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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07
THE LIFE OF A BOOK.
London Outlook,


Interviewed by the Book Monthly,
a. M. S. Methuen admits that an
enormous amount Of rubbish is pub
lished,v but he holds that because it
has no likelihood Of living, it does little
harm. There are few people, he tells
us, who realize how short the life of
an average book is and how far shorter
it is getting. "Fifteen years ago you
could count on it's existence for two or
three years. Now three books out Of four
are almost dead as mutton in three
months You may sell few copies
afterward, but the sale that remuner-
ates the author and publisher is over
before you know where you are. -
Taken altogether, Mr.. Methuen consid-
ers publishing the most difficult bust
ness in the world," adding that, with
cult.' The publisher need not look
for wealth; but among his compensa-
tions is the interest Of his calling
s'the literary interest, which is crate
full and. agreeable under all circum-
stances
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Buchanan Denies Obligation.

The defendant in this suit, which is
the first one growing out of Public Ex-
aminer johnson s work on the auditor g
books, declares he does not owe the
state a cent: Interviewed at Little
Falls, he said:
I have numbered in Minnesota. for
twenty-five years, and in that time have
had one timber trespass case, and I re-
ported that myself The report was
made to R. c. Dunn, when auditor, and
submitted by him to the timber board,
composed Of Governor Lind, Auditor
Dunn and the state treasurer. This
board arrived at a decision in the mat
ter, and made me proposition, which I
accepted. paid the bill in full, and
don't owe the state or any one else one
cent for timber.
The contention Of the public examiner
and the attorney general is that the
settlement he speaks of was void and
unauthorized. On the cruisers esti-
mates the timber taken was worth on
the stump not less than $5,351.O3. The
law does not allow Of any settlement for
trespass for less than double the value
of the timber, so even on the cruisers
estimates the state authorities could not
settle for less than $10,7O2.O6 Any set:
Element for less than that figure, it is
claimed, could not be binding on the
| state. ..... ~ e..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07
ARSON FIEND CONVICTED
WILLING SUSPECTED OF BEING
1 PROFESSIONAL BEFORE GOING
TO WATERLOO.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Waterloo, Iowa, Oct. Louis e.. Will
ling, the firebug, who it is asserted set
fire to stocks of notions owned by hin,
in Marinette and Plattyille, Wis, and
Rockford, La Sale and Aurora, III, was
last night found guilty Of arson after
trial in this city.
His crime was setting fire to the
in n0f this city, owned by Harry t9a
last winter. Allendorf will be tried
later on the same charge.
Willing was arrested when about tt
fire his own store in this city last win
ter and confessed at first to firing thu
| Allendorf store, but later denied it.
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Records of the Trespass.

The Buchanan trespasses occurred in
the winter of 1898-99, and were scaled
by state cruisers in November, 1899.
The descriptions of the state rracts cut
on, the amount scaled by the cruisers,
and the estimated value on the stump
are shown as follows by the records of
the state timber board:
at $50 thousand. So. OPS. 80
Section 3665-2. 672,0SO feet, valued at
So thousand. .................... 2,o1s.o4
Section s-6s-2O. 10000 feet valued at
1925 a thousand .................... 271.57
81 a thousand. ....................... 27.64
Section 31-65-23, $3.50 feet. 800
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES So 351 o3
These estimates were extremely low
as to value, and cruisers reported that
timber adjoining was selling for So and
$3.50 a thousand.
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dore were charged with wholesale horse
stealing in the northern part of Dawson
county and of rustling horses from Cho-
teau county.
Cherry gave a bond of $1,000 for his
appearance for trial, but forfeited il,
and his whereabouts is unknown. The
case against Hidore was dismissed to-
day by request of County Attorney
Hurley.
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ONE YEAR FOR "RUSTLING"
MONTANA EDITOR SENTENCED
TO TERM IN THE PENITEN-
TIARY AND HEAVY FINE.

Special to The Journal.
Glendive, Mont, Oct AT a spe-
cial session of district court today,
Editor Sims pleaded guilty to grand
larceny and was sentenced to one year s
imprisonment at Deer Lodge and the
costs of court.
Sims, William Cherry and John Hi
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Dunn Settled for $4,000.

However, without any change in the
scale or estimates, Mr.. Dunn made final
settlement with Buchanan on the fol-
lowing basis, scaling down the two larg-
est items:
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CHICAGO ATTRACTS HERR M

New York, Oct. 7.-Herr John Most is
reported to have announced his intention
of removing to Chicago. He has resided
for some time in the Bronx, but Is said
to have reached the conclusion that there
is more enthusiasm for his ideas in the
west.
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Payment was made in two drafts for
$4,000 each, dated Jan. 6, 1902, and
May 8, 1902. -
The first information of the trespass
came to the. auditor 8 office in 1899 thru
Buchanan himself, who came in and re-
marked iocularly that his men had
I'D long ak handles and had
got over the line. The cruisers found
this was indeed the case, over two mil
lion feet having been cut cover the
ine' from one tract. Buchanan com
planned that their scale was too high,
and it was rescaled by the head crui
ser, w. S. Dedon, who affirmed the
scale. No criminal proceedings were
brought, and the case dragged along
without settlement until 1902, Mr..
Dunn g last year in office, when the
claim was scaled down, as already
shown, and Buchanan paid what was
asked.
When the facts were first brought out
by the public examiner, MIR. Dunn said
that the settlement was not final, and
that Buchanan had only made partial
payment. Getting money from Buck
man, he said, was like getting money
from home. However, the records
showed that the settlement was in full
for all Dunn charged up to Buchanan,
and this line of defense was abandoned.
! AS usual, Mr.. Dunn said that he had
acted "for the best interests of the
state,' and had gotten all it was posi-
| BILE to get from Buchanan. Since the
settlement, however, Mr.. Buchanan has
made two expensive campaigns for con-
| gress.
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COULD READ BETWEEN THE LINES

tWhat are the powers that be, Pa7"
'tThe powers that be, my son, are
the United States, Japan and Great
Britain.' ..1.s sE. ,.e
"Isn It Russia one?,'
"No, my boy; Russia is one Of the
powers that has been.'
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p
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Paris is far enough north for mid
night twilight to be discernible.
Il Almost the entire output of radium
is now obtained from American ores.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16
Roosevelt. viii Visit st. Louis.

Washington. Nov. l1.-President
Roosevelt has promised to attend the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition on Sat
urday. November 26th. He made this
promise tonight to a committee from
St Louis headed by Mayor Wells. who
came to Washington especially for the
purpose of inviting him to visit the
Fair.
The probability is that the Presiden'
may remain in St Louis until the
night Of Sunday. November 9th.
President Roosevelt has been anxious
to go to st. Louis to see the Fair ever
since the opening However. the pres
idential campaign impelled him to re-
main in the East. and In August. he SO
informed William Thompson. treasurer
of the Exposition. The committee to
which the President tonight gave his
promise to visit the Fair consisted OF
Mayor Wells, William II. Thompson
and Corwin II. Spencer, first vice pres
ident Of the Exposition.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16
GENERAL kURoki DEAD.
Said to Have Been Killed by a Shell
October Ith

Moscow, Nov. 13-Nemiroyitch Dan
chenko, the well-known Russian war
correspondent of the Associated Press.
teiegraphing from Mukden under to-
days date. says the reports of the
death of General Kuroki are con-
firmed.
According TO his version. the splinter
of a shell struck General kuroki. tear
ing out a portion of his breast and abb
domen.
He died October 4th at Lao Yang
and his body was sent TO Japan.
A rumor Is persistenly circulated
that kinsman of the Mikado. Siao-
sanii. literally little third prince has
been appointed to succeed General ku-
roki but the actual command Of the
army has been entrusted to General
Nodzu. who Is directing operations.
For the last week. says Dam
chenko. I'VE have practically not ad-
vaaced at any point on the whole
southwestern front. even q few verstA
further than we stood October 5th. On
the contrary. we at several places have
been obliged to retire several versts.
but the present lines OF defenses must
be considered permanent. in view Of the
strong fortificationx constructed.
THE Chinese say that the Japanese
are simply interchanging various bodies
OF troops, not concentrating in the
east. but keeping their main forces in
reserve. in order thoroughly to reform
them and give them repose preparatory
to the coming fight"
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16
Value Of Corn Meal.

A company with 4 large capitaliza-
ton was recently incorporated in New
York to manufacture and sell corn
meal mush. 1t is problematicaI
whether It will ever become a staple
OF diet. though Its cheapness would
recommend It rs such in a large city,
where the prices Of food are usually
high. The cheapness OF corn meal.
however. is not its only merit Pro-
fessor w. o. Atwater of Wesleyan
University, who conducted numerous
experiments in foods for the United
States Department Of Agriculture. has
found that the greatest nutritive value
in any kind Of food Of . specified value
Is found in corn meal
In ten pounds Of cornmeal there Is a
tribe more than eight pounds Of &C.
tual nutriment: in eight and one
third pounds Of wheat -four there are
more than six and threefourths
pounds Of nutriment; in hve pounds
Of white sugar there are four and one
half pounds Of nutriment. and in i've
pounds Of beans there are four pounds
OF nutriment.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16
ALASKA COVERED
Nv NEW rELEeaAsr,c SYSTEM
tensive Land System and Sue
eessfuI Wireless Lines

Washington, Nov. 1i.-Gen- A W.
Greeiy, chief signal officer OF the United
States army. IN his annual report.
gives an interesting account Of the
work performed by his eorfs in estao-
fishing an all-American telegraphic
system In Alaska. saying the undertak-
ing is unique In the annals OF teIe-
graphic engineering
The cable used in the Alaskan sys-
TEN would reach from ~. Foundland
To ireland. and the and lines from
Washington to Texas. there being 2.oss
miles OF cable. !. i3s miles Of land lines
and io7 miles Of wireless lines.
General Greely says the United States
has brought southeastern Alaska. the
Yukon valley and the Bering Straits
region into telegraphic communication
with the rest Of the civilized world
General Greedy says that after thor
ough consideration he decided to In
stall material of American mAnufac-
ture. to be operated by American sol
diers and TO be laid by American ships.
except some cable Instruments and ma
. chinery selected force of men has
been so trained that to-day the signal
corps OF the army Is competent to op-
crate In war emergencies submarine
cable OF any length.
Repairs in Alaska are maintained"
the report says. by parties stationed
at log cabins about forty miles apart,
one signal corps repair man with two
assistants OF the line of the army and
a dog team being at each cabin The
. men meet the terrible conditions OF
hardship and priyation uncomplain-
iugly and with fortitsde characters
tic of the American soldier.
he "a a
tion has daily transmitted the entire
teiegraphic business OF the peninsula.
5000 words being exchanged in one
afternoon between Safety Harbor and
st. Michael The signal corps Of the
army. he says. is now regularly operat-
ing the longest wireless section OF any
commercial telegraphic system In the
world
The annual business OF the Seattle
cable is estimated at SIS 900 and dur
Ing the year there has been spent $780,
s35 for Alaskan kilograms handled by
the signal corps.
Speaking OF the philippines. he says
the sixteen most important islands OF
the archipelago are now connected by
cable. which lines. he adds, are recog-
nized as indispensable. both by the mil
itary and civI. authorities.
During tue year there mas pceh coi-
lected and deposited in the tnsular
treasury OF the Philippine telegraph
lines receipts to the amount OF &5s,675.
there having been sent, including
government business. all told. more
than 1000 600 messages. the net ex-
pense being 1926 sol.
The report says II is matter Of the
utmost Importance that signalling ap-
paratus OF suitable character be in
stalled at the more important military
defenses at the Atlantic and Pacihc
coast. to permit of in'ercommunication
between the army and the navy.
II Is strongly urged In the report
that steps be taken by the United
States to adhere to the International
teiegraphic union and that interna-
tlonai regulations to govern wireless
teiegraphy in time OF war be adopted.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16
General Lew Wallace III.

Indianapolis. Ind. Nov. 1.-THE
condition OF Gen. Lew Wallace Is CIV
ing his friends great deal Of concern.
and they are expecting to hear Of his
death at any time. but the report that
be is dying is erroneous. He has not
been well for more than q year. and in
that time has been gradually growing
worse, until he has become discouraged
about his health and has thus added to
the gravity Of his case.
His trouble began more taan q year
ago. when II was noticed that his food
was not at all times properly assim-
Hated. There would be an apparent
recovery in the tone Of the digestive
organs under treatment, but this was
followed by a longer period Of failure
to assimilate the food. and these recur-
ring periods because gradually Of longer
duration TIL his case was regarded ~
hopeless.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16
Railway BUILDING.

Statistics for railroad building dur
ing the present year show that the
southwestern states have maintained
the supremacy they have enjoyed since
1901. During the year total Of 4.714
miles of road have been constructed.
and Of this mileage 1904 miles were
constructed in the section mentioned.
or more than one-third OF the total.
The Northwestern states come next
in Importance In this connection. with
6S3 miles. and then the gulf and Mis-
sissipDi valley states with 602 miles.
The Pacific states are fourth With 661
miles.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16
Result please. England.

London. Nov 1.-THE afternoon
newspapers adopted Judge Parker's
congratulatory papers to President
Roosevelt as describing with exact
ness and comprehension" the result OF
the election. Such headings ~ "a
Vote OF Confidence" and .'Roosevelt's
Triumph mark all the editorials.
The election is regarded by all the
afternoon papers n . pledge that
America will play her part in the solu.
ton q all international questions upon
the side making Of Justice and the de-
vesopment and the progress Of the hu
man rece. ana e a0ording gllaran-
to- that Great BritAin's present reIa.
tlons with Amex1cA will mot only y.
mainfainsd. but probably viii BE-
StssagtAeaed-"
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16
presidens to Kaiser.

Berlin. Nov. 13.-The North German
Gazette prints the following:
In answer to the Emperor's tele-
gram Of congratulations President
Roosevelt answered ~ follows:
His Imperial Majesty Wilhelm.
German Emperor. Berlin Schloss-l
thank you most heartily and appreci-
ate To the full your kind personal tele.
gram of good will. (Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16
sxpos,r,os AT PORTLAND. ORE.
Great Event for the Northwestern
States Next Summer.-0uiidinos to
Cost Half = Million.

No8y J6I . Niisuou.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition will
open at Portland. Oregon. on June LIST
next. More than one-half the buildings
are already under roof and will be com
pleted before January LIST. says Will
liam E. Curtis In the Chicago Record
Herald. The rest of them will be
ready for business early In the spring.
considerable part OF the exhibits
are coming from st. Louis. and the
buildings will be ready for their In
stallation as soon as they arrive. shortly
after December lst
Compared with ST. Louis the Port
land Exposition will be \ miniature.
but II will equal those OF Buff
falo. Omaha, Nashville. Atlanta and
Charleston. II IL TO be q million-dollar
exposition Five hundred thousand dol
lars has been contributed by tho state
and $500 COO by citizens OF Portland Of
every class and quality. There are more
than 5000 stockholders. Half . mil
lion will be spent in buildings. about
$4,000 In the improvement of the
grounds, and the remainder will be
working capital. The government Of
the United States has made very lib
eral appropriation, and all OF the
Northwestern and Pacific states are
taking an active and generous inter
est in the enterprise.
The site of the Exposition is about
Two miles from the city--twelve min
utes by trolley cars from the center
Of things The fence encloses 1855 acres
of land and $50 acres OF waters lake
with an island which furnishes key Of
the landscape scheme. Surrounding the
lake is group of low hills. the foot
hills OF the mountain range that en-
braces Portland. and upon them the
buildings will be placed. 1t is . su-
perb location. The view from any part
OF the grounds Is the same as that from
the Mountain park OF Portland. almost
without a parallel for beauty and gran
deur. Nine snow-capped peaks bound
the horizon, as follows:
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16
Sheep.
Grain.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
3l.S2. Rye. Colorado. bulk. per 100 lbs.
soc. Oats. bulk. Nebraska. new, white.
3l.O4: mixed. 800; in sack. Colorado.
white. $l.0s: corn in bulk. 31.02: corn
chop. sacked. 3l.o9: corn and oat chop.
sacked. 3l.2o; bran. Colorado. per 100
lbs, s5c.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

Sir Thomas Upton announces that
he has given Designer Watson carte
blanche to secure him a boat that will
enable him to 'lift'' the cup. but he
has discovered already that something
more than carte blanche II required to
secure . winning yacht
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

Wouldn't 1t be a mere waste of time
for anybody on the outside to irstiga.e
a revolution In Central America. where
revolutions flourish so luxuriant'y.
whether there happens to be any In
stigating or not?
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

Tho Dutch have captured Batoeha-
tee, killing 1856 Achinese and losing
three OF their own men. One or two
OF the Achinese must have had some
thing with which to shoot
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

The wife OF the successful man Is
always said to have been his inspira-
ton and help: but the unsuccessful
man is happier If he has n wife who Is
consolation and help.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

BY eating matches n Pittsburg par
rot get her owners house afre and
was herself badly scorched. This
seems to have been an all-aEound
case of poetic justice.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

That miraculous toad imbedded in
solid rock has turned up orce more
this time in the Renton CWash-) coal
mines. It is reported to have been so
large that a bucket would hardly con-
tain II. Probably inflated by its own
scientific Importance.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

Bad cooking, so n speaker told the
Parents club. is responsible for many
divorces. Until the race Is much
more highly developed the surest way
to reach and hold a man is to feed him
right.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

Joaquin Miller. the Frisco poet. has
Struck spouting oil well on his Texas
property. II there S enough oil to last.
OF course Joaquin will quit spouting
poetry.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

Major Deimar has broken another
trotting record. There are SO many
kinds Of trotting records that 1t is a
poor horse which cant break one now
and then.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

A seat in the New York stock eS-
change has just been sold for $50. 1000.
And yet the average man. II he rad
$50 900, would be quite content TO re-
tire from business and live on the N.
terest of his money.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

A lot OF people Will always be sorr,
they didn't know IL was Joe Jeffer-
sons farewell tour
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

The next chapter OF the story about
the automobile wedding should de-
scribe the cooking of the wedding
breakfast over gasoline fire.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16
Picking Corn and Cannon sails.

There Is nothing humdrum about
the business Of farming in Manchuria.
A dispatch says that along the battle
line some Of the Chinese have built
bomb proofs. from the protection Of
which they are gathering the crops
between the cannonadinG." Though
there may be powder ON the pumpkin.
the fodder will b shocked n usual
0lobe-DemocfAt.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

The latest is the nothing ball. 1t
slows up at the plate and puzzles the
batsman. who can make nothing out
Of 1t. Whereupon. it is conjectured,
the exultant pitcher throws nihil fit.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

The government mas over 271 900
employees. or u few thousand less than
the entire population OF Washington
ID. G.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

A statement is going the rounds
that there are 10000 quacks in New
York city. Quackery would seem to
be a regular business there.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

Revolutionis's are reported to be
rapidly increasing in Italy. These
disturbers and the baby are making
IL pretty lively for the king.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

There are knockers in this world
who. II they were marooned on des-
ert island. would proceed to knock
themselves.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

John l.. Sullivan should be more
cautious In signing total abstinence
pledges. One of them may turn up
as promissory note some day.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

Advice to those Long Islanders who
ere suffering from a visitation OF wo n
en- burglars: Make noise like a
mouse.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

The lady who got married after
writing THE Memoirs of Baby"
has just become mamma. Now she
win have a chance to decide whether
there ought to be a sequel or not.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

The fireworks people are slow.
They haven't begun. as yet. to pre-
pare for reproductions OF the Lone
Tree hill episode.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

1t has often been noticed that the
woman who is called "a mans WON
an" is as unlike a man as ii is possible
To be.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

The price OF human hair is rising.
This years crop of hair must be con
siderably below the average
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

King Oscar of Sweden dances at
rs and enjoys IL. The kings of Swe-
den used to make their subjects
dance. but they didn't live to such
n happy old age.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-16

chorus girl. will find the ice thick
around his family hearthstone