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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
men WITH A PULL
HARD TO HANDLE
THEY HAMPER POLICE MORE
THAN CRIMINALS DO.
Police Superintendent Conroy Makes a
Few Remarks Based Upon His Ex-
periences of the Last Two Years -
Says He Is Leaving the Police De-
partnent in Good Shape.

Superintendent of Police Conroy
completed his routine work at noon
today and left all the records and gen
eral police affairs in shape to be taken
up by his successor.
. 1t really seems relief to put down
the burden Of police AFFAIRS" he said,
+ and this in spite of the fact that have
become attached to the members of the
department and my associations have
been unusually pleasant. p
When asked concerning the annoying
contingencies he said that in his expert
ence the work Of superintendent of po-
lice was mainly done with two classes
of persons.
The first class, Of course, is composed
of all those that are in trouble, the
criminals and their victims. There are
many pitiful cases that the public at
I large knows nothing about, and on the
reverse side there are criminal cases
that are better left untold.
The other class, he said, was made up
of those men who had some standing in
the community and who were continual
ly asking for special privileges to break
the law. Every man who wants a
special privilege of this kind has some
friend who is close to the administra-
ton, and the cases are hard to handle.
| Of the two classes Superintendent Con,
roy said he preferred to deal with the
former.
~ think the department is in good
shape TO- turn over to my, successor,
, said the. retiring chief. eve are al
present working tremendously with thu
sheriff office, the county attorney Z
office and the St. Paul department. II
my annual report I will recommend ;
few Of the things gained by. my shor
experience, to the consideration of tn
council. 49,
"The first of these will be the aboli
, ton Of the office of bicycle inspecto
and the creation of the actual office o
assistant superintendent of police with
salary appropriate.
He also spoke highly of his successo,
James Doyle, saying that he was gla
the department. would be in such caps
l BILE hands.
Mr.. Doyle declined to speak Of hi
policy or plan Of reorganizing the force
y |EFhat can be better expressed," h
. said, "after I have had charge Of til
q office for few days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02

Born simultaneously with the TWEEN
tieth century ard named by the people
of Minneapolis thru the columns of II h G
J ournal, Alpha Twencentia Minnea
Lundeen has grown into real little
lady Of quality.
The first Minneapolis baby OF the
new century is now a happy, healthy,
hearty little miss of four years. She
is the sunshine of the Lundeen home,
and the pride of her parents and her
four sisters. Remarkably mature for
her age, Miss Twencentia rules as tho
by right not only over her family of
dolls, but over the hearts OF thcse who
know her.
Called upon this morning by Jour
nal reporter, the little lady walked shyly
into the room and in response to an in
PRODUCTION by her mother, held out her
chubby little hand and remarked with
a, little bow of ,courtly grace, 81 am
glad to see you.
round red cheeks, blue eyes that hold a
hidden laugh, and faxen curls; She
rect English for child Of her years.
Seating herself wi tn some effort in one
of the grown ups chairs she looked
CRITICALLY tho, politely at her visitor.
ayes, sir, | did, answered the little
girl and then in response to queries as
she replied:
"Well, you see Ruth was Santa Claus
in our house. I got a doll. That 5
what I wanted, and when I saw it ]
was so surprised and SO glad that I Just
cried. I had many other presents, but
I can't remember them now. My dol
is beautiful and she shuts her eyes
), Would you like to see here"
The little lady slid down from he1
chair and Disappeared. She soon re
child $ delight. = She held it Will
), motherly care and proceeded to poin
out to the visitor all it's beauties.
elbow old are you?' inquired thu
reporter. ;, ->.
"Can you cOunt9'
six-thirty: Oh, 1 guess that ain )
when I go to SCHOOL,
"Would you. like to go to schoolq"
eyes, sir, IN going when I get big
Oh, mamal Ruth's out doors playing
Can It I go .out?' Miss Alpha was in
formed that her request was not polit
under the circumstances, and she sub
sided, saddened for moment by tn
} rebuke.
, After visiting for some little tim
that he was glad to have seen the litt til
z returned his child hostess, and the,
e taking GU, from her mother: "Pleas
. come again.
The twentieth century baby is tn
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lundee1
and lives at 427 Knox avenue N.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
DID YOU MEET N !; !: +.
!. ::!ONE.MlER(,.: :::'W|lQH;ITS0N?
IF so, MAYBE. YOU ARE INTER
EsTED IN THIS REVELATION.
He Is the Former Cashier of the Larg-
est Bank in America Who Is Alleged
to Have Given Out the Greatest
"Bum'' Tip Ever-TIow Minneapolis
tans Were Caught. 49, -. 49,

Local followers of. the stock market.
who dropped big chunks Of money in
the great slump in Amalgamated Cop
per which over .two-year period, car
ried. that, stock from l2O down to- 35,
have just begun to find out how it
the east for the bringing Of suit against
H. H. Rogers, the STANDARD Oil mag
nate, and George Whitson, former cash
Ter Of the National City bank Of New
York. About forty-three million of money
was lost by the all-wise spectators
who followed what was probably the
greatest bum'' tip that ever came out
Of Wall street, Minneapolis tape crimp
ers contributed their share. ~.
who as cashier of the largest bank in
position, swung around the country
visiting Detroit, , Buffalo, Cleveland
Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Oma
ha, Kansas City and; St. Louis. Mr.
Whitson was received everywhere II
the highest circles---and was enter
around looking over the country. In
cidentally he confded to: those wht
whom he became intimate, that Anal
gamated, if it ever went down to- "
was a good buy. III .r-s-...t,
From such a source this was taken a.
| the real thing. me NatlOnal ClJy i
HStandard OIL" Whitson was close. t.
Rogers, If ever there was an insid
proposition it was this.
! How much Amalgamated the Mime
apolitans who hobnobbed with MI MI
but they took on enough to hurt som
when it fell 80 points with a bang, Blu
they we're game, and took their losse
: without a peep. TN
2 Now comes a crowd of Detroit spec
ulators, who lost about three mill million, wit
get back their money by legal means
on the theory that while, ,Whitson wa
telling the boys about the merits Q
Z Amalg amated, Rogers the. biggest Anna
! gamated man alive was handing 1t GU
in chunks. .r1St, I'm
And with the story comes the reco
lection on the part of the Minneapoll
contingent of having once met yer
suave gentleman, who talked Of mil
4 ions with the utmost unconcern, an
had the credentials to make his pos
: ton good and who said the best thin
, in the world was Amalgamated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
= ABBOTT BLUNT LEAVES
Editorial Writer Of the Times Accepts
Position In Duluth.

After twenty years connection with
Minneapolis journalism, Abbott Blunt
has accepted the position Of associate
editor of the Duluth News Tribune. A
writer Of note, with the editorial trend
Of thought, it is predicted that the new
relations will mean much for the News.
Tribune as we'll as an enlargement Of
Mr.. Blunt IS own field Of endeavor.
sas City and became news editor Of
the Tribune. He had reputation 70,
paragraphing and news editing and
made good. Ten years later, when w
e. Haskell got control of the Times
Mr.. Blunt became news editor anl
paragrapher Of that paper. He was id
Yanced until he assumed the editOria'
|ehairx
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
CHEERING ASSURANCE
IN AN AMBULANCE

Charley Van Camper, the old-time
star Of the Minnesota varsity football
team, has just left one Of the local hos
pitfalls after undergoing what the sur.
geons termed "highly successful
operation for appendicitis. In connec-
tion with Van Campen's soiourn at the
hospital is a little story of an affair
which happened on the way. 49,. ~
Van save Gamp Sav1 had r been sick
was evidently on strike and was at
tempting to kick out the outer wall
of the abdomen which had been so
often stepped on and bumped by the
adherents Of Wisconsin and the strong
arm artists Of Nebraska universities
Charles had pain-and bad one.
He was examined by the man of Ian,
Gets, who decided that the deadly yer,
miformus appendix was ghost dancing
and must be removed from the reser.
walton:
Van Camper was Informed of the
decision. He boarded an ambulance
they edo things to man. A friend
not believing that Charles was going
SO far that he would never come back
wrote a note and called messenger
The boy was instructed to follow the
ambulance, and when within stone Z
throw Of the hospital the mounted mes
senger stopped the ambulance and so
licitously inquired if "Mr. Van Camper
was in9''
Van Camper groaned out that h
was very much-about all in, in fact.
The messenger handed in the not,
over the dashboard Of the ambulance
Van Camper rolled over on his bacl
and opened the note. He growled AM
threw the note on the floor Of the am
bulance. -..,-.. ...
UDrive ont" he ordered.
While Van Camper was on the oper
ating table stable boy picked up tn
note from the floor Of the ambulance
It read:s..x:,zs ~
stCheer up, Charley; thee is n
HE'LL"
This, however, had nothing to d
a with his rapid cOnvalescence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
CHURCH DEDICATED
Exercises at Hobart Memorial Meth
odist's New Building.

Hobart Memorial Methodist church
was dedicated Sunday afternoon. Many
of the Methodist clergymen Of the city
werp present, including Bishop I: W.
joyce. Short talks were made by. Rev.
DE- 2. A. Cool Of. the Fowler church
and Rev. DR.. Fayette Il. Thompson Of
the Hennepin Avenue church. The m,l..
sic was furnished by Mrs. ii. A. Cool
During the service the presiding ell
der, Rev. DR.. William Fielder, raised
$475 for furnishing the church an6
other expenses. The church is out Of
debt and under the pastorate Of Rev
Al. r. Thompson has good prospects.
Hobart Memorial is the ontgrowth Of
the Franklin Avenue church, now dis
banded. The ilding is at Forty-sixtl
and Blaksdell. The basement has beer
finished and rooted. Plans tor the com
pletion sc an imposing structure vii
bes evolved with the growth Of th
tn0iG fbOTh00d populA tiCns
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
new ULM MURDER
LIKE DR.. BU |. / s
CIRCUMSTANCES OF TWO CRIMES
NEARLY IDENTICAL.
In 1857 New York Dentist Was Killed
in Same Manner in Which DR.. Geb-
hard Was Murdered Witness to Other
Crime Was Named Brooks Murderer
Unknown.

A startling similarity exists between
the circumstances surrounding the muir
der of DR.. l.. A. Gerhard, the dentist,
at New Ulm, Nov. l last, and those I'M
der which DR.. Harvey Burdell, a dentist
of New York, met his tragic fate Jan.
80, 1857. @
So identical are many Of the details
of the two murders that the coincidence
has caused wide remark among those ia
miliar with the earlier crime, and is a
new proof of the old contention that
history repeats itself In the New York,
shroudel the guilty party: Mrs. Gun
ningham was tried for DR.. Burdell 8
murder. She was acquitted and the
mystery remained unsolved. DR.. Koch
is now on trial for. DR.. Gerhard s death
and the query naturally arises: Will it
ever be known who killed the New Jim
In recent number Of the Era,
under the caption Of 'sMysterious Death
of DR.. Burdell,' by Will M. Clemens,
the details Of the Gotham murder of
nearly fifty years ago are set forth at
length.
The New York victim was dentist
by profession and had accumulated con.
Siderable property. He was seen for
murder. The following extract is taken
from the magazine article, with names
omitted, and strange as it may seem
with a few minor changes, it truthfully
tells the story Of the New Ulm tragedy
"'Behind the door, with the head rest
ing against it, was tho body of, DR.
- = = covered - with blood anl
marked with many wounds. The fea
lures were distorted to the extent O.
being at first almost unacceptable. TIL
body was fully dressed The furnitur
was upset. There were plain signs of
desperate struggle. The gas was burn
ing at full head. There were fiftee,
stab wounds in the body, made by
long, keen, slender dagger. The hear
and the lungs had been. pierced. On
and another nearly separated the vel
tebrae After this manner the Who'll
upper part of the body was covered wit
: sfabs. -
"From the position of the bloodstair
it appeared more than likely he ha
been sitting in chair by his dental il
l strument case when attacked. It al
peared probable, too, from other sign
that he had been assaulted very 500
l after coming into the room. Blood W.
! everywhere. In the room where, tt
Q body was found the walls were smeare
= with blood and pools of blood were {
J. the floor. Blood was found on tt
operating chair and on case of dent
u tools. There was more blood on tt
panels of the hall door, on the door kno
, on the door-frame and on the do6r-ca
ing.' 49,.
Q One of the witnesses in the Burde
s as in the Gerhard case, and the o.
+ who overheard the death struggle and
cry of murder, was. named Brooks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
ORPHEUS ENTERTAINS
Weu-Known Singing Society Has
New-Year Reception,

Orpheus entertained it's friends with
it's customary New Year s party at the
Odin clubrooms yesterday AFTERNOON
and evening. The program was infor-
NAL. The rooms were decorated with
holiday greens and the colors of the
Scandinavian countries. The viands of
the "smorgasberd" we're Largely Scan
NAL ost'' and "rakafsk.'
The musical program was most en-
PERTAINING, g particularly effective num-
Der being Grieg's jnc9mparable Den
society, with Knut Ekman in the barry
tone solo. Svante Hillman 8 tenor so.
los were also highly appreciated.
The whole affair was thoroly enjoy
able by the 200 guests who were pres
ent. Among the former members Of
the society were Frank j. Peterson OF
st. Paul, Professor Zintheo, Ames, Iowa
and John Zintheo, Fargo.
Thomas linen sale next week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
"PARISIAN WIDOWS"
Their Show at the Dewey This Week
Is $50 Different

Their Show at the Dewey This Week
-. Is $50 Different
Lowrence Webber's tEParisian Wild
ows,' appearing at the Dewey this
week, do not sing "Alexander' or
"Back to BALTIMORE Their success
is, therefore, assured.
Mr. Webber's production is entirely
different from any of the others that
have appeared at the Dewey this sea-
son, and every line Of the piece is new
and up-to-date. The same must be said
of the costumes and scenery, which have
been tastefully designed:
The show. opens with an original one
act farce, "Down on the Pike,' and
ample opportunity is given for the in
PRODUCTION Of musical numbers writ
ten especially for this company. The
piece is full of snap and, aside from the
excellent specialties that are inter
woven, there is some clever character
work by Charles Nelson and Ben WEIGH
Rose Carlin leads the olio with q
comedy turn and Nelson and Mildredge
have a laughable skit called '1Office1
| Crogan.o Ben WEIGH has Hebrew
dialect speciality that takes we'll, anC
| Foster and Foster give an excellent
comedy sketch. Charles Fake, in illus
trated songs, closes the speciality list
ga Day at West Point a short mil
itary comedy, replete with good music
and well executed drills, closes thu
show. ~" d.. s....:-...-. :. -. ..:... ..... y.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
DUTY OF PREACHERS
Rev. w. B. Riley Says They Should Dis
cuss City'S immortality.

"a city is not soulless thing, and
one does not have to seek a long way
in Minneapolis to find many who be-
lieve in civic righteousness, but I say
to you the impending da 9ag?t to the e
Rev. w. B. Riley in his sermon on
E'Trag edies of the City's Center' last
evening. "This must have discussion
in the pulpits of Minneapolis at the pres.
emit moment or the preachers will stand
before the great white throne with their
duty undone.'
DR.. Riley called attention to the fact
that in Minneapolis there had been one
murder month and one suicide week
as Indicating a decadence Of religious
faith. Of the 10000 victims of intern
perance claimed in the United States an
nually, Minneapolis, he said, was fur
nishing it's quota.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
JUDGES DEMUR
Will Have a Word to Say as to Library
Removal.

Considerable antagonistic feeling has
been aroused among members Of the dis
trict bench by the statement that the
law library Of the Minneapolis Bar as
ISOLATION would be moved into the
rooms soon to be vacated by the NUM-
cipal court.
."They can't move that library down
said saHi0 J Mto G. B. Eiiett this Morning
'fand they won It get that unless [ am
very much mistaken. The place to put
the library is on the fourth floor, and
I think the Judges will stand together
to- bring this about.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
WILL WRITE TO THE QUEEN
Hollanders to Consult Wilhelmina About
Name for Their Society.

At meeting held at Alexander's hall
Dec. 81 of the Holland society, Wilhel-
nina, motion was accepted to send a
letter to her majesty, Queen Wilhelmina,
of the, Netherlands, asking to be al
or any name her majesty may desire to
give the organization. To compose this
letter the following committee was ap-
pointed: Rev. w. B. G. Jansen, Shake
pee, Mimi, and E. P. Krues, secretary,
Minneapolis.
The next meeting will be. held at AL
All Hollanders in the state are invited
to be present.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
HIS AIM WAS POOR
Joseph Greik Fails to Kill Himself on
~ New Years Dav.

Joseph Greik, laborer, 1919 Fifth
street NE, attempted to end his life by
shooting himself thru the body yester-
day afternoon. His aim was not good
and the bullet lodged in his shoulder,
inf1icting only slight wound. His
friends heard the shots and sent for a
physician. Greik refused to say why he
did not care to live. ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
READ OVER YOUR WANT

Read over your Journal want ad before
you publish it. Think how it will sound
to persons who know nothing of your bust
ness. Does it tell them what they neec
to know? Does it state your proposition
fully enough to interest them? If not
think it over again, and tell the whole
story. Then you will get the answers 70,
want. One cent a word.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
EDWARD PETERSON LANDS

announced that he will appoint Edward
A. Peterson Of st. Paul as assistant in
surance commissioner. He was assist
ant state labor commissioner during the
Lind administra ration, and did good work
on the stump for Mr.. johnson. during
the knhefnatufiaasca mpAiEn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02

The Plymouth Exclusive Linen Laundry
Established 1898. The cleanest laun-
dry No underwear, hosiery or other
general laundry work admitted. Op.
Grated exclusively for shirts, collars
and. cuffs, on the seventh floor of our
own building. Shirts hand-ironed. Col
lars and cuffs finished equal to new.
And every dollars worth Of paid
laundry slips entities you to one new
collar Lion Brand, until March l, free
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02

The records Of the day-deaths,
births, marriages, hotel arrivals, rail
road time tables, real estate transfers,
building permits and other information
of interest be found together with
want advertisements on page IL Of this
issue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
Thomas linen sale next week.

Smart Weed and Belladonna, com
bined with the other ingredients used
ter's IS. w. & b. Back ache Plasters the
Ebsst 81 tho markets 1ico 25 cents
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
DEATH CAME WITHOUT WARMING

William Smith, 767 Jackson street, St.
Paul, fell dead at Iglehart and Wabasha
streets while returning home from
church yesterday afternoon.
He was apparently in good health. He
was So years old and had lived in St.
Paul for forty years. He was a promi-
nent member Of the G. A. r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02

LIVINGSTON, MoNT.-Mrs Jessie L. Gillette
has filed suit for divorce from Newton s. Gil
lette ON the grounds of desertion, and also asks
the restoration Of her maiden name Jessie L.
Crawford.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02

HELENA, MoNT.-Passengers on the east
row escape near Durham yesterday. when the
entire train left the rails. Beyond severe
shaking up. however, none was injured. Traffic
was delayed sixteen hours.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
CITY We US
TOWN TALK
EVENTS OF TONIGHT

Metropolitan Theater-Robert Eide
son in "Ranson's Folly
Bijou Theater-"A Street Singer
Lyceum Theater Under Two
Flags" .z.E: " "
Orpheum Theater-Modern vaude-
VILE IT,.
Unique Observation-Disclosures vaude-
vile. rr n .......
: Dewey Theater-Parisian Widows
Burlesque company.
Wesley Church-Lecture, Rev. J. s.
Montgomery, Rome, Ancient and
Modern" 49,. IT,. "
Public Library-Public reception.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02

This, however, had nothing to do
with his rapid, convalescence.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-01

apparent m tne perfect fit. the shapely sh0ul- ders, snug fitting collars an d smooth setting coat fronts. We have new models in single. and double breasted sack suits, and each one is a distinct type.
 From now un- til Easter we will make a suit same as coat in any color for $18.75.
 Now is the \ dime to order an - Easter suit. Do not delay, but avoid rush. <
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-01
ing deep. Perhaps tht,e in the lower ranks of the teaching 1rofession wish that he had included Sem'-Meriden

ing deep Perhaps thA5e in the lower ranks of the teaching 8rofession wish that he had included kem. -Meriden Journal.
 The membership of the commission to investigate the circumAsances of thr surrender of Port Arthur. under the presidency of General Roop, has been announced. It consists of General Reurberg of the engineers; GiebeDt chikoff and Kamar0ff of the infantry :, Deniononkoff, Krijanorsky and Boga- ievsky of the artillery, and Admirals Dixon and Doubassoff. The sittings will begin at the middle of May. The commissions report will determine whether anyone shall be tried by mili- tary tribunal. Journal.
 Secretary Taft finds the party O. statesmen who had accepted the invi- tation to accompany him to the Philip pines thinning out rapidly since it be- came known that only the transporta- ton would be free and that the mem bers of the party would have to pay their other expenses, which must amount to from $500 to $1,000 for each one. Speaker Cannon is one of those who have. discovered ''0ther en- agreements" which will prevent him from going to Manila this summer and other Frugal statesmen are sending iE their regrets by every mail. Never theless, we shall expect to see full list of passengers when Mir Taft on his elegant government transport sails away from San Francisco in July Hartford Times.