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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
FIRE BARN TO GET EVEN
FIVE BOYS IN MUNICIPAL COURT
CONFESS MALICIOUS DEsTRUC-
TON OF PROPERTY. NJ y,
With fnars strea min

With tears streaming down their
faces and their bravado entirely
broken, five youths stood before Judge
IT.. D. Dickinson in the municipal court
this morning, charged with the mali
cious destruction Of property. The
boys were Elmer Young, HAROLD Ander::
son, Alfred Anderson, Richard Salisbury
and Robert Salisbury, and they were
charged with setting fire to- shed on
the old Blaisdell property, 3401 Tenth
avenue s. Between sobs they told the
court that they were guilty, and upon
promise Of better conduct they were
placed under the care Of the probation
officer. ,"-- 49,
The boys, it is claimed, had been
driven out Of the plum orchard Of Fred
A. Rollins, who occupies the Blaisdell
property, and in order to "get even'
they set fire to the she'd Thursday night.
The fire was extinguished before it
The boys all live in the neighbor.
hood and range in age from 10 TO e
taking them before the grand :. jury,
Fire Marshal Charles Ringer made the
complaint for malicious destruction of
property instead Of arson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
'SELLERS IS ARRAIGNED.
HE WAVES EXAMINATION AND
IS HELD TO GRAND JURY
UNDER $4,000 BAIL.

The fate Of Ray Sellers, alias Frank
Fontain, the "Bill Change Robber, =
who attempted to murder James Nolan
while resisting arrest in holding up the
Ashmore gambling club, 80 Sixth
street s, Sept. 10, is now in the hands
of the Hennepin county grand jury.
Sellers was arralgned in the municipal
court this morning upon complaint Of
Detective Oscar Hicks. He waived ex-
jury in $4,000 bail by Judge n. D. Dick
inson. .e@
Sellers appeared in court dressed in
a light fall overcoat, in all respects
spick and span. He did not have an at
torney.s When his name was called, he
walked to the bar Of Justice and calmly
listened to the Indictment. When the
clerk that he would waive examination.
"drunks'' and Migrants, the gentle.
man robber paid little attention to the
discussion between the county attor.
ney and the court relative to the
amount Of bail.
An interested spectator to the pro
tim of the assault. With his head done
up in bandages, he watched the man
who had attempted to murder him. "Tc
think that that fellow, with whom
talked not three hours before the hold
up, and who always thought was my
FRIEND. should try to kill me- ex
claimed Nolan.
The police are naturally highly elated
over the arrest Of Sellers. They are
sure that they have a dangerous mar
and one who could tell something about
number Of similar crimes in the city
within the past two years.
Since his arrest, it has been learned
that Sellers has been in trouble before
In the St. Paul rogues' gallery is {
photograph of Frank Fontain, take1
Feb. IS, 1899. The. data on the caro-
say that his residence is "all over
his legitimate occupation thief, ant
his criminal occupation robber.' HI
was arrested at that time for robbins
a grocer's boy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
The Longest-L1ved Animal.

A tortoise from the SeYche!les
islands, believed to be the oldest living
creature on the globe, is being exhib-
tied at the st. Louis fair and is at
tracing the attention Of scientists from
all over the world. It is known to be
over $50 years old, and the records
Led to The belief d that hs It is b at eff
W wei HI is is? 90 pounds and rs strength
is in proportion. Golden grain belt
beer won't make you live to be as old
as this tortoise, but it will improve
your health and strength wonderfully
and make life seem more worth the
living. It is intended especially for a
homo tonic. liz
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
PLAN TREE PLANTING
Park Board Outlines a Busy Season for
Next Year.

In accordance with the action Of the
improvement. committee, about 1000
shade trees will be set out on the streets
Of Minneapolis by the park board next
number Of north and south Streets be-
tween Nicollet and Elliot avenues, the
district extending, roughly, from Thirty
fourth to Thirty-eighth streets. AS part
Of the general. scheme for filing this
now treeless section, Elliot avenue will
A request has come for shade trees
on Hiawatha avenue. AS this thoro-
fare will in a year or two become the
principal driveway to Fort Smelling, it
is rather important that some attention
be given to oe eaaddgy n IT. ABOUT ooo
Most Of the immense supply wanted
will come, from the park board s nur.
sery adjoining Lyndale park.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
MIRACLE PRESSED STONE co.
To Have New Plant.

Owing to the large increase in the
business Of the Miracle Press Stone
Co. they have been forced to seek larger
this end in view they have secured
space in the Power building, Nicollet
island, where they have ample room and
facilities to fill the ever increasing
demand for their product, which is fast
coming into general use all over the
country. The offices Of this firm are
located at COZ and 603 Northwestern
building, this city. They have recently
opened offices in Chica 60 and Seattle
to handle their increasing business in
those localities.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
GRABBED HER PURSE
Young Woman Tells Police Of Loss on
I'LL. Nicollet Avenue. 49,. .-.-.-.

Miss Marie Davidson, 801 Third ave-
nue. S, reported to the police last night
that a thief grabbed her purse while
she was crossing. Nicollet avenue, near
Fifth street, last evening. The purse
contained about 81 in change and her
keys.
Miss Davidson says that as soon as
the man had wrenched the purse from
her he ran toward First avenue s and
darted into an alley.
The description as given to the police
ITALICS with that of a young man who
has committed several similar thefts
in the past few weeks. Two detectives
have been detailed on the case.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
HAS ADVANCED RAPIDLY
Fl. 3. Dallson Amazed at Improvement
Of the Flour City.

"It is fourteen years since I visited
Minneapolis, said E. B. Dallson of Gin
cinnati, as he stood in the lobby of the
West hotel today, "and it is almost i'm
possible to recognize it. Then it had
a very unfinished appearance. There
We're mono. of the handsome big build
ings that now adorn the business dis.
trict.. y Most Of the business houses were
two story structures, and the business
district was full Of vacant lots. In
to be q great metropolis and truly
beautiful city,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
OYSTERS ARE BETTER
Result Of Shifting Of Beds by Heavy
Storms,

Owing to the severe storms along the
Atlantic coast a year ago, the oyster
beds were shifted about and furnished
with new sources Of food, which has
produced an exceedingly high grade Of
oysters for the markets this year The
Minneapolis sellers say that they have
never seen a better quality and that the
people realize this is shown by the
large sales. I.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
GETS MORE TIME
Canadian Government Gives Minueapo.
Lis Firm Extension of Contract.

Canadian Government Gives Minneapo-
lis Firm Extension Of Contract.
Extension of time for the Backus-
Brooks syndicate to develop it's property
at, International Falls, has been granted
by the Ontario crown lands department..
W. R. Holloway, consul general at Hall
fax, reports to the department of com
merce at Washington that the. appliea-
ton Of the Minneapolis syndicate for
extension Of time to complete the power
works at Fort Francis on the Canadian
side to Jan. /, 1907, has been allowed.
On that date the power Of the falls
must be developed after the approved
plans fled with the Dominion govern
ment.- ,~:.s- - .-.- !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
ST. PAUL IS 80
He Will Celebrate His Birthday on
Oct. IT,. 49,, nix g.

The fftieth anniversary birthday Of
the city of st. Paul will be celebrated
Oct 12 by elaborate holiday festivities.
Speeches will be made in all the halls
Of the city by representative men Of
the twin cities. .--- %@s~
Besides the patriotic addresses, the
parade embracing all the civic socie-
ties, city officers, 100000 school chill
dren, and the soldiers from Fort Smell
ing. The societies will include the
Minnesota Historical society, the
Trades and Labor assembly, the Junior
Pioneers and the Territorial Pioneers:
In the evening there will be a grand
the entertainments, boats and bridges.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
-.=.. Filadelfia Special
&c cigar improves the circulation.
sCoRCHING COST 81
Chauffeur Taken Up by Policeman Pays
Small Fine.

W. H. Walker was fined 81 in the
St. Paul police court yesterday for
speeding his automobile on University
avenue. A policeman thought Walker
was endangering life and limb and
promptly took him before the court. He
pleaded guilty and on accommodation
Of the officer the fine was made 81.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
Filadelia Special ">2
&c cigar is a hummeEer. ...ge.
BOYS BADLY INJURED j

st. Paul Trolley Car smashes Into Their
Wagon. -''~
Two boys were seriously injured In
a street car accident at Grand avenue
and Oxford street, st. Paul, last night.
The boys are Ray McArdell, 1881 Port
land avenue, and his brother Charles.
They were driving across the car tracks
when Grand avenue car struck the
wagon, throwing them several feet.
Charles skull was fractured and Ray 8
leg broken. The horse was 50 badly
mangled that it had to be killed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
400 ARE DISCHARGED
Short-Term Soldiers at Smelling Won't
Be Sent to Philippines.

In accordance with the regulation
first infantry at Fort Smelling who have
less than half their terms to serve out,
can get their discharges before the
regiment sails for the Philippines,
400 discharges have been given
out by the quartermaster, Major S.
Howles. The order was issued for
economical reasons, as it was not
thought wise to transport SO many men
for brief service.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17

A kiss of Satin Skin Complexion, Pow
der removes that "shiny look,' re-
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flesh, white, pink, brunei.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17

Mr.. Isaac s. Podas, for nine years
with another Nico1let avenue clothing
house, has succeeded In associating
himself with the Palace Clothing House
men q clothing department.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17

Have You Considered the Advantages
of having The Minnesota Loan & Trust
Company as your Executor or Trustee9
Write for Trust Prospectus.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17

The Savings Bank of Minneapolis
Adam Hannah, Treas. Pays per Ct.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
LESS ACTIVITY IN WOODS

Finished Stocks Large.
LAUNDERING operations in the north
west will be curtailed this season on
account of surplus stocks Of the finished
product. Wages will be from IS to SO a
month lower in the woods.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
c>c>e3 YOUR AT THE NEW ENGLAND.
Junior SdlGslGl's Contest No. &
PEClAL NOTICE TO TIE BOYS AND GIRLS

Requests from the Boys and Girls !
have been SO numerous for another :
Contest that we have decided to in
augurate Contest No. 3, under the I
same plan as has been pursued in /
the Two Previous Contests, the re-
suits Of which have been so salts
factory to all concerned-to the {
Boys and Girls themselves, to their
Parents and to the New England.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17

It Is a Big Thing for any Mer-
camille House to have Four Thou
sand Children working in it's inter-
ests, and we are fully appreciative
Of their Enterprise and Loyalty,
The National tribune., 1904-07-07
Widows.

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apply for pension promptly. 1t is one Of
the provisions he leaves for your mainten-
ance. In most cases the pension will COM
mence from date of application. Some
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10. Write us briefly about them.
ADDRESS.
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and pushed forward, on the morning of the
10Th, toward Petersburg, distant seven
miles, The advance WAS made in three
columns-kautz, with the cavalry to
threaten the line of fortificatiOns near the
Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad, and at the
same time protect the left flank of the in
fantry; Kinks Division. in rear of kautZ,
to take position across the Jordan's Point
road, as near as possible to the enemy s
works Brooks's Division to follow Kinks,
and take position on his right; Martin
dale's Division, on the extreme right, to
proceed, by the river road, and strike the
City Point Railroad t5)
After an advance of two miles, the cav
airy struck a line of rfe-trenches, near
the City Point Railroad, defended by in
fantry and armed with light battery.
Upon this, kautz was withdrawn to the
left, and the colored division thrown for
ward to carry the line-a duty that was
executed in spirited manner, and one
gun captured. This unexpected affair de-
layed the column until about a. m. No
further obstacle was encountered, and after
a march of couple of miles, the force
brought up in front of the Notifications
enveloping Petersburg from the south. Ii
was noon before all the troops could be
brought up. (6)
On accommodating the position; it was
found to be defended by strong line OF
! redans, and connected, though incomplete
Iy, by very formidable rifie-pits; while the
approach was over broad low valley per-
fectly swept by the artillery of the works
and cut up by bitches and ravines. In
the center the line formed a salient, COW
cred by a powerful profiled work, heavily
| fianked by earthworks and rife-trenches en-
echelon.
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Z. wherever went on the line, foun,

Z. Wherever went on the line, found
heavy cross-fre of artillery from the
enemy. The few artillery positions / could
find | tried to get our guns to open from
but they were always driven in by the supe-
rior fire of artillery from earthworks.''-
Smith: Report Of Operations before Peters
burg.
8. The determination to attack in the
manner above described was formed by
Gen. Smith as ) D. m, but delay of above
an hour occurred here, owing to the fact
that "the Chief of Artillery had, upon his
own responsibility, taken his guns to the
rear, and unhtched the horses to water."-
Smith Report of Operations before Peters
burg. Now, as an interval of five or six
Smiths arrival and his resolution to as
sault, it may be a point of inquiry what
he was doing during this time. Gen.
Grant makes this delay the ground of i'm
piled censure. For some reason that /
have never been able to satisfactorily under
stand," says he. Gen. Smith did not get
ready to assault the enemy's main line un-
til near sundown." Now, although this
censure partially rests on the ground that
Gen. Smith reached the position before
daylight'-an assertion traversed by the
fact that he did not arrive until noon
there may still remain a residue of blame.
Gen. Smith might possibly have assaulted
several hours before he actually did. had
he chosen to take the risk of attacking
without reconnaissance. 1t is likely enough
that Sheridan. had he been present, instead
of Smith, would have done So But this in
wolves no foundation for a charge of dere-
LECTION Of duty-it is only question of
choice between two different methods of
acti0n--the method which, taking great
risks, may either lose greatly or greatly
gain, and that which works by methodical
procedure.
8. As the circumstances attending the
noncapture of Petersburg are likely to give
rise to much discussion, | shall here set
forth with more particularly of detail such
facts as concern the march of Hancock's
column. The waiting for rations, which
caused a delay of several hours during the
morning of the 18th. can not be regarded
as having any important bearing on the
question, seeing that Gen. Hancock would
burg was to have been attacked. The col
umn was put in motion at 10 30 a. m,
and the distance from Windmill Point,
whence Hancock's Corps started, is about
20 miles. Rirney's Division had the ad-
vance on the Prince George Courthouse
road. while Barlow's Division moved by
the Old Courthouse road. The leading divi-
sion was conducted on the former road by
the Chief of Staff to Gen. Hancock, who
was furnished with a map on which the
position to be reached behind Harrison's
Greek was marked. But the map proved
to be utterly worthless-the only roads
laid down on il being widely out of the
way. The staf-officer, however. bestirred
himself to obtain information of the coun-
try from negro guides, and this being COM
municated to Gen. Hancock, he judged that
the speediest way to get to the position he
was directed to occupy would be to turn
the head OF the column from the Prince
Georee Courthouse road toward Old Court
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house, then by a crossroad get behind Har-
risOn's Creek. Accordingly, Birney's and
Gibbons Divisions were turned to the
right, leaving the Prince George Courthouse
road within six miles Of Petersburg before
3 p. m. At $50 p m. as the column
neared Old Courthouse, the dispatch from
Gen. Grant, directing the march to join
Smith, was received. Fortunately, this
came to hand just as the head of Birney's
Division was passing a country road lead
ing directly toward Petersburg, and the
column (Birney's and Gibbons troops)
was turned in that direction, arriving at
Smiths position AS the assault was over.
No time had been lost on the march during
the day, and the circumstance of Hancock's
non-arrival at an earlier hour is due ex-
clusively to the fact that he was not direct
ed on Petersburg, and had no intimation,
until between 5 and g p. n,., that it was
TO be attacked: Had he been % informed,
he could readily have joined Smith early
toward Petersburg. The best hours of the
day were spent in marching by an incor-
rect map, in search of q designated posi-
tiOn which, as it was not in existence as
described, could naturally not be found.
With these facts, which are of official a,l-
thenticity it will not be difficult to judge
Petersburg. AS Lieut.-Gen. Grant states
that he threw forward the Army of the
Potomac, by divisions. as rapidly as could
be done" (Report. p. 12,, and as the man
ner in which he threw it forward is snfi-
ciently manifest in the fact that neither
Gen. Meade nor Gen. Hancock knew that
Petersburg was to be attacked even, l
leave the reconciliation. of this dscrcp-
ancy to those better equipped for the task.
10. Il desire to say here that the mes
sages from Leut.-Gen. Grant, and from
Gen. Smith, which l received between 5
and g p. m. on the 15thI were the first
and only intimation | had that Petersburg
was to be attacked that day. Up to that
hour l had not been notified from any
source that was expected to assist Gen.
Smith in assaulting that cify. y.'-Hancock:
Report of the Fifth Epoch 9f the Campaign
Of 1864. !
IL. 1t will probably always remain one
OF those questions respecting which mems
opinions will differ, whether Gen. Smith
did we'll or i'll in not pushing into Peters
burg, and seizing the bridges of the Apo
mattox: His conduct was, shaped by con-
siderations thus stated in, his official re-
port: I'VE had thus broken through the
strong line of rebel works, but heavy dark
ness was upon us, and had heard some
hours before that Lees army was rapidly
crossing at Drnry's Bluff. l deemed it
wiser to hold what we had, than, by at
tempting to reach the bridges, to lose what
We had gained and have the troops meet
with disaster. knew. also. that some
portion of the Army of the Potomac was
coming to aid us, and therefore the troops
were placed so as to occupy the command
ing positions and wait for daylight
Smith: Report Of Operatiqns before Peters
burg. - -
!, 12. There is on file a1 the archives Of
the army a paper bearing fiiis indorse-
naent, by Gen. Meade HAD Gen. Han
cock Of myself known thai Petersburg was
to be Atacked, PetsrsburgtYQuld have fall
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thus making the overland march across the
Peninsula, Gen. Smiths command had re-
turned to Bermuda Hundred, whence it
proceeded upon an operation that had an
important bearing on the campaign.
TO POSSESS PETERSBURG.
Upon debarking at Bermuda Hundred
during the night of the 14th, Smiths col
umn was by Gen. Butler put in motion to
seize Petersburg, an abortive attempt to
capture which had been made a few days
before by a part of his force. (4) The
possession of this place at a point dappui
for the uteriOr operations of the Army of
the Potomac was of prime Importance.
Being joined by the cavalry division of
kautz and the division of colored troops
under Kinks. Smiths force, during the
night of the 14th, passed to the south side
of the Appomattox on a pontoon bridge,
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4. This attempt was made on the 10th
of May, two days before the Army of the
Potomac began its change of base. The
expedition was made by an infantry force
under Gen. Gilmore, and a cavalry force
under Gen. kautz. The cavalry carried
the works on the south side. and penetrat-
ed we'll in toward the town, but was forced
to retire. Gen. Gilmore. finding the works
which he approached very strong. and deem
ing an assault impracticable, returned to
Bermuda Hundred without attempting one
Grant: Report of Operations. p. 10.
D. Smith: Report of Operations against
Petersburg.
q. 1t may be observed that this state
ment OF the time of the arrival of the col
umn before the Notifications of Peters
burg is at variance with the statement of
Gen. Grant, who asserts that Cen Smith
confronted the enemy's pickets near
Petersburg before daylight. p.
Il. The statement above made is based
on the official reports of Gen. Smith and
his division commanders. Without inquir-
ing too curiously in regard to this matter
it is enough to say, that the assertion of
| the Lieutenant-General is not in conformity
with series of established facts in rega rd
| TO the sequence OF events on the morning
| of the 18th. Thus, it was some time after
daylight before the column began to move
| from its point of passage of the Appomat-
loA AT ipIodu"ay. IL WAS THEN Drought 10
halt by the line of rife-pits already men
toned and it was after o o'clock before il
got under way again. 1t is probably this
line OF rife-pits that the Lieutenant Gen
eral means when he speaks of confront
| ing the enemy near Petersburg" More.
over, this affair caused further delay
| for the carrying of these trenches had
| thrown Gen. Kinks out of his assigned
position on the left, and as he knew the
country better than any one present. il
was necessary to halt the column until he
could move by the flank to his place. The
head of the column arrived before the
Petersburg Notifications between 10 and
IL, but it was 3 before the force was up
and deployed in position.