davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-09
Special Low Rates to NE. A. Meet
iu1 Asburv PARK NJ

ing, Asbury Park, N. ].
July 81, via Nickel Plate Road. Long
return Limit and Stop-over privileges at
Chautauqua Lake, N. Y, Niagara Falls
and New York City. Full information of
Agent, or address J. Y. Callahan, General
Agent. Ill Adams st., Chicago, III.
Rain may be all right for growing crops,
but It brings no Joy to the baseball fan
Chicago Chronicle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-09

Niagara falls IL to be saved from its
grabbers and the honeymoon versus horse
power has won, as all lovers of true senti-
ment must wish.-Baltimore American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-09

OF the time pulling him until his
tongue run out and his face turned
blue. But dad was game, and don't
+
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26

drain upon the manhood of the empire
and hindrance to its productive pow
ers. The facts about the war with
Japan are becoming known turnout
Russia and deepening the discomfort
and there is reason to believe that The
army itself is to a considerable extent
sharing the Indignation as to, the wan:
ton slaughter at st. Petersburg. There
is, therefore, reason to believe that the
appeal of the czar to the army and
brute force, instead Of taking the peo
pie into his confidence, cannot destroy
the revolutionary movement.
1t is, in this connection, interesting
to note the words Of the Moscow Vie
domosti, yesterday: ~:
Arms and slaughter may avail to put
down a peaceful demonstration, but
force is not powerful enough to quencf
the aspiration of the Russian heart
ward off the consequences of Sunday &
volleys and prevent the movement fol
liberty and a justly organized govern
ment coming to full fruition.
The editor of the Viedomosti il
Prince Uchtomsky, who travelled with
the Gear Nicholas round the world be
fore he succeeded to the throne.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26

fair to the public under government
ownership, and the incident of private
profit will be eliminated. The incident
of private profit is comparatively I'M
important. If private capital had not
entered the field Of transportation, the
facilities afforded by the railroads
would have been provided by the state.
The providing Of such service has re-
quired the exercise of powers belonging
to the state, delegated, for the sake
of convenience, and on the theory,
which is doubtless sound, that this SER
vice can be rendered better by pri-
vate enterprise. The exercise of powers
belonging to the state has been con-
ferred upon private institutions created
by the state. The existence of these
institutions is for the benefit of the
public primarily. The matter of pri-
vate profit out of their existence is
contemplated and desirable, but is a
secondary consideration.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26
A Misplaced Burden.

The attorney generals office during
a season Of the legislature is converted
into q bureau for the purpose Of draw
ing bills. The other business Of the
office is required to wait until the ideas
submitted by lawmakers have been
whipped into shape for introduction as
house or senate files.
No men are better qualified for this
work than the attorney general and his
assistants, but that is not what they
are elected for. It is true that most
members are not lawyers, and are not ac-
quainted with the necessary form Of
bills. They must have them drawn
somewhere. But the attorney general
is the legal representative Of the state,
and his office is always crowded with
matters of litigation and preparation of
opinions.
If the lawmakers want their bills
properly drawn, why not make an appro-
priation, give the attorney general a
special assistant, during the session of
the legislature, and detail him to pre-.
pare bills? Either that, or employ some
qualified attorneys as special clerks in
each house; and give them the drafting
Of new measures.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26
HAD QUEER" WITH HIM
Paul Reynolds, Arrested, Believed to
Have "Shoved' Much Bad Money.

Paul Reynolds, believed to have flood
ed the twin cities with spurious; gold
coins, was arrested in st. Paul last
night by Detective George Bahan, and
Patrolman Tony Conroy. Ten of the
counterfeit coins were found in his pos;
any of them He is identified, however,
by Miss Dolly Parker, cashier of Hills
restaurant, 254 First avenue S, who was
one Of his victims.
REYNOLDS arrest resulted Indirectly
from the raid of "Oriental Steve IS"
opium den in Minneapolis; He was. in
the place and left several of the coins
there. He sent a colored man to get
them, but the man was afraid of the
police and refused to CO., When Rey.
nolds was released on bail he got them
himself. He then tried to pass one OF
them on bicycle dealer, who told tho
police, and Bahan and Conroy went to
St. Paul and arrested him.
II is estimated that Reynolds has MAIDS
SIS 900 out Of his operations. The p0-
lice have not yet found the moulds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26
"Corruption in Indiana.

The Indianapolis News takes excep-
ton to The Journals comments
upon Governor Durbin s recent message
on corruption in Indiana, and asks why
Minneapolis, the home Of Mayor Ames,
and of as rotten city government as
ever existed, should throw rocks?' It
was Governor Durbin who threw the
rocks. He said there were whole coun-
ties in Indiana where large percentage
Of the voters were tagged with selling
price and demanded drastic legislation
to eliminate the corruption Of the ballot.
1t was not official corruption but
wholesale corruption of the voters he
was talking about, and if he was correct,
very different state Of affairs exists
in Indiana from anything that ever af-
t1icted Minnesota. The Ames gang was
bad, but when it was overthrown the
city CATER the 1nterregnum of no gov
ernment), returned to honest, progress.
sive administration. If the voters here
had been corrupted to the extent that
Governor Durbin says they are in In
diana, the return to normal conditions
would have been much slower and more
painful. The News, to be fair, ought
to admit that it is discussing one phase
OF corruption, and the governor another
They are related as measles and small
pox are related. Official corruption in
this country is as annoying as measles
but electoral corruption is as fatal as
smallpox. The News ought to send
some Of its representatives into the
counties the governor alluded to and
learn whether he told the truth. If he
DID, there is lots of work for the re.
form press in Indiana.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26
CITY We US
WHERE A PLACE
LITERALLY SEEKS MAN

%
There is job at the national capital
awaiting some constituent Of State
Senator John Schultz down at Marshall,
and the senator is very busy trying to
rememberw no the g some one - is.
Some time ago he received letter
from a young man in his district who
wanted a certain position at Washing
ton, D. G.. With his characteristic
energy, Senator Schultz Immediately
set the political wheels in motion and
wrote the necessary letters. Then in
the whirl Of legislative business he pro
ceeded to forget all about the matter
until an answer came from Washington.
! The answer is favorable. 1t says the
position desired is open for Mr.. Schultz IS
friend. But now the senator can It find
the copies of his original correspondence
on the subject, nor can he recall the
name Of the man who wanted the place.
So will some fellow down in Marshall
please hold up his hand SO Senator
Schultz can see him? -4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26
GUARANTY BUILDING WORK
New Owners Spending $4,000 in Re-
pairs and Improvements.

The Metropolitan Life Insurance
company has spent $4,000 freshening,
improving and repairing the Guaranty
building. Several thousand dollars will
be required to finish the work which is
under way and contemplated. The
company is making offices for itself out
Of space on the second floor formerly
occupied by the Northwestern National
bank. Following the damage from the
storm last August, the company put a
new roof on the building and workmen
are still redecorating the interior and
.repainting the iron work. 1t is pro-
posed to put new revolving doors in
each of the entrances. The revolvers
will be set farther in the vestibule than
the old ones. Outside of these will be
built regular swinging doors which will
make it possible to lock the side en-
frances Sundays and will stop drafts to
prevent such accidents as happened to
the roof last summer when the thrush
OF air lifted the glass roof.
While the company is not going to
take active steps to change the name
from Guaranty building to Metropoli-
tan Life building, it is expected that
the change will be gradually brought
about.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26
BUYERS IN THE CITY
Northwestern Merchants Are Here in
Numbers this Week.

=: Merchantsef from the northwest are re.
porting rapidly at the office Of the val
idating secretary Of the Merchant IS Elk
cursion association, 3O2 Boston block.
Altho the signing Of the railway creden-
tials began only yesterday, long list
has already registered. = This list does
not include registrations at st. Paul.
The list:
Minnesota-E. S. Turnbull, Mabel; N. Klein,
Sandstone; NJ. Lunding, J. NJ. Maier, Candy
Mrs. +. L. Luddin Princeton; F. Q: Shelso, F.
G.. Reed, Brooten; H. NJ. Hicks, Thief
River Falls; A. W. Peterson, Lftchfeld;
A. Darling, Twin Valley; F. C. Hub
bard, Redwood; L. S. Ulland, Bloom
ing Prairie; H. A. shedd, osakis; J. D.
Bastrom, Lake City; e. L. Nelson, Big Lake;
J. w: Redmond, Delano; NJ. C. Muller, W.
Muller, Arlington; Lars Larson, Cottonwood
+: j. Rosenwald, Belingham; T. H. Murray,
Minnie, " Murray, Bird island o. A. Klopp,
Kerkhoven; F. 0. Lindsey, Delano; J. G. Robert.
son, jackson; G.. Cults, Grove City.
North Dakota-C. f. Mudgett Valley City;
N Ordahl, Gunder Olson, Pembina; G. c. Wick,
Hoople: Hugh Mcdonald, Mrs. Mcdonald, Valley
City; G. Heckel, Cakes.
. South, Dakota-C.. E., HYDE. Webster; ]. H.
futile, Aberdeen: y! f. ID. Cook, Langford; N
E. Swenson. burnside: Sc ,.4.-.&4, -. yt-.<I-
Wisconsin,. J. Colin, Mrs: p. J. Colin, ST.
mon Hanson, Deer Park;~A. l.. Krom, Mrs. Krom,
Thorpe; e. A. Monson, Sacred Heart; S. H.
Gumpolen, Fairfax. -
Iowa.. A. Swenson, Dayton,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26

After holding it up for some days, the
senate today confirmed the appointment
by Governor j. A. johnson, of John E.
King Of Red Lake Falls as state libra
rlan. This action was taken on request
Of Lieutenant Governor R. W. Jones.
Senator Hawkins said: 81 objected
to the confirmation because OF the very
unjust criticisms he made in his paper
against a gentleman Of this body who
is esteemed by every member irrespec
tive of politics. But L have been re-
quested by the president of this senate
to withdraw my objections, and on this
account solely, I do so. I consider the
criticisms inexcusable. -
On viva voce vote there were a num-
Der of votes in opposition.
Regulates Insurance Department.
Senator Cole introduced an insurance
ance Commissioner T. D. O'Brien. The
bill increases the salary of the com.
missioner from $4,000 to $4,000, which
is compensation in full, and provides
that he give a $4,000 bond. The bill
also creates the position. Of actuary at
$4,000 year, to value the companies
policies. The deputy is to receive So, 1000
year; the chief clerk, $1,000; the
bookkeeper and cashier, 81, 200; stem
ographer, 81, 200, and two clerks at 5000
each. The commissioner is authorized
to employ clerks as business may de-
mand. The valuation of companies or
gained under Minnesota laws is to be
made annually. The commissioner
when necessary, may employ some other
MES. The bill further provides that,
in addition to the fee now required by
law, the following: For preparing alb
stracts Of annual statements for pub
LEGATION, $40; for. receiving and for.
warding copies of any protest served
upon the commissioner, So.
When, a company is examined by
persons already connected with the in.
surance department, it is to pay fee
of $40 a day to the state. The bill is
to 60 in force at once.
The senate was in session little over
thirty minutes.
Senator Dale favored handling legis
lation already introduced before the re-
port Of the statute revision commission
comes up. He introduced a resolution
calling upon all committees to report at
the earliest possible moment all bills.
Senator Jepson introduced a bill
amending the law relative to the live
stock sanitary board. The bill provides
that where domestic animals are con
shall be three commissioners to appraise
their value. A post norton is to be
performed by commission of three vet
erinarians to ascertain whether or not
the animal was diseased. If not dis
eased, the owner is to be paid the full
appraised value; of diseased, three:
fourths of the excess of the appraised
value over the market value of the
carcass. The limit for a horse is $3.50;
a COW, $35; or if registered stock, $3.50
The limit for a glandered horse is $75
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26

improvements by borrowing instead Of by
taxation from year to year Counties
which borrow money unnecessarily, he
suggests, would shift the burden from
themselves upon counties which pursue
the policy of paying for their improve
ments by annual taxation. IS 1t seems
however, as if the chance for shifting the
burden would be very limited because
the bond limit would soon be reached. We
cannot, for, instance, In Minneapolis,
which pays the greater part Of taxes Of
Hennepin county, add materially to our
BOND ISSUE We have pretty nearly ex-
hausted the amount Of bonds we are priv
legged to issue under the law. Possibly
the burden might be shifted for two or
three years in this way, but that would
seem to be the extent to which it could
be done.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26
j But where Is Rojestvensky?
A WORKOUT Theory,

It is surprising that railroad man
ayers will still adhere to and PROFOUND
that stupid theory which Commissioner
Prouty, in his address before the luIm-
bsrmen at Boston last night, ascribed
D. the president of the Boston & Maine
railroad. Mr.. futile, said Mr.. Prouty,
always has a faculty Of saying what
he actually thinks, and he said what
most opponents Of railroad regulation
really assume, but do not so plainly
state, when he declared: "The trans
portation which the Boston & Maine
has to sell is as much commodity as
is the cotton cloth which the Manches-
ter mills have to sell, and the govern
ment has no more right to fix the price
IF one commodity than Of the other
AS Mr.. Prouty says, it seems little
like inquiring whether the world is
round or fat to inquire whether that
statement from Mr. futile is true. Mr..
Prouty, whose remarks may be found
n another column, then proceeds to
analyze the fallacy in Mr.. Tuttle 8
claim, q fallacy which cannot be too
often exposed until it is completely
HknockedHs out Of this discussion Of
railroad regulation.
ar Mr.. Tuttle and every railroad man
knows better. Every railroad man who
repeats Mr.: Tuttle's proposition, in
form or in substance, does SO because
& he assumes that the public does not
know better. This presumption Of
/. ignorance is out Of date. The starting
point Of this whole discussion is the
converse Of Mr.. Tuttle' s claim. Rail
road service is public service; the pri-
vate profit is mere incident. IF the
i service rendered cannot be provided on
terms fair to the public and with re-
suits reasonable to the private capital
I emplQYed. it will be provided on terms
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26

MIR. O'Brien says his predecessor is NOT
deserving of criticism for having carried
off $4,000 Of fees while insurance COM
missioner. If Mr.. O'Briens act in turn
ing the same kind Of fees into the state
is not effective criticism Of his prede-
cessor we do not know what it is. The
state paid Mr.. Dearth fair salary for
his work and he carried away thirty
times the amount in fees because there
was no law to prevent it. O'Brien has
the opportunity to do the same thing and
Declines. Where does that leave Dearth
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26
Why Not Go to Florida and cuba7

When the Southern railway, IN con.
nection with Queen & Crescent
route, can take you from Chicago or st.
Louis in through cars to this glorious
summer land in about thirty-two hoursl
Why not9> When you can go down via
Cincinnati or Louisville, Chattanooga,
Atlanta and Macon, through the very
heart of the south, returning via Sa-
vannah, Columbia, Augusta, Spartan-
burg, Asheville, Hot Springs and Knox
vile, through the famous Scenic secs
ton Of the south! Stopovers in both
directions. Low round trip. rates,
s'Chicago and Florida Special" leave
Chicago LOO pm; leave ST. Louif
1000 am. Florida Limited leavl
Chicago 9 pm; leave st. Louis 10:N
pm. No finer trains in the country
Write for literature and PARTICULAR
and for sleepingcar reservations td
J. s. Mccullough, N. w. P. A., 22s
Dearborn street, Chicago, Ill. g. =
Allen, A. G.. p. A.. st. Louis. Mo.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26
The Grade Crossing Problem.

The Embarrassing conference at the
city hall yesterday was important but
not conclusive. The problem is SO large
that it could not be expected that one
meeting would settle it. But progress
was made. The general public, the
Commercial club, the Chamber Of Com
merce, the retail dealers, the East Side
Business Mems union, the Northeast
Commercial club and the University
avenue business men were there with
petitions, and the council understands
that the people are aroused and inter-
ested. This is always good thing for
the council to know.
I The figures presented by the city
engineer show that Minneapolis has 379
grade crossings, sixtyfour of which
have been bridged. The figures suggest
the magnitude of the work that has
crossings. Three hundred streets to be
bridged at an average cost Of $4,000
apiece means an expenditure of
$3,000,00O.
1t has heretofore been held that the
party last arriving was responsible for
bridging. In the discussion of a gen
eral plan for bridging the Hastings &
Dakota tracks some years ago, it was
found that the city would be respon-
sible for nineteen bridges out Of forty.
If the same ratio should hold good to-
day, the city would have to pay at
least $1,500,000 to get rid of all the
remaining grade crossings. 49,. :
1t will be we'll worth it, provided
the city and the roads can arrive at a
comprehensive agreement under which
all grade crossings can be disposed Of
in reasonable time. Now is the time
to begin, as the grade-crossings prob
lem becomes more expensive with age.
We have recently had an experience
in the loss of life on grade crossing.
We may expect more and worse acct
dents as theSspopulation increases and
the street car tfafflc becomes more con-
gested. It takes q frightful catastrophe
to arouse people, as a rule, but perhaps
Minneapolis may set better example
to civilization by awakening to her
responsibilities without such re.
minder. .- -. ~.
In any work undertaken by the alder
men and the railroads, they should re-
member that they are not prescribing
for symptom but for a whole disease.
Nor are. they interested merely in
changing few crossings that may. be
dangerous today. All grade crossings
are dangerous, or will be before Min
neapolis is half built. = -, .. :
There is a business side, too. Capi-
tallsts are entitled to know, before any
thing is done, what are to be the grades
in the future in different parts Of the
city. They cannot project manufac-
turing plants without this knowledge.
This was well put by Mr.. W.. L. Scott
at the committee meeting. r..
While the council should and will
meet in spirit Of cooperation those
railroads that have shown a disposition
| to do something, it is important that
| it should not be led into specific treat
ment Of certain crossings which will
| later be found to be an obstacle to the
| general treatment Of the other cross
ings on the same line.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26

In "a recent editorial discussion of Mr.
Lawson Purdy's plan of apportioning state
taxation among counties on the basis OF
the amount of revenue raised by each
county for local purposes, it was suggested
that it would be necessary to exclude from
the computation the amount Of tax lev.
led to pay interest on outstanding bonds
because to tax money raised to pay in
terest would, in sense, be unfair. Uppn
this point Mr.. Purdy writes to, I he
wise to omit revenues raised for payment
of interest on debt contracted after the al.
lotment plan went into effect, because thai
would put q premium upon paying fol
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26
DIVIDING THE WORK
Senators in General Help Judiciary
Committee on Code Revision.

Thine senators not on the judiciary
committee purpose having something
to say about the revised code. Senator
Stephens introduced a resolution this
morning providing that the work be
divided into nine parts, and the sixty
three senators be divided into nine
committees with two lawyers on each
committee. 1t went over till Friday.
Chairman Somerville has divided the
judiciary committee into five subcom-
mittees, and the other senators are re-
quested to assign themselves to the sub
committees for work. The subcommit-
tees chosen are as follows:
For chapters to Il, q and 81 to 100 tnclu'
For chapters %, 80. A and 6o-Horton. Thomp
son. Morgan, Somerville.
For chapters 81 to 81 inclusive, "a and 90
Lord Wilson, Putnam, Collier.
For chapters 6 to II inclusive, IA and 40
Barker. Peterson. Smith, Dunn. o
For chapters r., Is, IS, 20 to "a, 26: p. %
80, 81, 80 to 80, IL to 43, 45 to Al. 40 to 3d. 81
to SO. ITO and 111-Gjertsen, Wood, Eberhart.