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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

Mutton costs the retailer about 61s
cents per pound, and Is sold at prices
varying from 5 cents for stew to Is
cents per pound for lamb chops.
Sheep carcasses average from 48 to
60 pounds in weight. Lamb carcasses
range in selling prices, and the cost
is slightly higher to the dealers.
Reputable Dealers Don't Deceive.
IT do not think the legitimate meat
dealers Of Minneapolis are holding
up the public" said a well-known
dealer to-day. II hear complaints
now and then. but upon investigation
I generally find that the complainers
have been the victims of INSCRIPTIONS
dealers. There is no business that I
know Of but that sharks gain foot
ing now and then, and the meat BUSH
ness is no exception to the rule. By
this I mean that it is not honest for
dealer to charge and make his Gus
toners believe that they are getting
export beef when in fact he is giving
them low grade of western. I have
known Of this being done in Mime
apolis, but not by any Of the reputable
dealers. T. T. rr..
ON the face of selling price
figures and cost price it does appear
that meat dealers make a fancy
profit. But before passing judgment
we will just put the cleaver into those
profits a bit If we could throw a
carcass upon the block, cut it up and
sell every morsel Of it at the current
retail prices, would sooner have a
good meat market than a gold mine
but we don't.
Expenses Are Heavy.
''In the first place, it takes from 20
to rs per cent Of the gross sales to
run the shop. This includes rents and
salaries, ice, delivery bills and the in
cidental expense of conducting the
business. Then comes the waste.
Take, for instance, every part named
! in the cutting up Of a beef. There is
| a loss on every section OF the animal
as it has to be trimmed to be put on
block as it is cut from the carcass. 1t
| is nothing unusual for us to give the
| bone man from 800 to 500 pounds OF
bone and trimmings every day. we
get 114 cents pound for this. 1t
costs us from to TN cents per pound
There is constant loss between the the
REFRIGERATOR and the block. Meats are
ordered, sent out and for some reason
returned. We are then glad to gel
| half price for them. The paper lr
which we wrap the meat amounts tc
little in individual cases, but our paper
bills are big by the emu OF the 1nonth
Losses Thru Spelling. ~
Meats left out Of the refrigerator
a. trifle too long are heavily trimmed
another dead loss, and if they hav'
been out too long for saving by trim
ming, the whole piece goes into tn
waste barrel. The trimmings OF
steaks and roasts looks to be little t.
the buyer, but they are dead los
to the dealer. t-
eve can never sell a carcass com
plete. There is always something tt
throw away. Taking all OF thes
facts into consideration, any fair
minded person will agree with me tina
retail meat dealers are not becom
ing millionaires at an alarming rate
After all of the loss is deducted,
cannot see that the meat dealers o
Minneapolis are working upon fame,
margin, but are doing business upo1
as close a basis as the grocery or dr.
goods trades.
"The INSCRIPTIONS dealers neve
i Continued on Second Page.)
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
TAMS BIXBY MAY
QUIT COMMISSION
Other Members Retire but He
May Be Given Sole
Control. +

From The journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, March 26.-With the
retirement Of c.. r. Breckenridge and
Thomas r. Needles from the Dawes
commission, Tams Bixby is now the
only member of that body.
There is an unconfirmed rumor that
he also will resign. altho he indicates
in a letter to Secretary Hitchcock that
he would dispose Of his holdings in
Indian Territory and remain on the
commission.
Bixby wound up his work here last
week and had arranged to leave
Washington last Saturday, but he was
told by the secretary to remain here
until further orders. This may mean
Legislation abolishing the old commits
sion and providing for the appoint
ment by the president Of one man to
wind up it's affairs at salary consid-
erably larger than $4,000, heretofore
paid to members Of the commission,
as recommended in the Bonaparte re-
port.
It is possible that if a one-man COM
mission Is authorized, Bixby will be
retained and reappointed, It Is GER
tain that the Minnesota senators will
urge him for the place.
w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
WISCONSIN WINS
INSURANCE SUIT
G Companies Must Distribute Vast
Sums Held in Reserve as a
{. Surplus.

Madison, Wis, March 26.--Before
Judge. Dinwiddie in the. circuit court
the case Of the state insurance: COM
missioner against the Equitable Life
Insurance society Of the United States
was decided in favor Of the state.
The state sought to compel the in
surance company to distribute sew
era1 million. dollars of surplus funds
among policy-holders in Wisconsin.
The case will be appealed. The court
held that the argument of the COM
pany that the statutes became per-
nissive after failure Of the commits
sioner to enforce them is not suff-
cient. RI
The suit is one of the most i'm
portant ever brought IN wisconsin,
affecting as it does about 100000, 700
Of surplus that has been withheld by
insurance companies.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

New York, March 26.-All Wall
street and the downtown section Of
New, York were thrown, into unusual
excitement to-day by fire which
started in the building at 81 Broad
way, occupied by the Morris Euro
pean and American Express company.
The flames spread to the adjoining
building, occupied by the Adams Ex-
press company, but the fire was
o'clock, nearly two hours after its
start, and at that time the loss was
estimated by an underwater at $780,
600, but nothing could be learned re-
garding the insurance.
Thousands of people poured from
the thickly populated financial dis
trict into Broadway and massed back
for squares above and below the blaze.
= Smoke Obscures Flames.
The burning buildings reached thru
to a narrow alley on the rear, and as
the wind eddied thru it swept clouds
of smoke into Broadway, so thick
that only occasionally could the red
glare of the flames be seen.
The smoke rolled up the street
hemmed in by the tall buildings and
great flaming brands fell thickly in
the crowds. Closely following the
first alarm a -four was turned in,
and them with the warning Of the
Baltimore fire in mind, two nine,''
the dreaded general alarm followed.
Engine after engine, followed by
their hose trucks, water towers and
ladder trucks, swept changing down
Broadway, the only street of access
to. the fire, bringing in the wake
thousands of people to swell the crowd
that already packed every inch Of
standing room in the vicinity.
Police Clear Streets.
Bursting hose and back roll of
choking smoke now and then drove
them back and aided the police re-
serve to clear the Streets
The fire started in the basement of
one of three express company adjoin-
ing buildings. Smoke was first seen
coming from the sidewalk and almost
! Immediately flames burst forth driv-
ing out employees and necessitating
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
JAPANESE ADVANCE STOPS
Mikado's Generals Await Troops {
Pieng Yang and An-ju.

Liao-yang,, Manchuria. March 26.--.
General Mishtchenko has been in
formed that the Japanese have sus-
pended their advance on the Pieng-
yang-An-ju. line. Three thousand Japa-
nese troops are stationed at An-ju
and 1000 at Pak-chieng, while forty
Japanese warships and transports are
anchored at Chinanpho. ~
According to Russians advices, the
object of the Japanese to turn the
Russian flank, for which they are
awaiting the concentration of their
army. =. ~
A Cossack patrol encountered a
Japanese post near Pak-chieng.
March "a, and exchanged shots.
While retiring the .Cossacks met a
Japanese patrol and opened fire, with
the result that one Japanese officer
one man and a. horse were killed The
Russian force suffered no casualty.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

Washington, March 26.-The states
of "Oklahoma" and Arizona" are
created in a bill which has been COM
pleted by the republican members of
mittee on territories.
After the democratic members Of
this subcommittee have considered the
bill for a few days, a meeting Of the
full subcommittee will be held. =
The two states mentioned are COM
posed Of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory as "Oklahoma" and Arizona and
New Mexico as "Arizona." The ad-
mission Of the latter two territories is
not delayed by any restrictions of law,
but may be effected as soon as a con-
vention can be called to form state
constitution s.-..-
homa and the Indian Territory shall
not be admitted as a state until the
year 1906. ... ..s-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
FRANCE OBTAINS
LAND and MONEY.
Settlement Of Dispute With Brit
ain Over Newfoundland Proof
u of Amity.
New York Sun, Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
London, March 26.-Details which
have been obtained Of the Anglo
French agreement show that, while no
attempt has as yet been made to set.
tie the Morocco and Egyptian ques-
tons, the determination Of the New
foundland dispute has been reached
thru an earnest desire on the part Of
both nations to maintain the exist
ing good understanding between them.
. BY the convention which definitely
settles the Newfoundland dispute,
France formally renounces all terri
torial rights to the French shore"
and police rights in Newfoundland wa
tiers, and receives in exchange as a
compensation for French subjects who
are residents Of the shore about
100000. All French fishermen will
have the same rights as British.
France also receives a strip Of terri
tory on the Sokoto frontier of south
west Africa.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
CoRREsPoNDEpET STOPPED
Newspaper Man iented from En-
tering Port Arthur Hatbor.

tering Port Arthur Hafbor.
New York Bun Special Service. sssse Il
Chi-fu, March 26.+-Ye sterday
morning went on a dispatch boat~to-
ward Port Arthur with the intention
of obtaining an interview with zAd-
r1iraI Makaroff.
When we were eight miles from the
lighthouse two destroyers came out
from the harbor, dashed across our
COURSE and one fired a blank shot. We
stopped and the commander of the de-
stroyer which had fired shouted an or
der to us to follow him into the har-
Dor. ea.s 9.-
I explained the nature Of the mis-
sion and a searching party was sent
on board. The officer in charge of the
party. examined the ships papers and
searched every part of the vessel, even
pulling the pigtails of the Chinese
crew to- discover whether they were
Japanese in disguise.
When he satisfied himself that there
was no contraband on board he was
most eager for news. gave him
some Photographic Of the Varfag and
| (Continued on Second PaRe.)
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

point out that the profits Of the gro
ceryman or dry goods merchant are
scattered over a multitude of articles
and they can afford to sell for a small
margin Of profit on this account. They
deny that there is a larger per cent of
profit in the meat business than in any
other legitimate line of trade.
How Pork Prices Run.
The same sort of table has been
arranged for the pork prices. The
estimates are based upon a carcass
weighing 213 pounds and costing the
retailer 64 cents per pound from the
packer. The table IS as follows:
DnpK
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
LONG-LOST GIRL FOUND.
Special to The Journal.

Saltwater, Mimi, March rs. - Miss
Eliza Kuske, who disappeared from
her home about a year ago and was
given up as dead, has been found in
La Crosse, and her father has gone
after her.-Jordan Brothers will to-
night shut down the stitching depart
ment, which is operated outside the
prison, Of their shoe manufacturing
business, and it will not be started
again until fall-One of the boilers Of
the gas and electric light company Is
out of repair, and the company will
not be able to furnish lights for sew
eral days. Candles and lamps are be-
ing used about town.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
A WEEK OF THE WAR


from the far
the heater Of that there
Piengyang and Anju
Yalu. Denials Russian
theft
of
churia, has not mentioned
not beenco frned.
awaiting
ate Russian flank
enforced effective discipline
he esab
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, March 26-Attorney
General and Mrs. Knox announced the
engagement of their daughter, Rebe-
kah Page Knox, to James Robert Tin
die of Pittsburg to-day. Miss Knox
and Mr.. Tindle are now with a party
of friends in Cairo, Egypt, and a ca
blegram from Miss Knox to-day to her
parents, sanctioned the announcement
of her engagement.
The marriage will take place in
Pittsburg in the fall. Miss Knox is
a quiet, studious girl, quite pretty and
with decided aversion to society.
She has taken little part in social life
here, preferring rather her books and
a few friends. It is said that Mr..
Tindle possesses the same tastes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
DO NEAT DEALERS
CHARGE TOO MUCH?
ARE RETAIL PRICES TOO FAR ABOVE
WHOLESALE RATES?

These Questions Are Being Asked by Consumers Mnneapo
lis and Various Other Cites-How Steer "Cuts Up, "
Costs What 1t Sells For in the Local Market
One Dealer Explains that Profit May Be Large but Ex
penses Are Heavy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
Blizzard Blows Itself Ont.

Special to The journal.
Bismarck, N. D., March 20. ~ The
about thirty-six hours. The railroads.
are resuming operations, nearly all
trains being preceded by snow plows.
No reports have been received from
the live stock district. It is feared
there will be some heavy losses. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
GOTHAM IN FIGHT
WITH FIRE PERIL
TWO BUILDINGS DESTROYED AND
GENERAL ALARM SOUNDED.

Thousands Flock Lower Broadway and Hundreds of Police
Called Out to Hold Crowds in Check-Wall Street Ex
cited by Possibility Of Repetition Of Baltimore Disaster
Flames Under Control Only One Fireman Reported Hurt
Loss Is Over 100000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

Continued on Second Page.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-28
Intellectual Oysters.


There still exists an old tavern in
London with a swinging sign above
the entrance upon whose surface Is
painted an oyster and the legend. THE
Whistling Oyster" One Of our in.
Quisitiye. sharp Yankees strolled in
that direction one day and stopped to
laugh at tho novel sign, then entered
and asked for an explanation.
Certainly replied the host. Hi
tell hit heyery hour of the day and
night. | once 'ad a hoyster given me
as was the curiousest hoyster a-goin'
and hits Gods truth. sir. that hoyster
used to whistle as good as heyer you
card
The Yankee looked at the publican
with a queer smile in his eye and
said:
Il don't see anything remarkable in
that oyster We have one kind Of oys-
ter and there's not one OF that family
that don whistle Born 80, you k. w..
You must have imported your fellow
from the States. | know a tavern
Keeper in Maine. town Of saco you
may have heard Of tho? Well, that
man had an oyster, a regular saddIor-
rocker, don't you understand and
there wasn't a fly anywheres about
that tavern He used to put the oys-
ter on a table by the window and
iuos went for him cause he smclt salt
and he gobbled them. lie used to get
down from the table
Get doVn?' questioned the publ
can. with a smile
Yes" continued the Yankee. got
down By a string and followed his
master all around the house and the
taveFnkaepor wouldn't give that oys-
Ter his dinner till he whistled Hail
Columbia all through. lie often sang
at public concerts All they had to do
was to tickle his back with a feather
and he'd sing anything"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-28

Apropos regarding the question Of
sending baseWnners pack to their
bases when a coacher encroaehes up
on territory not allotted to them ~
third base. the following might be al.
yanced Admitting for the sake Of
argument that it is Illegal II a per
son should be brought before a triai
court for a violation OF one OF the
statutes. which lawyers contend is
unconstitutional On the grounds that
it mfringes upon the rights of the
person SO arraigned. The trial court
adjudges the person guilty as charg
ed. An appeal is taken. Now pend
ing a decision by this higher coGrf
viii any sane person continue VIOLA
ing that particular law? Why, then
should Cairo players continually vic
late a rule laid down By an umpire?
If they are not satisfied with his Ge
cision. appeal to a higher authority.
say President Harry PHlliam. Of the
National league, as the rules Of that
body and his Interpretation of the
rules govern tho Kitty league Draw
Tip a brief, making clear. concise
3uccinct statement Of the facts In tine
case ana submit Il to him Pending
his decision, however don't violate
tae ruie or the Interpretation placed
tp0n IL by the umpires.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-28
Only Too True.

Some years ago an American under
taher. who belonged to one OF the
first families" was spending some
time in England, and fell in with a
titled Engiishman with whom he wax
tl chummJ not TO say confidential It
soon became evident that his friend
vas eager to know the undertaker's
business. and he was qulie as anxious
that be should not be enHghte cd
ie't re De dropped Rith 2 dull thul
bat cav or tvo before bis con-
iempieted return t. America. his Brit
iso friend cost Ill hlntiae aside, and
plainly asked him what his profession
might be.
Why ] follow the medical profes
sion, was his reply.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-28

lbs high time that the board Of di.
lectors should formulate code of
rules for the government Of the eluo.
principal among them should he one
calling for every member OF the team
TO report ready for practice every
morning while at home or abroad, a
certain early hour for retiring anc
above all the severe punishment OF q
player that INDUCES in bad habits. III
mo line of business today can a man
hat INDUCES in the excessive use of
.imulants make a success. In fact.
j many occupations, a man will meet
yi;h instant discharge if he INDUCES
Ia the use of intoXicants This is not
ATTENDED as temperance lecture, but
le way in which certain members 0i
,le team have been carrying on of
lte. calls forth this protest against
the use ot intoxicants hy members Of
the club Get together gentlemen,
and formulate that code oi rules ana
exact penalties for violations. II
then We are outclassed ana beaten.
VEIL and good. the Cairo public can
axe their medicine In true sports.
aanliko spirit, but when Il comes to
losing games through indifference
and because one or two members of
he team are addicted to bad habits
len will be heard the sound Of the
hammer. It's not too late as the race
long one and Cairo can go the
,ait Ike thoroughbred as they have
touter hearts than any quarter horse
hat ever came ont of the Jackson
Purchase. Cairo's hot blood Is
lroused-we'ye been squarely and
lonorably defeated. and what makes
Z so terrible is that our ancient rivals
accomplished the task, if it can be
,llled a task. in such a manner as
make US look like selling platers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-28
Broke
Down With Nervous
Prostitution.
Confined 10 Bed. Doc.
tors Failed,
But DIR. Miles Nervine
Cured Permanently.

Some six years ago / completely broke
down from evangestic work. ! suffered
from nervous prostration and stomach trouble
and was confined to my bed and room Tor
months. While | had as good a physician
as this city affords he failed to pull me out,
sad | tired many remedies and they were
SO hard on my stomach that ] could not take
them. At last l found DR.. Miles Nervine.
An, that was a nail in a sure place and
enabled me 70 cry out Eureka was soon
able 70 We out and at work. | consider DIR.
Miles nervine the thing for nerve and stom-
ach trouble also use in my family most OF
Or Miles Medicines, as household remedies"
Rev Geo. w. Draper, Danyille, III.
"About a year ago failed in health aad
ny case was said TO be nervous derange-
mcrt and heart trouble. Ny stomach was
also affected anil | suffered from a variety
cf symptoms such as wind on the stomach,
shortncss Of breath, smothering spells, pain
around the heart and left shoulder. My
ankles were frequently 'voicn and my face
was often fcvcEish There were LILLE pHfs
saa5r nv eyes at tilncs aud had headache
almost constantly. wroe % you ioI adyics
end in addition 70 general directions as =
taking care II myself you prescribed Res!or.
aiive Ncrvine. Heart Cure and Nerve and
Islrer Pills. 7 viii stcte taat NY complete
and permanent return tl health followed -
Miss JOSH lmae kcra. Galena. ~.
An druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie Dr. Miles Remedies. Send for free. book
on Nervous and Heart Disease. Address
Dr.. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart Ind
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-28

To mend amber requires a certain
amount Of caro-, though the process is a
simple one. Apply some linsecd oil to
the broken edges, and then hold the
oiled parts over a gas Jet, covering the
rest Of the amber meanwhile with a
cloth. As soon as the oiled parts be-
come sticky with the heat press the
edges which are to be united together
and hold them very carefully till cold.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-28
NOT n KEEPI,N(ii G. .

Mamma. said the little one "taer
is a girl in the next block that's a 10.
sieker than / am"
You're not very sick. pet, replied
the mother, mot even ia bed. Tcuu
be out playing again in day or SO.
Il know it, mamma; so don't you
think We ought to do something for
the little girl that's So much sickor?.
What would yoa like to dor
ira like to send Der that nasty
medicine the doctor LETT for me. -
Chicago Post.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-28
Cost Of War.

Wars Of the last 5000 years are sup.
posed TO have cost $500 600 600 600.
Each man who falls on the battlefield
costs 1910 to XIII, and the countries
OF Europe to-day are paying to main.
tain an armed neutrality" the small
sum of $50 a second.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-28

stouter and remains in IFS norman
position in his breast instead Of climb
ing up into hIs throat and choking
him, ana he obtains control these two
essentials being the great clemens
that beget absolute confidence. be
viii Be one of the great ones with 2
bright future before him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-28

Shake, Vincennes and Henderson.
We'll join you in a few days Ha, ha!
We're not weeping Simply Laughing
Historically over the smuggling were
getting where Alice of the Old Post
wears her Rhinestone sunburst.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-28

BittrolH pitched yesterday and lost,
Rut no disgrace attaches to his de.
felt. lie is a youngster and possesses
everything necessary to make him a
good man. When his heart becomes
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-28

There will be a game this afternoon
McDougal and Walbaum; for Douglas
teams. Batteries: For high school
IL MeDougal ana Walbaer; for Douglas
Winters and Jacket. Game viii he
splayed back Of high school Game
called at p. m.