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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
VOTING BY MAIL
LATEST NOVELTY
California Republicans Evolve a
Peculiar Method of Conduct
ing Elections.

Berkeley, CAL, May 31.-Voting by
mail is the political novelty that has
been, evolved in. Berkeley. The repub-
lican city central committee is now en-
gagged T~c in experimenting with the
Scheme, with a, view Of putting it to: q
practical test in the next municipal
campaign Thesidea was agiven definite
form for the first time a few. weeks
ago, when the Tdnsh Precinct club,
composed Of sixty-three voters, chose, its
delegates to the municipal convention
by United, States mail According ito
its promoters, the plan worked without
hitch. t.
The. system is thus described in the
precinct club IS constitution: - \ p
Each member shall have a permanent
voting number, which said voting num-
Der shall be designated by the secretary
ION the club roll One week previous to
the meeting, at which the votes are to
be counted according to this method,
the secretary shall SEND to each member
copies of the matter to be voted upon.
Together with this matter he shall send
also a. stamped return envelope, which
shall be large enough to contain a third
envelope, to be known as the ballot en-
velope The ballot envelope shall con,
sist of two parts-one similar to an or
bling stub, and containing no open
ing, and having the voter s voting mum
Der only printed on, one side, with space
allowed for the members signature.
Stubs Are Detached. o. 49,.
A line Of perforations shall divide
these two parts Of the voting envelope
in order that the stub may be easily de
| tached from the voting portion of the
In this portion of the envelope the
member may return his vote to the sec
rotary, sealed up in the return envelope
! and in no case shall the secretary oper
any return envelopes. The second part
or stub, shall be used as q safeguard
in the counting of the ballots, which
shall be conducted as follows:
| On the evening appointed for the
counting Of the ballots the presiden
shall appoint a committee Of three t.
be called the Judging committee. Thu
shall then designate some person t.
Eopen the return. envelopes and remove
the ballot envelopes one at a time. Thu
/ chairman Of the Judging COMMITTEES
shall then take the ballot envelopes thu
| removed and call out the voting numIoe
which appears on the stub part Of tn
envelope. The secretary shall, then real
from the club roll the name OF the per
son having such a voting number. L
the number opposite the name given b,
the secretary corresponds to the humble
on the stub, and if the vote is not chal
lenged, the secretary will call on
Check and the chairman of tn
judgings committee shall thereupon sa:
"voted. When the word Hvoted
has been called out the chairman shall
detach the stub and deposit the scale
envelope on the table within view Q
all present. When all the return en-
velopes have been opened and all tn
ballot envelopes removed therefrom tn
count shall be made in the usual man
i ner. - -. y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
SHORTS SQUEEZED
ON DELIVERY DAY
Continued from First Page.

Tracy bought from Morris at $1.23
and 1924. Tracy then bid $1.25, and
in h scramble bought 10000 bushels
from Morris and 5000 lot from Harry
W. Rubins. Tracy bid $1.25h, $1.26
and $1.261a without drawing an offer,
but j. w. Holt rushed into the pit with
a pan of wheat, and against the bid of
$l.2619 for May wheat, offered No. l
northern wheat, in car, on. track here,
at $l.l9. In the cash market, mean
while, there were sales of 10 cars of
No. l northern at $1.20.
May stuck at $1.26, then fell off a
bit, but remained very tight. James
Wallace bid it~up to $1.27 and bought
two lots, one from MARRIED. and one
from Tracy, who, few minutes later,
was a bidder for May at $l.29. Mar
field and l.. T. sowle came together
around this figure. 'Edwards-W did
not do much in May. Lewis, Whallon
and other prominent firms apparently
had closed their open business before
the last day. Commons traded little
At the close Bert Lake offered an odd
lot repeatedly, and sold it at $1.25
while Tracy continued bidding fol
round lots and sustained the market at
$1.271a, buying from Morris at that
figure as the gong struck the close.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
BABES SHE LOST
KNEW HER LULLABY
Mother Crooned Old Yiddish era.
die Song to Win Back Her
Stolen Children.
New York Sun Special Service.

Waterbury, Conn, May 31.-A little
more than year ago Jacob Horne, a
prosperous Hebrew merchant Of Brad
dock, Pa, decided that he could no
longer live with@his wife. He took his
two children, girls ageed 6 and 81 8, and d
dead.u he told the children. "IYou will
never see her again. The children
grieved until the novelty of the voyage
won their attention, and then forgot.
After few months of travel Horne re-
turned to this country, placing his
daughters under the care Of friends in
this city.
Today his wife, who has been search
ing for the children everywhere, dis
lice, living happily with a family on
Elm street. Mrs. Horne rushed toward
her daughters with outstretched arms,
calling them by name. But the little
ones only shrunk away, staring appre-
hensively at the strange woman who
acted so wildly * Our IN anna is dead, -
protested the eldest. "We don't belong
to you.
Broken hearted, Mrs. Horne ,s sank upon
lice Sergeant Pagan, who ACCOMPANYING
her, had an inspiration. perhaps if
you could just sing them something like
you used to when they were babies they
would remember you,'' he suggested.
With streaming eyes Mrs. Horne began
to quaver an old Yiddish cradle song.
It was filed with sad little minor notes
and the mothers voice broke pitifully
1t is mama!' cried the. younger
girl. cit is, mama come back and she
cuddled delightedly in the strange won.
an IS arms. The two little girls went
with her. Horne is said to be in New
York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
RIOIING1 RESUMED
In LODI, POLAND
..s - - : : -
Workmen Storm Red Cross Hos
pital- Police Sergeant Shot
and Killed.

st. Petersburg, May 31;-The strike
at LODI is extending. About $4,000
workmen are now out.
A police sergeant was shot and killed
in the streets during the night and
the manufacturers are urgently appeal
ing for governm ent protection.
Six hundred workmen attempted to
storm the Red Cross hospital, believing
that one of their, comrades, wounded
in today's rioting, was lying there
dead. 1Cossacks were summoned and
fired on the workmen, wounding five
of them seriously and seven slightly.
Two thousand troops have arrived
from Warsaw The situation is crit
ical and several manufacturers have
fed to Warsaw. The mobs prevented
others leaving. 80 ht=s
There is no meat in the city and
poultry is at famine prices.
The committee of ministers yesterday
commenced the. consideration Of the
plan for. the constitution. Of the ma
tional assembly, as formulated by, the
Bouligin rescript commission, and it is
possible that if the news of the Rus
sian naval disaster reacts seriously on
the temper of the people, that. there
may be an attempt to relieve the sit
uation by an earlier announcement on
this subject. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
SECTION men RUN
DOWN BY ENGINE
Three Mutilated by the Wheels
Near West Duluth, Will
- Die. ?
Special TO The Journal,

Special to The Journal
Duluth, Mimi, May 31.-Three sec
tion men were run down by an engine
and caboose on the Duluth, Missabe 81
Northern. railway today and all are
expected to die as a result of terrible
injuries. :,
The accident occurred on the hill
back Of West Duluth. The three were
watching the passage Of an ore train
and did not see the engine and caboose,
which were quietly slipping down on
the track on which they were standing.
They were hurled from the track,
and when picked up by the train crew
were all unconscious.
Peter Lund had both legs hanging by
segments of flesh just above the knees.
John Olson was found with one leg
taken off above the knee and Olaf Lar
son with severe internal injuries.
They were ,brouht to Duluth at once
and rushed to the hospital, but there
is little hope of recovery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31


New York Sun Special Service. ...zsz:sa: --
New York, {MaySs30 If the plans of
the Prick investigating committee 90
thru at~today's meeting Of the directo
of the Equitable Life Assurance society,
Melville 2. Ingalls,, former president
of the "Big Four,S' and one Of the best;
known railroad men in the country, will
be the actual head Of The society, tho
James w. Alexander will retain the Of
fee of president. =. =,
The report Of the Frick committee
will, it is said, contain a.provision pro
viding for the creation of new office,
that of chairman of the board. In all
great modern corporations where this
position exists the man who fills it has
powers superior to4those, of the presi;.
dent. This is the case in the, United
States Steel corporation, Of. which FL
bert H. Garry, as chairman of the
board is the superior of President
Corey. e-s]Ef%' e..
MI. Ingalls, is member Of the Frick
investigating committee and one Of the
supporters Of Mr.. Hyde. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
KAISER A PEACE OBSTACLE
Germany Willing Thru Self-Interest
to See War Go On. -..-..

Special to The Journal. -.
Chicago, May 31.-Walter Wellman
in a Washington special to the Record
Herald says .--..t
"In the discussion of peace which is
now going on in Washington in govern
ment and diplomatic circles, almost to
the exclusion of everything else, the
attitude Of Germany is recognized as of
great Importance, and much signii-
canoe is laid upon the known views of
the emperor. ID "
!. "The prolongation of the war is not
regarded as an unmixed evil in Ber-
lin. The weaker Russia becomes the
less Germany has to fear from power
full neighbor. who might at any time
become hostile. Germany, since the
conclusion of the Franco Russian al
lance, has had to guard against at
tacks from Russia as we'll as France.
Now that Russia is exhausted and her
fleet no longer exists, part at least of
Germany apprehension is relieved
The German emperor does not like the
Japanese, principally, it is believed,
because he sees in the rise of Japan a
blow at his own ambitions in the far
east.
In the words Of prominent Amer
lean official, Germany is perfectly
willing to see both Russia and Japan
bleed white because both will be easier
to deal with ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
SHE R0UTS THIEVES
WITH FIRECRACKERS
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service. -
Stamford, Conn, May 31.-Mrs.
Charles II. Baldwin, wife Of a New
York broker, put to fight two burglars
who were TT ying to force an entrance
into her house at midnight last night
by exploding frecrackers.. AS they
lied she fred a couple of shots at them
from a .92-caliber revolver. The shots
did not take effect. Mrs. Baldwin was
alone in the house at the. time, her hus-
band being in New York " Mrs. Bald
win said: s:s
e'The effect Of the explosion Of the
firecrackers was so ludicrous that
frightened as I was, I could not help
but laugh. Both men fell on the ground
and huddled up. After waiting sec.
ond or two they got up and ran off
thru the fields. I fred a shot or two
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
THOUSANDS CURED OF
ASTHMA AND HAY FEVER
Miraculous Recoveries Due to New
Austrian Drug.

New York, May 30.-After a care
full compilation Of records covering a
period Of twelve months, reports show
that 81 per cent of asthma sufferers
taking ascatco, the wonderful Austrian
drug, were permanently cured.
What especially recommends ascatco
to asthma and hay fever sufferers is
the remarkable fact that almost in
slant relief is obtained by taking the
minimum seven-drop dose. Hay fever
is positively prevented where the
treatment is commenced six weeks in
advance of the annual recurrence of
this disease.
The Austrian 'dispensary, 80 West
'Twenty-ffth street, New York city, by
special commission, distributes a trial
of ascatco free to all who write for it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31

The municipal laboratory of Paris has been
examining the experiments made by DR.. Vogel.
who has manufactured very succulent cheese
from the small Chinese beans known as SOY
beans. The doctor finds that the pulp of these
beans contains many of the caseine qualities. and
resulting composition Is both ncurishinE
and pleasant to the taste
An uncounted treasury bill for R100. dated
1145. was presented to the Bank of England the
other day. 1t is genuine. and 1t is believed that
It was issued at 3 per cent. ,econpound interest.
Tha- makes Its present value G20.000, or $780,
900. The treasury has not yet paid 1t. but the
general opinion seems that it VIII have to
do so.
a A gigantic lily. the phormium tenax. is a val
liable plant peculiar to New Zealand. Its leaves
are nine to ten feet long and are SO tough that
by splitting one into narrow Fibbens and join
ing the ends. the New zealander has frst-class
rnna readv t hand
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
MORTON TO HEAD
BIG TRACTION LINES
Secretary of the Navy to Retire
July Will Live in New
York.

Washington, May 31.-After a con
ference with the president today, Sec
rotary Morton announced that he ex-
pected to retire from the cabinet on
July l. He has determined his future
plans, but he ( not care to say what
they were.
Secretary Nh zen declined to say
whether his sucSJssor had been deter
mined upon or not, but intimated that
he had been selected
Mr.. Morton will go to New York to
become the general manager of the In
terborough Rapid Transit company-the
subway
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
FEAR TORCH in
CHICAGO STRIKE
Police Strengthen Lines in Lum-
Der District Threats Of Gen
eral Strike.

yards were affected by spread of the
strike to the Henry E. Weaver Coal
company today The men refused to de-
liver fuel to the American Express com
pany and were discharged. Their places
were filled by men from the Employers
leaning company. This is the first
strike OF coal teamsters in three weeks.
Fear Of incendiarism has caused po-
lice TO reinforce the guard at the lum-
Der yards of the Hines company and
other large concerns. Particular care is
being taken of the south end of the
hred ht te yards 81 Ifo the S. K. Martin
Lumber company in the Debs strike,
and no chances are being taken. Even
a river patrol has been organized and
the surveillance is being maintained
night and day.
Smuggling Continues.
Slugging of strikebreakers qsyakinues.
James Spencer of Kansas City, en-
ployed as a driver for a department
store, was reported to tn police today
and left unconscious. a#,.
According to. Spencer, three men
forced him to get on&a Wentworth ave
called in vain to ehe conductor for as
sistance. At tho end of the line the
trio took Spencer out and beat him into
insensibility. :, Several hours afterwarc
he was found by a. pedestrian anc
brought to hospital.
Threats Of Big Strike.
BARNARD Cohen, president of the
State Federation of Labor. today init
mated that unless the strike is brought
to az, end speedily it will result in 9
general walkout of transfers in Chi
cago. Mr.. Cohen said he believed {
conference would be arranged today
between Mr.. Mayer and Mr.. Shea il
an effort to resume negotiations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
ONE LITTLE DOG
TIES UP RAILWAY
Rock Island System Blocked Fifty
Minutes by Antics of New
~ York Spaniel.

Topeka, Kan, May 31.-Because dog
belonging to one of the Moore Brothers,
owners Of the Rock Island Railway sys-
tenn, decided to make an investigation
of western. Kansas prairies on his own
account, the business of the system was
tied up for fifty minutes yesterday and
the owner of the dog was compelled to
pay $50 for his recapture.
= W. H. Moore, owner of the water
spaniel which caused all the trouble,
and his brother, j. H. Moore, were trav,,
cling over the Rock Island in a special
train. They were anxious to reach Den
yer before; night, but while the engine
driver was taking on water at Bethune,
a small station in Sherman county, the
spaniel escaped from the car and started
toward the Nebraska line. RI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
MINERS RESCUED AS
IF FROM MINE TOMB

Montrose, Col, May s1.-Twenty
workers who were imprisoned in the
Gunnison reclamation tunnel by a cave
in yesterday were rescued alive and
uninnjured today thru shaft sunk fifty
feet in less than twentyfour hours.
Three injured have also been rescued.
There are still two dead under the
slide
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
New Elevator to Women Floor.
st the Plymouth Corner entrance.
GILBERT CANNOT MISS

Celebrated Iowa Shot Attends South Da-
. kota's Tournament.
Special to The journal.
vermilIion S. D.. May 531--The state
shooting tournament opened here today
with thirty shooters in attendance, in
Guiding Gilbert, Budd, Marshall and other
professionals. The feature Of the fore
noon was the breaking Of a hundred
straight targets by Gilbert. The tourna-
ment continues three days
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31

Press visited the wounded commander
of the destroyer, Captain Andriffski,,
at the hospital, and the captain con-
frmed the details given by the officers
of the Almaz. He described his com
bat as running fight in which the
Grozny was engaged for several hours,
DESTROYER ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
TOGO NO REPORTER
Jap Navy Officials Not interested in
Publishing Business.

Toxic, May 31-The proverb that
Admiral Togo always fights and seldom
reports is proving true in the case Of
his greatest battle. From the briefest
and most fragmentary reports coming
to Toxic it is impossible to gain an APP
proximate conception or picture of the
desperate and decisive combat. The
navy department, after announcing the
bare results, has lapsed into silence
again. 1t meets inquiries with the state
ment that the department. is not inter
ested in the publication Of news. but is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
Away Scampers the Dog.

Porters, chefs and the rear brake
man started In pursuit Then j H
Moore decided that by a combination Of
whistles and dog calls he might &C.
complish more than the men in pursuit:
Away scampered the dog. After him
were the chasers, kicking up cloud OF
dust as they vent The I'll b fpaH fe T Hs
circled and lodged and doubled.
Gritty dollars to whoever catches the
pup,' the owner shouted.
The pump man heard the words, and
away he started. He had lived on those
prairies for years and knew thing or
two about coursing. The pump man
was soon in the lead, but with all his
knowledge he might still be running had
not the dog s curiosity got the better OF
his judgment.
The dog was born in New York, and
like some residents of Manhattan, Is
land. he thought he had seen everything p,t1 ne
worth seeing in this country. But ne
had never Seen prairie dog before.
There was one of these animals fifty
Yards in front of him sitting on Its
h launches
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
pEArH 1N OREGON sroRM.

'Heppner, Ore, May 31.--A cloudburst on Rhea
river, about twelve miles south OF here, has
caused the death of Mrs. J. n. Nunemaker and
her youngest child and two children of A. r.
Cox, who were caught by the water and
drowned.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
Mps p1.ArY 1s \ 1voRcrD.

( White Plains, n. T.. May 31.-Judge keogh
today entered a decree granting a divorce to
Mrs. AIIn F. Black from Harry s. Black. the
head OF the George a. Fuller Construction
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
DR.. A. r. BRACKET
A Well-Known Iowa Physician ]
dorses Mr.. Crolius' Truss.

A Well-Known Iowa Physician IN
dorses Mr.. Crolius' Truss.
"Crolius Truss Co.
"Gentlemen:-Enclosed please find
draft to pay for the Aluminium truss
recently sent me. 1t is the most salts
factory thing in the way of a truss I
have ever seen. Ny patient is simply
delighted. He finds it very comfort
able and at the same time perfectly
effective. You may expect to hear from
me with an order as occasion requires;
as know your truss is certainly relia-
BILE and can be depended on.
Yours truly,
cdr. A. R. Bracket,
"Charles City, Iowa.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
LoYoL LEGION IN SESSION

u
Milwaukee. May 31.--The tenth quadriennial
congress Of themilt ary order Of the Loyal Legion
of tn eUnited States met in Milwaukee today for
a two-days' session About 7oO delegates are
present. General d. Mem. Gregg of Philadelphia
is presiding.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
ALLISON TO VISIT EUROPE.

Dubuque, IOWA. May 31.--senator Allison will
leave for Europe in ten days. He will visit
England and France and return in the fall.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
Inventors.
America s Best l0c Cigars.
MANrI,A cHINFsE RoycoTT

Manila May 31.-The Chinese Chamber Of
Commerce by unanimous vote has decided to
stand in line with the treaty ports of China In
boycotting American merchandise in retaliation
for the American exclusion laws.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31
Curiosity His Undoing.

The New York canine made dash
for the prairie dog. which waited until
the spaniel was only a few, feet away.
and then disappeared as if by magic az
in a. hole that was waiting for it. The
spaniel. stopped at the hole to see what
had happened to his smaller brother
This was the pump mans opportunlts.
He caught the spaniel by. his appre-
waited tail and carried him back 10
his master. IT
Moore s3ssIs have seen poorer shows tor
more money mary a time. = -,
The conductor gave the engine-dr
the q high sign, and the special sped
on it's way. The dog had had fifty
minutes worth of fun. w. II. Moore
seemed satisfied to pay $50 for 1t.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-21
Is or VIII He.

One Of those grammarian fiends met
a man the other day and asked him
which was correct, Tomorrow is Sun
day" or Tomorrow will be Sunday"
The man told him the following story:
Years ago the Reading Railroad com
pany issued an order requiring its
brakemen, as soon as a train started
from any station, to call out the name
of the next stopping place.
For awhile the trainmcn, instructed
doubtless by some grammarian Of the
road, would do this by saying, Next
station will be- Allentown, Reading,
etc. An editor took them to task for it,
pointing out the absurdlty of using the
future tense in speaking of that which
always is in the same place. After that
the brakemen dropped will be" and
cried, Next station" Allentown, Read
ing, etc.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-21

When travelling among the islands of
the Pacific or Atlantic one often won
ders how it is that lands so far away
from great continents have become Gov
cred with forests, but Darwin and
other naturallsts have solved the diff
Guilty for us.
Thus we learn from Darwin that he
took from the foot of woodcock a
cake Of dry earth in which was seed
of the toadrush. He planted the seed
and it terminated and fiowered.
Professor Newton sent him the leg of
partridge which had been wounded
and unable to fly. Attached to 1t was
a clod of earth weighing six and one
half ounces. He broke up the clod and
placed in under the bell glass. No few
er than eighty-two plants sprang from
1t. 1t Is the more interesting to know
that the clod of earth containing this
treasury was kept three years before
planting.-House Beautiful.