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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-21

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 tThe news comes from Ottawa that the Dominion astronomical observatory flas been practically completed. The ~aIg telescope has been mounted As- trononer w. F. King, with his staff, has taken possession of the building and observation work has begun. The telescope is a refracting instrument. 19 feet 6 inches long, with 1-inch lens and a maximum magnifying ca- paeity of 100 times. It is by far the largest in Canada and ranks after the giant telescopes of the United States.
 The Rev. Father Cavanaugh, the new president. of the University of Notre Dame, has been at the head of Holy Cross Seminary since 1899, and is one Of the most scholarly men in the Roman Catholic Church. He is thirty i've years old, was born at Leetonia, O., was educated at the parish school In that town, and at Notre Dame, to which he now comes as president, and was ordained in 1894. For the past twelve years he has been assistant ed
 itor of Ave Maria, is a well known lec- turer, and has been an industrious contributor to the current magazines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
LAW BROKEN BY T.
GOPHER ELECTORS
No Certificate of Meeting Sent to
the President of the
Senate.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Thirteen states;
including Minnesota, North Dakota and
Wisconsin, have violated the federal
statute which requires that there shall
be in the hands Of the president of the
senate, not later than the first Wednes-
day in January, following presidential
election, certificate from the electors
in each state, setting forth the result Of
the election in that state, and what was
done by them, in pursuance Of law, at a
meeting they are required to hold In
December to arrange preliminarles Tor
the final count Of the electoral vote.
If such meeting Of the Minnesota
electors was held last month, no word of
it has reached Washington, and it is
certain that no report Of that meeting
has yet been received by Senator Frye
Of Maine, altho the law says it should
have been here two days ago. The
| federal authorities will wait little
while, and then, if the delinquent states
are still delinquent, steps will be taken
| to have the electors familiarize them
| selves with the law.
A heavy penalty is prescribed for
| violating the statute, but in all probable
ity it will not be enforced in the cases
under discussion, as the violation has
undoubtedly been the result of ignor'
ance.
The electoral vote will be officially
canvassed by the two houses Of con.
gress in the hall of the house, Feb. 8.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
SoPHs ARE DESPERATE
Emblem Of the Freshmen Still Waves
~ from Smokestack.

Action in regard to the wrought iron
banner Of the freshman class which still
adorns the .tallest chimney on the cam.
pus was taken this morning by the AGA.
demic sophomores. j Dan Smith Of foot.
bail fame, president, called class meet.
ing in chapel. Precautions having been
taken to ascertain that no freshman
was in the room, the wrath of the sec.
ond year men at the presumption of the
freshmen in hosting the banner in an
apparently inaccessible place broke
forth in series Of fiery speeches.
The suggestion that since the fresh.
man engineers hoisted the banner, the
sophomore engineers should take if
down, was received with groans and a
motion that a committee be appointed
to devise ways and means Of removing
the banner was unanimously adopted
despite the suggestion of some Of the
more cautious that the faculty would in.
terfere if official action were taken by
the class. The committee has not beer
appointed and the freshmen are Of the
opinion that there will be trouble ii
filing the committee places.
After class pride had thus been salts
fed, the sophomores decided to hold the
Gopher election on Thursday, Jan. IL
The Australian ballot system will b.
used and the polls in the registrar g Of
fee will be open all day. ~. o.. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
WANT AID REVEALS
AN ODD ANTIQUITY

One of the odd t'want ads that
came in or> The Journal $ busy
counter today had to do with an an
tiquity supposed to date back to the
time when the ten tribes Of Israel sep
arated from the remainder Of their race
and were lost to history. This relic,
which may have rare chronological value,
is owned by T. s. Moffatt Of the Hotel
Clinton, in whose family it has been for
sixty years. It is a single bead Of com
bined glass and pottery, about an inch
in diameter. The core is Of clear glass,
while the bead itself is Of successive
layers of red, white and blue, which
have been made to, produce handsome
geometrical designs by grinding. p.
This relic. was taken sixty years ago
from an Indian, grave northwest Of To.
ronto by Mr.. Moffatt's father. mas
much as no beads Of the sort had been
seen among the Indians, it was sent to
McGill university at Toronto, where it
was pronounced of. Babylonish origin
Later it was identified by an English
scholar as the counterpart Of a rare
Babylonian bead in the British mu
scum.
When it is recalled that many ethnol
ogists recognize the possibility that the
| lost Israelitish tribes became the North
American Indians, the scientific value
Of this old bead becomes. apparent.
Mr.. Mcffatt has had the relic fol
forty years, carrying it some Of the time
as pccketpiece. He has frequently ex
| hibited it to collectors, many of whom
have evinced a keen desire to own it
On one occasion he refused an offer OIL
several hundred dollars for the antiquity
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
JOHNSON REC1PRocATEs
Reappoints His Old Surgeon on State
Board Of Health.

Three years ago the Mayo brothers.
the famous Rochester surgeons, operated
on Governor John A. johnson for ap-
pendicitis. Three days after becoming
governor, the former patient has had
an opportunity to show his gratitude
for their services
DR.. G. H. Mayo is member of the
state board Of health, and his term ex-
PRED Jan. 1. Governor johnson this
morning announced that DR.. Mayo
would be reappointed for another term.
Three staff appointments were an
nounced today, all of them being reap
pointments Of men who have been on
the staff of Governor Van SAINT. DR..
A. j. Stone of st. Paul is reappointed
surgeon general, Gustaf Widell of Man
kato is again named as inspector gen.
eral, and E. H. Hobe Of st. Paul is
| again appointed an aide with the rank
Of colonel. 49," r.
Governor johnson was busy receiving
visitors this morning. Hans e. Cru
now, the German consul, and E. H.
Hobe, the Swedish and Norwegian con-
sui, called together, to pay their re-
| spects. The three members Of the board
| of control also made a social call on the
new governor this morning.
A long list of appointments will be
transmitted to the state senate at its
next meeting: Monday evening, for con:
firmation. Under the. rules they will
lie over one day, and will come up Tues.
day morning for action by the senate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
ISSUE LIBRARY BULLETIN
MINNESOTA LIBRARY COMMITS
SION PUBLISHES THE FIRST
NUMBER OF LIBRARY NOTES
AND NEWS

The Minnesota library commission has
just issued the first number of Library
Notes and News, a bulletin to serve as
a. means OF communication between the
libraries Of the state. The first mum
Per contains 9 report Of the meeting Of
the minnesota library association, and
two OF the e, most helpful addresses given
of the Owatonna library, and "The
trustee. Of the Hutchinson library.
Among the. items of information is
ono stating that new. edition Of the
American Library association catalogue
has beer, published. It contains list of
eral public library. It is published by
the library Of congress and every libra
ry in the United States is entitled to a
free copy. Printed cards for all the
books in the catalogue can be obtained
this feature being helpful to the libra.
ries making card catalogues.
It is announced that. the collection Of
the libraries last year is still available
and second collection has been fur
nished for those libraries that have al
ready had the first. Collections OF
books and magazines have been pre-
pared to lend the towns in the high
school debating league.
In the news from libraries it is noted
that the Carleton college library has
had loan exhibition Of bookplates
lent len BY Miss hyGia RSoirier' ibraria1 Of
| Buren,, the Owatonna librarian, has beer
giving course Of lessons on the use Of
the reference books Of the library. The
Hutchinson public library has arranged
a fine entertainment course, the pro
ceeds of which will supplement the tai
for the support of the library.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
Hof 8 Toggery Shop. Both stores.
THE UNIVERSITY
BASEBALL MEN
+. ARE AFTER ms"
BOARD OF ATHLETIC CONTROL IN
A QUANDARY.
Held that Some Members of Last
Years Team Broke Training When
Away on Trips-Question an En-
barrassing One for the Board-May
Get Into University Politics.. (:

Whether official "M's'' shall be
awarded to the members Of last year s
baseball team is question which the
university athletic board of control is
considering. Should they be refused,
it will be the first time that the Off
cial emblem has been denied to repre-
sentatives of the university who have
competed with teams representing the
members of the "big nine.'
The baseball team of last year was
defeated in practically every game, but
this is not the reason advanced for re-
fusing. Members Of the board agree
that whether or not team is success
full in the work of the season, should
make no difference in gawarding the
NJ. The ressoiAi advanced is that
some Of the plaMars did not train prop
erly and continually broke training on
their trips. ra :, .,;.s.. ~ =
The board is unanimous in wishing to
confer the! ":M'' on MEMBERS of the
team who were conscientious in their
work, but the difficulty has arisen in
selecting such men from the team
+ If the present board does not reach
satisfactory conclusi on, the question
may become an issue in the approach.
ing fight flor membership on the board
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
THE CAPITOL'S DEFECTS
QUARTERS PROVIDED FOR SEW
ERAL DEPARTMENTS PROVE IN
ADEQUATE = MUCH 1NcoNvEN-
IENCE CAUSED.

The state dairy and food department
moved yesterday into it's new capitol
quarters, which are on the ground floor
in the northwestern part Of the build
ing. There being no provision in the
new building for a laboratory, the state
chemist remains in the old building,
which is serious handicap to the de-
partment, as there must be constant
communication between the pure-food
bureau and the laboratory.
The most serious criticism yet heard
as to the new capitol is with reference
to the department of public instruction
which is slowed away on the third
floor, with, only rooms enough for the
actual working force. There is no pro.
vision for the library, or for the meet.
ings of the normal school and high
school board, neither is there any ac
commodation for the numerous visitors
received by this department.
Governor johnson is swamped in the
present cramped quarters by the crowds
of visitors he is compelled to receive
Frank A. Day declares that he is in
favor of moving back into the old CAPT
tol until the main room is finished
which will not be for several weeks
Meanwhile the governors private room
must be used for a waiting room :inl
all the working force crowded into the
private secretary's room.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
MINNESOTA TAX
SYSTEM. ARCHAIC
so SAYS LAWSON PURDY AT COM
MERCIAL CLUB.
Constitutional Amendment, He Says, Is
the First Essential to Tax Reform and
Minnesota Has Not Even Made
Good Start in This Direction Re-
forms Elsewhere Hamper Minnesota.

So far as any change for the better is
concerned, Lawson Purdy Of New York
announced today that he could say in
his address on taxation to the members
of the Commercial club today, exactly
what he said to them a few years ago.
Mr.. Purdy is secretary Of the New
York State Tax Reform association and
is here to address the Business Men s as
ISOLATION and the members of the Hen
nepln delegation Saturday night at the
hotel Nlcollet. Thoroly versed in tax
alton, he finds in Minnesota an archaic
system such as has been abandoned in
all countries outside Of the United Sttaes
and in many of the staes. It is founded
on accident. r :.
Minnesota could find some relief in
the appointment Of small tax com
mission to consider the state as whole.
When it came time to change the CON
stitution it would be possible to find
plenty OF examples in other states.
You nave not succeeded in accom-
plishlng the first essential to any i'm
provement in the state of Minnesota
| and that is constitutional amendment, -
Mr.. Purdy began. = Referring to the
!, general property tax plan he said: cit
, is an absolutely archaic system.'
Continuing, he showed how property
escaped taxation and how Minnesota
suffered because of beneficial tax
changes in other states.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
PICKING CITY EMPLOYEES
FEW CHANGES WILL BE MADE
IN ENGINEER OFFICE AND
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. '.-s@..~'t ..'

Andrew Rinker, city engineer, an:
be no changes in his office for the pres
ent at least. The heads Of depart
ments will remain as before: Ellis R..
Dutton. assistant city engineer; Carl
Ilstrup, sewer engineer; w. w. Red
field, waterworks engineer; B. II. Dur
ham, street engineer; w. =. Dealing,
sidewalk engineer, and K. Oustad,
bridge engineer: They will retain their
former assistants.
Few if any changes are expected in
the waterworks department. Chair
man Frank L. Schoonmaker Of the
waterworks committee has called a
meeting for next Tuesday afternoon,
when an attempt will be made to elect
the forty odd employees, including reg
istrar, supervisor, clerks, inspectors
and engineers at the pumping stations.
firemen and coal passers to be named.
The new committee is practically the
same as the old and the members will
naturally want to retain their personal
appointees. No applicants have ap-
peared for Frank r. Moody's place as
registrar or J. H. Mcconnell place as
supervisor, and members Of tho COM
mittee say that they will be reap.
pointed.
Alderman w. +. Nye, CHAIRMAN or the
committee on health and hospitals, has
called a meeting Of the board for next
Monday afternoon to select the health
department staff for the coming two
years. Few changes are expected, as
the controlling majority remains I'm
changed, but the new members may call
for a few plums Harry A. Luxton
chief sanitary Inspector, retires volun
tarily to take a better position in the
office of the clerk of the district court
and there are several applicants fol
the place. Some of the sanitary in
spectors whose political doings during
the late campaign were not exactly ap
proved, will probably be let out.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
HE MEANS SCOTS

Your doctor says you must
take cod liver oil. Probably he
means SCOTS Emulsion be-
cause you cannot take the
clear oil; no one can take the
clear oil who needs cod liver
oil. The doctor understands
that and doubtless means
SCOTS Emulsion Of cod liver
Oil which everybody can take
because it is emulsihed and
prepared 50 that it. can be
very easily digested by the
most sensitive stomach. Most
everybody likes it.
Well send yod sample free.
SCOTT & BOVINE. 4os Pearl Street. New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
MAY BE IN THE LAKE
Friends Of Harry O'Brien Fear He
Persisted in the Storm.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Saltwater, Mimi, Jan. 5.-Harry
O'Brien Of Lakeland has been missing
since the night Of the blizzard and St
Croix. He left Hudson. Wis, at 9 pm.
to cross the lake to his home. The
lake was open at the railway bridge
and it is feared he became confused
by the storm and walked into the wa
ter. He is single man and 36 years
old.
Judge Williston has denied motion
to strike from the calendar the action
brought by the jerks estate against
C. Henningson. The case involves title
to a business block on South Main
street which Mr.. jerks bought at the
forfeited sale some time ago. Hen
ningsen is still in possession.
The Elks have appointed commit
tee to arrange for another dancing
party.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
MEET
NEXT MONDAY
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR SAYS
ROOSEVELT MEN ELECTED.
Proclamation Of the States Presiden-
tial Vote Issued oday-Electors Will
Select One Man to Garry the Returns
to Washington Governor johnson
Makes Some Minor Appointments.

IT falls to democratic governor to
make official proclamation Of the fact
that Minnesota selected eleven republi-
can presidential electors at the last cleo
ton by a plurality Of 161, 1000.
For some reason the proclamation was
not issued by Governor Van SAINT before
retiring from office. It was published
today and notice has been sent to the
eleven Roosevelt electors to meet at the
capitol next Monday morning, at 9
O'Clock. They will meet at the gov
ernor g office, where they will receive
official notice Of their election, and will
then choose one of their number to
Another proclamation will be issued
in few days, declaring the constitu-
tional amendments carried and now a
part Of the states fundamental law.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
THOUGHT HE WAS
A LOCOMOTIVE
INVER GROVE RESIDENT HAD "A
IL STRANGE DELUSION.
Invaded Great Western Station Train
Shed and Gave Startling Perform
ance-Rescued from Danger by Rail
road Employees-Refused to Give His
Name When Apprehended-

A half -crazed individual, who refused
to give his name, created something Of
a sensation in the train shed at the
Great Western station this morning. He
held a ticket for Inver Grove and was
placed aboard a train bound for his des-
tination by the station employees, but
not before he had contributed to the
The man was fiji st noticed about the
train sheds about 8 o'clock. Jumping
from the platform to one of the tracks
he ran at the limit of his speed to the
far end Of the train shed. There he
stopped, and came back on the run, and
his voice, initiated the putting Of an
engine and Kissed vehemently to simu-
Here, what's eatin' of 'youi''
queried an indignant baggageman.
"loot! foot! get off the track or
you III be all chawed npl I m a switch
spended the H human my Y }ocomoti Me!A' ~
Realizing that the man was crazed or
suffering from tremens the baggageman
made run for him, but the Inve1
Grove flyer 'sanded the track and
threw her wide open," for the end of
the shed. The baggage smasher being
the locomotive. At the shed opening
the self constituted Baldwin executed
grinding fire. Then he whistled With
great junction at his pursuer. r
The handler Of trunks made another
dive for the human compound and that
worthy-strange act for an engine
dived under mail car near by and
again whistled into the Washington
avenue station to the discontinue OF
the wrecker, who was trailing in hi:
wake.
"There'll be bad smashup here il
the Chicago train happens to hit thai
special, remarked the railroad man
HI1l have to get him into the round
house and draw his fire. With tina
the man with the wheels was chased
into corner and gave up the chas'
with resigned puff.
"You re violatin all rules,' admon
ished the partially recovered pursuer
"runnin' special Wi hout carryin' an,
green flags and payin' no attention t,
the semmypores. You III get on the car
pet at that. Now crawl up on tina
trunk there and play like you are
dress suit case. When your train come
I'll check you out for Inver Grove al
right and put you in the baggage cal
This struck the vagrant fancy of tn
man and he sat mute and immovabl
until he was placed on the train by hi
protector. The man was we'll dresse
and apparently about 80 years of age
| "Not enough water in his boiler,
guess,' remarked the philosophic bag
gageman as the train rolled out Of til
station.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
AROUND THE TOWN

Not Gustafson Shop.-Thru an error IL
snpeared in Wednesdays u n that
the upholstery shop belonging to Z. a.
Gustafson. on Franklin avenue. was
burned. The shop that burned belonged
to Peterson & Co., 1902 r Franklin avenue
Making Another Thyme pullolils
commission met this afternoon at the CITY
treasurers office to select CUSTODIAN o.
the city hall and courthouse. II possible
The commission has already had eight or
ten meeting for this specific purpose, out
the members can't get together on man.
To Fix Date OF Sherlffs Meeting.-
Sheriff J. w. Dreger, president OF the
Interstate Sheriffs' association, is In wa
aena, Mimi, where he is in conference
with Sheriff Irwin president OF the MIN
nesota State Sheriffs' association, over
the best time and place for the annual
Meeting Of the state association.
Decked for the Ba!i.-The Commercial
clubrooms have been turned into bowers
of beauty today in preparation Tor the
complimentary ball tonight to Colone
Owen J. Sweet and officers OF the TWen'
ty-eighth infantry, stationed at For
Smelling Southern sr1ilax, palms and cut
flowers abound. The reception at 8 pm
will be followed by dancing at 10 o'clock
Secretary E. j. Westlake expects large
attendance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
Monument Chapter.

The annual meeting Of Monument
chapter, D. "A. r., was held yesterday
afternoon at the home Of the regent,
Mrs. @. G. Wyman on Park avenue. The
reports Of the different officers were
presented and the election resulted as
follows: Regent, Mrs. Wyman; vice
regents, Mines. G.. b. Shove and II. B.
Laid; secretary, Mrs: a. f e: Yelling e RS
Talbot; treasurer, Miss Mary Z. Shove;
chaplain, Mrs. o. S. Chapman; auditor,
Mrs. H. p. Partridge; registrar. Mrs. J.
F. Corbett; historian, Mrs. w. P. Plant.
Mrs. Wyman was chosen delegate to the
congress at Washington, with Mrs. Par
fridge as her alternate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
FIRST DEBATE TONIGHT
City High Schools in Contest for TIL,
Journal Cup.

Debaters representing the Central
and East High schools will meet to-
night at the East High school in the
first preliminary contest for T h g
Journal cup. The winning team
will meet the winners of the South and
North high school debate in the final
contest which will determine the cham
pionship Of this district, which must
meet the champions Of the other dis.
tricts in the finals.
Professor E. E. McDermott Of the
State High School Debating league, vii
preside. The subject is: Resolved
That Immigration Should Be Restrict
ed. = The Central debaters, Herman
Schroeder, Theodore Thompson and Ar
thur Hoffman, will take the affirmative
The East high team will be represented
by Victor Weatherby, Zenas Potter ane
Uri Merrill.