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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

and quantity Of electricity required
by the city ordinances.
The company must furnish electricity
to subscribers upon application IN
areas of not less than ten blocks whose
combined business will amount to
$4,000. a year. This provision enables
those who desire service, in any part
of the city,, to combine with their
neighbors and compel it's installation.
The promoters must accept the fran
chise within ninety days after it IS
granted and file bond of 5000,
conditioned to commence work within
sixty days, prosecute it with diligence,
invest 100000 in one year and have
the system complete by Nov. 1, 1907.
Before commencing the work Of con g
struction the company must submit de-
tailed plans of the whole system, which
must be approved by the city council.
Any failure on the part of the COM
pany to meet any of the requirements
of the franchise will result in it's for
feiture.s
The Old franchises.
This franchise, when compared with
those in existence thruout the country,
appears to be. feather in the cap OF
Minneapolis. The existing electric
franchises in the city merely bind the
h l! to observe fire and police regu-
CiOuo, d1CllO LII JIG ,COuou1U ~ duG JIG
aldermen stipulated that the use Of the
conduits was not to be exclusive. No
other franchise granted by this city
is SO hedged about by regulations for
the safeguarding Of the public interests
as to service and price. The franchise
as framed has attracted general COM
ment on the outside 1t has been sub
mitted to Mr.. Kiichli and Mr.. Lind,
and they have pronounced themselves
as satisfied with it's provisions. It
comes up for final action at the hands
of the council tomorrow night,
A few years ago such a franchise
might have been worthless from the
standpoint of the investor. The great
progress Of invention and the utiliza-
tion of water power for the generating
of electrical energy makes it possible
for the company to accept the condi-
tions outlined by the franchise and
still have what appears to be a money
making proposition. Power is to come
from the Elk river dam, and the &C.
ceptance Of the franchise by the pro-
moters is taken as an evidence that
they have:a knowledge of what they
are about and look upon the franchise
| as valuable asset
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
: THE MESSIAH

A large audience gathered at the
Swedish tabernacle last night to hear,
what may be characterized as the
smoothest and best performance Of the
Messiah that has been heard in this
city. The same relative results were
secured that appeared in last year 9
performance Of the oratorio, except
improvement in the work of the chorus.
The "'Hallelujah Chorus sung with
the audience standing, was magnifi.
cent thing and much better rendered
than last year. The "For Unto Us a
Child Is Born, gave a splendid. oppor-
tunity for fine work and was made very
effective. The shading was most re-
cured in the choral-like conclusion of,
"All We Like Sheep where the voices
blended in a. match1ess mosaic of tone
color that was rich and beautiful. The
concluding chorus, "Worthy Is the
Lamb y was also great achievement.
The quartet and chorus, Since by Man
Came Death,' omitted last year, was
splendidly interpreted, the. wood-wlndIs
accompanying the quartet IN a very ef-
fective manner.
The solo parts last night were in the
Theodore Van YORK and the bass, Her
bert Witherspoon, being accorded the
honors of the evening by an unusually
discriminating audience. Mr.. Van YORK
| is distinctively dramatic tenor, but
the Messiah affords little occasion
Of the opportunities afforded him in
| the aria. t@Thou Shalt Break and was
obliged to repeat the number after three
encores had been mistakenly accorded
| him. The same circumstance accom-
panied the singing. Of the "Why Do the
Nations" that preceded it, by MI;
Witherspoon, whose voice, smooth anu
resonant bass, is admirably suited TO
| the rapid enunciatlon OF tone required
| by that peculiar composition.
Mary Hissem de Moss has clear,
| high, pure and sweet soprano OF mod
crate volume, but which is especially
effective in colorature. Her SINGING
last night was enjoyable and demon
| strated that she was capable and ef-
fective, if not great, singer; oos 2ne
| did not, however, arise to the occasion
! in the singing Of that wonderful ARIA,
! l6I Know That Ny Redeemer Llyeth.
| Her voice seemed to lack the richness
! and warmth necessary for It's lnterPreG,d-
ton. Pauline Woltman-B Brandt took the
contralto role. Her voice lacks timber
/ and the, .He Was Despised, was i
great asaRPGints%h s a od H. lis FLOCK
was sung very sweetly and effectively.
The work of the orchestra was not
fully up to the standard previously set
! by It's concerts this season, but the pas
toral symphony was given n ,n,e bet-s
ter rendition than last year. The con-
Guiding portions Of the oratorlo were
not married by the departure OF some sI OF
4 the audience, as is so frequently the
case cas- But on the other hand the con.
ti.sas talking on the part Of some OF
/ the members of the chorus dnr1nS phe
n nm Of the orchestral numbers, was vas
dd;sfinsfly annoying. 1t takes good
hrsadina on the part Of both audiences
and choruses to complete the enjoyment J. ,t
of sneh q performance as that of last
even;no Mr.. Oberhoffer, by his splen-
4 d;dswork. has added another to his
/ already large assortment Of laurels.
/ Howard Boardman.
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world; Henry Cuyler Bunner, to whom
all readers Of Puck owe many hours Of
entertainment, might have continued ito
promote mirth, and Nevin, whose Ros-
aryo has touched the hearts Of mill
lions, might have given US something
more as tender and sweet; Sydney
Lanier might still be heard; the dream
fancies of Marie Bashkirtsef might
have taken more tangible and substan-
tial form, and the ministrations of
those eminent physicians, Bichat and
Henry Purcell, might have longer
blessed the human race. To the raw
ages Of this disease are to be attributed
also the untimely deaths of John Ster-
ling and Henry Kirk White, the poets;
Artemus Ward, the humorist; Spinoza,
the philosopher; the Bronte sisters,
novelists; Green, the English historian;
Moliere, the French dramatist, and
many others whose names might Be re.
corded.
1t does not follow, of course, that
interest in the general effort to- check
/ the spread Of this malady should rest
upon the fact that death loves shin
ing mark. The inroads of this disease
are made not only in the ranks of the
great and the talented and the emf
nent, but men of common mold who
live their lives and do their work upor
the common plane are just as liable tc
its assaults. z
And, now that we have learned thai
it is preventable, that the spread Of
tuberculosis may not be only checked
but that the disease may be efectuall1
eradicated in whole communities, thu
strenuous effort to accomplish that re
suit calls for intelligent work, and, il
need be, of self sacrificing effort Nor,
terrible than any other disease, NOR,
destructive than war, more fatal thar
pestilence, the malady known as con
sumption stalks thru the land, and
hitherto, almost unimpeded in its prog
ress, but now to be resisted and over
! come and destroyed by a supreme eff
fort which calls for T. cooperation Of
every hand, = = : &c. g. .-,>..5';;s
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What tuberculosis Costs.

The people of Rochester, N. Y, wero
discussing the other day the most ap-
propriate way in which to show honor
to the name of a late physician of that
city, and debating whether the me:
mortal should take the form of q shaft
in one Of the parks or that Of a hos
|pital. -: =. + ..s..5. ! 81 i
DR.. E. NJ. Moore, whose memory it
was desired to perpetuate, was one OF.
those good Samaritans, Of whom his
profession furnishes many, whose
lives are given not only to the cure
but to the prevention Of disease. 1t
is an interesting fact that the ply
stefan, whose living depends upon the
existence Of disease, is the most active
and Intelligent and earnest promoter of
means for the prevention Of disease.
Such a record had DR.. Moore, and par
ticularly was he interested in means
for the prevention of the spread Of
tuberculosis. e.. ...... ...-~
What this Unsuitable malady has cost
the world cannot be measured, even
when it is known that it is by far
the most potent of death dealing agen-
cies, claiming for it's victims one-sev-
enth Of the entire mortality Of the
world. In connection with this discus
sion Of the Moore memorial, it was
shown that not only does tuberculosis
demand large sacrifice Of human life,
but it invades not only the ranks Of
the poor and the humble, but reaps its
harvest among the great of the earth.
But for the activities of the germ Of
La Page, the artist who produced. the
HJoan Of Arc,' which all visitors to
the Metropolitan Museum seek out,
might have given us still greater
proof Of his genius. But for the as
saults Of this terrible malady Rachel,
the inimitable portrayer of the tragic
drama, might have continued to sway
and thrill and electrny her audiences.
/, Owing to the rayages Of: the same dis
ease the world lost before his natural
time that patriot and naval hero, John
Paul Jones. For the same reason
!. Cranes splendid war stories; are no
longer written, and Robert Louis Stew
enson's career was cut short of its
complete fulfllment. IF it had not
been for tuberculosis the author Of the
song, The Bells, = might have given
US more. songs to delight us, and
S|sterne's 6 sentimental Journey z might
4 hay continued mother Ets-.of sthe
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
The Bread in the Bushel.

The chief statistician of the depart
iment of agriculture has practically
given up the attempt to make a dehnlte
j estimate of the quantity of milling
wheat raised in the northwest last sea-.
son. The demand for statistical infor-
nation along this line dates back to
mid November, at which time 1t had
already become clear, from bakers
tests, that considerable part of the
spring wheat crop was below average
In reproducing qualities. Responsive
to the requests for definite figures, MI.
Hyde took up the matter at once, ex-
pecting to embody, his finding In the
regular government report OF Dec. III.
This he was unable to do, and having
DELAYED the matter until the present
date, he states that he has found 1t
impossible TO draw a hard and fast
line between nillable and non-millable
wheat. His report is therefore indefi-
mite, yet it partially bears out what
has been demonstrated thru other chan
nels. The average weight of wheat in
Minnesota he finds to be ffty-tWo
pounds, North Dakota ifty-one pounds
and in South Dakota fifty pounds.
That Mr.. Hyde was unable to arrive
at a more definite conclusion will not
surprise the trade, or the crop experts,
who have claimed from the first that
the last crop was the most difficult to
size up Of any ever raised.
Nevertheless, the report Is dlsap;
pointing. The demand for definite In
formation has increased with every
passing day. The desirability OF some some
thing more comprehensive to guide
upon in determining future values OF
wheat, was emphasized by the recent re-
: port that Minneapolis milling com.
pany, in making 100000 barrels OF
flour, used 100000 bushels more wheat
than ordinarily. This with the recent
drawback decision, and the agitation OF
the question now before the attorney
general, of allowing Minneapolis millers
to mix Canadian wheat with American
under the drawback plan, increased the
belief that there is an important de
fciency in the general quality Of the
American spring wheat. This is nov
confirmed in a general way, by the
government, but the trade must figure
for itself just what the lighter weigh
wheat means in the way of difference
in milling quantity and quality.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
WOULDN'T TAKE HIM IN
Sick Man from Excelsior Has Difficulty
Getting Into Hospital.

C. H. Fitzpatrick Of Excelsior, suffer-
ing with pneumonia and a complication
of diseases, was compelled to wait for
two hours in the St. Louis depot yester-
day afternoon while S. L. Van Etten Of
the Humane society went about the city
in search Of hospital that would re-
ceive him. The city hospital refused
to take the man in unless an order
was given by the county commission
promise was not considered good.
Arrangements were finally made for
the man at Asbury hospital. =.
The authorities at the city hospital
say that they were acting in the interest
of the taxpayers and could not take the
man from an outside city unless his ex-
penses were guaranteed. II.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
GETS AFTER THE ST. LOUIS
Attorney General Would Compel Run
ming of Daily Lake Trains.

Attorney, General ". J. Donahower
fogn7 IN t tas ds pss Snr asf Gf R
order be issued that the Minneapolis
& ST. Louis road show cause why a
daily passenger train service should not
be established between Minneapolis and
Tonka Bay and Excelsior during the
winter months as well as. in summer.
Tho state railroad commission, in
December ,7inv estigated the matter
and ordered the summer passenger train
service continued thru the winter
months for the benefit of the Tonka Bay
and Excelsior residents. The road has
refused to comply with this order. r.:
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Neglect of Official Duty.

The city council objects to that order
of proceedings on the part Of the cor
oner 8 Jury which tries one man for an
offense and renders verdict against
another, or a group Of others. =.
The coroner's jury took testimony to
determine whether the building In
spector was censurable for allowing the
wall of the Peck building to fall down
and kill lot Of people. The jury de-
cided practically that the inspector was
not to blame, at least not very much,
because he had reason to believe that
the wall would stand under all ordinary
conditions. But it did not leave the
matter until 1t had censured the city
council for permitting violations OF the
building ordinances, which it concluded
were primarily responsible for the COM
munication Of the fire from the Peck
to the Boutell building. :,> 49,
The members Of the council are now
going to hold little investigation Of
their. own. They preface 1t with the
remark that they may 81 need a little
generating themselves, :" and they do.
AS to whether the fire would have been
communicated to the Boutell building
if the openings in the adjacent walls
had been protected with fire shutters,
and the runways had not been permit.
ted, or at least had been so constructed
as not to communicate fire, the fact
will probably be developed that the fire
In the Peck building produced condi-
tions in the Boutell building which re-
suited in the fire there, and that these
conditions would not have existed If it
had not been for the heat generated in
. the Boutell building by the fire in the
Peck building. Safeguards in the form
of iron shutters on both buildings would
probably have protected the Boutell
building SO that there would have been
no superheated atmosphere, no gases
generated there to be ignited by short
circuited wires. In the construction of
these two buildings-separated only by
a ten-foot alley, rising to the height of
five stories, with numerous windows in
both adjacent walls, with no iron shut
tiers covering them, and with wooden
runways connecting the buildings at
different stories, both buildings occupied
by highly infammable material-the
conditions were ripe for just that which
II occurred.
The singular thing is that property
owners and business men will expose
their buildings and their stocks OF
goods in this manner when protection
for each building against the othel
from fire might have been obtained by
measure Of expense which probably
would not exceed the reduced insurance
charges of a comparatively short pc
4 Rod. But business men will take JUS
such risks, unwise as it may be, and i
is the business of the city council tx
create and enforce regulations in tn,
public interest which will prevent It
We are supposed to have done that il
this city, but we find that in this case
4 and In many others, the city council
has deliberately violated it's own regu
lations and given permits for the dis
regard of the law. This is done out o.
weak, easy-going, careless desire t
he accommodating an d.. aver ia divid
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METHODS FORCE
Nebraska State journal.

Nebraska State Journal.
The labor commissioner Of Minnesota
reports falling off of 1000 in the men,
bership Of Minneapolis unions in the last
year. And this is largely accounted for
by reason Of the unsuccessful strike of the
mill men. There is no lodging the fact i'll
advised effort to bring things to pass by
force is an injury from which labor finds
it hard to recuperate. The chief grievance
of the union mine workers Of Colorado
was because of the failure Of the legis-
lature to do it's duty in the matter. Of leg
islation to make effective the constitution
al amendment making eight hours the
limit of a days work. The proper weap-
on for the laboring men of Colorado to
use was the ballot. but they pronounced
that ineffective and tried coercion 1T was
a miserable, failure and resulted In un-
speakable misery to all parties concerned.
besides weakening the cause of union la
Dor thruout the state. #
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

If the 100000 Of: the new Russian
loan;' now being offered in New York, is
placed here, it will not be entirely a new
departure, as a contemporary asserts, for
Russian bonds are now listed on. the New
York Stock exchange, and have been for
almost two years: 1t will be surprising,
however, If the financial houses working
on the American sendE Of the loan do, not
get a good wide margin. for@ these are
war bonds and not a peace issue, as were
the others, and there isstte Likelihood that
Port Arthur may go under at almost any
time, That its fall, will put another hole
in Russia's credit is not to be doubted.
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h1ng Corn stands at the head of q
mighty army Of figures in the annual re-
port of the department Of agriculture.
just out. He musters In bushels 2,4e7,-
4So,s34 units, and stands for selling
value Of s1,os7, 461,44o Wheat, with $751;
3s9,5l7 bushels, shows value of $780,
4Ss'S76. Hay is even a bigger item than
wheat, for there were 99,99S, 500 tons gath
cred In this year, and; the value runs tc
s6E9, lO7, 626. - These are only. three I'd
eleven principal items. The exhibit Is 6
wonder: The American farmer has shown
his power and resource ! this year az
never before, especially so when it is. con
s1dered that in at least one leading crop
the conditions favoring large yields an6
high: quality were unfaVorable during {
good part of the year.
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GEORGIA AND THE NEGRO
Savannah Press.

The best way to help the negro, to make
him satisfied with his condition and at
tached to the government is to keep the
ballot in his hand. After forty years of
preparation it would be a travesty to take
it away from him now. The national gov
eminent would not stand for it. and the
southern people would find themselves
more Isolated than ever If such thing
were attempted. So far as Georgia is
concerned there is no serious idea of dis
franchising the negro, nor do any con-
siderable number of the people elamor
for q repeal of the amendments.
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nTHE DEPARTEDn

: Rev. Dr.. John White Chadwick, who died in
n Y. this week was the author OF
the hymn, 'The Departed which was sung at
his funeral. The first verse Is =,
It singeth low in every heart.
We hear it each and all
A song of those who answer not, :s
However we may call
They throng the silence OF the breast,
sss We see them. az OF yore, Tss s g
The kind the true, the brave, che sweet,
4vpA1k with
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TURN ON THE RED LIGHT
New, York Tribune.

AS result Of experiments made In
some of the hospitals in Paris, it Is stat
ed that vaccination performed under q
red light leaves no scar and causes less
pain The patient is vaccinated IN
room where the only light is an mean
descent lamp with a red globe
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HOW7

Chicago Record Herald.
A French scientist declares that dys.
pepsia can be cured by smiling. He neg
lects, however, to explain how dyspeptics
may succeed in getting themselves TO
SMILE s 8s
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A RAY or LIGHT
Nebraska state journal.

Nebraska State Journal.
The recent story from the front of the
present war. of Russians and Japs Joined
in a bloodless rivalry for possession OF
stray Manchurian pig, throws across the
gloom Of war a ray Of light that ought not
to pass unnoticed.
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gy "A morning paper speaks OF, the "enor-
nifty Of deceased millionaire's estate.
The headline artist who perpetrated this
must agree with Andrew Carnegie that 1t
is crime to die rich.