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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
WINNIPEG PARITY
WITH CHICAGO
TWENTY ONE CENT DIFFERENCE
IN WHEAT PRICES LOST.
seventy-five Per Cent Of the Seeding
Now Completed in Manitoba and the
Territories Weather Has Been
Dry, but Later Moisture Helped Out,
and Conditions Are Now Very Favor
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Winnipeg, May 1.-Well up to IS per
cent of the wheat seeding is done and,
altho there is a general need Of rain,
no damage has been done. After
week of very hot weather there have
been one or two showers in Manitoba
and some heavy rains and snow in the
territories. Old-time farmers are hop
ing the snow will spread over Manitoba,
knowing well by experience that nothing
helps wheat crop like fall OF wet
snow followed by warm weather.
The crop has been seeded In good
shape, and all that is now needed is
plenty of moisture and warm weather:
Navigation opened this week, fully,
wheat is going out with a rush, some
fifteen large boats having been loaded
in three days, and others are char ered
as fast as they are reported past the
500. The rates that will hold until
June l, are &c to bay and lake ports
2Ac to Buffalo and &c to Montreal, this
latter rate covering marine insurance to
Montreal only. Dealers have been no
titled by the elevator company at Pom
reduced from thirty to ten days and 7s'
extra will be charged on samples re
curing special bin. The inquiry fo
cash wheat has improved with the open
ing of navigation, tho not as rapidly a
mi ght have been expected, for the rea
son that majority of shippers were al
ready provided with cargoes for tn
early boats. The wheat asked for
mainly low grade, but demand for No:
/ and northern is increasing.
There are few shorts on the VIM
peg market, and all the big houses ar
carrying long lines Of wheat and thi
probably accounts for the tenacity wit
which the market has been kept frol
: breaking madly in sympathy wit
: American markets.
! On Thursday morning, Chicago Ma
= and Winnipeg May sold at the same fl
ure, namely S6&c, Winnipeg May SUI
: sequently sold down to S61ac. Ten day
3 ago the spread was over 21c, and the
was much talk of shipping Winnipe
3 wheat to Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
The Twenty Sixth Avenue Water Main.

To the Editor of The Journal.
noticed in last nights issue Of your
paper some comment on water main
which has been ordered on Twenty-s1xth
avenue NE, from Buchanan to johnson
street, and I wish to give my reasons for
thinking that it should be laid.
First. it brings within fire protection
large number Of houses that have been
heretofore devoid Of such protection.
But the reason why I signed the pc
tition for the main is that 1 own all the
frontage on the north side of Twenty
sixth avenue and am plating 1t into lots.
T think nv friends who have known me In
the real estate business for the last fifteen
| years will believe me when l say that
these lots will find purchasers. Twenty
sixth avenue is improved with water and
sidewalks to Buchanan street. This main
! is g. continuation. Now, assuming that
| vacant property is available for improve
ment, isn't it almost necessary in these
times to have water mains laid before
people will erect good residences in any
great numbers? What is vacant property
good for, if it can't be used, and when
YOU do put It on the market isn't 1t pet
ter for the whole community to do II IT
such a way as will insure the best i'm
provements? People can wait for sewers
they can use cesspools for awhile, bu
| they must have water, ana on these nili'
. wells are very expensive. I shall plat ant
sell these lots whether the water is pu
in or not, and my faith in the fact tina
buyers are ready for them is shown by tn
fact that I am willing to pay the tax TO
I the improvement. If the main is laid, tn
, announcements will be of a. better elias
= and even the parties who object tand
, understand there is one such) Will
! greatly benefited. 1t seems to me tina
!, people who are trying to benefit and i'm
: nroye their section of the city ought nc
to be stopped by others who desire
such improvement. have bought an
paid for this piece of property, which ma
about 1000 feet of frontage. l want
fuse it in such way that it will be
/. some credit to the city as we'll as to my
n self, and I desire to have the water mai
:. ,aid p. G. Deming.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
Ring.Ruled PHILADELPHIA.

The "gang' has opened up in Phila-
delphia again, this time with the gas
works. The last time was when it
gave away the city waterworks. The
city of Philadelphia owns the gas works.,
which are leased to an operating COM
pany on a favorable arrangement by
which the people secure reduced rates
every five years and the city obtains
handsome revenue from the operation.
This lease, which is for thirty years
from 1897, also provides that at the
end of the period the works shall be re-
turned to the city Of Philadelphia free
of incumbrance.. =.
The gang now proposes to annul this
lease and to give the company new
lease for seventy-fve years and cancel
the agreement for a gradual reduction
of the price of gas. The city is to get
from the company $25,oo0,000 in in,
stallments. 1t is pointed out that the
company is not giving the city any
thing, but is merely advancing the
bonus out of it's increased and certain
profits from the prices guaranteed un
der the new lease. Ifs the city needs
money it is perfectly apparent that il
could borrow $25, 100000 and repay il
out Of the revenue Of the gas business
before the expiration Of the twenty-five
years of the present lease.
But it is not revenue for the city
which is the prime motive in jammin|
this Job thru. 1t is the carrying out O.
a. contract made by the boss Of Phila
delphia, and it is such a. fragrant jo]
that tine. mayor of Philadelphia, TO
whom all the ministers Of the city hav
in vain been praying, has left the cit
, for Canada on a prolonged vacation. H
cannot stay the hand of the boss an
,, he is ashamed to stay and see the cit
: despoiled.
J. Philadel phia is certainly in har
way, and it is question whether Oh
: cago's biusterous atmosphere, reekin
Of crime and violence, is not, after al
better one to live in than the smu
and foggy air Of Philadelphia, the wors
. ruled city in the world.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
Lame Defense for Passes.

(! Anoloa;sts are busy defending the
action Of the late senate and house in
dafestia,s the antipass bill. The chief
clerk Of tho house says in his news
oaper that the house members proved
shay ware not under railroad influence
when they passed the reciprocal demur-
rage bill, and the passenger rate reduc-
ton bill. " 49,.
Grant that; then by the same argu-
merit the senate, which killed both
bills, was. subject to railroad influence.
What that influence was, is for the de-
tenders Of the pass system to explain. 1t
was evidently g strong one, and able to
defeat legislation for which the general
public was clamorin'g. Whatever 1t
was, it should be removed.
lit is no doubt true, as some legisla,
tors maintain,' that they: are not in.
auenced in their votes by the fact that
they carry passes. That does not &C
count for the entire membership Of the
legislature, and there are many mer
whose friendly feeling can. be, won By
such courtesy. Coming down to The
last analysis, su3h favors are given be
cause the companies want the good vii
of the members, and they expect in tn
long run to get value received. 1
men who carry passes vote for legisla
ton the railroads do not want, thel
they are not returning the favor given
and the passes have failed in their mis-
sion.
Why should the people take chance
with such BUSINESS Isn't it safer an
moro satisfactory to have represents
tiyes who are under no sort of obligs
ton to private interests9 Of cours
members are poorly paid, and the passe
are considered by many part of the
compensation. Is it right for raj
road company to furnish part Of a men
& Der s. compensation shouldn Y the pc
ple he represents insist on paying IT a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
"A Tribute from Russia.

For a long time it has been known
that Russia is getting ready to build
large number Of warships, and it has
been estimated that she will put $780,
100000 into a new navy within the
next few years.
This she must do. If she defeats
Japan-which appears about as unlike
ly as anything can-she will need a
big navy to guard her new eastern
ports. If she is defeated by Japan-as
is highly probable-the more will she
turn to naval construction as the sur
est means Of regaining prestige. There
seems no other way. Russia must build
many ships.
This is Of unusual interest to Amer
leans for the reason that two men iden-
tilted with large affairs in our country
have recently been consulted by the
Russian admiralty with reference to
new construction, and, it is reported,
have been asked to take charge Of the
| work. These men are Charles M
Schwab, former president Of the Steel
corporation, and Charles R. Flint, long
identified with shipping in a large way.
! Many reasons have been assigned for
this preference for Americans. Of
course, it is not to be supposed for
moment that Russia would turn to
England, her enemy's ally, for her new
ships, or for instruction as to latest
designs or methods of construction; but
that she should come to. America is
only less surprising, for public senti
, ment here is almost overwhelmingly IL
favor Of Japan. Russia knows that
, we'll enough. Yet sho calls in two
Americans in matter of such vas
, Importance and indicates that whel
she gets ready to spend her 100000,
900 our country will get a good shar
y Of it.
n London, Paris, Berlin and other pc
litioal centers are trying to figure GU
V if it means anything too deep for tn
: trained diplomatic mind to grasp
= The probability is that it mean
, nothing at all in that direction. Wha
= it does mean is that the United State
n is working into the place Of industris
predominance at rate even create
than the most optimistic have believed
F. We have made a great reputation, nc
"A only for being up to date in every RI
T. spect, but for being able to take an
IL contract, however large, without hes
O. tation, and turn out the work in shor
~ 'er time than any other country. Tt
action of Russia is perhaps the grea
" est tribute yet paid to our supremac
" in the big things Of industrial life.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01

Members IF the international Sunshine
society and all interested in the work Of
that organization, will be Interested in
the fact that a daily department. devoted
to the work Of that excellent organization
will appear in r h e j urn a l. The
first installment is published today on the
last page of the paper, where it will have
regular place. This society extends all
over the country, numbers its membership
by hundreds of thousands and has a very
largo membership in the northwest. It
is engaged in practical philanthropic work
which The Journal is glad to CO.
operate with and promote as far as pos
sible.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
Bitter BITTEN IN
FRAUD EXPOSURE
Police and Marked Bills Contrl-
butte to the Pleasure Of O. Wis
itor in Jersey.
New York Sun Special Service.


Newark, n. j., May 1.-The police
here tell tale which is somewhat I'M
usual. 1t is charged that a man regis
tered at the Kensington hotel under the
name of "W. B. Mosely,'' and adver-
tised that he was able to obtain for APP
plicants lucrative positions in federal
departments and would do so for a
bonus.
A Pennsylvania man who had been
nipped in such trap, appealed to the
police to aid them in trapping Mos
ley,' and two policemen in uniform
were detailed. The Pennsylvania sta
toned one policeman at the front and
one at the rear entrance of the hotel,
then called on " Mosley" and gave him
800 in marked bills for his in
luence.' "Mosley" caught sight of
the police guards, excused himself and
went to his room.
A half hour later when "Mosley" did
not return, a search was made, and it
was discovered he had escaped by rear
fire escape, and eluded the policemen e .h !.
| marked money.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
The Industrial Sky Bright.

May Day is passing this year with
less of a threatening aspect on the
labor horizon than for several years.
The only cloud on the sky is the big
:teamsters' strike in Chicago, which ap'
ipea-s to be q fight to q finish between
employer and employee. The employ
3ers have rejected all efforts toward a
reconciliation and compromise, and de-
clare they will not treat with the men
who have attempted to destroy their
property, who have been willing to
leave their horses to starve and who
have comported themselves generally
in a lawless and violent manner. "Bet-
ter an honorable defeat than dishon-
'orable surrender to such adversarles,
is their reply. So compromise and ar
filtration are out of the question In
this strike, for the present at least.
There is considerable public sympathy
with the employers stand in this par
ticular strike, for the teamsters have
violated their contracts and made 1t
fnossible for the employers to take the
stand that there is no use making
more contracts to be broken by another
}svmpathetic strike.
The general labor situation is, how
ever. in a. much better state than Tor
several years at this season. President
Gompers of the American Federation
Of Labor, President Mitchell OF the
mine workers and James j. Lynch, pres
ident of the International Topographic
cal union, all unite in saying that the
industrial situation is good; that NJ
GREAT disturbance need be anticipated
Al few establishments, of relations arr
il prospect, but no general strike Il
anticipated by, these men, who are rec
opnized as responsible labor leaders.
This situation is gratifying, and l
Indicative of returning reason on bot
sides. The key to the peace OF tn
industrial world is in the religion
keeping Of engagements. The viola
ton Of contracts is the moving caus
of the deadlock in Chicago. Leac
5ers like Gompers and Mitchell are to
wise to encourage their organization
in any course Of conduct which WI
iieopardize the gains that have bee
made Labor has won many victorle
but none so marked as those ov'
the turbulent element in it's oW
ranks. Mr.. Gompers says: ''Orga
''ization is the watchword Of the hour,
and true organization certainly i
|cludes the full recognition of the rig
Of others and the obligations of co
tracts. This is the most encouragil
Tsymptom Of the situation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01

Those amphibious republicans who
voted the democratic governor into the
chair last fall are now crying for har-
mony. They say: Let us all work to-
gether for victory in '06.'' But since the
vindication of Bob Dunn by the legisla-
tive committee, and the showing UP of his
traducer, Sam Johnson, in his true light,
Dunns friends are madden than ever and
harmony is afar off.-Delano Eagle. d
Well, we'll. The house members were
cajoled into voting for that "vindication'
because it would promote harmony in the
party, and here's the Delano man mad
der than ever" The house was certainly
gold bricked all around. The Eagle editor
does not state why he Is SO mad-prob-
ably it is because the whitewash was Sc
! thin. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01

A new variety Of fraud on investors
has been shown up in New York. large,
"stuffed'' with tenants whose only reason
for moving into it is the inducement Of
from one to three months free rental,
which circumstance is always confidential
between the owner and the tenant. After
the building is sold to the investor many
such tenants move out. AS a result its
income producing capacity is impaired
during it's first year. TO move piece OF
property like this is considered good
business 1t ought to call for a peni-
tertiary sentence. - .. ,"e
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
STEEL TRUST YIELDS;
WABASH IN PlTTSBURG
New York Sun Special Service.

Pittsburg, Pa, May THE United
States Steel corporation has acceded to
the demands of the Wabash railroad,
and the latter will now get at least one
quarter of the Carnegie Steel company's
business coming into Pittsburg. AS the
result of the steel corporation s action,
the policy of President Ramsey will
have been INDICATED. This move is
considered one of the most important
in years and much comment is heard
over the sudden change in the attitude
of the United States Steel corporation
toward the Wabash. Orders were re-
ceived by James H. Reed, chairman Of
the Carnegie Steel company, to negoti.-
ate for an entrance into Pittsburg Of
the Wabash, which has been withheld
for several years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
BARGAIN MUSIC
FOR ROCKEFELLER
Son of Oil Man Thrifty-Too
Thrifty, Say Members of
Bible Glass Quartet.
New York Sun Special Service.

John D. Rockefeller, Jr.'s, Bible class
was saddest when it sung yesterday.
No more will young Mr.: Rockefeller
pay, to the melodious four, money
''tainted,' disinfected, or any kind OF
money.
The members, Herbert Scott, Joseph
Bolton, A. X. Snyder and w. C. Rob
erts, received letter from W.. Z.
Hughes, secretary Of the class, telling
them their songs and services are no
longer needed. They were dismissed,
they said mournfullly, without word
of explanation. They, declared hrmly
Ter does not expire until next June,
and that if he personally repudlates 1t,
they will 60 "to law
The quartet has sung at the class
Sunday meetings for four years. When
the members offered their services to
young Mr.. Rockefeller they were sing
ing in a Brooklyn church and recelv-
They said today that they understood.
on signing the contract, that they were
| to receive $40 each per week for their
| vocal services.
But al the end of the month there
was a precipitate bear movement IN
the Bible class choir-their salaries fell
from $40 to $1.75 per. They rallied
from their panic and went on singing
sweetly as ever, tho their satirical
friends nicknamed them "the bargain
counter quartet
! Besides, Mr.. Bolton said young Mr.
Rockefeller declared a personal divl
dend of nearly per cent from thell
salaries last March. One Of them re
NAMED away from the services, the
other three necessarily could not sing
, quartet. So the treasurer of the
, class refused to pay them for that
Sunday, and ST was deducted from
their annual salary Of 1864 mot {
bad weekly percentage even for Stand
; member of the class. who said he i
, Gin Wall street,
!, Young Mr.. Rockefeller is expecte
! home from Europe next week and the.
= will appeal to him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
MEMBER OF YOUNGER GANG
Lawrence Sullivan Completes 17-Year
Term in Illinois.

Springfield, Ill, May l.-Lawrence
tentiary at Joliet today, having served
a seyenteen-year sentence for bank rob-
berry committed in Henry county;
This is the seventh term in the pen1-
tertiary which Sullivan has served. he
escaped from the Minnesota ,penlten-
tiary and was wounded while doing SO.
Sullivan was member of the notorl-
GUS James and Younger gangs OF BAN
dts
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
THREE YOUNG MEN DROWN
Fishing Boat Capsized in Lake Near
Omaha.

Omaha, May 1.-While five young
men were fishing in Cutoff lake yester-
dav their boat capsized and three were
drowned. The dead are John Willard,
aged is; George Teats. aged 20, and
Carl Lindquist, aged 20.
William johnson and Rollie Alsman
chung to the boat and were rescued.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01

This extract is of the stuff that the di-
gressions Of Polly ere made up. Jack ana
Polly are engaged: and <Polly's delight ~
to tease the man Of her choice. His
words and views are twisted this way and
that by Polly until the man must become
tired of banter. He would If it were any
one but Polly doing the bantering, but
with Polly, why-ittsSs sdifferent.' There is
many a good chuckle in the digressions
for the reader who now and then likes a
taste of aerated felton,. Besides, Polly
is at heart charming bit Of the "eternal
feminine and even one whose interest
in her is not 50 great&as Jacks can for
give her for depressing rather too fire.
quently. ~s..t ia. IL e.
The Baker & Taylor Co.. New York. s1.5o.
A POET WHO WON'T BE PAID
There is at least one poet@alive to whom
art is the sffnal; end. sfA.yE. Housman
bits of whose verse have been appearing
from time to time In McClure's Magazine
consistently refuses to take money 'fo
his work. :. J-lder. the title of, "A Shrop
| shire lad a. tiny volume Of his vers
was brought out in this country withou
DOWNRIGHT. 4 McClure's printed fragments
with PERMISSION Their check in paymen
was returned by Mr. Housman with tn
| information. II have never taken none
i for any of my verses This astmlsEln
person is professor Of Latin in Cniverslt
| college, London. .s.'3 u
ANOTHER VALUABLE BOOK FOL
THE NATURE STUDENT.-The tre'
prominent as it is on the average lano
scape. has been in a measure neglected b
nature students. But things are chans
, ing There is no excuse now Tor IT
nature students failure to know the tree
about him, or anywhere in North Amerlc
| exclusive of Mexico. Professor Charle
sprague Sargent, director of the Arno
;. arboretum of Harvard university, has pr
s nared q comprehensive work bearing II
title Manual of the Trees OF North Anne
lea. The title Is enough to show What II
: hook is about The author has set for
1.-The general facts pertaining to the stuf
of trees. their. descriptions and uses, In
wav which will appeal to the general pu
= lie. -: y. ..- ca,ieo,,
ri NJ, Canada will find it an interesting DO
n to take along with them as a suloe 70
trees. Gentlemen having country estat
r viii. find a. genuine need for the volun
d which will Immediately be given a pla
If similar to that held by Gray's Botar
STUDENTS of forestry and individuals int
ested in village and park improvement
will secure new light upon the cultu
a of the common and rarer trees.
1t There are some $50 trees descrloeo'
g Charles E. Faxon has made large Hu,
: her of drawings for the volume "hl
- contains over COO fine reproductions.
rs Houghton Mifflin & Co., Boston, vt net.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01

There is a typewriters' lunch club In
cent, butter for 1 cent, coffee fer 3
cents, meat for 4 cents, and, as a climax,
ice cream for cents. Another advantage
Of the club is thus described: "Shoe
shines without men watching" 1t is per,
haps doubtful If this department pays ex-
penses. The typewriter does not care to
hide a pretty little foot under a bushel. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
SNOW FALLS FOR 80 HOURS
Wild Blizzard Strikes Section Of North
west Territory.

Lloydminster, N. W. T., May This
section of the country, which is the
center of the famous Barr or All Brit
ish colony, has been swept by the fierc-
est blizzard and heaviest snowstorm
of the year.
For thirty hours the snow simply fell
in masses and is now heaped up to
moisture was badly needed, as there
was practically no snow in the winter
and the ground was very dry for seed
ing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01

thropist. who bequeathed large estates to
establish water supply for Manila. Fred
Funston, who swan the Filipino Helle-
spont under fire, failed to get on, prob
ably because no one but a dead man is
thus honored. We can't escape the feeling,
however. that the government missed a
fine point by not putting Aguinaldo on the
3O-cent issue.