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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
JUMP SPARK
RESPONSIBLE?
WAYZATA MACHINIST MAKES A
REMARKABLE STATEMENT.
Says vibrator Coil in Christian Boat
Was Exposed to Highly Explosive
Mixture When the Tank Sprung
Leak.

Frank Pfeifer, machinist, who has
been employed at the Campbell Motor
Works, at WayZata, made a statement
to Re ] ourn a | today which may
throw new light on the cause of the
fatal explosion in the Christian gaso-
lene launch.
Mr.. Pfeifer helped install the Camp
bell engine in the boat and is ready to
go before the coroner and tell how it
was arranged. The engine is of new
type for marine purposes, not used be-
fore this year on Minnetonka. Like
many automobile engines, it utilizes
what is known as the jump spark"
to cause the explosions in the cylinders
that furnish the motive power To
produce the proper form of current a
vibrator is used, the result being an
alternating current Of high potential.
This vibra tor sparks with great
rapidity, and If a mixture of gaSolene
vapor and air were to come in contact
with it an explosion would result.
Mr.. Pfeifer declares that the vibra-
tor was installed in seat locker
next to the engine and that holes We're
bored in the bottom of the locker to
permit the wiring to be done. If the
tank leaked, it would be entirely pos
sible, he says, for the highly explo-
sive mixture caused by the evapora-
| ton of the gasOlene to enter the
| locker where the vibrator was placed
| When an attempt was made to start
the engine, the sparks Of the vibrator
may have caused the explosion.
| William Campbell, designer of the
engine and manager of the company
declared to a j ournal man the
morning after the accident that there
was no spark outside the engine, anC
that it was impossible that the engine
could have caused the explosion. The
wreck was towed to the works a
| No. @o l., = =
mantled, so that it may not now BIZ
possible to ascertain from an exam
nation what the exact state Of affair!
| was.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
MANY STAND IN
RAIN FOR LAND
More Registering at Yankton for
Rosebud Tracts Than on the
Opening Day.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. ..a
Yankton, S. D., July EN- spite of
heavy rain hundreds Of persons stood
in line this morning to register for
brought 1000 to Yankton and trains
going out were loaded with those who
had registered. The number register
ing to-day will be larger than that of
yesterday.
A special train from Chicago will
arrive today. One special will start
directly for Yankton from Boston
with a remarkably low rate.
Hundreds who came to investigate
the situation are writing and tele-
graphing friends to come to Yankton.
The clerk of court is rushed by
applications for first papers. Nat
uralized citizens must bring their
papers with them and old soldiers
must bring discharge papers. There
lis no disturbance and everything is
business-like. f
The manner in which the. drawing
will be done will be simple, but fraud
of any sort will be absolutely impossi-
BILE. g.E
The device will be in the form of an
oblong box with five small holes on
one side and three on the other. En-
velopes containing the names Of those
registering will be placed in the box
thru these holes. Then this box will
be revolved with a crank until the
envelopes are thoroly mixed.
Boys will be called UP to draw lots
to see who will take out the first
number. A government stamp will
be placed upon this and the name of
the first drawer will be registered.
One hundred will be drawn in this
way and the person notified by mail
and given time in lots of 100 to select
their land
There is little or no opportunity
for fraud" says Clerk John McPhaul
of the general land office, except in
the case of old soldiers, who may be
deceived by agents. These possible
frauds we cannot prevent; we can only
use the utmost precautions"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
INVESTORS LOOK
IN VAIN FOR SNOW
Manager of an Alluring Home
Building Scheme Turns Up
Missing.

Elwood Snow, manager Of the Mime
sofa Title and Loan agency, 915 New
York Life building, is believed to have
left the city for good. It is charged that
he took with him several thousand dol
lars alleged to have been secured thru the
operation Of a real estate get-rich- quick
scheme of his own.
Shows plan was briefly to loan money
to people desiring to build homes at the
rate Of $80ra thousand year. He Is sara
to have secured long list Of customers
and to have secured from nearly every
one Of them sums ranging from $50 up to
5000, which he stated was to pay for the
plans Of their buildings.
He made contract with Turner & Ad-
kison, architects, and they drew plans
worth about 5000, for which they have
never secured a cent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
RATHER LIGHT AT BONESTEEL
Cold Rain Checked the Rush in the
Early Part of the Day.

Bonesteel, S. D., July 6.-When the
registration offices opened today there
were less than twenty-five persons in
line. A cold rain fell all night and
today the majority of homeseekers
refused to leave their rooms, very few
having overcoats or raincoats.
Later in the day, however, when the
sun came out homeseekers appeared
on the streets and soon there We're
several hundred in line waiting to be
registered.
The first train from the east con-
sisted of ten coaches and brought in
about six hundred men and women.
The second train, which is reported
as being filed with homeseekers, is
several hours late. In fact, all in
coming trains are running late be-
cause Of the increased number Of
coaches.
The registration offices expect from
1000 to 5000 daily, a majority Of
whom will return 70 their homes the
day following their arrival here, as
there is no delay whatever in regis
tering.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
STATE THROWS
COST ON COUNTY
DISCHARGE OF INSANE PATIENTS
CAUSES TROUBLE.
Judge Harvey Criticises Practice of
Releasing Inmates Into Custody Of
ReIatives-It Necessitates Re-exam-
nation and Entails Big Expense.

If an insane patient is sufficiently
deranged to be committed to a state
hospital, why should he be discharged
before his condition shows any ma
terial Improvement?
Several recent cases have brought
this question close home to Hennepin
county officials, who have to do with
the unfOrtunateS.
In an effort to make good financial
record and save money to the state, the
state board Of control has adopted the
custom of discharging patients from
months after they have been released
on probation, and often before they
are in a fit condition for such dis
charge. AS result, patients often
have to be re-examined by the county
probate courts and thus money is
saved to the state only at the expense
of the Individual counties.
When questioned on the subject this
morning, Probate Judge F. G. Harvey
of Hennepin county said:
1T Is the policy Of the state to re-
lease on probation from Sthe insane
asylum any patient not maniacal,
whose friends or relatives request such
action and agree to be responsible for
him. Up to within the last two or
three years the custom was to dis
charge a probationer only after at
least six months had passed and the
dulllOIlllcS were assured OIL Ills pTdCCl-
cal recovery.
Recently, however, this term of
probation has been reduced until now
it is usual to discharge patient who
has been out on probation only a
| month or two. While this practice
saves the state the expense of sending
an employee after probationer who
| may become unmanageable,, it results
in many re-examinations and a large
| additional expense to the county
| courts. p
I'm the past year I hsve re-exam-
| ined at least ten patients discharged
before they should have been. From
the county taxpayers viewpoint the
practice is expensive and seems to be
unjust"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06

fit of the world He waited with endless
patience while Bogota delayed and trif1ed
with the matter and finally rejected 1t.
and suggested new negotiations for a
larger sum. Panama, outraged by this
climax Of the wrongs she had already
suffered, declared and established her in
dependence. The president following an
unbroken line Of precedents, entered into
relations with the new republic, and obey
ing his duty to protect the transit OF
the isthmus as all other presidents had
done before him. gave orders that thew
should be no bloodshed on the line of the
railway. He said. like Grant, "Let US
have peace and we had it. 1t will
seem incredible to posterity that any
American could have objected to this.
He acted wisely and benefcently, and
all some people can find to criticize In
his action is that he was too brisk about
it,, If thing is right and proper to do
it does not make it criminal to do IL
promptly. No, gentlemen! That was a
time when the hour and the man arrived
together He struck while the iron was
white hot on the anvil Of opportunity
and forged as perfect bit OF honest
statecraft as this generation has seen.
We could desire no better fortune, In
the campaign upon which we are enter
ing, than that the other side should per-
sist in their announced intention, to make
the issue upon President Roosevelt What
a godsend to our orators! It takes some
study, some research, to talk about the
tariff or the currency, or foreign policy.
But to talk about Roosevelt! 1t Is az
easy as to sing ''the glory of the Graema"
The Vice Presidency.
In our candidate for the vice presi-
dency we have gore back to the old and
commendable custom Of the republic and
have nominated a man in every way At
for the highest place in the nation, who
will bring to the presidency of the senate
an ability and experience rarely equaled
In its history.
have detained you too long; yet as
1 close I want to say word to the
young men whose political life is begin
ming. What young man would
not rather belong to the party that does
things, instead of one that opposes them;
to the party that looks UP rather than
down; to the party of the dawn rather
than of the sunset?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
HIT BY STRAY BULLET
ViVctim of Mile Laos Celebration
Brought to Minneapolis.

Jim" Collins was brought from
Princeton to Minneapolis this after
noon to receive treatment for a bullta
wound received at Mile Laos on the
afternoon of July d. The bullet
entered Collins right knee and has not
been found. ...
Collins comes from Glens Falls
N. Y, and has been in Minnesota. but
a short time. On the afternoon Of
the Fourth he went to Mile Laos to
time was injured by a bullet. He does
not know who fired the pistol and the
injpry is thought to be the result Of
the carelessness Of some enthusiastic
powder burner. Collins is penniless
and has no relatives to whom he can
appeal for help. The chief of police
Of Princeton sent him to Minneapolis,
and altho there is no funds which the
police can use, Collins was at once sent
to the city hospital for treatment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
Weather Conditions.

There have been rains during the past
hwenty-four hours in Wyoming, South
Dakota southern Minnesota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Missouri, and from the Texas
coast northeastward to New England In
parts Of Kansas and Missouri the rains
were heavy, $40 inches being reported at
Wichita and 2.32 at Kansas City. This
mornings weather is clear In the Lake
Superior region and thence westward ana
northwestward. 1t is warmer than it was
Yesterday morning in the western part OF
the British northwest. and slightly cooler
in South Dakota and the Lake region
II. S. Outram, Section Director.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY
HEADED BY C0RRIGAN

New York, July 6.--Charles H. Corri-
gan of New York and William w. Fox
of Illinois were chosen candidates for
president and vice president, respective
ly, by the national convention of the So
cialist labor party. in session here today
There was very little discussion over the
selection of candidates. Both men were
members of the convention and responded
to demands for speeches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
CITY NEWS.
THE WEATHER
Forecast.

Minnesota-Generally fair tonight and
Thursday, cooler in southeast portion to-
night northeast winds.
in--Generally fair tonight and
Thursday cooler in north and west por-
tions tonight: fresh northeast winds.
Upper Michigan-Fair tonight ana
Thursday, northerly winds.
Iowa--Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day with showers in south portion to-
night, cooler tonight, fresh northerly
winds.
North Dakota-Fair tonight and Thurs
day slowly rising temperatures; variable
winds.
South Dakota-Fair tonight and prob
ably Thursday, warmer Thursday, vari-
able winds.
Montana-Generally fair tonight and
Thursday, warmer tonight, variable
winds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
w. n. VANDERRURGH FILES

Becomes Democratic Candidate for Dis
trlct Judge.
William H. Vanderburgh is the first
democratic candidate for judge of the
district court to make an official declara-
ton of his intention to run. He filed his
affidavit in the county auditors office
this morning. He filed today because 1t
was the forty-fifth anniversary Of his
fathers first nomination for the same
office.
A. e. Allen filed last night as can
didate for the republican nomination for
clerk of the district court.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
MRS. MERRITT COMING

Wife of Judge Merritt at Seattle, on Her
Way to Minneapolis.
Rev. J, S. Sheriff., 10 Fourteenth
street, has received word of the safe sl.-
rival at Seattle Of Mrs. F. T. Merritt
wife of Judge Merritt, ST. Michaels, on
her way to Minneapolis to remain. Her
husband has been appointed United
States commissioner of new mining dis
trict 1000 miles up the Yukon.
Mrs Merritt was formerly Miss Bessie
Sheriff. and Mr.. Merritt was Mime
apolis attorney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
NEW QUESTION IN
TEACHOUT CASE
Police Do Not Believe Identity
Of the Body Well Els
tablighed.

Was it Ruth Feachout's body that
was found in the river at st. Paul?
The question was raised by the
Minneapolis police today when it
transpired that no member of the
Teachout family had seen the body.
The Identification was established
solely by means Of the cameo pin and
clothing
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
BANANAS SOLD BY WEIGHT.

New York, July 6.--Within a short PEE
riod the United Fruit company will es-
tablish turnout the entire scope Of their
distribution in this country, + says the
Journal of Commerce, the system Of sell
ing baEanas by weight instead of by the
bunch This will involve 1.-The sales of
millions of dollars worth of fruit and
place the entire method Of auctioning on
q different bast hi 3-sss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
The Panama Matter.

But there has been more noise made
over his suddenness on the Isthmus Of
Panama than elsewhere. It is difficult
to treat this charge with seriousness. The
president had made a treaty with Colon
bia at her own solicitation, which was in
f1nitely to her advantage, to inaugurate, an
enterprise which was to be for the bene-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
ALMOST DOUBLED

at Chamberlain Greatly
in Excess of First Days.
Special to The Journal
Chamberlain, S. D., July 6.--Today's
for the Rosebud drawing
nearly doubled those of yesterday.
Additional interest was injected into
the possibilities Of the opening by the
filing of an application for the new
town of Gregory, to be located about
fourteen miles northwest of Bone
STEEL The project is backed by men
from st. Louis, Oklahoma and this
city, and they entertain great hopes
for the towns future.
A line Of fast steamers is now ply
ing between this city and the Rose
bud lands, many taking advantage OF
this means of having a look at the
lands. The fare from this city is 50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06

To find a means to an end-a sure
way to accomplish thing-has been
the perpetual problem of civilization.
And Journal Want Advertising is a
means to a thousand ends--that Is
the strangest thing about 1t.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
COUPLE ARRESTED AS TRAITORS.

MessiEa, Sicily, July 6.-Acting on in
structions from Rome, the authorities here
arrested Captain Ercolesse of the Italian
army and his wife on the charge of high
treason i'll selling to agents of foreign
power plans for the mobilization of the
italian forces in Sicily.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
IMPERSONATOR FINED

Man Who Dressed as Woman to Adver-
tise Museum Prosecuted.
Joseph Coughlin, who has created
amusement by walking about town
dressed as a woman and in company with
a country pumpkin was arrested by the
officers last night. When they had
walked about the streets long enough to
get crowd to follow them they would
enter Washington avenue museum and
many Of the crowd would follow. Cough
lin pleaded guilty to walking the streets
In woman's clothing and was fined $40.
Charles Johnson, a "spieler'' for the
same concern, was fined SIS for soliciting
trade while on the sidewalk.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
the office Of the ships company here

Arder Kopin, Rinke Risman and FIVE children.
N1eir Seloschtch, Yudel Sernitow. Abraham
Scharf, Edward Bohn, Wilhelm Hansen, JohaI-
na Mehr, Karl AIathisen, Mrs. Mathisen and two
children, Mrs. 1sador Hansen. Miss Hansen, In
Einar, Harriet, Harold and synrid Jurtensen
Anton Alison, Miss Siyertsen. Heinrich and
George Rahr, Carl Exc, NIathilde Lund, Olaf
J. Olsen. Necharue and Aron Chatskelowitz,
Jache and Chaie Hodeensburg. Mojscho Israel,
MIRIAM and Chaie Esther Wechsler, Hirrsch
Lew, Sam and Simon Kochlia, Schmuel Logan.
Johanna Kodt, Chaje and Schmuel Choltz, Her.
man Wehrner Jorden Knudsen, Christian Chris
Hansen, Anders Jensen, Carl Henderson. Adler
and two children
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
SHEER STREAKS PUT ON

New Device to Keep Street Cars from Be.
Ing Scratched.
The street railway company has a fad
for installing new wrinkles on the success
sive series Of new cars as they are issued.
The latest is an iron guard rail on the
outside, running the length of the car on
both sides at the floor level This rail is
expected to prevent the marring of the
varnish and possibly worse injury. The
big cars swinging around the downtown
curves frequently scratch the car going in
the opposite direction and not infrequently
wood carts rub the whole length Of the
car. 5es2,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
NEUROLOGICAL

EDWARD MlLLER.-Funeral from his
late residence, 1908 Eleventh avenue s,
tomorrow at 8 pm. Members Of Nora
lodge, No 33, K. of p, are requested TO
attend
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06

Major Wyckoff's New PositIon.-Major
n. H. Wyckon has been appointed state
manager for the Bankers Union of the
World, with permanent state offices at
i21-422 Lindey- Stiles block. $40 Nicollet
avenue
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
AROUND THE TOWN

stole While SkaroIld Slept.-A burglar
broke into the room Of Joe Skarolid, BOZ
Fifth street S. last night while Skarold
Jlept, and stole his watch.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06

SHEvLIN TRIAL AGAIN POSTPONED.
Owing to the continued absence of some
Of the PLAINTIFFS attorneys in the Shevlin
against Shevlin case a postponement Of
another day was granted by Judge Simp-
son and the trial will not be resumed be-
fore tomorrow morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
PETERS PLEADS GUILTY

Sewing Machine Agent Suffers Result Of
illegal Generosity.
Joseph Peters, arrested by Sheriff
Dreger just as he was about to act as
best man at wedding, pleaded guilty in
police court this morning to a charge Of
enbezzement and was given a sentence
of $50 or sixty days
Peters was employed as an agent for
the Singer Sewing Machine company. He
made out a bogus bill of sale for a ma
chine, which he Is said to have utilized
as a wedding gift.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06

The Palace Clothing House Laundry.
Duck Skirts, 25e; Duck Waists. Csc.
Special process. New way.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
FIREMEN HELPED

Grocer's Horse Plunged Backward Into an
Uncovered WE'LL
Firemen We're called out this morning to
extricate horse from a well at the rear
Of Mrs. G. G. Evans residence, 1912 HaW-
thorn avenue. The horse, hitched to a.
grocer's wagon, was left alone in the back
yard. while goods were being delivered.
He wandered around until he slipped
backward into an uncovered well. After
ten minutes work the department liber-
ated the frightened animal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06

eve were all treated like dogs and were
glad to get away was the remark of some Ca
madam members of the South African constabu-
larry who recently returned to Halifax, Nova
Scotia.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06

II. H.,
manager for the Bankers Union of the
t21-422 LindleyStiles block. $40 Nlcollet
avenue.
Hurt In Bike Accident.-John Lindberg
6O7 Sixth street S, fell from his bicycle
at Western and Lyndale avenues this
morning. He was taken to the city hos
pital with a big cash in his head and
unconscious.
Mounted conimandery PicnIc.-Minne-
apolis mounted commandery, Knights
Templar. is to have a basket picnic at
Spring Park, Minnetonka, next Tuesday.
The steamer Victor has been chartered
for the day, and numerous plans are afoot
for a day Of pleasure.
Returned from Germany.-George &.
Eustis today received telegram from
his son, Henry w. Eustis. announcing his
safe arrival New York on the Prin-
zessin Alice from Bremen. Young Mr..
Eustis has been studying music at Berlin
for two years, specializing on the piano.
He will reach Minneapolis within a few
days
Small Boy and Large Flsh.-While Wis
ling at Interlaken yesterday and out in
a boat with his grandfather, Harold Fall,
who is but years old, hooked a pickerel
that weighed trife over ten pounds.
Owing to the fact that there was neither
gaff nor landing net in the boat, it kept
them both busy for nearly half an hour
before they could tire the big fellow out
and drag him ashore.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06

1--WE Fit Feet" Stetson Shoes, S..
(Agent), Hoffmans Toggery Shop.
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NORGE HAD l26
FOR NORTHWEST

Continued From First Page.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-05
Court Notes.

Capital Building Co VS., Henry
Waterhouse e. Co began the fifth
day OF trial by jury before Judge
Gear this morning,
Msgoon We, Kalei, partition, was
argued before Judge Robinson late
Yesterday afternoon.
In the assumpsit suit OF Hoo He
VS.. Nov Fook Chong, Judge Gear
gave judgment for plaintiff ia the
sum OF 500 with interest at six per
cent, less 81 paid on sccouut,togeth-
or with attorneys commission and
costs, This sustains the Judgment
OF District Magistrate l. A Dickey
from which defendant had appealed.
Judge De Bolt approved the &C
count OF w 0 Smith, trustee OF Achi
K Akau, Jr, a minor. There we're
receipts OF Sl205. h5 aud payments
Of $l249 20, making balance due
trustee OF $43,45 WO Smiths &C.
count OF administration OF the estate
Of A x Aksu was also approved. 1t
showed balance due administrator
Of S5l.26, receipts having been $685.
35 and payments $l003.6l.