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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
FRIEND OF GAR
BOLTS PLEHYEISM
Course of Prince Meschersky Be
lieved to Foreshadow Liberal
Reign. IN
New York Sun Special Service.


ST. Petersburg, Aug. 19.-Prince
Meschersky's apostacy from Plehve-
ism is the reigning political sensa-
ton. 1t is interpreted as foreshad-
owing the cars complete conversion
to liberalism. @.
Prince MeschersSy, who was the
confidant spokesman of Alexander III,
the present czar's father, has main
tanned close connection with the
imperial head of the government UP
to the present time. He is the ed
itor Of what hitherto has been the
reactionaries' newspaper and the most
vigorous supporter of Plehve's policy
among the press Of the empire. He
approved intellectually the policy
Of stamping out all nationalist indi-
vidualities within the nation. Now he
faces squarely about and declares "it
is time to end the vexatious persecu-
lions wherever practiced and bring
peace to our social order"
The princely editor mentions the
Jews and Films, specifically, and con-
dennis the official attitude toward
them. He also mentions other op.
pressed peoples and nationalities anc
demands the adoption of a policy o:
negotiation, compromise and con
structive imperial craftsmanship.
1t is almost universally believed
that the czar and Meschersky are II
harmony, and that the prince is be
coming the spokesman of his majesty
as he was of his majesty's father.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
PORT ARTHUR IS
FLAME.W WRAPPED
Continued From First Page.

moral lessen for abandoning the
sRurik, even tho standing by her would
have meant that the Gromoboi and
Rossia would have shared her fate.
The chief mystery at the admiralty
here is why Vice Admiral Kamimura
We're at his mercy. The only explana-
ton Is that his squadron must have
suffered such frightful damage that 1T
could not continue the battle.
1t is confirmed that the loss of Off
GERS and men on board the Rossia
and Gromobot was SO per cent of the
former and rs per cent Of the latter,
the fire from the Japanese ships even
at a range exceeding three miles.
Private reports say the decks Of the
Rossia were veritable shambles.
The cherished plan Of the admiral
ty of uniting the two Russian far east
ern squadrons to await the coming OF
the Baltic fleet, seems now almost
hopeless, as the fighting strength OF
the Port Arthur squadron has been
greatly reduced and there is no longer
any possibilit of aid from the Vladi-
vostok squadron. Nevertheless, the
| admiralty expects that the battle
| ships, if they returned to Port Arthur
again, to sally forth, even to certain
| destruction.
But the whereabouts Of the battle.
ship division and of the protected
cruisers Diana and Pallada, are no
considered here to be absolutely es
| tablished. The weight of opinion
continues to correspond with the for
eign reports that the battleships arr
back at Port Arthur, but some of thu
officials at the admiralty cling to thu
| hope that they escaped.
Later in the day the admiralty re
ceived official information that Vic
| Admiral Prince Ouktomsky's five bat
tleships and the protected cruiser Pal
! lada are at Port Arthur. The tele
gram received here from the Russian
consul at Chi-fu does not say whethe
the vessels are damaged and make
no reference to the report from Toki'
that a gunboat of the type of the OF
vaini had been sunk off the Liao-t
promontory, owing to having collide'
with a. mine. p.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
MISSION WORK THRIVEs
WHAT THE EVANGELICAL Luz
THERAN. SYNOD is DOING FOR
THE NEGROES IN THE SOUTH.

Winona, Mimi, Aug. 19.-The fore
noon session of the Evangelical Luz
theran synodicaI conference of North
America was given over to further
discussion of the paper by Rev. j.
Harders of Milwaukee on "Church
Communion
A report presented by Rev. B.
Kretschmar Of st. Louis on mission
work among the negroes of the south,
showed that much was being accom-
plished. There are twenty-four mis-
sion stations in Louisiana, North Car
Dina, Virginia and Illinois, and ali
show growth. Two preparatory schools
have been established-one at Con-
cord, N. c., and the other at New
Orleans-to train colored young peo-
pie for mission work among their
own race, and it is hoped to arrange
to extend this work beyond the pre-
paratory courses.
For several years an unknown mar
has called on the conference treas
urer, Professor Burgdorf at st. Louis
and contributed $500 toward this mis-
sion work, making only the simple
statement that it was a thank offering
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
I. n. SHEVLIN WINS
IN FAMOUS SUIT
The Court Holds He Took No
Undue Advantage of His
Brother.
1udsa y n simpson this morning

Judge D. f. Simpson this morning
handed down his decision in the
noted Shevlin against Shevlin case. 1t
is a sweeping victory for the DEFEND
ant, Thomas H. Shevlin, the court
holding that THE plaintiff is not en-
titled to any relief against the defend
ant, either as prayed for in the COM
plant or otherwise. and that the
defendant is entitled to Judgment
against the plaintiff for costs and dis
bursements therein
The much talked of suit was IN
stituted by Edwin c. Sheylln against
his millionaire brother Thomas IL.
Shevlin, for the retransfer of stock
in the St. Hilaire and Crookston
lumber companies which, it was al
legged, wa sillegally secured by the de-
PENDANT thru the exercise of undue
influence and fraud. The stock was
sold by the defendant to the plaintiff
for $4,000 and its true value was al
legged to have been 100000. The
case was tried by eminent cousel be-
fore Judge Simpson and lasted over
six weeks in all.
''T. H. Is INDICATED.
Judge Simpsons decision is un-
euuivocally for the defendant in every
point involved. In the hndlng OF 1act
his honor says:
THAT the defendant at no time
made any false or fraudulent repre-
sensations, assurances or statements
to plaintiff concerning said shares OF
stock or the value thereof or as to the
extent or amount Of assets of sale
company or as to the value thereon OF
of any part of the same, but that de.
PENDANT exhibited to and examined
with the plaintiff schedule correctl!
showing the character, extent anc
amount of all the properties of sale
companies, taken from the books anc
records of said companies That DE:
PENDANT did not conceal or withhold
from plaintiff any facts or tnforma'
ton had by him affecting the value
of said stock
""That defendant at no time used OF
exercised toward or over plaintiff any
improper or undue influence in REFER
ence TO said shares Of stock or the
sale thereof, and that he mad NJ
threats during or in connection WIFI
the negotiations for the transfer O
said stock, and that he did not nave
or exercise any domination or contro
over said plaintiff, but that said plant
1ff was at all times man of stront
and positive character, naturally self
willed, self-reliant and combative ant
not subservient to the wishes of eithe
the defendant or any other person.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
LEAGUE REPORT
MAKES SOME SORE
ALDERMEN DISCUSS THE RE.
VIEW OF THEIR RECORDS.
Some Profess Indifference to Implicit
Criticism, and Say the Report Will
Not Affect Theln-O others Will Take
Steps to Offset What Effect 1t May
Have.

Naturally the aldermen who did not
get high ratings from the Voters
league are disappointed and dissatis-
fed. Most of them seek to convey
the impression that they are indiffer-
ent and declare that the report will
quite willing to discuss the report,
however, in as far as it related to
them personally.
THE report is good one, de-
clared Alderman James S. Lane. They
give me a good character, these
league people. AS to the charges that
my connections with the fire depart
ment and the Waterworks committees
have been prejudical to the best in
terests Of those departments, will
have something to say later, and what
I say will be backed by the record OF
the council. Whether have been or
the wrong side of public questions is
a matter Of opinion
1.-The report is creating considerable
comment, I understand said Alder
man S. e. Adams, but it seems thai
| am too old to discuss and consider
| public questions"
Except in one particular the repor
| is rather fattering to Alderman G. B
Holmes Of the fifth ward He resent
the inference to any intimacy will
the Republic Creosoting company ant
/
have accepted the baseless insinua
tons of certain newspapers.
Alderman n. J. Nelson Of the sixth
ward appeared to be sore over tn
! portion Of the report referring to him
SELF He admits that he and his col
/ league, Alderman Lars Rand, hav
worked together tremendously. il
ward matters, but insists that this i
exactly as it should be.
i Alderman O. E. Larson of tn
ninth ward accepted the report philo
sophically and declared that he ha'
4 endeavored to do his duty by the cit
and the ward without fear or favor
He had greater opportunities on tn
committee on licenses, but had no
shirked elsewhere.
Alderman John Ryan Of the frs
ward and James Dwyer of the mint
ward were at the city hall this morn
ing, but had not a great deal to sa
of the report.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
DETAILS OF SEA FIGHTS
Russian Naval Commanders Report
IN Rattles of Aug. 10 and IA.

Russian Naval Commanders Report
on Battles of Aug. 10 and IA.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. 19.-The en-
peror has received from Captain Re1t-
zenstein, commander Of the cruiser d.
vision at Port Arthur, a report OF the
battle of Aug. 10, dated at Shanghai.
The report says:
The squadron began to move into the
outer roadstead at o'clock In the morn
ing, and at $3.50 the following vessels Is
sued in single file, preceded by mine
clearing launches:
The battleships Czarevitch, flying the
flag Of Rear Admiral Without command
ing the squadron; Retv1zan, Pobieda,
Peresviet flying the flag Of Rear Admiral
Prince Ouktomsky, commanding the IRON
clad division; Sevastopol and Poltava, the
cruiser Askold, flying the flag Of Captain
Reitzenstein, commanding the cruiser dl-
vision. and the cruisers Pallada and
Diana.
The protected cruiser Novik went ahead
of the squadron, leading the first torpedo
fotilla, while two gunboats and another
torpedo fotilla accompanied the fleet to
protect the mine clearers on their way
back The hospital ship Mongolia, flying
the Red Cross flag, also accompanied the
squadron.
The passage across the mined roadstead
was accomplished with good fortune, but
it occupied two hours. At 8 o'clock Adj
miral Without gave the signal to make
for Vladiyostok and the mine clearers
started back to the harbor. BY midday
the squadron had attained a speed Of thir-
teen knots. The enemy's ships came
steaming up from all directions and soon
attacked the cruiser Askold, which was
| the first Russian ship to be badly dam
aged, her boilers being seriously injured.
Japs Drew Nearer.
/ The Japanese drew constantly nearer
pouring in hot fire, and at 6 o'clock II
the evening the Czarevitch steamed along
| the line Of Russian ships signaling .'Ad.
4 miral transfers command which was &C.
cordingly assumed by Rear Admiral Primo.
Ouktonsky.
It was then decided to try and breal
| thru the surrounding Japanese ships al
i their weakest point. The cruiser -Askolt
/ led, followed by the cruisers Novik, Pal
lada and Diana.
/ Japanese cruisers and several torpedo
Eboats, while there were three cruisers O
j the Matsushima type on their right.
The Russian fire was most effective
causing an outbreak of fire on the ar
j. mored cruiser Asama. Four Japanese tor
pedo boats fired torpedoes at the Askold
i but they all missed, and one torpedo boa
was sunk, whereupon the others with
i drew.
4 There was a hail of shells for invent,
minutes and the Askold was badly dam
aged. but the maneuyer had succeeded
the Japanese circle was broken and TIL
1 Asko1d, steaming twenty knots, escaped
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
READY TO FLY FROM
FIRE.BELEAGUERED TOWN
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Vancouver B. c., Aug. 19.-Forest
fires are burning in East Kootenay.
At Fernie the coal mines are hlled
with smoke, making it dangerous to
work. The flames are drawing stead
lily closer to Michael and threatening
to sweep the whole town. Prepara-
tons were made to leave town and
all unwieldy treasure was buried In
holes in yards while buildings were
deluged with water. The wind has
now shifted away from town, but
should it change, the worst may be
expected. Trains were made ready to
take away the inhabitants.
Wellington, B. c., Aug. 19.-Ihe
terminus of the Esquimalt & Nor
thern railway is in great danger of
being wiped out by fires The city
schoolhouse has burned and the fire
is drifting towards the Hamilton pow
der works.
Portland, Ore, Aug. 19.-Fires are
still ranging in the great forests OF
Washington, doing incalculable dam
age.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
NEW TAILORING STORE
New Tailoring Firm to Occupy Office
in Andrus Building.

For the past two weeks workmen
have been Transforming the spacious
office room at 203 Andrus building for
the occupancy of the Cooperative
porated business firm which has
started prof1t-sharing tailoring
establishment. The officers are q. j.
Thomas, president; G.sP. Wiberg, vice
president; P. w. Stoddafd, secretary;
j. M. Grumpy, treasurer.
The formal opening will take place
all are invited to calf to examine their
full lire OF fall and winte fabrics and
get acquainted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
VAIN REGRET IN RUSSIA
II Only Russians Had Crossed Persia
Ere Britons Entered Tibet,

st: Petersburg, Aug. Referring
TO 20 the British expedition into Tibet,
the Novoe Vremya today. says:
Russia is now being paid for the
forbearance shown Great Britain dur
ing the South African war. Had we
taken advantage Of Great Britain's
preoccupation then to cross Persia,
the Baltic fleet might now have a base
on the Persian gulf from which to
operate"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
MINNES0TAN STRIPPED
OF WEALTH BY RELATIVE

Special to The Journal.
st. Peter, Mimi, Aug. 19.-Eugene
Masterman, once prosperous farmer
near here, after being entertained
lavishly by his nephew, John Nc
Elroy, in New York city, is now a poor
man. Under pretext of providing a
comfortable home for the old man,
who is rs, McElroy persuaded his
uncle to deed over his farm, valued
at $4,000, and go east to live with the
nephew. He has come back broken
hearted and wiser.
Masterman has now commenced
suit to regain possession Of the prop
erty. McElroy's attorney asks a
change of venue to the federal court
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
ROGERS Is A MURDERER
CONVICT All ANANfOSA IDENTI-
FLED AS SLAYER OF SHERIFF.
STRAIN.
Special to Tie Journal.

Special to Tie Journal.
Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 19.-Sheriff
Jackson, who returned today from
Anamosa, says that he is convinced
that the convict Ed Rogers, in the
state penitentiary from Delaware
county, serving four years for assault,
Is in reality Ed Carnes of Onawa, Iowa,
who shot and killed Sheriff Strain Of
Monona county.
Carnes eluded capture, tho hunted
for days by posses. He killed Strain
/ q very popular man, while resisting
arrest for creating a disturbance in a
threshing gang. He will be charged
with murder when released from the
+ penitentiary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
WASHINGTON NOTES

Rural free delivery service to be established
Sept. 10: Minnesota osston, Polk county,
route g., population 600, houses 100; Rothsay
125. South Dakota-Howard, Miner county
route 2. population $40, houses 102.
Rural free delivery carriers appointed Min
nesota-Belyiew, route /, Fl. Odegaard; Kenyon
route a, 81. r: Purfeerst; Starbuck. route 6
o, T. Aasen. North Dakota-Sheyenne, route
J., o. T. Sedahl. South Dakota-Parker. route
8, JIG. Thompson; Winfred route 2, e. s. Dob
son; Woonsocket, route /, ]. II. O'Neil
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
Good Day at the Forks.

Special to The Journal
Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 19.-Sev-
en- hundred persons arrived here this
mroning from eastern points and
registered before noon for Fort Tot
ten lands The afternoon business is
light and no heavy registration is ex-
pected tomorrow, the closing day. w.
A. Richards, who will conduct the
drawing at Devils Lake on Wednes-
day, will arrive here tonight.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
DEATH OF OAK PARK BOY.

SpeCluI TO INe 7JUufnal. - . -7-- --- ~
saltwater, Mimi, Aug. 19.-F'rank Har-
rington of Oak Park, aged II, son Of M.
Harrington, died last night Of diabetes
Mrs. Lydia Herman OF the town Of Den
mark has been adjudged insane.-The car
nival association has engaged the Still
water band for the street fair next month.
A meeting has been called for Monday
evening to revive the Commercial club
The steamer Rutledge cleared with logs
for the Rock Island company.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
PROMINENT JAPs HERE
They Will Dine at the Commercial
Club and See the City.

CIuD ana see the Guy
Two japanese of note. Y. Itchikawa
and Usaburo Otsuka, died today at
the Minneapolis Commercial club
with DIR. Rudolph Schiffman of St.
Paul. They have come to inspect the
site Of the Japanese garden in Como
park that DR.. Schiffman will present
the city.
7. Itchikawa is garden architect
for the imperial Japanese commission
at the st. Louis exposition and laid
out the Japanese garden there. He is
chief culturer of the imperial house
hold garden and superintendent Of
the central agricultural experiment
station in Japan. Usaburo Otsuka is
director Of the Toxic Shorei club.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
RUSSIAN GUNBOAT SUNK
Warship with 142 Men Strikes Mine
and Goes Down.

Toxic, Aug. ia Russian gunboat
Of the Otvajni type struck a mine
and sank off Lao-ti promontory, the
extreme southern point Of the Kwang-
tung peninsula, on which Port Arthur
is situated, at 8 o'clock on Thursday
night.
The Otvajni is an armored gun
boat Of 1900 tons displacement,
launched in 1894, and carries one
nine-inch gun, one six-inch gun and
ten quick-fre guns. She has two tor
pedo tubes, has speed Of fifteen
knots and carries a crew Of 142 men.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
oBoLENsKY PROTECTED

Russian Police Take Many Precautions
In Finnish Capital.
Helsingfors Finland Aug. 19.-The POI
lice restrictions since the arrival here yes
terday Of Prince Obolensky, the new gov-
ernor general Of Finland, have been in-
creased and many precautions have, been
taken to guard his life. All the basement
entrances of the senate chamber have
been closed with cement, and the build
ings adjoining the governor generals
house have been searched to make sure
that no secret entrances existed.
Frank S. Spafford Of Great Falls. Mont, has
been appointed an examiner of surveys In the
general land office at $3.50 per day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
MANY REGISTER TODAY
BOOKS FOR RESERVATION LANDS
WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW
OVER 5000 ENROLLED AT
DEVILS LAKE.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Devils Lake, NJ d., Aug. 19.--To-
morrow is the last day to register for
reservation lands and crowds are ar
irving on all trains today, The streets
are lined with strangers, most Of
whom will remain for the drawing
next Wednesday.
Up to noon today 5,208 names had
been registered and the total number
here will undoubtedly reach the 1000
mark. Good order prevails and only a
few small depredations have so far
been reported.
Gus Smith and Buck Miller, negroes,
are under arrest at Cass Lake for
breaking into Halgren's tailor shop
here Monday night, and Chief Hurst
has gone to bring them back.
A heavy rain and thunderstorm
visited this section last night and II
is still raining. In several places the
storm was accompanied by slight hail
but no damage is reported.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19

The secretary Of the interior has ordered pat
ented to the state Of North Dakota three lists
Of lands selected under its school grant, EN-
bracing 2,104 acres in the bismarck. Dickinson
and Devils Lake districts, and one list of ISIS
acres in the Watertown district to the state
Of South Dakota under its school grant.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
A Snap in Lots at New Otter Tail
LOTS ss5 TO 5000 .

LOTS $25 TO $500.
If you want any lots at these prices, send
for our maps Of New Otter Tail TOWNSHIP. You
can double your money inside of year on
these prices.
H. H. KRUGER LAND co.,
Office, $50 Old Colony Bldg, 4th av & 4th st.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19

The Pallada and Diana were lost sight
Of in the darkness.
In view Of the impossibility Of repairing
LIP t. e gonganso s avom
The leader., 1904-06-01
In Case Of Fire.

The chief of the Philadelphia
fire department has published 8
set of rules I'm case of Fire. .
They ought to be learned by
heart, like the multiplication ia
BILE, so that when needed they will
spring automatically to the mind.
First sound the alarm.
Close the door and open the
windows.
A closed door is wonderful
protection against fame; an open
window lets the heat and smoke
out.
Do not fear thick smoke too
much. Go down on your hands
and knees-you will find no smoke
near the floor. Nine times out OF
ten you can descend a stairway
so. Many have been burned to
death because they thought a
smoke-filled stairway meant an
impossible one. There is plenty
of pure air to breathe near the
floor.
Should the fire have gained such
Roadway that all exits are blocked,
shut yourself in front room and
lean far out of the window, so the
firemen can see you. Once they
see you, it is reasonably sure they
will rescue you.
Above all, keep cool. The ma
jority of deaths from fire would
have been averted if the victims
had not lost their heads. Youths
Companion.
The leader., 1904-06-01

Forestry Showing all varieties
of the merchantable timbers, in
Guiding over FIVE hundred polish
ed samples.
Fisheries Showing all kinds Of
birds, fish and wild animals Of
the State, including a Delta bear.
Education Showing all Of the
modern methods employed in
schools and colleges of Mississip.
pi.
Minerals Showing over fifty
varieties of building stone, many
varieties of cement material, Isl
varieties of Mississippi cIays anc
mineral waters from the most eel
ebrated wells and springs of The
State, together with a large as
'sortment of pottery, Ignite, coal
etc.
Transportation-A collection o.
wagons and buggies made in Mis-
sissippi.
Manufacturers Two cases Of
shoes made by the Alcorn A. &
M. College.
In cotton and the size and quail
ity of its pecans, Mississippi leads
all other states.
Ito be continued.)