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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-22

tude of the Lehigh and Gowrie bust
ness men. Other officials say that the
Crooked Creek company, which now has
line from this city to Lehigh, may
extend thru to Gowrie the coming sum-
mer to connect with the North Western,
St. Louis, Newton & Northwestern and
Rock Island roads, upon the guarantee
parties, however, are unwilling to talk.
There are great resources in Lehigh
aW Eh so% 9 such m %, on the part of
Great Western; vast fields Of coal in the
vicinity have never been opened, and
the clay product industry is. only in it's
infancy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-22
TESTING NEW ENGINES
Comparison of the Simple and Com
pound Types Under Way.

The Milwaukee road has made the
first test run on the La Crosse division,
from Milwaukee to La Crosse, with the
largest engine in it's service, which was
built at the West Allis shops of the
road.
The locomotive is simple type and
built expressly for fast passenger run
ming on the Chicago division. It is ex-
~pected to pull twenty loaded cars
eighty-six miles in seventy-fve minutes.
Several more engines Of the class will
be built if the first one is successful.
These will be run between Chicago and
La Crosse, the sharp curves on the river
division preventing their use between
La Crosse and Minneapolis.
The officials of the Milwaukee road
are of the opinion that simple type of
= engines is Of more practical use than
the monster compounds, and test of
the powers and speed of the two classes
of freight engines is now being made.
A freight train, No. Sc, is being run
from La Crosse to Milwaukee in two
sections, one drawn by simple type
engine and the other drawn by a COM
pound. Each section is about equally
loaded, and the powers and speed Of the
1.-TWO engines are being carefully watched.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-22
FAILED TO AGREE
Methods Of Adjusting Grain Rates Still
Under Discussion.

New York Sun Special Service. ?.
Chicago, Feb. 22.-Presidents of the
leading western and gulf railroads failed
yesterday to agree upon terms of settle
lnent Of the grain rate war. The direct
lines from Omaha to the Atlantic ports
by way of Chicago insisted that the
question of differentials be adjusted
first, while the gulf lines urged first a
and afterward settlement of the cues.
;tion of differentials. ....... .....
+, So widely apart were the terms pro-
posed by the conflicting interests that
there was little prospect of peace when
the conference of the presidents was
iadiourned until today.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-22

dends, $1,757,OOO. Construction expen-
ditures charged to capital account
amounted to So, 900. Expenditures of
$4,000 for new rolling stock were
charged to the equipment fund, and
corresponding expenditures of $4,000
for sundry betterments were charged
to the Improvement fund.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-22
Northern Trains Resumed.

The 500 line will start a daily passen-
ger-train service between Minneapolis
and Moose Jaw, and train will be
run to Gretna on the Great Northern;
meaning a resumption Of the Great
Northern: Canadian Pacific service south
to the twin cities.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-22
GREAT NORTHERN DIVIDENDS
Wall Street Discussing Rise Of the
~ Stock of that System.

The possibility Of a stock dividend by
athe Great Northern road is suggested in
sthe Wall Street Journal. The paper sur
( misses that altho 20 per cent dividend
on the stock is possible, a rate higher
than the regular per cent would pro-
woke. legal hostility, Notwithstanding the
!. fact that even 20 per cent would be le-
gal. Tremendous earnings and prospec-
company has put the stock to over 900,
an advance in the last three or four
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-22
Aftermath of Cold Wave.

Trainmen are having an epidemic of
illness, probably resulting from expos
ure during the recent cold weather.. All
the lines except the st. Louis and Great
Western are handicapped somewhat by
the indisposition Of men who handle
the trains. ,~-. \k~E". ;,s..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-22

months Of more than 800 a share. The
invested earnings that the company
might capitalize is large, and the stock
dividend plans seem reasonable to the
Wall street paper.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-22
RAILROAD IS WILLING

Iowa Extension Depends Upon Action of
Business Men.
Special to The Journal. :.
Webster City, Iowa, Feb. 22.-Talk of
the Crooked Creek railroad extension
from Lehigh to Gowrie has been revived
holder, has said the action of the com.
pany depends entirely upon the atti,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-22
Omaha's Seni-annual Report.

Omaha's Semi annual Report.
A six months report Of Omaha oper-
ations end June 80, to make the change
80, shows interesting figures. Gross
earnings, $4,9s0,000; operating expenses
and taxes, $3,559,o00; net earnings,
ST. ,42l 900; interest, rentals and divi-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-22
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Was prouder father Of his country being
gentleman miller. His great desire produce brand of F
superior any succeeded such the English
officials in the West Indies passed it without question
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16
.Japan's Grand Old Man.

Marquis Ito. who was recently
stoned by a japanese mob, is of com.
paratively humble birth. His father,
Juzo Ito. was a rustic gardener. Mar
quis Ito first went to Europe, stow
ing himself away in a bale of silk on
board a ship bound for Liverpool. He
was concealed in this bale for SO
hours, until he was discovered by one
Of the ships officers. The reason for
his leaving Japan was that he desired
to escape the vengeance of the Con-
sentative party of that country, which
resented his more advanced views and
attempts to adopt Western manners
and customs in japan. He is now
said to be the most Western japanese
in the Occident, and spends probably
five hours a day reading European
newspapers and magazines. Yet, with
all, he is said to be the poorest Prime
Minister in this worlds goods, either
actual or retired in the world.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16

hundreds Of thousands of acres OF
land embraced within the forest re-
serves naturally almost bare or forest
cover or which had been stripped OF
their timber and left worth perhaps
dollar an acre, were thus purchased
by corporations and exchanged on an
even basis for the finest government
timber lands of the northwest. Sew
eral bills were introduced to amend
this law, but finally, after much con-
troversy, the entire act was repealed,
greatly to the dismay or the timber
grabbers, and this mode OF robbing
the government stopped.
A bill was also introduced repeating
the timber and stone act and provid-
ing for the disposal OF timber in the
manner recommended by the Public
Lands Commission, but this bill slum-
bered and finally died in the Public
Lands Committee of the House OF
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16
Texas Sulphur DEPOSITS.

Texas, n State which claimed the at
tention Of the whole country as a cat
tie State. and as a petroleum State,
will probably soon become remarkable
as a sulphur State In the trans-Pecos
country in Ell Paso county, north of the
Texas Pacific Railroad, biologists COM
pute that there are ten million tons Of
40 per cent. native sulphur ore avail
able and almost in sight. The sulphur
area which has been explored and sur
veyed covers about ten thousand acres
and the deposit has an average thick.
ness OF nine and one-half feet 1t has
been recently reported that this sui.
phur field has been bought by Illinois
capitalists, who have associated with
them in the enterprise a number Of
European capitalists. At present no
railroad is near the deposits, the near
est station being Toyah, twenty miles
to the northwest. The intervening
country presents no obstacles in the
way of railroad construction, the
grades being low.
1t is calculated that the United States
annually consumes 100000 tons Of sui
phur. Much of the sulphur used in
the United States is imported from
Italy, the tonnage brought in from that
country varying from 100000 to 2500
tons year. The American State which
leads in the production of sulphur is
Louisiana, but vast amount of sui
phur is obtained from the pyrites
mines in Louisa county, Virginia. 1t
is said that the visible supply OF sui
phur is sufficient for the requirements
Of trade for the next twenty years.
The sulphur trade of the world is prac-
tically monopolized by the Anglo-Sicil-
ian Sulphur Company, Limited, Of Lon.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16

this is accomplished, she will indeed
feel that her success is complete.
A little more than year ago some
interested friend of Miss Alexander
sent her on her journey to London,
armed with letters to prominent mem
hers of the social world there. One
of these was to the famous Mrs. John
Mackay, who became her social spon-
sor, and practically made the clever
little girl from Tennessee the toast Oh
London drawingrooms.
Miss Alexander has never been on
the stage, hut from her old nanny
In the south, and n score OF servants
who had once been in her family, she
learned the real plantation melodies,
learned to sing them as only girl
who spent her early life in the real
south could sing them. She learned TO
initiate the old darby in all his quaint
characteristics and her triumph was
declared complete when she moved q
fashionable audience to tears by her
touching recital of little negro poem.
W. s. Gilbert, author of "Pinafore,"
advised her strongly to go in for
emotional acting, and Lady Bancroft,
one of the shining lights of the Lon
don social world, and herself talent
ed actress, offered to coach the young
American girl in the role of Juliet If
she would study for the stage.
Lady Ludlow recently lent her
splendid mansion in Portland Place
for a recital by this talented American
girl for which the social world Of
London cheerfully paid So a ticket.
Her services are constantly in demand
and with Mrs. Mackay and other in
fiuential women to sand sponsor for
Il her. this little girl from Tennessee is
adding fresh laurels to her crown.
And now she is to appear before the
King and Queen! The command"
which has been sent to Miss Alex
ander is the same as that which goes
10 every artist whom King Edward
and Queen Alexandra wish to hear.
1t is in reality an invitation, but is
called a command" for the reason
that an invitation from the King or
Queen brooks no declination and Is
therefore, in n sense, obligatory.
Miss Alexander breathes the life or
the south in all her work and no
amount Of persuasion will induce her
TO give it up for a stage career She
Is taking into London drawing rooms
and even into the presence OF His
Majesty, King Edward VII an atmos-
phere OF love, freedom and the pretty
instincts which make Of the southern
girl another type of the American
beauty which is ever puzzle and yet
a veritable Joy to our English friends
across the water
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16
PUBLIC TIMBER GRABBING.
PRESIDENTS COMMISSION ANY-
IOUS THAT CONGRESS- SAVE
AMERICAN FORESTS.
Second lnstaIment of Commissions
Report-Protests Against $40 Acre
Homestead acknowledged of Lieu
Land Law.

Two pieces of public land legisla-
ton which engaged the attention of
Congress last winter were the 640-
acre, or square-mile homestead bill,
and the lieu land timber bill.
The former was defeated the latter
was passed, both properly. Under
the G40-acre bill it was sought to in
crease the 160-acre homestead entry,
covering some twenty million or more
acres of land in South Dakota and
Colorado, to GAO acres, the claims be-
ing that the land was not sufficiently
productive to support family on 100
acres, and that GAO acres would be a
proper unit. A similar bill was also
introduced to include the lands Of the
entire state of Montana.
These measures were vigorously
opposed on the ground that GAO acres
were either too much for a farm or
else not large enough for stock graz
ing exclusively, and also on the
ground that the agricultural capabili-
ties of this, or in fact, any part of
the west are not thoroughly under
stood and that land which may to-day
be considered of little use for agricul-
ture, will, under improved methods of
culture and the introduction OF
drouth-resisting plants, be found to-
morrow to be entirely suitable for
farming purposes. AS a matter of
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16
ITPAYS TO DRESS IN STYLE.
Stirring Adventure of the Hon.AuguS.
tuS Browne, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Things went very hard the other
day with the Hon. Augustus Browne,
of Cleveland, CniO. AS Mr.. Browne
stepped off street car during the
busiest hour Of the day and at one Of
the most crowded localities in Cleve-
land, his well-made trousers caught
on the lower step-it seems that some
of the iron work was loose. Stimuli
taneously, the conductor started the
car, and the Hon. Augustus Browne
at once sat down upon the Belgian
blocks in Il shocking manner. More
over, the Hon. Augustus kept
right along with the vehicle, towed
by the left leg of his expensive trous-
ers, and presenting a picture Of unus-
ual distress and CONSERVATION. What
made it worse was the fact that the
spectators on the sidewalk were dis
posed to be disrespectful. Mr..
Browne eXpostulated against the treat
ment he was receiving, though, of
course, in perfectly dignified way,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16
an EnfeebIed Giant.

1t looks as IL Europe had another
"sick man" on its hands, the mighty
Empire Of Russia, although it may
not be incurable as is the case with
Turkey, or chronic as is the case with
Spain. Nations, like men, go down In
the march of time. Russia Is too
young, perhaps, to go to pieces like
Turkey, which In the days OF the
English .Tudors was the first military
power Of earth, and too virile to go as
Spain did, which at the time Of
Charles v was the worlds foremost
military power.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16
a NEW EASTER LILY.
Crossing the Bermuda Flower with a
Philippine Species Is Successful.

If the expectations of the Depart
ment of Agriculture are realized with
experiments now going on, the price
of Easter Lilies will be much lower
next year. This will enable persons
who have been obliged to deny them
selves the luxury of an Easter Lily, TO
purchase this beautiful flower with
out laying themselves open to the
charge of being extravaganza. The
high price of this spring flower is
caused through the long growing
season of the bulb before it bursts in
TO bloom. From the time the bulb
of the Bermuda lily is planted until
it is in full bloom is Il period of five
to seven months. Florists usually
plant the bulbs in September in order
that they may be ready for the com
ing Easter. They have always been
studying the flower with a hope OF
shortening the time of growing, for,
in greenhouses, time and space are al
a premium, and any shortening there
of represents decided gain.
The Bureau Of Plant Industry OF
the Department of Agriculture early
last year took up this problem and
imported from the Philippines lily
resembling the common Easter lily IN
| size and color, though it bears usually
only one, but at times two flowers tc
the plant. It's chief virtue, however
lies in the fact that its growing sea
son is but two to three months. This
lily the department has crossed with
the common Easter lily, and the re-
suit has been a hybrid, bearing as
many flowers as the old Bermuda lily
with no difference in appearance from
this plant, except that the hybrid will
develop in four or five months, rep
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16
Starting i'm Early.

the rose bugs threatened to work de-
struction among my choice roses. So
| hit upon the idea of hiring my two
youngsters to pick them off and de-
stroy them ten cents a hundred
bugs. This worked beautifully for q
short time, until suddenly there came
devastating horde Of the pests. Dick
grasped the situation at once and sal
lying forth invited his friends to as
sist, at five cents per hundred, sub
contracting, as it were, while he did
the bossing and pocketed the profits
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16

but the conductor was inside collect
ing fares and did not hear him. At
last Mr.. Brownies suspenders gave
way with a mighty snap, and their
owner was left sitting in the street,
with the car vanishing into the dis
lance, and the trousers flying wildly
from the lower step.
Naturally, the Hon. Augustus
Browne couldn't sit there in the mid
die Of the street indefinitely. Already
he had narrowly escaped q garbage
cart and two short-haired ladies on BIZ
cycles. So he arose and took look
around. Excepting the loss of n pair
of beautifully-cre trousers and a
large assortment Of abrasions, which
would perhaps cause him to take his
meals at the mantelpiece for a week
or so, Mr.. Browne was in pretty fair
shape. He wore very shiny silk hat
q perfectly-cut frock coat patent lea
Their shoes, boutonneire, the finest
garters in the market, and a suit OF
union underwear fit for the most limp.
id and illustrious legs in any land. II
is undoubtedly q sad thing to lie di
vested of ones trousers in broad day
light, but it was ventured, by an eye
witness, that there ought to be q
whole lot in silk hat, frock coat
bo1tonniere, patent leather shoes, and
improved carriers The frock coat must
have concealed any ravages caused by
the gentleman's rapid transit over the
Belgian blocks in a sitting posture
and otherwise.
On the whole it is question IN
Cleveland whether Mr. Browne should
attempt to collect excessive damages
from Hon. Thomas Johnson, the limo
cent owner of the car line.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16

+ fact the Department of Agriculture
has within the past year. grown mac
aroni wheat to the extreme western
boundary of South Dakota in crops
ranging from fifteen to twenty Ou-
shells per acre and Colorado's semi
desert lands have, under "dry-rarm-
ing" methods, yielded up undreamed
of and highly profitable crops. The
bills, in question, however were re-
ported upon adversely by the Secre-
tary of the Interior and the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office
and also by the Public Lands Com
mission, as is shown by the following
printed report.
| Timber Lieu Lands.
One Of the most detrimental o; the
land laws has been what was known
as the lieu land selection law, which
provided that where Forest reserves
are created by the government, set
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16

tiers or private corporations owning
lands within such boundaries might
select in lieu thereof any public land
not reserved, and this right was trans
ferable. The result was that parties
sold their lieu land rights and these
were purchased by giant timber syn
dicates and lumber corporations for
speculative purposes. The title to
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16
CHINA'S ARMY OF 10000.
FOREIGN ATTACHES WITNESSED
RECENT FIELD MAN0EUVERS-
AMAZED AT RESULTS.
Japanese Training Apparent in SUI
bordination and observation-disclosures
Rifles Used, but Cavalry Service is
Inferior.


Evidence that China is shedding her
skin of conservatism and is preparing
to take her place with other Oriental
nations, is evidenced by her first regu-
lar army manoeuvers, just ended at
Shangtung. A number of diplomatic
attaches, representing the military Of
the principal nations of the world,
were present as guests of the viceroy,
Yuan Shi kai, by whom they were
lavishly entertained. To those who
remember the condition of Chinese
troops five years ago this feat Of
raising an army of forty thousand
men to its present efficiency is mar
velous. There were some unfavorable
criticisms, to be sure; but all gave I'M
stinted praise for the complete control
of the troops and their steadiness Of
discipline the latter hearing COMPARE
son with that of European veterans.
Armed With Modern Equipment.
The scheme of the manoeuvers was
the assumed invasion of CHIEF by a
southern force from Shantung, whose
advance was opposed by the northern
army. The infantry were armed with
Mauser magazine rifles, with short
dagger bayonets. Officers carried
sword, revolver and field glass. The
private's kit weighed fifty-four
pounds, knapsacks being Of Japanese
pattern. The pioneers carried picks
shOvels and saws.
| The cavalry were mounted on small,
Mongolian horses, and carried Mauser
carbines, sabres and revolvers. This
Is regarded by the military observers
as being the weakest branch or the
army.
There were no tom-toms, no stink
pots, fire works, gods on poles, or hid
eOus masks, in which the Chinese sol
der of the past placed his whole re-
lance.
Hand Of Japan Discovered.
This wonderful transformation in q
few years, from an unorganized mob
Of fanatics to we'll equipped, intel
ligent army Of defense, is said to be
due largely to Japanese influences
One attache remarked that he had no
ticed at least twenty Japanese officers
among the troops. Many of the can
non are of japanese type, and the
knapSacks are Japanese in design
The fine hand Of Japan is seen al
every turn.
The artillery consisted Of field guns
OF various types, and Japanese noun.
tain guns carried on mule back. The
guns were served excellently, and this
branch Of the army appeared to be
efficient, though there was no signal
ing apparatus, and no range finders.
Each regimental commissariat in
Guided thirty-two wagons, German in
pattern, but poorly constructed. The
rations consisted Of rice, ID pounds
cabbage, ounces; sailed vegetables
8 ounces, and meat ounces, carried
in Japanese haversacks.
All things considered, the progress
Of China in her military organization
appears to be wonderful. With a few
more years of effort, aided by Japa-
nese influence, with her ineXhaustible
natural resources and her multitude of
men to draw upon for raw material
China will be q formidable enemy and
a powerful ally i'll the development OF
the East
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16
AMERICAN GIRL IN LONDON.
SINGER OF SOUTHERN PLANTA-
TON MELODIES BECOMES
FAMOUS IN ENGLAND.
rs to Sing Old Negro Songs to King
and Queen. Has Declined Stage
Career, Preferring to Sing the Ma
tive Songs of the Southland.

Another charming American girl
has set the fashionable world Of Lon
don by the ears. She has sung her
way into their hearts and taught them
the beauty Of old plantation melodies
until the English capital is fairly ring
ing with the sound Of her praises.
This fortunate young woman is
Miss Clara Alexander of Memphis,
Tenn, and as pretty and attractive a
girl as ever crossed the water to Old
England. She is just now anticipat-
ingt. her appearance before the King
and Queen of England, and when
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16

Continued on next page.)
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16

resenting a shortening in time of
from one to three months. While the
experiments of the Department are
not yet completed, the results attain
ed so far warrant the belief that the
new hybrid Easter Lily can be pro-
duced vastly cheaper than the old
variety.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-12-16
Timber Scene on
cove rgm C "a {
Lands ia Oregon

That night had a bill OF SO from
poor tired Arthur, and nearly S14
from my enterprising and business
like younger hopeful. So 1 reduced
wages to ten cents per thousand,
whereupon they promptly struck. The
next day 1 found them hard at work
picking rosebugs for confiding
neighbor, at the original price, while
my bushes were left to their fate.