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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
STRETCHING
INCREASES
HIS HEIGH 7
Enables a Missouri
Boy to Enter An
napOliS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April IT,
Luther Welsh. the Kansas Citv boy
who lacked one and three-quarters
inches of being tall enough to enter
the Naval Academy when he took the
preliminary examination in January
has now attained the required stature
five feet two inches-and will re-
ceive the appointment which he
earned in competitive examination.
Welsh has been undergoing a
stretching process at the hands of the
physical director of the Kansas City
Athletic Club for more than three
months, and 1t has made a man of
him. in short order. A week ago he
had come within a tenth of an inch
of the required height, and daily
stretching on the machine since then,
with increased tension, has added the
required tenth.
His measurement to-day was just a
shade more than the five-feet-two, but
the stretching will be continued for a
few days longer to make sure that the
expected settling together shall not
leave him short when he comes to be
measured at Annapolis.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
JEFFERSON
Is NEARING
LIFES END
No Hope Held Out
for the Veteran
Actor.
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. April
1S.-Joseph Jefferson was still alive
at midnight and seemed to have rallied
somewhat DIR. Potter. his physician,
and some of the members of his fam
lily have retired. 1t is thought he will
at least live through the night.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, April
17.-The condition of Joseph Jeffer-
son. the veteran actor, has undergone
a change for the worse, and tonight
the outlook for his recovery is not so
hopeful. Physicians have been in con-
stant attendance at his bedside to-day
and report him as very weak. 1t is
reported that the members of his
family who are not already with him
have been telegrap phed to come.
CHICAGO, April 17.-Joseoh JEFF
ferson. the veteran actor of the Ameri-
can stage who is seriously i'll at a
health resort in Florida, experienced
stage fright at every performance in
which he acted during his entire
theatrical career, according to a story
told by Mrs. Milward Adams in a talk
at a Congregational ministers meet
ing to-day. Her subject was The
Dramatic Element in Preaching"
Joseph Jefferson told me last year
that at every performance of his
career of sixty years on the stage he
experienced stage fright When he
would first come on. he declared. his
heart would fiutter and he could not
swallow. We who have watched him
have noticed that Jefferson, when he
first appeared on the stage in any of
his plays, acted as nervous as a
novice"
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
BABY GIRL
TO Be SOLD
FOR A song
Forty Five Dollars
Will Buy This
Infant.
Special Dispatch to IN. can.

BROOKLYN n ". T.. April IT,
With a kitten as her only companion.
a chubby, blue-eyed baby girl lay
alone in a rear room at 1S3 Union
avenue to-day. while Mrs. Katy Mus
cowitz. who has charge Of the infant.
searched the city in an effort to find
some one who would pay s45 for the
privilege Of adopting it. The baby is
In pawn, and it has been ''nobodys
darling" since the day ii first opened
its eyes eight months ago to stare in
silent amazement at an unsympathetic
world.
Mrs. william Babbington Is the lit
tie ones mother. The baby was born
just after Mrs. Babbington's husband
strangely disappeared. The wife went
to live with her husbands mother,
Mrs. Deborah Woten.
No one cared particularly about
Baby Babbington. A few days after
its birth the mother also vanished.
Mrs. Woten, who is an invalid. then
turned the wee one over to Mrs Mus
Woten decided that she would like to
have Baby Babbington back in her
home. Mrs Muscowitz said she would
be glad to surrender the infant il Mrs
Woten would pay bill of S40.
Ridiculous" was the comment
made by Mrs. Woten. when the bill
was presented. IT cannot afford to
pay IL. I will surrender the baby TO
Mrs. Muscowitz, and she can let some
one adopt it,"
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
EVANS SON
VICTIM OF
MENINGITIS
Autopsy Reveals the
Cause Of His
Death.
Special Dispatch p IN. Call.

NEW YORK, April 17-Rawley D.
Evans, whose sudden death at Hotel
Collingswood on Sunday night puzzled
physicians. died of cerebro-spinal men
ingitis.
The case was the worst recently OBJ
served Young Evans, was an athlete
and in perfect health. Twenty-four
hours after the first slight symptoms
were noticed he was dead.
He was feeling thoroughly well when,
on Saturday afternoon, he left the Of
fees Of the Wells-Fargo Company. of
which his father, Colonel Dudley Ev-
ans, is president. and went home to
dinner. After dinner he complained Of
what was supposed to be an attack of
indigestion. On Sunday morning he
seemed TO be all right. but he had an
attack Of nausea in the forenoon. A
trained nurse living with the family
thought IL was a bilious attack.
DR.. Cyrus J. Strong came in during
the afternoon TO attend RaWlev's
brother. who had hurt his hand. He
felt Rawley's pulse and found nothing
disturbing. When he called in the
evening Rawiey was in coma Death
came at 10 O'Clock
The autopsy to-day showed that so
much fluid had accumulated in the
brain covering that all the symptoms
Of cerebral hemorrhage had been pro
duced.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
FIRE SET BY PYROMANIAC.
NOT BY BANKER, HE SAYS
Attorney Comes Forward With Unique
Statement in Defending
l. N Perry.

CHICAGO, April 17.-After an un-
usual statement by Attorney Moritz
Rosenthal the taking of testimony
was begun to-day in the trial of
Banker I. ~ Perry. accused OF burn
ing a large manufacturing establish
ment at Hegewisch. ILL.,. the alleged
motive for the crime being insurance
money. ROsenthal declared the de-
tense would prove that a pyromaniac
had set fire to the manufacturing
plant owned by Perry. The pyro-
maniac, RosenthaI said. had set a Sc
ries of fifteen blazes in the town OF
Hegewisch from May to October OF
last year and had never been detected.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
YOUNG PATTERSON GIVEN
A HIGH POST BY DUNNE
Grandson of Joseph Medill Made
Commissioner OF Public Works
I'm Chicago

CHICAGO. April 17.-Mayor Dunno
to-day appointed Joseph Medill Pat
terson to be Commissioner of Public
Works. Patterson succeeds Frederick
w. Blocki, who at the recent election
was successful as a candidate for the
position of City Treasurer. Patterson,
who is 26 years old, is one of the
youngest men to hold the commission
ership in the city.
Commissioner Patterson is a grand
son of the late Joseph Medill. and is a
son of Robert w. Patterson. editor of
the Chicago Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
TARIFF PROPOSALS AFFECT
THE LEASES IN HUNGARY
All Agricultural Rents Modified in
View OF Possible Customs
Changes.

BUDAPEST, April 17.-Since the
movement to establish an Independent
national customs tariff for Hungary
assumed its present importance all
agricultural leases contain a clause
providing that in the event of a tariff
being established the leases are void
or continue at a reduced rental, in
order to enable the farmers to better
meet the expenses of the first year
under the independent tariff.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
Decision Against Beavers.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE su-
preme Court Of the United States to-
day decided the case involving the re-
moyaI of George w. Beavers from
Brooklyn to washington against Beav-
ers, holding him subject to removal.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
ASKED TO JOIN
YALE FACULTY
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, April H.
Charles Montague Bakewell. Phi. D..
associate professor in the University
of California, was to-day selected for
a professorship of philosophy In Yale
University by the corporation Of the
latter institution. Professor Bakewell
is graduate of the University of CAL
ifornia and took his higher degree at
Harvard.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
SENT TO AN ASYLUM FOR
CLAIMING HIS FORTUNE
Letter Two Years After His Death
Shows Virginian's Assertions
We're True

NORFOLK, Va, April 17.-Thomas
Yandaw, a conspicuous figure in Nor
folk for over fifty years, claimed up
to the time of his death that he was
entitled to large fortune in Califor-
MIA. Five years ago he was adjudged
a lunatic and was sent to the Eastern
Virginia Asylum at WILLIAMSBURG.
Two years ago he died and was buried
in a pauper's grave at the asylum.
A letter has just been received here
by a local attorney from the Pacific
Coast stating that Yandaw was en-
titled to a large portion of an estate in
California, worth upward of s1.50O.-
600. Yandaw's wife is dead and he
left no heirs.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
oCTOGENARIAN PUTS
AN END TO HIS LIFF
T. c. Haynes of the Rand-McNaIIv
Company Shoots Himself In
(1afcaQAo
GfH0&o

CHICAGO. April 1T. c. HAYNES
secretary Of the Rand -McNally Pub
fishing Company. shot and killed him
self to-day in his room at the Mar
ouette Club. He was almost so years
old. 1t is believed that he ended his
life because Of illness and failing
health.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
For workingmen's Exhibition.

PARIS. April 1.-THE Chamber OF
Deputies to-day passed the bill pro-
viding for a workingmen's exposition
In 1909.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
PRINTS MORE NEWS THAN ANY OTHER PAPER PUBLISHED RCEC(

Forecast made at San Francisco for
thirty hours ending midnight. April Is:
San Francisco and vicinity-Rain
Tuesday; fresh south winds.
q rr.apru
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30
This is to certify that l consider

which John Greene is chairman,
should frame such an ordinance,
and gave Mr.. Greene the power
to ask any other members of the
club to assist this committee. 1t
is hoped that q report will be
ready for the next meeting.
John II. Stenersen, chairman
OF the Insurance rate committee
announced that he had appoint
ed as the other members Of that
committee Martin jacobson, M.
5. Williams, G.. +. Sweet, X. e..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30
STATE RECORD
AGAIN LOWERED
By Joe Interest in Wonderful Free for All
Race = Balloon Burns - Association Is
Behind Financially, but Has Made Good.

Interest have marks OF 2:O9X on
mile tracks.
Joe Interest won that race in
three straight heats.
In the $50 trot d. A. Dinnie's
Trouble won after six hard heats.
In the beginning of the race
Anne Marie, a handsome little
mare, won the first two heats,
and it looked as though she
would be an easy winner But
she didn't have the staying quail
tiles. 1t seemed that the longer
Trouble went the better he got,
and he won easily in the end.
The time OF the heats ranged
from 2:l9 to 2::35. There were
only four entries.
Kings Court won the hustlers'
handicap, one mile special, with
Dixie Lad, Parker's little sorrel,
second and Assessor third. Time,
1:45.
The four and one-half furlong
dash was won by Chassis, Park
er's big sorrel, in So seconds.
Alzora gotsecond place and YER
sityer third. The rider of Dixie,
owned by J. Warren IF Maple
ton, neglected to weigh in at the
beginning OF the race and was
fined $50. All hers between
Erma's Pride and Dixie were
declared off by the Judge.
Prof. Stoddard's balloon was
burned Thursday afternoon, just
as it was about to make an a.
cension. The day was windy
and the flames got too near the
side. The balloon was a dandy
and valued at 5000. On that
account there were no ascen-
sions Thursday and Friday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30

to secure six extra aldermen it
would be best for the club to APP
pointa committee with power to
frame up an ordinance redis riot
ing the city into six wards in
stead OF three, the number we
now have, and present it to the
council asking for it's adoption.
1t lies entirely in the power of
the council to grant or refuse
this request. The club decided
that the ordinance committee, of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30
Quick Justice,

Edwin hoss, a young man 21
years OF age, who confessed to
the sheriff OF McHenry county to
burglarizing a store at Balfour,
was brought to Minot on Tues
day and plead guilty before
Judge Goss, and was sentenced
to a year in the penitentiary at
Bismarck. He arrived in Minot
at IL, and half an hour later
had received his sentence and
was on his way to Bismarck.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30

The August racing meet closed
Friday, when the largest crowd
OF the four days session attend
ed. Itwas a noticeable fact that
but a few farmers attended, but
they had a good excuse. The
fair came right in the midst of
the harvest, and to leave it for
even a day might mean a good
many dollars to them. The as
ISOLATION realized that the meet
was held in poor time OF the
yearto attract large crowds, but
in order to obtain the best horses
it was necessary to give the races
then or not at all. The, race
meeting was a brilliant success
from one point of view, but we
understand the association went
! behind about 81, 800. The asso-
citation il composed of business
men who always "make good"
and they realize that the North
west has confidence in their abil-
ity to give a good meet. We
hope for much larger crowds
next year.
An assessment was made and
every cent has been ordered paid.
The free for all Friday was
q notable race. SvlviaOna tho
wonderful little gray mare owned
by }. f. Collins of Page won the
first heat in PIP, clipping one
hall secoud OFF the state record
made by Joe Interest on We'd
nesday. Sylviaone was destined
to hold the record but for a few
minutes, for in the next heat Joe
| Interest won by a nose length in
2:11H. This record now holds
good. Both Sylviaone and Joe
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30

Leighton. BY a vote OF the
club Mr.. jacobson. who was a
member OF the ordinance COM
mittee, has been replaced by Geo.
MCGEE. MIR. Stenersen, who was
a member of the municipal engi-
Deering committee, was replaced
by NJ. F. Allen.
The club wishes it strictly un-
derstood that it's action in the.
attempt to secure six extra al.
dermen bears no political color
ing whatever.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30
WILL ASK COUNCIL
TO PASS ORDINANCE

Redistricting the City of Minol
and Calling for the Election OF
Twelve Aldermen - Insurance
Committee Appointed.
An important business meeting
was held at the commercial club,
when the committee on ordi-
nance handed in its report. The
committee decided. that in order
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30

Court does not convene in Nc
Henry county for three months,
and the young man wished to
put in those months serving
time. His parents live at Este
van, Canada.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30

The Branch is out this week
with an interesting clothing adj
vertisement. GIazer ( Bank re-
port a very Lice business and
realize now more than ever that
their advertising brings results.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-02-09
AMOUNT0F SUGAR USED.


This country produced 6OO,-
100000 pounds of sugar last
year, or over seven pounds for
every man, woman and child
in the country. But this was
not a mark to what it import
ed. or to the total consumption,
which was 1850, ,OOO, 600 pounds,
or 76Npounds per capita. "It is
difficult for the average man to
realize" Says the Washing
ton Post, "that he uses half his
weight in sugar every year."
The American sweet tooth is
the biggest in the world. Judg-
ing by other people, Americans
eat and drink too much sweet
stuff. In addition to half their
weight in sugar every year,
there is maple sugar also, and
the natural sweetening in fruit
and other articles of diet
Topeka Capital.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-02-09

and taking money from them,
and is also accused of destroy
ing mail, delaying delivery Of
other letters and of making
false returns of money paid him
by patrons along his route for
the purchase of money orders.
The government seems to have
a very strong case against him,
as it is reported that several of
the letters which he had open
ed We're found Oh his person at
the time of his arrest. He will
be taken. before the United
States court commissioner in
Fergus Falls.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-02-09
WASN'T BLIND.

A Grand Forks man secured
couple of kegs of beer, gath
cred some friends around him
under an elevator driveway.
drank the beer and .collecel
fifty cents from each perssr.
pay the expense. Judge Fist
on trial of the man for blindf
pigging. ordered the jury y
acquit the defendants on the
ground that the evidence didn't
show that the beer was sold for
profit. States Attorney Wise.
man will appeal the case 20 The
state supreme court for N
opinion. siss,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-02-09
CITY COUNCIL.

Special meeting of the city
council held January 26, 1905,
called at the request of Mayor
Bade for the purpose of consid-
ering water works matters.
Meeting called to order by
Mayor Bade.
Members present: Hull, Pat
terson, Rischard. Connolly and
Meyer. Absent: Hingtgen.
Motion carried that the coun.
Gil approve the work so far done
under the direction of the
water works committee with
reference to the we'll, and re
commend that the same com
lfnittee ssAntinue along the
lines outliped for the improve
ment of the same.
Motion caried that the mat
ter Of estabhsA Hing water ate.
! ! fof the gkyssnnll = IS III,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-02-09
FRANCESCA DA RAMINI.

If you have never seen Fran
cesca Da Ramini, soon to be
presented by Mr.. Sanford
Dodge. you should see it on
this occasion; if you have seen
it before, you will be sure to
see it again.
No greater drama was ever
written, and as it will be pre-
sented by Mr. Sanford Dodge
and his talented company. it
will be worth many times the
price of admission to all who
appreciate dramatic excellence.
The story of the Hunchback,
Lanciotto-his handsome bro
ther Paolo, the court fool, Pepe
and Francesca, the beautiful
lady of Ravenna. is all so 70.
mantle and picturesque and
intensely interesting and thrill
ing that once seen will never
be forgotten
This great drama will be pre-
sented Feb. 18th.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-02-09
STARTLING BUT TRUE.

People the, world over were
horrifed on learning of the
burning of aChicago theater il.
which nearly six hundred peo-
pie lost their lives, yet more
than five times this number or
over 5000 people died from
pneumonia in Chicago during
the same year, with scarcely a
passing notice. Every one of
these cases of pneumonia re-
suited from cold and could
have been prevented by the
timely use of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. A great many
who had every reason to fear
pneumonia have warded it off
by the prompt use of this
remedy. The following is an
instance of this sort: "Too
much cannot be said in favor of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
and especially FOR colds and in
huenza. I know that it cured
my daughter, Laura, of a severe
cold, aud believe saved her
life when she was threatened
with pneumonia" w. u. Will
cox, Logan. New York. Sold by
Henry Miller. .
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-02-09
N. D. AT ST. LOUIS.

The St. Louis fair; commis-
sion Of this state has made its
report. In the list of awards
given North Dakota received II
grand prizes, AZ gold medals
and 40 silver medals. Only one
state. California, received. a
greater number of grand prizes,
13, Nebraska following North
Dakota with 8 grand prizes; TO
it's credit. The commission
claims that in the matter of
awards, North Dakota stands
ahead of any other state exhi-
biting in the agricultural de-
partment, considering the num-
Der of entries for awards.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-02-09
THEY NEED FIXING.

Under the freight rate iaves-
tigation now going on in the
Minnesota Legislature some
very interesting information
is'neing brought out which if
true would indicate that some
railway tariffs at least need re-
vision. For instance wheat
freights from Owatonna to
Minneapolis, 20 miles 10 cents
per ton. LIE Sueur to Minnea-
polls y miles Z cents per ton.
The grain rate from Minnea-
polls to Chicago, through Has.
tings is 7la cents. S cents less
than the shorter haul from
Hastings.
From Sanborn, Iowa, to Rush
City 1s' cents per hundred
weight, while the rate to Du
luth, 100 miles further is 1917
cents.
1t is also charged that it costs
more to ship from North Dako-
ia points direct to Litchfeld
MINI. than it does to St. Paul
and then back to Litch6eld.
The Mortified News says
the rate on coal from Chicago
to St. Paul is $1.25 and the rate
from Chicagofto Northfeld is
$2.25 ton, A forty-ton car of
coal will be hauled from Chi
cago through Mortified to st.
Paul for 5000 but if the same
car is stopped in Mortified
and set on a side track the
railroad will charge $1,000, al
though it is forty-one miles
less distance from Chicago to
Mortified than from Chicaeo
to st. Paul.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-02-09
GIVE THEM THE HA-HA. ;.

There are two young people
down at Sandoun-great town,
that, something doing all the
time-blessed with an unusual
ly keen sense of humor. They
sprang a huge joke on their
friends last Sunday, the rich
ness of which should secure
them a place in the comic sup
plement of the Sunday Bszoo.
The Progress can hardly tell
about it for laughing. The fell
low took his girl to Minor to
visit his folks-as many a less
amusing chap has done before.
On their return he announced
that they had been married and
gave out nickel cigars with a
lavish hand. The neighbors
all charivaried them and when
the fun was at it's height the
star performers indicated the
point of the jest-which was
that they weren't married at
all. Did you ever hear of any
thing SO comical? Why don't
you laugh?-sheldon Progress.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-02-09
'ROOsHY.". !.

An Indiana county school II
was asked the other day bH
his teacher to write a comp,o-,i
sitiou on Russia, and wrote an
follows: "Rooshy is s country.
bounded on the north by ice.
on the east by trouble, on the
south by mobs and the sooez
kanal and on the west by Eng
land and kipling. At the,pre-
sent time the country has cold
feet, and the inperur has cold
chills running down his back
and is afraid someone is after:
him with knives and bums
they throw lots of bunIS in,
Rooshy. Finland is a part 6f
Rooshy and its people are CALI
ed fins because they age go
many fish.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-02-09
Elo,A. !.
vols Il

must turn its capital over often
enough to keep it from stagna-
ton and to insure a reasonable
rate of growth as compared
with its competitors. II will
not do in these modern dpys 81
ours for any city, any ,noreShan
1t Wall for any merchandising
company, to sit down and de,
cide to let we'll enough alone.
Business does not stand still.
1t increases or it decreases; and
II a man or community is not
level with the most enterpria-
ing of its times. the result ls q
certain falling behind" ~,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-02-09
GOOD EYE!

Twenty years ago a special
correspondent of the St. Paul
Globe discovered that there
were two young men in the
house of representatives at Bic
marck Who were certain to
make their mark in the wc3h.
One of 'thepersons in question
was Harry Oliver. of Ransom
county, and the other Porter
McCumber of Richland county.
Subsequent events and The
positions held by each of these
gentlemen in the affairs Of the
state at the present tin,e. is a
tribute to the acumen Of the
Globe correspondent who was
quick to discover their good
qualities.