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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
The Marvellous Master Of the
Voice Living in London, Where
He Will Celebrate His Goth
Birthday Next Week-Brother
of Viardot and Malibran.

A celebration to take place in London
next week will call attention to a famous
family and make a revelation that will be
a great surprise to many who think them
selves Well-informed about musical mat
ters. On March II, Manuel Garcia, consid-
cred by most musical authorities the
greatest teacher of singing who ever lived,
will celebrate his ninety ninth birthday.
The great master retains all his love for
and interest in his work and has not alto
sether given up instruction, criticising
singers and giving expert counsel to teach
ers.
A Minneapolis musician was asked the
other day if any of Garcia's pupils We're
numbered among the local musicians. The
assurance was prompt and positive "Oh,
no; his generation passed before any of
us began to study" When attention was
called to the fact that he is still living in
London the statement was received with
skepticisn.
The same question put to Fraulein
Schoen-Rene brought a different reply.
With quick, enthusiasm, she rejoined
well I should say SO, have. studied five
summers with the dear old man. since he
passed his ninetieth year. He is a marvel
for whom 1t is worth while to celebrate.
have, promised him that shall be with
him on his one hundredth birthday and ]
shall have to be thinking about that. For
ttielny years L nave peeL Win his SISTER,
the equally famous teacher of Paris, Nine
Pauline Viardot, who was one of my prin-
cipal instructors, on her birthday which
comes in July. She Is, SO now and, next to
her brother, the most wonderful musician
living.
so some Of the Minneapolis, musicians
didn't believe YOU when you talked about
Manuel Garcia celebrating his birthday
| They have good company in their ignor-
| ance. Two or three years ago, when was
| in London coaching with Garcia, had ar
engagement for luncheon following my ap-
pointment with him. Thru some delay OF
trains L was late and Melba and Blanche
Marehesi. who were present, were left to-
gether and as they have no love for eacf
other, the occasion was not comfortable
WhentI arrived Itwassreprimanded and ar
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
CHAPTER X.-Continued.
Reality VS.. Romance.

HE REMAINDER may
IN \ be told in a sentence,
OO he said. "Of what
avail were my frenzied
H statements against the
definite proofs ad-
duced by Lord Vent
nor and his unfortunate ally2 Even
her husband believed her and be-
came my bitter foe. Poor woman! I
have it in my heart to pity her. Well.
that is all. I am here!'
Can man be ruined SO easily?"
murmured the girl, her exquisite tact
leading her to avoid any direct ex-
preston Of sympathy.
1T seems so. But have had my
reward. If ever meet Mrs. Costobell
again I will thank her for a great
service" .'n
Iris suddenly became confused. Her
brow and neck tingled with quick
access of color.
why do you say that?" she asked !;
and jerks who was rising, either did
not hear, or pretended not to hear, the
tremor In her tone.
Because you once told me you
would never marry Lord Ventnor, and
after what I have told you now am
quite sure you will not" r
'Ah, then you do trust me?" she
almost whispered. ~
He forced back the words tren bling
for utterance. He even strove weakly
to assume an air of good-humored
badinage.
See how you have tempted me
from work Miss Deane." he cried.
We have gossiped here until the fire
please. at once" 81 g..
Iris caught him by the arm. -=
IT will pray tonight, and every
night" she said. solemnly. that your
good name may be cleared In the eyes
lof all men as it Is in mine. And am
sure my prayer will be answered"
She passed into her chamber, but
her angelic influence remained. In
his very soul the man thanked God
for the tribulation which brought this
woman into his life. He had trav-
ersed the wilderness to find an oasis of
rare beauty. What might lie beyond
he neither knew nor cared. Thru the
remainder Of his existence, be 1t a day
or many year. he would be gloritied
by the knowledge that in one incom-
parable heart he re1gned supreme, I'M
challenged, if only for the hour. Fa-
tigue, anxiety, bitter recollection and
present danger were overwhelmed and
tangible presence of Iris. He looked
UP to the starry vault and, yielding
to the spell, he, too, prayed.
It was a beautiful night. After a
baking hot day the rocks were radiat-
Ing their stored up heat, but the pleas
ant southwesterly breeze that general
~ set In at sunset tempered the at
nosphere and made sleep refreshing
jerks could not settle down to rest
for little while after Iris left him
She did not bring forth her lamp, and
unwilling to disturb her, he picked uI
a. resinous branch, lit it In the dying
fire, and went into the cave.
He wanted to survey the work al
ready done, and to determine whether
It would be better to resume operations
in the morning from inside the eX
cavation or from the ledge. Owing tt
the difficulty Of constructing a verti
cal upward shaft. and the danger Of {
sudden fall Of heavy material, he de.
cided in favor Of the latter course, al
tho it entailed lifting all the refuse GU
Of the hole. To save time, therefore
he carried his mining tools into thu
open, placed in position the cheval d.
frise long since constructed for the de
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
UP-T0- THE MINUTE FASHIONS
II Daily Him Of Practical Value to the Fair Sex

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
PUTTING THE WORST CONsTRI1c-
TION ON TT.

1.-TWO men held me up coming home
my dear" ventured the tardy husband
80, you admit you had to be car
ried, DO you? You brute!" returned
the irate wife.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
A sEAsONABLE TIP.

new I DIX World.
Let every man be up and doing,
Fix your eyes on fortunes goal.
Let up on the rag you're chewing
Use your voice to peddIe coal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
CHAPTER XII.
The Fight.

The sailor knew SO accurately the
position of his reliable sentinels that
he could follow each phase Of the
imaginary conflict on the other side of
the island. The first outbreak OF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12

Miss Cannon, daughter Of the speaker OF
the house, went to New York to-day. She
will return early next week. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12

spend two months with her daughter,
Lady Curzon, wife Of the viceroy Of In
dia, who arrived in England ten days ago.
Miss Daisy Letter, who has been abroad
since last autumn, is also with Lady Cur
zon In London, but will return to Ameri-
ca with her mother. s-%
Should Lord and Lady Curzon decide to
make their first visit to Lady Curzon' s
parents during the present summer Mr.
and Mrs. Letter will probably transfer
their allegiance from Bar Harbor to New
port where there would be additional op-
portunity for entertaining their distin-
guished visitors, who have not visited
America since their marriage. +
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12

Former Speaker of the House General
D. B. Henderson and Mrs. Henderson, who
have been in New York all winter, are
expected shortly in Washington, to visit
Colonel and Mrs. M M. Parker Of Yer
mont avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12

Miss Jones, niece Of the postmaster gem
eral and Mrs. Payne, this week gave the
dinner for which she issued invitations
last month. and which she postponed be-
cause of the illness of Senator Hanna
The eighteen guests included Miss Du-
rand, daughter Of the British ambassador
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12

Representative w. Bourke Cochran will
| occupy his former house, at Sixteenth and
Q streets, during his term in congress-
He Is having extensive improvements
made -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12

Mrs. Letter, who has been In Washing
ton all winter, but taking no active part
in society, has sailed for England, to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12

Rear Admiral Schley is spending some
time In New York, where he is registered
at the Waldorf.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12

the zest one would naturally look for in an
aspirant for social distinction.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-26
COTTON ADVANCING.
Price Again Approaching IS Cents.
Wheat Dropped Yesterday.

Cotton has again taken an upward
move and some predict that it will so
even higher than the price reached
several weeks ago. May futures yes
terday closed at 14.61, and cotton on
the Wilmington market was quoted at
1925 twenty-five points above the price
last saturday. New York spot on yes
terday was 1880
The grain market was very unsteady
yesterday and wheat closed several
cents lower than the prices quoted last
Saturday.
1t seems that the price Of cotton CAN
not remain down. Those cotton mills
that are waiting for the price to drop
to what it was last fall wilk probably
have to wait until another crop is
raised before that price exists. and
from present indications it is not HkeIy
to exist then. The mills it is said have
a supply of cotton that will last them
until about May the 1st. Many mills
haxe already curtailed their OUTPUT
and if the prices Of cotton remains high
many others will probably follow suit
before they will buy cotton at any
where near the present price. The
price of the manufactured product
does not seem to have increased in
proportion to the raw material
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-26

Oncials Did Not Appoint . Neer0
as Section Master-Strike About
Ended-Reward Offered for Assas-.
sin Who Shot Section Master.

On February ed. President John
T. Wilson. OF the Maintenance OF
Way Employees Of the Coast Line, is
sued a circular in which he made the
following statement:
According to advices. the company
has only been able to find one colored
man who could be induced to take a
place deserted by a white foreman,
and the guilty negro is Green Rob
inson, of Fayetteville, ~. c., who took
charge Of Section . at that place, and
he had not been in the employ of the
company for three years previous to
the time the strike took place. This
should be accepted as positive proof
that the company will use any on.
without regard to race, creed or color
in their efforts to defeat you, who will
degrade themselves by becoming
tools in their hands"
In answer to this, Mr.. Kenly yes
terday issued the following circular
of denial:
Wilmington. n. c., Feb. "a. 1904.
TO the Maintenance of Way EN-
ployes: :.
22d, states that he has been inform
ed that a negro section foreman has
been put in charge Of section No. 3,
near Fayetteville, n. c.
II desire to say that Mr.. Wilson
has been misinformed. There is abso-
lutely no truth in the report 1t ha-
always been the policy of this COM
pany to appoint its section foremen
and other foremen from the ranks OF
\ it's deserving and competent white
| men, and this policy will always be
continued. ]. r. KENLY.
Fourth Vice President and General
| Manager"
From all appearances the strike
seems ia have about ended, and it is
| learned that on nearly every division
/ of the road full forces of men are al
| work. Some who went out have not
| returned, but their places have beer
filled with new men and 1t now hard
| to tell that a strike ever existed.
The officials of the Coast Line have
decided to offer a large reward fol
\ the capture of the murderer who kill
ed the young section master neal
Savannah, Ga, on Tuesday afternoon
1t is the policy of the A. c. L. to pro
tect their men and the officials Of thu
road say every effort will be made II
| capture the assassin. The official:
not propose to tolerate such acts O
| cowardice They will not state
! until an investigation is made wheth
er or not they think the strikers haC
| anything to do with the crime.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-26
UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOL.
Professor Noble Says the Prospects
Are Bright for Successful Session.

The prospects are that the ap-
preaching session of the University
Summer School will be by far the
most successful in it's history" said
Professor Noble to Messenger re-
porter yesterday just before leaving
on the return trip to Chapel Hill.
He said that already there are
very large number Of teachers and
others who have signified their inten-
ton Of attending. The faculty will
be composed of distinguished educa-
tors from many of the leading insti-
tutions in America, and there will be
special course of lectures by emf
nent specialists on different subjects
Of interest
Professor Noble. in speaking of the
courses to be offered, remarked that
the number of stud es had been
greatly increased and will include ev-
erything from kindergarten work to
the highest university studies.
All in all he expresses himself as
highly pleased with the outlook for
this years work.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-26
WILL SAIL TO-DAY.
The Tolosa Cleared Yesterday With
1O.94S Bales of Cotton for Liver
pool-Third Trip This Season.

| The British steamship Tolosa, Cap
tain Holttum. cleared yesterday with
a cargo Of 1094S bales Of cotton for
Liverpool.
The Tolosa will go down the river at
IL o'clock this morning.
| The total weight of the Tolosa'S car
go is 5,360,441 pounds and it is valued
at $780,. 200.
has made to this port this season. The
first trip was made in the early fall.
All three cargoeS were shipped by
Alexander Sprunt & Son and this makes
the twenty fifth cargo of cotton shipped
Ito Europe this season by Alexander
lSprunt & Son. OF the twenty five car
lgoes, five went to Liverpool, the desti-
lnation of the present cargo. 1t is not
likely that any more vessels viii leave
this port with cargoes of cotton this
season. The vessel which was here just
before the Tolosa. the Oceana, had to
Iremain here a considerable length OF
Itime to secure her cargo and the Tol0sa
has been here since January 30th. For
the past few months cotton has been
coming in very slowly. Even when
the price was over 16 cents the receipts
were extremely small.
The combined value of the two last
cargoes shipped by Alexander Sprunt <
Son amounts to over $4,000. 600 and tn .
| is only two of the twenty five shipments
made this season.
The many friends of Captain Holttum
will regret very much to see him leave
He is great favorite in Wilmington
and counts his friends by the score.
He is a veritable winter bird. Not un-
/ til the colder weather comes does he
strike this port and before the warm
balmy days Of spring have arrived. he
has again departed. This is due to the
fact that he only comes to this port foT
cotton. He will probably be here again
next fall but in the meantime he will
mot be forgotten and his friends will
often think of the jolly sea captain and
when he does return he may fell assur-
ed Of a hearty welcome.
The captain was given farewell tea
last night by his friends Messrs. RobG.
land James n COwan.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-26
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Several Injured I'm Runaway Accident
Yesterday Afternoon

A serious runaway accident occurred
yesterday afternoon on the shell road.
near Delgado. Mr.. z. L Holloway
when near Delgado the horse he was
driving became frightened and dashed
Of at full speed. The horse became
entirely unmanageable and attempted
to pass a buggy in which was Mrs.
w. D. Mcmillan and Mrs. G. s. Grain
ger. The runaway horse did not make
a sufficient turn and the result was the
buggies crashed together. throwing the
occupants Of both to the road Mrs.
Mcmillan received severe blow in
the fact but with the exception of
this. she was uninjured-
Mrs. Granger was injured about the
face and also had a slight scalp
wound on the back Of her head. Mr..
and Mrs. Holloway were both slightly
injured by the accident. A carriage
was telephoned for and Mr.. and
Mrs. Holloway at once came to their
home in the city.
Mr.. Tench Cox was aI the golf links
when he heard of the accident and
he went to Deigado and brought Mrs.
Macmillan and Mrs Granger in the
city in his automobile. Physicians
were summoned at the residences OF
all those injured as soon as they reach
ed the city. None of the injuries
were found to be OF a serious nature.
Mrs. Macmillan and Mrs. Granger
had started to the golf lings, but Mr..
and Mrs Holloway were out for a
drive
Both of the buggies were badly
damaged. especially the one of Mr..
Holloway, which was torn all to
pieces. The horse Mr.. Holloway was
driving tore himself loose from the
buggy when the collision occurred and
did not stop running until he reached
Wrightsville, where he was caught
The other horse ran only a shor,
distance when the buggy struck a
tree. The horse then stopped and re-
mained still until he was caught.
The accident occurred at about
o'clock
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-26

Sleeping Woman VIII be Islaced In
window Of Gaylord's Racket Stor,
Today.

A large audience greeted the Knowles
in their second performance at the
Academy OF Music last night. All OF
the features introduced were entirely
different from those on Monday night.
but they were no less amusing. One of
the most amusing scenes last night wa.
one In which the subjects were made 10
think that two elevated trains had col-
lided and that the trains were loaded
with money and diamonds and the con-
tents fell on the stage. When the sub
5ects thought the trains had collided
they began gathering up the supposed
money and filling their pockets in a
most excited manner. The scene was a
very amusing one This was only one
OF many features.
Mrs. Isabella Delly. one of the atten-
dants OF the Knowles. was put in a
hypnotic sleep last night and viii he
allowed to remain in that condition IN
til tonight. She will be placed in the
window OF Gaylord.s Racket store this
morning and will be allowed TO remain
there until tonight when she will he
awakened from her sleep This will be
done at the onera house. Entertain
ments every night this week
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-26
PERFORMANCE DISAPPOINTING,
The Knowles Require Too Many Of
Their Attendants In Their Perform
anceS.

The audience which attended the per-
formance of the Knowles last night was
much smaller than on the preceding
nights and the performance was disap-
poining. 1t is true the audience laugh
ed. but it does not take a hypnotised
man to make an audience laugh ANY
man that will get on the stage and act
like clown will cause amusement.
The Knowles use too many of their
own men and those who act in the most
ridiculous manner are invariably the
attendants of the show. If only sub
jects secured from this city were used
the entertainment would be far more
amusing. but it does not look like the
''wonderful' art of hypnotism was being
used to it's full extent when it takes
men belonging to the show to do the
funny stunts
On yesterday afternoon the test of
causing the sleeping woman in Gay
lords window to move were tried and
were successful. A large number of
people viewed the woman as she lay
in the hypnotic sleep in the store win
dow. She was awakened last night
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-26
PRISONERS SCARCE.
Only Two Prisoners in County Jail at
Present Time.

Jailer r. 81. Capps says that not
since he has had charge of the Jail
has there been so few prisoners as
during the past week. When the last
term of Superior Court convened
there were about 80 prisoners. but the
jail was cleared of all these and when
Wilson and Judge were carried to
the penitentiary only one prisoner re-
mained. a negro charged with steal
ing bicycle. A colored woman was
placed in Jail yesterday under sew
eral different charges, so there are
now two prisoners. 1t is a long time
though until court, and before tn.
4th Of April Jailer Capps Is liable to
have a large crowd to go before the
Judge.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-26
STRIKE Is OVER.
Generally Admitted That IL Was q
Failure-The Negro In It

From all that can be learned. the
strike on the Coast Line Of
the maintenance of way men. is prac-
doally over. 1t is stated on good au-
thority that about twenty-one section
masters went down the road this
morning to take their places.
1t Is said in several quarters that
what killed the strike was taking the
negro in it. White men felt that they
we're not in the best company and
they would give no sympathy to the
strikers as long as the negroes were
tlu It.
The railroad company has not given
in at all in the matter and the victory
seems to be theirs. While there are
Hkiil some of the men out and care is
taken to guard against any further
trouble on the road, it is generally
admitted that the strike was a fiasco
I|Flerence Times.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-26
NEED NO FIRE ESCAPES.
School Does Not Need Fire Es-
caDeS.

Mayor William E. Springer and Chief
Schnibben of the fire department on
yesterday inspected the Union School
relative to equipping the building with
fire escapes. After examining the exits
and seeing how well the children were
trained in marching out, it was decided
that the building did not need fire es-
capes.
In speaking Of the matter yesterday
afternoon Mayor Springer said it was
wonderful how we'll the children were
trained. All of the students of the
school about 500 in number, were as
sembled in the hall on the second floor
and after the usual exercises the signal
was given for them to march from the
building. Mr.. Springer said he held his
watch in his hand and that it took the
500 children just one minute and 45 sec
onds to get out of the building.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-26
SOLD DAMAGED CLOTHING.
10 Simons Purchased. Damaged Stock
of /. Sllrier.

I. Shrier on yesterday sold his dam
aged stock of clothing to 10 Simons.
He did not sell any of his furnishing
goods. but disposed of his entire stock
of clothing. Mr.. Shrier expressed him.
self as being we'll pleased with the set
tlement made by the insurance compa-
nies. Mr.. Shrier and Mr.. Ed L. Davis
will leave for the northern markets on
Saturday to purchase both new stock
Of clothing and gents furnishing goods.
Mr.. Marshall Shrier will have charge
of the store during his fathers absence.
The fire will not affect their tailor made
clothing business. The store was open
ed last night.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-26

New York. February 34-C0ttsn quiet
At 1l.se: net receipts 1lG bales: oroos|
receipts - bales: sales - bales: ssecer.
|6. .sN bales.
TOeal today NJ Al ssaper0-Nk re-
|ceIpes 1850 bales: exports 70 Gree
|rsritain s.sSS bales. to France - bale
|to the continent ASS bales: te Jap
SO bales: stock s7s.z73 bales
Consoiidatsa at ell ssaDerO-kSet
lreipts A.4Ss bales: exports % 0rW t
IBritain is.77s bales: to France % oee
Ito the continent s,1s1 bales; 70 Jsp4a
TstaI sinea eoptenAer lst at al seh-
I,orts-Net receipts s.ses.3n bales: ex-
lnorts to Great Britain i.s1e. 1ss bates.
Ito France 81, ia bales: TO the conf
Inent s1sl.Iea bales: TO japan s'.-a
|bales: 20 Mexico 22.3ss bales.
spot closed quiet 5 points lower:
lniddling uplands 1850, middung eult
h4.ss sales $50 bales
/ Ft,tures closed firm: February ls.ss:
March 1896: April 1855: May ne2;
June ls.s5: July 1891: August N4s:
lseotember I21o: October n.eo; NoVen-
Ieuber I1.45: December n-se.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Chicago. February A.-The Ailag
lfutures ranged as follews: Il
IT.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-26
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.

New York. February A.-Money on
call steady, highest per cent; lowest
IL per cent; ruling rate tx per cent.
Last loan IL per cent; closing bid Ia
per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time
loans steady; sixty days and ninety
days 3 per cent; six months 3% to 4
per cent. Prime mercantile paper Al
to sA Sterling exchange strong with
actual business in bankers bills ct
81. Sc. IS to $4.S6S0 for demand and at
81 30 to S4.S3 As for sixt days. Post
ed rates s484 and $4.S7. Commercial
bills s48sA; bar silver SSH: Mexican
dollars firm.