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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
WAR PARTY IN
SWEDEN ACTIVE
Would Present Irreducible Mini
mum to Norway and Mobil-
ize Troops.
MODERATE ELEMENT
STANDS BY THE KING
Crisis Will Come When Special
Debate in Riksdag Takes Up
Question.

Stockholm, Sweden, June 24.-The
uncompromising element in the riksdag
is actively prosecuting a campaign in
favor of presenting to Norway demands
representing Sweden s irreducible mini
mum and obtaining guarantees from
Norway before passing the bill confer
ring on the government powers to ne
gotiate terms for the formal separation
Of Norway and Sweden. This function
considers that the government ought to
be authorized to contract an emergency
loan of $25,0000OO and mobilize troops
to support Sweden's demands.
The government, however, has still
the strong, united backing Of the mod
crate party. which is prepared to en- n
the powers demanded for untrammeled
negotiations in regard to the necessary
guarantees to be given before agreeing
to dissolution Of the union.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
TWO ARE KILLED
BY TRAIN IN DARK
Robert Mayo and Edward Nolan
Meet Death On Tracks at
Wayzata.

Robert Mayo and Edward Nolan. I'M
employed railroad men, were killed by a
Great Northern train at Wayzata last
night.
The two men were presumably walk
ing along the tracks toward the city
when they were struck. Nolan s body
was found near the tracks shortly after
the accident by some men as they were
walking home along the tracks.
Mayo's body was not found until
brought to the Hennepin county morgue,
where they await claimants.
Nolan was horribly mangled, but
Mayo was evidently struck on the head,
as there were no bad body bruises,
Both men carried cards showing their
occupation.
Nolan is said to have had an uncle
working in the Omaha shops.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
CINCINNATI BOSS
CAN'T FIND GRAFT
George. B. Cox Says to steffens
"The People are in
Control
New York Sun Special Service.

SpSSAss- ~oA
Cincinnati, Ohio, June 24.-s'If there
is anytime: wrong in the city Of Gin n
the people. They control. It is not
up to me. Lincoln Stefens' roasting
Of us won't cut any figure, for it is
full Of falsehoods and the people well
know it.
Thus George B. Cox, republican lead
er of Cincinnati, whom Lincoln Steffens
characterizes in Mcclure IS Magazine as
the "boss Of the worst-governed city
in the United States" answered the
attack. He added:
"Why, the first time ever saw Stef-
fens he told me that Cincinnati was the
best-governed city in the United States.
The second time Steffens came here he
stayed four weeks and came up to see
me again He asked me about graft
and said that in Philadelphia they di-
vided up the graft between seven .peo-
pie and that all these people admitted
it. He asked me how we divided up
here.
to find any graft in Cincinnati .Ia att + you you
to me. > Well, he did not point it out. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
sWEDEs BALK ON PEACE PLAN
King and Riksdag May Be Forced to
Yield to Clamor.

Christiania,. June 24.-The feeling
aroused in Stockholm against King
Oscar and the Swedish government has
caused some uneasiness here. There is
anxiety lest the riksdag should yield
to this feeling and revoke the concilia-
tory policy outlined by King Oscar;
but among those best informed 1t is
believed that the majority of the mem
bers of the riksdag will remain firm
and follow up the policy of peace.
The movement among Norwegians In
the United States to petition President
Roosevelt asking him to recognize the
independence Of Norway Is favorab1y
commented on here. IT is pointed out
that million American citizens yho
we're born in Norway are now anxious
to rally to the support OF the old coun-
A dispatch from Stockholm to the
National Tidende says that Premier
Ramstedt has rendered his resignation,
but that King Oscar, backed up by
many members Of the cabinet, has re-
quested him to withdraw it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
7 VICTIMS OF WRECK
OF "B0RROWED' AUTO

New York, June 24.-One man dead,
three seriously injured and three others
cut and bruised is the result of an auto
mobile accident before the gates Of
Woodlawn cemetery last night.
dents in and about New York recently,
this one is said to have followed the
use of the car without the owner s
knowledge.
About the same hour collision oc-
Cured on Ocean parkway, Brooklyn,
between motor car and mounted po-
liceman, who sustained broken ribs and
possibly fracture of the skull. The
chauffeur was arrested.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
BALTIMORE GIRL NOW
A FRENCH PRINCESS

Paris, June 24.-The marriage Of
Prince Henry Galard de Bearn ct de
Chalais to Miss Beatrice Winans, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Winans of
Baltimore, was celebrated at noon to-
day in the Church of ST.. Cloti1de. There
was large and fashionable attendance,
including Ambassador Mccormick and
Mrs. Mccormick, and many members of
the old French aristocracy. The groom
is the head Of the ancient family of
Bearn- Brissac. A wedding breakfast
followed The prince and princess re-
ceiVed many beautiful presents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
BURNED
IN GAS EXPLOSION
lie Sueur Center Boy Dying Of
Injuries Received in Myste-
. rious Accident.
spec,al to The journal.

Special to The Journal.
% LIE Sueur Center, Mimi, June pa
June 24.-Roy Leuben, a 16-year- old lad,
was fatally burned in a terrific explo-
sion today, the cause of which is not ex-
actly known.
The explosion occurred in the base.
ment of the store building of Daniel
Vollick. The boy was a clerk in the
store and had ben sent to the basement
on an Grand. It is supposed that he lit
a match and that the explosion was
caused by acetylene leakage.
The gas plant, however, is in de-
tached building, and how the basement
came to be filled with gas is unknown.
The floors Of the store were torn up
by the force Of the explosion and the
windows blown out. The total damage
will amount to about $1,000.
The boy was SO badly burned that the
flesh began to peel, and he will surely
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
JAPAN'S POLITICAL
PARTIES DEBATE PEACE

Toxic, June 24.-D Delegates Of the two
great political parties, the constitutions
alists and the progressive, will meet
here next Wednesday to discuss peace
and will then memorialize the govern
ment on the subject.
The Japanese commander at Port
Arthur reports that the Russian ar
mored cruiser Bayan has been success
fully hoated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
TO SAVE REVERE'S HOME
Bostonians Will Try to Restore and
Preserve Relic Of Hero.

Boston, Mass, June 24.-Prominent
citizens Of Boston have undertaken to
purchase and preserve the home of
Paul Revere in North square. It is
intended that the building, which is
now used as tenement house, will be
restored to its original condition. The
house was built prior to 1851, and is
the oldest in Boston, still standing in
its entirety.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
WARSAW IN A TURMOIL
Streets Heavily Patrolled and Disorder
~

Warsaw, Russian Poland, June "a
Stephen Okrjeia, the locksmith who
threw the bomb into the Praga police
station March 26, iniuring six police
men, has been sentenced to death.
The workmen threaten a general
strike as a consequence and further
serious disorder is expected.
The streets are heavily patrolled by
Cossacks and infantry.
A workman was murdered in the
streets during the night for refusing
to strike.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
$1,000 MAVERICK CALF
WANDERED TOSHAMBLES
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June PAP. D.
Kelly, the butcher Of Beaver Meadow,
near here, recently acquired calf of
unusually fine breed, valued at $1,000.
Today he took some friends to see it,
and found it missing from its pen. He
hurried to his butcher boy, who was
working at the slaughter house, and in
quired anxiously if the calf had
escaped.
Not this trip said the butcher.
There she hangs
He had found the calf in the slaugh-
ter house, and not knowing its value,
thought it had been sent there to be
killed and killed it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
LOST $40 FILLING;
BIT ON 5000 PEARL
New York Sun Special Service.

Chicago, June 25.-" ouch!o cried
sat at table in the Auditorium cafe
last night. Poking his forefnger into
his mouth he fshed out the remains of
a gold crown that represented good
size dentist bill.
HThere S $40 gone to bIazes,' he re-
marked. Then he examined the bit of
gold, to which was attached what APP
peared to be a part of the tooth. It
proved to be pearl, nearly as large as
the head of hat pin. He had been
eating little-neck clans.
A jewelry salesman who was in the
cafe appraised the gem at 5000. The
lucky finder is the newly-elected secre-
tary of the National Interstate indie
pendent Telephone association. which
yesterday closed its annual convention
At the Auditorium. -, - 5
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
BURTON, MINNEAPOLIS,
WINS YALE HONORS

New Haven, Conn, June 24.An-
school in Yale was made today and
included the following:
Fogg scholarships from the class of
1906, Marion L. Burton of Minneapolis;
Lucius G. Porter Of Be1oit, Wis.
Allis scholarships from class of 1905,
Oscar E. Maurer of Beloit, Wis; vii,
frid A. Rowell Of Hillsboro, Wis. From
class of 1907, Ernest Haig Of Devils
Lake, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
The Original Commission.

The courthouse and cityhall commits
sion was organized by act of the legis
lature at the session Of 1887. 1t was
composed of the following men named
in the act: w. D. Washburn, Charles
M. Loring, John c. Oswald, John Swift,
Oliver T. Erickson, W. S. Chowen,
David NJ. Clough and Lars Swenson.
sion and added the names of Edward
M. johnson, Edgar F. Comstock and
George A. Bracket.
Some changes have been made by
death or resignation. Mr.. Loring re
signed Immediately and never served
on the board. He was succeeded by
John De Laittre, who resigned and
was succeeded by Robert Pratt. o. T.
Erickson resigned and Lars Swenson
died, leaving two vacancies which were
filled by the election Of J. F. Calhoun
and Wallace G. Nye. David NJ. Clough
resigned and was succeeded by E. G.
Potter. Mr.. Oswald died short time
ago and no one has been named to sue
coed him. Perhaps no one will since
there are eleven men on the board and
it's work pretty we'll on toward com
pletion.
The officers of the original commits.
sion were General Washburn, president
Senator Swenson, treasurer and
Charles P. Preston, secretary. The lat
ter is the only salaried position in the
commission. General Washburn has
retired from the presidency and been
succeeded by Mr.. Johnson. Mr.. Pratt
is the present treasurer. In July, 1901
the commission lost by death it's faith
full secretary, Mr.. Preston l.. A
Condit is now efficiently actign in that
capacity.
The commission organized immedi
al, ,4r y,,I, ~,
tuted proceedings to get title to the
school house square. 1t also opened 9
competition for designs. In this com
petition, Long & KEGS were successful
Their design irt modified form was
adopted ard this firm was appointed
architects to the commission. 1t re
manned so until it was dissolved since
when the work has been carried on by
Long. The fees of Mr.. Long and hi.
predecessors in the position have
amounted to $4,000, but as it il
spread over eighteen years Of work doe
not represent very large annual in
come from this source. ~.
The last legislature gave the commits
sion $250,O00 in bonds with the under
standing that it was the last. From
, this amount the board expects to d,
these things:
| lnlSn the FOurtn street entrance.
1 Put in three elevators
Build the Grand Army and convention
I. halls in the court.
Finish five rooms on the fourth foo
y city side for the city bacteriologist.
4 Add to the school board rooms.
y Put in permanent room on fourth foo
81 county side for the law library
4 Part of It Paid for.
h The new building will. have cos
II $3,5OO,OOO as shown above, but tn
b public does not owe all of this. TIL
H city. has already paid off $4,000 o
H certificates, and $4,000 of short tim
n bonds issued on account of the cit
H hall. Besides the sinking funds of til
/, city and county have taken up an
(, hold 100000 of court house and cit
&, hall bonds, on which the funds ar
!: drawing the interest to provide cash 70
!, their payment when due.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
WHIRLED TO DEATH
Young Man Of Winona Caught in
Grain Elevator Shafting.

Special to The Journal.
Winona, Mimi, June 24.-Frebert
Hoffschildt, young unmarried man,
was caught in shaft Of terminal ele,,
vator of the Western Elevator com
pany here today and whirled to almost
instant death.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
TRUSTS EMPLOYEES REWARDED.

New York June 24.-Employees of the Ameri-
can Smelling & Refining company have just
received $500. 600 in cash as their share of the
profits of the smelling trust for the year end
Ing April 80. This is more than double the
amount of vacation money apportluned among
the men rear ago BY the company SOL geo
haxinx haan dfvidad last June Ia bonuses
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
GIFT BY euArEMALA,s RulER

Guatemala City, June 24-President Ca
brera, out of his personal funds. has de-
cided to establish a practical school of
sciences, arts and agriculture under
American professors. The tuition will be
given in the English language
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24

ONE YEAR MORE FOR HAMMOND.
PhilHpsburg, Mont, June 24-George
Hammond, the Bearmouth train robber
has been convicted on his second trial in
connection with the famous holdup on
the Northern Pacific road. The jury fixed
his sentence at one year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24

Richmond Ind. June 24.-sIrs. George KEW
err, in jail here for shooting her husband, was
today charged with murder. Keever having died
this morning. The Keiver home is at Pennville.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24

The Hennepin courthouse and city
hall commission has made its final
draft on the public treasury. With the
contracts already let and the cash in
hand it expects to do all it will do on
the big pub bile building. 1t is in order,
therefore, to show what the structure
will have cost when the work in hand
is completed. The total will be prac-
tically So 100000, Of which the building
will represent something over $3,0OO,-
900 and the site, architects fees and
expenses the remainder. The receipts
and expenditures Of the commission
from its organization down to date are
exhibited in the table below:
RECEIPTS. -.
Sale of Hennepin county bonds. 81, $50 900 90
Sale of city of Minneapolis bonds. 1,611,0 90
Premiums bonds sold. ......... lis $50 80
Interest deposits ............~ 10, 1856 IL
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
Total IS, $50, 1854

The item " balance on handN should
really be 100000 more, but the $780,
600 is already pledged in contracts and
is included in the item above on "build-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
$3,55O,0OO FOR
The COURTHOUSE
Commission Has Made Final Draft
on the Public Treas
ury.
STRUCTURE WILL BE
FINISHED NEXT YEAR
Story of the Work Which Will
Have Taken Seventeen
Years.
COURTHOUSE AND CITY HALL

Commission organized, 1857.
Corner stone laid, 1891.
County officials moved in, 1894.
City officials moved In. 1901.
Finished practically, 1906.
Total cost, 1000.
Under construction. II years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
STORIES In COLOR

The Journals Colored Comic
Supplement Today Will
Make You Laugh.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-04-19
Getting Rich a Bad Habit.

In a church address at Chicago
recently Nelson .. Nelson, Of ST.
Louis. declared hat Ito acquire
great wealth is a disgrace. Mr..
Nelson also stated that ''geiting
rich is a babit-a bad habit. For
a captain Of industry to pile up Il
great fortune is for him to impose
a proporlionaie load On his shonl-
ders. Wealth is Ii menace TO Iii,
children and grandchildren: for
not many of them are likely to
turn ont like George 6 ould." This
man Nelson is himself a great cap
tain Of industry. We pretend to
he astonishea at this ntterance.
yet we have been reading the same
thing in the Bible all our lives.
The Bible SAYS it is easier for a
camel to pass through the eye Of
needle than for rich man to enter
the Kingdom Of Heaven. Nelson
conches his thought in palmer.
more modern terms, bot they mean
the same thing. Many things in
our modern life are just as dis
graceful as getting rich. yet society
esieems them desirable. 1t is so
generally agreed that riches are
thing to be desired that any one
not rich man TO reason against
riches is hooted at as "sour
grape" We discredit Solomon.
who with all his wisdom. did no,
find out it was all vanity until be
was about ready to die. We don't
think Soloman would have though,
it at any other stage Of the game
The trouble is not with the indi-
vidual, it is with the ideals which
society holds. But things are im-
proving. Yet it has taken the 1900
years since the Great Philosopher
of GaliIee adnoni>hed lis, for the
ideals which he held up to take
root deep enough to weather the
storms of this wori9. -Warrens-
burg Journal Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-04-19

The celebrated case OF Park VS.. the
Ozark Land & Development Co, b.
L. Hodges. c. II. Cooley and ". B.
Prugil was tried before Judge Evans
last week in the West Piajus Circuit
Court. 1t resulted in giving plaintiffs
a Judgment Of $4,000 and setting
aside deed Of trust for s7140 owned
by Il. L. Hodges on the C0mpany'S :
land. The Company was organized
in 1905 and its road has been 4 thorEy
one ever since. 10 delivering his
opinion Judge Evans said: Gentle
men. l am human. l am satisfied,
froEl the evidence, that there was a
deep laid scheme Oh the part OF these
defendants TO defraud these plaintiffs
out o. their money and they have sue
ceeded. They,haYe been handed a''eold
brick" 1t is my duty TO find for the
plaintiffs. / will enter judgment for
them for slls0 and set aside tie $40
deed Of trust held by Hodge because
the same is fraudulent. .''-Sa!eu IA Rep
HEADLIGHT
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-04-19
Morn Out Farms.

The term of the above caption is
frequently applied to the curtailed
productiveness Of SO much of the
tillable soil of this comfy. The
soil is worn Cnt and will no longer
produce crops. How long does it
take to wear out a farm9 Evil
IDENTIFY, according to the way farm
inghas been conducted here, farm
is regarded as worn out in fifty to
one hundred years, depending
much upon the fertility of the soil
in the first instance. In the over
populated sections of Europe
farms never wear ont. They have
been made to produce continually
with an undimlnisbing yield for
centuries. They do not wear the
farms out in Europe. but keep
them up in high state of produe-
tiyeness by renewing the soil with
the elements of fertility. The
same thing can be done here. Put
back upon the land what is worr
off by the process Of cultivation
and our farms will not wear ou1
any sooner than they do ia Enrope
Successful farming demands brain
as we'll AS Drawn. The creates
wear upon the farming land il
this section results from the vast,
of fertilizing materials at hand.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-04-19

1t is reported that the Beet
Trnst keeps two sets of books, one
of which shows how it makes mil
lionaires of those who stand in.
and the other to show the agents
of the government that the Trust
is doing business at profit of only
two per cent. Probably it is the
expense of this double system OF
book keeping that makes the Beet
Trust pop up the price of mea,
every little while.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-04-19

The Sunday saloon closing order
of Governor Folk is producing 9
somewhat of commotion in St.
Louis and other cities in the state.
While willing that there shall be
enc day of rest in seven of toll
there are many men who never
think of extending this period of
rest and recreation to their thirst.
The saloon man would be perfect
ly willing to take a day off on
Sunday but for the revenue that
is forced over his bar on that day
by the man who drives his thirst
reientiessly. 1t is claimed tha,
the Sunday closing law is not 3
popular one when it touches the
saloon. Still if popular sentiment
is ever given a whack at the mat
ter we will bet that the law vii
not be wiped from the statute
books.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-04-19

THE HUSBANDS JUDGMENT BEST.
Husband and wife often disagree about
some matter tha, concerns each other and
frequently the husband finds that lis
w,fe's judgment is the best The case Of
Mr.. John W Young OF Lincoln, H., how.
ever, is an exception, he says: My VIE
and both had severe cola and we de.
cided 10 get some kind Ct medicine,
bought myself a bottle Of Harris Hone.
ard Hoarhound and taking ii as directed
was we'll in short time She wanted an
other ki I'd and 18th the result that shs
still has bad cough l advised her K
take HaE, Honey aud Hosrho-Ed anc
think she will have to DO SO 4 she get Wi
this winter" Harris Honey and f9oar
bound IS sold by T. \. Teasdale. Potcsi
and ]. L. Eaton. Belgrade. il 25c, soc ant
s. 90 bottles
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-04-19

An investigation of the Beef
Trust has been proceeding under
the direction of the federal gov
ernment for some time and we
note the federal grand jury has
brought indictments against sever
al parties connected with the Trust
for violation of the statutes. The
men indicted so far are only en-
ployes Of the packers, with one ex-
ception. the latter being an attor-
new for the Trust. The offences
for which these men are indicted
do not touch upon the question OF
the alleged illegal monopoly OF
the packers combine at all, bn'
are for an interference ia the
process of the investigation. S.
far SO good. Let Us hope that the
little that has up till now been &C.
complished will lead up soon ts
something bigger, that the mer
higher up-ihe men who have ac,
anired millions npon millions oi
dollars through squeezing botl
producer and consumer, will b.
brought into the lime light of lh'
inquiry. The big fellows dlrec'
the little fellows in .heir wrong
doing, AID it will not avail much
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-04-19
LAST HOPE VANISHED

"Gen iesn'ne piif$iciona said tlun
w u. Sn1ltEart. o; Peksn. Ia. -
incufahie consumption. his last boss
vanissed; but slr. kiug'. New -
coseHy fsr Consumption. cou2tss 80
Colds kept him cot of the grave. ~
says: This great specific C. ,mnlet.fv
cured ne. and sared Inv life. SIr
then l have 8se1 i. for over 10 rs.~
and consider il marye,ous ih,css
and lung cure'' Strictly xc,eaesS~
cu;e Tor Coughs, Sore Ts.roats a.6
.oias; snre preventive for Pneumonia
Guaranteed. .yoc and Hoo bottles n "a
druggists. Trial bette fIee-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-04-19

The entire circulating medium
of the United States is now twt
and a half billion dollars. The re
puted wealth of John d. Rookie
feller is equal to twoffths of al
the money in the country, and we
could name a half dozen pluto
Gratis whose reputed wealth would
more than equal the whole circu-
Iating Medium Of this country.