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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
MRS. A. P. CONRAD DEAD
She Was Direct Descendant of Daniel
Webster.

Miranda A. Conrad, wife of Albert P.
Conrad, died Tuesday at $3.50 am. The
funeral will be held at 2:3O pm. Thurs
day from the home, 2439 Portland ave-
nue.. Rev. DR.. J. S. Montgomery, pas
tor of Wesley Methodist church, will
offciate. Besides her husband, Mrs.
Conrad is survived by her daughters,
Evadna J.. Conrad, Malvenia S. Con-
rad, and Mrs. A. 7. Green of Aberdeen
S. D., and her sons, Sylvester B., and
Elviram A. Conrad.
Mrs. Conrad was the daughter of
Richard and Margaret Wyman Of Pei,
ham, n. H., and direct descendant of
20, 1924, in New Jersey, and was mar
ried Dec. 20, 1853, to Albert P. Conrad
at Newark. She was for many years
member of st. Paul g Methodist Church
at Elizabeth and at the time of hel
death of Wesley church, Minneapolis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
The Victorious Japs.

Today's war news indicates that the
ten days battle about Mukden has
ended or soon will end in the familiar
Russian defeat and retirement. Kuro-
patkin has fought marvellous fight, but
has been unable to withstand the on
rushing tide of Japs. They have driv-
.en back his lines on both TANKS and
have all but crushed his center. Under
these circumstances the Russian gen.
eral must retreat or be slaughtered
in his position. Kuropatkin has hith-
erto shown genius in extricating his
army from apparently hopeless
positions, but in initiative he has
been lamentably weak. He has not
yet made brilliant stroke against
the Japanese, but has usually stubborn
lily resisted on the ground picked by his
antagonist for the fight.
The comparative strength Of the two
armies is difficult to estimate. 1t
has been supposed that they were prac.
tically equal, that is to say, with a
disparity in numbers against the Rus
SLAMS scarcely more than enough to
counterbalance the advantage they
have of fighting on the inside Of the
semicircle The New York Tribune
however, computes the strength Of the
Japanese at nearly twice that of the
Muscovites,, basing it's calculations on
the assumption that the Russians have
received no reinforcements for two
months, while the Japanese have been
rushing in troops not only from Port
Arthur but from Japan. There is ne
doubt the Japanese have made them
selves as strong as possible for this
supreme effort in the hope Of ending
the war with crushing defeat fol
f. the enemy. But Kuropatkin 8 history
shows that while he can be defeated
it is another problem to crush him t.
the point Of surrender. He is thu
great modern retreater. His element
of greatness as a general, like those O.
William the Silent, appear mos
strongly in the hour of disaster.
When the rolls Of the slaughtered il
this battle are made up the civilize
world will stand aghast with horror
They will probably equal both Lilac
wang and Shak-he river. The reactio
against such horrors Of blood may brin
peace.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
GONE

She lighted the fire with kerosene,
Good-by, my lover good-by;
And since that day she has never been seen
Good-by, my lover good-by;
For she hurried away to the bright. blue sky
And never once fingered to say good-by.
Good-by. my lover, good-by.
He monkeyed around the back Of mule
Good-by, my lover. good-by;
And he was truant, away from school,
Good-by, my lover, good-by;
And the mule pushed out with his little hoof
And he pushed poor Johnny right thru the roof.
Good-by, my lover, goodby.
He started to clean out an empty gun,
Good-by. my lover, go0d-by;
And he looked down the barrel just. for fun
Good-by, my lover. good-by;
And the gun went of with terrible roar,
And Johnny can't clean any guns any more.
Good y. my lover, good-by.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
President Northrop States the
Case. a,....-. .....s:

Board Of control domination of the
university must cease or there will soon
be no university. The unnatural and
monstrous system of a two-headed man
agement will in time and very short
time render the institution nullity.
This is made plain by the remarks of
President Northrop before the house
committee on general legislation yes
terday. "Under the present system,'
ever lowering over the university, pro-
fessors and students are alike down
hearted and depressed. I do not have
the heart in my work had before this
mongrel system was thrust upon us.
Why this rope around the neck Of the
universityg'
Why, indeed9 This is the question
the people interested in the university
have been asking themselves, asking
each other, asking the legislature for
four years. Is it not about time some
one answered it9
The system admittedly does not re-
duce the expenses of the university.
| "A SAASoS
who are most responsible for results
and admittedly it endangers the pres
tige and standing of the institution. Is
there anything so sacred about the
board of control that 1t should have
the power to undo the work that has
been done at the university President
Northrop has, as he says, given the best
years Of his life to the upbuilding of
the university. He has shown results.
The university is there. Let the legis'
lature look at it and let it say whether
after having proved his capacity, his
LOYALTY and his oneness with the highest
aspirations Of the people of Minnesota
President Northrop ought in the even
ing Of his career to submit to seeing
work all spoiled for the sake OF
theory of administration which, 1t has
been proven, has nothing in it as ap
piled to the university. 1t is not II
human nature to endure such treatment
The president has not sought battle
with the board Of control. He has trlee
to get along with it, but four years have
amply proved to him that the double
system of control is failure. He asks
no new powers, he makes no revolution
ary propositions, he asks merely th'
!, Door boon of a return to conditions
} which made the university glorious ane
! his own life worth living.
} If the legislature cannot do this mucl
, for the state Of Minnesota it is more
lacking patriotic perception than w
are willing to admit at this time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

nized, and billposters pay a franchise
tax. A poster tax would affect the New
York subway people, who have a franchise
to operate a railroad and who go further
and under that franchise assume to put
up posters and to deal In chewing gum,
candy and other merchandise There is
no question of the legality of such tax.
Municipalities have right to levy 1t. Fur
thermore, the courts have repeatedly held
that the taxing power can be exercised to
the point Of confiscation. There Is no
limit to It, The posters are usually an
offense to the eye and sometimes to NOR
ais
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
Northern Securities Decision.

Mr.. Hills newspaper halls the deoi-
sion Of the supreme court in the mat
ter Of the distribution of the stock of
the Northern Securities company as ga
victory for the people, This is an
important service which the Globe rem
ders, for if it were not for this assur-
ance from this source, it is doubtful
if the people would have found it out.
What the Globe means, we discover on
examination of the argument, is that it
is victory for the northwest to have
the Northern Pacific remain under the
control of the Great Northern people
rather than to have it fall into the
hands Of Mr.. Hartman Of the Union
Pacific.
It is favorite argument on the part
of the merger people that it is very
much better for these two great rail-
roads, the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern, to be under one con-
troll and that control Mr.. Hill, than
that the Northern Pacific should be
controlled by anybody else, because its
control by the Union Pacific, for exam
pie, would result in the diversion Of a
large volume Of thru traffic from the
Northern Pacific to the Union Pacific.
I Whether such diversion would result
from Hartman ownership and control
or not, is a thing which anyone may
speculate on to his heart g content. But
this thru traffic is not matter which
the people Of the northwest, meaning
Minnesota and the Dakotas, are partic-
ularly interested in. What interests
them a great deal more than COMPETE
i tion between the merger system of the
north and the Hartman system Of the
center is competition between lines
reaching the same points in the north.
west. In other words, between the
Great Northern and the Northern Pa
cifc. But such a competition is dead
under merger policies; it is dead both
as to rates and as to quality Of service
Probably no. one is greatly surprised
at the final outcome Of the great lega
controversy. Mr.. Hill, in his theory OF
the distribution Of the stock of the
Northern Securities company, has beer
sustained by the supreme court, anc
the ownership is still SO distributed .!
to leave the dissolution of the North
ern Securities company Of much les.
h importance than if 8 different method
Of distribution had been pursued. The
lamar courts have been indicated
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
CONFIDENCE IN PRESIDENT
Rev. e. o. Stone Again Heads Swedish
Hospital Association.

Rev. E. O. Stone was reelected presi-
dent Of the Swedish Hospital associa-
ton last night at the annual meeting
of the organization at Grace Lutheran
church. G. w. Olson was reelected
secretary. A. L. Skoog succeeded Rev.
c. J. Petri on the board of trustees
Dr. A. Lind, DR.. G. j.. Ringnen and
Rev. E. A. Skogsbergh were reelected
trustees. Other members of the board
are Rev. E. o. Stone, president; G. w
Olson, secretary; F. o. Streed, treas
urer; Rev. o. Bodien, DR.. F. E. Moody
A. B. Darelius, J. L. Beckman. and
Aaron Carlson. A jubilee meeting, eel
ebrating the payment of the Grace
church debt, will be held Sunday after
noon, March 10. ,..-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
NOT so CERTAIN
st. Paul Police Have Doubts as TO
Guilt of Gottschalk.

Edward Gottschalk, the accused muir
derer of Christian Fl. Schindeldecker,
the St. Paul butcher. says that the
money in his room was found by the
police after he had told them where
to look for it. He denies any knowl-
edge of the crime and expresses firm
belief that Hartman is innocent.
The grand jury was sworn in yester-
day and Gottschalk IS case will be taken
up at once. The chemist has not COM
pleted his examination of the blood
stains. The best informed members Of
the st. Paul police department are not
as certain of convicting Gottschalk as
they were week ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
Dormitories and recitation buildings, tt

Dormitories and recitation buildings, to
cost from 100000 to s1o.OOOOOo. are
projected as the next step in the. evolu-
ton of the University of Chicago. A pro-
posed new quadrangle will about double
the university's area. The strength of
the college feeling is half in it's residence
feature. If somebody would give the Min
nesota state university a few million dol
rars' worth Of dormitories nobody would
COMPLAIN, -s-~ -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

however. in their declaration that the
merger was illegal, and, while the own
ership of the two competing roads re-
mains in common hands, to large ex-
tent, those hands are not bound to-
gether as firmly as they were while
the merger held their interests. There
may be victory of small proportions
for the people in that, but it is not the
one our contemporary halls with so
much satisfaction.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

ExX;xaxxsx:.xssaa Xs;;xXsxxxXxXxxxXxXS
THE PosT-BELLUM ADVENTURES
OF A SOUTHERN ARMY CAPTAIN
WHO ENTERED THE RANKS OF IN
DUSTRY.-George Cary Eggleston has
followed up his trilogy Of war tales, be-
ginning with Dorothy South and end
ing with Evelyn Byrd with A Captain
In the Ranks, the story of a southern cap
tain who went to Cairo, Ilf, to begin life
over again. He began almost Immediate
ly upon his arrival by saving a great
quantity of cotton from destruction by
fire. After that there was something for
him to do all of the time, from saving a
lot Of coal barges in the river from loss
by storm, operating coal mine, and d.
recting the affairs Of bank, to building
a. railroad. In the midst Of all this he
had time to fall in love with and WOO a
very charming girl. With what success?
Well, that is the authors story.
Mr.. Eggleston lacks skill in adapting his
medium to his material. His dialog is
stiff. And in some places in order to
make certain characters show to good adj
vantage by contrast he reduces the COM
mon sense of others to a minimum, when
under ordinary circumstances the latter
show extraordinary alertness and strength
of mind. But the story is one Of action.
and the chief actor, Guilford Duncan, is
of the fright Sort
A. S.nBarnes & Co., New York, 20 net.
DIRECTORY OF THE LITERARY So
CIETIES OF THE UNITED STATES
AS the result of a request for list of the
! literary societies of the country, The New
York Times Saturday Review has under
| taken the task of compiling such a list.
In its editorial columns last week it is
sued a request to the secretaries of the
literary societies, clubs and associations
Of the country each to send to it a postal
card inscribed with his or her name and
address and the name Of the society he
or she represents. g.
| POEMS LIKE WILD BIRDS SONGS
A few days ago we called attention to q
poem from the heart, named "Soeur Ma
rie," by Mary Randall shippey. Under
the title AS Wild Birds Sing a collection
of poems by the same poet has been is.
and music quite unconventional, they may
justly be compared to wild birds songs
They are poems from the heart. Just az
| "Soeur Marie was, they were sung be.
cause they sang themselves.
The wild bird sings because it must,
| AS first it tries its untaught wings.
| A bit Of song enchanted dust
| Attuned to life and joy and trust
| 1t lifts its little heart and sings
! Because 1t must. ....,
| The poet sings because he must ~.
| And when his heart a tuneless thing
| Lies silent, TO- above its dust .. q
| Athrill with life and love and trust
| His soul shall lift itself and sing s.,
| Because it must.
On regrets the death Of one who CAV,
! promise of doing even better things thar
in this book. She sang because she must
yet was careful Of her song, and sough
to make it helpful as well as musical.
| Robert Grier Cooke, New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
THE CRUELTY OF FASHION

:. :. Charlotte News and Courier. 49,
We are told by the Millinery Trade Re-
view that "broad-quilled feathers, wings,
birds and fancy mounts are on the lists
for next season." There is a great deal
of work still left for the Audubon society
to do. There will never be any chance
for the birds as long as the women who
wear hats allow, their vanity to get the
better Of their charity. ..@
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

Since New Zealand has been running
her own railroads the policy of the state
has been to reduce the rates both for pas
return does not fall below 81 per cent.
And this is not on watered stock, as with
our railroads, but on actual value. This
policy, according to a former governor Of
the province, the Earl Of Ranfurly, "has
resulted in an enormous increase of traf-
flc, and with net returns each year better
than the last" There is some difference
between this policy and the policy of
'charging all that the traffic will bear"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
FEES SHOW INCREASE
Secretary Of State Sends Biennial Re
port to the Legislature.

- The secretary Of state has sent his
biennial report to the state legislature.
The report contains some interesting
statistics. The incorporation fees paid
into the treasury during the fiscal year
1908 amounted to $50, 1890; for the fiscal
year 1904 the fees amounted to $45,-
3O5. Nomination fees paid by candi-
dates for public office at the general
election 1902 amounted to $3.50.
Record and other official fees amounted
Ito $4,950.45 for the biennial period.
According to the report of the state
inspector Of Illuminating oils there was
a total of 1922 barrels Of oil in
spected in the state for the year end
ing July 81.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
HOW THE RAILROAD DOES IT
Nebraska State Journal.

Nebraska State Journal
r Those four California senators were e.
PEELED for accepting a courtesy Of $3.50
apiece from certain interests in San Fran
cisco which had an interest in legisla-
ton. Thoughtful individuals may now
ponder the difference between accepting
$3.50 cash from party that is interested
in legislation and accepting merchandise
to the value of $3.50, more or less, for in
stance, railroad pass.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

Mr.. Garfield says that his report was
"edited' and the damaging facts cut out
for use by the attorney general. Later,
he says, they will come out and make a
sensa ton. In giving out the report as he
did it with no explanation, Mr.. Garfield
certainly made monkey of the public, or
Of himself. .eo~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
STATE PRESS AND LEGIsLATURE

LIE Sueur News-Wil the legislature
give us any good roads tax equalization
and freight rate adjustment legislation
at this session? If not, bring your clothes
home with you, as you won't go back.
Morris Sun-It is about time that some
member Of the Minnesota legislature in
troducea bill taxing bachelors. Bills of
every other description have been coming
IN thick and. fast during the past few
days. r-. sss 49, ds,sj, s-c,4.-,.-
Browns Valley Trihune-A, bill has been
introduced in the legislature providing fo1
the appointment of a state tax commits
sioner whose duty it would be to ferret out
property that was escaping a just share
Of taxation. We doubt not but such 4
man would easily earn the salary Of S., SOC
it is proposed to give him, but it is certain
that one man in that capacity could not
possibly cover the state. The Tribune is in.
clined to the opinion that the county as
SCISSOR plan that has been proposed by q
bill introduced in the senate at the open.
ing Of the session would prove much more
effective than single state ferreter coul6
possibly be. r-A--
Little Fork Guardian-It begins to look
as, tho the legislature really intended tt
settling the northern part Of the state. The
only danger appears to lie in the possibil.
1ty Of confusion in the consideration O.
the numerous measures advanced. "'~'
Slayton Gazette-The legislature is 60
ing thru the formality of taking testimon,
as to determinations aby the railroad com
panies. There is a strong suspicion tina
the, whole thing is q play to the galleries
| In future campaigns some Of these legis
lators will use this play to the galleries a.
political thunder when, in fact, there i
little or nothing in it.
| Mortified Independent-The old agita
t1on that usually crops out every session
of the Legislature is showing itself again IL
favor of q law. to require all chattel mort
cages to be filed with the register o
deeds at the county seat, instead of wit
the town clerk or village recorder I
would increase the expense and, in man
cases, Increase the trouble and annoy
ance connected with such transactions. /
might be convenience for those none
loaners who live at the county seats, bu
there Is no good reason why they Shout
be considered In preference to all others.
Granite Falls Journal-We hope to Sc
the bill introduced in the legislature pro
hlbiting the sale Of giant crackers i'll thi
state become law. They are too dan
gerous., Z 80.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

The Irish party IS making nightly in
roads upon the Balfour majority in the
house of commons. In a recent division
on an Irish question the government ma
iority fell to thirty-eight, the smallest
since the session opened.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

The high court Of the District Of Col
umbia has decided that the Porto Rican
has enough of the elements of citizenship
to make him eligible to work for the gov
eminent. This is about all most Of them
want. They don't care to. belong to vot-
ers' leagues, to hold office and to be in
vestigated by grand juries.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
w. r, BuRkHARD DEAD.

William R. Burkhard, sporting goods
dealer Of st. Paul. died yesterday at his
home, 172 Hoffman avenue. He was "a
years old and had been in business in
st. Paul since 1872. He is survived by his
widow and five sons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

Pennsylvania hanged Eugene Block for
a murder which another man has just
confessed that he committed. When you
are looking for arguments against capital
punishment there is a fact worth consid-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

Colonel Bill Cody refuses to be recon-
ciled to his wife. The colonel prefers his
poison to his duty.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

The sweet voice of Jennie Latonna, ap-
pearing with Frank Latonna In a musica
skit at the Orpheum this week, is ono
of the good things on the Orpheum Road
Shows bill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

Four Doodle senators have been ex
pelled from the California legislature
This record is likely to follow them To-
some time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

large number Of young republicans to-
the democratic candidate, It is at least
indicative Of the very general interest
in this great question.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

The advance sale for 1.-THE Isle OF
spice.' which is coming to the Metropol-
itan for the half week opening next Sun
day night, will begin tomorrow morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

The future antiquary wandering thru
the Red river valley need not run away
with the idea that the Spanish navy was
once defeated with great loss on the
coast of Polk county. The presence of a
surprising number of cannon Of Spanish
vintage in Polk, Clearwater and Otter Tai
counties Is tribute to the personal valol
and industry Of the Hon. Halvor steen-
ersop. The navy department had nine
of them available for loan or gift to mum.
cipalities and tho Hon. Mr. Stevenson sue.
ceeded In annexing six. A two-thirds
majority Of all of the available trophy
cannon located In one congressional dis.
trict is feather in the cap of the mem.
Der from the ninth district.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
AT THE THEATERS
Foyer Chat.

Richard earle and his clever associate
will terminate successful half week
engagement in ''The Tenderfoot" at tn
Metropolitan tonight.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
PROHIBITION oRAToRIcAL CONTEST.

PROHIBITION oRAToRIcAL CONTEST.
The annual state prohibition oratorical
contest will be held Monday evening az
the state agricultural college. The fol-
lowing colleges will compete for honors:
Parker Of Winnebago, ST. Olaf Of North
field, Gustavus Adolphus Of St. Peter,
Augsburg seminary of Minneapolis Ham
line unive1 sity, and the state agricultural
college Of st. Anthony Park.