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The Jewish outlook., 1905-07-28
England.

Sir George and Lady Faudel-Phillips, Sir
Marcus and Lady Samuel. and Baron de
Stern were present at the reception given by
the Japanese minister to meet Prince and
Princess Arsugawa.
The Prince of Wales, with the approval
of the king, has conferred the Order of the
League of Mercy on Miss Rosetta Abrahams,
for services rendered to the league during
the last five years.
The Chief Rabbi and Mrs. Adler. and Mr..
NJ H. Spielmann, were present at the re-
ception given by the president and council
of the Royal Academy on Wednesday.
Lord Rothschild, Messrs. e. A. de Pass
and C. o. Seligman were present at the din
ner given by the Pilgrims to Mr.. Whtelaw
Reid. the new American ambassador, last
week.
Among the hOnOrs announced in celebra-
tiOn of the birthday of King Edward were a
baronetcy to Mr. Herbert de Stern and
knighthood to Mr.. Isidore Spielman Mr. de
Stern is a son of the late Baron David, who
died in 1877. He is first cousin to Lord
Wandsworth and Sir Edward d. Stern.
The Jewish outlook., 1905-07-28

special conference with statutory powers
to be summoned before the meeting of the
forthcoming popular assembly:
|. To establish the important aspects OF
the Jewish question, the solution of which
would form the basis of the revision of the
whole legislation in regard to the Jews, and
to refer the same to the popular assembly
for report to the council of state.
2. To prepare an exact survey of all the
materials on the Jewish question and to sub
NIT proposals as to the revision of the laws
affecting the Jews to the Legislative authori-
ties.
The Tsar has approved the report
St. Petersburg.-The Gar has again
changed his program for national assem-
bly,, according to a statement current We'd
nesday night. The new project is based
distinctive upon class representation, and
supersedes completely the project of the
minister of the Interior This new project, it
IS said. will be considered by the council Of
ministers, under the presidency of the EN-
peror, reinforced by the grand dukes and
number of high court officials. The EN-
peror's conversion to the class representa-
ton project is attributed to the influence OF
the landed nobility. Despite the popular
idea here well as abroad that Russia is
ruled by the bureaucracy, it is nearer the
truth to say she is ruled by small Oligar
chy of grand dukes and about thirty great
noble families. With class instead of gen
eral representation, they believe they can
control not only the members of the nObil-
ity, but the peasants, who live on their es-
tateS. and, thus buttreSSed, the bureaucracy
will have to protect it's own interests
The NOvOSti this morning prints what it
claims is the actual text of the constitutional
draft of Minister of the Interior BOuligan's
project for the formation of a representative
assembly, which bears out the forecasts of
the measure given in the Associated Press
dispatch. The classes debarred are Jews,
the nOmadic races, persons not of Russian
nationality, governors and other imperial
md adj iniS tratn nrS nd all
connected with the police. 1t is provided
that the disability of the Jews shall only
continue until their status shall have been
defined by the popular assembly.
The Jewish outlook., 1905-07-28
Argentine. e.

Buenos Ayres: Der Zionist, a Yiddish bi
weekly, complains of the enormous influx of
immigrants to Argentine during the last few
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

Colonel Henderson secured an appropri-
alton for the erection Of this 5buildin
as courthouse and -postoffice. 1t is
built of marble and is. the only one IN
Iowa of its kind and size.
: With his retirement came the break
ing down of his health and he now lies
in the hospital at Dubuque, a physical
wreck, at thet ime when the new build
ing he secured for Waterloo is com
pleted and about to be dedicated. This
imposing pile of marble will always re-
nam as monument to the man, once
great, now dying at his home city.
+ No matter what may be the view Of
Others, the people of Waterloo viii al
government building as monument to
Henderson and his efforts in behalf, Of
his district.
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LIES: ON .
=
!. ! !: :;;B0TTOM.::.OF= RIVER
w 81 eFsw 7fw n3G' s85Ej6UsI IT. uI;k
Valuable Il g>sWateF logged Pine
j j Waits t9sBs: o. k'asiyed;; X BY some +. T..
=. r 2Enterprising Person. '''* -.
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Special to The Journal r$-~i rta'" - A.;
~ Ironwood, Mich, Nov s.-Altho7 it
is conceded there is vast amount @of
timber on, the bed of the Menominee
.river, which forms portion of the
boundary line between the states OF
Michigan and Wisconsin, and down
which sawlogs have been driven from
the pineries to- the mills for the' past
sixty years, in the: aggregate running
we'll into the billions Of feet, no project
: ,fpr the recovery of this sunkeh wealth
is pending. .;s,;4.,
Fo~ Itshas been1reported that itsMaSsr the
intention of 1.-The + cMenemlneen ,RlVer
Boom company, which has in charge the
driving Of the stream, to undertake
the task of raising the water-logged
timber, but officials. say no such plans
are now in contemplation, and the logs
will probably remain undisturbed until
| some enterprising man Or chrm comes
along and makes fortune out OF the
/ tscheme. ~--
| Estimates Of the amount Of timber
| on the river bed range up to 200, ,OO0,'
| 900 feet, and even" more, tho there is
| no way in which the exact, figure can
even be approximated. The great bulk
;of the logs are of white pine, now be-
1'coming exceedingly scarce and valuable
,EThey have been so admirably PRESERVED
fby the water. Various plans, for hand
ling this timber have been suggested
| one Of which is to cut the logs in {
/ portable mill as they are raised, while
4 another proposes to raise the timbe,
I and, after drying it, to float the logs
| to the mills at the river mouth. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

Special TO- The Journal. . :~~
Eldora, Iowa, Nov. 1s.-Henry L.
Huff of this city has practiced law con-
tinuously: for as.longer time than any
other attorney in the state Of Iowa. He
came; here in 1855 and since that time,
has attended every term Of, THE. Hardin,
county district court. He is the oldest
man in the state to claim the honor.
He was born in Pennsylvania in 1929,
and admitted to the bar at Muncie. Ind,
August, 1854. He came to, this state
in 1852, going first to Marengo and COM
ing here in 1854. As a lawyer, he. has
few equals. Being in the state in the
early days, he had the opportunity of
watching the legal advancement Of
Iowa and assisted in; framing many inn
portant measures. He was .member
of the. lower house Of the general as
sembly in it's thirteenth session, 1869 10,
and member of five or six committees
and chairman of three.
,c He is aAfuent speaker; but his work
fmores istians,his seloquence2 left it's ihfa
press upon that body nHeeias railways
been a. republican and was q delegate
to the national convention that nom
mated James A. Garfield. One Of his
most Important criminal cases was his
assistance in the prosecution of the
famous Rainsbarger band in 1885. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
NARROWLY. i. % / ! :. MISSED | !. :. :.
!. BURYING LIVE MAN
Wheatly Citizens Terrible Expe-
rience Duplicated by Former
Minnesota Surveyor.
Special to The Journal.

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) tWheatly,. MIMI, Nov.>1S.-Itrcis4n mot 4
many people who have lived to tell of
their narrow escape from being buried
alive, as in the. case Of Peter Porter OF
this town. An account Of his sufferings
was read by George Jerman Of Shelton,
Conn.,, who had similar experience in
Minnesota The story Of his escape is
told in letter to Porter. 1t is as fol-
lows:
In the year 1897 [ was employed as
a helper in a surveying party under
Colonel John Hanley, now residing in
Derby, Conn. We were to go on the
line from the west shore Of Lake Su
perior, Mimi, to the Straits Of Georgia,
130 miles north of Seattle, Wash. We
had just crossed the Red river, separat
ing Minnesota and North Dakditas when,
we came to rough" and rocky cointfy
known as DEVILS lake district. Max
II I'ihgsaslow progress land, becoming avery
Gold; we decided to build q camp. 49,. -
Falls Seventy Feet.
"This eventful morning we. started
out to blaze trees, meaning cutting a
piece of bark off to make a white spot
for our mark. [ was sent 1p*on a steep
hill or small mountain with the end OF
the surveyors chain. When in the act
Of balancing, by some unknown sreason
the chain gave ME a pull and down L
told, on my shoulders, but never knew
I struck. nor did know anything as
| To, how they got me back to camp.
!; cit finally appeared to me that [ was
I under water. i TScould not see thru, only
S,faittly distinguishing a. faint rays of
| greenish light Now and then it would
clear and then get dark: T can 'remelll.
Der to this day how my mind would act
thinking the water was muddy. and Il
would get dark: How glad I was whe1
! it would get clear. I could see. faint
! shadows before me as it would, clea1
to my mind. Then came the awaken
ing. -. -
Given Up for Dead.
Gas it seemed to me, this happened
in about ten minutes, but I was in :
stupor from 9:3O o'clock Wednesda,
morning to 2 am. Thursday. Their
were fourteen: in our little party, an(
a man named Zekel Sterfes was postet
as watch" as Z was going to be buriett
1 there Friday morning. My eyes sud
denly opened and Sterfes, who wa
watching, gave a great shout an
aroused the rest Of the gang, and like
wise myself.
GAS to sensations, how I suffered
, May God never infict such 'punishmen
on any human being again. From m
blood not moving, my entire body wa
like thousands Of needles piercing me
Sterfes finally got nerve enough to pu
: his hand under my head and start t
t raise me. Then thought my neck wa
l broken, for it snapped as tho I We
J.. struck with a club: They got a. gglas g
|. Of sbrandy doWn.; me and with. goo
!. Working I WAS able TO be, taken In tyH
e weeks to the, hospital in St. Paul, 'whel
J, i. stopped for three months. = rs-a
Il = " Now Il am as healthy and strong
u man as stands lin this state.' =.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
MANY SEEK HOMES
ON RESERVATION
Another Party Leaves Huron in
Search of Homesteads West
of the Missouri River.
D., E-----,.4 -
Special to The Journal.

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Huron, s. D., Nov. ,ls.-Another dele
cation of homeseekers has just left here
on a tour of inspection of lands sub
ject to entry under the homestead laws
on the Sioux reservation, west OF the
Missouri river. In the party are fifteen
employees of the Chicago & North
Western railroad, who will follow. the
example of many OF their associates
and enter homesteads.
Many Of them are eastern people who
have little if any idea of pioneer life.
A continuous residence for five years
must be made on the land, with cul-
tivation sufficient to establish the iact
that entry is not made for speculation
hut for a home for the entryman and
his family.
Communication may be had at the >eN-
ipiration Of fourteen months by estab-
fishing proof of continuous residence
for at least eight months and by pay
ment of not less than SO cents per acre
for the land, at time of making hnal
proof. AS to railway and market faclll-
ties, the settler will be quite remote
for several years, unless 1ortunate
enough to secure tract near the North-
Western line now being. extended + from IN
Pierre to Rapid City thru the Black
Hills region. ,.
here with the. intention Of making
| homestead entries were astonished when
they they t learned that the land was not
within q "stone's throw of prosper
Gus cities, with schools, colleges,
Churches, ETC., and that palace cars
would not pass the door of their shack
two OF three times daily. Four II:ne women
I two, from Iowa and, two from Wlscon,
sin, after learning what must be done
I to secure government land, 'decrded &c
abandon their purpose, and all are now 10 w
Teaching school in this county for SAC
Der month. Two of them are in fai1
way to get possession Of farms ant
prosperous young farmers without the
! ,icissitudes of piOneer life.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

Special to The Journal.
Hudson, Wis, Nov. 1S.-Two large
banking institutions were opened to-
day at Hudson, both housed in one of
the finest and best-equipped bank
buildings in the northwest, constructed
this fall at an expense of about $780,
600:
The building is constructed of red
pressed brick and is two stories in
height. On the first floor are seven
rooms and the vault. The floor is of
tessellated pavement.
One of the banking institutions is
the Wisconsin Savings Loan & Trust
off, Of $i,o6o,ooo. 600 W" n 81 B. Bailey ' is '1plss presi
dent; F. E. Settergren, first vicepresi
dent; T. B. Brown, second vicepresi
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Bemidii, Mimi, Nov. 1S.-Bemidji is
now working under the recently adopt
ed city charter. The members of the
new city council have been sworn in
and two meetings of that body have
been held at which the preliminary
work of getting the municipal machin-
cry into good working order has been
done. A. A. Carter, the mayor, dellv-
cred his inaugural message to the coun-
Gil and the document was replete with
excellent recommendations for the ad-
vancement of the city as whole ana
along economical lines. W. A. Gould,
alderman t-large and former resident
of Minneapolis, has already shown that
he will make a good presiding officer,
and the appointments made by the
mayor are received with satisfaction
by the people. The officers Of the city,
as now constituted, are as follows:,
Mayor, A. Carter; alderman-at-large,
w. A. Gould; aldermen, first ward, w.
N. Bowser, John Graham; second ward,
T. J. Miller, Thomas Smart; third ward,
l.. G. Kinch, Mat Mayer; fourth ward,
George McTaggart, F. E. Brinkman;
clerk. Thomas Maloy; treasurer, Earl
Cell; attorney, P. J. Russell; assessor,
J. E. Cahill; justices, 0. M. Sklnvlck,
l.. G. Pendergast; street commissioner,
Al Hazen; chief Of police, sherman
Bailey; captain, Norman Helmer.
The development of BemidJi. from
small hamlet with but handful OF peo-
pie and very few buildings, to posi-
| ton in the front rank of northern Min
nesota cities has been marvellous. u.
I'M. Skinvick, one of the first settlers
lin the community, says of the town:
/, HThe first election of officers to gov,
ern the village of Bemidii was held
July 20. 1896. At that time the entire
population did not exceed 2OG and the
streets were filled with stumps and the
| buildings were very crude. There was
no railroad, and most of the supplies
came in from Fosston or Deer River;
The development of the town was rapld
| and has never been equaled by any
other community in the state: =.
The population OF Bemld}l toaay Is
fully 1000 and the assessed Vaiuatlon
for 1904 showed $1,059,9II Tor the VII
! lage alone. which does not at all lndl-
cate the many thousands OF dollars that
| have been invested IN private enter
p. prises, buildings, etc. The city owns It's
own ,waterworks plant, has hne city
hall, two public parks and other Valu-
! able property. to say, nothing OF I'M
| provements having been made on
streets. Business is good and present
/ indications point to still greater de-
velopment along commercial lines. A
4 new railroad has been built into the
town in the past year and several sur
yeys have lust been completed fol
other projected lines, all leading tt
| Bemidli. @
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

Special to The Journal. :,
Norfolk. Neb., Nov. 1s.-The oldest
law book in America, brought to-. this.
continent by the. man who named the
city of Boston, ). is: turning yellow, with,
each added year Of age on "a library
shelf in the home Of a. a2distant son Of its
original owner. here,,r :... ',-..
The book, a. quaint volume. that must
be hadnled with c. aution lest its leaves
crumble, came to this country. 272
years ago this fall. It came because
Rev John Cotton was too puritanical
in his tastes toc,suit. the authorities Of
the Church Of England. AS vicar Of
st. Botclph's church, Boston, Line oln-
shire, he was summoned to appear be-
fore Archbishop Laud: Rather than
appear, he fed to America.
Among his other books was this old
HCollection of the Statutes From the
Time of the Magma Charta Unto the
Yerc of Our Lord 1574.' It has, been
handed down from. sou to grandson ,un-
til it has reached. the fifth. generation
and it is now held by Colonel Samuel
Storrs Cotton of this city, man more
than eighty-fve years Of age, ard one
Of the wealthiest landhOlders In the
state Of Nebraska. : ,.*.
. Colonel Cotton prizes his rare volume
highly. The book at it's last birthday
was 33l years of age. Nearly three
centuries ago, John Cotton was pastor
of the largest church in Great Britain
When be came to America the party
Of colonists with him who landed al
Boston, resolved to name the new tow1
for him in honor Of his old home. town
Two facts Justify the statemenf tha
this is the oldest law book III AmeEica
One is that a magazine article som!
years ago supposed to be authoritative
y claimed that a book, printed fiftee1
wears after this, was the oldest il
yAmerica; the other is That Colonel Cot
ton has searched in libraries all owe
the country both Sonally and b:
letter, and has practically establishe
the fact that his is the oldest in tn
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

Special to The journal. -. ,s
.Des, Moines, Nov. 18.-Mrs: Eliza
beth. Congef- Heaton, who, was suddenly;
:sttricken lin1d' n1dl'' 4: week after 'pfayihgs
the part Of Blind Berthaa. nss.sts The
Cricket on the HEARTH at am amateur
performance, is hopeful Of having her
sight restored. She talks freely of the
sad affair and is confident that her
affliction will soon be. removed. >: De.
scribing the occurrence, she said: -1f;e:':
:"Of course, in the, play I tried:9to
appear as nearly blind as I!could.s /
would almost feel as if I was losing my
sight at times, but thought it was, the
earnestness Of the acting I.:rehearsed
several times day and always worked
with my eyes shut and with that va
cant look which blind people have.
cit was. hard for me: to assume .this
expression, try as / would. After the
play was over, three times<a' day i
would feel a desire to .reahearse othe
tpart.5R.s4tI would feel the blindhess' j had
assumed coming over me. Finally, lit
controlled my sight and could not see,
t.. F"I' believe that. God will cure me in
| time. I shall never take part in any
kind Of theatricals again. 49,.
+; The case is causing no end of dis
cussion among physicians: Mrs. Heaton
was the life of the play, which was
given by club of the Unitarian church
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
GARNERWGS OF NEWS FROM THE GREAT NORTHWEST
SOUVENIR RECALLS.
:. HlARPER'S FERRY 7
Autograph Note Written by John
Brown Passes from Iowa
i, ~ ,1'
:: ,4ss.. Pastor S Possession. %~....
Special to The Journal.

snec;al IN The Journal. - = - = -
=. Eldora, Iowa, Nov. 1S.-An interest
ing autograph note written by John
Brown Of war time fame to Rev. John
Todd. of Tabor, Iowa, im 1859, has Just
been forwarded to Curator Aldrich for
the new historical buildings collection
of curiosities, relics and souvenirs. The
note reads as follows: -:
@ HlJohn Brown respectfully requests
the church at Tabor to offer public
thanksgiving to Almighty God in behalf
Of himself and company and of their res
cued captives; in particular for his
gracious preservation Of their lives and
health, and his signal deliverance of all
out of the hands Of the wicked hither-
to. .'Oh, give thanks unto the Lord for
he is, good, his mercy endureth for
ever - ~r "
The relic was sent the curator by
Professor j. E. Todd, son Of Rev. Mr..
Todd, who is a professor in the Univer-
sity1 of South Dakota. 90. Z. lTl,i. =
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

Special to The Journal. .:.' :'T""~t;
Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. 1s.--stanaing
as monument of:former Speaker Dav:.
id B. Henderson g last tremendous efs:
fort to retain control of his district, the
new feaeral building at Waterloo is now
completed and in a few days will be ac-
cepted by the United States govern
ment.
The completion Of the $155,O00 build
ing, coming at time that almost marks
the end Of the earthly career of the
man who secured it for Waterloo, the
proposed dedication will bring a touch
of the gallant speaker, Our Dave,' as
he was known all over the Third con-
gressonal district of Iowa. = &1<
In the midst of the 1902 campaign,
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

dent; c. N. Gorham secretary and
treasurer.
The special business Of this corpor-
alton will be that of a trust company.
The directors in addition to the above
named officers are, B. E. Grinnell,
George H. Patterson, Spencer Haven
and George w. Bell.
The other banking institution will be
known as the Peoples State bank Of
Hudson, and will have a paid-in capi-
tai of $4,000. The officers are George
w. Bell. president; n. B. Bailey, first
vicepresident; Spencer Haven, second
vicepresident; c. n. Gorham, cashier;
A. G. Armstrong, assistant cashier. In
corporation will do general banking
| business
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
THEATER CLOSES DOORS
Deadwood Playhouse Feels Effects OF
s>s.s the Reform Wave -. -,
pecial to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. ..-,
Deadwood, s. D., Nov: 1S.-The old
theater which is known
too we'll in the eastern part OF the eoun-
try. has been forced to close It's doors
in this city. Deadwood people are
having spell of reform and the ora
theater was not able. to pay expenses
on account of the decrease in patron
age. +a sororol
months ago against the saloons and al
gambling places still continues: The
Saloons are being conducted according
to the state law and all gambling IS
suppressed. Lead is also continuing
it's reform movement. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
WESTERN UNION WINS SUIT
Company Is Not Held Responsible for
Forged Message.

Special to The journal. .. ':.''
Sioux City, Iowa.. Nov. 1s.---After
some four years Of, litigation the West-
ern Union: Telegraph company has Sc
cured a decision from the supreme court
holding that it cannot sbe made liable
for q tforged message; shriver Brothers
spurious message was used to l1na1esate
chase Of cattle to that amount: The
company claimed it could not be. ex-
pected, to- determine the authenticity
Of any message. The courts took diff
ferent views Of this. Important point,
but now the, court Of appeals has held
with the telegraph company. 80 -
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

parents, two children of Mrs. Keeling
being married and: having children
MrsnrTh Theodore Heath of Sioux City
Ehavingsa little girl eight MOI months oltt 9
|, and Elmer Keeling of the same city
Having ian infant SON and. a daughter
two years of age. .#.S .:... 81.
|ss,, The couple came to Clay county IN i!
Elived ever since. By dint Of hard work
they gathered together enough OF thus
world $ goods to guarantee them COM
7 iEsfortabl le living in their old age and TOT
several years Mr.. Ross has retired from
active work. Tho advanced in years,
they still enjoy the best Of health.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
THE, MINNEAPOLIS JoURNA
ARMS 10, Be SENT
JEWS IN RUSSIA
Mass Meetings Called for Today
in All Principal Cities Thru <
out the States. sv2>~. 4
Special. to The journal.

special TO LIE JOURNAL = = t.A- .. =
. Sioux City, Iowa, Nov 1S.-Ino con-
junction With other important cities
thruout the United States, there will be
held in this city another. mass meet
ing by Jews = This time" the. object
is to secure arms, with which the Rus
sian, ews may protect themselves; - e
: The request for the meetings has
been sent out in circular form, by a
committee of New York Jews, who, for
obvious reasons, desire that their names
be not made public. For the same rea-
son the leader Of the mass meeting
here is not made known to the public.
The meeting is to be presided over
by Rabbi Shapiro. Of the Adass Yes,
.hurun synagog. The Russian law for
bids the Jews of that country from
carrying arms, but it is believed that
now they will be justified in defend
ing themselves. The plan was sug-
gested by a man in New Jersey, ac.
cording to the circular. %'r %NS:s q; S;>'