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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
The Donahower. Opinion.

An opinion rendered to the governor
in December by Attorney General
Donahower, and just made public,
makes interesting reading. Mr.. Dona-
hover pleads his inability to make full
investigation of the timber cases, cited
in the public examiners report, on &C.
count Of lack of funds, and finds moth
ing strong enough to base an action
upon, except the Buchanan case. The
Donahower opinions does not bind his
successor, who has declared his inten-
ton of making a full Investigation.
Even the Donahower opinion takes full
cognizance Of the serious character of
the charges, most Of which are dropped
merely because they are outlawed.
The former attorney general and his
assistant seem to have made slip in
connection with the mineral lease cases..
Mr.. Dickson, who reported on this SUBJ
iect, found that Finn and Patterson,
as land clerk and assistant land clerk,
were public officers, and that if they
had obtained direct interest in leases
of contracts before their retirement
from office Jan. 5, 1908, they would
have been in plain violation Of the law.
He finds their dealings with Mabel
Evans Fsuspicious circumstances, but
in the absence Of direct proof of an
agreement between them while in
office, he does not consider there is
ground to bring an action to set aside
the leases. "Au these assignments, -
says Mr.. Dickson, (which conveyed
any interest in these leases to Finn
and Patterson, were made after they
had retired from office"
Mr.. Dickson overlooked the following
cases: ~.- .....= +.
Lease No. 1895, issued April 10, 1901
to w. S. Brisban; assigned to Mabe
Evans. Fifty-year contract issued Apri
II, 1902, which recites that an undivid
ed half interest belongs to I. G. Patter
son. .-.. :.
Lease No. 1896, with exactly til,
same history. ys :.
Patterson was assistant land clerk un
til Jan. 5, 1908. This is certainly NOR
than suspicious circumstance Il
the language Of Mr.. Dickson g opinion:
| These officers, in my Judgment, ex
ercised part Of the agency vested il
! the state auditor in the matter Of min
eral leases, and if in issuing these lease
. to Mabel Evans they were actually is
: suing the same to themselves then the
were not subscribing the interests of tn
state and faithfully exercising the agen
, cy vested in them by the state; bu
= were subscribing their own interests
: and, further, committing misdemeano
: under the penal code.
The other leases were not converte
: into contracts until after Finn and Pat
. terson left the office, and according t
the former attorney general, they d
not furnish evidence enough for an az
! ton Counsel for Pearl FL. Smith doe
4 not agree with this view. He has de
2 clared his intention Of bringing suit t
), set aside the lease to Mabel Evans 9
: the famous t3fatiron'' tract. Hi
client applied for this lease before
|, was issued to Mabel Evans, b#t was II
3 fused on the pretext that the state
! title was not clear. This objection d
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

The Minneapolis Journal carries a COL
umn under the heading, "What Women
Want to Know" II T h Jour n l has
undertaken to tell all they want to know
it will either have to issue an extra every
day during the remainder of the twentieth
century or arrange for a perpetual fran
chise.-Pipestone Leader.
Well. it is impossible to tell 1t all in
one day, Of course, and so The Jour
a has made arrangements to follow the
plan indicated. The paper will be issued
every week day during the remainder Of
the century, or perpetually, If the march
Of science does not make newspapers un.
necessary. -. -. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
AT THE. T'HEATERS
orpheun'-"The Girl with the Auburn
RI f.r6 .... HAIR = 2 =. -

The Girl with the Auburn Hair" made
her first appearance In Minneapolis yes
terday at the Orpheun. The audience
studied her critically last night, withhold
ing approval until the end OF the act,
when it became convinced that 1t had seen
and heard the greatest thing in vaudeville.
The applause, unstinted but. be1ated; was
as much of a compliment to the audience
as to the singer. "The Girl was in
splendid voice and the beauty Of the stage
setting and light effects produced "a ia
vorable impression. -...-.,r+ -:
Another act appealing: strongly to the
audience was that Of the -Four Bards.
as the name might imply. They are ath-
letes who perform stunts never before
seen on the stage or under the j''big top"
They are young men, wonderful speci-
mems Of physical development: There is
nothing OF the posturing Hercules about
them, but they usei their great strength
and dexterity in presenting marvellous
tumbling, leaping and lifting.
Piwitt is still mystifying audiences with
the gigantic face of Pierrot and it's simu-
lations of human expressions. 1t is a
hang lover, actsf from last week, and
! many mystfied at the workings Of the
great face, have returned to- satisfy their
curiosity as to how it is manipulated. HUI
bert Deyeau does lightning sketches in
Coloi . S1i1A duuS uOySllys ny tHldEtlnS them
behind a cleverly- arranged battery of
/ electric lights.
Foster & Foster have piano boxing
and singing act which chases lurking blue
devils from the minds of those who will
laugh at. horse play and musical ability,
mixed half and half The droIl perfor-
mances Of Fox and F'oxie, clown and
fox terrier-names not materials an
other bit Of ability and rough house hi
larity which proved nightly pleasing to
the critics up under the ceiling and enter
tanning in a mild form to the lower floor.
Irene Franklyn, one Of the most clever
and versatile entertainers Of the vaudeville
stage, did not do herself Justice last
night. She appeared against the advice Of
her physician, who feared that she would
| be unable to- keep her engagement. The
]ki1odrone this week presents the most
i successful series Of pictures since the
train robbery. Il The Moonshiners'' i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
TWO HURT IN EXPLOSION
PLANT OF A VALLEY CITY, N. D.,
CONCERN WRECKED-BUILDING
HEAVILY DAMAGED.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Valley City, N. D., Feb. Gan ex-
plosion, followed by fire, wrecked the
plant Of the Valley City steam laundry
today and two Of the employees were
seriously injured.
The building was lighted and some of
the machinery operated by a gasolene
plant, while the, power and heat came
from a steam boiler. It is not known
which caused the explosion. One end
Of the building and portion Of the
roof were blown off.
H. E. severson, the engineer, wa:
badly burned about the face and may
lose his eyesight. Nora Olson, another
employee, received minor injuries.
The property consisted of a two
story brick building and the laundry
It was valued at about $4,000. There
was $2,100 insurance held by the NORTH
| Dakota Mutual company. ...--
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
FIRE AT CRYSTAL FALLS
LOSS IN BUSINESS BLOCKS AND
STOCKS IN THE MICHIGAN
TOWN rs $4,000.
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal.
Crystal Falls, Mich, Feb. Ga fire
burned five business blocks in the lower
entailing an aggregate loss Of nearly
$4,000.
The fire originated in Wulf's livery
barn and the origin is not known. Ben
Harris department. store, Stolberg Is
saloon, the bankrupt stock of Peter
Warshawsky, the Wulf livery and Ro-
gan g saloon and hotel were destroyed.
Six families were burned out, barely
escaping with their lives. The aggre-
gate amount . of insurance is about
$4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
LUMBERMEN GO SOUTH
M1nnesotans to Estimate Vast Pine
Tracts in North Carolina,
Special to The Journal,

AA"S"o IL !>OAtA OdIO11ud.
Special to The Journal. II
= Saltwater, MINI, Feb. e.-John Nc,
Carthy, Michael Welch, William Regain
and a party of estimators from DuInth
left last night for the coast of North
Carolina, to estimate large area of
standing timber in which <. J. Lam
mers, James E. McGrath and other Min
nesotans are interested. They will be
away six or eight weeks. :
western hotel, has been arrested for as as
sault, upon complaint Of some of his
help: His hearing has been continued
until Thursday.
The trotting matinee, postponed sew
eral times, on account of the colo
weather. will be held on the ice here
on Wednesday,.
Warden Wolfer and his wife have re
turned from Munich, Mich, where the,
were called by the death Of the former ,!
mother, ..'..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
A SIMPLE STORY
She sewed the little caps and frocks,

She sewed the little caps and frocks,
And bought the cradle-bed;
Though may die, he shall not want
For anything she said.
! One morn within her arms they laid
The long-awafted guest;
The mother lived, but, ah, the child
Was cold upon her breast.
And sadly in that careful drawer,
With tiny clothes replete.
I. They left the fair white things untouched,
All save the winding-sheet.
II All save the little dolllike robe.
Fetched forth with tears TO be
& The silent's strangers only dress
Until eternity
e-1xedAriok +. Knowlsss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

Senator w. A. Clarke of Montana has
built a dwelling on Fifth avenue In New
York which is pronounced by competent
bizarre and 'tnharmonious and the odor
Of money about the neighborhood is so
strong as almost to require a disinfect-
ant. Give us a good, simple, vine-clad
cottage, stone preferred.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
INDICTMENTS DISMISSED
Alleged Assailants of Helena Official
Escape Punishment.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Helena, Mont, Feb. .6.-Judge Hunt
sustained the motion Of the counsel for
the defense, who urged the absence OF
in " Which an alleged assault was com.
mitted upon Receiver Freeman by for,
mer Mayor Edwards, former Chief OF
Police Travis and Samuel Goodman, was
on land over which the government had
exclusive jurisdiction. Upon motion OF
District Attorney Rasch, the indict,
ments against these men meIe ms a
legged assault caused a great furore at
the time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
Miles and Jefferson Davis.

In all the stories about the claiming
up Of Jefferson Davis, it has been sup
posed that he was in manacles during
the entire term Of his imprisonment.
1t now appears, from General Miles
statement, that the fallen Confederate
chief was manacled for five days only,
pending the preparations of a safe
prison. General Miles says he received
his orders from the assistant secretary
Of war, and he obeyed them. There
was good reason for putting handouts
on Mr.. Davis. According to General
Miles, there were constant rumors Of
plots to effect his escape and the air
was surcharged with minor treason.
Mr.. Davis had chance to come into
camp and surrender gracefully, as did
Robert E. Lee, but he preferred the Other
course and was taken as a prisoner OF
war. He tells in his own book that
he meant not to surrender, but to make
his way beyond the Mississippi river
join the army there and continue the
war. The United States had a gool
right to prevent such a guerilla con
f1ict as would have ensued had Davis
plan succeeded. Had he been detected
attempting to escape, he would hav
been shot, so that the government dit
him a personal service when it mad
his escape impracticable.
General Miles has borne considerabl
odium in the south on account Of hi
alleged cruel treatment Of Jefferson Da
Wis, none Of which appears to have bee:
deserved, and Mr.. Davis has had tn
benefit of a lot of cheap sympath
which he did not deserve, either.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
FIRE IN A COURTHOUSE
Firemen Save the County Building 8
New Ulm from Heavy Loss.
Special to The Journal

Special to The Journal.
New Ulm, Feb. 6.-The Brown county
courthouse was on fire at 1920 today
The blaze originated in the courtroom
from defective fue, and was not dis.
covered until it had burned thru. the
floor and ceiling into the apartments OF
the county treasurer below. The de-
partment easily handled the fire, an6
the loss is only about 5000.
Bishop Edsall visited the Episcopal
congregation here yesterday and dis
cussed with members the plan to build s
$4,000 church in the spring.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
WARM SESSION EXPECTED
Board Of Athletic Control to Canvass
Baseball Situation.

Whether or not the university will
be represented by a baseball team in
the spring will be settled this. evening
at a special meeting of the board OF
athletic control. There is lack OF
unanimity of opinion among the mem,
bers of the board, and the session Wall
probably be a warm one. Even II II Is
decided that ball team is advisable,
there will be difficulty in filling good
schedule. as the teams of the larger
western institutions have already COM
pleted their arrangements.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

TO Southern Texas, s27.75 Round Trip
Beaumont, ETC., via the Minneapolis 6
st. Louis r. r. Tickets on sale during
February and March. Limit twenty
one days. Stop-overs permitted.
Call on J. G. Rickel, City Ticket
Agent, 424 Nieollst avenue
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
WE ARE WARNED
Indianapolis News.

James B. Dill, corporation lawyer, Of
New York, is little slow in his declara-
ton that government supervision OF rail-
road rates would mean reductions In
wages. That great benefactor of the HUI
man race, the Hon. James ]. Hill, ex-
planned this to an awe-stricken public long
ago
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
Monday Evening,

nal. But when member Of the legis-
lature is trying to avoid grand stand
ing" please let him have his way. No
sensible man cares to advertise himself
as more yirtuous than his colleagues.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
MUST PAY THE FIDDLER
Those Who Danced Are Now Settling
Pan-Hellenic Bills.

Members Of the Pan-Hellenic Ball
association are wondering just how
much of an assessment will be neces-
sary to square the association with the
men to whom contracts were let. Inere
is a known deficit of over 800, altho
the report of the auditing committee
has not been made. The members OF
the association are liable for the debt.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

A Philadelphia preacher says sincere
takes more courage to make that state
ment in Philadelphia than in any other
place we can think Of Just now. ss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
STATE PRESS ON PASS QUESTION

Wabasha ,Herald-Ratlroad corporations
are business institutions and when they
make gifts it is as bread thrown upon the
waters with the hope that it may return
some day in some form more valuable
than when cast from the hands Of the
donors. It is SO universal practice for
legislators to accept passes from railroad
companies that the public conscience is
no longer shocked by the practice and
legislators receive passes with no thought
that they are given as a bribe by the
donors.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

The Missouri senate, altho democratic,
has adopted resolution indorsing Presi-
dent Roosevelt's railroad rate recon-
mendations and requesting the Missouri
delegation in congress to support enact
ments for putting them into effect. The
house will undoubtedly concur. The old
lines certainly are shifting.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
ptstinguished visitors at chapel.

DIR. Day, president Of Andoyer thee,
logical seminary at Andover, Mass, and
Dr.. Boynton Of Detroit spoke in the
university chapel this morning They
are paving visits to the universities of
Wisconsin. Illinois and Minnesota in
an endeayor to arouse interest in theo-
logical work among the students Of the
institutions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
The Mixing Privilege.

It may be that the opposition to the
mixing privilege will be strong enough
to secure the passage Of law forbid
ing the Rotating Of tariffs on imported
wheat mixed with American wheat and
ground into -four for export. Senator
Hansbrough is going to fight the mix
ing privilege and some members of the
Minnesota delegation in Washington
manifest disposition to support him,
if they are called upon by the Mime
sofa legislature or by the farmers Of
the state.
r The mixing privilege, however, seems
not to be Of vital consequence to the
American millers. Under the draw
back provisions Of the tariff law they
may import wheat and grind it with
out mixing it and export it, recover
ing 90 per cent Of the duty paid. That
into this exported flour. The mixing
privilege enables the American miller
to buy American wheat, much Of which
this year is of low grade, and, by mix
ing it with better grades from Canada
utilize good deal of the American wheat
which he would not be otherwise able
to use, and, naturally, at better prices
The opposition to the mixing privilege
seems to be dead set against allowing
American wheat to find an outlet il
that way at better prices than it coult
otherwise be disposed Of. This may
be Of advantage to the American farm
ar hut we uar1r 1n11ch doubt il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

The records Of the day deaths,
births, marriages, hotel arrivals, rail
time tables real othea
Of interest-will be found together with
want advertisements on page IL Of this
issue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

In newspaper parlance the maker Of the
midnight schedule" should be termed the
night editor of the traffic sheet.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

President Hyde, the insurance man
gave a 100000 ball at Sherry's the other
night. No wonder our Insurance comes
so high. " = -. 81.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

The calamity that threatened the COM
mon people Of Russia. the advance In the
price Of diamonds, has been put off until
July 1. @ E.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

Anybody who thinks that the ground
hog, whether he saw his shadow or no.
Is fool enough to stay out after Feb. 2.
mistakes that wise animals intelligence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

Smallpox has developed in the Kansas
state senate, but the lobby has not lost
a member.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

A Detroit man wants a divorce from
his wife because she hasn't spoken to
him in three years. Huh!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

1t has been IA below zero In Kansas
City and the more careful farmers have
been putting earnuffs on the ears of corn.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

A new bill for the week is presented
at the Unique theater this afternoon,
headed by Zelda, a. producer Of striking
and mysterious Illusions; Blamphin and
Herr, operate sketch comedians; Leon
ard and Drake, imitators Of animals;
Marshall and Erwin, singing and dancing
comedians, and Rocco Vocoo, the boy
barytone, in illustrated songs. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

A calm consideration Of the present
condition Of the coal bin-but then no
such consideration Is possible.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

Ia splendidly posed and executed set Of
films and keeps the audience In the seats
until the last projection has rolled from
the screen. The bill as whole is
typical vaudeville offering and above the
usual standard. -. III. Ritchie.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06
AND BE QUICK ABOUT 1T
Detroit Tribune

n Z. - -. DetfO1t7 ITIDune.
Help me save the country! Remit by.
cash or postal order. Remit any way.
Yours, Tom Watson. 5e ssaal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

The Minneapolis Journal has discovered
one legislator who has returned all Of
his railroad passes. 1t is therefore likely
that the antipass bill will receive at least
one observation-disclosures Falls Press. = :.
The Minneapolis Journal claims to have
letter from q member Of the present
legislature who returns seven. passes on
as many railroads given him on account
Legislature" His name should have ap-
peared in connection with T ne TO u r
n a favorable editorial mention there
OF that the people might know him and do
him homage.-Sherburn Advance.
The Minneapolis Journal recently con-
tanned an editorial on a Minnesota legis-
lator who returned his passes to the seven
railroad companies owning them. AS T h g
u our N did not give his name we will
take it for granted that the man lives in
3 ST. Paul and has no use for passes Glen
i wood Herald.
Don get excited, please. It is real,
bona hde case. and it is preserved among
i the historical arohiyes Of = he = our
) - E m
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

Elmore Eye-It has been the custom OF
railroad companies to give annual passes
to members Of the legislature. This is not
done out, Of generosity, but as an in
vestment. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06


Clara City Herald-The antipass ques-
ton is again agitating the legislature of
Minnesota. TO ride free on the railroads
is something the members hate to give
up and while no one will accuse them Of
bribery for accepting a pass, still it gives
them a friendly feeling towards the rail-
roads and in some instances might kill
legislation which would BIZ for the public
good. Passes should be abolished. 49,. !. y,
Wheelock's Weekly, Fergus Falls-The
antipass agitation IS showing more indi-
cations of 'virility' during the past few
weeks than ever before. The state papers
are discussing the matter very generally,
and, to their credit be it said, nearly all
Of them coincide in the opinion that
passes issued to public servants are in the
nature Of petty brides that should not be
allowed. %.
Cannon Falls Beaoon-The pass Is an
| effectual form of ''inducement" because it
| is insidious., It Is not bold enough to be
! insulting and it is of sufficient value to
be seductive. Altogether 1t is a good thing
! to shun. ....,
Northfeld News-n the legislature
should pass a resolution requiring the
7 railroads TO eXnlD1C Inelr RECORDS 1Or the
past year showing all the passes issued
during that time, both annual, trip and
other forms Of free transportation, II
would probably open the eyes OF those
who claim that passes do not cost the
railroad but a comparatively small
| amount. ~ = '~'"' ', - '~~.--'' <'"~~ =
Luverne Herald-It requires courage t.
introduce an antipass bill in the state
legislature. But the need of such legisla
ton is manifest and the time is ripe fol
it.. The Herald commends Senator Peter.
son for the courage he has shown In TAX.
e ing upon himself the discharge of pub
lie duty beset with so many dangers ant
discomftures, under conditions which a
best must be discouraging. He may no
succeed at, this session, but the cause h
has espoused will triumph ultimately be
cause it Is clearly right. Passes ant
franks are given not to individuals q,
personal favors, but to custodians Of pub
! lie power to influence the exercise o
that power, -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-06

Hector Mirror-A whole lot of devil
ment In politics can: be laid to the Gus.
tom Of legislators trading their votes TO,
railroad passes. ~. -. r..
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LoNDON-Journal file at American Express
office, Waterloo place, and U. 8. Express
office, 90 Strand.
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on file at U. s. Legation.

3ARIs-Journal on file at Eagle bureau, 50 Rue
Canbon,