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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14

the isthmus voluntarily, as the fare is
only S. and the wages paid on the canal
aer double those in Jamaica. --t.... -
One thousand Porto Rican laborers
will be put to work on the canal as an
experiment, and offers to try thou
sand Cinnamon and similar number
of Japanese are being considered.
The senate committee on interoceanic
canals will have g. meeting next Tues
day, at which the recommendations
made by the president will be taken up.
Bristow on Canal Work.
Joseph L. Bristow, fourth assistant
postmaster general, has resigned as an
official Of the postoffce department,
to take effect Jan. 20, and President
Roosevelt has designated Mr.. Bristow
as special examiner to visit the Pacific
coast, the Isthmus Of Panama and other
ports to examine trade conditions and
freight rates across the isthmus and
between the west coast of South Amer
lea and the east coast Of the United
States. The examination is to- show
how best to manage the Panama Rail
way company. He is to get SIS a day
and expenses and to have stenog.
rapher at SIS a day, both to be paid
by the isthmian canal commission. Bris.
tow's salary as fourth assistant post
master general has been $4,000 q year.
The position made vacant by Mr.
Bristow s resignation will not be filled
until after Mr.. Cortelyou becomes post
master general, March 5. The offices
of first and fourth assistant postmaster
general are now vacant. ": -. 4. 5.
What Spurred Bristow. n.s
Mr.. .Bristow's decision to accept the
special commissionership was FASTENED
it is understood, by the transfer Of the
division Of postoffce inspectors from
the bureau Of the fourth assistant post
master general to the direct control Of
the postmaster general himself. Mr.
Bristow regarded the issuance Of the
order Of transfer of the division as
| reflection upon himself. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14
NEW YORK SHOWGIRL
PAWNS AUTOMOBILE

New York, Jan. IA handsome
young woman, wearing Persian lamb
coat, a picture hat with fur to match
and who had couple Of handfuls Of
Jewels, walked into the pawnshop of R
Simpson & Sons in West Forty second
street this morning and said:
wish to pawn my automobile.
Please examine it and see how much
you can let me have'
The would-be customer explained that
she was Amy Dale, q show girl out Of
q job for a year and Hthoro1y improv.
erished.''
ssOf course, I could pawn these
rings, = she admitted, nbut I we just
got a position and shall need them. ]
shall not want the motor very much un.
til spring. =
MI. Simpson advanced 5000 at the
usual rate Of interest.
This is the very first auto ever
hocked0 in this city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14
HOW VALUES RECOVERED
An Instance illustrating Increase
Property Values.

One of the instances Of the upward
tendencies Of property values in Mime
apolis was brought out the other day in
conversation between two old settlers
who had witnessed the inception of the
disastrous boom Of two decades ago,
and the slow recovery after it's collapse.
Attention was called to the fact that
when the courthouse and city hall prop
erty was bought twenty or more years
ago. the value was $500 front foot on
Fifth street.: The value went down
and then started up, again, and about
eighteen months ago it had reached $3.50
and now is at least $500, with proba-
bility Of an early recovery Of the past
record. ...... .ts
This advance of 66 per cent has been
bro lght about by the location of the
Leslie paper building across the street.
the Deering building at Second avenue
and Fourth street and the prospective
Second avenue street railway loop, car
rying out the old theory that the. future
| office building center and financial CEN
ter would be where it is now settling
down. ...-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14
5,2l7RATSD DRIVEN OFF
CRUISER MINNEAPOLIS

= , IS
New Y orl, Jan,sl4 odd DR.. Mccain,
" Admiral Rodent ;" by: courtesy, is the
rat exterminator and sannihilator extra
ordinary to the navy department at
Washington. He has been detained to
the navy yard here, andis now driving
ships -. = - -.
HSorr, I have to report that I have
given shore liberty to 5,217 Of your crew
of rats, he informed the commander
of the Minneapolis. 81 have also ex.
erted me mystic powers on two billion
and seventeen reaches.
e'Rats are always hungry he said,
in explaining his method, Fand they are
particularly fond Of the stuff I mix up
for. them. They fill themselves with it,
and the next thing they want is water.
get it and drink so much that they nat.
urally overload their stomachs, turn
turtle and die miserably.' -:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14
IN A CATALEPTIC
STATE FOR 2 YEARS
The, Strange Case of a Patient
in the Philadelphia
Hospital.

Philadelphia, Jan. 1.-two years in
a state Of catalepsy is the record Of a
patient in the Philadelphia hospital.
Fed entirely with liquid foods, admin
istered thru a, tube, the man s health
has been little impaired by his un-
usual condition. In fact, the physi-
clans hope to get him on his feet again,
but they say his mind is beyond cure. ,
The man was admitted to the hospi-
rs years old. He. had never shown any
signs Of dementia until two months
before his admittance About month
after he was admitted to the hospital
he was found one morning sitting in
a chair in the diningroom, notsa muscle
moving and staring directly in front
of him. An attendant could not arouse
the man, and he was carried to his cot.
For three weeks he remained in state
he arose from his bed and walked from
the room.
He was put to work in the dining.
room, and altho he scarcely spoke, he
seemed to understand everything that
was said to him. A week later he again
relapsed into a state of Elasticity, and
has remained SO ever since. In the last
two years he has not moved an inch
Of his own volition. S
Dr.. Wilfred w. Hawke, the physician
in charge of the insane pavilion at the
hospital, gave an interesting exhibition
of the patient resistive powers to-
day. The man was lying on his back
with his knees drawn up. His eyes
were closed, and save for tinge Of
color in his cheeks he might have been
mistaken for a corpse. Is
DR.. Hawke quickly pulled away a pill
low on which the man s head had been
49, NJ :
lar attraction and the head remained
poised in the air. s
S How long would his head remain In
that position e DR.. Hawke was asked.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14
DECLARES PLAIT
.BETRAYS TRUST
Millionaire Post Will Seek to Bar
Senator by Court s In
junction. =
New York Sun Spscial Service.


New York, Jan. 14.-C. W. Post Of
Battle Creek, Mich, presiding in the
absence Of Thomas L. James, who was
ill, over a meeting held in Cooper Union
ny the peoples institute in co-opera-
ton with the Postal Progress league,
announced that the United States SUE
preme court would be. asked to enjoin
Senator Thomas c., Plat from occupy
ing his seat in congress on the ground
that he does not do his duty in accord
ance with his oath Of office. .&S
Mr.. Post, after referring to the postal
deficit and saying that the people throw
away annually to the railroads $780,
100000, said: .,,~< !
Senator Platt is president of the United
States Express company. Word was
passed around to other senators that nc
definite action should be taken on the
post check money bill. Senator Plat was
approached by my representatives. to know
his attitude on the question, and he clear.
~ defined the fact that he was opposed
to the act because it was contrary to the
interests OF the express companies. {
He is draw ing two salaries-one from
the express company and the other from
the people-and he is bribed by expires.
company money, paid to him from it:
earnings, to keep the people from theil
rights and deliver them, over to his private
interest. ~. -: 800. -. s.
We met with strong opposition alst
from Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer Of thu
United States. :, Can anyone draw: a con
Meeting line between this New York stat,
appointee and Senator Platt from New
York? =. T. ~. =. ~
l have the papers already prepared, ant
will ask. the supreme court, at Washing
ton, next week, for a restraining orde
to prevent Senator Thomas c.. Plat from
occupying his seat in the United State:
senate. It may be that the court will de.
| cline to interfere for lack of jurisdiction
In that case we shall appeal to the senate
itself. .t-.tE. 4 49, T. 80 :...s .:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14
BRANCHES IN ST. PAUL.
Minneapolis Houses Plan to Do Business
in It's Twin City.

st. Paul is beginning to appreciate
the fact that commercial supremacy has
marked Minneapolis for it's own. One
Of the citizens from the capital said
the other day that four or five Mime
apolis automobile houses were preparing
to establish branches in St. Paul this
spring. He said that Minneapolis was
apparently up to date in the automobile
business and far and away in advance
Of his city, and he remarked with a: Ger
everything else.'
When the Orpheum Circuit company
was considering the location of thea
ter in st. Paul, such as they were about
to open in Minneapolis, many of the
loyal, st. Paulites said that they would
be glad to have a like institution in
that city, but that it was serious ques-
ton whether the people would support
such an enterprise in a way that would
bring returns on the money, Never
theless they have done we'll in patron
age by the Minneapolis Orpheum, and
the Management has evidently come to
the conclusion that it is only lack of
self confidence which produced that
! opinion. y * ~ II f|l
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14

The records Of the day-deaths.
births, marriages, hotel arrivals, rail.
road time tables, real estate transfers.
building permits and other information
of interest-win be found together with
want advertisements on page IL Of this
issue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14

It would take two months to reach
the bed, - he said. "The descent would
not be perceptible."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14

today and take q
dose before meals
and at bedtime.
It will soon make
you strong and ro-
bust by strength
ening the entire
system and thus
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14
PRESIDENT MOVES
ON CANAL BOARD
Asks for Reduction of Commits.
sion and Makes Bristol His
Personal Envoy.

Washington, Jan. 14.-President
Roosevelt, in special message to con-
gress transmitting the report of the
3sthmian canal commission and letter
from Secretary Taft, recommends that
the commission be reduced from seven
to three members and the administra-
tor OF the canal zene also serve as min
lister to Panama. @sSecretary Taft also
practically advises a reduction in the
for building the canal has proved
aunelastic. -
III The president asks that in forming
the new commission he be left entirely
free to choose the man he considers best
fitted for the work and that the re-
quirement that two Of the commission
ers shall come from the engineer corps
of the army and navy be removed.
g. The leaders of the house and senate
dent s plans and the legislation which
be recommends probably will be passed
without delay.
Taft Tells of Commission.
Sa Secretary Taft in his letter to the
president, which accompanies the com
mission reports, discussing the commits
SION s work, says:
! ssUnder the present law the plan for build
ing the canal is unelastic The evident
purpose Of the act to require the presiden
10 act thru the commission as a body ane
not to distribute work and responsibility
to the members severally and to fix the
salaries Of the Individual members &C
Cord1ng to the work which they are to do
renders the Instruments with which tn,
president is to build the canal less flexible
than they ought to be- If he were able
to designate Of the commission certai,
Members to have charge of the executiv,
work, and others to act as consulting en-
,gfneers, and others to discharge othe
Necessary functions, he could construc
~ machine in the form which experienc,
might indicate to be most useful. 49,
ifaas Mr.. Taft advised that congress
lstipulate that all materials for the
construction Of the canal shall be
thought in this country. .,- 3.
I Labor Problem Unsolved. &.
ssss The problem of securing labor fol
hlilding the canal, he says, has not
been fully solved. It was intended tx
take 10000 negroes from Jamaica, but
The governor Of the island insisted that
the government pay the expenses Of
fhe return of each man, whether or MOI
He was satisfactory or abandoned hi:
work in violation Of his contract, anG
chat $25 be deposited with the islanl
government for each man to supper
those dependent upon him. These condi
lions were not agreed to, but it is ex
pected that many Jamaicans will go tx
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14
BODY WAS NOT HOPKINS
Relatives Hear from Iowa Boy, VIII,
Was Reported Dead.
Special to The Journal.

Was Reported Dead.
Special to The Journal
MarshalltoWn, Iowa, Jan. 4. leon
ard Hopkins, a former Iowa boy whose
body was reported to have been found
in the harbor at San Francisco recent
ly, is still alive. Relatives here have
received a letter written by him. Christ
posed finding Of the BODY he is on
the Pacific mail steamer San Juan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14

government employ on account Of his
$775 from a friend, putting up some
jewels owned by his wife as security.
Several times since he has borrowed
the Jewels for his wife to wear at SO
cial gatherings. The last time they
were not returned, and so the friend
has had him arrested for grand larceny.
The case will be tried next Friday in
police court here. Mr.. Aarons is much
distressed over the affair, and has
ceased to have anything to do with
Emden.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14
A BETTER CITY
THEIR AIM NOW
REAL ESTATE MEN WILL TRY TO
IMPROVE CONDITIONS.
Scope of Activity Begun Last Year
Will Be Broadened- What They Want
Is Good Municipal Government, a
smokeless Sky, Pure Water and Good
Schools

ga better city, is to. be the watch
word Of the Minneapolis Real Estate
board for 1905. This was voiced in the.
appeal of A. ID. Merrill at the annual
dinner and meeting Of the club Wednes-
day noon. Take care of conditions
SELF says Water a.. Eggleston in his
The board IN 1904 made a strong move
for municipal Improvement. It began
the agitation for smoke ordinance en-
forcement. This year it will still broad
en- the scope Of its activity.
For years the real estate men have
been boosting real estate in Minneapo-
list The property is taking care Of it.
self now. It is steadily advancing. This
off its hands, the board is going to see
that the city merits its valuation i'm
provement. The members will look to
it that good government conditions pre-
vail, such as are BETTING city Of
homes. Good school conditions will be
asked for. The sky will be cleared of
smoke as a means to better health and
protection of fabrics exposed in the
stores. pure water supply will be an
end to be attained.
New officers were elected by the
board Wednesday and new impetus was
ion, over the cigars and coffee, about
the future: Antagonisms had been
rounded off during the year by the fire.
quent meetings and board excursions
and apparently nothing stood in the
way OF a grand ensemble effort for the
betterment Of Minneapolis, admittedly
selfish to the extent that it would i'm
prove the real estate business.
President s. s. Thorpe's previous sue
oessful administration Indicates his fu-
ture policy so far, as he has outlined
it: One year in office has prepared
| him for more direct and even more
intelligent management and direction of
the affairs Of the board in 1905. Chair
| men of various committees have indi-
| Gated to. e Journal what their
purpose u.s. 49, III ".
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14

having either member Of the committee
state his opinion as to value, each for him.
self makes an independent valuation on a
slip Of paper. These are handed to the
chairman, after which the matter is again
taken UP and fully discussed, with the
result that out of the five independent val
uations and the different information and
ideas provided by each we are able usually
to arrive at value that is satisfactory
to ourselves and which is fair, not only to
the owner of the property, but to anyone
who should have in mind It's purchase,
or about to loan funds thereon. The COM
mittee is careful and conscientious in its
work and cannot fail to be of value both
to the board and to the city at large.
Membership of Value.
r. d. Cone, chairman Of membership
committee, said:
The duties Of the membership commit
tee are not onerous. The membership Is
now ninety-f1ve and don't know Of many
to add to the list. We should be glad to
get everybody in that is in the real estate
business. think the membership will be
increased some during, the year where
firms have only single memberships.
Looking thru the directory, I find there are
mighty few firms and agents on the real
estate list who are not connected with the
board
We have made membership in the real
estate board mean something now. It is
not simply an empty membership to be-
/! long. The board has done things. There
is a much better feeling among the mem
bers than before they rubbed up against
one another and have seen their good
points. There is not so much knocking
| as in the past. think that is passing
away. For years we had dead board and
a dead committee. The board members
have taken trips together and they are
now working together.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14
w. A. Eggleston's, Views.

w. A. EQpleStOn. cha irman Of tho av.
ecutive committee, said: -.
In 1887, when real esta+a, noe a. tn 49,,
notch hank CLEARING. 49, co.. 81 zoo '1p
1904 tho ve.r i,,ct n,s.t ~ L',L LIZ
tngs were s855 S27 7o5 n1, .n = ps nt
inClication If 49, ,,,,.,,,+1sse &C 1E, my Oh
as financial cen+er 49, - .1.n'..a ~.
nrosner,tv If +ho oo,,,,t,,1, 80 % 49, .l.o
neonle who n os,raato,. ~. Ia sie 80
interested IN" Ndinnaa,,oi;s AVIS oA'oi't
,rbe citv a1,d oo,,,,tn,, 80. l.,
nerous conditioi, 49, - - - 20
investine nut,Iio &C. Iooitna. 90 LII " ne
more than il has for years mast
Elinina ting the e1enoanf ~ sno,,,,+,o,,
we are reduced to q Question of srn1,lv and
demand. and If anyone atte1onts r. 1nnl,
over the situation they will find the bar
gage foreclosures in Minneapolis property
are a thing of the 'past. There never was
a wear when The members. Of the Real
Estate board we're more nearly q unit
on the opinion. as TO the o,,tlool, and I'M
uuestionably 1905 is going TO he the hest
real estate wear we have had for ffteen
wears. This is because nronertv is no,,ch
lower in price than in almost anv-citv of
it's size in the country and condolences is
restored
The word is generally passed around
from agent to agent to purchase Minneap-
oils real estate to the limit Of their ahi1
ity. Being in the market ourselves ought
to and will inspire confidence.
| I think speak for the members of the
executive committee when I say that the
policy for this year will be in the line of
making MINNEAPOLIS a better CITY to live
in T helieve that the growth and mos
neri+v If Tho citv ia ahsoIute1v .ssnred
Quit talking of making MINNEAPOLIS a
The Washington times., 1905-07-07
MERCHANTS OBJECT TO
BUYING NEW AWNINGS
Geo1 getown Men Do Not Wish to I'm
tlergo Expense Simply Because
Commissioners Widen Street.

St renuouS protest was mads before
the Board of Commissioners this morn
ing Jby a committee OF merchants and
kusi hess men on NJ street, Georgetown,
between Thirtieth and Thirty-first
streets, against the standing order that
theyi be compelled TO consign 10 the
scrap iron pile ali of their awnings and
IL they wished any. TO buy new shelters
froIa sun and rain of an approved pat
term
AS stated to the merchants by Com
missioner Biddle, at the beginning of
the .hearing, it is the purpose OF the
locaS government, TO obliterate all avn
ingssl requiring poles whenever altera-
tion4of the grade OF a street. or repairs
10 existing awnings. make a change
neoers sary-
Ha; added that the curb of NJ street
in the square named was recently eX-
tenCed 10 make that portion OF the
street conform to adjacent squares, and
thati this Improvement left the existing
avn ting poles standing in the center OF
the sidewalk. 1t was further stated
that the policy of the District govern
meni. originated several years ago with
the idea of beautfying the business
streeA,S Of the city. was 10 substitute
hinge awnings and thus do away with
rows sof poles along the edges Of pave
nentt.
Fo.- themselves and their associates
Char aes Mueller. Charles j. Allen. Rich.
ard Koung, and s. Gusgcnheim contend
cd that the awnings with poles had beer
along; NJ street for twenty-five years anc
that their lessening business would moi
war; Int the expenditure incident TO dis
carding the old and buying OF new
fran tWcrks.
Those whose business houses are 10
Gated on the sunny side of he stree
| argu ed that any but pole awnings woul,
| not give sufficient protection against tn
| elem ents. Commissioner Vest brough
| out The yoint that other business hou1e
| in adjoining squares On VI street woul,
prob ably not be compelled to chang
| their awnings for years to come
! The Commissioners took the Who'll
| ques Ion under consideration before IN
| noun cling their decision
The Washington times., 1905-07-07
BUYING IS NOW
QUITE GENERAL
No Longer Confined to
Western Operators.
MARKETS TOMESUBSTANTlAL
Reading Makes a Eew High Record,
Advancing to 1o8 3-s.
MARKETS TOMESUBSTANTlAL

NEW YORK, July There was
more substantial tone TO the market to-
day than at any time since the present
Upward movement has been in progress.
Buying is no longer confined to the
Western group of operators, but comes
from many important sources, and the
purchases of stocks were reflected by a
heavier business in time money than at
any time in over a year
The market opened confidently. With
few exceptions, the list was higher,
although there were only slight gains.
Union Pacific and Reading opened Is
higher, Union Pacific was the active
issue. New York Central rose e, Peo-
pies Gas, Tennessee Coal and Iron "a,
mated Copper Is. Amalgamated Copper
showed signs of increasing activity and
strength.
Reading made a new high record, ad-
vancing TO 10Sas, one point higher than
the extreme high record reached yester-
day On the advance in Reading to 1oo
brokers who were heavy sellers yester-
day on reactions became urgent buyers,
and the opinion prevails that there nave
been hsavy outstanding short accounts
in the stock. but put out at prices less
than half those now prevailing, Whlch
have not been covered
The. buying of Steel, preferred, mas
been of the best character for the last
two days, and brokers active in stock
expect that it will sell much higher pc
fore the dividend meeting on the laSl
Tuesday Of this month. ST. Paul, which
closed yesterday at 1lsss, advanced Io
1914 In the first hour. New York Cen,
trail opened at 1885, sold at 14e12, ano
then moved up TO 1872. Erie advanced
from 4712 to IS.