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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
IOWA WEATHER
IS SIDETRACKED
ORDER OF PRESIDENT BARRY Is
LOST IN TRANSIT.
President of Lumbermen's Association
Had Tried to Control the Climate OF
Minnesota Speakers Of Today Sub
1nitted to Crossfire of Questioning
Big Theater Party On Tonight.

have a double disappointment for
you this morning." remarked President
John w. Barry, in opening the second
day s session Of the Northwestern Lum-
bermen s association convention. In
the first place, | had ordereds IN hurry,
Iowa weather. The shipper became
mixed and received padded consign-
ment of northern Minnesota atmosphere:
In the second place we had expected
N. w. Mcleod here to talk OF southern
pine, and he is i'll and unable to be pres
ard Of Chicago, to carry the message. ~
Mr.. Willard was introduced and in a
few seconds had the lumbermen dodg-
ing chunks of technical information that
left them breathless. He. then invited
questions: They came aneo FAST - E c1eayy
which he advised them to use.
"Now that we have you here on even
terms, we are going to shoot 1t INTO
you,' remarked one who fred questions
at the speaker without number. lie re-
ceived answers to all.
The program continued with an ad.
dress and questioning on Eastern
Washington and Idaho Pine r. A.
Kellogg, representing the Western Pine
Shippers association, was the speaker.
"West Coast Fir; Cedar, Spruce and
Hemlock,' had been assigned to 3. H.
Collins, representing the Pacific Coast
Lumber Manufacturers ,, association.
At noon over 800 members had regis
tered. They crowded into the conven-
ton hall or walked thru the exhibit
stories. Outside the Convention hall
there is less "shop talk' than usual.
Each lumberman seems to regard it as
midwinter recess, and the social feat
IRE is prominent.
This morning the secretary's assist
ant had lbs hands full. He was issuing
| the tickets for the big theater party at
the Lyceum tonight when the. Ferris
F Forth It viii be lumberman s
night as the association has rented
the entire theater.
This afternoon H. S. Gilkey, repre-,
senting the Northwestern -. Cedarme9 s
association, talked on "White Cedar
re He es the Northwestern HemlocI
Manufacturers association talked on
NHemlock. Both addresses were
followed by questionings. ;, =,
| Last night, at the eleventh hour, the
Hoo-Hoos held concentration and Pill
grims iourneyed over the barbed wire
fences and thru the. maze OF boot3aeks
When the meeting Is mentioned TO-DAY
the members of the order say that tn
doings were sufficient and drop the
subject.
Visitors yesterday wore the clever lit
tie grip tag given away by the MI! Mlracl'
:, Pressed Stone company, The tag Dor
building block. The demand for tn
tags proved highly satisfactory to tn
, |
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
EXPECT NEW INDICTMENT
GRAND JURORS INVESTIGATING
CIRCUMSTANCE SURROUND
ING DEATH OF HILDA RosEN.

The charge that DR.. T.. II. Bly,
performed criminal operation
upon 'Hilda Rosen, Of Two Harbors,
Mimi, was considered by the grand jury
this morning. It is probable that a
new Indictment will be returned against
the Minneapolis physician. A 7.true
bill' was returned by the last grand
The Rosen girl became an inmate Of
DIR. Bly's private hospital last Deem
Der. Her DEATH, it is alleged, resulted
from criminal operation. Her parents
and the local officials intend to prose.
cute the accused as far as possible.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
CITY We us
TOWN TALK
EVENTS OF TONIGHT

Metropolitan Theater-"A Chinese
Honeymoon"
Orpheum Theater-Modern vaude-
Vile.
Bijou Theater-"Heart of Mary
land"
Lyceum Soldiers Of For
tune"
Unique Theater-Vaudeville.
Dewey Theater--Rice & Barton's
Gaiety company.
First Baptist Church-Annual open
meeting. Thursday Musical.
Church OF the Redeemer-1llustrated
lecture, Wonders of the Depths Of
the Sea- DR.. Charles l.. Edwards.
Y. w. G. A. Building-Travel talk,
''The Luray, Caverns of Virginia.
Mrs. Nathaniel Mccarthy. q"
Andrew Presbyterian Church-Illus-
trated lecture on the Holy Land, Rev.
8. B. Roberts. a". g..
Shiloh Presbyterian Church-Chris
tian Endeavor conference.
Calvary Baptist Church-Special
service, DR.. O.. A. Williams.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
.0YERC0AT. THIEVES
GET $4,000 IN BONDS

G. o. Veker, secretary of the Federal
Finance company, 2O6 Fourth street s,
had his overcoat containing Lyon Gold
Mine bonds, valued at $4,000 stolen
from the lobby of a hotel in La Crosse,
Wis, yesterday and the local police
have been asked to keep a sharp look
out for anyone trying to dispose Of the
bonds. = .,s'4 SIRE z...
Mr.. Veker went to La Crosse Monday
to close up a deal for the sale Of the
With the he name of the. purchaser left
blank. They were in this condition
when stolen and all the thief will have
to do is to fill in the name of the man
to whom they are sold. ,.zg .a.- r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
DARTMOUTH GRADS TO MEET
President Tucker to Attend Reunion Of
Northwestern Alumni.

= The Dartmouth College Alumni Asso-
citation Of the Northwest will held It's
quet next Tuesday evening in the Min
neapolis club. An informal reception
will be held from $3.50 to 1880 pm; a
business meeting will follow at 1880,
and the banquet will be served at z AS.
President William J. Tucker will be
honor guest and will speak Of the plans
for the new Dartmouth hall. Two spe-
cial addresses relating to Daniel Web
rstor will be given by. prominent alumni,
and there will be other short speeches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
JOHNSON CAN r GO
Will Not Leave Legislature to Attend
inauguration. f

Governor johnson will not attend the
Inauguration of President Roosevelt.
He has also declined the invitation to
tho "amen corner dinner in New
York. Both events occur in March,
when the Legislative session will be in
full swing. The governor does not con
slider that he can rightly leave the state Tat.
sion Of the legislature. IF he did, some
bills might become law without his
signatures. He considers it his duty to
pass on all bills presented, Individually.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
BosTRoM CASE CLOSED
Fate of Alleged Forger in the Hands Of
- the jury

Axel Bostrom,s fate will be in the
hands Of a jury before night. The de-
PENDANT is accused Of forging checks ag-
gregating $15,20O. His defense CON
sists Of a showing that he was NOR
phine fend, and from this the conten-
ton that he was insane when he com
mitted the forgeries. The state intro
ing, to I prove the defendant $ sanity.
County Attorney al J. Smith made his
closing speech to the jury this morning.
and this afternoon E. S. Cary made a
strenuous attempt to convince the jury
that his client is crazy. S3s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
SUPREME COURT SOON TO MOVE.

The last session Of the supreme court
in the old courtroom was held yesterday.
The judges will not move until the new
capitol rooms are ready to receive the law
library, and will continue work on the
cases submitted in their quarters at the
old building. Yesterday, however, finished
the calendar of cases for the October term,
and the court will be located in the new
building when the April term begins.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
AI.AsKA's FORWARDNEss
Men Just Back from There Tell Of It's
Great Progress.

Recent progress in Alaska is wonder
full according to the story Of two men
yesterday at Northern Pacific head
quarters. w. A. Reid, army secretary
of the Y: M. G. A., and F. H. Mcconnell
Of Dawson, reported five railways oper-
ating over $50 miles: Nearly 1000 miles
there IS tho longest span Of wireless tel
egraph operated daily in the world, or
1O7 miles. The break in the big cable
between Seattle and Nome was repaired
Tuesday, after being out of commission
three months. Said Mr.. Reid:
found that wheat sown in early June
grows and natures SO fast in the Yu-
kon valley that it is ready for harvest
in August, which is about the limit Of
the productive season. Garden truck
and root plants also grow in profusion
along the rivers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
SNOW, WIND AND COLD
Losses of Stock Expected on the Ranges
of Nebraska.

Omaha, Neb., Feb. .1.-Omaha and
vicinity experienced another spell OF
cold weather this morning when the
low zero. The cold is accompanied by
ShG a SPECIAL ped from s Alliance lane in the cen
trail part of the state says that snow
has fallen steadily there for, twenty
four hours with no signs of abatement.
With the thermometer at zero and "a
strong wind, fears are entertained by
stock men that there has been great
suffering on the ranges. j.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01

The. New York Telegraph last week
published sketch of Charles Barton,
the comedian with Rice & Barton g Big
Gaiety company, now at the Dewey
theater. He Is styled actor, farmer.
hotel proprietor and capitalist. 1t
anybody should happen to drive along
or August and see big smooth -shaven
farmer hoeing potatoes or digging
weeds out Of the cornfeld, and would
INQUIRE who it was, he would find out it
was Big Charlie Barton, who says he
would rather be farmer than be gov
ernor of New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR CONFERENCE

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR CONFERENCE
The young people of Shiloh Presbyterian
church, Twenty-fourth and Central ave-
nues NE, have invited all Endeavorers Of
Northeast Minneapolis. especially those Of
the Bethany and Open Door Congrega
tional churches, to meet with them to-
night for a committee conference, which
will be led by Miss Violet Roberts OF
Westminster church, Rev r. r. KEENAN,
Of the First Free Baptist church and
George M. Marine Of the First Baptist
church The meeting will be closed with
a conservation service led by Rev. Otis
g. Dale Of the Shiloh church. There will
be special music by Mrs. Dale !.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
FRATERNALs FIGHT TAX.

Butte. Mont, Feb. J. The American
Fraternal congress, 10000 strong, has
petition to the legislature
protesting against the proposed taxation
OF various fraternal orders in the state
and bringing different orders under state
control, in line with the suggestion Of
Governor Toole in his message.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
IN THE "BANANA BELT
Has Distinction, Due to the
Agricultural School.

In spite of the zero weather, professors
at the Minnesota experimental station
Of the agricultural school have sur
rounded themselves with the fora and
fauna of the tropics. Yesterday a
huge bunch Of bananas was plucked,
that is, huge for the Chinese variety.
They are not quite as large as the jun
DO variety, but are Of excellent quality.
Minnesota is now declared to be in the
g banana belt. - s#3s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
TWIN City MINISTERS MEET.

The ministers Of Minneapolis and st.
Paul presbyteries began a two days con-
ference today in the House Of Hope
church, st. Paul. It will be continued
Thursday In Westminster church, Min
neapolis. The purpose Is to study methods
of increasing the spiritual interest In the
churches,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01

The Plymouth Exclusive Linen Laundry,
Established 1898. The cleanest laundry.
Underwear, hosiery, etc, excluded.
Shirts hand-ironed. Collars and cuffs
finished equal to new. ...e
And, until March 1, every Dollar 3
worth Of paid laundry slips entities you
to One new collar, Lion Brandt free.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
CANNON FOR ~" CAMPUS.

washington, Feb Representative
Lind has secured the passage Of the sem
ate bill donating condemned cannon to
the University Of Minnesota, to be placed
81 the campus as memorial to students
who served in the Spanish war. The bill
now goes to the president for SIGNATURE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
Chicago Is Shivering,

Chicago, Feb. 1.-The most severe
cold wave Of the winter has overspread
the northwest. Points in North Da-
kota and Montana report thirty. to
below Zero is predicted for Chicago
tonight. F.. ....-..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
MAY LOSE LEG OR LIFE
Ex-Mayor +. B. Doran Of st. Paul Has
Blood Poisoning.

:. F. B. Doran, formerly mayor Of st.
Paul, is suffering from blood poisoning.
7Amputation of his left leg may be
necessary, and even that may not save
his life. a4s
on the foot. It was covered with a
piece of court plaster and forgotten
until the foot and leg became infamed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
H. F. 1,esg to Go to california.

H, F. Legg to Go to California.
II. F. Legg, the well-known diamond
expert, will leave Saturday night for
California: He will be gone two
and during this time his dia-
mond offices at 51S Nicollet, second
floor, will be closed During the next
three days there will be special reduce
tions on all diamonds and other pre-
cious stones. 1t is splendid oppor-
tunity to buy really high grade iewelry.
at very low price.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
LEGATEE IS LOST
one-Third Of a 100000 Estate Awaits
Charles H. GeiSt,

All Charles II. Geist has to do is to
appear and be rewarded for finding
himself with a legacy Of one-third Of
his late fathers 100000 estate.
Mr.. Geist formerly lived in st. Paul,
where he had many friends and ac-
quaintances. He was last seen in the
all efforts to learn Of his whereabouts
or to discover his fate have proved
futile
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
To Denver. Col. s16.e6.

TO Denver, COL, SIb.9b.
Houston and Galveston, Tex, $40. O5.
Correspondingly low rates to other
points South and Southwest for settlers
during February and March.
For particulars call on j. q. Rickel,
City Ticket Agent, 424 Nicollet avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
FUNDS SHOW BALANCES
State Treasurer Block Has More Than
$500. 900 in Hand.

The state funds showed comfortable
balances. at the close Of business, Jan.
81, according to the report Of State
Treasurer Block. The total cash ball
ance was 1851 ,l29.79, divided among
tha vario1s funds as follows:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
CAN'T ADMIT INCURABLES
City Physicians Are Upheld by the
Board Of Charities and Corrections.

At the meeting Of the board of char
tiles and corrections yesterday it was
decided that under the present circun
stances the city hospital could not adj
nit incurable patients. If all the in
curables who apply were admitted the
hospital would soon. be crowded to The
exclusion of emergency cases.
The board approved Of the proposed
joint meeting with all the charitable
organizations in the city, and it will
be held soon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01

Pierre, S. D., Feb. 1.-The ten1lpera-
ture record here last night was lower
than since 1899, going to rs below zero.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01

La Crosse, Wis, Feb. I.-Wisconsin
and this part Of the northwest obtained
no relief today from the intense cold
weather which has been prevailing
nearly a week. It was 1S below zero
at 8 O'Clock this morning. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 1:-Februray
was ushered in today with the mercury
standing at 8 degrees below zero and
with a promise Of the coolest night OF
the year. So far no serious loss to
stock is reported
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01
WINTERS COOLEST DAY.
Thirty-Mile Gale Adds to the Suffering
o.. n. So. at Duluth.

+ Duluth, Feb.,, With the merenry
registering "a below zero and q ], So-miie
Severe weather Of the winter. There
was much suffering among those forced
70 remain out Of doors. q ~ = 7HS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01

Visitors yesterday wore the clever lit
tie grip tag given away by the Miracle MI;
Pressed Stone company. The tag bore
cut of the celebrated double air space
building block. The demand for the
tags proved highly satisfactory to the
company. 81
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-26

INTERIOR OF COUNT oKUATA's HOME.
stigated by political hatreds, have been
made, one of which resulted i'll the loss
of his right leg.
Though very rich, the count lives in
comparatively simple and unpreten-
tious fashion His home is in a suburb
of Tokyo known as Waseda, and across
the street from it is the institution of
learning which he founded and en-
dowed with 100000 1t is called the
Tokyo Semmon Gakko and before the
war began had about thousand stu
dents. The counts house is a com
bination OF the modern European and
the ancient Japanese. In front his
rooms are carpeted. papered and equip
ped in European style. While in the rear
sections one finds little Japanese
porches, sliding screens and papered
windows. Needless to say, Count
Okuma has the Japanese love for flow
ers and has surrounded his residence
with beautiful gardens. In sending a
letter to him a long envelope is needed
for his postotiice address is 40 Shimo
Totsukamura Minam Toshimagora.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-26

by the then legally constituted gov
ernor of Kentucky; second, that in all
three of his trials before the Scott cir
cult court the iuries have been solidly
packed with Goebel Democrats, the
political opponents. of the defendant,
and that under the Kentucky code this
selection of Democratic jurieS is per-
missible."
The campaign of 1899, when Goebel
and Taylor ran against each other for
governor of Kentucky, was exciting
Partisans of Taylor claimed his elec-
ton, but the result was contested, and
charges of fraud We're made on both
sides. Taylor and his colleagues on
the Republican ticket were inducted
into office, and the contest was carried
before the state legislature While
that body was engaged in consideration
of the case Goebel was shot. He was
approaching the courthouse in Frank
fort. a few minutes before the argu-
ment in his contest, and his assassin
was said TO have fired from Il window
~ tA@ Nphi thptA'N CNNi tiN tAiANo vi
the governor and secretary of state.
Frankfort had been filled with armed
men for several days. The doctors told
Goebel he had been fatally wounded,
but he declared he would live to be
governor, and he did. The legislature
decided the contest in his favor, and
he was sworn in, but died on Feb. 3,
1900.
j. w. G. Reckham, the candidate for
lieutenant governor on the Goebel tick
ct, was sworn in as governor, and Ken
lucky had two rival executives from
that time until April 5, 1900, when the
Kentucky court of appeals declared
Beckham the rightful one, and Taylor
appealed to the United States supreme
court. Its decision was against him.
In the meantime it had been charged
that Taylor, Powers and others were Ia
a conspiracy to kill Goebel, and indict-
ments against them were found. Tay.
lor fed from the state and has since
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-26

his part to meet the bishop on later
date ended this ambition.
He shipped as sailor from Sunder-
land and journeyed as far east as
Odessa. There an accident fractured
his skull. At seventeen he was in New
York and from there sailed for the
Sandwich Islands. Then he returned
to Ireland and from there sailed for
America to make it his home. On the
way over he met Miss Anna Rogers,
who was afterward to become his wife.
They loved almost at sight. When she
finally made her home at Blooming
ton, ILL.,, her lover left the sea and be-
came a schoolteacher at Edna. Mo.
He married her in 1870 and in 1871 be-
came a laborer in the Alton railroad
yards, Chicago.
On July II, 1878, he became a special
parolman on the Chicago police force.
Aug. II, 1873. he arrested the burglar
John Bridges and was shot in the
breast by this desperate. Aug. is,
1873, he was appointed a regular pa
trolman by the police board for his
heroism in arresting Bridges.
Since then O'Neill's career has been
less adventurous. He was appointed
chief of police by Mayor Harrison in
1901
Chief O'Neill is the owner of a large
Celtic library Irish song is represent
ed in the library as literally as Irish
poetry and prose. The chiefs collec-
ton of manuscripts and books repre-
sents a small fortune in itself, but it
has been collected through pure love
for his native tongue and the geniuses
who have made the name of Erin
known the world over.
The new governor of Colorado. Jesse
+. Mcdonald. became executive of the
state on the resignation of Governor
Peabody. and the promotion of her hus-
band from second to first place in the
state government did not please Mrs.
Mcdonald, who is Il modest. retiring
! woman with no desire to shine III so
ciety When the Colorado legislature.
e
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-26


was born in Caracas in 1913. His an
cestors fought in the revolution of 1910
to 1872, by which Venezuela was freed
from Spain, and his father was a noted
scientist and president of the Univer-
sity of Caracas. The general himself
studied at this university and also at
the military academy at the Vene-
zuelan capital and has travelled exten-
sivcly aud aequired knowledge of
many languages. He has served in all
the grades of the army from sergeant
to general in chief. He held an i'm
portant position in the army in 1878.
when the minister to Venezuela from
the United States was Judge Thomas
Russell of Massachusetts. In the lat
ter's family was a lovely daughter who
captured the proud warriors heart
Guzman Rlanco was then president,
and his powers were almost those OF
an absolute monarch. 1t chanced that
one of Judge Russelrs reports angered
the dictator. and he ordered Ybalra to
break his engagement with the Ameri-
cans daughter or go into exile. Ybar-
ra refused to renounce the beautiful
Miss Russell and in an indignant rage
broke his sword across his knee in
the presence Of Blanco and left the
country with his bride. They lived for
a time in Boston, where General Ybar-
ra taught, lectured, wrote books and
conducted coffee business On the
overthrow ef Blanco they returned to
Nenezueia.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-26
COUNT OKUGAA . r-niE.
Simply Furnished Residence of Ja-
pans Grand Old Man.

pans Grand Old Nan.
One Of the pillars of state in the land
Of the mikado veteran statesman
who has often been called the Glad
stone of Japan. is Count Shigen0bu
Okuma. He is not only one of the
richest of the mikado's subjects, but
a Gnancier whose ability and prestige
have been of the greatest service since
the war with Russia began in helping
to maintain the credit of the nation
and keep The war chest full to over
flowing Count Okuma has bad Il re-
markable career, and from its very
beginning he has been associated with
progress in the land of his birth. He
has he'd numerous Offices and has sew
eral times been premier. He organ
lied the Progressist party, to which
was chiefly due the institution of par
liamentary government, and has since
been its acknowledged leader. His
benefactions to his nation have been
numerous, and yet Notwithstanding
his services attempts on his life, in