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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
SEEING AND

tt0H, I can't write a story of Swedish life until I
have been to Sweden and gotten its 'color,,"
said a young writer not long ago. The spirit of that re-
mark is all right, because it shows a desire to be true to
life, but General Wallace wrote "Ben Hur'' long before
he had ever seen the Holy Land. He studied it thru
maps; he read all about it's birds and animals and flow
ers; he absorbed all the books he could get about the
Holy Land,-trayel scientific investigation, geography,
history, etc. He worked with his maps before him. Best
Of all, he had a relief map Of Palestine upon his study
wall, and so was able to see his people thru the mountain
passes and up and down the hills, measuring their daily
travel by the scale Of miles. And ''Ben Hur'' is one of
the finest pictures in the world Of letters Of the life of
yesterday fitted into the Palestine of today. It is merely
another illustration of the old saying, 'And when the
mountain came not to Mahomet, Mahomet went to the
mountain"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20

picked up while swimming to
the raft; the sword of Mr..
Barton, which he happened to
have in his belt; two arrows
and a bow belonging to Adj
maxla, and which were slung
to the natives back; togeth-
er with the precious gems,
which were divided into five
small parcels and concealed
on the persons Of the travel
ers-these were their sole pos
sessions. Everything else,
food, blankets, weapons, uten-
sis, had disappeared in the
depths Of the river.
The~castaways were now in
a sore plight indeed-drenched
to the skin, without fire, with
almost no food, and with no
coverings except the clothes
they wore. Yet there was nc
Afsi#sS St=Ea -&EsaEs X - g
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
Changes

Wars have made very great and very quick
Changes changes in the geography of the world, but it
in is well known that Dame Nature herself is
Geography. doing the same thing, slowly but surely, all
the time. There. are parts of the world that
sink gradually every year, and there are other parts that
rise, to say nothing of the volcanic upheavals that make
islands or destroy them within an hour. Only recently
workmen digging for the subway in Brooklyn came upon
the petrifed hulk of. what was once a magnificent boat,
now far inland from the bay whose waters it once proudly
rode. Probably it was a wreck upon the Brooklyn sho1c,
left to sink into the mud, but whose it was, or when it
went out of commission no one knows, for warehouses
have stood above it for more than fifty years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20

When you have scuffed thru the leaves in
Dead the autumn woods, have you ever wondered
Leaf if they could not be put to some active use
Power. in these wonderful days of making practical
use of the most u~nheard-of things9 The
French are proverbial for making use of the smallest
scraps Of things, and the latest discovery by an expert
menter is that by. the use of dead leaves as fuel, a small
one-horse motor can be driven for an hour at a cost the
average American would not take time to figure out be-
cause it is a small fraction of a cent. The time seems to
be coming when things that have heretofore been consid-
cred as waste will all have some special use.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
AV AERIA RUNAWAY
By ". P. and c.. p. Chibnan.

Copyright. 1904 Lothrop Publishing Company.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20

The death Of Colonel Arthur L. Wag-
ner, [. S. A, on Saturday, just as the no.
tifcation was being handed TO him Of his
promotion TO be brigadier general, has
caused deep sympathy and grief IN army
circles. Colonel Wagner was widely
known throughout this country and Ger
many as military text writer. His
death was the result of galloping con-
sumption He was suddenly taken I'll last
February and at once went 10 Ashville,
\. C. where his death occurred on last
Saturday.
Colonel Wagner was the leading text
writer in the United States army. Among
his principal books were Security and In
formation, Organization and Tactics,
'Catechism Of Outpost Duty" Elements
Of Military Science" and The Study of
the Campaign of Koenigratz, the War OF
1866 This latter work was spoken Of
highly in Germany as an interesting and
complete study.
The distinguished writer will be re-
1nembered in the army as the officer
through whose labors the United States
army was emancipated from the compul-
sorry study Of foreign made text books.
He was an ardent military student, &
man who lost no opportunity to add to
his knowledge, already large, with the
ultimate intention Of making a code and
arranging it for publication for the bene-
1T OF his fellow officers. His loss will be
keenly felt by the entire army. No con-
lecture can be made at present as to his
possible successor as text writer.
At the time his promotion took place
he was colonel and adjutant general, mil
starry secreary's department. general
stan. His death will deprive the staff
OF one Of the brightest members in that
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
MARS THE NAME
TO SAVE PAINT

The pride Of the people Of California
in the soft-sounding Spanish names OF
her towns and rivers Is a characteristic
which appeals to all visitors and to the
dwellers in all other lands where the
native son may wander. To preserve
these names is the self-imposed mission
of every true born or adopted son and
daughter of the Golden West. When
some chiefiet from his desk in the Post
Office Department orders the amputa-
ton Of San Such -andSuch" to plain
Such the California Club and the
and beseech Uncle Sam to have the
pruning done in some State where the
names do not SO musically tell the story
of the places they designate. There are
not many Eastern visitors who have
not been corrected for speaking about
Frisco" "Californians always say
San Francisco" they are told.
And now comes e. H. Hartman try
ing to undo. in letters two feet long, the
missionary work Of years.
When he enters the State the Eastern
visitor is warned: Better not talk
about Frisco when you get there He
hears the conductor on the overland
sing out: Change here for San Fran
CISCO" The hotel clerk is likely to
correct him IL he speaks of Frisco"
and by the time he has been an hour or
realize something of the pride the town
takes in it's full name.
And then he may walk along the wa
ter front. If he goes as far as Spear
street he will be surprised to read on
the outside wall of the shed:
Frisco and Portland Steamship Com
pany."
r. P. Schwerin, who is in charge of
the Hartman steamship interests on
this coast. is said to have given his O.
K. to the new sign, and this notwith-
standing that his attention was called
to the fact that the sign painter had
committed the uncalifornian crime of
writing the name of this city as the
most hospitable of local hosts would
not. without protest, allow his guest to
call it. 1t takes just twice as much
paint to write San Francisco" as to
write Frisco" The letters on the Ore
gon dock wall are big and paint Is q
little high. In spite of this. however, 1t
is understood that Mr.. Schwerin, upon
his return from the East, will instruct
his chief clerk, Edwin Orrett, to order a
new sign with the proper name Of the
city substituted for the slang equiya-
lent now doing service at Spear street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
DELEGATES TO THE GOOD
ROADS CONVENTION ARRIVE
Special Train Bearing the Promoters of
Popular Movement Arrives In
EXPOSITION City,

PORTLAND, June 19.-The National
Good Roads train over the lines of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway,
Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line and
Oregon Railroad and Navigation sys-
TENS bearing the officers of the Ma
tional Good Roads Association, arrived
in Portland to-day. The officials spent
the day in sightseeing and arranging
the preliminaries for the national con-
vention, which will begin June 81.
\ The party is headed by Colonel W.
II. Moore of St. Louis, president of the
organization. Martin Dodge, head of
the Government Good Roads Depart
ment. also accompanied the party.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
SOLOMON KUSEL
FINDS RELIEF

Aged Solomon A. Kusel. wholesale
butcher. has at last found the way 70
safety from the litigation waged so per-
sistently for years by his young wife,
For him IL lay across the silent river OF
death. and yesterday he laid down all
the burdens Of legal strife that piled
upon his stopping shoulders and passed
to the beyond. He had suffered all the
woes that frequently come to men in the
winter of life who take in marital en-
brace the blossoms Of May.
Eight years ago the old man, who had
amassed a considerable fortune, became
enamored Of a woman much his Junior
and married her Since that time she has
filed four different suits for divorce, be-
sides two or three for maintenance. and
had kept him constantly in litigation
He even brought suit to stop her from
suing him Litigation was so expensive
that the old man took up the study of
law at 7s IN the hopes of saving attor-
ney's fees
Mrs kusel succeeded in getting a de-
cree OF divorce and a lump Judgment OF
$4,000 for maintenance in the Superior
Court, but on May q last the Supreme
Court set aside the decree and the main
tenance judgment. This was victory
for Kusel. but 1t was only decision Civ
ing new trial He couldn't escape trials
until death stepped in. His attorneys ex-
pressed tne OPINION at the time OF this
decision that he would never live to go
through another battle IN the courts.
Besides the widow, who viii now In
herit large share OF his property. II 1t
Is not tied up, the deceased leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Harry j. Shannon, two
brothers, Edward A. Kusel Of Oroville
and David Kusel Of st. Louis, and two
grandchildren. Mrs. Joseph Bauer and
Walter Kusel. The deceased was 70
years old.
Most Of the suits brought IN the lower
court by Mrs. Kusel were won by her
husband, against whom she made
charges Of desertion and cruelty. In the
Injunction proceedings brought by him
to stop her suing him he alleged the
suits were only brought to annoy him
and that he was In his declining years
and needed peace.
The estate OF the deceased was esti-
mated to be worth $4,000 at the time
Mrs. Kusel was awarded the $4,000 FOR
maintenance. that order being made by
Judge Hebbard-
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
FATHERS ERROR
ALMOST FATAL
Starts a Circular Saw His
Son Was Filing and Teeth
Tear Clothes Off the Youth
ESCAPE is MIRACULOUS.
Boys Body Is Badly LAGER
ated, but He Holds on to
Roller and Saves His Life
ESCAPE rs MIRACULOUS
Special Dispatch to The Call.

UNION, Or, June 19.-Frank T. Min
nick. a youthful sawmill hand. operating
in High Valley, ten miles from Union.
nearly lost his life Friday through a mis-
take of his father. He was astride big
circular saw, filing 1t, when suddenly the
nick's father had started the saw, believ-
ing his son through with his task.
Minnick was thrown over the saw and
struck on his breast across a cast-iron
roller, which he grabbed and held on to
for dear life. the saw pulling away at
his left leg, his pantaloons having caught
in the teeth. Desperately he held to the
roller until his clothing, which was of q
tough khaki, was literally stripped
from his body. the saw lacerating his left
leg very badly. Finally he got loose, a
badly bruised, cut and scared man.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
REDSKIN KILLS HIS
CHINESE SON-IN-LAW
Shoots Celestial With Re-
yOlver Handed Him by
a Daughter.

MARYSVILLE, June 19.-Jim Boo, a
Chinese, was killed by his father-in- :
law, Henry Thompson, an Indian, at
Stanfleld Hill last night. Boo married
Thompson'S daughter two years ago.
She died last July, and Thompson had
a headstone placed on the grave. on
which the maiden name of the woman
is cut Boo objected, and last night
went to Thompson's home armed with
a revolver. He shot Thompson twice,
one bullet entering the right side, the
other shattering the right leg above
the knee.
After being shot Thompson disarmed
Boo and dubbed him with the revolver.
A daughter of Thompson then brought
him his revolver and he shot Boo in
the head, killing him instantly. Thomp-
son will die, the doctors say.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
Southern Pacific Will Con-
troll Affairs Of Irrigation
lists in Imperial Valley
MEETING TO BE HELD
Epes Randolph to Be Chosen
President of the CalifOr-
mia Development Company
Special Dlspatcn to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, June 1s.-The Southern
Pacific officials, who have acquired con-
troll Of the great irrigation system of the
Imperial Valley. will hold meeting in
this city tomorrow for the purpose OF
determining how the affairs of the valley
shall be administered.
Epes Randolph will be elected president
of the California Development Company
and his. associates on the board Of di-
rectors representing E. H. Hartman will
include r. H. Ingram, general superin-
tendent, and G. a. Parkyns, assistant
general freight and passenger agent Of
the Southern Pacific system. The deal
with the railroad company includes the
advancement by the Southern Pacific OF
100000 for immediate use in improving
the irrigation system and the protection
Of the lands of the valley from such over
flows as are now occurring there.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
STOLEN GOODS FOUND
IN STRANGE MANNER
Cave-In of Well Reveals
Cache Made by Thief
Years Ago.

REDDING. June 1s.-Mrs. c. e. Nc
Cloud made a startling discovery yes
terday at her home at Palo Cedro. east
of Redding. Six years ago a Mexican
broke into her house and stole a cook
stove and furniture. Saturday night
the well on McCloud's place caved In.
Mrs. McCloud went out in the dark to
get water, but the bucket failed to go
down. Yesterday morning she found
the cook stove. stolen six years ago.
lodged In the well ten feet from the
top. The stove had evidently been
buried by the thief alongside the well.
The cave-in revealed the cache. Nc
Cloud will prospect for the rest of his
goods.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
REJECTED SUITOR
CUTS WOMAN'S THROAT
Old Soldier Charged With
Murder of a Los Angeles
MatrOn.

LOS ANGELES. June 1S.-Mrs C. Sal
mon was found dead on the floor Of
her dining-room this afternoon. She
had been dead only a short time. She
had been stabbed in the throat. Half
an hour later Joseph Snedecker, cook,
lately an inmate of the Soldiers Home.
was arrested, charged with the wo-
mans murder. He was suffering from
self inflicted knife wound in the
chest, which Is likely to prove fatal.
He was a rejected suitor Of the dead
woman.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
GRASSHOPPERS EAT
CLOTHES OFF LINE
Pests Causing Great Amount
of Damage in Eastern
Shasta.

REDDING, June 1s.-Thousands of dol
lars will be lost this season in Eastern
Shasta because Of the grasshoppers. Near
Bella Vista Fred Meyers five-acre garden
has been totally destroyed. He has been
compelled to plow 1t again S. Ruther-
ford's vineyard of ten acres has. been
ruined. The hoppers get into houses and
destroy house plants. even the cactus.
The clothes on a line at Mrs. Hufford's
place near Millville Saturday night were
literally chewed I'D by the pests.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
HEROIC BOYS SAVE
LIFE OF A GIRL
Plunge Into Swiftly Running
River and Rescue Miss
From Drowning.

REDDING, June 19.-Yesterday while
ba thing in the Susan River, near Adm
in Modoc County, Irene McKinsey started
to swim across the stream. When near
the middle the girls foot got caught in
drifting brush and she was carried down
the stream half mile Two boys, Ernest
and Fred Wilson. sprang into the water
and swan after the girl. When they
reached her she was almost exhausted,
but they managed to get her ashore. One
of the boys nearly lost his life in the eff
fort.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
WAR VETERAN HANGS
HIMSELF IN A BARN
Old Soldier Uses Rope Of
Child's Swing to End
His Days.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

POMONA, June 19.-John A. Deckman.
prominent In Grand Army Of the Re-
public circles and possessed of much
property in this part of Los Angeles
County. used the rope of child's swing
to hang himself in his barn last night
The body was found this morning by a
neighhor who had summoned other neigh
bors to begin a search for the old man.
He had tied the swing rope to a beam.
climbed to the top of box stall, and
after aff1xing the moose. jumped off.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
CALLED BY DEATH.
Patrick r. Moore OF San Luis obispo
Answers Last Summons.

SAN LUIS OPISPO, June 19.-Patrick
r. Moore, County Supervisor and prom
inent oil man and capitalist, died at his
home near Arroyo Grande to-day
Moore came to this county in early
days, and was prominent as rancher
for many years His age was 73.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
SECTION HAND Is STRUCK
AND KILLED BY A TRAIN
Hit by Engine as He Stands Between
Rails Showing Hand Car From
Track.

SAN BERNARDINo. June 1e.-Ra-
mon Galben, section hand on the
Santa Fe, was instantly killed this
morning at Summit by a Salt Lake
train. Galben, with some others. were
riding on hand car TO work when the
train appeared They got the car off,
but Galben remained on the track,
pushing 1t still farther from the rails,
and was struck by the engine.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
CHARGE OF SHOT PIERCES
SIDE OF SAN DIEGO YOUTH
Hunter Carelessly Handles His Gun
and Receives Wound That May
Prove EataI.

SAN DIEGO. June 19.-Edgar Cooper,
a young man of this city, was seriously
injured yesterday while hunting near
Jamul, about thirty miles in the coun
try. In taking his gun from the wagon
in which he and three others were
travelling, the hammer caught and the
gun was discharged. The charge tore
away the muscular tissue on his left
side beneath his arm. The youth was
hurried to a sanitarium where the
wound was dressed. His condition is
serious.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
Body Of Suicide FOUND.

REDDING. June 19.-While fishing in
the river north of Redding to-day,
Edward Deshields hooked the body Of
a man. Investigation proved the re-
mains were those of Mazellus Miller.
who jumped into the river from Kes-
wick bridge on June s.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
WILL PROSECUTE MoRMONs
ON A CHARGE OF POLYGAMY
United States District Attorney to Pro-
coed Against Latter Day Saints
I'm Arizona.

PHOENIX. Arizona, June 1s--At the
instance of the Department Of Justice.
United States Attorney Nave will pro-
ceed against several Mormons residing
In Apache County, on the charge Of
polygamy. Where the charges origin
ated Is not known here. and local Of
ficers had no knowledge OF them until
the recent visit here Of Senator Du-
bois Of Idaho, who inquired concerning
tho progress of the Investigations
which he understood were going on.
AS the local authorities were unaware
of any charges having been prepared.
Dubois wired Washington with the
result as above stated. Subpenas have
been issued for about thirty witnesses,
some residing in Utah.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
BRIGADIER GENERALS RANK
FOR RETIRED MILITIAMAN
Lieutenant. General John A. Roster Of
Second Brigade National Guard
T. urnu,ntad

SACRAMENTO, June 19.-Announce-
ment was made at the office of Adju-
tant General ]. B. Lauck to-day of the
appointment of Lieutenant Colonel
John A. Roster, retired, to be brigadier
general commanding the Second Brig
ade, N. G. c. General Roster succeeds
General Charles Jansen. retired last
week.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
Reappointed by Governor.

SACRAMENTO, June 19.-Governor
Pardee to-day reappointed John c.
Thompson and Frank z. Lane of Stock
ton members of the board of managers
of Stockton State Hospital, their terms
having expired
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20

firmly established reputation for good
ness and fine flavor, and being called
unfair" by the Rainier strikers car
ries little weight with men who appre-
ciate good things.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
AGED MURDERER FACES JURY
IN SAN DIEGO COURT
Man of Seventy Trial for Beating
Woman to Death With a
Chair.

SAN DIEGO June 1s.-The trial Of
Anson Brown for the murder of Mrs.
Hoks was begun to-day in the Super
ior Court. A jury was secured without
difficulty. The defendant is seventy
years of age and his victim was little
below that age. They had been drink
ing wine together and both were in
toxicated. Brown beat his companion
to death with chair.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
Former Alaska Judge Dead.

WASHINGTON, June 19-John H.
Keatley, once Federal Judge in Alaska
and recently a clerk in the Treasury De-
partment, died here yesterday. He had
been editor Of the Nonpareil and the
Globe Of Council Bluffs, Ia
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
RANCHER DROWNED WHILE
TRYING TO SAVE HIS CATTLE
Seized with Cramps As He Swims Out
to Rescue Waterb0und
Hard

SAN BERNARDINO, June 1s.-M. b.
Bradford, Mojave Valley rancher, was
drowned in the flood waters Of the
Colorado River at Needles, while at
tempting to rescue his cattle. which
had become waterbound. He tried to
swim out to the herd and was seized
with cramps. A companion swan to his
rescue, but was unable to save him
Bradford leaves a widow and four
small children at Needles.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
SHELTER TRUST TAKES TWO
MORE MINES INTO ITS CAMP
Manager of Supposedly Independent
Concerns Ii Given Control of Cor
poration's Idaho Holdings.

SPOKANE, June 19.-Fred Brady.
executive head Of the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan silver-lead mine at Wardner,
idaho, has also been made general
manager of the Federal Mining and
Smelling Company of Coeur d'Alene.
His appointment is regarded as signi-
flying mat the American Smelling and
Refining Company, the "smelter trust"
which controls the Federal, has sue
ceeded in getting control Of the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
nron. Dead on Train.

BEDDING, June 19.--J. G.. Anderson,
a lawyer of Los Angeles, en- route to
Seattle, dropped dead this morning on
the overland train between Kennel and
Copley The body was taken off the
train at Delta.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
GROUND WILL BE BROKEN
FOR NEW 1OOO-TON SHELTER
Mammoth Plant VIII Be Located Short
Distance From Kennel in Shasta
County.

REDDING, June 19.-The site for the
new 1000-ton smelter for the Balak1ala
mine has been selected. It is one mile
and a half below Kennel and mile
from the big smelter. 1t has been given
out that ground will be broken by Au
gust 1. The site comprises 800 acres.
Kennel is booming as a result of the
selection The Balaklala mine was
owned by Peter Kimberly, the million
aire who died recently in Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
FIFTEEN MILLION SHINGLES
AND ELECTRIC PLANT BURNED
Fierce Flames Cause Loss of e25,000
In the Town of Sno-
hOmisEs Wash.

TACOMA, June 19.-Last night the
Snohomish electric light plant was to-
tally destroyed by fire for the third
time in two and half years. The dry
kiln of the Cyclone Single Mill and
the mill owned by the Maughlin Lum-
Der Company also was consumed, to-
gether with 100000 shingles. The
loss of the shingle mill and kiln is
$4,000 The loss on the electric light
plant is $4,000
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
TWO NAVY YARD EMPLOYEES
BADLY INJURED BY A FALL
Mare Island Workmcn Save Themselves
From instant Death by Grabbing
n Pole.

VALLEJO, June 19.-Harry Stoddard
and John Holm. two employees In the
yards and docks department on Mare
Island, fell from a high staging this
afternoon and had a narrow escape
from death Both saved themselves
from serious. If not fatal injury by
graphing a pole. They will be con-
fined to their bed for two weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20

BALTIMORE. Nd. June 19.-The list Of
dead resulting from the collision on the West
err Maryland Railroad near Patapsco station
Saturday evening was increased to twenty -eix
by the death tonight Of James Benner. rail-
road laborer.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-20
ouarryman Loses LIE.

SAN JOSE, June 1s.-Alfred McCless,
a laborer residing at Berryessa. was
crushed to death at the county quarry
In Alum Rock Canyon this morning.
Rock slid down and pinned him against
a wagon McCless was so years Of age
and unmarried.