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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
WILL CONTEST AVOIDED
Claimants Of Estate Of Charles Madden
Have Been Satisfied.

A peaceful settlement of the estate
of the late Charles Madden has been
effected and there will be no contest.
Madden died recently and left 900
to John G. Nelson, who had taken care
Of him during his sickness Several al
legged heirs appeared but all have been
satisfied.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
Thinks Change Necessary.

1T have often thought that this
change would be necessary said Major
Hale, "and l don It know but now is as
good time as any. The day is one in
part. This is so more and more every
year, as the ranks Of the veterans be-
come thinned. The old soldier has
fought his battles and can afford to let
younger men take up the burdens now,
the old soldier sitting back and making
| the SUGGESTIONS ,.-s.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
"Change Is Inevitable

EScme such change in the observance
Of Memorial Day. said Colonel w. B.
NJ cCord,. lis inevitable. am not sure
the time is ripe now, but it is bound to-
come, sooner or later.
81 would favor, in the accomplish
ment Of such a plan,. an arrangement
which would permit the old soldier to
make suggestions as to the manner
in which the day should be observed,
and in it's observance I would not favor
the presence of secret society marching
tighten the burden of the old soldier,
and will tend to make the observance
of Memorial Day something which will
be permanent and in which the entire
people will have, a part, will meet with
favor from me- -. $500. -:
Old Soldiers Suffer.
"I, for one,'' said Major H. "a. Nor
ton. would be quite willing, as an old
expect, however, that some Of us will
cling rather jealously to our old pre-
negatives. Still, if, the suggestions Of
old soldiers as to the manner in which
Memorial Day should be celebrated
would be listened to, I think the sug-
gested plan is good one. -,
eve old soldiers don't like to adj
NIT that time is getting the. better of
us. At the national encampments the
marches are the biggest drawing cards
we have, but it means death to four
or five old soldiers every time we make
them: We are a hardy, lot Of men,
but time is gaining on us, am afraid.
All things considered, would ina ine
the present time good one and Min
neapolis the right place in which to
inaugurate this CUSTOM"
Mavor Tonas, A t&itudo ..r-
| eff the old soldiers accept the pro.
posed change" said Mayor D. P. Jones
ri should heartily approve the change
Anything that looks to the Tightening
Of the burdens of the old soldier will
meet my approval. IS.
4 other Citizens Views.
| Other representative Minneapolis cit.
liens, interviewed in regard to the
plan, expressed themselves in favor OF
it. "
"I would heartily favor such ar
idea, said Wallace G: Nye, Chairman III mar
Commercial club, but it would be
with the consent Of the old soldier.
themselves. Year after year the vet
Grams have conducted these services il
honor of their comrades until they have
come to feel that it is a privilege fo1
them to do so, and they might cling
tenaciously to it. Of course, If they
did not wish to give up the task, then
4 wish would have to be respected. Blu
in view of the fact that their thinning
ranks and advancing years must nee
/ essarily make the task more Of bur
i den each year, would heartily favo
the plan proposed, providing, Of course
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
Judge Torrance Likes Plan.

81 would approve Of the plan, - said
Judge Ell Torrance, "not with any de-
sire to take the arrangements for the
day out of the hands Of the old soldiers,
should; they desire to retain control, but
merely with the idea of tightening the
burden of the veterans and CT making
the observance Of the day more general
and more fitting. Memorial Day should
not be confined in it's observance to the
honoring Of the graves Of the dead com
rades by living ones-it should be day
on which the spirit of the men of 1861
should be .honored and revered by
every one'<
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

ADoVc ~ oil Aued WHICH, 10 Uouiu ~
receive serious consideration both by old
soldiers and civilians.
There is the natural feeling of regret
on the part Of old soldiers in giving up
their old-time prerogatives. They have
felt that Memorial Day was their day,
in which they would gather to do honor
to their departed comrades.
But the winnowings of time have re-
duced their ranks and old age in many
cases has rendered the fatigues Incl
dent to the preparations for the day d
real burden. Old soldiers acknowledge
that for some time they have been
dwelling on some such plan, altho they
have never expressed it in so concrete
form. While they feel a natural
delicacy in suggesting the change them
selves, they willingly express their APP
prevail when it is made by others.
This approval is voiced by such
prominent veterans as Judge Ell Tor
rance, former commanderin-chi of the
g. A. R.; Major w. D. Hale, postmaster
of Minneapolis; Major H. A. Norton
and Colonel w. B. McCord. y
Prominent Minneapolis citizens who
have expressed their approval Of the
proposed change have done SO condition
ally upon it's acceptance by the old
soldiers They feel the change is in
evitable and that bringing it about now
would. relieve the living soldiers of
many burdens which younger men
should carry. At the same time, it
would give. an opportunity to honor the
living heroes and to make the veterans
of the war of '61 the honored guests of
the people on that day. -@..-s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
Notions at Big Savings

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al, 200 yards to spool, in black and
white, all the best numbers, cot
ton that regularly sells at &c, at
HALF, 1c a spool.
HAIR PINS Crimped lace invisi-
BILE pins, 80 in a box, good Sc
value, at only lie box.
SHOE LACES-Extra heavy tubu-
lar laces, one yard and Ia yards
long, good value at double the
price, Sc a dozen.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
Big OIL TANKS BURN
LARGE LAKES OF BLAZING OIL.
Millions of Barrels of Oil Destroyed at
Humble, Texas-TweIve Lives
Reported Lost.

Humble, Tex. July 25.-Ffre started
Sunday in a tank belonging to the
Texas Oil Company. caused by light
ming striking the oil. 1t was held in
check for several hours, but finally
spread over large area.
Covering an area of three-quarters
of mile square. with n great canopy
of smoke covering two square miles,
the oil tanks of the Texas company
great heat of the burning oil. the fire
having burned since Sunday.
When it can be eXtinguished no one
guesses. Certainly not until it has
burned all of the Gil in the eleven big
tanks, which held 2,5OO,0O0 barrels
when lightning struck them Sunday
afternoon.
The loss of life in the oil fields as
near as can be ascertained is twelve,
but no names can be ascertained. The
company declines to make any esti-
mate of its loss or to give out any in
surance figures, but oil men place the
loss at 100000 barrels of OIL valued
at $500. 800; pumping plant, damage
to tanks, mules. etc, at $4,000 or
more. 1t is reported that the fire has
spread to the tanks of the Guffey COM
pany The property loss, therefore.
will be enormous.
There are hundreds of homeless peo-
pie, many of whom are only awaiting
a train TO go to Houston for shelter.
They were living in tents and shacks
in the oil field and fed for their lives
to the town, away from danger. They
left all their belongings and they have
been destroyed by fire, which runs out
toward the oil field. though it has not
been communicated to any of the der
ricks or wells.
Shortly after the big tank began to
blaze 200 workmen with seventy five
mules were hurried to the place to
throw up earthen embankments to con-
fine the fire to the tank where it origi-
mated.
Some of them mounted mules and
got out but at least forty of the
mules baked and were cremated-
Five negroes were seen to go down
then and it is not believed possible
they could have escaped.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
Suicide While Insane.

Denver. Colo, July 24-An ex-
tremely sad death was that of Miss
Mary Sprague, daughter of Wellington
q. Sprague, of the Sprague Investment
Company, whose dead body was found
in barn in Montclair yesterday morn
ing. Miss Sprague had been confined
for several months in a sanatorium
at Montclair undergoing treatment for
acute melancholia which developed
shortly after the death OF her mother
last year. Miss Sprague escaped the
vigilance of the attendants at the sana-
torium yesterday morning. Clad only
in her night robe. she left the institu-
tion by way of window. which was
supposed to have been securely fas-
tened. She escaped about o'clock
Her absence was discovered at $50.
A search for the missing patient was
at once begun and at $50 o'clock the
body was discovered in the barn at
East Twelfth avenue and Vermont
street. half block from the asylum.
1t was swinging from a beam and
life was found to be extinct.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
Burial of Renninaton,s Dead.

San Diego, Cal. July 24:-They
buried the Bennington's dead yester-
day-forty-seven of them-in com
mon grave. On the crest of the pro-
montory of Iona, high above the SHIN
mering waters of San Diego bay. on
the one side, and within sound of the
foaming surf of the Pacific on the
other, they We're laid to rest in the
peaceful little military burying ground.
Without the crash of drum or the
sound of brass, without pomp or pa
rade, yet with simple impressiveness
all honor was paid to the Nations
dead.
Army and navy paid their last trib-
utes no less sincere than the simple
grief of the representatives of peace,
who made the long journey around or
across the great bay. From Fort Rose
Grams came the One Hundred and FIT
teenth company, coast heavy artillery;
from the city of San Diego, the naval
reserves; from the Universal Brother
hoods home on Point Iona, com
pany of khaki-clad representatives. and
from the government ship Fortune a
dozen of her sailors. But the most i'm
pressive body of mourners were the fif-
ty-two men from the battered Benning-
ton. Besides these there were hun
dreds of civilians, who, unthoughtful
of the fatiguing journey from the city,
brought their offerings of flowers to
lay upon the graves.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
Our seven.Leanue Boots.

With the Pennsylvania railroad s
eighteen-hour train to Chicago actually
making the run on its first test in six
teen hours, the possibilities OF trans
continental travel burst upon ones
imagination with startling force, Chi
cago is something less than 900 miles
from New York City. San Francisco
is 5000 miles distant. Without reck-
oning that competition in speed max
ing, the introduction and development
of the electric motor for general rail-
way purposes and the other factors
Fastening this country to newer and
faster transportation performances will
probably further cut down the running
time between New York and Chicago.
1t is very simple calculation to con-
clude that it is not either impossible or
improbable that special train, or per-
baps one regularly scheduled. could
cover the space between New York
and San Francisco-roughly three
times that between New York and
Chicago-in three times the hours
needed for the trip from here to Chi
cago, or forty-eight hours, or two days!
If the evolution OF railway dashes
across the continent is to be contin-
ued-and who can doubt that it will
it is not far fight of the imagination
to picture the time when all the
United States may be regarded as
suburbs of New York City. with the
commuter vending his daily way to
the great lakes or the Gulf of Mexico
for peaceful nights sleep afar from
the roar OF the metropolis.-New York
Press
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
Death List is Swelling.

San Diego, Cal, July 2S.-The Ben
nington horror, which on Friday
shocked an entire nation by its long
roster of casualties, grew with each
passing hour of the day. Even the
widest early estimates of the terrible
results of the exploding boilers aboard
the gunboat have not been eXagger-
ated and instead of lessening the ex-
tent of the catastrophe, later and COM
pleter details have added to it. The
death list may be swelled to the ap-
palling total of four score before the
last word shall have been written and
one of the darkest pages in America S
naval history closed.
These figures, which at first glance
appear exaggerated, are made up of
the known dead. the probable victims
among the injured now in the vari-
Gus hospitals, and the total number
missing, and are summarized as fol
lows:
Dead at morgues. 40.
Dead in the flooded fireroom of the
Inflated warship, Z.
Injured who may die, 10.
Missing. 10.
Total, 81.
The probable deaths of injured men
are based upon the opinion of DR.. NJ.
II. Foster of the United States ma
rine hospital service in charge of the
medical staff, and the number of miss
ing upon the statement of Commander
Young The commander believes the
missing men were drowned and that
the waters of the bay will give up this
number of dead.
Those who enlisted from Colorado
whose names are on the list of the
dead are:
Clyde Haagbloom. %, Leadville.
Robert B. Carr, Is, seaman. Denver.
Richard A. House, 81, seaman, Colo
rado Springs.
John McKone. 23, fireman. Leadville,
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
Kaiser and Gar Meet.

Berlin, July 25.-The foreign office
here is advised that a meeting between
Emperor William and Emperor Nicho-
las took place early yesterday off the
Swedish coast near the island of Bjoer-
koe.
The meeting of the two emperors
took place on the initiative of Emperor
Nicholas.
The prevailing idea is that the Rus
Emperor desired an outside opin-
ion from a ruler of his own rank on
the internal situation in Russia. His
invitation to Emperor William is re-
garded as being the result of friend
ship and confidence in him.
Although the meeting is considered
as being of high Importance for Russia,
1t cannot signify any change in Ger
many's policies toward Japan or Rus
sia. Emperor William had not seen
the Russian Emperor since the autumn
of 1903, at Wiesbaden. The German
Emperor went within easy distance of
St. Petersburg because it would be i'm
polite for Emperor Nicholas to leave
the country and visit German waters.
The meeting is a sequence to the cor
respondence that has been going on be
tween the two emperors concerning
peace in which Emperor William urged
Emperor Nicholas to take steps toward
peacp.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
DANIEL LAMONT DEAD
cLEveLAND's WAR SECRETARY
Dies Suddenly at His Home at Mill
brock, New York, of Heart
Failure.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, July 24.-Dau-
iel Scott Lamont, secretary of war
during the second administration of
President Cleveland, died suddenly at
his home at Millbrook, Duchess county.
last night, at 9:l5 O'clock Heart fail
ure was the cause of death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamont were out driv-
ing Yesterday afternoon and Mr.. La
mont appeared to be enjoying the best
of health. After dinner he complained
of feeling ill, and DIT. Stewart of New
York. who is guest at the house, i'm
mediately went to his aid
The physician diagnosed the case as
an attack of heart failure and in spit:
Of heroic treatment MI. Lamont passed
away within half an hour. At his
deathbed were Mrs. Lamont and two
daughters, Frances and Bessie. Sew
eral guests at the Lamont home were
also present when the end came.
Daniel Scott Lamont came proni-
nently into public view during the first
term of President Cleveland.
When Grover Cleveland was COVER
nor of New York Dan Lamont visited
his Office daily in the capacity of
newspaper reporter. The governor
recognized the alertness Of the news
paper man. He found by experience
that he could entrust him with impor-
tant state secrets, and a strong friend
shin developed which continued
throughout Mr.. Cleveland's public ca-
reer and in subsequent private life.
When Grover Cleveland was elected
President, Lamont was appointed his
private secretary, and when Mr.. Cleve-
land was chosen President for the sec
ond time Mr.. Lamont was taken into
al a npsi-
ton which he filled with credit.
In the same Cabinet was William c.
Whitney. and Lamont and Whitney
became close friends. Later Mr.. Whit
ney became interested in New York
and Brooklyn street railroad building,
and Mr.. Lamont's services We're en-
gagged in the management of those
lines. He was eminently successful as
a business man, and as the years Went
by accumulated a fortune said to be
in the millions. Later Mr.. Lamont be
came interested in steam railroad man
agement with James J. Hill, and for the
last five years had been vice presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, with offices in New. York
City.
Daniel S. Lamont was born in Cort-
landtville, New York, February g..
1851, the son of John B. and Elizabeth
l.. Lamont. He graduated at Union
College and entered journalism at Al
bany, New York.
Sagacious politicians other than
Grover Cleveland early learned to trust
MIR. Lamont. He stood close In MI
Tilden's confidence and other leaders
of his party conferred with him. He
could keep secrets. But it was his IN
usual executive abilities which most
had to do with his career. He was nat
urally a manager of men and large af-
fairs. He would have been successful
in any line of business.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
Cabinet Will Not Resign.

London. July 25.-The government
has no intention of resigning in conse-
quence OF Thursdays adverse vote.
This was the gist of Premier Balfour's
eagerly anticipated statement in the
House of Commons yesterday.
Mr.. Balfour, who was heartily
cheered by his supporters on rising,
tried the patience of his hearers
somewhat by long disquisition on
how former administrations had ig-
nored defeats similar to that of Thurs
day for resignation or dissolution and
announced that the government did
not propose either to resign or dissolve
Parliament because of Thursdays oc-
currence.
The premier considered that it
would be grave evil If the tenure OF
ministers was made dependent on such
votes as that OF Thursday. He hoped
the practice would never prevail OF al
lowing a government united in itself
and possessing the confidence of the
majority of the House, to abandon its
post merely in consequence of such
vote,
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
SuItan's Narrow Escape.

Constantinople, July 23.-At1 p. M
Friday a bomb which was intended to-
blow up the Sultan fell short and ex-
ploded about thirty yards from his ma
jesty. The latter was at the time on
the top step of the flight of stairs lead
ing from the mosque.
A panic Immediately seized the Sui
tan's encourage and the cour digni-
taries rushed up and implored Abdul
Hamid to remain in the mosque.
The Sultan, however, insisted on
proceeding and entered his carriage
with a calmness not usually attributed
to him, and picking up the reins. drove
himself to the Yildiz palace, amid the
cheers of the admiring officials.
Inc explosion was heard as far as
the Pera quarter. Besides the soldiers
m the vicinity. several horses were
killed, carriages We're smashed into
matchwood and the windows of the pa
vilion reserved for the diplomatic
corps We're broken.
The commission appointed TO inquire
into the attempt on the life of the Sui
tan has ascertained that the explosion
of the bomb caused the death of TWEEN
ty-four persons and wounded fifty
seven. In addition, fifty-hve horses
We're injured.
The preliminary investigations tend
to show that the outrage was commit
ted by two Hungarians.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
1aft Welcomed at Toxic.

Toxic, July 25.-The Hochi. Count
Okuma's newspaper organ, tomorrow
will publish a leading article welcom-
ing the Taft party and gratefully re-
calling what the United States has
been to the Japanese since the time of
Commodore Perry-an unerring guide
and friend The policy of the United
States toward Japan, the article viii
say, has been an unbroken record of
kindly assistance, politically and COM
mercially. In fact, in all departments
of the progress, of modern Japan
Americas help is clearly traceable. Es-
pecially President Roosevelt's success
full endeavor in bringing the peace
Observation-Disclosures together adds mem
orable chapter to the already magniti-
cent record of Americas invaluable aid
to Japan.
The paper regrets that the shortness
of the party's stay will not admit of an
adequate manifestation of the general
feeling of gratitude and appreciation
toward the government and people to
which the distinguished party belongs.
The Hochi article is typical of the
feeling throughout the empire.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
CHICAGO STRIKE ENDED.
Striking Transfers Make Stampede
for Work.

Chicago. July 22-Teamster strikers
who THURSDAY night gave up their long
struggle against the employers broke
ranks to-day in stampede for work.
The barns of the strike-aifected frms
were besieged by men who have been
idle for months and whose places have
been filled by non-union men.
The employers in many cases an
nounced that there We're vacancies lor
only a few more. OF more than 4,oOo
men who quit, not more than ,4oo OF
| 500 will be leinstated during the next
few DAYS. The coal teamsters ana
truck drivers did not join in the rush
for unemployment yesterday.
The order of the teamsters joint
council. which authorized the surren'
der was for all men on strike to ask
for reinstatement yesterday morning.
Both the truck drivers and the coal
teamsters baked at this and planned
TO hold meetings last night and light
1t out till they can go back TO work IKE
ion men," However, the boycott
Mgainst business houses has been lifted
officially by the action of the council
and it is expected there VIII be no
more sympathetic strikes of team
sters.
Nearly every one of the strikers at
the department stores filed appiica-
tions for reinstatement. In many cases
the men were put to work immedl-
ately. At one store number OF men
who obeyed the order to strike STOOD
in line to-day and signed applications
forfeiting their right to wear buttons
of their union exposed.
The express companies, which fought
their battle virtually alone and apart
from the others, are not to take BACK
any of their former employees. Police
protection will not be Withdrawn, tor
a few days at least, as clashes between
non-union and union men are reared
when the latter return to work.