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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-19
Ants as Paving Experts.

Ants are known to be wonderfully
clever family Of insects, and a story from
skepperstad, Sweden, may be true. In
order to keep ants off large tree which
he priced a. farmer painted a band OF
tar about the trunk. The ants were much
perplexed and a convention was called.
Counsel was hastily taken, plans formed.
and in q little while the army started to
construct a pavement across the tarred
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Work for Unemployed.

A motion has been made in the Nor
wegian storthing to make an immediate
appropriation Of 100000 kr. so that the
public works planned for this year may be
started at once. This is done with a
view to relieving the distress among the
unemployed, who are suffering greatly.
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MANY Fires In Norway.

Norway had yeritable epidemic OF
fires. Two days after the disastrous con
migration in Aalesund, forty houses We're
destroyed by fire and over 300 people
were made homeless on the same day
wiese's big sawmill and planning mill at
Fredrikstad was totally destroyed Then
Harstad had a fire, destroying several
estates and the public building. All Of the
buildings of the Graesheim estate near
Hamar were destroyed by fire on JAM Is.
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AALEsUND RELIEF
Tidende's Subscription Books Show
Total of $1.52915.

Minneapolis Tidende's subscription
hooks for the Aalesund relief fund
show a total of $1,529.15. AS fast as
the money comes in 1t is forwarded to
Mayor Ronneberg of Aalesund to
whom 5000 kr. have been sent in five
installments. Among some of the larg-
er contributions are Warden lodge,
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The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway

Owns and operates 1000 miles Of
road. It penetrates eight states.
was the first road st. Paul to Chicago.
1t runs five through passenger trains
from the Twin Cities to Chicago every
business day. It's celebrated Pioneer
Limited is the famous train of the
world. Lowest rates to all points.
Baggage checked from residences and
+;olrotS Delivered
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HUSTLING THE WORK
Federal Building Contractors Must Be
Thru by March IS.

Thru by March IS.
That there is race against time in
finishing the repairs at the federal build
ing is manifest to every visitor Paint
ers, decorators, plumbers and carpenters
are everywhere in evidence. The con-
tractor has until March Is to complete his
task, but the time is growing short. In
order to complete the work in time and
avoid any penalty, the contractor has
largely increased the number of work
men. The clerks of the offices are max
ing small bets as to the finish Of the work
but from the present activity the con-
tractor appears to be the favorite.
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1904 Dunlaps-And Then Some.
Barnaby's, tomorrow. Dunlap Hat
An American Triumph

Hon. S. Charles Phillips, NJ. s. e. l.,
of London, England. who has, travelled
the length and breadth of America
during the past year, and who has
Thoroughly covered all European rail
ways, says that without any excep-
ton the Milwaukee's Pioneer Limited
between the twin cities, Milwaukee
and Chicago, surpasses any passenger
train in existence. He regards it as
an American triumph.
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Free Sample Bottle

II your druggist does not keep Ozomulslon
in stock. he can easily order it for you. or II
you desire n small sample to see what 1t Ia
like, you can obtain the same by mentioning
the name OF this paper in which you read
this advertisement, and sending your name
and address to the OZOMULSION CO., 90
Pine st, New York City
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district. Each ant took a grain of sand,
carried it up the tree and placed 1t on
the tar. After several hours Of incessant
work a road third of an inch WIDE
paved with grains of sand laid as regu-
,larly as paving blocks, was constructed
across the tar band, and communication
with the upper part Of the tree was re-
established.
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DELCASSE HOLDS OFFICE
REPORT THAT FRENCH FOREIGN
MINISTER HAS RESIGNED is
WITHOUT FOUNDATION.

Paris, Feb. 19.-There is no truth
In the rumor that Foreign Minister
Delcasse has resigned.
The report began to circulate in the
corridors of the chamber of deputies
and was Immediately denied.
Premier Combes and the other min
listers were present at the foreign Of
flee. at noon to-day. There was not
the slightest indication Of a change.
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School for AoItators

The socialists in Norway are preparing
to establish a school for the education of
agitators whose task it will be to spread
the socialist doctrine thruout the whole
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Nornannaheinnen
DIR. SWENSSON'S
LOSS KEENLY FELT
BETHANY'S PRESIDENT A WORK
ER IN MANY FIELDS
The Funeral Will Take PLACE Next
Tuesday at Lindsborg, Kansas, and
Will Be Attended by Leaders of the
Aucustana SYNOD.

By the death of DR.. Carl A. swens-
son president and founder of Bethany
college, Lindsborg, Kan, useful citi-
zen is cut down in the full vigor of
mental and physical strength. The
loss will be keenly felt in Kansas, in
which state the school is one of the
great institutions. No less will the
loss be felt by all Swedish people, for
in DR.. Swensson were combined the
nobler qualities of splendid race.
The work he accomplished in his
lifetime was marvellous, and one can
but wonder what he would have done
in a larger field. In the southwest
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country Alfred Eriksen. the busy mem
Der of the storthing, is of course at the
head Of the enterprise.
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The Strongest of the Strong

Lines between the Twin Cities, Mil
waukee and Chicago is the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway The
finest of the fine trains is. the Milwau-
KEGS Pioneer Limited-the train of
trains.
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DR.. JAMESON AS PREMIER
Commander of 1.-THE Raid'' Heads Cabine
Of Cape Colony.

Cape Town, Feb. 19.-Sir John Gordon
Sprigg, the premier of Cape Colony, who
was defeated in the parliamentary cleo
ton recently held in East London (Which
he had represented for nearly thirty
years., has resigned the premiership.
DR.. Jameson, Of raid fame, the leader
of the progressives, who defeated tho
Afrikander bund party in the elections,
has been summoned to form a new cab
met.
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GREENWICH co. REINsUREs
The Commercial Union Company Takes
the Business.

the Business.
The Greenwich Insurance company OF
New York has reinsured it's business IN
the Commercial Union Assurance company
Of London. Greenwich policy holders are
not affected by the change, as their in
terests are fully protected by the Com
mercial Union, which is one of the strong
est companies doing a fire insurance bust
ness in Minneapolis, having cash assets
of s4,294,751.91 and a net surplus OF
| 81 1872, S4SS7.
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Wild Prank Of Drunken Sailors.

The harbor police of Copenhagen had a
lively time recently Three drunken sail
ors looking for a chance to get over to
their ship caught sight of small steam
boat express tied to the dock. There was
no one on board, SO they boarded the
vessel, cut hep adrift and started the tires:
Without lights the vessel steamed out
Of the harbor and was going at a lively
clip when the police were notified. They
soon overhauled the vessel, and after
many attempts succeeded in casting
rope so as to catch and hold. BY means
Of this rope one of the officers clanbered
aboard and stopped the machinery.
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The Milwaukee Road

Runs every day five handsome trains
to Chicago. All electric lighted and
steam heated. It's main line runs via
Milwaukee. It's celebrated Pioneer
Limited is the famous train of the
world.
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No. 81, Sons of Norway at Grand
Forks, $685.; Terje Vixen lodge, No.
IT, Sons of Norway, Two Harbors,
$3.50; Cashton, Wis, collected by
Miss Petra Sailing, $3S.45; Bethle-
hem Norwegian Lutheran church.
Minneapolis, $3.50; Our Savior's
church, Aberdeen, Wash, $42.
This sum does not include the pro-
ceeds of the concert given at the
Swedish Tabernacle on Wednesday
evening nor of the Oslo lodge enter
tainment nor the generous gift OF
Olaf o. Searle.-
It would be desirable that all con-
tributions go thru the same channel In
order that the measures taken by the
northwest to relieve the distress may
be recognized and given proper credit
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Your New Dunlap Hat
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Evening journal., 1904-01-23
TWO TRAIKMEN SWIM
FOR THEIR LIVES
Train and Tender on Pome-
roy Branch Go Into
Greek

Newark, Del. Jan. ga Pomeroy
& Newark Railroad train was wrecked
by the floods last night between here
and Landenberg. Streams hereabouts
overfowed their banks. doing consd-
cradle damage. and part OF the trestle
on the Pomeroy & Newark Railroad,
one mile south of Avondale was wash
ed away.
The south-bound passenger train was
wrecked. it being so dark on the curve
Engineer Clark could not see the dan
ger.
The engine dashed over. breaking the
coupling at the passenger car. and
landed on its side. nearly submerged
lin the roaring waters but fortunately
Engineer Clark PaNson and his fireman,
Frank Osmond. escaped injury. though
they had to swim and wade from the
cab TO shore.
The passenger coach toppled over.
the front end dropping into the creek.
OF the dozen or so aboard all succeeded
IN escaping. but some we're badly
bruised and shaken up. John Mona
CHAN. OF Landenberg the section boss.
was riding on the front OF a passenger
coach and was thrown into the surging
waters. but succeeded In getting out
safely.
II was FIRST reported here that the
men had been drowned but Mrs. Pax
son received a telegram this morning
saying that the men. were safe.
Evening journal., 1904-01-23
SCHUYLKILL OVER ITS
BANKS At STATION
Passengers Alighting Forced
to Make Way to Dry
Land or Trucks

Philadelphia, Jan. 23.-Its flow
toward the Delaware river being inn
peded by the mass OF broken ice COM
Ing down the stream. the waters Of the
Schuylkill river have overfiowed at
numerous places from Manayunk to its
mouth.
At the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
station, Twenty-third and Chestnut
streets, business is crippled. the tracks
are covered and employees are carrying
movable and perishable things from the
ground floor Of the station TO the upper
stories to save them from the over
flowing flood.
Great cakes OF ice have been washed
out OF the stream and deposited on the
tracks and banks. but men. armed with
ice hooks and poles have succeeded in
keeping the tracks free enough from
ice that the progress Of trains is not
impeded to any great extent.
The river is swirllng. grinding tor
rent OF ice. in great and small cakes.
which, as they crunch against each
other sound like the roar Of Niagara
Falls. Fortunately the ice has not
iammed at any place near the station.
crowds OF men keeping il moving with
the assistance OF tugboats.
Passengers alighting at the station
are forced to make their way to dry
land over improvised bridges of boards
laid on trucks or be carried TO a Sc
cure footing BY parties in gum boots.
Evening journal., 1904-01-23
MRS. BECHTEL PROBABLY
WILL Be DISCHARGED
Case May Go to Jury Tonight
and Verdict of Acquittal
Is Expected

Allentown. Pa. Jan. 23.-Mrs. Cath
crime Bechtel will probably know by to-
night whether she viii have to go to
jail convicted having shielded her
daughters murderer, or whether the
cloud shall be lifted for all time from
her and hers. For il she is acquitted
Il goes without saying that all the
other indictments against her daughter
and her two sons viii be quashed.
That Mrs. Bechtel win hear the
pleasant words mot guilty" spoken
by the foreman OF the jury is gener-
ally expected. Hardly one man out OF
a hundred who has followed the testi-
|mony, and the spectacular plays OF hel
counsel. but believes that she VIII bs
acquitted OF any completely of th,
murder Of Mabel.
Two days ago sympathy was with
her. but the man who considered him.
self sobermlnded would say. Il thlni
she knew about IT, but the ends o.
/ justice will not be served any better bl
convicting her. Then Mrs. Rechte
went on the stand and told her story
1t was "a simple one plain. an prob
ably one that pounded its way straieh
10 the heart. When she had nnishcl
and was led fainting from the stanl
there had been complete revision q
sentiment.
Evening journal., 1904-01-23
PLAN TO CONSOLIDATE
THE RURAL SCHOOLS
Conference OF People Inter
ested in Education Held
in State Capital

Dover. Jan. 2s.-- Governor Hum,
Professors A. r. spaid. James +. Car
roll and John d. Brooks. State super
intendents Of public schools: Principal
f. l.. Cross Of the Wilmington Con-
ference Academy. and Professor Wes-
ley Webb Of the Farmers Institute
made addresses at the special meeting
Of the Dover Century Club this after
noon. Mrs. Alfred p. Warner OF Will
mington. State chairman Of education
presided. and there was large at
tendance ot representative women n
Dover
In their addresses the superintend-
ents outlined the plan they have under
consideration for consolidated rural
schools. these TO be graded up 20 high
school qualifications. and 10 which the
children from distant points shall be
taken in conveyances. A crusade
against cigarette smoking is TO be
headed by Professor Cross, who has
begun by expelling several cigarette
smokers from the academy.
Mrs. r. G. Houston. State president
declared that the 1000 women Of the
state Federation were behind her in
the carrying out Of the new education
al plans.
Evening journal., 1904-01-23
DANCED TO. MUSIC ON
CAMBRIDGE CREEK
Young People of Maryland
Town Enjoy Unusual
Sport
Special to the Evening journal.

Cambridge. Jan. 23.-There was an
unusual scene here during the recent
cold weather when a brass band fur
nished at night music for skaters. The
creek near the railroad station was
covered with thick ice and the mu-
sicians were seated on a large boat
anchored in mid stream and frozen in
the ice. "Tessie." "Hiawatha." MT.
Dooley" and other popular airs we're
played, which delighted the skaters.
Several who were not skating Sc
lected a section near the music where
the ice had been made rough by the
skaters and there danced the two
step" with as much apparent delight
as II in a ball room. The ice was brill
liantly Illuminated with frequent
lamps and bonfires. making the scene
an unusual one. Probably a thousand
people enjoyed the sight from shore
The warm weather prevented a repe-
tition the following night.
Evening journal., 1904-01-23
WARLIKE ACTIVITY At
BLACK SEA PORTS
Thousands of Russian Troops
Being Hurried to the
Far East

London, Jan. 23.-The Times Rus
sian correspondents state that military
activity at the Black Sea ports eontin-
ues on a more extensive scale than
ever before.
A special dispatch from Seoul. Korea.
says that japanese railway men have
been attacked by Koreans at several
points along the Seoui-Fusan Railway
and that the Korean authorities have
been notified by Japan that unless
they prevent a recurrence Of these dis
orders necessary measures TO do so
will be taken by Japanese troops.
Suez. Jan. 23.-The Russian squadron.
consisting of the battleship Dmitri
Donskoi. the cruiser Aurora and six
torpedo boat destroyers. sailed today
for the Far East.
one Russian torpedo boat destroyer
which is disabled. VIII remain here.
Evening journal., 1904-01-23
PRESIDENT WON'T
AID FACTIONS
Conference Held at White
House Yesterday Brought
sOut This Fact
WIlL KEEP OUT OF CONTESTS
Efforts Being Made to Bring Senators
Hanna and Foraker Together over
Selection of ohio's National Dele.
sstss-wilI Nominate Roosevelt.

Washington. Jan. 23.--A conference
which. though BRIEF. brought out the
fact that the President viii take no
part in factional contests in Ohio or
any other State. was held yesterday
between the President and Senator
Foraker, who returned yesterday from
Ohio. where he conferred personally
and by letter with many Of his friends.
Senator Foraker understands the Pres
idents position in this regard. but Il
Is likely that a further and fuller dis
cussion of the matter win be had later.
II seems improbable that Senator
Foraker win precipitate a contest over
the selection Of delegates TO the Chi
cago convention. as many close friends
of the President believed that nothing
would be gained. whatever the result
of the contest might be.
Efforts are now being made to bring
Senators Hanna and Foraker together
in the selection OF Ohio's national del
egates. II is known that among Mr.
Hanna's closest friends there is no dis
position to attempt TO relegate Sena-
tor Foraker TO the rear If he desires
to be delegate-at-large provided that
no contest which might imperil the in
tegrity OF the Republican organization
I'm the State Is made.
Reports brought TO the White House
are TO the effect that the President will
be nominated on the first ballot.
Evening journal., 1904-01-23
NINTH WARD SUFFERS
Houses Near the Brandywine Flooded.
Residents Imprisoned.

No other section of the city has suf-
fered as have the residents over Elev-
enth street bridge. 1t is safe to say
that there is not a dry cellar within
five squares of the river and in most
of that section the water came up into
the houses. Those living near the
stream were driven to the second story.
In some OF the houses the water reach
ed a depth of five feet and the resi-
dents were forced to seek safety on
the second floor. Several are maroon
ed in their houses. the water surround
ing them being from four to six feet
deep.
A row Of houses on Thirteenth street
above Thatcher is cut off from all COM
munication by sheet OF water cover
ing AT least 800 yards. In the end
house lives James Young. He was on
the roof this morning TO induce peo-
pie to come TO his aid. Water on the
first floor o.. the houses was-at a depth
of about three feet and what food was
there was either washed away or de-
stroyed.
The family have had nothing to eat
since the night before. They were
awakened and sought safety on the
facing the roof and displaying money
but no one could reach him.
Almost all the boats had been wash
ed away and everyone was too busy
attending to their own affairs to give
him any time.
MAN and horse nearly drowned
In getting horse out of the stable
of the Standard Fuel Company John
lChrtro1I an a,,u1ot.o l,aT -, .,..- ~
escape. The man was riding the horse
out when they both went down. The
big platform of the scales had been
washed away and it was in the hole
that the horse and rider pitched. With
water up to his waist Shovel labored
with the animal, which was finally
gotten out
Big piles of kindling wood have been
washed from the company's yard and
scattered all over the nearby lots.
The force Of the current even took an
iron wheelbarrow from the yard and
washed it against a fence some dis
tance away.
Levy courtmen Make Inspection.
Levy .CourtCon1mfssionerM Mealey, who
lis a. member of the bridge committee,
when seen this morning stated that
as far as could be learned the county
had suffered but little damage. He and
Messrs. Chandler and Elliott made an
inspection Of the bridges this morning.
THE only damage discovered was that
several pilings were washed away
from Eleventh street bridge. The
committee will make another tour of
inspection.
Pusey Dam Washed Away.
George W. Pusey. owner Of the Ash
land -four mills. suffered considerable
damage. Thirty-five feet of the dam
at his mills was washed away. Mr.
Pusey was in the city today and said
he thought the dam broke about IL
O'Clock last night when the ice started
to wash down. He did not know
whether the freshet washed away any
Of the abutments or not. The damage
to the dam is about $500. but II the
abutments have also gone it will bC
twice that amount. This dam was
over 100 years old.
Evening journal., 1904-01-23
BRIDGE GAVE AWAY
Structure at ersy's Ferry Over sehuyl.
kill Damaged.

Philadelphia. Jan. 23.-The Pennsyl-
vania railroad trestle bridge over the
schuylkill river, just above Washing
ton avenue. partially gave way about
10 o'clock this morning, caused by be-
ing weakened by the heavy foes OF ice
i'm the river pounding against the piers.
The bridge was being repaired and was
almost in readiness TO be fully opened
to traffic.
Evening journal., 1904-01-23
Mr.. Hopkins to TAX.

General Secretary Hopkins OF the
Young Mems ChriSian Association
will conduct the services I'm the Car
rick Theatre tomorrow i'm place of the
Rev. Geo. /. Wolfe who is indisposed.
There will be several selections by the
association male quartet and Mrs. eS.
w. Bogia viii also sing.
Evening journal., 1904-01-23
TEACHER CHARGED WITH
CARRIAGE WHIPPING BOY
Lad Who Is Larger Than
Instructor Brings Suit in
Delmar

Laurel Jan. s.-superlntendent How
ard stagenhaupt OF the Laurel schools
was summoned to Delmar at noon today
TO answer the charge Of inhumanly carr
rlaes whipping some OF his largest pu-
pills
Cawford Thawley. who Is larger uhan
the professor, IS tho complainant. His
trousers as we'll as his hide were split by
the whip.
The school directors are supporting the
superintendent.
Evening journal., 1904-01-23
saneroft MiIIs Not pamaaed.

on the upper Brandywine tn the vi
cinity OF Bancrofts but little damage
was done. The Augustine Mills I'd TO
shut down for a short time, but ex-
pect 10 start up again at 3 o'clock. The
plant was rot damaged.
The Bancroft mills were shut down
for a short time but resumed opera
tions again before noon. No trouble is
expected at high tide this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1904-01-23
ROARING WATER FILLED CRACKING ICE RUSHES
MADLY THROUGH THE CITY LEAVING DEATH AND
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DAMAGE IN ITS WAKE
TWENTY-EIGHT BLOWN
To DEATH BY CYCLONE
Hundreds Injured and Ala
bama Town Wrecked by
Wind

Tuscaloosa. Ala, January 23.-The
most disastrous cyclone that ever
swept over this section visited Mounds
vile. Ala. a town OF 300 inhabitants.
fifteen miles south Of Tuscaloosa. yes
terday morning at ! o'clock, and as A
result twenty-eight persons were killed
and more than 100 injured, and every
business house in the town. with the
exception Of small drug store, was
destroyed.