Yerxa
A. 9. Merrill. Edward S. Stebbins, John Schu
macker, G. \: Smith, Fred W. Noerenberg, G.
John I. MCGOWAN, Jacob Foell and Robert Il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
TO MAKE A TEST.
The Municipal Building Commission
Wants to MandaInus Somebody

Wants 70 NIdIIUetIIIuS oOnItUUuys
The municipal building commission
created by the last legislature to as
sumo control Of the county and city
building will meet late this afternoon
or tomorrow, and prepare a formal
demand for the surrender Of the big
building be presented to the city coun-
Gil and the county commissioners. If
this is refused as is expected, nnanda-
mus proceedings will be commenced
and the validity of the law tested.
G. S. Cairns, chairman Of the COM
Inercia1 clubs legislative committee
informally waited on the county COM
upon that body the advisability OF
testing the law. Both City Attorney
Frank Healey and G.. l.. Smith, attor-
ney for the county commissioners,
have expressed the opinion that the
measure is unconstitutional. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
UNDER MCDONALD NOW

Man Who Fought Under Sampson and
Dewey Goes to Workhouse.
Ole Nelson, a. sailor who says he served
under Sampson and Dewey in the Spanish
war, was given a. sentence Of $40 or do ten
days, this morning in police court.
He was arrested while trying to start
a brawl in washington avenue saloon.
Nelson says he was on the battleship Ore
gon when she made her famous trip
around the horn and took part in the bat
tie Of Santiago. Later he went with the
Oregon to the Philippines where he served
,,nder newev
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
CITY NEWS.

Found Dead In Bed. Fallen, S21 Min
nehaha avenue, was found dead in bed
Mt his residence at noon. to-day. The
body was taken to the county morgue
where an autopsy will be held.
Sixth Ward Republican Meeting.-A
meeting of the Sixth Ward Republican
club Will be held tomorrow evening at
the DANA clubrooms to elect officers and
reorganize for the coming campaign.
Icy Walk-Broken, Leg.-Charles Chap
man. living at S25 Fourth avenue S, fell
on the slippery walk at Sixth street and
Second avenue, this morning and sustained
q fracture of the leg. He was taken to
st. Barnabas hospital. where his leg was
set, and removed to his home later.
Buffalo Doesn't Want Worra1--Joseph
Worrall, the man confined in the county
jail on a charge Of grand larceny. is not
the man wanted in Buffalo for murder.
Chief Conroy received a letter from the
Buffalo authorities this morning saying
saying that Worrall is not known to them.
Captain Landbers Seriously III-Captain
John Landberg of the South Side police
station Is seriously i'll. He has been all
ing for several days, but this morning
when one of his patrolmen called Captain
Landberg could not recognize him. His
fever is high and he Is in a critical con-
dition.
Old Volunteers to Banquet-The Volun-
teer Firemen's associationtof Minneapolis
will hold it's annual banquet JAN %. The
committee in charge of the affair will meet
in the municipal court offices in the court
house Wednesday, evening OF this week at
S o'clock. Most of the old volunteer men
are still living in the city and twenty five
of them are still flremen in prominent
positions.
Pastors Union Meetng-"The King
/ dom of Christ and It's Relation to the
Christian Minister was-the theme Of a
sermon preached this morning at the Hen
nepin Avenue NJ. E. church before the
monthly meeting of the Minneapolis Pas
tors association by Rev. Dr. John T..
Bushnell of the Westminster Presbyterian
church. The devotional exercises were
conducted by DR.. S. d. Hutsinpiller, pas
tor of the Hennepin Avenue. church.
retiring superintendent Of the Minneap-
oils & st. Louis was pleasantly surprised
by the officials Of the road Saturday after
noon just before his departure for New
York. where he takes a position on the
Lackawanna railroad. He was invited to
the office Of A. B. Cults, general passen-
ger agent. where he was presented on be-
half of all the officers with beautiful
travelling case. The presentation was
made by Mr.. Cults in a happily worded
speech which was feelingly responded to
by Mr.. Noonan. s4,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
WINS HONORs ABROAD
II. Dwight Shipman Acting House Sur.
sseOn i'll London Hospital.

Another graduate Of a Minnesota
educational .institution has won hon
5ors abroad. L. Dwight Shiprnan, who
received his degree of doctor of medi-
cine from the university medical de-
ipartment in 1886, has been appointed
acting house surgeon at the London
Throat hospital. DR.. Shipman would
have been made house surgeon but
that the rules of the Institution re-
tquire the incumbent Of that office to
have a degree from an English col
ilege. DR.. Shipman's position is the
highest ever. held by an, American
at the London Throat hospital. He
has. been working. there for nearly a
year. TTe is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. q. Shipi1lan, 1886 Harriet avenue,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
1904 Is Lean Year.

There has not been leap year
in eight years. 1904 is 1t. Chrome
logical, astronomical, church and sec
ular tables will be found in The
Journal World 1904 almanac to
interest the we1l-inf formed man. Also
a great fund of Minnesota facts for
Minnesotans. At ] urna1 counter,
or to any down town business adj
dress; rs cents copy. by mail. 35' cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
1904 Is Leap Year.

There has not been a leap year
in eight years 1904 is it. Chrome
logical, astronomical, church and sec
ular tables will be found in The
Journal World 1904 almanac to
Interest the well-informed man. Also
a great fund of Minnesota facts for
Minnesotans. At j ourn a counter,
or to- any down town business adj
dress. 25 cents copy. BY mail. 35 cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
She Received High Recognition In Physical
, ,--P Culture Show. Sd

she Received Hl9n .Heco9nitIon III FnyslCdi
,--p Culture Show. Sd
Jeanette Baier, the university girl, took
second prize in the New York physical
culture exhibit Originally but one prize
81 ,0O0-was offered, but the popular vote
of the Madison Square audiences thru the
week indicated such a division of opinion
that the purse was distributed in prizes
of $500, $3.50, $3.50 and $100. First came
Emma Newlzirk of Santa Monica Cal.
The winner of the second prize was jean
cite Baier of Minneapolis. Beatrice Mar
shall won the third prize, and Annie Oxley
of England the fourth. a.
Letters received from Miss Baier since
the exhibition began indicate that the
young lady contestants were permitted to
wear draperies. The indecorum of full
length fleshlings was thus yelled to such
an extent that the university authorities,
who were somewhat perturbed over early
reports, will not find it necessary to take
any action.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
"PRExY's'' TRIP ABANDONED

Press Of Business Causes Him to Give UP
a Visit to Porto
Rico.
President Northrop has been compelled
to abandon his proposed trip to Porto Rico,
on account Of the press Of business, which
requires his presence at the university.
He had intended to leave this month with
his daughter, but announces that the trip
has been postponed indefinitely.