The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-04

Minneapolis celebrated the Fourth Of
July, but it was wet celebration. Old
police stations, and fire barns, corner
groceries and little grog-shops, to tell
of the fourths the city had in the good
old days when the sun was wont to-
shine occasionally. Thousands Of
youngsters, filed to the brim with
patriotism that demanded noise and
activity, were compelled to sit on the
crackers out in the rain. Hundreds
OF picnics were spoiled and many an
expedition that had been planned for
weeks had to be foregone.
Tho the police department. was cold
and unyielding and insisted in being
obnoxiously. active, there was plenty
oticalIy inclined were ere gtber e in pai for
placing sulphur and potash on the car
tracks and for discharging firearms. did
I5not dampen the ardOr Of others with
similar inspirations.
T Where the 's'sportn', Of few years
ago celebrated by walking up Nicollet
giant frecrackers and bombs which he
exploded under the passing vehicles
and horses, the present "sport' - car
ried cane which exploded potash tab
lets under the passing women and their
escorts. The old-time ''sport thought
it great fun to start skyrockets zig-zag-
gin E up the street. but did not dare 40
Hungry for Baseball.
Six thousand fans assembled at the
ball park to see the millers cross bats
with st. Paul With a winning team
in sight, the fans did not stop to. worry
,about the rain.
ssorts, the managers Of the summer thea
tiers and concert halls, smiled and gath
cred in the coin while the unlucky man
ayers Of the open-air resorts swore at
the weather and growled about the
climate. z..
The police department was out to
make a record. All harmless eelebra-
ton was allowed, but the man with the
-caliber and the giant bomb was
obliged to- hunt for cover. The street,
game, but was not wholly successful
| On the Kenwood line the small boys
aided and allotted by their elders, gave
the employees of the streetcar company
a merry chase. During the morning
Econductors could be seen sweeping the
stracks ahead Of the cars. +, s.
lis i Those who preferred to celebrate
1AWlCu uIOW dUcI IdCACI GAdH Ill CC1dChC4S
found the police perniciously active.
Fires Were Few.
/ The rain and the water-soaked con
dition Of everything prevented any
heavy damage from fire. The fire de
partment was increased with reserves
n A fire started by the careless hand
ling Of frecrackers early this morning
nearly destroyed the residence Of j
9 Cinchere at 3637 Thirtieth avenue s
Boys in the neighborhood arose early
this morning to begin their celebration
and a irecracker was carelessly thrown
into the basement. The fire depart
ment arrived, but as the water mains
! do not extend that far bucket bri
! finally extinguished. The interior 0.
!! the house was burned out and all tn,
;. furniture destroyed. The occupants o:
i the house went away last evening TIL,
! loss will be about $1,000.
i Police Make Few Arrests.
), But few arrests were made by tn
} police to prevent a too early celebra
ton, but their activity has probabl,
north station Herman Josephson an
, j.. w. Lowry were arrested and charge,
| with placing explosives on the ca
tracks, and "a; at the South st station OF
Ad1o CAolSCu WIN ming OloAl
, cartridges in revolver. About hun
dred revolvers have been taken ava
) from boys in various parts Of the city
Scarcely recovered from an acciden
which deprived him Of one Of his feet
i Ralph Beeman, 10 years old, 29l5 Thir
) avenue s, was again painfully injure
' last evening by the explosion of to-
7 cannon The boy placed too heavy
t charge in the small cannon and, failin
: to get far enough away, a piece Of til
metal, hurled by the explosion, struc
/. him in the cheek, infiicting a dangerou
] wound. - S
n He was unconscious when picked u
: by his parents and carried into tn
p house A physician was summoned an
$ the boy will recover, altho he will b
disfgured. ssS fs-
e About three months ago he was ru
s over by passenger train on the Mi
). waukee tracks, near his home. His lie
y was crushed, and a surgeon amputate
n the foot. Sk3s# sss
A large, plate glass window in tt
J. office Of the Central Supply compan
$ at 314 Third street s., was shattere
e last night by young man with a r
Z volver. Evidently thinking that all II
cartridges were blanks, he pointed tt
weapon at the window and fred I'll
bullet passed thru the window and I'M
one of the desks. The police are loo.
Le ing for the offender.
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