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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14

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THE UNEASY CHAIR

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MATRIMoNY, MONEY, MUTINY AND
MAIRlMoNY; THE BEGINNING, THE
MIDDLE AND THE END OF AN
EXCITING YARN.-A \ German prince
bent on marrying French prima
donna against royal epposition; that
same German princes million in cold
cash; the prince, princes sister, pri-
ma donna and cash on board a
fast chartered yacht, with full compile
ment of officers and men and bound for
south America, and conspiracy to stea
the cash; a love affair between the prin
cess and the ships surgeon-there, ir
brief. is the story Of Hurricane Island, by
H. B. Marriott Watson. The analysis
however, does not show the ingredients
In quite their proper proportions. AS a
medical man. might put it, there should
be seven parts mutiny, two parts prospec.
tive matrimony and one money.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
STAND FOR OPEN SHOP
Master Plumbers Endorsed by Other Or.
CARNATIONS Journeymen Are Firm.

Backed by the Citizens alliance and
the Commercial club, the master plumb
ers met last night and reaffrmed their
intention to stand pat to the finish in
their present fight for the open shop.
The masters and representatives of the
supporting organizations met in the
rooms of the Builders and Traders Ex-
change.
The general opinion was that the mas
tiers should not recede in the least from
their original demands and that COM
promise would be merely postponing
trouble. The masters favor settling
the trouble once for all and the open
shop is regarded the only permanent
method.
Similar stand-pat resolutions were
voiced by the journeymen who met last
night at Union Temple. The journey
meu insist that all peace overtures must
come from the masters. John Rogan, the
business agent Of the union, and a COM
mittee appeared before the Building
Trades council and presented the posi-
ticn of ttihe union to the Representatives
of the allied trades.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
SEVEN 4. S. BOYS PAY
PENALTY FOR FRANKS

Seven seniors of the Central high
school will pursue their studies at
home' for the remainder of the year.
The suspension is the result of an in
vestigation by Professor J.. N. Greer
into the pranks of the seniors which
have been making the neighborhood
1t is understood that stringent meas
ures were adopted, as it is thought by
the professors that the mad pranks Of
the seniors are an example to the
classes below them, especially '07. In
fact, the situation is taken with calm
philosophy. ~,
folly" said one, land have paid our
bill, but the cafe is still running
The particular acts that led up to
the climax were the painting of the
class numerals on the flag tower; the
mailing of the class flag on the flag
staff; the sealing of Professor McWhor-
ter de desk with Plaster of paris and
| with Professor McWhorter' revolving
chair. When Professor Greer called a
court of inquiry, he asked each MEM
Der of the class if he had aught to
confess, and the seven ringleaders
| owned up manfully.
Glass Play Will Be Given.
Despite these explosions the class en-.
tertainment will be given this evening
In the East High school auditorium as
planned. There will not even be a
change in the cast, as the culprits will
take their regular parts in the program.
The affair is the annual entertain
ment of the class and the program will
include numbers by the Central High
Glee and Mandolin clubs, solo, J. Aus
tin Williams; recitation, Miss Eleanor
Holtz,. and the trial scene from Dick.
ems "Pickwick Papers, under the d.
rection of Miss Grace Williams.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
TOOK A DRINK AND
WOKE Up IN ALLEY

William Fitzpatrick, an aged inmate of
the soldiers home, was drugged and
robbed Tuesday night in a saloon on
Washington avenue N. He told Of the
affair in police court today when ar
raigned for drunkenness. While he was
waiting for a train to leave for Brainerd
he met another man who seemed friendly.
They entered saloon where they had a
few drinks. He remembers nothing after
that until he awoke in Central station.
Tuesday night the old man was found in
a driveway near First avenue N anc
Fourth street. He appeared to have been
drugged. His elatives, he said, had sent
him $780,. and this was gone when he
aWoke. Judge Smith believed the ole
mans story and mad him sent back to the
home today.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
IN SMALL DEMAND
Only Two Stretches of New Cycle Path
Petitioned For

Bicycle paths are no longer the style,
if the meeting of the council committee
on paths Yesterday afterpo DON is any cri-
terion. In years past the committee
has been deluged with requests, but this
season only two small pieces of path are
asked for, in addition to some repairs.
The requests are for Twenty-siNth
street from Twenty-sixth to Fortyfrst
avenue, and on Franklin from Cedar
avenue . the river. The removal of
the Fifth street path from Tenth ave-
nue. to Riverside was approved, but a
request for the removal of the Blaisdell
averue path was postponed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
BOY AND GIRL RETURN
Lovain Children Had Run Away cause
They Played Truant.

Alvin and Florence Lovain, - and S
years old, who ran away from home
Wednesday forenoon, returned last
evening and after some persuasion on
the part of the parents, explained their
absence.
The boy said that they, had played
truant and were afraid to come home
and face their parents Wednesday
night, SO they slept in a barn two blocks
from their home. Yesterday they wan
dered about the neighborhood and in the
afternoon began to think there was no
place like home. They were hungry,
dusty and nearly exhausted when they
strolled into the yard. The father Of
fcred the boy some striking inducements
not to run away again.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
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One doesn't get far into Mr.. Watsons
story until mutiny develops and it is bat
tie and strategy, and strategy and battle
from then until the end, and with all the
battle and blood one wonders before the
end is reached that there are any left to
engage in a game Of strategy. There is
a strong flavor CT Robert Louis Stevenson
In the tale, but not Stevenson's convinc-
1ngness, by any means. One is reminded
of Treasure Island by the incident of
the yacht, which, after grounding on an
island, is lifted by the tide and car
ried away, while all hands are ashore, and
is found next morning to have drifted
back-to save the ships surgeon and the
| princess, Of course. The battle on the
island is also not unlike the bloody strug-
| gle on Treasure Island. A part Of the
Hurricane Island combat in which the
mutineeIs quarrel among themselves, fol-
| lows:
I saw Pierce with his revolver up, but Holgate
did not move. He fired carefully and Pierce ut
| tered curse. Then another weapon barked and
and man dropped. Two or more shots rang
out and the arch-nlutineer lifted his left hand
slowly to his breast.
| "Bully for you, Pierce" he SAIL and fired yet
| once more. a.
The knot now had dissolved and Gray ran in
| the gathering gloom little way up the beach
| he Halteu anu raising MS weapon nreQ. IL was
abominable. 1t may have been execution, but
it was horribly like murder. AS Gray fired, Hol-
gate turned and put his hand to his shoulder
| Immedia tely he let his last barrel go.
"Ha! That's done you, Pierce" he wheezed
out. "By heavens, thought I'd do for you'll
! Crack! went Gray's pistol again from his rear
and he swung round his weapon dropped and he
began to walk up the beach steadily towards me
! In the blue gloom could see his eyes stolidly
| black and furtive. and I could hear him puff
fling. He came within ten PAGES of me, and then
stood still, and coughed in a sckening in
human way. Then he dropped and rolled heavily
upon his back. Sue.
If the reader will refuse to notice a lit
tie straining on his credulity here and
| there, he will find Hurricane Island
hugely entertaining and not little ex-
| citing.
| Doubleday, Page & Co., New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
Jeffersonian. simplicity got another back

Jeffersonian simplicity got another back
set yesterday when DR.. Edward Anderson
Alderman was installed as president OF
the University Of Virginia. This institu-
under articles which did not contemplate
Ia president, but simply a board of re-
gents, who would select their chairman
annually from among the professors. The
permanent headship for effective work,
and the Jeffersonian idea has had to give
way to the requirements Of the situation.
This isn't the only place where so-called
Jeffersonian simplicity has proved to be
behind the times. .r,,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
AT THE THEATERS
Observation-Disclosures"

Consistency Is the keynote of Florence
Roberts .'Zaza,' however Zaza herself
may be- inconsistent. With all her low
bred, frank vulgarity, it is hard to see
how this Roberts Zaza could have en-
meshed the refined Dufresne but there
Is no accounting for the Dufresnes of
real life, and SO, as Zaza was a product
Of coarseness, and, ,Dufresne human, the
basis Of the story must stand. For four
acts Miss Roberts is thoroly Zaza, the
animal, and tho her conception Jars, yet
it sticks to it's path turnout AS the
concert-hall actress, she is shameless, and
her comedy Is thoroly in keeping. 1t is
just possible that her comedy turnout the
play is her distinguishing characteristic,
in the comparisons with Mrs. Carriers
Zaza Which are inevitable. The COM
edy of the second act, when Zaza is who'll
ly child Of f.uctuating emotions and jeal-
ousies, is engaging. The playwright has
constructed third act full of false senti-
| mentality, and Miss Roberts struggles
| hard to make it real. Her real test comes
in the fourth act when vulgar emotional
| ism has its task to convince Therein
| Miss Roberts scores; she WINS in that she
| is unpleasiug. Taxing Dufresne with his
duplicity, she weeps, she denounces. Sud-
denly firing his wrath as she tests his re-
gard for herself, she becomes strident
raging. Her stridor is Miss Roberts
| greatest art, in her Zaza. 1t CRATES, it
| tears, but it is the stridor Of the low
fbEed, courtesan.. on, the very verge OF
ranting. yet not quite there. 1t might
be even stronger did Lucius Henderson,
THE, EDYfresne, but shade his own work a
| trife. -,
4 Outside MICS Roberts comedy in the
| previous acts! her fourth act is the play.
The fifth,a tho the logical end Of an illogi-
cal play, is naught but weak. But that
is OF the playwright. =
! AS Miss Roberts Zaza merits y:less
praise than her Tess, SO Mr.. Henderson,
Dufresne is more creditable than his
| Angel Clare. That other leading figure OF
| the piece, Zaza's Aunt Rosa, is played
painstakingly and acceptably by George
Woodthorpe, who realizes well the char
acter. William Yearance is the Cascart
Louise Royce the maid, Natalie, and both
are adequate. The many minor parts arc
| taken acceptably.
Harry r. Wakefield.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
The reporters graft in the legislature

The reporters graft in the legislature
is pretty nearly dead. The number of
beneiciaries of the proposition to make
a free gift Of $3.50 of public money to
legislative reporters does not represent
half of the men employed by the news
papers in legislative work. 1t has been a
good many years since any man con-
nected with 7 Ii e.Jo urnal has been
thu recipient Of this gratuity, and the
acceptance of the graft has: long since
been regarded by. newspaper men gener-
ally as by no means creditable to the
recipient =, 4. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14

Chicago's recent attempt to assume the
worlds leadership in dressmaking thru
the efforts Of Mrs. Wade Of the Dress
makers association are coldly met in
Paris. Redfern's representative said that
Paris wasn't worrying. Doeillu thought
that most American women knew better.
Leroux had his opinion of American
dressmakers who absorb ideas abroad and
then think they originate them To
Emaire of the Boulevard des Italiens,
Mrs. Wade was merely amusing In
the matter of gowns it may be difficult
the matter Of prinlacy in pig demise Chi
cago has Paris, if one may SO speak
skinned. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14

Edward H. Hartman probably let's the
cat out of the bag when he admits that
he is working on a plan fora tremendous
are no longer seen sas.giants contending
for the bastery, but as puppets playing
a part before an audience while the
strings are being pulled by Hartman ct
al. behind the scenery A merger of the
four big insurance COMPANIES would be
so much larger a crime against the people
than Hyde's offenses against the Equita-
BILE that it naturally appeals to big men
like Hartman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
IDA JENKINS ACQUITTED
Jury Didn't Take Stock in Her Con-
fession of Guilt.

p Twelve good men and true watched
the tear stained face of Ida Jenkins
thru her trial in the United States
court yesterday for sending obscene let
tiers thru the mails. In spite of the
fact that the girl had confessed her
guilt before United States Commission
er H. S. Abbott, United States Marshal
William Grimshaw, and Postoffice In
spectors Tullis and Summons. they re-
turned verdict of "not guilty. after
being out few minutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
Labor at. the Prison.

!: The Zelch bill permitting the board
Of control to engage ih the manufac-
sture of harvesters, mowers and hay
Srakes, passed the house yesterday. -
2 This bill places no limit on the num-
Der Of men that may be employed at the
state prison in thisrindustry. The prob
abilities are, however, that mono Of
them will ever be employed in the man
,ufacture Of harvesters and mowers. 1t
lis not to be expected. that prison. labor
can be operated satisfactorily in max
ing complicated !: machinery requiring
expert and skilled werkmen in it's man
iufacture. The~result, probably, WILDE
that if machinery is. put into the prison
plant it will ot7result in the manufac-
;ture Of haryesters and mowers, but, it
smay produce hayrakes; and the prob
liability is that permission will be asked
later on to employ this newly Installed
lplant in the construction of other i'm
splements for use on the farm, such as
.harrows, sleds, and possibly wagons
In the manufacture Of such articles
however, prison labor is going to be
drought more actively into competition
with free labor in this state than it 1t
were engaged in the manufacture OF
Sharvesters and mowers.
Inasmuch as the Irvine plant is not
wet able to produce more than half the
Irvine consumed in the state, why is 1t
mot better policy to enlarge that plant
Furnishing employment for more, men
until it absorbs practically the entire
sable bodied manual labor. Of the prison.
Nor is it likely that other states Woult
/ decline to buy Minnesota Irvine at les:
! than the trust price if we had it t(
sspare. The zeleh bill is not mandatory
simply permissive; but it is enough t(
lead to the investment Of considerable
money in machinery, which is ultimate
ly to be employed in the manufacture
Of something else besides harvester
and mowers, if it is used at all.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
No Longer Reciprocal.

The senate railroad committee is living
up to it's reputation-or down, accord
ing to the point Of view you take: The
bill the committee has drawn as an
amendments to the reciprocal demurrage
bill is about as near worthless as any
piece of legislation can be- .>-' =,
I. In fact; the new demurrage bill is not
reciprocal at all. It is a strictly Jug
handled affair, like the present unlegal-
lied system of demurrage charges.
There is considerable language en-
ployed in the bill, and after reading the
first page or two, one is led to think
that the measure may have something in
It worth while. But the. concluding
sections have a perceptible limp.
2. The substance Of the bill is q require
ment that railroads must furnish cars
within reasonable time, and move
them within a reasonable time. When
short Of cars they must divide cars
equitably. If the bill provided any way
to enforce such requirements, it might
be of some value, but it carries no pen.
atty at ALL The railroad companies
have nothing to fear if they choose to
violate the law, as they need pay no
fine to the state or the shipper. The
only thing the shipper can do if he fails
to get cars is complain to the railroad
and warehouse commission. The com.
mission investigates, and holds a hear
ing. Meanwhile the complainant s bus,
mess is suffering. What redress does
the proposed bill give him9 Here is all
the senate bill provides:
s, If, upon the hearing, such complaint
shall be sustained in whole or in part
the commission shall thereupon make an
order stating wherein the matters com
Splained of are unreasonable or unjust
and prescribing such, rules ard regula
,tions in regard thereto as shall be just
and reasonable, and do substantial JUS
stice between the shipper and the rail
way companies. -: - i
'eRules and regulations, forsooth
4 what good will they do the shipper
after his rivals have captured The
grain or received the merehardise7 70,
cannot run the mill with the water tina
has gone by, and rules and regulations
will not help the business man who ha
suffered from abuses. The only thing
that could make up for the injustice h,
may have suffered is a money in'dem
nifty, such as the original bill provided
There is no authority in the senate bill
for imposing fine on the railroad, t,
be paid to the shipper. Rules, an
regulations are not retroactive, and d
not help what is past.
That is all there is to the bill, excep
9 provisions requiring .demurrage, ca
rental and trackage charges to be rea
sonable, and placing them under the ijur
isdiction Of the railroad and warehous
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
WILL HELP TYPOTHETAE
Master Printers Associations Are Getting
~, Into Line.

O.. W. Miller, member of the executive
committee Of the United Typothetae. and
Fred L. Smith, president of the local Ty-
pothetae. have returrtd from Kansas City,
where they attended a meeting Of the
L. T. A. executive committee and con-
vention Of employing printers Of the
southwest. An organization was formed
similar to the Northwestern Master Prin-
ters' association organized at ST. Paul in
January.
contest the eight-hour day demand Of
the International Typographical union and
to guarantee moral and financial support
to the United Typothetae of America, who
are to make the fight.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14

The farewell message Of Mayor Carter
Harrison, Of Chicago showed that he was
large enough to acknowledge a mistake
when he saw it. This error was made
eight years ago, when he was first elected
has passed since he removed from office
two civil service commissioners at the
beginning Of his first term the Injustice
of the act has become increasingly APP
parent to him. At that time he felt re-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
SMALL BURN KILLS LAWYER.

William r. Moore, an attorney of st.
Paul, died at ST Joseph's hospital yes
terday from blood poisoning resulting
from a small burn received several weeks
ago. He was rs years old and had lived
in st. Paul for forty years. He is sur
vived by three children, all living in st.
Paul. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
SAINT MAY CELEBRATE MAY II.

The committee in charge of St Paul's
belated semi-centennial celebration will
probably select May IL, Minnesota's birth
day. as the date. The Junior Pioneers
association has the preparations In
charge Plans of the Commercial club
for the proposed celebration last year VIII
he adODted,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
NO LIBRARY

I wish dat when some millionaire
IS passin' gifts aroun'
He'd stop am pay attention where
A real need is foun'.
We don't want any buildin' tall,
Wifi statues on de stoop;
Our needs is urgent, but dey's small;
We wants chicken coop.
De soup spoons mightier dan de pen,
It's true. tho you may scowl;
You doesn't thirst for knowledge when
You's hungerin' fob fowl.
A fus class meal will make folks feel
J Like a angelic troop.
An yet we knows it's wrong to steal,
We wants chicken coop.
--Washington Star.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
HAS NO AUTHORITY
A Fake Solicitor Using Name Of Asso
ciated Charities.

Bewaresof woman about SO years of
pearance, who is soliciting from house
to house for the Associated Charities
SOY she says. AN officer Of the Associ-
ated Charities said yesterday that no
one is authorized to solicit from house
to house and that no money is received
except thru the mails or by the treas
urer direct. !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14

> Andrew. Carnegie has congratulated
Judge Dunno on his victory for municipal
ownership in Chicago and has sent him
the following message: do not stop unit!
every possible utility that can be made
the subject Of private monopoly has been
placed under the control and operation of
the city" Dinna We hear the slogan?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14

organization to be necessary because: Of
pledges made in his campaign. But later
he saw the importance of rigid obser-
vance Of the merit system. Now he rec
ommends that It be extended and adds
that he cannot retire without expressing
Sthe recognition which he has come to feel
Of the good work done by the commits
sioners whom he removed. This is a gem
tlemanly act on the part of the ex-mayor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14

The price Of beef has been advanced
for the reason that the packers have suf-
fered a loss on every pound they have
supplied in the past six weeks. Ever since
the Garfield report the packers have how
cred. between tears and bankruptcy. They
did not know. how poor they We're be-
fore - J.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14

Mr.. Fletcher shys a little at the sugges-
ton that he become governor Of the state
and thinks that it will depend a good deal
upon whether his constituents insist that
he leave congress fer the governorship, a
remark which recalls Mr.. Fletcher's sup
posed attitude toward another term.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14
CASH BY CABLE
Western Union Extends Money Transfer
Business Abroad.

The Western Union Telegraph company
has extended its money transfer business
to foreign countries. The local Western
Union office will accept money to be
transferred by cable to points in Great
Britain, and Ireland France, Switzerland,
Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy, Sicily.
Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Holland, Den
mark, Sweden. Norway, Russia in Eu-
rope, Turkey in Europe, Rumania. Bull
garia, Servia, Greece, Corsica, Sardinia,
and all other countries in Europe. They
also transfer money to Cuba
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14

Mr.. Yerkes, formerly owner and man.
sees only disaster to Chicago in municipal
ownership. 1.-THE outlook is dark, indeed"
says Mr.. Yerkes in a sorrowful interview
in London. Sentiments like these from
crowned heads Of Europe lie down on
their palace floors and roll over with
LAUGHTER
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-14

The new code, went thru. but at the
judiciary committee were asked whether
such an important provision as that: re
lating to- the, exercise Of the power of
eminent domain in cities by street rail-
way companies was in the code or not,
they could not tell. The members OF
both houses then shut their eyes and
voted "aye"-all but about half a dozen.