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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
ROBBERY AT CLINTON
Restaurant Waiter Frightened by Gun
Sees Cash Drawer Emptied.

CLINTON, IOWA.-A daring case of robbery
happened in local restaurant here early Sunday
morning. Approaching the night waiter, Her
DO not move o. I'll shoot. am going to
open that cash drawer,
This he proceeded to do, keeping an eye on the
waiter, Who remained passvely in his chair.
After taking the cash. about SIS in silver, the
robber left the restaurant by the front door and
disappeared The waiter called the police but
the man could not be found
: Nate Richey of Toronto, on trial last week In
the district court on the charge of arson. was
acquitted by. the jury. Riehey was arrested
several weeks ago. charged with setting fire
to a barn on his former wifes premises In
Toronto, a small town in the western part of
the county.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
people pay for good service and don't get

people pay for good service and don't get
1t.
The conductors are overworked, too.
Don't forget this. While you are at it
do not forget that the cars are. as q rule,
filthy and unfit for public conveyances.
A history of how those Internal gates
happen to be on the streetcars would be
interesting reading. How did 1t happen?
Wishing you success in your efforts to
reform Minneapolis streetcar system, /
am yours truly, &C. H. Oliphant,
II West Fourteenth street.
MinneapOlis Dec
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
TOBACCO TO MINERS
Effort. to Collect Bill May Bring Inter
esting Developments.

CROOKsToN, MINN-o. N. Lindh OF Lengby.
against whose local restaurant holds
bill, promised to settle the matter and asked
restaurant proprietors received the following
answer: 'l+, as II { ~ +ts<5 .F.--.-a .a'
tYou have not itemized the bill for board
which you hold against my Arthur. Kindly
itemize the statement and include every pack
ages and parcel of tobacco in any form which
you gave my son. shall then turn the bill
and let You know what the laws of Minnesota
are in regard to selling tobacco to minors. -
2I& 10. n. Lindh."
A local firm of collectors who had the bill to
collect has taken no action yet in the matter,
and the outcome Of the affair is doubtful
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
Indicted Alderman Dies.
PROHIBITION rs ISSUE
Prominent Speakers Will Address Meet
ing at St.. Peter.

ST. PETER, MINN.-Oliver w, Stewart, the
Chicago prohibitionist, and W. G. Calderwood of
Minneapolis, soe-etary of the state and national
committee. will speak on temper
ance in the auditorium ut Gustavus Adolphus col
lege Wednesday afternoon. In the evening the
state oratcrical contest. under the auspices
Of the intercollegiate Temperance association.
Adolphus college wi Will e be represented % by Olaf
Nelson, who will speak on the subject. zone
1llegitimate Use Of Wealth. Three other in
stitutions, st. Olaf and Parker COLLEGES and
Augsberg seminary. have entered contestants.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
Gates Are Countrified.

CSaTSS
To the Editor Of The Journal:
For goodness sake let's take or the
"gates'' The streetcar service, COM
pared to other cities, is very good In
Minneapolis, except those d-n gates.
After visiting other cities that have hun
dred times more traffic and DO not use
Gates if certainly reminds me of coun-
try town with mules for motive power to
go back to my former home and be
obliged to submit to being penned In by
gates.
I am glad to see T h Journ take
UP the abuses the public has been
Obliged to submit to, and that Our a alder
men did not have the moral courage to
oppose. Yours truly, E. j. kneen.
Dec. I, 1905. ~" ..-.- = .@.-'
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
"Gates or No Gates? 2"

'S1aIGS OF iNO SdICS'
To the Editor of The journal: ..- d.
Here's a question to decide r. T e.
With you the judge and jury, too
AS we each pay for our ride, -s =
Why not have the comforts due?
r. c. r. T's stock runs high
On the busy trading foor, ..-
Should they take the gates off, ...
Am sure stock prices would be lower.
The earnings might decrease, for then
No more they'd pack the people in,
For nickels come more surely when T.
A 'ttoNgate con- takes in the TIN.
Our streets they now for ransom hold
With lines Of steel and wood and wire,
Not only that, they get more bold =
And take our time and rouse our Ire
No more danger clipping cars
Than merely cross busy street,
We've more to fear from jolts and jars
That topple those without a seat.
Now, get together; let us ask - H.,
For system that's more up-to- date,
For more speed take T. r. to task,
And ask him to remove the gate.
s:ss. H.. ~.;' E-Chas H. Hansen,
#.5" 3944 Thirty eighth avenue S.
Minneapolis, Dec. 4, 1905: ~ ~, ~. sfte
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
HELD TO DISTRICT COURT
South Dakota Man Bound Over OF
u ManslaugIltar Charge

GRAFTON, S. D.-George F. Bennett, propri-
etor of hotel at Hoople, thirteen miles from
this city, as a result of an alleged quarrel, was
bound over to the district court for trial on
the charge of manslaughter, based on alleged
assault on Henry Patterson, who died Of the in
juries received. Bail was fixed at $4,000
effect that Patterson came to his death from
blow delivered by Bennett, which fractured the
formers skull. 3-.s.g r."
The quarrel in which it is said Patterson re-
ceived his injury, occurred, it is alleged, while
Bennett with load Of wood, was crossing Pat
terson's lot in order to reach his property.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
To California First Class.

On and after December 11th, the
Minneapolis s. st. Louis r. r. will run
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars to Kan
sas City, connecting in Union Depot
with the fast California Limited 9
arrive Kansas City ITO am. For
tickets, ETC., call on j. Ct. Rickel, City
Ticket Agent, 424 Nicollet Ave-
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
Open EN- at Both Ends.

To the Editor Of The Journal: =. ~.
What is the matter with opening up
the front end of the streetcars? Don't
forget this very essential feature of mod
ern, up-to- date streetcar service. Gates
off and open both ends will improve the
service 100 per cent. It will do away
with crowding, such as is seen every day
on our present cattle-car system. Gates
are good only for the company, but the
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
FIRE DESTROYS CAMP
Hunters Near Williston Lose Property
Valued at $4,000.

MINoT, N. D.-A party Of deer hunters, of
which G. Fl. Parker and c. A. Grow, two local
merchants, were MEMBERS lost heavily by fire
side Of the Missouri river and west Of Williston.
The fire started In the heavy rafters of the roof
while the hunters were away, and destroyed all
the valuable contents of the building. The loss
is $4,000. The party sought shelter in cowboy
camp. s,'-tt
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
IGNORED ORDER TO
APPEAR IN COURT
RUSSELL. SAGE ARRESTED IN MIL
WAUKEE IN 1860.
New York Financier, While President
Of Railroad, Neglected a Summons to
Appear in Suit Concerning Collec-
tion of Fees Only Three Of Those
8 Concerned Are Now Alive.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Milwaukee, Dec. 4.-There are but few peo-t
pie, and these few are among the oldest Of
the old settlers who remember whether Russell
Sage, the New York fnancier, was arrested in
Milwaukee by John w. Dunlop al the instance
of T. G. Ryan. an attorney, w:1o afterward
became chief Justice of the supreme court of
Wisconsin.
OF all the prominent men concerned in the
arrest, but three are now alive-Mr. Sage, Mr..
Dunlop and Judge jenkins, retired judge OF the
United States supreme court
The cause OF the arrest was the attempt OF
E.. G.. Ryan to collect fees which the officers
Of the Milwaukee & Minnesota railroad consid-
cred exorbitant.
Mr.. Sage at that time, and his nephew owned
a grocery store here. The nephew ultimately
became a well-known conductor of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad and Mr.. Sage
went to New York and there became financially
famous. sqsseG II .--!
Mr. Sege subsequently made trips to the west
to settle matters of litigation over the railroad
of which he was president. It was on of
these trips to the west that Mr.. Sage was ar
rested because he had ignored an order to appear
in court on March 20, 1860.
! Indicted Alderman Dies.
! Charles Cooke, former alderman Of the
fourth ward of this city, and against whom
seven indictments for alleged grating were
returned by recent grand juries died last night
| of drOpsy after long illness.
I Cooke was at one time a power in politics in
this city, and was repeatedly elected to the
common council from the fourth ward. He was
] a democrat.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
= Penned In Like Cattle

To the Editor Of TIE Journ:I: -
S''D-e-l-i-g-h-t-e-d!'' but tamely ex
presses my pleasure in making my mark
upon the enclosed Your success in the
matter will bring down upon your head
the blessings of half a million people
who are penned in like so many cattle
wistfully looking at a disappearing car
at some transfer point. May you be
successful in sending the gates to the
scrap pile. Yours truly.
III Charles w. Jenne.
MINNEAPOLIS Dec. 2, 1906.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
More Cars and Quicker Service.

To the Editor Of The Journal:
Upon reading your page devoted to the
gates on our streetcars, I find an op-
portunity of expressing a. few thoughts
which have been in my mind for. some
time, and which hope you will find room
to publish.
Regarding the gates delaying traffic,
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04

GRAND FORKS, N. D.-The vital statistics
report Of DR.. H. II. Healy, secretary Of the
state board of health, for October shows that
there were 500 births and 12s deaths. Eight
deaths were Of tuberculosis, four of typhoid
one OF measles and six of other contagious dis
eases.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
AT
MINOT FINISHED
EXAMINATION OF COUNTY AUDI.
TORS OFFICE IS COMPLETED.
Report Will Not Be Made Public Till
Commissioners Act on Recommends
tions - Investigate Ordered at
officials Own Request After Trust
Company Would Cancel Bond.
Special to The Journal.

special TO IQo JOuTnh4s - s4eH. +
Minot, N. D.. Dec. 4.-The examination of
County Auditor j. w. Fabricks office by D.. X
Brightbill, state bank examiner, and his as
ststant, George Jourgens, has been completed,
the work lasting four days.
In an interview, Examiner Brightbill stated
he would make his report to the board Of coun-
ty commissioners in few days, and that 1t
would probably not be made public till next
Monday. When asked concerning the contents
of his report he refused to give out any infor-
nation. He said he knew the people were
anxious to hear the result of his hvestiga-
tions, but it would be breach Of duty to an
nounce his findings in advance of the report
being presented to the commissioners
Auditor Fabrick's office. was examined by re-
quest of the county auditor himself after the
Northern Trust company had announced its de-
sire to cancel his $4,000 bond. The COM
pany started an action to compel the auditor to
show cause why his bond should not be can
| celed, but Judge Goss of the district court
held that he had no jurisdiction in the matter.
few days later Fabrick made a written re-
quest that his office be Investigated, and the
commissioners ordered the public examiner to
make examination.
| Should the examiner, in his report, find
that the office has been conducted in salts
| factory manner, it Is said the trust company
will be made defendants in heavy damage
| suit.
Hotelkeeper Commits Suicide.
Suffering from remorse over some act which
he believed he had committed and which would
| bring disgrace to his family, Erick Evjen, d
well-known and wealthy hotelkeeper of Willis
| ton,. committed suicide by hanging himself in
| o vacant barn in the of the White Earth
Drug company's establishment at White Earth
| The following sentences were announced by
Judge Goss of the district court: ]. W. Watson
convicted of forgery in the third degree three
| and one-half years in the state penitentiary
George Harrington, convicted of horse stealing
| four end one-half years in the penitentiary al
Bismarck: Nels Hanson. convicted of grant
| larceny, two yearsS James Powers, convicted OF
assault with intent to kill. fifteen months il
the penitentiary; John Johnson, pleaded guilty
to. violating the prohibition law, 100 days il
the Ward county. Jail and $275 fine; Georg
Buckminster. pleaded guilty to violating tn
prohibition law, ninety days in the Ward count!
1 Jail and $3.50 fine.
/ Charles Lansford. railroad laborer wa
found dead in bed in hotel at Lansford. HI
| was 40 years Of age and had been employed il
this vicinity for the past six months. H
appeared to be in perfect health up to the tim
Of his sudden demise. notebook found o
his person contained this notice: motif
Charles johnson, Little Falls, Minn.''
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
All Ready

On Dec. 4, the new line of the 500 be-
tween Thief River Falls and Kenmare
will be open for business Call at 1l9
Third street S for full particulars.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
OVATION FOR oxAMA,.

Toxic, Dec. 4.-Field Marshal Oyama arrived
at Uiina yesterday and received several great
ova tons. General Asada. commander of the
guards division. arrived in Toxic and was re-
,ceived enthusiastically and was shown exceptional
honor by the co.:rt. s
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04

At recent automobile meet in England one
Of the competitions was to test the capacity
OF the chauffeurs to Judge the pace at which
their respective machines were travelling.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04

who died at Shenandoah. Iowa, few days ago
of typhoid fever. brought here for burial
and the funeral held from the residence of
Thomas L. ThurstOn, friend of the family.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
ELKS REMEMBER THE DEAD
Memorial Services Held by Lodges in
49, -: .,rrs Northwest. ,.. An tES

1 HELENA, MONT.-Elks lodges in different
cities in Montana held memorial exercises yes
terday. F. E. Smith Of .Lewistown delivered the
address here. J. III. Sloan of Anaconda spoke at
Butte, Alex 'Mackel of Butte at Anaconda,
Former Senator Lee. Mantle Of Butte at Bill.
ings. Associate TTJustice ,Georgei r. Milburn at
Great Falls g. r. Connolly at Missoula, John
Luce at Bozeman. and II. j. Miller at Living
ston. - ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
JOURNAL BALLOT ,
Gates or No Gates?
If .YoU WANT GATES REMOVED,
Mark an x Here: ....>. rt.
5lF YOU WANT GATES RETAINED,
Mark an x Here:

sS Cut ballot out, mark how yNl vote
and mail to the Coates" editor Of
T h e ourna l. ,.....,..
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04

- s = s42.s4 to s47.6o year
for telephones in Berlin.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04

GRAND FORKS, N. D.--Grand Forks lodge Of
ELS, No 255, held memorial services at the
Metropolitan theater. the playhouse being filled
to its capacity. The memorial address was de-
iyered by Alexander Marshall, past exalted
ruler Of the Duluth lodge. Eighteen members
of Grand Forks lodge have died.
CROOKSTON, M1NN.-.rhe memorial services
held here yesterday by Crookston lodge, No. 342
B. P. O. F., was the largest gathering of the
Kind ever held i'll northern Minnesota, more than
200 members of the order marchin: from the
hall to the opera house, where the services were
held, and the section not reserved for their
use was packed <by prominent citizens. The
main address was delivered by Judge Jaggard
of the state sucremc court In addition to the
address and; the ritual work. there were several
selections by the Elks male quartet and a recita-
tion by Miss tAI&snie Westerberg. <.,,5 .A-s7 &
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04

FERGUS FALLS, NINA message just re-
ceiyed from the town of Eagle Lake. announces
the death of John Lystrom, prominent young
man there, as the result of a hunting accident.
Lystrom's gun was accidentally discharged. the
charge entering his foot. Lockjaw set in and he
died in great agony.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
NORTHWEST WEDDINGS

MILES CITY. MONT.-Felix q Gray and Miss
Jetta Hamilton both of Knowlton, were mar
ried at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. F. E.
Dodds. Arthur Christian of Birney and Mrs.
Ollie McSweyn were married at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Johnson in this city by the
Rev. f. Z. Dodds.
BUTTE. MONT.-Miss annie E. Anderson Of
Minneapolis and John Mullins, son of former
mayor Pat Mullins of Butte, were married at
>the rectory of the Sacred Heart church by Rev.
Father Callahan
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04

The gold region of the Within in Siberia
yields about So. 100000 year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04

ALBERT LEA, MINN.-The remains of
Emelyn daughter of Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Bemis,
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04
NORTHWEST NECROLOGIC

LEAD, S. D.-AIichael Seelig, who came to the
Black Hills in 1875, is dead in this city. lie
owned considerable mining property.
LA CROSSE, WIS.-Frank Herda, probably
the oldest active stonemason in the state, Is
dead at his home in this city, age IS years de
was the first stOnemason in La Crosse and
worked at his trade up to two months ago, when
he was taken ill. t.-. e.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04

Minneapolis, Dec. 1. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-27
BROKERS UNLOADED.
Foreign Stock Market Depression In
fiuenced New York Prices

NEW YORK, April PA number Of in
cidents combined to cause encouragement
on the part of speculative holders of stocks
today and their unloading caused a sharp
break in prices. The depression was much
aggravated by the uneasiness reported from
foreign stock markets on account of the
Moroccan question and rumors of a sea
fight in the China sea.
Brokers for foreign houses sold freely of
all of the international stocks The re-
newed break in the wheat market was an
additional factor toward the unsettlement
Some of the rumors which We're used to lift
stocks yesterday were quite emphatically
denied and added to the pressure.
The disappointment of the expected in
crease in the Norfolk & Western dividend
affected many speculative accounts based
on similar hopes.
The weakness was not acute during the
morning and was interrupted by occasional
rallies, but at noon prices fell with yio-
lence, losses extending in Louisville and
Nashville TO AS; Tennessee Coal 4A
Northern Pacific, 4; Union Pacific. 3A Nor
folk and Western. 3, and ST. Paul, New
York Central, Illinois Central, Canadian
Pacific. Chesapeake and Ohio, Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line, Smelling Brooklyn
Transit and Republic Steel preferred, 21a to
ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-27
THE COLORADO AND SOUTHERN.
Plans to Make It Nucleus of Great
System.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 27.-The Exami-
ner today says that H. E. Huntington, Geo.
Crocker and Edwin Hawley, who own large
interests in the Colorado Southern Railway
Company. are said to be planning to make
that road the nucleus of a great system.
One of their plans is to extend the road
to the Gulf of Mexico. so as to have a
through line between Denver and Calves
ton. The route to Galveston will be accom-
plished by the purchase of the Trinity and
Brazos Valley railroad and the construc
ton OF 100 miles of road. The extension
will take a year to complete.
With the completion of this extension an
arrangement is then to be made with the
Denver and Rio Grande by which the Col
orado and Southern can reach San Fran
cisco over the new Western Pacific.
Concerning the finances of the Colorado
and Southern Company it is known that an
arrangement has been made by which sew
eral Swiss and Berlin banks, as a syndicate,
have agreed to purchase the $lT,O0O,O00 re-
funding mortgage Az per cent bonds of the
company The syndicate is also to provide
s10,OO0.0OO in cash for taking over the Fort
Worth and Denver City road and COM
pleting the extension mentioned to the gulf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-27
REPORTED L. & N. LEASE.
Atlantic Coast Line Said to Have Guar
anteed 7 Per Cent Dividends.

The officials of the Atlantic Coast Line
declined to talk yesterday afternoon con-
corning the report which appeared In The
Star that the L. and N. road had been
leased to the Atlantic Coast Line.
The Louisville now pays dividends at the
rate of per cent per annum. against In
the years l9O1-04 inclusive. in 1900. 31a In
The Atlantic Coast Line purchased $3O,6O0,-
900 of the Louisville'S $60,O0O,OO0 stock from
]. P. Morgan & Co. in 1902.
The purpose of guaranteeing per cent
dividend has been reported in Wall street
ever since the LouiSville's advance this sea-
son from 13412 to $50. The stock sold up
IA to 1861 yesterday, but broke sharply
when the afternoon reports were circulated
Atlantic Coast Line stock fell yesterday
from 1853 to 1861 1t sold at 1922 last week
A dispatch from Louisville, KY, says:
At the general offices Of the Louisville and
Nashville 1t stated that nothing Is
known regarding the reported leasing Of the
road to the Atlantic Coast Line. President
Smith is out Of town. According to First
Vice President Mapother, Mr.. Smith Is not
in New York.
A dispatch from Jacksonville, Fla. says:
Supposed confederation of the report that
the Atlantic Coast Line has leased the
Louisville and Nashville Is furnished by the
fact that w. A. Blunt of Pensacola. a men,
Der of the Florida senate, has been absent
week at Wilmington. N. c., and 1t Is
known that Lawyer Hartridge of Jackson
vile, attorney for the Atlantic Coast Line,
has also been in Wilmington at this con-
ference. The general offices of the Atlantic
Coast Line are situated at Wilmington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-27
The World Of ).
Finance and I rade
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Opened Easy at an Advance Of Two
pointa

NEW YORK. April 27.-The cotton
marke. opened easy at an advance OF 2
points on May, owing to rather better
cables than expected. but generally un-
changed to points lower under bear pres
sure encouraged by good weather south and
private reports of very small acreage reduc-
ton In Georgia and Alabama. Following
the call May was relatively weak under the
scattering liquidation In preparation for
notice day tomorrow. After selling of or
points, however, the market was rallied
by covering to net gain Of 2a5 points,
after which 1t was moderately active and
steady.
AT midday the market was nervous with
prices net las points higher on demand
from the local shorts and Wall street COM
mission houses, the latter buying October
chiefly.
Spot cotton. quiet; middling uplands. 7.55;
mddling gulf. $50
Estimated receipts of cotton at the ports
today. $4,000 bales. against 20,177 last week
and 4,129 last year. For the week 100000
bales against 1925 last week and Al, 3O3
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans, 4, 1S4 bales, against !, 755 las. year.
and at Houston. 3,015 bales, against 1.OI5
last year.
Cotton futures opened steady. May, us;
July. 10; August, ia; September, 1.1S bid ;
October. 7.25: December, 7.3S; January.
III; February. 7.45; March, 7.4S bid.